The New Orleans Saints were shamed by the Minnesota Vikings, 40 to 9, on September 12, 1976.

Final

Vikings

1-0-0

40

Saints

0-1-0

9

Team

MIN

NO

1

13

0

2

17

3

7

6

4

3

0

Total

40

9

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

NO

Brent McClanahan 1-yard run (kick failed)

6

0

Chuck Foreman 2-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

13

0

2nd quarter

MIN

NO

Richie Szaro 45-yard field goal

13

3

Brent McClanahan 5-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

20

3

Fred Cox 24-yard field goal

23

3

Sammy White 47-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

30

3

3rd quarter

MIN

NO

Chuck Foreman 6-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

37

3

Tony Galbreath 1-yard run (kick failed)

37

9

4th quarter

MIN

NO

Fred Cox 35-yard field goal

40

9

Vikings

Saints

1st Downs

28

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

88

46

Total Yards

449

132

Yards per play

5.1

2.9

Passing

276

82

Comp - Att

22 - 36

10 - 26

Yards per pass

6.7

2.7

Interceptions thrown

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 35

4 - 27

Rushing

173

50

Rushing Attempts

47

16

Yards per rush

3.7

3.1

Penalties

5

3

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

0

Possession

Vikings

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	15	23	221	9.6	1		111.0
Bob Lee	7	13	90	6.9	0		75.8
Team	22	36	276	8.6	1	5	98.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Robert Miller	11	57	5.2	0
Chuck Foreman	14	53	3.8	2
Brent McClanahan	13	26	2.0	2
Mark Kellar	7	25	3.6	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	6	6.0	0
Sammy White	1	6	6.0	0
Team	47	173	3.7	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Chuck Foreman	7	106	15.1	0
Sammy White	3	71	23.7	1
Jim Lash	3	48	16.0	0
Brent McClanahan	4	34	8.5	0
Mark Kellar	2	22	11.0	0
Robert Miller	1	19	19.0	0
Stu Voigt	1	8	8.0	0
Steve Craig	1	3	3.0	0
Team	22	311	8.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Neil Clabo	5	227	45.4
Team	5	227	45.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Sammy White	3	72	24.0	0
Team	3	72	24.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Leonard Willis	4	60	15.0
Autry Beamon	1	2	2.0
Team	5	62	12.4

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bobby Scott	10	26	109	4.2	0	0		51.6
Team	10	26	82	4.2	0	0	4	51.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Michael Strachan	6	19	3.2	0
Tony Galbreath	5	15	3.0	1
Alvin Maxson	4	14	3.5	0
Andrew Jones	1	2	2.0	0
Team	16	50	3.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Don Herrmann	5	76	15.2
Paul Seal	1	15	15.0
Tony Galbreath	1	13	13.0
Henry Childs	1	5	5.0
Alvin Maxson	2	0	0.0
Team	10	109	4.2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Richie Szaro	1	1		0	3
Team	1	1		0	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	8	321	40.1
Team	8	321	40.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Clarence Chapman	3	63	21.0
Tony Galbreath	3	55	18.3
Team	6	118	19.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tom Myers	2	22	11.0	0
Team	2	22	11.0	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 were shamed by the Minnesota Vikings, 40 to 9, on September 12, 1976.

Final

Vikings

40

Saints

9

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