Week 9, 2039

played in New Orleans, LA

57 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	17	10	3	0	-	30
New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 CAR - Reuben Croteau 11 run (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 03:57 CAR - Wade Benson 33 field goal
1Q: 01:37 CAR - Gage Bowser 34 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 10:34 NOS - Rod Hall 37 pass from Jon Smith (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 09:24 CAR - Gage Bowser 42 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 05:33 CAR - Wade Benson 20 field goal
2Q: 00:26 NOS - Dean Horenstein 31 field goal
3Q: 08:49 CAR - Wade Benson 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 CAR - Reuben Croteau 11 run (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 03:57 CAR - Wade Benson 33 field goal
1Q: 01:37 CAR - Gage Bowser 34 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 10:34 NOS - Rod Hall 37 pass from Jon Smith (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 09:24 CAR - Gage Bowser 42 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 05:33 CAR - Wade Benson 20 field goal
2Q: 00:26 NOS - Dean Horenstein 31 field goal
3Q: 08:49 CAR - Wade Benson 33 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-2 2-6
First Downs 22 9
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 479 196
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 6.65 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 105 59
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 3.18 2.57
Net Passing Yards 374 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 34 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 374 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.59 4.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 6/71 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:45 25:15

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-2	2-6
First Downs	22	9
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	479	196
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	6.65	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	105	59
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	3.18	2.57
Net Passing Yards	374	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	34 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	374	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.59	4.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	6/71	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:45	25:15

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	3:14	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
1	8:58	5:08	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
1	2:49	1:22	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
2	14:53	0:52	OWN 32	2	31	Fumble
2	10:15	1:10	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	8:13	2:45	OWN 34	8	63	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	6:18	OWN 32	11	52	Field Goal
3	6:00	1:36	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	0:08	2:58	OWN 22	6	26	Punt
4	11:19	1:01	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
4	9:05	1:48	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	5:33	3:18	OWN 19	5	20	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 35	4	10	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
1	10:26	1:28	50	3	-1	Punt
1	3:50	1:01	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	1:27	1:34	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	14:01	3:46	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	9:05	0:52	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	5:28	5:07	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal
3	8:42	2:42	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	4:24	4:16	OWN 46	9	17	Punt
4	12:10	0:51	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	10:18	1:13	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	7:17	1:44	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
4	2:15	0:35	OWN 18	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Garcia	23	45	1.96	12	3	0
RB Roderick Bolt	5	39	7.80	19	2	0
RB Earnest Lincoln	3	11	3.67	8	0	0
QB Reuben Croteau	2	10	5.00	11	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lenny Cobb	15	21	1.40	19	2
RB Glenn Brennan	7	31	4.43	9	0
QB Jon Smith	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	39	24	374	0/0	2	42	0	110.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	34	13	137	0/0	1	37	0	60.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Hicks	10	15	131	13.10	60	30	0
WR Gage Bowser	5	11	140	28.00	90	42	2
TE Terrence Bishop	3	3	44	14.67	33	26	0
RB Fred Garcia	2	3	10	5.00	0	5	0
FB Carl Deaver	2	2	26	13.00	28	30	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	2	5	23	11.50	5	15	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	3	9	28	9.33	2	17	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	3	7	32	10.67	1	16	0
WR Joe Howard	3	5	30	10.00	0	12	0
TE Ernest Morton	2	7	8	4.00	0	7	0
FB Maxwell Andrews	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Rod Hall	1	3	37	37.00	34	37	1
WR Collin Sohl	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
RB Fred Garcia	1	0
DE Stephen Lillis	0	1
S Sherman Nicas	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Joe Howard	1	1	0
RB Lenny Cobb	1	0	0
CB Ryan Haines	0	1	0
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	1	0
ILB Jace Westbrook	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Evans	6	287	47.8	34.8	57	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	11	466	42.4	34.1	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	6	71	11.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	2	51	25.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Sherman Nicas	7	5	23	34
CB Corbin Dole	5	1	19	34
ILB Wayne McCombs	4	0	18	23
CB Tracy Tubbs	4	0	19	17
CB Corbin Dye	3	1	12	22
CB Carlton Warren	3	0	17	28
DE Xavier Houston	2	0	23	34
ILB Evan Oliver	1	4	23	34
ILB Brayden Grant	1	1	7	9
DT Walter Bishop	1	1	10	10
S Martin Vance	1	1	4	0
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	1	11	23
DE Stephen Lillis	1	0	13	24
CB Alexander Pardo	1	0	18	26
OLB Robert Bradford	0	1	7	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ryan Haines	7	1	15	13
ILB Jace Westbrook	6	5	26	28
ILB Junior Horner	6	2	20	28
CB Harvey Myers	6	0	19	26
S Tucker Jennings	5	1	18	26
ILB Sherman Hudson	4	1	14	13
DT Calvin Grier	3	1	20	27
S Gage Thomason	2	1	18	25
S Edgar Salari	2	1	15	13
CB Earnest Vera	2	1	18	27
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	14	13
DT Bernie Greene	1	2	15	13
DE Ron Middleton	1	1	20	28
DT Richard Harmon	1	1	13	12
ILB Theodore Schulz	1	0	14	13
CB Shane Sanderson	1	0	1	3
OLB Glen Hanks	1	0	28	36
CB Tim Babin	1	0	17	24
DE Christopher Newton	0	1	13	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Roberson	1	0	0	16
DE Xavier Houston	1	0	0	34
DE Stephen Lillis	0	2	1	24
DE Johnny Ashmore	0	2	0	19
ILB Evan Oliver	0	1	0	34
ILB Brayden Grant	0	1	0	9
ILB Wayne McCombs	0	1	0	23
OLB Devin Haukioja	0	1	0	23

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Middleton	2	1	28
DE Patrick Prior	0	3	24
OLB Glen Hanks	0	1	36
DE Aidan Butler	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Corbin Dole	4	1	34
CB Carlton Warren	3	1	28
S Sherman Nicas	3	1	34
CB Corbin Dye	2	0	22
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	2	23
ILB Wayne McCombs	0	2	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Haines	6	1	13
S Tucker Jennings	2	0	26
ILB Sherman Hudson	2	0	13
OLB Glen Hanks	2	0	36
CB Harvey Myers	2	0	26
CB Earnest Vera	2	0	27
ILB Junior Horner	2	0	28
ILB Jace Westbrook	1	1	28
ILB Theodore Schulz	1	0	13
S Gage Thomason	1	0	25
CB Shane Sanderson	1	0	3
CB Tim Babin	1	0	24
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	0	13
DE Patrick Prior	0	1	24
S Edgar Salari	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Mark McElroy	5	10	33	39
G Dave Doyle	2	7	33	39
T Nickolas McElroy	1	5	33	39
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	1	1	33	39
C Lincoln Purdy	0	7	33	39
TE Xavier Ramsey	0	1	30	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jessie Baxter	2	4	23	34
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	1	6	23	34
T Lawrence Janis	1	3	23	34
T Raul O'Connor	0	6	23	34
G Maurice Ford	0	3	23	34

