Sunday September 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/26/1976:



Rookie running back Tony Galbreath rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and his rookie teammate Chuck Muncie added 126 yards to lead the Saints to a comeback victory over the Chiefs. Galbreath's nine-yard run in the fourth quarter put the Saints ahead for the first time and a Bobby Scott to Henry Childs touchdown pass with just eight seconds left on the clock insured Hank Stram's first victory as a Saints' coach, the win coming over the team Stram coached from 1960 through 1974.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE59.5  (28)88.0  (26)147.5  (27)4
DEFENSE185.5  (20)250.5  (27)436.0  (25)5
OFFENSE114.0  (21)191.0  (7)305.0  (15)5
DEFENSE239.0  (27)217.5  (24)456.5  (27)2

Line: Chiefs by 6

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (1-2-0)7301727
Kansas City Chiefs (0-3-0)773017

( 0- 7) KC Woody Green 3 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 7- 7) NO Tony Galbreath 74 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) (10- 7) NO Rich Szaro 26 yard field goal (10-14) KC Henry Marshall 20 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) (10-17) KC Jan Stenerud 27 yard field goal (13-17) NO Rich Szaro 27 yard field goal (20-17) NO Tony Galbreath 9 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) (27-17) NO Henry Childs 2 yard pass from Bobby Scott (Rich Szaro kick)
                     NO              KC
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        44-299          44-165
Yards/rush:          6.8             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-21-126-2     10-20-149-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-44
Net pass yards:      126             105
Net yards/pass:      6.0             4.2
Total net yards:     425             270
Total plays:         65 (67% run)    69 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          6.5             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     10-95           8-80

Attendance: 53,918

Passing:
NO: Bobby Scott, 12 of 21 for 126 yards and 1 TD (2 int) KC: Mike Livingston, 10 of 17 for 149 yards and 1 TD; Tony Adams, 0 of 3 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NO: Chuck Muncie, 25 for 126 yards; Tony Galbreath, 14 for 146 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Strachan, 2 for 7 yards; Alvin Maxson, 2 for 7 yards; Bobby Scott, 1 for 13 yards KC: Woody Green, 20 for 82 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 17 for 43 yards; Mike Livingston, 5 for 32 yards; Tony Adams, 1 for 8 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 5 for 22 yards; Henry Childs, 2 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Muncie, 2 for 8 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 57 yards; Paul Seal, 1 for 11 yards; Tinker Owens, 1 for 10 yards KC: Henry Marshall, 4 for 75 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 4 for 46 yards; Walter White, 1 for 20 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 4 for 94 yards KC: Tommy Reamon, 4 for 103 yards; Pat McNeil, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Pete Athas, 5 for 15 yards KC: Larry Brunson, 3 for 17 yards; Kerry Reardon, 1 for 4 yards; Tommy Reamon, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Jimbo Elrod, 1 for 3 yards; Kerry Reardon, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 199 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 244 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Rich Szaro, 2/3 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2


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