Atlanta Falcons 24 at New Orleans Saints 20
Sunday, December 19, 1971
Atlanta Falcons 24, New Orleans Saints 20
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Falcons (7-6-1) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| New Orleans Saints (4-8-2) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| | ATL | NOR |
| ATL | Art Malone 6 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NOR | Bob Gresham 6 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NOR | Charlie Durkee 30 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| ATL | Bill Bell 10 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| NOR | Archie Manning 6 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) | 10 | 17 |
| ATL | Art Malone 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 17 | 17 |
| NOR | Charlie Durkee 36 yard field goal | 17 | 20 |
| ATL | Ken Burrow 22 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick) | 24 | 20 |
| ATL | NOR |
| First downs | 14 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 22-57-2 | 39-165-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-27-269-1-0 | 17-26-174-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 5-39 |
| Net pass yards | 262 | 135 |
| Total yards | 319 | 300 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-49 | 5-56 |
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Tm |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Ken Burrow |
ATL |
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8 |
190 |
1 |