New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

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October 12th, 1997

1997 Week 7

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB H. Shuler

RB M. Bates

FB R. Zellars

WR A. Hastings

WR R. Hill

TE J. Farquhar

T W. Roaf

G A. McCollum

C J. Fontenot

G M. Verstegen

T C. Jones

Defensive Starters

DE D. Mickell

DT W. Martin

DT P. Sagapolutele

DE J. Johnson

LB R. Harvey

LB W. Tubbs

LB M. Fields

CB M. Washington

CB E. Allen

S A. Newman

S S. Knight

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	0	3	0	14	17
Falcons	10	6	7	0	23

	Saints	Falcons
Q1	0	10
Q2	3	6
Q3	0	7
Q4	14	0
FINAL	17	23

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Wuerffel

9/13, 120 YDS, 1 TD

RushingM. Bates

15, 31 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingA. Hastings

4, 96 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesW. Tubbs

SacksM. Fields

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

10/22, 117 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Anderson

21, 62 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingB. Emanuel

3, 40 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesC. Smith

SacksC. Smith

5.0

InterceptionsM. Booker

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

179

Total Yards

166

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

63.6%

PASS %

45.5%

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:50

Time of Possession

30:10

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

J. Anderson RB

B. Christian FB

B. Emanuel WR

T. Mathis WR

O. Santiago TE

B. Whitfield T

R. Tobeck G

C. Collins C

G. Williams G

M. Willig T

Defensive Starters

L. Archambeau DE

T. Hall DT

D. Owens DT

C. Smith DE

C. Bennett LB

J. Tuggle LB

H. Crockett LB

R. Buchanan CB

R. Bradford CB

W. White S

D. Bush Sr. S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 7 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 96 receiving yards by Andre Hastings.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Falcons

Saints Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 25 yard field goal good

Falcons opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Bert Emanuel for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 35 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 32 yard field goal good

Falcons extends lead → 13-3

< Q2 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 55 yard field goal good

Falcons extends lead → 16-3

< Q3 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jamal Anderson left tackle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons extends lead → 23-3

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Danny Wuerffel pass complete to Andre Hastings for 16 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 23-10

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mario Bates left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 23-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	13	9	69.2	120	1	1	32	7	91.8
Heath Shuler	9	5	55.6	55	0	1	38	3	34.3
Team Totals	22	14	63.6	175	1	2	38	10

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Mario Bates	15	31	2.1	1	14
Ray Zellars	4	18	4.5	0	9
Heath Shuler	3	9	3.0	0	8
Danny Wuerffel	2	6	3.0	0	6
Troy Davis	2	15	7.5	0	8
Wes Bender	1	1	1.0	0	1
Andre Hastings	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	28	80	2.9	1	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Andre Hastings	7	4	96	24.0	1	38
John Farquhar	5	4	40	10.0	0	19
Ray Zellars	2	2	15	7.5	0	9
Troy Davis	2	2	2	1.0	0	3
Mario Bates	1	1	14	14.0	0	14
Randal Hill	4	1	8	8.0	0	8
Eric Guliford	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	22	14	175	12.5	1	38

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Winfred Tubbs	13	7	6	0
Mark Fields	9	9	0	2
Anthony Newman	5	3	2	0
Richard Harvey	4	3	1	1
Pio Sagapolutele	4	4	0	0
Joe Johnson	3	3	0	1
Sammy Knight	3	3	0	0
Darren Mickell	3	0	3	0
Mickey Washington	3	3	0	0
Eric Allen	2	2	0	0
Keith Mitchell	1	1	0	1
JeRod Cherry	1	1	0	0
LaRoi Glover	1	1	0	0
Wayne Martin	1	1	0	0
Alex Molden	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	54	41	13	5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	1	24	24	0
Team Totals	1	24	24.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	1	0	0.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	1	1	2	2
Team Totals	1	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mark Royals	6	246	41
Team Totals	6	246	41.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	22	10	45.5	117	1	0	26	5	77.3
Team Totals	22	10	45.5	117	1	0	26	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jamal Anderson	21	62	3.0	1	12
Byron Hanspard	6	24	4.0	0	8
Chris Chandler	4	3	0.8	0	2
Team Totals	31	89	2.9	1	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Bert Emanuel	5	3	40	13.3	1	19
Jamal Anderson	3	2	10	5.0	0	10
Terance Mathis	4	2	30	15.0	0	18
Byron Hanspard	1	1	3	3.0	0	3
Harold Green	1	1	26	26.0	0	26
Ed West	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
Todd Kinchen	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Christian	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
O.J. Santiago	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Michael Haynes	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	22	10	117	11.7	1	26

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Chuck Smith	10	7	3	5	0
Jessie Tuggle	8	7	1	0	0
Travis Hall	7	6	1	2.5	0
Cornelius Bennett	6	5	1	1	0
Ronnie Bradford	6	6	0	0	0
Devin Bush Sr.	6	5	1	0	0
Lester Archambeau	5	3	2	0	0
William White	5	5	0	0	0
Dan Owens	4	3	1	1.5	0
Ray Buchanan	2	1	1	0	0
John Burrough	2	1	1	0	0
Henri Crockett	2	0	2	0	0
Shane Dronett	1	0	1	0	0
Anthony Pleasant	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Booker	0	0	0	0	2
Team Totals	65	50	15	10	2