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Atlanta Falcons 40 at New Orleans Saints 34

Sunday, September 2, 1979

Atlanta Falcons 40, New Orleans Saints 34 (OT)

1234OTFinal
Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0)02077640
New Orleans Saints (0-1-0)72133034

ATLNOR
NORIke Harris 5 yard pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick)07
NORWes Chandler 40 yard pass from Chuck Muncie (Russell Erxleben kick)014
ATLTim Mazzetti 27 yard field goal314
ATLAlfred Jenkins 20 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)1014
NORChuck Muncie 69 yard rush (Russell Erxleben kick)1021
ATLWallace Francis 20 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)1721
NORChuck Muncie 4 yard rush (Russell Erxleben kick)1728
ATLTim Mazzetti 43 yard field goal2028
NORRussell Erxleben 37 yard field goal2031
ATLWallace Francis 21 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)2731
ATLWilliam Andrews 4 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)3431
NORRussell Erxleben 38 yard field goal3434
ATLJames Mayberry 6 yard interception return 4034

ATLNOR
First downs3523
Rush-yards-TDs47-257-132-188-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT22-38-312-3-115-31-324-2-2
Sacked-yards2-170-0
Net pass yards295324
Total yards552512
Fumbles-lost1-10-0
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards7-843-27

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
William Andrews ATL 30 167 1
Steve Bartkowski ATL 22 38 312 3 1
Alfred Jenkins ATL 7 131 1
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
Wes Chandler NOR 6 205 1
Chuck Muncie NOR 22 161 2