Exhibition Week 5, 1988

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs017303-23
New Orleans Saints330140-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 NOS - Morten Andersen 42 field goal
2Q: 12:56 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 10:33 KCY - Stanford Jennings 42 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 04:23 KCY - Darrin Nelson 24 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 00:21 KCY - Nick Lowery 18 field goal
3Q: 07:59 KCY - Nick Lowery 44 field goal
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Buster Rhymes 9 pass from Steve Fuller (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:50 NOS - Pierce Holt 63 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)
OT: 12:52 KCY - Nick Lowery 36 field goal

Team StatisticsKCYNOS
Record3-11-3
First Downs1817
- by Rushing47
- by Passing138
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards436353
- Offensive Plays6063
- Yards per Play7.275.60
Net Rushing Yards180179
- Rushing Attempts2636
- Yards per Rush6.924.97
Net Passing Yards256174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 18 - 024 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards278188
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/223/14
- Yards per Pass Play7.536.44
Fumbles/Lost1/13/1
3rd Down Conversions4/138/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.06.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/409/60
Punt Returns/Yards4/233/-1
Kick Returns/Yards5/1213/51
Interception Ret./Yards1/290/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 24
Time of Possession29:2032:53

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:071:07OWN 2139Punt
15:191:57OWN 1336Punt
212:492:33OWN 20680Touchdown
25:431:34OWN 14486Touchdown
22:172:03OWN 33766Field Goal
315:002:23OWN 293-4Punt
310:422:50OWN 43430Field Goal
33:202:32OWN 9417Punt
413:352:54OWN 37614Punt
48:403:21OWN 2960Punt
43:211:40OWN 27636Fumble
41:411:41OWN 17425Half
OT115:002:13OWN 35446Field Goal
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:53OWN 20421Punt
112:006:41OWN 211354Field Goal
13:225:33OWN 311062Field Goal
210:164:33OWN 21827Punt
24:091:52OWN 18360Interception
20:140:14OWN 51-1Half
312:371:55OWN 1938Punt
37:524:32OWN 28613Punt
30:482:13OWN 38525Fumble
410:412:01OWN 2035Punt
45:191:58OWN 46754Touchdown

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stanford Jennings151399.274941
Kenneth Davis10363.60800
Boomer Esiason155.00500
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell181045.784610
Bill Johnson16684.25900
Steve Fuller1-1-1.00-100
Dropkick Murphy188.00800

Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Boomer Esiason31182783/22139098.5
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Fuller1310912/8127188.9
Randall Cunningham116971/6032084.2

Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darrin Nelson6711218.6734271
WR Irving Fryar337023.336340
WR Eric Martin22189.000100
TE Manute Bol232311.5013240
FB Mark Brammer1188.00080
WR Butch Woolfolk153939.0034390
RB Keith Griffin1211.00010
WR Rodney Carter1155.00050
RB Kenneth Davis1222.00020
RB Stanford Jennings0200.00000
TE Brent Novoselsky0300.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Buster Rhymes556913.807281
WR Ernest Givins557114.203320
WR Rick Parros33268.6711190
RB Bill Johnson1277.00170
WR Odessa Turner1399.001090
FB Craig Heyward1166.00260
TE Ethan Horton0300.00000
TE Damone Johnson0100.00000
FB Dropkick Murphy0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD
S Dave Duerson12929.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD
Stanford Jennings1000
Cliff Charlton0100
Dave Duerson0010
Ken Stills0010
Joe Cain0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Earl Campbell1000
Steve Fuller1000
Rick Parros1000
Pierce Holt0101
Rick Donnalley0100
David Jones0100
Ron Holmes0010

Punting Statistics

Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tommy Barnhardt625442.339.2550
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon522545.040.4523

Kicking Statistics

Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Lowery3/31/10/0442/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen2/21/10/0422/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Jerry Holmes4235.80
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Earl Campbell2-1-0.50
Ottis Anderson100.00

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Vernon Dean49624.00
Jerry Holmes12525.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ottis Anderson23316.50
Earl Campbell11818.00

Defensive Statistics

Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dave Duerson810.02619
CB Jerry Holmes600.02816
OLB Jessie Tuggle510.03221
DE Brent Williams500.02822
OLB David Little421.02223
ILB Joe Cain411.02821
S James Griffin310.03025
OLB Scott Stephen310.0144
CB Vernon Dean300.02315
DT Tony Elliott210.02317
CB Sheldon White200.01416
DE Keith Baldwin121.02515
ILB Harry Carson120.094
CB Herb Welch110.02723
DE Paul Frase110.01917
OLB Bobby Bell100.022
S Ken Stills100.02115
OLB Cliff Charlton100.086
DT Greg Kragen010.01310
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom800.01821
DT Curt Jarvis421.01718
DE Kevin Fagan401.02025
OLB Lawrence Taylor330.02024
CB Don Griffin320.02122
CB Tory Nixon310.01421
CB Lorenzo Lynch310.01120
S Jim Perryman300.01525
CB Sean Thomas300.0811
DE Ron Holmes200.01424
CB Issiac Holt200.01822
DE Pierce Holt111.02230
S Greg Bright110.01719
ILB John Galvin110.0813
OLB Chip Banks100.01017
OLB Emanuel King100.089
WR Buster Rhymes10---------
S Carl Lews100.02020
DE Tony Colorito100.01514

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB David Little1.001023
DE Keith Baldwin1.000015
ILB Joe Cain1.000021
DE Brent Williams0.001022
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kevin Fagan1.001225
DT Curt Jarvis1.001018
DE Pierce Holt1.000130
DE Tony Colorito0.010014
DE Ron Holmes0.001024
S Carl Lews0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jerry Holmes30016
OLB David Little21023
S Dave Duerson20119
OLB Jessie Tuggle20021
CB Sheldon White20016
CB Vernon Dean11015
S James Griffin11025
OLB Bobby Bell1002
S Ken Stills10015
ILB Joe Cain10021
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom31021
CB Lorenzo Lynch31020
CB Tory Nixon30021
CB Don Griffin21022
CB Issiac Holt20022
CB Sean Thomas20011
OLB Lawrence Taylor10024
OLB Chip Banks10017
OLB Emanuel King1009
DE Pierce Holt01030

Blocking Statistics

Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Greg Skrepenak26022131
Adam Lingner25016123
Raleigh McKenzie14019124
Jim Cooper12014025
Mark Brammer1109014
Steve Courson020707
James Fitzpatrick02021024
Kent Hull02010011
Brian Holloway01021025
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Fike47027018
Tony Jones27024121
Damone Johnson2201209
Rick Donnalley17128023
David Jones13028118
Ed Simmons12123017
Jeff Dellenbach12022018
Ethan Horton11026016
Craig Heyward110607
Todd Kalis03021016
Earl Campbell00018113

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Mark Brammer220
Bobby Bell217
Jeff Smith119
James Griffin112
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Emanuel King316
Lawrence Taylor212
Earl Campbell123
Damone Johnson118
Rick Parros117
Craig Heyward113

Participation

Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
James Griffin------30251267
Herb Welch------27231262
Greg Skrepenak2231------861
Boomer Esiason2634---------60
Jessie Tuggle------3221255
James Fitzpatrick2124------954
Jerry Holmes------2816852
Brent Williams------2822252
Joe Cain------2821251
Brian Holloway2125------349
Jim Cooper1425------948
Keith Baldwin------2515747
Vernon Dean------2315947
Dave Duerson------2619247
David Little------2223---45
Adam Lingner1623------645
Mark Brammer914------2043
Raleigh McKenzie1924---------43
Sheldon White------14161343
Tony Elliott------2317141
Darrin Nelson1723---------40
Scott Stephen------1442240
Keith Griffin810------2038
Ken Stills------2115238
Paul Frase------1917---36
Brent Novoselsky1615------536
Manute Bol1415------534
Irving Fryar1220------133
Eric Martin1216------432
Stanford Jennings1615---------31
Kent Hull1011------930
Butch Woolfolk1217---------29
Greg Kragen------1310629
Glenn Dennison33------2026
Jeff Smith15------1925
Kenneth Davis1013---------23
Bobby Bell------221721
Rodney Carter04------1620
Harry Carson------94619
Cliff Charlton------86216
Steve Courson77------115
Brian Bosworth------46---10
Tommy Barnhardt00------99
Nick Lowery00------88
June Jones00---------0
David Woodley00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Issiac Holt------18222363
Rick Donnalley2823------758
Pierce Holt------2230658
Lawrence Taylor------20241256
Earl Campbell1813------2354
Jim Perryman------15251454
David Jones2818------753
Rick Parros1916------1752
Tony Jones2421------550
Ethan Horton2616------749
Dan Fike2718------348
Kevin Fagan------2025247
Ron Holmes------1424846
Jeff Dellenbach2218------444
Don Griffin------2122144
Dropkick Murphy1911------1444
Todd Kalis2116------744
Carl Lews------2020343
Cliff Odom------1821342
Ernest Givins2415------241
Ed Simmons2317---------40
Damone Johnson129------1839
Steve Fuller2115------238
Tory Nixon------1421338
Buster Rhymes2018---------38
Curt Jarvis------1718338
Greg Bright------1719137
Lorenzo Lynch------1120334
Chip Banks------1017633
Emanuel King------891633
Tony Colorito------1514433
Bill Johnson1814---------32
Andrew Provence------1019231
John Galvin------813728
Randall Cunningham1512---------27
Odessa Turner1512---------27
Craig Heyward67------1326
Kenny Jackson34------1825
Sean Thomas------811---19
Fred Robinson------001212
Mike Kelley74------112
Morten Andersen00------88
Ottis Anderson00------66
Mike Saxon00------55
Lee Davis------0011
Steve Joachim00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8658.1
Middle12927.7
Right6233.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10737.3
Middle13463.5
Right12615.1
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Boomer Esiason31187044430
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Fuller13101001101
Randall Cunningham1162022100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2110.5
Short (0-8 Yds)15101469.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)74486.9
Long (19+ Yds)738311.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44184.5
Short (0-8 Yds)118918.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)42246.0
Long (19+ Yds)525511.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Darrin Nelson760112323
WR Butch Woolfolk51239117
WR Irving Fryar33070220
TE Manute Bol32023115
TE Brent Novoselsky3010015
RB Keith Griffin2101010
RB Stanford Jennings2010015
WR Eric Martin22018016
RB Kenneth Davis2102013
FB Mark Brammer1108014
WR Rodney Carter110504
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes55069218
WR Ernest Givins55071115
WR Rick Parros33026016
TE Ethan Horton3010016
WR Odessa Turner3109012
RB Bill Johnson2107014
TE Damone Johnson100009
FB Dropkick Murphy1010011
FB Craig Heyward110607

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Kenneth Davis188.003.60
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earl Campbell133.005.78
Bill Johnson111.004.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Boomer Esiason2000.008.97
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Fuller22168.007.00
Randall Cunningham1000.008.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Stanford Jennings1000.000.00
TE Brent Novoselsky1000.000.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Bill Johnson1177.003.50
WR Buster Rhymes1199.0013.80
FB Dropkick Murphy1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityRushesConversions
Stanford Jennings31
Kenneth Davis10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Earl Campbell50
Bill Johnson44

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Boomer Esiason943
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham433
Steve Fuller221

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
RB Stanford Jennings200
WR Eric Martin221
TE Brent Novoselsky200
FB Mark Brammer111
WR Darrin Nelson111
WR Butch Woolfolk100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Buster Rhymes443
WR Ernest Givins111
FB Dropkick Murphy100

SectionAttendance
Stadium39,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,800 (21,400)
End Zone8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,400 (13,600)
Club Seats4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,500 (3,300)