Week 1, 1995

played in New Orleans, LA

96 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers01403-17
New Orleans Saints77312-29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 NOS - Keith Jennings 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Owen Gill 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:07 CAR - Rodney Hampton 13 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 01:16 CAR - Louis Davis 7 pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 03:56 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
4Q: 10:13 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal
4Q: 06:14 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
4Q: 03:24 CAR - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
4Q: 01:12 NOS - Lorenzo Lynch 87 interception return (Lorenzo White run for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record0-11-0
First Downs2510
- by Rushing43
- by Passing206
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards365188
- Offensive Plays7959
- Yards per Play4.623.19
Net Rushing Yards6746
- Rushing Attempts3028
- Yards per Rush2.231.64
Net Passing Yards298142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 28 - 430 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards303147
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/51/5
- Yards per Pass Play6.084.58
Fumbles/Lost3/21/0
3rd Down Conversions6/174/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.18.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards8/688/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/104/25
Kick Returns/Yards3/521/20
Interception Ret./Yards2/274/90
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 44
Time of Possession32:3627:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:46OWN 20849Missed FG
17:491:50OWN 22315Fumble
13:381:29OWN 2033Interception
214:512:26OWN 26511Punt
211:042:16OWN 28419Punt
27:191:18OPP 23423Touchdown
24:343:27OWN 31969Touchdown
312:232:03OPP 4335Missed FG
38:311:49OWN 1617Punt
33:482:58OWN 20620Fumble
414:241:50OWN 633Punt
411:120:20OWN 221-10Interception
410:071:13OWN 203-8Interception
46:072:48OWN 20957Field Goal
42:051:05OWN 39631Interception
41:001:00OWN 25641Downs
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:142:25OWN 38562Touchdown
15:592:21OPP 2264Interception
12:092:18OPP 23523Touchdown
212:251:21OWN 2032Punt
28:481:29OWN 2734Interception
26:011:27OWN 2037Punt
21:071:07OWN 20525Half
315:002:37OWN 173-4Punt
310:201:49OWN 4933Punt
36:422:54OWN 41627Field Goal
30:501:26OPP 403-4Punt
412:341:22OWN 3838Punt
410:520:45OPP 2031Field Goal
48:542:47OPP 19514Field Goal
43:191:14OWN 2034Punt

Game MVP: Jessie Armstead, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rodney Hampton11201.821311
Kenneth Davis8111.38900
Steve McNair5204.001110
Yonel Jourdain351.67200
Robert Tyler100.00000
Mike Pritchard1-1-1.00-100
Louis Davis11212.001210
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lorenzo White21190.90700
Owen Gill591.80401
Randall Cunningham2189.001010

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve McNair48283031/5130449.2
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham30171471/5146253.1

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Louis Davis915566.226111
TE Troy Drayton588116.2022210
RB Rodney Hampton343311.0025240
WR Mike Pritchard375618.672300
RB Kenneth Davis22147.00280
TE Aaron Pierce22168.00080
WR Daryl Hobbs233618.004210
WR Calvin Williams1577.00070
FB Harvey Williams1144.00040
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeff Graham4104611.505220
WR James McKnight45215.25080
TE Keith Jennings35186.001131
RB Lorenzo White224221.0042460
WR Rob Carpenter242512.505260
RB Owen Gill11-4-4.000-40
FB Craig Heyward11-1-1.000-10
WR Ernest Givins0200.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Michael Stewart100.000
S Tommy Carlisle12727.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jessie Armstead200.000
CB Lorenzo Lynch18787.001
CB John Mangum133.000

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Daryl Hobbs1100
Kenneth Davis1000
Steve McNair1000
Noland Rosenbach0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Owen Gill1000
Steve Grant0110
Jeff Dellenbach0100
Dave Whitmore0100
Kevin Fagan0010
Jessie Armstead0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mark Royals418847.040.8552
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon727138.737.3472

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gary Anderson1/31/30/1402/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen3/31/10/0492/2

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Michael Stewart2105.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Owen Gill3237.70
Ernest Givins122.00

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Yonel Jourdain35217.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Owen Gill12020.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson1430.02831
CB Jimmy Spencer610.01727
DT Noland Rosenbach310.01921
S Michael Stewart300.02731
CB Lemuel Stinson300.02831
DE Elijah Alexander300.0104
DE Darrell Davis210.52729
DT Jeff Wright210.02021
WR Louis Davis20---------
S Tommy Carlisle200.02731
CB Ray Buchanan120.02831
OLB Victor Jones110.0114
OLB Britt Hager110.02125
RB Kenneth Davis10---------
DT Glenn Montgomery100.0109
DE Tracy Scroggins100.057
QB Steve McNair10---------
OLB Brian Williams100.076
DE Alfred Anderson010.52030
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead1050.02542
ILB Kyle Perkins920.02941
CB Fred Foggie620.02845
CB Lorenzo Lynch600.01537
CB John Mangum510.02948
S Dave Whitmore510.03049
OLB Steve Grant430.01023
CB Dewayne Washington410.03049
DE Kevin Fagan201.01637
DT Walt Murphy220.02325
DE Pierce Holt120.02337
DT J.R. Green120.02030
QB Randall Cunningham10---------
WR Ernest Givins10---------
DE Marvin Washington100.01412
DT Jerry Drake100.01019
S Bubba McDowell010.075

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Darrell Davis0.501029
DE Alfred Anderson0.500030
DT Jeff Wright0.020121
OLB Britt Hager0.001025
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kevin Fagan1.002237
DE Pierce Holt0.012037
DT J.R. Green0.010030
DE Robert Harris0.001012
DE Marvin Washington0.000212

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson74031
CB Lemuel Stinson30031
CB Jimmy Spencer30027
OLB Victor Jones1104
S Michael Stewart10131
DE Elijah Alexander1004
CB Ray Buchanan10031
S Tommy Carlisle00131
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Fred Foggie51045
OLB Jessie Armstead50242
S Dave Whitmore41049
CB Lorenzo Lynch30137
CB John Mangum30148
OLB Steve Grant30023
CB Dewayne Washington30049
ILB Kyle Perkins21041

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ken Moyer37030049
Joey Banes16030149
Eric Mahlum12030049
Tim Grunhard04030049
Gary Ivan Gordon04030049
Troy Drayton02020033
Harvey Williams01019033
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Marcus Spears28028031
Tony Jones14028031
Carl Bax14028031
Jeff Dellenbach04028031
Bruce Wilkerson03028131
Craig Heyward02016013
Ethan Horton010606

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Lemuel Stinson220
Daryl Hobbs117
Yonel Jourdain117
Greg Werner17
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Tyrone Davis320
Rob Carpenter220

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Eric Mahlum3049------786
Lemuel Stinson------28312079
Ken Moyer3049---------79
Tim Grunhard3049---------79
Joey Banes3049---------79
Gary Ivan Gordon3049---------79
Steve McNair3049---------79
Tommy Carlisle------27311876
Michael Stewart------27311573
Harvey Williams1933------2173
Hardy Nickerson------2831968
Troy Drayton2033------1366
Ray Buchanan------2831766
Mike Pritchard2340---------63
Darrell Davis------2729662
Louis Davis2339---------62
Jimmy Spencer------17271761
Alfred Anderson------20301060
Britt Hager------2125248
Calvin Williams1122------1346
Rodney Hampton1429---------43
Noland Rosenbach------1921343
Jeff Wright------2021142
Kenneth Davis1316------736
Aaron Pierce911------1636
Daryl Hobbs610------1733
Brian Williams------761730
Victor Jones------1141025
Yonel Jourdain34------1724
Glenn Montgomery------109221
Robert Tyler77------418
Elijah Alexander------104216
Tracy Scroggins------57214
Melvin Johnson------23813
Gary Anderson00------77
Mark Royals00------77
Greg Werner00------77
Chris Port00------77
Scott Conover00------77
Darian Rose00------77
Justin Armour21------25
John Holecek------10---1
Sean Salisbury00---------0
Neil O'Donnell00---------0
Ed Brown------00---0
Barrett Brooks00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dave Whitmore------30491392
Fred Foggie------28451386
Dewayne Washington------3049382
John Mangum------2948380
Kyle Perkins------2941373
Carl Bax2831------1069
Jessie Armstead------2542269
Lorenzo Lynch------15371163
Pierce Holt------2337262
Jeff Graham2129------1060
Randall Cunningham2831---------59
Jeff Dellenbach2831---------59
Bruce Wilkerson2831---------59
Tony Jones2831---------59
Marcus Spears2831---------59
Kevin Fagan------1637457
Walt Murphy------2325452
Craig Heyward1613------2251
J.R. Green------2030151
Steve Grant------10231750
Ernest Givins1320------1447
Lorenzo White2224---------46
Rob Carpenter1214------2046
Keith Jennings2418------244
Owen Gill89------2643
James McKnight1619---------35
Jerry Drake------1019534
Ethan Horton66------1830
Marvin Washington------1412127
Brett Wallerstedt------712524
Tyrone Davis12------2023
Robert Harris------712221
Bubba McDowell------75820
Claudis Klemm------611---17
Morten Andersen00------1010
Derek Cook00------1010
Frank Jordan00------1010
Ike Davis00------1010
Ruben Brown00------1010
Mike Saxon00------77
Dropkick Murphy11------57
Gary Ferguson------0044
Pete Bercich------13---4
Peter Tom Willis00------33
Barry Minter------02---2
Paul Walker00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10101.0
Middle16432.7
Right4143.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left830.4
Middle18351.9
Right284.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve McNair48285233544
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham30173025212

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75497.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1511785.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1691147.1
Long (19+ Yds)93626.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33-2-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1510805.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)62213.5
Long (19+ Yds)62488.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Louis Davis159056039
TE Troy Drayton85181233
WR Mike Pritchard73056140
WR Calvin Williams5117022
RB Rodney Hampton43033129
WR Daryl Hobbs32136110
RB Kenneth Davis22014016
TE Aaron Pierce22016011
FB Harvey Williams1104033
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jeff Graham104146129
TE Keith Jennings53018018
WR James McKnight54021019
WR Rob Carpenter42025114
WR Ernest Givins2010020
RB Lorenzo White22042124
RB Owen Gill110-409
FB Craig Heyward110-1013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rodney Hampton11313.001.82
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lorenzo White661.000.90
Owen Gill252.501.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve McNair32134.336.31
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham83172.134.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Louis Davis22136.503.73
TE Troy Drayton1000.0010.13
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Keith Jennings3151.673.60
WR Jeff Graham32124.004.60
WR Ernest Givins1000.000.00
WR Rob Carpenter1000.006.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Kenneth Davis21
Steve McNair20
Yonel Jourdain11
Louis Davis10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Owen Gill11
Lorenzo White10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Steve McNair1154
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham1473

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Louis Davis643
WR Calvin Williams200
WR Mike Pritchard200
RB Kenneth Davis111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Rob Carpenter421
WR Jeff Graham421
WR Ernest Givins200
WR James McKnight210
RB Owen Gill110
RB Lorenzo White111

SectionAttendance
Stadium51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,500 (21,400)
End Zone11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)