1978 NFC Wild Card * Playoff * 07-14-2008 Temp:54 Wind:5-15 Line:Even MVP:Thomas 1978 New Orleans (10-7) 0 0 0 7 7 1978 Washington (12-5) 7 13 7 0 27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 10:20 Washington TD Riggins 8 run (Moseley) (10-74-4:30) 0-7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 8:48 Washington FG Moseley 23 (10-65-6:09) 0-10 2 6:05 Washington TD Green 63 punt return (Moseley) (0-0-0:00) 0-17 2 0:49 Washington FG Moseley 19 (6-21-3:15) 0-20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2:34 Washington TD Thomas 18 run (Moseley) (10-78-6:21) 0-27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 13:01 New Orleans TD Manning 22 pass to Galbreath (Szaro) (8-75-4:25) 7-27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO Was First Downs 13 18 Rushes 30-159 42-177 Passes 21-13-109 15-10-120 Sacked 3-19 0-0 Fumble 2 0 Penalties 1-5 4-20 Turnovers 2 0 Time 25:14 34:46 Third Down 5-12 4-11 Fourth Down 1-3 2-3 Net Offense 249 297 Injuries: none, *Mike-Mayer(NO-6) < New Orleans > < Washington > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Manning,A 21 13 109 3 0 2 1 51.6 Theismann 15 10 120 0 0 0 0 91.0 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Muncie 15 92 6.1 3 1 13 0 Riggins 16 90 5.6 5 1 25 1 Strachan 5 29 5.8 1 1 10 0 Thomas,M 15 64 4.3 4 1 18 1 Galbreath 8 26 3.3 1 0 6 0 Malone 6 26 4.3 1 1 15 0 Manning,A 2 12 6.0 1 1 11 0 Theismann 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 30 159 5.3 6 3 13 0 Kilmer 4 -4 -1.0 0 0 0 0 42 177 4.2 10 3 25 2 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Galbreath 4 0 37 9.3 2 0 22 1 Thomas,M 4 0 38 9.5 3 0 15 0 Chandler 2 0 14 7.0 1 0 11 0 Buggs 2 0 22 11.0 1 0 12 0 Harris,I 2 0 18 9.0 1 0 10 0 McDaniel 1 0 15 15.0 1 0 15 0 Muncie 2 1 10 5.0 1 0 5 0 Riggins 1 0 13 13.0 1 0 13 0 Owens,T 2 0 17 8.5 1 0 10 0 Fugett 1 0 16 16.0 1 0 16 0 Childs 1 0 13 13.0 1 0 13 0 Thompson,R 1 0 16 16.0 1 0 16 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Manning,A 2 1 0 Lafary 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Mauti 5 98 19.6 25 0 Green,T 2 24 12.0 24 0 Chandler 1 10 10.0 10 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Green,T 2 1 74 37.0 63 1 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Szaro 0-0 0 1-1 1 Moseley 2-2 23 3-3 9 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Blanchard 3 132 44.0 0 0 0 46 Bragg 2 64 32.0 0 2 0 36 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Campbell,J 7 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bacon 6 2 0 0 1 1 0-0 Grooms 6 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 McDole 6 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 Price 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Houston 6 0 0 0 0 0 1-5 Spencer 6 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Scott,J 5 0 1 0 0 0 1-17 Brown 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Parrish 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Moore,D 4 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 Dusek 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hughes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Talbert 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Chapman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Lavender 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Federspiel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hanburger 3 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Myers,T 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Murphy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Vanderbundt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Williams,G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Merlo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Butz 2 0 0 0 2 1 0-0 Crosby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Curtis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McGill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Harris,D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McLinton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Brooks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-By-Play ----------------------------------------- --- -------------------- ----------------------- Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:50 Was Green ret of 24 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own26 14:43 Was Thomas 4 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 M Basic 2 6 own30 14:29 Was Theisma-Thomas 15 Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Run-Riggins 1 10 own45 13:43 Was Riggins 6 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Key-Riggins 2 4 opp49 13:00 Was Thomas 7 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 1 10 opp42 12:16 Was Theisma-Buggs 10 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Run 2 0 opp32 11:31 Was Riggins 5 Bas Dive 5-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp27 11:21 Was Thomas 3 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 M Basic 2 7 opp24 11:13 Was Theisma-Fugett X Bas M-Seam 4-3 M Basic/Ll 3 7 opp24 10:30 Was Theisma-Thompson 16 3W1 M-Hitch 3-3 sZ Basic 1 8 opp8 10:20 Was Riggins 8/TD Bas Trap-L 5-3 Z Run 0-7 KO 10:11 NO Mauti ret of 24 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own22 9:19 NO Muncie 6 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 4 own28 9:16 NO Manning-Galbreat X Bas S-Cross 4-3 Z Basic 3 4 own28 8:23 NO Muncie 5 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 sZiBasic 1 10 own33 7:38 NO Manning-Chandler 3 4WR S-Hitch/SG 4-2 Z Basic 2 7 own36 7:29 NO Manning-INT-Scott 4WR M-Cross/SG 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp30 7:21 Was Theisma-Thomas X Bas M-Cross/sec 4-3 M Basic 2 10 opp30 7:21 Was Pen5(Starke) Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Run 2 15 opp35 7:16 Was Theisma-Thomas X 3W1 S-Flat 4-2 M Basic 3 15 opp35 7:05 Was Theisma-Buggs X 3W1 M-Cross/sec 4-2 M Pass 4 15 opp35 7:02 Was Pen5(Kuziel) --- Pt-side --- Block 4 20 opp40 6:59 Was Bragg 28,Chandler 0 --- Pt-side --- Block 1 10 own12 6:08 NO Manning 1/F Bas M-Cross 4-3 Z Basic 2 9 own13 5:16 NO Galbreath 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 3 5 own17 4:25 NO Muncie 9 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 sZ Basic 1 10 own26 3:39 NO Manning-Owens 7 Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Basic 2 3 own33 2:44 NO Galbreath 3 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Basic 3 0 own36 1:52 NO Manning 11 Bas L-Cross 4-3 tM Key-Muncie 1 10 own47 1:03 NO Galbreath 2 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Basic 2 8 own49 0:11 NO Muncie -3 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 MiBasic 3 11 own46 0:00 NO Sk-Bacon -5/F Bas M-Slant 4-2 sZ Basic 2nd Quarter 4 16 own41 14:57 NO Blanchard 41,Green 1 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 14:13 Was Theisma-Riggins 13 Bas M-Seam/sec 4-3 Z Run 1 10 own42 13:28 Was Theisma-Fugett 16 Bas M-Seam 4-3 Z Run 1 10 opp42 12:44 Was Thomas 4 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 opp38 12:38 Was Theisma-Thomas 8 Bas S-Flat 5-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp30 11:50 Was Riggins 6 Bas Trap-L 5-3 Z Basic 2 4 opp24 11:06 Was Theismann 1 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 3 3 opp23 11:02 Was Theisma-Thomas 10 Bas S-Flat/sec 4-3 M Run-Riggins 1 10 opp13 10:14 Was Thomas 2 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 M Run 2 8 opp11 9:28 Was Riggins 0 Bas Trap-L 4-3 sZ Basic/Ll 3 8 opp11 8:48 Was Theisma-Thomas 5 3W1 M-Hitch/sec 4-2 M Pass/Li 4 3 opp6 8:42 Was FG Moseley 23/G --- FG --- 0-10 KO 8:39 NO Chandler ret of 10 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own12 7:52 NO Manning-Galbreat -3 Bas Screen 4-3 Z Basic 2 13 own9 7:01 NO Muncie 6 Bas Sweep-L 4-2 Z Basic 3 7 own15 6:12 NO Galbreath 3 Bas Draw 4-2 Z Basic 4 4 own18 6:05 NO Blanchard 45,Green 6 --- Pt-deep --- Return 0-17 KO 5:58 NO Mauti ret of 12 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own14 5:06 NO Galbreath 3 Bas Trap-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 7 own17 4:58 NO Manning-Childs X Bas M-Cross/sec 4-3 Z Basic 3 7 own17 4:09 NO Muncie 6 Bas Sweep-R 4-2 sZ Basic 4 1 own23 4:04 NO Manning-Harris X Bas L-Cross 5-2 tM Key-Muncie 1 10 opp23 3:55 Was Thomas 3 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 M Basic 2 7 opp20 3:55 Was Pen5(Team) Bas Trap-L 5-3 M Basic 2 12 opp25 3:07 Was Riggins -1 Bas Trap-L 5-3 M Run-Riggins 3 13 opp26 2:23 Was Theisma-McDaniel 15 3W1 M-Cross 4-2 M Pass Dbl-Thomas,M/B 1 10 opp11 2:00 Was Thomas 3 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Basic 2 7 opp8 1:26 Was Riggins 5 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 3 2 opp3 0:49 Was Riggins 1 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Key-Thomas,M/Bz1/Ll 4 1 opp2 0:44 Was FG Moseley 19/G --- FG --- 0-20 KO 0:35 NO Mauti ret of 25 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own25 0:25 NO Manning-Harris 10 Bas M-Out/SG 3-2 Z Basic 2 0 own35 0:21 NO Manning-Muncie 5 Bas B-Post/SG/sec 3-2 Z Pass 1 10 own40 0:17 NO Manning-Childs X Bas M-Out/SG 3-2 Z Pass 2 10 own40 0:09 NO Muncie 6 Bas Pitch-L 3-2 Z Pass 3 4 own46 0:00 NO Manning-Harris X Bas B-Post/SG 3-2 Z Pass 3rd Quarter KO 14:51 NO Mauti ret of 18 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 14:12 NO Strachan 9 4WR Sweep-L 3-2 Z Basic 2 1 own28 14:02 NO Manning-Chandler 11 4WR M-Out 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own39 13:51 NO Manning-INT-Houston 4WR L-Out/SG 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own45 13:06 Was Riggins 5 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 5 50 12:20 Was Thomas 3 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Key-Thomas,M 3 2 opp47 12:15 Was Theisma-Riggins X Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Pass Dbl-Riggins 4 2 opp47 12:10 Was Bragg 36,Chandler 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own11 11:32 NO Strachan 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 Z Basic 2 8 own13 10:58 NO Muncie 6 Bas Sweep-L 4-2 Z Key-Muncie 3 2 own19 10:51 NO Strachan 10 Bas Sweep-R 4-2 sZ Key-Muncie 1 10 own29 10:20 NO Manning-Muncie 5 Bas M-Hitch/sec 4-3 Z Basic 2 5 own34 9:41 NO Strachan 3 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Basic 3 2 own37 9:01 NO Sk-McDole -5 Bas M-Seam 4-3 sZiKey-Muncie 4 7 own32 8:55 NO Blanchard 46,Green 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own22 8:13 Was Riggins 9 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Basic/Bz1/Ll 2 1 own31 7:30 Was Thomas 2 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Key-Thomas,M/Ll 1 10 own33 6:39 Was Riggins 25 Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Basic 1 10 opp42 5:55 Was Thomas 6 Bas Stretch-R 3-4 M Dbl-Buggs 2 4 opp36 5:08 Was Riggins 6 Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Basic 1 10 opp30 5:00 NO Pen5(Hughes) Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Key-Riggins 1 5 opp25 4:15 Was Thomas 6 Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Pass 1 10 opp19 3:29 Was Thomas 3 Bas Trap-L 5-3 M Basic 2 7 opp16 3:29 Was Pen5(Hermeling) Bas Trap-L 5-3 tM Key-Riggins 2 12 opp21 2:47 Was Riggins 3 Bas Trap-L 3-2 M Basic 3 9 opp18 2:34 Was Thomas 18/TD 3W1 Draw 3-2 M Pass/Bz1/Ll 0-27 KO 2:26 NO Mauti ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own25 1:44 NO Strachan 5 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 Z Basic 2 5 own30 1:02 NO Muncie 4 Bas Sweep-L 4-2 Z Basic 3 1 own34 0:13 NO Galbreath 5 Bas Dive 4-3 sZ Key-Muncie 1 10 own39 0:00 NO Manning-Galbreat 13 Bas M-Cross 4-3 Z Basic 4th Quarter 1 10 opp48 14:54 NO Muncie 7 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 3 opp41 14:05 NO Manning-Childs 13 Bas M-Seam 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp28 13:12 NO Galbreath 6 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 4 opp22 13:01 NO Manning-Galbreat 22/ Bas S-Cross 4-3 Z Key-Muncie 7-27 KO 12:55 Was Green ret of 0 --- KO-onside --- Watch Onside 1 10 opp47 12:48 Was Thomas -2 Bas Stretch-R 5-3 Z Run 2 12 opp49 11:55 Was Theisma-Buggs 12 Bas S-Cross 5-3 M Dbl-Riggins 1 10 opp37 11:02 Was Riggins 6 Bas Trap-L 5-3 M Basic 2 4 opp31 10:10 Was Thomas 2 Bas Trap-L 5-3 M Stuff 3 2 opp29 9:15 Was Riggins 2 Bas Trap-L 5-3 M Stuff 4 0 opp27 8:22 Was Riggins 4 2T1 Dive 4-3 tM Basic/Bz1/Li 1 10 opp23 7:34 Was Malone 2 2T1 Trap-L 4-3 M Run-Malone 2 8 opp21 6:44 Was Malone 0 2T1 Trap-L 4-3 M Run-Malone 3 8 opp21 5:55 Was Malone 3 2T1 Trap-L 4-3 M Run-Malone 4 5 opp18 5:01 Was Malone 15 2T1 Dive 4-3 M Basic/Lr 1 3 opp3 4:11 Was Kilmer -1 2T1 QbKneel 5-3 M Run-Malone 2 4 opp4 3:15 Was Kilmer -1 2T1 QbKneel 6-2 M Run-Malone 3 5 opp5 2:19 Was Kilmer -1 2T1 QbKneel 6-2 M Basic 4 6 opp6 2:12 Was Kilmer -1 2T1 QbKneel 6-2 M Basic 1 10 own7 2:06 NO Muncie 8 Bas Pitch-L 4-2 Z Basic 2 2 own15 1:52 NO Manning-Muncie X Bas M-Out/sec 4-2 Z Basic 3 2 own15 1:45 NO Galbreath 0 Bas OffTkl-R 4-2 Z Basic 4 2 own15 1:31 NO Muncie 13 Bas Sweep-R 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own28 1:27 NO Manning-Owens 10 Bas M-Out/SG 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own38 1:17 NO Muncie 7 Bas Pitch-L 4-2 Z Basic 2 3 own45 1:10 NO Manning-Harris 8 Bas M-Out/SG 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp47 1:03 NO Muncie 5 Bas Pitch-R 4-2 Z Basic 2 5 opp42 0:55 NO Sk-Bacon -9 Bas M-Slant/SG 4-2 Z Basic 3 14 own49 0:45 NO Muncie 7 Bas Pitch-L 4-2 Z Basic 4 7 opp44 0:41 NO Manning-Galbreat 5 Bas M-Out/SG/sec 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own39 0:07 Was Malone 6 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 4 own45 0:00 Was Malone 0 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run