1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1988 New Orleans | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| 1988 Washington | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 11:54 | 1988 Washington | K.Bryant 1 yd. run (C.Lohmiller kick) | 7-0 WAN | ||
| 1 | 6:13 | 1988 Washington | K.Bryant 4 yd. run (C.Lohmiller kick) | 14-0 WAN | ||
| 1 | 1:22 | 1988 New Orleans | B.Jordan 1 yd. run (M.Andersen kick) | 14-7 WAN | ||
| 2 | 13:31 | 1988 Washington | C.Lohmiller 29 yd. field goal | 17-7 WAN | ||
| 2 | 11:15 | 1988 New Orleans | R.Mayes 1 yd. run (M.Andersen kick) | 17-14 WAN | ||
| 2 | 2:24 | 1988 New Orleans | D.Hilliard 1 yd. run (M.Andersen kick) | 21-17 NON | ||
| 2 | 0:00 | 1988 New Orleans | M.Andersen 20 yd. field goal | 24-17 NON | ||
| 3 | 1:53 | 1988 New Orleans | B.Jordan 12 yd. pass from B.Hebert (M.Andersen kick) | 31-17 NON | ||
| 4 | 12:29 | 1988 Washington | T.Smith 1 yd. run (C.Lohmiller kick) | 31-24 NON | ||
| 4 | 7:00 | 1988 New Orleans | M.Andersen 19 yd. field goal | 34-24 NON | ||
| 4 | 1:45 | 1988 Washington | A.Monk 15 yd. pass from D.Williams (C.Lohmiller kick) | 34-31 NON | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1988 New Orleans | 1988 Washington | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 13-16-1-30 | 7-14-2-23 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-13-62% | 6-11-55% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 1-1-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 34-42-81% | 31-35-89% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 455-74-6.1 | 387-54-7.2 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 193 | 71 |
| Total Rushes | 44 | 16 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 20/30 (66.7%) | 22/36 (61.1%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 262 | 316 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 8.7 | 9.3 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 0/0 | 2/19 |
| Punts/Average | 1/39.0 | 2/40.5 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/19 | 0/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 4/103 | 4/119 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/35 | 4/45 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| Time of Possession | 34 mins 47 secs | 25 mins 13 secs |
| Average Drive Start | NON 32 | WAN 30 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Bobby Hebert | 30 | 20 | 262 | 66.7 | 8.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0/0 | 105.1 |
| Doug Williams | 36 | 22 | 335 | 61.1 | 9.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2/19 | 101.0 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Rueben Mayes | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Craig Heyward | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bobby Hebert | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Buford Jordan | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Kelvin Bryant | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Jamie Morris | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Timmy Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Rueben Mayes | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Buford Jordan | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| John Tice | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Eric Martin | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Craig Heyward | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lonzell Hill | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Kelvin Bryant | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Art Monk | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 53 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ricky Sanders | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Don Warren | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Clark | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Craig McEwen | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Morten Andersen | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 100 | ||||
| Chip Lohmiller | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 1 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Coleman | 2 | 40.5 | 31.0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 39 | 0 | ||||||
| Gene Atkins | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Jamie Morris | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| Ricky Sanders | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Vaughan Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pat Swilling | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Reggie Sutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Antonio Gibson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rickey Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Waymer | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Van Jakes | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Brett Maxie | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Elliott | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jumpy Geathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sam Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lonzell Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Wilber Marshall | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Neal Olkewicz | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Monte Coleman | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alvin Watson | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Darrell Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Butz | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Darryl Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Barry Wilburn | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Todd Bowles | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kelvin Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
Game Story | |||||
| In a tightly fought contest the visitors from New Orleans topped Washington by the score of 34 to 31. Dalton Hilliard carried the ball 15 times for 67 yards and added a touchdown. New Orleans won the matchups on third down, converting on 8 of 13 opportunities. They controlled the ground game, out-rushing Washington 193 to 71 yards. New Orleans had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 34:47. Washington got ahead early outscoring New Orleans 14 to 7 in the first quarter. New Orleans was on top at the half 24 to 17. Doug Williams threw 36 times for 335 yards adding a touchdown for Washington, but it wasn't enough. | |||||