Week 16, 1988

played in Kansas City, MO

46 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	3	-	20
Kansas City Chiefs	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 KCY - Darrin Nelson 1 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 04:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 13:36 NOS - Emanuel King 0 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:37 NOS - Randall Cunningham 1 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:31 KCY - Stanford Jennings 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 12:57 KCY - Brent Novoselsky 29 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 05:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 KCY - Darrin Nelson 1 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 04:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 13:36 NOS - Emanuel King 0 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:37 NOS - Randall Cunningham 1 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:31 KCY - Stanford Jennings 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 12:57 KCY - Brent Novoselsky 29 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 05:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 52 field goal

Team Statistics NOS KCY
Record 8-7 8-7
First Downs 9 23
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 1 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 183 481
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 3.39 7.07
Net Rushing Yards 129 157
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 3.91 6.83
Net Passing Yards 54 324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 17 - 7 - 0 44 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 77 330
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.57 7.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 6/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 19
Time of Possession 27:50 32:10

Team Statistics	NOS	KCY
Record	8-7	8-7
First Downs	9	23
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	1	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	183	481
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	3.39	7.07
Net Rushing Yards	129	157
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	3.91	6.83
Net Passing Yards	54	324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	17 - 7 - 0	44 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	77	330
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.57	7.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	6/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 19
Time of Possession	27:50	32:10

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:12	2:58	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
1	7:10	3:10	OWN 18	6	56	Field Goal
1	1:13	2:37	OWN 49	5	13	Punt
2	12:42	2:01	OPP 28	3	-17	Punt
2	9:11	3:03	OPP 35	6	16	Missed FG
2	3:23	2:58	OPP 33	8	33	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	10:44	1:46	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	6:24	1:00	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:33	3:19	OWN 4	6	23	Punt
4	12:46	2:16	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	6:42	1:41	OPP 36	4	1	Field Goal
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 42	1	0	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:14	4:04	OWN 14	10	86	Touchdown
1	4:00	2:47	OWN 20	5	31	Fumble
2	13:36	0:12	OWN 3	1	0	Interception
2	13:24	0:42	OWN 26	1	2	Fumble
2	10:41	1:30	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	6:08	2:45	OWN 26	6	15	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 9	3	34	Half
3	13:16	2:32	OWN 22	6	72	Missed FG
3	8:58	2:34	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
3	5:24	2:51	OWN 23	5	26	Punt
4	14:14	1:28	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
4	10:30	3:48	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	5:01	4:56	OWN 20	11	45	Missed FG

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	23	80	3.48	13	1	0
Earl Campbell	7	34	4.86	14	1	0
Randall Cunningham	3	15	5.00	9	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	15	140	9.33	55	3	0
Stanford Jennings	7	19	2.71	7	0	1
Boomer Esiason	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	17	7	77	4/23	0	35	0	55.2

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	44	29	330	1/6	2	45	2	84.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Givins	4	8	24	6.00	1	15
WR Rick Parros	2	4	43	21.50	24	35
RB Bill Johnson	1	2	10	10.00	1	10
TE Damone Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Fryar	9	11	112	12.44	44	28	0
WR Darrin Nelson	5	9	34	6.80	10	16	1
WR Eric Martin	3	4	32	10.67	14	18	0
TE Manute Bol	3	4	18	6.00	10	17	0
RB Kenneth Davis	3	4	34	11.33	11	19	0
TE Glenn Dennison	2	2	16	8.00	12	10	0
RB Stanford Jennings	2	4	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Jeff Smith	1	1	45	45.00	35	45	0
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	3	29	29.00	0	29	1
WR Butch Woolfolk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Rick Fenney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.00	1
CB Don Griffin	1	13	13.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	1	0
Bill Johnson	0	1	0
Lee Davis	0	1	0
Issiac Holt	0	0	1
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Force
Irving Fryar	1	0
Kenneth Davis	1	0
Jessie Tuggle	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	332	41.5	39.5	53	4

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	4	140	35.0	31.0	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	3	16	5.3	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	6	16	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	3	63	21.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	5	0	0.5	17	26
S Jim Perryman	5	2	0.0	15	21
S Greg Bright	5	1	0.0	16	41
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0.0	18	37
CB Don Griffin	4	1	0.0	21	34
ILB Cliff Odom	3	2	0.0	21	45
DE Pierce Holt	3	2	0.0	16	36
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0.0	12	38
OLB Emanuel King	3	0	0.0	7	13
DE Tony Colorito	2	2	0.0	12	15
CB Lee Davis	2	0	0.0	12	14
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	12	35
CB Issiac Holt	1	1	0.0	12	22
S Carl Lews	1	1	0.0	19	31
DT Andrew Provence	0	3	0.5	9	14
OLB Chip Banks	0	1	0.0	5	8
DE Ron Holmes	0	1	0.0	13	28

