Week 8, 2052

played in Carolina, NC

67 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	17	0	0	3	3	-	23
Carolina Panthers	0	0	10	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 NOS - Jonathan Rackers 5 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
1Q: 06:33 NOS - Ashton Jackson 23 field goal
1Q: 00:05 NOS - J.J. Atkins 11 pass from Jonathan Rackers (Ashton Jackson extra point)
3Q: 11:41 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 5 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 06:35 CAR - J.C. Cooley 50 field goal
4Q: 10:14 CAR - J.C. Cooley 52 field goal
4Q: 07:28 CAR - Darryl Hickl 69 punt return (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 00:09 NOS - Ashton Jackson 40 field goal
OT: 05:09 NOS - Ashton Jackson 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 NOS - Jonathan Rackers 5 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
1Q: 06:33 NOS - Ashton Jackson 23 field goal
1Q: 00:05 NOS - J.J. Atkins 11 pass from Jonathan Rackers (Ashton Jackson extra point)
3Q: 11:41 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 5 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 06:35 CAR - J.C. Cooley 50 field goal
4Q: 10:14 CAR - J.C. Cooley 52 field goal
4Q: 07:28 CAR - Darryl Hickl 69 punt return (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 00:09 NOS - Ashton Jackson 40 field goal
OT: 05:09 NOS - Ashton Jackson 39 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-2 4-4
First Downs 24 11
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 426 204
- Offensive Plays 80 61
- Yards per Play 5.33 3.34
Net Rushing Yards 203 83
- Rushing Attempts 37 25
- Yards per Rush 5.49 3.32
Net Passing Yards 223 121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 0 33 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 3.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 7/160
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 40
Time of Possession 38:04 26:55

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-2	4-4
First Downs	24	11
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	426	204
- Offensive Plays	80	61
- Yards per Play	5.33	3.34
Net Rushing Yards	203	83
- Rushing Attempts	37	25
- Yards per Rush	5.49	3.32
Net Passing Yards	223	121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 0	33 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	3.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	7/160
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 40
Time of Possession	38:04	26:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:53	3:25	OPP 31	7	25	Field Goal
1	2:46	2:46	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
2	11:34	1:32	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	9:19	1:30	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	6:57	5:25	OWN 5	13	61	Missed FG
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 8	2	9	Half
3	11:30	2:58	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
3	6:28	2:05	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	3:22	2:30	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	10:06	2:45	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	7:21	1:27	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	4:51	1:45	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	2:21	0:29	OWN 9	4	5	Downs
4	1:20	1:19	OWN 32	5	45	Field Goal
OT1	8:13	3:12	OWN 36	6	42	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	1:05	OWN 25	3	0	Interception
1	6:28	3:42	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	15:00	3:26	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
2	10:02	0:43	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
2	7:49	0:52	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	1:32	0:45	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	8:32	2:04	OPP 37	3	4	Field Goal
3	4:23	1:01	50	3	-1	Punt
3	0:52	5:46	OWN 21	11	44	Field Goal
4	5:54	1:03	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	3:06	0:45	50	3	-9	Punt
4	1:52	0:32	OPP 14	4	-7	Missed FG
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 25	1	0	Half
OT1	10:00	1:47	OWN 9	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Jonathan Rackers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gene Shrawder	27	146	5.41	20	6	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	7	42	6.00	13	1	1
RB Collin Hatfield	3	15	5.00	13	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric McKenzie	10	39	3.90	9	0	1
RB Jake Garrett	8	25	3.13	10	1	0
RB Deion Connell	5	6	1.20	9	0	0
QB Tyler Crane	2	13	6.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	40	20	239	3/16	1	38	0	77.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyler Crane	33	15	134	3/13	0	28	1	44.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Noah Janzen	6	10	97	16.17	66	38	0
WR J.J. Atkins	3	7	47	15.67	10	26	1
WR Earl Harmon	3	8	44	14.67	6	29	0
TE Scottie Downs	3	5	17	5.67	0	13	0
WR Isaac McNeil	2	2	11	5.50	3	7	0
WR Jerald Lane	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Gene Shrawder	1	4	7	7.00	8	7	0
TE Bob Cervantes	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Alfredo Sweeney	4	6	57	14.25	9	17
WR Philip Stephenson	4	10	15	3.75	0	6
WR Stephen Krohn	3	8	52	17.33	11	28
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	4	3	1.00	0	2
WR Darryl Hickl	1	5	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ezekiel Nordbye	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Matt Hergett	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Darryl Hickl	1	0	0	0
TE Paul Baerg	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Godfrey	8	355	44.4	27.3	59	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pedro Donaldson	9	427	47.4	41.9	57	6

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Jackson	3/4	1/2	0/1	40	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.C. Cooley	2/3	2/2	2/2	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	1	10	10.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Hickl	7	160	22.9	1

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac McNeil	1	18	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Hickl	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tristan Sawyer	6	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Matt Hergett	5	3	0.0	25	36
OLB Butch Triplett	4	0	1.0	25	35
ILB Brant Greer	4	3	0.0	25	34
CB Dillon Akiyama	4	1	0.0	25	36
DE Ian Kirk	3	3	1.0	22	21
DT Mack Abrams	3	1	0.5	16	22
ILB Cole May	3	1	0.0	10	9
S Terry Freidkin	3	0	0.0	12	18
S Ezekiel Nordbye	2	1	0.0	13	18
DE Clayton Chestnut	1	0	0.5	2	11
CB Charles Collins	1	3	0.0	25	33
CB Walt Galloway	1	2	0.0	12	18
DT Vernon Wallace	1	1	0.0	9	13
DE Edwin Cobb	1	1	0.0	19	22

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	10	2	0.0	37	43
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	8	1	1.0	37	43
DE Tom Foley	6	1	2.0	34	38
OLB Dillon Fagelman	6	2	0.0	33	31
CB Clifton Joseph	6	1	0.0	32	37
CB Roger Espinal	5	2	0.0	37	43
DT R.J. House	3	2	0.0	32	30
DT Rex O'Donnell	3	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Tyler Conger	3	0	0.0	16	15
S Doug Winn	2	4	0.0	37	43
DT Alexis Terrell	2	1	0.0	21	29
DE Gino Hoke	1	2	0.0	30	30
CB Craig Jennings	1	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Neal DiCosomo	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Bennett Hicks	1	0	0.0	6	13
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Butch Triplett	1.0	0	1	0	35
DE Ian Kirk	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Mack Abrams	0.5	1	1	1	22
DE Clayton Chestnut	0.5	1	1	0	11
DE Deron Whitehurst	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Vernon Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Edwin Cobb	0.0	0	1	0	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Foley	2.0	0	1	1	38
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	1.0	0	0	0	43
DT R.J. House	0.0	1	3	2	30
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	1	3	0	27
DE DeAndre Rice	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Tyler Conger	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Gino Hoke	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Matt Hergett	3	1	0	36
CB Dillon Akiyama	3	0	0	36
ILB Brant Greer	3	0	0	34
S Tristan Sawyer	2	0	0	27
CB Charles Collins	1	1	0	33
S Ezekiel Nordbye	1	0	1	18
OLB Butch Triplett	1	0	0	35
CB Walt Galloway	1	0	0	18
CB Carlton Creekmur	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	5	1	43
OLB Dillon Fagelman	4	1	31
CB Clifton Joseph	4	0	37
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	3	0	43
S Doug Winn	2	0	43
CB Roger Espinal	1	4	43
CB Bennett Hicks	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jonah Clark	4	9	37	2	43
G Omar Lake	4	6	37	1	43
C Cooper Kau	2	8	37	0	43
TE Scottie Downs	2	2	37	0	40
T Sawyer Wombacher	1	4	37	0	43
T Trent Long	0	1	37	0	43

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kaleb Owens	3	6	25	0	36
T Morris Clinton	2	2	25	1	35
T Brian Reeves	1	3	25	1	36
G Miles Delgado	0	7	25	0	36
T T.J. Probin	0	5	25	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Coles	3	28
Bob Cervantes	2	22
Conrad Haddad	1	32
Matt Hergett	1	31

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Conger	1	30
Roger Espinal	1	23

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Sawyer Wombacher	37	43	---	---	12	92
OLB Matt Hergett	---	---	25	36	31	92
G Omar Lake	37	43	---	---	12	92
C Cooper Kau	37	43	---	---	---	80
T Jonah Clark	37	43	---	---	---	80
T Trent Long	37	43	---	---	---	80
QB Jonathan Rackers	37	43	---	---	---	80
RB Gene Shrawder	33	35	---	---	11	79
WR J.J. Atkins	36	43	---	---	---	79
TE Scottie Downs	37	40	---	---	---	77
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	25	36	3	64
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	25	35	3	63
ILB Brant Greer	---	---	25	34	3	62
CB Charles Collins	---	---	25	33	3	61
WR Earl Harmon	20	25	---	---	14	59
WR Jerald Lane	19	22	---	---	10	51
TE Bob Cervantes	14	15	---	---	22	51
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	19	22	10	51
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	12	18	20	50
S Terry Freidkin	---	---	12	18	15	45
DE Ian Kirk	---	---	22	21	1	44
WR Noah Janzen	18	26	---	---	---	44
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	15	27	2	44
DT Mack Abrams	---	---	16	22	3	41
RB Grady Thompson	2	1	---	---	32	35
S Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	13	18	3	34
TE Conrad Haddad	0	0	---	---	32	32
DT Vernon Wallace	---	---	9	13	9	31
S Ryan Coles	---	---	0	0	28	28
DE Deron Whitehurst	---	---	7	18	2	27
RB Collin Hatfield	5	5	---	---	15	25
S Marty Gillespie	---	---	10	11	1	22
ILB Cole May	---	---	10	9	1	20
CB Carlton Creekmur	---	---	3	10	2	15
WR Isaac McNeil	1	3	---	---	11	15
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	0	1	14	15
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	2	11	2	15
T Edwin Randle	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Devonte Seiferling	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Isaiah Godfrey	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Kelvin Tatum	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Ashton Jackson	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Darius Santos	---	---	0	1	---	1
DT Kendall Frick	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Marco Nichols	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Elijah Weissenlehner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	37	43	23	103
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	37	43	4	84
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	---	---	37	43	4	84
S Doug Winn	---	---	37	43	4	84
TE Alfredo Sweeney	22	29	---	---	31	82
DE Tom Foley	---	---	34	38	3	75
G Miles Delgado	25	36	---	---	12	73
G Kaleb Owens	25	36	---	---	12	73
T Brian Reeves	25	36	---	---	12	73
CB Clifton Joseph	---	---	32	37	3	72
T Morris Clinton	25	35	---	---	12	72
OLB Dillon Fagelman	---	---	33	31	3	67
DT R.J. House	---	---	32	30	3	65
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	30	30	2	62
OLB Tyler Conger	---	---	16	15	30	61
T T.J. Probin	25	36	---	---	---	61
QB Tyler Crane	25	36	---	---	---	61
WR Rico Clemons	24	32	---	---	---	56
DT Alexis Terrell	---	---	21	29	3	53
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	21	27	2	50
CB Craig Jennings	---	---	19	27	2	48
WR Philip Stephenson	15	26	---	---	6	47
RB Deion Connell	6	7	---	---	31	44
WR Darryl Hickl	10	18	---	---	14	42
RB Cedric McKenzie	11	20	---	---	4	35
WR Stephen Krohn	15	18	---	---	---	33
TE Paul Baerg	0	0	---	---	31	31
DE DeAndre Rice	---	---	6	14	10	30
RB Ricardo Carnahan	5	11	---	---	13	29
CB Bennett Hicks	---	---	6	13	9	28
OLB Colton Prior	---	---	0	0	28	28
RB Jake Garrett	10	13	---	---	2	25
S Adrian Aikman	---	---	1	1	19	21
TE Rondell Farrell	7	6	---	---	6	19
DE Jessie Dole	---	---	4	4	9	17
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Neal DiCosomo	---	---	4	5	1	10
P Pedro Donaldson	0	0	---	---	9	9
K J.C. Cooley	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Ike Sanaee	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Quentin Edge	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Bubba Turner	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Kent Austin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Emmett Restifo	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Justin Stuart	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Arturo Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	23	110	4.8
Right	6	50	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	18	60	3.3
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	40	20	4	2	1	6	9	4	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyler Crane	33	15	2	4	2	3	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	119	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	39	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	5	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	4	7	0.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	28	5.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Noah Janzen	10	6	0	97	2	26
WR Earl Harmon	8	3	0	44	1	25
WR J.J. Atkins	7	3	0	47	1	43
TE Scottie Downs	5	3	0	17	0	40
RB Gene Shrawder	4	1	0	7	0	35
WR Jerald Lane	3	1	1	8	0	22
WR Isaac McNeil	2	2	0	11	0	3
TE Bob Cervantes	1	1	0	8	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Philip Stephenson	10	4	2	15	0	26
WR Stephen Krohn	8	3	0	52	2	18
TE Alfredo Sweeney	6	4	0	57	0	29
WR Darryl Hickl	5	1	0	7	0	18
RB Cedric McKenzie	4	3	0	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	5	5.00	6.00
RB Collin Hatfield	1	1	1.00	5.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deion Connell	2	1	0.50	1.20
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	14	7.00	3.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	6	3	21	3.50	5.98

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Harmon	2	1	-1	-0.50	5.50
RB Gene Shrawder	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR J.J. Atkins	1	1	11	11.00	6.71
WR Noah Janzen	1	1	11	11.00	9.70
TE Scottie Downs	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jonathan Rackers	5	2
RB Gene Shrawder	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	8	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyler Crane	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Noah Janzen	3	1	1
TE Scottie Downs	2	2	0
WR Jerald Lane	1	0	0
RB Gene Shrawder	1	1	1
WR Earl Harmon	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Philip Stephenson	4	1	1
WR Stephen Krohn	3	1	1
WR Darryl Hickl	2	0	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	1	0
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 8,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	8,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,900)