| New York Giants at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1979 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 51543 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Chuck Muncie 10 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Garo Yepremian 38 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans Saints | Ike Harris 24 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Billy Taylor 5 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Kenny Johnson 11 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans Saints | Chuck Muncie 3 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 78 | LOT | Gus Coppens |
| 69 | LOG | Roy Simmons |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 74 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 44 | HB | Doug Kotar |
| 48 | FB | Kenny Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 80 | RDT | Phil Tabor |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 31 | FS | Ernie Jones |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 63 | LDT | Barry Bennett |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 60 | RDE | Don Reese |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 20 | RCB | Eric Felton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Kotar | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Emery Moorehead | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 18 | 2 |
| Archie Manning | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 2 | 115 | 6.1 | 1 | 40.4 | |||
| Joe Pisarcik | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 47.9 | |||
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 202 | 6.1 | 1 | 55.4 | |||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Doug Kotar | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Wes Chandler | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| Ike Harris | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 1 | |
| Henry Childs | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Harry Carson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Eric Felton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 7 | 298 | 42.6 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 7 | 273 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jimmy Robinson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dan Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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