NFL game summary for 10/24/1976:

Pat Haden came off the bench in the fourth quarter and completed his first pass to Harold Jackson for a 40-yard touchdown, breaking a 10-10 tie and keeping the Rams a half-game behind San Francisco in the NFC West race. Los Angeles had taken a 10-0 lead in the second quarter following a one-yard touchdown run by Lawrence McCutcheon. Bobby Douglass came off the Saints' bench to throw a 28-yard pass to Tony Galbreath and set up a field goal to tie the Rams.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	187.7  (3)	178.8  (10)	366.5  (8)	17
	DEFENSE	134.0  (12)	161.7  (12)	295.7  (10)	20
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	127.0  (20)	123.3  (21)	250.3  (24)	14
	DEFENSE	142.7  (15)	169.7  (14)	312.3  (16)	15

Line: Rams by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (5-1-1)	0	10	0	6	16
New Orleans Saints (2-5-0)	0	0	7	3	10

( 3- 0) LA  Tom Dempsey 49 yard field goal
(10- 0) LA  Lawrence McCutcheon 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10- 7) NO  Tony Galbreath 28 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Rich Szaro kick)
(10-10) NO  Rich Szaro 22 yard field goal
(16-10) LA  Harold Jackson 40 yard pass from Pat Haden (kick failed)

                     LA              NO
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        42-122          31-114
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-15-92-1       24-40-292-0
Sacked-yards:        5-35            9-78
Net pass yards:      57              214
Net yards/pass:      2.9             4.4
Total net yards:     179             328
Total plays:         62 (67% run)    80 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             7-5
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     6-59            8-103

Attendance: 51,984

Passing:
LA: Ron Jaworski, 3 of 11 for 15 yards (2 int); Pat Haden, 2 of 4 for 77 yards and 1 TD
NO: Bobby Douglass, 15 of 23 for 210 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Scott, 9 of 17 for 82 yards

Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 24 for 74 yards and 1 TD; John Cappelletti, 10 for 20 yards; Rod Phillips, 5 for 25 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 6 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for -3 yards
NO: Chuck Muncie, 17 for 57 yards; Tony Galbreath, 9 for 40 yards; Alvin Maxson, 3 for 2 yards; Bobby Douglass, 2 for 15 yards

Receiving:
LA: Ron Jessie, 2 for 36 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Bob Klein, 1 for 14 yards; Rod Phillips, 1 for 2 yards
NO: Tony Galbreath, 7 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Henry Childs, 6 for 85 yards; Chuck Muncie, 5 for 59 yards; Don Herrmann, 3 for 42 yards; Paul Seal, 2 for 1 yard; Tinker Owens, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Pat Thomas, 2 for 56 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 23 yards
NO: Tony Galbreath, 2 for 52 yards; Jim Thaxton, 2 for 42 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 7 for 76 yards
NO: Pete Athas, 2 for 14 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Jim Merlo, 1 for 14 yards; Mo Spencer, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
LA: Rusty Jackson, 8 for 330 yards
NO: Tom Blanchard, 8 for 306 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Tom Dempsey, 1/1
NO: Rich Szaro, 1/1

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