Week 13, 1975

played in Washington, DC

32 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	0	-	7
Washington Redskins	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:32 WAS - Larry Brown 4 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 11:18 WAS - Jessie Becker 32 field goal
2Q: 07:58 NOS - Richard Sims 4 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 02:55 WAS - Larry Brown 25 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 00:50 WAS - Jessie Becker 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:32 WAS - Larry Brown 4 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 11:18 WAS - Jessie Becker 32 field goal
2Q: 07:58 NOS - Richard Sims 4 pass from John Hadl (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 02:55 WAS - Larry Brown 25 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 00:50 WAS - Jessie Becker 35 field goal

Team Statistics NOS WAS
Record 2-10 7-5
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 255 316
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards per Play 4.05 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 64 145
- Rushing Attempts 17 40
- Yards per Rush 3.76 3.63
Net Passing Yards 191 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 22 - 2 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.15 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/38 4/21
Punt Returns/Yards 4/19 6/82
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 2/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 41
Time of Possession 25:09 34:51

Team Statistics	NOS	WAS
Record	2-10	7-5
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	255	316
- Offensive Plays	63	72
- Yards per Play	4.05	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	64	145
- Rushing Attempts	17	40
- Yards per Rush	3.76	3.63
Net Passing Yards	191	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 22 - 2	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.15	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/38	4/21
Punt Returns/Yards	4/19	6/82
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	2/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 41
Time of Possession	25:09	34:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	2:58	OWN 17	5	22	Punt
1	8:03	2:16	OWN 13	4	20	Punt
1	0:22	1:29	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
2	11:10	3:17	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	6:41	1:50	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
2	2:35	1:30	OWN 23	5	34	Punt
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
3	9:49	0:57	OPP 38	2	0	Interception
3	2:09	1:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	13:20	2:45	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	5:35	3:02	OWN 20	14	34	Downs
4	2:01	0:07	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	0:45	0:34	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OPP 44	3	-7	Punt
1	10:21	2:18	OWN 32	4	22	Punt
1	5:47	2:09	OWN 16	4	16	Punt
1	3:38	3:16	OPP 41	7	41	Touchdown
2	13:53	2:43	OPP 40	6	25	Field Goal
2	7:53	1:12	50	3	2	Punt
2	4:51	2:16	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	2	13	Half
3	11:23	1:34	OWN 6	4	7	Punt
3	8:52	6:43	OWN 30	11	68	Missed FG
3	0:56	2:36	OWN 44	6	26	Punt
4	10:35	5:00	OWN 23	8	39	Punt
4	2:33	0:32	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	1:54	1:09	OPP 33	5	15	Field Goal
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Tim Foley, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Kiick	11	36	3.27	22	1
Matt Muhammad	4	14	3.50	10	1
Sam Cunningham	1	6	6.00	6	0
John Hadl	1	8	8.00	8	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Larry Brown	21	68	3.24	25	2	2
Moe Dixon	16	70	4.38	20	2	0
Bert Jones	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
Fred Taylor	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	44	22	202	2/11	1	22	2	51.5

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	31	21	178	1/7	0	21	0	82.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jim Kiick	6	7	54	9.00	19	22	0
WR Bob Grim	3	7	31	10.33	10	13	0
WR Richard Sims	3	8	33	11.00	3	18	1
WR Larry Wilcox	3	6	43	14.33	2	20	0
RB Sam Cunningham	2	3	9	4.50	2	5	0
RB Matt Muhammad	2	2	8	4.00	0	9	0
WR Tony Galloway	2	7	19	9.50	0	15	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Henry Childs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Larry Brown	5	6	36	7.20	23	19
RB Moe Dixon	4	4	5	1.25	7	4
WR Jerry LeVias	3	4	32	10.67	2	13
WR Charley Taylor	3	6	33	11.00	12	16
WR Lou Piccone	2	4	32	16.00	16	21
WR Ben Hawkins	1	3	16	16.00	1	16
TE Tom Mitchell	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Fred Taylor	1	1	1	1.00	3	1
RB Henry Hynoski	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Levi Tyson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Al Beauchamp	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tim Foley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Wilcox	1	1	0
Jim Kiick	1	0	0
Billy Newsome	0	0	1
Chester Kuehl	0	0	1
Mike Strachan	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lou Piccone	1	1	0
Moe Dixon	1	1	0
Jerry LeVias	1	0	0
Ben Hawkins	0	1	0
Fred Taylor	0	1	0
Jim Carter	0	0	1
Ralph Ortega	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Eischeid	8	368	46.0	33.3	56	4

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hal Roberts	8	278	34.8	24.9	45	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	2/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	2	8	4.0	0
Larry Wilcox	2	11	5.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry LeVias	5	69	13.8	0
Lou Piccone	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	2	38	19.0	0
Jim Kiick	1	12	12.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	2	79	39.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	11	4	1.0	36	32
ILB Joe Federspiel	7	4	0.0	39	32
DT Ricardo Browning	6	2	0.0	29	20
DE Billy Newsome	5	3	0.0	36	32
CB Louis Wright	5	1	0.0	39	32
OLB Tommy Nobis	4	4	0.0	23	17
OLB Chester Kuehl	4	1	0.0	29	11
DT Derland Moore	3	2	0.0	37	30
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	3	2	0.0	35	30
CB Alex Kirk	3	1	0.0	25	27
CB Robbie Magana	2	1	0.0	36	30
DT Harris Malinowski	2	0	0.0	14	5
S Lenny Richard	2	0	0.0	14	12
S Jack Mildren	1	3	0.0	27	27
OLB Sammy Everett	1	2	0.0	5	11
TE Henry Childs	1	0	---	---	---
RB Sam Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	0.0	7	1

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tommy Maxwell	8	1	0.0	17	46
S Jorge Van Wagner	7	0	0.0	15	42
S Jeff Severson	6	1	1.0	17	46
ILB Jim Carter	6	2	0.0	16	45
CB Tim Foley	5	1	0.0	15	45
DE Tody Smith	4	1	0.5	16	46
OLB Al Beauchamp	2	1	0.0	11	30
CB Kerry Reardon	1	2	0.0	14	42
S Van Green	1	1	0.0	8	26
DE Lem Burnham	0	3	0.5	16	45
OLB Stan White	0	2	0.0	10	20
DT Andy Buffone	0	1	0.0	15	46
DT O.J. Sanford	0	1	0.0	9	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	1.0	0	0	32
DE Billy Newsome	0.0	1	1	32
DT Derland Moore	0.0	0	1	30
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	0	1	30

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jeff Severson	1.0	0	0	0	46
DE Tody Smith	0.5	0	2	1	46
DE Lem Burnham	0.5	0	1	1	45
DT Andy Buffone	0.0	1	1	1	46
OLB Al Beauchamp	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	4	0	32
S Tommy Myers	4	0	32
CB Louis Wright	4	0	32
CB Alex Kirk	2	1	27
S Lenny Richard	2	0	12
CB Robbie Magana	1	1	30
S Jack Mildren	1	0	27
DT Ricardo Browning	1	0	20
OLB Sammy Everett	1	0	11
OLB Chester Kuehl	1	0	11
OLB Tommy Nobis	0	1	17

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tommy Maxwell	7	1	0	46
S Jorge Van Wagner	6	0	0	42
S Jeff Severson	3	2	0	46
CB Tim Foley	2	4	1	45
ILB Jim Carter	2	0	0	45
CB Kerry Reardon	1	1	0	42
DE Jeff Merrow	1	0	0	3
OLB Al Beauchamp	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clarence Hironaka	2	3	14	0	33
John Demarie	1	6	14	0	38
Thurman Cowley	1	3	13	0	29
Cas Banaszek	0	2	10	0	38
Sam Cunningham	0	1	11	0	22
J.B. Aarhus	0	1	5	0	9
Rick Zimmerman	0	0	14	1	29
Stephen Johnstone	0	0	12	1	38

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jay Douglas	3	10	28	0	21
Korey Benoot	2	7	29	0	23
Doug France	1	1	9	0	4
Jon Bridges	0	7	32	1	27
Keith Shelton	0	5	36	0	31
Dean Lang	0	4	31	0	28
Pete Herndon	0	3	20	0	16
Burton Lawless	0	2	11	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Kuehl	2	22
Mike Strachan	2	10
Alex Kirk	1	18
Billy Wilhide	1	15
Sam Cunningham	1	8
Bruce Rasmussen	1	7

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Ortega	3	21
Ben Hawkins	2	22
Moe Dixon	1	17
Pete Herndon	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	36	32	8	76
Joe Federspiel	---	---	39	32	4	75
Louis Wright	---	---	39	32	3	74
Billy Newsome	---	---	36	32	3	71
Derland Moore	---	---	37	30	3	70
Alex Kirk	---	---	25	27	18	70
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	35	30	4	69
Robbie Magana	---	---	36	30	3	69
John Hadl	17	46	---	---	---	63
Chester Kuehl	---	---	29	11	22	62
Jack Mildren	---	---	27	27	2	56
Ricardo Browning	---	---	29	20	6	55
Henry Childs	13	28	---	---	12	53
John Demarie	14	38	---	---	---	52
Bob Grim	7	30	---	---	15	52
Clarence Hironaka	14	33	---	---	4	51
Rick Zimmerman	14	29	---	---	8	51
Cas Banaszek	10	38	---	---	2	50
Richard Sims	10	34	---	---	6	50
Stephen Johnstone	12	38	---	---	---	50
Thurman Cowley	13	29	---	---	7	49
Tommy Nobis	---	---	23	17	7	47
Matt Muhammad	5	21	---	---	21	47
Larry Wilcox	9	30	---	---	6	45
Jim Kiick	12	25	---	---	6	43
Sam Cunningham	11	22	---	---	8	41
Tony Galloway	9	26	---	---	1	36
Lenny Richard	---	---	14	12	7	33
Billy Wilhide	4	7	---	---	15	26
Bruce Rasmussen	3	16	---	---	7	26
J.B. Aarhus	5	9	---	---	8	22
Harris Malinowski	---	---	14	5	2	21
Jim White	---	---	5	2	13	20
Sammy Everett	---	---	5	11	---	16
Mike Strachan	2	4	---	---	10	16
Marc LaBounty	3	2	---	---	8	13
Mike Eischeid	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ike Harris	0	1	---	---	7	8
Karl Lorch	---	---	7	1	---	8
Carl Gersbach	---	---	1	0	6	7
Mario Nakamura	---	---	0	1	6	7
Doug Plank	---	---	1	0	6	7
Fulton Kuykendall	---	---	2	0	2	4
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bert Jones	40	32	---	---	---	72
Andy Buffone	---	---	15	46	8	69
Keith Shelton	36	31	---	---	---	67
Jon Bridges	32	27	---	---	7	66
Tom Mitchell	28	21	---	---	16	65
Jeff Severson	---	---	17	46	2	65
Tommy Maxwell	---	---	17	46	---	63
Jim Carter	---	---	16	45	1	62
Tody Smith	---	---	16	46	---	62
Lem Burnham	---	---	16	45	---	61
Tim Foley	---	---	15	45	1	61
Jay Douglas	28	21	---	---	11	60
Dean Lang	31	28	---	---	---	59
Jerry LeVias	26	25	---	---	7	58
Kerry Reardon	---	---	14	42	2	58
Jorge Van Wagner	---	---	15	42	---	57
Henry Hynoski	26	9	---	---	21	56
Charley Taylor	29	25	---	---	---	54
Korey Benoot	29	23	---	---	---	52
Moe Dixon	18	14	---	---	17	49
Lou Piccone	21	21	---	---	6	48
Fred Taylor	19	14	---	---	15	48
Al Beauchamp	---	---	11	30	5	46
Pete Herndon	20	16	---	---	8	44
Ben Hawkins	10	11	---	---	22	43
Van Green	---	---	8	26	8	42
Larry Brown	22	18	---	---	1	41
O.J. Sanford	---	---	9	20	4	33
Stan White	---	---	10	20	---	30
Burton Lawless	11	9	---	---	7	27
Doug France	9	4	---	---	11	24
Ralph Ortega	---	---	1	1	21	23
Harold Kayton	---	---	1	1	17	19
Nick McWilliams	4	1	---	---	11	16
Jim Massey	---	---	0	0	14	14
Levi Tyson	1	2	---	---	10	13
Hal Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Al Brister	---	---	0	0	8	8
Bo Conway	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jeff Merrow	---	---	3	3	---	6
Kurt Surratt	---	---	3	2	---	5
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Spencer Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	45	3.5
Middle	18	72	4.0
Right	8	29	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Hadl	44	22	2	3	3	8	5	3	2

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	31	21	1	2	1	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	109	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	65	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	92	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Sims	8	3	2	33	0	34
WR Bob Grim	7	3	0	31	0	30
RB Jim Kiick	7	6	0	54	1	25
WR Tony Galloway	7	2	1	19	0	26
WR Larry Wilcox	6	3	0	43	1	30
RB Sam Cunningham	3	2	0	9	0	22
TE Henry Childs	2	0	0	0	0	28
RB Matt Muhammad	2	2	0	8	0	21
RB Mike Strachan	2	1	0	5	0	4

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Larry Brown	6	5	1	36	0	18
WR Charley Taylor	6	3	0	33	0	25
WR Jerry LeVias	4	3	0	32	0	25
WR Lou Piccone	4	2	0	32	1	21
RB Moe Dixon	4	4	0	5	0	14
WR Ben Hawkins	3	1	0	16	0	11
TE Tom Mitchell	1	1	0	10	0	21
WR Levi Tyson	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Fred Taylor	1	1	0	1	0	14
RB Henry Hynoski	1	1	0	13	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	2	-1	-0.50	3.27
Matt Muhammad	1	10	10.00	3.50

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Brown	5	10	2.00	3.24
Moe Dixon	3	1	0.33	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Hadl	1	1	4	4.00	4.59

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	4	3	11	2.75	5.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Sims	1	1	4	4.00	4.13

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Larry Brown	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
WR Ben Hawkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Charley Taylor	1	1	7	7.00	5.50
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	2	2.00	1.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Moe Dixon	4	1
Larry Brown	3	2
Bert Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Hadl	13	8	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richard Sims	5	2	2
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	1
WR Bob Grim	2	1	0
WR Larry Wilcox	2	1	0
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	1	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Larry Brown	3	3	1
WR Jerry LeVias	2	1	1
WR Charley Taylor	2	1	1
WR Ben Hawkins	1	1	1
TE Tom Mitchell	1	1	1
WR Lou Piccone	1	0	0
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)