Week 4
Final
DET
NO2Q
0 - 7
A. Hastings 21-yard TD catch from M. Bates.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 14
M. Bates 74-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 21
D. Hobbs 20-yard TD catch from H. Shuler.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 21
B. Sanders 17-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Made XP
3Q
7 - 28
H. Shuler 5-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
10 - 28
J. Hanson 47-yard field goal.
4Q
10 - 35
M. Bates 2-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 35
H. Moore 5-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
253
Mitchell
DET
Rush Yds
162
Bates
NO
Rec Yds
111
Moore
DET
Scrim TD
2
Bates
NO
Matchup
1997 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
49ers 
Panthers 
Falcons 
Saints 
Rams Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints dominated the Detroit Lions, 35 to 17, on September 21, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 24/43 | 253 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 5-16 | 59.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Shuler #5 | 15/21 | 202 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 117.6 |
M. Bates #24 | 1/1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 18 | 113 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bates #24 | 29 | 162 | 5.6 | 2 | 74 |
H. Shuler #5 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
T. Davis #28 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 111 | 10.1 | 1 | 17 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 38 |
P. Chryplewicz #81 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hastings #88 | 0/0 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 21 |
E. Guliford #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 18 |
R. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
R. Zellars #34 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
J. Farquhar #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
D. Hobbs #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 20 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Martin #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Newman #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
E. Allen #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Glover #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brien #10 | 0/2 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Royals #3 | 2 | 110 | 55.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Guliford #84 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Guliford #84 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 24/43 | 253 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 5-16 | 59.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 18 | 113 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 111 | 10.1 | 1 | 17 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 38 |
P. Chryplewicz #81 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Shuler #5 | 15/21 | 202 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 117.6 |
M. Bates #24 | 1/1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bates #24 | 29 | 162 | 5.6 | 2 | 74 |
H. Shuler #5 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
T. Davis #28 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hastings #88 | 0/0 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 21 |
E. Guliford #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 18 |
R. Hill #81 | 0/0 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
R. Zellars #34 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
J. Farquhar #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
D. Hobbs #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 20 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Martin #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Newman #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
E. Allen #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Glover #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brien #10 | 0/2 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Royals #3 | 2 | 110 | 55.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Guliford #84 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Guliford #84 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
355
Total Yds
385
237
Pass Yds
213
118
Rush Yds
172
67
Total Plays
60
5.3
Yards Per Play
6.4
4.9
Yards Per Pass
8.9
6.2
Yards Per Rush
4.8
25:25
Possession
34:35
22
1st Downs
21
17
Passing 1st Downs
12
5
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
0
7/13
3rd Down
10/14
1/1
4th Down
0/0
3
Punts
2
4
Turnovers
0
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
8
2.0
Sacks
5.0
0
D/ST TD
0
