Week 8, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

41 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	7	0	0	-	21
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 NOS - Graham King 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 00:09 NOS - Graham King 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:34 NOS - Irving Robasky 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 04:16 CAR - William Lundberg 45 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 NOS - Graham King 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 00:09 NOS - Graham King 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:34 NOS - Irving Robasky 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 04:16 CAR - William Lundberg 45 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-4 4-4
First Downs 29 19
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 413 318
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 5.99 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 178 36
- Rushing Attempts 35 16
- Yards per Rush 5.09 2.25
Net Passing Yards 235 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 242 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.91 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/56 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 5/34
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:57 26:03

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-4	4-4
First Downs	29	19
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	413	318
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	5.99	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	178	36
- Rushing Attempts	35	16
- Yards per Rush	5.09	2.25
Net Passing Yards	235	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	242	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.91	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/56	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	5/34
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:57	26:03

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	9:50	3:22	OWN 26	5	16	Punt
1	5:37	5:37	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
2	9:48	2:10	OWN 3	5	37	Punt
2	6:34	0:09	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	4:00	2:25	OPP 49	8	35	Fumble
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 21	3	20	Half
3	12:56	3:53	OWN 22	7	37	Punt
3	5:30	1:34	OWN 20	3	57	Fumble
4	14:52	3:58	OWN 15	7	13	Punt
4	9:51	0:34	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	6:27	2:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:04	3:04	OWN 43	9	41	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	1:28	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
1	6:28	0:51	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	15:00	5:12	OWN 20	9	77	Fumble
2	7:38	1:04	OWN 22	3	-4	Fumble
2	6:25	2:25	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	1:35	0:29	OWN 14	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
3	9:03	3:33	OWN 15	5	18	Punt
3	3:56	4:04	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	10:54	1:03	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:17	2:50	OWN 36	6	33	Interception
4	4:07	1:03	OWN 31	4	26	Fumble

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnold Webster	26	133	5.12	18	4
Arnie Pearson	8	47	5.88	9	0
Philip Rivers	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	9	8	0.89	4	0	1
Emmanuel McCarthy	4	14	3.50	13	1	0
Terry Sawyer	3	14	4.67	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	33	21	242	1/7	3	38	0	115.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	37	25	305	4/23	1	45	1	90.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	9	67	11.17	5	22	1
TE Graham King	5	5	54	10.80	5	24	2
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	18	6.00	17	14	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	5	15	7.50	0	11	0
WR Kent Austin	2	4	30	15.00	0	23	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	3	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Arnold Webster	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	3	38	38.00	1	38	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	6	7	135	22.50	19	45	1
WR Jimmie Madison	4	8	43	10.75	1	15	0
WR Clarence Williams	4	5	48	12.00	4	16	0
RB Lenny McKnight	3	6	22	7.33	26	19	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	3	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	2	2	12	6.00	1	11	0
FB Claude Ungerer	2	3	15	7.50	0	11	0
WR Donald Cole	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE George Sharpton	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Jesse Marshall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arnold Webster	2	0	0
Oliver Coffey	0	2	0
Harris Herron	0	1	0
Jared Ballard	0	0	1
Don Blake	0	0	1
Terry Peterson	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Sawyer	2	0	0
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0	0
Terry Maddux	0	1	1
Ty Gibson	0	1	0
Maurice Barber	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	270	45.0	39.3	57	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	6	318	53.0	49.8	61	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	19	6.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keiwan Ratliff	5	34	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Niklos	3	60	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Austin Koch	8	1	0.0	15	41
CB Terry Peterson	6	2	1.0	15	39
CB Drew Jordan	6	2	0.0	13	39
ILB Don Blake	6	2	0.0	16	40
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	1.0	13	30
S Kelvin Arntt	4	0	0.0	13	39
CB Mitch Farrell	3	0	0.0	16	40
DE Harris Herron	2	0	2.0	16	40
DT A.J. Coffey	1	2	0.0	13	39
S Norm Gardner	1	1	0.0	3	11
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	16	41
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0.0	5	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	14	2	0.0	32	33
OLB Maurice Barber	8	3	0.0	31	23
DE Terry Maddux	5	2	1.0	34	30
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	4	1	0.0	34	34
S Ty Dollar	3	3	0.0	27	28
DT Rex Quinn	3	3	0.0	32	31
CB Keiwan Ratliff	3	0	0.0	25	23
CB Ty Gibson	2	1	0.0	31	32
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	2	1	0.0	28	22
ILB Corey Tatum	2	0	0.0	4	4
QB Terry Sawyer	2	0	---	---	---
DE Colin Bush	2	0	0.0	33	32
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	15	18
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	1	0.0	7	10
CB Donald Jones	1	1	0.0	34	33
DE Justin Alexander	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Gabe Buchman	1	0	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	2.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	0	0	30
CB Terry Peterson	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	1	0	1	41
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	1	1	39
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	1	29
S Austin Koch	0.0	0	1	0	41
ILB Don Blake	0.0	0	1	0	40

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Maddux	1.0	0	3	1	30
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Colin Bush	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	6	1	0	39
S Austin Koch	4	1	1	41
S Kelvin Arntt	3	0	0	39
CB Mitch Farrell	3	0	0	40
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0	30
CB Terry Peterson	3	0	0	39
ILB Don Blake	2	0	0	40
S Norm Gardner	1	0	0	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	5	2	33
OLB Maurice Barber	4	0	23
ILB Corey Tatum	3	0	4
S Ty Dollar	2	0	28
CB Keiwan Ratliff	1	0	23
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	1	0	18
DE Colin Bush	1	0	32
DT Gabe Buchman	1	0	10
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	1	0	34
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	10
DT Rex Quinn	1	0	31
CB Donald Jones	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Tusch	5	10	28	1	27
Marlon Prill	3	5	25	0	21
Donald Matthews	3	3	31	0	26
Larry Andersen	2	7	30	0	31
Graham King	1	2	25	0	22
Tony Brumley	1	2	18	0	14
Leon Schroeder	1	2	30	0	31
Wesley Hickman	1	1	14	0	21
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	1	5	0	3
Henry Freeman	0	1	7	0	7

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrell Sander	1	3	12	1	34
George Sharpton	1	1	3	0	12
Patrick Petrolis	0	2	7	0	11
George Coffey	0	2	13	0	35
Devin Springer	0	1	14	1	32
Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	9	0	17
Reggie Wagner	0	1	12	0	32
Claude Ungerer	0	1	6	0	18
Ernie Summerfield	0	1	4	0	6
Mitch Hughes	0	0	10	1	24
Cole Jordan	0	0	4	1	14

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Tusch	2	4
Arnold Webster	1	19
Tony Brumley	1	13
George Newkirk	1	13
C.J. Cook	1	12
Winfred Niklos	1	12
Charles Cortez	1	7
Norm Sapia	0	17
Curtis Weber	0	13
Graham King	0	13
Reggie Bailey	0	7
Drew Jordan	0	7
Brent Compton	0	6
Tracy Homer	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	6
Austin Hitchcock	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	6
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Henry Freeman	0	6
Artie Souza	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	5
Tyrone Weber	0	5
Artie Farias	0	4
Kelvin Arntt	0	2
Mitch Farrell	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Devin Medlock	0	2
Arnie Pearson	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Fernando Clayton	3	14
Clarence Williams	2	6
J.J. Sherman	1	6
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	19
Maurice Pomeroy	0	15
Raymond Vance	0	14
Brett Johnson	0	13
Donald Cole	0	12
Claude Ungerer	0	11
Jesse Marshall	0	10
Justin Alexander	0	9
Keiwan Ratliff	0	7
Corey Tatum	0	7
Tyrell Sander	0	6
Wendell Rubenstein	0	6
Bruce Hopper	0	6
Curtis Nichols	0	6
Cole Jordan	0	6
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	6
Jimmie Madison	0	5
Mitch Hughes	0	5
William Lundberg	0	4
Mercury Rodriguez	0	4
Andy Schultz	0	3
Ty Dollar	0	2
Colin Bush	0	2
Ernie Summerfield	0	2
Ty Gibson	0	1
Reggie Wagner	0	1
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	15	98	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	33	21	4	0	3	3	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	37	25	3	2	1	2	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	107	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	38	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	12	165	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	78	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	6	0	67	1	27
WR Curtis Weber	5	2	0	15	0	23
TE Graham King	5	5	0	54	1	22
WR Kent Austin	4	2	1	30	1	22
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	0	18	0	14
WR C.J. Cook	3	1	1	15	0	12
TE Charles Cortez	3	1	1	38	1	14
RB Arnold Webster	1	1	0	5	0	28

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Madison	8	4	0	43	0	29
WR William Lundberg	7	6	0	135	3	35
RB Lenny McKnight	6	3	0	22	0	25
WR Clarence Williams	5	4	0	48	0	24
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	2	0	18	0	17
FB Claude Ungerer	3	2	1	15	0	18
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	2	2	0	12	0	16
WR Donald Cole	1	1	0	-1	0	20
TE George Sharpton	1	1	0	13	0	12
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Webster	3	1	0.33	5.12
Philip Rivers	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Arnie Pearson	1	9	9.00	5.88

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	1.00	3.50
Lenny McKnight	1	1	1.00	0.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	4	27	6.75	7.33

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	2	2	19	9.50	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	2	2	12	6.00	10.80
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	8	8.00	7.44
WR Kent Austin	1	1	7	7.00	7.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Madison	2	2	19	9.50	5.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Webster	3	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	6	2	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	1
TE Charles Cortez	2	0	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Madison	4	2	1
RB Lenny McKnight	2	1	0
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,900)