NFL game summary for 11/18/1979:
Jim Zorn completed 24 of 33 passes for a club-record 284 yards and four touchdowns as Seattle evened its record at 6-6. Zorn's 35-yard touchdown to Steve Largent (nine catches for 146 yards, both club records) broke a 24-24 tie in the fourth quarter. Zorn joined Joe Namath and Norm Snead as the only passers in NFL history to pass for 10,000 yards in their first four years.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 156.6 (5) | 193.4 (10) | 350.0 (5) | 25 |
| DEFENSE | 159.4 (23) | 175.3 (15) | 334.6 (18) | 26 | |
 | OFFENSE | 139.9 (16) | 184.8 (13) | 324.7 (10) | 25 |
| DEFENSE | 153.2 (22) | 204.7 (24) | 357.9 (25) | 22 |
Line: Seahawks by 3½
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (6-6-0) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Seattle Seahawks (6-6-0) | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
( 7- 0) NO Archie Manning 4 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) SEA Sam McCullum 51 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
( 7-10) SEA Efren Herrera 27 yard field goal
( 7-17) SEA Steve Largent 39 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
(14-17) NO Wes Chandler 4 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14-24) SEA Dan Doornink 2 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(17-24) NO Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal
(24-24) NO Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(24-31) SEA Steve Largent 35 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
(24-38) SEA Brian Peets 5 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
NO SEA
First Downs: 24 28
Rushes-yards: 26-134 33-130
Yards/rush: 5.2 3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 21-28-316-0 25-34-409-0
Sacked-yards: 3-30 2-18
Net pass yards: 286 391
Net yards/pass: 9.2 10.9
Total net yards: 420 521
Total plays: 57 (45% run) 69 (47% run)
Yards/play: 7.4 7.6
Fumbles-lost: 4-1 2-1
Turnovers: 1 1
Penalties-yards: 9-83 8-76
Attendance: 60,055
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 20 of 27 for 268 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 1 of 1 for 48 yards SEA: Jim Zorn, 24 of 33 for 384 yards and 4 TDs; Herman Weaver, 1 of 1 for 25 yards
Rushing:
NO: Chuck Muncie, 14 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 7 for 44 yards; Archie Manning, 5 for 18 yards and 1 TD SEA: Jeff Moore, 15 for 65 yards; Dan Doornink, 13 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Jim Zorn, 3 for 1 yard; Tony Benjamin, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
NO: Wes Chandler, 7 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Henry Childs, 6 for 121 yards; Chuck Muncie, 5 for 68 yards; Tony Galbreath, 3 for 28 yards SEA: Steve Largent, 9 for 146 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Doornink, 5 for 72 yards; Sam McCullum, 3 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Brian Peets, 3 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Steve Raible, 3 for 32 yards; Jeff Moore, 2 for 41 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Wes Chandler, 2 for 47 yards; Jack Holmes, 2 for 18 yards; Brooks Williams, 2 for 12 yards SEA: Jeff Moore, 4 for 86 yards; Tony Green, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: John Harris, 2 for 28 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
NO: Rick Partridge, 2 for 106 yards SEA: Herman Weaver, 2 for 63 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Garo Yepremian, 1/2 SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/1
NO: Archie Manning, 20 of 27 for 268 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 1 of 1 for 48 yards SEA: Jim Zorn, 24 of 33 for 384 yards and 4 TDs; Herman Weaver, 1 of 1 for 25 yards
Rushing:
NO: Chuck Muncie, 14 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 7 for 44 yards; Archie Manning, 5 for 18 yards and 1 TD SEA: Jeff Moore, 15 for 65 yards; Dan Doornink, 13 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Jim Zorn, 3 for 1 yard; Tony Benjamin, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
NO: Wes Chandler, 7 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Henry Childs, 6 for 121 yards; Chuck Muncie, 5 for 68 yards; Tony Galbreath, 3 for 28 yards SEA: Steve Largent, 9 for 146 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Doornink, 5 for 72 yards; Sam McCullum, 3 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Brian Peets, 3 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Steve Raible, 3 for 32 yards; Jeff Moore, 2 for 41 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Wes Chandler, 2 for 47 yards; Jack Holmes, 2 for 18 yards; Brooks Williams, 2 for 12 yards SEA: Jeff Moore, 4 for 86 yards; Tony Green, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: John Harris, 2 for 28 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
NO: Rick Partridge, 2 for 106 yards SEA: Herman Weaver, 2 for 63 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Garo Yepremian, 1/2 SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/1