Week 8, 2037

played in Carolina, NC

69 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:15 NOS - Chester Ellingsen 30 pass from Rico Fields (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 03:12 NOS - Kyle Sims 33 field goal
3Q: 09:35 NOS - Kyle Sims 23 field goal
3Q: 04:20 CAR - Darnell Stargell 15 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:15 NOS - Chester Ellingsen 30 pass from Rico Fields (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 03:12 NOS - Kyle Sims 33 field goal
3Q: 09:35 NOS - Kyle Sims 23 field goal
3Q: 04:20 CAR - Darnell Stargell 15 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 2-6
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 375 236
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards per Play 5.77 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 170 52
- Rushing Attempts 36 25
- Yards per Rush 4.72 2.08
Net Passing Yards 205 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 22 - 1 26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.07 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/47 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:47 26:13

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	2-6
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	375	236
- Offensive Plays	65	54
- Yards per Play	5.77	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	170	52
- Rushing Attempts	36	25
- Yards per Rush	4.72	2.08
Net Passing Yards	205	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 22 - 1	26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.07	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/47	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:47	26:13

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:58	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
1	9:32	3:05	OWN 3	6	29	Punt
1	4:56	3:56	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	13:21	4:40	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
2	7:06	4:01	OWN 23	7	61	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 29	4	21	Interception
3	15:00	5:31	OWN 20	10	74	Field Goal
3	4:11	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	14:16	4:30	OWN 7	10	51	Punt
4	6:39	1:41	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	2:25	0:39	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 29	2	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	11:07	1:35	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
1	6:27	1:31	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
1	1:00	2:39	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	8:41	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:05	2:09	OWN 20	6	24	Interception
3	9:29	5:18	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
3	2:50	3:34	OWN 32	7	26	Punt
4	9:46	3:07	OWN 20	6	46	Missed FG
4	4:58	2:33	OWN 4	5	42	Punt
4	1:46	0:52	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Rico Fields, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Pete Sutton	29	139	4.79	20	2
Corwin Winters	5	33	6.60	15	1
Rico Fields	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mo Scanlon	13	15	1.15	12	1
Thurman Barker	11	25	2.27	8	0
Otis Morrison	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fields	28	22	217	1/12	1	30	1	96.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Morrison	26	18	208	3/24	1	39	1	89.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Patton	5	5	51	10.20	27	26	0
WR Kyle Fairley	5	9	71	14.20	13	26	0
WR Jeffrey DeWalt	3	3	25	8.33	5	12	0
TE Dusty Tobias	2	2	18	9.00	2	14	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	2	4	37	18.50	3	30	1
FB Everett Richardson	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
RB Pete Sutton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Corwin Winters	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tevin Naquin	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnell Stargell	5	7	104	20.80	31	39	1
RB Mo Scanlon	3	3	13	4.33	0	9	0
WR Amir Snyder	3	4	23	7.67	0	16	0
WR Kelly Clancy	2	6	20	10.00	0	13	0
RB Thurman Barker	2	2	40	20.00	24	29	0
WR Julio Demann	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Ed Snyder	1	2	1	1.00	1	1	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ezra Austin	1	3	3.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joe Starks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Corwin Winters	2	0
Kyle Fairley	1	1
Tommy Patton	0	1
Terry McKenzie	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Van Daniels	0	0	1	0
Darnell Moll	0	0	1	0
Jimmie Kennedy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	7	319	45.6	38.0	63	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	8	353	44.1	43.6	59	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kyle Sims	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Sutton	3	4	1.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Snyder	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Snyder	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Max Cabacungan	7	1	1.0	22	28
CB Ezra Austin	6	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Dale Landolt	5	1	0.0	24	27
S Edward Lutey	5	1	0.0	25	29
OLB Rodney Whalen	3	2	0.0	22	25
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	0.0	25	29
S Karl Tucker	3	0	0.0	14	22
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	0	0.0	25	29
OLB Geoff Kubrak	2	0	1.0	3	4
DT Adam Dixon	2	3	0.0	18	21
DE Max Tank	1	0	1.0	12	17
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Rich Wolfe	1	0	0.0	8	3
WR Kyle Fairley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Enrique Sullivan	1	0	0.0	17	17
S R.J. Braddock	0	1	0.0	7	5
DE Rich Banks	0	1	0.0	22	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmie Kennedy	13	3	0.0	33	29
CB Cole Benton	6	0	0.0	32	25
S Shawn Hickman	5	2	0.0	33	26
CB Archie Hickman	5	1	0.0	15	24
DE Marshall Joseph	4	1	1.0	28	19
ILB Lee Clancy	4	2	0.0	35	28
DT Darnell Moll	4	1	0.0	21	16
OLB Irving Reed	4	1	0.0	30	22
ILB Zach Rhea	4	1	0.0	16	4
CB Joe Starks	3	2	0.0	36	28
DE Van Daniels	2	0	0.0	16	15
OLB Silas Peters	1	1	0.0	27	14
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	---	---	---
S Gus Gomez	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Jay Willis	0	3	0.0	8	8
DT Quentin Caldwell	0	1	0.0	21	17
CB R.J. Hawkins	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Cabacungan	1.0	2	3	28
DE Max Tank	1.0	1	2	17
OLB Geoff Kubrak	1.0	0	0	4
DE Rich Banks	0.0	0	1	24

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marshall Joseph	1.0	0	0	19
DE Van Daniels	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Irving Reed	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ezra Austin	6	0	1	24
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	0	29
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	0	0	29
S Edward Lutey	2	0	0	29
S Karl Tucker	1	1	0	22
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	0	0	2
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	27
S Justin Borders	1	0	0	2
DT Enrique Sullivan	1	0	0	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cole Benton	6	0	0	25
S Jimmie Kennedy	4	0	0	29
CB Archie Hickman	4	0	0	24
CB Joe Starks	2	2	1	28
ILB Zach Rhea	2	0	0	4
S Shawn Hickman	2	0	0	26
DT Darnell Moll	1	0	0	16
ILB Lee Clancy	1	0	0	28
OLB Irving Reed	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	4	8	1	36	0	29
Terry McKenzie	4	5	0	36	0	29
Marvin Buckner	3	5	0	36	0	29
Vernon Huffman	2	9	0	36	1	29
Shannon Lyons	1	6	0	36	0	29
Tito Martin	1	1	0	11	0	4

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corwin Haralson	4	7	25	0	29
Mitch Tucker	2	7	25	1	29
Chuck Chellino	0	3	25	0	29
Walter Southwell	0	3	19	0	16
Giovanni Jeffries	0	2	25	1	29
Randal Dawson	0	1	25	1	29
Ed Snyder	0	1	25	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Frederick	2	13
Justin Borders	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kennedy Hutton	2	15
Jay Willis	1	28

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shannon Lyons	36	29	---	---	9	74
Dusty Tobias	30	23	---	---	14	67
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	25	29	13	67
Vernon Huffman	36	29	---	---	---	65
Shawn Fadiman	36	29	---	---	---	65
Terry McKenzie	36	29	---	---	---	65
Marvin Buckner	36	29	---	---	---	65
Rico Fields	36	29	---	---	---	65
Pete Sutton	31	25	---	---	8	64
Kyle Fairley	23	27	---	---	14	64
Tommy Patton	35	26	---	---	---	61
Bubba Reese	---	---	25	29	1	55
Edward Lutey	---	---	25	29	1	55
Everett Richardson	21	18	---	---	15	54
Dale Landolt	---	---	24	27	2	53
Max Cabacungan	---	---	22	28	1	51
Rodney Whalen	---	---	22	25	2	49
Ezra Austin	---	---	17	24	7	48
Rich Banks	---	---	22	24	1	47
Adam Dixon	---	---	18	21	3	42
Max Tank	---	---	12	17	9	38
Enrique Sullivan	---	---	17	17	4	38
Karl Tucker	---	---	14	22	1	37
Geoff Kubrak	---	---	3	4	23	30
Tevin Naquin	5	2	---	---	23	30
Chester Ellingsen	7	13	---	---	8	28
Tito Martin	11	4	---	---	11	26
Stanley Baxter	---	---	10	9	---	19
Justin Borders	---	---	3	2	13	18
Rich Wolfe	---	---	8	3	7	18
Lorenzo Frederick	---	---	0	2	13	15
Jeffrey DeWalt	10	3	---	---	2	15
R.J. Braddock	---	---	7	5	---	12
Corwin Winters	7	4	---	---	---	11
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dusty Banks	0	0	---	---	9	9
J.B. Drew	0	0	---	---	9	9
Buddy Day	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	1	2	5	8
Jonathan Manusky	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kyle Sims	0	0	---	---	2	2
Arnie Walters	---	---	0	0	2	2
Zane Shannon	---	---	0	0	1	1
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zachary Lyons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Starks	---	---	36	28	8	72
Jimmie Kennedy	---	---	33	29	3	65
Lee Clancy	---	---	35	28	2	65
Mitch Tucker	25	29	---	---	9	63
Chuck Chellino	25	29	---	---	9	63
Ed Snyder	25	23	---	---	14	62
Shawn Hickman	---	---	33	26	3	62
Cole Benton	---	---	32	25	3	60
Irving Reed	---	---	30	22	4	56
Otis Morrison	25	29	---	---	---	54
Randal Dawson	25	29	---	---	---	54
Corwin Haralson	25	29	---	---	---	54
Giovanni Jeffries	25	29	---	---	---	54
Kelly Clancy	23	28	---	---	---	51
Walter Southwell	19	16	---	---	15	50
Brad Milam	---	---	22	20	8	50
Marshall Joseph	---	---	28	19	1	48
Darnell Stargell	16	19	---	---	13	48
Silas Peters	---	---	27	14	5	46
Jay Willis	---	---	8	8	28	44
Archie Hickman	---	---	15	24	4	43
Quentin Caldwell	---	---	21	17	2	40
Darnell Moll	---	---	21	16	1	38
Mo Scanlon	13	21	---	---	2	36
Claude Baugh	---	---	12	16	6	34
Van Daniels	---	---	16	15	1	32
Amir Snyder	5	14	---	---	11	30
Zach Rhea	---	---	16	4	5	25
Rondell Abrams	0	1	---	---	22	23
Frank McElroy	8	8	---	---	6	22
R.J. Hawkins	---	---	5	5	10	20
Thurman Barker	12	7	---	---	---	19
Kennedy Hutton	0	0	---	---	15	15
Julio Demann	4	8	---	---	2	14
Ian Mahoney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wes Reynolds	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wade Gallier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donovan Samuels	---	---	2	1	5	8
Earl McKissick	---	---	1	0	6	7
Gus Gomez	---	---	3	2	---	5
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lenny Scott	---	---	0	0	2	2
Daniel Billodeaux	0	0	---	---	1	1
Carlos Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaiden Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	6	42	7.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	9	13	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fields	28	22	3	1	0	3	1	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Morrison	26	18	3	1	1	2	3	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	101	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	107	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kyle Fairley	9	5	71	1	27
WR Tommy Patton	5	5	51	1	26
WR Chester Ellingsen	4	2	37	1	13
WR Jeffrey DeWalt	3	3	25	0	3
TE Dusty Tobias	2	2	18	0	23
FB Everett Richardson	2	2	5	0	18
RB Pete Sutton	1	1	-1	0	25
RB Corwin Winters	1	1	3	0	4
RB Tevin Naquin	1	1	8	0	2

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnell Stargell	7	5	0	104	2	19
WR Kelly Clancy	6	2	1	20	0	28
WR Amir Snyder	4	3	0	23	0	14
RB Mo Scanlon	3	3	0	13	0	21
TE Ed Snyder	2	1	0	1	0	23
RB Thurman Barker	2	2	0	40	1	7
WR Julio Demann	2	2	0	7	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Sutton	3	13	4.33	4.79
Corwin Winters	1	4	4.00	6.60

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mo Scanlon	1	-1	-1.00	1.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Fields	1	1	4	4.00	7.75

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Morrison	2	1	15	7.50	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	4	4.00	10.20

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Darnell Stargell	1	1	15	15.00	14.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Sutton	5	1
Corwin Winters	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Barker	4	1
Mo Scanlon	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fields	7	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Morrison	6	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kyle Fairley	3	1	1
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	0
RB Pete Sutton	1	1	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	1
WR Jeffrey DeWalt	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnell Stargell	3	2	1
WR Kelly Clancy	2	2	1
WR Amir Snyder	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 23,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,700 (21,400)
End Zone 4,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 2,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 4,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	23,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,700 (21,400)
End Zone	4,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	2,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	4,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,900)