1979 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints defeated the New York Giants, 24 to 14, on September 30, 1979.

Final

NYG

Giants

0-5-0

14

NO

Saints

2-3-0

24

1

0

0

2

0

10

3

7

7

4

7

7

Total

14

24

2nd quarter

NYG

NO

Saints

Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

0

7

Saints

Garo Yepremian 38-yard field goal

0

10

3rd quarter

NYG

NO

Saints

Ike Harris 24-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)

0

17

Giants

Billy Taylor 5-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)

7

17

4th quarter

NYG

NO

Giants

Ken Johnson 11-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)

14

17

Saints

Chuck Muncie 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

14

24

Giants

Saints

1st Downs

13

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

70

Total Yards

285

362

Yards per play

4.5

5.2

Passing

163

195

Comp - Att

12 - 29

17 - 34

Yards per pass

5.4

5.6

Interceptions thrown

2

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 11

1 - 7

Rushing

122

167

Rushing Attempts

34

35

Yards per rush

3.6

4.8

Penalties

7

3

Turnovers

3

3

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

2

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
P. Simms
8
19
115
6.1
1
2
40.4
J. Pisarcik
3
9
39
4.3
0
0
47.9
D. Jennings
1
1
20
20.0
0
0
118.8
Team
12
29
163
6.0
1
2
1
44.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Kotar
12
62
5.2
0
B. Taylor
6
26
4.3
1
K. Johnson
9
20
2.2
0
E. Moorehead
5
14
2.8
0
P. Simms
2
0
0.0
0
Team
34
122
3.6
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J. Perkins
3
83
27.7
0
K. Johnson
2
22
11.0
1
B. Van Pelt
1
20
20.0
0
E. Gray
1
16
16.0
0
J. Robinson
1
15
15.0
0
G. Shirk
1
10
10.0
0
D. Kotar
2
4
2.0
0
E. Moorehead
1
4
4.0
0
Team
12
174
6.0
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Danelo
0
2
2
2
Team
0
2
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Jennings
7
298
42.6
Team
7
298
42.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Taylor
1
31
31.0
0
D. Kotar
1
23
23.0
0
B. Reece
1
20
20.0
0
D. Lloyd
1
0
0.0
0
Team
4
74
18.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Robinson
3
21
7.0
0
Team
3
21
7.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
17
33
202
6.1
1
2
55.4
C. Muncie
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
Team
17
34
195
5.9
1
2
1
53.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Galbreath
14
81
5.8
0
C. Muncie
19
80
4.2
2
A. Manning
2
6
3.0
0
Team
35
167
4.8
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
I. Harris
3
87
29.0
1
W. Chandler
5
62
12.4
0
H. Childs
3
37
12.3
0
T. Galbreath
6
16
2.7
0
Team
17
202
5.9
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
G. Yepremian
1
1
3
6
Team
1
1
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
R. Partridge
7
273
39.0
Team
7
273
39.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Mauti
3
70
23.3
0
Team
3
70
23.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Mauti
1
33
33.0
0
Team
1
33
33.0
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