1979 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 40 to 34, on September 2, 1979.

Final

ATL

Falcons

1-0-0

40

NO

Saints

0-1-0

34

1

0

7

2

20

21

3

7

3

4

7

3

OT

6

0

Total

40

34

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Ike Harris 5-yard pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Wes Chandler 40-yard pass from Chuck Muncie (Russell Erxleben kick)

0

14

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 27-yard field goal

3

14

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 20-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

10

14

Saints

Chuck Muncie 69-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick)

10

21

Falcons

Wally Francis 20-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

17

21

Saints

Chuck Muncie 4-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick)

17

28

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 43-yard field goal

20

28

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal

20

31

Falcons

Wally Francis 21-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

27

31

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

William Andrews 4-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

34

31

Saints

Russell Erxleben 38-yard field goal

34

34

OT

ATL

NO

Falcons

James Mayberry 6-yard interception return

40

34

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

35

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

87

63

Total Yards

552

512

Yards per play

6.3

8.1

Passing

295

324

Comp - Att

22 - 38

15 - 31

Yards per pass

7.4

10.5

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 17

0 - 0

Rushing

257

188

Rushing Attempts

47

32

Yards per rush

5.5

5.9

Penalties

7

3

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Bartkowski
22
38
312
8.2
3
1
99.9
Team
22
38
295
8.2
3
1
2
99.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Andrews
30
167
5.6
1
B. Bean
14
65
4.6
0
S. Bartkowski
2
19
9.5
0
H. Stanback
1
6
6.0
0
Team
47
257
5.5
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Jenkins
7
131
18.7
1
W. Francis
5
65
13.0
2
B. Bean
3
43
14.3
0
A. Jackson
2
38
19.0
0
W. Andrews
3
22
7.3
0
D. Pearson
1
10
10.0
0
J. Mitchell
1
3
3.0
0
Team
22
312
8.2
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
T. Mazzetti
2
3
4
10
Team
2
3
4
10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
4
144
36.0
Team
4
144
36.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Pearson
7
115
16.4
0
L. Cain
1
5
5.0
0
Team
8
120
15.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Ryckman
2
16
8.0
0
D. Pearson
1
6
6.0
0
Team
3
22
7.3
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
14
29
284
9.8
1
1
80.2
C. Muncie
1
1
40
40.0
1
0
158.3
R. Erxleben
0
1
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
Team
15
31
324
10.5
2
2
0
80.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Muncie
22
161
7.3
2
T. Galbreath
10
27
2.7
0
Team
32
188
5.9
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Chandler
6
205
34.2
1
I. Harris
5
68
13.6
1
H. Childs
4
51
12.8
0
Team
15
324
10.5
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
0
0
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Erxleben
2
2
4
10
Team
2
2
4
10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
R. Erxleben
4
148
37.0
Team
4
148
37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
3
67
22.3
0
R. Mauti
2
35
17.5
0
J. Holmes
1
18
18.0
0
Team
6
120
20.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
2
14
7.0
0
Team
2
14
7.0
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