The New Orleans Saints handily defeated the New York Giants, 28 to 17, on October 29, 1978.

1978 New Orleans Saints

Final

NYG

Giants

5-4-0

17

NO

Saints

5-4-0

28

1

7

0

2

10

7

3

0

7

4

0

14

Total

17

28

1st quarter

NYG

NO

Giants

Maurice Tyler 0-yard blocked punt return (Joe Danelo kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

NYG

NO

Giants

Joe Danelo 50-yard field goal

10

0

Saints

Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

10

7

Giants

Larry Csonka 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)

17

7

3rd quarter

NYG

NO

Saints

Henry Childs 1-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

17

14

4th quarter

NYG

NO

Saints

Tony Galbreath 20-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

17

21

Saints

Henry Childs 3-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

17

28

Giants

Saints

1st Downs

17

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

68

Total Yards

333

300

Yards per play

5.0

4.4

Passing

129

139

Comp - Att

10 - 26

13 - 21

Yards per pass

4.6

5.6

Interceptions thrown

3

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 13

4 - 27

Rushing

204

161

Rushing Attempts

38

43

Yards per rush

5.4

3.7

Penalties

8

9

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

3

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Pisarcik 5 15 69 4.6 0 3 9.4
Jerry Golsteyn 4 10 38 3.8 0 0 51.3
Larry Mallory 1 1 35 35.0 0 0 118.8
Team 10 26 129 5.5 0 3 2 17.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Doug Kotar 9 81 9.0 0
Bobby Hammond 12 47 3.9 0
Billy Taylor 7 34 4.9 0
Larry Csonka 8 30 3.8 1
Joe Pisarcik 2 12 6.0 0
Team 38 204 5.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jimmy Robinson 4 79 19.8 0
Al Dixon 1 35 35.0 0
Billy Taylor 3 12 4.0 0
James Thompson 1 9 9.0 0
Bobby Hammond 1 7 7.0 0
Team 10 142 5.5 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Joe Danelo 1 2 2 5
Team 1 2 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Jennings 5 200 40.0
Team 5 200 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ernest Pough 3 44 14.7 0
Billy Taylor 2 24 12.0 0
Team 5 68 13.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Robinson 2 18 9.0 0
Bobby Hammond 1 0 0.0 0
James Thompson 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 18 4.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 13 21 166 7.9 2 0 118.4
Team 13 21 139 7.9 2 0 4 118.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tony Galbreath 21 61 2.9 1
Chuck Muncie 12 46 3.8 1
Michael Strachan 7 35 5.0 0
Archie Manning 3 19 6.3 0
Team 43 161 3.7 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Tony Galbreath 3 53 17.7 0
Wes Chandler 2 38 19.0 0
Henry Childs 3 32 10.7 2
Ike Harris 2 21 10.5 0
Tinker Owens 2 14 7.0 0
Chuck Muncie 1 8 8.0 0
Team 13 166 7.9 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Steve Mike-Mayer 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 6 208 34.7
Team 7 208 29.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rich Mauti 3 69 23.0 0
Wes Chandler 1 38 38.0 0
Team 4 107 26.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 2 21 10.5 0
Ralph McGill 1 5 5.0 0
Team 3 26 8.7 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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