Week 9, 2030

played in Carolina, NC

45 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	10	0	0	-	16
Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal
1Q: 05:47 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
2Q: 06:01 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal
2Q: 02:31 CAR - Terry Glenn 46 field goal
2Q: 00:38 NOS - Grant Guthrie 8 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 09:07 CAR - Terry Glenn 37 field goal
4Q: 06:16 CAR - Terry Glenn 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal
1Q: 05:47 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
2Q: 06:01 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal
2Q: 02:31 CAR - Terry Glenn 46 field goal
2Q: 00:38 NOS - Grant Guthrie 8 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 09:07 CAR - Terry Glenn 37 field goal
4Q: 06:16 CAR - Terry Glenn 43 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-3 5-3-1
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 273 222
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 4.27 3.36
Net Rushing Yards 169 67
- Rushing Attempts 42 28
- Yards per Rush 4.02 2.39
Net Passing Yards 104 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 11 - 1 36 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 104 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 4.08
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 3/42
Interception Ret./Yards 3/36 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-3	5-3-1
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	273	222
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	4.27	3.36
Net Rushing Yards	169	67
- Rushing Attempts	42	28
- Yards per Rush	4.02	2.39
Net Passing Yards	104	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 11 - 1	36 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	104	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	4.08
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	3/42
Interception Ret./Yards	3/36	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	2:42	OPP 34	8	25	Field Goal
1	7:40	1:58	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
1	4:36	1:24	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	14:00	8:07	OWN 26	17	72	Field Goal
2	2:23	1:54	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:53	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
3	9:00	1:24	OWN 46	2	26	Fumble
3	5:34	1:59	OWN 8	4	39	Punt
3	1:37	3:52	OWN 27	7	27	Punt
4	11:55	2:39	OWN 41	5	21	Missed FG
4	6:11	3:07	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 44	4	9	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	5	21	Interception
1	9:18	1:38	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
1	5:42	1:06	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	3:12	4:12	OWN 19	12	57	Interception
2	5:53	3:30	OWN 20	9	51	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 13	1	1	Half
3	14:07	5:07	OPP 49	8	29	Field Goal
3	7:36	2:02	OWN 33	4	13	Punt
3	3:35	1:58	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	12:45	0:50	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:16	1:37	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
4	7:39	1:28	OPP 16	3	-10	Field Goal
4	3:04	2:16	OWN 1	8	29	Interception

Game MVP: Norbert Dawson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	19	63	3.32	16	1	0
Grant Guthrie	13	74	5.69	30	1	1
Alan Poole	6	24	4.00	7	0	0
Bobby Irwin	3	6	2.00	5	0	0
Rex Dunn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Sullivan	16	45	2.81	10	1	0
Luke Dunsmore	12	22	1.83	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	22	11	104	0/0	0	30	1	44.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	36	14	166	2/11	0	22	3	19.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	5	21	7.00	1	11
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	17	8.50	11	12
WR Preston Stevenson	2	6	15	7.50	0	10
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	30	30.00	19	30
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rick Collins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Madison	4	10	44	11.00	13	14
WR Dixon Horner	3	4	34	11.33	8	22
WR Kelly Clancy	3	10	50	16.67	2	18
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Maurice Compton	1	6	9	9.00	0	9
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	2	12	12.00	14	12
TE Pat Pritchett	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR D.J. Tillery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norbert Dawson	2	16	8.00	0
S Steve Ziel	1	20	20.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dana McGregor	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0
Preston Stevenson	1	0	0
Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0
Johnny Rasmussen	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Sullivan	1	0	0
Billy Lewis	0	1	0
Butch Cascadden	0	1	0
Byron Snipes	0	1	0
Artie Cavallo	0	0	2
Luke Dunsmore	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	217	54.3	45.5	69	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	6	224	37.3	36.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	3/4	0/1	0/1	32	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Hopkins	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Compton	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	2	63	31.5	0
Rick Collins	1	27	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Tylicki	2	36	18.0	0
R.J. Braddock	1	6	6.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	7	0	0.0	26	36
ILB Dale Landolt	5	1	1.0	8	7
S Duane Sterritt	5	2	0.0	24	35
ILB Lamar McCarthy	5	0	0.0	21	31
CB Norbert Dawson	4	0	0.0	18	32
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	0.0	23	28
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0.0	17	19
S Steve Ziel	3	0	0.0	18	30
DT Junior Reeves	2	3	1.0	16	20
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	2	0.0	21	30
DT Eddie Bloomer	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	26	35
WR Rick Collins	1	0	---	---	---
G Mel Harper	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	0.0	24	33
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0	1	0.0	12	18
CB Bubba Reese	0	1	0.0	10	6
S Justin Borders	0	1	0.0	4	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	9	2	0.0	37	17
S Corey Van der Haak	5	2	0.0	41	22
DE Hardy McDonald	5	0	0.0	35	20
CB Andrew Marzano	4	1	0.0	32	18
DT Julio Watson	3	3	0.0	28	17
S R.J. Braddock	3	2	0.0	16	11
S Lewis Jones	3	1	0.0	26	9
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	0	0.0	37	21
CB Butch Cascadden	3	0	0.0	23	13
ILB Dana McGregor	3	0	0.0	22	12
DE Jose Prescott	2	1	0.0	37	18
OLB Artie Cavallo	2	1	0.0	25	15
S Jeffrey Burns	2	1	0.0	16	11
CB Will Tylicki	1	1	0.0	31	14
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ryan Lyon	1	0	0.0	8	2
OLB Larry Roden	1	0	0.0	18	6
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tracy Hastings	1	0	0.0	9	4
DT Dwayne Middleton	0	2	0.0	16	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	1	0	20
ILB Dale Landolt	1.0	0	0	0	7
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	4	2	35
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	2	1	33
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Byron Bennett	0.0	0	1	0	36

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	1	7
DE Jose Prescott	1	0	18
DT Julio Watson	0	2	17
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0	1	21
DE Hardy McDonald	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	1	0	31
OLB Byron Bennett	3	0	0	36
CB Norbert Dawson	2	1	2	32
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0	7
S Steve Ziel	1	1	1	30
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	0	35
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	28
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	19
CB Danny Cortez	0	1	0	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andrew Marzano	3	1	0	18
CB Butch Cascadden	2	0	0	13
OLB Artie Cavallo	1	0	0	15
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	0	21
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0	17
DT Julio Watson	1	0	0	17
S Lewis Jones	1	0	0	9
OLB Tracy Hastings	1	0	0	4
ILB Dana McGregor	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cris Scott	4	8	40	21
Joseph Sherman	2	7	36	22
Dwayne Peyton	2	6	39	21
Mel Harper	2	6	29	17
Trent Sinclair	1	3	32	18
Rex Dunn	1	2	33	15
B.J. Givens	1	1	10	4
Vernon Huffman	0	4	16	6
Archie Garrett	0	1	8	1

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Flournoy	2	5	28	1	38
Billy Lewis	1	5	27	1	32
Ernie Leaskey	1	1	10	0	13
Lionel Banks	0	10	24	0	34
Mitch Tucker	0	3	28	0	38
Steven Hardy	0	1	20	0	24
Rico Schleinat	0	1	4	0	4
Keith Ogden	0	1	25	0	37
Luke Dunsmore	0	1	22	0	30

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	1	23
Rex Dunn	1	17
Mitchell Emmons	1	13
Steve Ziel	1	9
Cary Clinton	1	8
Rick Collins	0	15
Lester Culjat	0	13
Grant Guthrie	0	12
Marc Stanton	0	9
Justin Borders	0	9
Bernard Richard	0	9
Lamar McCarthy	0	9
Joseph Sherman	0	8
B.J. Givens	0	8
Archie Garrett	0	8
Tommie Grange	0	8
Byron Bennett	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	8
Mel Harper	0	8
Vernon Huffman	0	8
Jose Barfield	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	7
Jimmy Roberts	0	7
Ty Covington	0	6
Rodney Whalen	0	6
Duane Sterritt	0	4
Norbert Dawson	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Bryan Harding	0	4
Jeffrey Cote	0	4
Preston Stevenson	0	4
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Mercury Hopkins	0	3
Danny Cortez	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Braddock	2	15
Luke Dunsmore	1	18
Ronald McCarthy	1	14
Jeffrey Burns	0	18
Ernie Leaskey	0	17
Pat Pritchett	0	16
Will Tylicki	0	13
Max Marian	0	12
D.J. Tillery	0	12
Corey Van der Haak	0	12
Lewis Jones	0	11
Larry Roden	0	10
Steven Hardy	0	9
Rico Schleinat	0	9
Cedric Flournoy	0	9
Tommie Sanford	0	9
Byron Snipes	0	9
Terry Glenn	0	7
Tyrone Gillespie	0	6
Julio Watson	0	6
Dana McGregor	0	6
Lionel Banks	0	5
Hardy McDonald	0	5
Artie Cavallo	0	4
Randy Poole	0	4
T.K.O. Schofer	0	4
Maurice Compton	0	4
Ryan Lyon	0	4
Andrew Marzano	0	4
Henry Von Oelhoffen	0	3
Butch Cascadden	0	3
Dwayne Middleton	0	3
Jose Prescott	0	2
Ken Barton	0	2
Rickey Sullivan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	50	4.5
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	16	76	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	16	27	1.7
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	22	11	1	2	0	1	5	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	36	14	1	2	2	5	9	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	71	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	27	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	84	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	6	2	15	0	17
TE Jimmy Roberts	5	3	21	0	14
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	17	0	17
WR Rick Collins	2	0	0	0	8
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	1	1	0	12
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	1	12	0	6
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0	10
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	30	1	15
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	8	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Madison	10	4	0	44	0	23
WR Kelly Clancy	10	3	0	50	0	29
WR Maurice Compton	6	1	0	9	0	23
WR Dixon Horner	4	3	1	34	1	20
TE Ernie Leaskey	2	1	0	12	0	13
TE Pat Pritchett	2	1	0	11	0	12
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0	6	0	24
WR D.J. Tillery	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	2	4	2.00	3.32
Grant Guthrie	2	7	3.50	5.69
Alan Poole	1	5	5.00	4.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Sullivan	1	0	0.00	2.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	9	3	14	1.56	4.73

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	3	0	0	0.00	2.50
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	5	5.00	8.50
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	6	4
Alan Poole	2	1
Jeffrey Cote	2	1
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Luke Dunsmore	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	12	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	1
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Madison	3	1	1
WR Maurice Compton	3	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	2	2	2
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	1
WR D.J. Tillery	1	0	0
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	0	0
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,900)