Week 11, 1998

played in New Orleans, LA

64 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	6	6	-	22
New Orleans Saints	7	3	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:24 NOS - Richard Huntley 1 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 12:48 ATL - Tiki Barber 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:35 ATL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 01:55 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 20 field goal
3Q: 11:16 ATL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal
3Q: 05:59 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 37 field goal
3Q: 00:37 ATL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
4Q: 06:28 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 39 field goal
4Q: 03:51 ATL - Dale Dawson 54 field goal
4Q: 00:38 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
4Q: 00:03 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:24 NOS - Richard Huntley 1 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 12:48 ATL - Tiki Barber 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:35 ATL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 01:55 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 20 field goal
3Q: 11:16 ATL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal
3Q: 05:59 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 37 field goal
3Q: 00:37 ATL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
4Q: 06:28 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 39 field goal
4Q: 03:51 ATL - Dale Dawson 54 field goal
4Q: 00:38 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
4Q: 00:03 ATL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 6-4 3-7
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 363 424
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 5.95 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 126 85
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 4.85 3.40
Net Passing Yards 237 339
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 40 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 360
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.77 8.07
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/16 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/50 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 5/113
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	6-4	3-7
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	363	424
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	5.95	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	126	85
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	4.85	3.40
Net Passing Yards	237	339
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	40 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	360
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.77	8.07
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/16	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/50	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	5/113
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:14	2:20	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	0:36	2:57	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
2	10:25	2:57	OWN 48	6	22	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 20	5	19	Half
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 33	8	44	Field Goal
3	5:52	2:20	OWN 21	6	33	Punt
3	2:24	1:52	OPP 45	5	15	Field Goal
4	14:02	4:47	OWN 12	12	25	Punt
4	6:21	2:37	OWN 27	4	36	Field Goal
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 34	3	64	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:46	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	5:54	5:18	OWN 7	12	64	Interception
2	12:39	2:14	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	7:28	5:38	OWN 28	9	69	Field Goal
3	11:09	5:17	OWN 32	8	48	Field Goal
3	3:32	1:08	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
3	0:32	1:30	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	9:15	2:54	OWN 24	5	54	Field Goal
4	3:44	3:11	OWN 24	12	55	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dale Dawson, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tiki Barber	16	80	5.00	18	2	1
Eddie Watson	8	40	5.00	22	1	0
Ramon Shonta	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	19	66	3.47	35	1	1
Spencer Bramson	5	11	2.20	6	0	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	34	20	245	1/8	0	40	0	81.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	40	29	360	2/21	0	42	1	89.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brian Kinchen	5	6	83	16.60	55	30
FB Derrick Fenner	5	6	14	2.80	1	6
WR Titus Dixon	3	5	68	22.67	20	40
WR Jerome Pathon	3	6	39	13.00	9	18
WR Tom Waddle	2	5	28	14.00	14	16
WR Ryan Thelwell	2	5	13	6.50	1	8
TE Frank Wainright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	8	11	99	12.38	70	42
WR Karl Williams	8	10	142	17.75	70	33
WR Leonard Klecko	4	4	53	13.25	17	17
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	4	5	26	6.50	13	18
TE Bradford Banta	3	4	14	4.67	1	8
RB Richard Huntley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	23	23.00	14	23
TE Keith Jennings	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Michael Booker	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derrick Thomas	0	0	1	0
Yev Kassem	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Richard Huntley	1	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	0
Larry Heck	0	1
Zack Freeman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	3	147	49.0	45.0	60	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	3	137	45.7	29.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	5/5	4/4	1/1	54	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	50	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	4	107	26.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvis Whitted	5	113	22.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	9	5	0.0	25	42
CB Robert Van Winkle	8	1	0.0	24	38
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	2	1.0	20	32
S Sean Lumpkin	6	2	0.0	23	42
OLB Howard Dinkins	5	4	0.5	20	22
S Jerome Woods	4	2	0.0	23	41
DE Raylee Johnson	3	1	0.0	20	34
CB Michael Booker	3	1	0.0	4	17
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	0.0	23	38
DT R.C. Wrightman	2	1	0.5	16	17
OLB Jeff Posey	2	2	0.0	6	11
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	0.0	2	3
DE Orpheus Roye	1	2	0.0	22	41
CB Homey D Clown	0	1	0.0	24	41
DE Greg Jefferson	0	1	0.0	19	23
S Gerald McBurrows	0	1	0.0	2	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	8	1	0.0	26	35
CB Leonard Wheeler	8	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Mike Caldwell	7	1	0.0	26	35
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	2	0.0	19	31
DT Mike Lodish	3	0	0.0	16	18
DE Robert Harris	3	0	0.0	24	30
S Donovin Darius	3	0	0.0	15	21
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	1.0	10	11
CB Jim Lyles	2	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0.0	7	4
DT William Carr	2	0	0.0	14	22
DE Marvin Washington	1	2	0.0	22	28
DT Walt Murphy	1	1	0.0	16	14
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
S Deke McQuay	0	1	0.0	14	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	0	0	32
DT R.C. Wrightman	0.5	0	0	17
OLB Howard Dinkins	0.5	0	0	22
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	3	2	38
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	2	0	41
S Jerome Woods	0.0	1	1	41

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	3	2	28
DE Robert Harris	0.0	1	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	0	0	38
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	1	0	32
S Sean Lumpkin	4	0	0	42
OLB Howard Dinkins	3	0	0	22
ILB Yev Kassem	3	0	0	42
CB Michael Booker	2	0	1	17
S Jerome Woods	2	0	0	41
OLB Jeff Posey	2	0	0	11
DE Raylee Johnson	1	1	0	34
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leonard Wheeler	5	0	26
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	31
S Bubba McDowell	2	1	35
ILB Mike Caldwell	2	1	35
DE Robert Harris	2	0	30
S Donovin Darius	2	0	21
CB Jim Lyles	1	1	30
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	28
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	4
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	11
CB Monty Montgomery	0	2	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	4	8	26	1	35
Melvin Hayes	2	5	26	0	35
Scott Rehberg	2	4	26	0	35
Courtney Hall	2	3	26	0	35
Joe Panos	2	3	26	0	35
Brian Kinchen	0	1	22	0	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Shoate	3	3	25	0	42
Zack Freeman	1	5	25	0	42
Larry Heck	0	6	25	2	42
Harris Barton	0	6	25	0	42
Ike Davis	0	4	25	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Fenner	2	17
Titus Dixon	2	15
Michael Booker	1	20
Sean Lumpkin	1	12
Ryan Thelwell	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Russell	2	20
Bradford Banta	1	17
Chad Graham	1	17
Leonard Wheeler	1	14
Jason Whittle	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	23	42	12	77
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	24	38	10	72
Yev Kassem	---	---	25	42	4	71
Homey D Clown	---	---	24	41	4	69
Scott Rehberg	26	35	---	---	8	69
Jerome Woods	---	---	23	41	4	68
Orpheus Roye	---	---	22	41	4	67
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	23	38	4	65
Courtney Hall	26	35	---	---	---	61
Randy Shughart	26	35	---	---	---	61
Raylee Johnson	---	---	20	34	7	61
Ramon Shonta	26	35	---	---	---	61
Joe Panos	26	35	---	---	---	61
Melvin Hayes	26	35	---	---	---	61
Brian Kinchen	22	30	---	---	8	60
Derrick Thomas	---	---	20	32	2	54
Jerome Pathon	23	28	---	---	3	54
Derrick Fenner	12	24	---	---	17	53
Tiki Barber	17	27	---	---	1	45
Greg Jefferson	---	---	19	23	2	44
Howard Dinkins	---	---	20	22	1	43
Michael Booker	---	---	4	17	20	41
Titus Dixon	6	18	---	---	15	39
Eddie Watson	9	8	---	---	22	39
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	16	17	3	36
Kenny Shedd	8	8	---	---	20	36
Ryan Thelwell	15	16	---	---	5	36
Jeff Posey	---	---	6	11	12	29
Frank Wainright	5	5	---	---	18	28
Tom Waddle	13	11	---	---	---	24
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	2	15	6	23
Patrise Alexander	---	---	2	3	11	16
Garth Algar	---	---	2	2	11	15
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Charles Woodson	---	---	0	3	6	9
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chad Hennings	---	---	0	0	---	0
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	25	42	---	---	7	74
Ike Davis	25	42	---	---	7	74
Bradford Banta	23	28	---	---	17	68
Bubba McDowell	---	---	26	35	6	67
Larry Heck	25	42	---	---	---	67
Zack Freeman	25	42	---	---	---	67
Rod Shoate	25	42	---	---	---	67
Matt Hassebeck	25	42	---	---	---	67
Mike Caldwell	---	---	26	35	5	66
Jeff Graham	22	36	---	---	3	61
Jim Lyles	---	---	25	30	5	60
Robert Harris	---	---	24	30	5	59
Marvin Washington	---	---	22	28	5	55
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	15	26	14	55
Monty Montgomery	---	---	22	28	5	55
Jessie Armstead	---	---	19	31	4	54
Richard Huntley	20	28	---	---	3	51
Karl Williams	17	26	---	---	8	51
Donovin Darius	---	---	15	21	14	50
Chad Graham	9	20	---	---	17	46
Keith Jennings	14	25	---	---	4	43
Deke McQuay	---	---	14	22	5	41
Mike Lodish	---	---	16	18	6	40
William Carr	---	---	14	22	2	38
Spencer Bramson	6	12	---	---	19	37
Walt Murphy	---	---	16	14	2	32
Az-Zahir Hakim	6	13	---	---	11	30
Frank Robinson	---	---	4	7	18	29
Leonard Klecko	7	21	---	---	---	28
Darrell Russell	---	---	7	16	3	26
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	7	4	14	25
Derek Russell	1	1	---	---	20	22
Dexter Coakley	---	---	10	11	---	21
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	16	16
Gerald Dixon	---	---	2	2	11	15
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Ferguson	---	---	2	5	---	7
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Simmons	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tarik Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	10	53	5.3
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	18	79	4.4
Right	3	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	34	20	3	4	0	5	3	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	40	29	6	1	1	2	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	116	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	63	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	134	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	163	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brian Kinchen	6	5	83	2	30
FB Derrick Fenner	6	5	14	0	24
WR Jerome Pathon	6	3	39	0	28
WR Titus Dixon	5	3	68	1	18
WR Tom Waddle	5	2	28	0	11
WR Ryan Thelwell	5	2	13	0	16
TE Frank Wainright	1	0	0	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	11	8	0	99	2	36
WR Karl Williams	10	8	0	142	3	26
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	5	4	0	26	0	13
WR Leonard Klecko	4	4	0	53	0	21
TE Bradford Banta	4	3	0	14	0	28
TE Keith Jennings	3	0	1	0	0	25
RB Richard Huntley	2	1	0	3	0	28
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	0	23	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tiki Barber	2	4	2.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	4	2	0.50	3.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	2	1	16	8.00	7.21

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	2	19	6.33	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Tom Waddle	1	1	16	16.00	5.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	2	19	9.50	9.00
RB Richard Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	1
Ramon Shonta	1	0
Eddie Watson	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	9	8	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	16	12	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Derrick Fenner	4	4	1
WR Titus Dixon	2	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	0
WR Tom Waddle	1	1	1
WR Jerome Pathon	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)