Week 2, 1974

played in Washington, DC

84 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	10	3	7	-	23
Washington Redskins	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 NOS - Jim Bakken 28 field goal
2Q: 06:37 NOS - Richard Sims 9 pass from John Hadl (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 04:46 NOS - Jim Bakken 50 field goal
3Q: 06:09 NOS - Jim Bakken 43 field goal
4Q: 02:17 NOS - Matt Muhammad 1 run (Jim Bakken extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 NOS - Jim Bakken 28 field goal
2Q: 06:37 NOS - Richard Sims 9 pass from John Hadl (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 04:46 NOS - Jim Bakken 50 field goal
3Q: 06:09 NOS - Jim Bakken 43 field goal
4Q: 02:17 NOS - Matt Muhammad 1 run (Jim Bakken extra point)

Team Statistics NOS WAS
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 287 252
- Offensive Plays 68 72
- Yards per Play 4.22 3.50
Net Rushing Yards 115 118
- Rushing Attempts 38 21
- Yards per Rush 3.03 5.62
Net Passing Yards 172 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 49 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 172 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.73 2.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 3/9 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:10 27:50

Team Statistics	NOS	WAS
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	287	252
- Offensive Plays	68	72
- Yards per Play	4.22	3.50
Net Rushing Yards	115	118
- Rushing Attempts	38	21
- Yards per Rush	3.03	5.62
Net Passing Yards	172	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	49 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	172	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.73	2.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	3/9	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:10	27:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 28	8	61	Field Goal
1	5:45	2:11	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	15:00	2:58	OWN 34	5	42	Interception
2	10:24	1:59	OWN 35	5	19	Punt
2	7:36	1:08	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
2	5:50	1:09	OWN 45	4	22	Field Goal
2	3:38	2:52	OWN 29	8	40	Missed FG
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 33	1	8	Half
3	12:32	2:50	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
3	8:06	2:04	OWN 49	4	25	Field Goal
3	4:43	2:07	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
4	14:30	1:53	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
4	8:45	2:20	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	5:35	2:28	OPP 39	3	-6	Punt
4	2:39	0:30	OPP 1	3	1	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 39	2	-4	Game

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	4:18	OWN 20	8	44	Punt
1	3:34	3:34	OWN 26	6	47	Missed FG
2	12:02	1:38	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:25	0:49	OWN 20	2	16	Fumble
2	6:28	0:38	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	4:41	1:03	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	0:46	0:34	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	9:42	1:36	OWN 7	4	4	Punt
3	6:02	1:19	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
3	2:36	3:06	OWN 6	7	35	Interception
4	12:37	3:52	OWN 24	10	54	Interception
4	6:25	0:50	OWN 39	4	0	Downs
4	3:07	0:28	OWN 1	4	0	Downs
4	2:09	1:39	OWN 36	8	25	Downs

Game MVP: Jim Kiick, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matt Muhammad	18	61	3.39	18	2	1
Jim Kiick	17	57	3.35	21	3	0
Archie Manning	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0
Sam Cunningham	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warren Bankston	11	72	6.55	23	3	0
Larry Brown	10	46	4.60	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	30	17	172	0/0	1	32	1	70.4

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	49	17	145	2/11	0	20	3	18.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jim Kiick	5	6	38	7.60	7	16	0
WR Ike Harris	3	5	62	20.67	30	32	0
WR Richard Sims	3	6	25	8.33	3	10	1
WR Larry Wilcox	2	4	22	11.00	0	14	0
TE Henry Childs	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	3	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bob Grim	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eric Cook	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Levi Tyson	7	11	66	9.43	2	17
RB Warren Bankston	3	4	14	4.67	3	6
RB Larry Brown	2	3	10	5.00	0	7
WR Jerry LeVias	2	12	33	16.50	2	20
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	11	11.00	6	11
TE Tom Mitchell	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
TE Alvin Reed	1	2	10	10.00	7	10
TE Chip Glass	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ben Hawkins	0	10	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jess Phillips	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB J.B. Conway	1	0	0.00
CB Robbie Magana	1	9	9.00
CB Walt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.00

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim Foley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Tracy Hanks	1	0
Joe Federspiel	0	1
Mario Nakamura	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov
Jerry LeVias	1	0
Danny White	1	0
Dean Lang	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	7	301	43.0	35.3	49	5

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hal Roberts	7	285	40.7	34.9	50	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	3/4	2/3	1/1	50	2/2

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Fritsch	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	2	13	6.5	0
Bob Grim	1	8	8.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry LeVias	3	34	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Harris	1	12	12.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Severson	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	7	4	0.0	18	47
S Tommy Myers	5	2	0.0	20	50
CB Robbie Magana	4	0	0.0	20	48
DE Karl Lorch	3	0	1.0	19	50
CB Walt Tamaarkin	3	0	0.0	19	50
DE Mario Nakamura	2	0	1.0	20	50
S Tracy Hanks	2	3	0.0	20	48
OLB Dave Wilcox	2	1	0.0	17	50
CB J.B. Conway	2	1	0.0	17	50
ILB Carl Gersbach	2	0	0.0	4	1
DT Derland Moore	2	0	0.0	16	33
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	2	0	0.0	19	40
DE Jim White	1	1	0.0	3	2
CB John Brandon	1	1	0.0	1	5
QB John Hadl	1	0	---	---	---
S Lenny Richard	1	0	0.0	6	19
OLB Sammy Everett	0	1	0.0	4	4

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Houston	10	7	0.0	38	30
OLB Al Beauchamp	9	0	0.0	37	29
DT Mike Tilleman	8	1	0.0	35	29
ILB Jim Carter	6	3	0.0	38	30
DT Jim Bailey	3	2	0.0	30	24
S Jeff Severson	3	2	0.0	24	26
DE Jack Gregory	3	1	0.0	32	29
OLB Bo Conway	3	1	0.0	18	8
CB Tim Foley	2	0	0.0	35	27
DE Tony McGee	1	1	0.0	37	29
WR Jerry LeVias	1	0	---	---	---
TE Tom Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jess Phillips	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bubba Spagnola	1	0	0.0	36	25
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0.0	8	1
T Cary Burmester	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Jim Massey	0	2	0.0	19	24
DE Lem Burnham	0	1	0.0	16	5
S Jorge Van Wagner	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Karl Lorch	1.0	2	2	50
DE Mario Nakamura	1.0	1	1	50
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	2	40

Washington	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jim Bailey	2	24
DE Jack Gregory	2	29
CB Bubba Spagnola	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robbie Magana	4	1	1	48
ILB Joe Federspiel	4	1	0	47
CB J.B. Conway	2	2	1	50
CB Walt Tamaarkin	2	1	1	50
S Tommy Myers	1	0	0	50
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	0	40
CB John Brandon	1	0	0	5
S Tracy Hanks	1	0	0	48
S Lenny Richard	1	0	0	19
OLB Dave Wilcox	0	2	0	50

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Al Beauchamp	5	0	0	29
S Jeff Severson	4	1	0	26
ILB Jim Carter	3	0	0	30
S Ken Houston	2	0	0	30
DE Jack Gregory	1	0	0	29
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	0	8
ILB Al Brister	1	0	0	1
CB Tim Foley	0	1	1	27
CB Jim Massey	0	1	0	24
CB Bubba Spagnola	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Randy Rasmussen	3	6	30	20
Thurman Cowley	2	3	15	16
Terry Owens	1	7	16	14
Clarence Hironaka	1	4	29	22
Bruce Rasmussen	0	6	32	22
John Demarie	0	5	30	26
Sam Cunningham	0	2	15	11
Henry Childs	0	1	30	18
J.B. Aarhus	0	1	16	15
Stephen Johnstone	0	1	22	15

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Shelton	3	5	0	19	0	47
Paul Laaveg	2	3	1	16	1	38
Dean Lang	1	3	0	17	0	40
Pete Herndon	1	2	0	7	0	12
Tom Mitchell	1	1	0	13	0	23
Korey Benoot	0	2	0	5	1	13
Doug Dumler	0	2	0	18	0	49
Jay Douglas	0	1	0	3	0	2
Jim Harrison	0	1	0	9	0	22
Cary Burmester	0	1	0	4	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Muhammad	2	24
Tommy Nobis	1	13
Clarence Hironaka	1	11
John Demarie	1	7

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Harrison	2	10
Warren Bankston	1	15
Ralph Cornish	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robbie Magana	---	---	20	48	15	83
Tommy Myers	---	---	20	50	3	73
Mario Nakamura	---	---	20	50	1	71
Karl Lorch	---	---	19	50	1	70
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	19	50	1	70
Tracy Hanks	---	---	20	48	1	69
Joe Federspiel	---	---	18	47	3	68
Dave Wilcox	---	---	17	50	1	68
J.B. Conway	---	---	17	50	1	68
John Hadl	36	30	---	---	---	66
John Demarie	30	26	---	---	7	63
Bruce Rasmussen	32	22	---	---	9	63
Clarence Hironaka	29	22	---	---	11	62
Randy Rasmussen	30	20	---	---	11	61
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	19	40	1	60
Henry Childs	30	18	---	---	10	58
Derland Moore	---	---	16	33	3	52
Matt Muhammad	18	9	---	---	24	51
Tony Galloway	16	20	---	---	14	50
Richard Sims	24	22	---	---	1	47
Sam Cunningham	15	11	---	---	20	46
Ike Harris	26	19	---	---	1	46
Larry Wilcox	25	14	---	---	6	45
Jim Kiick	20	21	---	---	1	42
J.B. Aarhus	16	15	---	---	11	42
Eric Cook	14	10	---	---	13	37
Thurman Cowley	15	16	---	---	6	37
Stephen Johnstone	22	15	---	---	---	37
Chester Kuehl	---	---	1	0	30	31
Terry Owens	16	14	---	---	---	30
Lenny Richard	---	---	6	19	5	30
Harris Malinowski	---	---	2	12	7	21
Bob Grim	2	6	---	---	12	20
Tommy Nobis	---	---	3	1	13	17
John Brandon	---	---	1	5	9	15
Jim White	---	---	3	2	7	12
Carl Gersbach	---	---	4	1	6	11
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sammy Everett	---	---	4	4	---	8
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Archie Manning	2	0	---	---	4	6
Ricardo Browning	---	---	2	1	---	3
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Carter	---	---	38	30	18	86
Ken Houston	---	---	38	30	5	73
Danny White	21	51	---	---	---	72
Al Beauchamp	---	---	37	29	5	71
Mike Tilleman	---	---	35	29	6	70
Tony McGee	---	---	37	29	3	69
Doug Dumler	18	49	---	---	---	67
Tim Foley	---	---	35	27	5	67
Jim Massey	---	---	19	24	23	66
Keith Shelton	19	47	---	---	---	66
Jack Gregory	---	---	32	29	4	65
Jerry LeVias	16	36	---	---	13	65
Bubba Spagnola	---	---	36	25	4	65
Ben Hawkins	17	43	---	---	2	62
Jeff Severson	---	---	24	26	10	60
Jon Bridges	14	39	---	---	5	58
Dean Lang	17	40	---	---	---	57
Jim Bailey	---	---	30	24	2	56
Warren Bankston	11	29	---	---	15	55
Paul Laaveg	16	38	---	---	---	54
Levi Tyson	12	28	---	---	12	52
Tom Mitchell	13	23	---	---	7	43
Jim Harrison	9	22	---	---	10	41
Chip Glass	8	23	---	---	5	36
Larry Brown	10	22	---	---	---	32
Alvin Reed	4	12	---	---	15	31
Lem Burnham	---	---	16	5	8	29
Pete Herndon	7	12	---	---	8	27
Bo Conway	---	---	18	8	---	26
Korey Benoot	5	13	---	---	8	26
Jess Phillips	5	16	---	---	---	21
Ralph Cornish	---	---	3	3	14	20
Jorge Van Wagner	---	---	6	6	8	20
Cary Burmester	4	11	---	---	3	18
Fred Taylor	0	0	---	---	15	15
Andy Buffone	---	---	8	1	5	14
Nick McWilliams	2	4	---	---	8	14
Jay Douglas	3	2	---	---	8	13
Harold Kayton	---	---	3	3	7	13
Wes Chesson	0	1	---	---	8	9
Al Brister	---	---	1	1	6	8
Hal Roberts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tody Smith	---	---	2	1	1	4
Toni Fritsch	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	9	17	1.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	8	47	5.9
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Hadl	30	17	2	1	2	4	5	0	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	49	17	1	9	4	7	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	36	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	123	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	29	5	51	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	37	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jim Kiick	6	5	0	38	0	21
WR Richard Sims	6	3	1	25	0	22
WR Ike Harris	5	3	1	62	2	19
WR Larry Wilcox	4	2	0	22	0	14
RB Matt Muhammad	3	1	0	1	0	9
TE Eric Cook	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Henry Childs	1	1	0	15	0	18
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Bob Grim	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	0	3	0	20

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry LeVias	12	2	2	33	1	36
WR Levi Tyson	11	7	2	66	0	28
WR Ben Hawkins	10	0	0	0	0	43
RB Warren Bankston	4	3	0	14	0	29
RB Larry Brown	3	2	0	10	0	22
RB Jess Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	16
TE Tom Mitchell	2	1	0	1	0	23
TE Alvin Reed	2	1	0	10	0	12
TE Chip Glass	1	0	0	0	0	23
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	0	11	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Muhammad	3	1	0.33	3.39
Jim Kiick	1	3	3.00	3.35

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Hadl	5	3	18	3.60	5.73

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Harris	2	1	3	1.50	12.40
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Matt Muhammad	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
WR Richard Sims	1	1	9	9.00	4.17

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Muhammad	4	1
Jim Kiick	2	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Bankston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Hadl	10	6	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	14	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richard Sims	3	2	1
WR Larry Wilcox	3	1	1
RB Matt Muhammad	2	1	0
WR Ike Harris	1	1	0
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry LeVias	6	0	0
WR Levi Tyson	5	3	2
RB Warren Bankston	1	0	0
WR Ben Hawkins	1	0	0
TE Alvin Reed	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)