The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 20 to 17, on November 12, 1978.
1st quarter
ATL
NO
Steve Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
ATL
NO
Tim Mazzetti 22-yard field goal
3
3
Tony Galbreath 1-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
3
10
Henry Childs 14-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
3
17
3rd quarter
ATL
NO
Tim Mazzetti 32-yard field goal
6
17
4th quarter
ATL
NO
Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)
13
17
Alfred Jackson 57-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
20
17
Falcons
Saints
1st Downs
16
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
56
83
Total Yards
284
343
Yards per play
5.1
4.1
Passing
210
181
Comp - Att
16 - 33
17 - 31
Yards per pass
6.2
5.3
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 8
3 - 24
Rushing
74
162
Rushing Attempts
22
49
Yards per rush
3.4
3.3
Penalties
6
7
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Bartkowski | 16 | 33 | 218 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 67.5 | |
Team | 16 | 33 | 210 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bubba Bean | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 |
Haskel Stanback | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 1 |
Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Ryckman | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Alfred Jackson | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 1 | |
Ray Strong | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Jim Mitchell | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Wally Francis | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
James Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Bubba Bean | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Haskel Stanback | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 218 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Mazzetti | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
John James | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | |
Team | 6 | 218 | 36.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Pearson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
George Franklin | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
Jim Mitchell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Ryckman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archie Manning | 14 | 25 | 169 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 90.3 | |
Bobby Scott | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 82.1 | |
Chuck Muncie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 17 | 31 | 181 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86.1 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Muncie | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 |
Tony Galbreath | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 1 |
Michael Strachan | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 |
Archie Manning | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Kim Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Tom Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 49 | 162 | 3.3 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wes Chandler | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 0 | |
Ike Harris | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
Henry Childs | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | |
Tony Galbreath | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Chuck Muncie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Kim Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 205 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Mike-Mayer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Blanchard | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | |
Team | 4 | 173 | 43.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Mauti | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
Wes Chandler | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wes Chandler | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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15.8
20.0
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Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
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Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
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367.0
343.0
307.0
279.0
265.0
Playoff Sack Leaders
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7.0
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5.0
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Best Record ATS
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13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
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10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
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5-11-1
5-11-1
6-11
6-10-1
6-10-1