The San Francisco 49ers fell to the New Orleans Saints, 14 to 7, on October 15, 1978.

Final

Saints

3-4-0

14

49ers

1-6-0

7

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

Michael Strachan 2-yard run (Tom Jurich kick)

2nd quarter

Ike Harris 15-yard pass from Archie Manning (Tom Jurich kick)

4th quarter

Freddie Solomon 22-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)

Saints

49ers

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

206

175

Yards per play

3.5

2.6

Passing

101

Comp - Att

2 - 4

16 - 37

Yards per pass

7.8

2.5

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

4 - 46

Rushing

175

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

3.2

2.7

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Saints

49ers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning A. Manning	2	4	31	7.8	1	0		115.6
Team	2	4	31	7.8	1	0	0	115.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	18	82	4.6	0
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	18	50	2.8	0
Michael Strachan M. Strachan	15	33	2.2	1
Archie Manning A. Manning	3	10	3.3	0
Ike Harris I. Harris	1	0	0.0	0
Team	55	175	3.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	1	16	16.0	0
Ike Harris I. Harris	1	15	15.0	1
Team	2	31	7.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	4

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tom Jurich T. Jurich	0	3		2	2
Team	0	3		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard T. Blanchard	7	296	42.3
Team	7	296	42.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wes Chandler W. Chandler	1	20	20.0
Rich Mauti R. Mauti	1	15	15.0
Team	2	35	17.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Donald Schwartz D. Schwartz	1	4	4.0
Wes Chandler W. Chandler	1	3	3.0
Team	2	7	3.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	16	37	147	4.0	1	2		41.2
Team	16	37	101	4.0	1	2	4	41.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
O.J. Simpson	17	37	2.2
Greg Boykin G. Boykin	9	32	3.6
Paul Hofer P. Hofer	1	5	5.0
Team	27	74	2.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Freddie Solomon F. Solomon	5	70	14.0	1
Greg Boykin G. Boykin	4	27	6.8	0
Elmo Boyd E. Boyd	2	25	12.5	0
Ken MacAfee K. MacAfee	2	11	5.5	0
Paul Seal P. Seal	1	8	8.0	0
O.J. Simpson	2	6	3.0	0
Team	16	147	4.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	4	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ray Wersching R. Wersching	0	0		1	1
Team	0	0		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Connell M. Connell	5	177	35.4
Team	5	177	35.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ernie Hughes E. Hughes	2	33	16.5
Fred Quillan F. Quillan	1	8	8.0
Team	3	41	13.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Jones L. Jones	4	19	4.8	0
Team	4	19	4.8	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,280

Purdy

RUSH

1,459

McCaffrey

REC

1,342

Aiyuk

Team Rankings

PPG

28.9

3rd

OPP PPG

17.5

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

140.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

269.2

6th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	12	5	.706
Rams	10	7	.588
Seahawks	9	8	.529
Cardinals	4	13	.235

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/9	NYJ	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/15	SF	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/22	SF	@	LAR	4:25 PM
Sun 9/29	NE	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/6	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4-0-0

Final

49ers

2-1-0

Sun 11 Feb 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,624

Tagovailoa

4,575

Goff

4,516

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,459

McCaffrey

1,167

Henry

1,144

Williams

Rec Yards Leaders

1,799

Hill

1,749

Lamb

1,515

St. Brown

Pass TD Leaders

36

Prescott

32

Love

31

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

18

Mostert

15

Hurts

15

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

13

Hill

13

Evans

12

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

113.0

Purdy

105.9

Prescott

103.8

Cousins

Sack Leaders

19.0

Watt

17.5

Hines-Allen

17.5

Hendrickson

NFL 2023 Rankings

PPG Rankings

29.9

29.2

28.9

28.4

27.1

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

16.5

17.3

17.5

18.3

18.5

19.1

Total Yards Rankings

401.3

398.4

394.8

374.5

371.6

370.4

Rush Yards Rankings

156.5

141.1

140.5

139.1

135.9

135.8

Pass Yards Rankings

276.5

276.4

274.1

270.9

269.3

269.2

Sack Leaders

60.0

57.0

56.0

54.0

51.0

49.0

NFL Fantasy 2023

Fantasy RB Rankings

324.3

McCaffrey

242.7

Mostert

224.4

Etienne

Fantasy WR Rankings

268.2

Lamb

257.4

Hill

211.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

153.3

LaPorta

138.2

Kittle

126.4

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

181

Aubrey

160

Tucker

158

Myers

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

6-11

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

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

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

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)
Thu 9/5	BAL	@	KC	8:20 PM
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 9/8	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	TEN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	JAX	@	MIA	1:00 PM

The San Francisco 49ers fell to the New Orleans Saints, 14 to 7, on October 15, 1978.

Final

Saints

14

49ers

7

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Kick Return

Punt Return

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NFL 2023 Leaders

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113.0

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NFL 2023 Rankings

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324.3

242.7

224.4

268.2

257.4

211.9

153.3

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181

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