Week 8, 2041

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 CAR - Fred Garcia 5 run (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 08:13 CAR - Glen Farley 35 field goal
2Q: 02:56 NOS - Dexter Winslett 39 field goal
3Q: 08:14 CAR - Glen Farley 33 field goal
4Q: 13:18 CAR - Gage Bowser 20 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 05:33 CAR - Glen Farley 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 CAR - Fred Garcia 5 run (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 08:13 CAR - Glen Farley 35 field goal
2Q: 02:56 NOS - Dexter Winslett 39 field goal
3Q: 08:14 CAR - Glen Farley 33 field goal
4Q: 13:18 CAR - Gage Bowser 20 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 05:33 CAR - Glen Farley 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-1 2-6
First Downs 19 5
- by Rushing 4 0
- by Passing 14 5
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 413 147
- Offensive Plays 71 47
- Yards per Play 5.82 3.13
Net Rushing Yards 83 56
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 2.96 2.07
Net Passing Yards 330 91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 28 - 2 17 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 336 107
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:23 23:37

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-1	2-6
First Downs	19	5
- by Rushing	4	0
- by Passing	14	5
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	413	147
- Offensive Plays	71	47
- Yards per Play	5.82	3.13
Net Rushing Yards	83	56
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	2.96	2.07
Net Passing Yards	330	91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 28 - 2	17 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	336	107
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	9.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:23	23:37

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:22	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	6:13	1:28	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
1	2:36	1:34	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
2	14:14	6:08	OWN 16	12	66	Field Goal
2	7:59	0:35	OPP 29	3	-10	Interception
2	6:38	0:54	OWN 10	3	28	Interception
2	2:50	1:28	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 13	2	4	Half
3	13:49	1:59	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
3	10:18	2:09	OPP 47	5	31	Field Goal
3	6:23	2:58	OWN 20	4	50	Missed FG
3	0:26	2:18	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	9:28	4:00	OWN 24	6	52	Field Goal
4	3:59	2:06	OWN 46	5	21	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:38	1:25	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	4:45	2:09	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
1	1:02	1:48	OWN 5	5	19	Punt
2	7:24	0:46	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
2	5:44	2:54	OPP 49	6	27	Field Goal
2	1:22	1:05	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:50	1:32	OWN 30	3	1	Interception
3	8:09	1:46	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	3:25	2:59	OWN 37	4	30	Missed FG
4	13:08	3:40	OWN 31	5	11	Punt
4	5:28	1:29	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Garcia	20	69	3.45	21	2	1
QB Reuben Croteau	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
RB Gary Siegel	2	10	5.00	9	0	0
RB Teddy Ackerman	2	-5	-2.50	-2	0	0
RB Roderick Bolt	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Lenny Cobb	14	19	1.36	9
RB Leonard Lang	6	16	2.67	5
RB Kelly Bronson	6	22	3.67	9
QB Jon Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	42	28	336	1/6	1	41	2	79.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	17	7	107	3/16	0	26	1	38.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Bowser	6	9	88	14.67	61	41	1
WR Steven Hicks	5	14	69	13.80	11	28	0
WR Pete Sweeney	4	4	60	15.00	35	31	0
WR Jay Castleberry	3	3	37	12.33	33	14	0
TE Spencer O'Donnell	2	3	32	16.00	0	24	0
TE Bernie Papadopulos	2	3	9	4.50	2	6	0
RB Fred Garcia	2	2	24	12.00	13	21	0
RB Roderick Bolt	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Glen Boyer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Howard	3	6	51	17.00	33	26
TE Ernest Morton	2	4	25	12.50	8	13
WR Marlon Brewer	2	5	31	15.50	4	22
WR Dashawn Nixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Leonard Lang	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Micah Jacobs	1	12	12.00	0
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Bernie Papadopulos	0	1	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wade Thornton	5	231	46.2	36.4	60	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	9	431	47.9	43.2	71	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	2	22	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	3	84	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Craig	7	1	0.0	21	8
DT Walter Bishop	5	2	0.0	13	13
CB Horace Cowan	5	0	0.0	27	20
DE Xavier Houston	3	0	1.0	27	20
ILB Brayden Grant	3	0	0.0	13	13
S Sherman Nicas	2	2	1.0	3	11
OLB Tyler Hingis	2	0	1.0	22	10
ILB Wayne McCombs	2	2	0.0	27	20
DE Johnny Ashmore	2	1	0.0	22	16
WR Steven Hicks	2	0	---	---	---
CB Corbin Dye	2	0	0.0	16	14
DT Lincoln Kidman	2	0	0.0	10	4
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	2	0.0	18	17
CB Les Pietrzyk	1	0	0.0	26	17
CB Evan Harmon	0	2	0.0	25	15
DE J.J. Choate	0	1	0.0	9	7
S Martin Vance	0	1	0.0	6	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Samuel Richard	10	5	0.0	28	40
S Santiago Caldwell	7	1	0.0	24	32
ILB Junior Horner	6	2	0.0	22	28
DE Christopher Newton	5	1	1.0	18	26
OLB Glen Hanks	5	0	0.0	13	22
CB Gus Goldblatt	4	0	0.0	16	23
CB Tim Babin	3	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Blake Robertson	2	2	0.0	15	16
DT Calvin Grier	2	1	0.0	17	20
CB James Tatum	2	0	0.0	24	31
OLB Dustin Wonders	2	0	0.0	2	3
S Carlton Stephenson	1	2	0.0	13	24
CB Shane Sanderson	1	1	0.0	5	18
S Lester Gilmore	1	0	0.0	4	12
TE Ernest Morton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Earnest Vera	1	0	0.0	25	36
DE Aidan Butler	1	0	0.0	18	27
OLB Kirk Wiebe	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Anthony Farrell	1	0	0.0	11	23
DT Bernie Greene	0	1	0.0	20	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Xavier Houston	1.0	1	0	20
OLB Tyler Hingis	1.0	0	0	10
S Sherman Nicas	1.0	0	0	11
DE Johnny Ashmore	0.0	1	0	16
ILB Brayden Grant	0.0	0	1	13
CB Corbin Dye	0.0	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christopher Newton	1.0	0	1	0	26
ILB Samuel Richard	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	0	1	1	23
CB Earnest Vera	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Bernie Greene	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Emmitt Craig	1	1	0	8
ILB Wayne McCombs	1	1	0	20
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	0	1	17
S Sherman Nicas	1	0	0	11
CB Horace Cowan	1	0	0	20
DE Johnny Ashmore	1	0	0	16
CB Les Pietrzyk	1	0	0	17
OLB Tyler Hingis	0	2	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Samuel Richard	6	0	0	40
ILB Junior Horner	4	0	0	28
OLB Glen Hanks	3	0	0	22
S Santiago Caldwell	3	0	0	32
CB Tim Babin	2	1	1	25
CB James Tatum	2	0	0	31
OLB Dustin Wonders	2	0	0	3
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	0	23
CB Shane Sanderson	1	0	0	18
ILB Blake Robertson	1	0	0	16
S Lester Gilmore	1	0	0	12
OLB Kirk Wiebe	1	0	0	12
S Carlton Stephenson	0	1	0	24
OLB Micah Jacobs	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alexis Holmes	2	7	28	1	43
G Mark McElroy	1	9	28	0	43
C Jimmy Maloney	1	5	28	0	43
T Nickolas McElroy	1	4	28	0	43
G Dave Doyle	0	1	28	0	43

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lawrence Janis	1	8	27	0	20
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	5	0	3
T Cody Leake	0	7	27	3	20
G Tracy Aycock	0	5	27	0	20
G Clarence Wentworth	0	5	27	0	20
TE Ernest Morton	0	1	26	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Papadopulos	2	25
Devin Haukioja	1	23
Les Pietrzyk	1	23
Sherman Nicas	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Morton	1	18
Clarence Wentworth	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dave Doyle	28	43	---	---	9	80
T Alexis Holmes	28	43	---	---	9	80
WR Gage Bowser	26	39	---	---	10	75
QB Reuben Croteau	28	43	---	---	---	71
C Jimmy Maloney	28	43	---	---	---	71
G Mark McElroy	28	43	---	---	---	71
T Nickolas McElroy	28	43	---	---	---	71
WR Steven Hicks	25	37	---	---	8	70
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	26	17	23	66
TE Spencer O'Donnell	26	34	---	---	1	61
TE Bernie Papadopulos	15	21	---	---	25	61
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	27	20	11	58
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	18	17	23	58
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	27	20	3	50
CB Horace Cowan	---	---	27	20	2	49
RB Fred Garcia	21	21	---	---	2	44
RB Gary Siegel	3	11	---	---	26	40
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	22	16	2	40
CB Evan Harmon	---	---	25	15	---	40
WR Pete Sweeney	14	23	---	---	---	37
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	22	10	1	33
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	9	7	17	33
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	16	14	3	33
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	3	11	18	32
S Emmitt Craig	---	---	21	8	1	30
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	13	13	2	28
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	13	13	1	27
RB Roderick Bolt	4	11	---	---	11	26
WR Jay Castleberry	0	4	---	---	21	25
DE Roman Surtain	---	---	0	0	20	20
S Martin Vance	---	---	6	11	2	19
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	10	4	---	14
OLB Donny Simonson	---	---	9	3	---	12
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Vincent Landtroop	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Wade Thornton	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Chuck Ramsey	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR Glen Boyer	1	7	---	---	---	8
RB Teddy Ackerman	2	5	---	---	---	7
TE Wayne Bronson	3	2	---	---	---	5
OLB Mitchell Ellison	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Greg Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lincoln Purdy	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Terrence Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	28	40	15	83
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	24	32	15	71
TE Ernest Morton	26	20	---	---	18	64
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	25	36	3	64
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	20	33	9	62
CB James Tatum	---	---	24	31	6	61
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	13	22	23	58
G Clarence Wentworth	27	20	---	---	11	58
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	13	24	15	52
QB Jon Smith	27	20	---	---	4	51
WR Marlon Brewer	25	20	---	---	6	51
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	22	28	1	51
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	18	27	3	48
RB Leonard Lang	9	16	---	---	23	48
T Lawrence Janis	27	20	---	---	---	47
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	27	20	---	---	---	47
T Cody Leake	27	20	---	---	---	47
G Tracy Aycock	27	20	---	---	---	47
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	18	26	1	45
WR Joe Howard	25	20	---	---	---	45
CB Tim Babin	---	---	13	25	3	41
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	16	23	2	41
OLB Micah Jacobs	---	---	16	21	3	40
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	17	20	1	38
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	11	23	3	37
WR Dashawn Nixon	13	9	---	---	12	34
ILB Blake Robertson	---	---	15	16	1	32
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	5	18	5	28
TE Randy Tyler	1	0	---	---	24	25
S Lester Gilmore	---	---	4	12	4	20
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	3	12	3	18
TE Jessie Ross	8	8	---	---	2	18
RB Lenny Cobb	14	2	---	---	1	17
WR Dan McNeil	1	0	---	---	15	16
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	1	1	12	14
TE Taylor Edwards	5	3	---	---	6	14
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Amari Liakos	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Rico Stuart	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Terrance Bruce	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Kelly Bronson	8	2	---	---	---	10
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Dustin Wonders	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Amari Galloway	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Collin Sohl	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	12	30	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	10	9	0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	42	28	7	3	2	2	4	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	17	7	2	0	1	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	65	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	110	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	109	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	56	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Hicks	14	5	2	69	2	37
WR Gage Bowser	9	6	0	88	2	39
WR Pete Sweeney	4	4	0	60	1	23
WR Jay Castleberry	3	3	0	37	0	4
TE Spencer O'Donnell	3	2	0	32	1	34
TE Bernie Papadopulos	3	2	0	9	0	21
RB Fred Garcia	2	2	0	24	1	21
RB Roderick Bolt	2	2	0	-1	0	11
WR Glen Boyer	1	1	0	-1	0	7
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	1	0	19	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Howard	6	3	0	51	1	20
WR Marlon Brewer	5	2	0	31	1	20
TE Ernest Morton	4	2	1	25	0	20
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Leonard Lang	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	3	3	1.00	3.45
QB Reuben Croteau	1	7	7.00	6.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	7	3	26	3.71	8.00

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	1	7	1.75	4.93
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Gage Bowser	1	1	20	20.00	9.78
WR Glen Boyer	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gary Siegel	2	0
QB Reuben Croteau	1	1
RB Fred Garcia	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	11	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Hicks	6	2	1
WR Gage Bowser	2	2	1
WR Pete Sweeney	2	2	0
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Howard	5	2	1
WR Marlon Brewer	3	2	1
TE Ernest Morton	1	0	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	0
RB Leonard Lang	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (19,900)
End Zone 11,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 16,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (19,900)
End Zone	11,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	16,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)