Mario Bates 1997 season stats
Saints
Mario Bates played 12 games for the New Orleans Saints in the 1997 NFL regular season, with 440 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns and 3.7 yards per carry.
1997 season stats
1997 regular season
Saints
- GP
- 12
- YDS
- 440
- TD
- 4
- AVG
- 3.7
- FD
- 22
- CAR
- 119
- FUM
- 2
- LNG
- 74
- LST
- 2
1997 splits
Totals, from the 16 regular-season games in the log.
By opponent
1997 game log
| YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1997 |  @ KC | L 25-13 | — | — | — |
| Dec 14, 1997 |  vs ARI | W 27-10 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Dec 7, 1997 |  vs LAR | L 34-27 | — | — | — |
| Nov 30, 1997 |  @ CAR | W 16-13 | — | — | — |
| Nov 23, 1997 |  @ ATL | L 20-3 | — | — | — |
| Nov 16, 1997 |  vs SEA | W 20-17 OT | 15 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Nov 9, 1997 |  @ LV | W 13-10 | 31 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Oct 26, 1997 |  vs SF | L 23-0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Oct 19, 1997 | vs CAR | L 13-0 | — | — | — |
| Oct 12, 1997 | vs ATL | L 23-17 | 31 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Oct 5, 1997 |  @ CHI | W 20-17 | 58 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Sep 28, 1997 |  @ NYG | L 14-9 | 64 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Sep 21, 1997 |  vs DET | W 35-17 | 162 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Sep 14, 1997 | @ SF | L 33-7 | 28 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 7, 1997 |  vs LAC | L 20-6 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 |
All 16 gamesOnly the last 15 games
| YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1997 | @ KC | L 25-13 | — | — | — |
| Dec 14, 1997 | vs ARI | W 27-10 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Dec 7, 1997 | vs LAR | L 34-27 | — | — | — |
| Nov 30, 1997 | @ CAR | W 16-13 | — | — | — |
| Nov 23, 1997 | @ ATL | L 20-3 | — | — | — |
| Nov 16, 1997 | vs SEA | W 20-17 OT | 15 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Nov 9, 1997 | @ LV | W 13-10 | 31 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | vs SF | L 23-0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Oct 19, 1997 | vs CAR | L 13-0 | — | — | — |
| Oct 12, 1997 | vs ATL | L 23-17 | 31 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Oct 5, 1997 | @ CHI | W 20-17 | 58 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Sep 28, 1997 | @ NYG | L 14-9 | 64 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Sep 21, 1997 | vs DET | W 35-17 | 162 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Sep 14, 1997 | @ SF | L 33-7 | 28 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 7, 1997 | vs LAC | L 20-6 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Aug 31, 1997 | @ LAR | L 38-24 | 28 | 0 | 4.0 |
Source: ESPN public NFL data, 1997 season.