Week 14, 1979

played in Tennessee, AL

47 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	3	-	6
Tennessee Titans	0	6	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:45 TEN - Benny Ricardo 54 field goal
2Q: 02:22 TEN - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal
2Q: 00:49 NOS - Dave Jacobs 19 field goal
3Q: 09:36 TEN - Earl Campbell 15 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 06:01 NOS - Dave Jacobs 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:45 TEN - Benny Ricardo 54 field goal
2Q: 02:22 TEN - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal
2Q: 00:49 NOS - Dave Jacobs 19 field goal
3Q: 09:36 TEN - Earl Campbell 15 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 06:01 NOS - Dave Jacobs 30 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TEN
Record 3-10 8-5
First Downs 12 14
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 255 302
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 4.32 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 82 92
- Rushing Attempts 14 30
- Yards per Rush 5.86 3.07
Net Passing Yards 173 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 24 - 1 33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 198 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.84 6.18
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/25 9/80
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

Team Statistics	NOS	TEN
Record	3-10	8-5
First Downs	12	14
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	255	302
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	4.32	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	82	92
- Rushing Attempts	14	30
- Yards per Rush	5.86	3.07
Net Passing Yards	173	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 24 - 1	33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	198	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.84	6.18
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/25	9/80
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:31	33:29

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 21	5	11	Punt
1	13:21	1:19	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
1	5:20	3:44	OWN 1	8	36	Punt
2	14:53	1:13	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
2	12:37	1:45	OWN 39	3	6	Fumble
2	8:55	2:33	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	2:14	1:32	OWN 20	6	78	Field Goal
3	13:06	1:40	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	9:28	1:30	OWN 20	4	21	Interception
3	5:44	1:53	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	0:53	0:53	OWN 31	4	-13	Punt
4	11:41	5:46	OWN 20	9	67	Field Goal
4	2:04	1:10	OWN 43	5	8	Fumble

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	0:09	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
1	12:02	6:42	OWN 6	12	48	Punt
1	1:36	1:43	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	13:40	1:03	OPP 41	3	4	Field Goal
2	10:52	1:57	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
2	6:22	4:08	OWN 31	9	45	Field Goal
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 43	2	11	Half
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	11:26	1:58	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
3	7:58	2:14	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
3	3:51	2:58	OWN 45	8	13	Interception
4	15:00	3:19	OWN 38	5	19	Punt
4	5:55	3:51	OWN 35	7	29	Missed FG
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 49	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Craig Fulcher, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Mayberry	8	74	9.25	63	1
Terdell Middleton	5	2	0.40	3	0
Don Horn	1	6	6.00	6	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	13	52	4.00	11	2	0
Earl Campbell	13	32	2.46	15	1	1
Gary Huff	3	3	1.00	5	0	0
John Riggins	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Horn	40	24	198	5/25	0	38	1	62.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	33	23	217	1/7	0	24	2	62.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Larry Wilcox	5	8	34	6.80	1	13
TE Henry Childs	3	4	7	2.33	0	6
WR Al Walker	3	4	21	7.00	2	10
RB Terdell Middleton	3	3	22	7.33	17	15
RB James Mayberry	3	3	27	9.00	7	15
WR Ray Jarvis	2	7	47	23.50	26	38
WR Patrick Schulz	2	3	6	3.00	0	6
WR Mike Renfro	2	7	24	12.00	0	18
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	10	10.00	6	10

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Earl Campbell	5	8	40	8.00	27	13
WR Edward McIntyre	4	4	50	12.50	6	17
WR Hugh Stopek	4	4	70	17.50	7	24
WR Calvin Hickman	3	5	18	6.00	11	17
FB John Riggins	2	3	5	2.50	0	4
TE Marc Forbes	2	2	16	8.00	5	13
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Reggie Rucker	1	3	10	10.00	3	10
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Ken Garcia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Don Horn	2	0	0	0
Tommy Myers	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reggie Rucker	1	1	0
Craig Fulcher	0	2	0
Doug English	0	0	1
Frank Reed	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	8	310	38.8	34.5	44	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	6	298	49.7	38.3	70	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/3	2/3	1/2	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	8	8.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Capria	1	14	14.0	0
Al Walker	1	32	32.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	53	26.5	0
Mack Herron	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	9	1	0.0	23	28
ILB Kim Bokamper	8	1	0.5	22	25
S Tommy Myers	5	2	0.0	26	31
S Brent Sexton	4	0	0.0	9	8
DE Tody Smith	3	2	0.5	19	27
S Mike Haynes	3	2	0.0	27	29
S Carl Capria	3	1	0.0	22	27
CB Van Terry	3	1	0.0	15	23
OLB Guy Roberts	2	1	0.0	8	7
ILB Rick Kay	2	0	0.0	7	6
CB Bo McConnell	2	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Pete Wysocki	2	0	0.0	13	11
DT Geoff Carr	1	2	0.0	25	25
DE Al Cowlings	1	1	0.0	14	10
CB Louis Wright	1	1	0.0	23	26
WR Ray Jarvis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Derland Moore	1	0	0.0	19	25
DE Greg Foggie	0	2	0.0	17	18
DE Bill Stanfill	0	1	0.0	21	26

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	7	0	0.0	12	42
S Frank Reed	4	3	1.0	14	38
DE Lee Roy Selmon	4	0	1.0	11	37
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	0.0	5	14
DT Craig Fulcher	3	0	1.0	8	21
DT Doug English	3	0	0.5	11	31
CB Jerome Dove	3	0	0.0	12	33
S Don Schwartz	3	0	0.0	3	29
DE Bill Kollar	2	0	0.5	13	38
OLB Donnie Thomas	2	2	0.0	11	34
WR Reggie Rucker	2	0	---	---	---
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	0.0	10	38
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	0.0	11	32
DE Will Wynn	1	4	1.0	4	14
CB Ken Sawyer	1	1	0.0	10	37
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0.0	2	12
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Rickey McBeal	0	1	0.0	9	33

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tody Smith	0.5	0	27
ILB Kim Bokamper	0.5	0	25
DT Derland Moore	0.0	1	25
DE Bill Stanfill	0.0	1	26
DT Geoff Carr	0.0	1	25

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Craig Fulcher	1.0	1	0	1	21
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1.0	0	2	0	37
DE Will Wynn	1.0	0	1	1	14
S Frank Reed	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Bill Kollar	0.5	0	3	0	38
DT Doug English	0.5	0	0	0	31
CB Earl Dvorak	0.0	1	1	0	38
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	1	1	33
ILB Jack Reynolds	0.0	0	1	0	42
OLB Donnie Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper	5	1	1	25
ILB Joe Federspiel	4	0	0	28
S Tommy Myers	2	1	0	31
OLB Pete Wysocki	2	0	1	11
OLB Guy Roberts	2	0	0	7
S Mike Haynes	2	0	0	29
S Carl Capria	1	0	0	27
ILB Rick Kay	1	0	0	6
DE Tody Smith	1	0	0	27
DE Bill Stanfill	1	0	0	26
CB Bo McConnell	1	0	0	11
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0	26
OLB Larry Keller	0	1	0	4

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	5	0	0	42
OLB Jack Ham	3	0	0	14
CB Earl Dvorak	2	1	0	38
S Frank Reed	2	1	0	38
CB Jerome Dove	2	0	1	33
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	0	32
DT Doug English	2	0	0	31
S Don Schwartz	2	0	0	29
DE Bill Kollar	1	0	0	38
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	0	37
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0	21
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	1	2	12	1	35
Bob Brooks	0	4	10	0	33
Babe Morgan	0	2	12	1	38
Petey Perot	0	2	11	0	32
Frank Austin	0	1	12	1	39
Mark Nordquist	0	1	5	0	18
Cleveland Franklin	0	1	7	0	20
Stephen Johnstone	0	0	6	1	20
James Mayberry	0	0	9	1	28

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	3	9	26	0	28
Pete Adams	1	4	25	1	26
Carlton Malone	1	4	26	0	28
Vincent Forbes	1	4	11	0	15
Dave Studdard	1	3	24	0	27
John Riggins	1	1	16	0	14
Todd Christensen	1	1	4	0	1
Mark Dennard	0	1	9	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Terdell Middleton	2	23
Tom Dinkel	1	29
Cleveland Franklin	1	9
John McMakin	1	7
Van Terry	1	6
Walter Landers	1	3

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Herron	1	24
Sidney Thornton	1	21
Mike Hunt	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	26	31	3	60
Don Horn	14	45	---	---	---	59
Geoff Carr	---	---	25	25	9	59
Mike Haynes	---	---	27	29	3	59
Carl Capria	---	---	22	27	7	56
Joe Federspiel	---	---	23	28	4	55
Bill Stanfill	---	---	21	26	7	54
Bob Brooks	10	33	---	---	10	53
Petey Perot	11	32	---	---	10	53
Frank Austin	12	39	---	---	---	51
Louis Wright	---	---	23	26	2	51
Babe Morgan	12	38	---	---	---	50
Kim Bokamper	---	---	22	25	2	49
Tody Smith	---	---	19	27	2	48
Derland Moore	---	---	19	25	3	47
Steve Wilson	12	35	---	---	---	47
Van Terry	---	---	15	23	6	44
Terdell Middleton	5	16	---	---	23	44
Larry Wilcox	9	32	---	---	---	41
Tom Dinkel	---	---	5	7	29	41
Mike Renfro	7	25	---	---	9	41
Henry Childs	9	24	---	---	6	39
Bo McConnell	---	---	12	11	14	37
James Mayberry	9	28	---	---	---	37
Greg Foggie	---	---	17	18	1	36
Patrick Schulz	5	23	---	---	8	36
Stephen Johnstone	6	20	---	---	10	36
Cleveland Franklin	7	20	---	---	9	36
Ray Jarvis	9	24	---	---	---	33
Mark Nordquist	5	18	---	---	10	33
Brent Sexton	---	---	9	8	16	33
Al Walker	3	13	---	---	14	30
Pete Wysocki	---	---	13	11	5	29
Francis Hartings	4	9	---	---	15	28
Al Cowlings	---	---	14	10	1	25
Billy Bryan	2	10	---	---	10	22
Rick Kay	---	---	7	6	8	21
John McMakin	3	11	---	---	7	21
Guy Roberts	---	---	8	7	5	20
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Keller	---	---	3	4	---	7
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Walter Landers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Guy Benjamin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Thomas	---	---	11	34	23	68
Gary Huff	30	34	---	---	---	64
Bill Kollar	---	---	13	38	9	60
Andy Dawson	21	30	---	---	8	59
Jack Reynolds	---	---	12	42	3	57
Kris Wheeler	26	28	---	---	2	56
Ken Sawyer	---	---	10	37	8	55
Frank Reed	---	---	14	38	3	55
Carlton Malone	26	28	---	---	---	54
Pete Adams	25	26	---	---	---	51
Ken Garcia	20	16	---	---	15	51
Calvin Hickman	22	29	---	---	---	51
Doug English	---	---	11	31	9	51
Dave Studdard	24	27	---	---	---	51
Earl Dvorak	---	---	10	38	2	50
Hugh Stopek	17	20	---	---	13	50
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	11	37	2	50
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	11	32	3	46
Jerome Dove	---	---	12	33	1	46
Rickey McBeal	---	---	9	33	3	45
Earl Campbell	15	27	---	---	---	42
Don Schwartz	---	---	3	29	8	40
Vincent Forbes	11	15	---	---	9	35
Reggie Rucker	15	18	---	---	1	34
Edward McIntyre	9	13	---	---	11	33
Ronnie Covington	---	---	2	12	17	31
John Riggins	16	14	---	---	---	30
Mack Herron	1	4	---	---	24	29
Craig Fulcher	---	---	8	21	---	29
Boobie Clark	5	6	---	---	16	27
Marc Forbes	11	15	---	---	1	27
Wilbert Montgomery	15	7	---	---	3	25
Jack Ham	---	---	5	14	3	22
Sidney Thornton	0	0	---	---	21	21
Todd Christensen	4	1	---	---	15	20
Juan Bruce	4	6	---	---	9	19
Dan Ryczek	4	6	---	---	8	18
Will Wynn	---	---	4	14	---	18
Mike Hunt	---	---	2	3	13	18
Frank LeMaster	---	---	3	7	5	15
Mark Dennard	9	4	---	---	2	15
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Mathis	---	---	3	2	---	5
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	8	84	10.5
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	28	2.5
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	8	26	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Horn	40	24	1	1	0	2	10	3	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	33	23	2	1	1	3	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	46	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	42	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	71	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	79	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	8	5	34	0	32
WR Ray Jarvis	7	2	47	1	24
WR Mike Renfro	7	2	24	0	25
TE Henry Childs	4	3	7	0	24
WR Al Walker	4	3	21	0	13
WR Patrick Schulz	3	2	6	0	23
RB Terdell Middleton	3	3	22	0	16
RB James Mayberry	3	3	27	0	28
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	10	0	9

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	8	5	1	40	0	27
WR Calvin Hickman	5	3	0	18	0	29
WR Edward McIntyre	4	4	0	50	0	13
WR Hugh Stopek	4	4	0	70	2	20
FB John Riggins	3	2	0	5	0	14
WR Reggie Rucker	3	1	0	10	0	18
TE Marc Forbes	2	2	0	16	0	15
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	1	0	4	0	7
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0	4	0	6
TE Ken Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Mayberry	1	3	3.00	9.25

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	1	15	15.00	2.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Horn	3	2	2	0.67	4.95

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	1	1	4	4.00	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Childs	2	1	2	1.00	1.75
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	0	0.00	4.25

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Don Horn	1	0
James Mayberry	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbert Montgomery	3	2
Earl Campbell	2	0
Gary Huff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Horn	9	5	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	3	2	0
WR Mike Renfro	3	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	0
RB James Mayberry	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Stopek	3	3	1
RB Earl Campbell	3	2	1
WR Reggie Rucker	1	1	1
WR Edward McIntyre	1	1	1
TE Marc Forbes	1	1	1
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	400 (3,300)