New Orleans Saints Records
Listed below are New Orleans Saints Records, Firsts, Odds &
Ends.
First Draft Choice: Les Kelley, FB, Alabama, 1967.
First Regular-Season Game: A 27-13 loss to the Los
Angeles Rams, 9/17/67.
First Regular-Season Touchdown: A 94-yard kickoff
return by John Gilliam, on the opening play of the Saints' first
game, 9/17/67.
First Regular-Season Win: A 31-24 victory over
the Philadelphia Eagles, 11/5/67.
First Winning Season: 1987 (12-3).
First Playoff Appearance: A 44-10 loss to the
Minnesota Vikings in the 1987 NFC Wild Card Playoff game.
First Pro Bowl Selection: S Dave Whitsell,
1967.
First to Rush For 100 Yards in a Game: Don
McCall, 127 yards vs. the Washington Redskins, 9/22/68.
First 1,000-Yard Rusher: Chuck Muncie, 1,198
yards (1979).
First to Pass For 300 Yards in a Game: Billy
Kilmer, 345 yards vs. the St. Louis Cardinals, 11/2/69.
Most Yards Rushing, Career: George Rogers,
4,267 yards (1981-1984).
Most Yards Passing, Career: Archie Manning,
21,734 yards (1971-1982).
Most Receptions, Career: Eric Martin, 532 receptions
(1985-1993).
All-Time Leading Scorer: Morten Andersen, 1,318
points (1982-1994).
Longest Field Goal: Tom Dempsey's 63-yard field
goal vs. the Detroit Lions on 11/8/70, is still tied for an
NFL record.
It's a Fact: The Superdome roof covers 9.7
acres.
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