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New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams

December 16, 1979
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans (8-8)	0	14	6	9	29
Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles (9-7)	7	0	0	7	14

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter		NO	LA
LA	Wendell Tyler 1 run (Frank Corral Kick)	0	7
2nd Quarter		NO	LA
NO	Tinker Owens 8 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian Kick)	7	7
NO	Michael Strachan 10 run (Garo Yepremian Kick)	14	7
3rd Quarter		NO	LA
NO	FG Garo Yepremian 35	17	7
NO	FG Garo Yepremian 24	20	7
4th Quarter		NO	LA
NO	Michael Strachan 1 run (Garo Yepremian Kick)	27	7
LA	Eddie Hill 1 run (Frank Corral Kick)	27	14
NO	Safety, E.Grooms tackled V.Ferragamo in the end zone	29	14

Team Stats

	New OrleansNO	Los AngelesLA
First downs	23	16
Rushing	18	8
Passing	5	7
Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	422	290
Net Yards Rushing	276	176
Rushing Plays	54	28
Average Gain	5.1	6.3
Net Yards Passing	146	114
Att - Comp - Int	15-10-3	26-14-2
Sacked - Yds Lost	2-16	4-45
Gross Yards Passing	162	159
Avg. Yds/Att	10.8	6.1

	New OrleansNO	Los AngelesLA
Punts - Average	4-45.5	4-42.2
Had Blocked	0	1
Punt Returns	3-21	3-19
Kickoff Returns	3-53	6-90
Interception Returns	2-26	3-23
Penalties - Yards	5-82	2-15
Fumbles - Lost	2-1	7-4
Field Goals	2-3	0-0
Third Downs	7-15-46%	5-15-33%
Total Plays	71	58
Average Gain	5.9	5.0

Passing

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Archie ManningA. Manning	15	10	162	10.8	1	3	40	2	16	85.3

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Vince FerragamoV. Ferragamo	26	14	159	6.1	0	2	23	4	45	40.4

Rushing

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Michael StrachanM. Strachan	18	93	5.17	17	2
Chuck MuncieC. Muncie	20	91	4.55	20	0
Jack HolmesJ. Holmes	12	54	4.50	14	0
Archie ManningA. Manning	3	32	10.67	18	0
Wayne WilsonW. Wilson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Wendell TylerW. Tyler	18	141	7.83	37	1
Cullen BryantC. Bryant	6	29	4.83	15	0
Eddie HillE. Hill	2	3	1.50	2	1
Jim JodatJ. Jodat	2	3	1.50	3	0

Receiving

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Tinker OwensT. Owens	3	38	12.67	21	1
Wes ChandlerW. Chandler	2	20	10.00	14	0
Henry ChildsH. Childs	2	62	31.00	40	0
Chuck MuncieC. Muncie	2	29	14.50	24	0
Jack HolmesJ. Holmes	1	13	13.00	13	0

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Preston DennardP. Dennard	4	64	16.00	23	0
Wendell TylerW. Tyler	3	25	8.33	10	0
Cullen BryantC. Bryant	2	19	9.50	14	0
Billy WaddyB. Waddy	2	19	9.50	10	0
Eddie HillE. Hill	1	9	9.00	9	0
Ron SmithR. Smith	1	15	15.00	15	0
Charle YoungC. Young	1	8	8.00	8	0

Kickoff Returns

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Rich MautiR. Mauti	3	53	17.67	0	25	0

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Eddie HillE. Hill	4	70	17.50	0	25	0
Eddie BrownE. Brown	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
Jim JodatJ. Jodat	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Punt Returns

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Rich MautiR. Mauti	3	21	7.00	1	9	0

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Eddie BrownE. Brown	2	19	9.50	1	16	0
Drew HillD. Hill	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Punting

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	Blk	Ret	RYds
Rick PartridgeR. Partridge	4	182	45.5	53	0	3	19

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	Blk	Ret	RYds
Ken ClarkK. Clark	4	169	42.2	47	1	3	21

Kicking

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Garo YepremianG. Yepremian	3/3	2/3	0/0	1/1	1/1	0/1	0/0	35	49	9

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Frank CorralF. Corral	2/2	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	--	2

Defense

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Ralph McGillR. McGill	1	6	6.00	6	0
Tom MyersT. Myers	1	20	20.00	20	0

Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Nolan CromwellN. Cromwell	1	14	14.00	14	0
Dwayne O'SteenD. O'Steen	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jim YoungbloodJ. Youngblood	1	9	9.00	9	0

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1979 NFL Scores - Week 16

Saturday, December 15, 1979

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
NY Jets	0	6	14	7	27
Miami	7	7	3	7	24

Jets/Dolphins Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Green Bay	6	3	9	0	18
Detroit	7	0	0	6	13

Packers/Lions Box Score

Sunday, December 16, 1979

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Baltimore	10	7	7	7	31
NY Giants	0	0	7	0	7

Colts/Giants Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	7	7	7	7	28

Bills/Steelers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Cleveland	6	0	0	6	12
Cincinnati	0	6	7	3	16

Browns/Bengals Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	0	0	3	3

Chiefs/Buccaneers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Minnesota	6	7	3	7	23
New England	7	0	0	20	27

Vikings/Patriots Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
San Francisco	7	7	7	0	21
Atlanta	3	7	7	14	31

49ers/Falcons Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
St. Louis	0	0	6	0	6
Chicago	14	7	7	14	42

Cardinals/Bears Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
New Orleans	0	14	6	9	29
Los Angeles	7	0	0	7	14

Saints/Rams Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Philadelphia	9	3	7	7	26
Houston	0	10	0	10	20

Eagles/Oilers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Seattle	10	7	9	3	29
Oakland	7	10	0	7	24

Seahawks/Raiders Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Washington	10	7	0	17	34
Dallas	0	14	7	14	35

Redskins/Cowboys Box Score

Monday, December 17, 1979

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Denver	7	0	0	0	7
San Diego	0	7	7	3	17

Broncos/Chargers Box Score