The New Orleans Saints decisively defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 13, on December 3, 1978.

Final

49ers

1-13-0

13

Saints

6-8-0

24

Team

SF

NO

1

3

2

7

14

3

0

4

0

7

Total

13

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SF

NO

Ray Wersching 45-yard field goal

3

0

Steve Mike-Mayer 50-yard field goal

3

2nd quarter

SF

NO

Chuck Muncie 6-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

3

10

Wes Chandler 58-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

3

17

Paul Seal 41-yard pass from Scott Bull (Ray Wersching kick)

10

17

3rd quarter

SF

NO

Ray Wersching 42-yard field goal

13

17

4th quarter

SF

NO

Wes Chandler 12-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

13

24

49ers

Saints

1st Downs

14

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

70

74

Total Yards

287

383

Yards per play

4.1

5.2

Passing

128

190

Comp - Att

9 - 27

22 - 34

Yards per pass

4

5.4

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 19

1 - 9

Rushing

159

193

Rushing Attempts

38

39

Yards per rush

4.2

4.9

Penalties

8

5

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

1

Possession

49ers

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Scott Bull	9	27	147	5.4	1	1		49.5
Team	9	27	128	5.4	1	1	5	49.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Bob Ferrell	20	90	4.5
Paul Hofer	15	54	3.6
Scott Bull	3	15	5.0
Team	38	159	4.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Kenny Harrison	3	63	21.0	0
Paul Seal	2	51	25.5	1
Bob Ferrell	4	33	8.3	0
Team	9	147	5.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ray Wersching	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Connell	6	210	35.0
Team	6	210	35.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Greg Boykin	1	25	25.0
Dave Williams	1	22	22.0
Paul Hofer	1	20	20.0
Team	3	67	22.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Vern Roberson	1	7	7.0
Jack Steptoe	1	3	3.0
Team	2	10	5.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	22	34	199	5.9	2	1		87.7
Team	22	34	190	5.9	2	1	1	87.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Muncie	14	87	6.2	1
Michael Strachan	9	44	4.9	0
Tony Galbreath	11	38	3.5	0
Kim Jones	3	13	4.3	0
Archie Manning	2	11	5.5	0
Team	39	193	4.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Wes Chandler	6	103	17.2	2
Tinker Owens	5	39	7.8	0
Rich Mauti	3	24	8.0	0
Tony Galbreath	3	13	4.3	0
Chuck Muncie	4	11	2.8	0
Michael Strachan	1	9	9.0	0
Team	22	199	5.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Steve Mike-Mayer	1	3		3	6
Team	1	3		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	4	154	38.5
Team	4	154	38.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wes Chandler	2	47	23.5
Floyd Rice	1	15	15.0
Team	3	62	20.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wes Chandler	2	15	7.5	0
Team	2	15	7.5	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 decisively defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 13, on December 3, 1978.

Final

49ers

13

Saints

24

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