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New Orleans Saints 3 at Atlanta Falcons 20

Sunday, November 23, 1997

New Orleans Saints 3, Atlanta Falcons 20

1234Final
New Orleans Saints (4-8-0)03003
Atlanta Falcons (4-8-0)337720

Scoring

NORATL
1stATLMorten Andersen 43 yard field goal03
2ndATLMorten Andersen 22 yard field goal06
NORDoug Brien 21 yard field goal36
3rdATLBert Emanuel 36 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)313
4thATLTerance Mathis 4 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)320

Team Stats

NORATL
First downs1116
Rush-yards-TDs20-55-032-92-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT14-29-150-0-417-27-211-2-0
Sacked-yards6-325-34
Net pass yards118177
Total yards173269
Fumbles-lost2-14-1
Turnovers51
Penalties-yards3-204-40

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Doug Nussmeier NOR 10 19 101 0 3 24 5 25 0 15
Eric Guliford NOR 4 40 0 15
Fred McCrary NOR 5 13 0 8 2 20 0 11
Irv Smith NOR 2 30 0 24
Ray Zellars NOR 10 17 0 7 2 13 0 9
Billy Joe Hobert NOR 4 10 49 0 1 22
Brett Bech NOR 1 22 0 22
Andre Hastings NOR 1 15 0 15
Randal Hill NOR 1 7 0 7
Troy Davis NOR 1 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Chris Chandler ATL 17 26 211 2 0 41 4 13 0 8
Bert Emanuel ATL 4 96 1 41
Jamal Anderson ATL 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 65 0 17 2 16 0 12
Terance Mathis ATL 3 30 1 15
Harold Green ATL 1 21 0 21
Bob Christian ATL 1 0 0 0 3 17 0 7
Ed West ATL 2 15 0 9
Byron Hanspard ATL 6 14 0 4
Michael Haynes ATL 1 12 0 12
Todd Kinchen ATL 1 4 0 4

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Eric Guliford NOR 0 0 0 0 4 88 22.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0
Richard Harvey NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Johnson NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Darren Mickell NOR 0.5 0 0 0 0
Brady Smith NOR 1.5 0 0 0 0
Jared Tomich NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Lester Archambeau ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Michael Booker ATL 1 6 0 0
Ronnie Bradford ATL 1 9 0 0
Ray Buchanan ATL 1 4 0 0
John Burrough ATL 0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0
Devin Bush ATL 1 4 0 0
Shane Dronett ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Travis Hall ATL 3.5 0 0 0 0
Byron Hanspard ATL 0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 0
Todd Kinchen ATL 0 0 0 0 4 39 9.8 0 0
Anthony Pleasant ATL 0.5 0 0 0 0