| New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 40455 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 71 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 20 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 5 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Don Bass 12 pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 22 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Leypoldt 39 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 42 FG | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Safety, Mark Meseroll snapped ball out of end zone | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 5 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Leypoldt 27 FG | 20 | 18 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 83 | WR | Tinker Owens |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 65 | LOG | Robert Woods |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 64 | ROG | Dave Lafary |
| 67 | ROT | John Watson |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 33 | HB | Mike Strachan |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Campbell |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 29 | RCB | Maurice Spencer |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 81 | TE | Jim Corbett |
| 11 | QB | John Reaves |
| 45 | HB | Archie Griffin |
| 42 | FB | Boobie Clark |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | MG | Wilson Whitley |
| 73 | RDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Dinkel |
| 59 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 30 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Archie Manning | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 2 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| John Reaves | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Deacon Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 208 | 8.3 | 0 | 66.7 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| John Reaves | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 117 | 6.9 | 1 | 94.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Tinker Owens | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Billy Brooks | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Corbett | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Bass | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Deacon Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Dennis Law | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | ||
| Don Bass | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| Louis Breeden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Louis Breeden | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ray Griffin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ted Vincent | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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| New Orleans Saints | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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