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New England Patriots 30 at New Orleans Saints 27

Sunday, October 4, 1998

New England Patriots 30, New Orleans Saints 27

1234Final
New England Patriots (3-1-0)31410330
New Orleans Saints (3-1-0)01431027

Scoring

NWENOR
1stNWEAdam Vinatieri 34 yard field goal30
2ndNORKeith Mitchell 63 yard fumble return (Doug Brien kick)37
NWEVincent Brisby 6 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)107
NWERobert Edwards 8 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick)177
NORCam Cleeland 1 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick)1714
3rdNWEHenry Thomas 24 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)2414
NORDoug Brien 21 yard field goal2417
NWEAdam Vinatieri 49 yard field goal2717
4thNORLamar Smith 7 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick)2724
NORDoug Brien 37 yard field goal2727
NWEAdam Vinatieri 27 yard field goal3027

Team Stats

NWENOR
First downs2019
Rush-yards-TDs25-97-118-39-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT21-35-317-1-325-47-278-2-2
Sacked-yards3-267-41
Net pass yards291237
Total yards388276
Fumbles-lost1-10-0
Turnovers42
Penalties-yards3-206-41

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Drew Bledsoe NWE 21 35 317 1 3 43 1 -1 0 -1
Terry Glenn NWE 4 105 0 43
Robert Edwards NWE 22 97 1 14 1 4 0 4
Ben Coates NWE 7 78 0 18
Derrick Cullors NWE 1 -2 0 -2 2 56 0 43
Vincent Brisby NWE 2 33 1 27
Troy Brown NWE 3 32 0 16
Tony Carter NWE 1 3 0 3 2 9 0 5
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Danny Wuerffel NOR 25 47 278 2 2 32 3 13 0 9
Andre Hastings NOR 6 73 0 23
Lamar Smith NOR 13 22 0 11 4 44 1 21
Cam Cleeland NOR 8 64 1 15
Brett Bech NOR 2 52 0 32
Troy Davis NOR 1 19 0 19
Sean Dawkins NOR 1 11 0 11
Keith Poole NOR 1 9 0 9
Aaron Craver NOR 2 6 0 4
Ray Zellars NOR 2 4 0 3

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
Troy Brown NWE 0 0 0 0 5 104 20.8 0 0
Tedy Bruschi NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Chris Canty NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 48 16.0 0 0
Derrick Cullors NWE 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0
Ted Johnson NWE 2.0 0 0 0 0
Ty Law NWE 1 0 0 0
Willie McGinest NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Chris Slade NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Chris Sullivan NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Henry Thomas NWE 1 24 1 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
Ink Aleaga NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Troy Davis NOR 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0
Tyronne Drakeford NOR 1 20 0 0
La'Roi Glover NOR 1 0 0 0
Andre Hastings NOR 0 0 0 0 2 86 43.0 0 0
Chris Hewitt NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Qadry Ismail NOR 0 0 0 0 5 105 21.0 0 0
Joe Johnson NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Alex Molden NOR 1 11 0 0