New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

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October 18th, 1998

1998 Week 7

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Joe Tolliver

RB L. Smith

FB R. Zellars

WR S. Dawkins

WR A. Hastings

TE C. Cleeland

T W. Roaf

G K. Turley

C T. Ackerman

G C. Naeole

T C. Jones

Defensive Starters

DE J. Tomich

DT W. Martin

DT L. Glover

DE J. Johnson

LB K. Mitchell

LB M. Fields

CB A. Molden

CB T. Drakeford

S C. Cota

S S. Knight

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

322

Total Yards

297

Rushes

Rush YDS

134

Rush TD

48.3%

PASS %

66.7%

255

NET PASS YDS

163

PASS TD

Takeaways

28:01

Time of Possession

31:59

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

J. Anderson RB

B. Christian FB

T. Mathis WR

T. Martin WR

O. Santiago TE

B. Whitfield T

C. Collins G

R. Tobeck C

G. Williams G

E. Salaam T

Defensive Starters

L. Archambeau DE

T. Hall DT

S. Dronett DT

C. Smith DE

C. Bennett LB

J. Tuggle LB

C. Sauer LB

R. Buchanan CB

R. Bradford CB

W. White S

E. Robinson S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1998 Week 7 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 154 receiving yards by Keith Poole.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Falcons

Saints Momentum

Falcons 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	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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Qadry Ismail	4	73	18.3
Troy Davis	1	19	19
Andre Hastings	1	16	16
Team Totals	6	108	18.0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	0	0	3	3
Team Totals	0	0	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mark Royals	4	177	44.3
Team Totals	4	177	44.3

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