Week 4, 1999

played in New Orleans, LA

79 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	0	0	7	-	7
New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 NOS - Karl Williams 21 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 11:29 NOS - Richard Huntley 3 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:32 NOS - Karl Williams 12 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 08:13 DET - Nigea Carter 22 pass from Bill Musgrave (Teddy Garcia extra point)
4Q: 01:04 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 NOS - Karl Williams 21 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 11:29 NOS - Richard Huntley 3 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:32 NOS - Karl Williams 12 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 08:13 DET - Nigea Carter 22 pass from Bill Musgrave (Teddy Garcia extra point)
4Q: 01:04 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 22 field goal

Team Statistics DET NOS
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 271 354
- Offensive Plays 52 64
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 94 173
- Rushing Attempts 16 39
- Yards per Rush 5.88 4.44
Net Passing Yards 177 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 2 23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 203 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 12.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:44 34:16

Team Statistics	DET	NOS
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	271	354
- Offensive Plays	52	64
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	94	173
- Rushing Attempts	16	39
- Yards per Rush	5.88	4.44
Net Passing Yards	177	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 2	23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	203	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	12.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:44	34:16

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 28	4	34	Punt
1	8:30	2:51	OWN 35	4	20	Punt
1	3:11	3:35	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
2	11:23	3:50	OWN 17	7	37	Interception
2	5:47	1:21	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	1:26	1:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:53	1:52	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	4:14	1:17	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	0:41	2:32	OWN 19	6	30	Punt
4	11:41	3:42	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:37	OWN 20	2	15	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	3:25	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	5:39	2:28	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	14:36	3:13	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	7:33	1:46	OWN 41	3	-16	Punt
2	4:26	3:00	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 14	1	4	Half
3	15:00	6:07	OWN 30	9	22	Punt
3	7:01	2:47	OWN 31	6	22	Punt
3	2:57	2:16	OWN 42	3	-17	Punt
4	13:09	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	7:59	7:03	OWN 35	12	60	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 43	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	14	75	5.36	27	2
Brian Mitchell	1	16	16.00	16	1
Rodney Hampton	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	31	116	3.74	24	4	1
Spencer Bramson	7	58	8.29	28	2	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	32	25	203	4/26	1	29	2	77.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	23	17	206	2/25	2	32	0	129.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Mays Hayes	10	11	47	4.70	13	12	0
WR Nigea Carter	4	5	59	14.75	12	22	1
WR Michael Jackson	3	5	28	9.33	19	19	0
WR James McKnight	3	3	19	6.33	11	9	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	4	44	22.00	37	29	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
FB Kimble Anders	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Rod Drake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Williams	6	8	57	9.50	17	22	2
WR Jeff Graham	4	5	29	7.25	7	13	0
WR Leonard Klecko	2	2	26	13.00	0	15	0
TE Bradford Banta	2	2	33	16.50	13	21	0
WR Eli Reid	1	1	32	32.00	0	32	0
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	0
TE Marcus Pollard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Antowain Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Monty Montgomery	1	0	0.00	0
CB Antoine Winfield	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	8	352	44.0	33.4	54	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	331	55.2	41.5	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Garcia	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Sanders	2	22	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamel Williams	3	66	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jamel Williams	8	1	0.0	36	22
DE Joel Smeenge	5	1	1.0	34	22
S Omar Stoutmire	5	2	0.0	37	24
DE Patrick Kerney	4	1	0.0	31	23
OLB Bryan Cox	4	0	0.0	33	19
CB Kevin Smith	4	0	0.0	20	18
OLB Ray Farmer	4	0	0.0	36	24
CB Denard Walker	3	3	0.0	38	22
OLB Peter Boulware	3	1	0.0	19	5
DT Michael Dean Perry	3	0	0.0	18	8
DT Brenston Buckner	3	0	0.0	21	11
DT Mike Collins	2	2	1.0	26	14
CB Deion Sanders	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Terrell Buckley	1	2	0.0	34	24
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Nigea Carter	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kivuusama Mays	1	0	0.0	7	6
ILB Parker Copper	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Tim Dennis	0	1	0.0	13	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	6	0	0.0	16	36
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	5	2	1.0	16	35
CB Monty Montgomery	5	3	0.0	10	28
DT Walt Murphy	4	1	1.0	10	23
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	2	0.0	14	30
S Deke McQuay	3	5	1.0	16	35
DE Robert Harris	3	0	0.0	16	33
S Donovin Darius	3	0	0.0	16	35
CB Kelly Herndon	3	0	0.0	16	35
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	0	0.0	10	23
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0.0	0	6
DE Noel Scarlett	1	1	1.0	6	13
DT Darrell Russell	1	2	0.0	9	25
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT William Carr	0	1	0.0	10	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Joel Smeenge	1.0	0	22
DT Mike Collins	1.0	0	14
OLB Ray Farmer	0.0	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Walt Murphy	1.0	0	1	23
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1.0	0	0	35
S Deke McQuay	1.0	0	0	35
DE Noel Scarlett	1.0	0	0	13
DE Robert Harris	0.0	4	1	33
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jamel Williams	5	0	22
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	18
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	24
OLB Ray Farmer	1	1	24
CB Deion Sanders	1	0	6
CB Terrell Buckley	1	0	24
DT Brenston Buckner	1	0	11
OLB Peter Boulware	1	0	5
CB Denard Walker	1	0	22
ILB Kivuusama Mays	1	0	6
OLB Bryan Cox	0	1	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	5	0	1	36
CB Monty Montgomery	4	1	1	28
CB Kelly Herndon	3	0	0	35
DE Robert Harris	2	0	0	33
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0	35
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0	6
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	0	23
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	30
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0	23
S Deke McQuay	1	0	0	35
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	0	6
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	5
S Donovin Darius	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	2	6	16	0	34
Kirk Scrafford	1	4	16	1	36
Nathan Parks	1	3	16	1	35
Mike Rosenthal	1	2	16	1	35
Chester Karinen	1	1	16	1	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	3	5	38	0	25
Rod Shoate	2	8	38	1	25
Ike Davis	2	6	39	0	25
Zack Freeman	2	4	39	1	25
Larry Heck	0	9	38	0	25
Bradford Banta	0	3	32	0	21
Graham Somerville	0	2	25	0	7
Marcus Pollard	0	1	11	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Deion Sanders	1	33
James McKnight	1	14
Willie Mays Hayes	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Antowain Smith	2	11
Spencer Bramson	1	21
Bobby Taylor	1	19
Marcus Pollard	1	15

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	37	24	8	69
Jamel Williams	---	---	36	22	6	64
Ray Farmer	---	---	36	24	2	62
Denard Walker	---	---	38	22	1	61
Willie Mays Hayes	14	33	---	---	12	59
Terrell Buckley	---	---	34	24	1	59
Mike Rosenthal	16	35	---	---	8	59
Joel Smeenge	---	---	34	22	1	57
Nigea Carter	14	32	---	---	9	55
Patrick Kerney	---	---	31	23	1	55
Bryan Cox	---	---	33	19	1	53
Kirk Scrafford	16	36	---	---	---	52
Bill Musgrave	16	36	---	---	---	52
Sedrick Shaw	14	34	---	---	3	51
Chester Karinen	16	35	---	---	---	51
Nathan Parks	16	35	---	---	---	51
Tony Mayberry	16	34	---	---	---	50
Deion Sanders	---	---	5	6	33	44
Mike Collins	---	---	26	14	4	44
Kevin Smith	---	---	20	18	2	40
Kimble Anders	9	19	---	---	11	39
Brenston Buckner	---	---	21	11	3	35
Peter Boulware	---	---	19	5	8	32
Eric Green	8	14	---	---	7	29
Kivuusama Mays	---	---	7	6	15	28
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	18	8	1	27
Brian Mitchell	2	2	---	---	21	25
Tim Dennis	---	---	13	11	1	25
James McKnight	1	9	---	---	14	24
Chad Lewis	8	16	---	---	---	24
Michael Jackson	5	17	---	---	---	22
Rod Drake	4	2	---	---	15	21
Marquis Smith	---	---	5	10	6	21
Grant Wistrom	---	---	8	2	5	15
Drew Koplitz	0	2	---	---	8	10
Marcos Webb	0	2	---	---	8	10
Colin Powell	---	---	5	3	1	9
Hector Mathis	0	1	---	---	8	9
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Parker Copper	---	---	3	1	---	4
Rodney Hampton	1	2	---	---	---	3
Teddy Garcia	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Davis	39	25	---	---	7	71
Bradford Banta	32	21	---	---	16	69
Zack Freeman	39	25	---	---	---	64
Matt Hassebeck	39	25	---	---	---	64
Harris Barton	38	25	---	---	---	63
Larry Heck	38	25	---	---	---	63
Rod Shoate	38	25	---	---	---	63
Jeff Graham	33	20	---	---	2	55
Robert Harris	---	---	16	33	6	55
Antoine Winfield	---	---	16	36	2	54
Richard Huntley	31	21	---	---	---	52
Donovin Darius	---	---	16	35	1	52
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	16	35	---	51
Deke McQuay	---	---	16	35	---	51
Kelly Herndon	---	---	16	35	---	51
Karl Williams	22	18	---	---	9	49
Jessie Armstead	---	---	14	30	---	44
Monty Montgomery	---	---	10	28	6	44
Graham Somerville	25	7	---	---	12	44
Eli Reid	14	8	---	---	15	37
Darrell Russell	---	---	9	25	1	35
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	10	23	1	34
Walt Murphy	---	---	10	23	---	33
Spencer Bramson	8	4	---	---	21	33
Leonard Klecko	14	18	---	---	---	32
Marcus Pollard	11	4	---	---	15	30
William Carr	---	---	10	19	---	29
Noel Scarlett	---	---	6	13	8	27
Steve Morrison	---	---	2	6	18	26
Bobby Taylor	---	---	0	6	19	25
Antowain Smith	1	3	---	---	11	15
Alvis Whitted	4	1	---	---	10	15
Bubba McDowell	---	---	3	9	1	13
Dexter Coakley	---	---	6	5	2	13
Ruben Brown	1	0	---	---	7	8
Jason Whittle	1	0	---	---	7	8
Joe Wong	1	0	---	---	7	8
Gerald Dixon	---	---	0	0	7	7
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Barton	---	---	0	0	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Simmons	---	---	0	0	4	4
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	10	24	2.4
Right	3	52	17.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	70	5.4
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	16	78	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	32	25	2	0	0	1	4	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	23	17	5	0	3	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	44	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-5	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	101	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	31	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	79	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes	11	10	47	0	33
WR Michael Jackson	5	3	28	0	17
WR Nigea Carter	5	4	59	1	32
RB Sedrick Shaw	4	2	44	1	34
WR James McKnight	3	3	19	0	9
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	-3	0	2
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	10	0	2
FB Kimble Anders	1	1	-1	0	19
TE Rod Drake	1	0	0	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	8	6	0	57	2	18
WR Jeff Graham	5	4	1	29	0	20
WR Leonard Klecko	2	2	0	26	0	18
TE Bradford Banta	2	2	0	33	1	21
TE Marcus Pollard	2	0	2	0	0	4
WR Eli Reid	1	1	0	32	1	8
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	0	4	0	4
RB Antowain Smith	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	0	25	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	6	7	1.17	3.74

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	1	1	12	12.00	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Williams	1	1	12	12.00	7.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	2	0
Rodney Hampton	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	7	3
Spencer Bramson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	9	8	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	5	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Mays Hayes	4	3	0
WR Michael Jackson	3	3	2
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Klecko	2	2	2
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	0
WR Karl Williams	1	1	0
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)