Week 8, 1999

played in New Orleans, LA

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	7	10	-	17
New Orleans Saints	13	0	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 35 field goal
1Q: 07:27 NOS - Jessie Armstead 41 interception return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 00:25 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 37 field goal
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Marvin Harrison 58 fumble return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 13:22 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
4Q: 01:56 CAR - David Meggett 8 run (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 35 field goal
1Q: 07:27 NOS - Jessie Armstead 41 interception return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 00:25 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 37 field goal
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Marvin Harrison 58 fumble return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 13:22 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
4Q: 01:56 CAR - David Meggett 8 run (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-5 6-2
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 287 314
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 5.04 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 86 55
- Rushing Attempts 21 24
- Yards per Rush 4.10 2.29
Net Passing Yards 201 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 28 - 1 41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:33 30:27

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-5	6-2
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	287	314
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	5.04	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	86	55
- Rushing Attempts	21	24
- Yards per Rush	4.10	2.29
Net Passing Yards	201	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 28 - 1	41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	220	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:33	30:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
1	8:33	1:19	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
1	7:14	3:35	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	0:17	2:22	OWN 33	5	24	Punt
2	11:33	1:05	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	7:03	3:25	OWN 8	5	11	Punt
2	1:45	1:16	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OPP 33	1	-2	Missed FG
3	9:34	2:04	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
3	4:12	1:55	OWN 18	4	33	Fumble
3	1:15	2:58	OWN 20	6	52	Field Goal
4	10:46	1:29	OWN 32	3	50	Fumble
4	6:56	5:10	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	4:51	OWN 42	9	40	Field Goal
1	3:39	3:22	OWN 9	6	71	Field Goal
2	12:55	1:22	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	10:28	3:25	OWN 36	6	17	Punt
2	3:38	1:53	OPP 44	5	30	Interception
2	0:29	0:14	OWN 41	1	-8	Fumble
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 39	8	29	Missed FG
3	7:30	3:18	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
3	2:17	1:02	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
4	13:17	2:31	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	9:17	2:21	OWN 18	5	14	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 20	10	76	Game

Game MVP: Hugh Douglas, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Meggett	12	52	4.33	21	2	1
Cristian Nofsinger	7	14	2.00	8	0	0
Steve McNair	2	20	10.00	12	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	15	12	0.80	9	0
Richard Huntley	6	16	2.67	7	0
Paul Walker	3	27	9.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Zeier	28	26	203	1/7	0	29	0	96.9
Steve McNair	5	2	17	2/12	0	18	1	10.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	24	12	141	2/12	0	22	1	50.9
Matt Hassebeck	17	11	135	1/5	0	35	0	89.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marvin Harrison	9	12	128	14.22	51	29
WR Keith Poole	6	7	35	5.83	11	29
WR Moe Barber	4	4	37	9.25	0	21
TE Andrew Glover	2	3	10	5.00	4	7
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	15	7.50	5	12
RB Cristian Nofsinger	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1
FB Jim Finn	2	2	4	2.00	0	5
RB David Meggett	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	9	15	89	9.89	14	19
WR Leonard Klecko	3	8	49	16.33	17	20
WR Karl Williams	3	5	50	16.67	18	24
WR Eli Reid	2	5	19	9.50	1	14
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	12	6.00	0	6
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	9	9.00	5	9
RB Richard Huntley	1	2	35	35.00	33	35
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chris Claiborne	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	41	41.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Meggett	2	1	0	0
Keith Poole	1	0	0	0
Cristian Nofsinger	1	0	0	0
Hugh Douglas	0	1	1	0
Marvin Harrison	0	1	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Paul Walker	1	0	0
Walt Murphy	0	1	0
Antoine Winfield	0	1	0
Brett Wallerstedt	0	0	1
William Carr	0	0	1
Dexter Coakley	0	0	1
Monty Montgomery	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	6	282	47.0	42.3	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	294	49.0	39.0	69	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	1/2	0/1	45	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	2	20	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	4	8	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Galloway	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	9	5	0.0	24	44
S Tebucky Jones	7	1	0.0	24	44
CB Jimmy Spencer	6	1	0.0	21	39
ILB Antonio Armstrong	6	1	0.0	23	44
CB Andy Macdonald	6	1	0.0	24	42
DE Hugh Douglas	4	0	3.0	16	25
OLB Mike Morton	4	0	0.0	16	21
CB Ray Crockett	3	0	0.0	14	33
OLB Stephen Boyd	2	1	0.0	20	39
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	1	0.0	17	26
ILB Chris Claiborne	1	1	0.0	10	11
OLB Jerry Jensen	1	0	0.0	5	11
DT Michael Myers	0	2	0.0	17	26
DE Kenard Lang	0	1	0.0	8	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	10	0	0.0	21	35
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	7	2	1.0	18	33
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	2	0.0	16	30
DT Walt Murphy	4	0	1.0	14	12
CB Antoine Winfield	4	1	0.0	21	31
S Deke McQuay	3	2	0.0	19	35
DE Gary Ferguson	3	1	0.0	18	32
CB Monty Montgomery	3	1	0.0	10	23
S Donovin Darius	3	1	0.0	21	34
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	3	0.0	9	10
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	1.0	5	6
DT Darrell Russell	1	1	0.0	14	28
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	---	---	---
DE Noel Scarlett	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT William Carr	0	1	0.0	15	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hugh Douglas	3.0	0	1	25
OLB Stephen Boyd	0.0	1	0	39
DE Kenard Lang	0.0	0	2	19
DE Renaldo Wynn	0.0	0	2	26

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Walt Murphy	1.0	0	0	1	12
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1.0	0	0	0	33
OLB Steve Morrison	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tebucky Jones	6	3	0	44
CB Andy Macdonald	4	1	0	42
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	0	0	39
OLB Mike Morton	3	0	0	21
ILB Antonio Armstrong	2	0	0	44
S Shawn Williams	2	0	0	44
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0	33
OLB Jerry Jensen	1	0	0	11
ILB Chris Claiborne	0	1	1	11
S Tommy Carlisle	0	1	0	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	8	0	0	35
CB Antoine Winfield	4	1	0	31
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	0	1	30
S Deke McQuay	3	0	0	35
CB Monty Montgomery	3	0	0	23
S Donovin Darius	2	0	0	34
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	0	13
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0	33
DT William Carr	1	0	0	25
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	4	1	21	1	36
Chris Naeole	2	4	0	21	0	36
Chris Villarrial	0	4	0	21	1	36
Pat Harlow	0	3	0	21	1	36
Tim Grunhard	0	3	0	21	0	36
Andrew Glover	0	1	0	5	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	2	7	24	0	44
Ike Davis	2	3	24	0	44
Larry Heck	1	4	24	0	44
Rod Shoate	0	4	24	3	44
Bradford Banta	0	1	19	0	34
Zack Freeman	0	1	7	0	19
Jason Whittle	0	1	17	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	4	23
Jim Finn	2	12
Asher Ackerman	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Az-Zahir Hakim	2	16
Spencer Bramson	1	22

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shawn Williams	---	---	24	44	7	75
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	23	44	4	71
Tebucky Jones	---	---	24	44	3	71
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	21	39	10	70
Andy Macdonald	---	---	24	42	3	69
Pat Harlow	21	36	---	---	8	65
Chris Naeole	21	36	---	---	8	65
Ray Crockett	---	---	14	33	15	62
Stephen Boyd	---	---	20	39	3	62
Tim Grunhard	21	36	---	---	---	57
Gary Ivan Gordon	21	36	---	---	---	57
Chris Villarrial	21	36	---	---	---	57
Marvin Harrison	18	35	---	---	---	53
Keith Poole	16	25	---	---	9	50
Cristian Nofsinger	8	32	---	---	10	50
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	17	26	3	46
Michael Myers	---	---	17	26	3	46
Eric Zeier	15	29	---	---	---	44
Hugh Douglas	---	---	16	25	2	43
Mike Morton	---	---	16	21	5	42
David Meggett	13	4	---	---	23	40
Jim Finn	11	17	---	---	12	40
Troy Drayton	13	21	---	---	3	37
Jerry Jensen	---	---	5	11	19	35
Kenard Lang	---	---	8	19	7	34
Moe Barber	12	20	---	---	---	32
Chris Penn	6	10	---	---	13	29
Mike Lodish	---	---	7	18	3	28
John Copeland	---	---	7	18	3	28
Ron Rice	---	---	3	7	15	25
Andrew Glover	5	12	---	---	7	24
Chris Claiborne	---	---	10	11	3	24
Asher Ackerman	1	3	---	---	16	20
Carlos Galloway	2	1	---	---	15	18
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	3	12	---	15
Steve McNair	6	7	---	---	---	13
Ron Johnson	---	---	5	5	1	11
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	8	8
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donnie Spragan	---	---	0	0	4	4
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Davis	24	44	---	---	9	77
Harris Barton	24	44	---	---	6	74
Larry Heck	24	44	---	---	---	68
Rod Shoate	24	44	---	---	---	68
Bradford Banta	19	34	---	---	14	67
Kelly Herndon	---	---	21	35	3	59
Donovin Darius	---	---	21	34	3	58
Antoine Winfield	---	---	21	31	6	58
Jeff Graham	19	37	---	---	1	57
Gary Ferguson	---	---	18	32	6	56
Deke McQuay	---	---	19	35	2	56
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	18	33	3	54
Karl Williams	18	24	---	---	12	54
Graham Somerville	13	22	---	---	16	51
Jessie Armstead	---	---	16	30	2	48
Eli Reid	10	22	---	---	13	45
Paul Walker	19	26	---	---	---	45
Jason Whittle	17	25	---	---	3	45
Darrell Russell	---	---	14	28	1	43
Monty Montgomery	---	---	10	23	10	43
Leonard Klecko	14	28	---	---	---	42
William Carr	---	---	15	25	2	42
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	12	27	2	41
Antowain Smith	16	20	---	---	1	37
Richard Huntley	8	24	---	---	1	33
Steve Morrison	---	---	5	6	16	27
Spencer Bramson	2	3	---	---	22	27
Walt Murphy	---	---	14	12	---	26
Zack Freeman	7	19	---	---	---	26
Bobby Taylor	---	---	0	9	16	25
Matt Hassebeck	5	18	---	---	---	23
Noel Scarlett	---	---	8	7	7	22
Marcus Pollard	0	4	---	---	17	21
Bubba McDowell	---	---	5	13	2	20
Dexter Coakley	---	---	9	10	1	20
Az-Zahir Hakim	1	2	---	---	16	19
Gerald Dixon	---	---	2	3	8	13
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Simmons	---	---	3	3	3	9
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Barton	---	---	0	0	6	6
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	4	38	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	9	19	2.1
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Zeier	28	26	5	0	0	2	0	0	0
Steve McNair	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	24	12	2	1	3	2	4	0	1
Matt Hassebeck	17	11	2	0	0	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	67	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	77	25.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	74	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	90	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	12	9	128	3	35
WR Keith Poole	7	6	35	1	25
WR Moe Barber	4	4	37	1	20
TE Andrew Glover	3	2	10	0	12
TE Troy Drayton	2	2	15	0	21
RB Cristian Nofsinger	2	2	-5	0	32
FB Jim Finn	2	2	4	0	17
RB David Meggett	1	1	-4	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	15	9	1	89	0	37
WR Leonard Klecko	8	3	0	49	1	28
WR Eli Reid	5	2	1	19	0	22
WR Karl Williams	5	3	1	50	2	24
RB Richard Huntley	2	1	0	35	1	24
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	0	12	0	22
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	0	9	0	34
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	0	6	0	3
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	1	0	7	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Meggett	3	11	3.67	4.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	1	1	1.00	0.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	2	0	0	0.00	5.88
Matt Hassebeck	1	0	0	0.00	7.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0	0.00	5.93
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	0	0.00	6.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
David Meggett	1	1
Steve McNair	1	1
Cristian Nofsinger	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Zeier	7	5	2
Steve McNair	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	7	1	0
Matt Hassebeck	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	4	3	2
WR Keith Poole	3	2	1
WR Moe Barber	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	5	2	1
WR Leonard Klecko	3	1	1
WR Karl Williams	3	1	1
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	0
WR Eli Reid	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)