| New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1978 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 47574 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 72 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Steve Mike-Mayer 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 20 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 19 pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 83 | WR | Tinker Owens |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 64 | ROG | Dave Lafary |
| 65 | ROT | Robert Woods |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 42 | HB | Chuck Muncie |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 13 | 4 | 0.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 130 | 5.9 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 83.5 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 194 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 45.8 |
| Glen Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Henry Childs | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| John Cappelletti | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ray Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Eric Felton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 9 | 362 | 40.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Glen Walker | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 5 | 1 | 62 | 12.4 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 1.0 |
| Floyd Rice | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Larry Brooks | 2.0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 |
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