| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1978 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 55121 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 65 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 3 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Larry Hardy 71 pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 39 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 28 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Steve Mike-Mayer 18 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 28 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Mitchell 1 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 77 | RDE | Edgar Fields |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 28t | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Ricky Patton | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 241 | 10.0 | 71t | 1 | 4 | 36 | 85.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 43 | 23 | 53.5 | 2 | 266 | 6.2 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 60.8 |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Ryckman | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wilson Faumuina | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Floyd Rice | 1.0 |
| Joe Campbell | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Wilson Faumuina | 1.5 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 1.0 |
| Edgar Fields | 1.0 |
| Greg Brezina | 0.5 |
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