1997 New Orleans Saints Sack Leaders
| Sacks | |
|---|---|
| Wayne Martin | 10.5 |
| Joe Johnson | 8.5 |
| Mark Fields | 8.0 |
| La’Roi Glover | 6.5 |
| Brady Smith | 5.0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 4.0 |
| Alex Molden | 4.0 |
| Darren Mickel | 3.5 |
| Richard Harvey | 3.0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 2.5 |
| Pio Sagapolutele | 2.0 |
| Jared Tomich | 1.0 |
| Ernest Dixon | 0.5 |
| Totals | 59 |
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Avgerge | Long | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Anthony Newman | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Mickey Washington | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Rob Kelly | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Richard Harvey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 187 | 11.7 | 39 | 0 |
Top Tacklers
| Tackles | Solo | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfred Tubbs | 160 | 116 | 44 |
| Mark Fields | 108 | 88 | 20 |
| Sammy Knight | 84 | 67 | 17 |
| Alex Molden | 68 | 57 | 11 |
| Wayne Martin | 63 | 54 | 9 |
| Anthony Newman | 63 | 53 | 10 |
| Richard Harvey | 50 | 43 | 7 |
| Eric Allen | 50 | 45 | 5 |
| Joe Johnson | 46 | 39 | 7 |
| Mickey Washington | 45 | 40 | 5 |
| Pio Sagapolutele | 34 | 24 | 11 |
| La’Roi Glover | 33 | 24 | 9 |
| Darren Mickell | 33 | 20 | 13 |
| Brady Smith | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| Keith Mitchell | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| Vashone Adams | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Rob Kelly | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Chris Hewitt | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Jared Tomich | 12 | 11 | 1 |
1997 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | Yards | Plays | Avg | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | NFC Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 327 | 4645 | 280 | 4.3 | 280 | 31 | 4† | 4† |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | ||||||||
