| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1979 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 70940 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 5 pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wes Chandler 40 pass from Chuck Muncie (Russell Erxleben kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 27 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 69 run (Russell Erxleben kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 4 run (Russell Erxleben kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 43 FG | 20 | 28 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Russell Erxleben 37 FG | 20 | 31 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 21 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 27 | 31 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 4 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 34 | 31 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Russell Erxleben 38 FG | 34 | 34 |
| 5 | Atlanta FalconsATL | James Mayberry 6 interception return | 40 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 44 | HB | Bubba Bean |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 74 | LDT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 77 | RDT | Edgar Fields |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 61 | ROT | Roger Finnie |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 42 | HB | Chuck Muncie |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Campbell |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 22 | LCB | Ricky Ray |
| 48 | SS | Don Schwartz |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 21 | RCB | David Gray |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 30 | 167 | 5.6 | 23 | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 22 | 161 | 7.3 | 69t | 2 |
| Tony Galbreath | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 1 | 312 | 8.2 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 99.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 284 | 9.8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.2 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 1 | |
| Wallace Francis | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 2 | |
| Bubba Bean | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 6 | 205 | 34.2 | 1 | |
| Ike Harris | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| Henry Childs | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| James Mayberry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Frank Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 43 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Joe Campbell | 1.0 |
| Barry Bennett | 1.0 |
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