Week 8, 1996

played in Carolina, NC

76 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	7	-	10
Carolina Panthers	7	6	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
1Q: 08:31 CAR - Harvey Williams 40 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:51 CAR - John Kasay 28 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CAR - John Kasay 42 field goal
3Q: 03:30 CAR - Mike Pritchard 11 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 07:02 NOS - Karl Williams 2 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
1Q: 08:31 CAR - Harvey Williams 40 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 13:51 CAR - John Kasay 28 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CAR - John Kasay 42 field goal
3Q: 03:30 CAR - Mike Pritchard 11 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 07:02 NOS - Karl Williams 2 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-5 4-4
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 274 362
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 4.49 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 59 97
- Rushing Attempts 15 28
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.46
Net Passing Yards 215 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 0 38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/48 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-5	4-4
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	274	362
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	4.49	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	59	97
- Rushing Attempts	15	28
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.46
Net Passing Yards	215	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 0	38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/48	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	0:58	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
1	13:06	2:39	OPP 26	5	11	Field Goal
1	8:10	2:07	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
1	3:52	1:09	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
2	13:46	2:38	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	8:41	4:09	OWN 2	9	51	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
3	9:08	1:16	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:56	2:07	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
3	3:22	2:20	OWN 26	5	34	Punt
4	12:52	5:59	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	2:01	0:53	OWN 2	4	4	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 28	2	29	Fumble
1	10:27	2:17	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	6:03	2:11	OPP 45	3	4	Punt
1	2:43	3:57	OPP 38	8	27	Field Goal
2	11:08	2:27	OWN 34	6	15	Punt
2	4:32	4:04	OWN 11	11	64	Field Goal
3	12:39	3:31	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	7:52	0:56	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
3	4:49	1:27	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
3	1:02	3:10	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	6:53	4:52	OWN 21	7	24	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 6	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo White	9	38	4.22	20	1
Paul Walker	3	19	6.33	12	1
Richard Huntley	3	2	0.67	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Green	12	21	1.75	9	0	0
Rodney Hampton	11	19	1.73	15	1	0
Steve McNair	4	17	4.25	7	0	0
Harvey Williams	1	40	40.00	40	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	44	26	225	2/10	1	33	0	80.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	38	23	265	0/0	1	32	0	90.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	5	9	62	12.40	12	33	0
RB Lorenzo White	5	6	36	7.20	29	28	0
WR James McKnight	4	5	49	12.25	27	27	0
FB Craig Heyward	3	3	19	6.33	14	15	0
WR Jeff Graham	3	11	20	6.67	5	14	0
WR Karl Williams	3	6	22	7.33	0	17	1
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	14	7.00	2	8	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Richard Huntley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Williams	6	9	60	10.00	11	15	0
WR Robb Thomas	4	8	50	12.50	6	19	0
WR Mike Pritchard	3	6	37	12.33	4	16	1
WR Louis Davis	3	6	50	16.67	22	29	0
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	43	21.50	41	32	0
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Darryl Ingram	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rodney Hampton	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Paul Walker	1	0	0
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	0
Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	0
Don Davis	0	1	0
Craig Heyward	0	0	1
Jim Lyles	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Force
Jarvis Williams	1	0
Louis Davis	1	0
Jeff Wright	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	9	341	37.9	30.3	52	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	292	48.7	42.5	58	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	4	17	4.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	18	9.0	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	3	54	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemuel Stinson	1	16	16.0	0
Clayton Holmes	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	6	2	28	38
S Deke McQuay	6	2	25	36
CB Dewayne Washington	5	2	27	38
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	0	13	23
ILB Kyle Perkins	3	2	15	24
DT Mike Lodish	3	1	23	29
ILB Don Davis	3	1	13	14
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	7	14
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	3	23	29
DE Pierce Holt	2	1	23	29
DT Walt Murphy	2	1	17	21
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	17	21
S Brian Jordan	2	0	24	33
OLB Barry Minter	1	1	12	10
DT J.R. Green	1	0	8	9
OLB Gerald Dixon	1	0	3	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Holecek	7	1	0.0	15	45
S Tommy Carlisle	6	2	0.0	15	46
CB Ray Buchanan	6	0	0.0	15	45
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	1	0.0	15	46
DT Jeff Wright	3	1	1.0	11	30
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	1	0.0	10	34
DE Tracy Scroggins	2	0	1.0	14	41
OLB Brian Williams	2	1	0.0	9	31
S Michael Stewart	2	0	0.0	13	43
OLB Daved Benefield	2	0	0.0	4	6
DE Alfred Anderson	2	0	0.0	11	42
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	0.0	4	17
DT Reggie White	0	2	0.0	5	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	21
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	29
DT Mike Lodish	1	0	29
DT J.R. Green	1	0	9
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	21
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	10
DE Marvin Washington	0	1	17

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tracy Scroggins	1.0	0	2	1	41
DT Jeff Wright	1.0	0	0	1	30
DT Glenn Montgomery	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	1	0	0	42
DT Reggie White	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	5	1	38
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	23
CB Dewayne Washington	3	1	38
ILB Kyle Perkins	2	1	24
S Brian Jordan	2	0	33
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	14
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	0	29
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	29
OLB Gerald Dixon	1	0	5
S Deke McQuay	1	0	36

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	4	2	45
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	1	46
S Tommy Carlisle	4	0	46
CB Jimmy Spencer	3	0	34
ILB John Holecek	3	0	45
S Michael Stewart	2	1	43
DE Alfred Anderson	2	1	42
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	17
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	41
OLB Daved Benefield	1	0	6
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ike Davis	2	4	15	0	46
Marcus Spears	1	3	15	1	46
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	15	0	46
Tony Jones	0	1	15	1	46
Bruce Wilkerson	0	1	15	0	46

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harvey Williams	2	2	14	12
Mike Smith	1	8	28	38
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	4	28	38
Robert Jenkins	1	3	17	20
Scott Conover	1	3	11	18
Tim Grunhard	1	1	28	38
Aaron Pierce	0	1	7	6
Troy Drayton	0	1	23	29
Marco Rivera	0	1	28	38

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Lynch	2	19
Ronald Humphrey	1	24
Craig Heyward	1	14
Dewayne Washington	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Williams	2	16
Aaron Pierce	1	23
Darryl Ingram	1	15
Calvin Williams	1	15
Robb Thomas	1	10
Greg Werner	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dewayne Washington	---	---	27	38	10	75
Deke McQuay	---	---	25	36	14	75
Ike Davis	15	46	---	---	10	71
Jim Lyles	---	---	28	38	2	68
Jeff Dellenbach	15	46	---	---	---	61
Bruce Wilkerson	15	46	---	---	---	61
Tony Jones	15	46	---	---	---	61
Marcus Spears	15	46	---	---	---	61
Paul Walker	15	46	---	---	---	61
Brian Jordan	---	---	24	33	2	59
Pierce Holt	---	---	23	29	4	56
Jeff Graham	15	41	---	---	---	56
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	13	23	19	55
Mike Lodish	---	---	23	29	3	55
Jessie Armstead	---	---	23	29	2	54
Lorenzo White	12	37	---	---	---	49
Keith Jennings	14	35	---	---	---	49
Ernest Givins	7	26	---	---	14	47
Kyle Perkins	---	---	15	24	7	46
Kevin Fagan	---	---	17	21	6	44
Karl Williams	11	27	---	---	5	43
Craig Heyward	5	23	---	---	14	42
Walt Murphy	---	---	17	21	4	42
Dave Whitmore	---	---	7	14	16	37
Ronald Humphrey	3	8	---	---	24	35
Marvin Washington	---	---	11	17	2	30
James McKnight	2	15	---	---	10	27
Don Davis	---	---	13	14	---	27
Odessa Turner	2	4	---	---	17	23
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	5	9	8	22
Barry Minter	---	---	12	10	---	22
Jerry Drake	---	---	9	10	1	20
J.R. Green	---	---	8	9	1	18
Lovett Purnell	0	0	---	---	18	18
Gerald Dixon	---	---	3	5	8	16
Gary Ferguson	---	---	5	9	1	15
Tyrone Davis	1	5	---	---	8	14
Richard Huntley	3	9	---	---	2	14
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Carl Bax	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wang Weilin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marco Rivera	28	38	---	---	8	74
Mike Smith	28	38	---	---	---	66
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	15	46	5	66
Tim Grunhard	28	38	---	---	---	66
Troy Drayton	23	29	---	---	14	66
Gary Ivan Gordon	28	38	---	---	---	66
Steve McNair	28	38	---	---	---	66
Alfred Anderson	---	---	11	42	10	63
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	15	46	1	62
Ray Buchanan	---	---	15	45	1	61
John Holecek	---	---	15	45	1	61
Michael Stewart	---	---	13	43	1	57
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	14	41	2	57
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	10	34	13	57
Mike Pritchard	20	34	---	---	---	54
Calvin Williams	17	21	---	---	15	53
Robert Jenkins	17	20	---	---	8	45
Jeff Wright	---	---	11	30	2	43
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	11	30	2	43
Harvey Williams	14	12	---	---	16	42
Brian Williams	---	---	9	31	---	40
Darryl Ingram	9	15	---	---	15	39
Rodney Hampton	12	16	---	---	10	38
Robert Green	15	21	---	---	---	36
Aaron Pierce	7	6	---	---	23	36
Robb Thomas	9	16	---	---	10	35
Louis Davis	14	20	---	---	---	34
Jarvis Williams	---	---	2	7	21	30
Johnny Holland	---	---	4	17	8	29
Scott Conover	11	18	---	---	---	29
Reggie White	---	---	5	20	---	25
Britt Hager	---	---	3	0	19	22
Clayton Holmes	---	---	0	0	20	20
Ron Rice	---	---	2	7	9	18
Elijah Alexander	---	---	4	4	8	16
Chuck Smith	---	---	2	11	---	13
Daved Benefield	---	---	4	6	3	13
Eric Andolsek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ed Brown	---	---	0	1	2	3
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Villarrial	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	13	22	1.7
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	44	26	3	4	3	5	4	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	38	23	2	3	3	3	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	63	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	77	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	52	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	164	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	11	3	2	20	0	41
WR Ernest Givins	9	5	0	62	1	26
RB Lorenzo White	6	5	1	36	1	37
WR Karl Williams	6	3	0	22	0	27
WR James McKnight	5	4	0	49	1	15
FB Craig Heyward	3	3	0	19	0	23
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	0	14	0	35
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	0	3	0	4
RB Richard Huntley	1	0	0	0	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Williams	9	6	1	60	0	21
WR Robb Thomas	8	4	1	50	0	16
WR Mike Pritchard	6	3	0	37	0	34
WR Louis Davis	6	3	1	50	1	20
TE Darryl Ingram	2	1	0	0	0	15
RB Rodney Hampton	2	1	0	8	0	16
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	0	43	1	12
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	0	11	0	29
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	6	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Green	4	7	1.75	1.75
Rodney Hampton	1	0	0.00	1.73
Steve McNair	1	-1	-1.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	8	5	28	3.50	5.11

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	1	11	2.75	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	3	2	9	3.00	6.89
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0	0.00	1.82
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
WR James McKnight	1	1	9	9.00	9.80
WR Karl Williams	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	2	0	0	0.00	8.33
TE Darryl Ingram	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	11	11.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Walker	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	3	1
Rodney Hampton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	13	7	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	0	0
WR James McKnight	3	2	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
RB Lorenzo White	2	1	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0
WR Karl Williams	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	3	3	2
WR Calvin Williams	3	2	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	1	1
WR Louis Davis	2	1	1
TE Darryl Ingram	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (21,300)
End Zone 11,700 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (21,300)
End Zone	11,700 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,700)