Week 8, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

42 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	14	-	21
Carolina Panthers	0	13	6	7	-	26

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:44 NOS - Andre Richmond 6 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 08:54 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 25 field goal
2Q: 05:17 CAR - Dustin Logan 31 pass from Russell Wilson (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 01:32 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 38 field goal
3Q: 06:07 CAR - Martavis Bryant 64 pass from Russell Wilson (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Andre Richmond 1 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 13:50 CAR - Edgar Dotson 38 pass from Russell Wilson (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 03:21 NOS - Matthew Lee 14 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:44 NOS - Andre Richmond 6 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 08:54 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 25 field goal
2Q: 05:17 CAR - Dustin Logan 31 pass from Russell Wilson (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 01:32 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 38 field goal
3Q: 06:07 CAR - Martavis Bryant 64 pass from Russell Wilson (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Andre Richmond 1 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 13:50 CAR - Edgar Dotson 38 pass from Russell Wilson (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 03:21 NOS - Matthew Lee 14 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-6 4-4
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 310 403
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.43 6.95
Net Rushing Yards 75 159
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards per Rush 2.59 5.68
Net Passing Yards 235 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 0 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 5.73 8.13
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:32 27:28

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-6	4-4
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	310	403
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.43	6.95
Net Rushing Yards	75	159
- Rushing Attempts	29	28
- Yards per Rush	2.59	5.68
Net Passing Yards	235	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 0	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	5.73	8.13
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:32	27:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	11:55	1:37	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	6:58	2:48	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
1	2:54	5:18	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	8:46	1:23	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	5:07	1:36	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	1:26	1:21	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
3	10:29	4:22	OWN 20	8	51	Missed FG
3	5:50	5:57	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	13:34	3:00	OWN 25	5	30	Punt
4	4:47	1:36	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
4	1:35	0:39	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	1:58	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	10:18	3:20	OWN 12	5	13	Punt
1	4:10	1:16	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
2	12:36	3:50	OWN 11	7	81	Field Goal
2	7:23	2:16	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	3:31	2:05	OPP 48	7	27	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 39	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 35	8	25	Punt
3	6:07	0:17	OWN 36	1	64	Touchdown
4	14:53	1:19	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
4	10:34	5:47	OWN 4	9	60	Missed FG
4	3:11	1:36	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 19	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Russell Wilson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Gage Stephenson	18	41	2.28	8
RB Owen Lyons	8	26	3.25	8
QB Harvey Dunnigan	2	8	4.00	5
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Roy Stevens	11	82	7.45	63	1
RB Deron Shaw	7	54	7.71	34	3
QB Russell Wilson	6	20	3.33	13	1
RB Eddie Frederick	4	3	0.75	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	40	25	243	1/8	3	28	0	104.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Russell Wilson	26	16	272	4/28	3	64	0	135.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Gardner	5	8	62	12.40	17	28	0
RB Owen Lyons	4	5	48	12.00	12	26	0
WR Jackie Kanu	4	8	25	6.25	19	16	0
TE Matthew Lee	3	3	42	14.00	24	25	1
WR Andre Richmond	3	3	18	6.00	3	11	2
TE Luis Calhoun	2	6	23	11.50	9	18	0
TE Cary Thomas	2	2	10	5.00	5	5	0
WR Julian Lunsford	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Gage Stephenson	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dustin Logan	3	5	45	15.00	27	31	1
WR Sean Luen	3	4	59	19.67	14	22	0
WR Martavis Bryant	2	2	70	35.00	58	64	1
WR Edgar Dotson	2	5	46	23.00	0	38	1
RB Deron Shaw	2	3	8	4.00	3	7	0
C Shawn Stargell	2	3	31	15.50	1	27	0
RB Roy Stevens	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Rick Diaz	1	2	9	9.00	9	9	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Gene Gardner	2	0	0
T Martin Zelenka	0	1	0
TE Cary Thomas	0	1	0
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Russell Wilson	1	0	0
G Andres Brady	0	1	0
S Kody Weber	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	7	287	41.0	36.6	53	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	5	215	43.0	37.6	56	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	3	81	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Benton	7	1	1.0	28	30
OLB Parker Warden	6	0	0.0	15	12
OLB Mario Giles	5	2	1.0	28	30
ILB Bobby Sutton	5	0	0.0	14	16
S Lamar Emmons	4	2	0.0	28	27
DE T.J. Criblez	3	1	1.0	23	28
DT Logan Flemister	3	2	0.0	28	24
S Butch Booker	3	1	0.0	10	16
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	2	1	1.0	27	29
CB Santiago Kagan	2	1	0.0	26	30
ILB Casey Bernstein	2	0	0.0	14	13
CB Cesar Borders	1	0	0.0	25	28
DT Darius Russell	0	1	0.0	23	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kody Weber	8	3	0.0	29	41
OLB Roy Smithen	6	4	0.0	29	41
OLB Sammy Andersen	5	1	0.0	12	20
CB Brent Burton	5	1	0.0	29	41
S Byron Jones	4	1	0.0	29	38
DT Marlon Benton	4	1	0.0	29	41
DT Stan Strong	4	0	0.0	15	23
ILB Gus Peterson	4	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Ezra Wiggins	3	3	0.0	23	24
CB Korey Erickson	3	0	0.0	25	38
CB Brenden Campbell	2	0	0.0	11	21
DE Axel Damm	1	0	1.0	29	41
DE Ralph Ford	1	0	0.0	26	32
S Wayne Duran	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Stan Bell	1	0	0.0	10	12
DE Juan Burroughs	0	1	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1.0	1	1	0	29
OLB Mario Giles	1.0	0	1	1	30
S Ron Benton	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE T.J. Criblez	1.0	0	0	0	28
ILB Casey Bernstein	0.0	0	1	0	13

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Axel Damm	1.0	1	1	2	41
DE Ralph Ford	0.0	1	2	0	32
DE Juan Burroughs	0.0	1	0	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ron Benton	4	2	30
CB Santiago Kagan	3	0	30
DT Logan Flemister	2	0	24
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	0	16
OLB Mario Giles	2	0	30
S Lamar Emmons	1	0	27
ILB Casey Bernstein	1	0	13
S Butch Booker	1	0	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brent Burton	5	0	41
ILB Gus Peterson	4	0	19
S Kody Weber	3	2	41
S Byron Jones	2	0	38
OLB Roy Smithen	2	0	41
OLB Ezra Wiggins	2	0	24
CB Brenden Campbell	2	0	21
OLB Sammy Andersen	1	2	20
CB Korey Erickson	1	1	38
DE Ralph Ford	1	0	32
DT Marlon Benton	1	0	41
S Wayne Duran	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Abel Durham	2	7	29	0	41
G Danny Boone	1	7	29	0	41
C Caden Sanks	1	3	29	1	41
G Rusty Cowley	0	7	29	0	41
TE Luis Calhoun	0	2	24	0	35
T Martin Zelenka	0	2	29	0	41

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Craig Folston	4	9	28	2	30
C Leroy Flynn	2	3	28	0	30
G Andres Brady	1	4	28	0	30
G Russell Burgess	0	4	28	1	30
T Earnest Primeau	0	3	28	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Criblez	2	12
Shane McKinley	1	24
Gage Stephenson	1	23
Luis Calhoun	1	23
Terrell Randle	1	19

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ezra Wiggins	1	23

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Luis Calhoun	24	35	---	---	23	82
G Rusty Cowley	29	41	---	---	8	78
C Caden Sanks	29	41	---	---	8	78
T Martin Zelenka	29	41	---	---	8	78
G Danny Boone	29	41	---	---	8	78
WR Gene Gardner	29	37	---	---	10	76
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	25	28	18	71
C Abel Durham	29	41	---	---	---	70
QB Harvey Dunnigan	29	41	---	---	---	70
WR Jackie Kanu	26	38	---	---	6	70
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	26	30	9	65
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	23	28	12	63
RB Gage Stephenson	19	21	---	---	23	63
S Ron Benton	---	---	28	30	4	62
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	28	30	3	61
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	28	24	7	59
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	27	29	3	59
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	28	27	3	58
DT Darius Russell	---	---	23	24	1	48
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	14	16	13	43
WR Andre Richmond	10	16	---	---	16	42
S Butch Booker	---	---	10	16	16	42
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	8	14	19	41
RB Owen Lyons	10	21	---	---	6	37
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	3	3	24	30
OLB Parker Warden	---	---	15	12	1	28
TE Cary Thomas	14	14	---	---	---	28
ILB Casey Bernstein	---	---	14	13	1	28
TE Matthew Lee	10	16	---	---	---	26
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	8	6	---	14
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	2	---	---	10	13
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Julian Lunsford	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Gino Moss	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Orlando Marsh	0	2	---	---	---	2
G Garrett Hudson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brady Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ernest Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Robbie Jackson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Toby Crabtree	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Les Inoue	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Angel Hartman	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Joe Luraas	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Neil Stuvaints	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brent Burton	---	---	29	41	19	89
DE Axel Damm	---	---	29	41	12	82
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	29	41	1	71
S Kody Weber	---	---	29	41	1	71
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	29	41	1	71
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	23	24	23	70
S Byron Jones	---	---	29	38	2	69
T Craig Folston	28	30	---	---	8	66
G Andres Brady	28	30	---	---	8	66
T Earnest Primeau	28	30	---	---	8	66
G Russell Burgess	28	30	---	---	8	66
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	25	38	1	64
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	26	32	1	59
QB Russell Wilson	28	30	---	---	---	58
C Leroy Flynn	28	30	---	---	---	58
TE Dustin Logan	28	30	---	---	---	58
WR Edgar Dotson	17	16	---	---	17	50
WR Sean Luen	22	26	---	---	---	48
DT Stan Strong	---	---	15	23	8	46
WR Martavis Bryant	17	23	---	---	---	40
WR Rick Diaz	8	11	---	---	20	39
ILB Gus Peterson	---	---	16	19	1	36
CB Brenden Campbell	---	---	11	21	1	33
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	12	20	---	32
FB Edgar Maloney	8	3	---	---	20	31
RB Roy Stevens	14	14	---	---	---	28
TE Hector Wilcox	2	0	---	---	25	27
RB Eddie Frederick	6	1	---	---	17	24
RB Deron Shaw	8	13	---	---	1	22
DE Juan Burroughs	---	---	4	11	7	22
S Wayne Duran	---	---	2	4	16	22
DT Stan Bell	---	---	10	12	---	22
C Shawn Stargell	10	11	---	---	---	21
CB Kris Stevens	---	---	0	2	16	18
OLB Quinn Centeno	---	---	1	2	11	14
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Alexander Gillespie	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Ted Lester	0	2	---	---	4	6
WR Sedrick Sutter	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G J.C. England	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Maxwell Conley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lenny Walls	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	13	15	1.2
Right	10	45	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	3	0.5
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	9	119	13.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	40	25	4	1	3	5	3	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Russell Wilson	26	16	5	0	4	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	121	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	100	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	113	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	65	32.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	8	5	1	62	2	37
WR Jackie Kanu	8	4	2	25	0	38
TE Luis Calhoun	6	2	0	23	0	35
RB Owen Lyons	5	4	0	48	1	21
RB Gage Stephenson	3	1	0	7	0	21
TE Matthew Lee	3	3	0	42	1	16
WR Andre Richmond	3	3	0	18	0	16
WR Julian Lunsford	2	1	0	8	0	3
TE Cary Thomas	2	2	0	10	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dustin Logan	5	3	1	45	1	30
WR Edgar Dotson	5	2	1	46	1	16
WR Sean Luen	4	3	0	59	1	26
RB Deron Shaw	3	2	0	8	0	13
C Shawn Stargell	3	2	1	31	1	11
WR Martavis Bryant	2	2	0	70	1	23
RB Roy Stevens	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR Rick Diaz	2	1	1	9	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Owen Lyons	3	13	4.33	3.25
RB Gage Stephenson	2	7	3.50	2.28

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Russell Wilson	2	-2	-1.00	3.33
RB Roy Stevens	2	10	5.00	7.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	5	4	27	5.40	6.08

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Russell Wilson	3	0	0	0.00	10.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Richmond	2	2	7	3.50	6.00
WR Gene Gardner	1	1	6	6.00	7.75
WR Jackie Kanu	1	0	0	0.00	3.13
TE Matthew Lee	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
TE Dustin Logan	1	9.00
WR Edgar Dotson	1	9.20
WR Sean Luen	1	14.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gage Stephenson	3	1
RB Owen Lyons	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deron Shaw	3	1
RB Roy Stevens	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	13	9	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Russell Wilson	7	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	3	2	2
WR Jackie Kanu	3	1	1
RB Owen Lyons	2	2	2
WR Andre Richmond	2	2	2
TE Luis Calhoun	1	0	0
TE Cary Thomas	1	1	0
TE Matthew Lee	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch
TE Dustin Logan	2	0
RB Deron Shaw	2	1
WR Edgar Dotson	1	0
WR Sean Luen	1	1
C Shawn Stargell	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)