Week 17, 1974

played in New Orleans, LA

75 degrees, stormy, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	6	-	9
New Orleans Saints	3	17	14	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 NOS - Jim Bakken 48 field goal
2Q: 10:35 NOS - Jim Kiick 1 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 06:34 CAR - Don Cockroft 45 field goal
2Q: 01:44 NOS - Matt Muhammad 5 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NOS - Jim Bakken 41 field goal
3Q: 14:37 NOS - Matt Muhammad 68 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
3Q: 01:46 NOS - Henry Childs 3 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 00:46 CAR - Vic Washington 2 run (Dale Zorn pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 NOS - Jim Bakken 48 field goal
2Q: 10:35 NOS - Jim Kiick 1 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 06:34 CAR - Don Cockroft 45 field goal
2Q: 01:44 NOS - Matt Muhammad 5 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NOS - Jim Bakken 41 field goal
3Q: 14:37 NOS - Matt Muhammad 68 run (Jim Bakken extra point)
3Q: 01:46 NOS - Henry Childs 3 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 00:46 CAR - Vic Washington 2 run (Dale Zorn pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 5-11 4-12
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 224 382
- Offensive Plays 52 60
- Yards per Play 4.31 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 112 220
- Rushing Attempts 28 38
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.79
Net Passing Yards 112 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 13 - 1 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 124 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/89 8/52
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	5-11	4-12
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	224	382
- Offensive Plays	52	60
- Yards per Play	4.31	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	112	220
- Rushing Attempts	28	38
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.79
Net Passing Yards	112	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 13 - 1	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	124	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/89	8/52
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:30	OWN 29	6	6	Punt
1	8:03	2:01	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	3:12	1:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	10:25	3:56	OWN 30	6	42	Field Goal
2	1:34	0:43	OWN 29	3	10	Interception
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 9	1	-2	Half
3	14:19	1:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:39	1:28	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
3	4:55	0:09	OWN 20	1	1	Fumble
3	1:39	4:41	OWN 15	8	30	Punt
4	10:09	2:00	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	5:49	5:10	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 43	1	12	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:30	2:27	OWN 8	6	23	Punt
1	6:02	2:50	OWN 28	5	41	Field Goal
1	1:17	5:52	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	6:29	4:55	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:41	OPP 41	3	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:41	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	13:06	1:27	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
3	10:11	5:16	OWN 17	8	47	Punt
3	4:46	3:07	OPP 21	6	21	Touchdown
4	11:58	1:49	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	8:09	2:20	OWN 30	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Archie Manning, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vic Washington	11	43	3.91	10	1	1
Brian Molinaro	11	44	4.00	9	0	0
Bob Hudson	4	24	6.00	12	1	0
Dale Zorn	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jim Kiick	23	105	4.57	16	3	0
Matt Muhammad	13	104	8.00	68	2	2
Archie Manning	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	22	13	124	2/12	0	30	1	55.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	22	17	162	0/0	2	24	0	127.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Isaac Curtis	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
WR Vic Washington	2	5	11	5.50	0	9
TE Andrew James	2	4	35	17.50	0	30
TE Richard Hooper	2	4	16	8.00	0	10
WR David Knight	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Drew Pearson	1	3	10	10.00	1	10
RB Brian Molinaro	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	17	17.00	0	17
WR Kyle Wooden	1	1	17	17.00	3	17

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Henry Childs	4	4	23	5.75	1	13	1
RB Jim Kiick	3	4	6	2.00	2	4	1
WR Larry Wilcox	3	6	43	14.33	0	17	0
WR Bob Grim	2	2	27	13.50	6	17	0
WR Ike Harris	2	2	17	8.50	0	15	0
WR Tony Galloway	2	2	22	11.00	2	12	0
TE Eric Cook	1	1	24	24.00	2	24	0
RB Matt Muhammad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dave Wilcox	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Vic Washington	1	0
Dale Zorn	1	0
Quinn Hoffman	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Karl Lorch	1	0
Jim White	0	1
Dave Wilcox	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	7	326	46.6	44.4	59	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	5	219	43.8	37.0	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Edwards	2	14	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	41	20.5	0
C.J. Garrett	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Honor Jackson	10	0	0.0	33	18
S Glen Edwards	9	1	0.0	33	19
OLB Gary Weaver	6	1	0.0	34	21
DE Dennis Johnson	4	3	0.0	34	18
ILB Carlos Nixon	4	1	0.0	12	6
OLB Waymond Bryant	3	1	0.0	28	17
S Edddie Brown	3	0	0.0	7	5
ILB Rick Kay	3	0	0.0	11	6
CB J.T. Thomas	2	2	0.0	37	21
DE Tony Cline	2	1	0.0	34	19
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	0.0	35	17
OLB Steve King	1	2	0.0	37	22
CB Terry Schmidt	1	1	0.0	23	13
CB Ed Torrice	1	1	0.0	10	9
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jim Wolf	0	1	0.0	31	21
DE Kenyon Hill	0	1	0.0	7	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Wilcox	7	5	0.0	28	24
CB Robbie Magana	6	1	0.0	28	24
S Tracy Hanks	5	1	0.0	25	23
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	4	1	0.0	27	24
OLB Sammy Everett	4	1	0.0	12	13
S Lenny Richard	4	0	0.0	27	24
ILB Joe Federspiel	3	4	0.0	27	24
DT Derland Moore	3	0	0.0	27	24
DE Jim White	2	2	2.0	13	14
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	0.0	20	11
CB Alex Kirk	1	0	0.0	27	23
DT Ricardo Browning	1	0	0.0	20	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	17
DE Tony Cline	0	1	19
DE Dennis Johnson	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim White	2.0	0	1	14
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	2	0	24
OLB Dave Wilcox	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Honor Jackson	4	0	18
S Glen Edwards	2	0	19
OLB Steve King	2	0	22
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	21
OLB Gary Weaver	2	0	21
CB C.J. Garrett	1	1	17
S Edddie Brown	1	0	5
DE Tony Cline	1	0	19
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	9
ILB Carlos Nixon	1	0	6
ILB Rick Kay	0	1	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tracy Hanks	4	1	0	23
S Lenny Richard	3	0	0	24
CB Robbie Magana	2	0	0	24
CB Alex Kirk	1	2	0	23
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	0	0	24
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	0	24
OLB Sammy Everett	1	0	0	13
OLB Dave Wilcox	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hugh McKinnis	2	5	1	20	0	12
Julio Bauer	2	5	0	24	0	13
Bob Kuziel	2	4	0	23	0	20
Rodney Bridges	1	4	0	25	0	17
Quinn Hoffman	1	3	0	22	1	23
Noah Jackson	1	1	0	26	1	20
Richard Hooper	1	1	0	21	0	18
Dave Dalby	0	1	0	5	0	5
Andrew James	0	1	0	10	0	15
Andy Dawson	0	1	0	6	0	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Demarie	4	9	1	34	14
Thurman Cowley	2	6	0	25	16
Randy Rasmussen	2	5	0	17	14
Stephen Johnstone	2	2	1	15	11
Cas Banaszek	0	5	0	34	19
Terry Owens	0	3	0	27	14
Bruce Rasmussen	0	2	0	4	2
Clarence Hironaka	0	2	0	34	20
Henry Childs	0	1	0	24	17
Sam Cunningham	0	1	0	18	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Nixon	2	16
Ed Torrice	1	22
Hugh McKinnis	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Kuehl	2	27
Tommy Nobis	2	14
Marc LaBounty	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.T. Thomas	---	---	37	21	11	69
Steve King	---	---	37	22	2	61
C.J. Garrett	---	---	35	17	8	60
Glen Edwards	---	---	33	19	7	59
Gary Weaver	---	---	34	21	2	57
Tony Cline	---	---	34	19	2	55
Dennis Johnson	---	---	34	18	2	54
Honor Jackson	---	---	33	18	2	53
Drew Pearson	23	16	---	---	14	53
Jim Wolf	---	---	31	21	1	53
Dale Zorn	28	24	---	---	---	52
Noah Jackson	26	20	---	---	1	47
Waymond Bryant	---	---	28	17	1	46
Quinn Hoffman	22	23	---	---	---	45
Richard Hooper	21	18	---	---	5	44
Julio Bauer	24	13	---	---	7	44
Bob Kuziel	23	20	---	---	---	43
Hugh McKinnis	20	12	---	---	11	43
Andrew James	10	15	---	---	18	43
Rodney Bridges	25	17	---	---	---	42
Ed Torrice	---	---	10	9	22	41
Rick Kay	---	---	11	6	21	38
Terry Schmidt	---	---	23	13	1	37
Carlos Nixon	---	---	12	6	16	34
Vic Washington	13	17	---	---	---	30
Harold Jaeger	20	8	---	---	---	28
Andy Dawson	6	14	---	---	8	28
Bob Hudson	4	1	---	---	22	27
David Knight	6	9	---	---	10	25
Kenny Frame	9	8	---	---	8	25
Edddie Brown	---	---	7	5	10	22
Isaac Curtis	9	12	---	---	---	21
Floyd Tongue	---	---	10	4	6	20
Perry Williams	3	4	---	---	12	19
Dave Dalby	5	5	---	---	8	18
Brian Molinaro	11	6	---	---	1	18
Kenyon Hill	---	---	7	5	5	17
Steve Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
John James	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Neils	---	---	2	1	3	6
Skip Wilcox	---	---	0	0	6	6
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kyle Wooden	0	2	---	---	2	4
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Mildren	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Kirk	---	---	27	23	25	75
Archie Manning	38	22	---	---	2	62
Lenny Richard	---	---	27	24	10	61
Cas Banaszek	34	19	---	---	3	56
Ike Harris	32	17	---	---	6	55
Clarence Hironaka	34	20	---	---	1	55
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	27	24	3	54
Dave Wilcox	---	---	28	24	1	53
Robbie Magana	---	---	28	24	1	53
Joe Federspiel	---	---	27	24	1	52
Derland Moore	---	---	27	24	1	52
Larry Wilcox	25	18	---	---	8	51
Jermaine Maier	---	---	20	21	10	51
Henry Childs	24	17	---	---	9	50
John Demarie	34	14	---	---	1	49
Tracy Hanks	---	---	25	23	1	49
Jim Kiick	26	17	---	---	4	47
Thurman Cowley	25	16	---	---	6	47
Matt Muhammad	15	7	---	---	20	42
Terry Owens	27	14	---	---	---	41
Randy Rasmussen	17	14	---	---	7	38
Tony Galloway	17	9	---	---	12	38
Bob Grim	16	6	---	---	13	35
Eric Cook	11	4	---	---	19	34
Stephen Johnstone	15	11	---	---	7	33
Ricardo Browning	---	---	20	11	2	33
Sam Cunningham	18	11	---	---	3	32
Karl Lorch	---	---	20	11	1	32
Jim White	---	---	13	14	4	31
Chester Kuehl	---	---	1	0	27	28
Sammy Everett	---	---	12	13	---	25
Marc LaBounty	6	4	---	---	14	24
Tommy Nobis	---	---	0	0	14	14
Bruce Rasmussen	4	2	---	---	4	10
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carl Gersbach	---	---	0	0	9	9
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	5	4	---	9
Billy Newsome	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Wilhide	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harris Malinowski	---	---	1	0	---	1
John Hadl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mario Nakamura	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	8	36	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	50	3.6
Middle	19	162	8.5
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	22	13	1	0	1	3	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	22	17	1	0	2	2	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	19	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	47	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	17	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	9	120	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vic Washington	5	2	0	11	0	17
TE Andrew James	4	2	1	35	1	15
TE Richard Hooper	4	2	0	16	0	18
WR Drew Pearson	3	1	0	10	0	16
WR Isaac Curtis	2	2	0	7	0	12
WR David Knight	1	1	0	12	0	9
RB Brian Molinaro	1	1	0	-1	0	6
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	0	17	0	8
WR Kyle Wooden	1	1	0	17	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	6	3	1	43	0	18
TE Henry Childs	4	4	0	23	0	17
RB Jim Kiick	4	3	0	6	0	17
WR Bob Grim	2	2	0	27	0	6
WR Ike Harris	2	2	0	17	0	17
WR Tony Galloway	2	2	0	22	0	9
RB Matt Muhammad	1	0	1	0	0	7
TE Eric Cook	1	1	0	24	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vic Washington	4	11	2.75	3.91

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	4	10	2.50	4.57
Matt Muhammad	2	8	4.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	1	1	9	9.00	5.64

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	3	3	17	5.67	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vic Washington	1	1	9	9.00	2.20

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Childs	2	2	16	8.00	5.75
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	1	1.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Molinaro	3	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kiick	4	2
Matt Muhammad	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vic Washington	2	1	1
TE Andrew James	2	1	1
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	0
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	0
RB Brian Molinaro	1	1	0
TE Richard Hooper	1	0	0
WR Kyle Wooden	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Grim	2	2	2
RB Jim Kiick	2	1	1
TE Henry Childs	1	1	1
WR Ike Harris	1	1	1
RB Matt Muhammad	1	0	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)