Week 9, 2021

played in Carolina, NC

77 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	7	-	13
Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 CAR - Cameron Emmons 34 field goal
2Q: 05:27 CAR - Cameron Emmons 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Brandin Cooks 12 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point failed)
3Q: 03:42 CAR - Caden Peterson 3 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 09:07 CAR - Cameron Emmons 40 field goal
4Q: 05:24 NOS - Theodore Jordan 23 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 CAR - Cameron Emmons 34 field goal
2Q: 05:27 CAR - Cameron Emmons 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Brandin Cooks 12 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point failed)
3Q: 03:42 CAR - Caden Peterson 3 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 09:07 CAR - Cameron Emmons 40 field goal
4Q: 05:24 NOS - Theodore Jordan 23 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 1-7 3-6
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 271 309
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.44 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 73 159
- Rushing Attempts 21 38
- Yards per Rush 3.48 4.18
Net Passing Yards 198 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 1 29 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 215 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.95 4.84
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:09 32:51

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	1-7	3-6
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	271	309
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.44	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	73	159
- Rushing Attempts	21	38
- Yards per Rush	3.48	4.18
Net Passing Yards	198	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 1	29 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	215	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.95	4.84
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:09	32:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 12	8	50	Punt
1	7:28	2:01	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
1	2:42	1:55	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	12:58	3:11	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	5:22	3:28	50	9	50	Touchdown
3	12:54	3:00	OWN 30	6	32	Punt
3	4:59	0:53	OWN 37	2	-3	Interception
3	3:35	1:20	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	0:41	1:14	OWN 37	3	-6	Punt
4	13:19	1:10	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	10:48	0:35	OWN 20	2	7	Fumble
4	9:02	3:54	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	2:24	0:38	OWN 39	4	7	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	2:41	OWN 20	5	63	Field Goal
1	5:27	2:45	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
1	0:47	2:49	OWN 33	8	30	Punt
2	9:47	4:25	OWN 2	9	86	Field Goal
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 7	5	34	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	9:54	4:55	OWN 1	11	33	Punt
3	4:06	0:31	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
3	2:15	1:34	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
4	14:27	1:08	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	12:09	1:21	OPP 49	3	-1	Punt
4	10:13	1:11	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
4	5:08	2:44	OWN 25	4	-3	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OPP 46	5	14	Game

Game MVP: Le'Veon Bell, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Theodore Jordan	9	38	4.22	23	2	1
Scott Gunn	8	32	4.00	12	1	0
Matt Tubbs	4	3	0.75	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Le'Veon Bell	24	105	4.38	26	2	0
Caden Peterson	12	50	4.17	17	1	1
Jimmy Garoppolo	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	38	23	215	2/17	1	41	1	73.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	29	12	161	2/11	0	56	0	59.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Michaelson	7	13	93	13.29	52	26	0
WR Julian Lunsford	4	6	69	17.25	41	41	0
TE Mel Barbee	4	6	10	2.50	0	6	0
RB Matt Tubbs	2	2	21	10.50	4	14	0
FB Artie Ferguson	2	2	1	0.50	2	5	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	1
TE Eric Ebron	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Theodore Jordan	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Waller	4	9	55	13.75	40	39
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	3	16	8.00	8	13
WR Desmond McCarthy	2	4	20	10.00	13	19
WR Martavis Bryant	1	3	9	9.00	7	9
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
TE Gage Baird	1	4	56	56.00	36	56
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Clay Dominquez	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Edgar Maloney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carter Terrell	1	30	30.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Theodore Jordan	1	1	0	0
Andre Michaelson	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Dwight Lyon	1	0
Harrison Smith	0	1
Lorenzo Mauldin	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	8	336	42.0	36.5	54	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	8	317	39.6	34.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Michaelson	1	-2	-2.0	0
Scott Gunn	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Westbrook	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Michaelson	4	92	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Ford	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jordan Hicks	9	4	0.0	38	31
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	6	3	0.0	37	28
DT Noah Conley	5	3	0.0	28	24
DE T.J. Criblez	4	1	0.5	33	28
S Kenny Vaccaro	4	2	0.0	38	31
CB K.C. Mauro	4	1	0.0	38	27
DE Harrison Farrell	3	1	1.0	30	28
S Eric Reid	3	3	0.0	38	31
CB Arnold Doyle	3	1	0.0	36	27
CB Chester Hollenbeck	3	0	0.0	24	26
OLB T.J. Ingram	2	0	0.0	10	6
DT Daniel Cadrez	1	0	0.5	10	7
DT Tyeler Davison	1	2	0.0	29	18
RB Theodore Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brandon Webster	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Norman Jordan	1	0	0.0	7	3
S Marco Freeman	0	2	0.0	3	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	7	0	0.0	11	25
S Barry Church	5	4	0.0	21	40
OLB Stephone Anthony	5	1	0.0	10	30
OLB Andres Houston	4	4	1.0	14	20
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	4	2	0.0	21	40
CB Carter Terrell	4	1	0.0	21	36
S Harrison Smith	3	2	0.0	21	40
DT Dwight Lyon	2	2	0.0	11	16
CB Paul Barringer	2	1	0.0	21	40
DE Kelvin Hardman	2	1	0.0	16	31
DE Mark Belin	1	0	1.0	5	13
DT Landon Barker	1	2	0.0	13	20
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0.0	16	28
ILB Bjoern Werner	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Kony Ealy	1	0	0.0	20	38
S Benjamin Ramsey	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harrison Farrell	1.0	0	0	28
DE T.J. Criblez	0.5	1	2	28
DT Daniel Cadrez	0.5	0	0	7
DT Noah Conley	0.0	1	1	24
DT Brandon Webster	0.0	0	2	9

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Belin	1.0	0	0	1	13
OLB Andres Houston	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Kelvin Hardman	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Kony Ealy	0.0	0	3	0	38
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	1	1	28
DT Dwight Lyon	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jordan Hicks	4	1	31
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	28
CB Arnold Doyle	2	1	27
CB K.C. Mauro	2	0	27
CB Chester Hollenbeck	1	0	26
S Eric Reid	0	1	31
S Kenny Vaccaro	0	1	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	6	0	0	25
OLB Stephone Anthony	5	0	0	30
OLB Andres Houston	2	1	0	20
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	2	0	0	40
CB Carter Terrell	1	1	1	36
S Harrison Smith	1	1	0	40
S Barry Church	1	0	0	40
ILB Bjoern Werner	1	0	0	6
CB Paul Barringer	1	0	0	40
DE Kelvin Hardman	1	0	0	31
S Benjamin Ramsey	1	0	0	2
DT Landon Barker	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Durham	2	5	21	1	40
Jeremy Zuttah	2	4	21	0	40
Alexander Conway	1	5	21	0	40
Josh LaBorde	1	3	21	1	40
Artie Ferguson	0	2	14	0	26
Luis Langdon	0	1	21	0	40
Mel Barbee	0	1	18	0	30

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Beachum	3	7	38	0	31
Kenneth Kirk	3	7	38	0	31
Reginald Branch	2	7	38	1	31
Trai Turner	2	6	38	0	31
Edgar Maloney	2	5	27	0	19
D.J. Fluker	0	3	38	1	31
Terrell Downs	0	1	18	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Elliott	1	16
Hau'oli Kikaha	1	14
Eric Reid	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond McCarthy	2	17
Carter Terrell	1	16
Gage Baird	1	16
Darren Waller	1	12
D.J. Fluker	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Reid	---	---	38	31	11	80
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	38	31	11	80
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	37	28	14	79
Jordan Hicks	---	---	38	31	8	77
Luis Langdon	21	40	---	---	8	69
Josh LaBorde	21	40	---	---	8	69
K.C. Mauro	---	---	38	27	3	68
Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	24	26	18	68
Arnold Doyle	---	---	36	27	3	66
T.J. Criblez	---	---	33	28	3	64
Mel Barbee	18	30	---	---	15	63
Jeremy Zuttah	21	40	---	---	---	61
Garrett Grayson	21	40	---	---	---	61
Alexander Conway	21	40	---	---	---	61
Abel Durham	21	40	---	---	---	61
Harrison Farrell	---	---	30	28	2	60
Noah Conley	---	---	28	24	6	58
Andre Michaelson	16	35	---	---	6	57
Julian Lunsford	18	37	---	---	---	55
Tyeler Davison	---	---	29	18	3	50
Artie Ferguson	14	26	---	---	9	49
Matt Tubbs	4	10	---	---	24	38
Norman Jordan	---	---	7	3	24	34
Theodore Jordan	9	22	---	---	---	31
Scott Gunn	8	8	---	---	7	23
Marco Freeman	---	---	3	12	8	23
Brandin Cooks	9	13	---	---	---	22
Eric Ebron	4	10	---	---	8	22
Lionel Elliott	2	4	---	---	16	22
Daniel Cadrez	---	---	10	7	5	22
Jake Rodon	---	---	12	5	1	18
T.J. Ingram	---	---	10	6	1	17
Teddy Williams	0	0	---	---	16	16
Brandon Webster	---	---	7	9	---	16
Kaleb Vandeginste	2	4	---	---	8	14
Tyrus Larrimore	1	1	---	---	8	10
John Jerry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Hegamin	---	---	0	0	8	8
Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	3	3
Angel Bork	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Knight	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackie Schenck	---	---	0	0	---	0
Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
D.J. Fluker	38	31	---	---	11	80
Reginald Branch	38	31	---	---	11	80
Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	21	40	16	77
Gage Baird	34	25	---	---	16	75
Carter Terrell	---	---	21	36	16	73
Barry Church	---	---	21	40	8	69
Kelvin Beachum	38	31	---	---	---	69
Jimmy Garoppolo	38	31	---	---	---	69
Trai Turner	38	31	---	---	---	69
Kenneth Kirk	38	31	---	---	---	69
Edgar Maloney	27	19	---	---	19	65
