Week 8, 1995

played in Carolina, NC

50 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints01707-24
Carolina Panthers1731013-43

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 CAR - Kenneth Davis 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 03:41 CAR - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
1Q: 01:05 CAR - Mike Pritchard 3 pass from Steve McNair (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 10:25 NOS - Morten Andersen 23 field goal
2Q: 09:29 NOS - Kyle Perkins 33 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:18 NOS - Jeff Graham 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Gary Anderson 41 field goal
3Q: 07:01 CAR - Gary Anderson 38 field goal
3Q: 04:25 CAR - Steve McNair 5 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 14:13 CAR - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
4Q: 09:13 NOS - Jeff Graham 16 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:53 CAR - Gary Anderson 52 field goal
4Q: 00:27 CAR - Melvin Johnson 55 interception return (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record5-23-5
First Downs2316
- by Rushing47
- by Passing178
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards391276
- Offensive Plays7767
- Yards per Play5.084.12
Net Rushing Yards89132
- Rushing Attempts2129
- Yards per Rush4.244.55
Net Passing Yards302144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 29 - 236 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards315154
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/132/10
- Yards per Pass Play5.393.79
Fumbles/Lost3/22/0
3rd Down Conversions7/166/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.76.0
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards3/254/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/82/41
Kick Returns/Yards3/641/19
Interception Ret./Yards1/332/55
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 43
Time of Possession28:4131:19

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:201:33OWN 2037Punt
15:511:47OWN 2131Punt
13:360:37OWN 351-5Fumble
10:575:37OWN 201374Field Goal
28:060:57OWN 223-1Punt
25:313:23OWN 11989Touchdown
315:003:43OWN 20747Missed FG
36:531:19OWN 20852Missed FG
34:151:06OWN 203-5Interception
414:075:02OWN 21979Touchdown
47:131:31OWN 27730Downs
43:221:00OWN 20521Downs
41:481:32OWN 21627Interception
40:160:16OWN 2020Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:40OWN 201180Touchdown
17:471:56OWN 243-3Punt
14:040:28OPP 3630Field Goal
12:592:02OPP 30430Touchdown
210:201:02OWN 2038Interception
29:181:12OWN 2039Punt
27:091:38OWN 4930Punt
22:082:08OWN 20956Field Goal
311:174:24OWN 40739Field Goal
35:341:09OWN 353-2Punt
34:250:10OPP 515Touchdown
33:094:02OPP 26825Field Goal
49:051:52OWN 2335Punt
45:422:20OWN 4338Punt
42:220:34OPP 4136Field Goal

Game MVP: Gary Anderson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lorenzo White9222.441110
Randall Cunningham8556.881220
Ken Liggett4123.001210
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Kenneth Davis13231.77901
Rodney Hampton7578.141920
Steve McNair4276.75901
Yonel Jourdain3268.672610
Harvey Williams2-1-0.50000

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham53293153/13234269.3
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve McNair36201542/10146163.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeff Graham121817114.2563342
WR James McKnight48235.756200
WR Ernest Givins384214.0016190
WR Courtney Hawkins34113.67050
RB Lorenzo White242311.5028130
RB Ken Liggett22147.00380
TE Ethan Horton111111.005110
FB Craig Heyward1222.00020
TE Keith Jennings151818.0016180
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Pritchard78395.574141
WR Calvin Williams46297.252100
RB Kenneth Davis37155.00390
TE Troy Drayton2263.00060
RB Rodney Hampton1166.00060
FB Harvey Williams11-1-1.001-10
WR Daryl Hobbs124646.0025460
WR Louis Davis191414.004140

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Kyle Perkins13333.001
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Lemuel Stinson100.000
S Melvin Johnson15555.001

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Randall Cunningham1000
Lorenzo White1000
Courtney Hawkins1000
Craig Heyward0100
Marvin Washington0010
Dewayne Washington0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Kenneth Davis1100
Steve McNair1100
Alfred Anderson0110
Chris Port0100
Victor Jones0010
Ray Buchanan0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon313444.731.0510
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mark Royals628848.043.3533

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/30/20/1233/3
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gary Anderson5/53/32/2534/4

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Courtney Hawkins284.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rickey Dixon24120.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ernest Givins36421.30
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rickey Dixon11919.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bubba McDowell940.02937
ILB Kyle Perkins830.52833
OLB Jessie Armstead810.02631
DE Pierce Holt400.52024
CB Fred Foggie440.01528
DT Claudis Klemm210.51619
OLB Brett Wallerstedt210.0119
OLB Steve Grant200.038
CB Dewayne Washington200.02736
DE Marvin Washington100.5715
DE Kevin Fagan130.02223
S Roland Mitchell110.02734
CB Lorenzo Lynch100.045
TE Keith Jennings10---------
CB John Mangum100.02533
OLB Barry Minter100.022
S Deke McQuay100.0511
DT Walt Murphy010.066
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson1110.02052
CB Jimmy Spencer530.02156
S Melvin Johnson510.02055
CB Lemuel Stinson420.02156
OLB Britt Hager410.01949
CB Ray Buchanan410.01340
OLB Victor Jones301.0414
DT Glenn Montgomery300.51441
S Rickey Dixon221.02154
DE Alfred Anderson200.01447
OLB Brian Williams200.029
DT Jeff Wright110.51440
ILB John Holecek110.065
DE Elijah Alexander100.0710
S Tommy Carlisle100.0410

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Pierce Holt0.520024
DE Marvin Washington0.511215
DT Claudis Klemm0.501019
ILB Kyle Perkins0.500033
DE Robert Harris0.010014
DE Gary Ferguson0.002032
DE Kevin Fagan0.001123
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Rickey Dixon1.000054
OLB Victor Jones1.000014
DT Jeff Wright0.502040
DT Glenn Montgomery0.500041
DE Alfred Anderson0.002047
ILB Hardy Nickerson0.001052

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bubba McDowell40037
ILB Kyle Perkins30133
CB Fred Foggie30028
CB Dewayne Washington21036
OLB Steve Grant2008
S Deke McQuay11011
CB Lorenzo Lynch1005
OLB Brett Wallerstedt1009
OLB Jessie Armstead10031
OLB Barry Minter1002
DT Claudis Klemm10019
S Roland Mitchell01034
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson83052
S Melvin Johnson50155
CB Jimmy Spencer31056
CB Ray Buchanan30040
CB Lemuel Stinson23156
OLB Britt Hager22049
OLB Victor Jones20014
DE Alfred Anderson10047
S Tommy Carlisle10010
ILB John Holecek1005
OLB Brian Williams1009
S Rickey Dixon02054
DT Glenn Montgomery01041

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tony Jones34021056
Bruce Wilkerson04021156
Jeff Dellenbach04021055
Marcus Spears02021256
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joey Banes26029138
Eric Mahlum24029038
Gary Ivan Gordon15129038
Ken Moyer13013128
Harvey Williams12019020
Chris Port11016010
Tim Grunhard04029038

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Vince Workman126
Tyrone Davis120
Ethan Horton117
Pete Bercich15
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Aaron Pierce222
Ray Buchanan222
Hardy Nickerson117

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bruce Wilkerson2156------683
Carl Bax2155------682
Randall Cunningham2156---------77
Tony Jones2156---------77
Marcus Spears2156---------77
Jeff Dellenbach2155---------76
Roland Mitchell------27341576
Jeff Graham1851------372
Bubba McDowell------2937571
Ernest Givins1534------2069
Dewayne Washington------2736467
Kyle Perkins------2833566
John Mangum------2533462
Jessie Armstead------2631562
Fred Foggie------15281760
Gary Ferguson------2332560
James McKnight1640---------56
Kevin Fagan------2223651
Pierce Holt------2024549
Lorenzo White1237---------49
Craig Heyward827------1146
Courtney Hawkins719------1743
Keith Jennings1328---------41
Claudis Klemm------1619237
Steve Grant------382536
Ethan Horton413------1734
Ken Liggett919------634
Vince Workman25------2633
Deke McQuay------5111632
Brett Wallerstedt------1191131
Marvin Washington------715729
Jerry Drake------1313329
Robert Harris------914427
Rob Carpenter14------2025
Tyrone Davis03------2023
Lorenzo Lynch------451322
Walt Murphy------66---12
Pete Bercich------15511
Morten Andersen00------88
Ike Davis02------68
Frank Jordan00------66
Ruben Brown00------66
Barry Minter------22---4
Mike Saxon00------33
Peter Tom Willis00------33
Paul Walker00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rickey Dixon------215426101
Lemuel Stinson------21561794
Hardy Nickerson------20521789
Jimmy Spencer------2156885
Eric Mahlum2938------1178
Melvin Johnson------2055378
Ray Buchanan------13402275
Britt Hager------1949371
Tim Grunhard2938---------67
Joey Banes2938---------67
Gary Ivan Gordon2938---------67
Alfred Anderson------1447667
Steve McNair2938---------67
Troy Drayton2423------1663
Calvin Williams1325------2361
Harvey Williams1920------2160
Glenn Montgomery------1441358
Jeff Wright------1440256
Mike Pritchard2628------155
Louis Davis1830---------48
Tracy Scroggins------1034347
Ken Moyer1328---------41
Aaron Pierce811------2241
Yonel Jourdain66------2840
Chris Port1610------1137
Darrell Davis------1322---35
Kenneth Davis1416------434
Noland Rosenbach------822131
Daryl Hobbs56------1829
Rodney Hampton916---------25
Victor Jones------414523
Elijah Alexander------710320
Brian Williams------29617
Gary Anderson00------1414
Tommy Carlisle------410---14
Robert Tyler28------313
Mark Royals00------1111
Mike Withycombe00------1111
Greg Werner00------1111
Darian Rose00------1111
John Holecek------65---11
Justin Armour11---------2
Sean Salisbury00---------0
Neil O'Donnell00---------0
Ed Brown------00---0
Barrett Brooks00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left263.0
Middle16664.1
Right3175.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10484.8
Middle10454.5
Right9394.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham532942212502
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve McNair36201213531

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76253.6
Short (0-8 Yds)27161666.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)146956.8
Long (19+ Yds)41297.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76142.0
Short (0-8 Yds)119474.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)104474.7
Long (19+ Yds)81465.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jeff Graham18121171351
WR Ernest Givins83142034
WR James McKnight84023140
TE Keith Jennings51018028
RB Lorenzo White42023037
WR Courtney Hawkins43011019
FB Craig Heyward2102027
RB Ken Liggett22014019
TE Ethan Horton11011013
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Louis Davis91114030
WR Mike Pritchard87039028
RB Kenneth Davis73015016
WR Calvin Williams64029025
TE Troy Drayton2206023
WR Daryl Hobbs2104616
RB Rodney Hampton1106016
FB Harvey Williams110-1020

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ken Liggett122.003.00
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Kenneth Davis6172.831.77
Steve McNair2147.006.75
Harvey Williams100.00-0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham333010.005.94
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve McNair4392.254.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jeff Graham222211.009.50
RB Ken Liggett1188.007.00
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Kenneth Davis2263.002.14
WR Mike Pritchard1133.004.88
WR Louis Davis1000.001.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Ken Liggett21
Randall Cunningham11
Lorenzo White10
CarolinaRushesConversions
Kenneth Davis21
Harvey Williams10
Steve McNair10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham1285
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Steve McNair1285

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Jeff Graham433
RB Lorenzo White211
WR Courtney Hawkins220
WR James McKnight221
WR Ernest Givins100
TE Keith Jennings100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
RB Kenneth Davis432
WR Louis Davis300
WR Calvin Williams221
WR Mike Pritchard221
WR Daryl Hobbs111

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,500 (21,300)
End Zone13,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats11,200 (13,500)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,500 (3,700)