Week 3, 1997

played in New Orleans, LA

58 degrees, fair, calm

Green Bay Packers	7	14	0	7	-	28
New Orleans Saints	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 GBY - Eric Metcalf 9 pass from Chris Chandler (Teddy Garcia extra point)
1Q: 00:54 NOS - Brian Jordan 71 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 07:32 GBY - Derrick Mason 23 pass from Chris Chandler (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 03:06 GBY - Courtney Hawkins 23 pass from Chris Chandler (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
3Q: 08:16 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
4Q: 01:40 GBY - A.J. Johnson 30 interception return (Teddy Garcia extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 GBY - Eric Metcalf 9 pass from Chris Chandler (Teddy Garcia extra point)
1Q: 00:54 NOS - Brian Jordan 71 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 07:32 GBY - Derrick Mason 23 pass from Chris Chandler (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 03:06 GBY - Courtney Hawkins 23 pass from Chris Chandler (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
3Q: 08:16 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
4Q: 01:40 GBY - A.J. Johnson 30 interception return (Teddy Garcia extra point)

Team Statistics GBY NOS
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 1 1
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 258 274
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 4.16 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 30 60
- Rushing Attempts 22 20
- Yards per Rush 1.36 3.00
Net Passing Yards 228 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 2 44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 244 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 5/54 5/45
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/43 2/74
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:33 31:27

Team Statistics	GBY	NOS
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	1	1
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	258	274
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	4.16	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	30	60
- Rushing Attempts	22	20
- Yards per Rush	1.36	3.00
Net Passing Yards	228	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 2	44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	244	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	5/54	5/45
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/43	2/74
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:33	31:27

Drive Charts

Green Bay Packers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
1	10:16	5:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	3:13	2:30	OWN 27	6	24	Interception
1	0:43	0:51	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	12:28	3:12	OWN 48	5	12	Punt
2	8:10	0:48	OPP 48	2	48	Touchdown
2	4:56	2:01	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
3	8:10	1:48	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
3	5:21	1:02	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	0:26	2:37	OWN 20	5	50	Interception
4	11:12	1:27	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	8:19	1:48	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	5:16	3:25	OWN 40	10	24	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 47	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	3:33	OWN 24	6	29	Punt
1	5:11	1:58	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	14:52	2:24	OPP 45	5	15	Field Goal
2	9:16	1:06	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	7:22	2:26	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	2:55	2:55	OWN 20	8	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:50	OWN 30	10	63	Field Goal
3	6:22	1:01	OWN 32	4	24	Interception
3	4:19	3:53	OWN 27	6	26	Punt
4	12:49	1:37	OWN 7	4	28	Punt
4	9:45	1:26	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
4	6:31	1:15	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	1:51	0:19	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
4	1:32	1:05	OWN 27	6	26	Downs

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Green Bay Packers

Rushing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	19	34	1.79	10	1
R-Kal De Poyster	2	-2	-1.00	1	0
Chris Chandler	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	17	62	3.65	24	1	0
Larry Long	3	-2	-0.67	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	37	21	244	3/16	3	31	2	81.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Tom Willis	44	25	229	3/15	0	25	2	52.2

Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torrance Small	4	9	38	9.50	2	15	0
WR Derrick Mason	4	9	26	6.50	0	23	1
RB Emmitt Smith	3	3	35	11.67	29	25	0
TE Charles Evans	3	3	12	4.00	0	7	0
WR Courtney Hawkins	3	6	41	13.67	14	23	1
WR Eric Metcalf	2	4	40	20.00	25	31	1
TE Keith Byars	1	1	22	22.00	16	22	0
FB Brayden LaMontagne	1	1	30	30.00	25	30	0
RB Tim Tindale	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	5	13	65	13.00	24	25
RB Richard Huntley	4	5	20	5.00	7	15
WR Derek Russell	3	6	30	10.00	14	19
WR Leonard Klecko	3	5	29	9.67	1	17
WR Karl Williams	3	6	14	4.67	0	6
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	15	7.50	5	9
RB Larry Long	2	3	13	6.50	13	13
TE Keith Jennings	1	2	24	24.00	9	24
TE James Jenkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR James McKnight	1	1	20	20.00	10	20

