Week 1, 1986

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	3	3	-	12
Carolina Panthers	7	7	14	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 3 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 14:22 CAR - Carlos Carson 37 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 07:01 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
2Q: 02:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal
3Q: 13:16 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 8 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 08:20 CAR - Herman Heard 2 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:28 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
4Q: 09:09 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
4Q: 01:02 CAR - Herman Heard 39 run (John Lee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 3 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 14:22 CAR - Carlos Carson 37 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 07:01 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
2Q: 02:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal
3Q: 13:16 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 8 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 08:20 CAR - Herman Heard 2 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:28 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
4Q: 09:09 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
4Q: 01:02 CAR - Herman Heard 39 run (John Lee extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 278 401
- Offensive Plays 75 62
- Yards per Play 3.71 6.47
Net Rushing Yards 81 257
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 3.52 7.56
Net Passing Yards 197 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 22 - 1 27 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.79 5.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/39
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:54 27:06

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	278	401
- Offensive Plays	75	62
- Yards per Play	3.71	6.47
Net Rushing Yards	81	257
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	3.52	7.56
Net Passing Yards	197	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 22 - 1	27 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.79	5.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/39
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:54	27:06

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	1:12	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
1	8:02	4:41	OWN 23	7	39	Punt
2	14:07	7:14	OWN 18	13	81	Field Goal
2	5:08	2:23	OWN 33	10	44	Field Goal
2	1:37	0:57	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	0:54	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
3	13:08	1:24	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
3	8:11	6:51	OWN 27	10	53	Field Goal
4	12:32	2:28	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	9:57	0:55	OPP 23	3	9	Field Goal
4	7:40	1:29	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
4	4:59	1:44	OPP 47	7	10	Downs
4	0:47	0:37	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 18	7	57	Missed FG
1	10:38	2:36	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
1	3:21	4:14	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	6:53	1:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	2:45	1:08	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 43	3	-1	Half
3	14:06	0:58	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
3	11:44	3:33	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	1:20	3:48	OWN 26	6	34	Punt
4	10:04	0:07	OWN 20	1	3	Fumble
4	9:02	1:22	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	6:11	1:12	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
4	3:15	2:28	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Lorenzo Hampton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Heater	11	29	2.64	6	0
Willie McClendon	7	19	2.71	5	0
Randall Cunningham	3	28	9.33	15	1
Billy Jackson	1	2	2.00	2	0
Dropkick Murphy	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	19	140	7.37	40	3	2
Lorenzo Hampton	12	103	8.58	21	3	2
Bill Kenney	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
Ted Brown	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	50	22	210	2/13	0	26	1	47.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	27	12	150	1/6	1	37	0	74.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Givins	8	14	96	12.00	13	26
WR Roger Carr	6	14	65	10.83	6	17
WR Rick Parros	4	14	22	5.50	0	6
FB Hubert Oliver	2	3	15	7.50	3	11
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Ethan Horton	1	4	9	9.00	0	9

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	6	9	95	15.83	40	37	1
FB Ted Brown	2	2	12	6.00	8	6	0
RB Herman Heard	2	3	15	7.50	5	9	0
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	16	16.00	8	16	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Freddie Solomon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rick Upchurch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dave Preston	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carlton Williamson	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Chip Banks	1	0
Tony Colorito	0	2
John Woodcock	0	1
Kevin Fagan	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Herman Heard	3	0
Lorenzo Hampton	1	0
Dave Preston	0	1
Walt Downing	0	1
Napoleon McCallum	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	254	42.3	29.2	46	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	217	43.4	37.2	49	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	39	19.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	4	70	17.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	4	72	18.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	6	3	1.0	31	27
CB Don Griffin	6	1	0.0	25	24
DE Tony Colorito	4	1	0.0	26	18
DE Kevin Fagan	4	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	2	0.0	31	26
DE Keith Baldwin	3	0	0.0	20	11
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	0.0	24	17
S Greg Bright	2	2	0.0	23	23
DE Doug McDougald	2	1	0.0	17	19
S Mike Jolly	2	0	0.0	14	14
S Carl Lews	2	0	0.0	23	20
DT John Woodcock	1	2	0.0	20	12
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0.0	8	5
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Fred Robinson	0	1	0.0	4	0

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	7	4	0.0	15	39
CB Harvey Clayton	5	2	0.0	14	44
S Carlton Williamson	4	1	0.0	22	47
CB Darryl Hemphill	4	1	0.0	17	41
DE Bruce Smith	3	1	1.0	16	42
CB Bobby Watkins	3	2	0.0	16	29
OLB John Rade	3	2	0.0	21	46
ILB Anthony Griggs	3	1	0.0	8	11
OLB Howard Carson	2	2	0.0	11	21
DE Barry Bennett	2	0	0.0	5	18
S Dave Waymer	2	0	0.0	10	14
DE Greg Meisner	2	0	0.0	12	25
DT Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	13	29
DE Sean Jones	1	0	1.0	18	34
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	1	0.0	17	48
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0.0	10	23
DE Walt Bowyer	1	0	0.0	7	10
DT Mark Shumate	1	0	0.0	12	27
S Tom Hannon	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	1.0	1	0	27
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	0	19
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	0	25
S Greg Bright	0.0	0	1	23
DE Keith Baldwin	0.0	0	1	11

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	1.0	1	2	1	34
DE Bruce Smith	1.0	0	2	4	42
DE Walt Bowyer	0.0	0	2	1	10
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	2	1	46
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	2	0	23
DT Mark Shumate	0.0	0	1	1	27
DT Bob Nelson	0.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	0	1	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	17
S Bob Glazebrook	1	1	18
S Greg Bright	1	1	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	1	26
CB Don Griffin	1	1	24
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	27
DE Keith Baldwin	1	0	11
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	5
S Carl Lews	1	0	20
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	18
CB Issiac Holt	0	1	18

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	4	3	0	39
CB Harvey Clayton	3	1	0	44
S Carlton Williamson	3	0	1	47
CB Bobby Watkins	3	0	0	29
OLB John Rade	2	1	0	46
ILB Anthony Griggs	2	0	0	11
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	0	41
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	1	0	48
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0	14
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tremain Rogers	7	17	0	44
Ron Baker	3	22	1	43
Dan Fike	3	20	0	45
Ron McNair	2	16	1	39
Jeff Dellenbach	2	22	0	40
Hubert Oliver	1	12	0	15
Ethan Horton	1	16	0	32
Joe Walter	1	6	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Baab	3	9	0	29	0	26
Dave Lutz	3	5	0	34	0	26
Keith Uecker	3	3	0	26	0	19
Marsharne Graves	2	5	0	24	0	27
Terry Tausch	2	3	0	28	0	20
Steve Folsom	1	1	0	14	0	11
Trey Junkin	1	1	0	18	0	7
Walt Downing	0	3	1	11	0	2
Ben Akbar	0	2	0	8	0	9
Karl Swanke	0	0	0	10	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Emanuel King	3	25
Rod Kush	1	24
Dropkick Murphy	1	19
Bob Glazebrook	1	12
Chip Banks	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	3	22
Freddie Solomon	2	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Baker	22	43	---	---	10	75
Randall Cunningham	23	52	---	---	---	75
Dan Fike	20	45	---	---	8	73
Ernest Givins	21	49	---	---	---	70
Jeff Dellenbach	22	40	---	---	6	68
Roger Carr	12	38	---	---	16	66
Tremain Rogers	17	44	---	---	---	61
Cliff Odom	---	---	31	27	1	59
Rick Parros	18	41	---	---	---	59
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	31	26	1	58
Ethan Horton	16	32	---	---	9	57
Ron McNair	16	39	---	---	---	55
Kevin Fagan	---	---	25	25	3	53
Don Griffin	---	---	25	24	1	50
Rod Kush	---	---	14	10	24	48
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	17	18	12	47
Greg Bright	---	---	23	23	1	47
Tony Colorito	---	---	26	18	2	46
Larry Heater	13	31	---	---	1	45
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	25	18	1	44
Carl Lews	---	---	23	20	1	44
Gill Byrd	---	---	24	17	1	42
John Tautolo	8	22	---	---	10	40
Issiac Holt	---	---	21	18	1	40
Mike Jolly	---	---	14	14	10	38
Doug McDougald	---	---	17	19	1	37
Keith Baldwin	---	---	20	11	6	37
Hubert Oliver	12	15	---	---	8	35
John Woodcock	---	---	20	12	1	33
Emanuel King	---	---	3	2	25	30
Danny Pittman	5	13	---	---	11	29
Kris Haines	4	9	---	---	15	28
Joe Rose	2	6	---	---	19	27
Willie McClendon	9	17	---	---	---	26
Billy Jackson	1	4	---	---	21	26
Dropkick Murphy	2	5	---	---	19	26
Steve Wilson	4	19	---	---	2	25
Joe Walter	6	8	---	---	10	24
Chip Banks	---	---	8	5	10	23
Fred Robinson	---	---	4	0	6	10
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	1	5	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Rade	---	---	21	46	14	81
Carlton Williamson	---	---	22	47	3	72
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	17	48	3	68
Rick Upchurch	21	23	---	---	22	66
Bill Kenney	34	28	---	---	---	62
Bruce Smith	---	---	16	42	4	62
Gary Plummer	---	---	15	39	8	62
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	17	41	2	60
Dave Lutz	34	26	---	---	---	60
Harvey Clayton	---	---	14	44	1	59
Mike Baab	29	26	---	---	3	58
Marsharne Graves	24	27	---	---	5	56
Sean Jones	---	---	18	34	3	55
Dave Waymer	---	---	10	14	25	49
Bobby Watkins	---	---	16	29	4	49
Terry Tausch	28	20	---	---	---	48
Johnny Perkins	14	12	---	---	21	47
Herman Heard	21	20	---	---	5	46
Keith Uecker	26	19	---	---	---	45
Bob Nelson	---	---	13	29	3	45
Carlos Carson	18	20	---	---	6	44
Lorenzo Hampton	13	8	---	---	23	44
Mark Shumate	---	---	12	27	5	44
Steve Folsom	14	11	---	---	17	42
Ted Brown	15	14	---	---	11	40
Greg Meisner	---	---	12	25	1	38
Trey Junkin	18	7	---	---	13	38
Brad Shearer	---	---	10	23	4	37
Dave Preston	22	14	---	---	---	36
Howard Carson	---	---	11	21	2	34
Barry Bennett	---	---	5	18	9	32
Freddie Solomon	7	6	---	---	14	27
Karl Swanke	10	9	---	---	6	25
Tom Hannon	---	---	2	8	13	23
Ben Akbar	8	9	---	---	6	23
Walt Bowyer	---	---	7	10	6	23
Jackie Shipp	---	---	2	7	12	21
Anthony Griggs	---	---	8	11	1	20
Walt Downing	11	2	---	---	6	19
Perry Williams	---	---	5	9	1	15
Napoleon McCallum	7	5	---	---	1	13
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan McQuaid	0	2	---	---	1	3
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Lee	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	15	68	4.5
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	120	10.9
Middle	12	81	6.8
Right	10	57	5.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	50	22	1	4	3	6	13	10	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	27	12	2	2	2	6	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	75	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	44	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	70	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	28	5.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	14	6	1	65	0	38
WR Rick Parros	14	4	1	22	0	41
WR Ernest Givins	14	8	0	96	1	49
TE Ethan Horton	4	1	0	9	0	32
FB Hubert Oliver	3	2	1	15	0	15
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	0	3	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	9	6	0	95	2	20
WR Dave Preston	5	0	1	0	0	14
WR Freddie Solomon	3	0	0	0	0	6
RB Herman Heard	3	2	0	15	0	20
FB Ted Brown	2	2	0	12	0	14
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	0	16	0	11
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	0	12	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie McClendon	2	5	2.50	2.71
Larry Heater	1	5	5.00	2.64

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton	3	12	4.00	8.58
Herman Heard	2	3	1.50	7.37
Bill Kenney	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	6	1	11	1.83	4.20

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	2	2	12	6.00	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Carr	2	1	11	5.50	4.64
WR Rick Parros	2	0	0	0.00	1.57
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0	0.00	6.86

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ted Brown	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Herman Heard	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	2	0
Randall Cunningham	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	16	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	11	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	7	1	1
WR Roger Carr	4	3	3
WR Ernest Givins	3	2	2
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	5	3	3
WR Freddie Solomon	2	0	0
RB Herman Heard	2	1	1
WR Dave Preston	1	0	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (21,300)
End Zone 13,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (21,300)
End Zone	13,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,700)