Week 8, 2034

played in New Orleans, LA

84 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 NOS - Les DePree 5 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
2Q: 14:10 CAR - Alexander Pardo 20 interception return (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 04:57 NOS - Hayden Arias 46 field goal
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Wade Benson 54 field goal
3Q: 11:05 NOS - Kenyon Gillespie 22 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
3Q: 02:42 CAR - Wade Benson 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 NOS - Les DePree 5 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
2Q: 14:10 CAR - Alexander Pardo 20 interception return (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 04:57 NOS - Hayden Arias 46 field goal
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Wade Benson 54 field goal
3Q: 11:05 NOS - Kenyon Gillespie 22 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
3Q: 02:42 CAR - Wade Benson 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-7 4-3
First Downs 16 10
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 306 209
- Offensive Plays 74 61
- Yards per Play 4.14 3.43
Net Rushing Yards 51 88
- Rushing Attempts 22 22
- Yards per Rush 2.32 4.00
Net Passing Yards 255 121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 25 - 0 36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 263 133
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 3.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/94 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 6/58 6/84
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:48 29:12

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-7	4-3
First Downs	16	10
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	306	209
- Offensive Plays	74	61
- Yards per Play	4.14	3.43
Net Rushing Yards	51	88
- Rushing Attempts	22	22
- Yards per Rush	2.32	4.00
Net Passing Yards	255	121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 25 - 0	36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	263	133
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	3.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/94	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	6/58	6/84
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:48	29:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 10	7	25	Punt
1	7:23	1:03	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	4:15	1:34	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
1	0:50	1:40	OPP 45	3	-4	Punt
2	10:04	0:49	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	8:37	1:59	OWN 10	4	12	Punt
2	4:51	3:01	OWN 33	7	44	Missed FG
2	0:57	0:49	OWN 14	5	49	Field Goal
3	13:41	1:53	OWN 24	4	8	Fumble
3	10:51	2:08	OWN 24	2	2	Punt
3	6:05	3:31	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
3	0:44	2:43	OWN 31	7	21	Punt
4	11:09	2:51	OWN 13	5	10	Punt
4	6:19	1:10	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:27	1:37	OWN 31	8	44	Downs
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 16	1	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	3:32	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
1	6:20	2:05	OPP 37	4	15	Missed FG
1	2:41	1:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	14:10	0:13	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
2	13:57	3:53	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
2	9:15	0:38	OPP 48	3	-10	Punt
2	6:38	1:47	OPP 38	3	9	Field Goal
2	1:50	0:53	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 40	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:48	0:57	OPP 32	3	32	Touchdown
3	8:43	2:38	OWN 36	5	14	Punt
3	2:34	1:50	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	13:01	1:52	OWN 12	6	23	Punt
4	8:18	1:59	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
4	5:09	2:42	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
4	0:50	0:34	OWN 25	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Patrick Prior, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Corwin Cowley	18	50	2.78	13	2
RB Cory Pefley	3	-5	-1.67	0	0
WR William Lester	1	6	6.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darius Moore	16	58	3.63	15	2	0
RB Brian Calkins	6	30	5.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	50	25	263	2/8	0	35	0	65.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Delcorio	36	22	133	3/12	2	22	1	75.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Corwin Cowley	7	14	33	4.71	9	14
TE Rufus Kiser	5	6	79	15.80	50	32
WR Floyd Finch	3	9	22	7.33	10	12
WR Miles Smith	3	6	54	18.00	30	35
RB Phillip Milburn	3	4	33	11.00	28	31
WR Rod Hall	2	4	32	16.00	3	20
RB Cory Pefley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR William Lester	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
TE Geoff Foreman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Les DePree	8	10	36	4.50	0	10	1
WR C.J. Mills	4	4	22	5.50	0	8	0
WR Caden Sinclair	3	10	22	7.33	5	9	0
WR Kenyon Gillespie	2	4	27	13.50	17	22	1
RB Darius Moore	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Jon Douglas	2	4	16	8.00	0	8	0
RB Brian Calkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alexander Pardo	1	20	20.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
WR Miles Smith	1	0
QB Reuben Croteau	1	0
ILB Brayden Grant	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
DT Wendell Foley	1	0
ILB Desmond Rice	0	1
DE Patrick Prior	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Wolf	10	406	40.6	30.2	59	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Juan Baldwin	11	532	48.4	37.6	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	2/3	2/3	1/1	54	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hayden Arias	1/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Smith	6	58	9.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	6	84	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Smith	1	19	19.0	0
Abraham Sneller	1	13	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Mills	3	86	28.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Monty Gauthier	12	1	0.0	22	39
CB Corbin Dole	5	1	0.0	22	38
DE Burt Witten	4	0	1.5	20	33
DE Stephen Lillis	4	5	1.0	22	38
OLB Devon Grebene	4	0	0.0	10	23
CB Alexander Pardo	3	1	0.0	22	38
S Lance Pearson	3	0	0.0	22	38
CB Dustin Thomason	3	0	0.0	22	39
ILB Brayden Grant	2	2	0.0	20	30
CB Korey Erickson	2	0	0.0	10	15
DE Axel Damm	1	1	0.5	21	38
DT Jared Young	1	2	0.0	16	26
DT Marlon Benton	1	1	0.0	4	10
ILB Ken Collins	0	1	0.0	1	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Winfred Lohner	15	0	0.0	18	41
S Amari Reade	6	1	0.0	15	42
DE Ron Middleton	5	0	0.0	18	40
CB Corwin Reed	4	0	0.0	22	52
S Donnie Carlisle	3	1	0.0	22	52
ILB Desmond Rice	3	0	0.0	8	22
DE Patrick Prior	2	0	2.0	15	32
OLB Adrian Mamula	2	2	0.0	17	29
DT Wendell Foley	2	1	0.0	12	27
S Gage Thomason	2	1	0.0	22	52
CB Archie Lane	2	0	0.0	14	37
DE K.C. Fisk	1	1	0.0	15	36
ILB Norman Slater	1	1	0.0	4	11
DT Bobby Banks	1	0	0.0	9	24
DT Gabe Monroe	0	3	0.0	12	33
DE Leland Lucas	0	1	0.0	7	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Witten	1.5	2	3	33
DE Stephen Lillis	1.0	2	0	38
DE Axel Damm	0.5	3	1	38

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Patrick Prior	2.0	1	0	0	32
DT Gabe Monroe	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Bobby Banks	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Monty Gauthier	5	0	0	39
CB Alexander Pardo	3	1	1	38
OLB Devon Grebene	3	0	0	23
CB Korey Erickson	2	1	0	15
S Lance Pearson	2	1	0	38
CB Dustin Thomason	2	1	0	39
CB Corbin Dole	2	0	0	38
ILB Brayden Grant	2	0	0	30
DT Marlon Benton	1	0	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Winfred Lohner	9	0	41
CB Corwin Reed	4	2	52
S Gage Thomason	2	2	52
S Donnie Carlisle	2	1	52
S Amari Reade	2	0	42
DE Ron Middleton	2	0	40
CB Archie Lane	1	1	37
ILB Norman Slater	1	1	11
DE K.C. Fisk	1	0	36
ILB Desmond Rice	1	0	22
CB Les Yanok	0	3	11
OLB Adrian Mamula	0	1	29
S Clyde Robertson	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lionel Grasmanis	2	7	0	22	0	52
T Alexis Holmes	1	5	0	22	0	52
G Reid Scioli	1	4	1	22	1	52
T Melvin Blanchard	1	3	0	22	0	52
C Richie Poles	0	3	0	22	1	52

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vernon Forbes	2	6	22	0	39
G Quentin Masiona	2	5	22	0	39
C Ralph Holliday	2	3	22	0	39
T Jeffery Bismonte	1	2	22	3	39
T Carlos Reinhardt	0	5	22	0	39
TE Jermaine Knight	0	1	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Miles Smith	2	32
Jeffery Messinna	2	26
Lance Pearson	1	21
Randal Davis	1	13
Cristian Flannery	1	13
Alexis Holmes	1	13
Rod Hall	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Van Neufeldt	4	29
Desmond Rice	2	31
Luke Gerber	1	31
James Hartman	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alexis Holmes	22	52	---	---	13	87
S Lance Pearson	---	---	22	38	21	81
C Richie Poles	22	52	---	---	---	74
G Reid Scioli	22	52	---	---	---	74
T Melvin Blanchard	22	52	---	---	---	74
G Lionel Grasmanis	22	52	---	---	---	74
QB Reuben Croteau	22	52	---	---	---	74
RB Corwin Cowley	19	52	---	---	---	71
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	20	30	18	68
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	22	39	2	63
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	22	38	3	63
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	22	39	2	63
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	22	38	2	62
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	22	38	2	62
DE Axel Damm	---	---	21	38	2	61
TE Rufus Kiser	18	42	---	---	1	61
WR Miles Smith	11	18	---	---	32	61
WR William Lester	17	41	---	---	3	61
WR Rod Hall	14	38	---	---	8	60
DE Burt Witten	---	---	20	33	1	54
WR Floyd Finch	13	37	---	---	---	50
DT Jared Young	---	---	16	26	1	43
RB Cory Pefley	6	5	---	---	32	43
OLB Devon Grebene	---	---	10	23	2	35
TE Timothy Farr	1	0	---	---	31	32
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	2	4	26	32
CB Alec Watkins	---	---	3	9	15	27
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	4	10	11	25
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	10	15	---	25
RB Phillip Milburn	4	10	---	---	11	25
TE Geoff Foreman	7	17	---	---	---	24
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	2	6	15	23
CB Abraham Sneller	---	---	0	1	18	19
WR James Boswell	0	0	---	---	17	17
OLB Ken Walsh	---	---	1	1	13	15
G Randal Davis	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Cristian Flannery	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Elias Janke	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Derrick Wolf	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Cornelius Brennan	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Ken Collins	---	---	1	2	---	3
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	0	1	---	1
T Ken Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Herman Null	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Eduardo Boswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gage Thomason	---	---	22	52	21	95
S Donnie Carlisle	---	---	22	52	3	77
CB Corwin Reed	---	---	22	52	3	77
G Vernon Forbes	22	39	---	---	13	74
T Jeffery Bismonte	22	39	---	---	13	74
OLB Winfred Lohner	---	---	18	41	12	71
CB Archie Lane	---	---	14	37	20	71
T Carlos Reinhardt	22	39	---	---	2	63
C Ralph Holliday	22	39	---	---	---	61
QB J.B. Delcorio	22	39	---	---	---	61
WR Caden Sinclair	22	39	---	---	---	61
G Quentin Masiona	22	39	---	---	---	61
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	8	22	31	61
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	18	40	2	60
S Amari Reade	---	---	15	42	2	59
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	15	32	11	58
RB Brian Calkins	6	19	---	---	31	56
DE K.C. Fisk	---	---	15	36	2	53
OLB Adrian Mamula	---	---	17	29	1	47
TE Jon Douglas	17	30	---	---	---	47
DT Gabe Monroe	---	---	12	33	2	47
WR Les DePree	14	33	---	---	---	47
RB Darius Moore	16	22	---	---	8	46
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	12	27	3	42
FB Phil Dillon	1	6	---	---	31	38
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	9	24	1	34
WR Luke Gerber	1	1	---	---	31	33
WR Kenyon Gillespie	11	20	---	---	1	32
ILB Norman Slater	---	---	4	11	15	30
S Van Neufeldt	---	---	0	0	29	29
WR C.J. Mills	8	10	---	---	7	25
S Clyde Robertson	---	---	8	15	2	25
DE Leland Lucas	---	---	7	16	1	24
TE Jermaine Knight	11	13	---	---	---	24
TE Abraham Johnson	3	2	---	---	14	19
T Caleb Richmond	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Les Yanok	---	---	4	11	---	15
G James Hartman	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Juan Baldwin	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Hayden Arias	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Calvin Powell	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Herman Cambell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Marshall Torres	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Alexander Kremer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	10	20	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	11	49	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	50	25	5	6	4	12	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Delcorio	36	22	1	1	1	4	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	26	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	169	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	68	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	77	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Corwin Cowley	14	7	0	33	0	52
WR Floyd Finch	9	3	2	22	0	37
TE Rufus Kiser	6	5	1	79	2	42
WR Miles Smith	6	3	0	54	1	18
RB Phillip Milburn	4	3	0	33	1	10
WR Rod Hall	4	2	1	32	1	38
WR William Lester	4	1	0	7	0	41
RB Cory Pefley	2	1	0	3	0	5
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0	0	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caden Sinclair	10	3	0	22	0	39
WR Les DePree	10	8	0	36	0	33
WR Kenyon Gillespie	4	2	0	27	1	20
TE Jon Douglas	4	2	1	16	0	30
WR C.J. Mills	4	4	0	22	0	10
RB Darius Moore	3	2	0	4	0	22
RB Brian Calkins	1	1	0	6	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	1	1	5	5.00	3.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Les DePree	1	1	5	5.00	3.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brian Calkins	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	17	9	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Delcorio	13	11	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Finch	4	2	0
TE Rufus Kiser	3	3	2
RB Corwin Cowley	3	1	1
WR Miles Smith	2	1	0
RB Cory Pefley	2	1	0
WR William Lester	2	1	1
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Les DePree	5	5	1
WR C.J. Mills	3	3	1
WR Kenyon Gillespie	2	1	0
RB Brian Calkins	1	1	0
WR Caden Sinclair	1	0	0
TE Jon Douglas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (19,900)
End Zone 12,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (12,700)
Club Seats 18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (19,900)
End Zone	12,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (12,700)
Club Seats	18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)