The New Orleans Saints got smashed by the St. Louis Cardinals, 40 to 7, on October 5, 1980.

Final

Cardinals

2-3-0

40

Saints

0-5-0

7

Team

STL

NO

1

7

0

2

20

0

3

7

4

10

0

Total

40

7

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

STL

NO

Wayne Morris 2-yard run (Steve Little kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

STL

NO

Wayne Morris 2-yard run (Steve Little kick)

14

0

Pat Tilley 7-yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)

20

0

Wayne Morris 1-yard run (Steve Little kick)

27

0

3rd quarter

STL

NO

Steve Little 25-yard field goal

30

0

Elex Price 19-yard blocked punt return (Benny Ricardo kick)

30

7

4th quarter

STL

NO

Steve Little 36-yard field goal

33

7

Willard Harrell 11-yard run (Steve Little kick)

40

7

Cardinals

Saints

1st Downs

29

3

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

81

31

Total Yards

433

80

Yards per play

5.3

2.6

Passing

103

65

Comp - Att

13 - 18

10 - 22

Yards per pass

5.4

3

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

0 - 0

Rushing

330

15

Rushing Attempts

62

9

Yards per rush

5.3

1.7

Penalties

3

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Cardinals

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Hart	13	18	113	6.3	1	0		106.9
Team	13	18	103	6.3	1	0	1	106.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ottis Anderson	22	126	5.7	0
Wayne Morris	22	102	4.6	3
Theotis Brown	9	58	6.4	0
Willard Harrell	8	47	5.9	1
Mike Loyd	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	62	330	5.3	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Theotis Brown	1	22	22.0	0
Pat Tilley	3	22	7.3	1
Mark Bell	2	20	10.0	0
Ottis Anderson	3	18	6.0	0
Mel Gray	1	15	15.0	0
Dave Stief	1	9	9.0	0
Wayne Morris	1	7	7.0	0
Doug Marsh	1	0	0.0	0
Team	13	113	6.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Steve Little	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Swider	1	31	31.0
Team	2	31	15.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Willard Harrell	2	40	20.0	0
Team	2	40	20.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mark Bell	5	80	16.0	0
Team	5	80	16.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	5	9	49	5.4	1		31.5
Guy Benjamin	5	13	16	1.2	1		14.6
Team	10	22	65	3.0	2	0	14.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Tony Galbreath	2	6	3.0
Michael Strachan	4	5	1.3
Wayne Wilson	2	4	2.0
Jack Holmes	1	0	0.0
Team	9	15	1.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Brooks Williams	2	28	14.0
Henry Childs	2	18	9.0
Michael Strachan	2	17	8.5
Jack Holmes	1	4	4.0
Ike Harris	1	2	2.0
Tony Galbreath	2	-4	-2.0
Team	10	65	3.0	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Benny Ricardo	0	0		1	1
Team	0	0		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Russell Erxleben	7	289	41.3
Team	7	289	41.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rich Mauti	4	110	27.5
Wayne Wilson	3	48	16.0
Team	7	158	22.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	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 got smashed by the St. Louis Cardinals, 40 to 7, on October 5, 1980.

Final

Cardinals

40

Saints

7

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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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