Week 7, 1979

played in New Orleans, LA

78 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	17	0	13	-	30
New Orleans Saints	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Walter Landers 4 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 12:08 WAS - John Leypoldt 26 field goal
2Q: 09:19 NOS - Al Walker 55 pass from Don Horn (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 05:03 WAS - Don McCauley 11 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:43 WAS - John Fuqua 14 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Dave Jacobs 47 field goal
3Q: 03:45 NOS - Dave Jacobs 19 field goal
4Q: 06:03 WAS - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
4Q: 03:54 WAS - Mike Siani 17 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 01:39 WAS - John Leypoldt 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Walter Landers 4 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 12:08 WAS - John Leypoldt 26 field goal
2Q: 09:19 NOS - Al Walker 55 pass from Don Horn (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 05:03 WAS - Don McCauley 11 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:43 WAS - John Fuqua 14 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Dave Jacobs 47 field goal
3Q: 03:45 NOS - Dave Jacobs 19 field goal
4Q: 06:03 WAS - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
4Q: 03:54 WAS - Mike Siani 17 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 01:39 WAS - John Leypoldt 25 field goal

Team Statistics WAS NOS
Record 6-1 2-4
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 281 296
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 4.26 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 82 97
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 2.34 4.41
Net Passing Yards 199 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 0 40 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 199 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.42 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/59 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 6/109
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:35 27:25

Team Statistics	WAS	NOS
Record	6-1	2-4
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	281	296
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	4.26	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	82	97
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	2.34	4.41
Net Passing Yards	199	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 0	40 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	199	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.42	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/59	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	6/109
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:35	27:25

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	2:59	OWN 29	6	21	Punt
1	6:48	1:45	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	3:31	4:09	OWN 19	8	36	Punt
2	13:08	1:06	OPP 10	3	1	Field Goal
2	9:01	4:06	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	2:39	1:06	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	3	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	9:10	1:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	3:38	2:24	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	0:08	5:28	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
4	8:06	2:11	OPP 45	5	15	Field Goal
4	5:49	2:04	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
4	2:06	0:33	OPP 14	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 40	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
1	10:50	4:02	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	5:03	1:32	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	14:22	1:14	OWN 20	3	5	Fumble
2	12:02	3:01	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
2	4:55	2:16	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
2	1:33	1:30	OWN 20	4	50	Field Goal
3	12:40	3:30	OWN 29	8	34	Punt
3	7:14	3:36	OWN 42	8	56	Field Goal
3	1:14	1:06	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	9:40	1:34	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
4	3:45	1:39	OWN 13	6	1	Downs
4	1:33	1:20	OWN 36	7	10	Interception

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Delvin Williams	23	63	2.74	10	1
Jeff Kinney	9	19	2.11	9	0
Norm Bulaich	2	2	1.00	2	0
Bert Jones	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terdell Middleton	12	55	4.58	12	3	0
James Mayberry	5	24	4.80	18	1	0
Cleveland Franklin	3	6	2.00	7	0	0
Walter Landers	2	12	6.00	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	31	20	199	0/0	3	28	0	114.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Horn	40	16	223	4/24	1	55	1	56.5

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lou Piccone	6	7	86	14.33	22	28	0
WR John Fuqua	5	7	27	5.40	2	14	1
RB Delvin Williams	4	5	25	6.25	9	12	0
TE Mike Barber	2	3	18	9.00	0	15	0
TE Mike Donohoe	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Don McCauley	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Mike Siani	1	3	17	17.00	2	17	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Patrick Schulz	4	12	77	19.25	12	39	0
FB Cleveland Franklin	3	3	11	3.67	0	5	0
WR Larry Wilcox	2	8	36	18.00	0	33	0
WR Al Walker	2	4	66	33.00	53	55	1
WR Mike Renfro	2	6	24	12.00	3	18	0
TE Henry Childs	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB James Mayberry	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE John McMakin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Jeffries	1	8	8.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Recov	Force
Tommy Jeffries	2	0
Curtis Townsend	0	1
Neal Olkewicz	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Schulz	1	0	0	0
Cleveland Franklin	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	7	312	44.6	34.6	50	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	6	254	42.3	34.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	4	27	6.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Haynes	4	30	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	3	89	29.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	5	94	18.8	0
Patrick Schulz	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jeff Merrow	5	1	1.0	18	27
ILB Ralph Ortega	5	2	0.0	15	29
OLB Reggie Williams	4	3	1.0	21	32
OLB Curtis Townsend	4	2	0.0	17	38
S Ken Greene	4	2	0.0	16	37
DE Lem Burnham	3	0	2.0	5	17
CB Dave Parkin	3	1	0.0	15	38
DE Cleveland Elam	2	2	0.0	20	33
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	1	0.0	18	38
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	1	0.0	7	12
OLB Bob Martin	2	0	0.0	1	2
DT John Mendenhall	1	1	0.0	11	15
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Stan White	1	0	0.0	1	14
S Tom Pridemore	0	2	0.0	18	43

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	8	5	0.0	28	28
S Tommy Myers	8	2	0.0	30	30
OLB Tom Dinkel	5	3	0.0	23	17
DE Tody Smith	5	1	0.0	25	23
OLB Pete Wysocki	5	0	0.0	15	16
CB Bo McConnell	4	0	0.0	21	21
DT Doug Sutherland	3	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Rick Kay	3	0	0.0	10	6
S Mike Haynes	2	3	0.0	34	30
OLB Larry Keller	2	0	0.0	14	10
DE Bill Stanfill	1	2	0.0	29	23
CB Van Terry	1	1	0.0	17	19
CB Louis Wright	1	1	0.0	30	24
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	0.0	19	11
T Frank Austin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derek Check	1	0	0.0	21	19
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0.0	25	21
RB James Mayberry	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Foggie	0	2	0.0	27	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lem Burnham	2.0	0	0	0	17
DE Jeff Merrow	1.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Reggie Williams	1.0	0	0	0	32
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	0	4	3	33
DE Mike Fultz	0.0	0	3	0	41
DT John Mendenhall	0.0	0	1	1	15
DT O.J. Sanford	0.0	0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Greg Foggie	1	2	25
DE Tody Smith	1	0	23
DT Doug Sutherland	0	1	18
S Mike Haynes	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	1	0	38
OLB Curtis Townsend	2	1	0	38
DE Jeff Merrow	2	0	0	27
CB Dave Parkin	2	0	0	38
CB Kerry Reardon	1	1	0	8
OLB Stan White	1	1	0	14
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	1	0	29
S Ken Greene	1	1	0	37
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	1	0	12
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0	33
OLB Bob Martin	1	0	0	2
OLB Reggie Williams	1	0	0	32
S Tommy Jeffries	0	1	1	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bo McConnell	3	0	21
OLB Pete Wysocki	3	0	16
S Mike Haynes	3	0	30
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	1	28
S Tommy Myers	2	0	30
OLB Larry Keller	2	0	10
S Brent Sexton	2	0	21
ILB Rick Kay	1	0	6
CB Van Terry	1	0	19
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	0	17
CB Louis Wright	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith Shelton	3	6	35	31
Tom Luken	2	3	29	24
Jack Cornell	1	2	10	9
Jim Braxton	1	1	11	12
Doug Dumler	0	10	34	28
Jim Hough	0	6	30	28
Dean Lang	0	5	30	25
Ronnie Lee	0	1	5	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Austin	2	5	18	0	40
Bob Brooks	2	4	20	1	34
Mark Nordquist	2	2	17	1	34
Babe Morgan	1	4	14	1	39
Stephen Johnstone	1	1	8	1	5
Will Grant	1	1	5	0	10
Steve Wilson	0	4	20	0	36
John McMakin	0	1	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Townsend	6	16
Jim Braxton	3	22
Tommy Jeffries	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Dinkel	2	27
Mark Nordquist	2	7
Terdell Middleton	1	26
John McMakin	1	21
Van Terry	1	14

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Townsend	---	---	17	38	16	71
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	18	38	14	70
Keith Shelton	35	31	---	---	3	69
Dave Parkin	---	---	15	38	14	67
Bert Jones	35	31	---	---	---	66
Mike Fultz	---	---	19	41	6	66
Doug Dumler	34	28	---	---	3	65
Jim Hough	30	28	---	---	7	65
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	12	30	22	64
Tom Pridemore	---	---	18	43	2	63
Cleveland Elam	---	---	20	33	3	56
Dean Lang	30	25	---	---	---	55
Ken Greene	---	---	16	37	2	55
Reggie Williams	---	---	21	32	1	54
Tom Luken	29	24	---	---	---	53
Mike Barber	24	16	---	---	12	52
John Fuqua	24	19	---	---	6	49
Lou Piccone	18	20	---	---	11	49
Don McCauley	15	17	---	---	16	48
Jeff Merrow	---	---	18	27	3	48
Mike Donohoe	14	11	---	---	22	47
Jeff Kinney	11	9	---	---	27	47
Delvin Williams	24	22	---	---	---	46
Jim Braxton	11	12	---	---	22	45
Ralph Ortega	---	---	15	29	1	45
Stan White	---	---	1	14	25	40
Norm Bulaich	17	12	---	---	5	34
O.J. Sanford	---	---	10	20	1	31
Mike Siani	15	15	---	---	---	30
John Mendenhall	---	---	11	15	3	29
Jack Cornell	10	9	---	---	10	29
Lem Burnham	---	---	5	17	---	22
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	7	12	3	22
Ronnie Lee	5	6	---	---	10	21
James Thompson	2	2	---	---	15	19
Kerry Reardon	---	---	9	8	1	18
Bo Conway	---	---	6	7	5	18
Harris Richardson	2	4	---	---	10	16
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richard Neal	---	---	3	3	3	9
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Martin	---	---	1	2	---	3
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Haynes	---	---	34	30	9	73
Bo McConnell	---	---	21	21	29	71
Tommy Myers	---	---	30	30	10	70
Tom Dinkel	---	---	23	17	27	67
Don Horn	22	44	---	---	---	66
Patrick Schulz	13	35	---	---	15	63
Joe Federspiel	---	---	28	28	3	59
Terdell Middleton	14	19	---	---	26	59
Mark Nordquist	17	34	---	---	7	58
Frank Austin	18	40	---	---	---	58
Bill Stanfill	---	---	29	23	5	57
Steve Wilson	20	36	---	---	---	56
Mike Renfro	14	32	---	---	10	56
Greg Foggie	---	---	27	25	3	55
Louis Wright	---	---	30	24	1	55
Bob Brooks	20	34	---	---	---	54
Babe Morgan	14	39	---	---	---	53
Al Walker	7	23	---	---	20	50
Van Terry	---	---	17	19	14	50
Tody Smith	---	---	25	23	1	49
Derek Check	---	---	21	19	9	49
Henry Childs	17	25	---	---	6	48
Brent Sexton	---	---	25	21	2	48
Larry Wilcox	15	30	---	---	1	46
Cleveland Franklin	11	12	---	---	18	41
James Mayberry	8	27	---	---	6	41
Doug Sutherland	---	---	17	18	2	37
John McMakin	6	8	---	---	21	35
Al Cowlings	---	---	19	11	2	32
Larry Keller	---	---	14	10	8	32
Pete Wysocki	---	---	15	16	1	32
Rick Kay	---	---	10	6	13	29
Will Grant	5	10	---	---	8	23
Stephen Johnstone	8	5	---	---	8	21
Rocky Freitas	2	10	---	---	8	20
Billy Bryan	2	8	---	---	8	18
Walter Landers	5	7	---	---	2	14
Ray Jarvis	0	2	---	---	7	9
Sam Claphan	4	4	---	---	1	9
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derland Moore	---	---	0	0	4	4
Guy Benjamin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donoghue	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	22	52	2.4
Right	8	19	2.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	9	38	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	31	20	2	2	1	2	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Horn	40	16	3	2	2	8	8	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	137	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	29	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	72	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Fuqua	7	5	1	27	0	19
WR Lou Piccone	7	6	0	86	2	20
RB Delvin Williams	5	4	0	25	0	22
WR Don McCauley	4	1	0	11	0	17
WR Mike Siani	3	1	0	17	0	15
TE Mike Barber	3	2	0	18	0	16
TE Mike Donohoe	2	1	0	15	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz	12	4	1	77	1	35
WR Larry Wilcox	8	2	0	36	1	30
WR Mike Renfro	6	2	0	24	0	32
WR Al Walker	4	2	1	66	1	23
FB Cleveland Franklin	3	3	0	11	0	12
RB James Mayberry	3	1	0	2	0	27
TE Henry Childs	1	1	0	3	0	25
TE John McMakin	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	0	4	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Delvin Williams	3	7	2.33	2.74
Norm Bulaich	1	0	0.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Mayberry	2	17	8.50	4.80
Cleveland Franklin	1	-2	-2.00	2.00
Terdell Middleton	1	0	0.00	4.58
Walter Landers	1	4	4.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	10	4	57	5.70	6.42

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Horn	1	0	0	0.00	5.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don McCauley	3	1	11	3.67	2.75
WR John Fuqua	2	1	14	7.00	3.86
TE Mike Barber	2	1	15	7.50	6.00
TE Mike Donohoe	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Lou Piccone	1	0	0	0.00	12.29
WR Mike Siani	1	1	17	17.00	5.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Delvin Williams	5	0
Jeff Kinney	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
James Mayberry	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	10	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Horn	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Fuqua	4	3	2
WR Lou Piccone	3	3	3
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0
WR Mike Siani	1	0	0
RB Delvin Williams	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	3	2	2
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
WR Mike Renfro	2	1	0
RB James Mayberry	2	1	1
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0
FB Cleveland Franklin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)