Week 9, 2000

played in New Orleans, LA

61 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	7	6	-	23
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 09:10 NOS - Eli Reid 13 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 04:09 CAR - Jim Finn 23 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 13:18 NOS - Jeff Graham 6 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 09:33 CAR - Bobby Shaw 2 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
OT: 09:51 CAR - Salvador Blair 18 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 CAR - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 09:10 NOS - Eli Reid 13 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 04:09 CAR - Jim Finn 23 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 13:18 NOS - Jeff Graham 6 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 09:33 CAR - Bobby Shaw 2 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
OT: 09:51 CAR - Salvador Blair 18 run

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 8-1 4-4
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 486 363
- Offensive Plays 76 70
- Yards per Play 6.39 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 198 87
- Rushing Attempts 32 35
- Yards per Rush 6.19 2.49
Net Passing Yards 288 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 2 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 307 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/47 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:53 34:29

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	8-1	4-4
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	486	363
- Offensive Plays	76	70
- Yards per Play	6.39	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	198	87
- Rushing Attempts	32	35
- Yards per Rush	6.19	2.49
Net Passing Yards	288	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 2	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	307	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/47	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:53	34:29

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	5	44	Downs
1	10:12	4:59	OWN 20	10	62	Field Goal
1	2:17	2:31	OWN 20	5	42	Punt
2	11:53	1:10	OWN 27	3	11	Interception
2	9:02	1:37	OWN 33	5	9	Punt
2	5:48	1:50	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	1:57	1:20	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	13:11	1:14	OWN 28	3	-7	Punt
3	9:20	2:01	OWN 4	4	2	Punt
3	5:12	4:21	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
4	11:21	1:59	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
4	6:29	1:40	OWN 42	3	4	Interception
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 16	7	50	Missed FG
OT1	13:15	3:37	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	3:20	OWN 36	6	29	Punt
1	5:13	2:56	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
2	14:46	2:53	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	10:43	1:41	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
2	7:25	1:37	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
2	3:58	2:01	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 23	3	7	Half
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	11:57	2:37	OWN 35	5	16	Punt
3	7:19	2:07	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
3	0:51	4:30	OWN 7	9	24	Punt
4	9:22	2:53	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	4:49	2:54	OPP 40	7	34	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Floyd	15	56	3.73	11	2	0
Salvador Blair	7	63	9.00	18	3	1
Steve McNair	5	44	8.80	13	2	0
J.R. Redmond	5	35	7.00	28	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Huntley	26	68	2.62	10	1
J.J. Johnson	7	0	0.00	5	0
Matt Hassebeck	2	19	9.50	12	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	40	22	307	4/19	2	37	2	75.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	33	23	284	2/8	2	55	0	116.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Pritchard	5	9	139	27.80	78	35	0
TE Troy Drayton	4	6	32	8.00	6	19	0
WR Marvin Harrison	4	8	68	17.00	20	37	0
WR Bobby Shaw	3	4	12	4.00	0	6	1
FB Jim Finn	3	6	36	12.00	22	23	1
TE Asher Ackerman	2	3	17	8.50	5	9	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Chris Penn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE John Davis	10	14	102	10.20	37	22	0
WR Jeff Graham	6	7	65	10.83	12	18	1
WR Karl Williams	3	7	64	21.33	18	55	0
WR Eli Reid	2	2	41	20.50	7	28	1
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Marcus Pollard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antoine Winfield	2	24	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Asher Ackerman	1	0	0	0
Troy Drayton	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Antoine Winfield	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	6	263	43.8	39.7	50	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	10	441	44.1	33.4	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/1	0/1	35	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	4	47	11.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kiwuakee Thomas	3	62	20.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	9	3	0.0	34	35
S Matt Bowmen	9	3	0.0	33	35
ILB Chris Claiborne	9	1	0.0	34	31
OLB Stephen Boyd	5	2	0.0	19	20
CB Ray Buchanan	5	0	0.0	32	34
DE Hugh Douglas	3	0	1.5	20	21
ILB Donnie Spragan	3	3	0.0	19	12
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	3	2	0.0	29	30
OLB Jerry Jensen	2	2	0.5	27	17
S Louis Riddick	2	2	0.0	4	11
OLB Antonio Armstrong	2	2	0.0	19	21
DT Michael Myers	2	1	0.0	27	27
DE Kenard Lang	2	0	0.0	15	14
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	1	0.0	25	25
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	0	0.0	10	10
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	---	---	---
S Tebucky Jones	0	1	0.0	2	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	6	1	1.0	30	43
CB Antoine Winfield	6	0	0.0	32	44
DE Gary Ferguson	5	1	2.0	29	34
DT William Munny	5	0	1.0	21	31
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	5	3	0.0	17	27
S Bubba McDowell	5	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Dhani Jones	4	4	0.0	15	17
S Buddy Love	3	4	0.0	32	44
CB Kelly Herndon	3	4	0.0	32	44
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	1	0.0	28	39
S Donovin Darius	3	1	0.0	32	42
CB Bobby Taylor	2	2	0.0	17	27
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	0.0	15	16
DT William Carr	1	0	0.0	11	15
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Walt Murphy	0	1	0.0	20	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hugh Douglas	1.5	0	21
OLB Jerry Jensen	0.5	2	17
DE Kenard Lang	0.0	2	14
DE Renaldo Wynn	0.0	1	10
DE Adewale Ogunleye	0.0	1	25

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gary Ferguson	2.0	0	0	1	34
DE Robert Harris	1.0	0	5	1	43
DT William Munny	1.0	0	2	0	31
S Buddy Love	0.0	1	0	0	44
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	6	0	35
ILB Chris Claiborne	3	0	31
S Matt Bowmen	3	0	35
OLB Stephen Boyd	2	1	20
S Louis Riddick	2	0	11
ILB Donnie Spragan	2	0	12
CB Ray Buchanan	1	0	34
OLB Antonio Armstrong	1	0	21
OLB Jerry Jensen	1	0	17
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	0	25
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	1	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	6	2	2	44
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	0	10
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	2	1	0	27
CB Kelly Herndon	2	0	0	44
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0	17
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0	43
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	39
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	27
S Buddy Love	1	0	0	44
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	16
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0	5
S Donovin Darius	1	0	0	42
OLB Gerald Dixon	0	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Harlow	6	9	1	32	2	44
Chris Ruhman	2	4	0	32	1	44
Marco Rivera	2	4	0	32	0	44
Chris Naeole	1	6	0	32	0	44
Chris Villarrial	1	4	0	32	1	44
Asher Ackerman	1	1	0	11	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Freeman	5	11	35	0	35
Damion McIntosh	4	7	35	0	35
Ike Davis	1	4	35	2	35
Larry Heck	0	6	35	0	35
Rod Shoate	0	3	35	0	35
John Davis	0	1	28	0	27
Graham Somerville	0	1	17	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Spencer	1	25

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sebastian Fannin	3	19
Marcus Pollard	2	16
Karl Williams	1	15
Frank Jordan	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Harlow	32	44	---	---	8	84
Chris Naeole	32	44	---	---	8	84
Chris Villarrial	32	44	---	---	2	78
Troy Drayton	27	33	---	---	16	76
Steve McNair	32	44	---	---	---	76
Marco Rivera	32	44	---	---	---	76
Chris Ruhman	32	44	---	---	---	76
Shawn Williams	---	---	34	35	7	76
Ray Buchanan	---	---	32	34	9	75
Marvin Harrison	30	40	---	---	---	70
Matt Bowmen	---	---	33	35	1	69
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	19	21	28	68
Chris Claiborne	---	---	34	31	1	66
Jim Finn	22	24	---	---	18	64
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	29	30	5	64
Michael Myers	---	---	27	27	3	57
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	25	25	2	52
Jerry Jensen	---	---	27	17	7	51
Chris Penn	12	17	---	---	18	47
Hugh Douglas	---	---	20	21	4	45
Mike Pritchard	16	27	---	---	1	44
Stephen Boyd	---	---	19	20	4	43
Chris Floyd	15	24	---	---	3	42
Bobby Shaw	9	22	---	---	11	42
Corwin Joyner	---	---	15	23	3	41
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	9	6	25	40
Kenard Lang	---	---	15	14	10	39
Donnie Spragan	---	---	19	12	8	39
Asher Ackerman	11	9	---	---	17	37
Salvador Blair	10	7	---	---	17	34
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	10	10	4	24
J.R. Redmond	7	13	---	---	4	24
Darwin Walker	---	---	9	8	---	17
Louis Riddick	---	---	4	11	---	15
Moe Barber	1	4	---	---	10	15
Na'il Diggs	---	---	1	4	9	14
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marvel Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tebucky Jones	---	---	2	0	5	7
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	6	6
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Prior	---	---	2	1	3	6
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ray Crockett	---	---	0	0	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Buddy Love	---	---	32	44	15	91
Antoine Winfield	---	---	32	44	13	89
Larry Heck	35	35	---	---	11	81
Ike Davis	35	35	---	---	11	81
Kelly Herndon	---	---	32	44	2	78
Donovin Darius	---	---	32	42	2	76
Robert Harris	---	---	30	43	2	75
Zack Freeman	35	35	---	---	---	70
Rod Shoate	35	35	---	---	---	70
Matt Hassebeck	35	35	---	---	---	70
Damion McIntosh	35	35	---	---	---	70
Jessie Armstead	---	---	28	39	1	68
Bobby Taylor	---	---	17	27	23	67
Gary Ferguson	---	---	29	34	2	65
John Davis	28	27	---	---	8	63
Karl Williams	20	28	---	---	15	63
Eli Reid	22	25	---	---	15	62
Jeff Graham	28	30	---	---	---	58
William Munny	---	---	21	31	4	56
Walt Murphy	---	---	20	34	2	56
Richard Huntley	28	28	---	---	---	56
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	17	27	2	46
Graham Somerville	17	14	---	---	11	42
J.J. Johnson	7	7	---	---	26	40
Sebastian Fannin	13	7	---	---	19	39
Dexter Coakley	---	---	15	16	5	36
Dhani Jones	---	---	15	17	---	32
Marcus Pollard	8	7	---	---	16	31
William Carr	---	---	11	15	1	27
Bradford Banta	4	2	---	---	19	25
Brian Simmons	---	---	4	5	12	21
Bubba McDowell	---	---	10	10	---	20
Lamar King	---	---	3	10	6	19
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gerald Dixon	---	---	0	1	9	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darrell Russell	---	---	4	1	4	9
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Anderson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Marschalk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	86	7.2
Middle	16	95	5.9
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	22	2.2
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	14	32	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	40	22	6	2	1	4	8	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	33	23	3	3	0	1	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	65	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	124	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	51	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	67	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	116	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	100	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Pritchard	9	5	0	139	4	27
WR Marvin Harrison	8	4	0	68	1	40
TE Troy Drayton	6	4	0	32	0	33
FB Jim Finn	6	3	0	36	1	24
WR Bobby Shaw	4	3	1	12	0	22
WR Chris Penn	3	0	0	0	0	17
TE Asher Ackerman	3	2	0	17	0	9
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	3	0	24

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE John Davis	14	10	102	1	27
WR Jeff Graham	7	6	65	0	30
WR Karl Williams	7	3	64	1	28
WR Eli Reid	2	2	41	1	25
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	0	0	7
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	6	0	28
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Salvador Blair	3	26	8.67	9.00
Chris Floyd	1	-1	-1.00	3.73

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	4	2	0.50	2.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	3	1	2	0.67	7.68

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	3	29	9.67	8.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0	0.00	15.44
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	2	2.00	3.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	6	6.00	9.29
TE John Davis	1	1	10	10.00	7.29
WR Eli Reid	1	1	13	13.00	20.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	1	1
Salvador Blair	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	2	2
J.J. Johnson	2	1
Richard Huntley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	11	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	11	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Pritchard	5	2	2
WR Bobby Shaw	2	2	2
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	0
WR Chris Penn	1	0	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0
FB Jim Finn	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE John Davis	4	3	1
WR Karl Williams	4	2	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	0
WR Eli Reid	1	1	1
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)