| New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1997 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 66772 |
| Weather: Light Freezing Rain Temp: 34 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Pete Stoyanovich 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Pete Stoyanovich 25 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Tamarick Vanover 82 punt return (Elvis Grbac pass failed) | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Keith Poole 32 pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Doug Brien kick) | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Marcus Allen 3 run (Rich Gannon pass failed) | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ted Popson 3 pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Keith Poole 14 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Ray Zellars run failed) | 13 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Eric Guliford |
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 67 | LOG | Andy McCollum |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 73 | ROG | Ike Davis |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 82 | TE | Irv Smith |
| 12 | QB | Billy Joe Hobert |
| 28 | RB | Troy Davis |
| 34 | FB | Ray Zellars |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Brady Smith |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 59 | SLB | Keith Mitchell |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 29 | SS | Sammy Knight |
| 33 | FS | Rob Kelly |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Lake Dawson |
| 89 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 69 | LOT | Jeff Criswell |
| 79 | LOG | Dave Szott |
| 61 | C | Tim Grunhard |
| 68 | ROG | Will Shields |
| 62 | ROT | Glenn Parker |
| 78 | TE | Ted Popson |
| 11 | QB | Elvis Grbac |
| 27 | RB | Greg Hill |
| 38 | FB | Kimble Anders |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Dan Williams |
| 75 | NT | Joe Phillips |
| 93 | RDE | John Browning |
| 58 | LOLB | Derrick Thomas |
| 56 | ILB | Wayne Simmons |
| 59 | MLB | Donnie Edwards |
| 51 | ROLB | Greg Manusky |
| 34 | LCB | Dale Carter |
| 25 | SS | Reggie Tongue |
| 21 | FS | Jerome Woods |
| 40 | RCB | James Hasty |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ray Zellars | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Marcus Allen | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Donnell Bennett | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg Hill | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Elvis Grbac | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Louie Aguiar | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kimble Anders | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Hobert | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 3 | 141 | 5.6 | 32t | 1 | 2 | 10 | 36.0 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 18 | 4.5 | 14t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Elvis Grbac | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | 51 | 3.6 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 47.0 |
| Rich Gannon | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eric Guliford | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 32t | 2 |
| Andre Hastings | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Kimble Anders | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Ted Popson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Marcus Allen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mark McMillian | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mark Royals | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Louie Aguiar | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Pete Stoyanovich | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Tamarick Vanover | 2 | 0 | 130 | 65.0 | 82t | 1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||
| Louie Aguiar | 6 | 365 | 60.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 5 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Tamarick Vanover | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Mark Fields | 2.0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Derrick Thomas | 1.0 |
| Dan Williams | 1.0 |
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