The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 23 to 17, on October 12, 1997.
1st quarter
ATL
NO
Morten Andersen 25-yard field goal
3
0
Bert Emanuel 9-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)
10
0
2nd quarter
ATL
NO
Doug Brien 35-yard field goal
10
3
Morten Andersen 32-yard field goal
13
3
Morten Andersen 55-yard field goal
16
3
3rd quarter
ATL
NO
Jamal Anderson 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)
23
3
4th quarter
ATL
NO
Andre Hastings 16-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick)
23
10
Mario Bates 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick)
23
17
Falcons
Saints
1st Downs
14
13
Passing 1st Downs
6
6
Rushing 1st Downs
8
6
1st downs from penalties
0
1
3rd down efficiency
4 - 13
2 - 13
4th down efficiency
0 - 0
2 - 3
Total Plays
58
60
Total Yards
166
179
Yards per play
2.9
3.0
Passing
77
99
Comp - Att
10 - 22
14 - 22
Yards per pass
2.9
3.1
Interceptions thrown
0
2
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 40
10 - 76
Rushing
89
80
Rushing Attempts
31
28
Yards per rush
2.9
2.9
Penalties
6
6
Turnovers
2
4
Fumbles lost
2
2
Interceptions
0
2
Possession
30:10
29:50
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Chandler | 10 | 22 | 117 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 77.3 |
Team | 10 | 22 | 77 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 77.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jamal Anderson | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 1 |
Byron Hanspard | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 |
Chris Chandler | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 |
Team | 31 | 89 | 2.9 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bert Emanuel | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | |
Terance Mathis | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Harold Green | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
Jamal Anderson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Ed West | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Byron Hanspard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 10 | 117 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 | |||||
Travis Hall | 2.5 | |||||
Dan Owens | 1.5 | |||||
Chuck Smith | 5.0 | |||||
Team | 10.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Stryzinski | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | |
Team | 6 | 252 | 42.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Hanspard | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd Kinchen | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Wuerffel | 9 | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 91.8 |
Heath Shuler | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34.3 |
Team | 14 | 22 | 99 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 65.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Bates | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 1 |
Ray Zellars | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
Troy Davis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
Heath Shuler | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
Danny Wuerffel | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
Wes Bender | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Andre Hastings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andre Hastings | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 1 | |
John Farquhar | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Ray Zellars | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
Mario Bates | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Randal Hill | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Troy Davis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 175 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Fields | 2.0 | |||||
Richard Harvey | 1.0 | |||||
Joe Johnson | 1.0 | |||||
Keith Mitchell | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 5.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Brien | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Royals | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | |
Team | 6 | 246 | 41.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Guliford | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Guliford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team Leaders
See morePASS
Carr
RUSH
Kamara
REC
Olave
Team Rankings
See morePPG
23.6
9th
OPP PPG
19.2
8th
RUSH YDS/G
102.5
21st
PASS YDS/G
248.5
13th
2023 Division Standings
See moreTEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saints | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
Buccaneers | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
Panthers | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 |
Schedule
See morePlayoff Pass Yards Leaders
See moreMahomes
Goff
Purdy
Playoff Rush Yards Leaders
See morePacheco
McCaffrey
Jones
Playoff Rec Yards Leaders
See moreKelce
Brown
Rice
Playoff Pass TD Leaders
See moreMayfield
Mahomes
Love
Playoff Rush TD Leaders
See moreMcCaffrey
Gibbs
Pacheco
Playoff Rec TD Leaders
See moreFerguson
Kelce
Shakir
Playoff QB Rating Leaders
See moreStafford
Stroud
Love
Playoff Sack Leaders
See moreHutchinson
Karlaftis
Hinish
Playoff PPG Rankings
See more34.5
32.0
28.7
27.5
27.5
27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
See more13.5
15.8
20.0
22.0
24.0
24.0
Playoff Total Yards Rankings
See more510.0
425.0
417.0
389.0
386.0
383.7
Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
See more180.5
155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
125.0
Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
See more403.0
367.0
343.0
307.0
279.0
265.0
Playoff Sack Leaders
See more8.0
7.0
7.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Best Record ATS
See more14-6
13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
12-7
10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
See more5-12
5-11-1
5-11-1
6-11
6-10-1
6-10-1
Scores