Week 9, 1979

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers7003-10
New Orleans Saints0007-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 CAR - Dave Preston 74 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 13:35 CAR - Don Cockroft 31 field goal
4Q: 00:48 NOS - Ray Jarvis 15 pass from Don Horn (Dave Jacobs extra point)

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record4-52-6
First Downs1219
- by Rushing68
- by Passing510
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards273312
- Offensive Plays6265
- Yards per Play4.404.80
Net Rushing Yards139156
- Rushing Attempts4319
- Yards per Rush3.238.21
Net Passing Yards134156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt17 - 8 - 044 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards146172
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/122/16
- Yards per Pass Play7.053.39
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/152/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.77.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards5/405/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/22/23
Kick Returns/Yards1/252/40
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits11
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 22
Time of Possession31:0628:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:540:54OWN 3030Punt
18:540:43OWN 28272Touchdown
16:171:31OWN 3734Punt
10:591:41OWN 2038Punt
212:143:08OWN 4520Punt
26:363:22OWN 21523Punt
21:491:49OWN 31719Half
315:004:24OWN 34831Punt
39:431:38OWN 493-1Punt
34:276:00OWN 341452Field Goal
410:063:01OWN 1649Punt
44:261:52OPP 4833Punt
40:390:39OPP 401-2Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:06OWN 20650Downs
111:002:06OWN 23515Punt
18:111:54OWN 2232Punt
14:463:47OWN 16851Punt
214:182:04OWN 37423Punt
29:062:30OWN 28422Punt
23:141:25OWN 1030Punt
310:360:53OWN 731Punt
38:053:38OWN 20615Punt
413:273:21OWN 36421Punt
47:052:39OWN 20928Downs
42:341:55OWN 261074Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Washington, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Allen Carter22703.181110
Joe Washington18703.891310
Will Cureton210.50300
Dave Preston1-2-2.00-200
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terdell Middleton8708.751830
James Mayberry6294.83900
Cleveland Franklin35016.673220
Walter Landers273.50500

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Will Cureton1781462/12174096.6
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Horn44251722/16118073.2

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Joe Washington234221.000370
WR Dave Preston238140.5073741
WR Drew Pearson131414.005140
WR Vic Washington1333.00030
RB Allen Carter1144.00040
TE David Hill1322.00220
WR Ted Newton0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Patrick Schulz710547.716150
WR Larry Wilcox413123.00840
WR Mike Renfro47256.250100
TE Henry Childs35227.337180
TE John McMakin222311.5016160
WR Al Walker24189.001150
RB James Mayberry2231.50040
WR Ray Jarvis111515.005151

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Allen Carter1000
Noah Jackson0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Van Terry0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Luke Prestridge939143.436.4554
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Melville934438.235.8552

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Don Cockroft1/10/00/0311/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Jacobs0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Vic Washington221.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Haynes22311.50

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Vic Washington12525.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker24020.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Terry Beeson840.01945
S Tom Hannon640.01636
OLB Steve King510.51939
OLB Gary Weaver320.51213
S Glen Edwards320.01634
CB C.J. Garrett310.01440
DE Billy Howard220.51634
DE George Martin200.51330
CB Dwayne Woodruff220.01840
CB Blake Gaylor200.01034
CB Marvin Cobb200.01335
S Honor Jackson110.0731
DT Jim Wolf110.01227
DE Tony Cline100.0312
DE Dennis Johnson100.0616
ILB Bob Pifferini100.015
DT Dominic Winstead100.0719
OLB Eric Williams100.057
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tommy Myers960.04116
DE Greg Foggie800.52211
ILB Joe Federspiel680.03616
S Brent Sexton400.03015
CB Van Terry320.02514
CB Bo McConnell310.03010
OLB Larry Keller310.0158
DE Derek Check210.53117
DE Bill Stanfill230.03415
DT Doug Sutherland220.0248
CB Louis Wright220.03417
DE Tody Smith210.03210
OLB Tom Dinkel210.02412
OLB Pete Wysocki101.0235
S Mike Haynes110.04218
DE Al Cowlings100.01812

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE George Martin0.511230
OLB Steve King0.502439
DE Billy Howard0.502234
OLB Gary Weaver0.500013
DT Dominic Winstead0.011019
DE Tony Cline0.001112
DT Jim Wolf0.001027
DE Dennis Johnson0.000216
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Pete Wysocki1.00005
DE Derek Check0.501017
DE Greg Foggie0.500011
DE Al Cowlings0.000112

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Steve King40039
ILB Terry Beeson40045
S Glen Edwards32034
CB Marvin Cobb32035
CB C.J. Garrett20040
CB Blake Gaylor20034
S Tom Hannon20036
CB Dwayne Woodruff11040
DE Tony Cline10012
ILB Bob Pifferini1005
OLB Gary Weaver10013
DT Jim Wolf10027
S Honor Jackson01031
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel20016
CB Bo McConnell20010
S Mike Haynes12018
S Tommy Myers10016
CB Van Terry10014
OLB Tom Dinkel10012
CB Louis Wright02017

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Noah Jackson38140017
Lionel Antoine27033014
Quinn Hoffman25038116
Curtis Brown2502809
Dan Peiffer15036015
Jeff Williams15030016
Dan Nugent03025111
Burt Kobeski0101609
Wes Hamilton0101306
David Hill01035013
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Babe Morgan45014037
Bob Brooks33015035
Steve Wilson23016135
Frank Austin22017039
Stephen Johnstone020509
Henry Childs01013027
Rocky Freitas0104011
Billy Bryan0103011
Cleveland Franklin01013024
Mark Nordquist00015139

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Jerry Blanton118
Bubba Bean114
Curtis Brown113
Dan Peiffer110
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Cleveland Franklin117
Al Walker110
James Mayberry16

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C.J. Garrett------14402377
Noah Jackson4017------1067
Terry Beeson------1945---64
Tom Hannon------16361264
Will Cureton4319------163
Dan Peiffer3615------1061
Steve King------1939---58
Quinn Hoffman3816------458
Dwayne Woodruff------1840---58
David Hill3513------957
Jeff Williams3016------1056
Billy Howard------1634252
Glen Edwards------1634---50
Curtis Brown289------1350
Blake Gaylor------1034549
Marvin Cobb------1335---48
Lionel Antoine3314---------47
Dan Nugent2511------1046
Vic Washington2011------1445
George Martin------1330144
Drew Pearson2913---------42
Burt Kobeski169------1540
Dennis Johnson------6161739
Jim Wolf------1227---39
Honor Jackson------731---38
Dave Preston178------1136
Joe Washington2015---------35
Jeremy Wolf155------1131
Allen Carter234------330
Dominic Winstead------719228
Gary Weaver------1213---25
Wes Hamilton136------625
Eric Williams------571123
Jerry Blanton------221822
Steve Rivera73------616
Tony Cline------312---15
Bubba Bean00------1414
Derrel Luce------07512
Ted Newton55---------10
Bob Pifferini------1539
Luke Prestridge00------99
Floyd Tongue------0055
Don Cockroft00------44
Quentin Vaughn00---------0
Bill Kenney00---------0
Rick Moser00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Haynes------42181070
Tom Dinkel------24123268
Tommy Myers------41161067
Don Horn1946---------65
Bo McConnell------30102363
Mark Nordquist1539------761
Derek Check------3117957
Frank Austin1739---------56
Cleveland Franklin1324------1754
Joe Federspiel------3616153
Bill Stanfill------3415453
Louis Wright------3417152
Babe Morgan1437---------51
Steve Wilson1635---------51
Bob Brooks1535---------50
Larry Wilcox1434---------48
Brent Sexton------3015146
Van Terry------2514645
Mike Renfro527------1345
Patrick Schulz1029------544
Tody Smith------3210143
Henry Childs1327------242
Al Walker1022------1042
James Mayberry628------640
Terdell Middleton1319------436
Walter Landers57------2234
Doug Sutherland------248133
Greg Foggie------2211---33
Al Cowlings------1812131
John McMakin611------1431
Pete Wysocki------235---28
Rocky Freitas411------924
Larry Keller------158124
Stephen Johnstone59------923
Billy Bryan311------923
Rick Kay------125522
Will Grant47------920
Sam Claphan27------211
Dan Melville00------99
Derland Moore------0066
Ray Jarvis02------35
Dave Jacobs00------22
Tom Wittum00---------0
Charles Swift00---------0
Neil O'Donoghue00---------0
Guy Benjamin00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left16392.4
Middle9303.3
Right17724.2
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left55911.8
Middle6447.3
Right8536.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Will Cureton1782314110
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Horn442503068110

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)10612512.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)72213.0
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76355.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1310393.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)199985.2
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Drew Pearson31014013
WR Vic Washington3103011
TE David Hill3112013
RB Joe Washington32042115
WR Dave Preston3208118
WR Ted Newton100005
RB Allen Carter110404
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox134012034
WR Patrick Schulz107054029
WR Mike Renfro74025027
TE Henry Childs53022027
WR Al Walker42018022
TE John McMakin22023011
RB James Mayberry2203028
WR Ray Jarvis1101502

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Allen Carter133.003.18
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Will Cureton1000.008.59
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Horn32155.003.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE David Hill1000.000.67
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Henry Childs1100.004.40
WR Ray Jarvis111515.0015.00
WR Mike Renfro1000.003.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Joe Washington40
Allen Carter22
Will Cureton10
New OrleansRushesConversions
James Mayberry10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Will Cureton633
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Don Horn1262

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
RB Joe Washington211
WR Drew Pearson100
WR Ted Newton100
RB Allen Carter111
WR Dave Preston111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Larry Wilcox300
WR Patrick Schulz211
WR Mike Renfro210
RB James Mayberry220
TE Henry Childs100
WR Ray Jarvis111
WR Al Walker110

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,200 (21,400)
End Zone9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)