| New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 5, 1997 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 58865 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 82 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 38 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mario Bates 49 run (Doug Brien kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 48 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Erik Kramer 1 run (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Raymont Harris 1 run (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Randal Hill 89 pass from Heath Shuler (Doug Brien kick) | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Randal Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 67 | LOG | Andy McCollum |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 66 | ROG | Mike Verstegen |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 87 | TE | John Farquhar |
| 5 | QB | Heath Shuler |
| 24 | RB | Mario Bates |
| 34 | FB | Ray Zellars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Darren Mickell |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 99 | RDT | Pio Sagapolutele |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 52 | SLB | Richard Harvey |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 29 | FS | Sammy Knight |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bobby Engram |
| 87 | WR | Ricky Proehl |
| 64 | LOT | Andy Heck |
| 75 | LOG | Todd Perry |
| 65 | C | Evan Pilgrim |
| 63 | ROG | Todd Burger |
| 71 | ROT | James Williams |
| 85 | TE | Keith Jennings |
| 13 | QB | Rick Mirer |
| 29 | RB | Raymont Harris |
| 30 | FB | Tony Carter |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | John Thierry |
| 99 | LDT | Jim Flanigan |
| 93 | RDT | Paul Grasmanis |
| 98 | RDE | Carl Simpson |
| 54 | SLB | Ron Cox |
| 52 | MLB | Bryan Cox |
| 92 | WLB | Barry Minter |
| 25 | LCB | Tom Carter |
| 23 | SS | Marty Carter |
| 26 | FS | John Mangum |
| 27 | RCB | Walt Harris |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 25:59 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0/12 | 0/0 | 9 | 79 | 4 | 2 |
| CHIB | 34:01 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4/19 | 1/2 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ray Zellars | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 49t | 1 |
| Troy Davis | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Heath Shuler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 137 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Raymont Harris | 28 | 82 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Rick Mirer | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Erik Kramer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 101 | 3.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Heath Shuler | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 195 | 8.5 | 89t | 1 | 2 | 10 | 66.4 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 195 | 8.5 | 89t | 1 | 2 | 10 | 66.4 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Erik Kramer | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 131 | 6.6 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 79.4 |
| Rick Mirer | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 58 | 3.6 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 53.6 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 0 | 189 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 67.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Randal Hill | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 89t | 1 |
| John Farquhar | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 195 | 21.7 | 89t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Engram | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Proehl | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Raymont Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Penn | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Jennings | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 189 | 9.9 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Mangum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 9 | 398 | 44.2 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 398 | 44.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 12 | 524 | 43.7 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 524 | 43.7 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 6 | 1 | 77 | 12.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 5 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 5 | 335 | 67.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 4 | 277 | 69.3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Brett Bech | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Eric Guliford | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 5 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 | 42 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Keith Mitchell | 1.0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 1.0 |
| Wayne Martin | 1.0 |
| Richard Harvey | 1.0 |
| Pio Sagapolutele | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Barry Minter | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |