The New Orleans Saints barely put up a fight against the San Francisco 49ers, 38 to 20, on September 26, 1971.
1st quarter
SF
NO
Bruce Taylor 58-yard blocked field goal return (Bruce Gossett kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
SF
NO
Ken Willard 1-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)
14
0
Danny Abramowicz 25-yard pass from Edd Hargett (Skip Butler kick)
14
7
3rd quarter
SF
NO
Bruce Gossett 42-yard field goal
17
7
Vic Washington 34-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)
24
7
4th quarter
SF
NO
Doug Cunningham 7-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)
31
7
Danny Abramowicz 40-yard pass from Archie Manning (Skip Butler kick)
31
14
Dick Witcher 11-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
38
14
Danny Abramowicz 10-yard pass from Archie Manning (kick failed)
38
20
49ers
Saints
1st Downs
17
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
58
66
Total Yards
319
263
Yards per play
5.5
4.0
Passing
125
173
Comp - Att
10 - 22
14 - 30
Yards per pass
5.7
4.6
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
8 - 49
Rushing
194
90
Rushing Attempts
36
28
Yards per rush
5.4
3.2
Penalties
8
5
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 10 | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | 40.9 | |
| Team | 10 | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 1 |
| Ken Willard | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Doug Cunningham | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 |
| John Isenbarger | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Jim McCann | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 194 | 5.4 | 3 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 10 | 125 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 8.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCann | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | |
| Team | 1 | 48 | 48.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 8 | 14 | 155 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 135.4 | |
| Edd Hargett | 6 | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 45.6 | |
| Team | 14 | 30 | 173 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 91.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ford | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Jim Strong | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Julian Fagan | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 90 | 3.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 3 | |
| Bob Newland | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Parks | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| James Ford | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Hoyle Granger | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 222 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Butler | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fagan | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | |
| Team | 6 | 249 | 41.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynaud Moore | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 0 | |
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 166 | 27.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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