Week 17, 2002

played in New Orleans, LA

50 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	3	10	-	19
New Orleans Saints	0	0	6	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 CAR - Rick McKenzie 25 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Rick McKenzie 31 field goal
3Q: 09:06 CAR - Rick McKenzie 50 field goal
3Q: 00:41 NOS - Laveranues Coles 9 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point failed)
4Q: 13:12 CAR - Moe Barber 20 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
4Q: 07:04 NOS - Michele Akers 34 field goal
4Q: 01:00 CAR - Rick McKenzie 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 CAR - Rick McKenzie 25 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Rick McKenzie 31 field goal
3Q: 09:06 CAR - Rick McKenzie 50 field goal
3Q: 00:41 NOS - Laveranues Coles 9 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point failed)
4Q: 13:12 CAR - Moe Barber 20 pass from Steve McNair (Rick McKenzie extra point)
4Q: 07:04 NOS - Michele Akers 34 field goal
4Q: 01:00 CAR - Rick McKenzie 35 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-9 7-9
First Downs 22 10
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 424 209
- Offensive Plays 70 48
- Yards per Play 6.06 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 171 107
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 4.62 6.29
Net Passing Yards 253 102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 3.29
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/83 9/113
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:48 23:12

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-9	7-9
First Downs	22	10
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	424	209
- Offensive Plays	70	48
- Yards per Play	6.06	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	171	107
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	4.62	6.29
Net Passing Yards	253	102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	3.29
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/83	9/113
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:48	23:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	3:51	OWN 35	7	57	Field Goal
1	6:45	5:12	OWN 27	12	54	Missed FG
2	13:33	1:45	OWN 12	4	-1	Punt
2	11:02	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:31	3:27	OWN 9	6	20	Punt
2	2:46	2:46	OWN 8	8	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:00	OWN 28	8	39	Field Goal
3	6:22	2:14	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
3	0:30	2:29	OWN 17	5	83	Touchdown
4	12:14	2:07	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	6:56	6:03	OWN 22	10	60	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 40	3	-16	Punt
1	8:49	2:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:33	3:00	OWN 26	6	8	Punt
2	11:48	0:46	OPP 48	4	-8	Punt
2	9:13	1:42	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	4:04	1:18	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
3	9:00	2:38	OWN 40	4	19	Punt
3	4:08	3:38	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	13:01	0:47	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	10:07	3:11	OWN 9	7	74	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 33	4	-7	Downs

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.R. Redmond	18	78	4.33	17	4
Eddie Evans	14	71	5.07	20	2
Steve McNair	2	17	8.50	12	1
Marvin Harrison	2	11	5.50	7	0
Jim Finn	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	12	90	7.50	36	3	0
Abraham Marschalk	5	17	3.40	13	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	32	22	259	1/6	1	41	0	103.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	26	13	134	5/32	1	27	0	78.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	6	12	69	11.50	21	18	0
WR Moe Barber	5	7	62	12.40	24	23	1
FB Jim Finn	3	3	68	22.67	49	41	0
RB J.R. Redmond	3	4	-1	-0.33	0	3	0
TE Randy McMichael	3	3	42	14.00	15	21	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	3	3.00	5	3	0
WR Tim Carter	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
TE Roland Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Laveranues Coles	4	6	29	7.25	7	11	1
TE John Davis	3	5	21	7.00	11	16	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	4	44	22.00	0	27	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0
WR Joe Horn	1	6	14	14.00	7	14	0
WR Karl Williams	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	2	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marvin Harrison	1	1	0
Ray Buchanan	1	0	0
Moe Barber	1	0	0
Matthew Hatchette	0	1	0
Tim Carter	0	1	0
Andre Dyson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
LaMont Jordan	1	1	0
Keith Lyle	0	0	1
Kelly Herndon	0	0	1
Vinny Sutherland	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	5	204	40.8	37.0	47	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	377	47.1	40.9	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick McKenzie	4/5	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Buchanan	2	10	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	3	-1	-0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Buchanan	3	51	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	2	53	26.5	0
Jeff Graham	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Claiborne	10	0	0.0	17	31
S Corey Chavous	6	2	0.0	17	31
S Sam Garnes	5	0	0.0	16	29
CB Ray Buchanan	4	0	0.0	17	31
DE Adewale Ogunleye	2	1	2.0	12	23
OLB Alonzo Harris	2	1	1.0	15	22
CB Andre Dyson	2	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Junior Suliven	1	1	1.0	13	25
DE Michael Myers	1	0	1.0	12	24
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	0.0	16	28

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	8	2	0.0	30	23
CB Antoine Winfield	8	1	0.0	36	33
ILB Sam Rogers	6	4	0.0	37	28
CB Kelly Herndon	5	2	0.0	35	31
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	4	1.0	32	32
DE Gary Ferguson	4	1	0.0	27	20
DT William Carr	4	1	0.0	22	19
S Keith Lyle	3	1	0.0	33	32
S Buddy Love	3	1	0.0	34	29
DE Lamar King	3	0	0.0	16	19
DE Noel Scarlett	3	0	0.0	18	20
CB Scott McGarrahan	2	1	0.0	24	21
DT Darrell Russell	1	2	0.0	15	14
DE Donte Rocco	1	1	0.0	13	7
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	7
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Ruben Torres	1	0	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Adewale Ogunleye	2.0	0	0	0	23
DE Michael Myers	1.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Junior Suliven	1.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Alonzo Harris	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Darwin Walker	0.0	0	1	1	12
DT Grady Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	1.0	0	0	32
DT William Carr	0.0	1	0	19
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	0	1	20
DE Lamar King	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	3	1	31
S Corey Chavous	3	1	31
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	1	31
CB Andre Dyson	2	1	28
S Sam Garnes	2	0	29
CB Marshall Mathers	1	1	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	5	0	33
CB Kelly Herndon	4	2	31
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	23
S Keith Lyle	2	0	32
DT William Carr	2	0	19
CB Scott McGarrahan	2	0	21
ILB Sam Rogers	1	0	28
S Buddy Love	1	0	29
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	11
S Ruben Torres	1	0	11
OLB Steve Foley	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wade	4	9	37	0	33
Chris Ruhman	3	8	37	0	33
Steve Hutchinson	2	6	37	0	33
Jim Finn	2	3	27	0	22
Chris Naeole	1	7	37	0	33
Marvel Smith	0	3	37	1	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damion McIntosh	3	4	17	0	26
Joe Wong	1	5	17	1	31
Ephraim Salaam	1	4	17	0	31
Jason Anderson	0	3	17	3	31
Steve McKinney	0	1	17	0	31
Travis Scott	0	0	0	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Gabriel Snyder	3	17
Alex Lincoln	1	22
Ray Buchanan	1	16
J.R. Redmond	1	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John Davis	2	16
Vinny Sutherland	1	22
Antoine Winfield	1	13
Marcus Pollard	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	37	33	---	---	10	80
Chris Ruhman	37	33	---	---	10	80
Marvin Harrison	37	33	---	---	1	71
Steve McNair	37	33	---	---	---	70
John Wade	37	33	---	---	---	70
Marvel Smith	37	33	---	---	---	70
Steve Hutchinson	37	33	---	---	---	70
Jim Finn	27	22	---	---	17	66
Ray Buchanan	---	---	17	31	16	64
Roland Williams	25	23	---	---	12	60
Moe Barber	30	26	---	---	4	60
Andre Dyson	---	---	17	28	8	53
Eddie Evans	15	10	---	---	25	50
Corey Chavous	---	---	17	31	1	49
Chris Claiborne	---	---	17	31	1	49
Sam Garnes	---	---	16	29	2	47
J.R. Redmond	22	21	---	---	1	44
Marshall Mathers	---	---	16	28	---	44
Alonzo Harris	---	---	15	22	3	40
Junior Suliven	---	---	13	25	1	39
Michael Myers	---	---	12	24	2	38
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	12	23	1	36
Randy McMichael	12	10	---	---	14	36
Alex Lincoln	---	---	4	6	22	32
Grady Jackson	---	---	8	19	1	28
Matthew Hatchette	6	5	---	---	15	26
Darwin Walker	---	---	9	12	5	26
Tim Carter	10	13	---	---	---	23
Hugh Douglas	---	---	5	7	8	20
Gabriel Snyder	0	0	---	---	17	17
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	0	4	12	16
Jamal Reynolds	---	---	5	8	2	15
Mo Bishop	---	---	2	5	6	13
Willie Kramer	---	---	1	6	4	11
Jason Jennings	---	---	1	2	8	11
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brandon Bertelsen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nathan Shannon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick McKenzie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Anthony Denman	---	---	0	0	8	8
Brian Allen	---	---	0	0	8	8
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Snoop Minnis	1	2	---	---	2	5
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Brooks	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	36	33	13	82
Keith Lyle	---	---	33	32	9	74
Kelly Herndon	---	---	35	31	5	71
Sam Rogers	---	---	37	28	5	70
Dexter Coakley	---	---	32	32	5	69
Buddy Love	---	---	34	29	5	68
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	24	21	22	67
Jessie Armstead	---	---	30	23	4	57
Joe Wong	17	31	---	---	9	57
Gary Ferguson	---	---	27	20	5	52
Joe Horn	17	26	---	---	9	52
LaMont Jordan	12	17	---	---	21	50
Matt Hassebeck	17	31	---	---	---	48
Steve McKinney	17	31	---	---	---	48
Jason Anderson	17	31	---	---	---	48
Ephraim Salaam	17	31	---	---	---	48
Laveranues Coles	16	30	---	---	---	46
Marcus Pollard	14	18	---	---	12	44
William Carr	---	---	22	19	3	44
Damion McIntosh	17	26	---	---	---	43
Noel Scarlett	---	---	18	20	4	42
Lamar King	---	---	16	19	6	41
John Davis	4	19	---	---	16	39
Graham Somerville	13	14	---	---	12	39
Darrell Russell	---	---	15	14	4	33
Brian Simmons	---	---	18	11	1	30
Jeff Graham	4	14	---	---	9	27
Ernest Dixon	---	---	5	7	15	27
Steve Foley	---	---	5	4	17	26
Donte Rocco	---	---	13	7	5	25
Abraham Marschalk	5	14	---	---	4	23
Vinny Sutherland	0	0	---	---	22	22
Ruben Torres	---	---	5	11	---	16
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ike Davis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Russ Hochstein	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyson Walter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dhani Jones	---	---	0	0	5	5
Travis Scott	0	5	---	---	---	5
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Taylor	---	---	2	2	---	4
Karl Williams	0	3	---	---	---	3
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cedric Woodard	---	---	0	0	1	1
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	18	96	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	42	10.5
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	32	22	4	1	3	3	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	26	13	1	0	2	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	127	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	38	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	12	6	2	69	0	33
WR Moe Barber	7	5	0	62	2	26
RB J.R. Redmond	4	3	1	-1	0	21
FB Jim Finn	3	3	0	68	1	22
TE Randy McMichael	3	3	0	42	1	10
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	0	3	0	5
TE Roland Williams	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Tim Carter	1	1	0	16	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	6	1	1	14	0	26
WR Laveranues Coles	6	4	1	29	0	30
TE John Davis	5	3	0	21	0	19
WR Jeff Graham	4	2	0	44	1	14
RB LaMont Jordan	2	1	0	-1	0	17
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	0	13	0	18
WR Karl Williams	1	1	0	14	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. Redmond	1	-2	-2.00	4.33
Eddie Evans	1	-3	-3.00	5.07

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	6	3	20	3.33	8.09

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	20	10.00	5.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	0	0.00	5.75
WR Moe Barber	2	1	20	10.00	8.86
TE Roland Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB J.R. Redmond	1	1	0	0.00	-0.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Laveranues Coles	2	2	20	10.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Redmond	5	1
Eddie Evans	3	1
Jim Finn	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	2	0
Abraham Marschalk	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	6	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Randy McMichael	3	3	3
WR Marvin Harrison	2	0	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	2	1	0
WR Laveranues Coles	2	0	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	1
TE John Davis	1	0	0
WR Karl Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)