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New Orleans Saints 20 at Cincinnati Bengals 18

Sunday, September 24, 1978

New Orleans Saints 20, Cincinnati Bengals 18

1234Final
New Orleans Saints (2-2-0)01001020
Cincinnati Bengals (0-4-0)3100518

Scoring

NORCIN
1stCINChris Bahr 20 yard field goal03
2ndNORMike Strachan 5 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)73
CINDon Bass 12 yard pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick)710
CINChris Bahr 22 yard field goal713
NORJohn Leypoldt 39 yard field goal1013
4thCINChris Bahr 42 yard field goal1016
CINSafety, center snap out of end zone1018
NORMike Strachan 5 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)1718
NORJohn Leypoldt 27 yard field goal2018

Team Stats

NORCIN
First downs1214
Rush-yards-TDs29-74-246-166-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT14-25-208-0-19-17-117-1-0
Sacked-yards4-280-0
Net pass yards180117
Total yards254283
Fumbles-lost4-13-1
Turnovers21
Penalties-yards5-525-31

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 14 25 208 0 1 49 3 28 0 18
Tinker Owens NOR 3 81 0 33
Henry Childs NOR 3 81 0 49
Tony Galbreath NOR 14 26 0 6 5 22 0 8
Mike Strachan NOR 12 20 2 7 2 14 0 11
Ike Harris NOR 1 10 0 10
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Pete Johnson CIN 22 98 0 15 1 18 0 18
John Reaves CIN 9 17 117 1 0 18 3 24 0 20
Archie Griffin CIN 19 44 0 7
Billy Brooks CIN 2 32 0 17
Jim Corbett CIN 2 31 0 16
Isaac Curtis CIN 2 18 0 11
Don Bass CIN 1 12 1 12
Deacon Turner CIN 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 6

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Wes Chandler NOR 0 0 0 0 3 62 20.7 0 0 5 49 9.8 0 0
Clarence Chapman NOR 0 0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 1 25 25.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Don Bass CIN 0 0 0 0 2 11 5.5 0 0
Louis Breeden CIN 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Boobie Clark CIN 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Ray Griffin CIN 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
Dick Jauron CIN 1 14 0 0
Dennis Law CIN 0 0 0 0 3 28 9.3 0 0
Ted Vincent CIN 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0