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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints - October 10th, 1976
Atlanta Falcons 0 at New Orleans Saints 30
Sunday, October 10, 1976
Atlanta Falcons 0, New Orleans Saints 30| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (1-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints (2-3-0) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
Scoring
| ATL | NOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NOR | Jim Merlo 83 yard interception return (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2nd | NOR | Mike Strachan 2 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 0 | 13 |
| NOR | Bobby Scott 1 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 0 | 20 | |
| 4th | NOR | Rich Szaro 18 yard field goal | 0 | 23 |
| NOR | Jim Thaxton 25 yard pass from Bobby Scott (Rich Szaro kick) | 0 | 30 |
Team Stats
| ATL | NOR | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-100-0 | 39-144-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-31-117-0-2 | 19-31-182-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-49 | 3-14 |
| Net pass yards | 68 | 168 |
| Total yards | 168 | 312 |
| Fumbles-lost | 6-5 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-59 | 9-70 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Woody Thompson | ATL | 6 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| Bubba Bean | ATL | 14 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Kim McQuilken | ATL | 7 | 24 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 4 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Haskel Stanback | ATL | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| John Gilliam | ATL | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Sonny Collins | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bobby Scott | NOR | 19 | 31 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Alvin Maxson | NOR | 12 | 57 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Mike Strachan | NOR | 14 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Jim Thaxton | NOR | 3 | 53 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Larry Burton | NOR | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Don Herrmann | NOR | 2 | 28 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Henry Childs | NOR | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 6 | 17 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tinker Owens | NOR | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Kim Jones | NOR | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Rick Byas | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | ATL | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Pete Athas | NOR | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Merlo | NOR | 1 | 83 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||