Harrison Smith	---	---	21	40	1	62
Paul Barringer	---	---	21	40	---	61
Kony Ealy	---	---	20	38	---	58
Darren Waller	19	27	---	---	12	58
Kawann Short	---	---	16	28	8	52
Desmond Trufant	---	---	11	25	16	52
Le'Veon Bell	25	19	---	---	5	49
Stephone Anthony	---	---	10	30	8	48
Kelvin Hardman	---	---	16	31	1	48
Martavis Bryant	24	19	---	---	---	43
Landon Barker	---	---	13	20	5	38
Clay Dominquez	16	19	---	---	---	35
Vince Ford	7	3	---	---	25	35
Andres Houston	---	---	14	20	---	34
Terrell Downs	18	3	---	---	11	32
Desmond McCarthy	6	9	---	---	17	32
Dwight Lyon	---	---	11	16	2	29
Caden Peterson	13	12	---	---	---	25
Hector Comegys	---	---	2	14	8	24
Adrian Westbrook	1	0	---	---	19	20
Mark Belin	---	---	5	13	---	18
Chris Watt	0	0	---	---	11	11
Percy Pellegrino	0	0	---	---	11	11
Spencer Null	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bjoern Werner	---	---	4	6	---	10
Benjamin Ramsey	---	---	1	2	7	10
Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chance Wagner	---	---	3	1	3	7
Je'Rod Linegar	0	0	---	---	3	3
Karl McKnight	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Folston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Timothy Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	37	7.4
Middle	24	115	4.8
Right	8	8	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	38	23	3	2	3	3	5	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	29	12	2	4	2	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	90	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	92	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	51	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	54	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	56	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Michaelson	13	7	1	93	2	35
WR Julian Lunsford	6	4	1	69	1	37
TE Mel Barbee	6	4	0	10	0	30
WR Brandin Cooks	3	1	1	12	0	13
RB Theodore Jordan	3	1	0	3	0	22
TE Eric Ebron	2	1	0	3	0	10
RB Matt Tubbs	2	2	0	21	0	10
FB Artie Ferguson	2	2	0	1	0	26
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	0	3	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Waller	9	4	0	55	1	27
TE Gage Baird	4	1	0	56	1	25
WR Desmond McCarthy	4	2	2	20	0	9
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	2	0	16	0	19
WR Martavis Bryant	3	1	0	9	0	19
WR Clay Dominquez	3	0	0	0	0	19
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	0	2	0	12
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	0	3	0	3
FB Edgar Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Theodore Jordan	1	-5	-5.00	4.22

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	2	5	2.50	4.38
Caden Peterson	2	2	1.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	5	4	25	5.00	5.66

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	3	1	9	3.00	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mel Barbee	2	1	3	1.50	1.67
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1	12	12.00	4.00
WR Julian Lunsford	1	1	7	7.00	11.50
RB Theodore Jordan	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
FB Edgar Maloney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Tubbs	1	0
Scott Gunn	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Caden Peterson	3	1
Le'Veon Bell	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	13	8	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Michaelson	4	3	3
WR Julian Lunsford	4	2	2
WR Brandin Cooks	3	1	1
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	0
RB Matt Tubbs	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Desmond McCarthy	4	2	1
WR Darren Waller	3	2	2
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	1
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	0
TE Gage Baird	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)