The New Orleans Saints won against the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 24, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Vikings

0-1-0

24

Saints

1-0-0

31

Team

MIN

NO

1

7

14

2

10

3

0

4

7

Total

24

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

NO

Chuck Muncie 3-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

0

7

Rickey Young 7-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

Chuck Muncie 7-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

MIN

NO

Rick Danmeier 44-yard field goal

10

14

Tony Galbreath 6-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

10

21

Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

17

21

Richie Szaro 32-yard field goal

17

24

4th quarter

MIN

NO

Tom Myers 97-yard interception return (Richie Szaro kick)

17

31

Rickey Young 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

24

31

Vikings

Saints

1st Downs

28

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

82

58

Total Yards

424

321

Yards per play

5.2

5.5

Passing

269

183

Comp - Att

28 - 49

15 - 22

Yards per pass

5.4

7.6

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 13

2 - 10

Rushing

155

138

Rushing Attempts

32

34

Yards per rush

4.8

4.1

Penalties

7

14

Turnovers

6

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Vikings

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	28	49	282	5.8	2	4		53.3
Team	28	49	269	5.8	2	4	1	53.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Foreman	18	122	6.8	1
Rickey Young	10	31	3.1	0
Brent McClanahan	2	2	1.0	0
Robert Miller	2	0	0.0	0
Team	32	155	4.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Rickey Young	12	134	11.2	2
Bob Tucker	4	49	12.3	0
Chuck Foreman	5	35	7.0	0
Harry Washington	1	24	24.0	0
Ahmad Rashad	4	21	5.3	0
Sammy White	2	19	9.5	0
Team	28	282	5.8	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rick Danmeier	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Wood	1	40	40.0
Team	1	40	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Kevin Miller	4	90	22.5	0
Team	4	90	22.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Kevin Miller	2	1	0.5	0
Team	2	1	0.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	15	22	193	8.8	0	0		95.5
Team	15	22	183	8.8	0	0	2	95.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Galbreath	14	77	5.5	1
Chuck Muncie	16	40	2.5	2
Archie Manning	4	21	5.3	0
Team	34	138	4.1	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Henry Childs	2	59	29.5
Ike Harris	4	50	12.5
Chuck Muncie	3	37	12.3
Tinker Owens	2	25	12.5
Tony Galbreath	4	22	5.5
Team	15	193	8.8	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Richie Szaro	1	2		4	7
Team	1	2		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	4	149	37.3
Team	4	149	37.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wes Chandler	2	57	28.5
Clarence Chapman	2	40	20.0
Rich Mauti	1	24	24.0
Team	5	121	24.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wes Chandler	1	13	13.0	0
Team	1	13	13.0	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 won against the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 24, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Vikings

24

Saints

31

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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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