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Los Angeles Rams 26 at New Orleans Saints 20
Sunday, October 1, 1978
Stadium: Louisiana Superdome (dome), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams (5-0-0) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| New Orleans Saints (2-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Scoring
| RAM | NOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rams | Dwight Scales 30 yard blocked punt return (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2nd | Rams | Willie Miller 20 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 13 | 0 |
| Rams | Rod Perry 28 yard interception return (Frank Corral kick) | 20 | 0 | |
| Saints | Ike Harris 6 yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick) | 20 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Saints | Ike Harris 8 yard pass from Archie Manning (kick failed) | 20 | 13 |
| 4th | Rams | Frank Corral 34 yard field goal | 23 | 13 |
| Saints | Tony Galbreath 33 yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick) | 23 | 20 | |
| Rams | Frank Corral 39 yard field goal | 26 | 20 |
Team Stats
| RAM | NOR | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-124-0 | 31-143-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-21-167-1-1 | 17-28-208-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-10 | 4-36 |
| Net pass yards | 157 | 172 |
| Total yards | 281 | 315 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-74 | 6-50 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Pat Haden | RAM | 10 | 21 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||
| Cullen Bryant | RAM | 19 | 79 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Terry Nelson | RAM | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 | ||||||
| Willie Miller | RAM | 4 | 64 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Ron Jessie | RAM | 2 | 36 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| John Cappelletti | RAM | 12 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | RAM | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Charle Young | RAM | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Archie Manning | NOR | 17 | 27 | 208 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 8 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 33 | ||||||
| Mike Strachan | NOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Henry Childs | NOR | 4 | 67 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Ike Harris | NOR | 4 | 51 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Wes Chandler | NOR | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jim Jodat | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jerry Latin | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rod Perry | RAM | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackie Wallace | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Wes Chandler | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clarence Chapman | NOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Hardy | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Frank Corral | RAM | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Walker | RAM | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Blanchard | NOR | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 0 | ||||
| John Leypoldt | NOR | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||