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Hicks	3	17
Roderick Bolt	1	29
Evan Oliver	1	25
Sherman Nicas	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Morton	3	28
Patrick Prior	2	27
Glen Hanks	1	30
Dashawn Nixon	1	17
Maxwell Andrews	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Xavier Ramsey	30	35	---	---	30	95
WR Gage Bowser	33	36	---	---	21	90
WR Steven Hicks	30	39	---	---	17	86
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	23	34	25	82
G Dave Doyle	33	39	---	---	9	81
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	33	39	---	---	9	81
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	23	34	22	79
QB Reuben Croteau	33	39	---	---	---	72
C Lincoln Purdy	33	39	---	---	---	72
G Mark McElroy	33	39	---	---	---	72
T Nickolas McElroy	33	39	---	---	---	72
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	18	26	22	66
RB Fred Garcia	24	22	---	---	14	60
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	23	34	1	58
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	19	34	1	54
RB Roderick Bolt	6	16	---	---	29	51
OLB James Roberson	---	---	6	16	28	50
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	11	23	14	48
CB Carlton Warren	---	---	17	28	1	46
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	18	23	1	42
WR Pete Sweeney	18	22	---	---	---	40
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	13	24	1	38
CB Tracy Tubbs	---	---	19	17	---	36
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	11	13	12	36
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	12	22	1	35
TE Terrence Bishop	13	16	---	---	---	29
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	8	19	---	27
WR Levon Woo	0	0	---	---	23	23
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	10	10	---	20
DE Roman Surtain	---	---	4	2	11	17
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	7	9	---	16
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	7	6	---	13
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Timothy Farr	5	1	---	---	3	9
T Alexis Holmes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Earnest Lincoln	5	2	---	---	---	7
P Daryl Evans	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Carl Deaver	1	5	---	---	---	6
S Martin Vance	---	---	4	0	---	4
QB Eduardo Boswell	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR William Lester	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Geoff Bernius	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Evan Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Courtney Hulton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	28	36	30	94
TE Ernest Morton	17	33	---	---	28	78
S Gage Thomason	---	---	18	25	29	72
T Raul O'Connor	23	34	---	---	12	69
G Maurice Ford	23	34	---	---	12	69
G Jessie Baxter	23	34	---	---	12	69
WR Dashawn Nixon	21	31	---	---	17	69
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	17	24	27	68
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	18	26	18	62
QB Jon Smith	23	34	---	---	---	57
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	20	28	9	57
T Lawrence Janis	23	34	---	---	---	57
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	23	34	---	---	---	57
CB Harvey Myers	---	---	19	26	11	56
ILB Jace Westbrook	---	---	26	28	1	55
RB Lenny Cobb	16	27	---	---	9	52
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	20	28	2	50
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	20	27	2	49
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	18	27	2	47
CB Tim Babin	---	---	17	24	2	43
S Edgar Salari	---	---	15	13	14	42
TE Carl Markwald	5	6	---	---	28	39
WR Joe Howard	15	21	---	---	---	36
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	15	13	1	29
WR Marlon Brewer	12	17	---	---	---	29
ILB Sherman Hudson	---	---	14	13	1	28
ILB Theodore Schulz	---	---	14	13	1	28
CB Josiah Bixler	---	---	15	12	1	28
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	14	13	1	28
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	15	13	---	28
DT Richard Harmon	---	---	13	12	1	26
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	13	11	1	25
WR Rod Hall	10	12	---	---	---	22
FB Maxwell Andrews	7	10	---	---	4	21
WR Collin Sohl	5	8	---	---	7	20
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	10	4	2	16
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	3	10	2	15
RB Glenn Brennan	7	5	---	---	1	13
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Cody Leake	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	1	3	6	10
TE Bert Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Enrique Vandam	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Jimmy Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	9	25	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	13	7	0.5
Right	2	20	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	39	24	9	2	1	4	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	34	13	1	1	3	7	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	74	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	218	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	82	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Hicks	15	10	1	131	3	39
WR Gage Bowser	11	5	0	140	4	36
TE Xavier Ramsey	5	2	0	23	0	35
RB Fred Garcia	3	2	0	10	0	22
TE Terrence Bishop	3	3	0	44	1	16
FB Carl Deaver	2	2	0	26	1	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	9	3	1	28	0	17
TE Ernest Morton	7	2	1	8	0	33
WR Dashawn Nixon	7	3	0	32	0	31
WR Joe Howard	5	3	0	30	0	21
WR Rod Hall	3	1	0	37	1	12
FB Maxwell Andrews	2	1	1	2	0	10
WR Collin Sohl	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	3	-2	-0.67	1.96
QB Reuben Croteau	1	11	11.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Brennan	1	-1	-1.00	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	9	3	16	1.78	9.59

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steven Hicks	4	2	6	1.50	8.73
TE Xavier Ramsey	3	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Gage Bowser	2	1	10	5.00	12.73

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Roderick Bolt	3	2
QB Reuben Croteau	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lenny Cobb	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	14	10	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	16	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Hicks	8	7	3
WR Gage Bowser	3	1	1
TE Xavier Ramsey	2	1	1
TE Terrence Bishop	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dashawn Nixon	4	2	1
WR Joe Howard	4	2	2
TE Ernest Morton	3	2	1
WR Marlon Brewer	3	0	0
FB Maxwell Andrews	1	1	1
WR Rod Hall	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (19,900)
End Zone 11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (19,900)
End Zone	11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)