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Sunday, December 17, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints (7-9-0) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Buccaneers (5-11-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Scoring
| NOR | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Saints | Steve Mike-Mayer 32 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | Neil O'Donoghue 47 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Saints | Chuck Muncie 21 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 4th | Buccaneers | Jimmie Giles 2 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 10 |
| Saints | Henry Childs 1 yard pass from Archie Manning (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 17 | 10 |
Team Stats
| NOR | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 10 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-171-1 | 22-102-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-36-250-1-2 | 7-23-96-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-21 |
| Net pass yards | 250 | 75 |
| Total yards | 421 | 177 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-49 | 5-30 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Archie Manning | NOR | 25 | 36 | 250 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 11 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Henry Childs | NOR | 6 | 80 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Chuck Muncie | NOR | 11 | 68 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | NOR | 6 | 56 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Larry Hardy | NOR | 2 | 44 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Mike Strachan | NOR | 8 | 25 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Kim Jones | NOR | 5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Ike Harris | NOR | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Rich Mauti | NOR | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Larry Mucker | TAM | 2 | 56 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Doug Williams | TAM | 7 | 22 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Johnny Davis | TAM | 9 | 44 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Louis Carter | TAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| George Ragsdale | TAM | 5 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 2 | 19 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Wes Chandler | NOR | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rich Mauti | NOR | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Don Schwartz | NOR | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave R. Lewis | TAM | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Reece | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Washington | TAM | 0.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Tom Blanchard | NOR | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Mike-Mayer | NOR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Green | TAM | 9 | 361 | 40.1 | 0 | ||||
| Neil O'Donoghue | TAM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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