The New Orleans Saints lost to the St. Louis Rams, 34 to 27, on December 7, 1997.

1997 New Orleans Saints

Final

STL

Rams

4-10-0

34

NO

Saints

5-9-0

27

1

0

10

2

13

3

3

0

7

4

21

7

Total

34

27

1st quarter

STL

NO

Saints

Doug Brien 49-yard field goal

0

3

Saints

Mark Fields 21-yard fumble return (Doug Brien kick)

0

10

2nd quarter

STL

NO

Rams

Ernie Conwell 3-yard pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick)

7

10

Rams

Jeff Wilkins 37-yard field goal

10

10

Saints

Doug Brien 53-yard field goal

10

13

Rams

Jeff Wilkins 34-yard field goal

13

13

3rd quarter

STL

NO

Saints

Andre Hastings 34-yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Doug Brien kick)

13

20

4th quarter

STL

NO

Saints

Irv Smith 1-yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Doug Brien kick)

13

27

Rams

Jerald Moore 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick)

20

27

Rams

Isaac Bruce 30-yard pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick)

27

27

Rams

Isaac Bruce 5-yard pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick)

34

27

Rams

Saints

1st Downs

23

16

Passing 1st Downs

16

11

Rushing 1st Downs

6

2

1st downs from penalties

1

3

3rd down efficiency

11 - 20

2 - 11

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 1

Total Plays

82

56

Total Yards

343

284

Yards per play

4.2

5.1

Passing

229

240

Comp - Att

22 - 42

18 - 42

Yards per pass

4.9

5.5

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 38

2 - 19

Rushing

114

44

Rushing Attempts

35

12

Yards per rush

3.3

3.7

Penalties

10

4

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

2

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

38:54

21:06

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tony Banks 22 41 267 6.5 3 1 5 88.2
Mark Rypien 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 22 42 229 6.4 3 1 5 86.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jerald Moore 13 39 3.0 1
Tony Banks 4 28 7.0 0
Craig Heyward 8 22 2.8 0
David Thompson 9 18 2.0 0
Amp Lee 1 7 7.0 0
Team 35 114 3.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Isaac Bruce 9 144 16.0 2
Torrance Small 2 32 16.0 0
Eddie Kennison 3 27 9.0 0
Craig Heyward 2 25 12.5 0
Amp Lee 2 18 9.0 0
Ernie Conwell 2 15 7.5 1
Aaron Laing 1 6 6.0 0
Jerald Moore 1 0 0.0 0
Team 22 267 6.4 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Kevin Carter 0.5
D'Marco Farr 0.5
Todd Lyght 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jeff Wilkins 2 4 4 10
Team 2 4 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Horan 5 195 39.0
Team 5 195 39.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
David Thompson 6 162 27.0 0
Team 6 162 27.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Kennison 5 87 17.4 0
Team 5 87 17.4 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Billy Joe Hobert 18 42 259 6.2 2 2 2 59.5
Team 18 42 240 6.2 2 2 2 59.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Troy Davis 4 23 5.8 0
Ray Zellars 8 21 2.6 0
Team 12 44 3.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Andre Hastings 6 120 20.0 1
Randal Hill 5 67 13.4 0
John Farquhar 3 35 11.7 0
Irv Smith 2 26 13.0 1
Ray Zellars 2 11 5.5 0
Team 18 259 6.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Ernest Dixon 0.5
La'Roi Glover 0.5
Joe Johnson 1.0
Wayne Martin 1.0
Keith Mitchell 1.0
Winfred Tubbs 1.0
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Doug Brien 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mark Royals 6 261 43.5
Team 6 261 43.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Guliford 4 102 25.5 0
Fred McCrary 1 15 15.0 0
Team 5 117 23.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Guliford 5 37 7.4 0
Team 5 37 7.4 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