The New Orleans Saints squeaked out a win over the Atlanta Falcons, 21 to 20, on November 20, 1977.

Final

Falcons

5-5-0

20

Saints

3-7-0

21

Team

ATL

NO

1

3

0

2

17

7

3

0

7

4

0

7

Total

20

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Fred Steinfort 36-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

3

7

Alfred Jenkins 8-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick)

10

7

Fred Steinfort 40-yard field goal

13

7

Rick Byas 72-yard interception return (Fred Steinfort kick)

20

7

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Henry Childs 13-yard pass from Archie Manning (Richie Szaro kick)

20

14

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Henry Childs 18-yard pass from Archie Manning (Richie Szaro kick)

20

21

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

18

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

64

67

Total Yards

245

296

Yards per play

3.8

4.4

Passing

35

84

Comp - Att

6 - 16

13 - 26

Yards per pass

1.9

3.1

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 17

1 - 9

Rushing

210

212

Rushing Attempts

46

40

Yards per rush

4.6

5.3

Penalties

11

9

Turnovers

3

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Falcons

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	6	15	52	3.5	1	2		32.5
Kim McQuilken	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	6	16	35	3.3	1	2	2	28.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Woody Thompson	24	123	5.1
Haskel Stanback	18	75	4.2
Mike Esposito	2	10	5.0
Steve Bartkowski	2	2	1.0
Team	46	210	4.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jenkins	3	27	9.0	1
Wally Francis	2	16	8.0	0
Woody Thompson	1	9	9.0	0
Team	6	52	3.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	5	202	40.4
Team	5	202	40.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tom Moriarty	3	61	20.3	0
Team	3	61	20.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rolland Lawrence	4	21	5.3	0
Team	4	21	5.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	10	18	82	4.6	2	2		64.8
Bobby Douglass	3	7	11	1.6	0	1		10.7
Tom Blanchard	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	13	26	84	3.6	2	3	1	44.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Muncie	17	92	5.4	1
Tony Galbreath	17	80	4.7	0
Archie Manning	3	32	10.7	0
Michael Strachan	2	5	2.5	0
Bobby Douglass	1	3	3.0	0
Team	40	212	5.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Tony Galbreath	6	34	5.7	0
Henry Childs	2	29	14.5	2
John Gilliam	2	22	11.0	0
Don Herrmann	1	5	5.0	0
Chuck Muncie	2	3	1.5	0
Team	13	93	3.6	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Richie Szaro	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	5	235	47.0
Team	6	235	39.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Clarence Chapman	5	115	23.0	0
Team	5	115	23.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Mauti	2	2	1.0	0
Team	2	2	1.0	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 squeaked out a win over the Atlanta Falcons, 21 to 20, on November 20, 1977.

Final

Falcons

20

Saints

21

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