The New Orleans Saints were easily defeated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 33 to 14, on December 11, 1977.
1st quarter
TB
NO
Dave Green 40-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
TB
NO
Dave Green 25-yard field goal
6
0
Morris Owens 5-yard pass from Gary Huff (Dave Green kick)
13
0
3rd quarter
TB
NO
Mike Washington 45-yard interception return (Dave Green kick)
20
0
4th quarter
TB
NO
Richard Wood 10-yard interception return (kick failed)
26
0
Archie Manning 2-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)
26
7
Greg Johnson 0-yard interception return (Dave Green kick)
33
7
John Gilliam 11-yard pass from Archie Manning (Richie Szaro kick)
33
14
Buccaneers
Saints
1st Downs
14
17
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
59
66
Total Yards
238
250
Yards per play
4.0
3.8
Passing
103
154
Comp - Att
8 - 10
17 - 33
Yards per pass
9.4
4.1
Interceptions thrown
0
6
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 7
5 - 36
Rushing
135
96
Rushing Attempts
48
28
Yards per rush
2.8
3.4
Penalties
11
7
Turnovers
1
7
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
0
6
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Huff | 7 | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 148.1 | |
| Dave Green | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Team | 8 | 10 | 103 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 145.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy DuBose | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Ed Williams | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Gary Huff | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Team | 48 | 135 | 2.8 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Owens | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy DuBose | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Danny Reece | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 8 | 110 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Green | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Green | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | |
| Team | 5 | 197 | 39.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ragsdale | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Reece | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Isaac Hagins | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 13 | 21 | 154 | 7.3 | 1 | 3 | 60.5 | |
| Bobby Scott | 4 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2.8 | |
| Team | 17 | 33 | 154 | 5.8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 39.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Galbreath | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Michael Strachan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 96 | 3.4 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Herrmann | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Boykin | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 17 | 190 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Szaro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | |
| Team | 4 | 169 | 42.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mauti | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mauti | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
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