Week 8, 1987

played in New Orleans, LA

69 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	3	14	0	-	27
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:24 CAR - John Lee 36 field goal
1Q: 04:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
1Q: 02:26 CAR - Steve Folsom 6 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 12:06 NOS - Rick Parros 3 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 01:53 CAR - John Lee 22 field goal
3Q: 13:21 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 11 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 05:52 CAR - Dave Preston 4 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 05:21 NOS - Rick Parros 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:24 CAR - John Lee 36 field goal
1Q: 04:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
1Q: 02:26 CAR - Steve Folsom 6 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 12:06 NOS - Rick Parros 3 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 01:53 CAR - John Lee 22 field goal
3Q: 13:21 CAR - Lorenzo Hampton 11 run (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 05:52 CAR - Dave Preston 4 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 05:21 NOS - Rick Parros 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 6-2 4-4
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 392 335
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 5.85 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 128 98
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 4.41 4.90
Net Passing Yards 264 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 0 34 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 289 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/20 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 2/38 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:12 26:48

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	6-2	4-4
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	392	335
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	5.85	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	128	98
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	4.41	4.90
Net Passing Yards	264	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 0	34 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	289	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/20	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	2/38	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:12	26:48

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:42	OWN 7	13	74	Field Goal
1	4:30	2:15	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	12:00	3:11	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
2	6:48	5:02	OWN 15	11	80	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:29	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	13:48	0:35	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
3	9:55	4:12	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
3	0:54	2:14	OWN 17	4	25	Punt
4	10:25	3:29	OWN 8	6	2	Punt
4	5:10	4:26	OWN 12	10	24	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:18	3:48	OWN 29	6	49	Field Goal
1	2:15	5:15	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	8:49	2:01	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	1:46	1:08	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 33	1	2	Half
3	15:00	1:12	OWN 24	2	6	Interception
3	13:13	3:18	OWN 20	7	39	Fumble
3	5:43	4:49	OWN 19	9	59	Interception
4	13:40	3:15	OWN 28	5	11	Punt
4	6:56	1:46	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 18	3	-9	Game

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Heard	19	96	5.05	10	1	0
Lorenzo Hampton	9	29	3.22	11	1	1
Stephen Baker	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	10	50	5.00	12	3
Larry Heater	7	30	4.29	10	1
Randall Cunningham	3	18	6.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	34	23	289	4/25	2	50	0	113.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	34	23	268	4/31	2	30	2	86.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Preston	6	10	70	11.67	12	26	1
WR Stephen Baker	5	5	59	11.80	21	18	0
WR Carlos Carson	3	5	60	20.00	32	26	0
TE Steve Folsom	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	1
WR Byron Franklin	2	5	23	11.50	0	14	0
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	54	27.00	39	50	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	15	7.50	1	11	0
FB Ted Brown	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odessa Turner	6	11	81	13.50	28	23	0
WR Rick Parros	5	6	69	13.80	14	30	2
TE Joe Rose	3	3	19	6.33	0	9	0
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	34	11.33	7	18	0
WR Danny Pittman	2	3	36	18.00	17	19	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	4	20	10.00	0	14	0
WR John Floyd	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	2	1	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harvey Clayton	1	13	13.00	0
CB Perry Williams	1	25	25.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Carson	1	0	0
Ted Brown	0	1	0
Eric Williams	0	1	0
Darryl Hemphill	0	0	1
Lorenzo Hampton	0	0	1
Gary Plummer	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0
Danny Pittman	1	0	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Dan Fike	0	1	0
Don Griffin	0	1	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	226	45.2	40.0	56	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	131	43.7	43.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	5	26	5.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	1	14	14.0	0
Lorenzo Hampton	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	2	48	24.0	0
John Floyd	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	7	0	0.0	19	33
OLB John Rade	6	1	1.0	20	36
DT Mark Shumate	4	0	1.0	10	19
S Eric Williams	4	2	0.0	18	28
OLB Gary Plummer	3	4	2.0	14	31
CB Bobby Watkins	2	2	0.0	14	25
CB Perry Williams	2	2	0.0	7	16
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	1	0.0	10	19
DT Bob Nelson	2	1	0.0	10	20
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	0.0	6	13
ILB Wayne Davis	2	0	0.0	6	10
DE Greg Meisner	1	2	0.0	12	15
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	1	0.0	8	14
DE Mark Studaway	1	1	0.0	4	20
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0.0	14	30
S Rich Miano	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	0.0	12	28

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	7	2	2.0	26	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	7	2	1.0	25	35
DE Kevin Fagan	5	2	0.5	23	36
CB Gill Byrd	5	2	0.0	18	29
S Greg Bright	5	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Chip Banks	3	2	0.0	16	17
S Carl Lews	3	1	0.0	22	29
DT John Woodcock	3	0	0.0	14	18
DE Cleveland Elam	2	1	0.0	11	18
DE Doug McDougald	2	1	0.0	18	20
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0.0	18	22
DE Tony Colorito	2	1	0.0	15	21
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	0.0	8	12
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	21	24
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	2	0.5	13	13
CB Don Griffin	1	1	0.0	10	12
WR Rick Parros	1	0	---	---	---
TE Joe Rose	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	2.0	0	1	1	31
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Mark Shumate	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Sean Jones	0.0	1	1	2	18
DT Bob Nelson	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Fred Smerlas	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	2.0	0	0	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	1	1	35
DE Kevin Fagan	0.5	1	1	36
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.5	0	0	13
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	1	1	18
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	0	18
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	0	20
CB Gill Byrd	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	3	1	0	33
S Eric Williams	2	1	0	28
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	0	13
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	0	19
OLB John Rade	2	0	0	36
ILB Jackie Shipp	2	0	0	14
ILB Wayne Davis	2	0	0	10
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	0	28
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	1	30
DE Greg Meisner	1	0	0	15
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0	25
S Rich Miano	1	0	0	7
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	31
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0	5
CB Perry Williams	0	1	1	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	5	0	29
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	35
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	35
S Greg Bright	2	1	31
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	22
S Carl Lews	2	0	29
CB Don Griffin	2	0	12
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	30
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	12
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marsharne Graves	5	6	26	0	33
Dave Lutz	2	6	26	0	35
Ben Akbar	2	2	3	0	5
Mike Baab	1	6	24	1	33
Greg Roberts	1	3	10	0	12
Keith Uecker	1	3	26	0	33
Trey Junkin	0	1	24	1	27
Steve Folsom	0	1	24	0	23
Terry Tausch	0	1	22	0	31
Ted Brown	0	0	19	1	24
Dan McQuaid	0	0	3	1	3

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Tautolo	5	5	18	1	34
Tremain Rogers	2	2	6	0	8
Dan Fike	1	1	18	1	33
Ethan Horton	1	1	14	0	33
Ron Baker	0	3	5	1	15
Ed Simmons	0	2	14	1	30
Jeff Dellenbach	0	2	18	0	33
Joe Rose	0	1	10	0	15
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	12	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Trey Junkin	2	16
Lorenzo Hampton	1	20
Carlton Williamson	1	19
Dwight Collins	1	17
Steve Folsom	1	16
Marsharne Graves	1	5
John Rade	1	3

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Emanuel King	1	14
John Floyd	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	19	33	19	71
Bill Kenney	29	38	---	---	---	67
Trey Junkin	24	27	---	---	16	67
Marsharne Graves	26	33	---	---	5	64
Steve Folsom	24	23	---	---	16	63
Mike Baab	24	33	---	---	4	61
Dave Lutz	26	35	---	---	---	61
Keith Uecker	26	33	---	---	---	59
John Rade	---	---	20	36	3	59
Eric Williams	---	---	18	28	11	57
Harvey Clayton	---	---	14	30	11	55
Terry Tausch	22	31	---	---	---	53
Herman Heard	20	23	---	---	9	52
Ted Brown	19	24	---	---	7	50
Gary Plummer	---	---	14	31	2	47
Lorenzo Hampton	10	16	---	---	20	46
Dave Preston	13	25	---	---	2	40
Bobby Watkins	---	---	14	25	1	40
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	12	28	---	40
Sean Jones	---	---	16	18	1	35
Stephen Baker	15	19	---	---	1	35
Fred Smerlas	---	---	8	23	1	32
Bob Nelson	---	---	10	20	2	32
Byron Franklin	7	12	---	---	12	31
Carlos Carson	12	18	---	---	---	30
Craig Shaffer	---	---	10	19	1	30
Mark Shumate	---	---	10	19	1	30
Greg Roberts	10	12	---	---	7	29
Greg Meisner	---	---	12	15	1	28
Mark Studaway	---	---	4	20	3	27
Wayne Davis	---	---	6	10	10	26
Jackie Shipp	---	---	8	14	3	25
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	6	13	4	23
Perry Williams	---	---	7	16	---	23
Dwight Collins	1	3	---	---	17	21
Geoff Reece	5	5	---	---	7	17
David Grayson	---	---	4	5	7	16
Howard Carson	---	---	6	7	2	15
Ben Akbar	3	5	---	---	7	15
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rich Miano	---	---	2	7	1	10
Dan McQuaid	3	3	---	---	2	8
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Lee	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lester Lyles	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	26	35	3	64
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	25	35	3	63
Kevin Fagan	---	---	23	36	4	63
Randall Cunningham	20	38	---	---	---	58
Greg Bright	---	---	24	31	2	57
John Tautolo	18	34	---	---	4	56
Jeff Dellenbach	18	33	---	---	4	55
Ethan Horton	14	33	---	---	5	52
Carl Lews	---	---	22	29	1	52
Dan Fike	18	33	---	---	---	51
Ron McNair	19	32	---	---	---	51
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	20	30	1	51
Gill Byrd	---	---	18	29	3	50
Issiac Holt	---	---	18	22	10	50
Curt Jarvis	---	---	21	24	1	46
Ed Simmons	14	30	---	---	---	44
Doug McDougald	---	---	18	20	3	41
Tony Colorito	---	---	15	21	4	40
Joe Rose	10	15	---	---	14	39
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	8	12	18	38
Larry Heater	9	14	---	---	15	38
Dropkick Murphy	12	15	---	---	11	38
Bill Johnson	11	24	---	---	1	36
Don Griffin	---	---	10	12	14	36
Odessa Turner	14	22	---	---	---	36
Cleveland Elam	---	---	11	18	5	34
John Woodcock	---	---	14	18	2	34
Chip Banks	---	---	16	17	---	33
Ernest Givins	8	24	---	---	---	32
Hubert Oliver	5	12	---	---	11	28
Rick Parros	9	16	---	---	2	27
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	13	13	---	26
Danny Pittman	7	13	---	---	6	26
Fred Robinson	---	---	4	3	18	25
Ron Baker	5	15	---	---	4	24
Emanuel King	---	---	4	3	14	21
Tremain Rogers	6	8	---	---	4	18
Eric Wilson	---	---	6	7	2	15
John Floyd	1	2	---	---	11	14
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mike Kelley	2	5	---	---	4	11
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	3	4	10
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	75	5.8
Middle	3	8	2.7
Right	13	45	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	10	54	5.4
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	34	23	4	1	1	3	6	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	34	23	3	0	0	3	5	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	181	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	14	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	82	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	112	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Preston	10	6	1	70	1	25
WR Carlos Carson	5	3	0	60	2	18
WR Byron Franklin	5	2	0	23	0	12
WR Stephen Baker	5	5	0	59	0	19
TE Steve Folsom	3	2	0	9	0	23
FB Ted Brown	2	1	0	-1	0	24
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	0	54	1	27
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	0	15	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	11	6	81	2	22
WR Rick Parros	6	5	69	1	16
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	34	0	24
TE Ethan Horton	4	2	20	0	33
WR Danny Pittman	3	2	36	0	13
TE Joe Rose	3	3	19	0	15
WR John Floyd	1	1	8	0	2
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	1	3	3.00	5.05
Lorenzo Hampton	1	11	11.00	3.22

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	1	6	6.00	4.29
Randall Cunningham	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	9	6	39	4.33	8.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	9	3.00	7.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	3	2	9	3.00	7.00
WR Byron Franklin	2	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	20	10.00	11.80
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	4	4.00	7.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Parros	2	2	9	4.50	11.50
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	7.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	2	0
Herman Heard	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	9	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Preston	6	4	4
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	2
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	2	2	2
TE Joe Rose	2	2	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)