| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 27, 1977 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 33702 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 56 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rich Szaro 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 40 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Clarence Chapman 92 kickoff return (Rich Szaro kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Archie Manning 1 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wilbur Jackson 34 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wilbur Jackson 1 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 42 FG | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 84 | WR | Rich Mauti |
| 77 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 68 | LOG | Terry Stieve |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 86 | TE | Jim Thaxton |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 34 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 33 | RB | Mike Strachan |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 72 | LDT | Mike Fultz |
| 82 | RDT | Bob Pollard |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Campbell |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 30 | LCB | Ernie Jackson |
| 40 | SS | Jim Marsalis |
| 44 | FS | Chuck Crist |
| 24 | RCB | Clarence Chapman |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Kenny Harrison |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 77 | LOT | Jean Barrett |
| 65 | LOG | Steve Lawson |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 40 | RB | Wilbur Jackson |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 72 | RDT | Cleveland Elam |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 52 | LLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 55 | MLB | Bruce Elia |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 42 | LCB | Tony Leonard |
| 32 | SS | Mel Phillips |
| 59 | FS | Ralph McGill |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Kim Jones | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 16 | 190 | 11.9 | 2 | |
| Delvin Williams | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Kenny Harrison | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 24.0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 112.2 | |||
| Tom Wittum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Henry Childs | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Kenny Harrison | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mel Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Stan Black | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Clarence Chapman | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 1 | ||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Paul Hofer | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Joe Federspiel | 1.0 |
| Jim Merlo | 1.0 |
| Bob Pollard | 1.0 |
| Joe Campbell | 0.5 |
| Pat Hughes | 0.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Cleveland Elam | 1.5 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 |
| Willie Harper | 0.5 |
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