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Stephen	5	1	1.0	32	19
OLB Jessie Tuggle	5	1	1.0	12	7
DT Tony Elliott	4	0	1.0	22	11
ILB Brian Bosworth	4	3	0.0	21	14
DE Jeff Bryant	4	1	0.0	18	16
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	0.0	20	15
S Dave Duerson	3	0	0.0	26	17
OLB Cliff Charlton	2	0	1.0	30	19
CB Vernon Dean	2	1	0.0	20	16
S James Griffin	2	0	0.0	25	12
OLB Bobby Bell	2	0	0.0	5	4
DE Paul Frase	2	0	0.0	15	5
S Bo Eason	1	1	0.0	30	19
ILB Harry Carson	1	0	0.0	10	7
DT Greg Kragen	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Brent Williams	1	0	0.0	16	10
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sheldon White	1	0	0.0	16	8
OLB David Little	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andrew Provence	0.5	1	0	0	14
DE Kevin Fagan	0.5	0	1	0	26
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	1	2	36
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	0	1	1	35
ILB Cliff Odom	0.0	0	1	0	45
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	0	1	0	28

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tony Elliott	1.0	1	0	0	11
OLB Cliff Charlton	1.0	0	2	0	19
OLB Scott Stephen	1.0	0	0	3	19
OLB Jessie Tuggle	1.0	0	0	0	7
ILB Brian Bosworth	0.0	0	1	0	14
ILB Harry Carson	0.0	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	1	0	33
S Greg Bright	4	0	0	41
S Jim Perryman	4	0	0	21
ILB Cliff Odom	3	1	0	45
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	1	0	37
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0	38
OLB Emanuel King	2	0	1	13
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	22
S Carl Lews	1	1	0	31
CB Don Griffin	1	0	1	34
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0	14
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	0	36
OLB Chip Banks	0	1	0	8

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	15
S Dave Duerson	1	2	17
ILB Harry Carson	1	0	7
S Bo Eason	1	0	19
ILB Brian Bosworth	1	0	14
OLB Cliff Charlton	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	1	9	31	0	17
Jeff Dellenbach	1	7	28	0	20
Tony Jones	1	2	27	2	18
Ed Simmons	1	2	16	0	9
David Jones	0	4	29	2	20
Ron McNair	0	2	26	0	19
Todd Kalis	0	2	8	0	2
Ethan Horton	0	1	26	0	13
Damone Johnson	0	1	20	0	4

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Skrepenak	4	6	0	16	1	37
Brian Holloway	2	4	0	21	0	42
Bruce Matthews	1	5	0	20	0	40
Jim Cooper	1	3	1	19	0	33
Raleigh McKenzie	0	2	0	10	0	13
James Fitzpatrick	0	2	0	6	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dropkick Murphy	3	18
Lorenzo Lynch	2	18
Danny Pittman	1	19
Damone Johnson	1	19

