| Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1972 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 70793 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 79 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 12 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Wyatt 35 opponents fumble recovery (Charlie Durkee kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Willie Frazier 4 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dave Parks 8 pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 21 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 22 FG | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 79 | LOG | Larry Gagner |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 15 | LS | Kerry Reardon |
| 46 | RS | Jim Kearney |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 26 | WR | Margene Adkins |
| 76 | LOT | Don Morrison |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 66 | ROG | Royce Smith |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 83 | TE | Dave Parks |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 35 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| 42 | RB | Jim Strong |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 82 | LDT | Bob Pollard |
| 74 | RDT | Doug Mooers |
| 72 | RDE | Joe Owens |
| 54 | LLB | Tom Roussel |
| 55 | MLB | Tom Stincic |
| 59 | RLB | Wayne Colman |
| 11 | LCB | Bivian Lee |
| 23 | LS | Doug Wyatt |
| 18 | RS | Hugo Hollas |
| 20 | RCB | Delles Howell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Bob Gresham | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Strong | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Williams | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 1 | 204 | 7.0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 100.4 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 0 | 115 | 4.8 | 1 | 70.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| Ed Podolak | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Morris Stroud | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Parks | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Margene Adkins | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Strong | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Williams | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Bivian Lee | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 8 | 290 | 36.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Margene Adkins | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Margene Adkins | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | ||
| Art Green | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| New Orleans Saints | |
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