| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 19, 1971 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 75954 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 72 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 6 run (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bob Gresham 6 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 30 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 10 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Archie Manning 6 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 36 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Burrow 22 pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 24 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 33 | RB | Jim Butler |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 66 | LDT | John Small |
| 88 | RDT | Glen Condren |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 52 | LLB | Ron Acks |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hansen |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 47 | LS | Rudy Redmond |
| 34 | RS | Ray Brown |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 41 | WR | Bob Newland |
| 76 | LOT | Don Morrison |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 83 | TE | Dave Parks |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 35 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| 42 | RB | Jim Strong |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 82 | LDT | Bob Pollard |
| 89 | RDT | Dave Long |
| 72 | RDE | Joe Owens |
| 54 | LLB | Tom Roussel |
| 53 | MLB | Dick Absher |
| 59 | RLB | Wayne Colman |
| 22 | LCB | D'Artagnan Martin |
| 18 | FS | Hugo Hollas |
| 23 | SS | Doug Wyatt |
| 20 | RCB | Delles Howell |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 14 | / | / | 6 | 49 | 1 | |||||
| NO | 20 | / | / | 5 | 56 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 6t | 2 |
| Jim Butler | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 9 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Strong | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Virgil Robinson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 165 | 4.2 | 13 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 269 | 10.0 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 111.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 269 | 10.0 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 111.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 174 | 6.7 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 84.5 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 174 | 6.7 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 84.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ken Burrow | 8 | 190 | 23.8 | 84 | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wes Chesson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| George Kunz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 269 | 14.9 | 84 | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Bob Gresham | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Newland | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Strong | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Parks | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 174 | 10.2 | 28 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 55 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Sonny Campbell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |