Week 15, 1974

played in Chicago, IL

27 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	0	-	7
Chicago Bears	10	10	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 CHI - Otis Armstrong 3 run (Errol Mann extra point)
1Q: 05:30 CHI - Errol Mann 45 field goal
2Q: 06:04 CHI - Otis Armstrong 1 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 02:36 CHI - Errol Mann 20 field goal
3Q: 08:35 NOS - Matt Muhammad 1 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 13:28 CHI - Errol Mann 43 field goal
4Q: 02:22 CHI - Otis Armstrong 1 run (Errol Mann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 CHI - Otis Armstrong 3 run (Errol Mann extra point)
1Q: 05:30 CHI - Errol Mann 45 field goal
2Q: 06:04 CHI - Otis Armstrong 1 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 02:36 CHI - Errol Mann 20 field goal
3Q: 08:35 NOS - Matt Muhammad 1 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 13:28 CHI - Errol Mann 43 field goal
4Q: 02:22 CHI - Otis Armstrong 1 run (Errol Mann extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CHI
Record 3-11 8-6
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 200 332
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 3.64 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 90 156
- Rushing Attempts 21 44
- Yards per Rush 4.29 3.55
Net Passing Yards 110 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 2 22 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 121 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.24 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/59 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 6/137 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:52 36:08

Team Statistics	NOS	CHI
Record	3-11	8-6
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	200	332
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	3.64	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	90	156
- Rushing Attempts	21	44
- Yards per Rush	4.29	3.55
Net Passing Yards	110	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 2	22 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	121	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.24	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/59	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	6/137	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:52	36:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	1:49	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
1	8:50	1:26	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
1	5:22	2:58	OWN 21	5	27	Punt
1	0:46	2:04	OWN 47	5	8	Interception
2	11:44	1:15	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
2	5:58	0:26	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
2	2:29	2:08	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	6:34	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	6:36	1:55	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
4	13:22	2:23	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	6:58	1:34	OWN 12	4	6	Downs
4	2:15	0:57	OWN 29	4	2	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	10:15	1:25	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
1	7:24	2:02	OWN 49	4	23	Field Goal
1	2:24	1:38	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
2	13:42	1:58	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	10:29	4:31	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	5:32	3:03	OPP 29	8	26	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 16	1	5	Half
3	8:26	1:50	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
3	4:41	6:19	OWN 20	12	54	Field Goal
4	10:59	4:01	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
4	5:24	3:09	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 31	4	25	Game

Game MVP: Otis Armstrong, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jim Kiick	12	50	4.17	10	1	0
Matt Muhammad	5	11	2.20	4	0	1
Archie Manning	3	14	4.67	5	0	0
Sam Cunningham	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	27	93	3.44	19	2	3
Andy Johnson	14	64	4.57	22	2	0
O.J. Fujimoto	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Scott Hunter	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	28	14	109	2/11	0	23	2	30.2
John Hadl	4	3	12	0/0	0	7	0	77.1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Hunter	22	14	187	2/11	0	69	0	90.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Sam Cunningham	5	6	29	5.80	13	18
WR Larry Wilcox	4	6	47	11.75	9	23
RB Matt Muhammad	3	3	20	6.67	14	9
WR Tony Galloway	2	5	13	6.50	4	7
TE Henry Childs	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
WR Bob Grim	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Ike Harris	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Carrol	6	7	132	22.00	69	69
RB Otis Armstrong	2	2	9	4.50	0	5
WR Ronnie Talley	2	6	14	7.00	0	11
WR Joseph Bach	2	3	24	12.00	3	18
RB Andy Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Lester Tresca	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Roger Carr	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Don Rives	1	13	13.00	0
CB Paul Johnson	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lenny Richard	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andy Johnson	1	0	0	0
Scott Hunter	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	7	310	44.3	36.9	49	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Merritt Kersey	5	210	42.0	40.2	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	2	9	4.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Scribner	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	6	137	22.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	10	4	0.0	41	23
OLB Dave Wilcox	8	4	0.0	44	22
S Tracy Hanks	5	1	0.0	31	20
DE Karl Lorch	4	4	1.0	34	14
DT Ricardo Browning	3	0	0.5	34	18
S Lenny Richard	3	2	0.0	37	23
DE Jim White	3	1	0.0	30	16
DT Derland Moore	3	0	0.0	42	23
OLB Sammy Everett	3	0	0.0	23	11
CB Robbie Magana	3	0	0.0	40	19
S Jermaine Maier	3	0	0.0	15	8
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	2	1	0.5	39	23
CB Alex Kirk	2	4	0.0	22	17
CB Walt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	40	21
WR Bob Grim	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tommy Nobis	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chester Kuehl	0	1	0.0	0	2

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Duane Benson	8	2	1.0	21	34
CB Maurice Cherpeski	6	3	0.0	18	31
DE Fred Dryer	4	1	1.0	19	33
S Craig Clemons	4	3	0.0	20	33
DT Wally Chambers	3	2	0.0	20	32
CB Durwood Keeton	3	1	0.0	19	31
CB Paul Johnson	3	0	0.0	21	31
S Kirk Robbins	3	0	0.0	20	33
DE Ron Rydalich	2	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Don Rives	1	2	0.0	21	33
DE Larry Hand	1	0	0.0	19	32
S Rodney Dawkins	1	0	0.0	7	11
S Vinny Hoover	0	1	0.0	1	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Karl Lorch	1.0	0	14
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.5	1	23
DT Ricardo Browning	0.5	0	18

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Dryer	1.0	1	3	5	33
OLB Duane Benson	1.0	0	0	0	34
OLB Dan Buffone	0.0	1	0	0	3
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Larry Hand	0.0	0	1	0	32
ILB Don Rives	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tracy Hanks	3	2	20
OLB Sammy Everett	3	0	11
OLB Dave Wilcox	2	0	22
S Jermaine Maier	2	0	8
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	1	23
CB Alex Kirk	1	1	17
OLB Tommy Nobis	1	0	1
DT Ricardo Browning	1	0	18

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Duane Benson	4	1	0	34
CB Paul Johnson	3	0	1	31
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0	33
CB Maurice Cherpeski	2	0	0	31
ILB Don Rives	1	0	1	33
DT Wally Chambers	1	0	0	32
S Craig Clemons	1	0	0	33
CB Durwood Keeton	1	0	0	31
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	0	21
S Rodney Dawkins	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cas Banaszek	2	2	19	0	31
Terry Owens	1	3	16	1	26
Clarence Hironaka	1	3	17	0	30
Randy Rasmussen	1	1	9	0	14
Bruce Rasmussen	1	1	4	0	4
John Demarie	0	5	19	1	31
Thurman Cowley	0	2	14	0	23
Henry Childs	0	1	11	0	16

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Coady	6	9	1	37	0	19
Alberto White	2	10	0	36	1	19
Phil LaPorta	2	3	0	38	0	20
Hubert Camarillo	1	6	0	32	0	16
Carl Garrett	1	3	1	18	0	12
Boyd Brown	1	2	0	23	0	9
Jim Clack	1	1	0	19	0	13
Cid Edwards	1	1	0	8	0	2
Rocky Freitas	0	3	0	33	0	17
Bob Young	0	2	0	14	1	9
Andre Tillman	0	2	0	22	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Kuehl	2	19
Eric Cook	1	14
Stephen Johnstone	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Edwards	4	26
Cid Edwards	2	14
Doug Allen	1	9
Vinny Hoover	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Wilcox	---	---	44	22	3	69
Joe Federspiel	---	---	41	23	4	68
Derland Moore	---	---	42	23	3	68
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	39	23	4	66
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	40	21	3	64
Tracy Hanks	---	---	31	20	12	63
Lenny Richard	---	---	37	23	3	63
Robbie Magana	---	---	40	19	3	62
Alex Kirk	---	---	22	17	22	61
Ricardo Browning	---	---	34	18	2	54
Ike Harris	19	27	---	---	7	53
Cas Banaszek	19	31	---	---	2	52
Archie Manning	21	30	---	---	---	51
Jim White	---	---	30	16	5	51
John Demarie	19	31	---	---	---	50
Karl Lorch	---	---	34	14	1	49
Clarence Hironaka	17	30	---	---	2	49
Bob Grim	10	21	---	---	13	44
Terry Owens	16	26	---	---	---	42
Thurman Cowley	14	23	---	---	5	42
Jim Kiick	15	23	---	---	3	41
Larry Wilcox	13	23	---	---	5	41
Tony Galloway	12	20	---	---	8	40
Henry Childs	11	16	---	---	12	39
Matt Muhammad	6	14	---	---	14	34
Sammy Everett	---	---	23	11	---	34
Sam Cunningham	11	16	---	---	6	33
Randy Rasmussen	9	14	---	---	7	30
Jermaine Maier	---	---	15	8	7	30
Eric Cook	5	7	---	---	14	26
Stephen Johnstone	7	11	---	---	7	25
Chester Kuehl	---	---	0	2	19	21
Tommy Nobis	---	---	3	1	16	20
Bruce Rasmussen	4	4	---	---	7	15
Richard Sims	3	3	---	---	9	15
Carl Gersbach	---	---	3	1	8	12
Marc LaBounty	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harris Malinowski	---	---	6	2	---	8
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Billy Wilhide	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Hadl	0	4	---	---	---	4
Billy Newsome	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mario Nakamura	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Hunter	40	24	---	---	---	64
Maurice Cherpeski	---	---	18	31	14	63
Rich Coady	37	19	---	---	5	61
Phil LaPorta	38	20	---	---	---	58
Duane Benson	---	---	21	34	1	56
Craig Clemons	---	---	20	33	2	55
Alberto White	36	19	---	---	---	55
Don Rives	---	---	21	33	---	54
Paul Johnson	---	---	21	31	2	54
Wally Chambers	---	---	20	32	1	53
Rocky Freitas	33	17	---	---	3	53
Hubert Camarillo	32	16	---	---	5	53
Kirk Robbins	---	---	20	33	---	53
Fred Dryer	---	---	19	33	---	52
Durwood Keeton	---	---	19	31	2	52
Roger Carr	22	13	---	---	16	51
Larry Hand	---	---	19	32	---	51
Terry Carrol	35	16	---	---	---	51
Otis Armstrong	30	14	---	---	1	45
Andre Tillman	22	9	---	---	14	45
Boyd Brown	23	9	---	---	12	44
Joseph Bach	24	17	---	---	---	41
Jim Clack	19	13	---	---	6	38
Andy Johnson	14	7	---	---	16	37
Carl Garrett	18	12	---	---	5	35
Ron Rydalich	---	---	12	21	2	35
Ronnie Talley	19	15	---	---	---	34
Bob Young	14	9	---	---	8	31
Dave Edwards	---	---	0	0	26	26
Dave Hill	11	7	---	---	8	26
Rodney Dawkins	---	---	7	11	8	26
Cid Edwards	8	2	---	---	14	24
Mike Hancock	3	2	---	---	17	22
Lester Tresca	2	4	---	---	15	21
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	4	3	6	13
Vinny Hoover	---	---	1	5	7	13
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Allen	---	---	0	0	9	9
Bill Belk	---	---	2	1	6	9
Rick Dvorak	---	---	4	5	---	9
Rob Scribner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Sutton	---	---	2	2	5	9
Merritt Kersey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Buffone	---	---	1	3	1	5
O.J. Fujimoto	4	0	---	---	---	4
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	25	67	2.7
Right	10	58	5.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	28	14	1	1	2	2	5	4	2
John Hadl	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Hunter	22	14	1	0	3	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	14	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	23	2.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	73	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	105	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Sam Cunningham	6	5	1	29	0	16
WR Larry Wilcox	6	4	0	47	1	23
WR Tony Galloway	5	2	0	13	0	20
WR Bob Grim	4	1	1	6	0	21
WR Ike Harris	4	0	0	0	0	27
TE Henry Childs	3	1	0	5	0	16
RB Matt Muhammad	3	3	0	20	0	14
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	0	1	0	23

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	7	6	0	132	1	16
WR Ronnie Talley	6	2	3	14	0	15
WR Joseph Bach	3	2	0	24	0	17
RB Otis Armstrong	2	2	0	9	0	14
WR Roger Carr	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Andy Johnson	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR Lester Tresca	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	1	4	4.00	4.17
Matt Muhammad	1	1	1.00	2.20

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	11	35	3.18	3.44
Andy Johnson	5	17	3.40	4.57
O.J. Fujimoto	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
Scott Hunter	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Hunter	1	1	3	3.00	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lester Tresca	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Archie Manning	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Johnson	3	2
Otis Armstrong	2	2
O.J. Fujimoto	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	10	4	2
John Hadl	1	1	0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Hunter	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Carrol	3	3	2
WR Ronnie Talley	3	1	0
WR Joseph Bach	2	1	1
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	1
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0
WR Lester Tresca	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)