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Atlanta Falcons 21 at New Orleans Saints 14

Sunday, October 15, 1972

Atlanta Falcons 21, New Orleans Saints 14

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Atlanta Falcons (3-2-0)707721
New Orleans Saints (0-5-0)1400014

Scoring

ATLNOR
1stNORErnie Jackson 85 yard fumble return (Charlie Durkee kick)07
NORArchie Manning 3 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick)014
ATLJim R. Mitchell 10 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)714
3rdATLJim R. Mitchell 5 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)1414
4thATLKen Burrow 23 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)2114

Team Stats

ATLNOR
First downs178
Rush-yards-TDs41-147-030-101-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT16-26-185-3-06-18-51-0-0
Sacked-yards2-103-31
Net pass yards17520
Total yards322121
Fumbles-lost5-53-3
Turnovers53
Penalties-yards2-308-56

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Bob Berry ATL 16 26 185 3 0 0 4 7 0 0
Joe Profit ATL 19 72 0 0 2 18 0 0
Art Malone ATL 18 68 0 0 3 22 0 0
Ken Burrow ATL 4 69 1 0
Wes Chesson ATL 3 52 0 0
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 2 15 2 0
Ron Lamb ATL 1 10 0 0
Willie Belton ATL 1 -1 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 6 18 51 0 0 0 9 45 1 0
Arthur Green NOR 6 24 0 0 2 13 0 0
Bob Newland NOR 3 30 0 0
Bill Butler NOR 4 17 0 0
Joe Williams NOR 5 13 0 0
Bob Gresham NOR 5 9 0 0
Danny Abramowicz NOR 1 8 0 0
Dave Parks NOR 1 -7 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Willie Belton ATL 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0 4 12 3.0 0 0
Willie Germany ATL 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
Art Malone ATL 0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Margene Adkins NOR 0 0 0 0 1 29 29.0 0 0
Arthur Green NOR 0 0 0 0 2 37 18.5 0 0