The New Orleans Saints came up just a bit short against the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 20, on December 19, 1971.
1st quarter
ATL
NO
Art Malone 6-yard run (Bill Bell kick)
7
0
Bob Gresham 6-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
ATL
NO
Charlie Durkee 30-yard field goal
7
10
Bill Bell 10-yard field goal
10
10
3rd quarter
ATL
NO
Archie Manning 6-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)
10
17
4th quarter
ATL
NO
Art Malone 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)
17
17
Charlie Durkee 36-yard field goal
17
20
Ken Burrow 22-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
24
20
Falcons
Saints
1st Downs
14
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
50
70
Total Yards
319
300
Yards per play
6.4
4.3
Passing
262
135
Comp - Att
18 - 27
17 - 26
Yards per pass
9.4
4.4
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 7
5 - 39
Rushing
57
165
Rushing Attempts
22
39
Yards per rush
2.6
4.2
Penalties
6
5
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Berry | 18 | 27 | 269 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 111.5 | |
| Team | 18 | 27 | 262 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 111.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Malone | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 2 |
| Cannonball Butler | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Team | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Burrow | 8 | 190 | 23.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Wes Chesson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| George Kunz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Cannonball Butler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 269 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Lothridge | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | |
| Team | 5 | 212 | 42.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannonball Butler | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Sonny Campbell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Belton | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 17 | 26 | 174 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 84.5 | |
| Team | 17 | 26 | 135 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Strong | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 |
| Virgil Robinson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Team | 39 | 165 | 4.2 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gresham | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Newland | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Parks | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Strong | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 17 | 174 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fagan | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | |
| Team | 5 | 218 | 43.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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