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Smith	2	15
Keith Griffin	1	15
Rick Fenney	1	15
James Griffin	1	12
Kent Hull	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	21	45	2	68
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	12	33	18	63
David Jones	29	20	---	---	11	60
Don Griffin	---	---	21	34	5	60
Greg Bright	---	---	16	41	2	59
Rick Donnalley	31	17	---	---	11	59
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	18	37	3	58
Jeff Dellenbach	28	20	---	---	9	57
Randall Cunningham	33	21	---	---	---	54
Pierce Holt	---	---	16	36	2	54
Gill Byrd	---	---	12	38	3	53
Carl Lews	---	---	19	31	2	52
Dropkick Murphy	24	9	---	---	18	51
Ron McNair	26	19	---	---	6	51
Kevin Fagan	---	---	17	26	5	48
Curt Jarvis	---	---	12	35	1	48
Ethan Horton	26	13	---	---	7	46
Ron Holmes	---	---	13	28	4	45
Jim Perryman	---	---	15	21	9	45
Tony Jones	27	18	---	---	---	45
Damone Johnson	20	4	---	---	19	43
Earl Campbell	9	10	---	---	20	39
Odessa Turner	8	15	---	---	14	37
Bill Johnson	24	11	---	---	---	35
Lee Davis	---	---	12	14	9	35
Issiac Holt	---	---	12	22	1	35
Ernest Givins	18	17	---	---	---	35
Ed Simmons	16	9	---	---	10	35
Rick Parros	7	14	---	---	13	34
Craig Heyward	19	3	---	---	7	29
Tony Colorito	---	---	12	15	1	28
Chip Banks	---	---	5	8	12	25
Andrew Provence	---	---	9	14	2	25
Emanuel King	---	---	7	13	5	25
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	19	19
Buster Rhymes	9	8	---	---	---	17
Todd Kalis	8	2	---	---	5	15
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	4	4	10
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	2	0	4	6
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kenny Jackson	1	1	---	---	---	2
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tory Nixon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Stephen	---	---	32	19	20	71
Boomer Esiason	23	45	---	---	---	68
Irving Fryar	19	31	---	---	17	67
Brian Holloway	21	42	---	---	2	65
Bruce Matthews	20	40	---	---	---	60
Jim Cooper	19	33	---	---	6	58
Greg Skrepenak	16	37	---	---	4	57
Bo Eason	---	---	30	19	7	56
Darrin Nelson	21	33	---	---	---	54
Rick Fenney	12	25	---	---	15	52
Cliff Charlton	---	---	30	19	3	52
James Griffin	---	---	25	12	12	49
Adam Lingner	16	32	---	---	1	49
Jerry Holmes	---	---	20	15	13	48
Brent Novoselsky	13	23	---	---	12	48
Kenneth Davis	18	29	---	---	---	47
Dave Duerson	---	---	26	17	1	44
Vernon Dean	---	---	20	16	7	43
Sheldon White	---	---	16	8	17	41
Jeff Bryant	---	---	18	16	5	39
Brian Bosworth	---	---	21	14	3	38
Sam Clancy	---	---	17	11	9	37
Tony Elliott	---	---	22	11	3	36
Glenn Dennison	5	11	---	---	15	31
Ken Stills	---	---	12	8	11	31
Butch Woolfolk	8	22	---	---	---	30
Manute Bol	6	14	---	---	8	28
Brent Williams	---	---	16	10	2	28
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	12	7	9	28
Greg Kragen	---	---	12	10	5	27
James Fitzpatrick	6	15	---	---	6	27
Raleigh McKenzie	10	13	---	---	2	25
Kent Hull	7	13	---	---	5	25
Jeff Smith	2	7	---	---	15	24
Stanford Jennings	7	16	---	---	---	23
Bobby Bell	---	---	5	4	13	22
Eric Martin	4	14	---	---	4	22
Paul Frase	---	---	15	5	1	21
Harry Carson	---	---	10	7	2	19
Keith Griffin	0	0	---	---	15	15
David Little	---	---	4	3	1	8
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Benson	---	---	0	0	3	3
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	39	3.0
Middle	13	63	4.8
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	50	12.5
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	9	87	9.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	17	7	1	1	3	2	3	4	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	44	29	4	1	0	6	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	15	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	23	180	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	48	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	8	4	1	24	0	17
WR Rick Parros	4	2	1	43	1	14
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0	10	0	11
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	1	0	0	15
TE Damone Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	11	9	112	2	31
WR Darrin Nelson	9	5	34	0	33
RB Stanford Jennings	4	2	10	0	16
WR Eric Martin	4	3	32	0	14
TE Manute Bol	4	3	18	0	14
RB Kenneth Davis	4	3	34	0	29
TE Brent Novoselsky	3	1	29	1	23
TE Glenn Dennison	2	2	16	0	11
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	0	0	0	22
WR Jeff Smith	1	1	45	1	7
FB Rick Fenney	1	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	6	3.00	5.00
Bill Johnson	1	7	7.00	3.48

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	2	6	3.00	2.71
Kenneth Davis	2	5	2.50	9.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	1	3	1.50	4.53

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	5	3	11	2.20	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Nelson	3	1	1	0.33	3.78
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	3	3.00	10.18
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	7	7.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	7	2
Earl Campbell	2	1
Randall Cunningham	1	1

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	1	0
Stanford Jennings	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	4	1	0

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	12	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Ernest Givins	2	1
WR Rick Parros	1	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Nelson	4	2	2
WR Irving Fryar	3	2	2
RB Kenneth Davis	2	1	1
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	0	0
WR Jeff Smith	1	1	1
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)