Week 8, 2013

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	7	3	3	-	27
Carolina Panthers	3	3	6	7	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 NOS - Irving Robasky 31 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 05:35 CAR - Lester Arnold 41 field goal
1Q: 00:58 NOS - C.J. Cook 21 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Lester Arnold 22 field goal
3Q: 09:29 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal
3Q: 04:47 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 run (Frankie Copeland run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:12 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal
4Q: 04:44 CAR - Donnie Hines 6 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 NOS - Irving Robasky 31 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 05:35 CAR - Lester Arnold 41 field goal
1Q: 00:58 NOS - C.J. Cook 21 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Lester Arnold 22 field goal
3Q: 09:29 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal
3Q: 04:47 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 run (Frankie Copeland run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:12 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal
4Q: 04:44 CAR - Donnie Hines 6 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 1-7
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 17 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 431 358
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 6.34 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 82 72
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 2.65 3.79
Net Passing Yards 349 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 0 42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 357 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 9.43 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 9/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:28 26:32

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	1-7
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	17	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	431	358
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	6.34	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	82	72
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	2.65	3.79
Net Passing Yards	349	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 0	42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	357	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	9.43	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	9/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:28	26:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:24	1:20	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
1	11:21	1:47	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	5:29	4:42	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	10:23	5:26	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	3:21	2:34	OWN 37	7	32	Missed FG
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 40	1	17	Half
3	15:00	5:36	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
3	4:37	1:19	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	0:08	3:39	OWN 44	6	21	Punt
4	10:11	4:05	OWN 26	6	58	Field Goal
4	4:34	2:42	OWN 25	6	20	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:36	OWN 20	4	-6	Punt
1	13:04	1:43	OWN 49	3	-4	Punt
1	9:34	4:05	OWN 40	7	36	Field Goal
1	0:47	5:24	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
2	4:57	1:36	OWN 27	4	21	Punt
2	0:47	0:37	OWN 38	5	57	Field Goal
3	9:24	4:47	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	3:18	3:10	OWN 5	7	23	Punt
4	11:29	1:18	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	6:06	1:32	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 13	9	58	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	25	69	2.76	8	0	1
Mark Coons	6	13	2.17	6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Frankie Copeland	12	47	3.92	8	1
Sedrick Barlow	6	20	3.33	9	0
Patrick Ramsey	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	27	357	1/8	2	37	0	124.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	42	25	300	3/14	1	36	0	89.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Graham King	9	9	106	11.78	19	20	0
WR Irving Robasky	7	11	132	18.86	34	37	1
WR C.J. Cook	3	6	43	14.33	1	21	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	3	27	13.50	5	15	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	5	2.50	3	4	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	12	6.00	9	9	0
WR Devery Henderson	1	2	31	31.00	3	31	0
RB Mark Coons	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Lloyd	5	10	64	12.80	12	34	0
WR William Lundberg	5	6	64	12.80	13	20	0
WR Andre Johnson	4	10	72	18.00	4	36	0
TE L.J. Smith	3	5	34	11.33	9	14	0
FB Donnie Hines	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	3	41	20.50	0	32	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	10	5.00	1	8	0
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harris Herron	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Ramsey	1	0	0	0
Patrick Petrolis	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	157	39.3	34.0	61	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	6	225	37.5	33.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/3	0/1	0/0	33	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	27	9.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	4	102	25.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	56	28.0	0
Robert Blackford	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Courtney Watson	6	2	0.5	18	44
OLB Jared Ballard	5	2	0.5	17	29
CB Heath Cooper	5	3	0.0	16	44
CB Drew Jordan	5	0	0.0	17	45
DE Harris Herron	4	1	1.0	17	45
S Austin Koch	4	1	0.0	18	45
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	2	1.0	19	45
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	1	0.0	4	18
S Arnie Shafer	3	0	0.0	16	44
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	2	0.0	15	27
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2	0	0.0	18	45
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	1	0.0	2	16
S Mike Doss	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Brent Compton	0	2	0.0	19	45
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0.0	3	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Hobson	10	2	0.0	26	36
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	7	3	0.0	29	35
CB Bruce Brookins	6	2	0.0	17	30
DE Colin Bush	5	1	1.0	28	36
DE Perry Simoneau	4	3	0.0	30	35
CB Robert Blackford	4	1	0.0	27	35
DT Cory Rose	4	1	0.0	30	36
CB Stephen Forbes	4	1	0.0	31	36
S Jack Brewer	3	3	0.0	30	36
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	0.0	20	33
DT Marshall Carroll	2	0	0.0	23	26
OLB K.C. Jennings	1	1	0.0	17	8
CB Duane Scroggins	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	0	0.0	5	1
ILB Randall Hawkins	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Terry Maddux	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1.0	1	3	1	45
CB Dennis Weathersby	1.0	0	0	0	45
ILB Courtney Watson	0.5	0	0	0	44
OLB Jared Ballard	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Brent Compton	0.0	2	2	2	45
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	0	1	0	27

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.0	0	0	36
S Jack Brewer	0.0	1	0	36
DE Perry Simoneau	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	4	2	45
CB Heath Cooper	4	0	44
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	29
S Austin Koch	3	1	45
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	0	18
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	1	45
ILB Courtney Watson	2	0	44
S Arnie Shafer	2	0	44
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Victor Hobson	6	4	36
CB Bruce Brookins	6	1	30
CB Stephen Forbes	4	0	36
CB Robert Blackford	3	0	35
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	3	0	35
S Lorenzo Varney	2	0	33
DE Colin Bush	2	0	36
S Jack Brewer	1	0	36
DT Cory Rose	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	2	8	24	0	32
Travis Tusch	2	6	24	0	24
Donald Matthews	2	4	31	0	37
Shaun Dworak	2	3	7	0	13
Larry Andersen	1	2	21	0	25
Jon Stinchcomb	1	1	25	1	30
Graham King	0	3	22	0	24
Wesley Hickman	0	2	6	0	7
Tony Brumley	0	1	20	0	20
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	7	0	5

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	2	6	0	17	0	39
Andy Babinchak	2	3	1	12	0	30
Teddy Biernoth	1	2	0	17	0	38
Patrick Petrolis	1	1	0	19	2	43
Casey Godfrey	0	3	0	16	0	36
John Hill	0	1	0	7	1	15
L.J. Smith	0	1	0	17	0	28
Marcus McNeil	0	1	0	3	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Devery Henderson	2	23
Mike Doss	2	15
Graham King	1	10
Mark Coons	0	24
Kelvin Arntt	0	24
Dwight Mendez	0	18
Taylor Jacobs	0	14
Tony Brumley	0	13
Tim Apold	0	10
Arnie Bernard	0	10
Reggie Bailey	0	10
C.J. Cook	0	10
Artie Farias	0	9
Kendrick Samuels	0	8
Lamont Forbes	0	7
Curtis Weber	0	7
Wesley Hickman	0	7
Arnie Shafer	0	6
Brenden Rasmussen	0	6
Oliver Coffey	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Shaun Dworak	0	4
Horace Ogden	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	4
Dennis Weathersby	0	3
Courtney Watson	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Heath Cooper	0	2
Brent Compton	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Drew Jordan	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	3	21
Ethan Burnett	1	25
L.J. Smith	1	13
Marco Bensen	1	13
Bruce Westbrook	1	5
Duane Scroggins	0	20
Howard Bridges	0	19
Brandon Lloyd	0	14
Robert Blackford	0	14
K.C. Jennings	0	13
Sedrick Barlow	0	13
William Lundberg	0	10
Marcus McNeil	0	8
Donnie Hines	0	8
Byron Davidson	0	8
Andy Babinchak	0	7
Lester Arnold	0	7
Jack Brewer	0	6
Greg Lang	0	6
Bruce Brookins	0	6
Casey Godfrey	0	5
Colin Bush	0	5
Marshall Carroll	0	4
Terry Maddux	0	4
Victor Hobson	0	3
John Hill	0	3
Cory Rose	0	3
Perry Simoneau	0	3
Maurice Pomeroy	0	3
Stephen Forbes	0	3
Patrick Ramsey	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Kendrick Hastings	0	2
Gene Bracken	0	2
Frankie Copeland	0	2
Ronald Wallace	0	2
Andre Johnson	0	1
Randy Dodge	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	20	1.8
Middle	14	37	2.6
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	27	6	0	2	6	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	42	25	4	1	1	4	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	60	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	162	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	120	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	96	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	13	4	121	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	11	7	1	132	3	31
TE Graham King	9	9	0	106	1	24
WR C.J. Cook	6	3	1	43	1	29
WR Curtis Weber	3	2	0	27	0	17
WR Devery Henderson	2	1	0	31	1	16
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	0	5	0	32
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	0	12	0	20
RB Mark Coons	1	1	0	1	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Lloyd	10	5	1	64	1	26
WR Andre Johnson	10	4	0	72	1	30
WR William Lundberg	6	5	0	64	1	36
TE L.J. Smith	5	3	0	34	0	28
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	2	0	41	1	26
FB Donnie Hines	2	2	0	7	0	25
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	0	10	0	18
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	0	5	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	8	10	1.25	2.76

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Barlow	2	3	1.50	3.33
Frankie Copeland	2	7	3.50	3.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	9	3.00	9.92

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	6	4	30	5.00	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1	1.00	2.50
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	8	8.00	12.00
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0	0.00	7.17

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Lloyd	4	3	24	6.00	6.40
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	6	6.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	5	3

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Copeland	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	10	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Graham King	4	4	2
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	2
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	1
RB Mark Coons	1	1	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	3	1	1
TE L.J. Smith	2	0	0
WR William Lundberg	2	2	2
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1	1
RB Sedrick Barlow	1	1	1
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,900)