The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 41 to 10, on November 1, 1981.

Final

Falcons

5-4-0

41

Saints

2-7-0

10

Team

ATL

NO

1

10

0

2

14

10

3

10

0

4

7

0

Total

41

10

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Mick Luckhurst 25-yard field goal

3

0

Wally Francis 8-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Benny Ricardo 28-yard field goal

10

3

Guido Merkens 46-yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)

10

Alfred Jenkins 48-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

17

10

William Andrews 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

24

10

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Alfred Jenkins 60-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

31

10

Mick Luckhurst 22-yard field goal

34

10

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Alfred Jenkins 47-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

41

10

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

20

14

Passing 1st Downs

9

8

Rushing 1st Downs

8

3

1st downs from penalties

3

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

62

Total Yards

406

262

Yards per play

6.5

4.2

Passing

262

204

Comp - Att

15 - 22

22 - 38

Yards per pass

11.4

5.1

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 7

2 - 21

Rushing

144

58

Rushing Attempts

39

22

Yards per rush

3.7

2.6

Penalties

7

10

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

1

Possession

Falcons

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	14	20	258	12.9	3	1	1	131.3
June Jones	1	2	11	5.5	0	0	0	66.7
Team	15	22	262	12.2	3	1	1	130.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
William Andrews	17	79	4.6	1
Lynn Cain	14	29	2.1	0
James Mayberry	6	26	4.3	0
Wally Francis	1	8	8.0	1
Bo Robinson	1	2	2.0	0
Team	39	144	3.7	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jenkins	5	179	35.8	3
William Andrews	4	39	9.8	0
Alfred Jackson	2	26	13.0	0
Junior Miller	3	18	6.0	0
Lynn Cain	1	7	7.0	0
Team	15	269	12.2	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mick Luckhurst	2	2		5	11
Team	2	2		5	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	4	156	39.0
Team	4	156	39.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Scott Woerner	3	73	24.3	0
Team	3	73	24.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Scott Woerner	4	58	14.5	0
Team	4	58	14.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	17	29	198	6.8	1	0	1	90.9
Dave Wilson	5	9	27	3.0	0	1	1	21.3
Team	22	38	204	5.9	1	1	2	72.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Jeff Groth	1	28	28.0
George Rogers	15	20	1.3
Toussaint Tyler	2	10	5.0
Wayne Wilson	2	5	2.5
Jack Holmes	1	-2	-2.0
Guido Merkens	1	-3	-3.0
Team	22	58	2.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Guido Merkens	4	85	21.3	1
Hoby Brenner	3	52	17.3	0
Jack Holmes	6	39	6.5	0
Wayne Wilson	4	16	4.0	0
Rich Martini	1	15	15.0	0
Toussaint Tyler	2	10	5.0	0
Larry Hardy	1	6	6.0	0
George Rogers	1	2	2.0	0
Team	22	225	5.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Benny Ricardo	1	2		1	4
Team	1	2		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Russell Erxleben	7	316	45.1
Team	7	316	45.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wayne Wilson	4	72	18.0
Scott Stauch	2	36	18.0
Jimmy Rogers	1	22	22.0
Team	7	130	18.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Jeff Groth	1	10	10.0
Johnnie Poe	1	2	2.0
Team	2	12	6.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,878

Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 41 to 10, on November 1, 1981.

Final

Falcons

41

Saints

10

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Saints Stats

3,878

694

1,123

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule