Week 15, 1998

played in Atlanta, GA

48 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints1410066-36
Atlanta Falcons0171033-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 NOS - Bubba McDowell 42 interception return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 04:52 NOS - Leonard Klecko 9 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 13:30 NOS - Jeff Graham 14 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 08:11 ATL - Titus Dixon 32 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:43 ATL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 01:10 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 29 field goal
2Q: 00:34 ATL - Jerome Pathon 20 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:54 ATL - Dale Dawson 27 field goal
3Q: 03:11 ATL - Jerome Pathon 3 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 09:59 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 36 field goal
4Q: 05:09 ATL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 24 field goal
OT: 11:10 ATL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
OT: 05:41 NOS - Alvis Whitted 26 pass from Matt Hassebeck

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record7-77-7
First Downs2721
- by Rushing14
- by Passing2516
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards470486
- Offensive Plays8671
- Yards per Play5.476.85
Net Rushing Yards3699
- Rushing Attempts2027
- Yards per Rush1.803.67
Net Passing Yards434387
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt64 - 40 - 043 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards451392
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/171/5
- Yards per Pass Play6.588.80
Fumbles/Lost2/11/0
3rd Down Conversions8/195/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.37.3
4th Down Conversions2/20/0
Penalties/Yards7/633/20
Punt Returns/Yards2/204/34
Kick Returns/Yards4/1025/128
Interception Ret./Yards3/420/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits55
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/31/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 37
Time of Possession36:5432:35

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:16OWN 3033Punt
110:375:52OWN 121388Touchdown
12:003:41OWN 30770Touchdown
211:021:59OWN 934Punt
27:580:56OWN 1118Fumble
26:290:47OWN 1231Punt
24:373:33OWN 411147Field Goal
20:190:19OWN 201-1Half
310:461:55OWN 223-19Punt
37:441:15OWN 20435Punt
33:042:49OWN 1969Punt
414:124:21OWN 28853Field Goal
45:031:45OWN 203-3Punt
42:142:14OWN 20973Field Goal
OT111:045:33OWN 201180Touchdown
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:441:32OWN 353-7Interception
112:121:35OWN 2036Punt
14:452:45OWN 20632Punt
213:192:17OWN 36437Interception
29:031:05OWN 42358Touchdown
27:020:33OPP 192-4Interception
25:421:05OWN 46540Field Goal
21:040:45OWN 37363Touchdown
315:004:14OWN 45745Field Goal
38:511:07503-1Punt
36:293:25OWN 5895Touchdown
30:151:03OWN 3232Punt
49:514:48OWN 251059Field Goal
43:181:04OPP 473-2Punt
OT115:003:56OWN 37858Field Goal

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Richard Huntley11181.64700
Spencer Bramson6183.00600
Leonard Klecko100.00000
Chad Graham111.00100
Matt Hassebeck1-1-1.00-100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tiki Barber19613.211510
Eddie Watson8384.752620

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Hassebeck64404512/17335099.1
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ramon Shonta43263921/5353384.6

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeff Graham111919517.7389351
WR Karl Williams1014757.5012200
WR Leonard Klecko68477.834191
RB Richard Huntley34268.6721250
TE Keith Jennings2284.00250
TE Bradford Banta263316.506300
RB Spencer Bramson22136.500120
WR Sebastian Fannin232412.0012180
TE James Jenkins1244.00040
WR Alvis Whitted132626.0016261
RB Chad Graham0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jerome Pathon101317217.2037322
WR Tom Waddle71212217.4361530
TE Brian Kinchen333010.0013210
WR Ryan Thelwell282914.5015240
WR Titus Dixon123232.000321
FB Derrick Fenner1288.00380
TE Frank Wainright1133.00030
RB Eddie Watson11-4-4.000-40
RB Tiki Barber0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Monty Montgomery200.000
S Bubba McDowell14242.001
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Karl Williams1000
Chad Graham1000
Richard Huntley0100
Jim Lyles0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Tom Waddle1000
Jeff Posey0110
Ryan Thelwell0100
Yev Kassem0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Will Bryce730944.139.3542
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Hentrich522645.233.2511

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Vanderjagt3/30/00/0363/3
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson4/40/00/0333/3

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Karl Williams22010.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Pathon33110.30
Eddie Watson133.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Alvis Whitted26432.00
Az-Zahir Hakim23819.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Michael Booker512825.60

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bubba McDowell730.02744
OLB Jessie Armstead730.01940
CB Leonard Wheeler510.01636
ILB Mike Caldwell440.02743
DT Mike Lodish410.02434
CB Monty Montgomery410.02737
OLB Dexter Coakley400.088
S Donovin Darius350.02644
CB Jim Lyles300.02238
DE Robert Harris300.02637
OLB Brett Wallerstedt200.084
DT Walt Murphy101.01915
DE Gary Ferguson110.01933
OLB Gerald Dixon100.030
DT Darrell Russell100.0811
ILB Brian Simmons100.001
DT William Carr010.01232
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Yev Kassem1631.02066
CB Homey D Clown810.02061
S Sean Lumpkin610.01864
OLB Howard Dinkins530.01441
S Jerome Woods410.02065
CB Michael Booker410.0324
DT Cortez Kennedy311.01657
OLB Derrick Thomas320.01449
DT R.C. Wrightman200.01338
DE Raylee Johnson200.01860
CB Robert Van Winkle120.02058
ILB Patrise Alexander110.036
DE Orpheus Roye110.01959
S Garth Algar100.028
RB Tiki Barber10---------
WR Jerome Pathon10---------
OLB Jeff Posey100.0620

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Walt Murphy1.000015
DE Robert Harris0.011037
DE Gary Ferguson0.011033
ILB Mike Caldwell0.010043
OLB Jessie Armstead0.000140
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy1.002257
ILB Yev Kassem1.000066
DE Raylee Johnson0.011060
DE Orpheus Roye0.002259
DT R.C. Wrightman0.001238
OLB Derrick Thomas0.001049
DE Greg Jefferson0.001035
S Jerome Woods0.001065

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jim Lyles41038
CB Leonard Wheeler41036
ILB Mike Caldwell33043
S Bubba McDowell30144
S Donovin Darius30044
OLB Jessie Armstead21040
CB Monty Montgomery20237
OLB Dexter Coakley2008
OLB Brett Wallerstedt1004
DT Darrell Russell10011
ILB Brian Simmons1001
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Homey D Clown81061
S Jerome Woods62065
OLB Howard Dinkins51041
ILB Yev Kassem50066
CB Michael Booker40024
S Sean Lumpkin31064
OLB Derrick Thomas30049
OLB Jeff Posey21020
ILB Patrise Alexander1106
DE Orpheus Roye11059
CB Robert Van Winkle10058
DE Raylee Johnson10060
S Garth Algar0108

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Barton39020166
Mike Martin03020166
Rod Milstead03013039
Ike Davis02020066
Larry Heck0107027
Jason Whittle01017059
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Scott Rehberg35027044
Courtney Hall17127044
Randy Shughart16027044
Stanley Bridges15027144
Derrick Fenner12015023
Joe Panos12027044

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Leonard Wheeler324
Frank Robinson133
Spencer Bramson125
Chad Graham120
Az-Zahir Hakim120
Monty Montgomery111
Frank Jordan110
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Titus Dixon326
Sean Lumpkin116
Garth Algar115
Tom Waddle13

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Harris Barton2066------1096
Ike Davis2066------1096
Bradford Banta1943------2587
Mike Martin2066---------86
Matt Hassebeck2066---------86
Donovin Darius------26441383
Jason Whittle1759------177
Jeff Graham1759---------76
Leonard Wheeler------16362476
Bubba McDowell------2744475
Monty Montgomery------27371175
Mike Caldwell------2743474
Karl Williams1145------1268
Robert Harris------2637366
Richard Huntley1442------965
Jim Lyles------2238363
Jessie Armstead------1940463
Mike Lodish------2434462
Rod Milstead1339------759
Gary Ferguson------1933153
Spencer Bramson622------2553
Frank Robinson------5133351
William Carr------1232448
Leonard Klecko833---------41
Chad Graham515------2040
Keith Jennings1028------139
Larry Heck727------236
Walt Murphy------1915236
James Jenkins424------533
Brett Wallerstedt------841830
Darrell Russell------811827
Alvis Whitted613------827
Sebastian Fannin06------1824
Az-Zahir Hakim00------2020
Gerald Dixon------301518
Dexter Coakley------88117
Pierce Holt------17412
Frank Jordan00------1010
Zack Freeman37---------10
Ruben Brown00------1010
Mike Vanderjagt00------1010
Deke McQuay------07---7
Will Bryce00------77
Brian Simmons------0156
Danny Wuerffel00------33
Paul Walker00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sean Lumpkin------18641698
Robert Van Winkle------20581189
Yev Kassem------2066389
Jerome Woods------2065388
Homey D Clown------2061384
Raylee Johnson------1860583
Orpheus Roye------1959381
Scott Rehberg2744------980
Cortez Kennedy------1657275
Courtney Hall2744---------71
Randy Shughart2744---------71
Ramon Shonta2744---------71
Joe Panos2744---------71
Stanley Bridges2744---------71
Brian Kinchen2337------969
Tom Waddle2540------368
Derrick Thomas------1449568
Jerome Pathon2334------663
Derrick Fenner1523------2361
R.C. Wrightman------1338758
Michael Booker------3242956
Howard Dinkins------1441---55
Tiki Barber1933------153
Eddie Watson811------2948
Greg Jefferson------1135147
Jeff Posey------6202046
Ryan Thelwell1422------743
Frank Wainright514------2342
Titus Dixon24------2632
Garth Algar------281525
Kenny Shedd12------2023
Gerald McBurrows------315523
Patrise Alexander------361423
Dale Dawson00------1212
Gregg Gamble00------99
Craig Hentrich00------99
Hessley Hempstead00------99
Payton Feeley00------99
Marcus Spriggs00------99
Howard Hendree------0077
Charles Woodson------0077
Chad Hennings------0055
Mike Saxon00---------0
Craig Erickson00---------0
Jon Kitna00---------0
Todd Washington00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6223.7
Middle13151.2
Right000.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5173.4
Middle771.0
Right15755.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Hassebeck64407239960
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ramon Shonta432610126213

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96293.2
Short (0-8 Yds)27191786.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)22131948.8
Long (19+ Yds)62508.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen224924.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1713965.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1451107.9
Long (19+ Yds)10613713.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jeff Graham19111195359
WR Karl Williams1410075145
WR Leonard Klecko86147033
TE Bradford Banta62033143
RB Richard Huntley43026142
WR Sebastian Fannin3202406
WR Alvis Whitted31026113
TE Keith Jennings2208028
TE James Jenkins2114024
RB Spencer Bramson22013022
RB Chad Graham1000015
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon13100172534
WR Tom Waddle1271122240
WR Ryan Thelwell82129122
TE Brian Kinchen33030137
WR Titus Dixon2103214
FB Derrick Fenner2108023
TE Frank Wainright1103014
RB Tiki Barber1000033
RB Eddie Watson110-4011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Leonard Klecko100.000.00
Richard Huntley133.001.64
Spencer Bramson144.003.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Eddie Watson393.004.75
Tiki Barber144.003.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Hassebeck63244.007.05
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ramon Shonta64284.679.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jeff Graham21147.0010.26
WR Leonard Klecko1199.005.88
TE Bradford Banta1000.005.50
WR Karl Williams1000.005.36
RB Spencer Bramson1111.006.50
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ryan Thelwell2000.003.63
WR Jerome Pathon222311.5013.23
WR Tom Waddle1199.0010.17
RB Eddie Watson11-4-4.00-4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Chad Graham10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Eddie Watson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Matt Hassebeck18128
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Ramon Shonta1485

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Jeff Graham422
WR Leonard Klecko444
WR Karl Williams332
RB Richard Huntley220
WR Alvis Whitted200
TE James Jenkins100
RB Spencer Bramson110
RB Chad Graham100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Ryan Thelwell621
WR Tom Waddle422
WR Jerome Pathon222
TE Brian Kinchen110
FB Derrick Fenner110

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,000 (17,100)
End Zone10,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine6,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,100 (10,900)
Club Seats14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes7,500 (7,500)