| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1969 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 51021 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ron Acks blocked punt recovery in end zone (Bob Etter kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul Flatley 16 pass from Harmon Wages (Bob Etter kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tom Dempsey 20 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Harmon Wages 88 pass from Bob Berry (Bob Etter kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Baker 3 pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gail Cogdill 9 pass from Bob Berry (Bob Etter kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul Flatley 13 pass from Bob Berry (Bob Etter kick) | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Etter 19 FG | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Harmon Wages 66 run (Bob Etter kick) | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ernie Wheelwright 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 25 | WR | Al Dodd |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 73 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 70 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 83 | TE | Dave Parks |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 38 | HB | Tony Baker |
| 48 | FB | Andy Livingston |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Dave Long |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 57 | LLB | Mike Morgan |
| 53 | MLB | Dick Absher |
| 82 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 24 | LCB | Elijah Nevett |
| 47 | LS | Marv Woodson |
| 16 | RS | Bo Burris |
| 29 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 15 | WR | Gail Cogdill |
| 85 | WR | Paul Flatley |
| 65 | LOT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 63 | LOG | Dick Enderle |
| 59 | C | Jim Waskiewicz |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 33 | HB | Jim Butler |
| 5 | FB | Harmon Wages |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 78 | LDT | Jerry Shay |
| 73 | RDT | Dave Cahill |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 54 | LLB | Grady Allen |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hansen |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 49 | LS | Al Lavan |
| 28 | RS | Mike Freeman |
| 47 | RCB | Rudy Redmond |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 17 | / | / | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| ATL | 15 | / | / | 6 | 75 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Baker | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Andy Livingston | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Edd Hargett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 83 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Harmon Wages | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 66t | 1 |
| Jim Butler | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Stanciel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Charlie Bryant | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 163 | 5.6 | 66t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Edd Hargett | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 151 | 7.6 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 83.5 |
| Billy Kilmer | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 82 | 4.3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 46.3 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 2 | 233 | 6.0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 63.3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 211 | 11.7 | 88t | 3 | 2 | 14 | 136.8 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 0 | 227 | 10.8 | 88t | 4 | 2 | 14 | 130.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Danny Abramowicz | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Shy | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Dodd | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Dave Parks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Andy Livingston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 233 | 10.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Harmon Wages | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 88t | 1 |
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 43 | 1 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16t | 2 |
| Jim Butler | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 227 | 20.6 | 88t | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Don Hansen | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Olie Cordill | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 45 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 45 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 45 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gene Howard | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Al Dodd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Mike Freeman | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Mallory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom McCauley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tom Barrington | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 37 | 0 | |
| Don Shy | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 57L | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 211 | 30.1 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Charlie Bryant | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Jeff Stanciel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 36 | 0 | |