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Houston Oilers 17 at New Orleans Saints 12

Sunday, December 10, 1978

Houston Oilers 17, New Orleans Saints 12

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Houston Oilers (10-5-0)730717
New Orleans Saints (6-9-0)007512

Scoring

HOUNOR
1stHOUEarl Campbell 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)70
2ndHOUToni Fritsch 22 yard field goal100
3rdNORTinker Owens 6 yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)107
4thHOURobert Woods 80 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)177
NORSafety, Campbell ran out of end zone179
NORSteve Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal1712

Team Stats

HOUNOR
First downs1618
Rush-yards-TDs43-125-119-56-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT12-18-137-1-025-37-251-1-1
Sacked-yards2-182-10
Net pass yards119241
Total yards244297
Fumbles-lost2-01-0
Turnovers01
Penalties-yards4-448-90

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Tim Wilson HOU 15 62 0 17 2 18 0 14
Robert Woods HOU 1 5 0 5 4 75 1 80
Dan Pastorini HOU 12 18 137 1 0 80 1 0 0 0
Earl Campbell HOU 25 67 1 8
Ken Burrough HOU 5 29 0 16
Ronnie Coleman HOU 1 -9 0 -9 1 15 0 15
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 25 37 251 1 1 34 1 9 0 9
Henry Childs NOR 1 -1 0 -1 5 80 0 26
Chuck Muncie NOR 8 19 0 6 4 46 0 34
Ike Harris NOR 3 42 0 21
Tony Galbreath NOR 7 22 0 15 7 18 0 10
Tinker Owens NOR 3 37 1 19
Mike Strachan NOR 2 7 0 5 1 12 0 12
Larry Hardy NOR 1 11 0 11
Wes Chandler NOR 1 5 0 5

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
Greg Stemrick HOU 1 0 0 0
Robert Woods HOU 0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 0 4 39 9.8 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 2 54 27.0 0 0 3 28 9.3 0 0
Jack Holmes NOR 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 2 55 27.5 0 0