Week 16, 1979

played in New Orleans, LA

59 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars71603-26
New Orleans Saints7007-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 NOS - Terdell Middleton 6 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 03:44 JAX - James Betterson 7 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 11:22 JAX - Frank Lewis 13 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 05:59 JAX - Allan Leavitt 41 field goal
2Q: 00:36 JAX - Allan Leavitt 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 JAX - Allan Leavitt 29 field goal
4Q: 13:06 NOS - Terdell Middleton 3 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 02:21 JAX - Allan Leavitt 24 field goal

Team StatisticsJAXNOS
Record10-53-12
First Downs1814
- by Rushing53
- by Passing1211
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards312240
- Offensive Plays6756
- Yards per Play4.664.29
Net Rushing Yards11662
- Rushing Attempts3715
- Yards per Rush3.144.13
Net Passing Yards196178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 21 - 036 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards209205
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/135/27
- Yards per Pass Play6.534.34
Fumbles/Lost0/03/2
3rd Down Conversions6/164/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.36.1
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards8/556/55
Punt Returns/Yards2/130/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/613/70
Interception Ret./Yards1/50/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits62
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/42/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 43OWN 24
Time of Possession36:1723:43

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:326:58OWN 351165Touchdown
11:372:18OWN 48524Missed FG
212:421:27OWN 18582Touchdown
210:254:34OWN 45831Field Goal
24:191:33OWN 2034Punt
22:011:31OPP 2864Field Goal
20:140:14OPP 1513Field Goal
315:006:04OWN 29924Punt
37:512:06OPP 483-5Punt
412:572:28OWN 20520Punt
49:132:54OWN 34515Punt
44:462:33OPP 26419Field Goal
41:261:14OWN 3834Punt
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:28OWN 32868Touchdown
13:341:57OWN 2031Punt
214:191:37OWN 3530Punt
211:150:50OWN 2034Punt
25:511:32OWN 3849Punt
22:460:45OWN 4345Fumble
20:300:16OWN 1817Fumble
38:561:05OWN 537Punt
35:457:48OWN 201480Touchdown
410:291:16OWN 243-3Punt
46:191:33OWN 8618Downs
42:130:47OWN 26327Interception
40:120:12OWN 25112Game

Game MVP: Ed Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bruce Harper22773.502410
James Betterson14322.29901
Mike Hogan177.00700
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
James Mayberry8405.00900
Terdell Middleton6183.00602
Don Horn144.00400

Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski28212092/131370107.6
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Horn36232055/27035167.5

Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Frank Lewis687212.0024251
RB Bruce Harper45276.7522160
WR Irving Royer335618.6712370
WR Steve Watson34248.00090
WR Wes Chandler25147.00390
TE Raymond Chester111212.003120
FB Robert Newhouse1111.00010
TE Artie Francis1133.00030
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ray Jarvis566212.4019230
WR Larry Wilcox56367.203160
RB James Mayberry565911.8046350
WR Mike Renfro48348.500150
TE Henry Childs3372.33160
RB Terdell Middleton1377.00070
WR Patrick Schulz0200.00000
WR Al Walker0200.00000

Interception Statistics

JacksonvilleIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mike McCoy155.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

JacksonvilleFumbRecovForceTD
Wilson Faumuina0220
Ed Jones0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Don Horn2000
James Mayberry1000
Steve Wilson0100

Punting Statistics

JacksonvillePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zenon Andrusyshyn623739.536.2532
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Melville625642.737.2531

Kicking Statistics

JacksonvilleFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Allan Leavitt4/52/30/0412/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Jacobs0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Harper2136.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Greene26130.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker24321.50
Carl Capria12727.00

Defensive Statistics

JacksonvilleTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Rusty Tillman820.0729
DT Wilson Faumuina611.0720
DE Ed Jones403.01138
CB Tony Greene400.01028
OLB Matt Blair310.01440
S Gary Barbaro310.01132
CB Mike McCoy310.01031
CB Antonio Dodge300.01138
OLB Joel Williams220.01015
S Ken Schroy141.0930
ILB Randal Rhett110.01014
DT Paul Godfrey100.0921
DE Harry Weis100.0715
OLB Bob Swenson100.023
S Mike Wagner020.01537
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tommy Myers1040.03225
DE Bill Stanfill832.03125
CB Louis Wright500.03023
ILB Joe Federspiel480.03024
CB Van Terry400.01417
ILB Kim Bokamper320.02321
S Mike Haynes310.03325
DE Greg Foggie300.02216
OLB Pete Wysocki210.02014
S Carl Capria200.02626
ILB Rick Kay200.076
OLB Guy Roberts200.093
S Brent Sexton200.01110
OLB Tom Dinkel200.0105
DT Derland Moore110.02122
CB Bo McConnell110.01212
DE Al Cowlings100.01212
G Mark Nordquist10---------
DE Tody Smith100.02720
OLB Larry Keller100.064
RB Terdell Middleton10---------
G Petey Perot10---------
DT Geoff Carr010.03120

Pass Rush Statistics

JacksonvilleSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ed Jones3.000138
S Ken Schroy1.000030
DT Wilson Faumuina1.000020
DE Royce Berry0.012126
OLB Matt Blair0.012140
DE Harry Weis0.001215
OLB Joel Williams0.001015
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bill Stanfill2.001025
DE Greg Foggie0.011016
ILB Joe Federspiel0.001024

Pass Defense Statistics

JacksonvilleCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Rusty Tillman71029
CB Antonio Dodge30038
S Gary Barbaro30032
CB Tony Greene21028
CB Mike McCoy20131
DT Wilson Faumuina20020
OLB Joel Williams20015
OLB Matt Blair10040
OLB Bob Swenson1003
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Louis Wright42023
ILB Kim Bokamper40021
S Tommy Myers30025
CB Van Terry30017
ILB Joe Federspiel20024
S Carl Capria10026
DT Derland Moore10022
S Brent Sexton10010
OLB Pete Wysocki10014
S Mike Haynes10025

Blocking Statistics

JacksonvilleKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joe De Lamielleure39028022
Ed Fisher17030024
Dennis Nelson16129221
Jon Kolb14026025
John Yarno1301107
Rich Saul03037028
Tom Lynch02016014
Robert Newhouse01015013
Artie Francis01015014
Mike Hogan0101005
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Petey Perot34011029
Bob Brooks14110131
Steve Wilson11014237
Frank Austin03013135
Babe Morgan0108133
Mark Nordquist0107019

Special Teams Tackles

JacksonvilleTacklesSTPlays
James Betterson120
Tony Samuels120
Irving Royer116
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Mark Nordquist26
Bo McConnell120
Van Terry16

Participation

JacksonvilleRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Bartkowski3730---------67
Ed Fisher3024------1165
Rich Saul3728---------65
Antonio Dodge------11381665
Joe De Lamielleure2822------1161
Matt Blair------1440---54
Raymond Chester2312------1853
Tony Greene------10281553
Bruce Harper2322------853
Mike Wagner------1537---52
Jon Kolb2625---------51
Dennis Nelson2921---------50
Ed Jones------1138---49
Ken Schroy------930948
Frank Lewis2122---------43
Robert Newhouse1513------1543
Irving Royer1413------1643
Gary Barbaro------1132---43
James Betterson148------2042
Mike McCoy------1031---41
Tom Lynch1614------1141
Steve Watson2019---------39
Royce Berry------826337
Wes Chandler2215---------37
Rusty Tillman------729---36
Ron Bolton------926---35
Paul Godfrey------921---30
Wilson Faumuina------720330
Artie Francis1514---------29
John Yarno117------1129
Jim Nicholson89------1128
Harry Weis------715628
Butch Johnson67------1528
Mike Hogan105------1126
Joel Williams------1015---25
Randal Rhett------1014---24
Tony Samuels20------2022
Bob Swenson------231520
Amos Martin------15915
Allan Leavitt00------1111
Hank Bauer00------1010
Louis Ross------43---7
Zenon Andrusyshyn00------66
Marty Domres00------55
Lincoln Garrison00---------0
June Jones00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bill Stanfill------3125965
Carl Capria------26261062
Geoff Carr------31201162
Mike Haynes------3325361
Joe Federspiel------3024660
Tommy Myers------3225259
Don Horn1541---------56
Louis Wright------3023356
Steve Wilson1437---------51
Tody Smith------2720350
Kim Bokamper------2321650
Frank Austin1335---------48
Bob Brooks1031------647
Derland Moore------2122346
Petey Perot1129------646
Mike Renfro825------1245
Bo McConnell------12122044
Henry Childs827------641
Babe Morgan833---------41
Greg Foggie------2216341
Terdell Middleton614------2141
Tom Dinkel------1052540
Brent Sexton------11101839
Pete Wysocki------2014539
Van Terry------1417637
Larry Wilcox1224---------36
James Mayberry925---------34
John McMakin513------1533
Al Walker414------1533
Stephen Johnstone1116------633
Mark Nordquist719------632
Cleveland Franklin817------732
Ray Jarvis820---------28
Patrick Schulz217------928
Al Cowlings------1212226
Rick Kay------76922
Francis Hartings59------822
Guy Roberts------93820
Larry Keller------64212
Billy Bryan15------612
Dan Melville00------66
Dave Jacobs00------33
Tom Wittum00---------0
Charles Swift00---------0
Guy Benjamin00---------0
Walter Landers00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7415.9
Middle23552.4
Right7202.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2105.0
Middle9313.4
Right4215.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski28212012300
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Horn36233022651

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1412936.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)646310.5
Long (19+ Yds)313712.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1611603.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)127867.2
Long (19+ Yds)21168.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Frank Lewis86072122
RB Bruce Harper54027022
WR Wes Chandler52114015
WR Steve Watson43024019
WR Irving Royer33056113
TE Raymond Chester11012012
FB Robert Newhouse1101013
TE Artie Francis1103014
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Renfro84034025
WR Ray Jarvis65062220
WR Larry Wilcox65036024
RB James Mayberry65059125
TE Henry Childs3307027
RB Terdell Middleton3117014
WR Patrick Schulz2010017
WR Al Walker2000014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bruce Harper6132.173.50
James Betterson482.002.29
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terdell Middleton3103.333.00
James Mayberry166.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski21136.507.46
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Horn32113.675.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Frank Lewis111313.009.00
WR Steve Watson1000.006.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ray Jarvis1133.0010.33
RB Terdell Middleton1000.002.33
WR Mike Renfro1188.004.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

JacksonvilleRushesConversions
Bruce Harper61
James Betterson21
Mike Hogan10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Terdell Middleton11

Third Down Passing Statistics

JacksonvilleAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski744
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Don Horn943

Third Down Receiving Statistics

JacksonvilleTargCatchConversions
WR Frank Lewis311
WR Steve Watson222
RB Bruce Harper111
WR Wes Chandler100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Larry Wilcox321
WR Mike Renfro311
WR Patrick Schulz200
WR Ray Jarvis111

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,200 (21,400)
End Zone9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)