| New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 6, 1974 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 45818 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 65 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Grandberry 11 run (Mirro Roder kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Alvin Maxson 8 pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gary Huff 1 run (Mirro Roder kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mirro Roder 30 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bill McClard 21 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bo Rather 39 pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick) | 10 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | WR | Bob Newland |
| 88 | WR | Joel Parker |
| 65 | LOT | Dave Thompson |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 50 | ROG | Jake Kupp |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 84 | TE | Paul Seal |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 28 | RB | Alvin Maxson |
| 34 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 72 | RDE | Joe Owens |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 59 | RLB | Wayne Colman |
| 21 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Moore |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Myers |
| 40 | RCB | Terry Schmidt |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 83 | WR | Charlie Wade |
| 63 | LOT | Steve Kinney |
| 64 | LOG | Ernie Janet |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 82 | TE | Fred Pagac |
| 19 | QB | Gary Huff |
| 47 | RB | Ken Grandberry |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| Offense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Dave Gallagher |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 72 | RDE | Gary Hrivnak |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 50 | MLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 30 | RLB | Jimmy Gunn |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 45 | LS | Craig Clemons |
| 44 | RS | Garry Lyle |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 14 | / | / | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| CHIB | 18 | / | / | 5 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jess Phillips | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack DeGrenier | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 70 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ken Grandberry | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Carl Garrett | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Perry Williams | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Huff | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 131 | 3.6 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 115 | 4.4 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 81.4 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 115 | 4.4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 81.4 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Gary Huff | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 146 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 63.1 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 146 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 63.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Joel Parker | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| Bob Newland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bo Rather | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| Charlie Wade | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Ken Grandberry | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Perry Williams | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Knox | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Joe Federspiel | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ken Grandberry | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Steve Kinney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |