1978 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints took a loss to the Los Angeles Rams, 26 to 20, on October 1, 1978.

Final

LA

Rams

5-0-0

26

NO

Saints

2-3-0

20

1

6

0

2

14

7

3

0

6

4

6

7

Total

26

20

1st quarter

LA

NO

Rams

Dwight Scales 30-yard blocked punt return (kick failed)

6

0

2nd quarter

LA

NO

Rams

Willie Miller 20-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)

13

0

Rams

Rod Perry 28-yard interception return (Frank Corral kick)

20

0

Saints

Ike Harris 6-yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick)

20

7

3rd quarter

LA

NO

Saints

Ike Harris 8-yard pass from Archie Manning (kick failed)

20

13

4th quarter

LA

NO

Rams

Frank Corral 34-yard field goal

23

13

Saints

Tony Galbreath 33-yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick)

23

20

Rams

Frank Corral 39-yard field goal

26

20

Rams

Saints

1st Downs

15

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

55

63

Total Yards

281

315

Yards per play

5.1

5.0

Passing

157

172

Comp - Att

10 - 21

17 - 28

Yards per pass

7.1

5.4

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

4 - 36

Rushing

124

143

Rushing Attempts

33

31

Yards per rush

3.8

4.6

Penalties

9

6

Turnovers

1

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
P. Haden
10
21
167
8.0
1
1
70.9
Team
10
21
157
8.0
1
1
1
70.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Bryant
19
79
4.2
0
J. Cappelletti
12
23
1.9
0
T. Nelson
1
14
14.0
0
J. Latin
1
8
8.0
0
Team
33
124
3.8
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Miller
4
64
16.0
1
T. Nelson
1
50
50.0
0
R. Jessie
2
36
18.0
0
J. Cappelletti
2
12
6.0
0
C. Young
1
5
5.0
0
Team
10
167
8.0
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
F. Corral
2
4
2
8
Team
2
4
2
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Walker
2
80
40.0
Team
3
80
26.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Latin
3
60
20.0
0
J. Jodat
1
19
19.0
0
Team
4
79
19.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Wallace
4
72
18.0
0
Team
4
72
18.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
17
27
208
7.7
3
1
108.3
M. Strachan
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
Team
17
28
172
7.4
3
1
4
104.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
M. Strachan
16
62
3.9
0
A. Manning
5
48
9.6
0
T. Galbreath
8
23
2.9
0
W. Chandler
2
10
5.0
0
Team
31
143
4.6
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. Childs
4
67
16.8
0
T. Galbreath
6
61
10.2
1
I. Harris
4
51
12.8
2
W. Chandler
2
19
9.5
0
M. Strachan
1
10
10.0
0
Team
17
208
7.4
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Leypoldt
0
1
2
2
Team
0
1
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Blanchard
4
201
50.3
Team
5
201
40.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
1
23
23.0
0
C. Chapman
1
18
18.0
0
L. Hardy
1
3
3.0
0
Team
3
44
14.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
1
5
5.0
0
Team
1
5
5.0
0

More Saints Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

15th

OPP PPG

25.4

26th

RUSH YDS/G

125.3

13th

PASS YDS/G

219.6

20th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
CLE CLE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
LAR LAR
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
12/8
NO NO
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

2-7-0

23

Final

22

NO Saints

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM