Week 8, 1990

played in Carolina, NC

60 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	7	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	0	13	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
2Q: 11:16 CAR - John Lee 24 field goal
2Q: 08:53 CAR - Kenneth Davis 3 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 00:32 CAR - John Lee 51 field goal
3Q: 05:40 CAR - Stephen Baker 10 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:32 NOS - Ernest Givins 23 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 03:47 NOS - Mike Alexander 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
2Q: 11:16 CAR - John Lee 24 field goal
2Q: 08:53 CAR - Kenneth Davis 3 run (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 00:32 CAR - John Lee 51 field goal
3Q: 05:40 CAR - Stephen Baker 10 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 01:32 NOS - Ernest Givins 23 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 03:47 NOS - Mike Alexander 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 262 321
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 4.44 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 124 131
- Rushing Attempts 29 38
- Yards per Rush 4.28 3.45
Net Passing Yards 138 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 11 - 3 32 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 163 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.6
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 8/82
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/94 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:51 35:09

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	262	321
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	4.44	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	124	131
- Rushing Attempts	29	38
- Yards per Rush	4.28	3.45
Net Passing Yards	138	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 11 - 3	32 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	163	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.6
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	8/82
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/94	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:51	35:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
1	7:55	4:07	OWN 2	9	69	Field Goal
2	14:14	1:26	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	11:09	0:31	OWN 28	1	0	Fumble
2	8:43	2:05	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
2	5:36	0:46	OWN 23	2	4	Interception
2	3:49	1:29	OWN 32	3	14	Interception
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 34	2	8	Half
3	5:31	4:11	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	14:43	3:45	OWN 49	6	14	Punt
4	6:30	2:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	2:21	1:31	OPP 47	8	5	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	4:44	OWN 28	9	12	Punt
1	3:48	4:34	OWN 23	6	22	Punt
2	12:48	1:39	OWN 43	4	50	Field Goal
2	10:38	1:55	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
2	6:38	1:02	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	4:50	1:01	OPP 20	3	-5	Missed FG
2	2:20	1:53	OWN 46	6	20	Field Goal
3	15:00	9:29	OWN 7	17	93	Touchdown
3	1:20	1:37	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
4	10:58	4:28	OWN 4	10	57	Punt
4	3:41	1:20	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 5	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: John Stephens, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	17	68	4.00	18	4
Bill Johnson	7	38	5.43	14	1
Randall Cunningham	2	11	5.50	9	0
Craig Heyward	2	7	3.50	5	0
Ethan Horton	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	16	47	2.94	18	1	1
John Stephens	10	32	3.20	9	0	0
Napoleon McCallum	5	24	4.80	8	0	0
Thomas Magnum	4	8	2.00	6	0	0
Dennis Bligen	3	20	6.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	26	11	163	4/25	2	35	3	49.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	32	17	195	1/5	1	42	0	82.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	5	10	128	25.60	36	35	1
WR Mike Alexander	2	4	11	5.50	5	6	1
RB Chris Warren	2	2	18	9.00	3	15	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Rick Parros	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Walter Stanley	4	8	43	10.75	13	11	0
RB John Stephens	4	5	72	18.00	41	42	0
WR Garry James	2	2	22	11.00	0	20	0
WR Stephen Baker	2	5	22	11.00	1	12	1
WR Doug Donley	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kenneth Davis	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Pete Mandley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB John Rade	1	11	11.00
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	0.00
CB A.J. Johnson	1	14	14.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0
John Mangum	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thomas Magnum	1	0	0
David Grayson	0	1	1
Mike Baab	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	157	39.3	39.3	45	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	6	252	42.0	37.5	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	2	7	3.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	3	57	19.0	0
Gill Byrd	2	37	18.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	1	20	20.0	0
Pete Mandley	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	7	2	0.0	35	32
S Marcus Paul	5	3	0.0	29	27
DE Kevin Fagan	5	2	0.0	31	28
DE Pierce Holt	4	1	1.0	30	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0.0	22	14
DT Andrew Provence	4	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Chip Banks	3	3	0.0	24	25
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Wes Pritchett	3	0	0.0	11	7
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	28	22
DE Clarence Goodburn	2	1	0.0	26	20
WR Rick Parros	2	0	---	---	---
CB Lee Davis	2	0	0.0	9	5
S Carl Lews	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE Tony Colorito	2	0	0.0	24	22
OLB Emanuel King	1	2	0.0	3	6
S Greg Jackson	1	1	0.0	31	26
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB John Mangum	1	0	0.0	10	11
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	2	0.0	28	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barney Bussey	6	1	0.0	26	17
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	2	0.0	26	24
ILB Britt Hager	5	0	0.0	26	24
OLB Gary Plummer	4	2	1.0	18	24
CB Harvey Clayton	4	0	0.0	15	23
S Solomon Wilcots	3	2	0.0	20	26
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	1	0.0	19	12
OLB David Grayson	2	1	0.5	14	14
DE Sean Jones	2	0	0.5	16	23
OLB John Rade	2	1	0.0	28	24
CB A.J. Johnson	2	0	0.0	18	22
DE Bubba Baker	1	2	1.5	16	20
DE Bruce Smith	1	1	0.5	18	11
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	12	12
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	0.0	19	19
DE Jeff Tupper	0	1	0.0	9	6
DT Glenn Montgomery	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	1	1	24
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	0	1	28
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	0	2	1	14
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	0	1	0	20
S Marcus Paul	0.0	0	1	0	27

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Baker	1.5	1	0	1	20
OLB Gary Plummer	1.0	0	1	3	24
DE Sean Jones	0.5	0	0	1	23
DE Bruce Smith	0.5	0	0	1	11
OLB David Grayson	0.5	0	0	0	14
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	0	2	1	19
OLB John Rade	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	18
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	32
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	25
DT Andrew Provence	2	0	24
CB Lee Davis	2	0	5
OLB Emanuel King	2	0	6
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	22
S Carl Lews	1	0	8
S Greg Jackson	1	0	26

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	2	0	24
S Solomon Wilcots	2	1	1	26
S Barney Bussey	2	1	0	17
CB A.J. Johnson	1	1	1	22
OLB John Rade	1	0	1	24
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	0	23
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	0	12
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Simmons	2	7	23	1	22
Craig Heyward	2	3	19	0	19
Dan Fike	2	2	22	2	24
Rick Donnalley	1	10	29	0	30
David Jones	1	1	9	0	12
Jeff Dellenbach	1	1	2	0	0
Tony Jones	0	2	24	0	23
Todd Kalis	0	1	8	0	7
Bill Johnson	0	0	7	1	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Moyer	4	8	1	30	0	21
Harry Swayne	3	6	0	32	0	28
Mike Baab	2	8	0	36	0	25
Keith Uecker	2	5	0	30	0	27
Marsharne Graves	1	2	0	8	1	12
Chris Port	0	2	0	13	0	11
Trey Junkin	0	1	0	33	0	22
Dennis Bligen	0	1	0	22	0	15
Stefan Humpries	0	1	0	33	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Parros	2	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Damone Johnson	1	18
Pete Mandley	1	15
Walter Stanley	1	14
Doug Donley	1	10
John Rade	1	10
John Stephens	1	5
Solomon Wilcots	1	2

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	35	32	2	69
Ethan Horton	26	23	---	---	13	62
Rick Donnalley	29	30	---	---	1	60
Kevin Fagan	---	---	31	28	1	60
Greg Jackson	---	---	31	26	3	60
Randall Cunningham	29	30	---	---	---	59
Marcus Paul	---	---	29	27	3	59
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	28	24	6	58
Gill Byrd	---	---	28	22	7	57
Pierce Holt	---	---	30	24	3	57
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	26	20	8	54
Chip Banks	---	---	24	25	3	52
Andrew Provence	---	---	25	24	3	52
Ernest Givins	24	26	---	---	1	51
Dan Fike	22	24	---	---	4	50
Keith Slough	22	24	---	---	4	50
Craig Heyward	19	19	---	---	11	49
Chris Warren	22	21	---	---	6	49
Tony Colorito	---	---	24	22	2	48
Tony Jones	24	23	---	---	---	47
Ed Simmons	23	22	---	---	---	45
Issiac Holt	---	---	17	18	7	42
Buster Rhymes	15	17	---	---	9	41
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	22	14	4	40
Bill Johnson	7	12	---	---	20	39
Mike Alexander	11	9	---	---	18	38
John Mangum	---	---	10	11	10	31
Wes Pritchett	---	---	11	7	11	29
Lee Davis	---	---	9	5	13	27
Carl Lews	---	---	9	8	10	27
David Jones	9	12	---	---	5	26
Odessa Turner	12	13	---	---	---	25
Jimmie Johnson	9	5	---	---	11	25
Bob Orlando	---	---	11	8	5	24
Darryl Sims	---	---	12	11	---	23
Todd Kalis	8	7	---	---	5	20
Mike Brennan	6	8	---	---	5	19
Emanuel King	---	---	3	6	8	17
Rick Parros	0	5	---	---	10	15
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	1	6	10
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Dellenbach	2	0	---	---	---	2
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Magnum	38	33	---	---	---	71
Trey Junkin	33	22	---	---	12	67
Stefan Humpries	33	28	---	---	6	67
Mike Baab	36	25	---	---	2	63
John Rade	---	---	28	24	10	62
Harry Swayne	32	28	---	---	---	60
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	26	24	9	59
Keith Uecker	30	27	---	---	---	57
Damone Johnson	22	17	---	---	18	57
Walter Stanley	17	24	---	---	14	55
Stephen Baker	29	21	---	---	4	54
Harvey Clayton	---	---	15	23	15	53
David Grayson	---	---	14	14	23	51
Ken Moyer	30	21	---	---	---	51
Britt Hager	---	---	26	24	1	51
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	20	26	2	48
Dennis Bligen	22	15	---	---	8	45
John Stephens	16	24	---	---	5	45
Barney Bussey	---	---	26	17	1	44
Gary Plummer	---	---	18	24	2	44
A.J. Johnson	---	---	18	22	2	42
Bubba Baker	---	---	16	20	5	41
Sean Jones	---	---	16	23	2	41
Napoleon McCallum	15	9	---	---	17	41
Jeff Wright	---	---	19	19	2	40
Doug Donley	9	15	---	---	10	34
Kenneth Davis	22	11	---	---	1	34
Bobby Watkins	---	---	12	12	7	31
Jackie Shipp	---	---	19	12	---	31
Marsharne Graves	8	12	---	---	9	29
Bruce Smith	---	---	18	11	---	29
Chris Port	13	11	---	---	5	29
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	10	12	1	23
Kevin Robbins	6	5	---	---	9	20
Pete Mandley	1	3	---	---	15	19
Perry Williams	---	---	6	11	1	18
Tom Baugh	2	8	---	---	8	18
Jeff Tupper	---	---	9	6	1	16
Dante Jones	---	---	3	6	---	9
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Garry James	4	4	---	---	---	8
John Lee	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Lewis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ben Smith	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	14	79	5.6
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	55	3.2
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	13	48	3.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	26	11	5	1	2	5	3	8	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	32	17	2	1	5	2	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	78	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	112	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	59	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	10	5	0	128	5	26
WR Odessa Turner	4	0	1	0	0	13
WR Mike Alexander	4	2	1	11	0	9
WR Rick Parros	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0	4	0	12
RB Chris Warren	2	2	0	18	0	21
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	2	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Stanley	8	4	1	43	0	24
WR Stephen Baker	5	2	1	22	0	21
RB John Stephens	5	4	0	72	1	24
TE Trey Junkin	3	1	1	15	0	22
TE Damone Johnson	3	1	1	3	0	17
WR Doug Donley	2	1	0	13	0	15
RB Kenneth Davis	2	1	0	2	0	11
WR Garry James	2	2	0	22	1	4
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	3	0	15
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	4	10	2.50	2.94
Napoleon McCallum	1	3	3.00	4.80
John Stephens	1	8	8.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	3	13	3.25	6.27

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	6	1	10	1.67	6.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Alexander	2	2	11	5.50	2.75
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Damone Johnson	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0	0.00	5.38
RB Kenneth Davis	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	10	10.00	4.40
RB John Stephens	1	0	0	0.00	14.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	2	1
Chris Warren	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	2	2
Dennis Bligen	1	1
John Stephens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	2
WR Mike Alexander	2	1	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	3	2	2
RB John Stephens	3	2	1
WR Doug Donley	2	1	1
TE Trey Junkin	2	1	1
WR Garry James	2	2	1
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (21,300)
End Zone 14,500 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (21,300)
End Zone	14,500 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,700)