| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 39727 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 17 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wes Chandler 5 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 25 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Larry Hardy 3 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 2 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garo Yepremian 18 FG | 30 | 21 |
| 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 |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 48 | SS | Don Schwartz |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 21 | RCB | David Gray |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 82 | TE | Bob Bruer |
| 85 | TE | Paul Seal |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | HB | O.J. Simpson |
| 40 | FB | Wilbur Jackson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 75 | LDT | Ted Vincent |
| 74 | RDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 55 | LLB | Scott Hilton |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 28 | LCB | Charles Cornelius |
| 30 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 27 | FS | Tony Dungy |
| 29 | RCB | Gerard Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 2 | |
| Mike Strachan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Phil Francis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 0 | 355 | 12.7 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 137.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 3 | 263 | 8.0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 1 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Freddie Solomon | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 2 | |
| Mike Shumann | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Paul Seal | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Schwartz | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Felton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dan Melville | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Ferrell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 |
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