Week 17, 1990

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	9	9	3	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:21 CAR - John Lee 29 field goal
2Q: 00:32 CAR - John Stephens 7 run (John Lee extra point failed)
3Q: 08:55 CAR - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
3Q: 01:50 CAR - Damone Johnson 5 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 11:16 CAR - John Lee 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:21 CAR - John Lee 29 field goal
2Q: 00:32 CAR - John Stephens 7 run (John Lee extra point failed)
3Q: 08:55 CAR - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
3Q: 01:50 CAR - Damone Johnson 5 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 11:16 CAR - John Lee 46 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-9 5-11
First Downs 13 7
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 7 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 206 124
- Offensive Plays 66 48
- Yards per Play 3.12 2.58
Net Rushing Yards 131 61
- Rushing Attempts 48 15
- Yards per Rush 2.73 4.07
Net Passing Yards 75 63
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 15 - 11 - 0 26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 98 102
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 7/39
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 1.91
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 10/72
Punt Returns/Yards 7/59 5/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 5/81
Interception Ret./Yards 2/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:52 23:08

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-9	5-11
First Downs	13	7
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	7	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	206	124
- Offensive Plays	66	48
- Yards per Play	3.12	2.58
Net Rushing Yards	131	61
- Rushing Attempts	48	15
- Yards per Rush	2.73	4.07
Net Passing Yards	75	63
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	15 - 11 - 0	26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	98	102
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	7/39
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	1.91
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	10/72
Punt Returns/Yards	7/59	5/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	5/81
Interception Ret./Yards	2/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:52	23:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	1:14	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
1	9:45	1:22	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	5:29	2:06	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	1:54	3:26	OWN 10	7	14	Punt
2	11:31	3:15	OPP 32	6	20	Field Goal
2	5:51	5:27	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	11:13	2:18	OWN 36	4	10	Punt
3	8:51	7:10	OWN 44	13	56	Touchdown
3	0:14	0:25	OWN 48	2	10	Fumble
4	12:43	1:34	OPP 35	3	6	Field Goal
4	7:13	2:29	OWN 21	3	-11	Punt
4	3:12	1:10	50	3	7	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OPP 32	3	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
1	11:03	1:18	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	8:23	2:54	OWN 5	4	17	Punt
1	3:23	1:29	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	13:28	1:57	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
2	8:16	2:25	OWN 28	4	8	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 37	2	6	Half
3	13:03	1:50	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	8:55	0:04	OWN 6	1	-6	Safety
3	1:41	1:27	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	14:49	2:06	OWN 42	5	1	Punt
4	11:09	3:56	OWN 31	6	5	Punt
4	4:44	1:32	50	6	23	Interception
4	2:02	0:34	OWN 20	3	10	Interception

Game MVP: Gary Plummer, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	22	67	3.05	28	1	0
John Stephens	19	59	3.11	10	1	1
Dennis Bligen	4	-6	-1.50	1	0	0
Napoleon McCallum	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
Neil O'Donnell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	11	42	3.82	11	1
Bill Johnson	3	16	5.33	11	1
Jay Schroeder	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	15	11	98	3/23	1	16	0	112.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Schroeder	26	12	102	7/39	0	21	2	24.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Damone Johnson	3	3	31	10.33	6	16	1
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	22	11.00	12	12	0
RB John Stephens	2	2	13	6.50	8	9	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Ron Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Dennis Bligen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Alexander	3	4	25	8.33	0	10
RB Chris Warren	3	4	21	7.00	9	13
WR Buster Rhymes	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
WR Rick Parros	1	1	16	16.00	4	16
TE Ethan Horton	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
WR Ernest Givins	1	7	7	7.00	0	7
WR Odessa Turner	1	2	21	21.00	12	21
RB Bill Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB John Rade	1	0	0.00	0
CB A.J. Johnson	1	34	34.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Walter Stanley	1	0
Kenneth Davis	1	0
Napoleon McCallum	1	0
John Stephens	1	0
Keith Uecker	0	1
Harry Swayne	0	1
Neil O'Donnell	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Lawrence Taylor	1	0
Cliff Odom	0	1
Carl Lews	0	1
Lorenzo Lynch	0	1
Wes Pritchett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	8	413	51.6	43.9	66	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	10	389	38.9	33.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	6	54	9.0	0
Doug Donley	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	4	21	5.3	0
Rick Parros	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	26	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	4	65	16.3	0
Gill Byrd	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	4	1	2.5	13	24
S Carlton Williamson	4	2	0.0	13	31
S Barney Bussey	4	1	0.0	10	23
CB Harvey Clayton	3	1	0.0	10	18
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	1	0.0	5	9
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	0.0	11	26
OLB John Rade	2	0	1.0	14	32
ILB Britt Hager	2	3	0.5	13	28
DT Jeff Wright	2	0	0.5	13	26
CB A.J. Johnson	2	1	0.0	8	22
DE Sean Jones	1	3	1.5	9	10
DE Jeff Tupper	1	0	1.0	3	15
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Ben Smith	1	0	0.0	8	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	10	3	1.0	39	15
DE Kevin Fagan	7	3	1.0	45	16
S Marcus Paul	5	2	0.0	38	13
ILB Cliff Odom	4	2	0.0	40	18
OLB Chip Banks	4	2	0.0	32	15
DE Clarence Goodburn	4	0	0.0	38	16
DT Andrew Provence	3	1	1.0	31	16
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	1	0.0	15	6
CB John Mangum	3	1	0.0	24	9
CB Lee Davis	2	2	0.0	36	11
S Carl Lews	2	2	0.0	10	5
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	1	0.0	16	3
S Greg Jackson	2	1	0.0	31	15
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	0.0	30	13
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.0	33	11
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	18	5
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0.0	21	4
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	8	0
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0.0	17	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	2.5	1	2	24
DE Sean Jones	1.5	1	1	10
OLB John Rade	1.0	2	2	32
DE Jeff Tupper	1.0	0	1	15
DT Jeff Wright	0.5	1	1	26
ILB Britt Hager	0.5	0	0	28
OLB David Grayson	0.0	1	0	12
DE Bruce Smith	0.0	0	1	12

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	0	16
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	3	15
DT Andrew Provence	1.0	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	0	18
CB A.J. Johnson	2	0	1	22
S Carlton Williamson	1	2	0	31
CB Bobby Watkins	1	1	0	11
OLB John Rade	1	0	1	32
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	0	9
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0	12
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0	26
CB Ben Smith	1	0	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	3	1	15
CB John Mangum	2	0	9
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	18
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	13
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	16
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	3
S Marcus Paul	1	0	13
S Bob Orlando	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harry Swayne	3	3	0	44	2	16
Ken Moyer	2	7	1	33	0	17
Stefan Humpries	1	9	0	37	1	13
Mike Baab	1	7	0	43	0	14
Dennis Bligen	1	4	0	23	0	8
Keith Uecker	0	8	0	38	0	15
Trey Junkin	0	3	1	29	0	12
Chris Port	0	3	0	22	0	6
Joey Banes	0	2	0	10	0	3
Damone Johnson	0	1	0	27	0	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	2	3	12	1	31
Tony Jones	1	5	15	0	21
David Jones	1	2	11	5	27
Dan Fike	0	1	5	0	27
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	11	0	6
Ethan Horton	0	1	11	0	23
Ed Simmons	0	1	12	0	30
Craig Heyward	0	0	7	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Damone Johnson	3	18
David Grayson	2	35
Trey Junkin	2	12
Pete Mandley	1	18
Doug Donley	1	14
Kevin Robbins	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Davis	2	16
Dan Fike	2	10
Bill Johnson	1	25
Mike Alexander	1	14
Jeff Dellenbach	1	5
Mike Brennan	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil O'Donnell	48	18	---	---	---	66
Mike Baab	43	14	---	---	4	61
Harry Swayne	44	16	---	---	---	60
Stefan Humpries	37	13	---	---	6	56
Walter Stanley	30	9	---	---	16	55
Keith Uecker	38	15	---	---	---	53
Trey Junkin	29	12	---	---	12	53
John Rade	---	---	14	32	7	53
Damone Johnson	27	7	---	---	18	52
David Grayson	---	---	5	12	35	52
Bubba Baker	---	---	12	29	10	51
Stephen Baker	34	15	---	---	2	51
Ken Moyer	33	17	---	---	---	50
John Stephens	26	13	---	---	7	46
Carlton Williamson	---	---	13	31	1	45
Dennis Bligen	23	8	---	---	13	44
Britt Hager	---	---	13	28	---	41
Napoleon McCallum	19	5	---	---	16	40
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	26	---	39
Gary Plummer	---	---	13	24	1	38
Chris Port	22	6	---	---	10	38
Bobby Watkins	---	---	7	11	19	37
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	11	26	---	37
Harvey Clayton	---	---	10	18	8	36
Barney Bussey	---	---	10	23	1	34
A.J. Johnson	---	---	8	22	2	32
Doug Donley	10	7	---	---	14	31
Kenneth Davis	24	6	---	---	1	31
Ben Smith	---	---	8	20	---	28
Pete Mandley	2	3	---	---	18	23
Bruce Smith	---	---	6	12	5	23
Ron Lewis	16	5	---	---	1	22
Sean Jones	---	---	9	10	1	20
Jackie Shipp	---	---	5	9	6	20
Tom Baugh	8	4	---	---	8	20
Joey Banes	10	3	---	---	6	19
Jeff Tupper	---	---	3	15	---	18
Kevin Robbins	5	2	---	---	9	16
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	2	8	4	14
Mark Lewis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	1	2	8	11
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dante Jones	---	---	2	5	---	7
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	38	16	10	64
Lee Davis	---	---	36	11	16	63
Cliff Odom	---	---	40	18	4	62
Kevin Fagan	---	---	45	16	---	61
Pierce Holt	---	---	39	15	---	54
Marcus Paul	---	---	38	13	3	54
Ernest Givins	15	31	---	---	7	53
Chip Banks	---	---	32	15	4	51
Gill Byrd	---	---	33	11	7	51
Andrew Provence	---	---	31	16	2	49
David Jones	11	27	---	---	10	48
Jay Schroeder	15	33	---	---	---	48
Greg Jackson	---	---	31	15	2	48
Chris Warren	12	30	---	---	6	48
John Mangum	---	---	24	9	15	48
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	30	13	2	45
Craig Heyward	7	22	---	---	16	45
Rick Donnalley	12	31	---	---	---	43
Dan Fike	5	27	---	---	10	42
Buster Rhymes	8	21	---	---	13	42
Ed Simmons	12	30	---	---	---	42
Ethan Horton	11	23	---	---	7	41
Mike Alexander	8	17	---	---	14	39
Tony Jones	15	21	---	---	---	36
Wes Pritchett	---	---	16	3	14	33
Bill Johnson	4	3	---	---	25	32
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	15	6	7	28
Tony Colorito	---	---	21	4	2	27
Darryl Sims	---	---	18	5	2	25
Todd Kalis	6	9	---	---	10	25
Jimmie Johnson	3	6	---	---	16	25
Bob Orlando	---	---	17	3	3	23
Jeff Dellenbach	11	6	---	---	5	22
Mike Brennan	3	14	---	---	5	22
Odessa Turner	7	10	---	---	---	17
Carl Lews	---	---	10	5	1	16
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	8	0	7	15
Greg Bright	---	---	3	3	8	14
Rick Parros	0	2	---	---	10	12
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keith Slough	0	0	---	---	10	10
Emanuel King	---	---	3	1	4	8
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	37	2.6
Middle	15	67	4.5
Right	18	28	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	15	11	0	0	2	1	1	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Schroeder	26	12	1	2	1	3	6	8	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	41	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	4	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Damone Johnson	3	3	0	31	7
WR Walter Stanley	3	1	1	6	9
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	0	22	6
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	1	8	15
RB John Stephens	2	2	0	13	13
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0	8	7
FB Dennis Bligen	1	0	0	0	8
WR Ron Lewis	1	1	0	10	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	7	1	1	7	0	31
TE Ethan Horton	4	1	0	4	0	23
WR Mike Alexander	4	3	0	25	0	17
RB Chris Warren	4	3	0	21	0	30
WR Buster Rhymes	3	2	0	8	0	21
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	0	21	1	10
WR Rick Parros	1	1	0	16	0	2
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	4	12	3.00	3.05
John Stephens	3	8	2.67	3.11
Dennis Bligen	1	0	0.00	-1.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	3	2	17	5.67	6.53

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	10.33
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Kenneth Davis	1	1	12	12.00	11.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	7	3
Dennis Bligen	1	0
Napoleon McCallum	1	1
Neil O'Donnell	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	7	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Schroeder	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Damone Johnson	2	2	2
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0
RB John Stephens	1	1	0
WR Ron Lewis	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	3	2	1
WR Mike Alexander	3	2	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1

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

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