Week 9, 2033

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	21	-	42
Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 NOS - Preston Stevenson 6 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 00:02 CAR - Wes Vance 25 field goal
2Q: 06:33 NOS - Preston Stevenson 33 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Wes Vance 18 field goal
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Anthony Bozarth 2 pass from Ronald Vanderhaak (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 02:21 NOS - Preston Stevenson 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Preston Stevenson 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 10:11 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 2 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:21 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 1 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 NOS - Preston Stevenson 6 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 00:02 CAR - Wes Vance 25 field goal
2Q: 06:33 NOS - Preston Stevenson 33 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Wes Vance 18 field goal
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Anthony Bozarth 2 pass from Ronald Vanderhaak (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 02:21 NOS - Preston Stevenson 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Preston Stevenson 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 10:11 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 2 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:21 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 1 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 8-0 4-5
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 394 372
- Offensive Plays 62 71
- Yards per Play 6.35 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 126 109
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.04
Net Passing Yards 268 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 277 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.88 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/107 5/71
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 19
Time of Possession 30:50 29:10

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	8-0	4-5
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	394	372
- Offensive Plays	62	71
- Yards per Play	6.35	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	126	109
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.04
Net Passing Yards	268	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	277	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.88	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/107	5/71
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 19
Time of Possession	30:50	29:10

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
1	10:22	2:59	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	5:30	3:01	OWN 34	7	31	Fumble
2	15:00	0:40	OPP 47	1	0	Interception
2	10:34	1:54	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	7:41	1:20	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	5	46	Missed FG
3	9:43	1:50	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	6:42	4:28	50	8	50	Touchdown
3	2:03	2:13	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
4	13:43	3:38	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	7:29	2:23	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	3:28	1:18	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	1:28	0:17	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	1:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	7:23	1:53	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	2:29	2:29	OWN 35	6	57	Field Goal
2	14:20	3:46	OPP 45	7	19	Interception
2	8:40	0:59	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
2	6:21	4:28	OWN 21	11	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
3	7:53	1:11	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
3	2:14	0:11	OWN 20	1	12	Fumble
4	14:50	1:07	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	10:05	2:36	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
4	5:06	1:38	OWN 20	9	35	Downs
4	2:10	0:42	OWN 4	4	12	Interception
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 3	3	59	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	12	59	4.92	13	2	1
Grant Guthrie	10	35	3.50	7	0	0
Alan Poole	3	23	7.67	10	1	0
Tyrell Summers	2	6	3.00	5	0	0
Roger Hayes	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Erik Horner	14	53	3.79	15	1
Thurman Barker	6	21	3.50	15	1
Donovan Long	5	26	5.20	13	1
Ronald Vanderhaak	2	9	4.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	32	21	277	2/9	5	33	1	119.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ronald Vanderhaak	44	21	263	0/0	1	40	2	55.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	9	15	138	15.33	50	33	4
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	3	9	3.00	0	4	1
WR Roger Hayes	3	4	30	10.00	4	20	0
TE Joe Raymond	3	3	48	16.00	12	29	0
WR Rick Collins	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Tyrell Summers	1	1	29	29.00	28	29	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Clancy	5	11	56	11.20	17	34	0
TE Ed Snyder	5	9	62	12.40	16	18	0
WR Kennedy Hutton	4	10	29	7.25	4	15	0
WR Aaron Kafka	4	7	90	22.50	6	40	0
WR Ronald McCarthy	1	2	18	18.00	1	18	0
RB Thurman Barker	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Anthony Bozarth	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Justin Borders	1	27	27.00	0
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jason Bright	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Lamar McCarthy	0	1	0
R.J. Braddock	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ed Snyder	1	0	0	0
Andrew Rivera	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	242	48.4	40.8	54	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	6	240	40.0	36.3	47	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	6/6

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	3	18	6.0	0
Mercury Hopkins	1	4	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Bozarth	2	-2	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	3	107	35.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Bozarth	4	69	17.3	0
Aaron Kafka	1	2	2.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Braddock	7	1	0.0	27	44
CB Norbert Dawson	6	0	0.0	19	40
OLB Byron Bennett	5	3	0.0	26	37
ILB Dale Landolt	5	1	0.0	12	17
DT Jorge Templeton	3	2	0.0	20	27
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	0.0	14	25
DE Max Tank	2	2	0.0	26	43
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	2	0.0	13	11
S Karl Tucker	2	1	0.0	13	28
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0.0	13	16
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	18	18
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	4	23
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	1	0.0	22	36
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	18	20
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0.0	5	8
WR Roger Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0.0	10	14
OLB Skip Lindsay	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Marlon Cox	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0	1	0.0	14	28
S Justin Borders	0	1	0.0	1	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Etheridge	5	1	0.0	19	24
ILB Max Marian	5	0	0.0	13	26
S Luke Highcove	5	0	0.0	25	26
DE Kent Cox	4	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Alvin Keith	4	1	0.0	16	17
DE Marshall Joseph	3	1	0.0	21	26
DT Andrew Rivera	2	0	1.0	20	22
CB Kendrick Tilley	2	2	0.0	18	21
CB Ben Ballard	2	1	0.0	13	23
CB Jay Wolfe	2	1	0.0	16	15
S Spencer Way	2	0	0.0	13	10
DE Van Daniels	2	0	0.0	11	16
S Hugh Abner	2	0	0.0	3	8
CB Cole Benton	2	0	0.0	16	23
DT Lawrence Farmer	1	0	1.0	16	14
QB Ronald Vanderhaak	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	---	---	---
DT Henry Timberlane	1	0	0.0	14	19
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Terrell Belanger	0	2	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1	3	0	40
DE Max Tank	1	2	2	43
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0	14
DT Jorge Templeton	0	3	0	27

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andrew Rivera	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Lawrence Farmer	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Marshall Joseph	0.0	1	1	1	26
DE Kent Cox	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Van Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	5	2	0	40
OLB Byron Bennett	3	1	0	37
S R.J. Braddock	2	1	0	44
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0	16
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0	23
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	1	36
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	18
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	17
S Karl Tucker	1	0	0	28
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	11
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	0	25
OLB Skip Lindsay	1	0	0	3
S Marlon Cox	1	0	0	2
S Justin Borders	0	0	1	4

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jay Wolfe	3	0	0	15
ILB Max Marian	2	1	0	26
CB Ben Ballard	2	1	0	23
OLB Tom Etheridge	2	1	0	24
S Hugh Abner	2	0	0	8
CB Cole Benton	2	0	0	23
S Luke Highcove	2	0	0	26
OLB Jason Bright	1	0	1	15
S Spencer Way	1	0	0	10
CB Kendrick Tilley	1	0	0	21
DE Kent Cox	1	0	0	25
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	0	0	6
OLB Alvin Keith	1	0	0	17
S Marco Hardy	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	2	6	1	25	0	28
Mel Harper	2	4	0	18	0	24
Dwayne Peyton	2	3	0	19	0	18
Cris Scott	1	5	0	24	1	30
Rex Dunn	1	1	0	14	0	15
Vernon Huffman	1	1	0	10	0	12
Archie Garrett	0	3	0	9	0	10
Marvin Buckner	0	1	0	24	1	30
Jackie Wagner	0	1	0	11	0	18

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mitch Tucker	2	5	27	37
Tony Reeves	1	5	23	37
Ed Snyder	1	2	20	38
Lionel Banks	1	1	6	10
Curtis Olivarez	1	1	4	7
Byron Snipes	0	5	21	34
Chuck Chellino	0	3	21	32
Tyrell Osgood	0	2	26	39
Benjamin Linquist	0	1	5	8

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Cox	3	11
Dusty Tobias	2	17
Justin Borders	2	15
Tyrell Summers	0	23
Preston Stevenson	0	17
Rex Dunn	0	15
Rodney Whalen	0	14
Rick Collins	0	12
Bubba Reese	0	12
Roderick Iadevaia	0	12
Steve Ziel	0	11
Skip Lindsay	0	11
Brent Robbins	0	8
Jimmy Roberts	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Archie Garrett	0	6
Byron Bennett	0	6
Vernon Huffman	0	6
R.J. Braddock	0	6
Jackie Wagner	0	6
Duane Sterritt	0	5
Roger Hayes	0	5
Norbert Dawson	0	4
Mel Harper	0	4
Lamar McCarthy	0	4
Shawn Fadiman	0	4
Dwayne Peyton	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Karl Tucker	0	2
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	1
Mercury Hopkins	0	1
Joe Raymond	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Kafka	2	17
Marco Hardy	2	12
Erik Horner	1	24
Walter Southwell	1	19
Mitch Tucker	1	5
Kelly Clancy	0	19
Jason Bright	0	18
Ed Snyder	0	17
Benjamin Linquist	0	13
Spencer Way	0	12
Kendrick Tilley	0	12
Jay Wolfe	0	12
Anthony Bozarth	0	11
Alvin Keith	0	11
Curtis Olivarez	0	8
Mike Emerson	0	8
Tyrone Gillespie	0	6
Kennedy Hutton	0	6
Donovan Long	0	6
Wes Vance	0	6
Lionel Banks	0	5
Van Daniels	0	5
Brett Medzihradsky	0	4
Kent Cox	0	4
Max Marian	0	2
Winfred Maxwell	0	2
Russell Sinclair	0	2
Ben Ballard	0	2
Lawrence Farmer	0	2
Andrew Rivera	0	1
Marshall Joseph	0	1
O.J. Peterson	0	1
Terrell Belanger	0	1
Luke Highcove	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	6	27	4.5
Right	11	57	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	32	21	5	1	1	4	2	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ronald Vanderhaak	44	21	3	3	2	5	8	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	17	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	126	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	62	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	50	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	130	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	79	19.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	15	9	1	138	2	34
WR Rick Collins	4	1	0	13	0	24
WR Roger Hayes	4	3	0	30	1	15
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	3	0	9	0	10
TE Joe Raymond	3	3	0	48	1	20
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	1	0	10	0	8
RB Tyrell Summers	1	1	0	29	1	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Clancy	11	5	0	56	1	33
WR Kennedy Hutton	10	4	0	29	0	24
TE Ed Snyder	9	5	0	62	0	38
WR Aaron Kafka	7	4	0	90	2	20
RB Thurman Barker	3	1	0	6	0	17
WR Ronald McCarthy	2	1	1	18	0	20
WR Anthony Bozarth	2	1	1	2	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	3	11	3.67	4.92
Grant Guthrie	1	0	0.00	3.50
Tyrell Summers	1	1	1.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erik Horner	2	4	2.00	3.79
Ronald Vanderhaak	1	6	6.00	4.50
Donovan Long	1	4	4.00	5.20
Thurman Barker	1	0	0.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	4	42	8.40	8.66

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ronald Vanderhaak	7	3	13	1.86	5.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	3	3	40	13.33	9.20
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	2	2.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Aaron Kafka	2	1	7	3.50	12.86
RB Thurman Barker	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Kelly Clancy	1	1	4	4.00	5.09
WR Kennedy Hutton	1	0	0	0.00	2.90
WR Anthony Bozarth	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	3	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	0
Tyrell Summers	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Donovan Long	5	1
Erik Horner	2	1
Thurman Barker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	8	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ronald Vanderhaak	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	3	3	3
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	1
TE Joe Raymond	2	2	2
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ed Snyder	3	2	2
WR Kennedy Hutton	2	1	0
WR Kelly Clancy	1	1	0
WR Aaron Kafka	1	1	1
WR Ronald McCarthy	1	0	0
WR Anthony Bozarth	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,900)