Week 8, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	3	-	3
New Orleans Saints	10	14	6	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 NOS - J.R. Marston 22 field goal
1Q: 00:52 NOS - Phillip Newman 3 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 08:23 NOS - Alan Poole 4 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NOS - Phillip Newman 18 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 02:58 NOS - J.R. Marston 19 field goal
3Q: 00:45 NOS - J.R. Marston 27 field goal
4Q: 05:53 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 NOS - J.R. Marston 22 field goal
1Q: 00:52 NOS - Phillip Newman 3 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 08:23 NOS - Alan Poole 4 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NOS - Phillip Newman 18 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 02:58 NOS - J.R. Marston 19 field goal
3Q: 00:45 NOS - J.R. Marston 27 field goal
4Q: 05:53 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-7 6-1-1
First Downs 6 30
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 2 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 135 454
- Offensive Plays 37 81
- Yards per Play 3.65 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 87 194
- Rushing Attempts 14 47
- Yards per Rush 6.21 4.13
Net Passing Yards 48 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 8 - 0 32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 60 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 2.09 7.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/33 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/14
Kick Returns/Yards 6/133 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 14:20 45:40

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-7	6-1-1
First Downs	6	30
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	2	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	135	454
- Offensive Plays	37	81
- Yards per Play	3.65	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	87	194
- Rushing Attempts	14	47
- Yards per Rush	6.21	4.13
Net Passing Yards	48	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 8 - 0	32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	60	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	2.09	7.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/33	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/14
Kick Returns/Yards	6/133	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	14:20	45:40

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:07	1:50	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
1	0:41	1:08	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	8:14	2:21	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 29	7	24	Half
3	12:49	1:12	OWN 14	3	12	Punt
3	2:51	0:10	OWN 20	1	-7	Fumble
3	0:37	1:44	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	8:51	3:04	OWN 20	7	60	Field Goal
4	3:35	0:56	OPP 48	4	9	Downs
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 13	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	5:47	OWN 25	11	70	Field Goal
1	5:17	4:36	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	14:33	6:19	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	5:53	4:35	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 46	4	9	Punt
3	11:37	8:46	OWN 30	14	68	Field Goal
3	2:41	2:04	OPP 13	3	3	Field Goal
4	13:53	5:02	OWN 26	10	56	Interception
4	5:47	2:12	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
4	2:39	2:21	OWN 39	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winfred Niklos	7	53	7.57	25	2
Clifton Becker	5	25	5.00	14	1
Roy Walton	1	5	5.00	5	0
Mario Chapman	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	31	94	3.03	19	2	0
Joel Garrison	12	72	6.00	32	2	0
Alan Poole	3	25	8.33	12	1	1
Junior Blair	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	16	7	57	2/12	0	24	0	53.4
Mario Chapman	5	1	3	0/0	0	3	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	32	23	272	2/12	2	26	1	105.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	6	3.00	0	4
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Jorge McKnight	1	7	3	3.00	0	3
TE Steven Hardy	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Jeremy Lombardi	1	3	11	11.00	1	11
WR Colin Alexander	1	2	12	12.00	1	12
WR Dale Sherman	1	1	24	24.00	0	24
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	11	13	136	12.36	42	26	2
RB Bobby Irwin	4	4	33	8.25	22	14	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	6	42	14.00	5	21	0
WR Shane Love	3	6	36	12.00	6	15	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	17	17.00	17	17	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roy Walton	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brent Robbins	0	1	0	0
Cary Clinton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	6	292	48.7	46.3	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	3	106	35.3	35.3	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	3/3	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	4	10	2.5	0
Tyrus Humphrey	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Lombardi	4	84	21.0	0
Colin Alexander	2	49	24.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	1	20	20.0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	14	4	0.0	39	27
S Earl Riley	8	3	0.0	38	29
OLB Harold McBeal	7	1	0.0	39	25
DE Terry Maddux	5	2	0.0	31	16
DT Earnest Hawkins	4	2	0.0	32	22
CB Carlton Oksenberg	4	1	0.0	25	20
S Bo Hickey	4	0	0.0	36	23
DE Zach Burns	3	1	1.0	31	23
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	1	0.5	28	21
CB Sedrick Martinez	3	1	0.0	23	20
ILB Jerome Page	3	0	0.0	18	12
CB Bryant Farley	3	0	0.0	36	23
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	0.0	12	9
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	0.5	16	12
CB Robbie Lawless	1	2	0.0	25	20
S Lorenzo Varney	1	1	0.0	18	13
OLB Rob Arce	1	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0.0	13	11
DE K.C. Matthews	1	0	0.0	16	18
S Dean Fredrickson	0	1	0.0	13	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	5	0	0.0	13	19
S Bryant Hickman	3	1	0.0	12	22
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	0.0	8	13
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	1.0	5	9
DE Nate Serban	2	1	0.5	9	14
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	0.0	10	20
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0.0	10	11
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.5	5	10
S Rickey Bridges	1	2	0.0	4	6
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	13	22
CB David Evans	1	0	0.0	13	20
QB Alan Poole	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	11	22
CB Sammie Rutter	0	1	0.0	11	14
ILB Earl Moulton	0	1	0.0	6	10
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	1.0	0	23
DT Donovan Samsel	0.5	0	12
OLB Riddick Prescott	0.5	0	21
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	1	16
OLB Rob Arce	0.0	1	9

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	0	1	0	9
DE Nate Serban	0.5	0	1	1	14
DE Brent Robbins	0.5	0	1	0	10
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	3	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	5	0	1	27
OLB Harold McBeal	3	0	0	25
S Bo Hickey	3	0	0	23
CB Sedrick Martinez	2	2	0	20
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	0	23
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	0	9
CB Carlton Oksenberg	2	0	0	20
DT Earnest Hawkins	1	0	0	22
OLB Rob Arce	1	0	0	9
DE K.C. Matthews	1	0	0	18
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	22
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	20
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	13
CB Howie Lord	1	0	11
CB Bob Heath	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robbie Wolfe	2	2	10	1	12
Lionel Banks	1	4	12	0	16
Gary Nachman	1	1	11	1	16
Neil Hawley	0	2	12	0	19
Mitch Hughes	0	1	3	0	7
Kim Hope	0	1	2	0	4
Tyrone Fialho	0	1	11	0	21

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	4	12	42	0	30
Neil Delgado	2	14	40	0	29
Larry Andersen	1	3	32	1	25
Joseph Sherman	1	3	38	0	21
Leo Sweeney	1	2	40	0	26
D.J. Matthews	1	2	7	0	5
Junior Blair	1	2	27	0	23
Curtis Olivarez	0	3	44	1	33
Mitch Crutchfield	0	1	9	0	13
Mel Galiardo	0	1	5	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	18	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Jenkins	3	21
Lorenzo Varney	2	16
Pat Ellison	2	15
Clifton Becker	0	19
Steven Hardy	0	14
Dale Sherman	0	12
Jorge McKnight	0	10
Jeremy Lombardi	0	10
Rob Arce	0	10
Sedrick Martinez	0	10
Mitch Hughes	0	7
Arnie Terry	0	7
Kim Hope	0	7
Robbie Wolfe	0	7
Carlton Oksenberg	0	7
K.C. Matthews	0	6
Marvin Redsteer	0	5
Harold McBeal	0	4
Jumbo Miller	0	4
Jerome Page	0	4
Bryant Farley	0	4
Jonathan McCaffrey	0	4
Gary Nachman	0	3
Earnest Hawkins	0	3
Zach Burns	0	3
Earl Riley	0	3
Rickey Rosebrock	0	3
Colin Alexander	0	3
Lionel Banks	0	3
Dean Fredrickson	0	3
Terry Maddux	0	2
Winfred Niklos	0	2
Max Marian	0	2
Bo Hickey	0	2
Colin Curtis	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	1
Tyrone Fialho	0	1
Trent Prewett	0	1
Riddick Prescott	0	1
Robbie Lawless	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	3	16
Joel Garrison	2	23
Bryant Hickman	1	12
Bob Heath	0	15
Mitchell Emmons	0	15
Tyrus Humphrey	0	14
Junior Blair	0	14
Leo Sweeney	0	13
Martin Robertson	0	12
J.R. Marston	0	10
Sean Ackerman	0	9
D.J. Matthews	0	6
Junior Reeves	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Mitch Crutchfield	0	6
Mel Galiardo	0	6
Brent Robbins	0	6
Willie Rexin	0	5
Timothy Hiller	0	5
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Jose Barfield	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Gerald Meeber	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Nate Serban	0	3
Shane Love	0	3
Darrell Shepherd	0	3
Larry Andersen	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
David Evans	0	2
Earl Moulton	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Bobby Irwin	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	31	10.3
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	83	4.2
Middle	13	65	5.0
Right	14	46	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	16	7	1	2	2	2	3	1	0
Mario Chapman	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	32	23	3	1	3	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	20	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	12	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	31	15.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	115	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	105	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jorge McKnight	7	1	0	3	0	17
WR Jeremy Lombardi	3	1	1	11	0	16
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	3	0	0	0	0	11
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0	6	0	10
TE Steven Hardy	2	1	1	2	0	13
WR Colin Alexander	2	1	0	12	0	12
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	2	0	16
WR Dale Sherman	1	1	0	24	1	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	13	11	0	136	2	33
WR Tyrus Humphrey	6	3	2	42	1	12
WR Shane Love	6	3	0	36	0	18
RB Bobby Irwin	4	4	0	33	0	22
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0	17	0	26
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	0	8	0	5
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	5	11	2.20	3.03
Joel Garrison	4	1	0.25	6.00
Alan Poole	2	16	8.00	8.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Chapman	1	0	0	0.00	0.60

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	9	5	43	4.78	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	1	12	4.00	7.00
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	21	10.50	10.46
WR Shane Love	2	1	8	4.00	6.00
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	2	2.00	8.25
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	1	0
Clifton Becker	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	6	4
Joel Garrison	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	5	1	0
Mario Chapman	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
WR Jorge McKnight	2	0
WR Jeremy Lombardi	2	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	0
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	2	2
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	2
WR Shane Love	2	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)