Week 8, 2052

played in Carolina, NC

54 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	3	3	-	13
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NOS - George Herring 3 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 14:44 CAR - Glen Farley 51 field goal
3Q: 04:09 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 25 field goal
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Glen Farley 46 field goal
4Q: 01:12 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NOS - George Herring 3 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 14:44 CAR - Glen Farley 51 field goal
3Q: 04:09 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 25 field goal
4Q: 10:01 CAR - Glen Farley 46 field goal
4Q: 01:12 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 19 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-2 1-7
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 296 212
- Offensive Plays 72 50
- Yards per Play 4.11 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 165 38
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 4.46 2.11
Net Passing Yards 131 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 148 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 5.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/31 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:43 23:17

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-2	1-7
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	296	212
- Offensive Plays	72	50
- Yards per Play	4.11	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	165	38
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	4.46	2.11
Net Passing Yards	131	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	148	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	5.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/31	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:43	23:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	7:26	2:05	OWN 41	5	22	Punt
1	3:17	0:58	OWN 37	3	-7	Punt
2	14:37	3:06	OWN 25	7	31	Punt
2	6:11	2:38	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	1:46	1:28	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
3	11:08	7:05	OWN 7	15	85	Field Goal
3	3:30	2:01	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
4	13:42	2:24	OWN 12	3	-7	Punt
4	9:53	8:48	OWN 25	17	73	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	2:27	OWN 25	5	41	Missed FG
1	5:21	2:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	2:19	2:42	OWN 30	8	36	Field Goal
2	11:31	5:20	OWN 8	10	54	Punt
2	3:33	1:47	OWN 33	4	2	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 2	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 36	5	15	Punt
3	4:03	0:33	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
3	1:29	2:47	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	11:18	1:25	OPP 42	4	13	Field Goal
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 36	4	26	Game

Game MVP: Mack Ramirez, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Carlos Foley	15	84	5.60	30	3	0
RB George Herring	10	39	3.90	8	0	1
RB Jimmie Bryant	8	28	3.50	12	1	0
QB Wesley Weber	2	17	8.50	10	1	0
WR Angel McCoy	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
WR Leland Sharper	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jerald Coles	10	37	3.70	10	1
RB Sergio Talley	5	-1	-0.20	2	0
RB Lamar Winters	3	2	0.67	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Weber	32	20	148	3/17	0	21	0	73.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Theodore Moe	29	17	189	3/15	0	42	1	63.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tanner Katt	7	11	56	8.00	1	15
WR Wendell Ramirez	4	9	38	9.50	13	21
TE Kyle Syms	4	5	32	8.00	4	11
RB Carlos Foley	2	2	8	4.00	4	5
TE Brian Monroe	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Leland Sharper	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Nicholas Woods	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Nick Aranda	5	7	65	13.00	53	42
TE Elijah Malone	2	5	22	11.00	5	15
WR J.B. Terry	2	4	6	3.00	0	4
WR Sean Humphrey	2	2	37	18.50	0	32
RB Lamar Winters	2	2	21	10.50	12	18
FB Scott Mueller	2	2	17	8.50	0	9
WR London Horn	1	3	15	15.00	1	15
RB Sergio Talley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Brady Waldron	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gustavo Lester	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Ike Grui	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR J.B. Terry	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cristian Oelschlager	7	311	44.4	36.0	70	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Monty Fulton	5	229	45.8	38.6	58	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/3	2/3	1/2	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Garcia	3	16	5.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Pietrzyk	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew O'Toole	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	6	3	0.0	18	29
OLB Angel Gaines	6	2	0.0	18	29
S Darnell Sheldon	5	2	0.0	18	32
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	5	1	0.0	10	17
DE Mercury Gerhardt	4	0	1.0	16	26
DE Ronnie Meier	2	3	1.0	17	21
S Josiah Pearson	2	2	0.0	17	24
DT Miles Pelshak	2	2	0.0	15	16
DT Duane Ola	1	1	1.0	10	23
S Gary Roe	1	1	0.0	8	15
CB Julio Davidson	1	0	0.0	10	15
S Logan Powe	1	0	0.0	1	10
CB Norm Lauritzen	1	0	0.0	7	14
OLB Cameron Grimm	1	0	0.0	0	3
CB Gustavo Lester	0	1	0.0	18	31

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Pedro Ferguson	8	1	0.0	37	24
OLB Corwin Becker	7	4	0.0	25	13
CB Drew O'Toole	7	2	0.0	34	35
OLB Nicky Horn	6	1	0.0	25	28
CB Cooper Hines	6	1	0.0	37	35
DT Dexter Woodson	5	1	0.0	30	24
CB Shaun Austin	4	0	0.0	16	27
DE Wyatt McConnell	3	3	2.0	33	24
S Santiago Caldwell	3	1	0.0	17	17
ILB Christian David	2	2	0.0	10	7
OLB Gene Matthews	2	1	0.0	8	22
DT Brant Sorrells	2	1	0.0	8	10
DT Levi Turnbull	1	0	0.5	7	11
CB Winfred Green	1	2	0.0	37	24
CB Les Pietrzyk	1	1	0.0	6	10
WR London Horn	1	0	---	---	---
DE William Woodson	0	1	0.5	0	11
OLB Santiago Oswalt	0	1	0.0	23	19
S Lukas Gadsden	0	1	0.0	19	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Duane Ola	1.0	0	2	2	23
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1.0	0	1	2	26
DE Ronnie Meier	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Reggie Sasser	0.0	2	1	1	13
DT Miles Pelshak	0.0	0	1	0	16

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wyatt McConnell	2.0	1	0	24
DT Levi Turnbull	0.5	1	1	11
DE William Woodson	0.5	0	0	11
DT Dexter Woodson	0.0	1	1	24
OLB Santiago Oswalt	0.0	1	0	19
CB Shaun Austin	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darnell Sheldon	5	0	0	32
ILB Ike Grui	4	0	0	29
OLB Angel Gaines	3	1	0	29
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	1	0	0	17
S Josiah Pearson	1	0	0	24
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1	0	0	26
CB Norm Lauritzen	1	0	0	14
OLB Cameron Grimm	1	0	0	3
CB Gustavo Lester	0	1	1	31
CB Julio Davidson	0	1	0	15
S Logan Powe	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shaun Austin	4	0	27
OLB Pedro Ferguson	3	1	24
CB Drew O'Toole	3	0	35
CB Winfred Green	2	1	24
S Santiago Caldwell	2	0	17
OLB Nicky Horn	2	0	28
OLB Corwin Becker	2	0	13
DT Dexter Woodson	1	0	24
DT Brant Sorrells	1	0	10
CB Cooper Hines	0	2	35

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mack Ramirez	7	9	1	37	1	35
T Sean Oxenby	3	6	0	37	2	35
G Bryson Prall	3	4	0	37	0	35
G Stephen Cunningham	1	10	0	37	0	35
C Francisco Helms	1	6	0	37	0	35

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Britt Light	2	5	18	1	32
T Ezekiel Calvin	1	2	18	1	32
TE Nick Aranda	1	1	5	0	23
C J.R. Marvel	0	4	18	1	32
G Brent Berkowich	0	4	18	0	32
G Arnold Becker	0	1	18	0	32
FB Scott Mueller	0	1	7	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tanner Katt	2	21
Kyle Syms	1	16
Sean Oxenby	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Caldwell	2	20
Les Pietrzyk	1	20

