Week 9, 2003

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	14	0	-	14
New Orleans Saints	9	13	0	13	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 NOS - Laveranues Coles 79 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 01:15 NOS - Safety: Dwight Smith tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 13:06 NOS - David Akers 49 field goal
2Q: 05:20 NOS - Joe Horn 29 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 03:37 NOS - David Akers 37 field goal
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Tim Carter 10 pass from Steve McNair (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 01:58 CAR - Eddie Evans 3 run (David Treadwell extra point)
4Q: 07:41 NOS - David Akers 46 field goal
4Q: 02:47 NOS - David Akers 47 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NOS - Antoine Winfield 64 interception return (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 NOS - Laveranues Coles 79 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 01:15 NOS - Safety: Dwight Smith tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 13:06 NOS - David Akers 49 field goal
2Q: 05:20 NOS - Joe Horn 29 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 03:37 NOS - David Akers 37 field goal
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Tim Carter 10 pass from Steve McNair (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 01:58 CAR - Eddie Evans 3 run (David Treadwell extra point)
4Q: 07:41 NOS - David Akers 46 field goal
4Q: 02:47 NOS - David Akers 47 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NOS - Antoine Winfield 64 interception return (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 6-3 3-5
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 341 296
- Offensive Plays 74 55
- Yards per Play 4.61 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 146 63
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 5.03 2.63
Net Passing Yards 195 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 29 - 2 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 7.52
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:07 26:53

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	6-3	3-5
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	341	296
- Offensive Plays	74	55
- Yards per Play	4.61	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	146	63
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	5.03	2.63
Net Passing Yards	195	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 29 - 2	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	7.52
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:07	26:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	3:27	OWN 35	7	26	Punt
1	9:08	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	4:50	1:59	OWN 22	5	28	Fumble
1	1:15	0:06	OWN 2	1	-2	Safety
2	13:01	4:37	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
2	5:09	0:56	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
2	3:29	2:19	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	11:33	3:31	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
3	6:14	4:24	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	14:51	2:59	OWN 40	5	12	Punt
4	7:36	2:32	OWN 20	7	13	Downs
4	2:41	1:53	OWN 25	8	43	Interception
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 22	3	12	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:07	0:59	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	7:37	2:47	OWN 10	6	16	Punt
1	2:51	1:36	50	3	0	Punt
1	1:09	3:08	OWN 44	6	24	Field Goal
2	8:24	3:15	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	4:13	0:44	OPP 20	3	0	Field Goal
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	4	35	Half
3	13:07	1:34	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	8:02	1:48	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
3	1:50	1:59	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
4	11:52	4:16	OWN 20	8	51	Field Goal
4	5:04	2:23	OPP 33	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. Redmond	17	66	3.88	20	2	0
Eddie Evans	8	21	2.63	8	0	1
Steve McNair	3	65	21.67	27	3	0
Jim Finn	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Cloud	12	26	2.17	7	0
LaMont Jordan	11	33	3.00	23	1
Matt Hassebeck	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	45	29	195	0/0	1	21	2	62.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	30	19	239	1/6	2	79	0	110.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Snoop Minnis	11	13	86	7.82	6	17	0
WR Tim Carter	6	12	55	9.17	17	21	1
WR Marvin Harrison	3	5	26	8.67	4	16	0
TE Roland Williams	3	3	8	2.67	0	5	0
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	5	2.50	1	7	0
RB Eddie Evans	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Jim Finn	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Laveranues Coles	4	9	93	23.25	63	79	1
WR Joe Horn	3	3	49	16.33	2	29	1
RB LaMont Jordan	3	4	20	6.67	9	9	0
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Karl Williams	2	3	26	13.00	0	15	0
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	12	6.00	4	6	0
RB Mike Cloud	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	32	32.00	28	32	0
WR Charles Rogers	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wayne McGarity	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Scott McGarrahan	1	0	0.00	0
CB Antoine Winfield	1	64	64.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
J.R. Redmond	1	0
Eddie Evans	1	0
Levi Jones	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Antoine Winfield	1	0
Kelly Herndon	0	1
Dwight Smith	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	6	303	50.5	33.5	67	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	257	42.8	42.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Treadwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	4/4	3/3	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Evans	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	1	22	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Harrison	2	39	19.5	0
Eddie Evans	2	34	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	3	81	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Chavous	8	6	0.0	24	31
CB Eric Brooks	5	3	0.0	24	31
ILB Chris Claiborne	5	2	0.0	24	31
ILB Brian Allen	4	2	0.0	15	13
CB Andre Dyson	4	2	0.0	23	28
OLB Kawika Mitchell	4	1	0.0	22	29
DE Adewale Ogunleye	3	2	1.0	15	20
DT Darwin Walker	3	0	0.0	15	20
DE Chike Okeafor	2	1	0.0	16	26
DE Michael Myers	1	2	0.0	23	25
CB Ray Buchanan	1	1	0.0	10	19
S Willie Kramer	1	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Junior Suliven	1	1	0.0	15	24
RB Eddie Evans	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	8	4	29	45
ILB Dhani Jones	6	2	29	38
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	1	17	23
S Keith Lyle	6	1	29	45
CB Scott McGarrahan	4	2	18	45
S Dwight Smith	4	1	29	45
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	4	16	18
DE Grant Wistrom	3	1	21	31
CB Antoine Winfield	3	1	29	45
DT Kindal Moorehead	3	1	18	29
DT Jaylen Westbrook	2	2	13	18
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	6	22
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	8	14
DE Bobby Hamilton	1	0	22	36
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	6	9
ILB Warrick Holdman	1	0	1	0
DT Cedric Woodard	1	0	10	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1.0	0	1	0	20
DT Darwin Walker	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Junior Suliven	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Chike Okeafor	0.0	0	1	0	26

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kindal Moorehead	1	0	1	29
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	0	38
DT William Carr	0	1	0	16
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	1	0	18
OLB Steve Foley	0	1	0	9
DT Cedric Woodard	0	1	0	5
DE Cullen Jenkins	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Andre Dyson	5	0	28
CB Eric Brooks	4	1	31
S Corey Chavous	3	1	31
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	1	31
OLB Kawika Mitchell	2	0	29
S Willie Kramer	1	0	31
DE Michael Myers	1	0	25
ILB Brian Allen	1	0	13
CB Marshall Mathers	0	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Keith Lyle	5	0	0	45
CB Kelly Herndon	4	1	0	45
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	0	0	23
CB Antoine Winfield	3	1	1	45
CB Scott McGarrahan	3	0	1	45
S Dwight Smith	2	3	0	45
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0	22
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0	38
DE Bobby Hamilton	1	0	0	36
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	18
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	0	9
DT Kindal Moorehead	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leander Jordan	3	9	29	42
John Wade	2	6	29	43
Jim Finn	2	4	16	25
Levi Jones	2	3	29	42
Steve Hutchinson	1	3	29	43
Chris Naeole	1	1	29	44

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyson Walter	3	8	24	0	31
Travis Scott	0	5	24	1	31
Ephraim Salaam	0	3	24	0	31
Graham Somerville	0	2	12	0	16
Damion McIntosh	0	2	24	0	31
Ben Claxton	0	2	24	0	31
Marcus Pollard	0	1	14	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Buchanan	2	21
Marshall Mathers	1	11
Andre Dyson	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cloud	3	28
Scott McGarrahan	1	30
Vinny Sutherland	1	22

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	29	44	---	---	6	79
Chris Claiborne	---	---	24	31	24	79
Steve McNair	29	45	---	---	---	74
John Wade	29	43	---	---	---	72
Steve Hutchinson	29	43	---	---	---	72
Leander Jordan	29	42	---	---	---	71
Levi Jones	29	42	---	---	---	71
Matthew Hatchette	17	33	---	---	17	67
Jim Finn	16	25	---	---	23	64
Andre Dyson	---	---	23	28	11	62
Roland Williams	21	29	---	---	10	60
Michael Myers	---	---	23	25	12	60
Tim Carter	24	36	---	---	---	60
Willie Kramer	---	---	24	31	4	59
Corey Chavous	---	---	24	31	4	59
Eric Brooks	---	---	24	31	4	59
Kawika Mitchell	---	---	22	29	4	55
Junior Suliven	---	---	15	24	15	54
Ray Buchanan	---	---	10	19	21	50
Snoop Minnis	15	32	---	---	---	47
J.R. Redmond	17	21	---	---	6	44
Eddie Evans	10	15	---	---	19	44
Chike Okeafor	---	---	16	26	1	43
Darwin Walker	---	---	15	20	7	42
Marvin Harrison	16	16	---	---	9	41
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	15	20	4	39
Brian Allen	---	---	15	13	7	35
Steve Heiden	3	8	---	---	18	29
Nate Jacquet	6	10	---	---	12	28
Drayton Florence	---	---	2	3	19	24
Marshall Mathers	---	---	1	3	11	15
Mo Bishop	---	---	7	4	---	11
Todd Weiner	0	3	---	---	6	9
Mickey Gomez	0	3	---	---	6	9
Alonzo Harris	---	---	1	1	6	8
Dan Koppen	0	2	---	---	6	8
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Demetrin Veal	---	---	3	2	---	5
David Treadwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chris Ruhman	0	3	---	---	---	3
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grady Jackson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hannibal Navies	---	---	0	0	---	0
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	---	0
Malik Walker	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	18	45	30	93
Keith Lyle	---	---	29	45	16	90
Antoine Winfield	---	---	29	45	12	86
Dwight Smith	---	---	29	45	6	80
Kelly Herndon	---	---	29	45	---	74
Dhani Jones	---	---	29	38	---	67
Travis Scott	24	31	---	---	10	65
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	22	36	1	59
Matt Hassebeck	24	31	---	---	---	55
Ephraim Salaam	24	31	---	---	---	55
Damion McIntosh	24	31	---	---	---	55
Tyson Walter	24	31	---	---	---	55
Ben Claxton	24	31	---	---	---	55
Marcus Pollard	14	25	---	---	14	53
Grant Wistrom	---	---	21	31	---	52
Laveranues Coles	22	28	---	---	---	50
Kindal Moorehead	---	---	18	29	1	48
Mike Cloud	12	7	---	---	28	47
Dexter Coakley	---	---	16	18	12	46
Graham Somerville	12	16	---	---	16	44
LaMont Jordan	11	22	---	---	10	43
Jessie Armstead	---	---	17	23	1	41
Karl Williams	14	20	---	---	---	34
Jim Hardy	9	5	---	---	20	34
Vinny Sutherland	5	5	---	---	22	32
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	13	18	1	32
William Carr	---	---	11	16	3	30
Joe Horn	11	12	---	---	6	29
Bobby Taylor	---	---	6	22	---	28
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	8	14	3	25
Steve Foley	---	---	6	9	8	23
Wayne McGarity	6	10	---	---	4	20
Cedric Woodard	---	---	10	5	5	20
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	7	9	2	18
Charles Rogers	0	2	---	---	12	14
David Akers	0	0	---	---	12	12
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	10	10
Abraham Marschalk	4	3	---	---	---	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Simmons	---	---	0	2	3	5
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Warrick Holdman	---	---	1	0	---	1
Robert Langdon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	13	84	6.5
Right	13	45	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	14	22	1.6
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	45	29	1	0	2	5	5	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	30	19	3	1	2	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	103	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	90	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	133	16.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Snoop Minnis	13	11	0	86	0	32
WR Tim Carter	12	6	2	55	1	36
WR Marvin Harrison	5	3	0	26	0	16
WR Matthew Hatchette	5	1	0	11	0	33
TE Roland Williams	3	3	0	8	0	29
RB Eddie Evans	3	2	0	-2	0	15
FB Jim Finn	2	1	0	6	0	25
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	0	5	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Laveranues Coles	9	4	1	93	1	28
RB LaMont Jordan	4	3	0	20	0	22
WR Joe Horn	3	3	0	49	1	12
WR Karl Williams	3	2	0	26	0	20
RB Mike Cloud	3	1	1	7	0	7
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	0	0	0	25
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	0	12	0	16
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	0	32	1	5
WR Charles Rogers	1	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. Redmond	3	8	2.67	3.88
Eddie Evans	1	3	3.00	2.63

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	1	10	10.00	4.33

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	1	0	0.00	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Carter	1	1	10	10.00	4.58

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	0.00
RB Mike Cloud	1	0	2.33
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Evans	2	1
Steve McNair	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Cloud	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	12	9	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	11	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Snoop Minnis	4	4	3
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	1
RB Eddie Evans	2	1	0
WR Tim Carter	2	1	0
TE Roland Williams	1	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LaMont Jordan	3	2	0
WR Karl Williams	2	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	2	2	0
WR Joe Horn	1	1	0
RB Mike Cloud	1	0	0
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	1
WR Charles Rogers	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)