Week 9, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	17	10	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 CAR - Orlando Brown 19 pass from Julio Frederick (Terry Glenn extra point)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Terry Glenn 24 field goal
2Q: 12:41 NOS - Phillip Newman 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 03:37 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Burt McCalla 43 field goal
3Q: 09:33 NOS - Phillip Newman 5 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 04:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 CAR - Orlando Brown 19 pass from Julio Frederick (Terry Glenn extra point)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Terry Glenn 24 field goal
2Q: 12:41 NOS - Phillip Newman 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 03:37 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Burt McCalla 43 field goal
3Q: 09:33 NOS - Phillip Newman 5 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 04:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 37 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-7 6-2
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 308 336
- Offensive Plays 75 61
- Yards per Play 4.11 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 105 92
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.68
Net Passing Yards 203 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 0 34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 6.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/48
Punt Returns/Yards 3/42 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 3/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:54 29:06

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-7	6-2
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	308	336
- Offensive Plays	75	61
- Yards per Play	4.11	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	105	92
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.68
Net Passing Yards	203	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 0	34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	6.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/48
Punt Returns/Yards	3/42	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	3/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:54	29:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	11:59	5:12	OWN 5	14	95	Touchdown
1	3:48	3:48	OWN 38	9	55	Field Goal
2	12:34	1:47	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	9:51	2:53	OWN 21	7	42	Fumble
2	3:31	1:41	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	12:44	1:33	OWN 20	3	-16	Punt
3	9:25	1:56	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	4:04	3:49	OWN 21	6	35	Punt
4	13:26	1:11	OPP 19	3	8	Missed FG
4	10:47	2:17	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
4	6:02	1:04	OPP 43	6	18	Downs
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 2	11	46	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:16	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	6:47	2:59	OWN 38	5	31	Missed FG
2	15:00	2:26	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	10:47	0:56	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	6:58	3:27	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 31	5	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	11:11	1:46	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
3	7:29	3:25	OWN 41	8	39	Field Goal
3	0:15	1:49	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	12:15	1:28	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	8:30	2:28	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
4	4:58	2:50	OWN 25	7	34	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Carter	18	71	3.94	14	4
Billy Joe Wardzala	7	23	3.29	6	0
Julio Frederick	2	10	5.00	7	0
Teddy Marsh	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	16	46	2.88	12	1
John Cortez	6	30	5.00	15	2
Alan Poole	3	16	5.33	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Julio Frederick	40	21	189	1/10	1	22	0	73.8
Deion Mahoney	6	2	24	0/0	0	12	0	46.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	34	18	257	2/13	3	42	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Orlando Brown	7	14	85	12.14	18	22	1
WR Darren Madison	6	11	50	8.33	2	12	0
WR Dale Sherman	4	8	34	8.50	7	15	0
TE Steven Hardy	3	7	25	8.33	10	14	0
WR Dixon Horner	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Pat Pritchett	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	8	9	152	19.00	51	42	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	4	45	11.25	14	24	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	8	32	16.00	8	21	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	3	1.50	0	5	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	6	23	23.00	3	23	0
RB John Cortez	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lenny Shields	0	2	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	TD
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jose Barfield	0	1	0	0
Willie Rexin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	7	319	45.6	39.9	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	329	47.0	38.1	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	1/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	41	20.5	0
Dale Sherman	1	1	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	36	18.0	0
Dale Sherman	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	100	33.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	6	0	0.0	24	31
S Shane Ciurciu	5	0	0.0	20	26
S Earl Riley	4	2	0.0	21	27
CB Hunter Russell	4	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Larry Roden	4	0	0.0	1	7
DE Zach Burns	3	0	1.0	14	23
DT Adrian Ellis	2	1	1.0	17	28
ILB Max Marian	2	2	0.0	19	22
CB Kim Hatcher	2	1	0.0	18	32
DT Chuck England	2	1	0.0	15	23
DE Lester Kappers	2	0	0.0	13	21
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	0.0	15	21
OLB Donald Abrams	2	0	0.0	11	19
CB Mario Lyle	1	1	0.0	15	25
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Thurman Hernandez	0	2	0.0	4	2
S Jeffrey Burns	0	1	0.0	14	19
DE Timothy Meadows	0	1	0.0	12	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	8	0	0.0	21	36
DT Junior Reeves	7	1	0.0	18	25
OLB Lamar Bailey	5	0	0.0	14	15
S Jorge Cloude	4	2	0.0	22	35
S Antonio Flannery	4	2	0.0	9	16
ILB Dale Landolt	4	1	0.0	12	19
S Raymond Bentsen	3	2	0.0	19	32
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0.0	20	32
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	2	0.0	20	36
DT Burt Tamaarkin	2	2	0.0	12	25
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0.0	17	29
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	14	32
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	24	27
DE Brent Robbins	1	1	1.0	17	31
CB Bob Heath	1	2	0.0	15	31
S Marc Stanton	1	0	0.0	6	14
DT Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	1.0	0	1	23
DT Adrian Ellis	1.0	0	0	28
DE Lester Kappers	0.0	1	1	21
OLB Larry Roden	0.0	0	1	7

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	2	3	31
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	2	0	25
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	3	0	36
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	2	1	29
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	2	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Shane Ciurciu	3	1	26
OLB Larry Roden	3	0	7
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	0	31
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	21
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	25
CB Mario Lyle	2	0	25
S Earl Riley	1	0	27
DE Lester Kappers	1	0	21
CB Kim Hatcher	1	0	32
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	19
S Jeffrey Burns	0	1	19
DE Timothy Meadows	0	1	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	6	0	36
CB Ty Covington	3	1	32
CB Howie Lord	2	1	32
ILB Jose Barfield	2	1	29
S Antonio Flannery	2	1	16
S Raymond Bentsen	2	0	32
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	19
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	25
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	15
DE Max Tank	1	0	27
S Marc Stanton	1	0	14
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamie Stanberry	2	7	25	0	46
Mitch Tucker	2	4	21	1	36
Lionel Banks	1	7	26	0	40
Ty Farmer	1	2	23	0	42
Steven Hardy	1	1	22	0	31
Lincoln Frasier	0	4	27	0	43
Tommie Sanford	0	1	7	0	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	1	5	0	22	0	21
Cedric Flournoy	1	4	1	20	1	27
Mel Galiardo	1	1	0	3	0	15
Curtis Olivarez	0	4	0	25	0	36
Neil Delgado	0	3	0	19	1	31
D.J. Matthews	0	2	0	24	0	33
Donnell Pritchett	0	2	0	6	0	5
Alex Priestley	0	1	0	5	0	9
Lenny Shields	0	1	0	19	0	26

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Hatcher	3	13
Jeffrey Burns	1	12
Tyrone Fialho	1	9
Dixon Horner	1	6
Hunter Russell	0	24
K.C. Carter	0	17
Steven Hardy	0	16
Teddy Marsh	0	16
Pat Pritchett	0	16
Dale Sherman	0	15
Timothy Meadows	0	11
Larry Roden	0	11
Byron Brummitt	0	10
Lionel Banks	0	9
Neil Hawley	0	9
Ty Farmer	0	9
Leon Green	0	9
Mario Lyle	0	9
Darren Madison	0	8
Orlando Brown	0	8
Donald Abrams	0	8
Tyrone Gillespie	0	7
Lester Kappers	0	5
Terry Glenn	0	5
Chuck England	0	5
Riddick Prescott	0	4
Robbie Lawless	0	4
Dwayne Middleton	0	4
Earl Riley	0	3
Adrian Ellis	0	3
Max Marian	0	3
Julio Frederick	0	2
Justin Bradley	0	2
Justin Roger	0	2
Shane Ciurciu	0	2
Zach Burns	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	31
Mitchell Emmons	1	18
Rex Dunn	1	18
Jose Barfield	1	13
Junior Blair	1	12
John Cortez	0	17
Howie Lord	0	14
Stephen Granberry	0	13
Kelvin Sandage	0	11
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	10
Cedric Flournoy	0	10
Alex Priestley	0	10
Dale Landolt	0	10
Rickey Bridges	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	8
Cary Clinton	0	8
Timothy Hiller	0	7
Mel Galiardo	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Marc Stanton	0	7
Bobby Irwin	0	6
Lamar Bailey	0	5
Brent Robbins	0	5
Antonio Flannery	0	4
Bob Heath	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Donnell Pritchett	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Raymond Bentsen	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Lenny Shields	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	8	15	1.9
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Julio Frederick	40	21	1	3	2	4	9	3	0
Deion Mahoney	6	2	0	1	0	1	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	34	18	7	3	6	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	110	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	84	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	75	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	96	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Brown	14	7	0	85	1	40
WR Darren Madison	11	6	0	50	0	30
WR Dale Sherman	8	4	1	34	0	25
TE Steven Hardy	7	3	1	25	0	31
WR Dixon Horner	4	2	0	9	0	16
TE Pat Pritchett	2	1	0	10	0	25

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	9	8	0	152	4	36
WR Nolan Walters	8	2	3	32	1	31
WR Kelvin Sandage	6	1	3	23	1	17
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	4	0	45	1	10
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	0	3	0	22
TE Lenny Shields	2	0	0	0	0	26
RB John Cortez	2	1	0	2	0	14
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	2	-1	-0.50	3.94
Julio Frederick	1	7	7.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	2	0	0.00	2.88
John Cortez	1	-2	-2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Julio Frederick	4	2	26	6.50	4.73

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	3	24	4.00	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Orlando Brown	2	1	19	9.50	6.07
WR Dale Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Darren Madison	1	1	7	7.00	4.55

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	11	5.50	16.89
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	13	13.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Carter	1	1
Julio Frederick	1	0
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	2	0
Alan Poole	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Julio Frederick	13	7	4
Deion Mahoney	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	13	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Madison	6	3	2
WR Dale Sherman	5	3	2
WR Dixon Horner	2	1	0
WR Orlando Brown	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	4	3
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	2
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	0	0
RB John Cortez	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)