Sunday October 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/01/1978:



Los Angeles converted two turnovers into touchdowns and then held on to defeat New Orleans. Dwight Scales blocked a punt and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown to give Los Angeles a 6-0 lead. Pat Haden threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Willie Miller, and 20 seconds later Rod Perry returned an interception 28 yards to give the Rams a 20-0 lead. Three touchdown passes by Archie Manning cut the Los Angeles lead to three points late in the fourth quarter, but Frank Corral's 39-yard field goal secured the victory.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE129.5  (16)191.2  (5)320.8  (9)10
DEFENSE101.5  (4)106.5  (3)208.0  (1)12
OFFENSE100.0  (28)219.5  (2)319.5  (10)8
DEFENSE187.0  (26)177.0  (21)364.0  (27)12

Line: Rams by 9½

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (5-0-0)6140626
New Orleans Saints (2-3-0)076720

( 6- 0) LA Dwight Scales 30 yard return of blocked punt (kick failed) (13- 0) LA Willie Miller 20 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) (20- 0) LA Rod Perry 28 yard interception return (Frank Corral kick) (20- 7) NO Ike Harris 6 yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick) (20-13) NO Ike Harris 8 yard pass from Archie Manning (kick failed) (23-13) LA Frank Corral 34 yard field goal (23-20) NO Tony Galbreath 33 yard pass from Archie Manning (John Leypoldt kick) (26-20) LA Frank Corral 39 yard field goal
                     LA              NO
First Downs:         15              19
Rushes-yards:        33-124          31-143
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-21-167-1     17-28-208-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            4-36
Net pass yards:      157             172
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.4
Total net yards:     281             315
Total plays:         55 (60% run)    63 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     9-74            6-50

Attendance: 61,654

Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 10 of 21 for 167 yards and 1 TD (1 int) NO: Archie Manning, 17 of 27 for 208 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Mike Strachan, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 19 for 79 yards; John Cappelletti, 12 for 23 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for 14 yards; Jerry Latin, 1 for 8 yards NO: Mike Strachan, 16 for 62 yards; Tony Galbreath, 8 for 23 yards; Archie Manning, 5 for 48 yards; Wes Chandler, 2 for 10 yards
Receiving:
LA: Willie Miller, 4 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 2 for 36 yards; John Cappelletti, 2 for 12 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for 50 yards; Charle Young, 1 for 5 yards NO: Tony Galbreath, 6 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Henry Childs, 4 for 67 yards; Ike Harris, 4 for 51 yards and 2 TDs; Wes Chandler, 2 for 19 yards; Mike Strachan, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Jerry Latin, 3 for 60 yards; Jim Jodat, 1 for 19 yards NO: Wes Chandler, 1 for 23 yards; Clarence Chapman, 1 for 18 yards; Larry Hardy, 1 for 3 yards
Punt returns:
LA: Jackie Wallace, 4 for 72 yards NO: Wes Chandler, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Rod Perry, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD NO: Clarence Chapman, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
LA: Glen Walker, 2 for 80 yards NO: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 201 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 2/4 NO: John Leypoldt, 0/1


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