The New Orleans Saints squeaked out a win over the Los Angeles Rams, 24 to 20, on September 19, 1971.
2nd quarter
LA
NO
Skip Butler 32-yard field goal
0
3
David Ray 31-yard field goal
3
3
3rd quarter
LA
NO
Dave Parks 6-yard pass from Archie Manning (Skip Butler kick)
3
10
Bob Gresham 2-yard run (Skip Butler kick)
3
17
David Ray 27-yard field goal
6
17
4th quarter
LA
NO
Les Josephson 29-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
13
17
Les Josephson 1-yard run (David Ray kick)
20
17
Archie Manning 1-yard run (Skip Butler kick)
20
24
Rams
Saints
1st Downs
11
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
58
77
Total Yards
262
276
Yards per play
4.5
3.6
Passing
144
154
Comp - Att
11 - 30
16 - 29
Yards per pass
4.5
4.3
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 20
7 - 64
Rushing
118
122
Rushing Attempts
26
41
Yards per rush
4.5
3.0
Penalties
12
4
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Gabriel | 11 | 30 | 164 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 66.5 | |
| Team | 11 | 30 | 144 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ellison | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Les Josephson | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Larry Smith | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 118 | 4.5 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Rentzel | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Les Josephson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | |
| Willie Ellison | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Jack Snow | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Travis Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 11 | 164 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 7.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ray | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Studstill | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | |
| Team | 7 | 318 | 45.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Howard | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Travis Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Thomas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Haymond | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 16 | 29 | 218 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 76.5 | |
| Team | 16 | 29 | 154 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 76.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gresham | 21 | 42 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Hoyle Granger | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Jim Strong | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Dave Parks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| James Ford | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 122 | 3.0 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Parks | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Bob Newland | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Don Burchfield | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Strong | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 218 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Butler | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fagan | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | |
| Team | 5 | 208 | 41.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynaud Moore | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynaud Moore | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
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