The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Buffalo Bills, 45 to 33, on December 27, 1998.

1998 New Orleans Saints

Final

BUF

Bills

10-6-0

45

NO

Saints

6-10-0

33

1

21

0

2

7

14

3

3

7

4

14

12

Total

45

33

1st quarter

BUF

NO

Bills

Antowain Smith 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick)

7

0

Bills

Eric Moulds 66-yard pass from Rob Johnson (Steve Christie kick)

14

0

Bills

Rob Johnson 12-yard run (Steve Christie kick)

21

0

2nd quarter

BUF

NO

Bills

Sam Gash 1-yard pass from Rob Johnson (Steve Christie kick)

28

0

Saints

Troy Davis 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick)

28

7

Saints

Cameron Cleeland 5-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Doug Brien kick)

28

14

3rd quarter

BUF

NO

Bills

Steve Christie 35-yard field goal

31

14

Saints

Brett Bech 10-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Doug Brien kick)

31

21

4th quarter

BUF

NO

Bills

Lonnie Johnson 23-yard pass from Rob Johnson (Steve Christie kick)

38

21

Bills

Jonathan Linton 8-yard run (Steve Christie kick)

45

21

Saints

Aaron Craver 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed)

45

27

Saints

Brett Bech 72-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (two-point conversion failed)

45

33

Bills

Saints

1st Downs

21

26

Passing 1st Downs

10

16

Rushing 1st Downs

10

6

1st downs from penalties

1

4

3rd down efficiency

7 - 12

10 - 18

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

1 - 2

Total Plays

56

77

Total Yards

308

366

Yards per play

5.5

4.8

Passing

192

291

Comp - Att

12 - 18

26 - 54

Yards per pass

8.7

5

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 24

4 - 28

Rushing

116

75

Rushing Attempts

34

19

Yards per rush

3.4

3.9

Penalties

10

6

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

29:23

30:37

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Rob Johnson 12 18 216 12.0 3 0 4 147.2
Team 12 18 192 12.0 3 0 4 147.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jonathan Linton 13 60 4.6 1
Antowain Smith 12 42 3.5 1
Rob Johnson 5 9 1.8 1
Clarence Williams 2 5 2.5 0
Sam Gash 1 1 1.0 0
Alex Van Pelt 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 34 116 3.4 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Eric Moulds 2 90 45.0 1
Quinn Early 1 37 37.0 0
Jay Riemersma 3 26 8.7 0
Lonnie Johnson 1 23 23.0 1
Andre Reed 2 20 10.0 0
Kevin Williams 2 19 9.5 0
Sam Gash 1 1 1.0 1
Team 12 216 12.0 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Shawn Price 2.5
Bruce Smith 1.0
Marcellus Wiley 0.5
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Steve Christie 1 1 6 9
Team 1 1 6 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Mohr 3 118 39.3
Team 3 118 39.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Williams 1 37 37.0 0
Joe Cummings 1 21 21.0 0
Team 2 58 29.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Williams 3 25 8.3 0
Team 3 25 8.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Billy Joe Tolliver 23 42 296 7.0 3 1 2 91.0
Kerry Collins 3 12 23 1.9 0 1 2 4.9
Team 26 54 291 5.9 3 2 4 69.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wilmont Perry 9 45 5.0 0
Billy Joe Tolliver 2 21 10.5 0
Aaron Craver 5 8 1.6 1
Troy Davis 3 1 0.3 1
Team 19 75 3.9 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Brett Bech 4 113 28.3 2
Cameron Cleeland 10 112 11.2 1
Eric Guliford 2 26 13.0 0
Andre Hastings 2 17 8.5 0
Aaron Craver 3 16 5.3 0
Sean Dawkins 1 12 12.0 0
Lamar Smith 2 11 5.5 0
Josh Wilcox 1 10 10.0 0
Wilmont Perry 1 2 2.0 0
Team 26 319 5.9 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Chris Bordano 1.0
Mark Fields 1.0
Wayne Martin 1.0
Keith Mitchell 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Doug Brien 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mark Royals 4 201 50.3
Team 4 201 50.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Guliford 6 148 24.7 0
Team 6 148 24.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Guliford 2 8 4.0 0
Team 2 8 4.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM