Week 8, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

60 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	21	0	6	7	-	34
Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 NOS - Bobby Irwin 6 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 05:00 NOS - Nolan Walters 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 01:33 NOS - Phillip Newman 7 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 03:55 CAR - Terry Glenn 34 field goal
3Q: 09:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 30 field goal
3Q: 07:09 NOS - Burt McCalla 40 field goal
3Q: 02:46 CAR - Terry Glenn 51 field goal
4Q: 11:40 CAR - Terry Glenn 25 field goal
4Q: 09:04 NOS - Phillip Newman 21 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 NOS - Bobby Irwin 6 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 05:00 NOS - Nolan Walters 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 01:33 NOS - Phillip Newman 7 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 03:55 CAR - Terry Glenn 34 field goal
3Q: 09:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 30 field goal
3Q: 07:09 NOS - Burt McCalla 40 field goal
3Q: 02:46 CAR - Terry Glenn 51 field goal
4Q: 11:40 CAR - Terry Glenn 25 field goal
4Q: 09:04 NOS - Phillip Newman 21 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-1 2-6
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 306 326
- Offensive Plays 51 81
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 108 83
- Rushing Attempts 30 16
- Yards per Rush 3.60 5.19
Net Passing Yards 198 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 11 - 2 64 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 208 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.43 3.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/131 4/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:31 31:29

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-1	2-6
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	306	326
- Offensive Plays	51	81
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	108	83
- Rushing Attempts	30	16
- Yards per Rush	3.60	5.19
Net Passing Yards	198	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 11 - 2	64 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	208	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.43	3.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/131	4/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:31	31:29

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	1:24	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
1	10:19	0:56	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
1	7:54	3:03	OPP 19	7	19	Touchdown
1	2:43	1:16	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
1	1:14	1:56	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
2	9:54	1:57	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	4:47	0:10	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
2	3:50	0:31	OWN 23	1	5	Interception
2	1:51	0:11	OWN 35	1	12	Fumble
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	1	20	Half
3	15:00	6:07	OWN 47	8	40	Field Goal
3	8:22	1:20	OPP 32	3	9	Field Goal
3	2:41	1:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	13:48	1:26	OWN 18	4	9	Fumble
4	11:32	2:44	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
4	5:01	2:22	OWN 49	3	-3	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	11:19	1:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	9:23	1:29	OWN 4	5	10	Interception
1	4:51	2:08	OWN 11	6	21	Punt
1	1:27	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	14:18	4:24	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
2	7:57	3:10	OWN 27	8	67	Fumble
2	4:37	0:47	OPP 29	4	12	Field Goal
2	3:19	1:28	OPP 47	8	19	Missed FG
2	1:40	1:02	OPP 47	3	3	Punt
3	8:53	0:31	OWN 17	1	15	Fumble
3	7:02	4:21	OWN 20	10	46	Field Goal
3	0:44	1:56	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
4	12:22	0:50	OPP 12	3	4	Field Goal
4	8:48	3:47	OWN 25	8	42	Missed FG
4	2:39	2:39	OWN 20	6	37	Game

Game MVP: Phillip Newman, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	7	27	3.86	7	0	1
Hunter Woodson	7	15	2.14	7	0	0
Roy Wallace	7	20	2.86	7	0	0
Alan Poole	6	19	3.17	12	1	0
Phillip Newman	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Rex Dunn	1	20	20.00	20	1	0
Stephen Granberry	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ellis Lyle	7	34	4.86	8	0
Billy Joe Wardzala	7	40	5.71	21	1
Daniel Billodeaux	2	9	4.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	19	11	208	2/10	3	69	2	95.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	64	31	249	1/6	0	25	2	45.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	6	112	28.00	34	69	2
WR Nolan Walters	3	6	71	23.67	38	52	1
TE Lenny Shields	2	3	15	7.50	3	9	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Hunter Woodson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Rick Collins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelly Clancy	8	21	58	7.25	0	13
TE Steven Hardy	5	10	58	11.60	10	21
WR Darren Madison	5	10	53	10.60	1	25
WR Dixon Horner	4	9	38	9.50	14	15
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	4	5	7	1.75	0	4
FB Pat Ellison	3	4	17	5.67	0	11
RB Ellis Lyle	2	3	18	9.00	15	16
WR Dale Sherman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Willie Rexin	1	13	13.00	0
ILB Dale Landolt	1	13	13.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andrew Marzano	2	26	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	2	0	0
Jose Barfield	0	1	0
Steve Ziel	0	1	0
Willie Rexin	0	0	1
Max Tank	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dixon Horner	2	0	0
Justin Bradley	0	1	1
Rex Rubio	0	1	0
Jerome Page	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	235	47.0	39.0	54	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	6	263	43.8	35.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	3/5	1/3	1/2	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Ziel	3	17	5.7	0
Bobby Irwin	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	131	43.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Arevalo	2	25	12.5	0
Corey Van der Haak	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	9	4	0.0	16	57
ILB Jose Barfield	6	0	0.0	11	45
CB Ty Covington	4	1	0.0	11	51
ILB Dale Landolt	4	0	0.0	6	29
DT Eddie Bloomer	3	0	1.0	6	36
CB Howie Lord	3	0	0.0	5	34
DE Max Tank	3	0	0.0	12	50
S Marc Stanton	2	2	0.0	11	39
S Tommie Grange	2	1	0.0	13	47
S Antonio Flannery	2	1	0.0	4	23
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	---	---	---
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	6	24
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	15	48
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	0.0	15	55
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	9	27
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	10	42
OLB Byron Bennett	1	0	0.0	0	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Van der Haak	6	0	0.0	30	21
ILB Max Marian	5	0	0.0	23	14
DT Chuck England	4	1	1.0	17	15
S Rondell Heath	4	2	0.0	28	18
OLB Donald Abrams	4	1	0.0	11	10
CB Andrew Marzano	3	1	0.0	25	17
S Kevin Arevalo	2	0	0.0	3	1
CB Randall Henry	2	0	0.0	26	15
DT Justin Bradley	1	0	1.0	17	9
DE Rex Rubio	1	1	0.0	21	16
S Jeffrey Burns	1	1	0.0	6	4
DT Julio Watson	1	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Jerome Page	1	0	0.0	22	11
WR Darren Madison	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ryan Lyon	1	0	0.0	18	16
DE Timothy Meadows	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Thurman Hernandez	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eddie Bloomer	1.0	1	1	0	36
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	1	0	1	24
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	6	2	42
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	3	0	50
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	2	0	35
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Tony Nixon	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	30

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Justin Bradley	1.0	0	9
DT Chuck England	1.0	0	15
DE Ryan Lyon	0.0	1	16
OLB Thurman Hernandez	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	8	1	1	57
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	0	45
CB Ty Covington	4	1	0	51
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0	34
DE Max Tank	3	0	0	50
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	1	29
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0	48
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0	36
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0	24
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	42
S Marc Stanton	1	0	0	39
S Antonio Flannery	1	0	0	23
OLB Byron Bennett	1	0	0	9
CB Danny Cortez	0	2	0	55
CB Bubba Reese	0	1	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andrew Marzano	2	1	2	17
OLB Jerome Page	2	0	0	11
CB Randall Henry	2	0	0	15
S Corey Van der Haak	2	0	0	21
ILB Max Marian	1	1	0	14
S Rondell Heath	1	0	0	18
DT Julio Watson	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donnell Pritchett	2	4	30	2	21
Marlon Finley	1	9	27	0	17
Cris Scott	1	3	26	0	21
Alex Priestley	1	2	19	0	13
Cedric Flournoy	0	7	19	0	14
Mitchell Maloney	0	2	16	0	11

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	2	3	0	14	0	55
Curtis Olivarez	1	4	0	16	1	64
Lincoln Frasier	1	2	0	13	0	56
Steven Hardy	1	1	1	14	0	57
Clay Cranwell	1	1	0	3	0	9
Mitch Tucker	0	2	0	14	0	59
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	0	8	0	51

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Grange	1	21
Pat Brooks	1	16
Bobby Irwin	1	15
Rex Dunn	1	6
Steve Ziel	0	19
Hunter Woodson	0	18
Rick Collins	0	17
Lenny Shields	0	16
Roy Wallace	0	15
Marc Stanton	0	14
Byron Bennett	0	14
Otis Wallis	0	10
Burt McCalla	0	9
Junior Blair	0	9
Junior Reeves	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	8
Marlon Finley	0	7
Jose Barfield	0	7
Mitchell Maloney	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	7
Alex Priestley	0	7
Roger Vaughn	0	7
Cedric Flournoy	0	6
Dale Landolt	0	6
Johnny Rasmussen	0	5
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Danny Cortez	0	5
Ty Covington	0	5
Howie Lord	0	4
Tony Nixon	0	4
Willie Rexin	0	4
Max Tank	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Antonio Flannery	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Cary Clinton	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Mitchell Emmons	0	1
Donnell Pritchett	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Horner	2	24
Kim Hatcher	2	22
Steven Hardy	1	16
Kevin Arevalo	1	14
Pat Pritchett	1	4
Ellis Lyle	0	22
Pat Ellison	0	17
Dale Sherman	0	16
Teddy Marsh	0	13
Lionel Banks	0	11
Neil Hawley	0	11
Ty Farmer	0	11
Clay Cranwell	0	11
Thurman Hernandez	0	11
Lionel Richardson	0	10
Jeffrey Burns	0	10
Terry Glenn	0	9
Mitch Tucker	0	9
Corey Van der Haak	0	9
Darren Madison	0	8
Tyrone Gillespie	0	6
Hardy McDonald	0	6
Henry Von Oelhoffen	0	5
Donald Abrams	0	5
Rex Rubio	0	4
Jorge Blackburn	0	4
Max Marian	0	3
Randall Henry	0	3
Justin Bradley	0	3
Ryan Lyon	0	3
Chuck England	0	3
Julio Watson	0	3
James Diaz	0	3
Jerome Page	0	2
Lincoln Frasier	0	2
Rondell Heath	0	2
Andrew Marzano	0	2
Dwayne Middleton	0	1
Timothy Meadows	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	13	45	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	19	11	3	0	2	2	2	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	64	31	2	2	3	8	16	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	26	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	74	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	108	21.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	18	101	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	10	122	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	25	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	6	3	0	71	1	16
WR Phillip Newman	6	4	0	112	2	19
TE Lenny Shields	3	2	1	15	0	11
WR Rick Collins	2	0	1	0	0	3
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	0	6	0	4
RB Hunter Woodson	1	1	0	4	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Clancy	21	8	0	58	0	60
TE Steven Hardy	10	5	0	58	1	57
WR Darren Madison	10	5	0	53	1	43
WR Dixon Horner	9	4	1	38	0	27
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	5	4	1	7	0	41
FB Pat Ellison	4	3	0	17	0	39
RB Ellis Lyle	3	2	1	18	0	34
WR Dale Sherman	2	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	6	6.00	3.17
Bobby Irwin	1	6	6.00	3.86
Hunter Woodson	1	7	7.00	2.14
Roy Wallace	1	5	5.00	2.86

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	4	18	3.00	10.95

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	6	1	4	0.67	3.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1	0.50	11.83
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	7	7.00	18.67
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Hunter Woodson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steven Hardy	2	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Kelly Clancy	2	1	4	2.00	2.76
WR Darren Madison	1	0	0	0.00	5.30
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0	0.00	4.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Roy Wallace	4	2
Hunter Woodson	2	0
Stephen Granberry	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Ellis Lyle	1	1
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	4	1	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	16	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0
RB Hunter Woodson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steven Hardy	3	0	0
WR Darren Madison	3	3	2
WR Kelly Clancy	3	0	0
RB Ellis Lyle	2	2	2
WR Dixon Horner	2	0	0
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	2	1	0
WR Dale Sherman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (21,400)
End Zone 5,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (21,400)
End Zone	5,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,900)