1978 New Orleans Saints

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

Final

SF

49ers

1-13-0

13

NO

Saints

6-8-0

24

1

3

3

2

7

14

3

3

0

4

0

7

Total

13

24

1st quarter

SF

NO

49ers

Ray Wersching 45-yard field goal

3

0

Saints

Steve Mike-Mayer 50-yard field goal

3

3

2nd quarter

SF

NO

Saints

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

3

10

Saints

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

3

17

49ers

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

10

17

3rd quarter

SF

NO

49ers

Ray Wersching 42-yard field goal

13

17

4th quarter

SF

NO

Saints

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

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

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
S. 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 TD
B. Ferrell 20 90 4.5 0
P. Hofer 15 54 3.6 0
S. Bull 3 15 5.0 0
Team 38 159 4.2 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
K. Harrison 3 63 21.0 0
P. Seal 2 51 25.5 1
B. 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
R. Wersching 2 2 1 7
Team 2 2 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Connell 6 210 35.0
Team 6 210 35.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Boykin 1 25 25.0 0
D. Williams 1 22 22.0 0
P. Hofer 1 20 20.0 0
Team 3 67 22.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
V. Roberson 1 7 7.0 0
J. Steptoe 1 3 3.0 0
Team 2 10 5.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
A. 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
C. Muncie 14 87 6.2 1
M. Strachan 9 44 4.9 0
T. Galbreath 11 38 3.5 0
K. Jones 3 13 4.3 0
A. Manning 2 11 5.5 0
Team 39 193 4.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Chandler 6 103 17.2 2
T. Owens 5 39 7.8 0
R. Mauti 3 24 8.0 0
T. Galbreath 3 13 4.3 0
C. Muncie 4 11 2.8 0
M. 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
S. Mike-Mayer 1 3 3 6
Team 1 3 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Blanchard 4 154 38.5
Team 4 154 38.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler 2 47 23.5 0
F. Rice 1 15 15.0 0
Team 3 62 20.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler 2 15 7.5 0
Team 2 15 7.5 0

More Saints Stats

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 T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/8
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/15
NO NO
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/22
PHI PHI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/29
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/7
NO NO
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Last Game
NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2023

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
NFC East W L T PCT
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588

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)
Thu
9/5
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/8
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/8
TEN TEN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
9/8
JAX JAX
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM