1978 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints decisively defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 13, on December 3, 1978.

Final

SF

49ers

1-13-0

13

NO

Saints

6-8-0

24

1

3

3

2

7

14

3

3

0

4

0

7

Total

13

24

1st quarter

SF

NO

49ers

Ray Wersching 45-yard field goal

3

0

Saints

Steve Mike-Mayer 50-yard field goal

3

3

2nd quarter

SF

NO

Saints

Chuck Muncie 6-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

3

10

Saints

Wes Chandler 58-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

3

17

49ers

Paul Seal 41-yard pass from Scott Bull (Ray Wersching kick)

10

17

3rd quarter

SF

NO

49ers

Ray Wersching 42-yard field goal

13

17

4th quarter

SF

NO

Saints

Wes Chandler 12-yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

13

24

49ers

Saints

1st Downs

14

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

70

74

Total Yards

287

383

Yards per play

4.1

5.2

Passing

128

190

Comp - Att

9 - 27

22 - 34

Yards per pass

4

5.4

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 19

1 - 9

Rushing

159

193

Rushing Attempts

38

39

Yards per rush

4.2

4.9

Penalties

8

5

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Bull
9
27
147
5.4
1
1
49.5
Team
9
27
128
5.4
1
1
5
49.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
B. Ferrell
20
90
4.5
0
P. Hofer
15
54
3.6
0
S. Bull
3
15
5.0
0
Team
38
159
4.2
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
K. Harrison
3
63
21.0
0
P. Seal
2
51
25.5
1
B. Ferrell
4
33
8.3
0
Team
9
147
5.4
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
2
3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Wersching
2
2
1
7
Team
2
2
1
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Connell
6
210
35.0
Team
6
210
35.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Boykin
1
25
25.0
0
D. Williams
1
22
22.0
0
P. Hofer
1
20
20.0
0
Team
3
67
22.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
V. Roberson
1
7
7.0
0
J. Steptoe
1
3
3.0
0
Team
2
10
5.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
22
34
199
5.9
2
1
87.7
Team
22
34
190
5.9
2
1
1
87.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Muncie
14
87
6.2
1
M. Strachan
9
44
4.9
0
T. Galbreath
11
38
3.5
0
K. Jones
3
13
4.3
0
A. Manning
2
11
5.5
0
Team
39
193
4.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Chandler
6
103
17.2
2
T. Owens
5
39
7.8
0
R. Mauti
3
24
8.0
0
T. Galbreath
3
13
4.3
0
C. Muncie
4
11
2.8
0
M. Strachan
1
9
9.0
0
Team
22
199
5.9
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
3
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
S. Mike-Mayer
1
3
3
6
Team
1
3
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Blanchard
4
154
38.5
Team
4
154
38.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
2
47
23.5
0
F. Rice
1
15
15.0
0
Team
3
62
20.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
2
15
7.5
0
Team
2
15
7.5
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