NFL game summary for 10/05/1975:
Dave Hampton rushed for 101 yards on a rain-soaked field and rookie quarterback Steve Bartkowski connected on a pair of scoring plays, but it took a lucky bounce to register the second touchdown. Bartkowski found Ken Burrow for a nine-yard, first period score. In the second period, Bartkowski again connected with Burrow for a 15-yard gain to the Atlanta 38, but Burrow fumbled the ball which bounced ahead to the 50. Falcons' tight end Jim Mitchell picked up the loose ball and raced 50 yards to the end zone.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 69.0 (26) | 129.5 (15) | 198.5 (25) | 5 |
| DEFENSE | 114.0 (6) | 190.5 (18) | 304.5 (14) | 3 | |
 | OFFENSE | 196.0 (3) | 76.0 (26) | 272.0 (16) | 4 |
| DEFENSE | 175.5 (21) | 161.5 (13) | 337.0 (20) | 4 |
Line: Falcons by 8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (0-3-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Atlanta Falcons (1-2-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
( 0- 7) ATL Ken Burrow 9 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 0-14) ATL Jim Mitchell 50 yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7-14) NO Alvin Maxson 1 yard rush (Bill McClard kick)
NO ATL
First Downs: 14 13
Rushes-yards: 31-120 39-137
Yards/rush: 3.9 3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-31-146-2 11-23-119-1
Sacked-yards: 3-21 2-25
Net pass yards: 125 94
Net yards/pass: 3.7 3.8
Total net yards: 245 231
Total plays: 65 (47% run) 64 (60% run)
Yards/play: 3.8 3.6
Fumbles-lost: 1-1 3-1
Turnovers: 3 2
Penalties-yards: 8-65 7-62
Attendance: 29,444
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 15 of 31 for 146 yards (2 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 11 of 23 for 119 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Mike Strachan, 14 for 71 yards; Alvin Maxson, 12 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 4 for 27 yards; Larry Burton, 1 for 3 yards ATL: Dave Hampton, 25 for 101 yards; Woody Thompson, 7 for 19 yards; Wallace Francis, 2 for 12 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 2 for 3 yards; Haskel Stanback, 2 for 1 yard; Oscar Reed, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
NO: Alvin Maxson, 11 for 71 yards; Mike Strachan, 3 for 31 yards; Larry Burton, 1 for 44 yards ATL: Woody Thompson, 4 for 7 yards; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 65 yards; Ken Burrow, 3 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jenkins, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Gil Chapman, 3 for 97 yards ATL: Gerald Tinker, 2 for 60 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Gil Chapman, 4 for 33 yards ATL: Gerald Tinker, 2 for 4 yards; Ron Mabra, 1 for 15 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 29 yards ATL: Ray Easterling, 1 for 6 yards; Tom Hayes, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 7 for 298 yards ATL: John James, 9 for 358 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Bill McClard, 0/3 ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1
NO: Archie Manning, 15 of 31 for 146 yards (2 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 11 of 23 for 119 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Mike Strachan, 14 for 71 yards; Alvin Maxson, 12 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 4 for 27 yards; Larry Burton, 1 for 3 yards ATL: Dave Hampton, 25 for 101 yards; Woody Thompson, 7 for 19 yards; Wallace Francis, 2 for 12 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 2 for 3 yards; Haskel Stanback, 2 for 1 yard; Oscar Reed, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
NO: Alvin Maxson, 11 for 71 yards; Mike Strachan, 3 for 31 yards; Larry Burton, 1 for 44 yards ATL: Woody Thompson, 4 for 7 yards; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 65 yards; Ken Burrow, 3 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jenkins, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Gil Chapman, 3 for 97 yards ATL: Gerald Tinker, 2 for 60 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Gil Chapman, 4 for 33 yards ATL: Gerald Tinker, 2 for 4 yards; Ron Mabra, 1 for 15 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 29 yards ATL: Ray Easterling, 1 for 6 yards; Tom Hayes, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 7 for 298 yards ATL: John James, 9 for 358 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Bill McClard, 0/3 ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1