| New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 20, 1996 Location: Charlotte, NC |
| Venue: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 70888 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 63 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ray Zellars 1 run (Doug Brien kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 40 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 26 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Mark Carrier 13 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 39 FG | 7 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 83 | WR | Torrance Small |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 72 | LOG | Jim Dombrowski |
| 67 | C | Andy McCollum |
| 61 | ROG | Ed King |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 85 | TE | Paul Green |
| 17 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 24 | RB | Mario Bates |
| 22 | FB | Lorenzo Neal |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Joe Johnson |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 95 | RDT | Austin Robbins |
| 91 | RDE | Brady Smith |
| 59 | SLB | Rufus Porter |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 29 | LCB | Mark McMillian |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 47 | FS | Greg Jackson |
| 31 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 87 | WR | Muhsin Muhammad |
| 75 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 52 | LOG | Matt Elliott |
| 64 | C | Curtis Whitley |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 74 | ROT | Mark Dennis |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 23 | RB | Anthony Johnson |
| 30 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Les Miller |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 93 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Carlton Bailey |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 40 | FS | Pat Terrell |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ray Zellars | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Ricky Whittle | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 29 | 123 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 117 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 44.8 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 0 | 176 | 5.9 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 76.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ricky Whittle | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Torrance Small | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Henry Lusk | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lee DeRamus | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 63 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 2 | 133 | 66.5 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 6 | 395 | 65.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Joe Johnson | 1.5 |
| Mark Fields | 1.0 |
| Wayne Martin | 0.5 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Mark Thomas | 1.0 |
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