| Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 27, 1998 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 39707 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 21 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Antowain Smith 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Eric Moulds 66 pass from Rob Johnson (Steve Christie kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Rob Johnson 12 run (Steve Christie kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Sam Gash 1 pass from Rob Johnson (Steve Christie kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Troy Davis 1 run (Doug Brien kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Cam Cleeland 5 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Doug Brien kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 35 FG | 31 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Brett Bech 10 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Doug Brien kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lonnie Johnson 23 pass from Rob Johnson (Steve Christie kick) | 38 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jonathan Linton 8 run (Steve Christie kick) | 45 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Aaron Craver 1 run (Billy Joe Tolliver pass failed) | 45 | 27 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Brett Bech 72 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Billy Joe Tolliver pass failed) | 45 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 74 | LOG | Jamie Nails |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 72 | ROG | Joe Panos |
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski |
| 63 | TE | Billy Conaty |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 85 | TE | Jay Riemersma |
| 11 | QB | Rob Johnson |
| 23 | RB | Antowain Smith |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Marcellus Wiley |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 59 | SLB | Sam Rogers |
| 52 | LILB | John Holecek |
| 56 | RILB | Sam Cowart |
| 99 | WLB | Gabe Northern |
| 27 | LCB | Ken Irvin |
| 20 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 25 | RCB | Donovan Greer |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Sean Dawkins |
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 76 | LOG | Keno Hills |
| 67 | C | Andy McCollum |
| 65 | ROG | Chris Naeole |
| 68 | ROT | Kyle Turley |
| 85 | TE | Cam Cleeland |
| 32 | TE | Aaron Craver |
| 13 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 33 | RB | Wilmont Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Jared Tomich |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 95 | RDT | Austin Robbins |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 54 | LB | Ink Aleaga |
| 59 | SLB | Keith Mitchell |
| 56 | MLB | Chris Bordano |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 24 | FS | Rob Kelly |
| 23 | CB | Chris Hewitt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 29:23 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 10 | 77 | 1 | 0 |
| NO | 30:37 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 10/18 | 1/2 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jonathan Linton | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Rob Johnson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 12t | 1 |
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 116 | 3.4 | 3 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wilmont Perry | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Troy Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Rob Johnson | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 216 | 12.0 | 66t | 3 | 4 | 24 | 147.2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 216 | 12.0 | 66t | 3 | 4 | 24 | 147.2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 1 | 296 | 7.0 | 72t | 3 | 2 | 16 | 91.0 |
| Kerry Collins | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 23 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 26 | 48.1 | 2 | 319 | 5.9 | 72t | 3 | 4 | 28 | 69.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jay Riemersma | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 216 | 18.0 | 66t | 3 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Cam Cleeland | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 24 | 1 |
| Brett Bech | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 72t | 2 |
| Aaron Craver | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Guliford | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Sean Dawkins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Josh Wilcox | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wilmont Perry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 319 | 12.3 | 72t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Manny Martin | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Chris Mohr | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 8 | 561 | 70.1 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Joe Cummings | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 6 | 0 | 148 | 24.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 148 | 24.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Shawn Price | 2.5 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Wayne Martin | 1.0 |
| Mark Fields | 1.0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Chris Bordano | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |