NFL game summary for 10/15/1972:

Atlanta's Bob Berry threw three touchdown passes, including a 23-yard score to Ken Burrow in the final period, as the Falcons overcame a 14-0 deficit and five lost fumbles to defeat the Saints. New Orleans' rookie cornerback Ernie Jackson scored on an 85-yard run after picking up one of the Atlanta fumbles.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	212.8  (1)	125.8  (24)	338.5  (4)	6
	DEFENSE	152.2  (19)	131.0  (9)	283.2  (12)	13
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	48.2  (26)	154.0  (12)	202.2  (26)	15
	DEFENSE	181.8  (25)	166.2  (16)	348.0  (23)	10

Line: Falcons by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (3-2-0)	7	0	7	7	21
New Orleans Saints (0-5-0)	14	0	0	0	14

( 0- 7) NO  Ernie Jackson 85 yard fumble return (Charlie Durkee kick)
( 0-14) NO  Archie Manning 3 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick)
( 7-14) ATL Jim Mitchell 10 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
(14-14) ATL Jim Mitchell 5 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
(21-14) ATL Ken Burrow 23 yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

                     ATL             NO
First Downs:         17              8
Rushes-yards:        41-147          30-101
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-26-185-0     6-18-51-0
Sacked-yards:        2-10            3-31
Net pass yards:      175             20
Net yards/pass:      6.2             1.0
Total net yards:     322             121
Total plays:         69 (59% run)    51 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             2.4
Fumbles-lost:        5-5             3-3
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     2-30            8-56

Attendance: 66,294

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 16 of 26 for 185 yards and 3 TDs
NO: Archie Manning, 6 of 18 for 51 yards

Rushing:
ATL: Joe Profit, 19 for 72 yards; Art Malone, 18 for 68 yards; Bob Berry, 4 for 7 yards
NO: Archie Manning, 9 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Arthur Green, 6 for 24 yards; Joe Williams, 5 for 13 yards; Bob Gresham, 5 for 9 yards; Bill Butler, 4 for 17 yards; Dave Parks, 1 for -7 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Ken Burrow, 4 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Wes Chesson, 3 for 52 yards; Art Malone, 3 for 22 yards; Joe Profit, 2 for 18 yards; Jim Mitchell, 2 for 15 yards and 2 TDs; Ron Lamb, 1 for 10 yards; Willie Belton, 1 for -1 yards
NO: Bob Newland, 3 for 30 yards; Arthur Green, 2 for 13 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 1 for 23 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 20 yards; Willie Germany, 1 for 5 yards
NO: Arthur Green, 2 for 37 yards; Margene Adkins, 1 for 29 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 4 for 12 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
ATL: John James, 4 for 172 yards
NO: Julian Fagan, 6 for 264 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Charlie Durkee, 0/1

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