Week 7, 1998

played in New Orleans, LA

88 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Seattle Seahawks	3	10	3	0	-	16
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:05 SEA - Jason Elam 29 field goal
2Q: 05:58 SEA - Andre Rison 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Jeff Graham 15 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 00:03 SEA - Jason Elam 50 field goal
3Q: 02:55 SEA - Jason Elam 33 field goal
3Q: 00:22 NOS - Leonard Klecko 20 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 14:54 NOS - Spencer Bramson 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 09:40 NOS - Karl Williams 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:05 SEA - Jason Elam 29 field goal
2Q: 05:58 SEA - Andre Rison 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Jeff Graham 15 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 00:03 SEA - Jason Elam 50 field goal
3Q: 02:55 SEA - Jason Elam 33 field goal
3Q: 00:22 NOS - Leonard Klecko 20 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 14:54 NOS - Spencer Bramson 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 09:40 NOS - Karl Williams 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Team Statistics SEA NOS
Record 1-6 2-4
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 396 333
- Offensive Plays 74 59
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 130 75
- Rushing Attempts 26 21
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.57
Net Passing Yards 266 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 27 - 0 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 296 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 9.8
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:52 29:08

Team Statistics	SEA	NOS
Record	1-6	2-4
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	396	333
- Offensive Plays	74	59
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	130	75
- Rushing Attempts	26	21
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.57
Net Passing Yards	266	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 27 - 0	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	296	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	9.8
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:52	29:08

Drive Charts

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	2:35	OWN 39	4	11	Punt
1	6:58	3:06	OWN 30	6	29	Punt
1	2:36	2:36	OPP 49	5	37	Field Goal
2	10:40	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:41	1:44	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 26	6	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
3	6:17	3:28	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
3	0:09	0:15	OWN 13	1	-4	Fumble
4	14:47	2:42	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
4	9:34	1:54	OWN 38	5	20	Downs
4	3:34	2:51	OWN 20	14	53	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	10:33	3:35	OWN 20	6	57	Missed FG
1	3:52	1:16	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	15:00	4:20	OWN 20	10	40	Punt
2	5:50	1:09	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:57	1:03	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
3	10:33	4:16	OWN 42	7	19	Punt
3	2:49	2:40	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	14:54	0:07	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
4	12:05	2:31	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	7:40	4:06	OWN 42	6	14	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 27	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Skip Hicks	12	81	6.75	37	3
Rudy Koncar	10	32	3.20	17	2
Brad Johnson	4	17	4.25	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	11	34	3.09	13	2	0
Spencer Bramson	5	28	5.60	9	0	1
Matt Hassebeck	4	2	0.50	6	0	0
Chad Graham	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson	43	27	296	5/30	1	38	0	90.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	35	25	274	3/16	3	33	0	122.8

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hines Ward	8	10	63	7.88	20	19	0
WR Andre Rison	5	12	54	10.80	30	35	1
WR David Patten	4	6	29	7.25	4	9	0
TE Marcus Pollard	3	4	58	19.33	27	38	0
RB Rudy Koncar	2	2	7	3.50	4	4	0
WR Joey Galloway	2	4	58	29.00	41	30	0
TE Roland Williams	2	4	16	8.00	4	12	0
FB Tim Lester	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Williams	9	10	112	12.44	64	31	1
WR Jeff Graham	6	10	66	11.00	15	17	1
WR Leonard Klecko	4	5	60	15.00	50	33	1
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	15	7.50	0	16	0
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	7	3.50	2	7	0
TE Bradford Banta	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Skip Hicks	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dexter Coakley	0	1	0	0
Jim Lyles	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	4	167	41.8	31.8	50	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	285	47.5	33.7	64	1

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	3/4	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	2	23	11.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hines Ward	2	45	22.5	0
Dedric Ward	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Livingston	6	0	1.0	17	16
S Reggie Tongue	6	0	0.0	19	31
OLB Darrin Smith	5	2	1.5	14	26
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	5	0	0.0	20	38
CB Sam Madison	5	0	0.0	20	37
S Mike Minter	4	0	0.0	17	33
DE Chris Mims	3	0	0.5	13	24
CB Jerry Wilson	3	2	0.0	21	36
OLB Ricardo McDonald	2	0	0.0	15	29
S Tim Watson	1	1	0.0	10	28
DT Hollis Thomas	1	1	0.0	14	30
CB Darrius Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	14
DT Steve Emtman	0	2	0.0	7	8
DE Joel Smeenge	0	1	0.0	16	24
S Mike Dumas	0	1	0.0	4	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	8	0	0.0	25	47
CB Jim Lyles	7	0	0.0	25	45
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	3	0.0	23	37
ILB Mike Caldwell	5	2	1.0	25	45
S Deke McQuay	5	1	0.0	19	38
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	4	0	0.0	3	11
DT William Carr	3	0	1.0	16	22
CB Leonard Wheeler	3	3	0.0	18	36
CB Monty Montgomery	3	1	0.0	26	46
DT Walt Murphy	3	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	0.0	7	10
DE Robert Harris	2	3	1.5	21	44
DE Marvin Washington	2	0	1.0	25	41
DT Mike Lodish	2	1	0.5	17	33
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Donovin Darius	0	2	0.0	11	23
CB Frank Robinson	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Darrin Smith	1.5	0	0	26
OLB Jon Livingston	1.0	0	0	16
DE Chris Mims	0.5	0	0	24
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	1	0	29
DE Joel Smeenge	0.0	0	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.5	0	5	7	44
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	1	2	2	41
ILB Mike Caldwell	1.0	0	0	0	45
DT William Carr	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Mike Lodish	0.5	0	0	0	33
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	0	2	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sam Madison	5	2	37
CB Jerry Wilson	4	0	36
S Mike Minter	4	0	33
S Reggie Tongue	3	1	31
OLB Darrin Smith	2	1	26
OLB Jon Livingston	2	1	16
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	2	0	38
DE Chris Mims	1	0	24
S Tim Watson	1	0	28
CB Darrius Johnson	1	0	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	4	1	45
S Bubba McDowell	4	0	47
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	4	0	11
CB Leonard Wheeler	2	2	36
DT Walt Murphy	2	0	21
ILB Mike Caldwell	2	0	45
S Deke McQuay	2	0	38
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	10
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	46
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	1	37
DT Mike Lodish	1	0	33
CB Frank Robinson	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harry Boatswain	5	9	26	2	48
Eric Moten	1	4	26	1	48
Kevin Mawae	1	4	26	1	48
Mike Compton	1	2	26	0	48
Roman Oben	0	3	26	1	48

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Heck	3	4	21	1	38
Harris Barton	2	3	21	0	38
Ike Davis	1	4	21	0	38
Zack Freeman	0	3	21	1	38
Rod Shoate	0	3	21	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bradford Banta	2	16
Derek Russell	1	16
Spencer Bramson	1	16
Monty Montgomery	1	9

Participation

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Compton	26	48	---	---	8	82
Harry Boatswain	26	48	---	---	---	74
Eric Moten	26	48	---	---	---	74
Brad Johnson	26	48	---	---	---	74
Kevin Mawae	26	48	---	---	---	74
Roman Oben	26	48	---	---	---	74
Hines Ward	23	41	---	---	5	69
Marcus Pollard	21	33	---	---	6	60
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	20	38	1	59
Reggie Tongue	---	---	19	31	9	59
Jerry Wilson	---	---	21	36	2	59
Mike Minter	---	---	17	33	9	59
Sam Madison	---	---	20	37	1	58
Andre Rison	19	38	---	---	---	57
Rudy Koncar	12	17	---	---	22	51
David Patten	15	35	---	---	---	50
Tim Watson	---	---	10	28	8	46
Jon Livingston	---	---	17	16	13	46
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	15	29	1	45
Hollis Thomas	---	---	14	30	1	45
Darrius Johnson	---	---	4	14	25	43
Skip Hicks	13	30	---	---	---	43
Joel Smeenge	---	---	16	24	1	41
Tim Lester	15	19	---	---	7	41
Darrin Smith	---	---	14	26	1	41
Chris Mims	---	---	13	24	1	38
Joey Galloway	6	17	---	---	11	34
D'Marco Farr	---	---	9	14	6	29
Roland Williams	4	9	---	---	11	24
Steve Emtman	---	---	7	8	6	21
Keith McKenzie	---	---	5	14	---	19
Lamar Lathon	---	---	4	5	9	18
Walter Rasby	0	0	---	---	17	17
Dedric Ward	1	1	---	---	15	17
Chris Penn	1	0	---	---	13	14
Sam Rogers	---	---	2	6	5	13
Mike Dumas	---	---	4	5	2	11
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	8	8
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Sapp	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nathan Strikwerda	0	0	---	---	8	8
Casey Weldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Graham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrence Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Monty Montgomery	---	---	26	46	9	81
Bubba McDowell	---	---	25	47	4	76
Jim Lyles	---	---	25	45	4	74
Mike Caldwell	---	---	25	45	4	74
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	18	36	17	71
Marvin Washington	---	---	25	41	4	70
Robert Harris	---	---	21	44	5	70
Harris Barton	21	38	---	---	7	66
Ike Davis	21	38	---	---	7	66
Jessie Armstead	---	---	23	37	4	64
Bradford Banta	18	29	---	---	16	63
Deke McQuay	---	---	19	38	4	61
Larry Heck	21	38	---	---	---	59
Zack Freeman	21	38	---	---	---	59
Rod Shoate	21	38	---	---	---	59
Matt Hassebeck	21	38	---	---	---	59
Mike Lodish	---	---	17	33	4	54
Jeff Graham	18	32	---	---	1	51
Karl Williams	12	27	---	---	8	47
Richard Huntley	15	25	---	---	4	44
William Carr	---	---	16	22	2	40
Leonard Klecko	15	22	---	---	---	37
Walt Murphy	---	---	11	21	5	37
Donovin Darius	---	---	11	23	1	35
Chad Graham	7	12	---	---	14	33
Spencer Bramson	6	10	---	---	16	32
Az-Zahir Hakim	6	16	---	---	9	31
Keith Jennings	7	17	---	---	5	29
Frank Robinson	---	---	2	9	18	29
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	3	11	12	26
Darrell Russell	---	---	5	14	4	23
Derek Russell	1	0	---	---	16	17
Dexter Coakley	---	---	7	10	---	17
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gerald Dixon	---	---	1	1	9	11
Gary Ferguson	---	---	5	4	---	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Simmons	---	---	1	1	4	6
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tarik Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	91	9.1
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	9	12	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	4	12	3.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Johnson	43	27	4	0	2	4	9	10	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	35	25	5	2	1	5	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	120	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	130	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	62	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	115	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Rison	12	5	2	54	1	38
WR Hines Ward	10	8	0	63	0	41
WR David Patten	6	4	0	29	0	35
WR Joey Galloway	4	2	0	58	2	17
TE Marcus Pollard	4	3	0	58	1	33
TE Roland Williams	4	2	0	16	0	9
RB Rudy Koncar	2	2	0	7	0	17
FB Tim Lester	1	1	0	11	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	10	6	0	66	0	32
WR Karl Williams	10	9	0	112	3	27
WR Leonard Klecko	5	4	0	60	2	22
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	4	1	1	15	0	16
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	0	15	0	17
TE Bradford Banta	2	1	0	-1	0	29
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	0	7	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudy Koncar	2	-4	-2.00	3.20
Skip Hicks	2	0	0.00	6.75

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	1	6	6.00	3.09
Spencer Bramson	1	9	9.00	5.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Johnson	7	4	21	3.00	6.88

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	3	36	12.00	7.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Rison	2	1	3	1.50	4.50
RB Rudy Koncar	2	2	7	3.50	3.50
FB Tim Lester	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR David Patten	1	0	0	0.00	4.83
TE Roland Williams	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	15	15.00	6.60
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	20	20.00	12.00
WR Karl Williams	1	1	1	1.00	11.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Johnson	3	0
Rudy Koncar	1	0
Skip Hicks	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer Bramson	2	0
Richard Huntley	1	0
Chad Graham	1	1
Matt Hassebeck	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Johnson	8	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hines Ward	4	3	1
WR Andre Rison	2	1	1
WR David Patten	2	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	1
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	1
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	0
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	0
WR Karl Williams	1	1	1
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)