Week 4, 1997

played in New Orleans, LA

87 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New York Giants	7	3	3	7	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 NYK - Will Smith 13 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 12:21 NYK - Doug Brien 29 field goal
2Q: 05:00 NOS - Jeff Graham 18 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 08:49 NYK - Doug Brien 45 field goal
3Q: 06:15 NOS - Richard Huntley 47 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:10 NYK - Will Smith 90 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 NYK - Will Smith 13 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 12:21 NYK - Doug Brien 29 field goal
2Q: 05:00 NOS - Jeff Graham 18 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 08:49 NYK - Doug Brien 45 field goal
3Q: 06:15 NOS - Richard Huntley 47 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:10 NYK - Will Smith 90 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)

Team Statistics NYK NOS
Record 4-0 0-4
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 421 212
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 6.19 3.53
Net Rushing Yards 86 116
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 3.58 3.87
Net Passing Yards 335 96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 26 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 350 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 7.61 3.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/90 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:04 28:56

Team Statistics	NYK	NOS
Record	4-0	0-4
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	421	212
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	6.19	3.53
Net Rushing Yards	86	116
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	3.58	3.87
Net Passing Yards	335	96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	26 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	350	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	7.61	3.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/90	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:04	28:56

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	4:00	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
1	5:55	4:37	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
2	14:53	2:38	OPP 43	7	31	Field Goal
2	4:54	2:28	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
2	1:39	0:44	OWN 41	4	18	Interception
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:54	1:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	10:11	1:28	OPP 39	4	11	Field Goal
3	5:55	1:27	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	2:48	1:14	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	13:03	1:07	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	9:14	4:48	OWN 18	9	46	Punt
4	2:49	0:35	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
4	1:47	1:47	OPP 29	3	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
1	9:10	3:15	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	1:18	1:25	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
2	12:15	7:21	OWN 23	13	77	Touchdown
2	2:26	0:47	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	13:30	1:36	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
3	10:48	0:37	OWN 32	2	6	Interception
3	8:43	2:48	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	4:28	1:40	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	1:34	3:31	OWN 33	6	18	Punt
4	11:56	2:42	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
4	4:26	1:37	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	2:14	0:27	OWN 15	2	3	Interception

Game MVP: Will Smith, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	16	68	4.25	25	2
David Greene	3	10	3.33	8	0
Rodney Thomas	3	2	0.67	2	0
William Floyd	2	6	3.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	22	85	3.86	47	1	1
Larry Long	4	15	3.75	5	0	0
Danny Wuerffel	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
Craig Heyward	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Tyrone Davis	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	41	23	350	3/15	2	90	1	90.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	26	16	127	4/31	1	23	2	54.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	8	11	191	23.88	105	90	2
WR Ramondo Seifert	4	9	64	16.00	10	25	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	7	49	12.25	27	21	0
TE Jason Dunn	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Rae Carruth	2	3	39	19.50	1	33	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
FB William Floyd	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Rick Lockhart	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Freddie Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leonard Klecko	3	5	22	7.33	0	10	0
RB Richard Huntley	3	3	30	10.00	16	23	0
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	5	21	10.50	0	18	1
TE Tyrone Davis	2	2	27	13.50	13	17	0
WR Karl Williams	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE James Jenkins	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Derek Russell	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Larry Long	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR James McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Merton Hanks	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	15	15.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	8	326	40.8	34.1	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	10	472	47.2	40.2	58	0

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	2	7	3.5	0
Maurice Hurst	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Russell	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	7	2	1.0	26	28
ILB Donnie Edwards	7	2	0.0	28	25
CB Eric Draven	6	1	0.0	27	27
DE Willie McGinest	5	1	2.0	24	25
OLB Godfrey Myles	5	0	0.0	25	26
S Merton Hanks	3	2	0.0	27	28
DT Joel Steed	3	2	0.0	17	16
DE Kevin Henry	2	2	1.0	23	22
DT Moe Gardner	2	2	0.0	16	23
S Gary Spears	2	2	0.0	27	27
CB Thomas Randolph	2	0	0.0	16	22
ILB Balthazar Getty	2	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	1	0.0	11	9
QB David Greene	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Andre Coleman	1	0	0.0	7	4
S Matt Groenig	0	1	0.0	6	3
CB Maurice Hurst	0	1	0.0	11	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	7	1	0.0	21	34
ILB Mike Caldwell	6	2	0.0	24	44
CB Jim Lyles	4	0	0.0	22	40
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	4	0	0.0	3	10
CB Dewayne Washington	4	0	0.0	23	44
DE Marvin Washington	3	1	2.0	20	36
DT William Carr	3	1	0.5	21	36
DT Darrell Russell	3	1	0.5	14	24
S Bubba McDowell	3	2	0.0	24	44
CB Monty Montgomery	3	1	0.0	8	26
S Deke McQuay	2	1	0.0	24	44
DE Robert Harris	2	0	0.0	22	40
DT Walt Murphy	2	0	0.0	5	13
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gerald Dixon	1	0	0.0	3	10
WR Karl Williams	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Barry Minter	0	2	0.0	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	2.0	2	1	25
S Bennie Blades	1.0	0	0	28
DE Kevin Henry	1.0	0	0	22
DT Joel Steed	0.0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	2.0	0	0	1	36
DT William Carr	0.5	0	1	0	36
DT Darrell Russell	0.5	0	0	0	24
DE Robert Harris	0.0	2	3	2	40
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Godfrey Myles	4	0	0	26
S Gary Spears	2	0	0	27
CB Thomas Randolph	2	0	0	22
CB Eric Draven	2	0	0	27
ILB Balthazar Getty	2	0	0	5
S Bennie Blades	1	3	0	28
S Merton Hanks	1	0	1	28
DT Joel Steed	1	0	0	16
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0	9
ILB Donnie Edwards	0	0	1	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dewayne Washington	4	1	0	44
CB Jim Lyles	4	0	0	40
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	1	0	44
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	3	0	0	10
OLB Gerald Dixon	2	1	0	10
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	0	26
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	1	44
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0	36
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	0	13
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	34
S Deke McQuay	1	0	0	44

