Patriots 30-27 Saints (Oct 4, 1998)

NE

NO

1

3

0

2

14

3

10

3

4

3

10

30

27

1Q

3 - 0

A. Vinatieri 34-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

3 - 7

K. Mitchell 63-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 7

V. Brisby 6-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

17 - 7

R. Edwards 8-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

17 - 14

C. Cleeland 1-yard TD catch from D. Wuerffel.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

24 - 14

H. Thomas 24-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

24 - 17

D. Brien 21-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

27 - 17

A. Vinatieri 49-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

27 - 24

L. Smith 7-yard TD catch from D. Wuerffel.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

27 - 27

D. Brien 37-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

30 - 27

A. Vinatieri 27-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

317

Bledsoe

NE

Rush Yds

97

Edwards

NE

Rec Yds

105

Glenn

NE

Scrim TD

1

Brisby

NE

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Drew Bledsoe

NE QB #11

Danny Wuerffel

NO QB #7

317

Pass Yds

278

1

Pass TD

2

3

Int

2

NE

Team Stats

NO

388

Total Yds

276

29:15

Possession

30:45

20

1st Downs

19

4/12

3rd Down

9/18

4

Turnovers

2

1998 AFC East

NE NO

Team	W	L	PCT
Jets	12	4	.750
Dolphins	10	6	.625
Bills	10	6	.625
Patriots	9	7	.563
Colts	3	13	.188

Team	W	L	PCT
Falcons	14	2	.875
49ers	12	4	.750
Saints	6	10	.375
Panthers	4	12	.250
Rams	4	12	.250

Game Summary

The New Orleans Saints couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 30 to 27, on October 4, 1998.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe #11	21/35	317	9.1	1	3	3-26	63.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel #7	25/47	278	5.9	2	2	7-41	67.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Robert Edwards R. Edwards #47	22	97	4.4	1	14
Tony Carter T. Carter #30	1	3	3.0	0	3
Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe #11	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Derrick Cullors D. Cullors #29	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Lamar Smith L. Smith #25	13	22	1.7	11
Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel #7	3	13	4.3	9
Ray Zellars R. Zellars #34	2	4	2.0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Terry Glenn T. Glenn #88	0/0	105	26.3	0	43
Ben Coates B. Coates #87	0/0	78	11.1	0	18
Derrick Cullors D. Cullors #29	0/0	56	28.0	0	43
Vincent Brisby V. Brisby #82	0/0	33	16.5	1	27
Troy Brown T. Brown #80	0/0	32	10.7	0	16
Tony Carter T. Carter #30	0/0	9	4.5	0	5
Robert Edwards R. Edwards #47	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Hastings A. Hastings #88	0/0	73	12.2	0	23
Cameron Cleeland C. Cleeland #82,87	0/0	64	8.0	1	15
Brett Bech B. Bech #89	0/0	52	26.0	0	32
Lamar Smith L. Smith #25	0/0	44	11.0	1	21
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	0/0	19	19.0	0	19
Sean Dawkins S. Dawkins #87	0/0	11	11.0	0	11
Keith Poole K. Poole #83	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Aaron Craver A. Craver #29	0/0	6	3.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Ted Johnson T. Johnson #52	0-0	2.0	0
Ty Law T. Law #24	0-0	0.0	1
Willie McGinest W. McGinest #55	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Slade C. Slade #53	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Sullivan C. Sullivan #74	0-0	1.0	0
Henry Thomas H. Thomas #97	0-0	0.0	1
Tedy Bruschi T. Bruschi #54	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Canty C. Canty #26	0-0	1.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Joe Johnson J. Johnson #94	0-0	1.0	0
Alex Molden A. Molden #25	0-0	0.0	1
Ink Aleaga I. Aleaga #54	0-0	1.0	0
Tyronne Drakeford T. Drakeford #33	0-0	0.0	1
La'Roi Glover L. Glover #97	0-0	0.0	1
Chris Hewitt C. Hewitt #23	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri #4	3/3	3/3	12	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Doug Brien D. Brien #10	2/2	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Tupa T. Tupa #19	3	155	51.7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mark Royals M. Royals #3	5	196	39.2	0
Doug Brien D. Brien #10	1	35	35.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chris Canty C. Canty #26	3	48	16.0	0	0
Derrick Cullors D. Cullors #29	1	15	15.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	1	2	2.0	0	0
Qadry Ismail Q. Ismail #82	5	105	21.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Troy Brown T. Brown #80	5	104	20.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Andre Hastings A. Hastings #88	2	86	43.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe #11	21/35	317	9.1	1	3	3-26	63.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Robert Edwards R. Edwards #47	22	97	4.4	1	14
Tony Carter T. Carter #30	1	3	3.0	0	3
Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe #11	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Derrick Cullors D. Cullors #29	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Terry Glenn T. Glenn #88	0/0	105	26.3	0	43
Ben Coates B. Coates #87	0/0	78	11.1	0	18
Derrick Cullors D. Cullors #29	0/0	56	28.0	0	43
Vincent Brisby V. Brisby #82	0/0	33	16.5	1	27
Troy Brown T. Brown #80	0/0	32	10.7	0	16
Tony Carter T. Carter #30	0/0	9	4.5	0	5
Robert Edwards R. Edwards #47	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Ted Johnson T. Johnson #52	0-0	2.0	0
Ty Law T. Law #24	0-0	0.0	1
Willie McGinest W. McGinest #55	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Slade C. Slade #53	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Sullivan C. Sullivan #74	0-0	1.0	0
Henry Thomas H. Thomas #97	0-0	0.0	1
Tedy Bruschi T. Bruschi #54	0-0	1.0	0
Chris Canty C. Canty #26	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri #4	3/3	3/3	12	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Tupa T. Tupa #19	3	155	51.7	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chris Canty C. Canty #26	3	48	16.0	0	0
Derrick Cullors D. Cullors #29	1	15	15.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Troy Brown T. Brown #80	5	104	20.8	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel #7	25/47	278	5.9	2	2	7-41	67.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Lamar Smith L. Smith #25	13	22	1.7	11
Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel #7	3	13	4.3	9
Ray Zellars R. Zellars #34	2	4	2.0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Hastings A. Hastings #88	0/0	73	12.2	0	23
Cameron Cleeland C. Cleeland #82,87	0/0	64	8.0	1	15
Brett Bech B. Bech #89	0/0	52	26.0	0	32
Lamar Smith L. Smith #25	0/0	44	11.0	1	21
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	0/0	19	19.0	0	19
Sean Dawkins S. Dawkins #87	0/0	11	11.0	0	11
Keith Poole K. Poole #83	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Aaron Craver A. Craver #29	0/0	6	3.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Joe Johnson J. Johnson #94	0-0	1.0	0
Alex Molden A. Molden #25	0-0	0.0	1
Ink Aleaga I. Aleaga #54	0-0	1.0	0
Tyronne Drakeford T. Drakeford #33	0-0	0.0	1
La'Roi Glover L. Glover #97	0-0	0.0	1
Chris Hewitt C. Hewitt #23	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Doug Brien D. Brien #10	2/2	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mark Royals M. Royals #3	5	196	39.2	0
Doug Brien D. Brien #10	1	35	35.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	1	2	2.0	0	0
Qadry Ismail Q. Ismail #82	5	105	21.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Andre Hastings A. Hastings #88	2	86	43.0	0	0

NE

NO

1

3

0

2

14

3

10

3

4

3

10

30

27

NE

Team Stats

NO

388

Total Yds

276

291

Pass Yds

237

97

Rush Yds

39

63

Total Plays

72

6.2

Yards Per Play

3.8

7.7

Yards Per Pass

4.4

3.9

Yards Per Rush

2.2

29:15

Possession

30:45

20

1st Downs

19

15

Passing 1st Downs

17

4

Rushing 1st Downs

1

1st Downs from Penalties

1

4/12

3rd Down

9/18

1/1

4th Down

0/0

3

Punts

6

4

Turnovers

2

3

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

3

Penalties

6

7.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

3-1 NE

NO 3-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1998 AFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats