Week 8, 2032

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 NOS - Bernard Richard 20 field goal
2Q: 12:35 CAR - K.C. Harris 25 field goal
3Q: 11:14 CAR - K.C. Harris 22 field goal
3Q: 08:50 NOS - Preston Stevenson 39 pass from Frankie Giles (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 01:25 NOS - Bernard Richard 37 field goal
4Q: 07:42 NOS - Preston Stevenson 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 03:10 CAR - Mitch Perkins 6 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (K.C. Harris extra point)
4Q: 01:07 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 NOS - Bernard Richard 20 field goal
2Q: 12:35 CAR - K.C. Harris 25 field goal
3Q: 11:14 CAR - K.C. Harris 22 field goal
3Q: 08:50 NOS - Preston Stevenson 39 pass from Frankie Giles (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 01:25 NOS - Bernard Richard 37 field goal
4Q: 07:42 NOS - Preston Stevenson 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 03:10 CAR - Mitch Perkins 6 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (K.C. Harris extra point)
4Q: 01:07 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 7-1 5-3
First Downs 16 27
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 10 23
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 310 532
- Offensive Plays 51 76
- Yards per Play 6.08 7.00
Net Rushing Yards 111 62
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 3.83 3.44
Net Passing Yards 199 470
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 1 55 - 36 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 199 486
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.05 8.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/107 5/67
Interception Ret./Yards 3/37 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 20
Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	7-1	5-3
First Downs	16	27
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	10	23
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	310	532
- Offensive Plays	51	76
- Yards per Play	6.08	7.00
Net Rushing Yards	111	62
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	3.83	3.44
Net Passing Yards	199	470
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 1	55 - 36 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	199	486
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.05	8.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/107	5/67
Interception Ret./Yards	3/37	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 20
Time of Possession	25:58	34:02

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 20	9	77	Field Goal
1	7:10	2:11	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
2	12:29	1:27	OWN 47	2	-3	Fumble
2	8:40	2:38	OWN 35	5	22	Punt
2	2:54	1:07	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
2	1:23	0:19	OPP 31	2	17	Interception
3	11:07	2:32	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	4:42	3:25	OWN 35	7	45	Field Goal
4	12:19	1:56	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	8:44	1:09	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
4	6:18	1:46	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	3:00	1:59	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	3:14	OWN 13	6	21	Punt
1	4:59	7:30	OWN 11	15	81	Field Goal
2	11:02	2:22	OPP 44	4	9	Downs
2	6:02	3:08	OWN 20	6	35	Interception
2	1:47	0:24	OWN 20	2	10	Interception
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 20	3	22	Half
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 21	7	74	Field Goal
3	8:35	3:53	OWN 19	8	57	Interception
3	1:17	3:58	OWN 12	9	36	Punt
4	10:23	1:39	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
4	7:35	1:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:32	1:32	OWN 1	7	99	Touchdown
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 24	4	68	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	13	48	3.69	11	1	1
Kent Turnbull	11	29	2.64	20	1	0
Frankie Giles	2	12	6.00	6	0	0
Rex Dunn	2	19	9.50	18	1	0
Ed McCarthy	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Ellis McConnell	14	58	4.14	7
Jackie Andersen	2	1	0.50	3
Brenden Young	2	3	1.50	2

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	22	15	199	0/0	2	39	1	108.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	55	36	486	3/16	1	51	3	76.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	6	7	103	17.17	57	39	2
WR Phillip Newman	2	3	39	19.50	0	29	0
WR Tamarick Koonce	2	3	29	14.50	9	17	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	10	10.00	12	10	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Clancy	12	15	223	18.58	63	51	0
WR Ronald McCarthy	8	12	120	15.00	30	51	0
TE Mitch Perkins	5	6	22	4.40	3	10	1
WR Kennedy Hutton	4	9	36	9.00	4	21	0
RB Ellis McConnell	2	2	20	10.00	13	13	0
WR Gary Bloom	2	3	32	16.00	3	17	0
WR Kris Peller	2	3	21	10.50	7	18	0
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	2	12	12.00	11	12	0
FB Brenden Young	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Dale Landolt	1	13	13.00
OLB Byron Bennett	1	13	13.00
S Justin Borders	1	11	11.00

