Week 8, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

77 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	10	0	7	-	20
Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	3	-	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)

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 Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-4 1-7
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 262 399
- Offensive Plays 51 79
- Yards per Play 5.14 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 49 151
- Rushing Attempts 13 43
- Yards per Rush 3.77 3.51
Net Passing Yards 213 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 2 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 5/36
- Yards per Pass Play 5.61 6.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/81 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 22:20 37:40

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-4	1-7
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	262	399
- Offensive Plays	51	79
- Yards per Play	5.14	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	49	151
- Rushing Attempts	13	43
- Yards per Rush	3.77	3.51
Net Passing Yards	213	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 2	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	5/36
- Yards per Pass Play	5.61	6.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/81	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	22:20	37:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:50	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
1	12:02	0:55	OWN 20	2	-2	Interception
1	8:13	3:33	OWN 20	7	53	Field Goal
1	2:03	4:24	OWN 34	9	61	Field Goal
2	10:16	3:04	OWN 21	5	24	Punt
2	5:09	0:11	OWN 47	1	0	Interception
2	3:25	1:29	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 22	2	0	Half
3	13:06	1:20	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
3	10:00	1:49	OWN 28	6	4	Punt
3	5:49	1:41	OPP 39	4	8	Downs
3	1:16	1:16	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
4	10:04	1:07	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:10	2:08	OWN 39	4	38	Field Goal
1	11:07	2:54	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
1	4:40	2:37	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	12:39	2:23	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	7:12	2:03	OWN 1	5	7	Punt
2	4:58	1:33	OPP 45	3	7	Punt
2	1:56	1:43	OWN 20	7	52	Interception
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
3	11:46	1:46	OWN 29	4	15	Punt
3	8:11	2:22	OWN 18	5	21	Fumble
3	4:08	2:52	OWN 31	6	17	Punt
4	15:00	4:56	OWN 34	9	52	Field Goal
4	8:57	7:44	OWN 18	15	79	Missed FG
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	6	60	Game

Game MVP: Todd Gurley, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Ingram	7	11	1.57	12	1
Garrett Grayson	4	29	7.25	9	0
Stevan Ridley	2	9	4.50	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Gurley	32	116	3.63	48	5	1
Jonathan Stewart	8	21	2.63	10	1	0
Geoff Howard	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
Jordan Matthews	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	36	20	228	2/15	1	50	2	60.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geoff Howard	31	20	284	5/36	0	34	1	80.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Josh Hill	5	8	67	13.40	24	32	0
WR Brandin Cooks	5	9	97	19.40	36	50	0
FB Nicky Alston	4	4	27	6.75	15	13	0
WR Willie Snead	3	7	23	7.67	0	13	1
WR Jermaine Kearse	2	6	8	4.00	1	4	0
WR Seantavius Jones	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Martavis Bryant	4	7	71	17.75	28	24
WR Jordan Matthews	4	9	56	14.00	24	34
RB Todd Gurley	4	4	51	12.75	40	29
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	4	25	8.33	4	11
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	2	20	10.00	5	13
WR Ted Ginn	1	2	12	12.00	4	12
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
TE Cory Bishop	1	2	31	31.00	21	31

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jairus Byrd	1	6	6.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	5	5.00	0
OLB A.J. Klein	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Hau'oli Kikaha	1	0	0
Bobby Richardson	0	1	0
Philip Wheeler	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Geoff Howard	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	6	292	48.7	46.0	59	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	7	310	44.3	36.7	59	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seantavius Jones	3	33	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Swann	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Benjamin	2	41	20.5	0
Todd Gurley	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Tyeler Davison	8	2	0.0	25	20
S Kenny Vaccaro	7	2	1.0	42	35
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	6	5	0.0	40	35
S Jairus Byrd	6	3	0.0	43	36
DE Cam Thomas	5	2	0.0	26	19
CB Keenan Lewis	5	1	0.0	42	34
ILB Philip Wheeler	4	3	0.0	41	33
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	4	2	0.0	19	12
CB Brandon Browner	4	1	0.0	41	33
CB Delvin Breaux	4	0	0.0	24	27
DT John Jenkins	3	1	0.5	19	17
DE Kasim Edebali	3	1	0.0	39	32
OLB Roosevelt Peters	2	0	1.0	9	11
OLB David Hawthorne	1	3	1.0	29	19
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	1.0	4	4
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	0.5	17	17
ILB Riley Fields	1	1	0.0	3	1
S Kyle Wilson	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Seantavius Jones	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	6	2	0.0	9	27
S Tre Boston	4	1	0.0	12	38
OLB Anthony Chickillo	4	0	0.0	7	18
S Harrison Smith	3	2	0.0	12	31
CB Dwayne Gratz	3	1	0.0	9	24
CB DeAngelo Hall	3	0	0.0	10	29
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	0.0	4	12
OLB A.J. Klein	2	0	0.0	4	11
DE Datone Jones	1	0	1.0	2	8
DT Kawann Short	1	0	1.0	8	29
ILB Kony Ealy	1	1	0.0	11	30
S Devin Gray	1	1	0.0	1	7
CB Demetrius McCray	1	0	0.0	2	10
CB Senquez Golson	1	0	0.0	12	34
FB Grady Hopper	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tucker Simms	1	0	0.0	9	29
ILB David Mayo	0	1	0.0	7	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB David Hawthorne	1.0	0	0	19
DE Cameron Jordan	1.0	0	0	4
S Kenny Vaccaro	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Roosevelt Peters	1.0	0	0	11
DE Bobby Richardson	0.5	0	1	17
DT John Jenkins	0.5	0	0	17
DE Cam Thomas	0.0	1	1	19
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	1	0	35

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kawann Short	1.0	0	1	3	29
DE Datone Jones	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Charles Johnson	0.0	1	2	0	38
ILB Kony Ealy	0.0	0	3	3	30
OLB DeAndre Levy	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	0	35
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	36
CB Keenan Lewis	3	0	34
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	0	35
CB Delvin Breaux	2	0	27
ILB Philip Wheeler	1	0	33
CB Brandon Browner	1	0	33
DE Cam Thomas	1	0	19
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	0	1
DT Tyeler Davison	1	0	20

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	0	0	27
OLB Anthony Chickillo	4	0	0	18
CB Dwayne Gratz	3	1	0	24
CB DeAngelo Hall	3	0	1	29
S Tre Boston	3	0	0	38
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	1	11
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0	12
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0	31
CB Senquez Golson	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	2	3	13	0	38
Max Unger	1	3	13	0	38
Zach Strief	0	2	13	1	38
Zachary Lyons	0	1	13	0	38
Ron Gerhardt	0	0	13	1	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Kalil	3	9	0	43	1	36
Trai Turner	3	7	1	43	0	36
Andrew Norwell	1	7	0	43	2	36
Cyrus Kouandjio	1	7	0	43	0	36
Michael Oher	1	5	0	43	2	36
Greg Olsen	1	2	0	14	0	10
Cory Bishop	1	2	0	29	0	23
Grady Hopper	0	2	0	26	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Keenan Lewis	2	12
Stevan Ridley	1	24
Nicky Alston	1	21
Marc Wooden	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Zenner	2	20
Kelvin Benjamin	1	15
Greg Olsen	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jairus Byrd	---	---	43	36	13	92
Keenan Lewis	---	---	42	34	12	88
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	42	35	3	80
Kasim Edebali	---	---	39	32	9	80
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	40	35	3	78
Philip Wheeler	---	---	41	33	3	77
Brandon Browner	---	---	41	33	3	77
Delvin Breaux	---	---	24	27	14	65
Jahri Evans	13	38	---	---	8	59
Ron Gerhardt	13	38	---	---	8	59
Garrett Grayson	13	38	---	---	2	53
Nicky Alston	8	23	---	---	21	52
Zach Strief	13	38	---	---	---	51
Max Unger	13	38	---	---	---	51
Zachary Lyons	13	38	---	---	---	51
David Hawthorne	---	---	29	19	2	50
Brandin Cooks	12	35	---	---	1	48
Tyeler Davison	---	---	25	20	2	47
Willie Snead	12	35	---	---	---	47
Cam Thomas	---	---	26	19	1	46
Mark Ingram	11	30	---	---	4	45
John Jenkins	---	---	19	17	8	44
Josh Hill	8	26	---	---	8	42
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	19	12	9	40
Bobby Richardson	---	---	17	17	2	36
Stevan Ridley	3	8	---	---	24	35
Jermaine Kearse	5	18	---	---	11	34
Seantavius Jones	4	8	---	---	15	27
Roosevelt Peters	---	---	9	11	5	25
Stephone Anthony	---	---	3	1	19	23
Gary Barnidge	1	2	---	---	17	20
Kyle Wilson	---	---	5	7	2	14
Carter Terrell	---	---	2	3	8	13
Marc Wooden	1	4	---	---	5	10
Riley Fields	---	---	3	1	6	10
Cameron Jordan	---	---	4	4	1	9
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Terron Armstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Gauthier	0	1	---	---	7	8
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damian Swann	---	---	0	0	4	4
Drew Brees	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornelius Katzman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Louis Quinn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Norwell	43	36	---	---	10	89
Todd Gurley	35	27	---	---	21	83
Geoff Howard	43	36	---	---	3	82
Ryan Kalil	43	36	---	---	---	79
Michael Oher	43	36	---	---	---	79
Cyrus Kouandjio	43	36	---	---	---	79
Trai Turner	43	36	---	---	---	79
Martavis Bryant	31	30	---	---	15	76
Cory Bishop	29	23	---	---	18	70
Ted Ginn	22	24	---	---	12	58
Charles Johnson	---	---	13	38	7	58
Jordan Matthews	30	28	---	---	---	58
Grady Hopper	26	15	---	---	13	54
Tre Boston	---	---	12	38	2	52
Senquez Golson	---	---	12	34	2	48
Harrison Smith	---	---	12	31	2	45
Kawann Short	---	---	8	29	7	44
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	9	24	9	42
Kelvin Benjamin	14	13	---	---	15	42
Kony Ealy	---	---	11	30	1	42
DeAngelo Hall	---	---	10	29	2	41
Tucker Simms	---	---	9	29	2	40
DeAndre Levy	---	---	9	27	3	39
Greg Olsen	14	10	---	---	13	37
A.J. Klein	---	---	4	11	21	36
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	7	18	7	32
David Mayo	---	---	7	19	5	31
Zach Zenner	3	1	---	---	20	24
Demetrius McCray	---	---	2	10	11	23
Jonathan Stewart	8	9	---	---	4	21
Herman Dresslar	---	---	7	13	1	21
Thomas Davis	---	---	4	12	3	19
Abel Crane	---	---	3	5	10	18
Datone Jones	---	---	2	8	2	12
John Denney	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Olevao	0	0	---	---	10	10
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kenneth Kirk	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devin Gray	---	---	1	7	1	9
Shaq Thompson	---	---	1	6	1	8
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	7	7
Devin Funchess	3	0	---	---	---	3
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Hambrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	18	97	5.4
Right	17	12	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	36	20	2	3	2	2	6	7	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geoff Howard	31	20	5	4	4	0	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	68	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	132	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	86	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	36	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks	9	5	0	97	1	35
TE Josh Hill	8	5	1	67	1	26
WR Willie Snead	7	3	1	23	0	35
WR Jermaine Kearse	6	2	0	8	0	18
FB Nicky Alston	4	4	0	27	0	23
WR Seantavius Jones	2	1	0	6	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	9	4	3	56	1	28
WR Martavis Bryant	7	4	0	71	2	30
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	3	0	25	0	13
RB Todd Gurley	4	4	0	51	1	27
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	0	12	0	24
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	2	0	20	0	9
TE Cory Bishop	2	1	1	31	1	23
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	18	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	2	-5	-2.50	1.57

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	8	9	1.13	3.63
Jonathan Stewart	2	9	4.50	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	4	2	10	2.50	6.33

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geoff Howard	3	2	24	8.00	9.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
TE Josh Hill	1	0	0	0.00	8.38
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1	3	3.00	10.78
WR Willie Snead	1	1	7	7.00	3.29

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	6	3.00	6.22
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	18	18.00	10.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Ingram	1	0
Garrett Grayson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	4	2
Jonathan Stewart	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geoff Howard	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Kearse	4	1	0
WR Willie Snead	2	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Todd Gurley	3	3	2
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	1
TE Cory Bishop	2	1	1
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (21,400)
End Zone 4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (21,400)
End Zone	4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)