Week 8, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	0	-	21
Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 NOS - Gene Gardner 64 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 13:19 NOS - Gene Gardner 16 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 29 field goal
3Q: 04:45 NOS - Gene Gardner 14 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
3Q: 00:08 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 NOS - Gene Gardner 64 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 13:19 NOS - Gene Gardner 16 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 29 field goal
3Q: 04:45 NOS - Gene Gardner 14 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
3Q: 00:08 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 22 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-2 2-6
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 372 267
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards per Play 5.90 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 160 128
- Rushing Attempts 35 29
- Yards per Rush 4.57 4.41
Net Passing Yards 212 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 27 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 224 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 4.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/54 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-2	2-6
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	372	267
- Offensive Plays	63	58
- Yards per Play	5.90	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	160	128
- Rushing Attempts	35	29
- Yards per Rush	4.57	4.41
Net Passing Yards	212	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	27 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	224	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	4.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/54	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:11	26:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 25	7	37	Punt
1	7:14	2:15	OWN 18	4	82	Touchdown
1	2:54	4:46	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
2	10:36	1:01	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
2	4:40	1:23	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
2	2:49	1:35	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
3	11:31	6:52	OWN 9	15	91	Touchdown
3	0:02	1:34	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	10:49	2:10	OWN 34	4	20	Punt
4	7:17	4:50	OWN 32	7	33	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 14	5	7	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	3:21	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	4:59	2:05	OWN 36	3	-10	Punt
2	13:08	2:32	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	9:35	4:55	OWN 24	11	62	Interception
2	3:17	0:28	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 42	5	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
3	4:39	4:37	OWN 25	10	70	Field Goal
4	13:28	2:39	OWN 22	5	36	Interception
4	8:39	1:22	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	2:27	1:06	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs

Game MVP: Percy Duckett, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Stephenson	11	74	6.73	26	2
QB Percy Duckett	10	50	5.00	13	2
RB J.B. Hargrove	9	28	3.11	7	0
RB Thurman Cote	4	12	3.00	10	1
FB Collin Hartman	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Deion Bailey	18	69	3.83	10	2
QB Maxwell Conley	8	46	5.75	10	2
RB Lester Miller	2	11	5.50	6	0
FB Edgar Maloney	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Duckett	26	18	224	2/12	3	64	0	134.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maxwell Conley	27	15	150	2/11	0	28	2	40.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Gardner	7	10	129	18.43	71	64	3
RB Gage Stephenson	4	4	46	11.50	32	20	0
WR Howard Grant	4	4	31	7.75	3	12	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	2	2	12	6.00	0	11	0
WR Caiden Hayes	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Luis Calhoun	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Andre Richmond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Diaz	6	7	86	14.33	31	28
RB Deion Bailey	3	4	18	6.00	6	10
WR Lincoln Hamilton	3	4	39	13.00	2	21
TE Hector Wilcox	2	5	8	4.00	0	7
WR Edgar Dotson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Sean Luen	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rufus Kiser	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

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

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	0
WR Howard Grant	0	1	0
G Danny Boone	0	0	1
S Herman Null	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rick Diaz	1	0	0
WR Edgar Dotson	1	0	0
FB Edgar Maloney	0	1	0
RB Deron Shaw	0	1	0
OLB Roy Smithen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	7	304	43.4	32.9	56	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	6	269	44.8	42.2	56	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Varitek	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	4	16	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	32	32.0	0
Edgar Dotson	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	10	1	0.0	27	29
OLB Ashton Mason	5	2	0.0	11	12
S Butch Booker	5	1	0.0	27	29
CB Tyrus Blackwell	5	0	0.0	29	29
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	4	2	1.5	26	24
CB Santiago Kagan	4	2	0.0	27	29
CB Bryan Horner	4	1	0.0	20	17
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	0	0.0	17	9
DT Logan Flemister	1	0	0.5	12	8
DT Adrian Mieske	1	2	0.0	21	24
DE Terrell Randle	1	1	0.0	16	19
CB Edwin Donovan	1	1	0.0	25	22
DE Kody Knight	1	0	0.0	25	22
ILB Omar Siglar	1	0	0.0	11	19
S Herman Null	1	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Gage Stuart	0	2	0.0	3	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	10	1	0.0	34	24
CB Brent Burton	9	1	0.0	35	28
S Kody Weber	6	1	0.0	35	28
CB Korey Erickson	5	0	0.0	34	24
ILB Monty Gauthier	4	1	0.5	34	27
DT Marlon Benton	3	1	0.0	30	18
S Wayne Duran	3	0	0.0	18	16
DE Axel Damm	2	4	0.5	33	23
DE Burt Witten	2	2	0.0	33	26
DT Gregory Blake	2	0	0.0	28	16
DE Ralph Ford	1	0	1.0	16	14
RB Deion Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
S Trevor Abrams	1	0	0.0	19	12
DT Dan Hein	1	0	0.0	9	14
WR Sean Luen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kris Stevens	1	0	0.0	20	18
OLB Rex Noonan	0	2	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1.5	0	0	2	24
DT Logan Flemister	0.5	0	0	0	8
OLB Mario Giles	0.0	1	1	1	29
DE Terrell Randle	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Kody Knight	0.0	0	1	0	22

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ralph Ford	1.0	0	14
DE Axel Damm	0.5	1	23
ILB Monty Gauthier	0.5	0	27
DE Burt Witten	0.0	1	26
DT Wendell Foley	0.0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	4	0	0	29
OLB Ashton Mason	3	1	0	12
CB Bryan Horner	3	0	1	17
S Butch Booker	2	1	0	29
CB Tyrus Blackwell	2	0	0	29
DE Kody Knight	1	0	0	22
CB Santiago Kagan	0	1	1	29
CB Edwin Donovan	0	1	0	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brent Burton	6	0	28
ILB Monty Gauthier	5	0	27
OLB Roy Smithen	3	1	24
S Wayne Duran	2	0	16
DT Dan Hein	1	0	14
CB Korey Erickson	1	0	24
S Kody Weber	0	1	28
DE Axel Damm	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Abel Durham	4	8	35	0	28
G Rusty Cowley	2	8	35	0	28
C Caden Sanks	1	5	35	1	28
G Danny Boone	1	1	35	1	28
TE Luis Calhoun	1	1	31	0	24
T K.C. Bauer	0	1	35	0	28
FB Collin Hartman	0	1	5	0	5

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lionel Hochheiser	5	8	29	1	29
G Randal Davis	3	4	29	0	29
T Ken Terry	2	2	29	0	29
T Earnest Primeau	1	3	29	0	29
FB Edgar Maloney	1	2	9	0	5
C Leroy Flynn	1	2	29	0	29
TE Rufus Kiser	0	0	26	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Giles	1	13
Herman Null	1	11
Danny Boone	1	7
Glen Newhart	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Hector Wilcox	2	21
Brent Burton	1	15
Ken Terry	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rusty Cowley	35	28	---	---	7	70
C Caden Sanks	35	28	---	---	7	70
T K.C. Bauer	35	28	---	---	7	70
G Danny Boone	35	28	---	---	7	70
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	27	29	13	69
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	27	29	10	66
QB Percy Duckett	35	28	---	---	---	63
C Abel Durham	35	28	---	---	---	63
WR Gene Gardner	35	28	---	---	---	63
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	29	29	2	60
S Butch Booker	---	---	27	29	3	59
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	26	24	8	58
WR Howard Grant	31	26	---	---	---	57
TE Luis Calhoun	31	24	---	---	---	55
CB Bryan Horner	---	---	20	17	13	50
CB Edwin Donovan	---	---	25	22	2	49
DE Kody Knight	---	---	25	22	2	49
DT Adrian Mieske	---	---	21	24	1	46
DT Aidan Ogden	---	---	16	18	7	41
WR Caiden Hayes	21	18	---	---	1	40
RB Gage Stephenson	19	20	---	---	---	39
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	16	19	1	36
TE Cary Thomas	12	5	---	---	19	36
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	17	9	9	35
ILB Omar Siglar	---	---	11	19	1	31
ILB Gage Stuart	---	---	3	2	19	24
OLB Ashton Mason	---	---	11	12	1	24
WR Andre Richmond	4	6	---	---	12	22
FB Collin Hartman	5	5	---	---	12	22
S Herman Null	---	---	4	7	11	22
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	12	8	1	21
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	2	0	19	21
RB Thurman Cote	4	0	---	---	13	17
RB J.B. Hargrove	11	6	---	---	---	17
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Glen Newhart	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Salvador Varitek	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Tevin Dunlap	2	2	---	---	---	4
C J.B. Barber	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Scottie Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Orlando Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Freddie Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donald Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brent Burton	---	---	35	28	15	78
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	34	27	11	72
WR Rick Diaz	29	29	---	---	12	70
T Ken Terry	29	29	---	---	10	68
T Earnest Primeau	29	29	---	---	8	66
G Randal Davis	29	29	---	---	8	66
C Lionel Hochheiser	29	29	---	---	8	66
S Kody Weber	---	---	35	28	1	64
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	34	24	1	59
DE Burt Witten	---	---	33	26	---	59
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	34	24	---	58
C Leroy Flynn	29	29	---	---	---	58
QB Maxwell Conley	29	29	---	---	---	58
DE Axel Damm	---	---	33	23	---	56
TE Rufus Kiser	26	27	---	---	---	53
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	30	18	---	48
RB Deion Bailey	25	22	---	---	---	47
S Wayne Duran	---	---	18	16	12	46
WR Sean Luen	22	18	---	---	4	44
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	28	16	---	44
WR Lincoln Hamilton	20	19	---	---	---	39
CB Kris Stevens	---	---	20	18	---	38
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	16	14	7	37
TE Hector Wilcox	4	11	---	---	21	36
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	19	12	---	31
DT Dan Hein	---	---	9	14	7	30
FB Edgar Maloney	9	5	---	---	15	29
WR Edgar Dotson	6	8	---	---	15	29
CB Deon Gaarder	---	---	1	9	12	22
ILB Gus Peterson	---	---	1	1	19	21
RB Deron Shaw	0	2	---	---	14	16
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	3	8	---	11
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Alexander Gillespie	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Lester Miller	4	4	---	---	---	8
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Bruce Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB Rex Noonan	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Ruben Corriveau	0	0	---	---	---	0
G J.C. England	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Quentin Conklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Junior Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Jacob Schrader	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	21	86	4.1
Right	7	48	6.9
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	22	98	4.5
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Duckett	26	18	2	1	1	3	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maxwell Conley	27	15	3	1	1	4	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	39	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	107	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	78	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	67	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	10	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	10	7	0	129	1	28
RB Gage Stephenson	4	4	0	46	1	20
WR Howard Grant	4	4	0	31	0	26
TE Luis Calhoun	3	0	0	0	0	24
WR Caiden Hayes	2	1	1	6	0	18
RB J.B. Hargrove	2	2	0	12	0	6
WR Andre Richmond	1	0	0	0	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Diaz	7	6	0	86	2	29
TE Hector Wilcox	5	2	0	8	0	11
RB Deion Bailey	4	3	0	18	0	22
WR Lincoln Hamilton	4	3	0	39	1	19
WR Sean Luen	4	0	0	0	0	18
TE Rufus Kiser	2	0	1	0	0	27
WR Edgar Dotson	1	1	0	-1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Percy Duckett	3	-3	-1.00	5.00
RB Thurman Cote	2	13	6.50	3.00
RB J.B. Hargrove	2	9	4.50	3.11

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deion Bailey	2	8	4.00	3.83
QB Maxwell Conley	2	11	5.50	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Duckett	3	2	30	10.00	8.62

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maxwell Conley	3	0	0	0.00	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Gardner	2	2	30	15.00	12.90
WR Caiden Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
RB Deion Bailey	1	4.50
TE Hector Wilcox	1	1.60
WR Sean Luen	1	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Percy Duckett	3	1
FB Collin Hartman	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	2	1
QB Maxwell Conley	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Duckett	8	5	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maxwell Conley	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	3	2	1
WR Howard Grant	2	2	0
RB Gage Stephenson	1	1	1
TE Luis Calhoun	1	0	0
WR Andre Richmond	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	2	2	2
WR Rick Diaz	2	2	1
TE Hector Wilcox	2	1	0
TE Rufus Kiser	2	0	0
WR Sean Luen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (19,800)
End Zone 11,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,800 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (19,800)
End Zone	11,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,800 (7,500)