The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 26 to 23, on September 7, 1980.

Final

49ers

1-0-0

26

Saints

0-1-0

23

Team

SF

NO

1

0

2

14

7

3

6

4

6

10

Total

26

23

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

SF

NO

Tony Galbreath 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick)

0

7

Earl Cooper 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

7

Earl Cooper 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

14

7

3rd quarter

SF

NO

Paul Hofer 27-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (kick failed)

20

7

Chuck Muncie 7-yard run (kick failed)

20

13

4th quarter

SF

NO

Ray Wersching 37-yard field goal

23

13

Wes Chandler 49-yard pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick)

23

20

Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal

23

Ray Wersching 38-yard field goal

26

23

49ers

Saints

1st Downs

21

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

64

Total Yards

350

394

Yards per play

5.6

6.2

Passing

196

304

Comp - Att

21 - 29

25 - 41

Yards per pass

6.1

7.2

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 27

1 - 10

Rushing

154

90

Rushing Attempts

31

22

Yards per rush

5.0

4.1

Penalties

9

8

Turnovers

2

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

49ers

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve DeBerg	21	29	223	7.7	1	1		91.6
Team	21	29	196	7.7	1	1	3	91.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Earl Cooper	17	77	4.5	2
Paul Hofer	12	68	5.7	0
Freddie Solomon	1	6	6.0	0
Lenvil Elliott	1	3	3.0	0
Team	31	154	5.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Paul Hofer	7	114	16.3	1
Earl Cooper	10	71	7.1	0
James Owens	1	15	15.0	0
Freddie Solomon	2	12	6.0	0
Charle Young	1	11	11.0	0
Team	21	223	7.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Ray Wersching	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jim Miller	3	116	38.7
Team	3	116	38.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Lenvil Elliott	3	73	24.3
James Owens	2	48	24.0
Team	5	121	24.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Freddie Solomon	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	25	40	314	7.9	1		95.2
Russell Erxleben	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	25	41	304	7.7	1	1	92.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Muncie	12	57	4.8	1
Tony Galbreath	9	30	3.3	1
Archie Manning	1	3	3.0	0
Team	22	90	4.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Larry Hardy	6	103	17.2	0
Tony Galbreath	9	96	10.7	0
Wes Chandler	3	56	18.7	1
Ike Harris	2	37	18.5	0
Chuck Muncie	5	22	4.4	0
Team	25	314	7.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Russell Erxleben	1	3		2	5
Team	1	3		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Russell Erxleben	3	86	28.7
Team	3	86	28.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rich Mauti	5	141	28.2
Jimmy Rogers	1	10	10.0
Team	6	151	25.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Mauti	1	8	8.0	0
Team	1	8	8.0	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 were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 26 to 23, on September 7, 1980.

Final

49ers

26

Saints

23

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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More Saints Stats

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