Week 8, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

77 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints31007-20
Carolina Panthers10003-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 CAR - Graham Gano 40 field goal
1Q: 08:22 CAR - Todd Gurley 1 run (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 04:47 NOS - Kai Forbath 44 field goal
2Q: 12:47 NOS - Kai Forbath 22 field goal
2Q: 02:05 NOS - Willie Snead 7 pass from Garrett Grayson (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 10:12 CAR - Graham Gano 31 field goal
4Q: 01:41 NOS - Philip Wheeler 96 blocked field goal return (Kai Forbath extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record3-41-7
First Downs1222
- by Rushing26
- by Passing1013
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards262399
- Offensive Plays5179
- Yards per Play5.145.05
Net Rushing Yards49151
- Rushing Attempts1343
- Yards per Rush3.773.51
Net Passing Yards213248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 20 - 231 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards228284
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/155/36
- Yards per Pass Play5.616.89
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions0/97/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.77.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards11/819/60
Punt Returns/Yards3/332/16
Kick Returns/Yards1/233/61
Interception Ret./Yards1/62/10
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 29
Time of Possession22:2037:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:50OWN 203-6Punt
112:020:55OWN 202-2Interception
18:133:33OWN 20753Field Goal
12:034:24OWN 34961Field Goal
210:163:04OWN 21524Punt
25:090:11OWN 4710Interception
23:251:29OWN 20480Touchdown
20:130:13OWN 2220Half
313:061:20OWN 3833Punt
310:001:49OWN 2864Punt
35:491:41OPP 3948Downs
31:161:16OWN 1239Punt
410:041:07OWN 243-2Punt
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:102:08OWN 39438Field Goal
111:072:54OPP 27627Touchdown
14:402:37OWN 2535Punt
212:392:23OWN 1931Punt
27:122:03OWN 157Punt
24:581:33OPP 4537Punt
21:561:43OWN 20752Interception
315:001:54OWN 2049Punt
311:461:46OWN 29415Punt
38:112:22OWN 18521Fumble
34:082:52OWN 31617Punt
415:004:56OWN 34952Field Goal
48:577:44OWN 181579Missed FG
41:131:13OWN 25660Game

Game MVP: Todd Gurley, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mark Ingram7111.571210
Garrett Grayson4297.25900
Stevan Ridley294.50500
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Todd Gurley321163.634851
Jonathan Stewart8212.631010
Geoff Howard284.00500
Jordan Matthews166.00600

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Garrett Grayson36202282/15150260.8
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Geoff Howard31202845/36034180.6

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Josh Hill586713.4024320
WR Brandin Cooks599719.4036500
FB Nicky Alston44276.7515130
WR Willie Snead37237.670131
WR Jermaine Kearse2684.00140
WR Seantavius Jones1266.00060
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Martavis Bryant477117.7528240
WR Jordan Matthews495614.0024340
RB Todd Gurley445112.7540290
WR Kelvin Benjamin34258.334110
RB Jonathan Stewart222010.005130
WR Ted Ginn121212.004120
TE Greg Olsen111818.000180
TE Cory Bishop123131.0021310

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jairus Byrd166.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB DeAngelo Hall155.000
OLB A.J. Klein155.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Hau'oli Kikaha0100
Bobby Richardson0010
Philip Wheeler0001
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Geoff Howard1000

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead629248.746.0592
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Vince Knight731044.336.7592

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kai Forbath2/21/10/0442/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Graham Gano2/31/10/0401/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Seantavius Jones33311.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Todd Gurley2168.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Damian Swann12323.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Kelvin Benjamin24120.50
Todd Gurley12020.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Tyeler Davison820.02520
S Kenny Vaccaro721.04235
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha650.04035
S Jairus Byrd630.04336
DE Cam Thomas520.02619
CB Keenan Lewis510.04234
ILB Philip Wheeler430.04133
ILB Dannell Ellerbe420.01912
CB Brandon Browner410.04133
CB Delvin Breaux400.02427
DT John Jenkins310.51917
DE Kasim Edebali310.03932
OLB Roosevelt Peters201.0911
OLB David Hawthorne131.02919
DE Cameron Jordan101.044
DE Bobby Richardson100.51717
ILB Riley Fields110.031
S Kyle Wilson100.057
WR Brandin Cooks10---------
OLB Stephone Anthony100.031
WR Seantavius Jones10---------
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy620.0927
S Tre Boston410.01238
OLB Anthony Chickillo400.0718
S Harrison Smith320.01231
CB Dwayne Gratz310.0924
CB DeAngelo Hall300.01029
OLB Thomas Davis200.0412
OLB A.J. Klein200.0411
DE Datone Jones101.028
DT Kawann Short101.0829
ILB Kony Ealy110.01130
S Devin Gray110.017
CB Demetrius McCray100.0210
CB Senquez Golson100.01234
FB Grady Hopper10---------
DT Tucker Simms100.0929
ILB David Mayo010.0719

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB David Hawthorne1.000019
DE Cameron Jordan1.00004
S Kenny Vaccaro1.000035
OLB Roosevelt Peters1.000011
DE Bobby Richardson0.500117
DT John Jenkins0.500017
DE Cam Thomas0.001119
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha0.001035
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kawann Short1.001329
DE Datone Jones1.00008
DE Charles Johnson0.012038
ILB Kony Ealy0.003330
OLB DeAndre Levy0.000127

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha40035
S Jairus Byrd30136
CB Keenan Lewis30034
S Kenny Vaccaro30035
CB Delvin Breaux20027
ILB Philip Wheeler10033
CB Brandon Browner10033
DE Cam Thomas10019
OLB Stephone Anthony1001
DT Tyeler Davison10020
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy40027
OLB Anthony Chickillo40018
CB Dwayne Gratz31024
CB DeAngelo Hall30129
S Tre Boston30038
OLB A.J. Klein10111
OLB Thomas Davis10012
S Harrison Smith10031
CB Senquez Golson01034

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jahri Evans23013038
Max Unger13013038
Zach Strief02013138
Zachary Lyons01013038
Ron Gerhardt00013138
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ryan Kalil39043136
Trai Turner37143036
Andrew Norwell17043236
Cyrus Kouandjio17043036
Michael Oher15043236
Greg Olsen12014010
Cory Bishop12029023
Grady Hopper02026015

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Keenan Lewis212
Stevan Ridley124
Nicky Alston121
Marc Wooden15
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Zach Zenner220
Kelvin Benjamin115
Greg Olsen113

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jairus Byrd------43361392
Keenan Lewis------42341288
Kenny Vaccaro------4235380
Kasim Edebali------3932980
Hau'oli Kikaha------4035378
Philip Wheeler------4133377
Brandon Browner------4133377
Delvin Breaux------24271465
Jahri Evans1338------859
Ron Gerhardt1338------859
Garrett Grayson1338------253
Nicky Alston823------2152
Zach Strief1338---------51
Max Unger1338---------51
Zachary Lyons1338---------51
David Hawthorne------2919250
Brandin Cooks1235------148
Tyeler Davison------2520247
Willie Snead1235---------47
Cam Thomas------2619146
Mark Ingram1130------445
John Jenkins------1917844
Josh Hill826------842
Dannell Ellerbe------1912940
Bobby Richardson------1717236
Stevan Ridley38------2435
Jermaine Kearse518------1134
Seantavius Jones48------1527
Roosevelt Peters------911525
Stephone Anthony------311923
Gary Barnidge12------1720
Kyle Wilson------57214
Carter Terrell------23813
Marc Wooden14------510
Riley Fields------31610
Cameron Jordan------4419
Justin Drescher00------88
Terron Armstead00------88
Andrus Peat00------88
Rod Gauthier01------78
Kai Forbath00------77
Thomas Morstead00------66
Damian Swann------0044
Drew Brees00---------0
Cornelius Katzman00---------0
Louis Quinn00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Andrew Norwell4336------1089
Todd Gurley3527------2183
Geoff Howard4336------382
Ryan Kalil4336---------79
Michael Oher4336---------79
Cyrus Kouandjio4336---------79
Trai Turner4336---------79
Martavis Bryant3130------1576
Cory Bishop2923------1870
Ted Ginn2224------1258
Charles Johnson------1338758
Jordan Matthews3028---------58
Grady Hopper2615------1354
Tre Boston------1238252
Senquez Golson------1234248
Harrison Smith------1231245
Kawann Short------829744
Dwayne Gratz------924942
Kelvin Benjamin1413------1542
Kony Ealy------1130142
DeAngelo Hall------1029241
Tucker Simms------929240
DeAndre Levy------927339
Greg Olsen1410------1337
A.J. Klein------4112136
Anthony Chickillo------718732
David Mayo------719531
Zach Zenner31------2024
Demetrius McCray------2101123
Jonathan Stewart89------421
Herman Dresslar------713121
Thomas Davis------412319
Abel Crane------351018
Datone Jones------28212
John Denney00------1010
Chris Olevao00------1010
Donte Schneider00------1010
Kenneth Kirk00------1010
Devin Gray------1719
Shaq Thompson------1618
Graham Gano00------77
Vince Knight00------77
Devin Funchess30---------3
E.J. Manuel00---------0
Korey Hambrick00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4164.0
Middle9333.7
Right000.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8425.3
Middle18975.4
Right17120.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Garrett Grayson36202322672
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Geoff Howard31205440221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22189.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1611865.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)85567.0
Long (19+ Yds)102686.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43307.5
Short (0-8 Yds)131113210.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)748612.3
Long (19+ Yds)72365.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks95097135
TE Josh Hill85167126
WR Willie Snead73123035
WR Jermaine Kearse6208018
FB Nicky Alston44027023
WR Seantavius Jones210608
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews94356128
WR Martavis Bryant74071230
WR Kelvin Benjamin43025013
RB Todd Gurley44051127
WR Ted Ginn21012024
RB Jonathan Stewart2202009
TE Cory Bishop21131123
TE Greg Olsen11018010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mark Ingram2-5-2.501.57
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Todd Gurley891.133.63
Jonathan Stewart294.502.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Garrett Grayson42102.506.33
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Geoff Howard32248.009.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jermaine Kearse1000.001.33
TE Josh Hill1000.008.38
WR Brandin Cooks1133.0010.78
WR Willie Snead1177.003.29
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jordan Matthews2163.006.22
WR Martavis Bryant111818.0010.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Mark Ingram10
Garrett Grayson10
CarolinaRushesConversions
Todd Gurley42
Jonathan Stewart10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Garrett Grayson610
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Geoff Howard1085

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Jermaine Kearse410
WR Willie Snead200
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
RB Todd Gurley332
WR Kelvin Benjamin221
TE Cory Bishop211
WR Ted Ginn100
RB Jonathan Stewart110
WR Martavis Bryant111

SectionAttendance
Stadium33,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck9,800 (21,400)
End Zone4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,700 (3,300)