NFL game summary for 09/16/1973:

Dick Shiner threw three TD passes, two to Ken Burrow, and the Falcons rolled up a club record total of 496 yards and a club record high in points. Shiner, picked up from Giants and a taxi squader in Atlanta most of 1972, completed 13 of 15 for 227 yards. Dave Hampton, who just missed 1,000 yards in '72 with 995, picked up 104 on 19 carries. The Falcons made six interceptions, including two by Tom Hayes, who ran one 65 yards for a TD. Atlanta's John James got off a 72-yard punt, which proved to be the longest in the NFC in 1973.

Line: Falcons by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0)	0	24	21	17	62
New Orleans Saints (0-1-0)	0	0	7	0	7

( 7- 0) ATL Art Malone 2 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(10- 0) ATL Nick Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal
(17- 0) ATL Tom Hayes 65 yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(24- 0) ATL Ken Burrow 34 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(31- 0) ATL Ken Burrow 23 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(31- 7) NO  Bill Butler 5 yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)
(38- 7) ATL Wes Chesson 16 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(45- 7) ATL Joe Profit 3 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(48- 7) ATL Nick Mike-Mayer 45 yard field goal
(55- 7) ATL Eddie Ray 8 yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(62- 7) ATL Eddie Ray 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

                     ATL             NO
First Downs:         32              11
Rushes-yards:        52-218          31-152
Yards/rush:          4.2             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-22-283-0     8-24-57-6
Sacked-yards:        2-5             3-22
Net pass yards:      278             35
Net yards/pass:      11.6            1.3
Total net yards:     496             187
Total plays:         76 (68% run)    58 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          6.5             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        6-2             2-2
Turnovers:           2               8
Penalties-yards:     3-26            5-59

Attendance: 66,428

Passing:
ATL: Dick Shiner, 13 of 15 for 227 yards and 3 TDs; Bob Lee, 4 of 7 for 56 yards and 1 TD NO: Archie Manning, 5 of 13 for 62 yards and 1 TD (5 int); Bob Davis, 3 of 11 for -5 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 19 for 104 yards; Art Malone, 11 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Joe Profit, 9 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Ray, 5 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Harmon Wages, 3 for 11 yards; Dick Shiner, 3 for -2 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Lee, 1 for -5 yards NO: Jess Phillips, 8 for 58 yards; Bill Butler, 8 for 40 yards; Howard Stevens, 4 for 22 yards; Bob Davis, 3 for 10 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 9 yards; Odell Lawson, 2 for 8 yards; Henry Matthews, 2 for 3 yards; Lincoln Minor, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 7 for 111 yards; Ken Burrow, 3 for 64 yards and 2 TDs; Art Malone, 2 for 40 yards; Wes Chesson, 2 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Ray, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Al Dodd, 1 for 15 yards NO: Bob Newland, 2 for 48 yards; Bill Butler, 2 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Bob Brown, 2 for 4 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 7 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for -9 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Tony Plummer, 1 for 37 yards NO: Howard Stevens, 5 for 117 yards; Mike Fink, 3 for 58 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Ray Brown, 4 for 35 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Hayes, 2 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Ray Brown, 1 for 22 yards; Ken Reaves, 1 for 9 yards; Greg Brezina, 1 for 3 yards; Don Hansen, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 2 for 122 yards NO: Steve O'Neal, 7 for 329 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 2/4