1997 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 23 to 17, on October 12, 1997.

Final

ATL

Falcons

1-5-0

23

NO

Saints

2-5-0

17

1

10

0

2

6

3

3

7

0

4

0

14

Total

23

17

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Morten Andersen 25-yard field goal

3

0

Falcons

Bert Emanuel 9-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Doug Brien 35-yard field goal

10

3

Falcons

Morten Andersen 32-yard field goal

13

3

Falcons

Morten Andersen 55-yard field goal

16

3

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Jamal Anderson 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

23

3

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Andre Hastings 16-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick)

23

10

Saints

Mario Bates 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick)

23

17

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

14

13

Passing 1st Downs

6

6

Rushing 1st Downs

8

6

1st downs from penalties

0

1

3rd down efficiency

4 - 13

2 - 13

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

2 - 3

Total Plays

58

60

Total Yards

166

179

Yards per play

2.9

3.0

Passing

77

99

Comp - Att

10 - 22

14 - 22

Yards per pass

2.9

3.1

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 40

10 - 76

Rushing

89

80

Rushing Attempts

31

28

Yards per rush

2.9

2.9

Penalties

6

6

Turnovers

2

4

Fumbles lost

2

2

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

30:10

29:50

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
C. Chandler
10
22
117
5.3
1
0
5
77.3
Team
10
22
77
5.3
1
0
5
77.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Anderson
21
62
3.0
1
B. Hanspard
6
24
4.0
0
C. Chandler
4
3
0.8
0
Team
31
89
2.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
B. Emanuel
3
40
13.3
1
T. Mathis
2
30
15.0
0
H. Green
1
26
26.0
0
J. Anderson
2
10
5.0
0
E. West
1
8
8.0
0
B. Hanspard
1
3
3.0
0
Team
10
117
5.3
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
2

Defense

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Andersen
3
3
2
11
Team
3
3
2
11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Stryzinski
6
252
42.0
Team
6
252
42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Hanspard
1
22
22.0
0
Team
1
22
22.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Kinchen
2
20
10.0
0
Team
2
20
10.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Wuerffel
9
13
120
9.2
1
1
7
91.8
H. Shuler
5
9
55
6.1
0
1
3
34.3
Team
14
22
99
8.0
1
2
10
65.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
M. Bates
15
31
2.1
1
R. Zellars
4
18
4.5
0
T. Davis
2
15
7.5
0
H. Shuler
3
9
3.0
0
D. Wuerffel
2
6
3.0
0
W. Bender
1
1
1.0
0
A. Hastings
1
0
0.0
0
Team
28
80
2.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Hastings
4
96
24.0
1
J. Farquhar
4
40
10.0
0
R. Zellars
2
15
7.5
0
M. Bates
1
14
14.0
0
R. Hill
1
8
8.0
0
T. Davis
2
2
1.0
0
Team
14
175
8.0
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
5
2
2

Defense

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
D. Brien
1
1
2
5
Team
1
1
2
5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Royals
6
246
41.0
Team
6
246
41.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Guliford
1
24
24.0
0
Team
1
24
24.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Guliford
1
0
0.0
0
Team
1
0
0.0
0

More Saints Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

15th

OPP PPG

25.4

26th

RUSH YDS/G

125.3

13th

PASS YDS/G

219.6

20th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
4
0
.500
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
CLE CLE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
LAR LAR
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
12/8
NO NO
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

2-7-0

23

Final

22

NO Saints

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
7
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
4
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM