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Week 1
1979
1979 gms
Sat:Buccaneers 31
Lions 16		 Dolphins 9
@Bills 7		 Bears 6
Packers 3		 Cowboys 22
@Cardinals 21		 Broncos 10
Bengals 0		 Chiefs 14
Colts 0		 Vikings 28
49ers 22		 Falcons 40
@Saints 34
Browns 25
@Jets 22		 Eagles 23
Giants 17		 Raiders 24
@Rams 17		 Chargers 33
@Seahawks 16		 Oilers 29
@Redskins 27		 Mon:Steelers 16
@Patriots 13

Atlanta Falcons 40 at New Orleans Saints 34

Sunday, September 2, 1979
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Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0)02077640
New Orleans Saints (0-1-0)72133034

Game Info
Stadium Louisiana Superdome (dome)
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 72 degrees, no wind
Vegas Line New Orleans Saints -5.0
Over/Under 32.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
William Andrews ATL 30 167 1 23 3 22 0 9
Steve Bartkowski ATL 22 38 312 3 1 53 2 19 0 18
Alfred Jenkins ATL 7 131 1 53
Bubba Bean ATL 14 65 0 10 3 43 0 18
Wallace Francis ATL 5 65 2 21
Alfred Jackson ATL 2 38 0 23
Dennis Pearson ATL 1 10 0 10
Haskel Stanback ATL 1 6 0 6
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 1 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Wes Chandler NOR 6 205 1 42
Chuck Muncie NOR 1 1 40 1 0 40 22 161 2 69
Archie Manning NOR 14 29 284 1 1 42
Ike Harris NOR 5 68 1 26
Henry Childs NOR 4 51 0 23
Tony Galbreath NOR 10 27 0 6
Russell Erxleben NOR 0 1 0 0 1 0

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
Lynn Cain ATL 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
James Mayberry ATL 1 6 1 0
Dennis Pearson ATL 0 0 0 0 7 115 16.4 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0
Frank Reed ATL 1 0 0 0
Billy Ryckman ATL 0 0 0 0 2 16 8.0 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 3 67 22.3 0 0 2 14 7.0 0 0
Jack Holmes NOR 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 2 35 17.5 0 0
Tom Myers NOR 1 14 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
John James ATL 4 144 36.0 0
Tim Mazzetti ATL 4 4 2 3 0 0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Russell Erxleben NOR 4 4 2 2 4 148 37.0 0