Week 15, 1979

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	0	-	10
Carolina Panthers	0	13	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 NOS - Dave Jacobs 30 field goal
1Q: 04:24 NOS - Larry Wilcox 5 pass from Don Horn (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 09:35 CAR - Dave Preston 9 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 02:09 CAR - Don Cockroft 49 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 11:16 CAR - Dave Preston 6 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 NOS - Dave Jacobs 30 field goal
1Q: 04:24 NOS - Larry Wilcox 5 pass from Don Horn (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 09:35 CAR - Dave Preston 9 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 02:09 CAR - Don Cockroft 49 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CAR - Don Cockroft 19 field goal
4Q: 11:16 CAR - Dave Preston 6 pass from Will Cureton (Don Cockroft extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-11 7-7
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 184 351
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 3.12 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 52 170
- Rushing Attempts 14 39
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.36
Net Passing Yards 132 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 1 26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 185 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/53 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.93 6.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 5/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/34
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 2/42 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-11	7-7
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	184	351
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	3.12	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	52	170
- Rushing Attempts	14	39
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.36
Net Passing Yards	132	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 1	26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	185	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/53	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.93	6.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	5/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/34
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	2/42	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:10	31:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 18	4	25	Punt
1	10:33	4:37	OWN 39	7	48	Field Goal
1	4:24	0:10	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
1	1:56	3:25	OWN 9	6	16	Punt
2	9:29	2:26	OWN 29	4	23	Punt
2	2:02	1:08	OWN 21	3	-8	Punt
3	13:26	1:54	OPP 46	3	-3	Punt
3	7:23	1:38	OWN 15	3	-7	Punt
3	4:46	4:03	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
4	11:08	4:09	OWN 38	8	17	Punt
4	2:29	0:56	OWN 11	5	18	Downs
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	6	19	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	1:43	OWN 29	5	38	Interception
1	5:56	1:32	OWN 26	2	-6	Interception
1	4:14	2:18	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	13:31	4:02	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	7:03	5:01	OWN 20	9	48	Field Goal
2	0:54	0:54	OPP 48	5	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 40	3	6	Fumble
3	11:32	4:09	OWN 6	8	27	Punt
3	5:45	0:59	OPP 39	3	2	Punt
3	0:43	4:35	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	6:59	4:30	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	1:33	0:42	OPP 29	3	-13	Punt

Game MVP: Billy Howard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Mayberry	9	23	2.56	7	0
Terdell Middleton	4	26	6.50	16	1
Don Horn	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	24	79	3.29	11	2	0
Bubba Bean	15	91	6.07	34	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Horn	37	24	185	8/53	1	24	1	74.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	26	17	181	0/0	2	35	2	79.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Wilcox	6	10	71	11.83	21	24	1
FB Cleveland Franklin	4	4	13	3.25	15	13	0
WR Al Walker	3	6	20	6.67	0	14	0
WR Mike Renfro	3	4	35	11.67	6	18	0
RB James Mayberry	3	3	7	2.33	0	6	0
TE Henry Childs	2	4	19	9.50	3	12	0
WR Patrick Schulz	2	3	13	6.50	0	12	0
WR Ray Jarvis	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	6	7	49	8.17	3	11	2
TE David Hill	5	7	41	8.20	8	15	0
WR Drew Pearson	2	4	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Vic Washington	1	1	31	31.00	30	31	0
WR Ted Newton	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Joe Washington	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	35	35.00	32	35	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bubba Bean	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Wright	1	28	28.00	0
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	14	14.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Edwards	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Horn	1	1	0
Tom Dinkel	0	1	0
Tommy Myers	0	0	1
Geoff Carr	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ted Newton	1	0	0
Joe Washington	1	0	0
Dan Nugent	0	1	0
Billy Howard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	8	343	42.9	31.1	48	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	231	46.2	37.6	55	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	2	34	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Capria	2	33	16.5	0
Al Walker	2	57	28.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	2	52	26.0	0
Joe Washington	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	6	2	0.0	32	24
S Tommy Myers	6	2	0.0	30	22
DE Bill Stanfill	6	0	0.0	32	18
S Carl Capria	5	2	0.0	30	19
S Mike Haynes	5	1	0.0	34	22
ILB Rick Kay	3	0	0.0	7	2
S Brent Sexton	3	0	0.0	13	11
CB Louis Wright	3	0	0.0	28	22
OLB Pete Wysocki	2	3	0.0	23	12
DT Derland Moore	2	2	0.0	30	16
DE Greg Foggie	2	1	0.0	18	16
CB Van Terry	2	1	0.0	20	17
DE Al Cowlings	2	0	0.0	16	10
DE Tody Smith	2	0	0.0	25	17
ILB Kim Bokamper	2	0	0.0	28	15
DT Geoff Carr	1	1	0.0	28	19
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	0	0.0	5	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	6	0	0.0	13	42
CB Marvin Cobb	5	2	0.0	13	39
DE Billy Howard	4	0	2.0	10	36
OLB Steve King	4	0	1.5	13	42
CB J.T. Thomas	4	0	0.0	11	33
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	0	0.0	11	37
DE George Martin	3	1	2.0	8	26
S Glen Edwards	3	1	0.0	12	40
DT Jim Wolf	2	0	1.0	5	29
S Honor Jackson	2	1	0.0	7	29
DE Tony Cline	2	0	0.0	4	9
CB Jackie Derlange	2	0	0.0	2	7
S Tom Hannon	2	0	0.0	10	34
DT Dominic Winstead	1	1	1.0	9	16
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	19
RB Bubba Bean	1	0	---	---	---
G Wes Hamilton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eric Williams	0	1	0.5	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DE Al Cowlings	1	10
DE Tody Smith	1	17
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	4

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Howard	2.0	1	6	36
DE George Martin	2.0	0	2	26
OLB Steve King	1.5	1	0	42
DT Dominic Winstead	1.0	1	1	16
DT Jim Wolf	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Eric Williams	0.5	0	0	2
DE Tony Cline	0.0	2	0	9
DE Dennis Johnson	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carl Capria	2	1	0	19
CB Louis Wright	2	0	1	22
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	0	0	24
OLB Pete Wysocki	2	0	0	12
S Tommy Myers	1	1	0	22
S Mike Haynes	1	1	0	22
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	0	1	15
ILB Rick Kay	1	0	0	2
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0	16
CB Van Terry	1	0	0	17
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	0	2
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0	11
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	0	0	4

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	5	0	0	42
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	1	0	37
CB J.T. Thomas	3	1	0	33
S Glen Edwards	3	0	1	40
S Honor Jackson	2	1	0	29
CB Marvin Cobb	2	0	0	39
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0	36
DE Dennis Johnson	1	0	0	19
OLB Steve King	1	0	0	42
CB Jackie Derlange	1	0	0	7
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Austin	1	3	11	1	38
Babe Morgan	1	2	10	2	41
Stephen Johnstone	0	2	7	1	12
Petey Perot	0	2	11	1	35
Steve Wilson	0	2	12	0	41
Bob Brooks	0	1	13	2	35
Mark Nordquist	0	1	4	1	19

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bob Kuziel	4	13	33	23
Quinn Hoffman	4	6	34	19
Wes Hamilton	3	8	32	23
Jeff Williams	1	3	33	23
Dan Nugent	1	2	19	13
Lionel Antoine	1	1	34	22
David Hill	0	3	30	18
Noah Jackson	0	2	10	7
Burt Kobeski	0	1	19	13

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Dinkel	2	26
Cleveland Franklin	1	14
Patrick Schulz	1	8
Van Terry	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hannon	4	10
Dave Preston	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Horn	14	45	---	---	---	59
Mike Haynes	---	---	34	22	2	58
Joe Federspiel	---	---	32	24	1	57
Bob Brooks	13	35	---	---	9	57
Carl Capria	---	---	30	19	6	55
Bill Stanfill	---	---	32	18	5	55
Petey Perot	11	35	---	---	9	55
Tommy Myers	---	---	30	22	2	54
Geoff Carr	---	---	28	19	7	54
Steve Wilson	12	41	---	---	---	53
Louis Wright	---	---	28	22	2	52
Babe Morgan	10	41	---	---	---	51
Frank Austin	11	38	---	---	---	49
Derland Moore	---	---	30	16	2	48
Kim Bokamper	---	---	28	15	2	45
Tody Smith	---	---	25	17	2	44
Van Terry	---	---	20	17	7	44
Mike Renfro	7	29	---	---	8	44
Cleveland Franklin	7	20	---	---	14	41
James Mayberry	10	30	---	---	---	40
Larry Wilcox	7	32	---	---	---	39
Bo McConnell	---	---	16	11	12	39
Pete Wysocki	---	---	23	12	4	39
Ray Jarvis	9	29	---	---	---	38
Brent Sexton	---	---	13	11	12	36
Greg Foggie	---	---	18	16	1	35
Tom Dinkel	---	---	5	4	26	35
John McMakin	6	12	---	---	15	33
Terdell Middleton	4	13	---	---	16	33
Henry Childs	6	21	---	---	5	32
Mark Nordquist	4	19	---	---	9	32
Patrick Schulz	4	20	---	---	8	32
Al Walker	4	13	---	---	13	30
Stephen Johnstone	7	12	---	---	9	28
Al Cowlings	---	---	16	10	1	27
Guy Roberts	---	---	9	7	4	20
Francis Hartings	6	6	---	---	8	20
Rick Kay	---	---	7	2	8	17
Billy Bryan	2	4	---	---	9	15
Larry Keller	---	---	5	2	2	9
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Guy Benjamin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walter Landers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Cureton	39	26	---	---	2	67
Bob Kuziel	33	23	---	---	7	63
Jeff Williams	33	23	---	---	6	62
Quinn Hoffman	34	19	---	---	7	60
Wes Hamilton	32	23	---	---	2	57
Lionel Antoine	34	22	---	---	---	56
Steve King	---	---	13	42	1	56
David Hill	30	18	---	---	8	56
Terry Beeson	---	---	13	42	1	56
Tom Hannon	---	---	10	34	10	54
Marvin Cobb	---	---	13	39	1	53
Glen Edwards	---	---	12	40	---	52
Billy Howard	---	---	10	36	2	48
C.J. Garrett	---	---	5	27	16	48
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	11	37	---	48
Bubba Bean	15	11	---	---	21	47
J.T. Thomas	---	---	11	33	2	46
Burt Kobeski	19	13	---	---	14	46
Drew Pearson	25	20	---	---	---	45
Curtis Brown	22	13	---	---	8	43
Joe Washington	24	15	---	---	3	42
Vic Washington	19	10	---	---	12	41
George Martin	---	---	8	26	5	39
Dan Nugent	19	13	---	---	7	39
Honor Jackson	---	---	7	29	1	37
Dennis Johnson	---	---	6	19	12	37
Jim Wolf	---	---	5	29	2	36
Dave Preston	11	11	---	---	14	36
Jeremy Wolf	16	6	---	---	7	29
Gary Weaver	---	---	7	19	1	27
Dominic Winstead	---	---	9	16	---	25
Noah Jackson	10	7	---	---	6	23
Jerry Blanton	---	---	1	2	17	20
Ted Newton	8	11	---	---	---	19
Eric Williams	---	---	5	2	11	18
Steve Rivera	6	2	---	---	9	17
Jackie Derlange	---	---	2	7	6	15
Tony Cline	---	---	4	9	---	13
Bob Pifferini	---	---	1	4	8	13
Derrel Luce	---	---	1	3	7	11
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Floyd Tongue	---	---	0	0	6	6
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Moser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	86	6.1
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	21	74	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Horn	37	24	2	2	1	3	5	10	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	26	17	2	0	1	3	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	43	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	91	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	124	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	10	6	0	71	2	32
WR Al Walker	6	3	1	20	0	13
TE Henry Childs	4	2	0	19	0	21
FB Cleveland Franklin	4	4	0	13	0	20
WR Mike Renfro	4	3	0	35	0	29
WR Patrick Schulz	3	2	0	13	0	20
RB James Mayberry	3	3	0	7	0	30
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	0	7	0	29

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	7	5	0	41	0	18
WR Dave Preston	7	6	0	49	0	11
WR Drew Pearson	4	2	0	11	0	20
WR Ted Newton	2	1	1	2	0	11
RB Joe Washington	2	1	0	12	0	15
WR Vic Washington	1	1	0	31	1	10
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Bubba Bean	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	0	35	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bubba Bean	3	10	3.33	6.07
Joe Washington	1	1	1.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Horn	2	2	5	2.50	5.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	5	5	34	6.80	6.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	5	5.00	7.10
FB Cleveland Franklin	1	1	0	0.00	3.25

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	2	2	8	4.00	5.86
WR Dave Preston	2	2	15	7.50	7.00
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	11	11.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Don Horn	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	3	1
Bubba Bean	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Horn	10	6	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	2	1	0
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	0
TE Henry Childs	1	1	1
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0
WR Al Walker	1	0	0
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	1
RB James Mayberry	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	3	3	3
WR Ted Newton	2	1	0
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	0
WR Vic Washington	1	1	1
TE David Hill	1	0	0
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)