The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 20 to 17, on November 12, 1978.

1978 New Orleans Saints

Final

ATL

Falcons

7-4-0

20

NO

Saints

5-6-0

17

1

0

3

2

3

14

3

3

0

4

14

0

Total

20

17

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Steve Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 22-yard field goal

3

3

Saints

Tony Galbreath 1-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

3

10

Saints

Henry Childs 14-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

3

17

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 32-yard field goal

6

17

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

13

17

Falcons

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

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tim Mazzetti 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 6 218 36.3
Team 6 218 36.3

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Ryckman 2 9 4.5 0
Team 2 9 4.5 0

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Steve Mike-Mayer 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 4 173 43.3
Team 4 173 43.3

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 2 16 8.0 0
Team 2 16 8.0 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