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1974 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 166 points (11.9/g), 24th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 263 points (18.8/g), 14th.
 Differential of -97 points (-6.9/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 3.5-10.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.

Coached by John North (5-9-0)

1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 box L 0-1 San Francisco 49ers 13 17 22 278 149 129 4 15 214 56 158 3
2 Sun September 22 box L 0-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 0 24 14 239 130 109 3 20 307 150 157 1
3 Sun September 29 box W 1-2 Atlanta Falcons 14 13 15 196 24 172 2 12 230 63 167 3
4 Sun October 6 box L 1-3 @ Chicago Bears 10 24 14 168 98 70 18 248 117 131 2
5 Sun October 13 box L 1-4 @ Denver Broncos 17 33 19 333 196 137 3 24 397 274 123 2
6 Sun October 20 box W 2-4 @ Atlanta Falcons 13 3 15 321 89 232 4 10 174 110 64 6
7 Sun October 27 box W 3-4 Philadelphia Eagles 14 10 20 298 164 134 1 16 258 153 105 1
8 Sun November 3 box L 3-5 @ Detroit Lions 14 19 17 280 186 94 5 10 195 137 58 4
9 Sun November 10 box L 3-6 Miami Dolphins 0 21 16 273 116 157 1 16 222 81 141
10 Sun November 17 box W 4-6 Los Angeles Rams 20 7 13 321 175 146 1 18 261 200 61 4
11 Mon November 25 box L 4-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 28 15 178 69 109 4 18 334 62 272 4
12 Sun December 1 box L 4-8 @ Minnesota Vikings 9 29 13 226 81 145 19 405 308 97 1
13 Sun December 8 box W 5-8 St. Louis Cardinals 14 0 17 315 87 228 1 12 214 150 64 1
14 Sun December 15 box L 5-9 @ San Francisco 49ers 21 35 23 318 197 121 4 18 338 178 160 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 166 3744 929 4.0 233 185 389 1761 10 21 4.1 91 503 1983 9 3.9 117 33 12 25
Team Defense 263 3797 853 4.5 226 193 369 2039 17 16 5.0 105 447 1758 11 3.9 104 35 19 17
Lg Rank Offense 24 17 16 9 22 22 14 24 9 10 25 12 14 8
Lg Rank Defense 14 7 8 13 9 20 19 8 6 10 7 15 9 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
8 Archie Manning 25 QB 11 11 3-8-0 134 261 51.3 1429 6 2.3 16 6.1 79 5.5 3.2 10.7 129.9 49.8 26 172 4.4 2.3 9.1
12 Bobby Scott 25 5 1 1-0-0 31 71 43.7 366 4 5.6 4 5.6 36 5.2 3.7 11.8 73.2 55.3 6 62 3.9 2.6 7.8
13 Larry Cipa 23 4 1 1-1-0 20 55 36.4 242 0 0.0 0 0.0 30 4.4 4.4 12.1 60.5 50.7 4 36 3.5 3.5 6.8
19 Bill McClard 25 K 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
42 Joel Parker 22 WR 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 6 -3.0 -3.0 50.0
Team Total 25.1 14 5-9-0 185 389 47.6 2037 10 2.6 21 5.4 79 5.2 3.3 11.0 145.5 49.6 37 276 4.1 2.4 8.7
Opp Total 14 193 369 52.3 2330 17 4.6 16 4.3 6.3 5.3 12.1 166.4 69.3 37 291 5.0 4.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 Jess Phillips 27 FB 14 0 174 556 2 14 3.2 39.7 12.4 11 55 5.0 0 17 0.8 3.9 611 2 3
28 Alvin Maxson 23 RB 14 0 165 714 2 66 4.3 51.0 11.8 42 294 7.0 1 22 3.0 21.0 1008 3 4
22 Howard Stevens 24 RET 14 0 43 190 1 25 4.4 13.6 3.1 13 81 6.2 0 20 0.9 5.8 271 1 7
47 Jack DeGrenier 23 12 0 33 110 0 10 3.3 9.2 2.8 4 13 3.3 0 8 0.3 1.1 123 0 0
8 Archie Manning 25 QB 11 11 28 204 1 26 7.3 18.5 2.5 204 1 4
27 Rod McNeill 23 11 0 22 90 1 24 4.1 8.2 2.0 5 64 12.8 0 30 0.5 5.8 154 1 1
38 Bill Butler 24 14 0 21 74 0 10 3.5 5.3 1.5 2 3 1.5 0 2 0.1 0.2 77 0 2
13 Larry Cipa 23 4 1 12 35 1 15 2.9 8.8 3.0 35 1 2
42 Joel Parker 22 WR 14 0 2 2 0 6 1.0 0.1 0.1 41 455 11.1 4 58 2.9 32.5 457 4 0
84 Paul Seal 22 TE 14 0 2 7 1 6 3.5 0.5 0.1 32 466 14.6 3 42 2.3 33.3 473 4 0
12 Bobby Scott 25 5 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.2 0.2 1 0 0
41 Bob Newland 26 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 490 18.1 2 79 1.9 35.0 490 2 0
85 John Beasley 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 85 17.0 0 30 0.4 6.1 85 0 0
80 Sam Havrilak 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 23 23.0 0 23 0.2 3.8 23 0 0
80 Earl McCullouch 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.3 1.7 5 0 0
17 Speedy Thomas 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 3.0 3 0 0
Team Total 25.1 14 503 1983 9 66 3.9 141.6 35.9 185 2037 11.0 10 79 13.2 145.5 4020 19 26
Opp Total 14 447 1758 11 3.9 125.6 31.9 193 2039 10.6 17 13.8 145.6 3797 28 37

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
22 Howard Stevens 24 RET 14 0 37 376 0 40 10.2 33 749 0 41 22.7 1396
34 Jess Phillips 27 FB 14 0 7 124 0 27 17.7 735
44 Chris Farasopoulos 25 6 0 3 36 0 18 12.0 36
30 Ernie Jackson 24 LCB 13 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 1 27 0 27 27.0 30
55 Don Coleman 22 14 0 2 13 0 9 6.5 13
58 Joe Federspiel 24 MLB 14 0 2 20 0 12 10.0 20
54 Rick Middleton 23 14 0 2 18 0 11 9.0 18
38 Bill Butler 24 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 89
69 Dave Davis 26 7 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
53 Rick Kingrea 25 14 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 22
39 Odell Lawson 26 9 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
27 Rod McNeill 23 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 154
40 Terry Schmidt 22 RCB 9 9 1 23 0 23 23.0 23
29 Mo Spencer 22 5 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -2
Team Total 25.1 14 43 415 0 40 9.7 53 1040 0 41 19.6 5475
Opp Total 14 59 2 40 894 0 22.4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
16 Tom Blanchard 26 P 13 0 88 3704 71 0 42.1
19 Bill McClard 25 K 14 0 6 4 4 2 4 1 2 2 16 9 56.3% 20 19 95.0%
15 Donnie Gibbs 29 1 0 3 99 35 0 33.0
Team Total 25.1 14 6 4 4 2 4 1 2 2 16 9 56.3% 20 19 95.0% 91 3803 71 0 41.8
Opp Total 14 17 10 58.8% 34 29 85.3% 77 3272 42.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
63 Steve Baumgartner 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
38 Bill Butler 24 14 0 2 0 0 0
13 Larry Cipa 23 4 1 2 1 0 0
55 Don Coleman 22 14 0 0 1 7 0
59 Wayne Colman 28 RLB 14 0 1 17 0 17 0 1 0 0
69 Dave Davis 26 7 0 0 1 0 0
88 Andy Dorris 23 14 0 0 2 0 0
44 Chris Farasopoulos 25 6 0 1 14 0 14
58 Joe Federspiel 24 MLB 14 0 1 9 0 9 0 1 0 0
24 Johnny Fuller 28 SS 12 0 1 16 0 16 0 1 0 0
15 Donnie Gibbs 29 1 0 2 1 0 0
30 Ernie Jackson 24 LCB 13 0 4 53 0 28 0 1 0 0
8 Archie Manning 25 QB 11 11 4 0 -9 0
28 Alvin Maxson 23 RB 14 0 4 2 2 0
27 Rod McNeill 23 11 0 1 1 0 0
57 Jim Merlo 23 LLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
25 Jerry Moore 25 9 0 1 0 0 0
37 Tom Myers 24 FS 12 12 3 43 0 21
78 Billy Newsome 26 LDE 13 0 0 3 0 0
72 Joe Owens 28 rde 14 0 0 1 0 0
34 Jess Phillips 27 FB 14 0 3 0 0 0
82 Bob Pollard 26 RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
75 Elex Price 24 LDT 14 0 0 2 0 0
40 Terry Schmidt 22 RCB 9 9 4 27 1 24 0 1 0 0
84 Paul Seal 22 TE 14 0 0 2 0 0
29 Mo Spencer 22 5 0 1 0 0 0
22 Howard Stevens 24 RET 14 0 7 3 0 0
Team Total 25.1 14 16 179 1 28 26 29 0 0
Opp Total 14 37 37 18

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
19 Bill McClard 25 K 14 0 19 9 46
42 Joel Parker 22 WR 14 0 4 4 24
84 Paul Seal 22 TE 14 0 1 3 4 24
28 Alvin Maxson 23 RB 14 0 2 1 3 18
41 Bob Newland 26 WR 14 0 2 2 12
34 Jess Phillips 27 FB 14 0 2 2 12
13 Larry Cipa 23 4 1 1 1 6
8 Archie Manning 25 QB 11 11 1 1 6
27 Rod McNeill 23 11 0 1 1 6
40 Terry Schmidt 22 RCB 9 9 1 1 6
22 Howard Stevens 24 RET 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.1 14 9 10 1 20 19 9 166
Opp Total 14 11 17 2 29 10 263