New Orleans Saints vs St. Louis Rams

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September 6th, 1998

1998 Week 1

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Joe Hobert

RB L. Smith

FB R. Zellars

WR Q. Ismail

WR A. Hastings

TE C. Cleeland

T W. Roaf

G K. Turley

C J. Fontenot

G C. Naeole

T C. Jones

Defensive Starters

DE B. Smith

DT W. Martin

DT L. Glover

DE J. Johnson

LB I. Aleaga

LB K. Mitchell

CB A. Molden

CB T. Drakeford

S C. Cota

S S. Knight

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	14	10	0	0	24
Rams	0	7	7	3	17

	Saints	Rams
Q1	14	0
Q2	10	7
Q3	0	7
Q4	0	3
FINAL	24	17

Key Performers

Saints

PassingB. Joe Hobert

11/23, 170 YDS, 1 TD

RushingL. Smith

16, 14 YDS

ReceivingC. Cleeland

4, 82 YDS

TacklesS. Knight

SacksL. Glover

2.0

InterceptionsS. Knight

Rams

PassingT. Banks

29/44, 298 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Moore

15, 24 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingI. Bruce

10, 131 YDS

TacklesB. Jenkins

SacksD. Farr

1.0

InterceptionsB. Jenkins

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Rams

First Downs

232

Total Yards

314

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

50.0%

PASS %

65.9%

197

NET PASS YDS

267

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:01

Time of Possession

33:59

Offensive Starters

T. Banks QB

J. Moore RB

D. Harris FB

I. Bruce WR

E. Kennison WR

E. Conwell TE

O. Pace T

F. Miller G

J. Flannery C

Z. Wiegert G

W. Gandy T

Defensive Starters

K. Carter DE

J. Phillips DT

D. Farr DT

J. Williams DE

L. Styles LB

E. Hill LB

M. Jones LB

T. Lyght CB

D. McCleon CB

B. Jenkins S

K. Lyle S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1998 Week 1 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the St. Louis Rams featuring 82 receiving yards by Cam Cleeland.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Rams

Saints Momentum

Rams Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerald Moore right tackle for -3 yards. Jerald Moore fumbles (forced by LaRoi Glover) recovered by Joe Johnson at SL5 and returned for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Lamar Smith pass complete to Andre Hastings for 20 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 36 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 17-0

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Hobert pass complete to Lamar Smith for 35 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 24-0

< Q2 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerald Moore right end for 1 yard touchdown. Jerald Moore fumbles recovered by Jerald Moore at NO0 (forced by Kevin Mitchell) - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 24-7

< Q3 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Banks pass complete to Eddie Kennison for 15 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 24-14

< Q4 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 34 yard field goal good

Rams cuts lead → 24-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Billy Joe Hobert	23	11	47.8	170	1	0	35	2	87.2
Danny Wuerffel	6	3	50.0	24	0	1	14	0	20.8
Lamar Smith	1	1	100.0	20	1	0	20	0	158.3
Team Totals	30	15	50.0	214	2	1	35	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Lamar Smith	16	14	0.9	8
Ray Zellars	5	7	1.4	4
Billy Joe Hobert	2	13	6.5	14
Aaron Craver	1	1	1.0	1
Team Totals	24	35	1.5	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Cam Cleeland	6	4	82	20.5	0	34
Lamar Smith	4	3	60	20.0	1	35
Andre Hastings	9	3	32	10.7	1	20
Aaron Craver	2	2	8	4.0	0	6
Ray Zellars	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
Keith Poole	2	1	12	12.0	0	12
Tony Johnson	2	1	8	8.0	0	8
Qadry Ismail	4	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	30	15	214	14.3	2	35

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Sammy Knight	9	9	0	0	1
Kevin Mitchell	9	6	3	1	0
Chad Cota	7	5	2	1	0
LaRoi Glover	6	6	0	2	0
Tyronne Drakeford	6	6	0	0	0
Wayne Martin	5	4	1	1	0
Joe Johnson	4	3	1	1	0
Chris Hewitt	4	4	0	0	0
Alex Molden	4	4	0	0	0
Keith Mitchell	3	1	2	0	0
JeRod Cherry	3	3	0	0	0
Ink Aleaga	2	2	0	0	0
Brady Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	63	54	9	6	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	16	16	0
Team Totals	1	16	16.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Andre Hastings	4	52	13	0
Team Totals	4	52	13.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	1	1	3	3
Team Totals	1	1	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mark Royals	7	329	47
Team Totals	7	329	47.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tony Banks	44	29	65.9	298	1	1	24	6	83.3
Team Totals	44	29	65.9	298	1	1	24	6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerald Moore	15	24	1.6	1	8
Tony Banks	4	17	4.3	0	12
June Henley	3	5	1.7	0	5
Amp Lee	1	3	3.0	0	3
Derrick Harris	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Team Totals	24	47	2.0	1	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Isaac Bruce	14	10	131	13.1	0	24
Amp Lee	9	8	64	8.0	0	16
Ernie Conwell	6	4	37	9.3	0	13
June Henley	2	2	8	4.0	0	8
Eddie Kennison	6	2	27	13.5	1	15
Ricky Proehl	3	2	25	12.5	0	23
Jerald Moore	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Tyji Armstrong	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	42	29	298	10.3	1	24

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Billy Jenkins	6	6	0	0	1
Ray Agnew	5	5	0	0	0
Todd Lyght	5	4	1	0	0
Lorenzo Styles	5	3	2	0	0
Keith Lyle	4	4	0	0	0
Dexter McCleon	4	4	0	0	0
DMarco Farr	3	2	1	1	0
Eric Hill	3	3	0	0	0
Kevin Carter	3	2	1	0	0
Joe Phillips	2	1	1	0	0
Charlie Clemons	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Jones	0	0	0	1	0
Team Totals	41	35	6	2	1