Week 9, 1991

played in New Orleans, LA

77 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	7	13	-	30
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:16 CAR - Jay Novacek 23 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 02:30 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NOS - Odessa Turner 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:09 CAR - John Lee 26 field goal
3Q: 03:21 CAR - Doug Donley 23 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 11:20 CAR - Thomas Magnum 54 run (John Lee extra point failed)
4Q: 07:42 CAR - John Stephens 42 run (John Lee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:16 CAR - Jay Novacek 23 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 02:30 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NOS - Odessa Turner 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:09 CAR - John Lee 26 field goal
3Q: 03:21 CAR - Doug Donley 23 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 11:20 CAR - Thomas Magnum 54 run (John Lee extra point failed)
4Q: 07:42 CAR - John Stephens 42 run (John Lee extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 6-3 3-5
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 478 267
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 7.59 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 234 185
- Rushing Attempts 34 36
- Yards per Rush 6.88 5.14
Net Passing Yards 244 82
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 21 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 8.41 3.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 3/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 19
Time of Possession 29:21 30:39

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	6-3	3-5
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	478	267
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	7.59	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	234	185
- Rushing Attempts	34	36
- Yards per Rush	6.88	5.14
Net Passing Yards	244	82
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	21 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	8.41	3.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	3/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 19
Time of Possession	29:21	30:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	4:05	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
1	2:24	2:24	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	11:50	3:43	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
2	2:09	2:08	OWN 20	12	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 33	5	27	Punt
3	8:31	1:32	OWN 33	4	61	Fumble
3	4:54	1:46	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
3	1:14	5:03	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	8:41	1:15	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
4	4:55	0:56	OPP 37	2	10	Fumble
4	2:38	2:38	OWN 44	7	25	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 25	5	35	Interception
1	7:59	5:35	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
2	15:00	3:10	OWN 21	6	19	Punt
2	8:07	5:58	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	11:24	2:53	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	6:59	2:05	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
3	3:08	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:11	2:30	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	7:26	2:31	OWN 20	7	17	Downs
4	3:59	1:21	OWN 27	7	29	Downs

Game MVP: Thomas Magnum, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	15	84	5.60	40	2	0
John Stephens	13	89	6.85	42	3	1
Harvey Williams	3	6	2.00	3	0	0
Thomas Magnum	2	53	26.50	54	1	1
Damone Johnson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	20	90	4.50	18	4
Greg Bell	10	53	5.30	10	1
Randall Cunningham	6	42	7.00	17	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	28	21	249	1/5	2	27	0	125.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	21	10	113	4/31	1	18	1	60.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Pritchard	5	8	56	11.20	5	20	0
WR Stephen Baker	4	5	54	13.50	0	21	0
RB John Stephens	4	4	40	10.00	31	27	0
RB Kenneth Davis	3	3	31	10.33	16	21	0
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	21	10.50	0	15	0
WR Doug Donley	1	1	23	23.00	8	23	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	4	23	23.00	17	23	1
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Warren	3	3	29	9.67	2	15	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	5	23	11.50	6	12	0
RB Greg Bell	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	17	17.00	4	17	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robert Tyler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Britt Hager	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Stephens	2	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Issiac Holt	1	0
Pierce Holt	1	0
Chip Banks	0	1
John Galvin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	3	135	45.0	31.7	48	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	206	41.2	33.6	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	2	11	5.5	0
Pete Mandley	2	27	13.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	50	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jackson	3	46	15.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	9	2	1.0	31	23
OLB Gary Plummer	8	1	0.0	31	19
S Barney Bussey	5	2	0.0	24	14
DE John Shannon	4	0	0.0	18	10
S Carlton Williamson	3	3	0.0	30	20
ILB Britt Hager	3	2	0.0	30	23
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	1	0.0	33	18
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	0.0	22	18
DE Sean Jones	2	1	1.0	22	20
DE Bruce Smith	2	0	1.0	16	11
CB Perry Williams	2	0	0.0	5	12
DE Earl Wilson	1	1	1.0	26	21
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	1	0.0	20	12
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	0.0	12	3
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	0.0	21	16
OLB Darrin Miller	1	0	0.0	5	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	8	0	0.0	27	26
OLB Chip Banks	7	1	0.0	25	18
DE Pierce Holt	6	2	0.0	24	18
ILB John Galvin	4	2	0.0	16	12
S Greg Jackson	4	0	0.0	28	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	1.0	28	23
OLB Emanuel King	3	1	0.0	14	10
DT Donnie Humphrey	3	0	0.0	24	18
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	0.0	15	17
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	22	20
CB John Mangum	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	6	0.0	30	22
ILB Mark Maddox	1	3	0.0	23	23
OLB O'Brien Alston	1	1	0.0	9	7
S Bob Orlando	1	1	0.0	15	11
RB Greg Bell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	1	23
DE Sean Jones	1.0	0	1	20
DE Bruce Smith	1.0	0	1	11
DE Earl Wilson	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	4	2	19
OLB David Grayson	0.0	1	0	2

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	2	2	23
DT Donnie Humphrey	0.0	1	0	18
OLB O'Brien Alston	0.0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	0	18
OLB John Rade	2	0	0	23
CB Harvey Clayton	1	1	0	18
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	1	0	3
ILB Britt Hager	1	0	1	23
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0	14
CB Perry Williams	1	0	0	12
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0	12
S Solomon Wilcots	0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	4	18
CB Issiac Holt	3	17
S Marcus Paul	3	26
CB Gill Byrd	2	20
S Greg Jackson	2	24
CB John Mangum	2	12
S Bob Orlando	2	11
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	23
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	5
DT Craig Veasley	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	2	6	32	1	24
John Gesek	2	6	31	0	25
Gene Williams	2	4	26	0	25
Kevin Robbins	1	2	8	0	5
Harry Swayne	1	1	28	0	26
Harvey Williams	1	1	22	0	22
Mike Baab	0	8	32	0	20
Chris Port	0	3	9	0	5
Tom Baugh	0	1	2	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Heyward	4	4	16	0	16
Rick Donnalley	3	7	31	1	21
Tony Jones	2	4	32	1	20
David Jones	1	6	28	0	21
Pat Harlow	1	3	32	1	20
Edwin Bailey	1	1	8	0	10
Jeff Dellenbach	0	4	33	1	21
Tommie Ginn	0	1	11	0	8
Todd Kalis	0	1	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Damone Johnson	1	15
Pete Mandley	1	14
Trey Junkin	1	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Bell	3	15
Greg Jackson	2	18
Mike Alexander	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Magnum	34	29	---	---	---	63
Carlton Williamson	---	---	30	20	11	61
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	33	18	10	61
John Gesek	31	25	---	---	4	60
John Rade	---	---	31	23	5	59
Harvey Williams	22	22	---	---	13	57
Keith Uecker	32	24	---	---	---	56
Trey Junkin	22	20	---	---	13	55
Mike Baab	32	20	---	---	2	54
Earl Wilson	---	---	26	21	7	54
Harry Swayne	28	26	---	---	---	54
Britt Hager	---	---	30	23	1	54
Jay Novacek	25	20	---	---	8	53
Gene Williams	26	25	---	---	---	51
Gary Plummer	---	---	31	19	---	50
Stephen Baker	24	22	---	---	3	49
Harvey Clayton	---	---	22	18	6	46
Sean Jones	---	---	22	20	1	43
Barney Bussey	---	---	24	14	4	42
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	26	14	---	40
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	21	16	1	38
John Stephens	17	11	---	---	9	37
Kenneth Davis	17	18	---	---	---	35
Bobby Watkins	---	---	19	13	1	33
Damone Johnson	12	6	---	---	15	33
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	20	12	1	33
Mike Pritchard	16	14	---	---	---	30
Bruce Smith	---	---	16	11	1	28
John Shannon	---	---	18	10	---	28
Doug Donley	6	9	---	---	11	26
Walter Stanley	5	3	---	---	16	24
David Grayson	---	---	5	2	17	24
Pete Mandley	4	0	---	---	14	18
Chris Port	9	5	---	---	4	18
Jackie Shipp	---	---	12	3	2	17
Perry Williams	---	---	5	12	---	17
Kevin Robbins	8	5	---	---	4	17
Tom Baugh	2	10	---	---	4	16
Darrin Miller	---	---	5	6	5	16
Joey Banes	2	5	---	---	1	8
John Lee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	3	3
Henry Jones	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ben Smith	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	1	1
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Jackson	---	---	28	24	18	70
Marcus Paul	---	---	27	26	15	68
Randall Cunningham	36	25	---	---	---	61
Ethan Horton	32	20	---	---	6	58
Jeff Dellenbach	33	21	---	---	3	57
David Jones	28	21	---	---	6	55
Rick Donnalley	31	21	---	---	1	53
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	28	23	2	53
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	30	22	1	53
Tony Jones	32	20	---	---	---	52
Pat Harlow	32	20	---	---	---	52
Mark Maddox	---	---	23	23	2	48
Jeff Graham	25	22	---	---	---	47
Chip Banks	---	---	25	18	1	44
Gill Byrd	---	---	22	20	1	43
Pierce Holt	---	---	24	18	1	43
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	24	18	---	42
Issiac Holt	---	---	15	17	10	42
Chris Warren	25	17	---	---	---	42
Buster Rhymes	15	13	---	---	12	40
Kevin Fagan	---	---	16	19	2	37
Bob Orlando	---	---	15	11	10	36
Greg Bell	11	8	---	---	15	34
Craig Heyward	16	16	---	---	2	34
John Mangum	---	---	15	12	6	33
Emanuel King	---	---	14	10	8	32
Darryl Sims	---	---	18	10	2	30
Odessa Turner	19	11	---	---	---	30
John Galvin	---	---	16	12	2	30
Ernest Givins	20	5	---	---	---	25
Tommie Ginn	11	8	---	---	5	24
Edwin Bailey	8	10	---	---	6	24
Randy McMillan	5	5	---	---	13	23
Curt Jarvis	---	---	10	12	1	23
O'Brien Alston	---	---	9	7	5	21
Andrew Provence	---	---	7	8	1	16
Robert Tyler	8	5	---	---	3	16
Mike Alexander	4	2	---	---	10	16
Jimmie Johnson	0	1	---	---	15	16
Todd Kalis	5	4	---	---	6	15
Wes Pritchett	---	---	5	5	5	15
Craig Veasley	---	---	3	4	3	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	12	95	7.9
Right	16	95	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	66	6.0
Middle	21	95	4.5
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	28	21	6	0	3	0	4	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	21	10	0	0	1	4	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	60	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	38	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	72	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Pritchard	8	5	1	56	1	14
WR Stephen Baker	5	4	1	54	1	22
TE Jay Novacek	4	1	1	23	1	20
RB John Stephens	4	4	0	40	1	11
RB Kenneth Davis	3	3	0	31	1	18
TE Trey Junkin	2	2	0	21	0	20
WR Doug Donley	1	1	0	23	1	9
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	0	1	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	5	2	0	23	22
RB Greg Bell	3	1	0	0	8
TE Ethan Horton	3	0	1	0	20
RB Chris Warren	3	3	0	29	17
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	0	18	13
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	0	15	11
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	0	17	5
TE Robert Tyler	1	0	0	0	5
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0	11	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	1	2	2.00	6.85

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	1	-1	-1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	2	1	1	0.50	8.89

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	1	15	15.00	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	15	15.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	3	2
Kenneth Davis	1	1
Thomas Magnum	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	2	1
Chris Warren	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	6	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB John Stephens	3	3	2
WR Doug Donley	1	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ethan Horton	2	0	0
RB Chris Warren	2	2	1
RB Greg Bell	1	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (21,400)
End Zone 8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (21,400)
End Zone	8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)