The New Orleans Saints came up just a bit short against the Kansas City Chiefs, 20 to 17, on September 25, 1972.
2nd quarter
KC
NO
Charlie Durkee 31-yard field goal
0
3
Jan Stenerud 12-yard field goal
3
3
Doug Wyatt 35-yard fumble return (Charlie Durkee kick)
3
10
Willie Frazier 4-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
10
10
3rd quarter
KC
NO
Dave Parks 8-yard pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick)
10
17
4th quarter
KC
NO
Otis Taylor 21-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
17
17
Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal
20
17
Chiefs
Saints
1st Downs
20
10
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
64
52
Total Yards
324
152
Yards per play
5.1
2.9
Passing
185
93
Comp - Att
21 - 29
10 - 24
Yards per pass
6
3.3
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 19
4 - 22
Rushing
139
59
Rushing Attempts
33
24
Yards per rush
4.2
2.5
Penalties
4
3
Turnovers
4
0
Fumbles lost
3
0
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Dawson | 21 | 29 | 204 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 100.4 | |
| Team | 21 | 29 | 185 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 100.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 139 | 4.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Taylor | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| Ed Podolak | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Morris Stroud | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 21 | 204 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | |
| Team | 4 | 175 | 43.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 10 | 24 | 115 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 70.7 | |
| Team | 10 | 24 | 93 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gresham | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Jim Strong | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Joe Williams | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 59 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Parks | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Margene Adkins | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Strong | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Williams | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 10 | 115 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Durkee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fagan | 8 | 290 | 36.3 | |
| Team | 8 | 290 | 36.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margene Adkins | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | |
| Arthur Green | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margene Adkins | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
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