The Atlanta Falcons decisively defeated the New Orleans Saints, 36 to 20, on November 12, 1972.
1st quarter
NO
ATL
Art Malone 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)
0
7
Happy Feller 19-yard field goal
3
7
2nd quarter
NO
ATL
Dave Hampton 16-yard run (Bill Bell kick)
3
14
Safety by Mike Lewis
3
16
Bob Berry 2-yard run (Bill Bell kick)
3
23
Bill Bell 37-yard field goal
3
26
3rd quarter
NO
ATL
Ken Burrow 15-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
3
33
Happy Feller 25-yard field goal
6
33
Bob Gresham 1-yard run (Happy Feller kick)
13
33
4th quarter
NO
ATL
Bill Bell 32-yard field goal
13
36
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Happy Feller | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Julian Fagan | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | |
Team | 4 | 154 | 38.5 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Margene Adkins | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 0 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Bell | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Team | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
John James | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | |
Team | 3 | 122 | 40.7 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Belton | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 |
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