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New Orleans Saints 29 at Los Angeles Rams 14

Sunday, December 16, 1979

New Orleans Saints 29, Los Angeles Rams 14

1234Final
New Orleans Saints (8-8-0)0146929
Los Angeles Rams (9-7-0)700714

Scoring

NORRAM
1stRAMWendell Tyler 1 yard rush (Frank Corral kick)07
2ndNORTinker Owens 8 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)77
NORMike Strachan 10 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)147
3rdNORGaro Yepremian 35 yard field goal177
NORGaro Yepremian 24 yard field goal207
4thNORMike Strachan 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)277
RAMEddie Hill 1 yard rush (Frank Corral kick)2714
NORSafety, Grooms tackled Ferragamo in end zone2914

Team Stats

NORRAM
First downs2316
Rush-yards-TDs54-276-228-176-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT10-15-162-1-314-26-159-0-2
Sacked-yards2-164-45
Net pass yards146114
Total yards422290
Fumbles-lost2-17-4
Turnovers46
Penalties-yards5-822-15

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Chuck Muncie NOR 20 91 0 20 2 29 0 24
Archie Manning NOR 10 15 162 1 3 40 3 32 0 0
Mike Strachan NOR 18 93 2 17
Jack Holmes NOR 12 54 0 14 1 13 0 13
Henry Childs NOR 2 62 0 40
Tinker Owens NOR 3 38 1 21
Wes Chandler NOR 2 20 0 14
Wayne Wilson NOR 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Wendell Tyler RAM 18 141 1 37 3 25 0 10
Vince Ferragamo RAM 14 26 159 0 2 23
Preston Dennard RAM 4 64 0 23
Cullen Bryant RAM 6 29 0 15 2 19 0 14
Billy Waddy RAM 2 19 0 10
Ron B. Smith RAM 1 15 0 15
Eddie Hill RAM 2 3 1 2 1 9 0 9
Charle Young RAM 1 8 0 8
Jim Jodat RAM 2 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
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 3 53 17.7 0 0 3 21 7.0 0 0
Ralph McGill NOR 1 6 0 0
Tom Myers NOR 1 20 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
Eddie Brown RAM 0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 0 2 19 9.5 0 0
Nolan Cromwell RAM 1 14 0 0
Drew Hill RAM 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Eddie Hill RAM 0 0 0 0 4 70 17.5 0 0
Jim Jodat RAM 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Dwayne O'Steen RAM 1 0 0 0
Jim Youngblood RAM 1 9 0 0