1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1978 New Orleans | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 1978 Kansas City | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 10:48 | 1978 Kansas City | T.McKnight 3 yd. run (J.Stenerud kick) | 7-0 KCA | ||
| 2 | 3:18 | 1978 New Orleans | H.Childs 5 yd. pass from A.Manning (kick failed) | 7-6 KCA | ||
| 3 | 8:06 | 1978 New Orleans | H.Childs 20 yd. pass from A.Manning (S.Mike-Mayer kick) | 13-7 NON | ||
| 3 | 6:00 | 1978 Kansas City | T.Reed 22 yd. run (J.Stenerud kick) | 14-13 KCA | ||
| 3 | 2:06 | 1978 New Orleans | C.Muncie 10 yd. pass from A.Manning (S.Mike-Mayer kick) | 20-14 NON | ||
| 4 | 11:06 | 1978 Kansas City | J.Stenerud 28 yd. field goal | 20-17 NON | ||
| 4 | 7:12 | 1978 New Orleans | C.Muncie 1 yd. run (S.Mike-Mayer kick) | 27-17 NON | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1978 New Orleans | 1978 Kansas City | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 9-14-1-24 | 6-6-1-13 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-11-45% | 4-12-33% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1-0% | 0-1-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 21-35-60% | 10-14-71% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 404-69-5.9 | 259-54-4.8 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 157 | 135 |
| Total Rushes | 32 | 28 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 25/35 (71.4%) | 11/25 (44.0%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 247 | 124 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.3 | 5.2 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/9 | 1/6 |
| Punts/Average | 5/49.0 | 5/41.2 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/2 | 2/14 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 3/68 | 4/109 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/4 | 1/25 |
| Penalties/Yards | 6/45 | 8/46 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/1 | 1/1 |
| Time of Possession | 33 mins 51 secs | 26 mins 9 secs |
| Average Drive Start | NON 33 | KCA 28 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Archie Manning | 34 | 25 | 256 | 73.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 2.9 | 33 | 2/9 | 111.9 |
| Bobby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 39.6 |
| Mike Livingston | 25 | 11 | 130 | 44.0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 40 | 1/6 | 43.8 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 17 | 105 | 6.2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Tony Galbreath | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mike Strachan | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Kim Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bobby Scott | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Reed | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Ted McKnight | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Arnold Morgado | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| MacArthur Lane | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mark Bailey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mike Livingston | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Henry Childs | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Ike Harris | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tinker Owens | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Walter White | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Reed | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Larry Dorsey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Jan Stenerud | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 5 | 49.0 | 38.2 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 0 | ||||
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 5 | 41.2 | 40.8 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Wes Chandler | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 35 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jim Merlo | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray M. Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Federspiel | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Derland Moore | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Myers | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pat Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clarence Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mo Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Elex Price | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Elois Grooms | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eric Felton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Hardy | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gary Spani | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Whitney Paul | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tim Collier | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Barbaro | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tim Gray | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Rozumek | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ted Burgmeier | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Howard | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Don Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Art Still | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sylvester Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Mo Spencer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Gary Spani | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||