Week 15, 1988

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	6	7	0	-	16
Carolina Panthers	7	7	14	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
1Q: 07:06 CAR - Doug Donley 53 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 08:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
2Q: 01:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 00:23 CAR - Steve Folsom 10 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 11:19 CAR - Steve Folsom 20 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 05:04 NOS - Bill Johnson 4 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 00:02 CAR - John Stephens 6 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:50 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 9 run (John Lee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
1Q: 07:06 CAR - Doug Donley 53 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 08:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
2Q: 01:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 00:23 CAR - Steve Folsom 10 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 11:19 CAR - Steve Folsom 20 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 05:04 NOS - Bill Johnson 4 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 00:02 CAR - John Stephens 6 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:50 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 9 run (John Lee extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 8-6 8-6
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 8 13
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 409 418
- Offensive Plays 67 56
- Yards per Play 6.10 7.46
Net Rushing Yards 131 199
- Rushing Attempts 31 36
- Yards per Rush 4.23 5.53
Net Passing Yards 278 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 20 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.72 10.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/64 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 5/122
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	8-6	8-6
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	8	13
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	409	418
- Offensive Plays	67	56
- Yards per Play	6.10	7.46
Net Rushing Yards	131	199
- Rushing Attempts	31	36
- Yards per Rush	4.23	5.53
Net Passing Yards	278	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	20 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.72	10.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/64	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	5/122
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:49	OWN 31	5	53	Field Goal
1	10:14	1:08	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
1	6:49	3:10	OWN 23	4	-5	Punt
1	2:02	1:35	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	14:00	5:42	OWN 36	9	33	Field Goal
2	4:42	3:14	OWN 24	9	54	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 29	1	-2	Half
3	11:04	6:08	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:30	OWN 5	4	20	Punt
4	10:45	2:09	OWN 30	4	22	Punt
4	4:09	1:19	OWN 3	5	6	Downs
4	2:43	1:25	OWN 22	6	67	Downs
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 34	3	41	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:11	1:57	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	9:06	2:17	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
1	3:39	1:37	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	0:27	1:27	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	8:18	3:36	OWN 40	6	36	Fumble
2	1:28	1:15	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
3	4:56	4:56	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	12:30	1:45	OWN 33	5	22	Interception
4	8:36	4:27	OWN 9	7	32	Punt
4	2:50	0:07	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
4	1:18	0:37	OWN 11	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	15	76	5.07	13	2	1
Earl Campbell	12	31	2.58	9	0	0
Randall Cunningham	4	24	6.00	14	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Stephens	23	137	5.96	17	5	1
Napoleon McCallum	13	62	4.77	15	3	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	33	20	300	3/22	0	50	0	90.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	20	15	219	0/0	3	53	1	129.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Givins	5	7	42	8.40	0	16
WR Odessa Turner	4	8	48	12.00	2	23
TE Ethan Horton	3	4	56	18.67	14	41
WR Rick Parros	2	2	33	16.50	15	34
WR Buster Rhymes	2	6	72	36.00	39	50
WR Kenny Jackson	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	1	4
TE Damone Johnson	1	2	28	28.00	0	28
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Craig Heyward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Doug Donley	4	5	100	25.00	44	53	1
WR Carlos Carson	3	4	35	11.67	16	22	0
TE Steve Folsom	3	3	29	9.67	0	20	2
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB John Stephens	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cliff Odom	1	1	1.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Odessa Turner	1	0	0
Pierce Holt	0	1	1
Fred Robinson	0	1	0
Buster Rhymes	0	1	0
Dropkick Murphy	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Donley	1	0	0
John Stephens	1	0	0
Greg Meisner	0	1	0
Dennis Bligen	0	0	1
Gary Plummer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	232	46.4	42.6	60	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	5	215	43.0	43.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	3	9	3.0	0
William Judson	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	3	62	20.7	0
Lorenzo Lynch	1	17	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	5	122	24.4	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	8	2	30	19
CB Don Griffin	5	1	23	14
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	0	28	15
DE Kevin Fagan	5	0	26	14
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	28	16
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	30	17
OLB Emanuel King	3	0	18	6
S Jim Perryman	3	0	25	12
DE Tony Colorito	2	1	20	10
DT Andrew Provence	2	0	15	7
CB Issiac Holt	1	2	14	9
S Greg Bright	1	1	25	16
CB Lee Davis	1	1	13	9
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	16	8
S Carl Lews	1	0	20	13
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	6	1
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	28	17
DT Curt Jarvis	0	1	22	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	8	0	2.0	24	27
S Carlton Williamson	6	4	0.0	29	33
OLB John Rade	6	1	0.0	25	33
OLB David Grayson	5	0	1.0	19	11
ILB Jackie Shipp	5	1	0.0	17	17
CB Perry Williams	4	2	0.0	16	25
ILB Craig Shaffer	4	0	0.0	22	22
S Solomon Wilcots	3	2	0.0	23	24
CB William Judson	2	1	0.0	18	18
DE Greg Meisner	1	1	0.0	17	15
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0.0	17	25
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	16	23
FB Dennis Bligen	1	0	---	---	---
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Mark Studaway	1	0	0.0	14	21
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	16	8
DT Bob Nelson	1	0	0.0	12	12
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0.0	19	24
S Eric Williams	0	1	0.0	11	16
DE Sean Jones	0	1	0.0	15	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	2.0	0	2	3	27
OLB David Grayson	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	1	1	33
DE Sean Jones	0.0	0	1	1	28
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	0	17
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	0	16
ILB Cliff Odom	2	0	1	19
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0	14
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	16
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	15
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0	9
S Jim Perryman	1	0	0	12
S Carl Lews	1	0	0	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	4	0	33
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	1	17
CB Perry Williams	3	0	25
OLB John Rade	2	2	33
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	24
CB Harvey Clayton	1	2	25
OLB David Grayson	1	1	11
CB William Judson	1	0	18
ILB Craig Shaffer	1	0	22
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	23
DE Mark Studaway	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron McNair	2	4	23	0	33
Jeff Dellenbach	1	6	25	0	28
Tony Jones	1	5	24	1	34
Damone Johnson	1	3	17	0	7
Ethan Horton	1	2	24	0	27
Ed Simmons	1	1	14	1	8
David Jones	1	1	29	0	29
Dropkick Murphy	1	1	24	0	21
Rick Donnalley	0	3	27	0	31
Craig Heyward	0	1	11	0	6
Todd Kalis	0	0	13	1	17

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dave Lutz	7	10	0	31	19
Keith Uecker	3	6	0	29	16
Marsharne Graves	3	5	0	32	18
Mike Baab	2	6	0	32	17
Stefan Humpries	1	4	1	29	17
Dennis Bligen	1	2	0	22	10
Billy Griggs	1	2	0	24	10
Terry Tausch	0	1	0	4	2

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Lynch	3	17
Danny Pittman	2	19
Gill Byrd	2	6
David Jones	1	8
Dropkick Murphy	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Williamson	2	14
Doug Donley	1	15
Dennis Bligen	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	31	36	---	---	---	67
Rick Donnalley	27	31	---	---	8	66
David Jones	29	29	---	---	8	66
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	30	17	17	64
Jeff Dellenbach	25	28	---	---	8	61
Tony Jones	24	34	---	---	---	58
Earl Campbell	13	20	---	---	24	57
Ethan Horton	24	27	---	---	5	56
Ron McNair	23	33	---	---	---	56
Ernest Givins	23	29	---	---	1	53
Dropkick Murphy	24	21	---	---	7	52
Gill Byrd	---	---	28	16	6	50
Cliff Odom	---	---	30	19	---	49
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	28	15	3	46
Jim Perryman	---	---	25	12	9	46
Pierce Holt	---	---	28	17	---	45
Don Griffin	---	---	23	14	7	44
Greg Bright	---	---	25	16	2	43
Damone Johnson	17	7	---	---	19	43
Kevin Fagan	---	---	26	14	1	41
Rick Parros	5	18	---	---	16	39
Todd Kalis	13	17	---	---	8	38
Odessa Turner	6	15	---	---	14	35
Bill Johnson	18	16	---	---	---	34
Curt Jarvis	---	---	22	11	1	34
Carl Lews	---	---	20	13	---	33
Buster Rhymes	13	17	---	---	---	30
Tony Colorito	---	---	20	10	---	30
Ed Simmons	14	8	---	---	8	30
Chip Banks	---	---	8	5	16	29
Ron Holmes	---	---	16	8	5	29
Craig Heyward	11	6	---	---	12	29
Lee Davis	---	---	13	9	5	27
Emanuel King	---	---	18	6	1	25
Issiac Holt	---	---	14	9	1	24
Andrew Provence	---	---	15	7	1	23
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	19	19
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	6	1	4	11
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Robinson	---	---	1	1	5	7
Kenny Jackson	1	4	---	---	---	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tory Nixon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	29	33	14	76
John Rade	---	---	25	33	9	67
William Judson	---	---	18	18	24	60
Bill Kenney	36	20	---	---	---	56
Gary Plummer	---	---	24	27	4	55
Stephen Baker	23	14	---	---	16	53
Mike Baab	32	17	---	---	3	52
Trey Junkin	25	11	---	---	16	52
David Grayson	---	---	19	11	21	51
Dave Lutz	31	19	---	---	---	50
Marsharne Graves	32	18	---	---	---	50
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	23	24	3	50
Stefan Humpries	29	17	---	---	3	49
Jeff Wright	---	---	19	24	6	49
Keith Uecker	29	16	---	---	2	47
Craig Shaffer	---	---	22	22	1	45
Harvey Clayton	---	---	17	25	3	45
Dennis Bligen	22	10	---	---	13	45
Sean Jones	---	---	15	28	2	45
Perry Williams	---	---	16	25	3	44
Bobby Watkins	---	---	16	23	4	43
Steve Folsom	16	8	---	---	16	40
Billy Griggs	24	10	---	---	5	39
John Stephens	23	16	---	---	---	39
Greg Meisner	---	---	17	15	6	38
Mark Studaway	---	---	14	21	3	38
Doug Donley	10	10	---	---	15	35
Jackie Shipp	---	---	17	17	1	35
Napoleon McCallum	14	5	---	---	16	35
Tom Baugh	18	10	---	---	5	33
Eric Williams	---	---	11	16	1	28
Bruce Smith	---	---	16	8	2	26
Bob Nelson	---	---	12	12	---	24
Carlos Carson	15	7	---	---	1	23
Phil Freeman	1	5	---	---	16	22
Dante Jones	---	---	7	10	2	19
Byron Franklin	7	4	---	---	4	15
Terry Tausch	4	2	---	---	5	11
Dan McQuaid	5	1	---	---	5	11
Barney Bussey	---	---	2	4	2	8
Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	2	0	1	3
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	11	52	4.7
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	110	6.5
Middle	7	46	6.6
Right	12	43	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	33	20	6	0	1	6	5	5	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	20	15	4	1	2	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	35	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	109	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	148	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	52	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	92	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	8	4	0	48	1	15
WR Ernest Givins	7	5	1	42	0	29
WR Buster Rhymes	6	2	0	72	2	17
TE Ethan Horton	4	3	0	56	1	27
WR Rick Parros	2	2	0	33	1	18
TE Damone Johnson	2	1	0	28	1	7
WR Kenny Jackson	1	1	0	13	0	4
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0	4	0	16
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	0	4	0	21
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	5	4	0	100	2	10
WR Carlos Carson	4	3	1	35	1	7
TE Steve Folsom	3	3	0	29	1	8
FB Dennis Bligen	2	1	0	9	0	10
RB Napoleon McCallum	2	1	1	6	0	5
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	0	15	0	14
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	0	19	0	4
RB John Stephens	1	1	0	6	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	3	7	2.33	5.07
Earl Campbell	2	8	4.00	2.58
Randall Cunningham	1	8	8.00	6.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon McCallum	2	9	4.50	4.77
John Stephens	1	6	6.00	5.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	6	3	9	1.50	9.09

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	2	2	30	15.00	10.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Parros	1	1	-1	-1.00	16.50
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	7	7.00	14.00
TE Damone Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	14.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steve Folsom	2	2	30	15.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	6	3
Earl Campbell	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon McCallum	2	0
John Stephens	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	6	2	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	5	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Buster Rhymes	3	0
WR Kenny Jackson	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	1
FB Craig Heyward	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	1
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	1	1
RB John Stephens	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (21,300)
End Zone 14,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (21,300)
End Zone	14,600 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,700)