Week 7, 1974

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	6	0	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	3	7	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 CAR - Don Cockroft 18 field goal
1Q: 02:41 NOS - Henry Childs 6 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 14:38 CAR - Dale Zorn 2 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 11:06 NOS - Jim Kiick 3 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point failed)
3Q: 05:39 CAR - Richard Hooper 8 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 01:30 CAR - Vic Washington 7 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 02:41 CAR - Don Cockroft 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 CAR - Don Cockroft 18 field goal
1Q: 02:41 NOS - Henry Childs 6 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 14:38 CAR - Dale Zorn 2 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 11:06 NOS - Jim Kiick 3 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point failed)
3Q: 05:39 CAR - Richard Hooper 8 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 01:30 CAR - Vic Washington 7 pass from Dale Zorn (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 02:41 CAR - Don Cockroft 52 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-5 4-3
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 320 324
- Offensive Plays 54 66
- Yards per Play 5.93 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 157 112
- Rushing Attempts 23 35
- Yards per Rush 6.83 3.20
Net Passing Yards 163 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 16 - 1 29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/46 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.26 6.84
Fumbles/Lost 5/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/18 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:46 34:14

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-5	4-3
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	320	324
- Offensive Plays	54	66
- Yards per Play	5.93	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	157	112
- Rushing Attempts	23	35
- Yards per Rush	6.83	3.20
Net Passing Yards	163	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 16 - 1	29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/46	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.26	6.84
Fumbles/Lost	5/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/18	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:46	34:14

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:17	2:43	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	14:50	0:12	OWN 18	1	-10	Fumble
2	14:30	3:34	OWN 11	6	89	Touchdown
2	6:56	4:31	OWN 23	9	34	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 32	1	4	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
3	10:57	1:57	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
3	8:27	0:13	OWN 49	1	-5	Fumble
3	5:32	2:27	OWN 19	4	18	Fumble
3	1:21	2:15	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	12:58	1:40	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	9:41	2:41	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
4	4:39	0:56	OPP 48	4	-9	Downs
4	2:36	0:46	OWN 27	4	60	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:43	OWN 21	15	78	Field Goal
1	2:34	2:44	OWN 15	4	14	Punt
2	14:38	0:08	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	10:56	4:00	OWN 20	9	52	Interception
2	2:25	2:03	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	12:47	1:50	OWN 31	4	42	Missed FG
3	9:00	0:33	OWN 16	4	-7	Punt
3	8:14	2:42	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
3	3:05	1:44	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
4	14:06	1:08	OWN 7	4	17	Punt
4	11:18	1:37	OWN 20	4	39	Punt
4	7:00	2:21	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	3:43	1:07	OPP 43	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 2	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Dale Zorn, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matt Muhammad	13	59	4.54	17	2
Jim Kiick	8	84	10.50	32	3
Sam Cunningham	1	7	7.00	7	0
Archie Manning	1	7	7.00	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vic Washington	20	73	3.65	9	0	0
Brian Molinaro	10	35	3.50	11	2	0
Dale Zorn	3	2	0.67	2	0	1
Bob Hudson	2	2	1.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	24	16	209	7/46	2	68	1	104.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	29	20	225	2/13	2	50	1	100.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Henry Childs	3	4	22	7.33	11	16	1
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	15	5.00	8	15	0
RB Jim Kiick	3	3	15	5.00	17	12	1
WR Larry Wilcox	3	7	96	32.00	71	68	0
TE Eric Cook	2	2	42	21.00	31	41	0
WR Richard Sims	2	3	19	9.50	0	12	0
WR Bob Grim	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tony Galloway	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Pearson	4	6	75	18.75	4	33	0
WR Vic Washington	4	4	25	6.25	6	13	1
TE Andrew James	4	4	34	8.50	5	12	0
FB Hugh McKinnis	3	3	28	9.33	6	12	0
WR Harold Jaeger	3	4	52	17.33	2	50	0
WR Isaac Curtis	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Richard Hooper	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Bob Hudson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR David Knight	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walt Tamaarkin	1	2	2.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Edwards	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Archie Manning	3	0
Jim Kiick	1	0
Larry Wilcox	1	0
Stephen Johnstone	0	1
Chester Kuehl	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
Dennis Johnson	1	1
Steve King	1	1
Jim Wolf	1	0
Waymond Bryant	0	1
Glen Edwards	0	1
Gary Weaver	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	6	304	50.7	43.7	60	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	6	289	48.2	41.2	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/3	1/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	4	22	5.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	3	65	21.7	0
Ike Harris	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	9	2	0.0	31	29
ILB Joe Federspiel	8	1	0.0	29	28
OLB Dave Wilcox	7	0	0.0	33	25
CB Walt Tamaarkin	5	0	1.0	30	28
CB Robbie Magana	4	3	0.0	27	26
DT Harris Malinowski	4	2	0.0	29	30
S Lenny Richard	4	1	0.0	15	11
DE Jim White	3	0	0.0	17	11
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	2	4	0.5	30	29
DT Derland Moore	2	3	0.5	33	30
OLB Chester Kuehl	2	1	0.0	3	4
OLB Sammy Everett	2	0	0.0	18	7
OLB Tommy Nobis	1	2	0.0	6	3
TE Eric Cook	1	0	---	---	---
C Bruce Rasmussen	1	0	---	---	---
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0.0	28	21
S Tracy Hanks	0	1	0.0	22	26

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve King	10	0	0.5	23	30
S Honor Jackson	6	2	1.5	21	29
DE Dennis Johnson	4	2	2.0	20	30
OLB Gary Weaver	4	1	1.0	22	27
DE Tony Cline	3	0	1.0	17	27
CB Terry Schmidt	3	2	0.0	6	11
CB C.J. Garrett	3	1	0.0	21	26
CB Karl Lynch	3	0	0.0	16	28
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	0.0	22	31
ILB Sam Monson	2	0	0.0	9	7
DE Kenyon Hill	1	0	1.0	7	4
S Glen Edwards	1	2	0.0	18	26
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	1	0.0	16	17
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Carlos Nixon	1	0	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Walt Tamaarkin	1.0	0	28
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.5	3	29
DT Derland Moore	0.5	0	30

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Johnson	2.0	0	30
S Honor Jackson	1.5	0	29
DE Tony Cline	1.0	0	27
OLB Gary Weaver	1.0	0	27
DE Kenyon Hill	1.0	0	4
OLB Steve King	0.5	0	30
OLB Waymond Bryant	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	5	0	0	29
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	0	1	28
OLB Dave Wilcox	3	1	0	25
DE Jim White	2	0	0	11
OLB Chester Kuehl	2	0	0	4
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	0	0	28
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	0	29
DT Harris Malinowski	1	0	0	30
OLB Sammy Everett	1	0	0	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Steve King	4	0	0	30
CB Karl Lynch	2	1	0	28
CB C.J. Garrett	2	1	0	26
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	0	31
S Honor Jackson	1	1	0	29
CB Terry Schmidt	1	1	0	11
S Glen Edwards	1	0	1	26
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0	30
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	0	27
ILB Sam Monson	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	5	8	0	21	0	25
Cas Banaszek	2	3	0	13	2	21
Clarence Hironaka	2	2	0	15	1	23
John Demarie	1	3	1	19	1	22
Sam Cunningham	0	2	0	14	0	15
Randy Rasmussen	0	2	0	14	0	19
Stephen Johnstone	0	2	0	16	0	15
J.B. Aarhus	0	0	0	7	2	16
Thurman Cowley	0	0	0	10	1	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuziel	4	10	31	0	25
Andy Dawson	2	4	12	1	7
Noah Jackson	1	4	32	0	29
Steve Riley	1	3	35	1	29
Julio Bauer	1	2	25	0	26
Rodney Bridges	1	1	6	0	6
Hugh McKinnis	0	3	21	0	16
Quinn Hoffman	0	3	29	0	25
Andrew James	0	1	17	0	17
Richard Hooper	0	1	23	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Nobis	3	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Hugh McKinnis	5	14
Glen Edwards	2	18
Carlos Nixon	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Malinowski	---	---	29	30	9	68
Robbie Magana	---	---	27	26	15	68
Derland Moore	---	---	33	30	3	66
Tommy Myers	---	---	31	29	4	64
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	30	29	3	62
Joe Federspiel	---	---	29	28	4	61
Dave Wilcox	---	---	33	25	3	61
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	30	28	3	61
Archie Manning	23	31	---	---	---	54
Ricardo Browning	---	---	28	21	2	51
Tracy Hanks	---	---	22	26	3	51
Bruce Rasmussen	21	25	---	---	4	50
J.B. Conway	---	---	22	25	2	49
Matt Muhammad	13	14	---	---	19	46
Henry Childs	14	19	---	---	12	45
Clarence Hironaka	15	23	---	---	5	43
Sam Cunningham	14	15	---	---	12	41
John Demarie	19	22	---	---	---	41
Tony Galloway	8	19	---	---	14	41
Richard Sims	12	23	---	---	6	41
Ike Harris	16	17	---	---	7	40
Randy Rasmussen	14	19	---	---	6	39
Eric Cook	12	13	---	---	13	38
Cas Banaszek	13	21	---	---	2	36
Larry Wilcox	16	15	---	---	5	36
Jim White	---	---	17	11	7	35
Lenny Richard	---	---	15	11	9	35
Stephen Johnstone	16	15	---	---	---	31
Thurman Cowley	10	14	---	---	6	30
J.B. Aarhus	7	16	---	---	6	29
Chester Kuehl	---	---	3	4	21	28
Sammy Everett	---	---	18	7	1	26
Jim Kiick	9	14	---	---	2	25
Tommy Nobis	---	---	6	3	15	24
John Brandon	---	---	6	2	14	22
Bob Grim	1	6	---	---	10	17
Carl Gersbach	---	---	2	6	8	16
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Karl Lorch	---	---	4	0	---	4
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Hadl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Drew Pearson	28	29	---	---	15	72
Dale Zorn	35	31	---	---	---	66
Bob Kuziel	31	25	---	---	9	65
Steve Riley	35	29	---	---	---	64
Glen Edwards	---	---	18	26	18	62
Noah Jackson	32	29	---	---	1	62
J.T. Thomas	---	---	22	31	9	62
Julio Bauer	25	26	---	---	7	58
Steve King	---	---	23	30	3	56
Karl Lynch	---	---	16	28	12	56
Quinn Hoffman	29	25	---	---	---	54
Hugh McKinnis	21	16	---	---	14	51
Honor Jackson	---	---	21	29	---	50
Dennis Johnson	---	---	20	30	---	50
Jim Wolf	---	---	19	31	---	50
Andrew James	17	17	---	---	16	50
C.J. Garrett	---	---	21	26	3	50
Richard Hooper	23	22	---	---	5	50
Gary Weaver	---	---	22	27	---	49
Tony Cline	---	---	17	27	---	44
Vic Washington	21	15	---	---	---	36
Waymond Bryant	---	---	16	17	---	33
David Knight	14	7	---	---	12	33
Harold Jaeger	17	16	---	---	---	33
Brian Molinaro	12	13	---	---	6	31
Isaac Curtis	16	13	---	---	---	29
Bob Hudson	2	3	---	---	24	29
Andy Dawson	12	7	---	---	9	28
Rick Kay	---	---	0	2	21	23
Carlos Nixon	---	---	2	5	16	23
Edddie Brown	---	---	7	6	5	18
Richard Head	4	4	---	---	10	18
Kenny Frame	5	6	---	---	7	18
Terry Schmidt	---	---	6	11	---	17
Kenyon Hill	---	---	7	4	6	17
Sam Monson	---	---	9	7	---	16
Rodney Bridges	6	6	---	---	3	15
Floyd Tongue	---	---	6	2	6	14
J.B. Shepard	0	2	---	---	9	11
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	9	9
John James	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Neils	---	---	1	2	---	3
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Wooden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	71	6.5
Middle	10	72	7.2
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	16	50	3.1
Right	11	51	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	24	16	2	1	1	4	1	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	29	20	3	2	2	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	166	15.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	73	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	106	26.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	7	3	0	96	1	15
TE Henry Childs	4	3	0	22	0	19
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	0	15	0	15
RB Jim Kiick	3	3	0	15	0	14
WR Richard Sims	3	2	1	19	0	23
TE Eric Cook	2	2	0	42	1	13
WR Bob Grim	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0	0	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	6	4	0	75	2	29
WR Vic Washington	4	4	0	25	0	15
TE Andrew James	4	4	0	34	0	17
WR Harold Jaeger	4	3	0	52	1	16
FB Hugh McKinnis	3	3	0	28	0	16
TE Richard Hooper	3	1	1	8	0	22
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	0	3	0	13
WR David Knight	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB Bob Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vic Washington	2	-1	-0.50	3.65
Brian Molinaro	2	6	3.00	3.50
Bob Hudson	1	0	0.00	1.00
Dale Zorn	1	2	2.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	3	2	9	3.00	8.71

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	7	5	25	3.57	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Childs	1	1	6	6.00	5.50
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0	0.00	13.71

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vic Washington	2	2	9	4.50	6.25
TE Richard Hooper	2	1	8	4.00	2.67
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Bob Hudson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	5	5.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Muhammad	2	1
Sam Cunningham	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Vic Washington	3	1
Brian Molinaro	2	2
Dale Zorn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	4	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	2	2	1
TE Henry Childs	1	1	0
WR Bob Grim	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	0
WR Drew Pearson	2	0	0
WR Vic Washington	2	2	2
WR David Knight	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)