The New Orleans Saints got schooled by the Los Angeles Rams, 35 to 17, on October 7, 1979.

1979 New Orleans Saints

Final

LA

Rams

4-2-0

35

NO

Saints

2-4-0

17

1

0

7

2

28

0

3

0

3

4

7

7

Total

35

17

1st quarter

LA

NO

Saints

Tony Galbreath 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

LA

NO

Rams

Wendell Tyler 5-yard run (Frank Corral kick)

7

7

Rams

Wendell Tyler 2-yard run (Frank Corral kick)

14

7

Rams

Ron Jessie 39-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)

21

7

Rams

Terry Nelson 5-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)

28

7

3rd quarter

LA

NO

Saints

Garo Yepremian 32-yard field goal

28

10

4th quarter

LA

NO

Saints

Henry Childs 6-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)

28

17

Rams

Ron Jessie 24-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)

35

17

Rams

Saints

1st Downs

22

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

73

58

Total Yards

295

234

Yards per play

4.0

4.0

Passing

154

132

Comp - Att

12 - 25

15 - 32

Yards per pass

5.7

4

Interceptions thrown

2

5

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 22

1 - 11

Rushing

141

102

Rushing Attempts

46

25

Yards per rush

3.1

4.1

Penalties

4

5

Turnovers

2

6

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

5

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Pat Haden 12 25 176 7.0 3 2 77.7
Team 12 25 154 7.0 3 2 2 77.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wendell Tyler 16 63 3.9 2
Cullen Bryant 15 58 3.9 0
Pat Haden 2 17 8.5 0
Lawrence McCutcheon 6 4 0.7 0
Elvis Peacock 3 3 1.0 0
Eddie Hill 3 2 0.7 0
Terry Nelson 1 -6 -6.0 0
Team 46 141 3.1 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ron Jessie 4 93 23.3 2
Wendell Tyler 2 30 15.0 0
Billy Waddy 3 30 10.0 0
Preston Dennard 1 15 15.0 0
Terry Nelson 1 5 5.0 1
Cullen Bryant 1 3 3.0 0
Team 12 176 7.0 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Frank Corral 0 0 5 5
Team 0 0 5 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ken Clark 7 279 39.9
Team 7 279 39.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Drew Hill 4 88 22.0 0
Team 4 88 22.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Brown 2 9 4.5 0
Team 2 9 4.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 15 32 143 4.5 1 5 30.6
Team 15 32 132 4.5 1 5 1 30.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Chuck Muncie 17 85 5.0 0
Tony Galbreath 7 17 2.4 1
Archie Manning 1 0 0.0 0
Team 25 102 4.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ike Harris 3 53 17.7 0
Henry Childs 5 34 6.8 1
Tony Galbreath 4 30 7.5 0
Chuck Muncie 3 26 8.7 0
Team 15 143 4.5 1 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
Garo Yepremian 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rick Partridge 4 181 45.3
Team 4 181 45.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rich Mauti 3 77 25.7 0
Wayne Wilson 2 50 25.0 0
Jack Holmes 1 20 20.0 0
Team 6 147 24.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rich Mauti 3 20 6.7 0
Team 3 20 6.7 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