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New Orleans Saints 37 at Atlanta Falcons 6

Sunday, November 25, 1979

New Orleans Saints 37, Atlanta Falcons 6

1234Final
New Orleans Saints (7-6-0)72001037
Atlanta Falcons (4-9-0)06006

Scoring

NORATL
1stNORMike Strachan 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)70
2ndNORChuck Muncie 14 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)140
NORTony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)210
NORGaro Yepremian 23 yard field goal240
ATLWilliam Andrews 2 yard rush (kick failed)246
NORGaro Yepremian 44 yard field goal276
4thNORHenry Childs 37 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)346
NORGaro Yepremian 21 yard field goal376

Team Stats

NORATL
First downs1813
Rush-yards-TDs36-139-320-102-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT16-33-276-1-018-42-165-0-1
Sacked-yards0-05-30
Net pass yards276135
Total yards415237
Fumbles-lost3-26-5
Turnovers26
Penalties-yards8-7011-87

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 14 31 264 1 0 51 1 20 0 20
Henry Childs NOR 3 117 1 51
Wes Chandler NOR 6 103 0 28
Chuck Muncie NOR 14 61 1 17 1 2 0 2
Ike Harris NOR 2 36 0 18
Tony Galbreath NOR 11 26 1 23 2 6 0 7
Wayne Wilson NOR 4 20 0 16
Mike Strachan NOR 4 10 1 9
Jack Holmes NOR 2 2 0 2 1 6 0 6
Bobby Scott NOR 2 2 12 0 0 6
Tinker Owens NOR 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Haskel Stanback ATL 5 55 0 33 3 36 0 22
June Jones ATL 18 42 165 0 1 22 2 2 0 0
Wallace Francis ATL 6 58 0 16
William Andrews ATL 12 43 1 7 3 11 0 5
Alfred Jenkins ATL 3 36 0 17
Jim R. Mitchell ATL 2 18 0 14
Ray Strong ATL 1 6 0 6
James Mayberry ATL 1 2 0 2

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
Clarence Chapman NOR 1 12 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 2 47 23.5 0 0 4 32 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
Dennis Pearson ATL 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0
Tom Pridemore ATL 0 0 0 0 1 9 9.0 0 0
Billy Ryckman ATL 0 0 0 0 3 6 2.0 0 0
Ray Strong ATL 0 0 0 0 5 111 22.2 0 0