Week 8
Final
DET
NO1Q
0 - 7
W. Chandler 24-yard TD catch from A. Manning.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 10
G. Yepremian 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
0 - 17
T. Myers 52-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 17
D. Hill 5-yard TD catch from J. Komlo.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
139
Komlo
DET
Rush Yds
76
Muncie
NO
Rec Yds
72
Scott
DET
Scrim TD
1
Hill
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1979 NFC Central
DET NO
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Bears | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Packers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
 Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Rams 
Saints 
Falcons 
49ers Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints decisively defeated the Detroit Lions, 17 to 7, on October 21, 1979.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Komlo #19 | 12/22 | 139 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 51.1 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 2/9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 17/22 | 130 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
R. Kane #32 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
H. King #25 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 17 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
M. Strachan #33 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Manning #8 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 17 |
G. Washington #18 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 1 | 24 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 30 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bradley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Chapman #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Felton #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swider #9 | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Partridge #17 | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Holmes #45 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Callicutt #31 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Komlo #19 | 12/22 | 139 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 51.1 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 2/9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
R. Kane #32 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
H. King #25 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 17 |
G. Washington #18 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bradley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swider #9 | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Callicutt #31 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Callicutt #31 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 17/22 | 130 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 17 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
M. Strachan #33 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Manning #8 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 1 | 24 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 30 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Chapman #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Felton #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Partridge #17 | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Holmes #45 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
197
Total Yds
284
117
Pass Yds
125
80
Rush Yds
159
51
Total Plays
67
3.9
Yards Per Play
4.2
3.3
Yards Per Pass
5.4
5
Yards Per Rush
3.6
13
1st Downs
18
6
Punts
5
4
Turnovers
3
4
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
7
1.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
