The Atlanta Falcons won against the New Orleans Saints, 27 to 0, on September 6, 1981.

1981 Atlanta Falcons

Final

NO

Saints

0-1-0

0

ATL

Falcons

1-0-0

27

1

0

7

2

0

7

3

0

7

4

0

6

Total

0

27

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Wally Francis 10-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Wally Francis 19-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

14

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Kenny Johnson 35-yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)

0

21

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 25-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (kick failed)

0

27

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

14

21

Passing 1st Downs

8

9

Rushing 1st Downs

4

12

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

66

Total Yards

249

299

Yards per play

3.9

4.5

Passing

173

135

Comp - Att

23 - 41

16 - 26

Yards per pass

3.9

4.8

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 20

2 - 19

Rushing

76

164

Rushing Attempts

20

38

Yards per rush

3.8

4.3

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

4

4

Fumbles lost

3

2

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 15 28 122 4.4 0 0 3 64.9
Bobby Scott 8 12 71 5.9 0 1 0 47.6
Guido Merkens 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 23 41 173 4.7 0 1 3 58.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
George Rogers 13 61 4.7 0
Jack Holmes 4 10 2.5 0
Wayne Wilson 1 3 3.0 0
Toussaint Tyler 2 2 1.0 0
Team 20 76 3.8 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wes Chandler 8 117 14.6 0
Jack Holmes 3 22 7.3 0
Larry Hardy 2 15 7.5 0
Rich Caster 2 12 6.0 0
Wayne Wilson 3 11 3.7 0
Gordon Banks 1 6 6.0 0
Dave Lafary 1 5 5.0 0
Guido Merkens 1 4 4.0 0
George Rogers 1 1 1.0 0
Toussaint Tyler 1 0 0.0 0
Team 23 193 4.7 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 3 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 0 1 0 0
Team 0 1 0 0

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Russell Erxleben 5 202 40.4
Team 5 202 40.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Guido Merkens 2 38 19.0 0
Gordon Banks 1 9 9.0 0
Team 3 47 15.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Gordon Banks 2 0 0.0 0
Team 2 0 0.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bartkowski 16 25 154 6.2 3 1 2 104.0
Mike Moroski 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0.0
Team 16 26 135 5.9 3 2 2 84.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
William Andrews 18 86 4.8 0
Lynn Cain 11 53 4.8 0
James Mayberry 6 19 3.2 0
Ray Strong 3 6 2.0 0
Team 38 164 4.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Lynn Cain 5 47 9.4 0
Alfred Jenkins 3 41 13.7 1
Wally Francis 3 32 10.7 2
William Andrews 2 14 7.0 0
Alfred Jackson 1 10 10.0 0
Junior Miller 2 10 5.0 0
Team 16 154 5.9 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mick Luckhurst 0 1 3 3
Team 0 1 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 3 113 37.7
Team 3 113 37.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Reggie Smith 1 22 22.0 0
Team 1 22 22.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Scott Woerner 2 20 10.0 0
Reggie Smith 2 4 2.0 0
Team 4 24 6.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

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