Week 8, 2014

played in Carolina, NC

78 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	21	-	34
Carolina Panthers	7	6	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal
1Q: 01:00 CAR - Frankie Copeland 10 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 14:03 NOS - Graham King 43 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 07:51 CAR - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 48 field goal
3Q: 10:42 NOS - Artie Farias 43 field goal
3Q: 06:34 CAR - Howard Bridges 3 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Kent Austin 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 03:50 NOS - Devery Henderson 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:13 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal
1Q: 01:00 CAR - Frankie Copeland 10 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 14:03 NOS - Graham King 43 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 07:51 CAR - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 48 field goal
3Q: 10:42 NOS - Artie Farias 43 field goal
3Q: 06:34 CAR - Howard Bridges 3 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Kent Austin 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 03:50 NOS - Devery Henderson 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:13 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 8-0 1-7
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 406 219
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 6.15 3.32
Net Rushing Yards 71 56
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 2.54 2.67
Net Passing Yards 335 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 42 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 349 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.82 3.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 9/65 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 5/158
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 39
Time of Possession 33:26 26:34

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	8-0	1-7
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	406	219
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	6.15	3.32
Net Rushing Yards	71	56
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	2.54	2.67
Net Passing Yards	335	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	42 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	349	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.82	3.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	9/65	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	5/158
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 39
Time of Possession	33:26	26:34

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:26	OWN 29	11	56	Field Goal
1	6:53	1:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	2:51	1:26	OWN 6	3	3	Interception
1	0:50	2:07	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	12:26	1:51	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	7:45	1:47	OWN 12	3	-9	Punt
2	4:27	1:50	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
2	1:51	1:15	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
3	13:23	2:49	OWN 42	4	32	Field Goal
3	6:25	0:53	OWN 37	1	46	Fumble
3	4:27	4:33	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
4	13:32	1:26	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	8:09	4:24	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	3:17	1:11	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 49	2	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:34	1:41	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
1	5:51	3:00	OWN 43	6	14	Punt
1	1:25	0:35	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
2	13:43	1:17	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	10:35	2:50	OWN 44	8	44	Field Goal
2	5:58	1:31	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	2:37	0:46	OPP 40	3	9	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 47	4	10	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	10:34	4:09	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	5:32	1:05	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	14:54	1:22	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	12:06	3:57	OWN 33	8	33	Downs
4	3:45	0:28	OWN 30	2	-4	Fumble
4	2:06	1:36	OWN 32	8	17	Downs

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Arnie Pearson	22	66	3.00	7	1
Bryant Blakely	4	7	1.75	5	0
Philip Rivers	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	16	51	3.19	14	1	0
Howard Bridges	5	5	1.00	3	0	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	26	349	2/14	3	46	1	118.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	42	19	177	3/14	1	24	0	65.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	10	128	21.33	4	46	0
TE Graham King	5	5	73	14.60	39	43	1
WR C.J. Cook	4	5	37	9.25	4	25	0
RB Arnie Pearson	3	5	46	15.33	0	18	0
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	24	8.00	12	17	0
WR Kent Austin	2	3	18	9.00	5	14	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	5	10	41	8.20	6	15	0
WR Andre Johnson	4	8	52	13.00	0	21	0
FB Donnie Hines	3	3	43	14.33	24	24	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	3	13	6.50	4	8	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	6	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	3	13	6.50	0	10	1
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE George Sharpton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marco Bensen	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irving Robasky	1	0	0
Dennis Weathersby	0	1	0
Donovan Mussatti	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Ramsey	1	0	0
Randall Hawkins	0	1	0
Robert Blackford	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	6	275	45.8	38.8	61	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	8	340	42.5	40.8	52	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	14	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	3	60	20.0	0
Curtis Weber	1	12	12.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	5	158	31.6	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Fernando Clayton	6	3	0.0	18	44
S Austin Koch	6	2	0.0	21	45
ILB Courtney Watson	6	1	0.0	21	40
OLB Jared Ballard	4	2	0.0	20	31
DE Harris Herron	3	1	1.0	21	44
DE Brent Compton	3	0	1.0	21	43
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	2	0.0	21	45
DT Billy Joe Roberson	3	0	0.0	18	44
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	6	17
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	2	1.0	11	18
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	0.0	10	32
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	0	1
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	19	29
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
S Arnie Shafer	0	1	0.0	11	40

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	9	1	0.0	24	38
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	8	2	0.0	26	36
CB Donnell Jefferson	5	2	0.0	13	23
DE Bert Messenger	4	0	1.0	26	36
OLB Ethan Burnett	4	1	0.0	21	30
DE Colin Bush	4	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Geoff Maniecki	4	0	0.0	16	11
CB Robert Blackford	3	4	0.0	24	36
DT Marshall Carroll	2	2	0.5	21	29
CB Stephen Forbes	2	2	0.0	27	38
DT Donovan Samsel	1	2	0.0	22	35
S Leon Barbaritz	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	0	0.0	10	8
S Brandon Magnotta	0	3	0.5	23	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1.0	1	2	44
DE Brent Compton	1.0	0	3	43
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1.0	0	0	18
CB Fernando Clayton	0.0	1	0	44
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	2	44
ILB Courtney Watson	0.0	0	1	40
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	0	1	29

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Messenger	1.0	4	0	36
DT Marshall Carroll	0.5	1	0	29
S Brandon Magnotta	0.5	0	0	30
DE Colin Bush	0.0	1	0	34
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fernando Clayton	6	1	44
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	3	45
ILB Courtney Watson	3	0	40
S Austin Koch	2	1	45
OLB Jared Ballard	2	0	31
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	2	17
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	32
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	1

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	6	0	0	38
CB Donnell Jefferson	5	0	0	23
CB Stephen Forbes	4	1	0	38
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	3	1	1	36
OLB Geoff Maniecki	3	0	0	11
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	0	36
OLB Ethan Burnett	2	0	0	30
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Tusch	3	8	23	0	30
Larry Andersen	1	5	26	0	35
Wesley Hickman	1	4	25	0	32
Donald Matthews	1	1	26	1	35
Graham King	1	1	20	0	27
Leon Schroeder	0	3	26	1	35
Lamont Forbes	0	2	8	0	11
Dwight Mendez	0	1	8	0	8
Marlon Prill	0	1	4	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	3	6	1	21	0	43
George Coffey	1	3	0	18	1	40
Patrick Petrolis	1	3	0	15	0	35
Curtis Nichols	1	2	0	16	0	34
Donnie Hines	0	2	0	13	0	18
Casey Godfrey	0	2	0	6	0	16
Mitch Hughes	0	1	0	21	1	39
John Hill	0	1	0	3	0	5
Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	0	14	0	12
Ronald Wallace	0	0	0	5	1	11

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Coons	2	28
Devery Henderson	2	20
Bryant Blakely	2	15
Reggie Bailey	1	11
Lamont Forbes	1	6
Dennis Weathersby	1	4
Curtis Weber	0	25
Tony Brumley	0	24
Dwight Mendez	0	19
C.J. Cook	0	19
Tim Apold	0	15
Drew Jordan	0	15
Kelvin Arntt	0	13
Kendrick Samuels	0	12
Graham King	0	9
Artie Farias	0	9
Austin Hitchcock	0	8
Oliver Coffey	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	8
Marlon Prill	0	8
A.J. Sexton	0	7
Horace Ogden	0	6
Courtney Watson	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	2
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Brent Compton	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Arnie Shafer	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Travis Tusch	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Irving Robasky	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Beyer	3	22
Howard Bridges	1	28
Tom Gaffney	1	15
Marco Bensen	1	12
Wendell Rubenstein	0	21
Kendrick Hastings	0	16
Jack Brewer	0	15
Randy Dodge	0	15
William Lundberg	0	14
Donnell Jefferson	0	14
George Sharpton	0	14
Randall Hawkins	0	11
Bruce Brookins	0	11
Robert Blackford	0	10
Casey Godfrey	0	10
Bruce Westbrook	0	10
Terry Maddux	0	10
Mitch Hughes	0	9
Greg Lang	0	8
Donnie Hines	0	8
Geoff Maniecki	0	8
John Hill	0	7
Andy Schultz	0	7
Andre Johnson	0	6
Marshall Carroll	0	4
Ronald Wallace	0	4
Ethan Burnett	0	3
Terry Sawyer	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
George Coffey	0	2
Colin Bush	0	2
Maurice Pomeroy	0	2
Stephen Forbes	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Brandon Magnotta	0	1
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	7	26	3.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	11	22	2.0
Right	7	13	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	26	5	0	1	2	6	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	42	19	2	2	3	7	9	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	137	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	64	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	127	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	88	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	21	2.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	6	0	128	3	33
RB Arnie Pearson	5	3	0	46	0	31
TE Graham King	5	5	0	73	1	27
WR C.J. Cook	5	4	1	37	1	28
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	0	24	0	15
WR Kent Austin	3	2	0	18	0	25
WR Devery Henderson	2	1	0	7	0	12
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	0	6	0	8
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	0	10	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	10	5	1	41	0	37
WR Andre Johnson	8	4	0	52	1	33
WR Kendrick Hastings	6	2	0	9	0	26
WR Marco Bensen	6	0	1	0	0	27
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	2	0	13	0	12
FB Donnie Hines	3	3	0	43	1	18
RB Frankie Copeland	3	2	1	13	0	19
TE George Sharpton	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	5	14	2.80	3.00
Bryant Blakely	1	3	3.00	1.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	3	22	7.33	3.19
Howard Bridges	1	3	3.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	3	25	6.25	9.69

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	4	1	10	2.50	4.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
RB Arnie Pearson	1	0	0	0.00	9.20
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	4	4.00	7.40
WR Kent Austin	1	1	14	14.00	6.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	10	10.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	3	3

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	8	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	15	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Graham King	3	3	2
WR C.J. Cook	2	2	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0
WR Kent Austin	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	6	3	2
WR Kendrick Hastings	4	2	0
TE George Sharpton	2	0	0
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,900)