Sunday, October 14, 1979
New Orleans Saints 42, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (3-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| NOR | TAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TAM | Isaac Hagins 22 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NOR | Archie Manning 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NOR | Tony Galbreath 6 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 7 |
| NOR | Henry Childs 15 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 7 |
| NOR | Tony Galbreath 20 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 7 |
| NOR | Mike Strachan 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 35 | 7 |
| NOR | Mike Strachan 7 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 42 | 7 |
| TAM | Jimmie Giles 21 yard pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 42 | 14 |
| NOR | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 48-234-5 | 25-161-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-15-163-1-0 | 16-40-223-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 163 | 213 |
| Total yards | 397 | 374 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-22 | 8-78 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Ricky Bell | TAM | 10 | 101 | 0 | ||||||||