The Atlanta Falcons decisively defeated the New Orleans Saints, 36 to 20, on November 12, 1972.

1972 Atlanta Falcons

Final

NO

Saints

1-7-1

20

ATL

Falcons

5-4-0

36

1

3

7

2

0

19

3

10

7

4

7

3

Total

20

36

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Art Malone 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

0

7

Saints

Happy Feller 19-yard field goal

3

7

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Dave Hampton 16-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

3

14

Falcons

Safety by Mike Lewis

3

16

Falcons

Bob Berry 2-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

3

23

Falcons

Bill Bell 37-yard field goal

3

26

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Ken Burrow 15-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

3

33

Saints

Happy Feller 25-yard field goal

6

33

Saints

Bob Gresham 1-yard run (Happy Feller kick)

13

33

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Bill Bell 32-yard field goal

13

36

Saints

Bob Brown 2-yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)

20

36

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

19

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

56

63

Total Yards

264

352

Yards per play

4.7

5.6

Passing

155

163

Comp - Att

13 - 31

12 - 21

Yards per pass

4.6

7.4

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 18

1 - 11

Rushing

109

189

Rushing Attempts

22

41

Yards per rush

5.0

4.6

Penalties

6

9

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 13 31 173 5.6 1 0 71.0
Team 13 31 155 5.6 1 0 3 71.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Bill Butler 10 59 5.9 0
Archie Manning 4 34 8.5 0
Joe Williams 1 6 6.0 0
Bob Gresham 5 5 1.0 1
Jim Strong 1 5 5.0 0
James Ford 1 0 0.0 0
Team 22 109 5.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Danny Abramowicz 5 85 17.0 0
Bob Newland 4 69 17.3 0
Bill Butler 1 11 11.0 0
Margene Adkins 1 8 8.0 0
Bob Brown 1 2 2.0 1
Dave Parks 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 13 173 5.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Happy Feller 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Julian Fagan 4 154 38.5
Team 4 154 38.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Margene Adkins 6 114 19.0 0
Team 6 114 19.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tom Myers 1 9 9.0 0
Margene Adkins 2 -4 -2.0 0
Team 3 5 1.7 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Berry 10 13 142 10.9 1 0 137.3
Pat Sullivan 2 8 32 4.0 0 1 4.2
Team 12 21 163 8.3 1 1 1 80.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Art Malone 10 77 7.7 1
Dave Hampton 14 60 4.3 1
Eddie Ray 6 29 4.8 0
Willie Belton 8 13 1.6 0
Pat Sullivan 2 8 4.0 0
Bob Berry 1 2 2.0 1
Team 41 189 4.6 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken Burrow 2 55 27.5 1
Dave Hampton 3 46 15.3 0
Art Malone 3 23 7.7 0
Ray Jarvis 1 18 18.0 0
Jim Mitchell 2 18 9.0 0
Eddie Ray 1 14 14.0 0
Team 12 174 8.3 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bill Bell 2 3 4 10
Team 2 3 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 3 122 40.7
Team 3 122 40.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 4 89 22.3 0
Wes Chesson 1 0 0.0 0
Willie Germany 1 0 0.0 0
Team 6 89 14.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 3 32 10.7 0
Team 3 32 10.7 0

Explore

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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