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1979 New Orleans Saints Game Log

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Record: 8-8-0, 2nd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Dick Nolan (8-8-0)

Points For: 370 (23.1/g) 6th of 28

Points Against: 360 (22.5/g) 22nd of 28

Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7

SRS: -1.17 (17th of 28), SOS: -1.79

Offensive Coordinator: Ed Hughes

Defensive Coordinator: Paul Wiggin

Other Notable Asst.: Ed Beard (Linebackers), Chet Franklin (Defensive Backs) and Dick Stanfel (Offensive Line)

Stadium: Louisiana Superdome

President/Majority Shareholder/Temporary GM: John Mecom Jr.

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +25000

Training Camp: Dodgertown (Vero Beach, Florida)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L	OT		Atlanta Falcons	34	40	15	31	324	2	2	0	0	10.5	10.5	48.4	80.6	32	188	5.9	2	2	2	4	4	4	148
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	19	28	28	45	289	1	2	1	2	6.5	6.3	62.2	69.6	36	185	5.1	1	2	3	1	2	1	23
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	14	26	15	25	160	1	2	3	29	7.6	5.7	60.0	58.7	21	75	3.6	1	0	0	2	2	7	225
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	30	21	20	28	338	2	0	2	17	12.7	11.3	71.4	135.7	43	174	4.0	2	1	1	3	4	4	125
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			New York Giants	24	14	17	34	195	1	2	1	7	5.9	5.6	50.0	52.9	35	167	4.8	2	1	1	3	3	7	273
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	35	15	32	132	1	5	1	11	4.5	4.0	46.9	29.2	25	102	4.1	1	1	1	2	2	4	181
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	42	14	12	15	163	1	0	0	0	10.9	10.9	80.0	134.2	48	234	4.9	5	0	0	6	6	5	247
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	17	7	17	22	125	1	3	1	5	5.9	5.4	77.3	65.7	44	159	3.6	0	1	1	2	2	5	192
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	14	10	11	16	131	1	0	0	0	8.2	8.2	68.8	114.3	38	102	2.7	1	0	1	2	2	4	171
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	3	10	13	26	117	0	1	0	0	4.5	4.5	50.0	46.5	30	122	4.1	0	1	1	0	0	5	208
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	31	20	15	22	153	0	0	0	0	7.0	7.0	68.2	87.9	37	215	5.8	4	1	1	4	4	2	85
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	24	38	21	28	286	1	0	3	30	11.3	9.2	75.0	119.0	26	134	5.2	2	1	2	3	3	2	106
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	Atlanta Falcons	37	6	16	33	276	1	0	0	0	8.4	8.4	48.5	87.4	36	139	3.9	3	3	3	4	4	8	290
14	Mon	December 3	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	35	42	12	23	141	2	1	2	13	6.7	5.6	52.2	82.0	32	148	4.6	2	0	0	5	5	5	187
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	0	35	20	33	175	0	1	1	10	5.6	5.1	60.6	62.1	14	56	4.0	0	0	1	0	0	2	83
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	29	14	10	15	146	1	3	2	16	10.8	8.6	66.7	80.8	54	276	5.1	2	2	3	3	3	4	182

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L	OT		Atlanta Falcons	34	40	22	38	295	3	1	2	17	8.2	7.4	57.9	98.0	47	257	5.5	1	2	3	4	4	4	58
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	19	28	9	15	115	0	1	3	24	9.3	6.4	60.0	56.3	30	194	6.5	4	0	0	4	4	3	33
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	14	26	12	23	162	1	0	2	19	7.9	6.5	52.2	89.4	43	199	4.6	1	4	4	2	2	3	31
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	30	21	18	33	263	2	3	0	0	8.0	8.0	54.5	63.1	20	78	3.9	1	0	0	3	3	4	62
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			New York Giants	24	14	12	29	163	1	2	1	11	6.0	5.4	41.4	42.7	34	122	3.6	1	0	2	2	2	7	209
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	35	12	25	154	3	2	2	22	7.0	5.7	48.0	74.0	46	141	3.1	2	0	0	5	5	7	195
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	42	14	16	40	213	2	3	1	10	5.6	5.2	40.0	43.0	25	161	6.4	0	0	0	2	2	6	154
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	17	7	14	31	117	1	4	4	38	5.0	3.3	45.2	26.6	16	80	5.0	0	0	0	1	1	6	149
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	14	10	8	16	47	0	1	7	54	6.3	2.0	50.0	30.2	36	178	4.9	1	1	2	1	1	4	56
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	3	10	17	26	201	1	3	3	22	8.6	6.9	65.4	62.0	36	148	4.1	0	1	2	1	1	3	38
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	31	20	22	39	198	1	1	1	10	5.3	5.0	56.4	68.1	29	195	6.7	1	2	2	2	2	1	38
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	24	38	25	34	391	4	0	2	18	12.0	10.9	73.5	150.5	33	130	3.9	1	1	1	5	5	3	189
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	Atlanta Falcons	37	6	18	42	135	0	1	5	30	3.9	2.9	42.9	41.3	20	102	5.1	1	0	0	0	1	8	254
14	Mon	December 3	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	35	42	26	44	264	4	2	4	31	6.7	5.5	59.1	87.7	36	142	3.9	2	0	1	6	6	3	37
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	0	35	20	27	234	1	0	5	40	10.1	7.3	74.1	112.3	42	166	4.0	4	0	0	5	5	4	61
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	29	14	14	26	114	0	2	4	45	6.1	3.8	53.8	33.2	28	176	6.3	2	0	0	2	2	5	84

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