Week 1, 1980

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	3	-	9
New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
2Q: 10:31 NOS - Dave Jacobs 29 field goal
2Q: 07:55 CAR - Don Cockroft 20 field goal
2Q: 02:28 NOS - Kim Bokamper 82 interception return (Dave Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 00:03 NOS - Dave Jacobs 32 field goal
4Q: 09:49 NOS - Terdell Middleton 5 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Don Cockroft 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 CAR - Don Cockroft 37 field goal
2Q: 10:31 NOS - Dave Jacobs 29 field goal
2Q: 07:55 CAR - Don Cockroft 20 field goal
2Q: 02:28 NOS - Kim Bokamper 82 interception return (Dave Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 00:03 NOS - Dave Jacobs 32 field goal
4Q: 09:49 NOS - Terdell Middleton 5 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Don Cockroft 32 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 296 233
- Offensive Plays 66 55
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 154 122
- Rushing Attempts 37 32
- Yards per Rush 4.16 3.81
Net Passing Yards 142 111
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 3 21 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 152 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/108
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 37
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	296	233
- Offensive Plays	66	55
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	154	122
- Rushing Attempts	37	32
- Yards per Rush	4.16	3.81
Net Passing Yards	142	111
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 3	21 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	152	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/108
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 37
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 37	9	43	Field Goal
1	8:31	6:12	OWN 26	11	36	Interception
1	1:18	1:18	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	13:14	1:28	OWN 28	3	-8	Punt
2	10:24	2:36	OWN 20	7	77	Field Goal
2	5:10	2:50	OWN 7	9	60	Interception
2	2:20	2:13	OWN 29	6	42	Interception
3	7:53	2:06	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	15:00	2:30	OWN 26	4	8	Downs
4	9:39	5:35	OWN 42	9	43	Field Goal
4	1:41	1:20	OWN 24	5	12	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	1:51	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
1	2:19	1:01	OPP 44	3	8	Fumble
2	15:00	1:46	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
2	11:46	1:22	OWN 41	4	47	Field Goal
2	7:48	2:38	OWN 19	6	36	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 14	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	7:07	OWN 20	12	35	Punt
3	5:47	5:47	OWN 39	10	46	Field Goal
4	12:30	2:51	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
4	4:04	2:23	OWN 32	6	16	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Kim Bokamper, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Po James	15	87	5.80	37	1
Vince Wilkerson	15	43	2.87	12	1
Cleo Montgomery	5	11	2.20	7	0
Will Cureton	1	11	11.00	11	1
Curtis Brown	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	14	54	3.86	18	2	0
Terdell Middleton	12	42	3.50	7	0	1
Warren Moon	6	26	4.33	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	27	17	152	2/10	0	18	3	38.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	21	11	122	2/11	0	40	0	69.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	4	5	33	8.25	5	14
TE David Hill	3	7	36	12.00	2	18
FB Curtis Brown	3	3	25	8.33	1	13
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	13	6.50	6	12
WR Vic Washington	1	3	11	11.00	4	11
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	15	15.00	6	15
WR Dave Preston	1	2	13	13.00	6	13
TE Junior Miller	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Po James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Patrick Schulz	3	4	23	7.67	1	12
WR Larry Wilcox	2	6	28	14.00	2	16
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	20	10.00	18	12
WR Art Monk	2	4	47	23.50	18	40
TE Raymond Chester	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Al Walker	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Wayne Mosley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kim Bokamper	2	108	54.00	1
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Po James	2	0	0
David Hill	1	0	0
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0
Marvin Cobb	0	1	0
Dan Nugent	0	1	0
Dave Preston	0	1	0
Gary Weaver	0	0	1
Terry Beeson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wayne Mosley	1	0	0
Warren Moon	1	0	0
Steve Wilson	0	1	0
Joe Federspiel	0	0	1
Louis Wright	0	0	1
Kim Bokamper	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	3	127	42.3	40.0	47	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	5	198	39.6	39.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	3	1.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vic Washington	3	71	23.7	0
Po James	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	7	2	0.0	24	16
OLB Gary Weaver	5	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Steve King	4	0	0.0	28	20
ILB Skip Wilcox	4	0	0.0	18	13
S Ray Brown	3	1	0.0	14	7
S Tom Hannon	3	1	0.0	23	22
DE Dennis Johnson	2	1	1.5	23	15
DE Billy Howard	2	1	0.5	21	20
DT Jim Wolf	2	3	0.0	21	15
CB Marvin Cobb	2	2	0.0	21	14
CB Danny Colbert	2	1	0.0	15	7
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	0.0	20	20
DT Floyd Tongue	1	2	0.0	13	9
S Glen Edwards	1	1	0.0	26	19
WR Vic Washington	1	0	---	---	---
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	---	---	---
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0.0	10	11
CB Dwayne Woodruff	0	1	0.0	26	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	9	1	0.0	34	24
S Tommy Myers	7	7	0.5	35	27
DT Derland Moore	6	0	0.0	27	21
ILB Jerry Patton	4	2	0.0	17	16
DE Bill Stanfill	4	1	0.0	21	14
S Brent Sexton	4	0	0.0	15	20
DE Tony Cline	3	1	1.0	32	21
S Johnny Fuller	3	1	0.5	24	22
S Mike Haynes	3	0	0.0	33	25
ILB Kim Bokamper	2	3	0.0	24	12
CB Louis Wright	2	1	0.0	29	22
CB Van Terry	2	0	0.0	22	24
DE Ben Williams	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Gary Dunn	1	1	0.0	16	15
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0.0	7	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Johnson	1.5	1	1	15
DE Billy Howard	0.5	2	2	20
DT Floyd Tongue	0.0	2	0	9
ILB Terry Beeson	0.0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tony Cline	1.0	0	1	21
S Johnny Fuller	0.5	0	0	22
S Tommy Myers	0.5	0	0	27
DT Gary Dunn	0.0	1	0	15
ILB Kim Bokamper	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Skip Wilcox	3	0	13
OLB Steve King	2	0	20
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	20
ILB Terry Beeson	2	0	16
S Tom Hannon	1	1	22
OLB Gary Weaver	1	0	13
S Glen Edwards	0	1	19
CB Dwayne Woodruff	0	1	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerry Patton	3	0	0	16
CB Nathan Conrady	2	0	1	16
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	0	0	24
S Johnny Fuller	2	0	0	22
S Brent Sexton	2	0	0	20
CB Louis Wright	1	1	0	22
S Mike Haynes	1	1	0	25
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0	21
S Tommy Myers	1	0	0	27
CB Van Terry	1	0	0	24
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	0	0	6
ILB Kim Bokamper	0	0	2	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Williams	2	6	35	1	24
Lionel Antoine	2	5	27	0	27
Quinn Hoffman	1	4	28	1	24
Kenny Frame	1	3	9	0	5
David Hill	1	2	29	0	24
Curtis Brown	1	2	31	0	20
Junior Miller	1	2	23	0	13
Gene Killian	1	1	10	0	4
Noah Jackson	0	8	36	0	27
Dan Nugent	0	2	3	0	5
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	21	0	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Grant	2	4	6	0	0
Phil LaPorta	2	3	10	0	4
Ken Bernich	2	2	10	0	6
Gerry Sullivan	1	4	25	1	18
Leon Gray	1	3	22	1	19
Henry Childs	1	1	26	0	11
Doug Dieken	1	1	22	0	17
Steve Wilson	0	5	26	0	23
Bob Brooks	0	2	22	0	14
Frank Austin	0	1	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Brown	1	14
Steve Rivera	1	12
Jerry Blanton	1	11
Junior Miller	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Sexton	2	16
Terdell Middleton	1	19
Raymond Chester	1	16
Nathan Conrady	1	16
James Mayberry	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Cureton	37	29	---	---	3	69
Dan Peiffer	36	26	---	---	6	68
Noah Jackson	36	27	---	---	1	64
Jeff Williams	35	24	---	---	5	64
David Hill	29	24	---	---	5	58
Curtis Brown	31	20	---	---	6	57
Po James	17	18	---	---	20	55
Lionel Antoine	27	27	---	---	---	54
Quinn Hoffman	28	24	---	---	---	52
Steve King	---	---	28	20	2	50
Glen Edwards	---	---	26	19	3	48
Jeremy Wolf	21	11	---	---	14	46
Tom Hannon	---	---	23	22	1	46
Junior Miller	23	13	---	---	10	46
Skip Wilcox	---	---	18	13	13	44
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	26	16	2	44
J.T. Thomas	---	---	20	20	3	43
Terry Beeson	---	---	24	16	3	43
Billy Howard	---	---	21	20	1	42
Dennis Johnson	---	---	23	15	1	39
Gary Weaver	---	---	23	13	2	38
Marvin Cobb	---	---	21	14	3	38
Jim Wolf	---	---	21	15	1	37
Ray Brown	---	---	14	7	14	35
Danny Colbert	---	---	15	7	13	35
Drew Pearson	17	18	---	---	---	35
George Martin	---	---	18	10	7	35
Dave Waymer	---	---	10	11	11	32
Dave Preston	7	9	---	---	14	30
Vic Washington	10	12	---	---	5	27
Vince Wilkerson	15	10	---	---	---	25
Floyd Tongue	---	---	13	9	2	24
Gene Killian	10	4	---	---	6	20
Kenny Frame	9	5	---	---	6	20
Jerry Blanton	---	---	4	3	11	18
Carlos Carson	10	8	---	---	---	18
Cleo Montgomery	5	1	---	---	9	15
Dan Nugent	3	5	---	---	6	14
Brian Cabral	---	---	4	3	7	14
Steve Rivera	0	1	---	---	12	13
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Ryczek	1	3	---	---	---	4
John Small	---	---	0	0	4	4
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	35	27	5	67
Joe Federspiel	---	---	34	24	2	60
Mike Haynes	---	---	33	25	2	60
Tony Cline	---	---	32	21	3	56
Warren Moon	32	23	---	---	---	55
Van Terry	---	---	22	24	7	53
Louis Wright	---	---	29	22	2	53
Derland Moore	---	---	27	21	3	51
Brent Sexton	---	---	15	20	16	51
Steve Wilson	26	23	---	---	2	51
Johnny Fuller	---	---	24	22	3	49
Nathan Conrady	---	---	15	16	16	47
Henry Childs	26	11	---	---	8	45
Larry Wilcox	28	17	---	---	---	45
Art Monk	18	19	---	---	7	44
Gerry Sullivan	25	18	---	---	---	43
Leon Gray	22	19	---	---	---	41
Doug Dieken	22	17	---	---	1	40
Bob Brooks	22	14	---	---	4	40
Patrick Schulz	13	14	---	---	13	40
Bill Stanfill	---	---	21	14	3	38
Kim Bokamper	---	---	24	12	1	37
Terdell Middleton	12	5	---	---	19	36
Jerry Patton	---	---	17	16	2	35
Gary Dunn	---	---	16	15	3	34
Cleveland Franklin	15	10	---	---	8	33
John Woodcock	---	---	17	13	2	32
Tom Dinkel	---	---	10	6	16	32
Raymond Chester	10	5	---	---	16	31
Greg Foggie	---	---	20	7	3	30
John McMakin	9	11	---	---	8	28
Wayne Mosley	18	9	---	---	---	27
Al Walker	9	5	---	---	13	27
Billy Bryan	10	9	---	---	7	26
Ken Bernich	10	6	---	---	7	23
James Mayberry	2	9	---	---	12	23
Phil LaPorta	10	4	---	---	7	21
Ben Williams	---	---	9	10	---	19
Rick Razzano	---	---	7	4	5	16
Frank Austin	7	5	---	---	---	12
Will Grant	6	0	---	---	2	8
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Jarvis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Wyche	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	52	3.7
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	17	79	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	18	80	4.4
Right	4	13	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	27	17	0	0	2	2	2	0	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	21	11	1	0	1	3	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	21	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	41	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE David Hill	7	3	1	36	24
WR Drew Pearson	5	4	0	33	18
WR Vic Washington	3	1	1	11	12
FB Curtis Brown	3	3	0	25	20
WR Dave Preston	2	1	0	13	9
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	0	13	8
TE Junior Miller	2	1	0	7	13
RB Po James	1	0	0	0	18
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	1	0	15	10
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	1	0	-1	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	6	2	0	28	0	17
WR Patrick Schulz	4	3	0	23	0	14
WR Art Monk	4	2	0	47	1	19
TE Raymond Chester	2	1	0	5	0	5
RB Wayne Mosley	2	0	1	0	0	9
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	0	20	0	10
WR Al Walker	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cleo Montgomery	2	3	1.50	2.20
Po James	1	1	1.00	5.80
Vince Wilkerson	1	-1	-1.00	2.87

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	2	5	2.50	3.86
Terdell Middleton	2	7	3.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	2	0	0	0.00	5.63

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	5	2	19	3.80	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Hill	1	0	0	0.00	5.14
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	3	1	7	2.33	11.75
RB Wayne Mosley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	12	12.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cleo Montgomery	4	1
Po James	3	1
Vince Wilkerson	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	2	1
Warren Moon	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	6	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE David Hill	2	1	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	1
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	1
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	3	2	2
WR Art Monk	2	0	0
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	1
WR Al Walker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,200 (21,400)
End Zone 6,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,200 (21,400)
End Zone	6,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)