Week 8, 2025

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	7	-	28
Carolina Panthers	7	10	10	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 CAR - Quentin Wilkinson 1 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 14:34 NOS - Nolan Walters 35 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:37 CAR - Quentin Wilkinson 6 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 06:31 NOS - Bobby Irwin 1 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:58 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 44 field goal
3Q: 09:23 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 45 field goal
3Q: 05:29 CAR - Pat Ellison 4 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 02:18 NOS - Nolan Walters 10 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 11:53 NOS - Alan Poole 12 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 05:53 CAR - Frank Schueler 91 interception return (Quentin Wilkinson run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 CAR - Quentin Wilkinson 1 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 14:34 NOS - Nolan Walters 35 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:37 CAR - Quentin Wilkinson 6 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 06:31 NOS - Bobby Irwin 1 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:58 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 44 field goal
3Q: 09:23 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 45 field goal
3Q: 05:29 CAR - Pat Ellison 4 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 02:18 NOS - Nolan Walters 10 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 11:53 NOS - Alan Poole 12 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 05:53 CAR - Frank Schueler 91 interception return (Quentin Wilkinson run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 2-6
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 443 293
- Offensive Plays 61 59
- Yards per Play 7.26 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 178 101
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 5.39 4.04
Net Passing Yards 265 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 1 33 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 9.46 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 7/136 4/137
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/91
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	2-6
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	443	293
- Offensive Plays	61	59
- Yards per Play	7.26	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	178	101
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	5.39	4.04
Net Passing Yards	265	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 1	33 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	9.46	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	7/136	4/137
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/91
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 19	4	43	Punt
1	7:07	4:53	OWN 20	7	54	Missed FG
1	1:38	2:21	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	11:29	5:08	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	2:50	2:24	OWN 15	7	40	Punt
3	9:17	2:04	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
3	5:22	3:14	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
3	1:05	4:25	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
4	9:10	3:29	OWN 20	6	35	Interception
4	5:41	2:50	OWN 12	4	23	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	5:18	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	2:14	0:36	OWN 33	3	-10	Punt
2	14:17	2:48	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
2	6:21	3:31	OWN 46	9	27	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 12	2	-6	Half
3	15:00	5:43	OWN 33	11	39	Field Goal
3	7:13	1:51	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
3	2:08	1:03	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	11:40	2:30	OWN 40	5	19	Punt
4	2:51	2:51	OWN 20	7	30	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	17	96	5.65	24	3	1
Dwight Wright	8	38	4.75	15	2	0
Alan Poole	4	35	8.75	12	2	1
Junior Blair	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
Rex Dunn	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Wilkinson	15	63	4.20	8	0	2
Winfred Niklos	6	24	4.00	6	0	0
Julio Frederick	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Pat Ellison	1	4	4.00	4	0	1
Colin Curtis	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	17	277	2/12	2	45	1	110.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Julio Frederick	33	14	200	1/8	0	47	0	62.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	8	13	141	17.63	55	45	0
WR Nolan Walters	6	9	99	16.50	27	35	2
RB Bobby Irwin	2	3	18	9.00	6	13	0
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	19	19.00	16	19	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Colin Alexander	4	6	65	16.25	27	33
WR Darren Madison	4	9	49	12.25	8	31
WR Dale Sherman	3	9	61	20.33	10	47
WR Lonnie Keaster	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
TE Steven Hardy	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Dixon Horner	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Winfred Niklos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frank Schueler	1	91	91.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	186	46.5	34.3	65	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	3	124	41.3	33.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	5	5.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	6	119	19.8	0
Howie Lord	1	17	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	2	77	38.5	0
Dale Sherman	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jorge Cloude	7	2	0.0	25	29
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0.0	17	26
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	0.0	19	23
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0.0	16	17
S Duane Sterritt	3	0	0.0	25	32
DE Brent Robbins	3	0	0.0	15	23
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	0.5	18	27
OLB Willie Rexin	2	2	0.0	20	25
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	16	22
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	1	0.5	5	6
DT Junior Reeves	1	1	0.0	14	22
OLB Otis Wallis	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.0	12	22
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	20	28

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	10	2	0.0	26	21
OLB Riddick Prescott	6	2	0.0	30	20
DE J.J. Roddy	5	0	1.0	27	23
S Earl Riley	5	4	0.0	27	22
CB Chris Riemersma	5	1	0.0	14	16
DE Zach Burns	2	1	0.0	33	28
CB Kim Hatcher	2	1	0.0	29	23
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	0.0	3	8
DT Adrian Ellis	2	0	0.0	26	21
S Jeffrey Burns	1	1	1.0	7	9
DT Justin Bradley	1	2	0.0	17	15
ILB Jerome Page	1	1	0.0	7	7
S Frank Schueler	1	1	0.0	10	13
S Bo Hickey	1	1	0.0	26	18
CB Robbie Lawless	1	1	0.0	25	16
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT J.B. Timm	1	0	0.0	17	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.5	2	2	27
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.5	0	0	6
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	4	2	28
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	2	23
ILB Earl Moulton	0.0	1	0	22
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	0	22
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	12

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Roddy	1.0	0	0	0	23
S Jeffrey Burns	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT J.B. Timm	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Scottie Lofton	0.0	0	1	0	5
DE Zach Burns	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jorge Cloude	4	0	29
CB Howie Lord	3	0	17
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	32
CB Bob Heath	2	0	26
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	22
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	22
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	23

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Riemersma	5	0	0	16
S Earl Riley	3	0	0	22
ILB Jerome Page	2	0	0	7
ILB Max Marian	2	0	0	21
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	0	0	20
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0	8
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0	16
CB Kim Hatcher	1	0	0	23
S Frank Schueler	0	1	1	13
S Jeffrey Burns	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	4	7	1	30	1	25
Cedric Flournoy	4	4	0	24	0	22
Neil Delgado	3	4	0	31	0	23
Curtis Olivarez	1	6	0	33	0	28
Rex Dunn	1	2	0	19	0	13
Alex Priestley	1	2	0	9	0	6
Joseph Sherman	0	4	0	30	0	28
Mel Galiardo	0	0	0	3	1	3

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lincoln Frasier	3	3	21	0	29
Angelo Farmer	2	4	19	0	24
Tyrone Fialho	2	4	17	0	24
Lionel Banks	1	5	23	0	23
Pat Ellison	1	2	13	0	12
Harry Beauchamp	1	2	18	0	25
Ty Farmer	1	1	6	0	10
Dexter Sobien	0	1	6	0	7
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	11	0	14
Desmond Sanders	0	0	8	1	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Howie Lord	2	13
Dwight Wright	2	5
Otis Wallis	1	22
Mel Galiardo	1	5
Mack Mathews	0	20
Bryant Hickman	0	19
Junior Blair	0	17
Mitchell Emmons	0	15
Martin Robertson	0	14
Earl Moulton	0	13
Stephen Granberry	0	13
Timothy Hiller	0	10
Bob Heath	0	8
Bobby Irwin	0	7
Burt McCalla	0	6
Leo Sweeney	0	5
D.J. Matthews	0	5
Marlon Finley	0	5
Mitch Crutchfield	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Cary Clinton	0	5
Nate Serban	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Lamar Bailey	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Ricardo Compton	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Brent Robbins	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Keaster	2	17
Pat Ellison	2	16
Steven Hardy	1	16
Chris Riemersma	1	15
Dixon Horner	1	14
Mario Lyle	1	6
Winfred Niklos	0	20
Harold McBeal	0	20
Kim Hatcher	0	16
Jeffrey Burns	0	12
Rickey Rosebrock	0	9
Dale Sherman	0	8
Colin Alexander	0	7
Arnie Terry	0	5
Vernon Crawford	0	5
Tyrone Fialho	0	5
Jerome Page	0	5
Adrian Ellis	0	5
Dexter Sobien	0	5
Ty Farmer	0	5
Desmond Sanders	0	5
Lionel Banks	0	4
Trent Prewett	0	4
Frank Schueler	0	3
Bryant Farley	0	2
Max Marian	0	2
Irving Jenkins	0	2
Riddick Prescott	0	2
Zach Burns	0	1
Earl Riley	0	1
Scottie Lofton	0	1
Bo Hickey	0	1
Colin Curtis	0	1
J.B. Timm	0	1
Justin Bradley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	44	3.7
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	7	63	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	3	10	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	17	3	2	2	2	1	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Julio Frederick	33	14	3	6	2	1	10	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	126	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	53	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	69	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	78	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	13	8	0	141	1	27
WR Nolan Walters	9	6	2	99	2	27
RB Bobby Irwin	3	2	0	18	0	12
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	0	19	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dale Sherman	9	3	1	61	1	15
WR Darren Madison	9	4	1	49	1	26
WR Colin Alexander	6	4	0	65	1	22
WR Lonnie Keaster	4	1	0	8	0	25
TE Steven Hardy	2	1	0	11	0	18
WR Dixon Horner	2	1	0	6	0	10
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	23	7.67	8.75
Bobby Irwin	3	2	0.67	5.65
Dwight Wright	2	5	2.50	4.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Wilkinson	2	7	3.50	4.20
Winfred Niklos	1	3	3.00	4.00
Pat Ellison	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	2	24	6.00	10.65

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Julio Frederick	1	1	14	14.00	6.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	10	5.00	11.00
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	14	7.00	10.85

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	14	14.00	10.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	1	1
Junior Blair	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	2	2
Julio Frederick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	9	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Julio Frederick	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	5	4	4
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	1
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colin Alexander	3	2	2
WR Dale Sherman	3	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	1
WR Darren Madison	1	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (21,400)
End Zone 6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (21,400)
End Zone	6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,900)