| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 25, 1979 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 42815 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 65 F Humidty: 97% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 14 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garo Yepremian 23 FG | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 2 run (Tim Mazzetti kick failed) | 24 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garo Yepremian 44 FG | 27 | 6 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 37 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 34 | 6 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garo Yepremian 21 FG | 37 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 63 | RDT | Barry Bennett |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | June Jones |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 74 | LDT | Wilson Faumuina |
| 77 | RDT | Edgar Fields |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 32 | SS | Ray Easterling |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 1 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 7 | 1 |
| June Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| James Mayberry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 0 | 264 | 8.5 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86.0 |
| Bobby Scott | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| June Jones | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 1 | 165 | 3.9 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 44.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 1 | |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 8 | 290 | 36.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 8 | 317 | 39.6 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Strong | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Don Reese | 2.0 |
| Mike Fultz | 2.0 |
| Elex Price | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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