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1978 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 281 points (17.6/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 298 points (18.6/g), 16th.
 Differential of -17 points (-1.1/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 2nd.

Coached by Dick Nolan (7-9-0)

1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 3 box W 1-0 Minnesota Vikings 31 24 19 321 183 138 1 28 424 269 155 6
2 Sun September 10 box L 1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 17 28 25 395 295 100 1 20 376 156 220 2
3 Sun September 17 box L 1-2 Philadelphia Eagles 17 24 14 308 220 88 4 22 373 166 207 3
4 Sun September 24 box W 2-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 18 12 254 180 74 2 14 283 117 166 1
5 Sun October 1 box L 2-3 Los Angeles Rams 20 26 19 315 172 143 1 15 281 157 124 1
6 Sun October 8 box L 2-4 Cleveland Browns 16 24 21 298 231 67 2 20 271 92 179 3
7 Sun October 15 box W 3-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 14 7 12 206 31 175 12 175 101 74 6
8 Sun October 22 box W 4-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 10 3 12 118 78 40 1 20 342 184 158 6
9 Sun October 29 box W 5-4 New York Giants 28 17 22 300 139 161 1 17 333 129 204 3
10 Sun November 5 box L 5-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 14 20 23 421 340 81 2 20 345 200 145 2
11 Sun November 12 box L 5-6 Atlanta Falcons 17 20 22 347 181 166 2 16 284 210 74 1
12 Sun November 19 box L 5-7 @ Dallas Cowboys 7 27 15 277 215 62 4 17 304 106 198
13 Sun November 26 box L 5-8 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 20 13 335 205 130 2 25 385 255 130 4
14 Sun December 3 box W 6-8 San Francisco 49ers 24 13 24 383 190 193 4 14 287 128 159 3
15 Sun December 10 box L 6-9 Houston Oilers 12 17 18 297 241 56 1 16 244 119 125
16 Sun December 17 box W 7-9 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 10 24 421 250 171 3 10 177 75 102

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 281 4996 1028 4.9 295 294 479 3151 17 16 6.1 154 512 1845 17 3.6 119 31 15 22
Team Defense 298 4884 1025 4.8 286 215 418 2464 21 21 5.5 130 574 2420 9 4.2 129 41 20 27
Lg Rank Offense 16 8 9 3 5 10 1 5 27 26 10 22 2 7
Lg Rank Defense 16 15 16 9 13 23 19 14 15 21 1 23 14 7

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
8 Archie Manning* 29 QB 16 16 7-9-0 291 471 61.8 3416 17 3.6 16 3.4 71 7.3 6.4 11.7 213.5 81.7 37 301 6.1 5.4 7.3
12 Bobby Scott 29 1 0 3 5 60.0 36 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 7.2 7.2 12.0 36.0 82.1 0 0 7.2 7.2 0.0
82 Ike Harris 26 WR 15 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
42 Chuck Muncie 25 RB 13 11 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
33 Mike Strachan 25 rb 15 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.2 16 7-9-0 294 479 61.4 3452 17 3.5 16 3.3 71 7.2 6.4 11.7 215.8 81.2 37 301 6.1 5.4 7.2
Opp Total 16 215 418 51.4 2700 21 5.0 21 5.0 6.5 5.2 12.6 168.8 67.7 33 236 5.5 4.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 Tony Galbreath 24 FB 16 16 186 635 5 20 3.4 39.7 11.6 74 582 7.9 2 35 4.6 36.4 1217 7 6
42 Chuck Muncie 25 RB 13 11 160 557 7 28 3.5 42.8 12.3 26 233 9.0 0 34 2.0 17.9 790 7 7
33 Mike Strachan 25 rb 15 0 108 388 4 21 3.6 25.9 7.2 10 51 5.1 0 15 0.7 3.4 439 4 3
8 Archie Manning* 29 QB 16 16 38 202 1 19 5.3 12.6 2.4 202 1 8
32 Kim Jones 26 16 0 9 31 0 8 3.4 1.9 0.6 2 10 5.0 0 6 0.1 0.6 41 0 1
85 Henry Childs 27 TE 16 16 2 -4 0 -1 -2.0 -0.3 0.1 53 869 16.4 4 52 3.3 54.3 865 4 1
82 Ike Harris 26 WR 15 15 2 22 0 22 11.0 1.5 0.1 40 590 14.8 4 45 2.7 39.3 612 4 1
89 Wes Chandler 22 wr 16 5 2 10 0 10 5.0 0.6 0.1 35 472 13.5 2 58 2.2 29.5 482 2 1
16 Tom Blanchard 30 P 16 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
45 Jack Holmes 25 11 0 2 4 0 4 2.0 0.4 0.2 4 0 0
12 Bobby Scott 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0
83 Tinker Owens 24 WR 14 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 446 11.2 2 47 2.9 31.9 446 2 1
84 Rich Mauti 24 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 69 8.6 2 16 0.5 4.3 69 2 0
87 Larry Hardy 22 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 131 26.2 1 71 0.3 8.2 131 1 0
35 Jim Van Wagner 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.2 -0.2 -1 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 512 1845 17 28 3.6 115.3 32.0 294 3452 11.7 17 71 18.4 215.8 5297 34 32
Opp Total 16 574 2420 9 4.2 151.3 35.9 215 2464 11.5 21 13.4 154.0 4884 30 37

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
89 Wes Chandler 22 wr 16 5 34 233 0 32 6.9 32 760 0 38 23.8 1475
84 Rich Mauti 24 16 1 17 388 0 39 22.8 457
24 Clarence Chapman 25 LCB 14 14 9 149 0 28 16.6 149
48 Don Schwartz 22 16 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 3 51 0 19 17.0 55
87 Larry Hardy 22 16 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 134
45 Jack Holmes 25 11 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 22
49 Ralph McGill 28 16 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
55 Floyd Rice 29 15 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Team Total 26.2 16 36 242 0 32 6.7 65 1384 0 39 21.3 6923
Opp Total 16 59 0 53 1035 0 19.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
16 Tom Blanchard 30 P 16 0 84 3532 61 2 42.0
10 Steve Mike-Mayer 31 K 9 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 4 1 13 6 46.2% 18 18 100.0%
15 Rich Szaro 30 4 0 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 66.7% 9 9 100.0%
3 John Leypoldt 32 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 2 66.7% 5 4 80.0%
10 Tom Jurich 22 1 0 2 1 3 0.0% 2 2 100.0%
34 Tony Galbreath 24 FB 16 16 1 0.0%
Team Total 26.2 16 1 1 9 5 6 5 5 4 1 25 12 48.0% 35 33 94.3% 84 3532 61 2 42.0
Opp Total 16 33 22 66.7% 33 32 97.0% 71 2854 40.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
16 Tom Blanchard 30 P 16 0 0 2 0 0
27 Ray Brown 29 SS 16 16 4 50 0 19
89 Wes Chandler 22 wr 16 5 1 0 0 0
24 Clarence Chapman 25 LCB 14 14 2 -4 0 0
85 Henry Childs 27 TE 16 16 1 0 0 0
51 Ron Crosby 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
66 Conrad Dobler 28 3 3 0 1 0 0
58 Joe Federspiel 28 MLB 16 16 2 12 0 12 0 1 0 0
20 Eric Felton 23 16 2 1 0 0 0
34 Tony Galbreath 24 FB 16 16 6 2 1 0
78 Elois Grooms 25 LDE 16 16 0 1 0 0
82 Ike Harris 26 WR 15 15 1 1 0 0
54 Pat Hughes 31 RLB 16 0 2 11 0 7 0 3 5 0
32 Kim Jones 26 16 0 1 0 0 0
8 Archie Manning* 29 QB 16 16 8 4 -26 0
84 Rich Mauti 24 16 1 0 1 0 0
57 Jim Merlo 27 LLB 16 16 0 5 0 0
70 Mark Meseroll 23 16 0 3 1 -44 0
74 Derland Moore 27 RDT 15 14 0 1 6 0
42 Chuck Muncie 25 RB 13 11 7 1 0 0
37 Tom Myers 28 FS 16 16 6 167 1 97 0 2 4 0
68 Richard Neal 31 2 0 0 2 0 0
83 Tinker Owens 24 WR 14 10 1 0 0 0
75 Elex Price 28 LDT 16 16 0 2 0 0
29 Mo Spencer 26 RCB 16 16 4 83 0 37
33 Mike Strachan 25 rb 15 0 3 1 0 0
71 J.T. Taylor 22 LT 16 16 0 2 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 21 319 1 97 32 34 -54 0
Opp Total 16 37 37 17 1

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
34 Tony Galbreath 24 FB 16 16 5 2 7 42
42 Chuck Muncie 25 RB 13 11 7 7 42
10 Steve Mike-Mayer 31 K 9 0 18 6 36
85 Henry Childs 27 TE 16 16 4 4 24
82 Ike Harris 26 WR 15 15 4 4 24
33 Mike Strachan 25 rb 15 0 4 4 24
15 Rich Szaro 30 4 0 9 4 21
89 Wes Chandler 22 wr 16 5 2 2 12
84 Rich Mauti 24 16 1 2 2 12
83 Tinker Owens 24 WR 14 10 2 2 12
3 John Leypoldt 32 2 0 4 2 10
87 Larry Hardy 22 16 1 1 1 6
8 Archie Manning* 29 QB 16 16 1 1 6
37 Tom Myers 28 FS 16 16 1 1 6
10 Tom Jurich 22 1 0 2 2
Team Total 26.2 16 17 17 1 35 33 12 279
Opp Total 16 9 21 32 22 1 298