Week 10, 1975

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	10	7	3	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	10	3	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 NOS - Jim Kiick 2 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 08:57 ATL - Jim Robinson 44 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
1Q: 03:35 ATL - Ricky Fisher 52 field goal
1Q: 00:28 NOS - Ross Robertson 27 field goal
2Q: 10:36 NOS - Jim Kiick 31 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 05:15 NOS - Ross Robertson 27 field goal
2Q: 03:22 ATL - Ricky Fisher 44 field goal
3Q: 05:05 NOS - Jim Kiick 3 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 00:02 ATL - Ricky Fisher 23 field goal
4Q: 10:24 NOS - Ross Robertson 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 NOS - Jim Kiick 2 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
1Q: 08:57 ATL - Jim Robinson 44 pass from Reuben Fields (Ricky Fisher extra point)
1Q: 03:35 ATL - Ricky Fisher 52 field goal
1Q: 00:28 NOS - Ross Robertson 27 field goal
2Q: 10:36 NOS - Jim Kiick 31 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 05:15 NOS - Ross Robertson 27 field goal
2Q: 03:22 ATL - Ricky Fisher 44 field goal
3Q: 05:05 NOS - Jim Kiick 3 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 00:02 ATL - Ricky Fisher 23 field goal
4Q: 10:24 NOS - Ross Robertson 48 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 2-8 3-7
First Downs 27 13
- by Rushing 13 4
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 460 213
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 6.39 3.55
Net Rushing Yards 225 66
- Rushing Attempts 40 21
- Yards per Rush 5.63 3.14
Net Passing Yards 235 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 2 38 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.34 3.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 4/50 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/90 6/177
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 34
Time of Possession 36:20 23:40

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	2-8	3-7
First Downs	27	13
- by Rushing	13	4
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	460	213
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	6.39	3.55
Net Rushing Yards	225	66
- Rushing Attempts	40	21
- Yards per Rush	5.63	3.14
Net Passing Yards	235	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 2	38 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.34	3.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	4/50	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/90	6/177
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 34
Time of Possession	36:20	23:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
1	8:38	2:35	OWN 30	5	16	Interception
1	3:27	3:05	OWN 42	4	48	Field Goal
2	13:30	3:12	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
2	8:15	3:06	OWN 23	5	67	Field Goal
2	3:17	1:35	OWN 17	4	21	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 37	4	35	Half
3	13:26	2:39	OWN 36	5	31	Interception
3	9:20	4:22	OPP 47	10	47	Touchdown
4	15:00	4:44	OWN 34	9	35	Field Goal
4	8:23	4:41	OWN 38	6	20	Punt
4	1:38	0:31	OWN 43	3	4	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	1:59	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
1	6:03	2:36	OWN 49	5	16	Field Goal
1	0:22	1:52	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
2	10:18	2:03	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	5:09	1:52	OWN 48	7	25	Field Goal
2	1:42	0:53	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	10:47	1:27	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
3	4:58	4:58	OPP 49	11	43	Field Goal
4	10:16	1:53	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	3:42	2:04	OWN 20	9	35	Interception
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	6	26	Game

Game MVP: Jim Kiick, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jim Kiick	28	171	6.11	50	4	3
Matt Muhammad	12	54	4.50	10	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Herron	13	60	4.62	20	2	0
Vince Wilkerson	8	6	0.75	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	31	20	240	1/5	0	48	2	61.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	38	14	155	1/8	1	44	1	47.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Sam Cunningham	5	5	31	6.20	11	13
WR Larry Wilcox	4	7	57	14.25	12	20
WR Bob Grim	3	5	83	27.67	6	48
RB Jim Kiick	2	3	23	11.50	10	12
RB Matt Muhammad	2	2	13	6.50	4	7
WR Tony Galloway	2	7	21	10.50	4	13
WR Richard Sims	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lionel Summers	3	9	29	9.67	9	18	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	14	7.00	3	10	0
TE Russ Francis	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Robert Miller	2	7	23	11.50	0	12	0
WR Jim Robinson	2	8	55	27.50	4	44	1
WR Ken Grandberry	1	3	14	14.00	3	14	0
WR Charley Young	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Len Garrett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mack Herron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jack Mildren	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ralph McGill	1	13	13.00	0
CB Ernie McGee	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Newsome	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reuben Fields	1	0	0	0
Kyle Mathis	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Eischeid	3	142	47.3	30.7	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	6	254	42.3	34.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	4	50	12.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	5	90	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	4	118	29.5	0
Rolland Lawrence	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	7	3	0.0	21	39
CB Louis Wright	4	1	0.0	21	38
DE Billy Newsome	3	0	1.0	21	37
CB Alex Kirk	3	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Sammy Everett	3	1	0.0	14	21
S Jack Mildren	3	0	0.0	20	37
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	3	0	0.0	19	37
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	2	0.0	21	35
WR Tony Galloway	2	0	---	---	---
DT Ricardo Browning	2	0	0.0	11	20
OLB Tommy Nobis	1	2	0.0	11	22
DT Derland Moore	1	1	0.0	18	38
DE Jim White	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Robbie Magana	1	0	0.0	21	37
S Lenny Richard	1	0	0.0	7	18
DT Harris Malinowski	0	1	0.0	4	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	7	2	0.0	36	30
ILB Tom MacLeod	7	0	0.0	38	32
S Ralph McGill	7	0	0.0	33	24
CB Randy Logan	6	2	0.0	27	18
DE Coy Bacon	5	2	1.0	35	30
S Bernie Jackson	5	2	0.0	21	21
CB Allan Ellis	5	1	0.0	36	31
DE John Zook	4	1	0.0	34	30
DT Randy Crowder	3	1	0.0	33	28
DT Dave Pear	3	0	0.0	31	23
CB Ernie McGee	2	1	0.0	24	21
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0.0	33	29
OLB Richie Minter	1	1	0.0	19	12
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	0.0	17	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Billy Newsome	1.0	1	1	37
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	2	37
OLB Sammy Everett	0.0	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	1.0	0	2	5	30
DE John Zook	0.0	1	2	0	30
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	0	1	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alex Kirk	3	1	0	36
CB Louis Wright	3	1	0	38
S Tommy Myers	2	1	0	39
OLB Sammy Everett	2	0	0	21
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	2	0	35
S Jack Mildren	1	0	1	37
CB Robbie Magana	1	0	0	37
S Lenny Richard	1	0	0	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	3	1	0	31
S Ralph McGill	3	0	1	24
ILB Tom MacLeod	3	0	0	32
DE Coy Bacon	2	0	0	30
S Bernie Jackson	2	0	0	21
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0	18
OLB John Pergine	2	0	0	30
CB Ernie McGee	1	0	1	21
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0	29
DE Carl Wafer	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stephen Johnstone	5	8	38	0	28
Clarence Hironaka	3	6	29	0	23
Cas Banaszek	3	5	30	0	26
Randy Rasmussen	3	4	33	0	28
Rick Zimmerman	3	4	25	0	16
Thurman Cowley	2	4	31	1	26
Henry Childs	1	3	30	0	19
Sam Cunningham	1	3	29	0	24
Bruce Rasmussen	0	3	11	0	9

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Roach	2	5	18	0	28
Jeff Van Note	1	7	19	0	37
George Kunz	1	2	19	0	34
Jon Morris	0	3	19	0	39
Matt Atkins	0	2	16	0	25
Kyle Mathis	0	1	5	1	11
Len Garrett	0	1	9	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Muhammad	2	23
Billy Wilhide	1	16
Chester Kuehl	1	16
Ike Harris	1	15
Mike Strachan	1	11
Doug Plank	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Jackson	4	21
Willie Frazier	1	21
Charley Young	1	15
Ted Fritsch	1	9
Kyle Mathis	1	9
Ernie McGee	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hadl	40	32	---	---	---	72
Alex Kirk	---	---	17	36	17	70
Tommy Myers	---	---	21	39	6	66
Stephen Johnstone	38	28	---	---	---	66
Larry Wilcox	33	23	---	---	6	62
Thurman Cowley	31	26	---	---	5	62
Louis Wright	---	---	21	38	3	62
Joe Federspiel	---	---	21	35	5	61
Billy Newsome	---	---	21	37	3	61
Randy Rasmussen	33	28	---	---	---	61
Robbie Magana	---	---	21	37	3	61
Jack Mildren	---	---	20	37	3	60
Sam Cunningham	29	24	---	---	6	59
Derland Moore	---	---	18	38	3	59
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	19	37	3	59
Cas Banaszek	30	26	---	---	2	58
Henry Childs	30	19	---	---	8	57
Bob Grim	22	17	---	---	18	57
Clarence Hironaka	29	23	---	---	4	56
Matt Muhammad	12	17	---	---	23	52
Jim Kiick	28	15	---	---	5	48
Rick Zimmerman	25	16	---	---	6	47
Sammy Everett	---	---	14	21	3	38
Tommy Nobis	---	---	11	22	4	37
Billy Wilhide	11	10	---	---	16	37
Ricardo Browning	---	---	11	20	4	35
Lenny Richard	---	---	7	18	10	35
Richard Sims	14	16	---	---	4	34
Tony Galloway	15	16	---	---	1	32
Bruce Rasmussen	11	9	---	---	6	26
Marc LaBounty	6	1	---	---	13	20
Chester Kuehl	---	---	0	1	16	17
Ike Harris	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jim White	---	---	2	2	11	15
Doug Plank	---	---	0	5	10	15
J.B. Aarhus	3	4	---	---	6	13
Mike Strachan	0	2	---	---	11	13
Carl Gersbach	---	---	0	0	11	11
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harris Malinowski	---	---	4	4	---	8
Mario Nakamura	---	---	2	0	6	8
Mike Eischeid	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fulton Kuykendall	---	---	0	0	5	5
Karl Lorch	---	---	1	2	---	3
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom MacLeod	---	---	38	32	4	74
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	33	29	10	72
Allan Ellis	---	---	36	31	4	71
John Pergine	---	---	36	30	4	70
Coy Bacon	---	---	35	30	3	68
John Zook	---	---	34	30	3	67
Randy Crowder	---	---	33	28	5	66
Bernie Jackson	---	---	21	21	21	63
George Kunz	19	34	---	---	9	62
Reuben Fields	21	39	---	---	---	60
Ralph McGill	---	---	33	24	2	59
Jon Morris	19	39	---	---	1	59
Dave Pear	---	---	31	23	3	57
Jeff Van Note	19	37	---	---	---	56
Travis Roach	18	28	---	---	8	54
Vince Wilkerson	8	22	---	---	22	52
Ernie McGee	---	---	24	21	6	51
Mark Van Eeghen	14	24	---	---	11	49
Randy Logan	---	---	27	18	3	48
Jim Robinson	12	26	---	---	10	48
Matt Atkins	16	25	---	---	---	41
Len Garrett	9	17	---	---	10	36
Mack Herron	13	17	---	---	5	35
Dave Burk	7	19	---	---	9	35
Russ Francis	12	20	---	---	3	35
Robert Miller	12	22	---	---	---	34
Richie Minter	---	---	19	12	2	33
Carl Wafer	---	---	17	11	4	32
Lionel Summers	11	21	---	---	---	32
Willie Frazier	3	7	---	---	21	31
Ken Grandberry	8	13	---	---	7	28
Kyle Mathis	5	11	---	---	9	25
Ken Mitchell	---	---	4	2	17	23
Charley Young	3	4	---	---	15	22
Van Terry	---	---	4	1	17	22
Fred Willis	0	2	---	---	16	18
Dave Rowe	---	---	9	7	---	16
Ted Fritsch	2	2	---	---	9	13
Steve Shull	---	---	2	0	7	9
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jorge Ballard	---	---	4	2	---	6
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wayne England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	93	9.3
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	13	79	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	3	3	1.0
Right	10	41	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Hadl	31	20	3	0	2	1	5	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	38	14	1	4	7	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	87	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	69	9.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	31	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	80	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	1	44	3.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Galloway	7	2	1	21	0	16
WR Larry Wilcox	7	4	1	57	1	23
RB Sam Cunningham	5	5	0	31	0	24
WR Bob Grim	5	3	0	83	2	17
RB Jim Kiick	3	2	0	23	0	15
RB Matt Muhammad	2	2	0	13	0	17
WR Richard Sims	1	1	0	7	0	16
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	0	5	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lionel Summers	9	3	2	29	0	21
WR Jim Robinson	8	2	0	55	1	26
WR Robert Miller	7	2	3	23	0	22
WR Ken Grandberry	3	1	1	14	0	13
TE Russ Francis	3	2	0	14	0	20
TE Len Garrett	2	0	0	0	0	17
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	0	14	0	24
RB Mack Herron	1	0	1	0	0	17
WR Charley Young	1	1	0	0	0	4
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0	6	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	8	21	2.63	6.11
Matt Muhammad	3	12	4.00	4.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Wilkerson	2	2	1.00	0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Hadl	4	2	6	1.50	7.74

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	3	1	10	3.33	4.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.20
WR Bob Grim	1	0	0	0.00	16.60
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Richard Sims	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	6.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kiick	4	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Hadl	6	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	1
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0
WR Bob Grim	1	0	0
RB Jim Kiick	1	0	0
WR Richard Sims	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Robinson	5	2	2
WR Lionel Summers	3	1	0
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	1
WR Robert Miller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)