Week 8, 2038

played in Carolina, NC

48 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	10	3	3	-	23
Carolina Panthers	7	6	6	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 NOS - Joel Kaitola 2 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 05:08 CAR - Fred Garcia 6 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:02 NOS - Dean Horenstein 27 field goal
2Q: 08:26 CAR - Wade Benson 33 field goal
2Q: 05:54 NOS - Marlon Brewer 33 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Wade Benson 28 field goal
3Q: 10:30 CAR - Wade Benson 32 field goal
3Q: 05:33 CAR - Wade Benson 28 field goal
3Q: 02:55 NOS - Dean Horenstein 22 field goal
4Q: 10:55 NOS - Dean Horenstein 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 NOS - Joel Kaitola 2 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 05:08 CAR - Fred Garcia 6 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:02 NOS - Dean Horenstein 27 field goal
2Q: 08:26 CAR - Wade Benson 33 field goal
2Q: 05:54 NOS - Marlon Brewer 33 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Wade Benson 28 field goal
3Q: 10:30 CAR - Wade Benson 32 field goal
3Q: 05:33 CAR - Wade Benson 28 field goal
3Q: 02:55 NOS - Dean Horenstein 22 field goal
4Q: 10:55 NOS - Dean Horenstein 18 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 1-7 2-6
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 395 408
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 6.69 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 103 89
- Rushing Attempts 26 18
- Yards per Rush 3.96 4.94
Net Passing Yards 292 319
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 2 51 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 300 325
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.85 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 10/69
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/113 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	1-7	2-6
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	395	408
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	6.69	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	103	89
- Rushing Attempts	26	18
- Yards per Rush	3.96	4.94
Net Passing Yards	292	319
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 2	51 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	300	325
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.85	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	10/69
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/113	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 25	3	17	Interception
1	11:35	3:21	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	5:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	1	Fumble
1	1:12	2:15	OWN 28	8	62	Field Goal
2	8:20	2:38	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	3:44	0:50	OWN 29	3	0	Interception
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 36	4	23	Missed FG
3	10:22	2:15	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
3	5:27	2:39	OWN 45	5	50	Field Goal
4	14:47	4:00	OWN 7	8	92	Field Goal
4	8:20	5:05	OWN 27	8	26	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 26	3	-5	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:50	2:15	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
1	8:14	3:14	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	3:45	2:33	OPP 26	5	19	Missed FG
2	13:57	5:37	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
2	5:42	1:58	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
2	2:54	1:00	OPP 15	3	4	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:38	OWN 12	9	73	Field Goal
3	8:07	2:40	OPP 30	6	19	Field Goal
3	2:48	3:01	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
4	10:47	2:27	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	3:15	2:53	OWN 7	14	67	Downs

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Joel Kaitola	11	28	2.55	8	0	1
RB Robert Barricelli	10	70	7.00	40	2	0
QB J.B. Delcorio	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0	0
RB Teddy Ackerman	2	10	5.00	11	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fred Garcia	14	57	4.07	21	2
RB Earnest Lincoln	3	24	8.00	12	1
RB Gary Siegel	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Delcorio	32	19	300	1/8	1	44	2	74.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	51	33	325	1/6	1	36	0	89.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Hall	7	11	84	12.00	32	36	0
WR Marlon Brewer	6	10	88	14.67	50	34	1
WR Les DePree	2	3	13	6.50	0	13	0
RB Robert Barricelli	2	3	37	18.50	21	35	0
RB Joel Kaitola	1	1	44	44.00	37	44	0
TE Pedro Higbee	1	1	34	34.00	26	34	0
WR Lee Fleming	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Maxwell Andrews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Hicks	10	15	113	11.30	42	31	0
WR Gage Bowser	7	14	91	13.00	37	36	0
TE Elias Janke	6	8	56	9.33	25	28	0
RB Fred Garcia	3	4	17	5.67	9	10	1
TE Terrence Bishop	3	3	17	5.67	4	7	0
WR William Lester	2	3	27	13.50	19	21	0
RB Peyton Ross	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Scottie Brown	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leo Pettine	1	21	21.00	0
S Sherman Nicas	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Robert Barricelli	1	0	0	0
ILB Junior Horner	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Elias Janke	1	0	0
CB Alexander Pardo	0	1	0
RB Gary Siegel	0	1	0
ILB Wayne McCombs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Figures	2	40	20.0	20.0	40	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Evans	4	157	39.3	31.0	42	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	3/4	0/1	0/1	27	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	4/5	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Woods	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les DePree	4	113	28.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Siegel	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tucker Jennings	7	0	0.0	18	52
ILB Junior Horner	6	3	0.0	16	40
OLB Elijah Mage	6	1	0.0	9	32
S Donnie Carlisle	4	2	0.0	18	52
ILB Sherman Hudson	4	2	0.0	6	25
S Gage Thomason	4	0	0.0	18	52
DE Marshall Torres	4	0	0.0	11	22
DE Damian Yantis	3	1	0.0	14	43
CB Earnest Vera	3	1	0.0	16	44
OLB Glen Hanks	2	2	0.0	10	30
CB Tim Babin	2	1	0.0	8	32
WR Rod Hall	2	0	---	---	---
DT Calvin Grier	2	0	0.0	14	38
DE Ron Middleton	1	1	1.0	16	50
ILB Desmond Rice	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Chuck Woods	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Jeffery Messinna	1	0	0.0	4	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wayne McCombs	6	4	0.0	26	33
CB K.C. Holmes	5	1	0.0	24	32
CB Tracy Tubbs	4	2	0.0	23	26
CB Alexander Pardo	4	1	0.0	26	28
S Sherman Nicas	4	1	0.0	25	33
ILB Evan Oliver	3	1	0.0	26	28
S Leo Pettine	3	1	0.0	8	19
DE Stephen Lillis	2	1	1.0	14	26
ILB Brayden Grant	2	1	0.0	16	12
DT Sawyer Rivers	2	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Tucker Johnston	1	1	0.0	25	31
DE Carlos Flowers	1	1	0.0	16	21
OLB Isaiah Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Johnny Ashmore	1	0	0.0	24	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Middleton	1.0	1	0	0	50
DE Damian Yantis	0.0	1	1	0	43

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Stephen Lillis	1.0	0	0	26
DE Carlos Flowers	0.0	2	0	21
DT Sawyer Rivers	0.0	1	1	15
ILB Evan Oliver	0.0	1	0	28
DE Johnny Ashmore	0.0	0	2	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Donnie Carlisle	4	1	52
ILB Junior Horner	4	1	40
ILB Sherman Hudson	4	0	25
OLB Elijah Mage	4	0	32
S Gage Thomason	3	0	52
DE Marshall Torres	3	0	22
S Tucker Jennings	2	2	52
CB Tim Babin	2	1	32
DE Damian Yantis	2	0	43
OLB Glen Hanks	2	0	30
CB Earnest Vera	2	0	44
DT Jeffery Messinna	1	0	14
ILB Malcolm Kelley	0	1	3

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leo Pettine	3	1	1	19
CB Tracy Tubbs	3	1	0	26
CB K.C. Holmes	3	0	0	32
S Sherman Nicas	2	0	1	33
CB Alexander Pardo	2	0	0	28
ILB Evan Oliver	1	1	0	28
OLB Tucker Johnston	1	0	0	31
DE Carlos Flowers	1	0	0	21
ILB Brayden Grant	1	0	0	12
ILB Wayne McCombs	1	0	0	33
OLB Isaiah Wilkerson	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jimmy Maloney	2	8	26	1	33
T Lawrence Janis	2	4	26	0	33
T Donald Gilmore	1	5	26	0	33
G Jessie Baxter	1	2	26	0	33
TE Carl Markwald	1	1	5	0	0
TE Ernest Morton	1	1	26	0	33
TE Pedro Higbee	0	1	13	0	4
G Rex Stanton	0	1	26	0	33

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alexis Holmes	2	4	18	1	52
G Mark McElroy	2	4	18	0	52
T Nickolas McElroy	2	3	18	0	52
C Lincoln Purdy	1	3	18	0	52
G Dave Doyle	0	3	18	0	52
TE Terrence Bishop	0	1	16	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tucker Jennings	2	21
Jeffery Messinna	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Hicks	4	10
Brayden Grant	1	21

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gage Thomason	---	---	18	52	23	93
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	18	52	21	91
S Donnie Carlisle	---	---	18	52	5	75
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	16	50	5	71
WR Marlon Brewer	26	33	---	---	12	71
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	16	44	5	65
G Jessie Baxter	26	33	---	---	6	65
G Rex Stanton	26	33	---	---	6	65
OLB Elijah Mage	---	---	9	32	23	64
DE Damian Yantis	---	---	14	43	5	62
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	16	40	5	61
QB J.B. Delcorio	26	33	---	---	---	59
T Donald Gilmore	26	33	---	---	---	59
TE Ernest Morton	26	33	---	---	---	59
C Jimmy Maloney	26	33	---	---	---	59
T Lawrence Janis	26	33	---	---	---	59
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	14	38	5	57
WR Rod Hall	21	33	---	---	---	54
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	10	30	10	50
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	8	27	9	44
CB Tim Babin	---	---	8	32	---	40
ILB Sherman Hudson	---	---	6	25	5	36
RB Robert Barricelli	11	22	---	---	1	34
WR Les DePree	9	18	---	---	6	33
DE Marshall Torres	---	---	11	22	---	33
FB Maxwell Andrews	3	8	---	---	20	31
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	4	14	12	30
TE Carl Markwald	5	0	---	---	22	27
WR Lee Fleming	1	3	---	---	20	24
TE Pedro Higbee	13	4	---	---	6	23
RB Joel Kaitola	11	11	---	---	---	22
RB Teddy Ackerman	4	0	---	---	17	21
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	3	6	10	19
S Chuck Woods	---	---	2	2	10	14
CB Josiah Bixler	---	---	5	8	---	13
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Bradley Figures	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	2	3	---	5
QB C.J. Springer	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Edgar Salari	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Caleb Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Justin Emarlos	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dave Doyle	18	52	---	---	9	79
T Alexis Holmes	18	52	---	---	9	79
G Mark McElroy	18	52	---	---	9	79
T Nickolas McElroy	18	52	---	---	9	79
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	26	28	22	76
WR Steven Hicks	15	49	---	---	10	74
WR Gage Bowser	18	52	---	---	2	72
QB Reuben Croteau	18	52	---	---	---	70
C Lincoln Purdy	18	52	---	---	---	70
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	26	28	13	67
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	26	33	4	63
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	25	33	4	62
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	24	32	4	60
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	25	31	3	59
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	24	30	4	58
CB Tracy Tubbs	---	---	23	26	4	53
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	16	12	21	49
TE Terrence Bishop	16	32	---	---	---	48
RB Fred Garcia	14	33	---	---	---	47
TE Elias Janke	3	18	---	---	23	44
DE Carlos Flowers	---	---	16	21	5	42
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	14	26	1	41
WR William Lester	8	26	---	---	1	35
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	7	9	14	30
TE Scottie Brown	5	23	---	---	---	28
DT Sawyer Rivers	---	---	12	15	1	28
S Leo Pettine	---	---	8	19	1	28
RB Gary Siegel	1	17	---	---	6	24
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	13	8	3	24
RB Dominic Sadowski	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Earnest Lincoln	3	2	---	---	17	22
WR Levon Woo	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	0	5	13	18
WR Pete Sweeney	4	2	---	---	11	17
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Peyton Ross	3	6	---	---	---	9
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Isaiah Wilkerson	---	---	1	7	1	9
QB Eduardo Boswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Daryl Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Rufus Clancy	---	---	0	0	2	2
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Elijah Bono	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	15	82	5.5
Right	4	14	3.5
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	3	-6	-2.0
Right	10	68	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Delcorio	32	19	7	1	0	3	3	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	51	33	4	4	5	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	80	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	70	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	29	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	20	220	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Hall	11	7	84	2	33
WR Marlon Brewer	10	6	88	2	33
WR Les DePree	3	2	13	0	18
RB Robert Barricelli	3	2	37	1	22
WR Lee Fleming	2	0	0	0	3
FB Maxwell Andrews	1	0	0	0	8
RB Joel Kaitola	1	1	44	1	11
TE Pedro Higbee	1	1	34	1	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Hicks	15	10	1	113	1	49
WR Gage Bowser	14	7	3	91	1	52
TE Elias Janke	8	6	0	56	1	18
RB Fred Garcia	4	3	0	17	0	33
TE Scottie Brown	3	1	0	0	0	23
WR William Lester	3	2	1	27	1	26
TE Terrence Bishop	3	3	0	17	0	32
RB Peyton Ross	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Joel Kaitola	3	8	2.67	2.55
RB Robert Barricelli	2	5	2.50	7.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	3	1	0.33	4.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	7	3	2	0.29	9.38

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	9	5	17	1.89	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Hall	3	2	1	0.33	7.64
WR Marlon Brewer	2	1	1	0.50	8.80
WR Lee Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Maxwell Andrews	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elias Janke	2	2	-1	-0.50	7.00
WR Gage Bowser	2	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Fred Garcia	2	1	6	3.00	4.25
TE Terrence Bishop	2	2	12	6.00	5.67
WR Steven Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	7.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robert Barricelli	2	1
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	0
RB Joel Kaitola	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Earnest Lincoln	1	1
RB Fred Garcia	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Delcorio	10	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	15	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlon Brewer	5	4	2
RB Robert Barricelli	3	2	1
WR Rod Hall	1	0	0
TE Pedro Higbee	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Bowser	8	5	3
WR Steven Hicks	3	1	0
TE Elias Janke	2	2	1
WR William Lester	1	1	1
RB Fred Garcia	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,800 (19,800)
End Zone 8,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,800 (19,800)
End Zone	8,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (7,500)