1978 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints got the win against the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 24, on September 3, 1978.

Final

MIN

Vikings

0-1-0

24

NO

Saints

1-0-0

31

1

7

14

2

10

10

3

0

0

4

7

7

Total

24

31

1st quarter

MIN

NO

Saints

Chuck Muncie 3-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

0

7

Vikings

Rickey Young 7-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

7

Saints

Chuck Muncie 7-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

MIN

NO

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 44-yard field goal

10

14

Saints

Tony Galbreath 6-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

10

21

Vikings

Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

17

21

Saints

Richie Szaro 32-yard field goal

17

24

4th quarter

MIN

NO

Saints

Tom Myers 97-yard interception return (Richie Szaro kick)

17

31

Vikings

Rickey Young 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

24

31

Vikings

Saints

1st Downs

28

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

82

58

Total Yards

424

321

Yards per play

5.2

5.5

Passing

269

183

Comp - Att

28 - 49

15 - 22

Yards per pass

5.4

7.6

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 13

2 - 10

Rushing

155

138

Rushing Attempts

32

34

Yards per rush

4.8

4.1

Penalties

7

14

Turnovers

6

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
28
49
282
5.8
2
4
53.3
Team
28
49
269
5.8
2
4
1
53.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Foreman
18
122
6.8
1
R. Young
10
31
3.1
0
B. McClanahan
2
2
1.0
0
R. Miller
2
0
0.0
0
Team
32
155
4.8
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
R. Young
12
134
11.2
2
B. Tucker
4
49
12.3
0
C. Foreman
5
35
7.0
0
H. Washington
1
24
24.0
0
A. Rashad
4
21
5.3
0
S. White
2
19
9.5
0
Team
28
282
5.8
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
2
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
1
1
3
6
Team
1
1
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Wood
1
40
40.0
Team
1
40
40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
4
90
22.5
0
Team
4
90
22.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
2
1
0.5
0
Team
2
1
0.5
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
15
22
193
8.8
0
0
95.5
Team
15
22
183
8.8
0
0
2
95.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Galbreath
14
77
5.5
1
C. Muncie
16
40
2.5
2
A. Manning
4
21
5.3
0
Team
34
138
4.1
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. Childs
2
59
29.5
0
I. Harris
4
50
12.5
0
C. Muncie
3
37
12.3
0
T. Owens
2
25
12.5
0
T. Galbreath
4
22
5.5
0
Team
15
193
8.8
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Szaro
1
2
4
7
Team
1
2
4
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Blanchard
4
149
37.3
Team
4
149
37.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
2
57
28.5
0
C. Chapman
2
40
20.0
0
R. Mauti
1
24
24.0
0
Team
5
121
24.2
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Chandler
1
13
13.0
0
Team
1
13
13.0
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