Week 15, 2000

played in Carolina, NC

47 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	3	7	-	16
Carolina Panthers	3	24	0	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
2Q: 11:53 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
2Q: 06:27 CAR - Salvador Blair 14 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:20 CAR - Troy Drayton 28 fumble return (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:27 NOS - Karl Williams 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
2Q: 01:57 CAR - Marvin Harrison 46 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 07:26 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 19 field goal
4Q: 14:31 CAR - John Kasay 25 field goal
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Chris Floyd 7 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:24 NOS - J.J. Johnson 6 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
2Q: 11:53 CAR - John Kasay 45 field goal
2Q: 06:27 CAR - Salvador Blair 14 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:20 CAR - Troy Drayton 28 fumble return (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:27 NOS - Karl Williams 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
2Q: 01:57 CAR - Marvin Harrison 46 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 07:26 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 19 field goal
4Q: 14:31 CAR - John Kasay 25 field goal
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Chris Floyd 7 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:24 NOS - J.J. Johnson 6 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 8-6 11-3
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 417 384
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 5.96 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 92 163
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards per Rush 5.11 4.41
Net Passing Yards 325 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 35 - 1 27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 326 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.25 8.19
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:06 30:54

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	8-6	11-3
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	417	384
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	5.96	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	92	163
- Rushing Attempts	18	37
- Yards per Rush	5.11	4.41
Net Passing Yards	325	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 35 - 1	27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	326	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.25	8.19
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:06	30:54

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	4:11	OWN 20	8	68	Fumble
1	1:44	1:42	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	11:45	1:38	OWN 20	4	18	Fumble
2	8:40	1:47	OWN 20	4	16	Interception
2	6:11	2:50	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:42	0:51	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	7:42	OWN 20	14	78	Field Goal
3	5:39	2:19	OWN 31	6	25	Punt
4	14:25	1:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	9:51	1:43	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	3:55	2:39	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	2	-4	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 20	12	61	Field Goal
1	5:16	3:32	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
1	0:02	3:17	OWN 32	7	40	Field Goal
2	10:07	1:27	OPP 38	3	0	Punt
2	6:53	0:33	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
2	3:21	1:39	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 7	2	8	Half
3	7:18	1:39	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	3:20	3:55	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
4	13:17	3:26	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
4	8:08	4:13	OWN 39	6	22	Punt
4	1:16	0:41	OPP 46	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	10	28	2.80	11	1	0
J.J. Johnson	6	47	7.83	14	2	1
Matt Hassebeck	2	17	8.50	10	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Salvador Blair	18	55	3.06	12	2	0
Chris Floyd	13	60	4.62	13	1	1
Steve McNair	5	49	9.80	27	1	0
Jim Finn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	51	35	326	1/1	1	46	1	84.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	27	20	221	0/0	2	46	0	122.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvis Whitted	9	13	93	10.33	34	35	0
WR Karl Williams	7	9	18	2.57	0	9	1
WR Jeff Graham	6	8	47	7.83	15	12	0
RB Richard Huntley	6	6	32	5.33	16	15	0
TE Marcus Pollard	3	5	63	21.00	43	46	0
TE John Davis	2	3	14	7.00	11	8	0
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	17	17.00	14	17	0
WR Eli Reid	1	4	42	42.00	34	42	0
RB J.J. Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	7	11	102	14.57	51	46	1
FB Jim Finn	5	5	39	7.80	34	21	0
WR Mike Pritchard	3	4	26	8.67	13	15	0
WR Chris Penn	2	4	28	14.00	10	16	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Moe Barber	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Salvador Blair	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shawn Williams	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	0	0	0
Antoine Winfield	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force	TD
Troy Drayton	1	0	1
Mike Lodish	1	0	0
Ray Buchanan	1	0	0
Jimmy Spencer	0	1	0
Kenard Lang	0	1	0
Corwin Joyner	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	5	222	44.4	36.4	49	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	5	196	39.2	29.8	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	2	7	3.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	2	56	28.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	10	0	0.0	28	19
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	3	0.0	35	22
S Donovin Darius	6	1	0.0	36	27
ILB Dhani Jones	5	3	0.0	24	12
CB Antoine Winfield	4	1	0.0	23	18
CB Bobby Taylor	4	0	0.0	19	19
ILB Brian Simmons	4	0	0.0	13	15
DT William Munny	3	3	0.0	17	13
S Buddy Love	3	1	0.0	13	15
DT Walt Murphy	2	1	0.0	22	13
CB Kelly Herndon	2	0	0.0	30	27
DE Gary Ferguson	1	1	0.0	25	17
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0.0	16	6
C Zack Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0.0	18	11
DE Lamar King	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Robert Harris	0	2	0.0	22	22
DT William Carr	0	2	0.0	21	14
DT Darrell Russell	0	1	0.0	15	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stephen Boyd	13	1	0.0	16	48
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	0.0	15	47
S Shawn Williams	4	0	0.0	16	42
ILB Chris Claiborne	4	0	0.0	13	44
S Matt Bowmen	3	3	0.0	17	44
CB Corwin Joyner	3	2	0.0	13	38
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	3	1	0.0	14	44
DE Kenard Lang	2	1	1.0	8	29
DE Colin Powell	2	0	0.0	10	23
DT Mike Lodish	2	0	0.0	9	21
S Louis Riddick	2	0	0.0	7	19
ILB Na'il Diggs	2	0	0.0	5	8
ILB Donnie Spragan	1	3	0.0	4	10
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Antonio Armstrong	1	0	0.0	6	19
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	0	0.0	10	25
DT Michael Myers	1	0	0.0	9	31
S Tebucky Jones	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	0	2	1	17
DE Lamar King	0.0	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenard Lang	1.0	0	1	1	29
DT Mike Lodish	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Renaldo Wynn	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Colin Powell	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Adewale Ogunleye	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Taylor	3	1	19
CB Kelly Herndon	3	1	27
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	22
S Donovin Darius	3	0	27
S Deke McQuay	2	1	19
CB Antoine Winfield	2	1	18
ILB Brian Simmons	2	0	15
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	17
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stephen Boyd	10	3	0	48
CB Corwin Joyner	5	0	0	38
CB Ray Buchanan	4	1	0	47
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	1	0	44
S Matt Bowmen	2	1	0	44
S Shawn Williams	2	0	1	42
S Louis Riddick	2	0	0	19
ILB Na'il Diggs	2	0	0	8
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	2	0	0	44
DE Colin Powell	1	0	0	23
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0	15
S Tebucky Jones	1	0	0	8
ILB Donnie Spragan	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Shoate	3	4	18	0	52
Zack Freeman	2	2	14	0	43
Larry Heck	1	4	18	0	51
Darian Rose	1	1	4	0	9
Ruben Brown	1	1	5	0	10
Joe Wong	1	1	16	0	45
Damion McIntosh	0	3	13	1	43

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Chris Naeole	3	10	36	27
Pat Harlow	3	5	35	26
Marco Rivera	2	6	31	27
Chris Villarrial	1	3	35	27
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	5	34	26
Sale Isaia	0	2	8	1
Troy Drayton	0	1	34	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John Davis	1	17
Mike Anderson	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Drayton	2	20
Jimmy Spencer	1	23
Shawn Williams	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Shoate	18	52	---	---	6	76
Larry Heck	18	51	---	---	6	75
Matt Hassebeck	18	52	---	---	---	70
Alvis Whitted	9	43	---	---	15	67
Joe Wong	16	45	---	---	6	67
Donovin Darius	---	---	36	27	3	66
Bobby Taylor	---	---	19	19	25	63
Karl Williams	11	36	---	---	15	62
Kelly Herndon	---	---	30	27	5	62
Jessie Armstead	---	---	35	22	4	61
John Davis	7	33	---	---	17	57
Zack Freeman	14	43	---	---	---	57
Damion McIntosh	13	43	---	---	---	56
Antoine Winfield	---	---	23	18	13	54
Jeff Graham	15	34	---	---	1	50
Eli Reid	6	30	---	---	14	50
J.J. Johnson	7	20	---	---	23	50
Deke McQuay	---	---	28	19	2	49
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	16	6	26	48
Robert Harris	---	---	22	22	3	47
Gary Ferguson	---	---	25	17	5	47
Richard Huntley	11	33	---	---	---	44
Marcus Pollard	9	16	---	---	17	42
Buddy Love	---	---	13	15	14	42
Brian Simmons	---	---	13	15	13	41
Walt Murphy	---	---	22	13	2	37
Dhani Jones	---	---	24	12	1	37
William Munny	---	---	17	13	6	36
William Carr	---	---	21	14	---	35
Bradford Banta	11	10	---	---	8	29
Dexter Coakley	---	---	18	11	---	29
Lamar King	---	---	12	10	3	25
Darrell Russell	---	---	15	5	2	22
Ruben Brown	5	10	---	---	6	21
Noel Scarlett	---	---	10	7	2	19
Mike Anderson	4	5	---	---	6	15
Bubba McDowell	---	---	8	5	---	13
Darian Rose	4	9	---	---	---	13
Ike Davis	2	7	---	---	---	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Marschalk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Buchanan	---	---	15	47	12	74
Troy Drayton	34	18	---	---	20	72
Chris Naeole	36	27	---	---	6	69
Pat Harlow	35	26	---	---	7	68
Shawn Williams	---	---	16	42	10	68
Stephen Boyd	---	---	16	48	2	66
Steve McNair	37	27	---	---	---	64
Matt Bowmen	---	---	17	44	2	63
Gary Ivan Gordon	34	26	---	---	2	62
Chris Villarrial	35	27	---	---	---	62
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	14	44	4	62
Marco Rivera	31	27	---	---	1	59
Chris Claiborne	---	---	13	44	1	58
Salvador Blair	21	14	---	---	22	57
Marvin Harrison	28	24	---	---	---	52
Corwin Joyner	---	---	13	38	1	52
Jim Finn	22	17	---	---	11	50
Asher Ackerman	21	8	---	---	19	48
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	8	15	23	46
Michael Myers	---	---	9	31	4	44
Bobby Shaw	14	12	---	---	15	41
Jerry Jensen	---	---	9	27	5	41
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	6	19	15	40
Kenard Lang	---	---	8	29	3	40
Louis Riddick	---	---	7	19	13	39
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	8	27	2	37
Colin Powell	---	---	10	23	3	36
Chris Penn	13	9	---	---	14	36
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	10	25	---	35
Mike Pritchard	14	19	---	---	1	34
Mike Lodish	---	---	9	21	1	31
Chris Floyd	16	10	---	---	4	30
Na'il Diggs	---	---	5	8	5	18
Sale Isaia	8	1	---	---	8	17
Donnie Spragan	---	---	4	10	3	17
Chris Ruhman	6	1	---	---	8	15
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	11	11
Moe Barber	2	4	---	---	5	11
Tebucky Jones	---	---	1	8	1	10
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Prior	---	---	0	2	4	6
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Darwin Walker	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ray Crockett	---	---	0	1	---	1
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	7	41	5.9
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	54	6.0
Middle	21	84	4.0
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	51	35	3	2	2	6	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	27	20	3	0	0	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	40	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	186	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	43	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	83	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	8	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvis Whitted	13	9	0	93	1	43
WR Karl Williams	9	7	0	18	0	36
WR Jeff Graham	8	6	1	47	0	34
RB Richard Huntley	6	6	0	32	0	33
TE Marcus Pollard	5	3	0	63	1	16
WR Eli Reid	4	1	0	42	1	30
TE John Davis	3	2	1	14	0	33
RB J.J. Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	0	17	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	11	7	102	2	24
FB Jim Finn	5	5	39	1	17
WR Mike Pritchard	4	3	26	0	19
WR Chris Penn	4	2	28	0	9
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	6	0	18
WR Moe Barber	1	1	6	0	4
RB Salvador Blair	1	1	14	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.J. Johnson	1	6	6.00	7.83

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Floyd	2	9	4.50	4.62
Jim Finn	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	8	6	23	2.88	6.39

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	8	7	39	4.88	8.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Williams	3	3	10	3.33	2.00
TE Marcus Pollard	2	0	0	0.00	12.60
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	2	2.00	5.88
TE John Davis	1	1	6	6.00	4.67
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	5	5.00	7.15

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	11	5.50	6.50
WR Marvin Harrison	2	2	5	2.50	9.27
FB Jim Finn	2	2	9	4.50	7.80
WR Chris Penn	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Salvador Blair	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Johnson	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Salvador Blair	3	1
Steve McNair	2	2
Chris Floyd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	14	9	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvis Whitted	4	2	1
TE John Davis	2	2	2
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	2
WR Karl Williams	2	1	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	0
WR Eli Reid	1	0	0
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	1
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Pritchard	4	3	2
WR Chris Penn	2	2	2
FB Jim Finn	2	2	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0

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

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