| New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1979 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 53879 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 74 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tyler 1 run (Frank Corral kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tinker Owens 8 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 10 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garo Yepremian 35 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garo Yepremian 24 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Eddie Hill 1 run (Frank Corral kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Safety, Vince Ferragamo tackled in end zone by Elois Grooms | 29 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 83 | WR | Tinker Owens |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 65 | ROT | Robert Woods |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 42 | HB | Chuck Muncie |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 63 | LDT | Barry Bennett |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 60 | RDE | Don Reese |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 21 | RCB | David Gray |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 15 | QB | Vince Ferragamo |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 33 | LCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mike Strachan | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 2 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 20 | 91 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 37 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Jim Jodat | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 3 | 162 | 10.8 | 1 | 85.3 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 159 | 6.1 | 0 | 40.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tinker Owens | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Preston Dennard | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwayne O'Steen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ken Clark | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Drew Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Hill | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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