| Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1978 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 61654 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dwight Scales 30 blocked punt recovery (Frank Corral kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Miller 20 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Rod Perry 28 interception return (Frank Corral kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 6 pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 8 pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick blocked) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 34 FG | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 33 pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick) | 23 | 20 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 39 FG | 26 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 32 | RB | Cullen Bryant |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cullen Bryant | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mike Strachan | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 1 | 167 | 8.0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 70.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 1 | 208 | 7.7 | 33t | 3 | 4 | 36 | 108.3 |
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Miller | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 33t | 1 |
| Henry Childs | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 20 | 2 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rod Perry | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Glen Walker | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 42 | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 57 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 4 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 | 35 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 2.0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 1.0 |
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