| New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 9, 1979 Location: Milwaukee, WI Venue: County Stadium Attendance: 53184 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 27 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 33 pass from Archie Manning (Tony Galbreath kick failed) | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Barty Smith 1 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | David Whitehurst 2 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 12 | 14 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Steve Atkins 3 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 1 run (Tony Galbreath kick) | 19 | 21 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Eric Torkelson 3 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 19 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 65 | ROT | Robert Woods |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 42 | HB | Chuck Muncie |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 63 | LDT | Barry Bennett |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Campbell |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 48 | SS | Don Schwartz |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 21 | RCB | David Gray |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 79 | LOT | Mark Koncar |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 63 | LDT | Terry Jones |
| 75 | RDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 90 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 55 | MLB | Mike Hunt |
| 53 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 38 | LCB | Estus Hood |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 35:51 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5/8 | / | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| GB | 24:09 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5/8 | / | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Archie Manning | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Kim Jones | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 185 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Steve Atkins | 12 | 110 | 9.2 | 60 | 1 |
| Barty Smith | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 23 | 1 |
| Terdell Middleton | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Torkelson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| David Whitehurst | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 194 | 6.5 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 2 | 291 | 6.5 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69.8 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 2 | 291 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69.8 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 139 | 9.3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 62.9 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 139 | 9.3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 62.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Brooks Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 291 | 10.4 | 1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Aundra Thompson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| James Lofton | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Atkins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Walter Tullis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Barty Smith | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Douglass | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||
| David Beverly | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jim Kovach | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jim Merlo | 1.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
| Don Reese | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |