Week 15, 1985

played in New Orleans, LA

54 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Showboats	3	0	3	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 NOS - Carl Roaches 4 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 04:27 CAR - Bill Capece 35 field goal
2Q: 08:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
3Q: 09:11 CAR - Bill Capece 32 field goal
3Q: 00:27 NOS - Morten Andersen 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 NOS - Carl Roaches 4 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 04:27 CAR - Bill Capece 35 field goal
2Q: 08:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
3Q: 09:11 CAR - Bill Capece 32 field goal
3Q: 00:27 NOS - Morten Andersen 19 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-7 3-11
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 335 287
- Offensive Plays 53 73
- Yards per Play 6.32 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 110 130
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.61
Net Passing Yards 225 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 231 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.26 4.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/76 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 34
Time of Possession 24:38 35:22

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-7	3-11
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	335	287
- Offensive Plays	53	73
- Yards per Play	6.32	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	110	130
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.61
Net Passing Yards	225	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	231	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.26	4.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/76	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 34
Time of Possession	24:38	35:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Showboats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	13:06	2:08	OPP 17	3	-1	Missed FG
1	6:36	2:15	OWN 20	6	62	Field Goal
2	13:23	0:57	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
2	8:27	3:56	OWN 42	8	30	Interception
2	2:23	0:26	OWN 30	2	21	Fumble
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 46	2	16	Missed FG
3	12:42	3:37	OWN 15	7	70	Field Goal
3	7:30	1:57	OWN 40	4	9	Downs
3	0:21	3:35	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
4	4:56	3:33	OWN 2	10	42	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	0:13	OWN 6	1	0	Interception
1	10:58	4:22	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
1	4:21	5:58	OWN 28	11	50	Missed FG
2	12:26	3:59	OWN 30	8	57	Field Goal
2	4:31	2:08	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	1:57	1:35	OWN 49	6	12	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 29	4	18	Punt
3	9:05	1:35	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	5:33	5:12	OPP 49	11	47	Field Goal
4	11:46	6:50	OWN 28	11	26	Punt
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 44	5	10	Game

Game MVP: Bill Johnson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herman Heard	15	66	4.40	26	1
Lorenzo Hampton	6	41	6.83	17	1
Bill Kenney	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Bill Johnson	30	117	3.90	9
Larry Heater	4	15	3.75	7
Randall Cunningham	2	-2	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	30	20	231	1/6	0	56	1	75.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	37	20	157	0/0	1	26	1	62.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Byron Franklin	5	7	54	10.80	23	27
WR Freddie Solomon	3	3	72	24.00	41	35
WR Dave Preston	3	7	68	22.67	33	56
WR Carlos Carson	3	5	14	4.67	0	5
FB Toussaint Tyler	2	2	4	2.00	5	3
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	3	10	5.00	1	6
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE David Hill	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Roaches	7	10	30	4.29	3	11	1
WR Roger Carr	5	10	54	10.80	2	16	0
WR Kris Haines	3	4	39	13.00	0	26	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	4	10	5.00	1	7	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	4	10	5.00	0	5	0
WR John Floyd	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Hubert Oliver	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Doug Jones	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0	0
Steve Niehaus	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Johnson	1	0	0
Chip Banks	0	1	0
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	3	150	50.0	45.3	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	168	42.0	38.5	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Capece	2/4	0/1	0/1	35	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/4	0/1	0/1	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	11	5.5	0
Freddie Solomon	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	3	3.0	0
John Floyd	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	2	69	34.5	0
Rick Upchurch	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Ingram	8	1	0.0	28	28
S Doug Jones	6	2	0.0	31	35
OLB John Rade	5	2	0.0	28	26
S Tom Hannon	4	1	0.0	34	30
ILB Terry Beeson	4	0	0.0	8	9
S Dave Waymer	4	0	0.0	23	24
DE Sean Jones	4	0	0.0	27	27
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	0.0	15	19
CB Bobby Watkins	3	0	0.0	19	21
DE Bruce Smith	2	2	0.0	27	28
S Rich Miano	2	1	0.0	4	9
DE Barry Bennett	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Tom De Paso	1	1	0.0	6	1
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	1	0.0	8	11
S Lester Lyles	1	1	0.0	28	28
DT Mark Shumate	1	1	0.0	12	15
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0.0	24	22
QB Bill Kenney	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Cliff Lewis	0	3	0.0	19	14
DE Walt Bowyer	0	1	0.0	9	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	7	0	0.0	14	29
DT Ray Yakavonis	6	2	1.0	15	18
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	4	0.0	22	28
ILB Cliff Odom	4	3	0.0	21	30
DT Phil Murphy	4	0	0.0	7	13
S Carl Lews	3	1	0.0	16	23
S Greg Bright	3	0	0.0	22	30
S Rod Kush	2	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Chip Banks	2	1	0.0	15	16
DE Elvis Franks	2	0	0.0	15	18
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	15	25
WR Roger Carr	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Alvin Toles	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Jo Jo Heath	0	3	0.0	15	28
DE Doug McDougald	0	1	0.0	15	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0	27
DE Walt Bowyer	1	0	0	9
OLB John Rade	0	1	2	26
DE Sean Jones	0	1	1	27
DE Bruce Smith	0	1	0	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ray Yakavonis	1.0	1	0	18
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	2	0	21
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	1	1	18
DE Mike Calhoun	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Doug Jones	5	0	1	35
S Tom Hannon	3	0	0	30
CB Dwayne Woodruff	3	0	0	19
S Dave Waymer	3	0	0	24
ILB Brian Ingram	2	1	0	28
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0	21
ILB Terry Beeson	1	0	0	9
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	0	11
OLB John Rade	0	1	0	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	5	0	1	29
ILB Cliff Odom	4	1	0	30
S Carl Lews	3	0	0	23
DT Ray Yakavonis	2	0	0	18
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	30
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0	18
S Rod Kush	1	0	0	24
DT Phil Murphy	1	0	0	13
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	28
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Baab	2	4	17	0	26
Dan Nugent	1	3	20	0	28
Terry Tausch	1	2	15	0	21
Geoff Reece	0	6	14	0	18
Keith Uecker	0	3	21	0	26
Marsharne Graves	0	2	20	0	28
Dan McQuaid	0	1	3	1	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Billy Lindstrom	3	5	32	29
Jeff Dellenbach	2	9	29	31
Edwin Bailey	2	6	36	37
Rich Strenger	2	3	25	31
Walt Arnold	1	3	13	5
Mike Kelley	1	1	7	6
Steve Wilson	0	2	11	6
Billy Jackson	0	2	19	14
Tremain Rogers	0	1	4	8
Ethan Horton	0	1	32	34
Joe Walter	0	1	33	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	1	16
Doug Jones	1	12
Freddie Solomon	1	9
Toussaint Tyler	1	8
Herman Heard	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	3	17
Walt Arnold	1	14
Cleo Montgomery	1	11
Ethan Horton	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Jones	---	---	31	35	12	78
Tom Hannon	---	---	34	30	11	75
Brian Ingram	---	---	28	28	8	64
Bruce Smith	---	---	27	28	4	59
Lester Lyles	---	---	28	28	2	58
John Rade	---	---	28	26	3	57
Sean Jones	---	---	27	27	3	57
Dan Nugent	20	28	---	---	7	55
Bill Kenney	22	31	---	---	---	53
Dino Mangiero	---	---	20	27	2	49
Steve Niehaus	---	---	24	22	2	48
Dave Waymer	---	---	23	24	1	48
Marsharne Graves	20	28	---	---	---	48
Freddie Solomon	14	24	---	---	9	47
Mike Baab	17	26	---	---	4	47
Keith Uecker	21	26	---	---	---	47
Carlos Carson	14	19	---	---	10	43
Terry Tausch	15	21	---	---	7	43
Herman Heard	15	20	---	---	8	43
Cliff Lewis	---	---	19	14	9	42
Bobby Watkins	---	---	19	21	2	42
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	15	19	7	41
Geoff Reece	14	18	---	---	6	38
Dave Preston	15	22	---	---	1	38
Lorenzo Hampton	7	11	---	---	18	36
Mark Shumate	---	---	12	15	6	33
Ross Browner	---	---	16	10	5	31
David Hill	11	14	---	---	5	30
Steve Folsom	8	6	---	---	14	28
Byron Franklin	6	21	---	---	---	27
Toussaint Tyler	9	10	---	---	8	27
Jackie Shipp	---	---	8	11	6	25
Barry Bennett	---	---	9	10	5	24
Trey Junkin	11	3	---	---	9	23
Rick Upchurch	0	5	---	---	16	21
Terry Beeson	---	---	8	9	3	20
Walt Bowyer	---	---	9	9	2	20
Dan McQuaid	3	8	---	---	7	18
Rich Miano	---	---	4	9	---	13
Tom De Paso	---	---	6	1	5	12
Bill Capece	0	0	---	---	7	7
Perry Williams	---	---	1	4	1	6
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	4	4
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Harvey Clayton	---	---	0	0	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edwin Bailey	36	37	---	---	1	74
Randall Cunningham	36	37	---	---	---	73
Ethan Horton	32	34	---	---	6	72
Joe Walter	33	31	---	---	8	72
Billy Lindstrom	32	29	---	---	8	69
Roger Carr	30	32	---	---	6	68
Jeff Dellenbach	29	31	---	---	4	64
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	15	28	17	60
Greg Bright	---	---	22	30	5	57
Rich Strenger	25	31	---	---	---	56
Bill Johnson	30	26	---	---	---	56
Cliff Odom	---	---	21	30	4	55
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	22	28	4	54
Carl Lews	---	---	16	23	10	49
Gill Byrd	---	---	14	29	4	47
Rod Kush	---	---	18	24	4	46
Issiac Holt	---	---	15	25	3	43
Billy Jackson	19	14	---	---	8	41
Doug McDougald	---	---	15	21	3	39
Carl Roaches	15	23	---	---	---	38
Hubert Oliver	11	15	---	---	11	37
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	15	18	2	35
Elvis Franks	---	---	15	18	1	34
Larry Heater	6	11	---	---	17	34
Kris Haines	14	17	---	---	1	32
Walt Arnold	13	5	---	---	14	32
Chip Banks	---	---	15	16	1	32
Phil Murphy	---	---	7	13	5	25
Steve Wilson	11	6	---	---	7	24
Mike Calhoun	---	---	7	13	3	23
Stafford Mays	---	---	8	11	4	23
Tony Woodruff	6	3	---	---	11	20
Mike Kelley	7	6	---	---	7	20
John Floyd	4	5	---	---	9	18
Emanuel King	---	---	5	4	8	17
Alvin Toles	---	---	9	5	3	17
Mel Kaufman	---	---	0	2	13	15
Tremain Rogers	4	8	---	---	---	12
Cleo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan Fike	3	6	---	---	---	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	2	3	7
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eric Wilson	---	---	1	1	---	2
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	8	42	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	11	49	4.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	30	20	4	1	1	1	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	37	20	1	6	3	2	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	92	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	56	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	67	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	7	3	0	68	1	22
WR Byron Franklin	7	5	0	54	1	21
WR Carlos Carson	5	3	0	14	0	19
WR Freddie Solomon	3	3	0	72	2	24
RB Lorenzo Hampton	3	2	1	10	0	11
TE David Hill	2	1	0	6	0	14
FB Toussaint Tyler	2	2	0	4	0	10
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	0	3	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	10	5	2	54	0	32
WR Carl Roaches	10	7	0	30	0	23
WR Kris Haines	4	3	0	39	1	17
RB Bill Johnson	4	2	0	10	0	26
TE Ethan Horton	4	2	1	10	0	34
WR John Floyd	3	1	0	14	0	5
FB Hubert Oliver	2	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	3	3.00	3.00
Herman Heard	1	2	2.00	4.40
Lorenzo Hampton	1	6	6.00	6.83

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	4	21	5.25	3.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	0	0	0.00	7.70

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	5	3	14	2.80	4.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Franklin	2	0	0	0.00	7.71
WR Carlos Carson	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Roaches	2	1	4	2.00	3.00
WR Roger Carr	1	1	5	5.00	5.40
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Herman Heard	1	1
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	6	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	13	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	4	2	1
WR Byron Franklin	4	2	2
WR Freddie Solomon	2	2	2
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	0
FB Toussaint Tyler	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Roaches	4	3	2
WR Roger Carr	3	1	1
WR Kris Haines	2	2	2
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	1
WR John Floyd	1	1	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (21,400)
End Zone 7,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (21,400)
End Zone	7,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)