The New Orleans Saints came up just a bit short against the New England Patriots, 30 to 27, on October 4, 1998.
1st quarter
NE
NO
Adam Vinatieri 34-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
NE
NO
Keith Mitchell 63-yard fumble return (Doug Brien kick)
3
7
Vincent Brisby 6-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)
10
7
Robert Edwards 8-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)
17
7
Cameron Cleeland 1-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick)
17
14
3rd quarter
NE
NO
Henry Thomas 24-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)
24
14
Doug Brien 21-yard field goal
24
17
Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal
27
17
4th quarter
NE
NO
Lamar Smith 7-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick)
27
24
Doug Brien 37-yard field goal
27
27
Adam Vinatieri 27-yard field goal
30
27
Patriots
Saints
1st Downs
20
19
Passing 1st Downs
15
17
Rushing 1st Downs
4
1
1st downs from penalties
1
1
3rd down efficiency
4 - 12
9 - 18
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
0 - 0
Total Plays
63
72
Total Yards
388
276
Yards per play
6.2
3.8
Passing
291
237
Comp - Att
21 - 35
25 - 47
Yards per pass
7.7
4.4
Interceptions thrown
3
2
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 26
7 - 41
Rushing
97
39
Rushing Attempts
25
18
Yards per rush
3.9
2.2
Penalties
3
6
Turnovers
4
2
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
3
2
Possession
29:15
30:45
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 21 | 35 | 317 | 9.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 63.6 |
| Team | 21 | 35 | 291 | 9.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 63.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Edwards | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 0 | |
| Ben Coates | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Edwards | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 21 | 317 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 1.0 | |||||
| Chris Canty | 1.0 | |||||
| Ted Johnson | 2.0 | |||||
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 | |||||
| Chris Slade | 1.0 | |||||
| Chris Sullivan | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 7.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tupa | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | |
| Team | 3 | 155 | 51.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Canty | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Wuerffel | 25 | 47 | 278 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 67.5 |
| Team | 25 | 47 | 237 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 67.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| Cameron Cleeland | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Brett Bech | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Lamar Smith | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Sean Dawkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 25 | 278 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ink Aleaga | 1.0 | |||||
| Chris Hewitt | 1.0 | |||||
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Brien | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Royals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | |
| Doug Brien | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | |
| Team | 6 | 231 | 38.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 |
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