| New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1979 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 67640 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 78 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Isaac Hagins 22 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Archie Manning 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 6 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 15 pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 20 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Strachan 7 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 42 | 7 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 21 pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 42 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 33 | HB | Mike Strachan |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Isaac Hagins |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | RB | Ricky Bell |
| 43 | RB | Jerry Eckwood |
| Offense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Wally Chambers |
| 77 | NT | Bill Kollar |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 58 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 2 | |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Eckwood | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 0 | 141 | 10.1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132.4 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 2 | 142 | 5.1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 |
| Mike Rae | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 81 | 6.8 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 64.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Isaac Hagins | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| Morris Owens | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Rick Berns | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Bell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| David Gray | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Elois Grooms | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 5 | 247 | 49.4 | 61 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Isaac Hagins | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
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