| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 39727 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | Freddie Solomon 17 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Wes Chandler 5 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | Freddie Solomon 25 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans Saints | Larry Hardy 3 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans Saints | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Hofer 2 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans Saints | Garo Yepremian 18 FG | 30 | 21 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NO | Chuck Muncie | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 38 | 0 |
| NO | Tony Galbreath | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 2 | |
| NO | Mike Strachan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| NO | Archie Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| SF | O.J. Simpson | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| SF | Wilbur Jackson | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| SF | Phil Francis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| SF | Freddie Solomon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| SF | Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | James Owens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | Paul Hofer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| SF | Steve DeBerg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| NO | Archie Manning | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 0 | 355 | 12.7 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 137.5 |
| SF | Steve DeBerg | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 3 | 263 | 8.0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NO | Tony Galbreath | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| NO | Wes Chandler | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 1 | |
| NO | Chuck Muncie | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| NO | Ike Harris | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| NO | Henry Childs | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| NO | Tinker Owens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| NO | Larry Hardy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| SF | Freddie Solomon | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 2 | |
| SF | Mike Shumann | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| SF | Bob Bruer | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| SF | Paul Hofer | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| SF | Paul Seal | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| SF | O.J. Simpson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| SF | James Owens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| SF | Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NO | Tommy Myers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NO | Don Schwartz | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NO | Eric Felton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| NO | Rick Partridge | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 0 | |
| SF | Dan Melville | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NO | Rich Mauti | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SF | Freddie Solomon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NO | Rich Mauti | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | |
| NO | Wayne Wilson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| SF | James Owens | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| SF | Bobby Ferrell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| SF | Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| SF | Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl Scores |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2024 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: April 23, 2024 |