Week 7, 1998

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	3	10	0	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 NOS - Cole Ford 46 field goal
1Q: 00:16 LAS - Wade Richey 24 field goal
2Q: 11:02 LAS - Michael Pittman 3 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 03:04 LAS - Wade Richey 52 field goal
2Q: 00:33 NOS - Raghib Ismail 10 pass from Elvis Grbac (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 05:39 NOS - Cole Ford 32 field goal
4Q: 04:39 NOS - Cole Ford 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 NOS - Cole Ford 46 field goal
1Q: 00:16 LAS - Wade Richey 24 field goal
2Q: 11:02 LAS - Michael Pittman 3 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 03:04 LAS - Wade Richey 52 field goal
2Q: 00:33 NOS - Raghib Ismail 10 pass from Elvis Grbac (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 05:39 NOS - Cole Ford 32 field goal
4Q: 04:39 NOS - Cole Ford 31 field goal

Team Statistics LAS NOS
Record 3-4 3-3
First Downs 18 11
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 287 234
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 4.28 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 112 109
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.63
Net Passing Yards 175 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.49 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 6/4
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/32 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:35 29:25

Team Statistics	LAS	NOS
Record	3-4	3-3
First Downs	18	11
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	287	234
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	4.28	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	112	109
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.63
Net Passing Yards	175	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.49	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	6/4
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/32	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:35	29:25

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 20	8	43	Missed FG
1	5:10	4:59	OWN 35	9	58	Field Goal
1	0:01	0:09	OPP 40	2	10	Fumble
2	14:39	3:45	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
2	8:31	0:56	OWN 22	2	2	Interception
2	7:25	1:12	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	4:10	1:11	OPP 34	3	-1	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 34	1	8	Half
3	12:50	1:42	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	5:32	1:47	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	1:14	2:57	OWN 6	5	11	Punt
4	12:06	3:49	OWN 17	8	46	Missed FG
4	4:32	2:42	OWN 39	7	29	Missed FG
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 4	6	41	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	6:08	OWN 44	10	27	Field Goal
2	14:52	0:13	OWN 30	2	6	Fumble
2	10:54	2:23	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
2	7:35	0:10	OPP 31	1	3	Fumble
2	6:13	2:03	OWN 1	5	33	Fumble
2	2:59	2:03	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
2	0:56	0:32	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	11:08	5:36	OWN 28	10	57	Field Goal
3	3:45	2:31	OWN 42	4	13	Punt
4	13:17	1:11	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	8:17	3:45	OWN 44	6	42	Field Goal
4	1:50	0:45	OWN 37	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Elvis Grbac, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Michael Pittman	15	61	4.07	10	1
LeShon Johnson	10	42	4.20	9	0
Charles Evans	2	10	5.00	6	0
Travis Reece	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	15	47	3.13	13	1
Mario Bates	13	56	4.31	19	2
Elvis Grbac	2	6	3.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	35	20	199	4/24	1	34	1	71.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Elvis Grbac	23	18	138	2/13	1	29	0	106.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dale Dawkins	5	10	27	5.40	4	14	0
WR Andre Hastings	4	5	83	20.75	28	34	0
FB Charles Evans	3	5	7	2.33	1	6	0
WR Tony Horne	3	3	37	12.33	8	19	0
RB Michael Pittman	3	7	31	10.33	15	16	1
WR Ike Hilliard	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Raghib Ismail	4	5	53	13.25	16	29	1
WR Hines Ward	4	5	31	7.75	9	15	0
WR Jake Reed	2	2	2	1.00	2	5	0
FB Scott Greene	2	2	9	4.50	7	7	0
RB Mario Bates	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Eddie George	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Johnny McWilliams	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Ed Smith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rodrick Monroe	1	2	17	17.00	3	17	0
WR Kio Sanford	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Isaac Bruce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lee Wiggins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Crockett	1	0	1
Andre Hastings	1	0	1
Charles Evans	1	0	0
Chris Zorich	0	2	0
La'roi Glover	0	1	1
Damon Pieri	0	1	0
Jason Taylor	0	0	2
Ray Lewis	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mario Bates	3	0	0
Elvis Grbac	1	2	0
Eddie George	1	0	0
Carl McCullough	1	0	0
Lee Wiggins	0	1	1
Dale Hellestrae	0	1	0
Eddie Cade	0	1	0
Ray Childress	0	0	1
Clyde Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	4	191	47.8	46.8	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	6	303	50.5	46.0	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	2/5	1/4	1/3	52	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Crockett	3	19	6.3	0
Dale Dawkins	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Crockett	3	75	25.0	0
Dale Dawkins	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl McCullough	4	83	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	15	0	0.0	28	25
DT Chris Zorich	5	1	1.0	21	18
OLB Jeff Gooch	5	2	0.0	21	15
CB Deon Figures	5	0	0.0	18	19
S Sam Shade	4	3	0.0	26	24
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	2	0.0	23	18
DT La'roi Glover	3	2	0.0	25	19
DE Jason Taylor	2	3	1.0	19	15
S Ray Crockett	1	1	0.0	23	21
DT Don Davey	1	1	0.0	10	11
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	1	0.0	12	5
CB Lenny McGill	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Chris Sullivan	1	0	0.0	15	17
S Scott Frost	1	0	0.0	10	6
RB Michael Pittman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chad Bratzke	0	8	0.0	26	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Francis	6	2	0.5	21	32
DT Trevor Pryce	4	2	1.5	19	21
DT Ernest Jones	4	0	1.0	15	24
S Danny Copeland	3	2	0.0	22	34
CB Ray Mickens	3	2	0.0	21	34
CB Darrien Gordon	3	1	0.0	20	28
S Eddie Cade	3	1	0.0	17	13
ILB John Fiala	3	1	0.0	11	15
CB Clyde Johnson	3	1	0.0	10	26
OLB Nate Wayne	3	0	0.0	13	4
DT Ray Childress	2	2	0.5	16	20
DE Matt Dyson	2	0	0.5	19	20
S Lee Wiggins	2	2	0.0	19	36
CB Deion Sanders	2	1	0.0	19	28
DE Toddrick McIntosh	2	1	0.0	9	19
ILB Rob Fredrickson	2	0	0.0	17	24
DE Tony Brackens	1	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Matt Russell	1	1	0.0	8	7
WR Raghib Ismail	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Maniecki	1	0	0.0	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Taylor	1.0	2	3	15
DT Chris Zorich	1.0	0	0	18
DE Chris Sullivan	0.0	1	0	17
DE Chad Bratzke	0.0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	1.5	0	1	1	21
DT Ernest Jones	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Matt Dyson	0.5	1	0	0	20
OLB James Francis	0.5	0	1	0	32
DT Ray Childress	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Tony Brackens	0.0	1	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Deon Figures	5	0	19
ILB Ray Lewis	3	1	25
S Sam Shade	3	0	24
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	18
DT La'roi Glover	2	0	19
DT Don Davey	1	0	11
CB Lenny McGill	1	0	12
OLB Jeff Gooch	1	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB James Francis	4	1	0	32
CB Ray Mickens	3	0	0	34
CB Deion Sanders	2	2	0	28
CB Darrien Gordon	2	0	0	28
S Eddie Cade	2	0	0	13
CB Clyde Johnson	2	0	0	26
OLB Nate Wayne	2	0	0	4
S Lee Wiggins	1	0	1	36
ILB Rob Fredrickson	1	0	0	24
OLB Matt Russell	1	0	0	7
ILB John Fiala	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lincoln Kennedy	2	6	0	22	1	30
Eric Beverly	2	6	0	26	0	34
Fred Pollack	2	4	0	25	1	35
Brad Hopkins	2	4	0	24	0	35
Jason Layman	1	2	0	21	2	30
Mark Stepnoski	1	2	0	2	0	5
Matt Joyce	1	2	0	7	0	9
Steve Bush	1	1	1	22	0	24
Ernest Dye	1	1	0	10	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Flanagan	1	9	25	0	18
Kendyl Jacox	1	6	16	0	12
Bob Whitfield	1	5	28	0	23
Jorge Diaz	1	2	22	1	18
Dale Hellestrae	1	2	5	0	7
Michael Ruhl	0	2	18	0	18
Ethan Albright	0	1	22	0	20
Tavarr Closs	0	1	14	0	9
Scott Greene	0	0	14	1	8

