Week 6, 1998

played in San Francisco, CA

65 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	3	-	13
San Francisco 49ers	3	7	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal
1Q: 04:24 NOS - Jeff Graham 29 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 10:52 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 44 field goal
2Q: 06:21 SFO - Jerome Bettis 7 run (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 03:25 SFO - Steve Christie 56 field goal
4Q: 02:54 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 24 field goal
4Q: 00:22 SFO - Steve Christie 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 SFO - Steve Christie 32 field goal
1Q: 04:24 NOS - Jeff Graham 29 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 10:52 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 44 field goal
2Q: 06:21 SFO - Jerome Bettis 7 run (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 03:25 SFO - Steve Christie 56 field goal
4Q: 02:54 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 24 field goal
4Q: 00:22 SFO - Steve Christie 39 field goal

Team Statistics NOS SFO
Record 1-4 4-2
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 260 393
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 4.56 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 23 141
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 1.21 4.27
Net Passing Yards 237 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/31 5/58
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 20
Time of Possession 27:42 32:18

Team Statistics	NOS	SFO
Record	1-4	4-2
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	260	393
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	4.56	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	23	141
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	1.21	4.27
Net Passing Yards	237	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/31	5/58
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 20
Time of Possession	27:42	32:18

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	13:07	1:18	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
1	6:21	2:12	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	15:00	4:14	OWN 18	10	55	Field Goal
2	6:12	5:04	OWN 15	8	23	Punt
3	12:32	4:04	OWN 2	9	43	Punt
3	3:19	3:07	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	12:24	1:40	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	8:15	1:34	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	5:31	2:43	50	6	43	Field Goal
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:50	0:43	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
1	11:49	5:28	OWN 31	11	54	Field Goal
1	4:09	4:09	OWN 14	7	30	Punt
2	10:46	4:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 3	3	10	Half
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 31	4	27	Punt
3	8:28	5:09	OWN 20	9	41	Field Goal
3	0:12	2:48	OWN 3	6	49	Punt
4	10:44	2:29	OWN 33	7	35	Missed FG
4	6:41	1:10	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:48	2:33	OWN 28	7	50	Field Goal

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Huntley	12	2	0.17	10	1
Spencer Bramson	6	24	4.00	20	1
Karl Williams	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warrick Dunn	22	88	4.00	13	3	0
Jerome Bettis	8	44	5.50	17	1	1
Tony Richardson	2	2	1.00	4	0	0
Mark Brunell	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	36	22	245	2/8	1	29	1	79.0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	34	24	265	2/13	0	39	0	93.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	7	9	87	12.43	39	29	1
WR Karl Williams	5	9	48	9.60	19	23	0
TE Keith Jennings	3	5	46	15.33	18	21	0
WR Leonard Klecko	2	3	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Bradford Banta	2	2	17	8.50	6	12	0
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	2	4	32	16.00	3	16	0
RB Richard Huntley	1	4	7	7.00	1	7	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Warrick Dunn	7	8	45	6.43	35	29
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	7	58	11.60	29	39
WR Shawn Jefferson	3	4	31	10.33	0	17
TE Kyle Brady	3	4	44	14.67	16	22
FB Tony Richardson	3	5	54	18.00	44	36
WR Joe Horn	3	6	33	11.00	1	13

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrone Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	387	55.3	48.1	59	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	216	43.2	35.6	49	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	3/4	1/2	1/1	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	2	18	9.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Burt Degley	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvis Whitted	1	19	19.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Burt Degley	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	10	3	0.0	26	28
S Bubba McDowell	10	2	0.0	33	36
ILB Mike Caldwell	7	7	0.0	33	36
S Donovin Darius	5	0	0.0	19	16
CB Leonard Wheeler	4	4	0.0	18	25
CB Monty Montgomery	4	1	0.0	32	30
DE Marvin Washington	3	2	0.0	31	32
CB Jim Lyles	3	0	0.0	32	31
DE Robert Harris	3	0	0.0	29	34
DT William Carr	2	1	1.5	16	24
DT Darrell Russell	2	1	0.5	7	10
DT Mike Lodish	2	2	0.0	24	22
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0.0	7	8
S Deke McQuay	1	2	0.0	19	25
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gerald Dixon	0	1	0.0	1	2
CB Frank Robinson	0	1	0.0	3	11
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	1	0.0	13	9

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Clay	7	1	0.0	19	38
ILB Ray Lewis	7	1	0.0	19	37
CB Koby Thomas	7	0	0.0	18	35
OLB William Thomas	5	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Mike Barber	3	1	0.0	8	12
CB Tyrone Williams	3	0	0.0	4	11
DT Stimpson Cat	2	1	1.0	10	21
DT Kelvin Pritchett	2	0	0.0	16	25
DE James Jones	1	1	1.0	11	31
S Cliff Martin	1	2	0.0	19	38
DE Lee Carter	1	1	0.0	13	25
OLB Mike Morton	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Deshea Townsend	1	0	0.0	7	19
CB Terrance Shaw	0	2	0.0	19	37

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Carr	1.5	0	0	24
DT Darrell Russell	0.5	0	0	10
DE Robert Harris	0.0	4	1	34
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	2	0	32
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	1	0	28

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Jones	1.0	1	0	0	31
DT Stimpson Cat	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Kelvin Pritchett	0.0	0	1	1	25
DT Bob Kuberski	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	3	36
CB Leonard Wheeler	3	25
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	36
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	28
DE Marvin Washington	2	32
CB Jim Lyles	2	31
DE Robert Harris	2	34
CB Monty Montgomery	2	30
DT Mike Lodish	1	22
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	8
DT William Carr	1	24
S Donovin Darius	1	16

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Koby Thomas	7	0	0	35
OLB William Thomas	4	0	0	33
S Willie Clay	3	0	0	38
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	1	11
ILB Mike Barber	2	0	0	12
ILB Ray Lewis	2	0	0	37
OLB Mike Morton	1	1	0	5
CB Deshea Townsend	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	1	7	19	0	38
Zack Freeman	1	3	19	1	38
Larry Heck	0	4	19	1	38
Ike Davis	0	3	19	0	38
Rod Shoate	0	2	19	0	38

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Devlin	4	11	33	0	36
Abner Wilson	4	10	33	1	36
Ken Blackman	3	5	33	0	36
Kyle Brady	1	2	30	0	28
Calvin Collins	1	2	33	0	36
Tarik Glenn	0	2	33	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Russell	2	18
Leonard Wheeler	1	18
Monty Montgomery	1	8

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Kane	2	18
Aaron Hayden	1	19

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	33	36	4	73
Mike Caldwell	---	---	33	36	4	73
Monty Montgomery	---	---	32	30	8	70
Jim Lyles	---	---	32	31	4	67
Robert Harris	---	---	29	34	4	67
Harris Barton	19	38	---	---	9	66
Ike Davis	19	38	---	---	9	66
Marvin Washington	---	---	31	32	2	65
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	18	25	18	61
Jessie Armstead	---	---	26	28	5	59
Larry Heck	19	38	---	---	---	57
Zack Freeman	19	38	---	---	---	57
Rod Shoate	19	38	---	---	---	57
Matt Hassebeck	19	38	---	---	---	57
Bradford Banta	15	24	---	---	17	56
Mike Lodish	---	---	24	22	3	49
Deke McQuay	---	---	19	25	4	48
Jeff Graham	15	31	---	---	---	46
Karl Williams	9	26	---	---	10	45
Richard Huntley	14	21	---	---	8	43
William Carr	---	---	16	24	3	43
Keith Jennings	7	23	---	---	8	38
Walt Murphy	---	---	16	15	7	38
Spencer Bramson	6	14	---	---	18	38
Donovin Darius	---	---	19	16	1	36
Leonard Klecko	13	21	---	---	---	34
Az-Zahir Hakim	10	15	---	---	9	34
Frank Robinson	---	---	3	11	19	33
Chad Graham	4	15	---	---	13	32
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	7	8	15	30
Darrell Russell	---	---	7	10	8	25
Dexter Coakley	---	---	13	9	3	25
Derek Russell	2	0	---	---	18	20
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	14	14
Gerald Dixon	---	---	1	2	9	12
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Ferguson	---	---	4	2	---	6
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brian Simmons	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tarik Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Abner Wilson	33	36	---	---	9	78
Mike Devlin	33	36	---	---	---	69
Mark Brunell	33	36	---	---	---	69
Wayne Chrebet	27	33	---	---	9	69
Ken Blackman	33	36	---	---	---	69
Warrick Dunn	24	31	---	---	14	69
Calvin Collins	33	36	---	---	---	69
Tarik Glenn	33	36	---	---	---	69
Kyle Brady	30	28	---	---	7	65
Joe Horn	30	32	---	---	---	62
William Thomas	---	---	17	33	10	60
Willie Clay	---	---	19	38	3	60
Cliff Martin	---	---	19	38	2	59
Terrance Shaw	---	---	19	37	3	59
Tony Richardson	18	21	---	---	19	58
Ray Lewis	---	---	19	37	2	58
Koby Thomas	---	---	18	35	2	55
Shawn Jefferson	15	14	---	---	16	45
James Jones	---	---	11	31	3	45
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	16	25	2	43
Deshea Townsend	---	---	7	19	15	41
Lee Carter	---	---	13	25	1	39
Bob Kuberski	---	---	6	13	14	33
Stimpson Cat	---	---	10	21	1	32
Cam Cleeland	6	8	---	---	18	32
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	10	20	---	30
Aaron Hayden	3	5	---	---	19	27
Tommy Kane	3	3	---	---	18	24
Mike Barber	---	---	8	12	4	24
Tyrone Williams	---	---	4	11	9	24
Travis Davis	---	---	2	10	10	22
Mike Morton	---	---	3	5	12	20
Lance Johnstone	---	---	8	7	3	18
Jerome Bettis	9	5	---	---	---	14
Burt Degley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	9	9
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	9	9
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Bundren	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Galyon	---	---	0	0	4	4
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lance Schulters	---	---	0	1	3	4
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Bateman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	0	0.0
Middle	6	29	4.8
Right	5	-6	-1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	19	88	4.6
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	36	22	3	5	4	1	2	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	34	24	4	0	3	0	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	105	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	50	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	107	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	9	7	0	87	1	31
WR Karl Williams	9	5	2	48	1	26
TE Keith Jennings	5	3	1	46	1	23
RB Richard Huntley	4	1	0	7	0	21
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	4	2	1	32	0	15
WR Leonard Klecko	3	2	0	8	0	21
TE Bradford Banta	2	2	0	17	0	24

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Warrick Dunn	8	7	0	45	1	31
WR Wayne Chrebet	7	5	0	58	1	33
WR Joe Horn	6	3	1	33	0	32
FB Tony Richardson	5	3	1	54	1	21
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	3	1	31	0	14
TE Kyle Brady	4	3	0	44	1	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	1	7	7.00	5.50
Tony Richardson	1	4	4.00	1.00
Warrick Dunn	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	1	8	4.00	6.81

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	3	1	11	3.67	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	8	8.00	9.20
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Jefferson	2	1	11	5.50	7.75
RB Warrick Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	5.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer Bramson	2	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Warrick Dunn	5	5
Tony Richardson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	12	8	6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keith Jennings	4	2	1
WR Jeff Graham	4	3	2
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	2	2	2
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	1
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	4	1	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	2	2
TE Kyle Brady	2	1	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	1
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	1
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)