The Los Angeles Rams were defeated by the New Orleans Saints, 29 to 14, on December 16, 1979.

1979 Los Angeles Rams

Final

NO

Saints

8-8-0

29

LA

Rams

9-7-0

14

1

0

7

2

14

0

3

6

0

4

9

7

Total

29

14

1st quarter

NO

LA

Rams

Wendell Tyler 1-yard run (Frank Corral kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

NO

LA

Saints

Tinker Owens 8-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)

7

7

Saints

Michael Strachan 10-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

14

7

3rd quarter

NO

LA

Saints

Garo Yepremian 35-yard field goal

17

7

Saints

Garo Yepremian 24-yard field goal

20

7

4th quarter

NO

LA

Saints

Michael Strachan 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

27

7

Rams

Eddie Hill 1-yard run (Frank Corral kick)

27

14

Saints

Safety by Elois Grooms

29

14

Saints

Rams

1st Downs

23

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

71

58

Total Yards

422

290

Yards per play

5.9

5.0

Passing

146

114

Comp - Att

10 - 15

14 - 26

Yards per pass

8.6

3.8

Interceptions thrown

3

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

4 - 45

Rushing

276

176

Rushing Attempts

54

28

Yards per rush

5.1

6.3

Penalties

5

2

Turnovers

4

6

Fumbles lost

1

4

Interceptions

3

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 10 15 162 10.8 1 3 85.3
Team 10 15 146 10.8 1 3 2 85.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Michael Strachan 18 93 5.2 2
Chuck Muncie 20 91 4.6 0
Jack Holmes 12 54 4.5 0
Archie Manning 3 32 10.7 0
Wayne Wilson 1 6 6.0 0
Team 54 276 5.1 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Henry Childs 2 62 31.0 0
Tinker Owens 3 38 12.7 1
Chuck Muncie 2 29 14.5 0
Wes Chandler 2 20 10.0 0
Jack Holmes 1 13 13.0 0
Team 10 162 10.8 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 4

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Garo Yepremian 2 3 3 9
Team 2 3 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rick Partridge 4 182 45.5
Team 4 182 45.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rich Mauti 3 53 17.7 0
Team 3 53 17.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rich Mauti 3 21 7.0 0
Team 3 21 7.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Vince Ferragamo 14 26 159 6.1 0 2 40.4
Team 14 26 114 6.1 0 2 4 40.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wendell Tyler 18 141 7.8 1
Cullen Bryant 6 29 4.8 0
Eddie Hill 2 3 1.5 1
Jim Jodat 2 3 1.5 0
Team 28 176 6.3 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Preston Dennard 4 64 16.0 0
Wendell Tyler 3 25 8.3 0
Cullen Bryant 2 19 9.5 0
Billy Waddy 2 19 9.5 0
Ron Smith 1 15 15.0 0
Eddie Hill 1 9 9.0 0
Charle Young 1 8 8.0 0
Team 14 159 6.1 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 7 4 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Frank Corral 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ken Clark 4 169 42.3
Team 5 169 33.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Hill 4 70 17.5 0
Eddie Brown 1 20 20.0 0
Jim Jodat 1 0 0.0 0
Team 6 90 15.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Brown 2 19 9.5 0
Drew Hill 1 0 0.0 0
Team 3 19 6.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,965

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

RUSH

1,144

Williams

Kyren Williams

REC

1,486

Nacua

Puka Nacua

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.8

8th

OPP PPG

22.2

19th

RUSH YDS/G

120.3

11th

PASS YDS/G

252.9

11th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
Seahawks Seahawks
9 8 0 .529
Cardinals Cardinals
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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DET Lions

1-0-0

24

Final

23

LAR Rams

0-1-0

Sun 14 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