| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 12, 1978 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 70323 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Steve Mike-Mayer 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 22 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 14 pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 32 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 57 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 74 | LDT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 23:18 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4/12 | / | 6 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| NO | 36:42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10/21 | / | 7 | 72 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 24 | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Mike Strachan | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 162 | 3.3 | 18 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 1 | 218 | 6.6 | 57t | 1 | 1 | 8 | 67.5 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 1 | 218 | 6.6 | 57t | 1 | 1 | 8 | 67.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 169 | 6.8 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 90.2 |
| Bobby Scott | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 36 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 0 | 205 | 6.6 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 86.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Ryckman | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 |
| Jim Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 218 | 13.6 | 57t | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14t | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 205 | 12.1 | 53 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Joe Federspiel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Tom Blanchard | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
| Mike Lewis | 1.0 |
| Robert Pennywell | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elex Price | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |