NFL game summary for 10/28/1979:

Wes Chandler registered a 45-yard touchdown catch and helped set up another score as New Orleans downed Washington. Tony Galbreath's two-yard run capped a 75-yard, 13-play drive, which included a key 19-yard reception by Chandler. The Saints' defense recorded seven sacks and stopped the Redskins 18 times in goal-to-go situations.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	160.5  (6)	215.8  (5)	376.2  (3)	21
	DEFENSE	154.0  (23)	185.2  (19)	339.2  (19)	21
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	144.6  (12)	149.6  (20)	294.2  (17)	14
	DEFENSE	141.4  (19)	150.2  (8)	291.6  (11)	26

Line: Redskins by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (5-4-0)	7	7	0	0	14
Washington Redskins (6-3-0)	3	7	0	0	10

( 7- 0) NO  Wes Chandler 45 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 18 yard field goal
(14- 3) NO  Tony Galbreath 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14-10) WAS Joe Theismann 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)

                     NO              WAS
First Downs:         14              15
Rushes-yards:        38-102          36-178
Yards/rush:          2.7             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-16-131-0     8-16-101-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             7-54
Net pass yards:      131             47
Net yards/pass:      8.2             2.0
Total net yards:     233             225
Total plays:         54 (70% run)    59 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     3-20            4-27

Attendance: 53,133

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 11 of 16 for 131 yards and 1 TD
WAS: Joe Theismann, 8 of 16 for 101 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 21 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Muncie, 13 for 33 yards; Archie Manning, 4 for 9 yards
WAS: Benny Malone, 15 for 65 yards; John Riggins, 12 for 47 yards; Clarence Harmon, 5 for 41 yards; Joe Theismann, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Buddy Hardeman, 2 for 2 yards

Receiving:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 5 for 40 yards; Wes Chandler, 2 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Henry Childs, 2 for 19 yards; Ike Harris, 2 for 8 yards
WAS: Don Warren, 2 for 31 yards; Buddy Hardeman, 2 for 15 yards; Benny Malone, 1 for 25 yards; John McDaniel, 1 for 15 yards; Ricky Thompson, 1 for 13 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 2 for 29 yards; Jack Holmes, 1 for 13 yards
WAS: Buddy Hardeman, 3 for 74 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 1 for 0 yards
WAS: Buddy Hardeman, 1 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
NO: Rick Partridge, 4 for 171 yards
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 140 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Garo Yepremian, 0/1
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/2

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