Week 9, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	10	0	13	-	26
New Orleans Saints	14	7	0	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 NOS - Bryant Blakely 14 run (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 07:46 CAR - Andy Schultz 30 field goal
1Q: 03:45 NOS - Irving Robasky 35 pass from Colin Powell (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:21 CAR - Andy Schultz 30 field goal
2Q: 03:33 CAR - Wendell Rubenstein 6 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Dwight Mendez 27 fumble return (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 09:35 CAR - Raymond Vance 28 interception return (Terry Sawyer pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:01 CAR - Frankie Copeland 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 04:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Colin Powell pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 NOS - Bryant Blakely 14 run (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 07:46 CAR - Andy Schultz 30 field goal
1Q: 03:45 NOS - Irving Robasky 35 pass from Colin Powell (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:21 CAR - Andy Schultz 30 field goal
2Q: 03:33 CAR - Wendell Rubenstein 6 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Dwight Mendez 27 fumble return (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 09:35 CAR - Raymond Vance 28 interception return (Terry Sawyer pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:01 CAR - Frankie Copeland 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 04:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Colin Powell pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-6 3-5
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 265 296
- Offensive Plays 59 57
- Yards per Play 4.49 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 40 150
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 1.60 5.56
Net Passing Yards 225 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 28 - 15 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 236 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 4.87
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/71 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/42 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 4/155 6/104
Interception Ret./Yards 4/66 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-6	3-5
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	265	296
- Offensive Plays	59	57
- Yards per Play	4.49	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	40	150
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	1.60	5.56
Net Passing Yards	225	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	28 - 15 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	236	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	4.87
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/71	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/42	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	4/155	6/104
Interception Ret./Yards	4/66	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	2:56	OPP 42	5	29	Field Goal
1	3:34	6:19	OWN 49	11	38	Field Goal
2	8:28	5:02	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:27	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 38	6	11	Punt
3	9:48	1:39	OWN 40	2	-7	Punt
3	5:16	1:59	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	2:58	0:13	OPP 42	2	4	Fumble
3	1:34	1:43	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
4	13:13	2:44	OWN 29	4	34	Punt
4	8:31	1:37	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
4	4:45	1:11	50	3	-6	Punt
4	2:11	0:43	OPP 47	4	7	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
1	7:38	4:04	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	12:15	3:47	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
2	3:26	1:33	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	11:18	1:30	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	8:09	2:53	OWN 18	6	42	Interception
3	3:17	0:19	OWN 36	1	-10	Interception
3	2:45	1:11	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
4	14:51	1:38	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	10:29	1:06	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
4	9:23	0:52	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
4	6:54	2:09	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
4	3:34	1:23	OWN 2	4	15	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 40	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Arnie Pearson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	18	24	1.33	7	0	0
Frankie Copeland	7	16	2.29	4	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	17	98	5.76	29	2	1
Bryant Blakely	8	44	5.50	14	1	1
Colin Powell	2	8	4.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	32	20	236	2/11	1	33	0	95.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Powell	28	15	159	2/13	1	45	4	42.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	4	8	41	10.25	7	18	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	4	6	48	12.00	6	25	1
RB Lenny McKnight	4	5	12	3.00	0	6	0
WR William Lundberg	3	6	47	15.67	11	20	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	3	49	16.33	0	33	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	2	33	33.00	23	33	0
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Frankie Copeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	4	6	53	13.25	25	35	1
TE Graham King	3	7	20	6.67	8	12	0
WR Kent Austin	3	6	48	16.00	23	45	0
WR C.J. Cook	2	3	25	12.50	0	14	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Raymond Vance	2	51	25.50	1
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0.00	0
S Leon Barbaritz	1	15	15.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Terry Sawyer	1	0
William Lundberg	1	0
Frankie Copeland	1	0
Patrick Petrolis	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Mendez	1	0	1
Sammie Rutter	1	0	0
Brent Compton	0	1	0
Bryant Blakely	0	1	0
A.J. Sexton	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	7	329	47.0	41.6	61	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	7	314	44.9	38.9	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	5	42	8.4	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	125	41.7	0
Robert Blackford	1	30	30.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Blakely	4	70	17.5	0
Nathan Wannamaker	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Marshall Carroll	6	1	1.0	24	24
DE Colin Bush	6	0	0.0	25	28
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	5	1	0.0	25	29
CB Friendship Peterson	5	0	0.0	25	27
CB Robert Blackford	3	1	0.0	14	20
DT Donovan Samsel	2	1	1.0	16	17
S Lorenzo Varney	2	2	0.0	25	24
CB Raymond Vance	2	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Maurice Barber	1	2	0.0	22	22
ILB Corey Tatum	1	1	0.0	7	8
S Brandon Magnotta	1	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	1	0.0	11	13
DE Terry Maddux	1	1	0.0	25	26
S Leon Barbaritz	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Donnell Jefferson	1	0	0.0	7	5
ILB Randy Dodge	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	0.0	7	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB A.J. Sexton	8	0	0.0	23	33
S Austin Koch	7	2	0.0	17	29
CB Mitch Farrell	7	1	0.0	17	27
CB Drew Jordan	4	0	0.0	22	31
DT Oliver Coffey	3	1	0.0	22	22
S Austin Hitchcock	3	0	0.0	8	5
DE Brent Compton	2	3	0.5	23	33
DE Harris Herron	2	2	0.0	24	32
S Kelvin Arntt	2	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Jared Ballard	2	1	0.0	23	24
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	22	32
TE Graham King	2	0	---	---	---
DT A.J. Coffey	1	1	1.5	21	33
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	1	0.0	9	4
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0	1	0.0	1	4
S Brenden Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donovan Samsel	1.0	0	1	0	17
DT Marshall Carroll	1.0	0	0	0	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT A.J. Coffey	1.5	0	0	1	33
DE Brent Compton	0.5	0	0	0	33
DE Harris Herron	0.0	3	2	1	32
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Jared Ballard	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Raymond Vance	3	0	2	25
DE Colin Bush	3	0	0	28
CB Friendship Peterson	2	2	0	27
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	0	20
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	0	0	29
CB Donnell Jefferson	1	0	0	5
ILB Randy Dodge	1	0	0	1
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	0	17
S Lorenzo Varney	0	1	1	24
S Leon Barbaritz	0	0	1	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	4	0	31
ILB A.J. Sexton	4	0	33
S Austin Koch	3	1	29
CB Mitch Farrell	2	3	27
S Kelvin Arntt	2	0	30
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	32
DE Harris Herron	1	0	32
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	17
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	7	25	0	34
George Coffey	1	6	20	0	27
Ernie Summerfield	1	3	14	0	6
Reggie Wagner	1	2	21	0	22
Curtis Nichols	1	1	22	2	28
Vernon Patton	0	2	4	0	12
Claude Ungerer	0	2	5	0	6
Mitch Hughes	0	1	25	0	34
Cole Jordan	0	1	3	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	6	0	24	1	23
Travis Tusch	3	5	0	17	0	23
Leon Schroeder	2	2	1	11	0	9
Lamont Forbes	1	2	0	3	1	7
Henry Freeman	1	2	0	10	0	7
Graham King	1	1	0	18	0	20
Marlon Prill	1	1	0	26	0	24
Donald Matthews	0	6	0	26	0	29

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Weidner	4	19
Ethan Burnett	3	31
Claude Ungerer	1	14
Robert Blackford	1	10
Byron Davidson	1	8
Frankie Copeland	0	19
Brett Johnson	0	17
Wendell Rubenstein	0	15
Kendrick Hastings	0	15
Ernie Summerfield	0	14
William Lundberg	0	12
Donnell Jefferson	0	11
Corey Tatum	0	10
Leon Barbaritz	0	9
Mitch Hughes	0	9
Vernon Patton	0	9
Cole Jordan	0	9
Andy Schultz	0	8
Andre Johnson	0	7
Marcus Schroeder	0	7
Justin Alexander	0	7
Randy Dodge	0	7
Geoff Maniecki	0	5
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	5
Aaron Terwey	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Maurice Barber	0	2
Brandon Magnotta	0	1
Patrick Petrolis	0	1
George Coffey	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	3	23
Curtis Weber	2	23
Graham King	1	14
Lamont Forbes	1	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	7
Artie Farias	1	4
Kendrick Samuels	0	20
Tony Brumley	0	17
Dwight Mendez	0	17
C.J. Cook	0	15
Arnold Webster	0	14
Kelvin Arntt	0	13
Nathan Wannamaker	0	13
Courtney Watson	0	10
Fernando Clayton	0	10
Drew Jordan	0	10
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	7
Wesley Hickman	0	7
Artie Souza	0	7
Reggie Bailey	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Billy Joe Roberson	0	5
Austin Koch	0	3
Brenden Rasmussen	0	3
Brent Compton	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Mitch Farrell	0	2
A.J. Sexton	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Tyrone Curtis	0	1
Arnie Pearson	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Kent Austin	0	1
Henry Freeman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	17	31	1.8
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	40	13.3
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	13	75	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	32	20	4	0	1	4	4	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Powell	28	15	2	4	1	3	1	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	41	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	122	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	76	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	30	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	45	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	8	4	1	41	0	23
TE Wendell Rubenstein	6	4	0	48	1	17
WR William Lundberg	6	3	0	47	1	27
RB Lenny McKnight	5	4	0	12	0	26
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	3	0	49	1	17
WR Marco Bensen	2	1	0	33	1	26
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	0	6	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Graham King	7	3	0	20	0	20
WR Irving Robasky	6	4	0	53	1	24
WR Kent Austin	6	3	0	48	1	22
WR Curtis Weber	4	1	0	1	0	21
WR C.J. Cook	3	2	1	25	0	14
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	6	0	13
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	0	6	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	4	7	1.75	1.33
Frankie Copeland	1	4	4.00	2.29

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	2	1.00	5.76
Bryant Blakely	1	14	14.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	4	1	6	1.50	7.38

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Powell	2	2	12	6.00	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	1	6	3.00	8.00
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	5.13
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	1	1.00	0.25
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	11	11.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Copeland	2	2
Lenny McKnight	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	3	1
Bryant Blakely	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	7	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Powell	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	3	1	0
RB Lenny McKnight	3	2	1
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	1
WR Kent Austin	2	1	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)