1967 New Orleans Saints season

The 1967 New Orleans Saints season was the inaugural season for the franchise. The team went 3–11, finishing in last place in the four-team NFL Eastern Conference Capitol Division.

1967 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Tom Fears
General manager	Bert Rose
Owner	John Mecom Jr.
Home field	Tulane Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Division place	4th Capitol
League place	15th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Dave Whitsell
AP All-Pros	Dave Whitsell (2nd team)
Team MVP	Dave Whitsell
Team ROY	Danny Abramowicz

Personnel

Staff

1967 New Orleans Saints staff

	Front office President – John Mecom Jr. Executive Vice-President / General Manager – Bert Rose Director of Player Personnel – Vic Schwenk Director of Player Relations – George Owen Director of Promotions and Special Events – Bill Smythe Director of Public Relations – Donald Smith Public Relations Assistant – Patricia Cross Public Relations Consultant – Jim Hall Business Manager – Carroll Martin College Scouting – North Central Area Scout – Dave Smith Northeastern Area Scout – Ray Masters South Central Area Scout – Al Tabor Southeastern Area Scout – Henry Lee Parker Western Area Scout – Ray Newman Comptroller – Cyril Nelson Entertainment Director – Tommy Walker Ticket Manager – Henry Simoneaux Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Fears Offensive coaches Chief Offensive Coach – George Dickson Offensive Line Coach – Walt Yowarsky Receiver Coach – Bob Shaw			Defensive coaches Chief Defensive Coach – Jack Faulkner Defensive Line Coach – Ed Khayat Linebacker Coach – J. D. Roberts Strength and conditioning Trainer – Fred Peterson Assistant Trainer – Bill Cuthbertson Equipment Manager – Charlie Shepherd Assistant Equipment Manager – Wallace Brown

Roster

1967 New Orleans Saints final roster

	Quarterbacks 15 Gary Cuozzo 17 Billy Kilmer 19 Gary Wood Running backs 32 Tom Barrington FB 22 Charlie Brown HB 30 Les Kelley FB 36 Don McCall HB 33 Randy Schultz FB 31 Jim Taylor FB 39 Ernie Wheelwright HB Wide receivers 46 Danny Abramowicz SE 42 John Gilliam SE 86 Tom Hall FL 85 Ray Poage FL 27 Walter Roberts FL Tight ends 89 Kent Kramer		Offensive linemen 71 Dick Anderson T 78 Jerry Jones T 63 Roy Schmidt G 58 Eli Strand G 73 Jerry Sturm T 54 Joe Wendryhoski C 61 Del Williams G Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 79 Lou Cordileone DT 72 Earl Leggett DT 76 Dave Rowe DT 60 Brian Schweda DE 74 Mike Tilleman DT		Linebackers 55 Jackie Burkett 66 Bill Cody 35 Ted Davis 59 Fred Whittingham Defensive backs 16 Bo Burris S 21 John Douglas CB 26 Jimmy Heidel S  0 Obert Logan S 44 George Rose CB 23 Dave Whitsell CB 20 George Youngblood S Special teams 10 Charlie Durkee K 12 Tom McNeill P		Reserve lists 83 Vern Burke TE (IR) 47 Bruce Cortez CB (IR) 80 Jim Garcia DE (IR) 71 Dave McCormick OT (IR) 24 Elijah Nevett FL (Reserve/Military) 77 Ray Rissmiller OT (IR) 53 Dave Simmons LB (IR) 37 Steve Stonebreaker LB (IR) Taxi squad n/a Rookies in italics 42 active, 8 inactive, 7 taxi squad

Offseason

Expansion draft

Main article: 1967 NFL expansion draft

The Saints made a splash in the expansion draft by selecting Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung. Lombardi was distraught when the Saints selected Hornung in the draft.[1] In later years, Hornung revealed that he spoke to Saints coach Tom Fears prior to the draft. Fears was a former assistant in Green Bay and Fears felt that Hornung would help sell tickets in New Orleans.[1] Several weeks later, the Saints also signed Packers running back Jim Taylor. Taylor had felt underpaid and under-appreciated under Lombardi.[2] An examination at the Scripps Clinic in California found the severing of the fifth, sixth, and seventh vertebrae, and damaged nerve roots in the spinal cord of Hornung. It was decided that Hornung would retire and he never played a game for the Saints.[2]

NFL draft

1967 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	–	–	–	Selection traded to Baltimore Colts
1	26	Les Kelley	HB	Alabama
2	27	Bo Burris	QB-S	Houston
2	52	John Gilliam *	FL	South Carolina State
2	53	Dave Rowe	OT	Penn State
3	54	–	–	–	Selection traded to Baltimore Colts
3	79	Del Williams	C-G	Florida State
3	80	Ben Hart	SE	Oklahoma
4	81	Ron Widby *	P	Tennessee
4	106	Bill Carr	C	Florida
4	107	Tom Stangle	E	Dayton
5	108	Don McCall	HB	Southern California
5	133	John Douglas	DB	Texas Southern
6	134	George Harvey	G	Kansas
6	159	Bo Wood	LB	North Carolina
7	160	Gary Hertzog	G	Willamette
7	185	Bob McKelvey	FB-LB	Northwestern
8	186	Sam Harris	TE	Colorado
8	211	Barry Siler	LB	Albion College
9	212	Tim Lavens	TE	Idaho
9	237	Eugene Ross	DB	Oklahoma
10	238	Charlie Brown	FL-SE	Missouri
10	263	Roosevelt Robertson	FL	North Carolina College
11	264	Jim Benson	G	Florida State
11	288	Bernard Corbin	S	Alabama A&M
12	289	Ronnie Pack	G	Texas Tech
12	315	John Robinson	FL	Tennessee A&I
13	316	Bill Stetz	LB	Boston College
13	341	Gary Grossnickle	S	Missouri
14	342	Jim Hester	TE	North Dakota
14	367	George Stetter	DB	Virginia
15	368	John Snow	OT	Wake Forest
15	393	Darrell Johnson	RB	Lamar Tech
16	394	Marcus Rhoden	FL-SE	Mississippi State
16	419	Bruce Cortez	DB	Parsons College
17	420	Danny Abramowicz	SE	Xavier (Ohio)
17	438	Billy Bob Stewart	FB-LB	Southern Methodist	Selection acquired from Baltimore Colts
17	445	Jimmy Walker	DB-FL	Providence
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Pre-season

The Saints played six pre-season games, finishing with a record of 5–1.

Week	Date	Kickoff (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	Wednesday, August 2	10:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–16	0–1	Anaheim Stadium	26,364
2	Saturday, August 12	8:00 p.m.	St. Louis Cardinals	W 23–14	1–1	State Fair Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)	25,500
3	Saturday, August 19	8:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 20–17	2–1	Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)	35,000
4	Saturday, August 26	10:30 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–10	3–1	Civic Stadium (Portland, Oregon)	23,348
5	Saturday, September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–17	4–1	Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, South Carolina)	11,214
6	Saturday, September 9	8:00 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons	W 27–14	5–1	Tulane Stadium	67,486

Regular season

Things couldn't have looked better for the Saints and their inaugural season. A 5–1 preseason record was followed by a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by rookie John Gilliam to begin the 1967 season against the Los Angeles Rams. (There is a rumor in the annals of New Orleans Saints legends that following this play many fans allegedly heard another fan in Tulane Stadium shout out aloud "This is going to be the greatest football team in history!" – thus jinxing the Saints for their first 20 years of existence). Apparently the Rams were not informed of this declaration as they quickly recovered from the opening blow to win 27–13. The first-ever win for the Saints came in week 8 when [3] wide receiver Flea Roberts scored 3 touchdowns in a 31–24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. With additional triumphs over Atlanta and Washington the 3 wins for the year matched the most for an expansion team. Former Green Bay great Jim Taylor led the team with 390 yards rushing and 17th round pick rookie Danny Abramowicz from Xavier College led in receiving with 50 grabs for 721 yards and 6 touchdowns. Defensive back Dave Whitshell led the team as well as the NFL in interceptions with 10 steals—still a New Orleans Saint season record.

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	Sunday, September 17	1:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–27	0–1	Tulane Stadium	80,879
2	Sunday, September 24	1:30 p.m.	Washington Redskins	L 10–30	0–2	Tulane Stadium	74,937
3	Sunday, October 1	1:30 p.m.	Cleveland Browns	L 7–42	0–3	Tulane Stadium	77,045
4	Sunday, October 8	12:30 p.m.	at New York Giants	L 21–27	0–4	Yankee Stadium	62,670
5	Sunday, October 15	1:35 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys	L 10–14	0–5	Cotton Bowl	64,128
6	Sunday, October 22	3:00 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers	L 13–27	0–6	Kezar Stadium	34,285
7	Sunday, October 29	1:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–14	0–7	Tulane Stadium	68,911
8	Sunday, November 5	1:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–24	1–7	Tulane Stadium	59,596
9	Sunday, November 12	1:00 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–27	1–8	Tulane Stadium	83,437
10	Sunday, November 19	12:15 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–48	1–9	Franklin Field	60,751
11	Sunday, November 26	1:00 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons	W 27–24	2–9	Tulane Stadium	83,437
12	Sunday, December 3	1:00 p.m.	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–31	2–10	Busch Memorial Stadium	41,171
13	Sunday, December 10	1:05 p.m.	at Baltimore Colts	L 10–30	2–11	Memorial Stadium	60,238
14	Sunday, December 17	12:15 p.m.	at Washington Redskins	W 30–14	3–11	District of Columbia Stadium	50,486

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams

See also: 1967 Los Angeles Rams season

1 2 3 4 Total • Rams 3 10 7 7 27 Saints 7 3 3 0 13 Date: Sunday, September 17 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:30 p.m. CT Game attendance: 80,879 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), relative humidity 66%, wind 7 mph (11 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 NO John Gilliam 94-yard kickoff return (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 7–0 1 LA Bruce Gossett 10-yard field goal NO 7–3 2 LA Bruce Gossett 21-yard field goal NO 7–6 2 NO Charlie Durkee 44-yard field goal NO 10–6 2 LA Roman Gabriel 2-yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) LA 13–10 3 NO Charlie Durkee 25-yard field goal Tied 13–13 3 LA Dick Bass 13-yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) LA 20–13 4 LA Les Josephson 15-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) LA 27–13

Week 2: vs. Washington Redskins

See also: 1967 Washington Redskins season

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 6 14 0 10 30 Saints 3 7 0 0 10 Date: Sunday, September 24 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:30 p.m. CT Game attendance: 74,937 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), relative humidity 63%, wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 WAS Ray McDonald 1-yard rush WAS 6–0 1 NO Charlie Durkee 27-yard field goal WAS 6–3 2 NO Walter Roberts 36-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 10–6 2 WAS Ray McDonald 36-yard rush (John Love kick) WAS 13–10 2 WAS Charley Taylor 40-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (John Love kick) WAS 20–10 4 WAS Ray McDonald 15-yard rush (John Love kick) WAS 27–10 4 WAS John Love 37-yard field goal WAS 30–10

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

See also: 1967 Cleveland Browns season

1 2 3 4 Total • Browns 7 7 14 14 42 Saints 0 7 0 0 7 Date: Sunday, October 1 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:30 p.m. CT Game attendance: 77,045 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 68%, wind 8 mph (13 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 CLE Paul Warfield 18-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) CLE 7–0 2 NO Jim Taylor 2-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) Tied 7–7 2 CLE Ernie Green 41-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) CLE 14–7 3 CLE Leroy Kelly 1-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) CLE 21–7 3 CLE Ernie Green 2-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) CLE 28–0 4 CLE Paul Warfield 49-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) CLE 35–7 4 CLE Ralph Smith offensive fumble recovery in end zone (Lou Groza kick) CLE 42–7

Week 4: at New York Giants

See also: 1967 New York Giants season

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 7 7 7 0 21 • Giants 7 7 6 7 27 Date: Sunday, October 8 Location: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York Game start: 1:30 p.m. ET Game attendance: 62,670 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 10 mph (16 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 NY Ernie Koy 1-yard rush (Les Murdock kick) NY 7–0 1 NO Danny Abramowicz 13-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Charlie Durkee kick) Tied 7–7 2 NO Gary Cuozzo 1-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 14–7 2 NY Tucker Frederickson 2-yard rush (Les Murdock kick) Tied 14–14 3 NY Homer Jones 34-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton NY 20–14 3 NO John Gilliam 19-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 21–20 4 NY Bobby Crespino 11-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Wendell Harris kick) NY 27–21

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

See also: 1967 Dallas Cowboys season

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 7 3 0 10 • Cowboys 7 7 0 0 14 Date: Sunday, October 15 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Game start: 1:35 p.m. CT Game attendance: 64,128 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), relative humidity 83%, wind 13 mph (21 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 DAL Don Perkins 2-yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) DAL 7–0 2 NO Dave Whitsell 26-yard interception return (Charlie Durkee kick) Tied 7–7 2 DAL Lance Rentzel 20-yard pass from Craig Morton (Danny Villanueva kick) DAL 14–7 3 NO Charlie Durkee 47-yard field goal DAL 14–10

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

See also: 1967 San Francisco 49ers season

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 6 7 0 13 • 49ers 3 7 7 10 27 Date: Sunday, October 22 Location: Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. PT Game attendance: 34,285 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 87%, wind 11 mph (18 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 SF Tommy Davis 50-yard field goal SF 3–0 2 NO Charlie Durkee 39-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2 NO Charlie Durkee 34-yard field goal NO 6–3 2 SF Bob Windsor 2-yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) SF 10–6 3 NO Walter Roberts 47-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 13–10 3 SF Dick Witcher 15-yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) SF 17–13 4 SF Tommy Davis 39-yard field goal SF 20–13 4 SF Ken Willard 2-yard rush (Tommy Davis kick) SF 27–13

Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

See also: 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1 2 3 4 Total • Steelers 0 0 0 14 14 Saints 3 7 0 0 10 Date: Sunday, October 29 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:30 p.m. CT Game attendance: 68,911 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), relative humidity 75%, wind 12 mph (19 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 NO Charlie Durkee 37-yard field goal NO 3–0 2 NO Jim Taylor 2-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 10–0 4 PIT J.R. Wilburn 5-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick) NO 10–7 4 PIT Don Shy 33-yard rush (Mike Clark kick) PIT 14–10

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

See also: 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 10 0 14 24 • Saints 7 7 10 7 31 Date: Sunday, November 5 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:30 p.m. CT Game attendance: 59,596 Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 61%, wind 12 mph (19 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 NO Walter Roberts 91-yard kickoff return (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 7–0 2 NO Walter Roberts 27-yard offensive fumble return (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 14–0 2 PHI Sam Baker 41-yard field goal NO 14–3 2 PHI Jim Kelly 22-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) NO 14–10 3 NO Charlie Durkee 12-yard field goal NO 17–10 3 NO Dave Whitsell 41-yard interception return (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 24–10 4 PHI Gary Ballman 14-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) NO 24–17 4 NO Walter Roberts 49-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 31–17 4 PHI Timmy Brown 33-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) NO 31–24

Week 9: vs. Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 7 7 10 3 27 Saints 7 0 3 0 10 Date: Sunday, November 12 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:00 p.m. CT Game attendance: 83,437 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), relative humidity 88%, wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 NO Danny Abramowicz 9-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 7–0 1 DAL Don Perkins 14-yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) Tied 7–7 2 DAL Dan Reeves 5-yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) DAL 14–7 3 NO Charlie Durkee 11-yard field goal DAL 14–10 3 DAL Danny Villanueva 21-yard field goal DAL 17–10 3 DAL Frank Clarke 56-yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) DAL 24–10 4 DAL Danny Villanueva 12-yard field goal DAL 27–10

Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 7 0 14 21 • Eagles 3 28 10 7 48 Date: Sunday, November 19 Location: Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game start: 1:15 p.m. ET Game attendance: 60,751 Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), relative humidity 53%, wind 19 mph (31 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 PHI Sam Baker 21-yard field goal PHI 3–0 2 PHI Ben Hawkins 10-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) PHI 10–0 2 NO Danny Abramowicz 22-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Charlie Durkee kick) PHI 10–7 2 PHI Tom Woodeshick 5-yard rush (Sam Baker kick) PHI 17–7 2 PHI Jim Kelly 35-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) PHI 24–7 2 PHI Tom Woodeshick 13-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) PHI 31–7 3 PHI Ben Hawkins 19-yard pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker kick) PHI 38–7 3 PHI Sam Baker 37-yard field goal PHI 41–7 4 PHI Izzy Lang 15-yard pass from King Hill (Sam Baker kick) PHI 48–7 4 NO Don McCall 11-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) PHI 48–14 4 NO Danny Abramowicz 1-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Ted Davis kick) PHI 48–21

Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons

See also: 1967 Atlanta Falcons season

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 21 0 3 24 • Saints 3 7 7 10 27 Date: Sunday, November 26 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game start: 1:00 p.m. CT Game attendance: 83,437 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), relative humidity 84%, wind 10 mph (16 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 NO Charlie Durkee 34-yard field goal NO 3–0 2 ATL Junior Coffey 1-yard rush (Wade Traynham kick) ATL 7–3 2 ATL Tommy McDonald 32-yard pass from Perry Lee Dunn (Wade Traynham kick) ATL 14–3 2 ATL Billy Martin 5-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Wade Traynham kick) ATL 21–3 2 NO Kent Kramer 7-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Charlie Durkee kick) ATL 21–10 3 NO Randy Schultz 22-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) ATL 21–17 4 NO Charlie Durkee 32-yard field goal ATL 21–20 4 ATL Wade Traynham 26-yard field goal ATL 24–20 4 NO Kent Kramer 7-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 27–24

Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals

See also: 1967 St. Louis Cardinals season

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 3 3 7 7 20 • Cardinals 7 0 10 14 31 Date: Sunday, December 3 Location: Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game start: 1:00 p.m. CT Game attendance: 41,171 Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), relative humidity 87%, wind 16 mph (26 km/h), wind chill 24 Source:

Scoring summary 1 NO Charlie Durkee 41-yard field goal NO 3–0 1 STL Johnny Roland 54-yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) STL 7–3 2 NO Charlie Durkee 16-yard field goal STL 7–6 3 STL Jackie Smith 20-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) STL 14–6 3 NO Billy Kilmer 1-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) STL 14–13 3 STL Jim Bakken 27-yard field goal STL 17–13 4 STL Prentice Gautt 19-yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) STL 24–13 4 STL Jackie Smith 76-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken) STL 31–13 4 NO Charlie Brown 4-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) STL 31–20

Week 13: at Baltimore Colts

See also: 1967 Baltimore Colts season

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 0 10 0 10 • Colts 7 10 3 10 30 Date: Sunday, December 10 Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland Game start: 2:05 p.m. ET Game attendance: 60,238 Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 14 mph (23 km/h) Source:

Scoring summary 1 BAL Tony Lorick 1-yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) BAL 7–0 2 BAL Lou Michaels 35-yard field goal BAL 10–0 2 BAL Tom Matte 2-yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) BAL 17–0 3 NO Charlie Durkee 35-yard field goal BAL 17–3 3 BAL Lou Michaels 21-yard field goal BAL 20–3 3 NO Charlie Brown 5-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) BAL 20–10 4 BAL Lou Michaels 17-yard field goal BAL 23–10 4 BAL Jerry Hill 1-yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) BAL 30–10

Week 14: at Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total • Saints 0 7 9 14 30 Redskins 0 0 7 7 14 Date: Sunday, December 17 Location: District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:15 p.m. ET Game attendance: 50,486 Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), relative humidity 50%, wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h), wind chill 30 Source:

Scoring summary 2 NO Danny Abramowicz 80-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 7–0 3 WAS Charley Taylor 6-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bruce Alford kick) Tied 7–7 3 NO Safety; John Love tackled in end zone by Dick Anderson NO 9–7 3 NO Randy Schultz 1-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 16–7 4 NO Danny Abramowicz 13-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 23–7 4 WAS A. D. Whitfield 23-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bruce Alford kick) NO 23–14 4 NO Don McCall 49-yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) NO 30–14

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	9	5	0	.643	4–2	8–2	342	268	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	3–2–1	5–4–1	351	409	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	3	.455	2–3–1	4–5–1	347	353	L1
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	2–4	2–8	233	379	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p. 407, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
2. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p. 408, Simon & Schuster, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
3. http://www.nfl.com/player/walterroberts/2524286/profile

External links

• New Orleans Saints History
• Saints on Pro Football Reference