The Green Bay Packers handily defeated the New Orleans Saints, 28 to 17, on September 10, 1978.

1978 Green Bay Packers

Final

NO

Saints

1-1-0

17

GB

Packers

2-0-0

28

1

3

7

2

7

7

3

0

7

4

7

7

Total

17

28

1st quarter

NO

GB

Packers

James Lofton 42-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)

0

7

Saints

Richie Szaro 37-yard field goal

3

7

2nd quarter

NO

GB

Saints

Ike Harris 6-yard pass from Archie Manning (Richie Szaro kick)

10

7

Packers

James Lofton 47-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)

10

14

3rd quarter

NO

GB

Packers

James Lofton 18-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)

10

21

4th quarter

NO

GB

Packers

Rich McGeorge 9-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)

10

28

Saints

Michael Strachan 4-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

17

28

Saints

Packers

1st Downs

25

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

77

53

Total Yards

395

376

Yards per play

5.1

7.1

Passing

295

156

Comp - Att

33 - 53

10 - 15

Yards per pass

5.5

9.8

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

1 - 5

Rushing

100

220

Rushing Attempts

23

37

Yards per rush

4.3

5.9

Penalties

4

3

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 33 53 303 5.7 1 1 76.2
Team 33 53 295 5.7 1 1 1 76.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Chuck Muncie 11 48 4.4 0
Tony Galbreath 5 29 5.8 0
Michael Strachan 5 18 3.6 1
Archie Manning 1 8 8.0 0
Henry Childs 1 -3 -3.0 0
Team 23 100 4.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Tony Galbreath 14 122 8.7 0
Tinker Owens 8 71 8.9 0
Henry Childs 3 44 14.7 0
Ike Harris 3 32 10.7 1
Chuck Muncie 2 15 7.5 0
Michael Strachan 1 15 15.0 0
Larry Hardy 1 5 5.0 0
James Van Wagner 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 33 303 5.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Richie Szaro 1 2 2 5
Team 1 2 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 5 221 44.2
Team 5 221 44.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 4 78 19.5 0
Clarence Chapman 1 5 5.0 0
Team 5 83 16.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 1 -6 -6.0 0
Team 1 -6 -6.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Whitehurst 10 15 161 10.7 4 0 141.9
Team 10 15 156 10.7 4 0 1 141.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terdell Middleton 19 114 6.0 0
Barty Smith 9 45 5.0 0
Walt Landers 4 28 7.0 0
David Whitehurst 2 25 12.5 0
Nate Simpson 3 8 2.7 0
Team 37 220 5.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Lofton 3 107 35.7 3
Barty Smith 4 18 4.5 0
Aundra Thompson 1 17 17.0 0
Terdell Middleton 1 10 10.0 0
Rich McGeorge 1 9 9.0 1
Team 10 161 10.7 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Chester Marcol 0 1 4 4
Team 0 1 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Beverly 2 98 49.0
Team 2 98 49.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 2 55 27.5 0
Estus Hood 1 15 15.0 0
Team 3 70 23.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 4 19 4.8 0
Howard Sampson 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 19 3.8 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,159

Love

Jordan Love

RUSH

656

Jones

Aaron Jones

REC

793

Reed

Jayden Reed

Team Rankings

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PPG

22.5

12th

OPP PPG

20.6

10th

RUSH YDS/G

112.1

15th

PASS YDS/G

247.6

14th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM

Last Game

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SF 49ers

1-0-0

24

Final

21

GB Packers

1-1-0

Sat 20 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