Week 8, 1986

played in New Orleans, LA

82 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	10	0	-	20
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 NOS - Bill Johnson 43 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 14:08 CAR - Dave Preston 14 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 00:05 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal
3Q: 07:41 CAR - Herman Heard 3 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 00:56 CAR - John Lee 21 field goal
4Q: 13:11 NOS - Larry Heater 6 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 03:07 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 NOS - Bill Johnson 43 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 14:08 CAR - Dave Preston 14 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 00:05 CAR - John Lee 41 field goal
3Q: 07:41 CAR - Herman Heard 3 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 00:56 CAR - John Lee 21 field goal
4Q: 13:11 NOS - Larry Heater 6 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 03:07 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-5 2-5
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 281 381
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 4.26 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 124 190
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 4.96 6.55
Net Passing Yards 157 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 1 29 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 169 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/79
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 2/54 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:09 29:51

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-5	2-5
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	281	381
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	4.26	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	124	190
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	4.96	6.55
Net Passing Yards	157	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 1	29 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	169	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/79
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	2/54	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:09	29:51

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	2:23	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
1	9:05	1:51	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	5:34	2:18	OWN 9	4	27	Punt
1	1:00	1:58	OPP 31	5	31	Touchdown
2	10:05	1:52	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	6:32	1:38	OWN 39	6	9	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 19	7	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:25	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	4:49	1:15	OWN 44	4	7	Punt
3	1:57	1:07	OPP 10	3	6	Field Goal
4	13:01	2:30	OWN 37	6	17	Punt
4	7:05	2:44	OWN 20	6	25	Interception
4	3:00	0:46	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 48	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	9:58	0:53	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
1	7:14	1:40	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	3:16	2:16	OWN 18	5	44	Interception
2	14:02	3:57	OWN 21	6	10	Punt
2	8:13	1:41	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
2	4:54	3:05	OWN 11	6	38	Punt
3	7:35	2:46	OWN 26	4	-12	Punt
3	3:34	1:37	OWN 1	3	4	Interception
3	0:50	2:49	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
4	10:31	3:26	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
4	4:21	1:21	OPP 38	3	8	Field Goal
4	2:14	2:03	OWN 20	9	32	Downs

Game MVP: Herman Heard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	17	89	5.24	26	2	1
Lorenzo Hampton	6	34	5.67	11	2	0
Bill Kenney	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	15	113	7.53	43	3	1
Larry Heater	10	49	4.90	9	0	1
Randall Cunningham	4	28	7.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	39	19	169	2/12	1	24	1	58.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	29	16	203	2/12	0	35	2	48.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	4	11	45	11.25	3	24	1
WR Carlos Carson	3	4	27	9.00	11	19	0
FB Ted Brown	2	3	8	4.00	5	12	0
TE Dan Ross	2	2	12	6.00	6	7	0
TE Steve Folsom	2	5	23	11.50	4	12	0
TE Trey Junkin	2	4	20	10.00	2	10	0
RB Herman Heard	2	2	15	7.50	2	12	0
WR Freddie Solomon	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Byron Franklin	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bill Johnson	6	7	37	6.17	8	15
TE Ethan Horton	4	5	69	17.25	34	35
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	71	23.67	28	25
WR John Floyd	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Larry Heater	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Rick Parros	1	5	10	10.00	0	10
WR Kris Haines	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darryl Hemphill	1	11	11.00	0
OLB John Rade	1	43	43.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carl Lews	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnny Perkins	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Heater	1	0	0	0
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	8	353	44.1	40.4	55	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	291	41.6	34.1	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	12	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	2	52	26.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	7	0	1.0	26	22
S Carlton Williamson	6	2	0.0	28	26
CB Dwayne Woodruff	4	2	0.0	27	27
CB Perry Williams	4	1	0.0	13	21
OLB John Rade	3	2	0.0	25	24
CB Darryl Hemphill	3	1	0.0	23	25
CB Harvey Clayton	3	1	0.0	22	17
DE Sean Jones	2	0	1.0	23	24
OLB Howard Carson	2	2	0.0	16	9
DE Barry Bennett	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Bruce Smith	2	0	0.0	22	26
ILB Craig Shaffer	1	2	0.0	6	9
DT Mark Shumate	1	2	0.0	13	13
DT Brad Shearer	1	1	0.0	14	15
WR Dave Preston	1	0	---	---	---
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0.0	5	16
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	0.0	5	8
S Lester Lyles	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Bob Nelson	1	0	0.0	15	13
DE Greg Meisner	0	2	0.0	16	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Jolly	6	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Emanuel King	5	1	0.0	9	21
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	3	1.0	23	35
S Greg Bright	3	3	0.0	18	32
S Bob Glazebrook	3	1	0.0	9	15
DE Sylvester Hicks	3	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Chip Banks	3	1	0.0	19	33
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	1	0.0	6	8
CB Don Griffin	3	1	0.0	21	31
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0.0	16	22
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	1.0	2	6
DE Tony Colorito	1	3	0.0	11	20
DT John Woodcock	1	1	0.0	18	32
DE Elvis Franks	1	1	0.0	16	27
DE Doug McDougald	1	1	0.0	20	19
T Edwin Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	17	24
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0.0	14	28
CB Gill Byrd	0	1	0.0	18	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Jones	1.0	2	0	0	24
OLB Gary Plummer	1.0	0	0	0	22
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	0	0	1	26

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Fred Robinson	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	2	1	28
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	0	2	0	34
DT John Woodcock	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Chip Banks	0.0	0	1	0	33
S Carl Lews	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	1	25
CB Dwayne Woodruff	2	0	0	27
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0	21
OLB Howard Carson	1	1	0	9
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0	17
OLB John Rade	1	0	1	24
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0	12
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0	16
S Carlton Williamson	1	0	0	26
ILB Craig Shaffer	1	0	0	9
DE Sean Jones	1	0	0	24
S Lester Lyles	1	0	0	9
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	22
S Tom Hannon	0	1	0	7

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Emanuel King	4	0	0	21
S Bob Glazebrook	3	0	0	15
S Mike Jolly	3	0	0	28
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	0	35
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	22
CB Gill Byrd	1	2	0	30
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	0	33
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	0	0	34
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	32
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0	31
S Carl Lews	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Baab	3	5	25	0	41
Keith Uecker	2	7	19	0	36
Terry Tausch	2	3	23	0	34
Karl Swanke	1	4	10	0	18
Dave Lutz	0	2	24	2	40
Ben Akbar	0	1	6	0	5
Marsharne Graves	0	1	17	0	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Bailey	3	6	26	0	23
Ron McNair	3	5	26	0	26
Ron Baker	2	4	8	0	11
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	25	0	28
Hubert Oliver	1	1	22	1	17
Dropkick Murphy	1	1	1	0	3
Dan Fike	0	2	25	0	26
Tremain Rogers	0	2	24	0	25
Steve Wilson	0	1	4	0	5
John Tautolo	0	0	7	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Heard	2	25
Rick Upchurch	1	25
Dave Waymer	1	22
Johnny Perkins	1	16
Craig Shaffer	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Jackson	2	13
John Floyd	1	16
Kris Haines	1	16
Larry Heater	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herman Heard	19	29	---	---	25	73
Mike Baab	25	41	---	---	5	71
Bill Kenney	25	41	---	---	---	66
Steve Folsom	21	27	---	---	18	66
Trey Junkin	21	30	---	---	14	65
Dave Lutz	24	40	---	---	---	64
Terry Tausch	23	34	---	---	5	62
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	27	27	1	55
Keith Uecker	19	36	---	---	---	55
Carlton Williamson	---	---	28	26	---	54
John Rade	---	---	25	24	5	54
Marsharne Graves	17	30	---	---	7	54
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	23	25	2	50
Gary Plummer	---	---	26	22	1	49
Sean Jones	---	---	23	24	1	48
Bruce Smith	---	---	22	26	---	48
Ted Brown	20	19	---	---	6	45
Dave Waymer	---	---	5	16	22	43
Dave Preston	13	28	---	---	---	41
Freddie Solomon	6	18	---	---	15	39
Harvey Clayton	---	---	22	17	---	39
Karl Swanke	10	18	---	---	9	37
Perry Williams	---	---	13	21	2	36
Greg Meisner	---	---	16	18	---	34
Barry Bennett	---	---	13	12	8	33
Brad Shearer	---	---	14	15	4	33
Jackie Shipp	---	---	5	8	18	31
Mark Shumate	---	---	13	13	5	31
Carlos Carson	7	18	---	---	5	30
Rick Upchurch	2	1	---	---	25	28
Bob Nelson	---	---	15	13	---	28
Howard Carson	---	---	16	9	2	27
Lorenzo Hampton	7	14	---	---	3	24
Craig Shaffer	---	---	6	9	8	23
Dan Ross	4	8	---	---	9	21
Ben Akbar	6	5	---	---	10	21
Byron Franklin	5	13	---	---	---	18
Tom Hannon	---	---	1	7	9	17
Johnny Perkins	0	0	---	---	16	16
Lester Lyles	---	---	6	9	---	15
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dan McQuaid	1	1	---	---	10	12
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Lee	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Napoleon McCallum	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Griffin	---	---	21	31	16	68
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	23	35	5	63
Randall Cunningham	29	31	---	---	---	60
Jeff Dellenbach	25	28	---	---	7	60
Dan Fike	25	26	---	---	6	57
Hubert Oliver	22	17	---	---	16	55
Chip Banks	---	---	19	33	3	55
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	20	34	---	54
Elvis Franks	---	---	16	27	10	53
John Woodcock	---	---	18	32	2	52
Greg Bright	---	---	18	32	2	52
Gill Byrd	---	---	18	30	4	52
Ernest Givins	24	28	---	---	---	52
Ron McNair	26	26	---	---	---	52
Edwin Bailey	26	23	---	---	2	51
Ethan Horton	25	25	---	---	1	51
Tremain Rogers	24	25	---	---	---	49
Issiac Holt	---	---	16	22	9	47
Carl Lews	---	---	17	24	4	45
Kevin Fagan	---	---	14	28	2	44
Mike Jolly	---	---	13	28	1	42
Doug McDougald	---	---	20	19	1	40
Kris Haines	9	14	---	---	16	39
Larry Heater	11	11	---	---	16	38
Bill Johnson	18	20	---	---	---	38
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	9	15	12	36
Emanuel King	---	---	9	21	6	36
Joe Rose	8	11	---	---	16	35
Rick Parros	18	15	---	---	1	34
Tony Colorito	---	---	11	20	1	32
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	6	22	30
Ron Baker	8	11	---	---	8	27
John Tautolo	7	11	---	---	8	26
Danny Pittman	6	7	---	---	7	20
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	6	8	5	19
Dropkick Murphy	1	3	---	---	15	19
John Floyd	1	1	---	---	16	18
Billy Jackson	2	3	---	---	13	18
Steve Wilson	4	5	---	---	8	17
Eric Wilson	---	---	3	5	3	11
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rod Kush	---	---	2	1	1	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	11	69	6.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	56	11.2
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	12	71	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	39	19	1	3	2	4	9	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	29	16	4	3	1	3	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	69	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	89	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	89	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	11	4	0	45	1	28
TE Steve Folsom	5	2	0	23	0	27
WR Freddie Solomon	4	1	1	4	0	18
WR Carlos Carson	4	3	0	27	0	18
WR Byron Franklin	4	1	0	15	0	13
TE Trey Junkin	4	2	1	20	0	30
FB Ted Brown	3	2	0	8	0	19
TE Dan Ross	2	2	0	12	0	8
RB Herman Heard	2	2	0	15	0	29

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bill Johnson	7	6	0	37	0	20
WR Rick Parros	5	1	1	10	0	15
TE Ethan Horton	5	4	0	69	1	25
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	0	71	3	28
WR Kris Haines	2	0	0	0	0	14
FB Dropkick Murphy	2	0	0	0	0	3
WR John Floyd	1	1	0	8	0	1
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	8	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	2	7	3.50	5.24
Bill Kenney	1	2	2.00	0.50
Lorenzo Hampton	1	2	2.00	5.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	2	15	7.50	4.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	1	14	4.67	4.33

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	1	1	14	14.00	4.09
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	14	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	4	3	2
FB Ted Brown	2	1	1
WR Carlos Carson	2	2	2
TE Steve Folsom	2	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	2	0	0
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0
RB Herman Heard	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	2
WR John Floyd	1	1	0
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	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)