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New York Giants 17 at New Orleans Saints 28

Sunday, October 29, 1978

New York Giants 17, New Orleans Saints 28

1234Final
New York Giants (5-4-0)7100017
New Orleans Saints (5-4-0)0771428

Scoring

NYGNOR
1stNYGMaurice Tyler 0 yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick)70
2ndNYGJoe Danelo 50 yard field goal100
NORChuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)107
NYGLarry Csonka 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)177
3rdNORHenry Childs 1 yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)1714
4thNORTony Galbreath 20 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)1721
NORHenry Childs 3 yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)1728

Team Stats

NYGNOR
First downs1722
Rush-yards-TDs38-204-143-161-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT10-26-142-0-313-21-166-2-0
Sacked-yards2-134-27
Net pass yards129139
Total yards333300
Fumbles-lost0-04-1
Turnovers31
Penalties-yards8-1229-57

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Doug Kotar NYG 9 81 0 46
Jim Robinson NYG 4 79 0 34
Bobby Hammond NYG 12 47 0 7 1 7 0 7
Joe Pisarcik NYG 5 15 69 0 3 34 2 12 0 0
Billy Taylor NYG 7 34 0 9 3 12 0 7
Al Dixon NYG 1 35 0 35
Larry Csonka NYG 8 30 1 11
Jerry Golsteyn NYG 4 10 38 0 0 20
Larry Mallory NYG 1 1 35 0 0 35
James Thompson NYG 1 9 0 9
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Tony Galbreath NOR 21 61 1 20 3 53 0 35
Archie Manning NOR 13 21 166 2 0 35 3 19 0 0
Chuck Muncie NOR 12 46 1 10 1 8 0 8
Wes Chandler NOR 2 38 0 25
Mike Strachan NOR 7 35 0 13
Henry Childs NOR 3 32 2 28
Ike Harris NOR 2 21 0 12
Tinker Owens NOR 2 14 0 8

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
Bobby Hammond NYG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ernest Pough NYG 0 0 0 0 3 44 14.7 0 0
Jim Robinson NYG 0 0 0 0 2 18 9.0 0 0
Billy Taylor NYG 0 0 0 0 2 24 12.0 0 0
James Thompson NYG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 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
Wes Chandler NOR 0 0 0 0 1 38 38.0 0 0 2 21 10.5 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 3 69 23.0 0 0
Ralph McGill NOR 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
Tom Myers NOR 1 0 0 0
Mo Spencer NOR 2 33 0 0