Kansas City Chiefs vs New Orleans Saints

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December 21st, 1997

1997 Week 17

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Offensive Starters

QB E. Grbac

RB G. Hill

FB K. Anders

WR L. Dawson

WR A. Rison

TE T. Popson

T J. Criswell

G D. Szott

C T. Grunhard

G W. Shields

T G. Parker

Defensive Starters

DE D. Williams

DT J. Phillips

DE J. Browning

LB D. Thomas

LB W. Simmons

LB D. Edwards

LB G. Manusky

CB D. Carter

CB J. Hasty

S R. Tongue

S J. Woods

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Chiefs	3	9	0	13	25
Saints	0	0	7	6	13

	Chiefs	Saints
Q1	3	0
Q2	9	0
Q3	0	7
Q4	13	6
FINAL	25	13

Key Performers

Chiefs

PassingE. Grbac

5/14, 51 YDS

RushingM. Allen

9, 50 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingK. Anders

4, 26 YDS

TacklesR. Tongue

SacksD. Williams

1.0

InterceptionsM. McMillian

Saints

PassingB. Joe Hobert

11/25, 141 YDS, 1 TD

RushingR. Zellars

18, 47 YDS

ReceivingE. Guliford

4, 53 YDS

TacklesW. Tubbs

SacksM. Fields

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Chiefs

Stat

Saints

First Downs

176

Total Yards

252

Rushes

156

Rush YDS

103

Rush TD

47.4%

PASS %

44.8%

NET PASS YDS

149

PASS TD

Takeaways

33:09

Time of Possession

26:51

Offensive Starters

B. Joe Hobert QB

T. Davis RB

R. Zellars FB

E. Guliford WR

A. Hastings WR

I. Smith TE

W. Roaf T

A. McCollum G

J. Fontenot C

I. Davis G

C. Jones T

Defensive Starters

B. Smith DE

W. Martin DT

L. Glover DT

J. Johnson DE

K. Mitchell LB

W. Tubbs LB

M. Fields LB

A. Molden CB

E. Allen CB

S. Knight S

R. Kelly S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 17 match up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints featuring 7 tackles by Reggie Tongue.

Legend

Moment: Chiefs

Moment: Saints

Chiefs Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Pete Stoyanovich 30 yard field goal good

Chiefs opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Pete Stoyanovich 25 yard field goal good

Chiefs extends lead → 6-0

< Q2 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mark Royals punts 37 yards returned by Tamarick Vanover for 82 yards touchdown

Chiefs extends lead → 12-0

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Hobert pass complete to Keith Poole for 32 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 12-7

< Q4 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Marcus Allen middle for 3 yards touchdown

Chiefs extends lead → 18-7

< Q4 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Rich Gannon pass complete to Ted Popson for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs extends lead → 25-7

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Danny Wuerffel pass complete to Keith Poole for 14 yards touchdown

Saints cuts lead → 25-13

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Elvis Grbac	14	5	35.7	51	0	27	3	47
Rich Gannon	4	3	75.0	7	1	9	0	116.7
Billy Joe Tolliver	1	1	100.0	-8	0	-8	0	79.2
Team Totals	19	9	47.4	50	1	27	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Donnell Bennett	10	37	3.7	0	11
Greg Hill	10	32	3.2	0	11
Marcus Allen	9	50	5.6	1	9
Elvis Grbac	4	18	4.5	0	13
Kimble Anders	3	4	1.3	0	3
Billy Joe Tolliver	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Tony Richardson	2	11	5.5	0	6
Louie Aguiar	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	41	156	3.8	1	13

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Kimble Anders	4	4	26	6.5	0	27
Ted Popson	3	2	15	7.5	1	12
Marcus Allen	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Donnell Bennett	2	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5
Tony Gonzalez	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Andre Rison	5	0	0	0.0	0	0
Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Danan Hughes	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	18	9	50	5.6	1	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Reggie Tongue	7	6	1	0	0
Dan Williams	6	6	0	1	0
Jerome Woods	5	2	3	0	1
Derrick Thomas	5	4	1	1	0
Donnie Edwards	4	4	0	0	0
Greg Manusky	4	4	0	0	0
James Hasty	3	3	0	0	0
Mark McMillian	1	1	0	0	2
Darren Anderson	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Barndt	1	1	0	0	0
John Browning	1	1	0	0	0
Dale Carter	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Parten	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Dean Perry	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	41	36	5	2	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tamarick Vanover	2	43	21.5	0
Team Totals	2	43	21.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tamarick Vanover	2	130	65	1
Team Totals	2	130	65.0	1

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Pete Stoyanovich	2	2	1	1
Team Totals	2	2	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Pete Stoyanovich	1	24	24
Louie Aguiar	5	193	38.6
Team Totals	6	217	36.2

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Billy Joe Hobert	25	11	44.0	141	1	3	32	2	36
Danny Wuerffel	4	2	50.0	18	1	0	14	0	102.1
Team Totals	29	13	44.8	159	2	3	32	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Ray Zellars	18	47	2.6	11
Troy Davis	5	41	8.2	15
Billy Joe Hobert	1	15	15.0	15
Danny Wuerffel	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	25	103	4.1	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Eric Guliford	6	4	53	13.3	0	20
Keith Poole	4	3	49	16.3	2	32
Andre Hastings	8	3	34	11.3	0	17
Ray Zellars	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Troy Davis	1	1	4	4.0	0	4
Irv Smith	3	1	13	13.0	0	13
John Farquhar	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	26	13	159	12.2	2	32

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Winfred Tubbs	12	11	1	1
Mark Fields	8	7	1	2
Joe Johnson	5	4	1	0
Alex Molden	5	5	0	0
Rob Kelly	4	4	0	0
Sammy Knight	4	4	0	0
Keith Mitchell	4	4	0	0
Wayne Martin	2	2	0	0
Mickey Washington	2	1	1	0
Eric Allen	1	1	0	0
Chris Hewitt	1	1	0	0
Brady Smith	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	49	45	4	3