Saints 27-10 Cardinals (14 Dec, 1997) Box Score

Arizona Cardinals

3-12, 1-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ARI					10
NO					27

New Orleans Saints

6-9, 3-5 home

Arizona Passing


Jake Plummer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
17/37	180	4.9	0	2	5-26	38.1
17/37	154	4.9	0	2	5-26	38.1

New Orleans Passing


Billy Joe Hobert
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/24	252	10.5	3	1	0-0	116.7
14/24	252	10.5	3	1	0-0	116.7

Arizona Rushing


Ronald Moore
Jake Plummer
Larry Centers
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
22	79	3.6	0	13
3	21	7.0	1	10
3	11	3.7	0	5
28	111	4.0	1	13

New Orleans Rushing


Ray Zellars
Andre Hastings
Billy Joe Hobert
Troy Davis
Mario Bates
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
19	72	3.8	10
1	27	27.0	27
7	17	2.4	10
6	13	2.2	6
1	1	1.0	1
34	130	3.8	27

Arizona Receiving


Frank Sanders
Kevin R. Williams
Rob Moore
Pat Carter
Larry Centers
Chris Gedney
Anthony Edwards
Jake Plummer
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	55	13.8	29
4	54	13.5	17
4	31	7.8	16
1	15	15.0	15
1	9	9.0	9
1	8	8.0	8
1	6	6.0	6
1	2	2.0	2
17	180	10.6	29

New Orleans Receiving


Randal Hill
Keith Poole
Eric Guliford
Ray Zellars
John Farquhar
Andre Hastings
Irv Smith
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	124	24.8	1	44
1	49	49.0	0	49
2	38	19.0	1	22
2	22	11.0	0	15
1	8	8.0	1	8
2	6	3.0	0	4
1	5	5.0	0	5
14	252	18.0	3	49

Arizona Fumbles


Frank Sanders
Jake Plummer
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
2	2	0

New Orleans Fumbles


Wayne Martin
Alex Molden
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	2

Arizona Defense



Tommy Bennett
Michael Bankston
Bernard Wilson
Eric Hill
Ronald McKinnon
Brad Ottis
Mark Smith
Tom Knight
J.J. McCleskey
Brent Alexander
Aeneas Williams
Jamir Miller
Eric Swann
Terry Irving
Kwamie Lassiter
Ty Howard
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
59	42	0	0	2	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Sammy Knight
Rob Kelly
Mark Fields
Mickey Washington
Eric Allen
Alex Molden
Winfred Tubbs
Keith Mitchell
Brady Smith
La'Roi Glover
Wayne Martin
Joe Johnson
Jared Tomich
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	6	0	0	2	0	0
7	4	0	0	2	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	2	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1.5	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	1.5	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
63	47	5	0	10	0	0

Arizona Interceptions


Aeneas Williams
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Mickey Washington
Rob Kelly
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	30	0
1	15	0
2	45	0

Arizona Kick Returns


Kevin R. Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	124	24.8	43	0
5	124	24.8	43	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Eric Guliford
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	29	29.0	29	0
1	29	29.0	29	0

Arizona Punt Returns


Kevin R. Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	65	16.3	22	0
4	65	16.3	22	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Eric Guliford
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	14	7.0	10	0
2	14	7.0	10	0

Arizona Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	30	1/1	4
1/1	100.0	30	1/1	4

New Orleans Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	33	3/3	9
2/2	100.0	33	3/3	9

Arizona Punting


Jeff Feagles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	302	50.3	1	1	62
6	302	50.3	1	1	62

New Orleans Punting


Mark Royals
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	342	57.0	2	0	66
6	342	57.0	2	0	66

5:00 AM, 14 December 1997

Attendance: 45,517

Referees:
Johnny Grier

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia	12	3	.800	402	283
Washington	10	5	.667	432	348
Dallas	7	8	.467	324	404
New York	2	13	.133	215	362

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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