Week 8, 2025

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	10	-	17
Carolina Panthers	3	3	10	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 NOS - Gage Stephenson 3 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
1Q: 04:17 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 46 field goal
2Q: 07:36 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 23 field goal
3Q: 10:36 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 28 field goal
3Q: 01:32 CAR - Randall Upshaw 54 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 12:37 NOS - Julian Lunsford 15 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 NOS - Gage Stephenson 3 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
1Q: 04:17 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 46 field goal
2Q: 07:36 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 23 field goal
3Q: 10:36 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 28 field goal
3Q: 01:32 CAR - Randall Upshaw 54 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 12:37 NOS - Julian Lunsford 15 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 38 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 1-7
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 5 3
Total Net Yards 297 240
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 4.30 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 96 144
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 3.84 4.97
Net Passing Yards 201 96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 1 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 3.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/70 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 5/125 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/41 1/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	1-7
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	5	3
Total Net Yards	297	240
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	4.30	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	96	144
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	3.84	4.97
Net Passing Yards	201	96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 1	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	3.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/70	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	5/125	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/41	1/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 36	4	25	Punt
1	12:05	0:50	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
1	4:09	2:34	OWN 42	5	-7	Punt
1	0:11	3:23	OWN 17	6	6	Punt
2	7:29	3:04	OWN 28	5	16	Punt
2	3:18	1:56	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	10:30	1:59	OWN 15	4	25	Punt
3	5:02	3:38	OWN 2	8	44	Interception
3	1:24	3:57	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
4	8:13	4:43	OWN 11	10	51	Missed FG
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	0:37	OWN 20	2	20	Interception
1	11:15	7:06	OWN 25	11	46	Field Goal
1	1:35	1:24	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
2	11:48	4:19	OWN 40	8	54	Field Goal
2	4:25	1:07	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
2	1:22	1:00	OWN 37	4	3	Punt
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 33	8	56	Field Goal
3	8:31	3:29	OWN 28	9	35	Punt
4	12:27	4:14	OWN 25	7	22	Punt
4	3:30	1:24	OWN 45	4	20	Punt

Game MVP: Harvey Dunnigan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Owen Lyons	14	57	4.07	14	3
RB Gage Stephenson	10	41	4.10	22	1
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Grady Wooden	25	115	4.60	20	6
FB Edgar Maloney	1	13	13.00	13	1
RB Bennett Colman	1	10	10.00	10	1
WR Edgar Dotson	1	1	1.00	1	0
QB Maxwell Conley	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	43	25	217	1/16	2	23	1	77.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maxwell Conley	27	17	113	3/17	0	26	1	56.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Gardner	9	14	84	9.33	35	22	0
RB Owen Lyons	5	7	36	7.20	18	23	0
WR Jacob Droker	5	8	46	9.20	12	17	0
WR Jackie Kanu	3	3	10	3.33	12	11	0
WR Julian Lunsford	2	5	38	19.00	0	23	1
RB Gage Stephenson	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	1
TE Irving Fedo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sean Luen	6	7	42	7.00	16	12
WR Rick Diaz	4	6	45	11.25	5	26
TE Gage Baird	2	4	6	3.00	0	4
FB Edgar Maloney	2	3	9	4.50	5	10
RB Grady Wooden	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Hector Wilcox	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Edgar Dotson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lamar Emmons	1	41	41.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Randall Upshaw	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE T.J. Criblez	0	0	1	0
OLB Gilbert Wilson	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
WR Rick Diaz	2	0
FB Edgar Maloney	0	1
OLB Roman Mangold	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	6	231	38.5	28.7	43	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	6	272	45.3	38.5	60	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	2	1	0.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	4	39	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Gardner	4	97	24.3	0
Ron Benton	1	28	28.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Benton	9	3	0.0	29	30
CB Mercury Lidberg	6	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Mario Giles	5	0	0.0	27	30
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	4	2	1.0	26	28
ILB Bobby Sutton	4	1	0.0	23	15
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	4	0	0.0	27	22
DT Charlie Wilcox	4	0	0.0	26	23
OLB Gilbert Wilson	2	0	1.0	9	19
S Trevor Abrams	2	4	0.0	21	7
CB Cesar Borders	2	1	0.0	28	25
DE T.J. Criblez	2	0	0.0	26	29
ILB Tyrell Cryer	2	0	0.0	6	15
ILB Shane McKinley	1	0	1.0	3	1
S Lamar Emmons	1	0	0.0	6	15
DT Darius Russell	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Emmitt Terrill	0	2	0.0	22	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	7	2	0.0	23	43
CB Abel Lyle	7	1	0.0	19	38
CB Brent Burton	5	3	0.0	25	44
ILB Randall Upshaw	4	3	0.0	22	37
S Kody Weber	4	3	0.0	25	44
DT Marlon Benton	4	0	0.0	20	35
DE Axel Damm	3	1	0.0	24	43
DE Ralph Ford	2	0	1.0	22	35
CB Paul Barringer	2	2	0.0	18	32
S Wayne Duran	2	1	0.0	22	40
OLB Sammy Andersen	2	0	0.0	5	8
S J.C. Manning	2	0	0.0	2	3
DE Juan Burroughs	1	1	0.0	8	12
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	0	0.0	10	17
TE Hector Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brenden Campbell	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Roman Mangold	0	1	0.0	4	5
DT Gregory Blake	0	1	0.0	21	34

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gilbert Wilson	1.0	0	19
ILB Shane McKinley	1.0	0	1
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1.0	0	28
OLB Mario Giles	0.0	2	30
DE T.J. Criblez	0.0	1	29

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ralph Ford	1.0	0	1	1	35
DE Axel Damm	0.0	2	0	0	43
OLB Roy Smithen	0.0	0	1	1	43
OLB Roman Mangold	0.0	0	1	0	5
DT Marlon Benton	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mercury Lidberg	3	0	0	26
OLB Mario Giles	3	0	0	30
S Ron Benton	2	0	0	30
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	2	0	0	28
S Lamar Emmons	1	0	1	15
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	0	29
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	1	0	0	22
CB Cesar Borders	1	0	0	25
ILB Tyrell Cryer	1	0	0	15
DT Charlie Wilcox	1	0	0	23
ILB Bobby Sutton	1	0	0	15
CB Tyrus Blackwell	0	1	0	4

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Abel Lyle	6	0	0	38
CB Brent Burton	5	1	0	44
ILB Randall Upshaw	3	0	1	37
S Kody Weber	3	0	0	44
OLB Roy Smithen	1	2	0	43
S Wayne Duran	1	1	0	40
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	0	0	17
OLB Sammy Andersen	1	0	0	8
DT Marlon Benton	1	0	0	35
CB Brenden Campbell	1	0	0	7
DE Juan Burroughs	1	0	0	12
S J.C. Manning	1	0	0	3
CB Paul Barringer	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Abel Durham	4	8	1	25	0	44
T Luis Langdon	3	4	0	25	0	44
C Caden Sanks	1	4	0	25	1	44
G Garrett Hudson	1	4	0	25	0	44
TE Irving Fedo	0	2	0	24	0	42
T Mickey Sinclair	0	2	0	25	0	44

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andres Brady	4	8	29	0	30
T Earnest Primeau	3	4	29	2	30
T Craig Folston	2	5	29	1	30
C Lenny Walls	2	5	29	0	30
G Connor Garber	1	6	29	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Owen Lyons	1	22
Gilbert Wilson	1	22
T.J. Criblez	1	12
Emmitt Terrill	1	9
Garrett Hudson	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Axel Damm	3	13
Gage Baird	1	23
Edgar Maloney	1	17
Edgar Dotson	1	14
Grady Wooden	1	1

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Luis Langdon	25	44	---	---	8	77
C Caden Sanks	25	44	---	---	8	77
G Garrett Hudson	25	44	---	---	8	77
T Mickey Sinclair	25	44	---	---	8	77
WR Gene Gardner	23	43	---	---	5	71
C Abel Durham	25	44	---	---	---	69
QB Harvey Dunnigan	25	44	---	---	---	69
S Ron Benton	---	---	29	30	8	67
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	26	29	12	67
TE Irving Fedo	24	42	---	---	1	67
WR Jacob Droker	14	33	---	---	16	63
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	27	30	3	60
RB Owen Lyons	14	23	---	---	22	59
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	26	28	3	57
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	28	25	3	56
CB Mercury Lidberg	---	---	24	26	3	53
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	---	---	27	22	2	51
DT Charlie Wilcox	---	---	26	23	2	51
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	9	19	22	50
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	23	15	12	50
WR Jackie Kanu	13	25	---	---	8	46
CB Emmitt Terrill	---	---	22	10	9	41
FB Winfred Frederick	6	14	---	---	16	36
RB Gage Stephenson	11	21	---	---	---	32
CB Hot Foot Comeaux	---	---	5	12	14	31
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	21	7	1	29
WR Julian Lunsford	11	13	---	---	---	24
ILB Tyrell Cryer	---	---	6	15	2	23
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	6	15	2	23
TE Rickey McMichael	0	0	---	---	21	21
S J.J. Holliday	---	---	2	4	14	20
DE Dean Beyer	---	---	7	11	1	19
TE Conner Richard	9	6	---	---	---	15
DT Darius Russell	---	---	2	4	7	13
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	0	4	7	11
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Orlando Marsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Ernest Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brady Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Emmett Goldblatt	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Ernest Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Martin Zelenka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Axel Damm	---	---	24	43	13	80
CB Brent Burton	---	---	25	44	4	73
S Kody Weber	---	---	25	44	3	72
T Craig Folston	29	30	---	---	9	68
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	23	43	2	68
G Connor Garber	29	30	---	---	9	68
G Andres Brady	29	30	---	---	9	68
T Earnest Primeau	29	30	---	---	9	68
TE Gage Baird	22	22	---	---	23	67
CB Abel Lyle	---	---	19	38	8	65
S Wayne Duran	---	---	22	40	2	64
WR Rick Diaz	26	27	---	---	10	63
QB Maxwell Conley	29	30	---	---	3	62
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	22	37	1	60
C Lenny Walls	29	30	---	---	---	59
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	22	35	---	57
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	20	35	1	56
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	21	34	---	55
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	18	32	2	52
WR Edgar Dotson	21	15	---	---	14	50
WR Sean Luen	23	26	---	---	1	50
RB Grady Wooden	27	18	---	---	1	46
FB Edgar Maloney	7	17	---	---	17	41
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	10	17	2	29
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	4	5	20	29
DE Juan Burroughs	---	---	8	12	8	28
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	5	8	10	23
CB Brenden Campbell	---	---	2	7	13	22
RB Bennett Colman	2	1	---	---	16	19
S J.C. Manning	---	---	2	3	13	18
DT Stan Strong	---	---	3	7	7	17
TE Dustin Logan	8	8	---	---	---	16
WR Ted Lester	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Deron Shaw	0	11	---	---	---	11
C Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Martavis Bryant	6	2	---	---	---	8
K Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Sedrick Sutter	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Hector Wilcox	3	3	---	---	---	6
QB Russell Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rico Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
G J.C. England	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	9	62	6.9
Right	9	15	1.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	81	8.1
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	43	25	3	3	1	5	4	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maxwell Conley	27	17	1	2	3	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	44	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	87	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	74	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	7	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	14	9	0	84	1	43
WR Jacob Droker	8	5	0	46	0	33
RB Owen Lyons	7	5	0	36	1	23
WR Julian Lunsford	5	2	1	38	1	13
WR Jackie Kanu	3	3	0	10	0	25
RB Gage Stephenson	2	1	0	3	0	21
TE Irving Fedo	2	0	0	0	0	42

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Luen	7	6	0	42	0	26
WR Rick Diaz	6	4	0	45	1	27
TE Gage Baird	4	2	2	6	0	22
FB Edgar Maloney	3	2	0	9	0	17
TE Hector Wilcox	3	1	1	4	0	3
RB Grady Wooden	2	1	0	4	0	18
WR Edgar Dotson	2	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Owen Lyons	1	-1	-1.00	4.07
RB Gage Stephenson	1	2	2.00	4.10

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Grady Wooden	1	-4	-4.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	4	3	17	4.25	5.05

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maxwell Conley	4	3	21	5.25	4.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Lunsford	1	1	15	15.00	7.60
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.14
RB Gage Stephenson	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Luen	2	1	8	4.00	6.00
TE Gage Baird	1	1	4	4.00	1.50
WR Rick Diaz	1	1	9	9.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Owen Lyons	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Grady Wooden	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	10	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maxwell Conley	10	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	4	3	1
WR Julian Lunsford	3	2	2
RB Gage Stephenson	1	0	0
TE Irving Fedo	1	0	0
WR Jackie Kanu	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Diaz	3	3	1
FB Edgar Maloney	2	1	1
WR Edgar Dotson	2	1	0
TE Gage Baird	1	1	0
TE Hector Wilcox	1	0	0
WR Sean Luen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)