Week 8, 2020

played in Carolina, NC

60 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	7	7	3	-	27
Carolina Panthers	0	0	6	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Dwayne Gelbart 4 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 00:49 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
2Q: 11:52 NOS - Leo Sweeney 7 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 09:38 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 10 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 05:20 CAR - Andre Buckner 6 run (Ty Lynn pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 11:31 CAR - Jorge McKnight 5 pass from Ty Lynn (Lenny McKnight run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - J.R. Marston 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Dwayne Gelbart 4 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 00:49 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
2Q: 11:52 NOS - Leo Sweeney 7 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 09:38 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 10 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 05:20 CAR - Andre Buckner 6 run (Ty Lynn pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 11:31 CAR - Jorge McKnight 5 pass from Ty Lynn (Lenny McKnight run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - J.R. Marston 21 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 308 312
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.89 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 131 78
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 3.54 3.39
Net Passing Yards 177 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 18 - 0 39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 209 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 6/124
Interception Ret./Yards 2/65 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 2/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:59 26:01

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	308	312
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.89	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	131	78
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	3.54	3.39
Net Passing Yards	177	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 18 - 0	39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	209	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	6/124
Interception Ret./Yards	2/65	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	2/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:59	26:01

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	1:53	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
1	4:21	2:03	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
1	2:08	1:24	OPP 25	3	6	Field Goal
2	13:34	1:47	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
2	9:36	4:35	OWN 6	8	34	Punt
2	4:21	1:51	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	1:40	1:08	OWN 47	4	21	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:28	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
3	5:13	1:50	OWN 36	4	13	Punt
3	0:54	1:08	OWN 1	4	4	Punt
4	11:26	4:27	OWN 34	8	28	Punt
4	6:41	4:47	OPP 33	9	29	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 16	6	13	Fumble
1	9:21	5:00	OWN 22	8	46	Missed FG
1	2:18	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	0:44	2:10	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	11:47	2:11	OWN 28	5	22	Punt
2	5:01	0:40	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
2	2:30	0:50	OWN 41	5	37	Interception
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 39	3	-7	Half
3	9:32	4:19	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	3:23	2:29	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
4	14:46	3:20	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
4	6:59	0:18	OWN 20	2	13	Fumble
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 26	10	44	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	20	52	2.60	10	1	1
Joel Garrison	15	72	4.80	13	3	0
Alan Poole	2	7	3.50	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	13	46	3.54	10	1	0
Andre Buckner	6	35	5.83	18	1	1
Ty Lynn	4	-3	-0.75	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	21	18	209	5/32	2	44	0	139.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	39	22	247	2/13	1	28	2	62.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	5	6	66	13.20	0	17	0
TE Charles Cortez	4	4	24	6.00	0	10	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	4	73	18.25	38	44	1
TE Leo Sweeney	2	3	23	11.50	1	16	1
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Peralta	8	11	96	12.00	22	27	0
WR Jorge McKnight	6	9	90	15.00	21	28	1
TE Steven Hardy	4	6	21	5.25	6	13	0
WR Bobby Blanda	2	7	25	12.50	6	20	0
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	15	7.50	8	10	0
RB Andre Buckner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Claude Adams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Joey Webb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Harry	2	65	32.50	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	1	0
Shane Rhodes	0	1	1
Jake Harry	0	1	0
Marshall Chin	0	0	1
Dwight Sanders	0	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ty Lynn	2	0	0
Tyrone Weber	1	1	0
Steven Hardy	1	0	0
Lenny McKnight	0	1	0
Zach Burns	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	264	44.0	31.8	60	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Simmons	4	176	44.0	44.5	45	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Koch	1	-2	-2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	56	18.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg
Brian Ellis	2	46	23.0
Claude Adams	2	42	21.0
Tyrone Weber	2	36	18.0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	10	1	0.0	23	41
ILB Marshall Chin	8	1	0.0	20	39
DE Eddie Bloomer	5	2	0.5	22	22
DT Junior Reeves	4	1	0.0	18	34
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0.0	10	26
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	0.0	22	38
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.5	20	37
S Jake Harry	2	3	0.0	21	37
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	0	0.0	1	13
OLB Duane Burgess	1	1	1.0	20	23
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	15	24
CB Shane Rhodes	1	0	0.0	22	30
CB Bob Heath	0	2	0.0	18	39

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	9	1	0.0	33	24
DT Zach Burns	7	2	2.0	33	24
CB Bryant Farley	6	0	0.0	18	14
ILB Harold McBeal	5	5	0.0	36	25
DE Terry Maddux	4	6	2.5	35	24
DE Colin Bush	4	1	0.5	32	24
OLB Glen Fisk	4	3	0.0	24	22
OLB Mike Clancy	4	2	0.0	24	12
CB Donald Jones	4	0	0.0	34	24
DT Donovan Samsel	3	2	0.0	25	19
S Darren Nixon	2	0	0.0	4	2
S Tyrone Weber	2	0	0.0	18	16
S Desmond Clancy	1	2	0.0	19	11
WR Bobby Blanda	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winfred Dalton	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Brett Peralta	1	0	---	---	---
WR Joey Webb	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jerome Page	1	0	0.0	6	1
ILB Lorenzo Schroeder	0	2	0.0	6	5
CB Brian Ellis	0	1	0.0	34	25

