The New Orleans Saints pulled it off against the Chicago Bears, 34 to 31, on September 18, 1983.

1983 New Orleans Saints

Final

CHI

Bears

1-2-0

31

NO

Saints

2-1-0

34

1

7

7

2

3

3

3

7

14

4

14

7

OT

0

3

Total

31

34

1st quarter

CHI

NO

Bears

Willie Gault 8-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick)

7

0

Saints

Hokie Gajan 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

CHI

NO

Saints

Morten Andersen 21-yard field goal

7

10

Bears

Bob Thomas 27-yard field goal

10

10

3rd quarter

CHI

NO

Saints

Hoby Brenner 15-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick)

10

17

Saints

Kenny Duckett 25-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick)

10

24

Bears

Walter Payton 49-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

17

24

4th quarter

CHI

NO

Bears

Willie Gault 56-yard pass from Walter Payton (Bob Thomas kick)

24

24

Saints

Johnnie Poe 31-yard interception return (Morten Andersen kick)

24

31

Bears

Willie Gault 21-yard pass from Walter Payton (Bob Thomas kick)

31

31

OT

CHI

NO

Saints

Morten Andersen 41-yard field goal

31

34

Bears

Saints

1st Downs

21

21

Passing 1st Downs

15

16

Rushing 1st Downs

4

3

1st downs from penalties

2

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

75

74

Total Yards

493

332

Yards per play

6.6

4.5

Passing

304

248

Comp - Att

20 - 33

26 - 40

Yards per pass

7.4

5.4

Interceptions thrown

3

3

Sacks - Yards lost

8 - 73

6 - 55

Rushing

189

84

Rushing Attempts

34

28

Yards per rush

5.6

3.0

Penalties

11

6

Turnovers

5

6

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

3

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim McMahon 11 17 172 10.1 1 1 5 93.3
Vince Evans 7 14 128 9.1 0 2 3 42.3
Walter Payton 2 2 77 38.5 2 0 0 158.3
Team 20 33 304 11.4 3 3 8 92.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 28 161 5.8 1
Vince Evans 2 11 5.5 0
Jim McMahon 1 9 9.0 0
Dennis Gentry 3 8 2.7 0
Team 34 189 5.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Willie Gault 4 103 25.8 3
Ken Margerum 2 86 43.0 0
Emery Moorehead 4 82 20.5 0
Jay Saldi 4 37 9.3 0
Walter Payton 2 27 13.5 0
Dennis McKinnon 1 20 20.0 0
Brian Baschnagel 1 18 18.0 0
Matt Suhey 2 4 2.0 0
Team 20 377 11.4 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Brian Cabral 1.0
Dan Hampton 1.0
Al Harris 1.0
Mike Hartenstine 3.0
Team 6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 8 316 39.5
Team 8 316 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Gault 2 38 19.0 0
Team 2 38 19.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jeff Fisher 3 16 5.3 0
Willie Gault 1 9 9.0 0
Team 4 25 6.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ken Stabler 25 39 279 7.2 2 3 6 70.4
Russell Erxleben 1 1 24 24.0 0 0 0 118.8
Team 26 40 248 7.6 2 3 6 73.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wayne Wilson 21 72 3.4 0
Hokie Gajan 7 12 1.7 1
Team 28 84 3.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Hoby Brenner 6 105 17.5 1
Jeff Groth 7 74 10.6 0
Kenny Duckett 5 53 10.6 1
Lindsay Scott 4 40 10.0 0
Eugene Goodlow 2 17 8.5 0
Wayne Wilson 2 14 7.0 0
Team 26 303 7.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Bruce Clark 1.0
Tony Elliott 1.0
Rickey Jackson 1.0
Reggie Lewis 1.0
Derland Moore 1.0
Whitney Paul 1.0
Jim Wilks 2.0
Team 8.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 2 2 4 10
Team 2 2 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Russell Erxleben 6 270 45.0
Team 6 270 45.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kenny Duckett 3 143 47.7 0
Rich Mauti 3 66 22.0 0
Team 6 209 34.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jeff Groth 4 23 5.8 0
Team 4 23 5.8 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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

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