Week 8, 2049

played in Carolina, NC

53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	10	3	3	-	19
Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 54 field goal
2Q: 14:30 CAR - Kendall Carraher 2 run (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 09:07 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 19 field goal
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Eric Scales 31 interception return (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 10:41 CAR - Collin Chapman 99 interception return (Glen Farley extra point)
3Q: 04:50 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 46 field goal
4Q: 14:50 CAR - Shaun Roberson 23 pass from Theodore Moe (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 09:48 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 54 field goal
2Q: 14:30 CAR - Kendall Carraher 2 run (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 09:07 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 19 field goal
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Eric Scales 31 interception return (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 10:41 CAR - Collin Chapman 99 interception return (Glen Farley extra point)
3Q: 04:50 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 46 field goal
4Q: 14:50 CAR - Shaun Roberson 23 pass from Theodore Moe (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 09:48 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-5 5-3
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 307 271
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 4.95 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 90 104
- Rushing Attempts 15 31
- Yards per Rush 6.00 3.35
Net Passing Yards 217 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 25 - 1 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/61 10/61
Punt Returns/Yards 2/30 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 1/99
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-5	5-3
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	307	271
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	4.95	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	90	104
- Rushing Attempts	15	31
- Yards per Rush	6.00	3.35
Net Passing Yards	217	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 25 - 1	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/61	10/61
Punt Returns/Yards	2/30	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	1/99
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:25	3:35	OWN 35	7	28	Field Goal
1	5:40	1:34	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	14:24	5:24	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
2	7:00	0:49	OPP 48	4	5	Punt
2	2:05	1:51	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 27	9	56	Interception
3	10:29	2:15	OWN 35	6	17	Punt
3	6:58	2:14	OWN 47	6	24	Field Goal
4	14:35	4:53	OWN 25	9	49	Field Goal
4	5:02	1:39	OWN 18	3	0	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:35	OWN 36	9	32	Fumble
1	6:50	1:10	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	4:06	4:42	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	9:00	2:00	OWN 25	6	34	Fumble
2	6:11	1:57	OWN 12	5	21	Interception
2	4:14	2:09	OWN 27	4	15	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 45	2	-4	Half
3	8:14	1:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	4:44	5:09	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	9:42	4:40	OWN 27	6	9	Punt
4	3:23	3:23	OPP 46	8	26	Game

Game MVP: Collin Chapman, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Kendall Siever	9	38	4.22	12	1	0
RB Lamar Winters	6	52	8.67	20	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kendall Carraher	20	54	2.70	14	1	1
WR Kendrick Leemans	4	25	6.25	9	0	0
QB Theodore Moe	3	2	0.67	3	0	0
WR Sean Humphrey	2	3	1.50	3	0	0
RB Wally Duncan	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
RB Dale Robbins	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	45	25	232	2/15	0	31	1	60.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Theodore Moe	30	18	185	3/18	1	37	1	75.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Curtis McIntyre	6	8	62	10.33	8	19
WR Marlon Brewer	4	9	57	14.25	23	31
WR Alvin Deericks	3	5	18	6.00	7	17
RB Lamar Winters	3	5	37	12.33	24	16
WR Tanner Katt	3	6	20	6.67	12	17
WR Wendell Ramirez	3	5	19	6.33	14	18
TE Bernard Doyle	2	4	11	5.50	0	7
TE Brian Monroe	1	3	8	8.00	0	8

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Humphrey	5	12	46	9.20	31	23	0
WR Gabe Hernandez	3	6	49	16.33	18	37	0
TE Mickey Taylor	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
RB Kendall Carraher	2	3	5	2.50	7	7	0
TE Shaun Roberson	2	2	39	19.50	9	23	1
WR Kendrick Leemans	2	2	2	1.00	0	4	0
RB Dale Robbins	2	2	31	15.50	30	23	0
FB Burt Bush	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Scales	1	31	31.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Collin Chapman	1	99	99.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
DE Everett McCarthy	1	0
DT Miles Pelshak	1	0
S Santiago Caldwell	0	1
DE Jake Kagan	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Theodore Moe	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norbert Keaster	5	178	35.6	24.0	48	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Huffman	4	177	44.3	36.8	46	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	4/4	3/3	1/1	54	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Faumui	2	30	15.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Corbett	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Lewis	3	81	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Castillo	2	56	28.0	0
Drew O'Toole	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	7	2	0.0	31	33
S Santiago Caldwell	6	3	0.5	31	33
S Eric Scales	6	0	0.0	28	32
DE Everett McCarthy	5	2	1.0	30	33
DT Peyton Plageman	5	4	0.5	31	33
OLB Donnell Thompson	5	1	0.0	31	33
S Tyler Worden	4	0	0.0	31	33
ILB Sean Turman	3	0	0.0	18	17
DT Miles Pelshak	2	2	0.0	31	31
S Samuel Mitchel	2	0	0.0	13	14
DE Jake Kagan	1	0	1.0	23	30
CB Philip Sparrow	1	3	0.0	31	32
DE Harvey Crosland	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Byron Schwartz	1	0	0.0	8	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Christian David	7	0	0.0	5	31
ILB Dana Bethel	6	1	0.0	11	39
DE Wyatt McConnell	4	0	0.0	13	42
S Harold Naughton	3	1	0.0	13	40
CB Caiden Schultz	3	0	0.0	12	23
S Alexander Fox	3	0	0.0	6	35
CB Drew O'Toole	3	0	0.0	15	47
DE Donald Hetherington	2	0	1.0	13	44
S Collin Chapman	2	2	0.0	11	38
CB Richard McEndoo	2	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Irv Anelli	2	1	0.0	13	23
S Donte Heaton	2	0	0.0	11	14
DE Fernando Muscarella	1	0	1.0	12	36
DT Dexter Woodson	1	2	0.0	12	40
OLB Javier Denning	1	1	0.0	2	25
TE Mickey Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
C Andre Devries	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jake Kagan	1.0	0	30
DE Everett McCarthy	1.0	0	33
S Santiago Caldwell	0.5	0	33
DT Peyton Plageman	0.5	0	33
S Tyler Worden	0.0	1	33

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fernando Muscarella	1.0	1	0	1	36
DE Donald Hetherington	1.0	0	2	1	44
DT Dexter Woodson	0.0	2	1	0	40
DT Carl Cervantes	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	6	1	0	33
S Tyler Worden	5	0	0	33
S Eric Scales	3	1	1	32
S Santiago Caldwell	1	3	0	33
CB Philip Sparrow	1	1	0	32
S Samuel Mitchel	1	0	0	14
ILB Sean Turman	1	0	0	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Christian David	5	0	0	31
S Harold Naughton	3	2	0	40
ILB Dana Bethel	3	1	0	39
CB Drew O'Toole	3	1	0	47
CB Caiden Schultz	3	0	0	23
S Alexander Fox	3	0	0	35
S Collin Chapman	2	0	1	38
OLB Javier Denning	1	1	0	25
DE Wyatt McConnell	1	0	0	42
OLB Irv Anelli	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Pedro Flowers	1	2	15	0	47
G Tim Schneider	0	3	15	0	47
C Jimmy Maloney	0	2	9	1	31
T Sean Oxenby	0	1	6	0	16
C Francisco Helms	0	1	15	0	47
G Stephen Cunningham	0	1	15	0	47
TE Brian Monroe	0	0	3	1	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Andre Devries	2	10	0	31	1	33
G Tracy Aycock	2	3	0	31	1	33
G Brent Berkowich	1	5	1	31	0	33
T Ezekiel Calvin	1	3	0	31	1	33
FB Burt Bush	1	1	0	7	0	14
T Britt Light	0	6	0	31	0	33
TE Shaun Roberson	0	1	0	13	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Franken	2	23
Tanner Katt	2	23
Lamar Winters	1	23
Jake Kagan	1	19

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Drew O'Toole	1	23
Javier Denning	1	19
Donald Hetherington	1	17
Terrance Smaron	1	10
Ezekiel Calvin	1	4

