Week 1, 1989

played in New Orleans, LA

80 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	8	0	-	11
New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 NOS - Buster Rhymes 13 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 13:45 CAR - John Lee 45 field goal
2Q: 06:07 NOS - Rick Parros 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:35 NOS - Ernest Givins 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 11:46 CAR - Byron Franklin 4 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Kenney pass to Billy Griggs for conversion)
4Q: 04:04 NOS - Ottis Anderson 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 NOS - Buster Rhymes 13 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 13:45 CAR - John Lee 45 field goal
2Q: 06:07 NOS - Rick Parros 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:35 NOS - Ernest Givins 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 11:46 CAR - Byron Franklin 4 pass from Bill Kenney (Bill Kenney pass to Billy Griggs for conversion)
4Q: 04:04 NOS - Ottis Anderson 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 223 342
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 3.66 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 93 146
- Rushing Attempts 29 37
- Yards per Rush 3.21 3.95
Net Passing Yards 130 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 12 - 1 24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.06 7.84
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:16 31:44

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	223	342
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	3.66	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	93	146
- Rushing Attempts	29	37
- Yards per Rush	3.21	3.95
Net Passing Yards	130	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 12 - 1	24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	160	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.06	7.84
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:16	31:44

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 23	8	29	Punt
1	7:35	1:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:15	4:38	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
2	6:01	1:50	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	2:33	0:42	OWN 23	3	-1	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 27	1	-2	Half
3	13:12	1:33	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
3	9:28	1:00	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	4:21	4:26	OWN 28	9	32	Punt
4	13:53	4:42	OWN 48	10	34	Missed FG
4	3:58	1:14	OWN 33	5	17	Downs
4	1:58	0:47	OWN 10	4	1	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	2:04	OWN 12	4	26	Punt
1	6:04	2:49	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	13:37	7:36	OWN 23	13	77	Touchdown
2	4:11	1:38	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	1:51	1:22	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
3	11:39	2:11	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	8:28	4:07	OWN 26	8	53	Missed FG
4	14:55	1:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	9:11	5:13	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	2:44	0:46	50	3	5	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 11	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Stephens	17	45	2.65	11	1
Kenneth Davis	8	40	5.00	13	1
Bill Kenney	4	8	2.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	20	91	4.55	23	3	0
Ottis Anderson	14	44	3.14	9	0	1
Randall Cunningham	2	10	5.00	11	1	0
Hubert Oliver	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	28	12	160	4/30	1	26	1	58.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	24	15	202	1/6	3	32	0	128.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	4	4	55	13.75	11	23	0
WR Walter Stanley	3	6	39	13.00	11	26	0
WR Doug Donley	2	8	34	17.00	0	21	0
WR Byron Franklin	2	3	10	5.00	6	6	1
RB John Stephens	1	2	22	22.00	4	22	0
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Pete Mandley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	6	9	76	12.67	18	28	1
WR Buster Rhymes	3	5	37	12.33	1	14	1
WR Odessa Turner	3	4	46	15.33	22	19	0
WR Rick Parros	2	4	40	20.00	0	32	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Stephens	2	0	0
Mike Baab	0	1	0
Ken Moyer	0	1	0
Carlton Williamson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Johnson	1	0	0
Randall Cunningham	0	1	0
Gill Byrd	0	0	1
Lorenzo Lynch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	5	185	37.0	32.4	40	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	273	45.5	38.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/2	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	2	14	7.0	0
Pete Mandley	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	58	19.3	0
Doug Donley	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bright	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	13	5	0.0	35	23
S Solomon Wilcots	5	1	0.0	34	23
ILB Britt Hager	5	0	0.0	27	22
CB Perry Williams	4	1	0.0	29	18
OLB John Rade	3	4	0.0	33	19
CB Bobby Watkins	3	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	0	0.0	23	16
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	2	1.0	25	17
CB Harvey Clayton	2	1	0.0	16	11
CB A.J. Johnson	2	1	0.0	24	17
OLB Gary Plummer	2	0	0.0	26	22
DT Jeff Wright	1	2	0.0	31	18
WR Doug Donley	1	0	---	---	---
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	7	4
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	8	8
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	0.0	10	3
DE Jeff Tupper	0	2	0.0	23	12
DE Bruce Smith	0	1	0.0	14	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	6	1	0.0	23	25
DE Pierce Holt	4	1	1.0	23	27
CB Issiac Holt	4	1	0.0	19	23
DE Kevin Fagan	3	3	2.0	23	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	1	1.0	15	13
ILB Cliff Odom	3	4	0.0	25	30
DT Curt Jarvis	3	2	0.0	14	17
S Marcus Paul	3	0	0.0	26	28
S Greg Bright	2	2	0.0	22	28
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	2	0.0	23	27
DE Tony Colorito	2	1	0.0	17	16
S Carl Lews	2	0	0.0	15	21
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Chip Banks	1	2	0.0	16	18
DT Andrew Provence	1	0	0.0	16	11
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0.0	16	25
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Glenn Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	2	1	1	22
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Howard Carson	0.0	0	1	0	3
DE Mark Studaway	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	0	1	19
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	0	0	1	13

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	2.0	0	1	1	23
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	2	1	27
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	0	0	13
OLB Chip Banks	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	0	2	1	25
ILB Cliff Odom	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Solomon Wilcots	3	1	23
CB Bobby Watkins	3	0	11
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	23
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	17
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	11
CB Perry Williams	1	0	18
OLB David Grayson	1	0	8
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	3
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	18
ILB Britt Hager	1	0	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	4	0	0	25
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0	23
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	0	18
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	0	30
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	13
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0	6
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0	13
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	1	27
S Greg Bright	0	1	0	28
S Marcus Paul	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	3	6	26	1	29
Ken Moyer	2	3	22	0	23
Mike Baab	1	7	25	0	29
Dave Lutz	1	1	29	2	31
Dennis Bligen	1	1	17	0	11
Stefan Humpries	0	5	25	1	27
Dan McQuaid	0	1	3	0	3
Tom Baugh	0	1	4	0	3

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	3	9	28	1	20
Ed Simmons	3	5	33	0	22
Keith Slough	1	5	28	0	21
Tony Jones	1	4	30	0	23
David Jones	1	3	9	0	5
Ethan Horton	1	2	32	0	18
Jeff Dellenbach	0	3	33	0	23
Mike Kelley	0	2	13	0	6
Craig Heyward	0	1	16	0	12
Todd Kalis	0	1	11	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Grayson	1	25
Doug Donley	1	15
Trey Junkin	1	12
Solomon Wilcots	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	3	15
Ottis Anderson	1	20
Emanuel King	1	12
Hubert Oliver	1	9
David Jones	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	35	23	11	69
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	34	23	9	66
Bill Kenney	29	32	---	---	---	61
John Rade	---	---	33	19	9	61
Dave Lutz	29	31	---	---	---	60
Stefan Humpries	25	27	---	---	5	57
Jeff Wright	---	---	31	18	7	56
Keith Uecker	26	29	---	---	---	55
Mike Baab	25	29	---	---	---	54
Stephen Baker	25	23	---	---	5	53
Britt Hager	---	---	27	22	1	50
Walter Stanley	16	19	---	---	14	49
Gary Plummer	---	---	26	22	1	49
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	25	17	7	49
Perry Williams	---	---	29	18	1	48
Ken Moyer	22	23	---	---	---	45
Doug Donley	8	21	---	---	15	44
Trey Junkin	18	13	---	---	12	43
John Stephens	20	23	---	---	---	43
David Grayson	---	---	8	8	25	41
A.J. Johnson	---	---	24	17	---	41
Jackie Shipp	---	---	23	16	1	40
Kenneth Davis	10	9	---	---	21	40
Bobby Watkins	---	---	13	11	13	37
Dennis Bligen	17	11	---	---	9	37
Jeff Tupper	---	---	23	12	1	36
Mark Studaway	---	---	20	15	---	35
Earl Cooper	9	10	---	---	15	34
Harvey Clayton	---	---	16	11	1	28
Bruce Smith	---	---	14	13	---	27
Byron Franklin	6	18	---	---	---	24
Marsharne Graves	7	9	---	---	7	23
Billy Griggs	16	7	---	---	---	23
Pete Mandley	0	6	---	---	13	19
Dante Jones	---	---	10	3	4	17
Tom Thayer	4	5	---	---	7	16
Tom Baugh	4	3	---	---	7	14
Dan McQuaid	3	3	---	---	7	13
Howard Carson	---	---	9	3	---	12
Barney Bussey	---	---	7	4	---	11
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Lee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Robbins	0	1	---	---	2	3
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Napoleon McCallum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	37	25	---	---	---	62
Jeff Dellenbach	33	23	---	---	5	61
Marcus Paul	---	---	26	28	7	61
Cliff Odom	---	---	25	30	4	59
Ethan Horton	32	18	---	---	7	57
Greg Bright	---	---	22	28	6	56
Ernest Givins	34	21	---	---	---	55
Ed Simmons	33	22	---	---	---	55
Keith Slough	28	21	---	---	6	55
Gill Byrd	---	---	23	25	5	53
Tony Jones	30	23	---	---	---	53
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	23	27	2	52
Pierce Holt	---	---	23	27	1	51
Rick Donnalley	28	20	---	---	2	50
Kevin Fagan	---	---	23	23	2	48
Ron Holmes	---	---	16	25	6	47
Carl Lews	---	---	15	21	9	45
Ottis Anderson	15	9	---	---	20	44
Issiac Holt	---	---	19	23	1	43
Greg Jackson	---	---	14	13	15	42
Bill Johnson	22	16	---	---	3	41
Craig Heyward	16	12	---	---	11	39
Chip Banks	---	---	16	18	2	36
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	15	13	7	35
Tony Colorito	---	---	17	16	2	35
Buster Rhymes	19	15	---	---	---	34
Curt Jarvis	---	---	14	17	1	32
Odessa Turner	19	13	---	---	---	32
Andrew Provence	---	---	16	11	2	29
Wes Pritchett	---	---	7	6	14	27
Jimmie Johnson	6	5	---	---	15	26
Mike Kelley	13	6	---	---	6	25
Hubert Oliver	9	5	---	---	9	23
Todd Kalis	11	5	---	---	7	23
Rick Parros	8	8	---	---	6	22
David Jones	9	5	---	---	7	21
Danny Pittman	2	2	---	---	9	13
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	12	12
Kenny Jackson	3	1	---	---	7	11
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	0	4	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	1	3	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	11	33	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	66	5.5
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	12	43	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	28	12	4	0	5	4	5	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	24	15	2	0	1	2	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	12	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	110	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	34	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Donley	8	2	2	34	1	21
WR Walter Stanley	6	3	0	39	1	19
WR Stephen Baker	4	4	0	55	1	23
WR Byron Franklin	3	2	0	10	0	18
WR Pete Mandley	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Kenneth Davis	2	0	2	0	0	9
RB John Stephens	2	1	0	22	1	23
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	9	6	0	76	1	21
WR Buster Rhymes	5	3	0	37	0	15
WR Rick Parros	4	2	0	40	1	8
WR Odessa Turner	4	3	1	46	0	13
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	16
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	1	2	2.00	2.65

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ottis Anderson	5	16	3.20	3.14
Bill Johnson	4	10	2.50	4.55
Hubert Oliver	1	1	1.00	1.00
Randall Cunningham	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	4	1	4	1.00	5.71

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	3	27	9.00	8.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Franklin	2	1	4	2.00	3.33
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Parros	1	1	8	8.00	10.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	13	13.00	7.40
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	6	6.00	8.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Kenney	1	0
Kenneth Davis	1	0
John Stephens	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	5	4
Bill Johnson	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	12	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	5	2	2
WR Walter Stanley	3	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	0
RB Kenneth Davis	1	0	0
RB John Stephens	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	3	1	1
WR Rick Parros	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (21,400)
End Zone 8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (21,400)
End Zone	8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)