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Corey Van der Haak	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kent Turnbull	1	0	0	0
Ty Covington	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelly Clancy	1	1	0
Tony Cote	0	1	0
Les Hickman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	238	47.6	38.8	59	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	4	135	33.8	23.3	52	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Harris	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	2	22	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Bloom	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	2	74	37.0	0
Tamarick Koonce	1	33	33.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Braddock	5	67	13.4	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	7	2	0.0	16	53
DT Jorge Templeton	5	0	1.0	14	37
OLB Byron Bennett	5	2	0.0	16	52
S Marlon Cox	5	1	0.0	8	27
ILB Dale Landolt	5	0	0.0	10	16
S Karl Tucker	4	0	0.0	8	43
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	3	0.0	10	40
CB Norbert Dawson	3	2	0.0	10	31
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	1	0.0	8	36
S Justin Borders	3	0	0.0	16	51
DT Junior Reeves	2	3	1.0	13	39
DE Max Tank	2	0	1.0	14	41
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	0.0	13	36
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0.0	13	36
CB Ty Covington	1	3	0.0	8	31
QB Frankie Giles	1	0	---	---	---
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0.0	10	39

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Les Hickman	9	0	0.0	27	19
S R.J. Braddock	6	2	0.0	29	21
DE Hardy McDonald	4	1	0.0	28	19
CB Andrew Marzano	4	0	0.0	20	18
S Corey Van der Haak	3	4	0.0	27	19
OLB Rico Fredrickson	3	2	0.0	23	17
DT Andrew Rivera	2	1	0.0	27	21
DE Van Daniels	2	1	0.0	15	10
DT Ted Pascal	2	1	0.0	22	16
CB Rob Riazi	2	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Ty Shields	1	1	0.0	9	3
DE Kent Cox	1	1	0.0	22	16
S Rondell Heath	1	0	0.0	4	5
WR Kennedy Hutton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ronald McCarthy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Marcus Galvan	1	0	0.0	18	19
FB Brenden Young	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tommie Morley	0	1	0.0	14	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	1	2	0	41
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	0	3	1	37
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	2	2	36
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	36

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kent Cox	2	16
DE Hardy McDonald	1	19
DT Ted Pascal	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	6	1	1	52
CB Roderick Iadevaia	5	1	0	53
S Marlon Cox	5	0	0	27
S Karl Tucker	4	0	0	43
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	2	0	40
S Justin Borders	2	0	1	51
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	0	31
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0	31
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0	36
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0	39
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	8
DT Jorge Templeton	1	0	0	37
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	16
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0	39
ILB Dale Landolt	0	0	1	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andrew Marzano	4	0	0	18
ILB Les Hickman	3	0	0	19
S Rondell Heath	2	0	0	5
S R.J. Braddock	2	0	0	21
OLB Rico Fredrickson	2	0	0	17
CB Rob Riazi	1	1	0	13
S Corey Van der Haak	1	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dwayne Peyton	2	8	26	16
Marvin Buckner	2	3	23	19
Joseph Sherman	1	3	14	9
Shawn Fadiman	1	3	27	15
Cris Scott	1	2	21	16
Mel Harper	0	3	23	17
Jimmy Roberts	0	2	17	9
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	13	11
Trent Sinclair	0	1	5	12
Vernon Huffman	0	1	6	6

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrell Osgood	2	5	18	0	52
Mitch Tucker	2	4	17	1	54
Lionel Banks	2	2	13	1	42
Curtis Olivarez	1	4	18	1	52
Alonzo Kelley	1	2	15	0	47
Byron Snipes	1	1	5	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	3	16
Roderick Iadevaia	3	12
Norbert Dawson	1	11
Ed McCarthy	0	20
Rex Dunn	0	17
Dusty Tobias	0	16
Preston Stevenson	0	14
Rick Collins	0	12
Lamar McCarthy	0	10
Marlon Cox	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	0	9
Bubba Reese	0	9
Preston Ramsey	0	9
Bernard Richard	0	8
Joseph Sherman	0	7
Byron Bennett	0	7
Vernon Huffman	0	7
Trent Sinclair	0	6
Mel Harper	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Burt Tamaarkin	0	5
Rich Banks	0	5
Rodney Whalen	0	4
Tamarick Koonce	0	4
Roger Hayes	0	3
Shawn Fadiman	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Dwayne Peyton	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Steve Ziel	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Tyrell Summers	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Brent Robbins	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1
Karl Tucker	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brenden Young	2	21
Tommie Morley	2	10
Deion Matuzas	1	16
Rob Riazi	0	19
Jamie Sims	0	16
Mitch Perkins	0	15
Ronald McCarthy	0	13
Kris Peller	0	12
Rondell Heath	0	11
Ernie Leaskey	0	10
Ty Shields	0	10
R.J. Braddock	0	8
Hardy McDonald	0	7
Tommie Sanford	0	6
K.C. Harris	0	6
Byron Snipes	0	6
Bart Weaver	0	6
Chuck Chellino	0	6
Scottie Lunney	0	6
Tony Cote	0	6
Mitch Tucker	0	5
Gary Bloom	0	5
O.J. Peterson	0	5
Tyrone Gillespie	0	4
Jackie Andersen	0	3
Marcus Galvan	0	3
Henry Von Oelhoffen	0	2
Andrew Rivera	0	2
Kennedy Hutton	0	2
Corey Van der Haak	0	2
Van Daniels	0	2
Rico Fredrickson	0	2
Les Hickman	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	1
Andrew Marzano	0	1
Kent Cox	0	1
Shannon Walsh	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	57	4.8
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	11	37	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	22	15	3	0	1	1	4	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	55	36	8	0	2	4	8	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	87	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	54	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	51	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	83	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	141	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	7	211	21.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	7	6	0	103	2	22
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	0	39	1	12
WR Tamarick Koonce	3	2	0	29	0	8
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	0	0	0	0	11
FB Rex Dunn	2	1	0	0	0	12
WR Rick Collins	1	1	0	13	0	10
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	10	0	17
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	1	0	0	9
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	0	6	0	1
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	0	-1	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Clancy	15	12	0	223	5	54
WR Ronald McCarthy	12	8	0	120	2	32
WR Kennedy Hutton	9	4	1	36	1	28
TE Mitch Perkins	6	5	0	22	0	31
WR Gary Bloom	3	2	0	32	0	24
WR Kris Peller	3	2	1	21	0	16
RB Ellis McConnell	2	2	0	20	0	47
TE Ernie Leaskey	2	1	0	12	0	14
FB Brenden Young	2	0	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	3	7	2.33	3.69
Rex Dunn	1	1	1.00	9.50
Kent Turnbull	1	0	0.00	2.64

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Andersen	1	-2	-2.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	8	4	36	4.50	9.05

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	10	4	24	2.40	8.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	10	5.00	13.00
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	14	7.00	14.71
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tamarick Koonce	1	1	12	12.00	9.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelly Clancy	3	0	0	0.00	14.87
TE Mitch Perkins	2	2	6	3.00	3.67
WR Kennedy Hutton	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Ronald McCarthy	2	2	18	9.00	10.00
FB Brenden Young	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	15	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Hutton	4	1	1
TE Mitch Perkins	3	2	1
WR Kelly Clancy	3	2	2
WR Ronald McCarthy	3	3	3
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	0	0
WR Gary Bloom	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,900)