| The game was close for a half, as the Saints were able to hang with the powerful 98 Falcons on Bobby Hebert's arm. In te second half however Hebert went cold, and the plodding Saints runnners couldn't even make a dent in the superb Falcons run defense. The Falcons used a balaced attack, with Jamal Anderson grinding out tough yards and Chris Chandler burning the Saints when they tried to stop Anderson. The Falcons racked up 16 second half points and shut out the Saints for a convincing win. The 1998 Falcons are almost - but not quite - a great team, and it shouldn't be a shock if they can go fairly deep in the tournament. IRL they knocked off a 15-1 team to make the Superbowl, only to lose to an even more complete team in 98 Denver. They run and pass very effectively so long as their iffy pass blocking can keep Chandler upright, and their run defense rivals some of the best, as they are both stingy with yards and force fumbles better than any team in the tournament other than the 2000 Ravens. |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1998 Atlanta | 14 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 1992 New Orleans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 9:35 | 1992 New Orleans | H.Brenner 11 yd. pass from B.Hebert (M.Andersen kick) | 7-0 NON | ||
| 1 | 3:18 | 1998 Atlanta | J.Anderson 2 yd. run (M.Andersen kick) | 7-7 NON | ||
| 1 | 0:25 | 1998 Atlanta | J.Anderson 5 yd. run (M.Andersen kick) | 14-7 ATN | ||
| 2 | 11:19 | 1992 New Orleans | M.Andersen 24 yd. field goal | 14-10 ATN | ||
| 2 | 7:01 | 1992 New Orleans | M.Andersen 23 yd. field goal | 14-13 ATN | ||
| 3 | 10:57 | 1998 Atlanta | M.Andersen 31 yd. field goal | 17-13 ATN | ||
| 3 | 2:46 | 1998 Atlanta | M.Andersen 13 yd. field goal | 20-13 ATN | ||
| 4 | 8:52 | 1998 Atlanta | T.Mathis 16 yd. pass from C.Chandler (M.Andersen kick) | 27-13 ATN | ||
| 4 | 4:12 | 1998 Atlanta | M.Andersen 32 yd. field goal | 30-13 ATN | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1998 Atlanta | 1992 New Orleans | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 5-14-1-20 | 0-8-2-10 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-14-43% | 1-10-10% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 27-35-77% | 13-21-62% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 349-63-5.5 | 171-44-3.9 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 112 | 35 |
| Total Rushes | 34 | 14 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 17/25 (68.0%) | 13/26 (50.0%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 237 | 136 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 10.4 | 6.4 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 4/24 | 4/30 |
| Punts/Average | 4/38.0 | 6/46.2 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 5/13 | 1/1 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 1/24 | 6/129 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 8/74 | 3/28 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 5/0 | 2/2 |
| Time of Possession | 34 mins 44 secs | 25 mins 16 secs |
| Average Drive Start | ATN 35 | NON 29 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Chris Chandler | 24 | 16 | 251 | 66.7 | 10.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 34 | 4/24 | 97.7 |
| Tony Graziani | 1 | 1 | 10 | 100.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0/0 | 108.3 |
| Bobby Hebert | 26 | 13 | 166 | 50.0 | 6.4 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 39 | 4/30 | 67.1 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 27 | 106 | 3.9 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Harold Green | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Bob Christian | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Ken Oxendine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Gary Downs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Craig Heyward | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Fred McAfee | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Vaughn Dunbar | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Tony Martin | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| O.J. Santiago | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Downs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Todd Kinchen | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Christian | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Quinn Early | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Torrance Small | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Eric Martin | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vaughn Dunbar | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Craig Heyward | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wesley Carroll | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Frank Wainright | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Morten Andersen | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 100 | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 38.0 | 32.8 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 6 | 46.2 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Fred McAfee | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Vaughn Dunbar | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Tim Dwight | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Pat Newman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Jessie Tuggle | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eugene Robinson | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cornelius Bennett | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Henri Crockett | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Travis Hall | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| William White | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chuck Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lester Archambeau | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Shane Dronett | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jamal Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Elijah Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ephraim Salaam | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Calvin Collins | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sam Mills | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gene Atkins | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Reggie M. Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pat Swilling | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wayne Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Wilks | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Toi Cook | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vaughan Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Brett Maxie | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rickey Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| James E. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tyrone Legette | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Frank Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vince Buck | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Cornelius Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Vince Buck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Jamal Anderson was fantastic as the visiting team from Atlanta topped New Orleans by the score of 30 to 13. Anderson ran for 106 yards scoring 2 times. Chris Chandler threw 24 times for 251 yards adding a touchdown. Atlanta was in complete control of the action. They out-ran New Orleans 112 to 35 yards, and out-passed them 261 to 166 yards. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 34:44. Atlanta had a good start outscoring New Orleans 14 to 7 in the first quarter. | |||||
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