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Kyle Syms	34	35	---	---	16	85
WR Tanner Katt	31	32	---	---	21	84
T Sean Oxenby	37	35	---	---	9	81
G Stephen Cunningham	37	35	---	---	9	81
G Mack Ramirez	37	35	---	---	2	74
C Francisco Helms	37	35	---	---	---	72
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	18	32	22	72
G Bryson Prall	37	35	---	---	---	72
QB Wesley Weber	37	35	---	---	---	72
WR Wendell Ramirez	30	29	---	---	7	66
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	18	29	11	58
CB Gustavo Lester	---	---	18	31	3	52
OLB Angel Gaines	---	---	18	29	5	52
S Josiah Pearson	---	---	17	24	9	50
WR Angel McCoy	19	22	---	---	7	48
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	16	26	3	45
S Gary Roe	---	---	8	15	15	38
DE Ronnie Meier	---	---	17	21	---	38
DT Duane Ola	---	---	10	23	3	36
RB Nicholas Woods	1	11	---	---	21	33
TE Brian Monroe	18	13	---	---	---	31
DT Miles Pelshak	---	---	15	16	---	31
RB Carlos Foley	16	14	---	---	---	30
DE Sergio Fujita	---	---	10	14	5	29
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	---	---	10	17	---	27
CB Julio Davidson	---	---	10	15	---	25
DE Reggie Sasser	---	---	3	13	8	24
TE Terry Porter	1	1	---	---	21	23
RB George Herring	17	6	---	---	---	23
CB Norm Lauritzen	---	---	7	14	---	21
OLB Cameron Grimm	---	---	0	3	17	20
DT Harold Miller	---	---	1	11	3	15
S Logan Powe	---	---	1	10	3	14
WR Leland Sharper	8	6	---	---	---	14
RB Jimmie Bryant	8	6	---	---	---	14
WR Dustin Garcia	2	0	---	---	8	10
P Cristian Oelschlager	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Lincoln Sherman	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Tyler Rodriguez	---	---	1	5	3	9
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Jeffrey Lofton	---	---	0	3	---	3
DE Mason Fisk	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Manuel Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rico Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jeffrey Schuster	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Drew O'Toole	---	---	34	35	20	89
CB Cooper Hines	---	---	37	35	2	74
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	30	24	15	69
DE Donald Hetherington	---	---	33	25	9	67
CB Winfred Green	---	---	37	24	5	66
OLB Nicky Horn	---	---	25	28	10	63
OLB Pedro Ferguson	---	---	37	24	---	61
T Britt Light	18	32	---	---	9	59
T Ezekiel Calvin	18	32	---	---	8	58
G Arnold Becker	18	32	---	---	8	58
G Brent Berkowich	18	32	---	---	8	58
DE Wyatt McConnell	---	---	33	24	1	58
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	17	17	20	54
CB Shaun Austin	---	---	16	27	8	51
QB Theodore Moe	18	32	---	---	---	50
TE Nick Aranda	5	23	---	---	22	50
WR J.B. Terry	18	32	---	---	---	50
C J.R. Marvel	18	32	---	---	---	50
OLB Santiago Oswalt	---	---	23	19	3	45
RB Lamar Winters	3	17	---	---	22	42
OLB Gene Matthews	---	---	8	22	10	40
WR London Horn	16	23	---	---	---	39
OLB Corwin Becker	---	---	25	13	1	39
S Lukas Gadsden	---	---	19	19	1	39
TE Elijah Malone	15	22	---	---	1	38
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	6	10	20	36
RB Jerald Coles	10	9	---	---	10	29
ILB Christian David	---	---	10	7	3	20
DT Brant Sorrells	---	---	8	10	2	20
DT Levi Turnbull	---	---	7	11	1	19
FB Scott Mueller	7	11	---	---	---	18
WR Greg Mayes	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Sean Humphrey	9	5	---	---	---	14
TE Brady Waldron	2	10	---	---	---	12
RB Sergio Talley	5	6	---	---	---	11
DE William Woodson	---	---	0	11	---	11
P Monty Fulton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Arnie Tygart	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Shaun Roberson	0	2	---	---	3	5
ILB Jimmy Blackburn	---	---	1	0	1	2
G Justin Lincoln	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Mark Beadnell	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Andre Devries	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terry Conway	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Carson Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	20	94	4.7
Right	11	27	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-1	-0.1
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Weber	32	20	1	1	2	4	5	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Theodore Moe	29	17	2	0	0	4	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	86	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	59	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	61	15.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	44	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tanner Katt	11	7	0	56	0	32
WR Wendell Ramirez	9	4	2	38	1	29
TE Kyle Syms	5	4	0	32	0	35
WR Leland Sharper	2	1	0	9	0	6
RB Carlos Foley	2	2	0	8	0	14
RB Nicholas Woods	2	1	0	6	0	11
TE Brian Monroe	1	1	0	-1	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nick Aranda	7	5	65	1	23
TE Elijah Malone	5	2	22	0	22
WR J.B. Terry	4	2	6	0	32
WR London Horn	3	1	15	0	23
TE Brady Waldron	3	0	0	0	10
WR Sean Humphrey	2	2	37	1	5
RB Lamar Winters	2	2	21	0	17
FB Scott Mueller	2	2	17	0	11
RB Sergio Talley	1	1	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Foley	6	6	1.00	5.60
RB George Herring	4	11	2.75	3.90
QB Wesley Weber	1	7	7.00	8.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Weber	4	2	24	6.00	4.63

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tanner Katt	2	2	24	12.00	5.09
WR Leland Sharper	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Nicholas Woods	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Carlos Foley	3	2
RB George Herring	1	1
QB Wesley Weber	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lamar Winters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Weber	10	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Theodore Moe	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Ramirez	4	0	0
WR Tanner Katt	3	3	2
RB Nicholas Woods	2	1	0
TE Kyle Syms	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nick Aranda	3	2	1
TE Elijah Malone	3	1	0
WR Sean Humphrey	1	1	0
WR London Horn	1	0	0
TE Brady Waldron	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (19,800)
End Zone 11,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (19,800)
End Zone	11,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (7,500)