| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 12, 1997 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 65619 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bert Emanuel 9 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 35 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 32 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 55 FG | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 2 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 23 | 3 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Andre Hastings 16 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick) | 23 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mario Bates 1 run (Doug Brien kick) | 23 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 68 | C | Calvin Collins |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 77 | ROT | Matt Willig |
| 88 | TE | O.J. Santiago |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| 44 | FB | Bob Christian |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 93 | RDT | Dan Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 94 | RLB | Henri Crockett |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 25 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Randal Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 67 | LOG | Andy McCollum |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 66 | ROG | Mike Verstegen |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 87 | TE | John Farquhar |
| 5 | QB | Heath Shuler |
| 24 | RB | Mario Bates |
| 34 | FB | Ray Zellars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Darren Mickell |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 99 | RDT | Pio Sagapolutele |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 52 | SLB | Richard Harvey |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 26 | LCB | Mickey Washington |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 29 | FS | Sammy Knight |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 30:10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 2 |
| NO | 29:50 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2/13 | 2/3 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Byron Hanspard | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 89 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mario Bates | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Ray Zellars | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Heath Shuler | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wes Bender | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 0 | 117 | 5.3 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 77.3 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 0 | 117 | 5.3 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 77.3 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Danny Wuerffel | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 1 | 120 | 9.2 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 91.8 |
| Heath Shuler | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 55 | 6.1 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 34.3 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 2 | 175 | 8.0 | 1 | 10 | 76 | 65.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bert Emanuel | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ed West | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Byron Hanspard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Andre Hastings | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 38 | 1 |
| John Farquhar | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Randal Hill | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 175 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Booker | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 5 | 388 | 77.6 | 4 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 4 | 284 | 71.0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Byron Hanspard | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Chuck Smith | 5.0 |
| Travis Hall | 2.5 |
| Dan Owens | 1.5 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Mark Fields | 2.0 |
| Richard Harvey | 1.0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |