Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

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October 18th, 1998

1998 Week 7

Regular Season

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Falcons Home

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Saints Away

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Chandler

RB J. Anderson

FB B. Christian

WR T. Mathis

WR T. Martin

TE O. Santiago

T B. Whitfield

G C. Collins

C R. Tobeck

G G. Williams

T E. Salaam

Defensive Starters

DE L. Archambeau

DT T. Hall

DT S. Dronett

DE C. Smith

LB C. Bennett

LB J. Tuggle

LB C. Sauer

CB R. Buchanan

CB R. Bradford

S W. White

S E. Robinson

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Falcons	3	14	0	14	31
Saints	0	14	2	7	23

	Falcons	Saints
Q1	3	0
Q2	14	14
Q3	0	2
Q4	14	7
FINAL	31	23

Key Performers

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

7/10, 129 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Anderson

25, 132 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Martin

7, 116 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesC. Smith

SacksS. Dronett

1.0

InterceptionsE. Robinson

Saints

PassingB. Joe Tolliver

14/29, 261 YDS, 2 TD

RushingL. Smith

19, 49 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingK. Poole

3, 154 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesC. Cota

SacksW. Martin

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Falcons

Stat

Saints

First Downs

297

Total Yards

322

Rushes

134

Rush YDS

Rush TD

66.7%

PASS %

48.3%

163

NET PASS YDS

255

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:59

Time of Possession

28:01

Offensive Starters

B. Joe Tolliver QB

L. Smith RB

R. Zellars FB

S. Dawkins WR

A. Hastings WR

C. Cleeland TE

W. Roaf T

K. Turley G

T. Ackerman C

C. Naeole G

C. Jones T

Defensive Starters

J. Tomich DE

W. Martin DT

L. Glover DT

J. Johnson DE

K. Mitchell LB

M. Fields LB

A. Molden CB

T. Drakeford CB

C. Cota S

S. Knight S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1998 Week 7 match up between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints featuring 132 rushing yards by Jamal Anderson.

Legend

Moment: Falcons

Moment: Saints

Falcons Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 22 yard field goal good

Falcons opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Lamar Smith left tackle for 5 yards touchdown - PAT no good - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jamal Anderson middle for 31 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Tony Martin for 45 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons extends lead → 17-7

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Tolliver pass complete to Keith Poole for 64 yards touchdown - PAT good - 2PT conversion good

Saints cuts lead → 17-16

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Steve DeBerg pass complete to Bob Christian for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons extends lead → 24-16

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Tolliver pass is intercepted by Eugene Robinson at NO25 and returned for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons extends lead → 31-16

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Tolliver pass complete to Keith Poole for 82 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 31-23

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	10	7	70.0	129	1	45	4	145.8
Steve DeBerg	10	7	70.0	60	1	26	1	118.7
Tim Dwight	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	21	14	66.7	189	2	45	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jamal Anderson	25	132	5.3	1	31
Steve DeBerg	3	-8	-2.7	0	-1
Tim Dwight	1	4	4.0	0	4
Bob Christian	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team Totals	30	134	4.5	1	31

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Martin	9	7	116	16.6	1	45
Bob Christian	2	2	5	2.5	1	8
Terance Mathis	6	2	35	17.5	0	26
O.J. Santiago	2	2	26	13.0	0	22
Jamal Anderson	2	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	21	14	189	13.5	2	45

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Chuck Smith	7	6	1	0	0
Eugene Robinson	5	5	0	0	1
Cornelius Bennett	5	5	0	0	0
Ray Buchanan	5	4	1	0	0
Jessie Tuggle	4	4	0	0	0
Shane Dronett	2	2	0	1	0
Lester Archambeau	2	2	0	0	0
Devin Bush Sr.	2	1	1	0	0
Craig Sauer	2	2	0	0	0
Michael Booker	1	0	1	0	0
John Burrough	1	1	0	0	0
Travis Hall	1	1	0	0	0
Esera Tuaolo	1	1	0	0	0
William White	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	39	35	4	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tim Dwight	4	88	22	0
Team Totals	4	88	22.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tim Dwight	3	16	5.3	0
Team Totals	3	16	5.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Morten Andersen	2	1	4	4
Team Totals	2	1	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Dan Stryzinski	4	169	42.3
Team Totals	4	169	42.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Billy Joe Tolliver	29	14	48.3	261	2	1	82	1	88.4
Team Totals	29	14	48.3	261	2	1	82	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Lamar Smith	19	49	2.6	1	15
Ray Zellars	4	8	2.0	0	4
Billy Joe Tolliver	2	9	4.5	0	5
Troy Davis	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	26	67	2.6	1	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Keith Poole	6	3	154	51.3	2	82
Cam Cleeland	5	3	42	14.0	0	23
Lamar Smith	3	2	15	7.5	0	9
Ray Zellars	4	2	5	2.5	0	4
Sean Dawkins	3	2	25	12.5	0	18
Brett Bech	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Andre Hastings	6	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team Totals	28	14	261	18.6	2	82

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Chad Cota	7	6	1	0
Wayne Martin	5	5	0	1
Kevin Mitchell	5	3	2	0.5
Sammy Knight	5	5	0	0
Mark Fields	3	3	0	1
Keith Mitchell	3	2	1	0.5
LaRoi Glover	3	2	1	0
Joe Johnson	3	3	0	0
Jared Tomich	2	2	0	1
Tyronne Drakeford	2	2	0	0
Alex Molden	2	2	0	0
JeRod Cherry	1	1	0	1
Julian Pittman	1	0	1	0
Fred Weary	1	1	0	0
Troy Wilson	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	44	38	6	5