| New Orleans Saints at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1971 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 53041 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 73 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Billy Kilmer 1 run (Curt Knight kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Larry Brown 36 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 47 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jim Ford 3 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Pat Fischer 53 interception return (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bob Gresham 1 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 25 | WR | Al Dodd |
| 76 | LOT | Don Morrison |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 83 | TE | Dave Parks |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 28 | RB | Jim Ford |
| 40 | RB | Hoyle Granger |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 82 | LDT | Bob Pollard |
| 89 | RDT | Dave Long |
| 72 | RDE | Joe Owens |
| 60 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 55 | MLB | Jim Flanigan |
| 59 | RLB | Wayne Colman |
| 22 | LCB | D'Artagnan Martin |
| 18 | FS | Hugo Hollas |
| 23 | SS | Doug Wyatt |
| 11 | RCB | Bivian Lee |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Boyd Dowler |
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Snowden |
| 62 | LOG | Ray Schoenke |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 81 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 64 | LDT | Manny Sistrunk |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 82 | RDE | Jimmie Jones |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 16 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 23 | RS | Brig Owens |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Ford | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Hoyle Granger | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Strong | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Parks | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Larry Brown | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Edd Hargett | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 134 | 6.4 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 44.5 |
| Archie Manning | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 29 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 63.9 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 2 | 204 | 9.3 | 36t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Al Dodd | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Dave Parks | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Strong | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Ford | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Newland | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Boyd Dowler | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 36t | 1 |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hugo Hollas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| D'Artagnan Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 9 | 386 | 42.9 | 54 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Al Dodd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 4 | 2 | 22 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jim Strong | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Al Dodd | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Virgil Robinson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Bass | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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