Week 8, 1992

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 13:38 CAR - John Stephens 5 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 04:55 CAR - Gary Anderson 26 field goal
4Q: 02:26 CAR - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
4Q: 01:25 NOS - Buster Rhymes 50 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 13:38 CAR - John Stephens 5 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 04:55 CAR - Gary Anderson 26 field goal
4Q: 02:26 CAR - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
4Q: 01:25 NOS - Buster Rhymes 50 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 3-5
First Downs 15 12
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 290 236
- Offensive Plays 60 58
- Yards per Play 4.83 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 148 132
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 4.77 4.26
Net Passing Yards 142 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 10 - 1 25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 114
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/38 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 3.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:39 29:21

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	3-5
First Downs	15	12
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	290	236
- Offensive Plays	60	58
- Yards per Play	4.83	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	148	132
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	4.77	4.26
Net Passing Yards	142	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 10 - 1	25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	114
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/38	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	3.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:39	29:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	4:35	OWN 31	9	58	Field Goal
1	5:17	1:28	OWN 30	4	7	Punt
1	2:07	1:51	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
2	13:32	3:07	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
2	4:50	2:40	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 21	3	17	Half
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	11:08	4:15	OWN 25	8	28	Punt
3	2:47	2:55	OWN 20	9	55	Interception
4	12:15	2:08	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	8:45	2:07	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
4	2:18	1:07	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	8:13	2:56	OWN 22	5	-1	Punt
1	3:49	1:42	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
1	0:16	1:44	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	10:25	5:35	OWN 35	11	56	Field Goal
2	2:10	0:50	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
3	12:00	0:52	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
3	6:53	4:06	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
4	14:52	2:37	OWN 19	4	20	Punt
4	10:07	1:22	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	6:38	4:20	OWN 35	9	29	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 46	2	1	Game

Game MVP: John Rade, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	16	57	3.56	15	2
Randall Cunningham	6	59	9.83	29	1
Marc Logan	6	4	0.67	7	0
Craig Heyward	2	6	3.00	6	0
Rob Carpenter	1	22	22.00	22	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	13	61	4.69	34	1	0
John Stephens	12	58	4.83	15	2	1
Harvey Williams	5	14	2.80	6	0	0
Neil O'Donnell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	24	10	180	5/38	1	50	1	64.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	25	13	114	2/10	0	20	0	64.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	4	8	63	15.75	31	28	0
WR Buster Rhymes	3	4	85	28.33	50	50	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	4	15	7.50	8	17	0
RB Chris Warren	1	5	17	17.00	13	17	0
FB Craig Heyward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robert Tyler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rob Carpenter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Pritchard	5	9	16	3.20	5	9
TE Jay Novacek	2	2	24	12.00	3	13
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	21	10.50	12	17
WR Stephen Baker	2	4	36	18.00	8	20
WR Walter Stanley	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB John Stephens	1	4	8	8.00	1	8
FB Harvey Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Aaron Pierce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Bruce Wilkerson	0	1	0
Greg Bell	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pete Mandley	1	0	0
Stephen Baker	0	1	0
John Rade	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	329	41.1	34.0	47	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	8	385	48.1	42.4	64	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	4	26	6.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bell	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	5	0	0.0	9	13
S David Tate	4	2	0.0	28	25
ILB Jim Schwantz	4	2	0.0	28	21
ILB Mark Maddox	4	0	0.0	15	9
S Bob Orlando	3	2	0.0	29	24
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0.0	30	23
DE Kevin Fagan	3	1	0.0	26	20
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	0.0	18	18
DT Craig Veasley	2	1	1.0	18	15
DT Shawn Harrington	2	0	1.0	18	19
OLB Chip Banks	2	1	0.0	21	16
OLB Templeton Peck	2	0	0.0	10	9
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	0.0	26	25
OLB Steve Grant	2	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Emanuel King	1	2	0.0	22	16
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	22	22
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	1	0.0	3	6
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	9	0	1.0	29	26
ILB Britt Hager	8	4	1.0	31	29
CB Lemuel Stinson	6	3	0.0	31	29
S Carlton Williamson	5	1	0.0	31	29
ILB Victor Jones	4	0	0.0	13	14
S Solomon Wilcots	3	0	0.0	28	27
DE Tracy Scroggins	2	2	1.0	24	24
OLB Gary Plummer	2	0	1.0	24	23
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	2	0.0	17	15
OLB David Grayson	1	1	0.0	10	7
DT Jeff Wright	1	1	0.0	23	24
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	0.0	25	22
DT Glenn Montgomery	0	1	0.5	9	5
DE Elijah Alexander	0	1	0.5	12	15
DE Leonard Griffin	0	1	0.0	19	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Craig Veasley	1.0	0	1	0	15
DT Shawn Harrington	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	2	1	22
S David Tate	0.0	0	1	0	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	3	4	26
DE Tracy Scroggins	1.0	0	2	0	24
ILB Britt Hager	1.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Gary Plummer	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Elijah Alexander	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	1	1	1	24
DE Leonard Griffin	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB David Grayson	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	3	0	13
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	25
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	18
S Bob Orlando	1	2	24
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	16
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	23
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	9
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	6
ILB Jim Schwantz	1	0	21
S David Tate	0	1	25

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	29
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	29
S Solomon Wilcots	2	0	27
ILB Britt Hager	2	0	29
ILB Victor Jones	1	0	14
CB A.J. Johnson	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Wilkerson	2	3	31	0	29
Tommie Ginn	1	7	31	1	29
Pat Harlow	1	5	31	2	29
Tony Jones	1	5	31	1	29
Rick Donnalley	1	3	31	1	29
Ethan Horton	1	1	24	0	20
Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	2	0	2
Craig Heyward	0	1	15	0	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Uecker	4	4	31	0	27
Mike Baab	2	8	31	1	27
Ken Moyer	2	6	31	0	27
John Gesek	1	4	31	1	27
Jay Novacek	1	2	22	0	18
Gene Williams	0	5	31	0	27
Harvey Williams	0	1	28	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Bell	4	16
Edwin Bailey	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
John Stephens	1	22
Jimmy Spencer	1	16
Michael Durrette	1	10
John Gesek	1	10
Carlton Williamson	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Donnalley	31	29	---	---	9	69
Tommie Ginn	31	29	---	---	---	60
Randall Cunningham	31	29	---	---	---	60
Bruce Wilkerson	31	29	---	---	---	60
Tony Jones	31	29	---	---	---	60
Pat Harlow	31	29	---	---	---	60
Kevin Fagan	---	---	26	20	10	56
Chip Banks	---	---	21	16	18	55
Gill Byrd	---	---	30	23	2	55
David Tate	---	---	28	25	2	55
Bob Orlando	---	---	29	24	2	55
Jeff Graham	28	26	---	---	1	55
Buster Rhymes	22	18	---	---	14	54
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	26	25	2	53
Chris Warren	20	23	---	---	10	53
Jim Schwantz	---	---	28	21	4	53
Shawn Harrington	---	---	18	19	10	47
Ethan Horton	24	20	---	---	1	45
Craig Heyward	15	16	---	---	14	45
Pierce Holt	---	---	22	22	1	45
Fred Foggie	---	---	18	18	8	44
Emanuel King	---	---	22	16	2	40
Ernest Givins	17	15	---	---	6	38
Craig Veasley	---	---	18	15	---	33
Mark Maddox	---	---	15	9	8	32
Rob Carpenter	7	14	---	---	10	31
Marc Logan	10	6	---	---	14	30
Marcus Paul	---	---	9	13	8	30
Robert Tyler	9	2	---	---	10	21
Greg Bell	1	3	---	---	16	20
Templeton Peck	---	---	10	9	---	19
Alonzo Highsmith	2	2	---	---	13	17
Jimmie Johnson	0	0	---	---	16	16
Wes Pritchett	---	---	3	6	7	16
Steve Grant	---	---	5	7	4	16
John Mangum	---	---	3	4	8	15
Robert Harris	---	---	9	5	1	15
Edwin Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Todd Kalis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Galvin	---	---	1	0	6	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bucky Richardson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	31	29	8	68
John Gesek	31	27	---	---	10	68
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	31	29	8	68
Harvey Williams	28	23	---	---	17	68
Stephen Baker	26	24	---	---	14	64
A.J. Johnson	---	---	25	22	16	63
Britt Hager	---	---	31	29	1	61
Mike Baab	31	27	---	---	---	58
Keith Uecker	31	27	---	---	---	58
Ken Moyer	31	27	---	---	---	58
Neil O'Donnell	31	27	---	---	---	58
Gene Williams	31	27	---	---	---	58
John Rade	---	---	29	26	2	57
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	28	27	2	57
Jay Novacek	22	18	---	---	11	51
Jeff Wright	---	---	23	24	3	50
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	24	24	2	50
John Stephens	14	13	---	---	22	49
Gary Plummer	---	---	24	23	1	48
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	17	15	16	48
Mike Pritchard	22	23	---	---	---	45
David Grayson	---	---	10	7	23	40
Elijah Alexander	---	---	12	15	11	38
Kenneth Davis	18	15	---	---	3	36
Leonard Griffin	---	---	19	14	2	35
Aaron Pierce	11	8	---	---	14	33
Victor Jones	---	---	13	14	2	29
Walter Stanley	6	5	---	---	16	27
Pete Mandley	2	0	---	---	17	19
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	9	5	1	15
Perry Williams	---	---	6	7	1	14
Bruce Smith	---	---	7	5	---	12
Calvin Williams	6	6	---	---	---	12
Mark Lewis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tom Baugh	0	0	---	---	10	10
Michael Durrette	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harry Swayne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Henry Jones	---	---	2	2	6	10
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Barney Bussey	---	---	0	2	---	2
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dante Jones	---	---	0	0	1	1
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Port	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	16	91	5.7
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	65	7.2
Middle	16	44	2.8
Right	5	24	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	24	10	4	1	2	0	8	6	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	25	13	1	1	3	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	48	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	117	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	71	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	27	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	8	4	1	63	2	26
RB Chris Warren	5	1	0	17	0	23
WR Buster Rhymes	4	3	0	85	2	18
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	0	15	0	15
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Robert Tyler	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Rob Carpenter	1	0	1	0	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Pritchard	9	5	0	16	0	23
WR Stephen Baker	4	2	0	36	1	24
RB John Stephens	4	1	3	8	0	13
TE Jay Novacek	2	2	0	24	0	18
WR Walter Stanley	2	1	0	9	0	5
RB Kenneth Davis	2	2	0	21	0	15
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Aaron Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	1	5	5.00	3.56

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Stephens	2	10	5.00	4.83
Harvey Williams	1	1	1.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	0	0	0.00	7.50

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0	0.00	21.25
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0.00	7.88

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	4	3
Randall Cunningham	3	0
Rob Carpenter	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chris Warren	3	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Pritchard	4	2	0
WR Stephen Baker	2	1	1
RB John Stephens	2	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1
TE Aaron Pierce	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)