NFL game summary for 12/14/1980:
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 82.3 (28) | 221.3 (5) | 303.6 (22) | 35 |
| DEFENSE | 188.5 (28) | 201.1 (16) | 389.6 (28) | 20 | |
 | OFFENSE | 109.0 (23) | 199.5 (10) | 308.5 (19) | 34 |
| DEFENSE | 121.1 (13) | 232.9 (27) | 354.0 (23) | 30 |
Line: Jets by 7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (1-14-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New York Jets (3-12-0) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
( 7- 0) NO Jack Holmes 14 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ Kevin Long 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 27 yard field goal
( 7-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 47 yard field goal
(14-13) NO Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
(14-20) NYJ Richard Todd 31 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(21-20) NO Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
NO NYJ
First Downs: 20 20
Rushes-yards: 24-121 43-227
Yards/rush: 5.0 5.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 20-30-198-0 11-28-83-2
Sacked-yards: 1-7 2-19
Net pass yards: 191 64
Net yards/pass: 6.2 2.1
Total net yards: 312 291
Total plays: 55 (43% run) 73 (58% run)
Yards/play: 5.7 4.0
Fumbles-lost: 0-0 1-1
Turnovers: 0 3
Penalties-yards: 5-45 3-15
Attendance: 38,077
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 20 of 30 for 198 yards and 1 TD NYJ: Richard Todd, 10 of 27 for 77 yards (2 int); Chuck Ramsey, 1 of 1 for 6 yards
Rushing:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 10 for 40 yards and 2 TDs; Jimmy Rogers, 8 for 52 yards; Jack Holmes, 5 for 25 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 4 yards NYJ: Tom Newton, 23 for 117 yards; Scott Dierking, 9 for 32 yards; Kevin Long, 5 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Richard Todd, 4 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 10 yards
Receiving:
NO: Henry Childs, 6 for 46 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 38 yards; Jack Holmes, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Wes Chandler, 3 for 64 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 11 yards; Ike Harris, 1 for 2 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 34 yards; Tom Newton, 4 for 26 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 17 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Jimmy Rogers, 2 for 44 yards; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 32 yards NYJ: Mickey Shuler, 2 for 25 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 30 yards; Bobby Jones, 1 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 35 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 12 yards; James Marshall, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 4 for 161 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 1 for 52 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Benny Ricardo, 0/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 2/3
NO: Archie Manning, 20 of 30 for 198 yards and 1 TD NYJ: Richard Todd, 10 of 27 for 77 yards (2 int); Chuck Ramsey, 1 of 1 for 6 yards
Rushing:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 10 for 40 yards and 2 TDs; Jimmy Rogers, 8 for 52 yards; Jack Holmes, 5 for 25 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 4 yards NYJ: Tom Newton, 23 for 117 yards; Scott Dierking, 9 for 32 yards; Kevin Long, 5 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Richard Todd, 4 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 10 yards
Receiving:
NO: Henry Childs, 6 for 46 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 38 yards; Jack Holmes, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Wes Chandler, 3 for 64 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 11 yards; Ike Harris, 1 for 2 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 34 yards; Tom Newton, 4 for 26 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 17 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Jimmy Rogers, 2 for 44 yards; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 32 yards NYJ: Mickey Shuler, 2 for 25 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 30 yards; Bobby Jones, 1 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 35 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 12 yards; James Marshall, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 4 for 161 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 1 for 52 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Benny Ricardo, 0/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 2/3