OCTOBER 25, 1998 (The Meadowlands)

FALCONS 33, JETS 13

It was over when…Leon Johnson turned the ball over on a fumbled kick return. Five plays

later, Jamal Anderson bulled his way into the end zone making it a 2 score lead with 12:00 left

in regulation.

Game Ball Jamal Anderson carried the ball 30 times for 119 yards and 2 TDs.

Key Stat Third string QB, Tony Graziani, converted 4 consecutive third down and long situations in the

fourth quarter.

Noteworthy Before Mark Zarb and his fellow season ticket holders could settle into their seats, Tim Dwight

returned the opening kickoff 99-yards for a TD…The Jets answered with a 9-play, 80-yard TD

drive to tie the game…The Falcons defense adjusted and forced 6 three and outs and limited the

Jets to 217 net yards of offense…Philip Buchanon picked off Vinny Testaverde twice…Vinny

Testaverde completed 42.4% of his pass attempts for a QB rating of 29.4.

Injuries New York Jets: LB Mo Lewis (probable), DT Jason Ferguson missed time in the first and fourth

quarter due to injuries, ST (G) John Hudson (questionable). Atlanta Falcons: WR Terance

Mathis (probable), DT Shane Dronett (probable).

Scoring Summary

New York (6-1-0) 7 0 6 0 - 13

New England (5-2-0) 10 3 0 20 - 33

First Quarter

ATL – Dwight 99 kick return (Anderson kick), 14:46

NYJ – Martin 4 run (Hall kick), 10:58

ATL – FG Hall 37, 6:00

Second Quarter ATL – FG Anderson 31, 2:30

Third Quarter NYJ – FG Hall 25, 8:08

NYJ – FG Hall 34, 3:01

Fourth Quarter ATL – Anderson 4 run (Anderson kick), 13:50

ATL – Anderson 2 run (Anderson kick), 12:00

ATL – FG Anderson 18, 7:00

ATL – FG Anderson 27, 0:30

A—71,573

NYJ ATL First Downs…… 13 21

Rushed - Yards….. 26-81 38-143

Passing Yards…… 136 156

Sacked- Yards Lost…… 0-0 0-0

Return Yards………. 166 254

Passes……………… 14-33-2 19-37-2

Punts ……… 8-39.9 5-42.2

Fumbles-Lost……….. 3-1 3-1

Penalties- Yards…….. 7-85 4-25

Time of Possession….. 26:28 33:32

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING-- NYJ: Testaverde 14-33-2-136

ATL: DeBerg 11-22-0-71, Graziani 8-15-2-85

RUSHING-- NYJ: Martin 22-59, L. Johnson 3-17, Testaverde 1-5

ATL: J. Anderson 30-119, Dwight 5-14, DeBerg 1-3, Graziani 2-7

RECEIVING-- NYJ: K. Johnson 3-54, Brady 1-11, Martin 2-1, Chrebet 6-38, Ward 1-10, L.

Johnson 1-22

ATL: Martin 5-37, Santiago 2-36, Mathis 7-53, Christian 2-23, Kozlowski 1-0,

Downs 1-(-1), Kinchen 1-8

MISSED FIELD GOALS— NYJ: None

ATL: None

OCTOBER 25, 1998 (Mile High Stadium)

JAGUARS 37, BRONCOS 34 (OT)

It was over when…Mark Brunell completed a 14-yard pass to Jimmy Smith to convert a 4th

and

5 from the 40. Five plays later, Mike Hollis booted a 26-yard yard FG to end the game with 0:04

remaining in overtime.

Game Ball Keenan McCardell had 11 receptions for 127 yards and 1 TD.

Key Stat Donovan Darius recovered a John Elway fumble and returned it for a 25-yard TD.

Noteworthy Terrell Davis ran 34 times for 157 yards and 2 TDs…Terrell Davis has eclipsed a 1,000 yards

rushing…Mark Brunell threw for 315 yards and 2 TDs…Rod Smith had 7 catches for 122 yards

and 1 TD…The Jaguars scored 17 points within a 2-minute period.

Injuries Denver Broncos: HB Terrell Davis (reduced effectiveness for 1 quarter). Jacksonville Jaguars:

QB Mark Brunell (reduced effectiveness for 1 ½ quarters), LB Bryce Paup (probable).

Scoring Summary

Denver (6-2-0) 14 3 10 7 0 - 34

Jacksonville (4-3-0) 7 17 3 7 3 - 37

First Quarter

DEN – Sharpe 51 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 10:30

JAC – Taylor 3 run (Hollis kick), 9:07

DEN – Smith 34 pass from Elway (Elam kick), 6:30

Second Quarter DEN – FG Elam 20, 12:47

JAC – FG Hollis 52, 2:30

JAC – Darius 25 fumble return (Hollis kick), 1:30

JAC – McCardell 32 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick), 0:30

Third Quarter DEN – FG Elam 25, 11:00

JAC – FG Hollis 25, 5:00

DEN – Davis 1 run (Elam kick), 1:30

Fourth Quarter DEN – Davis 1 run (Elam kick), 6:50

JAC – Shelton 4 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick), 0:04

Overtime JAC – FG Hollis 26, 0:04

A—75,217

DEN JAC First Downs…… 23 30

Rushed - Yards….. 40-182 22-95

Passing Yards…… 290 315

Sacked- Yards Lost…… 0-0 6-29

Return Yards………. 159 320

Passes……………… 22-37-1 29-57-0

Punts ……… 6-45.7 9-47.4

Fumbles-Lost……….. 3-2 2-1

Penalties- Yards…….. 13-79 9-82

Time of Possession….. 30:24 29:36

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING-- DEN: Elway 22-37-1-290

JAC: Brunell 29-57-0-315

RUSHING-- DEN: Davis 34-157, Loville 2-3, R. Smith 1-12, Elway 3-10

JAC: Taylor 13-61, Shelton 7-22, Brunell 2-12

RECEIVING-- DEN: McCaffrey 6-92, Sharpe 7-70, Davis 1-0, R. Smith 7-122, Griffin 1-6

JAC: McCardell 11-127, Mitchell 2-11, Taylor 4-30, Smith 8-90, Shelton 3-9,

Barlow 1-48

MISSED FIELD GOALS-- DEN: None

JAC: None

OCTOBER 25, 1998 (Pontiac Silverdome)

VIKINGS 38, LIONS 10

It was over when…Robert Smith caught his third TD pass of the day to put the Vikings up by

31 with 0:30 left in the third quarter.

Game Ball Randall Cunningham completed 67.9% of his passes for 409 yards and 5 TDs to earn a QB rating

of 150.2.

Key Stat Barry Sanders gained 101 yards on 6 receptions and gained 101 net yards of rushing on 25

carries.

Noteworthy Robert Smith had 5 receptions for 102 yards…Randy Moss had 145 yards on 3 catches resulting

in a 48.3 yards per catch average…Both punters averaged over 50 yards per punt…The Vikings

sacked Charlie Batch 6 times.

Injuries Detroit Lions: G Jeff Hasting (questionable). Minnesota Vikings: Robert Smith (reduced

effectiveness for the final 2 quarters).

Scoring Summary

Detroit (1-6-0) 7 0 0 3 - 10

Minnesota (7-0-0) 7 14 14 3 - 38

First Quarter DET – Moore 11 pass from Batch (Hanson kick), 6:00

MIN – Smith 17 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick), 4:14

Second Quarter MIN – Hatchette 39 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick), 10:02

MIN – Smith 57 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick), 6:00

Third Quarter MIN – Moss 58 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick), 8:30

MIN – Smith 11 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick), 0:30

Fourth Quarter MIN – FG Anderson 19, 11:30

DET – FG Hanson 40, 6:00

A—77,885

DET MIN First Downs…… 20 25

Rushed - Yards….. 32-136 27-101

Passing Yards…… 231 409

Sacked- Yards Lost…… 6-39 1-8

Return Yards………. 95 46

Passes……………… 16-38-1 19-28-0

Punts ……… 4-50.5 4-52.3

Fumbles-Lost……….. 2-1 2-1

Penalties- Yards…….. 5-45 8-81

Time of Possession….. 32:41 27:19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING-- DET: Batch 16-38-1-231

MIN: Cunningham 19-28-0-409

RUSHING-- DET: Sanders 25-101, Vardell 2-12, Rivers 1-3, Batch 4-20

MIN: Smith 19-67, Hoard 5-27, Palmer 1-0, Cunningham 2-7

RECEIVING-- DET: Moore 3-30, Rasby 1-3, Sanders 6-101, Morton 4-60, Crowell 2-37

MIN: Carter 3-31, Glover 2-41, Smith 5-102, Moss 3-145, Reed 2-20,

Palmer 1-11, Hatchette 3-59

MISSED FIELD GOALS-- DET: Hanson 25

MIN: None

OCTOBER 25, 1998 (Lambeau Field)

PACKERS 26, RAVENS 20 (OT)

It was over when…Bill Schroeder caught a 77-yard TD strike from Brett Favre to win the game

on the third play of overtime.

Game Ball Bill Schroeder averaged 35.0 yards per catch for a total of 140 yards.

Key Stat Brett Favre completed 61.3% of his pass attempts for 282 yards and 3 TDs to earn a QB rating of

109.8.

Noteworthy The Ravens converted 66% of their third downs and posted 401 net yards of offense…Eric

Green had 6 catches for 145 yards…Reggie White beat Orlando Brown for 3 sacks…Eric Zeier

earned a 105.3 QB rating…The Packers defense logged 7 sacks…LB Bernardo Harris was

ejected for a flagrant foul.

Injuries Green Bay Packers: LB Brian Williams (questionable). Baltimore Ravens: G Wally Williams

(probable).

Scoring Summary

Green Bay (6-1-0) 7 7 3 3 6 - 26

Baltimore (1-6-0) 0 7 3 10 0 - 20

First Quarter

GBP – Brooks 20 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 11:00

Second Quarter BAL – Potts 1 run (Stover kick), 6:48

GBP – Freeman 18 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 2:30

Third Quarter GBP – FG Longwell 29, 11:03

BAL – FG Stover 31, 1:55

Fourth Quarter GBP – FG Longwell 45, 8:00

BAL – Lewis 25 pass from Zeier (Stover kick), 6:00

BAL – FG Stover 38, 0:02

Overtime GBP – Schroeder 77 pass from Favre, 14:07

A—59,860

GBP BAL First Downs…… 17 25

Rushed - Yards….. 28-101 21-68

Passing Yards…… 282 388

Sacked- Yards Lost…… 2-22 7-55

Return Yards………. 76 101

Passes……………… 19-31-1 28-44-0

Punts ……… 6-47.0 3-37.0

Fumbles-Lost……….. 2-1 3-2

Penalties- Yards…….. 7-91 8-75

Time of Possession….. 29:37 30:23

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING-- GBP: Favre 19-31-1-282

BAL: Harbaugh 13-20-0-173, Zeier 15-24-0-215

RUSHING-- GBP: Jervey 23-89, Brooks 1-0, Favre 4-12

BAL: Holmes 14-34, Rhett 4-(-5), Potts 2-34, Zeier 1-5

RECEIVING-- GBP: Brooks 1-20, Freeman 5-77, Henderson 5-7, Mayes 1-(-2), Davis 1-14,

Levens 2-26, Schroeder 4-140

BAL: Jackson 2-22, Green 6-145, Holmes 2-(-6), Lewis 4-83, Potts 3-9,

Turner 3-42, Kinchen 1-11, Rhett 2-11, Johnson 5-71

MISSED FIELD GOALS— GBP: None

BAL: Stover 45

OCTOBER 25, 1998 (Pro Player Stadium)

DOLPHINS 27, PATRIOTS 24 (OT)

It was over when…Terrell Buckley returned a punt 37 yards to the 31. Five plays later, Olindo

Mare ended the game with a 31-yard FG with 3:30 left in overtime.

Game Ball In a losing effort, Ben Coates had 4 receptions for 131 yards and 2 TDs.

Key Stat The Dolphins jumped to an early 21-0 lead with TD drives of 19, 46, and 74 yards.

Noteworthy Drew Bledsoe threw 3 TDs and passed for 396 yards…Neither team averaged more than 1.8

yards per carry…The Dolphins intercepted Drew Bledsoe twice during overtime.

Injuries Miami Dolphins: FB Stanley Pritchett (questionable), DT Daryl Gardener (probable). New

England Patriots: LB Chris Slade (questionable).

Scoring Summary

Miami (5-2-0) 14 7 0 3 3 - 27

New England (4-3-0) 0 14 7 3 0 - 24

First Quarter MIA – McDuffie 11 pass from Marino (Mare kick), 12:00

MIA – McDuffie 11 pass from Marino (Mare kick), 7:07

Second Quarter MIA – Jabbar 5 run (Mare kick), 13:14

NEP – Coate 65 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 12:00

NEP – Coates 24 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 4:30

Third Quarter NEP – Jefferson 33 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 12:13

Fourth Quarter MIA – FG Mare 32, 14:30

NEP – FG Vinatieri 27, 10:00

Overtime MIA – FG Mare 31, 3:30

A—73,973

MIA NEP First Downs…… 24 19

Rushed - Yards….. 32-56 28-40

Passing Yards…… 245 396

Sacked- Yards Lost…… 1-10 1-4

Return Yards………. 229 163

Passes……………… 27-45-2 26-46-3

Punts ……… 6-39.5 8-30.4

Fumbles-Lost……….. 1-1 2-0

Penalties- Yards…….. 4-25 8-63

Time of Possession….. 30:31 29:29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING-- MIA: Marino 27-45-2-245

NEP: Bledsoe 26-46-3-396

RUSHING-- MIA: Jabbar 23-50, Avery 6-9, Parmalee 1-(-3), Marino 2-0

NEP: Edwards 24-23, Shaw 1-10, Bledsoe 3-7

RECEIVING-- MIA: McDuffie 5-46, Drayton 2-24, Jabbar 4-28, Gadsden 4-29, Pritchett 1-(-1),

Thomas 5-40, Perry 3-39, Jacquett 1-13, Parmalee 2-27

NEP: Glenn 4-36, Coates 4-131, Edwards 7-47, Jefferson 3-73, Carter 1-6,

Simmons 3-66, Purnell 1-9, Cullors 2-9, Shaw 1-19

MISSED FIELD GOALS— MIA: None

NEP: Vinatieri 47

OCTOBER 25, 1998 (Ericcson Stadium)

BILLS 38, PANTHERS 14

It was over when…Thurman Thomas scored 4 straight TDs to send the home crowd to the exits

early.

Game Ball Thurman Thomas turned back the clock with this performance; he carried the ball 11 times for

95 yards and 2 TDs and had 5 catches for 96 yards and 2 TDs.

Key Stat Phil Hansen beat Norberto Davidds-Garrido like a drum; he sacked Steve Beuerlien five times.

Noteworthy Doug Flutie completed 77.7% of his pass attempts and tossed 3 TDs to earn a QB rating of

123.3…Jonathon Linton ran 17 times for 101 yards…The Bills converted 61.5% of their third

down attempts to control the clock for 36:30…The Bills gained 475 net yards of offense

compared to the Panther’s 132.

Injuries Carolina Panthers: LB Michael Barrow (probable), G Tim Morabito (out). Buffalo Bills: None

Scoring Summary

Carolina (2-5-0) 7 0 0 7 - 14

Buffalo (5-2-0) 7 10 7 14 - 38

First Quarter CAR – Davis 29 interception return (Kasay kick), 10:11

BUF – Moulds 1 pass from Flutie (Christie kick), 1:30

Second Quarter BUF – FG Christie 31, 8:00

BUF – Thomas 4 run (Christie kick), 1:58

Third Quarter BUF – Thomas 35 pass from Flutie (Christie kick), 9:00

Fourth Quarter BUF – Thomas 30 pass from Flutie (Christie kick), 9:00

BUF – Thomas 12 run (Christie kick), 5:30

CAR – Muhammad 2 pass from Beuerlein (Kasay kick), 2:13

A—64,050

CAR BUF First Downs…… 12 25

Rushed - Yards….. 18-48 45-248

Passing Yards…… 1425 227

Sacked- Yards Lost…… 7-58 0-0

Return Yards………. 187 28

Passes……………… 16-25-0 21-27-1

Punts ……… 10-34.8 4-37.5

Fumbles-Lost……….. 1-0 0-0

Penalties- Yards…….. 5-34 5-52

Time of Possession….. 23:30 36:30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING-- CAR: Beuerlein 16-25-0-142

