Week 1, 1998

played in Carolina, NC

65 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	0	-	7
Carolina Panthers	10	7	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 CAR - Yancey Thigpen 2 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 02:09 CAR - John Kasay 20 field goal
2Q: 10:10 CAR - Antowain Smith 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Richard Huntley 1 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 06:57 CAR - John Kasay 20 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - John Kasay 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 CAR - Yancey Thigpen 2 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 02:09 CAR - John Kasay 20 field goal
2Q: 10:10 CAR - Antowain Smith 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Richard Huntley 1 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 06:57 CAR - John Kasay 20 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - John Kasay 37 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 299 300
- Offensive Plays 71 70
- Yards per Play 4.21 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 72 101
- Rushing Attempts 18 42
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.40
Net Passing Yards 227 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 21 - 1 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 6/36 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:43 35:17

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	299	300
- Offensive Plays	71	70
- Yards per Play	4.21	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	72	101
- Rushing Attempts	18	42
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.40
Net Passing Yards	227	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 21 - 1	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	6/36	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:43	35:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	3:34	OWN 20	10	78	Interception
1	6:27	1:36	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	2:03	3:00	OWN 37	5	14	Punt
2	11:48	0:11	OWN 18	1	8	Fumble
2	10:03	2:38	OWN 29	8	19	Punt
2	6:26	1:27	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	2	11	Half
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 23	7	37	Punt
3	8:31	2:09	OWN 7	5	18	Punt
3	2:58	1:51	OWN 12	5	17	Punt
4	13:16	0:55	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
4	6:50	0:57	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:08	1:32	OWN 21	8	17	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 32	5	35	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
1	7:50	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	4:51	1:29	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	3:22	1:19	OPP 7	3	4	Field Goal
2	14:03	2:15	OWN 6	5	24	Punt
2	11:37	1:34	OPP 16	4	16	Touchdown
2	7:25	0:59	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:59	4:07	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
3	11:18	2:47	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	6:22	3:24	OWN 27	6	20	Punt
3	1:07	2:51	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	12:21	5:31	OPP 48	10	45	Field Goal
4	5:53	1:45	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	2:36	1:28	OPP 38	5	18	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	12	49	4.08	12	2	1
Spencer Bramson	4	13	3.25	11	1	0
Keith Jennings	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Antowain Smith	26	25	0.96	9	0	1
Robert Green	15	62	4.13	13	2	0
Yancey Thigpen	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	51	21	235	2/8	0	38	1	47.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	28	19	199	0/0	1	31	0	100.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	5	14	55	11.00	26	17
WR Karl Williams	4	13	63	15.75	25	35
WR Leonard Klecko	3	9	49	16.33	24	35
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	40	20.00	38	38
TE Bradford Banta	2	5	2	1.00	0	6
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	11	5.50	1	8
TE James Jenkins	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
RB Chad Graham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	6	41	8.20	3	28	1
TE Andrew Glover	4	4	26	6.50	10	16	0
WR Marvin Harrison	4	8	96	24.00	70	31	0
WR Mike Pritchard	3	5	36	12.00	5	15	0
RB Antowain Smith	2	2	2	1.00	0	6	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Troy Drayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Williams	2	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Ray Buchanan	1	0
Ed Ellis	1	0
Jimmy Spencer	0	1
Brian Williams	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	392	49.0	38.6	58	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	9	422	46.9	40.7	56	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	5	38	7.6	0
Alvis Whitted	1	-2	-2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	3	33	11.0	0
Yancey Thigpen	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvis Whitted	4	94	23.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	11	4	0.0	35	21
ILB Mike Caldwell	9	3	0.0	42	28
S Bubba McDowell	7	1	0.0	39	27
DT Mike Lodish	5	4	0.0	34	23
CB Monty Montgomery	5	2	0.0	41	28
S Deke McQuay	4	0	0.0	17	12
S Brian Jordan	3	3	0.0	39	27
CB Jim Lyles	3	0	0.0	39	28
DT Darrell Russell	3	0	0.0	22	11
DT Walt Murphy	2	1	0.0	29	23
CB Korey Ellington	2	1	0.0	7	7
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	0.0	31	19
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	0.0	11	9
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0.0	37	26
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	0.0	5	2
G Ike Davis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0.0	24	9
QB Matt Hassebeck	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gerald Dixon	0	1	0.0	3	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brian Williams	7	2	0.0	13	34
DT Noland Rosenbach	4	0	1.0	14	41
S Ron Rice	4	1	0.0	9	19
S Robert Tate	4	1	0.0	12	37
DT Michael Myers	4	0	0.0	15	40
DE Kenard Lang	2	0	1.0	11	40
S Shawn Williams	2	2	0.0	15	50
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	1	0.0	15	43
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0.0	9	33
CB Ray Buchanan	2	0	0.0	18	48
S Tebucky Jones	2	0	0.0	7	22
CB Clayton Holmes	1	2	0.0	15	48
DT Grady Jackson	1	1	0.0	12	30
OLB Greg Favors	1	1	0.0	5	13
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Elijah Alexander	0	1	0.0	15	47

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0	26
DT Mike Lodish	0	3	0	23
DE Marvin Washington	0	1	0	19
S Bubba McDowell	0	0	1	27

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Noland Rosenbach	1.0	2	1	41
DE Kenard Lang	1.0	1	1	40
DE Elijah Alexander	0.0	0	4	47
DT Grady Jackson	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	1	21
CB Jim Lyles	3	0	28
S Deke McQuay	3	0	12
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	27
ILB Mike Caldwell	2	0	28
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	9
CB Korey Ellington	2	0	7
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	9
S Brian Jordan	1	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brian Williams	8	0	1	34
S Robert Tate	3	1	0	37
CB Ray Buchanan	2	2	0	48
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	1	0	33
S Shawn Williams	2	1	0	50
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	43
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0	40
ILB Artie Ulmer	1	0	0	4
S Tebucky Jones	1	0	0	22
CB Clayton Holmes	0	2	0	48
S Ron Rice	0	2	0	19
OLB Greg Favors	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	2	5	18	0	53
Larry Heck	2	4	18	1	53
Zack Freeman	2	3	18	1	53
Ike Davis	1	2	18	0	53
Rod Shoate	1	2	18	0	53
James Jenkins	1	1	7	0	17

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tim Grunhard	4	13	42	28
Ed Ellis	3	10	42	28
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	7	42	28
Chris Villarrial	1	5	42	28
Troy Drayton	1	1	29	18
Chris Naeole	0	4	42	28
Andrew Glover	0	1	17	15
Harvey Williams	0	1	28	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Russell	2	16
Bradford Banta	2	16
Pierce Holt	1	15
Monty Montgomery	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	3	17
Jimmy Spencer	3	16
Troy Drayton	2	19
Hart Lee Dykes	1	15
Tebucky Jones	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	39	27	20	86
Monty Montgomery	---	---	41	28	13	82
Jim Lyles	---	---	39	28	12	79
Ike Davis	18	53	---	---	8	79
Mike Caldwell	---	---	42	28	3	73
Harris Barton	18	53	---	---	---	71
Jeff Graham	18	53	---	---	---	71
Larry Heck	18	53	---	---	---	71
Zack Freeman	18	53	---	---	---	71
Rod Shoate	18	53	---	---	---	71
Karl Williams	13	42	---	---	16	71
Matt Hassebeck	18	53	---	---	---	71
Bradford Banta	15	39	---	---	16	70
Brian Jordan	---	---	39	27	2	68
Robert Harris	---	---	37	26	3	66
Mike Lodish	---	---	34	23	6	63
Jessie Armstead	---	---	35	21	3	59
Richard Huntley	13	39	---	---	7	59
Walt Murphy	---	---	29	23	2	54
Marvin Washington	---	---	31	19	3	53
Keith Jennings	12	32	---	---	1	45
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	7	7	24	38
Spencer Bramson	4	16	---	---	16	36
Pierce Holt	---	---	11	9	15	35
Darrell Russell	---	---	22	11	2	35
Dexter Coakley	---	---	24	9	2	35
Deke McQuay	---	---	17	12	5	34
James Jenkins	7	17	---	---	9	33
Chad Graham	3	6	---	---	17	26
Az-Zahir Hakim	2	5	---	---	15	22
Korey Ellington	---	---	7	7	6	20
Leonard Klecko	3	16	---	---	---	19
Derek Russell	0	0	---	---	16	16
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	16	16
Gerald Dixon	---	---	3	1	8	12
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Ferguson	---	---	5	2	---	7
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Simmons	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	42	28	---	---	12	82
Ed Ellis	42	28	---	---	12	82
Shawn Williams	---	---	15	50	16	81
Antowain Smith	27	24	---	---	28	79
Clayton Holmes	---	---	15	48	8	71
Tim Grunhard	42	28	---	---	---	70
Elijah Alexander	---	---	15	47	8	70
Gary Ivan Gordon	42	28	---	---	---	70
Steve McNair	42	28	---	---	---	70
Chris Villarrial	42	28	---	---	---	70
Troy Drayton	29	18	---	---	19	66
Ray Buchanan	---	---	18	48	---	66
Harvey Williams	28	17	---	---	18	63
Marvin Harrison	38	23	---	---	2	63
Michael Myers	---	---	15	40	8	63
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	15	43	3	61
Yancey Thigpen	32	19	---	---	9	60
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	9	33	16	58
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	14	41	---	55
Kenard Lang	---	---	11	40	---	51
Robert Tate	---	---	12	37	1	50
Brian Williams	---	---	13	34	---	47
Ron Rice	---	---	9	19	17	45
Andrew Glover	17	15	---	---	11	43
Grady Jackson	---	---	12	30	---	42
Britt Hager	---	---	5	19	16	40
Tebucky Jones	---	---	7	22	6	35
Hart Lee Dykes	8	8	---	---	15	31
Mike Pritchard	15	11	---	---	---	26
Robert Green	15	4	---	---	---	19
Greg Favors	---	---	5	13	1	19
John Holecek	---	---	3	6	7	16
Reggie White	---	---	4	9	---	13
Bobby Shaw	1	1	---	---	11	13
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	12	12
Artie Ulmer	---	---	1	4	7	12
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	12	12
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	19	38	2.0
Right	19	44	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	51	21	3	4	5	10	7	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	28	19	4	0	3	1	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	6	76	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	35	3.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	83	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	27	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	14	5	1	55	0	53
WR Karl Williams	13	4	2	63	1	42
WR Leonard Klecko	9	3	0	49	1	16
TE Bradford Banta	5	2	0	2	0	39
TE James Jenkins	4	1	2	4	0	17
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	0	40	1	32
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	0	11	0	39
RB Chad Graham	1	1	0	3	0	6
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	1	0	8	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	8	4	1	96	3	23
WR Yancey Thigpen	6	5	0	41	1	19
WR Mike Pritchard	5	3	1	36	0	11
TE Andrew Glover	4	4	0	26	0	15
FB Harvey Williams	2	1	0	-2	0	17
RB Antowain Smith	2	2	0	2	0	24
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	2	0	0.00	4.08
Spencer Bramson	1	11	11.00	3.25

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	7	11	1.57	0.96
Robert Green	3	8	2.67	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	4	1	2	0.50	4.61

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	2	1	2	1.00	7.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Williams	2	0	0	0.00	4.85
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	2	2.00	20.00
TE Bradford Banta	1	0	0	0.00	0.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	2	2.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	1	1
Matt Hassebeck	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	3	2
Antowain Smith	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	14	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	1
WR Leonard Klecko	3	1	1
WR Karl Williams	3	0	0
TE Bradford Banta	2	1	0
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	1
RB Chad Graham	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Andrew Glover	3	3	0
WR Marvin Harrison	3	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	0	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,300)
End Zone 10,700 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,300)
End Zone	10,700 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,700)