| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1974 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 55025 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Joel Parker 13 pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Tinker 72 punt return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 21 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 27 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jess Phillips 8 run (Bill McClard kick) | 13 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 41 | WR | Al Dodd |
| 65 | LOT | Len Gotshalk |
| 55 | LOG | Jim Miller |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 7 | QB | Pat Sullivan |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | LS | Ray Brown |
| 29 | RS | Clarence Ellis |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | WR | Bob Newland |
| 88 | WR | Joel Parker |
| 65 | LOT | Dave Thompson |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 50 | ROG | Jake Kupp |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 85 | TE | John Beasley |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 38 | RB | Bill Butler |
| 34 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 82 | RDE | Bob Pollard |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 59 | RLB | Wayne Colman |
| 21 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Moore |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Myers |
| 40 | RCB | Terry Schmidt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 12 | / | / | 8 | 54 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| NO | 15 | / | / | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Pat Sullivan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 167 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jess Phillips | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Jack DeGrenier | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 172 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Pat Sullivan | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 1 | 74 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 25.8 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 1 | 74 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 25.8 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 47 | 3.4 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 45.8 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 47 | 3.4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 45.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Al Dodd | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jack DeGrenier | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| John Beasley | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Joel Parker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Newland | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Clarence Ellis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Colman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 7 | 328 | 46.9 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 328 | 46.9 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Gerald Tinker | 2 | 0 | 102 | 51.0 | 72t | 1 |
| Al Dodd | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 4 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tom Geredine | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Gerald Tinker | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |