| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 18, 1998 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 60774 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Lamar Smith 5 run (Doug Brien kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 31 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tony Martin 45 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Keith Poole 64 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Doug Brien kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Safety, Steve DeBerg sacked in end zone by Wayne Martin | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Christian 8 pass from Steve DeBerg (Morten Andersen kick) | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Eugene Robinson 25 interception return (Morten Andersen kick) | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Keith Poole 82 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Doug Brien kick) | 23 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Sean Dawkins |
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 68 | LOG | Kyle Turley |
| 68 | 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 |
| 50 | MLB | Kevin Mitchell |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 29 | FS | Sammy Knight |
| 22 | RCB | Tyronne Drakeford |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 68 | LOG | Calvin Collins |
| 61 | C | Robbie Tobeck |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 74 | ROT | Ephraim Salaam |
| 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 |
| 75 | RDT | Shane Dronett |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 52 | RLB | Craig Sauer |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 41 | FS | Eugene Robinson |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Lamar Smith | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 25 | 132 | 5.3 | 31t | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 261 | 9.0 | 82t | 2 | 1 | 6 | 88.4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 129 | 12.9 | 45t | 1 | 4 | 15 | 145.8 |
| Steve DeBerg | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 60 | 6.0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 118.8 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Keith Poole | 3 | 154 | 51.3 | 82t | 2 |
| Cam Cleeland | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Sean Dawkins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Brett Bech | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tony Martin | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 45t | 1 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 |
| O.J. Santiago | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8t | 1 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Eugene Robinson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mark Royals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 56 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 4 | 260 | 65.0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 6 | 425 | 70.8 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tim Dwight | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Je'rod Cherry | 1.0 |
| Mark Fields | 1.0 |
| Wayne Martin | 1.0 |
| Jared Tomich | 1.0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 0.5 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Shane Dronett | 1. |
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