Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Stadium
Capacity: 73,208
Inaugurated: 01/01/1926
Broadcast
Announcers
Ed Thilenius, Johnny Sauer
Summary
ATL and NO combined for 236 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Joe Profit led ATL with 72 rushing yards while Archie Manning paced NO with 45. Through the air, Ken Burrow topped ATL with 69 receiving yards while Bob Newland led NO with 30.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
ATL
NO
First Downs
17
8
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-147-0
30-101-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
16-26-185-3-0
6-18-51-0-0
Sacked-Yards
2-10
3-31
Net Pass Yards
175
20
Total Yards
322
121
Fumbles-Lost
5-5
3-3
Turnovers
5
3
Penalties-Yards
2-30
8-56
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
ATL
NO
First Downs
17
8
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-147-0
30-101-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
16-26-185-3-0
6-18-51-0-0
Sacked-Yards
2-10
3-31
Net Pass Yards
175
20
Total Yards
322
121
Fumbles-Lost
5-5
3-3
Turnovers
5
3
Penalties-Yards
2-30
8-56
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Saints
Ernie Jackson 85 yard defensive fumble return (Charlie Durkee kick)
0-7
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Saints
Archie Manning 3 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick)
0-14
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Falcons
Jim Mitchell 10 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
7-14
3
Falcons
Jim Mitchell 5 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
14-14
4
Falcons
Ken Burrow 23 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
21-14