Week 8
Final1Q
0 - 7
W. Chandler 24-yard TD catch from A. Manning.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 10
G. Yepremian 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
0 - 17
T. Myers 52-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 17
D. Hill 5-yard TD catch from J. Komlo.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
139
Komlo
DET

Rush Yds
76
Muncie
NO

Rec Yds
72
Scott
DET

Scrim TD
1
Hill
DET

Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1979 NFC Central
DETNO
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints decisively defeated the Detroit Lions, 17 to 7, on October 21, 1979.
Game Info
October 20, 1979
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Komlo #19 | 12/22 | 139 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 51.1 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 2/9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 17/22 | 130 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
R. Kane #32 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
H. King #25 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 17 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
M. Strachan #33 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Manning #8 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 17 |
G. Washington #18 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 1 | 24 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 30 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bradley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Chapman #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Felton #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swider #9 | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Partridge #17 | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Holmes #45 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Callicutt #31 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Komlo #19 | 12/22 | 139 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 51.1 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 2/9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
R. Kane #32 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
H. King #25 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 17 |
G. Washington #18 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bradley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swider #9 | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Callicutt #31 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 17/22 | 130 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 17 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
M. Strachan #33 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Manning #8 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 1 | 24 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 30 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Chapman #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Felton #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Partridge #17 | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Holmes #45 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
197
Total Yds
284
117
Pass Yds
125
80
Rush Yds
159
51
Total Plays
67
3.9
Yards Per Play
4.2
3.3
Yards Per Pass
5.4
5.0
Yards Per Rush
3.6
13
1st Downs
18
6
Punts
5
4
Turnovers
3
4
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
7
37
Penalty Yards
77
1
Sacks
4
5
Sack Yards
38
0
D/ST TD
1
DET
NO