Week 9, 2018

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	10	-	27
Carolina Panthers	14	7	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Deron Lyle 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 03:26 CAR - Lenny McKnight 3 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 01:51 CAR - Jesse Marshall 52 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NOS - Tony Brumley 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:54 CAR - William Lundberg 22 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:24 NOS - Artie Farias 27 field goal
3Q: 06:29 CAR - Lenny McKnight 24 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Joel Garrison 4 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NOS - Artie Farias 47 field goal
4Q: 06:17 CAR - Jesse Marshall 36 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Deron Lyle 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 03:26 CAR - Lenny McKnight 3 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 01:51 CAR - Jesse Marshall 52 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NOS - Tony Brumley 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:54 CAR - William Lundberg 22 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:24 NOS - Artie Farias 27 field goal
3Q: 06:29 CAR - Lenny McKnight 24 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Joel Garrison 4 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NOS - Artie Farias 47 field goal
4Q: 06:17 CAR - Jesse Marshall 36 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-4 6-3
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 399 466
- Offensive Plays 76 59
- Yards per Play 5.25 7.90
Net Rushing Yards 104 162
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 4.16 5.59
Net Passing Yards 295 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 27 - 0 28 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 308 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.78 10.13
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.5 10.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 2/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-4	6-3
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	399	466
- Offensive Plays	76	59
- Yards per Play	5.25	7.90
Net Rushing Yards	104	162
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	4.16	5.59
Net Passing Yards	295	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 27 - 0	28 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	308	314
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.78	10.13
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.5	10.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	2/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:22	28:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	3:18	1:27	OWN 38	3	14	Fumble
1	1:34	5:06	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	9:32	1:55	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	5:16	1:12	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	1:39	1:20	OWN 26	7	64	Field Goal
3	12:18	1:54	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
3	6:13	4:22	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
3	0:28	0:34	OPP 5	2	5	Touchdown
4	14:43	1:03	OPP 32	3	2	Field Goal
4	11:38	2:30	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
4	6:01	2:12	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 4	13	59	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	6:02	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
1	1:51	0:17	OWN 48	1	52	Touchdown
2	11:28	1:56	OWN 20	4	42	Punt
2	7:37	2:21	OWN 22	5	10	Punt
2	4:04	2:25	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 36	4	10	Punt
3	10:24	4:11	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	1:51	1:23	OWN 4	5	-1	Interception
4	14:54	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	13:40	2:02	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	9:08	3:07	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
4	3:49	1:37	OWN 8	5	50	Punt

Game MVP: Lenny McKnight, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Niklos	11	40	3.64	8	0	0
Joel Garrison	8	43	5.38	16	2	1
Arnie Pearson	5	14	2.80	11	1	0
Philip Rivers	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	19	131	6.89	37	4	2
Perry Warren	8	33	4.13	12	2	0
Terry Sawyer	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	49	27	308	2/13	2	39	0	87.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	28	19	314	2/10	3	52	2	111.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	11	76	12.67	18	22	0
WR Kent Austin	6	11	80	13.33	12	24	0
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	46	9.20	29	21	1
WR George Newkirk	3	6	24	8.00	5	9	0
RB Joel Garrison	3	4	53	17.67	4	39	0
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	17	8.50	0	10	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Graham King	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jesse Marshall	5	8	117	23.40	7	52	2
WR William Lundberg	4	5	67	16.75	24	22	1
WR Jorge McKnight	3	6	28	9.33	1	13	0
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	8	4.00	5	6	0
WR Joey Webb	2	2	76	38.00	0	46	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Perry Warren	1	2	2	2.00	3	2	0
FB Kelvin Hayes	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Alfred Silvers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrone Weber	2	14	7.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Joel Garrison	1	2
Philip Rivers	1	0
Deron Lyle	1	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Donald Jones	1	1
Glen Fisk	0	1
Ross Joyner	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	274	45.7	44.7	54	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kelvin McKenzie	5	197	39.4	31.8	41	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	18	9.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	61	20.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	80	26.7	0
Jesse Marshall	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	13	0	0.0	28	28
S Tyrone Weber	6	0	0.0	28	28
DT Oliver Coffey	3	1	1.0	26	23
DE Harris Herron	3	0	1.0	24	28
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	0.0	25	29
ILB Duane Burgess	3	1	0.0	27	25
S Norm Nichols	3	0	0.0	25	22
DT A.J. Coffey	2	1	0.0	23	25
CB Daniel Bellas	2	0	0.0	20	21
DE Jason Mireles	1	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	1	0.0	9	10
CB Terry Peterson	1	1	0.0	9	9
DE Jamal Wallace	1	1	0.0	5	2
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	3	4
ILB Gary Thompson	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Tommy Cranwell	0	2	0.0	21	17
OLB Norm Sapia	0	1	0.0	4	6

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Glen Fisk	7	3	0.0	24	45
S Lorenzo Varney	7	0	0.0	25	48
CB Raymond Vance	7	0	0.0	17	41
CB Marshall Ford	4	3	0.0	25	51
OLB Harold McBeal	4	1	0.0	23	50
CB Donald Jones	3	2	1.0	24	50
DT Donovan Samsel	3	2	0.0	21	24
DE Colin Bush	3	0	0.0	25	48
DT Zach Burns	2	0	1.0	24	50
S Cris Shepard	2	2	0.0	14	23
DE Winfred Dalton	2	1	0.0	24	48
CB Ross Joyner	2	0	0.0	4	25
WR William Lundberg	1	0	---	---	---
S Darren Nixon	1	0	0.0	6	28
OLB Maurice Barber	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Rex Quinn	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Toby Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	1	2
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	1	0	1	23
DE Harris Herron	1.0	0	0	1	28
DE Jason Mireles	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	2	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	1.0	0	0	50
DT Zach Burns	1.0	0	0	50
DE Winfred Dalton	0.0	1	2	48
DE Colin Bush	0.0	0	2	48
ILB Glen Fisk	0.0	0	2	45
S Lorenzo Varney	0.0	0	1	48
CB Marshall Ford	0.0	0	1	51
DT Donovan Samsel	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrone Weber	4	0	2	28
ILB Duane Burgess	3	1	0	25
CB Daniel Bellas	3	0	0	21
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0	28
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0	10
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	25
S Austin Koch	1	0	0	4
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0	29
DE Jamal Wallace	1	0	0	2
CB Terry Peterson	0	1	0	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marshall Ford	5	1	51
CB Raymond Vance	5	1	41
ILB Glen Fisk	4	0	45
OLB Harold McBeal	4	0	50
CB Donald Jones	2	3	50
S Lorenzo Varney	2	1	48
CB Ross Joyner	2	0	25
DE Winfred Dalton	1	0	48
S Darren Nixon	1	0	28
OLB Toby Van Pelt	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Brumley	2	3	12	0	29
Leon Schroeder	1	5	24	1	46
Wesley Hickman	1	3	23	1	43
Marlon Prill	1	3	17	0	34
Devin Medlock	1	3	20	0	35
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	3	18	0	35
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	2	10	0	29
Henry Freeman	0	2	8	0	20

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jay Stuart	5	8	28	1	26
Mitch Hughes	3	8	22	0	22
Patrick Petrolis	2	4	22	0	26
Carl Katzenmoyer	1	2	24	0	25
Mo Rodriguez	1	1	24	0	25
Alfred Silvers	0	2	14	0	12
Craig Atkins	0	1	11	1	9
Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	16	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Bellas	1	28
Lance Emerson	1	19
Curtis Weber	1	18
Austin Koch	1	12
Winfred Niklos	1	12
Arnie Pearson	0	25
Norm Sapia	0	20
Graham King	0	13
Nathan Wannamaker	0	13
Johnny Tyler	0	11
Tommy Cranwell	0	11
Tony Brumley	0	9
Wesley Hickman	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	8
Artie Farias	0	8
Henry Freeman	0	8
Juan Fleck	0	7
Artie Souza	0	6
Devin Medlock	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	5
Gary Thompson	0	5
George Newkirk	0	4
Jamal Wallace	0	3
Leon Schroeder	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Harris Herron	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Shepard	2	19
Raymond Vance	1	14
Ross Joyner	1	14
Billy Chung	1	12
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	23
Toby Van Pelt	0	18
Joey Webb	0	17
Alfred Silvers	0	15
William Lundberg	0	12
Jesse Marshall	0	12
Wendell Rubenstein	0	11
Jim Fridlund	0	11
Kelvin Hayes	0	11
Perry Warren	0	7
Jorge McKnight	0	7
Andy Schultz	0	6
Dale Gomez	0	6
Craig Atkins	0	5
Curtis Nichols	0	5
Donovan Samsel	0	5
Kelvin McKenzie	0	5
Gabe Marsh	0	5
Lamont Forbes	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	3
Lorenzo Varney	0	3
Mitch Hughes	0	3
Glen Fisk	0	3
Maurice Barber	0	3
Julio Wayne	0	3
Colin Bush	0	2
Marshall Ford	0	2
Winfred Dalton	0	2
Donald Jones	0	2
Zach Burns	0	2
Harold McBeal	0	2
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	86	7.8
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	49	27	5	2	2	6	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	28	19	5	0	1	2	2	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	32	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	12	134	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	85	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	44	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	104	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	164	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	11	6	2	76	1	31
WR Kent Austin	11	6	0	80	2	43
WR George Newkirk	6	3	0	24	0	29
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	0	46	1	29
WR Curtis Weber	4	1	0	8	0	17
RB Joel Garrison	4	3	0	53	1	26
TE Graham King	3	0	0	0	0	26
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	0	17	0	8
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	0	4	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jesse Marshall	8	5	0	117	2	20
WR Jorge McKnight	6	3	0	28	0	16
WR William Lundberg	5	4	0	67	1	21
RB Perry Warren	2	1	0	2	0	10
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	0	8	0	20
WR Joey Webb	2	2	0	76	2	19
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	0	10	0	13
TE Alfred Silvers	1	0	1	0	0	12
FB Kelvin Hayes	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	3	8	2.67	3.64
Joel Garrison	2	4	2.00	5.38

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	16	5.33	6.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	6	4	31	5.17	6.29

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	1	1	6	6.00	11.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	16	8.00	9.20
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	8	8.00	6.91
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0	0.00	7.27
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	7	7.00	8.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	4	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	14	8	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	2
WR George Newkirk	3	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	2
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jesse Marshall	5	3	2
WR Jorge McKnight	2	1	1
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,900)