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	1	0	0	23
DT Oliver Coffey	0.5	0	2	2	37
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Dwight Sanders	0.0	1	0	0	5

Carolina	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Maddux	2.5	0	1	24
DT Zach Burns	2.0	0	2	24
DE Colin Bush	0.5	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marshall Chin	6	0	0	39
OLB Jared Ballard	6	0	0	41
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	0	26
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	3	0	13
S Jake Harry	2	1	2	37
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	0	38
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0	37
CB Shane Rhodes	1	0	0	30
S Austin Koch	0	1	0	24

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	3	24
ILB Harold McBeal	3	25
S Lorenzo Varney	2	24
OLB Mike Clancy	2	12
OLB Glen Fisk	2	22
S Tyrone Weber	2	16
CB Bryant Farley	2	14
CB Brian Ellis	1	25
S Darren Nixon	1	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	3	11	0	34	0	24
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	7	0	27	0	22
Larry Andersen	2	6	1	31	1	20
Marlon Prill	1	3	0	30	2	24
Travis Tusch	1	2	0	10	0	4
Charles Cortez	1	2	0	18	0	10
Devin Medlock	1	1	0	6	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	2	0	32	2	25
Johnny Tyler	0	1	0	26	0	15
Leo Sweeney	0	1	0	30	0	20

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Price	2	5	1	21	1	36
Robbie Wolfe	1	4	1	17	0	32
Jay Stuart	1	2	0	20	1	34
Gary Nachman	1	2	0	9	0	20
David Doyle	1	2	0	13	0	21
Freddie Back	1	1	0	19	0	35
Julio Wayne	1	1	0	9	0	15
Steven Hardy	0	2	0	15	0	27

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	3	22
Dwight Sanders	3	19
Johnny Tyler	1	19
Frankie Pearce	1	15
Leo Sweeney	1	13
Charles Cortez	0	18
Nathan Wannamaker	0	12
Travis Tusch	0	9
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	9
Devin Medlock	0	9
J.R. Marston	0	9
Duane Sterritt	0	9
Irving Robasky	0	8
Corey Logan	0	8
Tommy Cranwell	0	8
Colin Walsh	0	8
Shane Rhodes	0	8
Austin Koch	0	6
Artie Souza	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	4
Jamal Wallace	0	4
Johnny Sanford	0	3
Daniel McCarthy	0	3
J.R. Garrett	0	3
Dan Kerouac	0	3
Marshall Chin	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Jake Harry	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Earl Moulton	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Agree	1	20
Claude Adams	1	15
Darren Nixon	1	8
Andre Buckner	1	3
Jerome Page	0	19
Joe Johansson	0	14
Ross Joyner	0	14
Lorenzo Schroeder	0	13
Joey Webb	0	12
Pat Ellison	0	12
Tyrone Weber	0	8
Steven Hardy	0	8
Jeffrey Snyder	0	6
Brian Ellis	0	6
Brett Peralta	0	6
Desmond Clancy	0	5
Raymond Warren	0	5
Mike Clancy	0	5
Gary Nachman	0	5
Glen Fisk	0	5
Julio Wayne	0	5
Marco Keyser	0	5
Freddie Back	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Ronald Wallace	0	4
Colin Bush	0	4
Andy Schultz	0	4
Alonzo Simmons	0	4
Teddy Price	0	4
Donald Jones	0	4
David Doyle	0	4
Terry Maddux	0	3
Donovan Samsel	0	3
Winfred Dalton	0	2
Jorge McKnight	0	2
Zach Burns	0	2
Harold McBeal	0	2
Bryant Farley	0	2
Robbie Wolfe	0	1
Archie Bennett	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	23	85	3.7
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	8	43	5.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	21	18	1	1	1	0	0	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	39	22	4	2	1	7	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	31	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	162	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	84	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	27	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	6	5	0	66	0	19
TE Charles Cortez	4	4	0	24	0	10
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	4	0	73	1	15
TE Leo Sweeney	3	2	0	23	0	20
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1	17	0	19
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	0	3	0	19
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	0	3	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Peralta	11	8	0	96	1	28
WR Jorge McKnight	9	6	1	90	2	31
WR Bobby Blanda	7	2	0	25	1	18
TE Steven Hardy	6	4	0	21	0	27
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	0	15	0	27
RB Andre Buckner	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Claude Adams	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	5	11	2.20	2.60
Joel Garrison	3	20	6.67	4.80

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	13	4.33	3.54
Andre Buckner	1	6	6.00	5.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	3	26	8.67	9.95

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	2	1	5	2.50	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	15	15.00	11.00
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	7	7.00	7.67
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	1	4	4.00	18.25

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Blanda	1	0	0	0.00	3.57
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	5	5.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel McCarthy	2	1
Joel Garrison	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Ty Lynn	3	0
Lenny McKnight	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	6	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Lynn	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	2	2
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Peralta	3	3	2
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	1
WR Claude Adams	1	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,900)