| St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1997 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 54803 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis RamsSTL | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mark Fields 21 opponents fumble recovery (Doug Brien kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Ernie Conwell 3 pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Jeff Wilkins 37 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 53 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Jeff Wilkins 34 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Andre Hastings 34 pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Doug Brien kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Irv Smith 1 pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Doug Brien kick) | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Jerald Moore 3 run (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Isaac Bruce 30 pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Isaac Bruce 5 pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Isaac Bruce |
| 88 | WR | Eddie Kennison |
| 76 | LOT | Orlando Pace |
| 66 | LOG | John Gerak |
| 60 | C | Mike Gruttadauria |
| 72 | ROG | Zach Wiegert |
| 80 | ROT | Wayne Gandy |
| 84 | TE | Ernie Conwell |
| 86 | TE | Aaron Laing |
| 12 | QB | Tony Banks |
| 44 | RB | Jerald Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Kevin Carter |
| 75 | NT | D'Marco Farr |
| 79 | UT | Bill Johnson |
| 91 | RDE | Leslie O'Neal |
| 52 | LLB | Mike Jones |
| 55 | MLB | Robert Jones |
| 58 | RLB | Roman Phifer |
| 41 | LCB | Todd Lyght |
| 32 | SS | Toby Wright |
| 35 | FS | Keith Lyle |
| 47 | RCB | Ryan McNeil |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Randal Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 67 | LOG | Andy McCollum |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 76 | ROG | Keno Hills |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 82 | TE | Irv Smith |
| 12 | QB | Billy Joe Hobert |
| 28 | RB | Troy Davis |
| 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 |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 23 | SS | Chris Hewitt |
| 29 | FS | Sammy Knight |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 38:54 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 11/20 | 0/0 | 10 | 78 | 3 | 2 |
| NO | 21:06 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2/11 | 0/1 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Jerald Moore | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Tony Banks | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| David Thompson | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 114 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Troy Davis | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||||||||
| Tony Banks | 41 | 22 | 53.7 | 1 | 267 | 6.5 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 88.2 |
| Mark Rypien | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 1 | 267 | 6.4 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 86.1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Hobert | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 2 | 259 | 6.2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 59.5 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 2 | 259 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 59.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Isaac Bruce | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 38 | 2 |
| Eddie Kennison | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Torrance Small | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie Conwell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Aaron Laing | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerald Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 267 | 12.1 | 3 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Andre Hastings | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Randal Hill | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 27 | 0 |
| John Farquhar | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Ray Zellars | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 259 | 14.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Todd Lyght | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mickey Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||||
| Mike Horan | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Kennison | 5 | 1 | 87 | 17.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 5 | 0 | 37 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||||
| Jeff Wilkins | 7 | 434 | 62.0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 6 | 414 | 69.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||||||
| David Thompson | 6 | 0 | 162 | 27.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 162 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 4 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |
| Todd Lyght | 1.0 |
| Kevin Carter | 0.5 |
| D'Marco Farr | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 1.0 |
| Wayne Martin | 1.0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Ernest Dixon | 0.5 |
| La'Roi Glover | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |