Atlanta Falcons 40 at New Orleans Saints 34
Sunday, September 2, 1979
Atlanta Falcons 40, New Orleans Saints 34 (OT)
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final |
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| Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
| New Orleans Saints (0-1-0) | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| | ATL | NOR |
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| NOR | Ike Harris 5 yard pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NOR | Wes Chandler 40 yard pass from Chuck Muncie (Russell Erxleben kick) | 0 | 14 |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 27 yard field goal | 3 | 14 |
| ATL | Alfred Jenkins 20 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 14 |
| NOR | Chuck Muncie 69 yard rush (Russell Erxleben kick) | 10 | 21 |
| ATL | Wallace Francis 20 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 21 |
| NOR | Chuck Muncie 4 yard rush (Russell Erxleben kick) | 17 | 28 |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 43 yard field goal | 20 | 28 |
| NOR | Russell Erxleben 37 yard field goal | 20 | 31 |
| ATL | Wallace Francis 21 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 27 | 31 |
| ATL | William Andrews 4 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 34 | 31 |
| NOR | Russell Erxleben 38 yard field goal | 34 | 34 |
| ATL | James Mayberry 6 yard interception return | 40 | 34 |
| ATL | NOR |
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| First downs | 35 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 47-257-1 | 32-188-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-38-312-3-1 | 15-31-324-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-17 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 295 | 324 |
| Total yards | 552 | 512 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-84 | 3-27 |