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Lamar Winters	13	43	---	---	23	79
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	31	33	14	78
WR Tanner Katt	14	39	---	---	23	76
DE Jake Kagan	---	---	23	30	19	72
G Stephen Cunningham	15	47	---	---	9	71
G Tim Schneider	15	47	---	---	9	71
S Tyler Worden	---	---	31	33	5	69
G Pedro Flowers	15	47	---	---	6	68
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	31	33	4	68
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	31	32	4	67
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	31	33	---	64
DT Peyton Plageman	---	---	31	33	---	64
DE Everett McCarthy	---	---	30	33	---	63
QB Kendall Siever	15	47	---	---	---	62
C Francisco Helms	15	47	---	---	---	62
DT Miles Pelshak	---	---	31	31	---	62
S Eric Scales	---	---	28	32	---	60
WR Marlon Brewer	14	41	---	---	---	55
TE Curtis McIntyre	11	43	---	---	---	54
C Jimmy Maloney	9	31	---	---	---	40
WR Wendell Ramirez	11	19	---	---	10	40
ILB Sean Turman	---	---	18	17	---	35
TE Brian Monroe	3	16	---	---	9	28
S Samuel Mitchel	---	---	13	14	---	27
T Sean Oxenby	6	16	---	---	3	25
RB Dwight Franken	0	0	---	---	23	23
TE Bernard Doyle	4	16	---	---	1	21
ILB Bradley Rosas	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Alvin Deericks	3	14	---	---	---	17
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	0	3	13	16
RB Toby Sims	2	4	---	---	10	16
OLB Byron Schwartz	---	---	8	3	---	11
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Norbert Keaster	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Mack Ramirez	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Harvey Crosland	---	---	1	2	4	7
S Gino Lewis	---	---	0	0	4	4
S Bill Faumui	---	---	0	0	4	4
S Brad Schwartz	---	---	2	1	---	3
DT Duane Ola	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Amari Upshaw	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Marshall Donaldson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Otis Lee	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Wesley Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Drew O'Toole	---	---	15	47	23	85
T Britt Light	31	33	---	---	19	83
TE Mickey Taylor	31	28	---	---	15	74
DE Donald Hetherington	---	---	13	44	17	74
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	11	39	19	69
G Tracy Aycock	31	33	---	---	4	68
T Ezekiel Calvin	31	33	---	---	4	68
G Brent Berkowich	31	33	---	---	4	68
QB Theodore Moe	31	33	---	---	---	64
C Andre Devries	31	33	---	---	---	64
WR Sean Humphrey	30	33	---	---	---	63
S Harold Naughton	---	---	13	40	8	61
DE Wyatt McConnell	---	---	13	42	3	58
WR Gabe Hernandez	27	28	---	---	1	56
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	12	40	1	53
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	12	36	3	51
S Collin Chapman	---	---	11	38	1	50
ILB Christian David	---	---	5	31	10	46
OLB Javier Denning	---	---	2	25	19	46
RB Kendall Carraher	24	20	---	---	---	44
S Alexander Fox	---	---	6	35	3	44
OLB Irv Anelli	---	---	13	23	4	40
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	12	23	4	39
WR Brent Castillo	10	6	---	---	19	35
TE Shaun Roberson	13	20	---	---	---	33
S Donte Heaton	---	---	11	14	2	27
OLB Erik Bernstein	---	---	5	14	4	23
FB Burt Bush	7	14	---	---	---	21
WR Gabe Corbett	4	0	---	---	14	18
RB Wally Duncan	3	3	---	---	10	16
CB Richard McEndoo	---	---	4	9	3	16
DT Carl Cervantes	---	---	3	9	4	16
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	2	5	8	15
RB Dale Robbins	2	10	---	---	---	12
WR Terrance Smaron	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Cory Iadevaia	---	---	2	3	5	10
WR Kendrick Leemans	4	3	---	---	---	7
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Arnie Tygart	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Zack Huffman	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Nickolas McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Arnold Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Charlie Hancock	0	0	---	---	---	0
C J.R. Marvel	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Gene Matthews	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	13	87	6.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	6	30	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	45	25	1	2	5	5	4	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Theodore Moe	30	18	4	3	1	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	97	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	34	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	62	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	89	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	9	4	2	57	1	41
TE Curtis McIntyre	8	6	0	62	0	43
WR Tanner Katt	6	3	1	20	0	39
WR Alvin Deericks	5	3	0	18	0	14
RB Lamar Winters	5	3	1	37	0	43
WR Wendell Ramirez	5	3	0	19	0	19
TE Bernard Doyle	4	2	1	11	0	16
TE Brian Monroe	3	1	0	8	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Humphrey	12	5	0	46	1	33
WR Gabe Hernandez	6	3	1	49	1	28
RB Kendall Carraher	3	2	0	5	0	20
TE Mickey Taylor	2	2	0	13	0	28
TE Shaun Roberson	2	2	0	39	1	20
WR Kendrick Leemans	2	2	0	2	0	3
RB Dale Robbins	2	2	0	31	1	10
FB Burt Bush	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kendall Carraher	3	6	2.00	2.70
QB Theodore Moe	1	-1	-1.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	5	1	7	1.40	5.16

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Theodore Moe	1	1	4	4.00	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
TE Bernard Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
RB Lamar Winters	1	1	7	7.00	7.40
TE Brian Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Wendell Ramirez	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mickey Taylor	1	1	4	4.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kendall Siever	2	0
RB Lamar Winters	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kendall Carraher	2	2
QB Theodore Moe	1	0
RB Dale Robbins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	10	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Theodore Moe	11	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Ramirez	3	2	1
WR Marlon Brewer	2	0	0
WR Alvin Deericks	2	1	1
TE Curtis McIntyre	2	2	2
TE Bernard Doyle	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Hernandez	3	1	1
TE Shaun Roberson	2	2	2
WR Sean Humphrey	2	1	1
RB Dale Robbins	2	2	2
TE Mickey Taylor	1	1	1
RB Kendall Carraher	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (19,800)
End Zone 11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (19,800)
End Zone	11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)