BUF: Flutie 21-27-1-227

RUSHING-- CAR: Lane 14-34, Floyd 1-4, Beuerlein 3-10

BUF: Smith 15-48, Linton 17-101, Thomas 11-95, Gash 2-4

RECEIVING-- CAR: Muhammad 5-67, Walls 6-13, Ismail 3-55, Floyd 1-0, Biakabutuka1-7

BUF: Moulds 3-22, Johnson 3-43, Reed 3-19, Gash 1-(-7), Early 1-4,

Riemersma 2-23, Williams 3-27, Thomas 5-96

MISSED FIELD GOALS— CAR: None

BUF: None

OCTOBER 25, 1998 (TWA Dome)

49ERS 48, RAMS 24

It was over when…the 49ers entered the locker room at half time with an insurmountable 42-0

lead.

Game Ball Steve Young posted a QB rating of 149.5 by completing 78.5% of his passes for 317 yards and 3

TDs.

Key Stat The 49ers racked up 604 net yards of total offense.

Noteworthy Garrison Hearst’s first carry of the game was a breakaway TD run of 75 yards…Garrison Hearst

carried the ball 21 times for 180 yards and 3 TDs…Steve Young completed his first 13 pass

attempts of the game…Terrell Owens had 7 receptions for 138 yards and 2 TDs…Eddie

Kennison returned a punt 76-yards for a TD…The 49ers averaged 7.6 yards per carry…Tim

McDonald registered 2 sacks and 1 interception…DT Bryant Young was injured twice during

the game, his second resulted in him missing the next 2 weeks.

Injuries St Louis Rams: QB Tony Banks (reduced effectiveness for a ½ a quarter). San Francisco 49ers:

DE Chris Doleman (probable), DT Bryant Young (reduced effectiveness for the remainder of the

game), DE Roy Barker (probable).

Scoring Summary

St. Louis (1-6-0) 0 0 17 7 - 24

San Francisco (6-1-0) 28 14 0 6 - 48

First Quarter SFO – Hearst 75 run (Richey kick), 14:06

SFO – Hearst 5 run (Richey kick), 9:13

SFO – Owens 3 pass from Young (Richey kick), 7:00

SFO – Owens 48 pass from Young (Richey kick0, 4:00

Second Quarter SFO – Hearst 2 run (Richey kick), 14:53

SFO – Levy 36 pass from Young (Richey kick), 4:00

Third Quarter STL – Moore 2 run (Wilkins kick), 13:00

STL – Kennison 76 punt return (Wilkins kick), 11:00

STL – FG Wilkins 23, 3:30

Fourth Quarter SFO – Edwards 4 run (kick blocked), 7:30

STL – Bruce 27 pass from Banks (Wilkins kick), 2:00

A—58,563

STL SFO First Downs…… 17 33

Rushed - Yards….. 21-78 38-287

Passing Yards…… 276 317

Sacked- Yards Lost…… 3-15 0-0

Return Yards………. 194 110

Passes……………… 18-33-2 22-28-0

Punts ……… 4-44.3 3-37.3

Fumbles-Lost……….. 3-2 3-0

Penalties- Yards…….. 12-103 2-20

Time of Possession….. 25:45 34:15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING-- STL: Banks 18-33-2-276

SFO: Young 22-28-0-317

RUSHING-- STL: Holcombe 11-21, Lee 4-24, Moore 1-2, Banks 5-31

SFO: Hearst 21-180, Levy 8-41, Edwards 8-59, Owens 1-7

RECEIVING-- STL: Proehl 2-12, Holcombe 1-16, Kennison 2-62, Bruce 4-63, Lee 2-18,

Thomas 2-57, Henley 3-28, Hakim 2-20

SFO: Rice 3-37, Hearst 1-3, Stokes 9-94, Owens 7-138, Smith 1-9, Levy 1-36

MISSED FIELD GOALS— STL: None

SFO: Richey 18, 46