The New Orleans Saints were humiliated by the Atlanta Falcons, 62 to 7, on September 16, 1973.

1973 New Orleans Saints

Final

ATL

Falcons

1-0-0

62

NO

Saints

0-1-0

7

Team

ATL

NO

1

0

0

2

24

0

3

21

7

4

17

0

Total

62

7

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Art Malone 2-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

7

0

Falcons

Nick Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal

10

0

Falcons

Tom Hayes 65-yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

17

0

Falcons

Ken Burrow 34-yard pass from Dick Shiner (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

24

0

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Ken Burrow 23-yard pass from Dick Shiner (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

31

0

Saints

Bill Butler 5-yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)

31

7

Falcons

Wes Chesson 16-yard pass from Dick Shiner (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

38

7

Falcons

Joe Profit 3-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

45

7

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Nick Mike-Mayer 45-yard field goal

48

7

Falcons

Eddie Ray 8-yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

55

7

Falcons

Eddie Ray 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

62

7

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

32

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

76

58

Total Yards

496

187

Yards per play

6.5

3.2

Passing

278

35

Comp - Att

17 - 22

8 - 24

Yards per pass

11.6

1.3

Interceptions thrown

0

6

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 5

3 - 22

Rushing

218

152

Rushing Attempts

52

31

Yards per rush

4.2

4.9

Penalties

3

5

Turnovers

2

8

Fumbles lost

2

2

Interceptions

0

6

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dick Shiner 13 15 227 15.1 3 0 158.3
Bob Lee 4 7 56 8.0 1 0 122.6
Team 17 22 278 12.9 4 0 2 158.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dave Hampton 19 104 5.5 0
Art Malone 11 57 5.2 1
Eddie Ray 5 25 5.0 1
Joe Profit 9 19 2.1 1
Harmon Wages 3 11 3.7 0
Jim Mitchell 1 9 9.0 0
Dick Shiner 3 -2 -0.7 0
Bob Lee 1 -5 -5.0 0
Team 52 218 4.2 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Mitchell 7 111 15.9 0
Ken Burrow 3 64 21.3 2
Art Malone 2 40 20.0 0
Wes Chesson 2 36 18.0 1
Eddie Ray 2 17 8.5 1
Al Dodd 1 15 15.0 0
Team 17 283 12.9 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 6 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer 2 4 8 14
Team 2 4 8 14

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 2 122 61.0
Team 2 122 61.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tony Plummer 1 37 37.0 0
Team 1 37 37.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ray Brown 4 35 8.8 0
Team 4 35 8.8 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 5 13 62 4.8 1 5 40.1
Bob Davis 3 11 -5 -0.5 0 1 1.7
Team 8 24 35 2.4 1 6 3 16.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jess Phillips 8 58 7.3 0
Bill Butler 8 40 5.0 0
Howard Stevens 4 22 5.5 0
Bob Davis 3 10 3.3 0
Archie Manning 2 9 4.5 0
Odell Lawson 2 8 4.0 0
Henry Matthews 2 3 1.5 0
Lincoln Minor 2 2 1.0 0
Team 31 152 4.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bob Newland 2 48 24.0 0
Danny Abramowicz 1 7 7.0 0
Bill Butler 2 7 3.5 1
Bob Brown 2 4 2.0 0
Odell Lawson 1 -9 -9.0 0
Team 8 57 2.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Happy Feller 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Steve O'Neal 7 329 47.0
Team 7 329 47.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Howard Stevens 5 117 23.4 0
Mike Fink 3 58 19.3 0
Team 8 175 21.9 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM