| New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 30, 1997 Location: Charlotte, NC Venue: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 57957 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 58 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 50 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ray Zellars 10 run (Doug Brien kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 44 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 51 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Fred Lane 2 run (John Kasay kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 31 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 45 FG | 16 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Andre Hastings |
| 81 | WR | Randal Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 67 | LOG | Andy McCollum |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 76 | ROG | Keno Hills |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 82 | TE | Irv Smith |
| 12 | QB | Billy Joe Hobert |
| 28 | RB | Troy Davis |
| 34 | FB | Ray Zellars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Darren Mickell |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 52 | SLB | Richard Harvey |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 50 | WLB | Ink Aleaga |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 29 | FS | Sammy Knight |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Rocket Ismail |
| 87 | WR | Muhsin Muhammad |
| 78 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 66 | LOG | Matt Campbell |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 76 | ROT | Norberto Davidds-Garrido |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 32 | RB | Fred Lane |
| 43 | FB | Scott Greene |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Les Miller |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 99 | RDE | Ray Seals |
| 56 | LOLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 58 | RILB | Andre Royal |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 30 | FS | Mike Minter |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 29:50 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6/14 | 1/2 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| CAR | 30:10 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7/14 | 1/1 | 9 | 60 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ray Zellars | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Troy Davis | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 136 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Fred Lane | 13 | 112 | 8.6 | 50 | 1 |
| Scott Greene | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 186 | 8.1 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Joe Hobert | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 190 | 6.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.5 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 190 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.5 | |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Steve Beuerlein | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 1 | 168 | 6.2 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 65.0 |
| Kerry Collins | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 82 | 5.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 3 | 250 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 44.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Randal Hill | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Nicky Savoie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 190 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Wesley Walls | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Lane | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 250 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Newman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Eric Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||
| Ken Walter | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Guliford | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Tyrone Poole | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 5 | 309 | 61.8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 4 | 270 | 67.5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Troy Davis | 3 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Brett Bech | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 3 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Sam Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Alex Molden | 1.0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |