Week 8, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	8	0	-	11
New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Kent Austin 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 04:28 NOS - Irving Robasky 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:34 CAR - Andy Schultz 18 field goal
3Q: 09:10 NOS - Joel Garrison 5 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 03:47 CAR - Lenny McKnight 7 run (Terry Sawyer pass to Lenny McKnight for conversion)
4Q: 13:14 NOS - Kent Austin 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:16 NOS - Artie Farias 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Kent Austin 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 04:28 NOS - Irving Robasky 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:34 CAR - Andy Schultz 18 field goal
3Q: 09:10 NOS - Joel Garrison 5 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 03:47 CAR - Lenny McKnight 7 run (Terry Sawyer pass to Lenny McKnight for conversion)
4Q: 13:14 NOS - Kent Austin 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:16 NOS - Artie Farias 22 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-5 7-1
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 258 381
- Offensive Plays 71 67
- Yards per Play 3.63 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 66 100
- Rushing Attempts 26 34
- Yards per Rush 2.54 2.94
Net Passing Yards 192 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 0 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 8.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-5	7-1
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	258	381
- Offensive Plays	71	67
- Yards per Play	3.63	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	66	100
- Rushing Attempts	26	34
- Yards per Rush	2.54	2.94
Net Passing Yards	192	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 0	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	8.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:15	31:45

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	4:49	OWN 20	8	19	Punt
1	6:13	0:56	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
1	1:05	1:14	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
2	11:25	2:40	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	4:20	2:53	OWN 36	9	63	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 29	2	21	Half
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	9:02	5:22	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
4	13:04	4:33	OWN 31	11	48	Downs
4	7:03	2:16	OPP 42	9	8	Downs
4	2:22	0:37	OWN 3	4	7	Downs
4	1:10	0:57	OWN 29	4	-5	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
1	7:13	1:00	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	5:17	4:12	OWN 6	9	53	Punt
2	14:51	3:26	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
2	8:45	4:25	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	1:27	0:59	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	12:52	3:50	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	3:40	5:36	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
4	8:31	1:28	OWN 21	3	21	Fumble
4	4:47	2:25	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	1:45	0:35	OPP 10	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 24	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	15	46	3.07	10	1	1
Frankie Copeland	10	19	1.90	5	0	0
Ernie Summerfield	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Garrison	23	85	3.70	11	3	1
Arnie Pearson	9	18	2.00	8	0	0
Philip Rivers	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	42	24	211	3/19	0	25	0	70.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	32	21	288	1/7	3	39	0	125.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lenny McKnight	8	9	41	5.13	19	12
WR William Lundberg	4	5	54	13.50	0	23
TE Brandon Westbrook	3	3	15	5.00	0	8
RB Frankie Copeland	2	5	22	11.00	0	13
WR Martin Orbik	2	3	18	9.00	2	13
WR Jesse Marshall	2	5	20	10.00	8	16
WR Joey Webb	2	7	33	16.50	11	25
FB Ernie Summerfield	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE George Sharpton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	7	9	127	18.14	24	39	1
WR Kent Austin	5	9	48	9.60	4	20	2
TE Graham King	4	4	50	12.50	16	17	0
FB Tony Brumley	3	4	31	10.33	19	17	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Curtis Weber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Charles Cortez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0
Mitch Hughes	0	1	0
Zach Burns	0	1	0
Billy Joe Woodard	0	0	1
Harold McBeal	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joel Garrison	2	0	0
Larry Andersen	0	1	0
Jason Mireles	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	5	244	48.8	42.0	61	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	5	226	45.2	41.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	1	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	82	27.3	0
Jesse Marshall	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	10	3	0.0	34	33
OLB Maurice Barber	5	1	0.0	27	22
S Lorenzo Varney	4	4	0.0	28	32
CB Raymond Vance	4	2	0.0	28	28
S Cris Shepard	4	1	0.0	21	31
DE Justin Alexander	4	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Harold McBeal	4	1	0.0	24	17
CB Ty Gibson	3	1	0.0	9	25
S Carl Menoskey	3	0	0.0	9	11
CB Donald Jones	3	0	0.0	31	32
ILB Jerris Yoder	2	0	0.0	3	2
DE Colin Bush	1	2	1.0	31	32
DT Zach Burns	1	1	0.0	29	28
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	0.0	29	18
CB Luther Cote	0	1	0.0	6	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donovan Mussatti	7	4	0.0	17	33
DE Jason Mireles	6	0	2.0	25	45
S Austin Koch	5	4	0.0	26	45
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	0.0	24	44
DT A.J. Coffey	4	1	1.0	25	45
CB Tommy Cranwell	4	2	0.0	19	42
S Norm Nichols	4	1	0.0	24	42
OLB Jared Ballard	4	1	0.0	17	13
CB Terry Peterson	4	1	0.0	23	45
ILB Gary Thompson	3	2	0.0	22	42
DT Oliver Coffey	3	0	0.0	12	14
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	0	0.0	24	44
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	0.0	8	3
OLB Norm Sapia	0	1	0.0	0	2
S Norm Gardner	0	1	0.0	9	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.0	1	2	0	32
S Cris Shepard	0.0	0	1	0	31

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Mireles	2.0	0	2	0	45
DT A.J. Coffey	1.0	0	2	3	45
ILB Gary Thompson	0.0	1	0	0	42
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	0	2	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Raymond Vance	4	1	28
OLB Maurice Barber	4	0	22
S Cris Shepard	3	0	31
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	1	33
S Lorenzo Varney	2	0	32
CB Donald Jones	2	0	32
CB Luther Cote	1	1	5
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	11
CB Ty Gibson	1	0	25
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Donovan Mussatti	5	1	33
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	44
CB Terry Peterson	4	0	45
S Norm Nichols	3	2	42
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	2	42
OLB Jared Ballard	2	0	13
S Austin Koch	1	2	45
DE Jason Mireles	1	0	45
ILB Gary Thompson	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	2	5	21	0	40
Brandon Westbrook	2	4	24	0	26
Mitch Hughes	2	3	21	0	42
Curtis Nichols	2	3	23	0	37
George Coffey	0	5	24	1	35
Reggie Wagner	0	2	23	2	39
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	2	2	0	10
Ernie Summerfield	0	2	16	0	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Prill	3	6	0	21	0	23
Leon Schroeder	2	8	1	30	0	31
Henry Freeman	2	4	1	27	0	21
Donald Matthews	1	4	0	29	0	25
Wesley Hickman	1	2	0	22	0	19
Charles Cortez	1	1	0	16	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	6	1	27	1	28
Johnny Tyler	0	1	0	4	0	2

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jorge McKnight	2	15
Brandon Westbrook	2	14
Dennis Toney	2	13
Luther Cote	0	16
Frankie Copeland	0	15
Martin Orbik	0	14
Carl Chedsey	0	13
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	12
William Lundberg	0	11
Jerris Yoder	0	9
George Sharpton	0	8
Jesse Marshall	0	8
Ernie Summerfield	0	7
Lorenzo Thomas	0	6
George Coffey	0	6
Mitch Hughes	0	6
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	6
Cole Jordan	0	6
Mercury Schneider	0	5
Bruce Hopper	0	5
Colin Bush	0	4
Andy Schultz	0	4
Rex Quinn	0	4
Ty Gibson	0	3
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	3
Maurice Barber	0	3
Raymond Vance	0	3
Wendell Rubenstein	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Carl Menoskey	0	1
Justin Alexander	0	1
Aaron Terwey	0	1
Donovan Samsel	0	1
Billy Joe Woodard	0	1
Donald Jones	0	1
Zach Burns	0	1
Harold McBeal	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	2	13
Arnie Pearson	1	18
Johnny Tyler	1	11
Sammie Rutter	1	7
Daniel Bellas	0	23
Curtis Weber	0	14
Nathan Wannamaker	0	13
Charles Cortez	0	13
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	10
Graham King	0	10
Jared Ballard	0	9
Norm Sapia	0	9
Juan Fleck	0	8
Artie Farias	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Artie Souza	0	5
Deron Lyle	0	5
Duane Burgess	0	5
Donald Matthews	0	4
Tony Brumley	0	4
Tommy Cranwell	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	3
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Leon Schroeder	0	2
Henry Freeman	0	2
Jason Mireles	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Norm Nichols	0	1
Bobby McMichael	0	1
Terry Peterson	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1
Gary Thompson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	15	29	1.9
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	7	30	4.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	42	24	2	3	2	7	5	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	32	21	3	1	3	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	61	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	123	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	82	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	118	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	59	6.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lenny McKnight	9	8	0	41	0	30
WR Joey Webb	7	2	1	33	1	33
WR William Lundberg	5	4	0	54	1	32
RB Frankie Copeland	5	2	0	22	0	15
WR Jesse Marshall	5	2	0	20	0	33
TE Brandon Westbrook	3	3	0	15	0	26
WR Martin Orbik	3	2	0	18	0	16
FB Ernie Summerfield	2	1	1	8	0	23
WR Jorge McKnight	2	0	0	0	0	4
TE George Sharpton	1	0	0	0	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	7	0	127	2	27
WR Kent Austin	9	5	1	48	1	28
TE Graham King	4	4	0	50	0	20
FB Tony Brumley	4	3	1	31	0	17
WR Curtis Weber	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Deron Lyle	2	1	1	15	0	10
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	0	17	0	3
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	3	7	2.33	1.90
Lenny McKnight	2	8	4.00	3.07
Ernie Summerfield	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	8	27	3.38	3.70
Arnie Pearson	3	6	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	2	2	22	11.00	5.02

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	4	37	9.25	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	13	13.00	4.40
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	9	9.00	4.56

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	25	12.50	14.11
WR Kent Austin	2	2	12	6.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	13	8	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	11	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lenny McKnight	5	4	2
WR Jorge McKnight	2	0	0
WR Joey Webb	2	1	1
TE Brandon Westbrook	1	1	0
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0
WR Martin Orbik	1	1	1
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	4	4
FB Tony Brumley	2	1	1
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
TE Graham King	1	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)