Interception Statistics

Green Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB A.J. Johnson	1	30	30.00	1
S Lamar McGriggs	1	13	13.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brian Jordan	1	71	71.00	1
S Deke McQuay	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Green Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Calvin Broadus Jr	1	0	0	0
Dexter Nottage	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Don Davis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Green Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Rouen	8	358	44.8	36.6	54	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	382	47.8	36.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Green Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Garcia	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Broadus Jr	5	54	10.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	4	40	10.0	0
Karl Williams	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Mason	3	82	27.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	2	40	20.0	0
Derek Russell	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Green Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Porter	7	1	0.0	19	47
ILB Greg Biekert	7	1	0.0	20	43
S Lamar McGriggs	5	3	0.0	20	45
OLB Chris Slade	5	0	0.0	16	22
DT Jim Flanagan	4	1	1.5	15	32
OLB Vincent Vega	4	2	0.0	11	21
DE Shawn King	3	1	1.5	16	40
CB A.J. Johnson	2	4	0.0	18	44
CB Carlos Yancy	2	1	0.0	11	41
CB Leonard Wheeler	2	0	0.0	19	43
S Darren Perry	2	0	0.0	4	17
DE Maa Tanuvasa	2	0	0.0	13	34
CB Damien Robinson	1	1	0.0	3	13
DT Ronnie Dixon	1	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Lorenzo Styles	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Derrick Mason	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Collins	0	1	0.0	6	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	7	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Mike Caldwell	6	1	0.0	22	34
DT Mike Lodish	4	0	1.0	16	29
DE Robert Harris	4	1	0.0	20	32
S Bubba McDowell	4	0	0.0	22	36
DT Walt Murphy	3	0	0.0	14	23
CB Monty Montgomery	3	0	0.0	13	33
CB Dewayne Washington	2	2	0.0	20	39
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	2	0.0	6	1
DT Darrell Russell	1	1	1.0	5	8
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	1.0	19	35
S Brian Jordan	1	3	0.0	16	36
CB Frank Robinson	1	0	0.0	21	36
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	0.0	2	8
S Deke McQuay	1	0	0.0	3	11
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0.0	0	6
DT William Carr	0	2	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Green Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn King	1.5	0	2	1	40
DT Jim Flanagan	1.5	0	0	0	32
DE Maa Tanuvasa	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Dexter Nottage	0.0	1	0	0	9
OLB Vincent Vega	0.0	0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	2	2	35
DT Mike Lodish	1.0	1	0	29
DT Darrell Russell	1.0	0	0	8
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	1	0	8
DE Robert Harris	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Green Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Greg Biekert	6	0	0	43
S Kevin Porter	5	3	0	47
CB A.J. Johnson	2	1	1	44
CB Carlos Yancy	2	1	0	41
CB Leonard Wheeler	2	0	0	43
OLB Chris Slade	2	0	0	22
OLB Vincent Vega	2	0	0	21
S Lamar McGriggs	1	1	1	45
S Darren Perry	1	0	0	17
DT Jim Flanagan	1	0	0	32
CB Damien Robinson	1	0	0	13
ILB Karsten Thornton	0	1	0	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Caldwell	6	0	0	34
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	0	0	33
CB Dewayne Washington	3	3	0	39
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	0	33
S Brian Jordan	1	0	1	36
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	36
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0	32
CB Frank Robinson	1	0	0	36
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0	6
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	1
S Deke McQuay	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Green Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Moyer	2	6	22	0	40
Jonathan Ogden	1	6	22	0	40
Fred Davidson	1	2	22	0	40
Charles Evans	0	2	13	0	16
Rich Braham	0	2	22	0	40
Brayden LaMontagne	0	2	12	0	15
Larry Combs	0	1	22	2	40
Tim Tindale	0	0	4	1	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Heck	2	6	20	0	47
Ike Davis	1	5	20	1	47
Ruben Brown	0	4	20	0	47
Zack Freeman	0	2	20	1	47
Craig Heyward	0	1	8	0	22
Keith Jennings	0	1	12	0	31
James Jenkins	0	1	11	0	9
Tony Jones	0	0	20	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

Green Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Styles	3	16
Courtney Hawkins	1	17
Luther Broughton	1	17
Eric Metcalf	1	14
Brayden LaMontagne	1	14
Carlos Yancy	1	11
Tim Tindale	1	3

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Don Davis	5	16
James Jenkins	1	19
Frank Robinson	1	11
Ike Davis	1	11

Participation

Green Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lamar McGriggs	---	---	20	45	10	75
Kevin Porter	---	---	19	47	4	70
Larry Combs	22	40	---	---	8	70
Greg Biekert	---	---	20	43	4	67
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	19	43	3	65
A.J. Johnson	---	---	18	44	2	64
Carlos Yancy	---	---	11	41	11	63
Chris Chandler	22	40	---	---	---	62
Ken Moyer	22	40	---	---	---	62
Rich Braham	22	40	---	---	---	62
Fred Davidson	22	40	---	---	---	62
Jonathan Ogden	22	40	---	---	---	62
Shawn King	---	---	16	40	2	58
Derrick Mason	21	33	---	---	4	58
Torrance Small	19	36	---	---	---	55
Courtney Hawkins	11	24	---	---	17	52
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	13	34	4	51
Jim Flanagan	---	---	15	32	3	50
Emmitt Smith	20	26	---	---	---	46
Brayden LaMontagne	12	15	---	---	14	41
Chris Slade	---	---	16	22	1	39
Eric Metcalf	4	19	---	---	14	37
Charles Evans	13	16	---	---	8	37
Damien Robinson	---	---	3	13	19	35
Darren Perry	---	---	4	17	12	33
Vincent Vega	---	---	11	21	1	33
Karsten Thornton	---	---	0	12	20	32
Jason Fisk	---	---	10	17	3	30
R-Kal De Poyster	2	9	---	---	17	28
Ronnie Dixon	---	---	7	13	5	25
Calvin Broadus Jr	1	6	---	---	17	24
Dexter Nottage	---	---	6	9	8	23
Keith Byars	3	11	---	---	8	22
Mike Collins	---	---	6	15	1	22
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	2	2	16	20
Bertrand Berry	---	---	4	7	7	18
Luther Broughton	0	0	---	---	17	17
Tim Tindale	4	5	---	---	3	12
Brent Novoselsky	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wang Weilin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Rouen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnny La Rue	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brad Badger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Teddy Garcia	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	20	47	---	---	11	78
Ike Davis	20	47	---	---	11	78
Ruben Brown	20	47	---	---	11	78
Bubba McDowell	---	---	22	36	16	74
Frank Robinson	---	---	21	36	11	68
Dewayne Washington	---	---	20	39	9	68
Tony Jones	20	47	---	---	---	67
Peter Tom Willis	20	47	---	---	---	67
Zack Freeman	20	47	---	---	---	67
Mike Caldwell	---	---	22	34	2	58
Craig Heyward	8	22	---	---	27	57
Jeff Graham	18	39	---	---	---	57
Robert Harris	---	---	20	32	3	55
Marvin Washington	---	---	19	35	---	54
Keith Jennings	12	31	---	---	10	53
Brian Jordan	---	---	16	36	---	52
Derek Russell	12	23	---	---	15	50
Jessie Armstead	---	---	17	33	---	50
Richard Huntley	17	31	---	---	---	48
Monty Montgomery	---	---	13	33	---	46
Mike Lodish	---	---	16	29	---	45
Walt Murphy	---	---	14	23	3	40
James Jenkins	11	9	---	---	19	39
Karl Williams	8	30	---	---	1	39
Leonard Klecko	9	27	---	---	---	36
Larry Long	3	13	---	---	20	36
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	5	7	21	33
William Carr	---	---	10	22	---	32
Darrell Russell	---	---	5	8	10	23
Don Davis	---	---	0	6	16	22
Jake Reed	0	2	---	---	19	21
Gerald Dixon	---	---	6	4	10	20
James McKnight	2	8	---	---	10	20
Deke McQuay	---	---	3	11	---	14
Barry Minter	---	---	5	7	---	12
Sebastian Fannin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gary Ferguson	---	---	2	8	---	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dexter Coakley	---	---	6	1	1	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bruce Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	12	28	2.3
Right	6	-1	-0.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	11	16	1.5
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	37	21	6	3	4	3	4	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Tom Willis	44	25	4	4	1	7	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	133	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	46	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	66	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	110	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Torrance Small	9	4	0	38	0	36
WR Derrick Mason	9	4	2	26	1	33
WR Courtney Hawkins	6	3	1	41	1	24
WR Eric Metcalf	4	2	1	40	1	19
RB Emmitt Smith	3	3	0	35	1	26
TE Charles Evans	3	3	0	12	0	16
TE Keith Byars	1	1	0	22	1	11
RB Tim Tindale	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Brayden LaMontagne	1	1	0	30	1	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	13	5	0	65	2	39
WR Derek Russell	6	3	0	30	0	23
WR Karl Williams	6	3	0	14	0	30
WR Leonard Klecko	5	3	0	29	0	27
RB Richard Huntley	5	4	1	20	0	31
RB Larry Long	3	2	0	13	0	13
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	0	15	0	22
TE Keith Jennings	2	1	0	24	1	31
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0	-1	0	9
WR James McKnight	1	1	0	20	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	1	2	2.00	1.79

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	3	2	0.67	3.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	2	12	6.00	6.59

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	9	9.00	10.00
TE Charles Evans	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Green Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	3	0
Larry Long	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	12	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Tom Willis	15	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Hawkins	5	2	1
WR Derrick Mason	3	1	1
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	1
TE Charles Evans	1	1	1
RB Tim Tindale	1	0	0
FB Brayden LaMontagne	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	5	2	2
WR Derek Russell	3	2	1
WR Leonard Klecko	3	1	1
RB Larry Long	2	1	1
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)