New Orleans Saints vs Kansas City Chiefs

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← Week 16

December 21st, 1997

1997 Week 17

Regular Season

Saints Away

Final

Chiefs Home

← Week 16

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Joe Hobert

RB T. Davis

FB R. Zellars

WR E. Guliford

WR A. Hastings

TE I. Smith

T W. Roaf

G A. McCollum

C J. Fontenot

G I. Davis

T C. Jones

Defensive Starters

DE B. Smith

DT W. Martin

DT L. Glover

DE J. Johnson

LB K. Mitchell

LB W. Tubbs

LB M. Fields

CB A. Molden

CB E. Allen

S S. Knight

S R. Kelly

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Chiefs

First Downs

252

Total Yards

176

Rushes

103

Rush YDS

156

Rush TD

44.8%

PASS %

47.4%

149

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:51

Time of Possession

33:09

Offensive Starters

E. Grbac QB

G. Hill RB

K. Anders FB

L. Dawson WR

A. Rison WR

T. Popson TE

J. Criswell T

D. Szott G

T. Grunhard C

W. Shields G

G. Parker T

Defensive Starters

D. Williams DE

J. Phillips DT

J. Browning DE

D. Thomas LB

W. Simmons LB

D. Edwards LB

G. Manusky LB

D. Carter CB

J. Hasty CB

R. Tongue S

J. Woods S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 17 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs featuring 12 tackles by Winfred Tubbs.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Chiefs

Saints Momentum

Chiefs 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	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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Eric Guliford	5	132	26.4
Fred McCrary	1	11	11
Team Totals	6	143	23.8

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	3	25	8.3	0
Team Totals	3	25	8.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	1	0	1	1
Team Totals	1	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mark Royals	4	186	46.5
Team Totals	4	186	46.5

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