| New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 29:15 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4/12 | 1/1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| NO | 30:45 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 9/18 | 0/0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 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 |
| Team Totals | 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 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 317 | 15.1 | 43 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 278 | 11.1 | 32 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24t | 1 |
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brien | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 5 | 0 | 104 | 20.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 | 76 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 7 | 474 | 67.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 5 | 340 | 68.0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Chris Canty | 3 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | 5 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 107 | 17.8 | 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 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Ink Aleaga | 1.0 |
| Chris Hewitt | 1.0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |