The Atlanta Falcons eked out a victory over the New Orleans Saints, 20 to 17, on November 26, 1978.

Final

Saints

5-8-0

17

Falcons

8-5-0

20

Team

NO

ATL

1

7

2

7

3

0

4

0

10

Total

17

20

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Haskel Stanback 3-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

0

7

Larry Hardy 71-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

7

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Tim Mazzetti 39-yard field goal

7

10

Chuck Muncie 28-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Steve Mike-Mayer 18-yard field goal

17

10

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Tim Mazzetti 28-yard field goal

17

13

Jim Mitchell 1-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

17

20

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

13

25

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

61

81

Total Yards

339

385

Yards per play

5.6

4.8

Passing

205

255

Comp - Att

13 - 24

23 - 44

Yards per pass

7.3

5.5

Interceptions thrown

1

3

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 36

2 - 11

Rushing

134

130

Rushing Attempts

33

35

Yards per rush

4.1

3.7

Penalties

6

Turnovers

2

4

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

1

3

Possession

Saints

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	13	24	241	10.0	1	1		85.6
Team	13	24	205	10.0	1	1	4	85.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Muncie	17	67	3.9	1
Tony Galbreath	13	46	3.5	0
Ike Harris	1	22	22.0	0
Tom Blanchard	1	0	0.0	0
Archie Manning	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	33	134	4.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Henry Childs	3	100	33.3	0
Larry Hardy	1	71	71.0	1
Wes Chandler	4	31	7.8	0
Ike Harris	1	23	23.0	0
Tinker Owens	4	16	4.0	0
Team	13	241	10.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	6	247	41.2
Team	6	247	41.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rich Mauti	3	60	20.0
Wes Chandler	2	24	12.0
Team	5	84	16.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wes Chandler	3	13	4.3	0
Team	3	13	4.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	23	43	266	6.2	1	2		60.8
Bubba Bean	0	1	0	0.0	0	1		0.0
Team	23	44	255	6.0	1	3	2	50.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bubba Bean	19	93	4.9	0
Haskel Stanback	11	27	2.5	1
Ricky Patton	3	7	2.3	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	2	2.0	0
Dennis Pearson	1	1	1.0	0
Team	35	130	3.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Billy Ryckman	4	69	17.3	0
Alfred Jackson	4	55	13.8	0
Wally Francis	4	53	13.3	0
Bubba Bean	3	35	11.7	0
Jim Mitchell	4	24	6.0	1
Haskel Stanback	3	18	6.0	0
Dennis Pearson	1	12	12.0	0
Team	23	266	6.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti	2	3		2	8
Team	2	3		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	5	210	42.0
Team	5	210	42.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dennis Pearson	2	47	23.5
George Franklin	1	19	19.0
Ray Strong	1	8	8.0
Team	4	74	18.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Billy Ryckman	3	25	8.3	0
Team	3	25	8.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

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 Atlanta Falcons eked out a victory over the New Orleans Saints, 20 to 17, on November 26, 1978.

Final

Saints

17

Falcons

20

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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2,836

976

905

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