Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints 45 to 33
Sunday, December 27, 1998, Week 17The Buffalo Bills played the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans on Sunday, December 27, 1998, Week 17 of the 1998 season. The Bills won by a score of 45-33. With this game, the Saints finished the season 4-4-0 at home, while the Bills finished 4-4-0 on the road for the 1998 season.
The Saints finished the season with a record of 6-10-0, while the Bills finished the season at 10-6-0.
Buffalo Bills offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | 192 | 116 | 0 | 21 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Wade Phillips Offensive Coordinator: Joe Pendry Defensive Coordinator: Ted Cottrell Quarterbacks Coach: Turk Schonert Wide Receivers Coach: Charlie Joiner Offensive Line Coach: Carl Mauck Running Backs Coach: Bishop Harris Tight Ends Coach: Max Bowman Offensive Quality Control Coach: Chris Dickson Defensive Line Coach: John Levra Linebackers Coach: Chuck Lester Defensive Backs Coach: Bill Bradley Special Teams Coach: Bruce DeHaven Assistant to the Head Coach: Max Bowman Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Rusty Jones Alumni Relations: Jerry Butler General Manager: John Butler Vice President of Football Operations: Wade Phillips Director of Player Development: Jerry Butler Personnel Department: Mike Biehl
New Orleans Saints offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366 | 291 | 75 | 3 | 26 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Mike Ditka Assistant Head Coach: Rick Venturi Offensive Coordinator: Danny Abramowicz Defensive Coordinator: Zaven Yaralian Special Teams Coordinator: Bobby April Quarterbacks Coach: Tom Clements Wide Receivers Coach: Harold Jackson Offensive Line Coach: Dick Stanfel Running Backs Coach: Larry Kuharich Tight Ends Coach: Rodney Holman, Dan Neal Offensive Assistant Coach: Rodney Holman, Judd Garrett Defensive Line Coach: Walt Corey Linebackers Coach: Jack Del Rio Secondary Coach: Rick Venturi Defensive Assistant Coach: Ned James, Rickey Jackson Assistant to the Defense: Rickey Jackson Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Woicik Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Markus Paul Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach: Tom Shaw Owner: Tom Benson General Manager: Bill Kuharich Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship: Vantz Singletary