Sunday, September 10, 1978
New Orleans Saints 17, Green Bay Packers 28| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (1-1-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Green Bay Packers (2-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| NOR | GNB | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | James Lofton 42 yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NOR | Rich Szaro 37 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| NOR | Ike Harris 6 yard pass from Archie Manning (Rich Szaro kick) | 10 | 7 |
| GNB | James Lofton 47 yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 10 | 14 |
| GNB | James Lofton 18 yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 10 | 21 |
| GNB | Rich McGeorge 9 yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 10 | 28 |
| NOR | Mike Strachan 4 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 17 | 28 |
| NOR | GNB | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 23-100-1 | 37-220-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 33-53-303-1-1 | 10-15-161-4-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 1-5 |
| Net pass yards | 295 | 156 |
| Total yards | 395 | 376 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-40 | 3-20 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Archie Manning | NOR | 33 | 53 | 303 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 14 | 122 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Terdell Middleton | GNB | 19 | 114 | 0 | ||||||||
| James Lofton | GNB | 3 | 107 | 3 | ||||||||
| David Whitehurst | GNB | 10 | 15 | 161 | 4 | 0 | ||||||