NFL game summary for 10/08/1972:
New York turned four interceptions and two fumble recoveries into five scoring plays. Charlie Evans rushed for 87 yards and scored three touchdowns, while Norm Snead's 12 completions included a trio of TD passes.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 45.0 (26) | 129.3 (21) | 174.3 (26) | 9 |
| DEFENSE | 173.0 (24) | 172.0 (14) | 345.0 (22) | 8 | |
 | OFFENSE | 117.7 (19) | 189.3 (5) | 307.0 (10) | 6 |
| DEFENSE | 171.0 (23) | 190.0 (20) | 361.0 (23) | 4 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (0-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New York Giants (2-2-0) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
( 0- 7) NYG Charlie Evans 10 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 0-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 17 yard field goal
( 0-17) NYG Charlie Evans 24 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 0-24) NYG Ron Johnson 3 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 0-31) NYG Charlie Evans 8 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 7-31) NO Dave Parks 66 yard pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick)
( 7-38) NYG Don Herrmann 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 7-45) NYG Bob Grim 15 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)
(14-45) NO Danny Abramowicz 16 yard pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick)
(21-45) NO Dave Parks 25 yard pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick)
NO NYG
First Downs: 15 20
Rushes-yards: 12-58 43-208
Yards/rush: 4.8 4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 18-31-276-4 13-19-157-1
Sacked-yards: 4-48 1-8
Net pass yards: 228 149
Net yards/pass: 6.5 7.5
Total net yards: 286 357
Total plays: 47 (25% run) 63 (68% run)
Yards/play: 6.1 5.7
Fumbles-lost: 4-2 1-1
Turnovers: 6 2
Penalties-yards: 1-5 5-45
Attendance: 62,507
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 18 of 31 for 276 yards and 3 TDs (4 int) NYG: Norm Snead, 12 of 17 for 149 yards and 3 TDs; Randy Johnson, 1 of 2 for 8 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Bob Gresham, 7 for 20 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 18 yards; Arthur Green, 2 for 16 yards; Joe Williams, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Charlie Evans, 17 for 87 yards and 2 TDs; Ron Johnson, 12 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 9 for 23 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 47 yards; Don Herrmann, 2 for 8 yards; Randy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
NO: Dave Parks, 4 for 120 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Williams, 4 for 33 yards; Bob Newland, 3 for 27 yards; Arthur Green, 3 for 26 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 2 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Bob Gresham, 2 for 14 yards NYG: Charlie Evans, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Don Herrmann, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Ron Johnson, 2 for 30 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Bob Tucker, 2 for 14 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 8 yards; Rich Houston, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Margene Adkins, 5 for 152 yards NYG: Rocky Thompson, 2 for 45 yards; Eldridge Small, 1 for 23 yards; John Douglas, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Margene Adkins, 1 for 4 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 2 yards NYG: Bob Grim, 1 for -3 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Bivian Lee, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Willie Williams, 1 for 18 yards; Chuck Crist, 1 for 14 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 12 yards; Richmond Flowers, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 1 for 40 yards NYG: Tom Blanchard, 3 for 90 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Charlie Durkee, 0/1 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/1
NO: Archie Manning, 18 of 31 for 276 yards and 3 TDs (4 int) NYG: Norm Snead, 12 of 17 for 149 yards and 3 TDs; Randy Johnson, 1 of 2 for 8 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Bob Gresham, 7 for 20 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 18 yards; Arthur Green, 2 for 16 yards; Joe Williams, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Charlie Evans, 17 for 87 yards and 2 TDs; Ron Johnson, 12 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 9 for 23 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 47 yards; Don Herrmann, 2 for 8 yards; Randy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
NO: Dave Parks, 4 for 120 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Williams, 4 for 33 yards; Bob Newland, 3 for 27 yards; Arthur Green, 3 for 26 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 2 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Bob Gresham, 2 for 14 yards NYG: Charlie Evans, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Don Herrmann, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Ron Johnson, 2 for 30 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Bob Tucker, 2 for 14 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 8 yards; Rich Houston, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Margene Adkins, 5 for 152 yards NYG: Rocky Thompson, 2 for 45 yards; Eldridge Small, 1 for 23 yards; John Douglas, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Margene Adkins, 1 for 4 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 2 yards NYG: Bob Grim, 1 for -3 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Bivian Lee, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Willie Williams, 1 for 18 yards; Chuck Crist, 1 for 14 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 12 yards; Richmond Flowers, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 1 for 40 yards NYG: Tom Blanchard, 3 for 90 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Charlie Durkee, 0/1 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/1