The 1979 New Orleans Saints seasonLos Angeles Rams in the NFC West with three weeks to play, but the season unraveled in a Monday Night Football contest at home vs. the Oakland Raiders , when the Saints squandered a 35-14 lead and lost, 42-35.
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] [ 1]
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 2
Atlanta
L 40-34
0-1
70,940
2
September 9
at Green Bay
L 28-19
0-2
53,184
3
September 16
Philadelphia
L 26-14
0-3
54,212
4
September 23
at San Francisco
W 30-21
1-3
39,727
5
September 30
NY Giants
W 24-14
2-3
51,543
6
October 7
Los Angeles
L 35-17
2-4
68,986
7
October 14
at Tampa Bay
W 42-14
3-4
67,640
8
October 21
Detroit
W 17-7
4-4
57,428
9
October 28
at Washington
W 14-10
5-4
52,133
10
November 4
at Denver
L 10-3
5-5
74,482
11
November 11
San Francisco
W 31-20
6-5
65,551
12
November 18
at Seattle
L 38-24
6-6
60,055
13
November 25
at Atlanta
W 37-6
7-6
42,815
14
December 3
Oakland
L 42-35
7-7
65,541
15
December 9
San Diego
L 35-0
7-8
61,059
16
December 16
at Los Angeles
W 29-14
8-8
53,879
Game Summaries [ ] Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 4: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Saints
0
13
14
3
30
49ers
7
7
0
7
21
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NO – Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush, (kick failed), 49ers 7-6.
NO – Wes Chandler 5 yard pass from Archie Manning , (Garo Yepremian kick), Saints 13-7.
SF – Freddie Solomon 25 yard pass from Steve DeBerg, (Ray Wersching kick), 49ers 14-13. Third quarter
NO – Larry Hardy 3 yard pass from Archie Manning, (Garo Yepremian kick), Saints 20-14.
NO – Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush, (Garo Yepremian kick), Saints 27-14. Fourth quarter
SF – Paul Hofer 2 yard rush, (Ray Wersching kick), Saints 27-21.
NO – Garo Yepremian 18 yard field goal, Saints 30-21. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 11: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
3
10
7
20
Saints
17
7
7
0
31
at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana
Game information
First quarter
NO – Garo Yepremian 42 yard field goal, Saints 3-0.
NO – Chuck Muncie 2 yard rush, (Garo Yepremian kick), Saints 10-0.
NO – Chuck Muncie 12 yard rush, (Garo Yepremian kick), Saints 17-0. Second quarter
SF – Ray Wersching 32 yard field goal, Saints 17-3.
NO – Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush, (Garo Yepremian kick), Saints 24-3. Third quarter
SF – Ray Wersching 47 yard field goal, Saints 24-6.
SF – Ken MacAfee 4 yard pass from Steve DeBerg , (Ray Wersching kick), Saints 24-13.
NO – Tony Galbreath 4 yard rush, (Garo Yepremian kick), Saints 31-13. Fourth quarter
SF – Paul Hofer 1 yard rush, (Ray Wersching kick), Saints 31-20. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
SF – Dwight Clark - 5 receptions, 50 yards
NO – Tony Galbreath - 6 receptions, 43 yards
Standings [ ] Roster [ ] Awards and records [ ] Chuck Muncie, Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player [ 2] References [ ] 