NFL game summary for 10/14/1979:

New Orleans scored touchdowns on its first five possessions of the second half to defeat Tampa Bay. Trailing 7-0 in the third quarter, New Orleans tied the score on Archie Manning's two-yard touchdown run. Before the third quarter ended, the Saints led 21-7 on Tony Galbreath's six-yard run and a 15-yard pass from Manning to Henry Childs. In the fourth quarter, New Orleans received two touchdown runs from Mike Strachan plus one from Galbreath. Tampa Bay's Ricky Bell was the game's leading rusher with 101 yards on 10 carries, while the Saints' Wes Chandler caught four passes to remain the NFL's leading receiver.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	148.5 (11)	239.7 (2)	388.2 (2)	17
DEFENSE	165.2 (23)	192.0 (22)	357.2 (24)	13
OFFENSE	157.2 (5)	154.0 (21)	311.2 (13)	15
DEFENSE	115.0 (8)	109.0 (1)	224.0 (1)	15

Line: Buccaneers by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (3-4-0)	0	0	21	21	42
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2-0)	0	0	7	7	14

( 0- 7) TB Isaac Hagins 22 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) ( 7- 7) NO Archie Manning 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (14- 7) NO Tony Galbreath 6 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (21- 7) NO Henry Childs 15 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick) (28- 7) NO Tony Galbreath 20 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (35- 7) NO Mike Strachan 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (42- 7) NO Mike Strachan 7 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (42-14) TB Jimmie Giles 21 yard pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

                     NO              TB
First Downs:         22              16
Rushes-yards:        48-234          25-161
Yards/rush:          4.9             6.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-15-163-0     16-40-223-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-10
Net pass yards:      163             213
Net yards/pass:      10.9            5.2
Total net yards:     397             374
Total plays:         63 (76% run)    66 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     4-22            8-78

Attendance: 67,640

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 11 of 14 for 141 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 1 of 1 for 22 yards TB: Doug Williams, 10 of 28 for 142 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Mike Rae, 6 of 12 for 81 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 21 for 87 yards and 2 TDs; Chuck Muncie, 14 for 78 yards; Mike Strachan, 9 for 55 yards and 2 TDs; Jack Holmes, 3 for 12 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD TB: Jerry Eckwood, 13 for 44 yards; Ricky Bell, 10 for 101 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 12 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
NO: Wes Chandler, 4 for 47 yards; Tony Galbreath, 3 for 24 yards; Henry Childs, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Rich Mauti, 1 for 61 yards; Tinker Owens, 1 for 6 yards; Mike Strachan, 1 for 1 yard TB: Isaac Hagins, 4 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Jimmie Giles, 4 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Morris Owens, 2 for 24 yards; Rick Berns, 2 for 11 yards; Ricky Bell, 1 for 26 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 20 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 1 for 15 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Wayne Wilson, 1 for 31 yards; Tinker Owens, 1 for 10 yards; Rich Mauti, 1 for 9 yards TB: George Ragsdale, 5 for 105 yards; Isaac Hagins, 2 for 51 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 2 for 8 yards TB: Danny Reece, 3 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
NO: David Gray, 1 for 32 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 24 yards; Elois Grooms, 1 for -2 yards
Punting:
NO: Rick Partridge, 5 for 247 yards TB: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 256 yards
Field Goals: