Week 17, 1981

played in Carolina, NC

59 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	3	-	9
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:43 NOS - Allan Leavitt 19 field goal
2Q: 06:46 NOS - Allan Leavitt 35 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Allan Leavitt 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:43 NOS - Allan Leavitt 19 field goal
2Q: 06:46 NOS - Allan Leavitt 35 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Don Cockroft 26 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Allan Leavitt 50 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-10 11-5
First Downs 17 10
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 302 191
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards per Play 4.58 3.35
Net Rushing Yards 112 59
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 4.15 2.46
Net Passing Yards 190 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 2 31 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 230 142
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/40 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.87 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 6/64
Punt Returns/Yards 6/38 3/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-10	11-5
First Downs	17	10
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	302	191
- Offensive Plays	66	57
- Yards per Play	4.58	3.35
Net Rushing Yards	112	59
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	4.15	2.46
Net Passing Yards	190	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 2	31 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	230	142
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/40	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.87	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	6/64
Punt Returns/Yards	6/38	3/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 18	6	45	Fumble
1	8:48	2:33	OWN 10	5	16	Punt
1	4:44	0:52	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	0:21	4:45	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
2	9:17	2:36	OPP 26	4	8	Field Goal
2	4:37	4:37	OWN 5	11	33	Punt
3	13:03	3:05	OWN 19	6	19	Punt
3	7:56	2:02	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
4	14:54	2:21	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	11:26	2:22	OPP 35	5	13	Interception
4	6:35	1:53	OWN 20	6	43	Interception
4	2:29	0:36	50	4	17	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	2:55	OWN 37	6	14	Punt
1	6:15	1:31	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	3:52	3:31	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
2	10:36	1:19	OWN 40	2	-5	Interception
2	6:41	2:04	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
3	9:58	2:02	OWN 16	4	17	Punt
3	5:54	6:00	OWN 35	10	56	Field Goal
4	12:33	1:07	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	9:04	1:13	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	7:51	1:16	OPP 38	3	0	Punt
4	4:42	2:13	OWN 12	6	2	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 29	6	23	Game

Game MVP: George Martin, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Mayberry	16	76	4.75	13	2
Wayne Mosley	9	28	3.11	15	1
Warren Moon	2	8	4.00	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Spencer	15	36	2.40	11	1
Po James	7	23	3.29	8	0
Curtis Brown	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Junior Miller	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	32	20	230	7/40	0	36	2	58.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Cureton	31	17	142	2/10	0	18	1	53.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Larry Wilcox	5	8	79	15.80	11	27
WR Al Walker	4	5	32	8.00	3	16
WR Patrick Schulz	3	6	37	12.33	7	21
TE Henry Childs	2	2	34	17.00	24	17
RB Wayne Mosley	2	2	6	3.00	0	5
WR Art Monk	2	6	39	19.50	31	36
TE Raymond Chester	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE John McMakin	1	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Preston	6	9	55	9.17	4	18
TE David Hill	4	7	24	6.00	6	10
TE Junior Miller	2	5	23	11.50	5	12
RB Po James	1	1	9	9.00	1	9
WR Drew Pearson	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Carlos Carson	1	3	8	8.00	3	8
TE M.L. Harris	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Steve Rivera	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Haynes	1	11	11.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Danny Colbert	1	6	6.00	0
CB Jackie Derlange	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Walker	1	0	0	0
Warren Moon	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Steve King	1	0
Dan Peiffer	1	0
Guy Frazier	0	1
Carlton Williamson	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	6	267	44.5	44.3	56	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	10	434	43.4	35.6	63	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	6	38	6.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	3	1	0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Conrady	1	17	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	65	21.7	0
Eddie Bell	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	5	2	0.0	17	32
OLB Tom Dinkel	4	2	1.0	19	28
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	1.0	19	26
ILB Joe Federspiel	4	4	0.0	18	25
OLB Mel Kaufman	4	0	0.0	8	17
CB Ernie Jackson	3	1	0.0	15	22
ILB Rick Razzano	3	1	0.0	8	3
CB Nathan Conrady	3	0	0.0	8	9
S Mike Haynes	3	0	0.0	20	30
DE Tony Cline	2	2	0.0	14	21
S Tim Baylor	2	0	0.0	8	10
DT Gary Dunn	2	0	0.0	15	17
S Doug Jones	1	1	0.0	21	28
DT John Woodcock	1	1	0.0	9	16
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0.0	8	14
FB Vincent Horton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.0	18	26
QB Warren Moon	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jim Wolf	8	0	1.0	18	31
CB Jackie Derlange	6	2	0.0	25	37
DE George Martin	5	2	2.5	21	25
OLB Guy Frazier	5	0	1.5	16	25
OLB Steve King	5	0	1.0	25	37
CB Danny Colbert	5	4	0.0	19	28
S Carlton Williamson	5	0	0.0	25	34
OLB Gary Weaver	3	0	0.0	2	5
DE Dennis Johnson	2	2	1.0	16	25
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	3	0.0	26	34
ILB Terry Beeson	2	2	0.0	25	29
S Glen Edwards	2	1	0.0	23	31
S Dave Waymer	1	2	0.0	20	31
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Steve Towle	1	0	0.0	2	8
TE M.L. Harris	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andy Selfridge	0	1	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tom Dinkel	1.0	0	1	28
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	1	26
DT Gary Dunn	0.0	1	0	17
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	0	1	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Martin	2.5	0	0	0	25
OLB Guy Frazier	1.5	0	0	0	25
DT Jim Wolf	1.0	1	2	0	31
OLB Steve King	1.0	1	1	3	37
DE Dennis Johnson	1.0	0	0	1	25
DE Billy Howard	0.0	0	3	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Haynes	3	4	1	30
CB Nathan Conrady	2	0	0	9
OLB Tom Dinkel	2	0	0	28
OLB Mel Kaufman	2	0	0	17
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	1	0	25
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	0	22
S Tommy Myers	1	0	0	32
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0	14
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0	26
S Tim Baylor	1	0	0	10
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0	3
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	26
S Doug Jones	0	1	0	28

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Danny Colbert	4	1	28
CB Jackie Derlange	4	1	37
S Glen Edwards	2	0	31
OLB Gary Weaver	2	0	5
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	34
OLB Guy Frazier	2	0	25
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	34
OLB Steve King	1	0	37
S Dave Waymer	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Grant	3	8	25	2	37
Leon Gray	3	6	23	3	38
Gerry Sullivan	2	2	7	0	10
Richie Evans	1	4	11	0	12
Jim Pietrzak	1	3	21	2	32
Dave Lafary	1	1	24	0	34
Ken Bernich	0	1	20	0	30

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Antoine	2	6	0	21	0	23
Noah Jackson	1	5	1	24	0	29
Quinn Hoffman	1	3	0	20	1	28
Bob Kuziel	1	3	0	16	0	29
Kenny Frame	0	2	0	4	0	11
David Hill	0	2	0	21	0	28
Dan Nugent	0	1	0	19	1	25
Curtis Brown	0	1	0	15	0	19
M.L. Harris	0	1	0	6	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	3	10
James Mayberry	1	25
John McMakin	1	14
Brent Sexton	1	13
Richie Evans	1	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Guy Frazier	3	14
Carlton Williamson	2	14
Po James	1	23
Curtis Brown	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Warren Moon	27	39	---	---	---	66
Dave Lafary	24	34	---	---	7	65
Will Grant	25	37	---	---	2	64
James Mayberry	17	22	---	---	25	64
Jim Pietrzak	21	32	---	---	9	62
Leon Gray	23	38	---	---	---	61
Art Monk	16	30	---	---	12	58
Doug Jones	---	---	21	28	2	51
Mike Haynes	---	---	20	30	1	51
Mel Kaufman	---	---	8	17	26	51
Patrick Schulz	15	26	---	---	9	50
Ken Bernich	20	30	---	---	---	50
Tom Dinkel	---	---	19	28	3	50
Tommy Myers	---	---	17	32	---	49
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	19	26	2	47
Henry Childs	15	24	---	---	7	46
Louis Wright	---	---	18	26	2	46
Joe Federspiel	---	---	18	25	2	45
Larry Wilcox	18	25	---	---	---	43
Nathan Conrady	---	---	8	9	26	43
Vincent Horton	11	18	---	---	13	42
Al Walker	13	14	---	---	15	42
Ernie Jackson	---	---	15	22	2	39
Ken Kennard	---	---	16	19	4	39
Gary Dunn	---	---	15	17	5	37
Tony Cline	---	---	14	21	---	35
Greg Foggie	---	---	8	14	13	35
Raymond Chester	10	10	---	---	13	33
John McMakin	7	8	---	---	14	29
Wayne Mosley	10	17	---	---	---	27
Gerry Sullivan	7	10	---	---	9	26
John Woodcock	---	---	9	16	1	26
Richie Evans	11	12	---	---	2	25
Tim Baylor	---	---	8	10	5	23
Ben Williams	---	---	10	12	1	23
Brent Sexton	---	---	8	1	13	22
Pete Wysocki	---	---	5	7	3	15
Sam Claphan	4	2	---	---	9	15
Rick Razzano	---	---	8	3	3	14
Larry Heater	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	9	9
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Jarvis	3	1	---	---	---	4
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jackie Derlange	---	---	25	37	22	84
Carlton Williamson	---	---	25	34	14	73
Steve King	---	---	25	37	3	65
Danny Colbert	---	---	19	28	15	62
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	26	34	2	62
Will Cureton	24	33	---	---	1	58
David Hill	21	28	---	---	9	58
Terry Beeson	---	---	25	29	4	58
Glen Edwards	---	---	23	31	2	56
Noah Jackson	24	29	---	---	3	56
Guy Frazier	---	---	16	25	14	55
Dave Waymer	---	---	20	31	3	54
Dan Nugent	19	25	---	---	9	53
Jim Wolf	---	---	18	31	3	52
Po James	9	18	---	---	23	50
Junior Miller	15	20	---	---	15	50
Dennis Johnson	---	---	16	25	8	49
Quinn Hoffman	20	28	---	---	1	49
George Martin	---	---	21	25	3	49
Curtis Brown	15	19	---	---	14	48
Billy Howard	---	---	17	28	1	46
Bob Kuziel	16	29	---	---	---	45
Lionel Antoine	21	23	---	---	---	44
Andy Selfridge	---	---	8	13	19	40
Dave Preston	14	21	---	---	4	39
M.L. Harris	6	7	---	---	17	30
Dan Peiffer	11	8	---	---	10	29
Carlos Spencer	15	14	---	---	---	29
Steve Rivera	5	11	---	---	12	28
Kenny Frame	4	11	---	---	10	25
Jeff Williams	5	8	---	---	11	24
Bill Dunstan	---	---	9	8	6	23
Drew Pearson	8	14	---	---	---	22
Carlos Carson	11	11	---	---	---	22
Steve Towle	---	---	2	8	---	10
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eddie Bell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Weaver	---	---	2	5	---	7
Dan Ryczek	0	4	---	---	---	4
Skip Wilcox	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lyman White	---	---	0	0	4	4
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	3	3
Doug Donley	1	1	---	---	---	2
Cleo Montgomery	0	1	---	---	---	1
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	5	42	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	7	18	2.6
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	32	20	4	2	0	0	6	4	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Cureton	31	17	0	1	1	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	112	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	62	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	74	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	43	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	8	5	79	2	25
WR Patrick Schulz	6	3	37	1	26
WR Art Monk	6	2	39	1	30
WR Al Walker	5	4	32	0	14
TE Raymond Chester	2	1	3	0	10
TE Henry Childs	2	2	34	0	24
RB Wayne Mosley	2	2	6	0	17
TE John McMakin	1	1	0	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	9	6	0	55	21
TE David Hill	7	4	0	24	28
TE Junior Miller	5	2	1	23	20
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	0	8	11
WR Drew Pearson	2	1	0	12	14
RB Po James	1	1	0	9	18
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0	0	11
TE M.L. Harris	1	1	0	8	7
RB Cleo Montgomery	1	1	0	3	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Mayberry	3	15	5.00	4.75
Wayne Mosley	1	-2	-2.00	3.11
Warren Moon	1	4	4.00	4.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Po James	1	3	3.00	3.29
Curtis Brown	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	1	1	9	9.00	7.19

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	1	1	7	7.00	4.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	9	9.00	9.88

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	1	1	7	7.00	6.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	9	4	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Cureton	15	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	4	3	2
WR Patrick Schulz	3	1	1
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	0
WR Al Walker	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	5	4	1
TE David Hill	3	1	1
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	0
TE Junior Miller	2	1	1
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	0
WR Steve Rivera	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)