NFL game summary for 10/30/1977:

Rich Szaro kicked a 31-yard field goal that bounced off the crossbar and through the uprights with just over three minutes remaining to give the Saints a 27-26 win. Szaro's boot capped a drive in which Bobby Scott, subbing for Archie Manning, hit two clutch passes. Pat Haden's two touchdown passes and Rafael Septien's two field goals gave the Rams a 20-17 halftime lead. Tony Galbreath's one-yard run and Lawrence McCutcheon's two-yard run were the only touchdowns scored in the second half. McCutcheon gained 107 yards on the ground and Galbreath 100 to lead the game's rushers. The game also marked the most points yielded by Los Angeles this season.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	188.7 (1)	142.8 (14)	331.5 (6)	12
DEFENSE	101.7 (2)	144.3 (13)	246.0 (5)	13
OFFENSE	122.8 (19)	142.7 (15)	265.5 (18)	7
DEFENSE	200.5 (28)	168.2 (20)	368.7 (28)	12

Line: Rams by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (4-3-0)	7	13	0	6	26
New Orleans Saints (2-5-0)	3	14	7	3	27

( 0- 3) NO Rich Szaro 23 yard field goal ( 7- 3) LA Harold Jackson 18 yard pass from Pat Haden (Rafael Septien kick) ( 7-10) NO Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) (10-10) LA Rafael Septien 36 yard field goal (10-17) NO Elois Grooms 3 yard pass from Tom Blanchard (Rich Szaro kick) (17-17) LA Harold Jackson 9 yard pass from Pat Haden (Rafael Septien kick) (20-17) LA Rafael Septien 27 yard field goal (20-24) NO Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) (26-24) LA Lawrence McCutcheon 2 yard rush (pass failed) (26-27) NO Rich Szaro 31 yard field goal

                     LA              NO
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        34-134          50-253
Yards/rush:          3.9             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-26-261-0     9-19-100-0
Sacked-yards:        3-19            1-10
Net pass yards:      242             90
Net yards/pass:      8.3             4.5
Total net yards:     376             343
Total plays:         63 (53% run)    70 (71% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             3-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     7-85            3-36

Attendance: 59,023

Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 17 of 26 for 261 yards and 2 TDs NO: Bobby Scott, 8 of 18 for 97 yards; Tom Blanchard, 1 of 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 26 for 107 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Tyler, 4 for 13 yards; John Cappelletti, 2 for 10 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 5 yards; Rod Phillips, 1 for -1 yards NO: Tony Galbreath, 20 for 100 yards and 2 TDs; Chuck Muncie, 17 for 92 yards; Mike Strachan, 12 for 62 yards; Bobby Scott, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
LA: Harold Jackson, 8 for 127 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Waddy, 3 for 48 yards; Terry Nelson, 2 for 44 yards; John Cappelletti, 2 for 23 yards; Dwight Scales, 1 for 15 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 4 yards NO: Henry Childs, 3 for 42 yards; Don Herrmann, 3 for 29 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 16 yards; Mike Strachan, 1 for 10 yards; Elois Grooms, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 3 for 57 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 26 yards; Jim Jodat, 1 for 15 yards NO: Leonard Willis, 4 for 67 yards; Clarence Chapman, 1 for 30 yards
Punt returns:
LA: Billy Waddy, 2 for -3 yards NO: Rich Mauti, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
LA: Glen Walker, 3 for 125 yards NO: Tom Blanchard, 3 for 128 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Rafael Septien, 2/3 NO: Rich Szaro, 2/4