The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Chicago Bears, 42 to 17, on December 21, 1975.

Final

Bears

4-10-0

42

Saints

2-12-0

17

Team

CHI

NO

1

7

0

2

14

10

3

7

0

4

14

7

Total

42

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CHI

NO

Bob Avellini 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

CHI

NO

Rod McNeill 6-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

7

Greg Latta 13-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

14

7

Richie Szaro 19-yard field goal

14

10

Greg Latta 5-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

21

10

3rd quarter

CHI

NO

Virgil Livers 40-yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)

28

10

4th quarter

CHI

NO

Greg Latta 20-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

35

10

Walter Payton 54-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

42

10

Andrew Jones 1-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

42

17

Bears

Saints

1st Downs

19

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

66

62

Total Yards

458

197

Yards per play

6.9

3.2

Passing

263

129

Comp - Att

15 - 23

10 - 30

Yards per pass

11

3.9

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

3 - 14

Rushing

195

68

Rushing Attempts

42

29

Yards per rush

4.6

2.3

Penalties

11

1

Turnovers

3

5

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Bears

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Avellini	15	23	268	11.7	3	2		108.3
Team	15	23	263	11.7	3	2	1	108.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	25	134	5.4	1
Johnny Musso	6	33	5.5	0
Roland Harper	7	23	3.3	0
Bo Rather	1	4	4.0	0
Bob Avellini	1	1	1.0	1
Mike Adamle	2	0	0.0	0
Team	42	195	4.6	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bob Grim	2	72	36.0	0
Greg Latta	5	67	13.4	3
Walter Payton	5	62	12.4	0
Bo Rather	1	54	54.0	0
Roland Harper	2	13	6.5	0
Team	15	268	11.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	0	1		6	6
Team	0	1		6	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	4	159	39.8
Team	4	159	39.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Walter Payton	2	104	52.0
Earl Douthitt	1	30	30.0
Virgil Livers	1	21	21.0
Team	4	155	38.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Virgil Livers	2	19	9.5
Doug Plank	2	18	9.0
Team	4	37	9.3

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Larry Cipa	10	30	143	4.8	0	3		10.1
Team	10	30	129	4.8	0	3	3	10.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Andrew Jones	14	31	2.2	1
Steve Rogers	4	28	7.0	0
Rod McNeill	7	9	1.3	1
Larry Cipa	4	0	0.0	0
Team	29	68	2.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Henry Childs	4	67	16.8
Don Herrmann	1	28	28.0
Larry Burton	2	23	11.5
Andrew Jones	1	12	12.0
Paul Seal	1	11	11.0
Steve Rogers	1	2	2.0
Team	10	143	4.8	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Richie Szaro	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	7	338	48.3
Team	7	338	48.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rod McNeill	5	163	32.6
Steve Rogers	2	36	18.0
Team	7	199	28.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tom Myers	3	8	2.7	0
Team	3	8	2.7	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 were defeated by the Chicago Bears, 42 to 17, on December 21, 1975.

Final

Bears

42

Saints

17

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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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