Houston Oilers 17 at New Orleans Saints 12
Sunday, December 10, 1978
Houston Oilers 17, New Orleans Saints 12
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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| Houston Oilers (10-5-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| New Orleans Saints (6-9-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| | HOU | NOR |
|---|
| HOU | Earl Campbell 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 22 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| NOR | Tinker Owens 6 yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 7 |
| HOU | Robert Woods 80 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 7 |
| NOR | Safety, Campbell ran out of end zone | 17 | 9 |
| NOR | Steve Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal | 17 | 12 |
| HOU | NOR |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-125-1 | 19-56-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-18-137-1-0 | 25-37-251-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-18 | 2-10 |
| Net pass yards | 119 | 241 |
| Total yards | 244 | 297 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-44 | 8-90 |
