Week 9, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	-	14
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:12 NOS - Gene Gardner 2 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 11:51 CAR - Shawn Stargell 63 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Salvador Varitek 42 field goal
4Q: 13:59 CAR - Edgar Dotson 3 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 09:35 NOS - Salvador Varitek 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:12 NOS - Gene Gardner 2 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 11:51 CAR - Shawn Stargell 63 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Salvador Varitek 42 field goal
4Q: 13:59 CAR - Edgar Dotson 3 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 09:35 NOS - Salvador Varitek 39 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-7 3-5
First Downs 9 18
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 176 378
- Offensive Plays 51 65
- Yards per Play 3.45 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 51 148
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 1.89 5.48
Net Passing Yards 125 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 16 - 1 34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 146 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 6/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:52 32:08

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-7	3-5
First Downs	9	18
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	176	378
- Offensive Plays	51	65
- Yards per Play	3.45	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	51	148
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	1.89	5.48
Net Passing Yards	125	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 16 - 1	34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	146	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	6.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	6/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:52	32:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
1	8:18	1:49	OWN 37	3	-15	Punt
1	5:06	0:57	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
1	1:03	1:45	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	13:10	1:33	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
2	7:37	2:05	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	3:02	1:10	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
3	12:54	3:23	OWN 37	5	11	Punt
3	5:58	7:10	OWN 3	15	97	Touchdown
4	9:28	2:05	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	4:05	1:44	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 14	4	11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	3:55	OWN 14	8	47	Interception
1	6:29	1:23	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
1	4:09	3:06	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
2	14:18	1:08	OWN 46	3	14	Fumble
2	11:37	4:00	OWN 25	7	20	Punt
2	5:32	2:30	OPP 48	5	17	Missed FG
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 14	6	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	9:31	3:33	OWN 31	6	19	Punt
4	13:48	4:20	OWN 23	7	55	Field Goal
4	7:23	3:18	OWN 43	7	26	Missed FG
4	2:21	0:57	OWN 20	4	46	Interception

Game MVP: Gregory Blake, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Deron Shaw	15	39	2.60	28	3
RB Deion Bailey	10	2	0.20	4	0
QB Maxwell Conley	2	10	5.00	11	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Owen Lyons	10	19	1.90	8	0
RB Gage Stephenson	9	55	6.11	11	2
QB Percy Duckett	7	65	9.29	22	3
WR Howard Grant	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maxwell Conley	21	16	146	3/21	2	63	1	106.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Duckett	34	25	261	4/31	1	42	2	80.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Luen	5	5	22	4.40	3	17	0
RB Deion Bailey	3	3	10	3.33	3	4	0
WR Edgar Dotson	3	3	9	3.00	0	7	1
FB Edgar Maloney	2	2	26	13.00	10	15	0
C Shawn Stargell	2	2	75	37.50	58	63	1
WR Rick Diaz	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Deron Shaw	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rufus Kiser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Grant	6	8	78	13.00	31	31	0
TE Cary Thomas	6	8	69	11.50	19	31	0
WR Gene Gardner	4	5	81	20.25	50	42	1
WR Glen Newhart	3	4	17	5.67	12	15	0
RB Owen Lyons	2	2	2	1.00	0	6	0
TE Luis Calhoun	2	3	12	6.00	0	10	0
TE Matthew Lee	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Collin Hartman	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brent Burton	1	5	5.00	0
CB Korey Erickson	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Santiago Kagan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rick Diaz	1	0	0
OLB Roy Smithen	0	1	0
TE Hector Wilcox	0	1	0
DE Axel Damm	0	0	1
ILB Gus Peterson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Percy Duckett	1	0	0
CB Santiago Kagan	1	0	0
TE Luis Calhoun	0	1	0
OLB Mario Giles	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Darr	8	314	39.3	34.8	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	4	191	47.8	36.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Varitek	2/4	1/3	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	6	36	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brent Burton	13	2	0.0	27	38
OLB Roy Smithen	9	2	1.0	27	37
ILB Gus Peterson	8	1	0.5	21	29
CB Korey Erickson	6	3	0.0	25	34
DT Gregory Blake	4	1	2.0	19	25
DE Burt Witten	3	0	0.5	22	28
DT Marlon Benton	3	0	0.0	23	33
CB Kris Stevens	2	2	0.0	26	35
DE Axel Damm	2	0	0.0	26	36
S Wayne Duran	2	0	0.0	26	35
ILB Randall Upshaw	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Abel Lyle	1	0	0.0	4	9
TE Rufus Kiser	1	0	---	---	---
S Trevor Abrams	0	4	0.0	12	21
DE Ralph Ford	0	1	0.0	6	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	9	2	1.0	26	24
S Butch Booker	6	4	0.0	26	24
DT Logan Flemister	5	1	0.0	27	20
S Ron Benton	4	1	0.0	27	24
CB Tyrus Blackwell	3	1	0.0	27	24
ILB Omar Siglar	3	0	0.0	7	14
DT Charlie Wilcox	2	0	1.0	0	6
ILB Shane McKinley	2	0	0.5	7	8
CB Santiago Kagan	2	1	0.0	24	24
DE Terrell Randle	2	0	0.0	22	14
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1	3	0.5	27	24
ILB Bobby Sutton	1	1	0.0	19	10
DT Darius Russell	1	1	0.0	22	16
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	0.0	6	10
TE Luis Calhoun	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dean Beyer	1	0	0.0	6	6
TE Cary Thomas	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gregory Blake	2.0	1	0	25
OLB Roy Smithen	1.0	0	1	37
DE Burt Witten	0.5	0	1	28
ILB Gus Peterson	0.5	0	0	29
DE Axel Damm	0.0	3	3	36
DT Marlon Benton	0.0	1	2	33
DE Ralph Ford	0.0	0	1	12

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Charlie Wilcox	1.0	0	0	0	6
OLB Mario Giles	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	0.5	0	1	2	24
ILB Shane McKinley	0.5	0	0	0	8
DT Darius Russell	0.0	1	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brent Burton	9	0	1	38
CB Korey Erickson	5	1	1	34
ILB Gus Peterson	3	0	0	29
OLB Roy Smithen	2	0	0	37
S Wayne Duran	2	0	0	35
CB Kris Stevens	2	0	0	35
ILB Randall Upshaw	1	0	0	8
DT Marlon Benton	1	0	0	33
OLB Colton Wilkins	0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	4	0	0	24
S Butch Booker	3	0	0	24
S Ron Benton	2	0	0	24
ILB Omar Siglar	2	0	0	14
DT Charlie Wilcox	1	0	0	6
ILB Shane McKinley	1	0	0	8
ILB Bobby Sutton	1	0	0	10
CB Tyrus Blackwell	1	0	0	24
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1	0	0	24
CB Santiago Kagan	0	1	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lionel Hochheiser	2	10	27	0	24
C Leroy Flynn	1	3	27	1	24
T Ken Terry	0	7	27	1	24
G Randal Davis	0	2	27	1	24
T Earnest Primeau	0	2	27	0	24
FB Edgar Maloney	0	1	4	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rusty Cowley	4	7	27	1	38
T Monty Masiona	1	4	27	1	38
C Caden Sanks	1	4	27	1	38
FB Collin Hartman	1	2	9	0	6
C Kody Hastings	0	2	27	0	38
G Danny Boone	0	1	27	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Axel Damm	3	15
Deron Shaw	2	14
Edgar Dotson	2	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Danny Boone	1	8
Mario Giles	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Axel Damm	---	---	26	36	15	77
CB Brent Burton	---	---	27	38	11	76
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	27	37	4	68
CB Kris Stevens	---	---	26	35	4	65
S Wayne Duran	---	---	26	35	3	64
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	25	34	4	63
ILB Gus Peterson	---	---	21	29	10	60
T Earnest Primeau	27	24	---	---	8	59
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	23	33	3	59
G Randal Davis	27	24	---	---	8	59
C Lionel Hochheiser	27	24	---	---	8	59
T Ken Terry	27	24	---	---	8	59
WR Rick Diaz	25	22	---	---	10	57
DE Burt Witten	---	---	22	28	3	53
C Leroy Flynn	27	24	---	---	---	51
QB Maxwell Conley	27	24	---	---	---	51
WR Sean Luen	21	19	---	---	10	50
WR Edgar Dotson	17	18	---	---	12	47
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	19	25	3	47
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	12	21	12	45
C Shawn Stargell	22	19	---	---	---	41
RB Deron Shaw	16	9	---	---	14	39
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	14	16	2	32
DT Dan Hein	---	---	10	15	1	26
RB Deion Bailey	10	14	---	---	---	24
CB Abel Lyle	---	---	4	9	11	24
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	6	12	5	23
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	2	3	18	23
FB Edgar Maloney	4	6	---	---	10	20
TE Hector Wilcox	1	1	---	---	18	20
WR Ted Lester	10	3	---	---	2	15
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	5	8	1	14
TE Rufus Kiser	6	8	---	---	---	14
DT Stan Strong	---	---	2	4	5	11
P Matt Darr	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Alexander Gillespie	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Bruce Andersen	3	1	---	---	---	4
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jamie Hawkes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lenny Walls	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Eddie Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Quentin Conklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Junior Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Monty Masiona	27	38	---	---	8	73
G Rusty Cowley	27	38	---	---	8	73
C Caden Sanks	27	38	---	---	8	73
G Danny Boone	27	38	---	---	8	73
QB Percy Duckett	27	38	---	---	---	65
C Kody Hastings	27	38	---	---	---	65
WR Howard Grant	27	37	---	---	---	64
TE Cary Thomas	25	35	---	---	---	60
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	27	24	8	59
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	24	24	11	59
WR Gene Gardner	23	34	---	---	---	57
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	26	24	7	57
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	23	16	14	53
S Ron Benton	---	---	27	24	---	51
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	27	24	---	51
S Butch Booker	---	---	26	24	---	50
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	27	20	---	47
TE Luis Calhoun	10	13	---	---	22	45
DT Darius Russell	---	---	22	16	3	41
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	19	10	11	40
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	22	14	---	36
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	7	8	18	33
FB Collin Hartman	9	6	---	---	18	33
RB Owen Lyons	13	19	---	---	---	32
WR Glen Newhart	11	21	---	---	---	32
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	6	10	15	31
RB Gage Stephenson	12	17	---	---	---	29
WR Andre Richmond	1	4	---	---	18	23
ILB Omar Siglar	---	---	7	14	---	21
CB Edwin Donovan	---	---	1	0	14	15
RB Frederick Specter	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Dean Beyer	---	---	6	6	---	12
DT Charlie Wilcox	---	---	0	6	5	11
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Matthew Lee	4	4	---	---	---	8
K Salvador Varitek	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Shawn Douglas	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	0	0	3	3
C Abel Durham	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Orlando Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Carpet Tack Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Robbie Jackson	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Angel Hartman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	14	26	1.9
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	17	107	6.3
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maxwell Conley	21	16	1	0	0	1	2	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Duckett	34	25	5	0	0	2	5	8	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	84	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	104	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	75	25.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Luen	5	5	22	0	19
RB Deion Bailey	3	3	10	0	14
WR Edgar Dotson	3	3	9	0	18
RB Deron Shaw	3	0	0	0	9
FB Edgar Maloney	2	2	26	0	6
WR Rick Diaz	2	1	4	0	22
C Shawn Stargell	2	2	75	1	19
TE Rufus Kiser	1	0	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Grant	8	6	78	2	37
TE Cary Thomas	8	6	69	1	35
WR Gene Gardner	5	4	81	2	34
WR Glen Newhart	4	3	17	0	21
TE Luis Calhoun	3	2	12	0	13
FB Collin Hartman	3	1	3	0	6
RB Owen Lyons	2	2	2	0	19
TE Matthew Lee	1	1	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deion Bailey	2	0	0.00	0.20
RB Deron Shaw	1	-1	-1.00	2.60

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gage Stephenson	1	8	8.00	6.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maxwell Conley	2	2	15	7.50	6.95

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Duckett	2	2	3	1.50	7.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edgar Dotson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
C Shawn Stargell	1	1	12	12.00	37.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Grant	1	1	1	1.00	9.75
WR Gene Gardner	1	1	2	2.00	16.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Percy Duckett	3	2
RB Gage Stephenson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maxwell Conley	10	9	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Duckett	12	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	3	3	0
WR Edgar Dotson	2	2	2
WR Sean Luen	2	2	1
WR Rick Diaz	1	1	0
TE Rufus Kiser	1	0	0
C Shawn Stargell	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	4	3	3
TE Luis Calhoun	3	2	0
WR Glen Newhart	3	3	1
WR Howard Grant	1	1	1
TE Cary Thomas	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)