The New Orleans Saints took a loss to the Houston Oilers, 17 to 12, on December 10, 1978.

Final

Oilers

10-5-0

17

Saints

6-9-0

12

Team

HOU

NO

1

7

0

2

3

0

3

0

7

4

7

5

Total

17

12

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

NO

Earl Campbell 2-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

HOU

NO

Toni Fritsch 22-yard field goal

10

0

3rd quarter

HOU

NO

Tinker Owens 6-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

10

7

4th quarter

HOU

NO

Robert Woods 80-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)

17

7

Safety

17

9

Steve Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal

17

12

Oilers

Saints

1st Downs

16

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

58

Total Yards

244

297

Yards per play

3.9

5.1

Passing

119

241

Comp - Att

12 - 18

25 - 37

Yards per pass

6

6.2

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 18

2 - 10

Rushing

125

56

Rushing Attempts

43

19

Yards per rush

2.9

Penalties

4

8

Turnovers

0

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Oilers

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Pastorini	12	18	137	7.6	1	0		107.9
Team	12	18	119	7.6	1	0	2	107.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Earl Campbell	25	67	2.7	1
Tim Wilson	15	62	4.1	0
Robert Woods	1	5	5.0	0
Dan Pastorini	1	0	0.0	0
Ronnie Coleman	1	-9	-9.0	0
Team	43	125	2.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Robert Woods	4	75	18.8	1
Ken Burrough	5	29	5.8	0
Tim Wilson	2	18	9.0	0
Ronnie Coleman	1	15	15.0	0
Team	12	137	7.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Toni Fritsch	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Cliff Parsley	7	288	41.1
Team	7	288	41.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robert Woods	1	20	20.0	0
Team	1	20	20.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robert Woods	4	39	9.8	0
Team	4	39	9.8	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	25	37	251	6.8	1	1		84.4
Team	25	37	241	6.8	1	1	2	84.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Tony Galbreath	7	22	3.1
Chuck Muncie	8	19	2.4
Archie Manning	1	9	9.0
Michael Strachan	2	7	3.5
Henry Childs	1	-1	-1.0
Team	19	56	2.9

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Henry Childs	5	80	16.0	0
Chuck Muncie	4	46	11.5	0
Ike Harris	3	42	14.0	0
Tinker Owens	3	37	12.3	1
Tony Galbreath	7	18	2.6	0
Michael Strachan	1	12	12.0	0
Larry Hardy	1	11	11.0	0
Wes Chandler	1	5	5.0	0
Team	25	251	6.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Steve Mike-Mayer	1	2		1	4
Team	1	2		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	6	269	44.8
Team	6	269	44.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rich Mauti	2	55	27.5
Wes Chandler	2	54	27.0
Jack Holmes	1	18	18.0
Team	5	127	25.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wes Chandler	3	28	9.3	0
Team	3	28	9.3	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 took a loss to the Houston Oilers, 17 to 12, on December 10, 1978.

Final

Oilers

17

Saints

12

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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More Saints Stats

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