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New Orleans Saints 6 at Atlanta Falcons 28
Sunday, October 24, 1971
New Orleans Saints 6, Atlanta Falcons 28| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (2-3-1) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Atlanta Falcons (2-3-1) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| NOR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Dick Shiner 4 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 0 | 7 |
| ATL | Harmon Wages 17 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick) | 0 | 14 |
| ATL | Jim R. Mitchell 14 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick) | 0 | 21 |
| NOR | Charlie Durkee 28 yard field goal | 3 | 21 |
| NOR | Charlie Durkee 24 yard field goal | 6 | 21 |
| ATL | Willie Belton 13 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 6 | 28 |
| NOR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 15-58-0 | 53-284-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-41-163-0-2 | 9-16-94-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-19 | 1-14 |
| Net pass yards | 144 | 80 |
| Total yards | 202 | 364 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-62 | 11-102 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Cannonball Butler | ATL | 20 | 114 | 0 | ||||||||