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1978 New Orleans Saints Game Log

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Record: 7-9-0, 3rd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Dick Nolan (7-9-0)

Points For: 281 (17.6/g) 16th of 28

Points Against: 298 (18.6/g) 16th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6

SRS: -1.68 (17th of 28), SOS: -0.61

Offensive Coordinator: Ed Hughes

Defensive Coordinator: Paul Wiggin

Other Notable Asst.: Ed Beard (Linebackers), Chet Franklin (Defensive Backs) and Dick Stanfel (Offensive Line)

Stadium: Louisiana Superdome

President/Majority Shareholder/Temporary GM: John Mecom Jr.

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +50000

Training Camp: Dodgertown (Vero Beach, Florida)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	31	24	15	22	183	0	0	2	10	8.8	7.6	68.2	93.6	34	138	4.1	3	1	2	4	4	4	149
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	17	28	33	53	295	1	1	1	8	5.7	5.5	62.3	75.6	23	100	4.3	1	1	2	2	2	5	221
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	17	24	17	32	220	1	3	3	19	7.5	6.3	53.1	46.4	21	88	4.2	1	1	1	2	2	6	256
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	20	18	14	25	180	0	1	4	28	8.3	6.2	56.0	62.1	29	74	2.6	2	2	2	2	2	6	258
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	20	26	17	28	172	3	1	4	36	7.4	5.4	60.7	99.1	31	143	4.6	0	0	1	2	3	5	201
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Cleveland Browns	16	24	24	39	231	1	1	2	18	6.4	5.6	61.5	75.9	22	67	3.0	1	1	1	1	2	5	213
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	7	2	4	31	1	0	0	0	7.8	7.8	50.0	115.6	55	175	3.2	1	0	3	2	2	7	296
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	10	3	11	22	78	1	0	4	52	5.9	3.0	50.0	73.7	27	40	1.5	0	1	1	1	1	9	362
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W			New York Giants	28	17	13	21	139	2	0	4	27	7.9	5.6	61.9	113.0	43	161	3.7	2	0	0	4	4	7	208
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	20	22	32	340	1	1	1	4	10.8	10.3	68.8	101.0	32	81	2.5	1	0	2	2	2	2	120
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	17	20	17	31	181	1	0	3	24	6.6	5.3	54.8	82.9	49	162	3.3	1	1	1	2	2	4	173
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	7	27	24	39	215	0	3	2	20	6.0	5.2	61.5	44.3	17	62	3.6	1	0	0	1	1	6	237
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	17	20	13	24	205	1	1	4	36	10.0	7.3	54.2	79.3	33	134	4.1	1	1	2	2	2	6	247
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	24	13	22	34	190	2	1	1	9	5.9	5.4	64.7	86.6	39	193	4.9	1	1	3	3	3	4	154
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	12	17	25	37	241	1	1	2	10	6.8	6.2	67.6	83.3	19	56	2.9	0	1	2	1	1	6	269
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	10	25	36	250	1	2	0	0	6.9	6.9	69.4	75.0	38	171	4.5	1	1	2	2	2	4	168

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	31	24	28	49	269	2	4	1	13	5.8	5.4	57.1	52.2	32	155	4.8	1	1	1	3	3	1	40
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	17	28	10	15	156	4	0	1	5	10.7	9.8	66.7	140.6	37	220	5.9	0	0	1	4	4	2	196
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	17	24	14	23	166	3	1	5	16	7.9	5.9	60.9	104.3	42	207	4.9	0	1	3	3	3	4	68
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	20	18	9	17	117	1	0	0	0	6.9	6.9	52.9	94.5	46	166	3.6	0	3	4	1	1	6	160
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	20	26	10	21	157	1	1	1	10	8.0	7.1	47.6	68.9	33	124	3.8	0	2	4	2	3	3	240
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Cleveland Browns	16	24	11	17	92	1	1	1	11	6.1	5.1	64.7	73.7	44	179	4.1	2	1	1	3	3	3	46
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	7	16	37	101	1	2	4	46	4.0	2.5	43.2	37.1	27	74	2.7	0	0	0	1	1	5	88
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	10	3	15	30	184	0	3	2	10	6.5	5.8	50.0	29.7	40	158	4.0	0	1	2	0	0	3	37
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W			New York Giants	28	17	10	26	129	0	3	2	13	5.5	4.6	38.5	15.2	38	204	5.4	1	1	2	2	2	5	100
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	20	16	23	200	2	1	0	0	8.7	8.7	69.6	107.2	34	145	4.3	0	2	3	2	2	1	28
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	17	20	16	33	210	1	1	1	8	6.6	6.2	48.5	66.5	22	74	3.4	1	2	2	2	2	6	131
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	7	27	9	15	106	1	0	4	35	9.4	5.6	60.0	103.7	42	198	4.7	2	2	3	3	3	5	115
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	17	20	23	44	255	1	3	2	11	6.0	5.5	52.3	49.0	35	130	3.7	1	2	3	2	2	5	105
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	24	13	9	27	128	1	1	5	19	5.4	4.0	33.3	46.5	38	159	4.2	0	2	2	1	1	6	126
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	12	17	12	18	119	1	0	2	18	7.6	6.0	66.7	103.7	43	125	2.9	1	1	1	2	2	7	202
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	10	7	23	75	1	0	2	21	4.2	3.0	30.4	55.5	22	102	4.6	0	1	1	1	1	9	325

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