The New Orleans Saints lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 26 to 20, on October 1, 1978.

Final

Rams

5-0-0

26

Saints

2-3-0

20

Team

LA

NO

1

6

0

2

14

7

3

0

6

4

6

7

Total

26

20

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

LA

NO

Dwight Scales 30-yard blocked punt return (kick failed)

6

0

2nd quarter

LA

NO

Willie Miller 20-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)

13

0

Rod Perry 28-yard interception return (Frank Corral kick)

20

0

Ike Harris 6-yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick)

20

7

3rd quarter

LA

NO

Ike Harris 8-yard pass from Archie Manning (kick failed)

20

13

4th quarter

LA

NO

Frank Corral 34-yard field goal

23

13

Tony Galbreath 33-yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick)

23

20

Frank Corral 39-yard field goal

26

20

Rams

Saints

1st Downs

15

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

55

63

Total Yards

281

315

Yards per play

5.1

5.0

Passing

157

172

Comp - Att

10 - 21

17 - 28

Yards per pass

7.1

5.4

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

4 - 36

Rushing

124

143

Rushing Attempts

33

31

Yards per rush

3.8

4.6

Penalties

9

6

Turnovers

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Rams

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Pat Haden	10	21	167	8.0	1	1		70.9
Team	10	21	157	8.0	1	1	1	70.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Cullen Bryant	19	79	4.2
John Cappelletti	12	23	1.9
Terry Nelson	1	14	14.0
Jerry Latin	1	8	8.0
Team	33	124	3.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Willie Miller	4	64	16.0	1
Terry Nelson	1	50	50.0	0
Ron Jessie	2	36	18.0	0
John Cappelletti	2	12	6.0	0
Charle Young	1	5	5.0	0
Team	10	167	8.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Frank Corral	2	4		2	8
Team	2	4		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Glen Walker	2	80	40.0
Team	3	80	26.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Jerry Latin	3	60	20.0
Jim Jodat	1	19	19.0
Team	4	79	19.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jackie Wallace	4	72	18.0	0
Team	4	72	18.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	17	27	208	7.7	3	1		108.3
Michael Strachan	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	17	28	172	7.4	3	1	4	104.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Michael Strachan	16	62	3.9
Archie Manning	5	48	9.6
Tony Galbreath	8	23	2.9
Wes Chandler	2	10	5.0
Team	31	143	4.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Henry Childs	4	67	16.8	0
Tony Galbreath	6	61	10.2	1
Ike Harris	4	51	12.8	2
Wes Chandler	2	19	9.5	0
Michael Strachan	1	10	10.0	0
Team	17	208	7.4	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	0	1		2	2
Team	0	1		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	4	201	50.3
Team	5	201	40.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wes Chandler	1	23	23.0
Clarence Chapman	1	18	18.0
Larry Hardy	1	3	3.0
Team	3	44	14.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wes Chandler	1	5	5.0	0
Team	1	5	5.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,878

Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New Orleans Saints lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 26 to 20, on October 1, 1978.

Final

Rams

26

Saints

20

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Saints Stats

3,878

694

1,123

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule