The New Orleans Saints took a loss to the Atlanta Falcons, 40 to 34, on September 2, 1979.

1979 New Orleans Saints

Final

ATL

Falcons

1-0-0

40

NO

Saints

0-1-0

34

Team

ATL

NO

1

0

7

2

20

21

3

7

3

4

7

3

OT

6

0

Total

40

34

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Ike Harris 5-yard pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Wes Chandler 40-yard pass from Chuck Muncie (Russell Erxleben kick)

0

14

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 27-yard field goal

3

14

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 20-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

10

14

Saints

Chuck Muncie 69-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick)

10

21

Falcons

Wally Francis 20-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

17

21

Saints

Chuck Muncie 4-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick)

17

28

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 43-yard field goal

20

28

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal

20

31

Falcons

Wally Francis 21-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

27

31

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

William Andrews 4-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

34

31

Saints

Russell Erxleben 38-yard field goal

34

34

OT

ATL

NO

Falcons

James Mayberry 6-yard interception return

40

34

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

35

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

87

63

Total Yards

552

512

Yards per play

6.3

8.1

Passing

295

324

Comp - Att

22 - 38

15 - 31

Yards per pass

7.4

10.5

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 17

0 - 0

Rushing

257

188

Rushing Attempts

47

32

Yards per rush

5.5

5.9

Penalties

7

3

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bartkowski 22 38 312 8.2 3 1 99.9
Team 22 38 295 8.2 3 1 2 99.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
William Andrews 30 167 5.6 1
Bubba Bean 14 65 4.6 0
Steve Bartkowski 2 19 9.5 0
Haskel Stanback 1 6 6.0 0
Team 47 257 5.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Alfred Jenkins 7 131 18.7 1
Wally Francis 5 65 13.0 2
Bubba Bean 3 43 14.3 0
Alfred Jackson 2 38 19.0 0
William Andrews 3 22 7.3 0
Dennis Pearson 1 10 10.0 0
Jim Mitchell 1 3 3.0 0
Team 22 312 8.2 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tim Mazzetti 2 3 4 10
Team 2 3 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 4 144 36.0
Team 4 144 36.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dennis Pearson 7 115 16.4 0
Lynn Cain 1 5 5.0 0
Team 8 120 15.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Ryckman 2 16 8.0 0
Dennis Pearson 1 6 6.0 0
Team 3 22 7.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 14 29 284 9.8 1 1 80.2
Chuck Muncie 1 1 40 40.0 1 0 158.3
Russell Erxleben 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0
Team 15 31 324 10.5 2 2 0 80.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Chuck Muncie 22 161 7.3 2
Tony Galbreath 10 27 2.7 0
Team 32 188 5.9 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wes Chandler 6 205 34.2 1
Ike Harris 5 68 13.6 1
Henry Childs 4 51 12.8 0
Team 15 324 10.5 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Russell Erxleben 2 2 4 10
Team 2 2 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Russell Erxleben 4 148 37.0
Team 4 148 37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 3 67 22.3 0
Rich Mauti 2 35 17.5 0
Jack Holmes 1 18 18.0 0
Team 6 120 20.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 2 14 7.0 0
Team 2 14 7.0 0

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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

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

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