Special Teams Statistics

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Hastings	2	15
Tony Horne	2	7
Lenny McGill	1	24
Will Blackwell	1	16
LeShon Johnson	0	24
Adrian Ross	0	16
Steve Bush	0	14
Ray Crockett	0	12
Keith Cash	0	10
Travis Reece	0	10
Chris Zorich	0	9
Brett Collins	0	9
Ernest Dye	0	9
Chad Bratzke	0	9
Matt Joyce	0	9
Eric Beverly	0	9
Wade Richey	0	9
Larry Brown	0	8
Charles Evans	0	8
Damon Pieri	0	8
Fred Pollack	0	8
Mark Stepnoski	0	6
Dale Dawkins	0	6
Timm Rosenbach	0	5
Mark D'Onofrio	0	5
Kent Sullivan	0	4
Lamont Burns	0	4
Dexter Coakley	0	4
Phillippi Sparks	0	3
Sam Shade	0	3
Ray Lewis	0	3
Deon Figures	0	2
La'roi Glover	0	2
Jeff Gooch	0	2
Chris Sullivan	0	2
Don Davey	0	1
Jason Taylor	0	1
Scott Frost	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Johnson	3	26
Mario Bates	3	22
Johnny McWilliams	1	18
Kio Sanford	1	12
Lee Wiggins	0	16
Carl McCullough	0	14
Jake Reed	0	13
Ray Mickens	0	13
Matt Russell	0	12
John Fiala	0	10
Jorge Diaz	0	9
Tavarr Closs	0	9
Kendyl Jacox	0	9
Rodrick Monroe	0	9
Isaac Bruce	0	8
Cole Ford	0	8
Ed Smith	0	8
Dale Hellestrae	0	7
Scott Greene	0	7
Matt Dyson	0	6
Mike Flanagan	0	6
Josh Miller	0	6
Danny Copeland	0	5
Deion Sanders	0	5
James Francis	0	5
Toddrick McIntosh	0	5
Rob Fredrickson	0	4
Tony Brackens	0	4
Jason Maniecki	0	4
Ray Childress	0	3
Darrien Gordon	0	3
Ty Detmer	0	3
Ernest Jones	0	3
Eddie George	0	2
Trevor Pryce	0	2
Eddie Cade	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	20	40	2.0
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	35	20	2	1	2	4	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Elvis Grbac	23	18	1	0	1	1	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	26	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	11	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	94	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dale Dawkins	10	5	1	27	0	28
RB Michael Pittman	7	3	0	31	0	27
FB Charles Evans	5	3	0	7	0	20
WR Andre Hastings	5	4	1	83	2	12
WR Ike Hilliard	3	2	0	14	0	30
WR Tony Horne	3	3	0	37	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Raghib Ismail	5	4	0	53	1	17
WR Hines Ward	5	4	0	31	0	21
WR Jake Reed	2	2	0	2	0	10
RB Eddie George	2	1	0	1	0	15
FB Scott Greene	2	2	0	9	0	8
TE Rodrick Monroe	2	1	1	17	0	7
RB Mario Bates	1	1	0	3	0	7
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Johnny McWilliams	1	1	0	12	0	7
TE Ed Smith	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Kio Sanford	1	1	0	4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Pittman	3	10	3.33	4.07

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	4	6	1.50	3.13
Mario Bates	1	-1	-1.00	4.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	4	3	17	4.25	5.69

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elvis Grbac	2	1	10	5.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Michael Pittman	2	1	3	1.50	4.43
WR Dale Dawkins	1	1	3	3.00	2.70
WR Ike Hilliard	1	1	11	11.00	4.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	10	10.00	10.60
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Bates	2	0
Eddie George	2	0
Elvis Grbac	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	11	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elvis Grbac	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dale Dawkins	3	0	0
FB Charles Evans	2	1	0
WR Andre Hastings	2	2	1
WR Tony Horne	2	2	2
RB Michael Pittman	2	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hines Ward	3	2	1
WR Raghib Ismail	2	1	1
RB Mario Bates	1	1	1
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 25,200 (69,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,600 (18,600)
End Zone 4,800 (13,400)
Mezzanine 2,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 4,200 (11,900)
Club Seats 5,000 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	25,200 (69,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,600 (18,600)
End Zone	4,800 (13,400)
Mezzanine	2,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	4,200 (11,900)
Club Seats	5,000 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,400)