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New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

November 25, 1979
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, GA

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans (7-6)	7	20	0	10	37
Atlanta FalconsAtlanta (4-9)	0	6	0	0	6

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter		NO	Atl
NO	Michael Strachan 2 run (Garo Yepremian Kick)	7	0
2nd Quarter		NO	Atl
NO	Chuck Muncie 14 run (Garo Yepremian Kick)	14	0
NO	Tony Galbreath 1 run (Garo Yepremian Kick)	21	0
NO	FG Garo Yepremian 23	24	0
Atl	William Andrews 2 run (Kick Failed)	24	6
NO	FG Garo Yepremian 44	27	6
4th Quarter		NO	Atl
NO	Henry Childs 37 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian Kick)	34	6
NO	FG Garo Yepremian 21	37	6

Team Stats

	New OrleansNO	AtlantaAtl
First downs	18	13
Rushing	8	4
Passing	9	8
Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	415	237
Net Yards Rushing	139	102
Rushing Plays	36	20
Average Gain	3.9	5.1
Net Yards Passing	276	135
Att - Comp - Int	33-16-0	42-18-1
Sacked - Yds Lost	0-0	5-30
Gross Yards Passing	276	165
Avg. Yds/Att	8.4	3.9

	New OrleansNO	AtlantaAtl
Punts - Average	8-36.2	8-39.6
Had Blocked	0	0
Punt Returns	4-32	3-6
Kickoff Returns	2-47	7-137
Interception Returns	1-12	-
Penalties - Yards	8-70	11-87
Fumbles - Lost	3-2	6-5
Field Goals	3-3	0-0
Third Downs	5-16-31%	5-20-25%
Total Plays	69	67
Average Gain	6.0	3.5

Passing

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Archie ManningA. Manning	31	14	264	8.5	1	0	51	0	0	86.0
Bobby ScottB. Scott	2	2	12	6.0	0	0	6	0	0	91.7

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
June JonesJ. Jones	42	18	165	3.9	0	1	22	5	30	44.2

Rushing

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Chuck MuncieC. Muncie	14	61	4.36	17	1
Tony GalbreathT. Galbreath	11	26	2.36	23	1
Archie ManningA. Manning	1	20	20.00	20	0
Wayne WilsonW. Wilson	4	20	5.00	16	0
Michael StrachanM. Strachan	4	10	2.50	9	1
Jack HolmesJ. Holmes	2	2	1.00	2	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Haskel StanbackH. Stanback	5	55	11.00	33	0
William AndrewsW. Andrews	12	43	3.58	7	1
June JonesJ. Jones	2	2	1.00	2	0
James MayberryJ. Mayberry	1	2	2.00	2	0

Receiving

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Wes ChandlerW. Chandler	6	103	17.17	28	0
Henry ChildsH. Childs	3	117	39.00	51	1
Tony GalbreathT. Galbreath	2	6	3.00	7	0
Ike HarrisI. Harris	2	36	18.00	18	0
Jack HolmesJ. Holmes	1	6	6.00	6	0
Chuck MuncieC. Muncie	1	2	2.00	2	0
Tinker OwensT. Owens	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Wally FrancisW. Francis	6	58	9.67	16	0
William AndrewsW. Andrews	3	11	3.67	5	0
Alfred JenkinsA. Jenkins	3	36	12.00	17	0
Haskel StanbackH. Stanback	3	36	12.00	22	0
Jim MitchellJ. Mitchell	2	18	9.00	14	0
Ray StrongR. Strong	1	6	6.00	6	0

Kickoff Returns

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Rich MautiR. Mauti	2	47	23.50	0	24	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Ray StrongR. Strong	5	111	22.20	0	26	0
Dennis PearsonD. Pearson	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
Tom PridemoreT. Pridemore	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Punt Returns

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Rich MautiR. Mauti	4	32	8.00	4	10	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Billy RyckmanB. Ryckman	3	6	2.00	2	4	0

Punting

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	Blk	Ret	RYds
Rick PartridgeR. Partridge	8	290	36.2	50	0	3	6

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	Blk	Ret	RYds
John JamesJ. James	8	317	39.6	49	0	4	32

Kicking

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Garo YepremianG. Yepremian	4/4	3/3	0/0	2/2	0/0	1/1	0/0	44	--	13

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Tim MazzettiT. Mazzetti	0/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	--	0

Defense

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Clarence ChapmanC. Chapman	1	12	12.00	12	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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F/OT	1	2	3	4	5	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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Green Bay	3	0	0	7	10

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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San Diego	7	7	7	7	28

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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