The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles, 24 to 17, on September 17, 1978.

1978 New Orleans Saints

Final

PHI

Eagles

1-2-0

24

NO

Saints

1-2-0

17

1

0

7

2

7

0

3

10

7

4

7

3

Total

24

17

1st quarter

PHI

NO

Saints

Tinker Owens 47-yard pass from Archie Manning (Richie Szaro kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

PHI

NO

Eagles

Keith Krepfle 20-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

7

7

3rd quarter

PHI

NO

Eagles

Harold Carmichael 5-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

14

7

Eagles

Nick Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal

17

7

Saints

Tony Galbreath 9-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

17

14

4th quarter

PHI

NO

Eagles

Harold Carmichael 16-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

24

14

Saints

Richie Szaro 21-yard field goal

24

17

Eagles

Saints

1st Downs

22

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

70

56

Total Yards

373

308

Yards per play

5.3

5.5

Passing

166

220

Comp - Att

14 - 23

17 - 32

Yards per pass

5.9

6.3

Interceptions thrown

1

3

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 16

3 - 19

Rushing

207

88

Rushing Attempts

42

21

Yards per rush

4.9

4.2

Penalties

5

10

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ron Jaworski 14 23 182 7.9 3 1 107.2
Team 14 23 166 7.9 3 1 5 107.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wilbert Montgomery 18 104 5.8 0
Mike Hogan 10 45 4.5 0
Frank LeMaster 1 23 23.0 0
James Betterson 4 13 3.3 0
Cleveland Franklin 6 13 2.2 0
Ron Jaworski 3 9 3.0 0
Team 42 207 4.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Harold Carmichael 5 95 19.0 2
Keith Krepfle 2 37 18.5 1
Ken Payne 2 34 17.0 0
Richard Osborne 1 8 8.0 0
Wilbert Montgomery 3 6 2.0 0
Mike Hogan 1 2 2.0 0
Team 14 182 7.9 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rick Engles 4 169 42.3
Team 4 169 42.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Campfield 2 40 20.0 0
Herb Lusk 2 37 18.5 0
Team 4 77 19.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wally Henry 4 90 22.5 0
John Sciarra 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 90 18.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 17 32 239 7.5 1 3 48.8
Team 17 32 220 7.5 1 3 3 48.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Michael Strachan 14 70 5.0 0
Tony Galbreath 5 13 2.6 1
Archie Manning 2 5 2.5 0
Team 21 88 4.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ike Harris 3 88 29.3 0
Tinker Owens 5 82 16.4 1
Tony Galbreath 5 55 11.0 0
Henry Childs 1 17 17.0 0
Chuck Muncie 1 3 3.0 0
Michael Strachan 2 -6 -3.0 0
Team 17 239 7.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 6 256 42.7
Team 6 256 42.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 3 85 28.3 0
Clarence Chapman 1 19 19.0 0
Larry Hardy 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 104 20.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 2 12 6.0 0
Team 2 12 6.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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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

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 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