The New Orleans Saints were decisively beaten by the Atlanta Falcons, 27 to 17, on December 13, 1998.
1st quarter
ATL
NO
Bob Christian 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)
7
0
Terance Mathis 62-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)
14
0
2nd quarter
ATL
NO
Fred Weary 63-yard interception return (Doug Brien kick)
14
7
Morten Andersen 49-yard field goal
17
7
3rd quarter
ATL
NO
Mark Fields 36-yard fumble return (Doug Brien kick)
17
14
4th quarter
ATL
NO
Morten Andersen 33-yard field goal
20
14
Doug Brien 36-yard field goal
20
17
Terance Mathis 63-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)
27
17
Falcons
Saints
1st Downs
25
15
Passing 1st Downs
13
8
Rushing 1st Downs
10
5
1st downs from penalties
2
2
3rd down efficiency
5 - 13
4 - 11
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
1 - 2
Total Plays
68
57
Total Yards
504
216
Yards per play
7.4
3.8
Passing
322
164
Comp - Att
19 - 28
18 - 38
Yards per pass
10.4
4.2
Interceptions thrown
2
3
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 23
1 - 5
Rushing
182
52
Rushing Attempts
37
18
Yards per rush
4.9
2.9
Penalties
9
4
Turnovers
3
4
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
2
3
Possession
35:12
24:48
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 19 | 28 | 345 | 12.3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 104.0 |
| Team | 19 | 28 | 322 | 12.3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 104.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 27 | 148 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Ken Oxendine | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 182 | 4.9 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mathis | 6 | 198 | 33.0 | 2 | |
| Tony Martin | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| O.J. Santiago | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Todd Kinchen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 345 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Archambeau | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | |
| Team | 4 | 151 | 37.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 6 | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24.1 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 12 | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.4 |
| Lamar Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team | 18 | 38 | 164 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Craver | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Wilmont Perry | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Keith Poole | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Eric Guliford | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Brett Bech | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Cameron Cleeland | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 169 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hewitt | 1.0 | |||||
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 | |||||
| Keith Mitchell | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Brien | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Royals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 160 | 40.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Guliford | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Guliford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
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