Once again it was the defense that made the difference for the
New Orleans Saints this season. The "Dome Patrol" had all four
starting linebackers-Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughn Johnson
and Pat Swilling-in the Pro Bowl. Defensive end Wayne Martin also
began to make his presence known.
On the other end of the ball rookie Vaughn Dunbar was the team
leading rusher with 565 yards. While it was Eric Martin, who for
the sixth straight year, led the team in receiving. He had 68
catches for 1041 yards and 5 TDs.
The "Cajun Cannon", Bobby Hebert emerged as the starter and
had a pretty good year. 422 attempts-249 completions-59%
completed-3287 yards and 19 TDs.
Morten Andersen scored 120 points (tied for first in NFC)-33 of
34 extra points and 29 of 34 field goals.
My memory of the playoff game against Philadelphia was one of
disbelief. The Saints practically dominated for 3 quarters, then
absolutely fell apart in the 4th. Philly scored 29 unanswered
points to win 36-20.
