Week 17, 1996

played in New Orleans, LA

75 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	14	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
1Q: 01:15 NOS - Odessa Turner 58 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 04:08 NOS - Tyrone Davis 18 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:30 NOS - Jeff Graham 25 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:30 NOS - Keith Jennings 12 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
1Q: 01:15 NOS - Odessa Turner 58 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 04:08 NOS - Tyrone Davis 18 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:30 NOS - Jeff Graham 25 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:30 NOS - Keith Jennings 12 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 5-11 7-9
First Downs 11 19
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 168 452
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 2.80 7.17
Net Rushing Yards 29 141
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 1.71 4.27
Net Passing Yards 139 311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 1 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 162 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.23 10.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 37
Time of Possession 24:40 35:20

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	5-11	7-9
First Downs	11	19
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	168	452
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	2.80	7.17
Net Rushing Yards	29	141
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	1.71	4.27
Net Passing Yards	139	311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 1	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	162	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.23	10.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 37
Time of Possession	24:40	35:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 21	5	38	Punt
1	8:38	3:15	OWN 41	8	31	Field Goal
1	4:36	3:17	OWN 22	9	-11	Punt
1	0:59	3:22	OWN 19	7	25	Punt
2	8:56	1:18	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
2	4:00	1:08	OWN 46	3	7	Interception
2	2:17	2:01	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
3	12:18	1:08	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
3	6:22	2:37	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	14:21	1:31	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	9:54	2:04	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
4	5:23	1:35	OWN 13	3	-7	Punt
4	1:49	0:33	OWN 6	3	2	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	3:35	OWN 20	7	46	Missed FG
1	5:23	0:47	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	1:19	0:20	OWN 42	2	58	Touchdown
2	12:37	3:41	OWN 23	7	38	Punt
2	7:38	3:38	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	2:52	0:35	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	11:10	4:48	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	3:45	4:24	OWN 26	8	69	Missed FG
4	12:50	2:56	OWN 35	5	23	Punt
4	7:50	2:27	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
4	3:48	1:59	OPP 46	3	1	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OPP 3	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Paul Walker, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Green	8	8	1.00	13	1
Rodney Hampton	5	2	0.40	9	0
Steve McNair	3	17	5.67	6	0
Harvey Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo White	13	89	6.85	45	2
Rodney Culver	12	24	2.00	8	0
Paul Walker	4	14	3.50	7	0
Odessa Turner	1	9	9.00	9	0
Craig Heyward	1	3	3.00	3	0
Jeff Graham	1	2	2.00	2	0
Richard Huntley	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	39	19	162	4/23	0	19	1	49.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	30	22	311	0/0	4	58	0	145.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robb Thomas	5	11	40	8.00	3	12
WR Calvin Williams	5	7	50	10.00	0	17
TE Andrew Glover	3	4	8	2.67	8	9
RB Rodney Hampton	2	3	18	9.00	8	19
WR Eric Blount	2	6	15	7.50	0	9
TE Troy Drayton	1	5	19	19.00	5	19
WR Marvin Harrison	1	2	12	12.00	5	12
RB Robert Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Williams	5	7	52	10.40	10	21	0
WR Ernest Givins	4	5	66	16.50	35	32	0
WR Odessa Turner	3	3	70	23.33	44	58	1
TE Keith Jennings	3	3	34	11.33	7	18	1
WR Jeff Graham	3	7	60	20.00	33	31	1
RB Lorenzo White	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Rodney Culver	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	18	18.00	13	18	1
FB Craig Heyward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Pierce Holt	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve McNair	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Lodish	0	1	0	0
Lorenzo Lynch	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	10	423	42.3	37.0	48	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	271	45.2	41.2	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemuel Stinson	2	31	15.5	0
Eric Blount	2	46	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Stewart	7	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Ed Brown	5	4	0.0	27	24
OLB Daved Benefield	5	2	0.0	22	13
DT Jeff Wright	4	1	0.0	27	20
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	0	0.0	14	19
DT Noland Rosenbach	3	3	0.0	23	24
S Tommy Carlisle	3	2	0.0	30	27
OLB Britt Hager	3	1	0.0	11	13
DT Glenn Montgomery	3	0	0.0	10	6
DE Alfred Anderson	3	0	0.0	19	22
OLB Brian Williams	2	2	0.0	22	17
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	1	0.0	31	28
DE Elijah Alexander	2	0	0.0	14	8
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	1	0.0	22	24
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	0.0	6	4
RB Rodney Hampton	1	0	---	---	---
RB Robert Green	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ray Buchanan	1	0	0.0	31	28
S Ron Rice	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Reggie White	0	1	0.0	8	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	7	1	0.0	17	41
CB Jim Lyles	5	1	0.0	17	43
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	0	2.0	15	35
DT Jerry Drake	4	0	1.0	5	12
S Brian Jordan	4	3	0.0	16	38
ILB Kyle Perkins	3	3	0.0	11	36
CB Dewayne Washington	2	0	1.0	15	40
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0.0	14	35
DT Walt Murphy	2	1	0.0	6	21
DE Marvin Washington	2	0	0.0	4	12
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	0.0	8	22
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	0.0	12	29
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	0.0	5	14
DE Kevin Fagan	0	2	0.0	13	31
DT Mike Lodish	0	1	0.0	14	24
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tracy Scroggins	2	0	24
DE Chuck Smith	1	0	6
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	24
DE Alfred Anderson	1	0	22
DT Jeff Wright	0	2	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	2.0	0	0	0	35
CB Dewayne Washington	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Jerry Drake	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	0	1	12
DT J.R. Green	0.0	0	2	0	19
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	0	2	0	14
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Mike Lodish	0.0	0	1	0	24
CB Jim Lyles	0.0	0	1	0	43
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Michael Stewart	3	0	29
OLB Daved Benefield	3	0	13
OLB Brian Williams	3	0	17
CB Ray Buchanan	2	1	28
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	0	28
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	13
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	19
ILB Ed Brown	2	0	24
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	24
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	27
S Ron Rice	1	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	5	1	0	43
S Brian Jordan	4	1	0	38
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	0	41
DE Marvin Washington	2	0	0	12
ILB Kyle Perkins	2	0	0	36
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0	35
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0	22
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	0	12
OLB Jessie Armstead	0	2	0	35
DE Pierce Holt	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Andolsek	2	3	16	0	42
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	4	15	1	42
Tim Grunhard	0	3	15	0	42
Scott Conover	0	2	17	2	43
Andrew Glover	0	1	5	0	22
Troy Drayton	0	1	12	0	29
Marco Rivera	0	0	16	1	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ike Davis	3	4	0	32	30
Keith Jennings	2	2	1	22	22
Jeff Dellenbach	1	6	0	31	30
Bruce Wilkerson	1	5	0	29	30
Marcus Spears	1	5	0	31	30
Tony Jones	1	3	0	33	30
Craig Heyward	1	2	0	18	17
Carl Bax	0	1	0	5	0
Patrick Salonen	0	1	0	2	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	1	17
Troy Drayton	1	13
Greg Werner	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dewayne Washington	2	8
Rodney Culver	1	25
Richard Huntley	1	10
Gerald Dixon	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	30	27	14	71
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	31	28	10	69
Marco Rivera	16	41	---	---	10	67
Ray Buchanan	---	---	31	28	2	61
Scott Conover	17	43	---	---	---	60
Steve McNair	17	43	---	---	---	60
Eric Andolsek	16	42	---	---	1	59
Eric Blount	15	31	---	---	13	59
Michael Stewart	---	---	27	29	2	58
Tim Grunhard	15	42	---	---	---	57
Gary Ivan Gordon	15	42	---	---	---	57
Troy Drayton	12	29	---	---	13	54
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	14	19	20	53
Ed Brown	---	---	27	24	2	53
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	22	24	3	49
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	23	24	2	49
Alfred Anderson	---	---	19	22	7	48
Jeff Wright	---	---	27	20	---	47
Robb Thomas	12	28	---	---	4	44
Marvin Harrison	12	24	---	---	7	43
Rodney Hampton	6	19	---	---	17	42
Brian Williams	---	---	22	17	2	41
Daved Benefield	---	---	22	13	2	37
Ron Rice	---	---	8	11	17	36
Darryl Ingram	6	10	---	---	18	34
Andrew Glover	5	22	---	---	7	34
Robert Green	10	24	---	---	---	34
Britt Hager	---	---	11	13	8	32
Calvin Williams	5	18	---	---	9	32
Elijah Alexander	---	---	14	8	7	29
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	10	6	4	20
Chuck Smith	---	---	11	6	1	18
Reggie White	---	---	8	7	2	17
Harvey Williams	1	8	---	---	7	16
Chris Villarrial	2	3	---	---	11	16
Johnny Holland	---	---	6	4	5	15
Dean Caliguire	2	1	---	---	11	14
Kevin Donnalley	2	1	---	---	11	14
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Louis Davis	1	2	---	---	2	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Holecek	---	---	0	0	3	3
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	17	41	21	79
Ike Davis	32	30	---	---	8	70
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	14	35	14	63
Tony Jones	33	30	---	---	---	63
Dewayne Washington	---	---	15	40	8	63
Marcus Spears	31	30	---	---	1	62
Jeff Dellenbach	31	30	---	---	---	61
Jim Lyles	---	---	17	43	1	61
Paul Walker	31	30	---	---	---	61
Bruce Wilkerson	29	30	---	---	---	59
Brian Jordan	---	---	16	38	1	55
Craig Heyward	18	17	---	---	15	50
Jeff Graham	25	25	---	---	---	50
Jessie Armstead	---	---	15	35	---	50
Kyle Perkins	---	---	11	36	2	49
Dave Whitmore	---	---	8	22	18	48
Karl Williams	20	17	---	---	11	48
Kevin Fagan	---	---	13	31	3	47
Keith Jennings	22	22	---	---	1	45
Pierce Holt	---	---	12	29	3	44
Lorenzo White	19	25	---	---	---	44
Rodney Culver	14	5	---	---	25	44
Mike Lodish	---	---	14	24	5	43
Ernest Givins	12	13	---	---	16	41
Walt Murphy	---	---	6	21	4	31
Tyrone Davis	11	9	---	---	9	29
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	2	8	18	28
Gary Ferguson	---	---	5	14	5	24
Richard Huntley	9	5	---	---	10	24
J.R. Green	---	---	3	19	1	23
Jerry Drake	---	---	5	12	4	21
Marvin Washington	---	---	4	12	4	20
Lovett Purnell	6	0	---	---	14	20
James McKnight	6	2	---	---	10	18
Odessa Turner	3	10	---	---	1	14
Carl Bax	5	0	---	---	8	13
Gerald Dixon	---	---	3	2	7	12
Wang Weilin	2	0	---	---	8	10
Don Davis	---	---	4	6	---	10
Patrick Salonen	2	0	---	---	7	9
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Minter	---	---	3	5	---	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Peter Tom Willis	2	0	---	---	---	2
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-10	-2.0
Middle	10	25	2.5
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	7	0.9
Middle	19	103	5.4
Right	5	31	6.2
None	1	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	39	19	0	3	3	4	8	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	30	22	5	1	1	1	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	32	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	116	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	102	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	169	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	11	5	0	40	28
WR Calvin Williams	7	5	1	50	18
WR Eric Blount	6	2	0	15	31
TE Troy Drayton	5	1	1	19	29
TE Andrew Glover	4	3	1	8	22
RB Rodney Hampton	3	2	0	18	19
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	0	12	24
RB Robert Green	1	0	0	0	24

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	7	3	1	60	2	25
WR Karl Williams	7	5	0	52	1	17
WR Ernest Givins	5	4	0	66	1	13
WR Odessa Turner	3	3	0	70	1	10
TE Keith Jennings	3	3	0	34	0	22
RB Lorenzo White	2	2	0	7	0	25
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Rodney Culver	1	1	0	4	0	5
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	18	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo White	2	-2	-1.00	6.85
Rodney Culver	2	1	0.50	2.00
Paul Walker	1	4	4.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	3	2	30	10.00	10.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	12	12.00	11.33
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	18	18.00	18.00
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0	0.00	7.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	3	1
Steve McNair	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Culver	2	0
Lorenzo White	1	0
Paul Walker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	4	3	1
WR Eric Blount	2	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	1	1	1
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Williams	4	3	2
WR Ernest Givins	3	3	2
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)