| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 8, 1998 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 63779 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 14 pass from Brad Johnson (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 28 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 4 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Aaron Craver 100 kickoff return (Doug Brien kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 20 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 61 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Aaron Craver 9 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Doug Brien kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Sammy Knight 91 interception return (Doug Brien kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Sean Dawkins |
| 83 | WR | Keith Poole |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 68 | LOG | Kyle Turley |
| 69 | C | Tom Ackerman |
| 65 | ROG | Chris Naeole |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 85 | TE | Cam Cleeland |
| 11 | QB | Billy Joe Tolliver |
| 34 | RB | Ray Zellars |
| 36 | FB | Lamar Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Jared Tomich |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 59 | SLB | Keith Mitchell |
| 56 | MLB | Chris Bordano |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 29 | FS | Sammy Knight |
| 22 | RCB | Tyronne Drakeford |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 7 | QB | Randall Cunningham |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Duane Clemons |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 90 | UT | Derrick Alexander |
| 93 | RDE | John Randle |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 58 | MLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 57 | WLB | Dwayne Rudd |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 22:51 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0/7 | 1/2 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| MIN | 37:09 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 12/18 | 1/1 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Lamar Smith | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 52 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 20 | 137 | 6.9 | 61t | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 2 |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 162 | 5.1 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 168 | 10.5 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 124.0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 168 | 10.5 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 124.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 38 | 28 | 73.7 | 2 | 316 | 8.3 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 85.0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 28 | 70.0 | 2 | 316 | 7.9 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 80.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Sean Dawkins | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Ray Zellars | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 49 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Andrew Glover | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 42 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 316 | 11.3 | 42 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 91t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 91t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 5 | 333 | 66.6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 403 | 67.2 | 3 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 0 | 115 | 57.5 | 100t | 1 |
| Brett Bech | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 135 | 45.0 | 100t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 5 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Je'rod Cherry | 1.0 |
| Mark Fields | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Ed McDaniel | 1.0 |
| Kailee Wong | 1.0 |
| Derrick Alexander | 0.5 |
| John Randle | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |