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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
@
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
Date
November 25, 1979
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
NO 37 — ATL 6 F

Stadium

Capacity: 71,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1965

Broadcast

Announcers

Frank Glieber, Roman Gabriel

Summary

NO and ATL combined for 429 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Chuck Muncie led NO with 61 rushing yards while Haskel Stanback paced ATL with 55. Through the air, Henry Childs topped NO with 117 receiving yards while Wallace Francis led ATL with 58.

Expected Points Summary

NO
Total31.00
Off-4.96
Def31.75
ST5.63
ATL
Total-31.00
Off-31.75
Def4.96
ST-5.63

Team Stats

Stat NO ATL
First Downs 18 13
Rush-Yds-TDs 36-139-3 20-102-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-33-276-1-0 18-42-165-0-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 5-30
Net Pass Yards 276 135
Total Yards 415 237
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 6-5
Turnovers 2 6
Penalties-Yards 8-70 11-87

Expected Points Detail

NO
Offense
Pass: 5.90
Rush: -11.42
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: 30.05
Rush: 6.14
TO: 4.31
Returns
KO: 1.81
KR: 5.24
P: -1.68
PR: 0.06
FG/XP: 0.20
ATL
Offense
Pass: -30.05
Rush: -6.14
TO: -4.31
Defense
Pass: -5.90
Rush: 11.42
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: -5.24
KR: -1.81
P: -0.06
PR: 1.68
FG/XP: -0.20

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NO ATL
First Downs 18 13
Rush-Yds-TDs 36-139-3 20-102-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-33-276-1-0 18-42-165-0-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 5-30
Net Pass Yards 276 135
Total Yards 415 237
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 6-5
Turnovers 2 6
Penalties-Yards 8-70 11-87

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Saints Mike Strachan 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) 7-0
2 Saints Chuck Muncie 14 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) 14-0
Saints Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) 21-0
Saints Garo Yepremian 23 yard field goal 24-0
Falcons William Andrews 2 yard rush 24-6
Saints Garo Yepremian 44 yard field goal 27-6
4 Saints Henry Childs 37 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) 34-6
Saints Garo Yepremian 21 yard field goal 37-6

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