The Atlanta Falcons got spanked by the New Orleans Saints, 37 to 6, on November 25, 1979.

Final

Saints

7-6-0

37

Falcons

4-9-0

6

Team

NO

ATL

1

7

0

2

20

6

3

0

4

10

0

Total

37

6

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Michael Strachan 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Chuck Muncie 14-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

14

0

Tony Galbreath 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

21

0

Garo Yepremian 23-yard field goal

24

0

William Andrews 2-yard run (kick failed)

24

6

Garo Yepremian 44-yard field goal

27

6

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Henry Childs 37-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)

34

6

Garo Yepremian 21-yard field goal

37

6

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

18

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

69

67

Total Yards

415

237

Yards per play

6.0

3.5

Passing

276

135

Comp - Att

16 - 33

18 - 42

Yards per pass

8.4

2.9

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

5 - 30

Rushing

139

102

Rushing Attempts

36

20

Yards per rush

3.9

5.1

Penalties

8

11

Turnovers

2

6

Fumbles lost

2

5

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Saints

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	14	31	264	8.5	1		86.0
Bobby Scott	2	2	12	6.0	0		91.7
Team	16	33	276	8.4	1	0	87.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Muncie	14	61	4.4	1
Tony Galbreath	11	26	2.4	1
Archie Manning	1	20	20.0	0
Wayne Wilson	4	20	5.0	0
Michael Strachan	4	10	2.5	1
Jack Holmes	2	2	1.0	0
Team	36	139	3.9	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Henry Childs	3	117	39.0	1
Wes Chandler	6	103	17.2	0
Ike Harris	2	36	18.0	0
Tony Galbreath	2	6	3.0	0
Jack Holmes	1	6	6.0	0
Tinker Owens	1	6	6.0	0
Chuck Muncie	1	2	2.0	0
Team	16	276	8.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	5

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Garo Yepremian	3	3		4	13
Team	3	3		4	13

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rick Partridge	8	290	36.3
Team	8	290	36.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Mauti	2	47	23.5	0
Team	2	47	23.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Mauti	4	32	8.0	0
Team	4	32	8.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
June Jones	18	42	165	3.9	0	1		44.2
Team	18	42	135	3.9	0	1	5	44.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Haskel Stanback	5	55	11.0	0
William Andrews	12	43	3.6	1
June Jones	2	2	1.0	0
James Mayberry	1	2	2.0	0
Team	20	102	5.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Wally Francis	6	58	9.7
Alfred Jenkins	3	36	12.0
Haskel Stanback	3	36	12.0
Jim Mitchell	2	18	9.0
William Andrews	3	11	3.7
Ray Strong	1	6	6.0
Team	18	165	3.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	6	5	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0	0		0	0

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	8	317	39.6
Team	8	317	39.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ray Strong	5	111	22.2
Dennis Pearson	1	17	17.0
Tom Pridemore	1	9	9.0
Team	7	137	19.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Billy Ryckman	3	6	2.0	0
Team	3	6	2.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

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 Atlanta Falcons got spanked by the New Orleans Saints, 37 to 6, on November 25, 1979.

Final

Saints

37

Falcons

6

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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2,836

976

905

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