| New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics | 
| Date: October 4, 1998 Location: New Orleans, LA | 
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 56172 | 
| Weather: Indoors | 
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 34 FG | 3 | 0 | 
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Keith Mitchell 63 opponents fumble recovery (Doug Brien kick) | 3 | 7 | 
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Vincent Brisby 6 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 7 | 
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Robert Edwards 8 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 7 | 
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Cam Cleeland 1 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick) | 17 | 14 | 
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Henry Thomas 24 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 24 | 14 | 
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 21 FG | 24 | 17 | 
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 49 FG | 27 | 17 | 
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Lamar Smith 7 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick) | 27 | 24 | 
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 37 FG | 27 | 27 | 
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 27 FG | 30 | 27 | 
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn | 
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson | 
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong | 
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane | 
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh | 
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci | 
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss | 
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates | 
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe | 
| 47 | RB | Robert Edwards | 
| 30 | FB | Tony Carter | 
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Chris Sullivan | 
| 90 | LDT | Chad Eaton | 
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas | 
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest | 
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins | 
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson | 
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade | 
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law | 
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy | 
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay | 
| 26 | RCB | Chris Canty | 
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Sean Dawkins | 
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings | 
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf | 
| 68 | LOG | Kyle Turley | 
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot | 
| 65 | ROG | Chris Naeole | 
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones | 
| 85 | TE | Cam Cleeland | 
| 7 | QB | Danny Wuerffel | 
| 34 | RB | Ray Zellars | 
| 36 | FB | Lamar Smith | 
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Brady Smith | 
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin | 
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover | 
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson | 
| 59 | SLB | Keith Mitchell | 
| 54 | MLB | Ink Aleaga | 
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields | 
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden | 
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota | 
| 24 | FS | Rob Kelly | 
| 22 | RCB | Tyronne Drakeford | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Edwards | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 | 
| Tony Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Lamar Smith | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 11 | 0 | 
| Danny Wuerffel | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 
| Ray Zellars | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 3 | 317 | 9.1 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 63.6 | 
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Danny Wuerffel | 47 | 25 | 53.2 | 2 | 278 | 5.9 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 67.5 | 
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 18 | 0 | 
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 43 | 0 | 
| Troy Brown | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 | 
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 43 | 0 | 
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 1 | 
| Tony Carter | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 
| Robert Edwards | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Cam Cleeland | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 | 
| Andre Hastings | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 23 | 0 | 
| Lamar Smith | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 21 | 1 | 
| Brett Bech | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 | 
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| Troy Davis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 
| Sean Dawkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Keith Poole | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Henry Thomas | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 
| Ty Law | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tyronne Drakeford | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 
| Alex Molden | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| La'Roi Glover | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 64 | 0 | 
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mark Royals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 51 | 0 | 
| Doug Brien | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 5 | 0 | 104 | 20.8 | 39 | 0 | 
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 | 76 | 0 | 
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 7 | 474 | 67.7 | 1 | 
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 5 | 340 | 68.0 | 1 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Chris Canty | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | 
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Ted Johnson | 2.0 | 
| Chris Canty | 1.0 | 
| Tedy Bruschi | 1.0 | 
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 | 
| Chris Slade | 1.0 | 
| Chris Sullivan | 1.0 | 
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Ink Aleaga | 1.0 | 
| Chris Hewitt | 1.0 | 
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 | 
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