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New Orleans Saints 30 at San Francisco 49ers 21

Sunday, September 23, 1979

New Orleans Saints 30, San Francisco 49ers 21

1234Final
New Orleans Saints (1-3-0)01314330
San Francisco 49ers (0-4-0)770721

Scoring

NORSFO
1stSFOFreddie Solomon 17 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)07
2ndNORTony Galbreath 1 yard rush (kick failed)67
NORWes Chandler 5 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)137
SFOFreddie Solomon 25 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)1314
3rdNORLarry Hardy 3 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)2014
NORTony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)2714
4thSFOPaul Hofer 2 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)2721
NORGaro Yepremian 18 yard field goal3021

Team Stats

NORSFO
First downs2817
Rush-yards-TDs43-174-220-78-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT20-28-355-2-018-33-263-2-3
Sacked-yards2-170-0
Net pass yards338263
Total yards512341
Fumbles-lost2-21-1
Turnovers24
Penalties-yards11-805-48

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 20 28 355 2 0 85 2 -2 0 0
Chuck Muncie NOR 18 98 0 38 4 34 0 13
Tony Galbreath NOR 20 69 2 12 5 61 0 38
Wes Chandler NOR 4 127 1 85
Henry Childs NOR 2 68 0 45
Ike Harris NOR 3 52 0 25
Tinker Owens NOR 1 10 0 10
Mike Strachan NOR 3 9 0 4
Larry Hardy NOR 1 3 1 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Freddie Solomon SFO 1 5 0 5 8 144 2 38
Steve DeBerg SFO 18 33 263 2 3 38 1 1 0 1
O.J. Simpson SFO 7 25 0 10 1 12 0 12
Mike Shumann SFO 3 35 0 18
Wilbur Jackson SFO 6 25 0 9 1 5 0 5
Paul Hofer SFO 1 2 1 2 1 25 0 25
Bob Bruer SFO 2 20 0 13
Phil Francis SFO 2 14 0 7
James Owens SFO 1 3 0 3 1 10 0 10
Paul Seal SFO 1 12 0 12
Lenvil Elliott SFO 1 3 0 3

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
Eric Felton NOR 1 0 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 3 80 26.7 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Tom Myers NOR 1 15 0 0
Don Schwartz NOR 1 9 0 0
Wayne Wilson NOR 0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 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
Bob Ferrell SFO 0 0 0 0 3 37 12.3 0 0
James Owens SFO 0 0 0 0 3 63 21.0 0 0
Freddie Solomon SFO 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0