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	2	8	1	24	2	44
Joe Cocozzo	2	2	0	24	0	44
Vlade Divac	1	2	0	24	0	44
Jason Dunn	1	1	0	19	0	29
Frank Middleton	0	4	0	24	0	44
Willie Roaf	0	3	0	24	1	44
William Floyd	0	1	0	15	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ike Davis	2	6	30	2	30
Tony Jones	1	4	30	1	30
Harris Barton	1	3	30	0	30
Keith Jennings	1	3	17	0	19
Craig Heyward	1	2	15	0	7
Zack Freeman	0	6	30	0	30
Larry Heck	0	4	30	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Tamburrino	1	18
Rae Carruth	1	17
Jason Dunn	1	16
Ronald McKinnon	1	16
Maurice Hurst	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Don Davis	1	16
Harris Barton	1	10
Ike Davis	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Milinchik	24	44	---	---	10	78
Willie Roaf	24	44	---	---	10	78
Vlade Divac	24	44	---	---	---	68
David Greene	24	44	---	---	---	68
Joe Cocozzo	24	44	---	---	---	68
Frank Middleton	24	44	---	---	---	68
Eric Draven	---	---	27	27	12	66
Will Smith	21	38	---	---	5	64
Jason Dunn	19	29	---	---	16	64
Godfrey Myles	---	---	25	26	8	59
Anfernee Hardaway	12	28	---	---	16	56
Merton Hanks	---	---	27	28	---	55
Bennie Blades	---	---	26	28	---	54
Thurman Thomas	20	32	---	---	2	54
Gary Spears	---	---	27	27	---	54
Donnie Edwards	---	---	28	25	---	53
William Floyd	15	27	---	---	9	51
Willie McGinest	---	---	24	25	---	49
Ramondo Seifert	18	29	---	---	---	47
Moe Gardner	---	---	16	23	6	45
Kevin Henry	---	---	23	22	---	45
Thomas Randolph	---	---	16	22	---	38
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	11	9	16	36
Joel Steed	---	---	17	16	1	34
Rodney Thomas	4	12	---	---	17	33
Freddie Jones	7	8	---	---	18	33
Andre Coleman	---	---	7	4	21	32
Gabe Northern	---	---	9	9	13	31
Maurice Hurst	---	---	11	9	9	29
Rae Carruth	0	10	---	---	17	27
Leon Lett	---	---	14	11	---	25
Billy Tamburrino	1	1	---	---	18	20
Duane Clemons	---	---	11	8	---	19
Matt Groenig	---	---	6	3	8	17
Paul Bradford	---	---	3	3	11	17
Balthazar Getty	---	---	2	5	8	15
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dusty Zeigler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Burns	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	0	0	10	10
Rick Lockhart	3	6	---	---	---	9
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dewayne Washington	---	---	23	44	7	74
Bubba McDowell	---	---	24	44	4	72
Harris Barton	30	30	---	---	10	70
Mike Caldwell	---	---	24	44	2	70
Ike Davis	30	30	---	---	10	70
Deke McQuay	---	---	24	44	2	70
Jim Lyles	---	---	22	40	2	64
Robert Harris	---	---	22	40	2	64
William Carr	---	---	21	36	7	64
Tony Jones	30	30	---	---	---	60
Larry Heck	30	30	---	---	---	60
Zack Freeman	30	30	---	---	---	60
Danny Wuerffel	30	30	---	---	---	60
Marvin Washington	---	---	20	36	2	58
Jessie Armstead	---	---	21	34	2	57
Jeff Graham	29	26	---	---	---	55
Richard Huntley	26	26	---	---	---	52
Karl Williams	18	21	---	---	7	46
Monty Montgomery	---	---	8	26	10	44
Craig Heyward	15	7	---	---	19	41
Darrell Russell	---	---	14	24	1	39
Keith Jennings	17	19	---	---	1	37
Frank Robinson	---	---	2	6	26	34
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	3	10	21	34
Larry Long	4	4	---	---	26	34
Tyrone Davis	8	8	---	---	18	34
James Jenkins	10	4	---	---	17	31
Leonard Klecko	11	19	---	---	---	30
Gary Ferguson	---	---	9	13	8	30
Barry Minter	---	---	14	15	---	29
Derek Russell	11	11	---	---	6	28
Gerald Dixon	---	---	3	10	8	21
Walt Murphy	---	---	5	13	1	19
Sebastian Fannin	0	1	---	---	16	17
Don Davis	---	---	0	0	16	16
James McKnight	1	4	---	---	8	13
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pierce Holt	---	---	2	4	3	9
Dexter Coakley	---	---	3	1	3	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	18	43	2.4
Right	1	7	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	15	81	5.4
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	41	23	6	1	4	3	6	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Wuerffel	26	16	1	1	1	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	107	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	171	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	62	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	76	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	10	1.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	11	8	0	191	3	38
WR Ramondo Seifert	9	4	1	64	1	29
WR Anfernee Hardaway	7	4	1	49	1	28
WR Rick Lockhart	3	0	0	0	0	6
TE Jason Dunn	3	2	0	3	0	29
WR Rae Carruth	3	2	1	39	1	10
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	0	-2	0	32
FB William Floyd	1	1	0	10	0	27
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	0	-4	0	12
TE Freddie Jones	1	0	1	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	5	2	0	21	0	26
WR Leonard Klecko	5	3	1	22	0	19
WR Karl Williams	4	2	0	6	0	21
RB Richard Huntley	3	3	0	30	1	26
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	0	12	0	19
WR Derek Russell	2	1	0	-1	0	11
TE Tyrone Davis	2	2	0	27	0	8
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0	10	0	4
RB Larry Long	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR James McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Thomas	1	2	2.00	0.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	1	2	2.00	3.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	4	2	16	4.00	8.54

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Wuerffel	2	2	28	14.00	4.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Smith	1	1	13	13.00	17.36
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Rick Lockhart	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	18	18.00	4.20
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	10	10.00	4.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
David Greene	2	0
Thurman Thomas	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	12	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	3	3	3
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	2	2
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	0	0
WR Rae Carruth	2	1	1
TE Jason Dunn	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)