Week 13, 1997

played in Seattle, OR

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	8	-	15
Seattle Seahawks	7	14	0	17	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 SEA - Dedric Ward 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Karl Williams 36 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 04:00 SEA - Dorsey Levens 5 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:59 SEA - Joey Galloway 31 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 09:40 SEA - Scott Norwood 21 field goal
4Q: 07:15 SEA - Andre Rison 13 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Jake Reed 6 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Danny Wuerffel run for conversion)
4Q: 01:36 SEA - Andre Rison 49 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 SEA - Dedric Ward 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Karl Williams 36 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 04:00 SEA - Dorsey Levens 5 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:59 SEA - Joey Galloway 31 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 09:40 SEA - Scott Norwood 21 field goal
4Q: 07:15 SEA - Andre Rison 13 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Jake Reed 6 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Danny Wuerffel run for conversion)
4Q: 01:36 SEA - Andre Rison 49 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics NOS SEA
Record 1-11 6-5-1
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 206 438
- Offensive Plays 62 72
- Yards per Play 3.32 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 60 84
- Rushing Attempts 15 37
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.27
Net Passing Yards 146 354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 18 - 1 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 360
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/35 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.11 10.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 10/79
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 40
Time of Possession 24:26 35:34

Team Statistics	NOS	SEA
Record	1-11	6-5-1
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	206	438
- Offensive Plays	62	72
- Yards per Play	3.32	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	60	84
- Rushing Attempts	15	37
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.27
Net Passing Yards	146	354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 18 - 1	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	360
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/35	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.11	10.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	10/79
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 40
Time of Possession	24:26	35:34

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:53	1:33	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	2:14	2:24	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
2	11:29	1:19	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	8:55	0:52	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
2	3:54	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
2	2:48	2:48	OWN 16	6	33	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	9:16	3:06	OWN 27	6	1	Punt
3	4:47	1:21	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	1:12	1:55	OWN 16	4	12	Punt
4	9:35	0:59	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs
4	7:04	5:12	OWN 23	14	77	Touchdown
4	1:18	0:59	OWN 20	4	-4	Downs

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:07	OWN 11	14	89	Touchdown
1	7:20	5:06	OWN 17	9	23	Punt
2	14:50	3:21	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	10:10	1:15	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	8:03	4:09	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
2	2:59	0:11	OPP 31	1	31	Touchdown
3	13:20	4:04	OWN 27	7	53	Missed FG
3	6:10	1:23	OWN 27	4	-26	Punt
3	3:26	2:14	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	14:17	4:42	OWN 33	7	63	Field Goal
4	8:36	1:32	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
4	1:52	0:34	OPP 49	2	49	Touchdown
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 16	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Brad Johnson, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Huntley	12	55	4.58	14	2
Danny Wuerffel	2	6	3.00	3	0
Larry Long	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dorsey Levens	27	70	2.59	13	2	1
Scottie Graham	6	11	1.83	4	0	0
Brad Johnson	4	3	0.75	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	41	18	181	6/35	2	36	1	63.1

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson	34	26	360	1/6	4	49	0	149.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Keith Jennings	5	6	39	7.80	5	19	0
WR Karl Williams	4	11	70	17.50	5	36	1
WR Jeff Graham	2	6	30	15.00	15	20	0
WR Jake Reed	2	3	11	5.50	4	6	1
WR Derek Russell	2	7	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Leonard Klecko	2	6	11	5.50	0	10	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Rison	9	11	145	16.11	77	49	2
WR Joey Galloway	9	10	146	16.22	47	31	1
RB Dorsey Levens	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0
WR David Patten	2	5	20	10.00	2	16	0
WR Dedric Ward	2	2	15	7.50	0	12	1
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	2	33	33.00	33	33	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Darrin Smith	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Wuerffel	1	0	0
Karl Williams	0	1	0
Monty Montgomery	0	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joey Galloway	1	0	0
Andre Rison	0	1	0
Tim Watson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	349	49.9	43.3	59	2

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	258	51.6	47.8	61	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	3	19	6.3	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	3	21	7.0	0
David Patten	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	1	17	17.0	0
Derek Russell	1	16	16.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	6	2	0.0	37	35
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	1	0.0	32	28
CB Monty Montgomery	6	0	0.0	12	27
ILB Mike Caldwell	5	3	0.0	13	26
ILB Don Davis	5	2	0.0	24	9
S Brian Jordan	5	1	0.0	35	35
DT Darrell Russell	4	0	1.0	20	19
CB Frank Robinson	4	1	0.0	32	33
CB Dewayne Washington	3	2	0.0	36	34
DT Walt Murphy	2	3	0.0	31	28
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	3	0.0	23	9
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0.0	5	7
DT William Carr	2	0	0.0	23	22
DE Robert Harris	1	2	0.0	31	30
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0.0	26	30
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0.0	3	0
S Deke McQuay	1	0	0.0	5	3

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reggie Tongue	5	2	0.0	15	41
DE Joel Smeenge	4	0	2.0	11	25
OLB Darrin Smith	4	0	1.0	13	30
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	3	1	0.0	13	41
S Mike Dumas	3	0	0.0	14	41
DT Hollis Thomas	3	0	0.0	11	43
OLB Lamar Lathon	2	1	1.5	9	24
DE Chris Mims	2	1	1.0	7	27
S Tim Watson	2	0	0.0	5	16
CB Darrius Johnson	2	0	0.0	2	14
CB Sam Madison	2	0	0.0	14	41
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	0.5	9	33
CB Jeff Ismail	1	2	0.0	7	33
CB James Trapp	1	2	0.0	13	39
S Mike Minter	1	0	0.0	1	7
ILB Darwin Ireland	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Darrell Russell	1.0	0	0	19
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	2	0	28
DE Robert Harris	0.0	0	1	30
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	0	1	5

Seattle	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joel Smeenge	2.0	0	0	25
OLB Lamar Lathon	1.5	0	1	24
OLB Darrin Smith	1.0	3	1	30
DE Chris Mims	1.0	1	0	27
DE Tim Edwards	0.5	0	1	33
OLB George Koonce	0.0	2	0	29
DT Steve Emtman	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Caldwell	5	0	26
CB Monty Montgomery	4	0	27
S Brian Jordan	3	2	35
CB Frank Robinson	3	0	33
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	28
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	7
CB Dewayne Washington	2	0	34
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	35
ILB Don Davis	1	0	9
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	19
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	9

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrius Johnson	3	1	0	14
S Mike Dumas	3	0	0	41
OLB Darrin Smith	2	0	1	30
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	2	0	0	41
CB Sam Madison	2	0	0	41
S Mike Minter	2	0	0	7
CB James Trapp	1	3	0	39
S Reggie Tongue	1	1	0	41
CB Jeff Ismail	1	0	0	33
DT Hollis Thomas	1	0	0	43
OLB George Koonce	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	2	4	14	1	40
Zack Freeman	2	3	14	2	41
Larry Heck	1	4	15	2	43
Harris Barton	0	1	15	0	46
Craig Heyward	0	1	6	0	9
Ike Davis	0	0	14	1	43

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moten	3	15	34	0	35
Kevin Mawae	2	7	35	0	35
Roman Oben	2	4	37	0	35
Bruce Kozerski	1	2	36	0	35
Tim Lester	1	2	20	0	13
Harry Boatswain	0	3	27	0	23
Nicolas Branch	0	0	10	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	1	17
Craig Heyward	1	14
Ike Davis	1	7
Ruben Brown	1	7

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
George Koonce	1	30
Dorsey Levens	1	17
Tim Lester	1	14
Reggie Tongue	1	12
Darwin Ireland	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	37	35	12	84
Frank Robinson	---	---	32	33	12	77
Dewayne Washington	---	---	36	34	3	73
Brian Jordan	---	---	35	35	2	72
Harris Barton	15	46	---	---	7	68
Ike Davis	14	43	---	---	7	64
Keith Jennings	12	33	---	---	17	62
Robert Harris	---	---	31	30	1	62
Jessie Armstead	---	---	32	28	2	62
Danny Wuerffel	15	47	---	---	---	62
Walt Murphy	---	---	31	28	2	61
Marvin Washington	---	---	26	30	2	58
Larry Heck	15	43	---	---	---	58
Zack Freeman	14	41	---	---	---	55
Tony Jones	14	40	---	---	---	54
Leonard Klecko	11	40	---	---	---	51
Monty Montgomery	---	---	12	27	10	49
William Carr	---	---	23	22	1	46
Larry Long	2	19	---	---	22	43
Jeff Graham	11	30	---	---	---	41
Mike Caldwell	---	---	13	26	2	41
Richard Huntley	13	28	---	---	---	41
Darrell Russell	---	---	20	19	1	40
Don Davis	---	---	24	9	5	38
Karl Williams	9	29	---	---	---	38
Derek Russell	6	22	---	---	7	35
Dexter Coakley	---	---	23	9	2	34
Tyrone Davis	4	11	---	---	17	32
Craig Heyward	6	9	---	---	14	29
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	5	7	17	29
Jake Reed	1	9	---	---	15	25
Gary Ferguson	---	---	11	5	5	21
Pierce Holt	---	---	6	5	6	17
Ruben Brown	1	9	---	---	7	17
James McKnight	0	5	---	---	10	15
Patrick Salonen	1	6	---	---	7	14
Barry Minter	---	---	3	0	10	13
Gerald Dixon	---	---	2	0	10	12
Sebastian Fannin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Martin	1	7	---	---	---	8
Deke McQuay	---	---	5	3	---	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Mawae	35	35	---	---	7	77
Brad Johnson	37	35	---	---	---	72
Roman Oben	37	35	---	---	---	72
Bruce Kozerski	36	35	---	---	---	71
Eric Moten	34	35	---	---	---	69
Dorsey Levens	30	22	---	---	17	69
George Koonce	---	---	9	29	30	68
Reggie Tongue	---	---	15	41	12	68
Hollis Thomas	---	---	11	43	7	61
Mike Dumas	---	---	14	41	2	57
Andre Rison	24	31	---	---	---	55
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	13	41	1	55
Sam Madison	---	---	14	41	---	55
Joey Galloway	24	25	---	---	4	53
James Trapp	---	---	13	39	---	52
Marcus Pollard	20	23	---	---	8	51
Harry Boatswain	27	23	---	---	---	50
Jeff Ismail	---	---	7	33	10	50
Tim Edwards	---	---	9	33	7	49
David Patten	17	16	---	---	16	49
Tim Lester	20	13	---	---	14	47
Walter Rasby	22	15	---	---	10	47
Darrin Smith	---	---	13	30	2	45
Dedric Ward	10	10	---	---	18	38
Joel Smeenge	---	---	11	25	---	36
Jimmie Johnson	10	8	---	---	17	35
Lamar Lathon	---	---	9	24	2	35
Chris Mims	---	---	7	27	---	34
Darrius Johnson	---	---	2	14	14	30
Tim Watson	---	---	5	16	8	29
Darwin Ireland	---	---	3	13	8	24
Nicolas Branch	10	12	---	---	---	22
Steve Emtman	---	---	7	13	---	20
Scottie Graham	7	10	---	---	---	17
Sam Rogers	---	---	2	7	2	11
Damon Denson	3	0	---	---	7	10
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Minter	---	---	1	7	1	9
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Grant Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Sapp	0	0	---	---	7	7
Herman Fontenot	1	2	---	---	3	6
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Compton	3	0	---	---	---	3
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Doug Pederson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-1	-0.2
Middle	4	20	5.0
Right	6	41	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	15	1.3
Middle	20	69	3.5
Right	2	4	2.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Wuerffel	41	18	2	6	3	6	7	3	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Johnson	34	26	7	1	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	75	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	15	2	55	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	155	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	136	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	11	4	1	70	1	29
WR Derek Russell	7	2	1	12	0	22
TE Keith Jennings	6	5	1	39	0	33
WR Jeff Graham	6	2	0	30	1	30
WR Leonard Klecko	6	2	0	11	0	40
WR Jake Reed	3	2	0	11	0	9
TE Tyrone Davis	2	1	0	8	0	11

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Rison	11	9	0	145	3	31
WR Joey Galloway	10	9	0	146	3	25
WR David Patten	5	2	1	20	0	16
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	0	4	0	8
RB Dorsey Levens	2	2	0	-3	0	22
TE Marcus Pollard	2	1	0	33	1	23
WR Dedric Ward	2	2	0	15	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	5	13	2.60	2.59
Scottie Graham	4	5	1.25	1.83
Brad Johnson	3	-4	-1.33	0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Wuerffel	5	4	18	3.60	4.41

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Johnson	3	3	28	9.33	10.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jake Reed	2	2	11	5.50	3.67
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.50
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	0	0.00	1.83
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Rison	1	1	13	13.00	13.18
WR Joey Galloway	1	1	12	12.00	14.60
WR Dedric Ward	1	1	3	3.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Dorsey Levens	4	2
Brad Johnson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	13	5	3

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Johnson	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Klecko	4	1	0
WR Karl Williams	4	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	1
WR Derek Russell	2	1	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	1

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joey Galloway	5	5	4
WR Andre Rison	2	1	1
TE Marcus Pollard	2	1	1
WR Dedric Ward	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (18,600)
End Zone 12,100 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (18,600)
End Zone	12,100 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (6,200)