Week 10, 1974

played in Atlanta, GA

72 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	10	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:42 ATL - Zach Muirbrook 17 pass from Wayne England (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 13:08 ATL - Ricky Fisher 40 field goal
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Jim Bakken 52 field goal
3Q: 07:50 ATL - Ricky Fisher 27 field goal
4Q: 07:31 NOS - Jim Bakken 47 field goal
4Q: 04:14 NOS - Matt Muhammad 3 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Ricky Fisher 41 field goal
4Q: 00:33 ATL - Ricky Fisher 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:42 ATL - Zach Muirbrook 17 pass from Wayne England (Ricky Fisher extra point)
2Q: 13:08 ATL - Ricky Fisher 40 field goal
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Jim Bakken 52 field goal
3Q: 07:50 ATL - Ricky Fisher 27 field goal
4Q: 07:31 NOS - Jim Bakken 47 field goal
4Q: 04:14 NOS - Matt Muhammad 3 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 01:53 ATL - Ricky Fisher 41 field goal
4Q: 00:33 ATL - Ricky Fisher 27 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 2-7 4-5
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 230 302
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 4.04 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 98 118
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 5.16 3.58
Net Passing Yards 132 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.47 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 9/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/24 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 4/25 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 5/96 4/117
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	2-7	4-5
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	230	302
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	4.04	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	98	118
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	5.16	3.58
Net Passing Yards	132	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	151	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.47	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	9/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/24	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	4/25	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	5/96	4/117
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	0:48	OWN 46	3	9	Fumble
1	10:18	5:14	OWN 13	8	39	Punt
1	1:54	0:10	OWN 19	1	6	Fumble
1	0:33	0:46	OWN 35	2	0	Interception
2	13:02	2:27	OWN 41	4	10	Punt
2	6:34	3:21	OWN 8	7	37	Punt
2	1:21	0:44	OPP 43	3	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
3	7:43	1:06	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	4:39	3:32	OWN 5	7	41	Punt
4	10:26	3:02	OWN 39	5	31	Field Goal
4	6:42	2:33	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
4	1:48	0:50	OWN 10	4	6	Downs
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 33	2	14	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 34	2	-16	Punt
1	12:22	2:04	OWN 45	3	-14	Punt
1	5:04	3:10	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	1:44	1:11	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
2	14:47	1:45	OPP 31	3	8	Field Goal
2	10:35	4:01	OWN 1	9	51	Punt
2	3:13	1:52	OWN 5	3	-3	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 41	4	26	Half
3	13:41	1:04	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
3	12:37	4:54	OPP 43	8	33	Field Goal
3	6:37	1:58	OWN 34	4	16	Punt
3	1:07	5:41	OWN 4	12	64	Missed FG
4	7:24	0:42	OWN 28	1	1	Fumble
4	4:09	2:21	OWN 31	10	45	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:33	OPP 16	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Wayne England, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Kiick	12	57	4.75	10	3
Matt Muhammad	5	26	5.20	11	1
Archie Manning	2	15	7.50	9	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mack Herron	18	50	2.78	11	2
Fred Willis	11	54	4.91	20	1
Wayne England	4	14	3.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	34	20	151	4/19	1	28	1	67.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne England	36	25	206	4/22	1	17	0	93.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Wilcox	4	7	17	4.25	4	14	0
RB Sam Cunningham	3	4	16	5.33	12	8	0
WR Bob Grim	3	6	49	16.33	16	25	0
RB Jim Kiick	3	3	6	2.00	4	5	0
TE Henry Childs	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
WR Tony Galloway	2	4	14	7.00	0	14	0
WR Ike Harris	1	6	28	28.00	2	28	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	1
WR Richard Sims	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	7	9	52	7.43	5	17	0
WR Dick Gordon	4	5	49	12.25	2	16	0
WR Bo Rather	4	4	37	9.25	5	16	0
WR Fred Willis	4	5	24	6.00	17	15	0
TE Willie Frazier	3	5	18	6.00	1	11	0
RB Mack Herron	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
TE Zach Muirbrook	1	2	17	17.00	12	17	1
WR Lionel Summers	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charlie Ford	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Kiick	2	1	0
Archie Manning	1	0	0
Larry Wilcox	1	0	0
Tommy Myers	0	1	0
Dave Wilcox	0	0	1
Harris Malinowski	0	0	1
Chester Kuehl	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Herron	2	0	0
Fred Willis	1	0	0
Ken Mitchell	0	1	1
Charlie Ford	0	1	0
Bernie Jackson	0	1	0
Carl Wafer	0	1	0
Lionel Summers	0	1	0
Randy Crowder	0	0	1
Ralph McGill	0	0	1
John Pergine	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	6	273	45.5	44.8	51	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	7	309	44.1	40.6	46	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	4/5	2/3	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	4	25	6.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	5	96	19.2	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Gordon	3	92	30.7	0
Ken Grandberry	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Wilcox	10	2	0.0	32	40
ILB Joe Federspiel	8	4	0.0	32	39
S Tommy Myers	6	2	0.0	32	38
OLB Sammy Everett	6	1	0.0	19	15
CB Alex Kirk	5	2	1.0	15	26
DE Billy Newsome	4	1	2.0	19	25
DT Ricardo Browning	4	2	0.0	26	26
DE Karl Lorch	4	0	0.0	20	21
CB Walt Tamaarkin	3	1	0.0	28	36
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	2	2	0.5	33	37
DT Derland Moore	2	1	0.5	29	37
CB Robbie Magana	2	2	0.0	30	38
S Tracy Hanks	1	3	0.0	22	32
S Lenny Richard	1	1	0.0	9	17
ILB Carl Gersbach	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Jim White	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	0.0	7	5
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	7	1	0.0	17	36
S Nate Crane	6	0	0.0	15	30
DE John Zook	5	1	1.5	15	32
S Ralph McGill	4	0	1.0	18	35
ILB Tom MacLeod	4	3	0.0	16	33
CB Allan Ellis	3	1	0.0	16	35
OLB Richie Minter	3	0	0.0	6	14
OLB Clyde Werner	2	3	1.5	12	23
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0.0	15	33
DE Carl Wafer	2	0	0.0	14	33
DE Bennie Tapeh	1	1	0.0	4	6
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0.0	16	34
DT Earl Edwards	1	0	0.0	3	4
G George Kunz	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Ken Mitchell	0	3	0.0	8	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Billy Newsome	2.0	0	25
CB Alex Kirk	1.0	0	26
DT Derland Moore	0.5	2	37
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.5	0	37
ILB Joe Federspiel	0.0	1	39

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clyde Werner	1.5	1	2	23
DE John Zook	1.5	0	1	32
S Ralph McGill	1.0	0	0	35
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	2	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dave Wilcox	6	0	40
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	1	36
CB Alex Kirk	3	1	26
ILB Joe Federspiel	3	0	39
OLB Sammy Everett	3	0	15
S Tommy Myers	2	1	38
DT Derland Moore	1	0	37
DE Jim White	1	0	6
CB Robbie Magana	1	0	38
S Tracy Hanks	1	0	32

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Pergine	4	1	0	36
S Nate Crane	4	0	0	30
CB Allan Ellis	3	2	0	35
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	1	0	33
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	0	0	33
S Ralph McGill	1	1	0	35
DE John Zook	1	0	0	32
DE Bennie Tapeh	1	0	0	6
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0	14
S Bernie Jackson	0	1	0	34
CB Charlie Ford	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Demarie	2	10	1	15	0	34
Terry Owens	2	3	0	11	2	26
Thurman Cowley	1	2	0	15	1	28
Clarence Hironaka	1	2	0	15	0	30
Bruce Rasmussen	0	0	0	4	1	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Fritsch	3	8	32	0	37
Jon Morris	1	2	19	0	22
Zach Muirbrook	1	1	6	0	9
George Kunz	0	7	33	2	40
Willie Frazier	0	3	29	0	31
Travis Roach	0	3	20	0	21
Matt Atkins	0	2	33	1	40
Wally Watson	0	1	14	1	18
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	15	0	10
Kyle Mathis	0	1	13	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Kuehl	3	19
Eric Cook	1	18
Tommy Nobis	1	16
Tommy Myers	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Crane	3	11
Ken Mitchell	2	29
Charlie Ford	2	17
Fred Willis	1	27
Kyle Mathis	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	32	38	12	82
Joe Federspiel	---	---	32	39	6	77
Dave Wilcox	---	---	32	40	5	77
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	33	37	5	75
Robbie Magana	---	---	30	38	5	73
Derland Moore	---	---	29	37	5	71
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	28	36	5	69
Alex Kirk	---	---	15	26	27	68
Archie Manning	19	38	---	---	2	59
Ike Harris	18	34	---	---	6	58
Ricardo Browning	---	---	26	26	6	58
Tracy Hanks	---	---	22	32	3	57
Billy Newsome	---	---	19	25	9	53
Cas Banaszek	16	32	---	---	2	50
Thurman Cowley	15	28	---	---	7	50
John Demarie	15	34	---	---	---	49
Karl Lorch	---	---	20	21	6	47
Clarence Hironaka	15	30	---	---	2	47
Larry Wilcox	11	28	---	---	7	46
Henry Childs	11	23	---	---	11	45
Sam Cunningham	15	20	---	---	8	43
Bob Grim	8	15	---	---	17	40
Jim Kiick	14	24	---	---	2	40
Terry Owens	11	26	---	---	---	37
Stephen Johnstone	11	18	---	---	8	37
Matt Muhammad	5	14	---	---	17	36
Sammy Everett	---	---	19	15	2	36
Lenny Richard	---	---	9	17	9	35
Randy Rasmussen	8	14	---	---	8	30
Eric Cook	3	9	---	---	18	30
Tony Galloway	7	16	---	---	6	29
Chester Kuehl	---	---	1	0	19	20
Bruce Rasmussen	4	8	---	---	7	19
Tommy Nobis	---	---	1	1	16	18
Jim White	---	---	6	6	5	17
Marc LaBounty	1	4	---	---	12	17
Richard Sims	2	3	---	---	12	17
Carl Gersbach	---	---	2	1	9	12
Harris Malinowski	---	---	7	5	---	12
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Wilhide	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mario Nakamura	---	---	0	0	6	6
John Hadl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Kunz	33	40	---	---	12	85
Ted Fritsch	32	37	---	---	12	81
Wayne England	33	40	---	---	---	73
Matt Atkins	33	40	---	---	---	73
Willie Frazier	29	31	---	---	7	67
Ralph McGill	---	---	18	35	8	61
Fred Willis	13	17	---	---	27	57
Nate Crane	---	---	15	30	11	56
John Pergine	---	---	17	36	2	55
Allan Ellis	---	---	16	35	2	53
Bo Rather	14	23	---	---	16	53
Randy Crowder	---	---	16	34	2	52
Tom MacLeod	---	---	16	33	3	52
Bernie Jackson	---	---	15	34	2	51
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	15	33	2	50
Charley Young	18	28	---	---	4	50
Travis Roach	20	21	---	---	8	49
Carl Wafer	---	---	14	33	2	49
John Zook	---	---	15	32	2	49
Dick Gordon	18	24	---	---	3	45
Jon Morris	19	22	---	---	4	45
Ken Mitchell	---	---	8	7	29	44
Wally Watson	14	18	---	---	12	44
Kyle Mathis	13	19	---	---	12	44
Mack Herron	20	16	---	---	7	43
Charlie Ford	---	---	8	17	17	42
Mickey Gmerek	10	13	---	---	14	37
Zach Muirbrook	6	9	---	---	21	36
Clyde Werner	---	---	12	23	---	35
Lionel Summers	17	18	---	---	---	35
Mark Van Eeghen	15	10	---	---	8	33
Ernie McGee	---	---	3	3	20	26
Ken Grandberry	5	4	---	---	15	24
Richie Minter	---	---	6	14	---	20
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	5	5	7	17
Jorge Ballard	---	---	3	3	10	16
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bennie Tapeh	---	---	4	6	---	10
Earl Edwards	---	---	3	4	---	7
Dave Rowe	---	---	0	1	6	7
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Wilkerson	0	7	---	---	---	7
Buddy Ursino	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Van Note	1	3	---	---	---	4
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	9	54	6.0
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	22	67	3.0
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	34	20	2	2	2	6	3	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne England	36	25	0	3	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	46	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	81	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	102	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	7	4	0	17	0	28
WR Bob Grim	6	3	1	49	1	15
WR Ike Harris	6	1	0	28	1	34
RB Sam Cunningham	4	3	1	16	0	20
WR Tony Galloway	4	2	0	14	0	16
RB Jim Kiick	3	3	0	6	0	24
TE Henry Childs	2	2	0	8	0	23
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	0	3	0	14
WR Richard Sims	1	1	0	10	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Charley Young	9	7	1	52	28
TE Willie Frazier	5	3	0	18	31
WR Dick Gordon	5	4	0	49	24
WR Fred Willis	5	4	1	24	17
WR Bo Rather	4	4	0	37	23
WR Lionel Summers	4	0	0	0	18
TE Zach Muirbrook	2	1	0	17	9
RB Mack Herron	1	1	0	1	16
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0	8	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Muhammad	1	2	2.00	5.20

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Herron	3	2	0.67	2.78
Fred Willis	1	4	4.00	4.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	3	3	14	4.67	4.44

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne England	2	2	16	8.00	5.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	3	3.00	2.43

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Willis	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.80
TE Zach Muirbrook	1	1	17	17.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kiick	1	0
Archie Manning	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Willis	3	1
Mack Herron	2	0
Wayne England	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	9	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne England	15	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Grim	3	1	1
WR Larry Wilcox	2	1	0
TE Henry Childs	1	1	0
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	4	3	1
TE Willie Frazier	2	1	1
WR Dick Gordon	2	2	2
WR Fred Willis	2	2	2
TE Zach Muirbrook	2	1	1
WR Bo Rather	1	1	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)