Week 8, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

54 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	11	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	0	14	0	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Brandin Cooks 16 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 04:20 CAR - Cameron Emmons 19 field goal
2Q: 00:39 NOS - Gene Gardner 49 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 08:18 CAR - Cameron Emmons 29 field goal
4Q: 09:58 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 49 field goal
4Q: 03:41 CAR - Cameron Emmons 33 field goal
4Q: 00:29 CAR - Grady Wooden 35 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Jimmy Garoppolo pass to John Brown for conversion)
OT: 08:19 NOS - Jackie Schenck 52 interception return

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Brandin Cooks 16 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 04:20 CAR - Cameron Emmons 19 field goal
2Q: 00:39 NOS - Gene Gardner 49 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 08:18 CAR - Cameron Emmons 29 field goal
4Q: 09:58 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 49 field goal
4Q: 03:41 CAR - Cameron Emmons 33 field goal
4Q: 00:29 CAR - Grady Wooden 35 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Jimmy Garoppolo pass to John Brown for conversion)
OT: 08:19 NOS - Jackie Schenck 52 interception return

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-6 5-3
First Downs 23 11
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 361 339
- Offensive Plays 87 48
- Yards per Play 4.15 7.06
Net Rushing Yards 54 97
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 1.74 4.62
Net Passing Yards 307 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 34 - 2 25 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 321 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/14 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 8.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 11/75
Punt Returns/Yards 5/25 4/50
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 2/52
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 41:23 25:31

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-6	5-3
First Downs	23	11
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	361	339
- Offensive Plays	87	48
- Yards per Play	4.15	7.06
Net Rushing Yards	54	97
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	1.74	4.62
Net Passing Yards	307	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 34 - 2	25 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	321	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/14	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	8.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	11/75
Punt Returns/Yards	5/25	4/50
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	2/52
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	41:23	25:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	4:12	OWN 5	8	42	Punt
1	4:05	2:51	OWN 29	8	43	Missed FG
2	14:52	2:01	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	11:46	7:32	OWN 26	13	72	Field Goal
2	2:16	0:38	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 17	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
3	10:43	2:30	OPP 28	5	16	Field Goal
3	6:11	2:54	OWN 24	4	18	Punt
4	14:44	1:49	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	9:50	6:17	OWN 25	18	59	Field Goal
4	2:15	1:57	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:11	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
OT1	11:24	3:18	OWN 14	8	27	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	8:15	4:10	OWN 8	6	18	Punt
1	1:14	1:22	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	12:51	1:05	50	3	28	Interception
2	4:14	1:58	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	1:38	1:10	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	11:44	1:01	OWN 27	4	17	Interception
3	8:13	2:02	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	3:17	3:33	OWN 31	8	42	Missed FG
4	12:55	3:05	OWN 27	5	41	Field Goal
4	3:33	1:18	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 25	1	-5	Half
OT1	13:49	2:25	OPP 40	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Jackie Schenck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Caden Peterson	15	0	0.00	8	0
RB Grady Wooden	9	37	4.11	11	1
RB Vince Ford	4	9	2.25	7	0
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	3	8	2.67	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Stephenson	14	80	5.71	40	4
RB Owen Lyons	4	7	1.75	5	0
QB Harvey Dunnigan	2	3	1.50	9	0
WR William Borders	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	55	34	321	1/14	1	35	2	68.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	25	18	255	2/13	2	49	2	97.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Gage Baird	8	10	64	8.00	14	14	0
RB Grady Wooden	5	6	77	15.40	58	35	1
WR Kamar Aiken	4	7	24	6.00	1	9	0
WR John Brown	4	5	26	6.50	12	17	0
WR Martavis Bryant	4	12	46	11.50	21	16	0
TE Michael Burton	3	4	30	10.00	8	23	0
RB Caden Peterson	2	4	21	10.50	14	11	0
TE Terrell Downs	2	2	22	11.00	0	11	0
WR Adrian Westbrook	2	4	11	5.50	1	12	0
RB Vince Ford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	8	11	117	14.63	17	39	0
WR Gene Gardner	4	5	80	20.00	21	49	1
WR Brandin Cooks	3	4	33	11.00	16	16	1
WR Julian Lunsford	3	4	25	8.33	2	26	0
RB Gage Stephenson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Trufant	1	19	19.00	0
OLB Roman Mangold	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	52	52.00	1
CB Cesar Borders	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	0	0
WR Brandin Cooks	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	6	268	44.7	36.3	60	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	6	265	44.2	40.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	3/4	0/1	0/0	33	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Westbrook	5	25	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	4	50	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Ford	2	34	17.0	0
Kamar Aiken	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Benton	2	40	20.0	0
Gene Gardner	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	7	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Roman Mangold	6	1	1.0	15	21
S Harrison Smith	4	0	0.0	16	22
S Kody Weber	4	0	0.0	21	27
S Byron Jones	3	4	0.0	21	27
CB Paul Barringer	2	2	0.0	21	27
DT Kawann Short	2	1	0.0	12	19
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.0	17	21
DE Louie Johnstone	2	0	0.0	14	19
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	1.0	6	9
DE Ed Stinson	1	2	0.0	14	19
DT Dwight Lyon	1	2	0.0	12	12
CB Brent Burton	1	1	0.0	21	27
ILB Amarlo Herrera	1	0	0.0	5	5
FB Edgar Maloney	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Zachary Rose	1	0	0.0	4	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Benton	10	3	0.0	31	56
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	9	5	0.0	31	52
ILB Jackie Schenck	9	2	0.0	31	56
OLB Gilbert Wilson	8	3	0.0	15	27
DE T.J. Criblez	5	1	0.5	26	50
S Grayson Palmer	5	0	0.0	18	34
S Trevor Abrams	4	0	0.0	14	23
CB Emmitt Terrill	4	0	0.0	25	54
DT Dave Hegamin	3	1	0.0	17	32
CB Cesar Borders	2	2	0.0	25	54
DT Brandon Webster	1	1	0.5	20	28
DE Harrison Farrell	1	1	0.0	18	27
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	---	---	---
OLB T.J. Ingram	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Chester Hollenbeck	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Marco Freeman	1	0	0.0	16	22
DE Daniel Cadrez	0	1	0.0	13	30
DE Jake Rodon	0	1	0.0	17	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Roman Mangold	1.0	1	0	21
DE Scott Crichton	1.0	0	0	9
DT Dwight Lyon	0.0	1	0	12
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	1	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	0.5	0	2	50
DT Brandon Webster	0.5	0	1	28
DE Jake Rodon	0.0	1	0	28
DE Edwin Hitchcock	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	3	0	0	22
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	2	1	0	27
OLB Roman Mangold	2	0	1	21
S Byron Jones	2	0	0	27
CB Paul Barringer	2	0	0	27
CB Desmond Trufant	1	1	1	21
CB Brent Burton	1	1	0	27
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	0	9
DE Ed Stinson	1	0	0	19
DE Louie Johnstone	1	0	0	19
CB Zachary Rose	1	0	0	6
S Kody Weber	1	0	0	27

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jackie Schenck	8	0	1	56
OLB Gilbert Wilson	7	1	0	27
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	1	0	52
S Ron Benton	3	3	0	56
S Grayson Palmer	3	2	0	34
CB Emmitt Terrill	2	1	0	54
S Trevor Abrams	2	0	0	23
CB Cesar Borders	1	0	1	54
OLB T.J. Ingram	1	0	0	3
CB Chester Hollenbeck	1	0	0	12
CB Marco Freeman	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leroy Flynn	4	10	0	31	0	56
T Jake Lochtefeld	2	8	1	31	0	56
G D.J. Fluker	1	3	0	31	0	56
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	0	13	0	22
T Craig Folston	0	4	0	31	1	56
TE Michael Burton	0	1	0	15	0	28
FB Edgar Maloney	0	1	0	9	0	16

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Abel Durham	1	6	21	1	27
G Lane Johnson	1	6	21	0	27
C Caden Sanks	1	4	21	1	27
T Alexander Conway	1	2	21	0	27
T Luis Langdon	0	2	21	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Burton	1	26
Roman Mangold	1	24
Harrison Smith	1	22
Vince Ford	1	19
Earnest Primeau	1	10
Byron Jones	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Fedo	3	23
Hau'oli Kikaha	3	16
Gage Stephenson	2	17
Lane Johnson	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G D.J. Fluker	31	56	---	---	10	97
G Troy Toth	31	56	---	---	10	97
T Craig Folston	31	56	---	---	10	97
T Jake Lochtefeld	31	56	---	---	10	97
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	31	56	---	---	4	91
C Leroy Flynn	31	56	---	---	---	87
WR Martavis Bryant	26	50	---	---	---	76
TE Michael Burton	15	28	---	---	26	69
WR John Brown	17	27	---	---	20	64
S Harrison Smith	---	---	16	22	22	60
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	15	21	24	60
WR Adrian Westbrook	13	29	---	---	15	57
CB Brent Burton	---	---	21	27	8	56
S Byron Jones	---	---	21	27	6	54
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	21	27	2	50
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	21	27	2	50
S Kody Weber	---	---	21	27	2	50
TE Gage Baird	17	31	---	---	---	48
RB Grady Wooden	11	31	---	---	5	47
FB Edgar Maloney	9	16	---	---	20	45
WR Kamar Aiken	14	21	---	---	6	41
DE Ed Stinson	---	---	14	19	6	39
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	17	21	---	38
RB Caden Peterson	16	21	---	---	1	38
TE Terrell Downs	13	22	---	---	---	35
DE Louie Johnstone	---	---	14	19	---	33
DT Kawann Short	---	---	12	19	1	32
CB Zachary Rose	---	---	4	6	18	28
RB Vince Ford	4	4	---	---	19	27
DT Dwight Lyon	---	---	12	12	2	26
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	6	5	8	19
DE Scott Crichton	---	---	6	9	1	16
ILB Amarlo Herrera	---	---	5	5	2	12
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Dustin Harper	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	4	4	---	8
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Za'Darius Smith	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Kelvin Beachum	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Todd Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Kai Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Connor Garber	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	31	52	16	99
CB Emmitt Terrill	---	---	25	54	20	99
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	25	54	19	98
S Ron Benton	---	---	31	56	9	96
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	31	56	3	90
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	26	50	10	86
G Lane Johnson	21	27	---	---	10	58
T Luis Langdon	21	27	---	---	8	56
T Alexander Conway	21	27	---	---	8	56
DT Brandon Webster	---	---	20	28	8	56
S Grayson Palmer	---	---	18	34	4	56
RB Gage Stephenson	16	23	---	---	17	56
WR Gene Gardner	21	25	---	---	10	56
C Caden Sanks	21	27	---	---	8	56
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	14	23	15	52
DT Dave Hegamin	---	---	17	32	2	51
QB Harvey Dunnigan	21	27	---	---	2	50
C Abel Durham	21	27	---	---	---	48
DE Jake Rodon	---	---	17	28	3	48
DE Harrison Farrell	---	---	18	27	2	47
WR Julian Lunsford	20	25	---	---	1	46
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	14	28	3	45
DE Daniel Cadrez	---	---	13	30	1	44
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	15	27	2	44
TE Eric Ebron	18	24	---	---	1	43
WR Brandin Cooks	17	24	---	---	1	42
CB Marco Freeman	---	---	16	22	1	39
TE Irving Fedo	4	5	---	---	23	32
OLB T.J. Ingram	---	---	5	3	22	30
FB Cedric Recker	1	2	---	---	18	21
WR William Borders	3	1	---	---	17	21
CB Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	5	12	2	19
RB Owen Lyons	5	4	---	---	7	16
ILB Norman Jordan	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jackie Kanu	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Brad Rivers	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Josh LaBorde	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dakota Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Garrett Hudson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Zack Wallace	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Larry Tanner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	19	28	1.5
Right	9	20	2.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	6	12	2.0
Right	12	72	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	55	34	2	3	3	8	4	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	25	18	5	0	0	3	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	96	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	134	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	91	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	5	169	28.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martavis Bryant	12	4	0	46	0	50
TE Gage Baird	10	8	0	64	0	31
WR Kamar Aiken	7	4	2	24	0	21
RB Grady Wooden	6	5	0	77	1	31
WR John Brown	5	4	0	26	0	27
TE Michael Burton	4	3	0	30	1	28
RB Caden Peterson	4	2	0	21	0	21
WR Adrian Westbrook	4	2	1	11	0	29
TE Terrell Downs	2	2	0	22	0	22
RB Vince Ford	1	0	0	0	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	11	8	117	2	24
WR Gene Gardner	5	4	80	2	25
WR Brandin Cooks	4	3	33	0	24
WR Julian Lunsford	4	3	25	1	25
RB Gage Stephenson	1	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Caden Peterson	3	-2	-0.67	0.00
RB Grady Wooden	2	1	0.50	4.11

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	3	3	26	8.67	5.84

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	1	1	16	16.00	10.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Brown	2	2	18	9.00	5.20
TE Gage Baird	1	1	8	8.00	6.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1	16	16.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Caden Peterson	4	1
RB Vince Ford	2	1
RB Grady Wooden	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gage Stephenson	4	1
WR William Borders	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	12	8	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kamar Aiken	4	3	1
WR Martavis Bryant	3	1	1
TE Gage Baird	2	2	1
RB Grady Wooden	2	1	1
WR Adrian Westbrook	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	3	2	1
WR Julian Lunsford	1	1	1
WR Gene Gardner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)