| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1976 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 33702 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 16 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Larry Burton 15 pass from Bobby Douglass (Rich Szaro kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 17 pass from Scott Hunter (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 5 pass from Scott Hunter (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 2 run (Rich Szaro kick failed) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Bobby Douglass forced out of end zone by Claude Humphrey | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Larry Burton |
| 87 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 77 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 71 | LOG | Kurt Schumacher |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 34 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 42 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 63 | RDE | Steve Baumgartner |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 60 | RLB | Greg Westbrooks |
| 45 | LCB | Pete Athas |
| 44 | S | Chuck Crist |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Myers |
| 29 | RCB | Maurice Spencer |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 61 | LOT | Brent Adams |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 63 | ROG | Greg Kindle |
| 65 | ROT | Len Gotshalk |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 11 | QB | Kim McQuilken |
| 44 | RB | Bubba Bean |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LLB | Guy Roberts |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Frank Reed |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 18 | / | / | 9 | 61 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| ATL | 18 | / | / | 6 | 64 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Bobby Douglass | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 138 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Sonny Collins | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 105 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 2 | 127 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 51.2 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 2 | 127 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 51.2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Scott Hunter | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 0 | 138 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Kim McQuilken | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 1 | 162 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 101.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Larry Burton | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | |
| Henry Childs | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 127 | 10.6 | 1 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Sonny Collins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 162 | 11.6 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Merlo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Tom Blanchard | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Pete Athas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Kurt Schumacher | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 0 | 14 | 14L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 0 | ||
| Rick Byas | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |