Week 8, 1989

played in Carolina, NC

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 CAR - John Stephens 2 run (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 03:46 CAR - Trey Junkin 55 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 12:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 07:08 CAR - Kenneth Davis 15 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 03:27 CAR - Kenneth Davis 26 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 13:33 CAR - Stephen Baker 3 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 04:27 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 CAR - John Stephens 2 run (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 03:46 CAR - Trey Junkin 55 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 12:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 07:08 CAR - Kenneth Davis 15 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 03:27 CAR - Kenneth Davis 26 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 13:33 CAR - Stephen Baker 3 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 04:27 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-4 5-3
First Downs 9 27
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 5 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 166 517
- Offensive Plays 49 73
- Yards per Play 3.39 7.08
Net Rushing Yards 118 181
- Rushing Attempts 26 41
- Yards per Rush 4.54 4.41
Net Passing Yards 48 336
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 8 - 1 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 69 336
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.09 10.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/93 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 23:20 36:40

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-4	5-3
First Downs	9	27
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	5	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	166	517
- Offensive Plays	49	73
- Yards per Play	3.39	7.08
Net Rushing Yards	118	181
- Rushing Attempts	26	41
- Yards per Rush	4.54	4.41
Net Passing Yards	48	336
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 8 - 1	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	69	336
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.09	10.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/93	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	23:20	36:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:59	1:20	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
1	3:26	5:39	OWN 20	12	54	Field Goal
2	6:57	1:58	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	1:39	0:54	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	12:09	4:07	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	3:14	1:55	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
4	13:27	3:32	OWN 25	7	24	Punt
4	8:48	4:28	OWN 47	7	30	Field Goal
4	1:49	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:01	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
1	6:39	3:13	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
2	12:47	5:50	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	4:59	3:20	OWN 40	8	22	Missed FG
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 11	3	44	Half
3	13:46	1:37	OWN 39	7	36	Interception
3	8:02	4:48	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	1:19	2:52	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	9:55	1:07	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
4	4:20	2:31	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	1:38	1:38	OPP 15	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	14	85	6.07	25	1
Ottis Anderson	9	19	2.11	6	0
Randall Cunningham	3	14	4.67	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Stephens	24	109	4.54	23	5	1
Kenneth Davis	16	73	4.56	13	1	0
Bill Kenney	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	20	8	69	3/21	0	15	1	29.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	32	17	336	0/0	4	55	1	116.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Parros	3	6	21	7.00	1	11
WR Ernest Givins	2	4	22	11.00	2	12
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Buster Rhymes	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
WR Odessa Turner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Doug Donley	3	4	64	21.33	4	35	0
RB Kenneth Davis	3	7	47	15.67	26	26	2
WR Stephen Baker	3	8	77	25.67	29	44	1
WR Pete Mandley	2	3	30	15.00	0	16	0
RB John Stephens	2	2	23	11.50	0	12	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0
WR Byron Franklin	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	2	55	55.00	39	55	1
FB Dennis Bligen	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Billy Griggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Greg Bright	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB John Rade	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Greg Bright	1	0	0	0
Wes Pritchett	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Cooper	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	283	40.4	39.4	46	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	2	88	44.0	43.5	46	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	2/2	0/0	43	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bright	2	1	0.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	4	70	17.5	0
Greg Bright	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	7	1	0.0	21	24
DE Pierce Holt	6	2	0.0	35	27
ILB Cliff Odom	5	2	0.0	38	29
S Marcus Paul	4	4	0.0	35	27
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0.0	36	28
CB Tory Nixon	4	1	0.0	28	25
DE Tony Colorito	3	2	0.0	20	15
S Greg Bright	3	1	0.0	33	25
S Carl Lews	3	1	0.0	22	22
DT Curt Jarvis	3	1	0.0	18	9
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0.0	31	22
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	27	26
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	0	0.0	9	7
DT Andrew Provence	1	2	0.0	27	21
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	1	0.0	3	3
WR Rick Parros	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0.0	16	4
DE Ron Holmes	0	1	0.0	32	31

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	7	0	1.0	20	18
S Carlton Williamson	6	2	0.0	25	23
DE Sean Jones	4	0	0.0	19	12
ILB Britt Hager	3	5	0.0	23	17
DE Bruce Smith	2	1	1.0	8	11
CB Perry Williams	2	1	0.0	17	17
DT Glenn Montgomery	2	1	0.0	8	5
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	15	10
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	1.0	2	6
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	2	0.0	10	6
OLB Gary Plummer	1	1	0.0	23	14
S Solomon Wilcots	1	1	0.0	24	23
QB Bill Kenney	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0.0	12	14
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	11	7
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0.0	18	18
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	0.0	15	17
OLB David Grayson	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	27
ILB Cliff Odom	1	1	29
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	31
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	9

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Howard Carson	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Bruce Smith	1.0	0	0	0	11
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	1	2	1	14
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Sean Jones	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	3	2	0	27
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	1	0	28
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	2	0	22
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0	26
ILB Cliff Odom	2	0	0	29
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0	24
S Greg Bright	1	0	1	25
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0	25
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0	17
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	0	23
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0	6
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0	10
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	14
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	0	23
ILB Britt Hager	1	0	0	17
CB A.J. Johnson	0	1	0	17
OLB John Rade	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	1	5	22	2	22
Ed Simmons	1	5	23	0	19
Keith Slough	1	4	21	0	15
Mike Kelley	1	2	9	1	9
Tony Jones	1	2	23	0	21
David Jones	1	1	3	0	3
Rick Donnalley	0	3	23	0	20
Hubert Oliver	0	1	16	0	16
Jimmie Johnson	0	1	12	0	10

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mike Baab	5	9	0	37	26
Dave Lutz	3	6	1	40	32
Keith Uecker	2	8	0	36	27
Marsharne Graves	2	5	0	37	25
Stefan Humpries	1	4	0	26	25
Tom Thayer	1	3	0	15	7
Billy Griggs	1	2	0	30	19
Trey Junkin	1	1	0	20	19
Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	21	16
Tom Baugh	0	1	0	4	6

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	2	11
Jimmie Johnson	1	15
David Jones	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Grayson	2	25
Earl Cooper	2	12
Pete Mandley	1	17
Walter Stanley	1	16
Doug Donley	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	38	29	2	69
Greg Bright	---	---	33	25	10	68
Ron Holmes	---	---	32	31	3	66
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	36	28	1	65
Pierce Holt	---	---	35	27	3	65
Marcus Paul	---	---	35	27	1	63
Gill Byrd	---	---	27	26	9	62
Tory Nixon	---	---	28	25	6	59
Greg Jackson	---	---	21	24	11	56
Carl Lews	---	---	22	22	9	53
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	31	22	---	53
Jeff Dellenbach	22	22	---	---	7	51
Andrew Provence	---	---	27	21	1	49
Randall Cunningham	26	23	---	---	---	49
Rick Donnalley	23	20	---	---	5	48
Hubert Oliver	16	16	---	---	12	44
Ethan Horton	23	14	---	---	7	44
Tony Jones	23	21	---	---	---	44
Ed Simmons	23	19	---	---	---	42
Keith Slough	21	15	---	---	5	41
Bill Johnson	16	17	---	---	5	38
Ottis Anderson	10	7	---	---	20	37
Jimmie Johnson	12	10	---	---	15	37
Tony Colorito	---	---	20	15	---	35
Ernest Givins	19	16	---	---	---	35
Chip Banks	---	---	17	5	8	30
Curt Jarvis	---	---	18	9	---	27
Mike Kelley	9	9	---	---	7	25
Rick Parros	10	12	---	---	1	23
Odessa Turner	14	8	---	---	---	22
Todd Kalis	6	6	---	---	9	21
Kevin Fagan	---	---	16	4	---	20
Wes Pritchett	---	---	9	7	4	20
Craig Heyward	6	6	---	---	6	18
David Jones	3	3	---	---	9	15
Kenny Jackson	1	1	---	---	11	13
Buster Rhymes	3	8	---	---	1	12
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Fred Robinson	---	---	3	2	6	11
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	10	10
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	3	2	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Kenney	41	32	---	---	---	73
Dave Lutz	40	32	---	---	---	72
Kenneth Davis	28	26	---	---	12	66
Mike Baab	37	26	---	---	---	63
Keith Uecker	36	27	---	---	---	63
Marsharne Graves	37	25	---	---	---	62
Carlton Williamson	---	---	25	23	11	59
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	24	23	11	58
Billy Griggs	30	19	---	---	7	56
Stefan Humpries	26	25	---	---	1	52
Trey Junkin	20	19	---	---	10	49
John Rade	---	---	20	18	11	49
Dennis Bligen	21	16	---	---	9	46
Stephen Baker	25	17	---	---	3	45
Earl Cooper	16	15	---	---	12	43
Walter Stanley	17	8	---	---	16	41
Britt Hager	---	---	23	17	1	41
Jeff Wright	---	---	18	18	4	40
Bobby Watkins	---	---	15	10	14	39
John Stephens	25	14	---	---	---	39
Gary Plummer	---	---	23	14	1	38
David Grayson	---	---	7	6	25	38
Doug Donley	14	12	---	---	11	37
Perry Williams	---	---	17	17	1	35
Sean Jones	---	---	19	12	3	34
A.J. Johnson	---	---	15	17	2	34
Jeff Tupper	---	---	14	10	8	32
Mark Studaway	---	---	12	13	5	30
Harvey Clayton	---	---	12	14	2	28
Tom Thayer	15	7	---	---	3	25
Pete Mandley	1	5	---	---	17	23
Jackie Shipp	---	---	10	6	7	23
Barney Bussey	---	---	11	7	1	19
Bruce Smith	---	---	8	11	---	19
Byron Franklin	8	9	---	---	---	17
Terry Tausch	4	7	---	---	3	14
Dan McQuaid	5	5	---	---	3	13
Tom Baugh	4	6	---	---	3	13
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	8	5	---	13
Otis Wilson	---	---	3	6	1	10
Howard Carson	---	---	2	6	1	9
John Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Robbins	1	0	---	---	2	3
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	1	1
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	43	7.2
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	14	53	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	57	3.2
Middle	8	54	6.8
Right	14	71	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	20	8	0	0	4	2	3	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	32	17	5	1	1	6	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	4	26	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	43	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	33	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	187	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	95	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rick Parros	6	3	0	21	12
WR Buster Rhymes	5	1	2	3	8
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	1	22	16
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	0	0	8
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	8	16
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0	15	14
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	8	3	0	77	2	17
RB Kenneth Davis	7	3	0	47	1	26
WR Doug Donley	4	3	0	64	1	12
WR Pete Mandley	3	2	0	30	0	5
WR Byron Franklin	2	1	1	6	0	9
TE Trey Junkin	2	1	0	55	1	19
FB Dennis Bligen	2	1	0	19	0	16
RB John Stephens	2	2	0	23	0	14
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	0	15	0	15
TE Billy Griggs	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	4	12	3.00	4.56
John Stephens	4	12	3.00	4.54
Bill Kenney	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	3	24	8.00	10.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Franklin	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	15	15.00	6.71
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	3	3.00	9.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	6	4
John Stephens	2	2
Bill Kenney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	6	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	2	1	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kenneth Davis	3	1	1
WR Pete Mandley	2	2	2
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (21,300)
End Zone 14,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (21,300)
End Zone	14,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)