1997 New Orleans Saints Game Log

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Record: 6-10-0, 4th in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Mike Ditka (6-10-0)

Points For: 237 (14.8/g) 30th of 30

Points Against: 327 (20.4/g) 16th of 30

Expected W-L: 5.1-10.9

SRS: -7.39 (28th of 30), SOS: -1.76

Offensive Coordinator: Danny Abramowicz

Defensive Coordinator: Zaven Yaralian

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Clements (Quarterbacks), Walt Corey (Defensive Line), Jack Del Rio (Strength and Conditioning), Tom Moore (Running Backs), John Pagano (Defensive Assistant), Willie Shaw (Defensive Backs), Dick Stanfel (Offensive Line) and Rick Venturi (Linebackers/AHC)

Stadium: Louisiana Superdome

Owner/President: Tom Benson

General Manager: Bill Kuharich

Offensive Scheme: Smashmouth

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +10000; O/U: 6.0

Training Camp: UW La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Rams	24	38	12	33	159	1	3	3	25	5.6	4.4	36.4	24.7	19	82	4.3	0	3	3	1	1	5	235	3	11	0	0	25:39
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	6	20	20	38	178	0	3	3	16	5.1	4.3	52.6	32.6	23	65	2.8	0	2	2	0	0	5	235	3	12	1	2	30:52
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	7	33	12	26	176	1	6	1	9	7.1	6.5	46.2	42.0	25	84	3.4	0	0	0	1	1	3	114	3	13	0	0	23:15
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	35	17	16	22	213	2	0	2	10	10.1	8.9	72.7	133.3	36	172	4.8	3	0	2	5	5	2	110	10	14	0	0	34:35
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	9	14	16	31	193	0	1	2	10	6.5	5.8	51.6	57.6	24	73	3.0	0	3	3	0	0	5	205	1	12	1	2	29:52
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	20	17	9	23	185	1	1	2	10	8.5	7.4	39.1	64.6	30	137	4.6	1	2	2	2	2	9	396	0	12	0	0	25:59
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	17	23	14	22	99	1	2	10	76	8.0	3.1	63.6	51.1	28	80	2.9	1	1	1	2	2	6	246	2	13	2	3	29:50
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L			Carolina Panthers	0	13	13	32	89	0	2	7	43	4.1	2.3	40.6	22.4	26	111	4.3	0	0	0	0	0	6	294	4	14	2	4	29:19
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	0	23	12	25	87	0	1	4	22	4.4	3.0	48.0	39.9	18	55	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	8	376	3	13	1	2	22:19
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	13	10	21	34	154	0	1	3	27	5.3	4.2	61.8	60.2	35	59	1.7	1	2	2	1	1	8	360	6	19	2	2	34:03
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	W	OT		Seattle Seahawks	20	17	10	18	102	0	2	3	8	6.1	4.9	55.6	32.4	30	75	2.5	2	2	2	2	2	5	225	3	12	1	1	26:36
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	3	20	14	29	118	0	4	6	32	5.2	3.4	48.3	19.7	20	55	2.8	0	1	2	0	0	6	288	1	13	1	1	24:13
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W		@	Carolina Panthers	16	13	14	30	190	0	1	0	0	6.3	6.3	46.7	53.5	32	136	4.3	1	3	3	1	1	4	168	6	14	1	2	29:50
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L			St. Louis Rams	27	34	18	42	240	2	2	2	19	6.2	5.5	42.9	57.6	12	44	3.7	0	2	2	3	3	6	264	2	11	0	1	21:06
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	W			Arizona Cardinals	27	10	14	24	252	3	1	0	0	10.5	10.5	58.3	116.7	34	130	3.8	0	2	2	3	3	6	342	3	11	0	0	30:20
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Kansas City Chiefs	13	25	13	29	149	2	3	2	10	5.5	4.8	44.8	44.3	25	103	4.1	0	0	1	1	1	4	188	4	13	2	2	26:51

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Rams	24	38	13	21	214	2	1	2	12	10.8	9.3	61.9	108.0	43	189	4.4	3	1	2	5	5	6	144	4	12	0	0	34:21
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	6	20	17	29	171	1	1	2	24	6.7	5.5	58.6	72.6	30	59	2.0	0	2	2	2	2	7	191	5	16	0	0	29:08
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	7	33	22	27	213	3	0	6	48	9.7	6.5	81.5	136.6	33	91	2.8	0	4	4	3	3	3	40	6	16	1	1	36:45
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	35	17	24	43	237	2	3	5	16	5.9	4.9	55.8	58.0	19	118	6.2	0	1	1	2	2	3	31	7	13	1	1	25:25
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	9	14	16	25	159	2	1	4	35	7.8	5.5	64.0	91.9	33	105	3.2	0	0	1	2	2	5	85	7	15	0	0	30:08
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	20	17	19	36	165	0	0	5	24	5.3	4.0	52.8	65.2	33	101	3.1	2	1	1	2	2	12	634	4	19	1	2	34:01
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	17	23	10	22	77	1	0	5	40	5.3	2.9	45.5	69.7	31	89	2.9	1	3	3	2	2	6	151	4	13	0	0	30:10
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L			Carolina Panthers	0	13	23	31	196	1	1	1	8	6.6	6.1	74.2	87.6	29	73	2.5	0	2	2	1	1	6	140	8	16	0	0	30:41
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	0	23	20	32	210	2	0	3	20	7.2	6.0	62.5	102.3	37	137	3.7	0	3	3	2	2	6	140	7	16	0	0	37:41
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	13	10	17	39	189	0	1	3	22	5.4	4.5	43.6	47.9	20	32	1.6	1	1	1	1	1	8	288	5	16	1	2	25:57
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	W	OT		Seattle Seahawks	20	17	23	46	229	1	2	3	22	5.5	4.7	50.0	53.6	29	111	3.8	0	1	3	2	2	4	48	8	20	1	3	33:41
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	3	20	17	27	177	2	0	5	34	7.8	5.5	63.0	106.6	32	92	2.9	0	2	3	2	2	6	119	5	14	0	0	35:47
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W		@	Carolina Panthers	16	13	24	42	241	0	3	2	9	6.0	5.5	57.1	43.8	23	186	8.1	1	2	3	1	1	3	33	7	14	1	1	30:10
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L			St. Louis Rams	27	34	22	42	229	3	1	5	38	6.4	4.9	52.4	82.3	35	114	3.3	1	2	4	4	4	5	98	11	20	0	0	38:54
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	W			Arizona Cardinals	27	10	17	37	154	0	2	5	26	4.9	3.7	45.9	35.2	28	111	4.0	1	1	1	1	1	6	180	7	16	0	1	29:40
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Kansas City Chiefs	13	25	9	19	20	1	0	3	30	2.6	.9	47.4	71.6	41	156	3.8	1	2	2	1	1	6	130	7	16	1	1	33:09

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