Week 8, 2031

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	17	3	-	34
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:56 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 08:53 CAR - T.J. Schnebele 35 field goal
2Q: 04:34 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 12:56 NOS - Phillip Newman 47 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 09:47 NOS - Preston Stevenson 2 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:28 NOS - Bernard Richard 38 field goal
4Q: 11:59 CAR - T.J. Schnebele 53 field goal
4Q: 09:40 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:56 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 08:53 CAR - T.J. Schnebele 35 field goal
2Q: 04:34 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 12:56 NOS - Phillip Newman 47 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 09:47 NOS - Preston Stevenson 2 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:28 NOS - Bernard Richard 38 field goal
4Q: 11:59 CAR - T.J. Schnebele 53 field goal
4Q: 09:40 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-1 3-5
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 398 272
- Offensive Plays 55 67
- Yards per Play 7.24 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 155 105
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 5.96 4.20
Net Passing Yards 243 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 2 40 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 251 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.38 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/23
Punt Returns/Yards 4/55 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 5/64
Interception Ret./Yards 4/15 2/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:39 32:21

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-1	3-5
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	398	272
- Offensive Plays	55	67
- Yards per Play	7.24	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	155	105
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	5.96	4.20
Net Passing Yards	243	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 2	40 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	251	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.38	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/23
Punt Returns/Yards	4/55	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	5/64
Interception Ret./Yards	4/15	2/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:39	32:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	1:00	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	10:39	3:29	OWN 20	8	49	Interception
1	4:22	1:32	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
1	0:32	0:56	OPP 28	3	-8	Fumble
2	8:47	2:39	OWN 35	4	27	Punt
2	5:24	1:00	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 18	2	19	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
3	11:21	1:45	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	7:39	3:16	OPP 43	6	22	Field Goal
3	2:17	1:13	OPP 30	3	11	Interception
4	11:53	2:21	50	5	41	Field Goal
4	7:10	2:24	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	2:09	1:10	OWN 1	3	1	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
1	11:40	1:01	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
1	7:10	2:48	OWN 17	5	20	Punt
1	2:50	2:18	OWN 12	3	-5	Punt
2	14:36	5:49	OWN 36	10	46	Field Goal
2	6:08	0:44	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
2	4:24	3:39	OWN 6	9	42	Punt
3	12:40	1:19	OWN 5	2	26	Interception
3	9:36	1:57	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
3	4:23	2:06	OWN 13	3	6	Interception
3	1:04	4:11	OWN 26	8	38	Field Goal
4	9:32	2:22	OWN 24	5	15	Interception
4	4:46	2:37	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 37	3	18	Game

Game MVP: Preston Stevenson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	17	58	3.41	18	1	1
Grant Guthrie	6	90	15.00	68	1	0
Alan Poole	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Rex Dunn	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Preston Stevenson	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deion Matuzas	14	37	2.64	8	0
Jackie Andersen	10	64	6.40	26	2
Henry Von Oelhoffen	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	28	15	251	1/8	2	47	2	78.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Von Oelhoffen	32	15	158	2/11	0	21	3	22.6
Robert Fundinger	8	3	20	0/0	0	10	1	6.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	8	12	129	16.13	65	42	1
WR Phillip Newman	4	7	90	22.50	7	47	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	2	11	11.00	9	11	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	21	21.00	9	21	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rick Jefcoat	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steven Hardy	4	6	63	15.75	28	21
WR Kelly Clancy	4	12	32	8.00	12	14
TE Pat Pritchett	3	4	34	11.33	5	19
WR Ronald McCarthy	2	5	15	7.50	0	9
WR D.J. Tillery	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Maurice Compton	1	5	15	15.00	1	15
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Gary Bloom	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.00
OLB Byron Bennett	1	8	8.00
S Justin Borders	1	7	7.00
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	0.00

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andrew Marzano	2	21	10.50	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ted Pascal	0	1	0	0
Hardy McDonald	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	186	46.5	29.5	55	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	7	327	46.7	33.1	64	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Schnebele	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	4	55	13.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Compton	1	13	13.0	0
Ronald McCarthy	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	2	60	30.0	0
Tyrone Leibert	1	25	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Braddock	4	53	13.3	0
D.J. Tillery	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	7	0	0.0	25	40
ILB Lamar McCarthy	7	0	0.0	21	40
DT Jorge Templeton	5	0	0.0	19	34
DE Brent Robbins	4	1	1.0	21	33
S Tommie Grange	4	1	0.0	12	20
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	0	1.0	12	22
OLB Rodney Whalen	3	0	0.0	6	5
CB Norbert Dawson	2	2	0.0	18	30
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0.0	16	23
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	17	28
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	0	0.0	20	37
S Duane Sterritt	1	2	0.0	15	27
ILB Dale Landolt	1	1	0.0	6	2
DE Rich Banks	1	1	0.0	16	30
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.0	11	18
DE Cary Clinton	0	2	0.0	14	17
DE Max Tank	0	1	0.0	17	31

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Braddock	7	1	0.0	24	26
CB Butch Cascadden	4	2	0.0	23	26
ILB Max Marian	4	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Rico Fredrickson	3	3	0.0	19	19
S Corey Van der Haak	3	1	0.0	21	28
DE Gene McKenzie	3	0	0.0	15	17
DT Andrew Rivera	3	0	0.0	16	22
DE Hardy McDonald	2	0	1.0	16	23
OLB Conrad Fanwick	2	1	0.0	9	11
S Rondell Heath	2	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Jamie Sims	2	0	0.0	11	12
WR D.J. Tillery	1	0	---	---	---
WR Maurice Compton	1	0	---	---	---
TE Pat Pritchett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ronald McCarthy	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dana McGregor	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Van Daniels	1	0	0.0	11	12
DT Ted Pascal	1	0	0.0	7	16
CB Andrew Marzano	0	1	0.0	23	24
DT Julio Watson	0	1	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	1	0	33
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	2	2	31
DE Rich Banks	0.0	0	1	0	30

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hardy McDonald	1.0	2	23
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	1	7
DE Gene McKenzie	0.0	1	17
DE Van Daniels	0.0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	4	2	1	40
S Tommie Grange	3	0	0	20
CB Ty Covington	2	0	1	28
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	0	1	40
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	0	30
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	1	0	37
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	33
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0	23
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	5
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0	30
S Justin Borders	0	1	1	18
S Duane Sterritt	0	1	0	27
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	0	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Butch Cascadden	5	0	0	26
S Corey Van der Haak	2	1	0	28
ILB Max Marian	2	0	0	19
ILB Dana McGregor	1	1	0	12
CB Andrew Marzano	1	0	2	24
DT Andrew Rivera	1	0	0	22
S R.J. Braddock	1	0	0	26
DT Ted Pascal	1	0	0	16
OLB Jamie Sims	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Lebiedzinski	2	5	20	1	16
Mel Harper	1	4	22	0	25
Vernon Huffman	1	2	10	0	17
Joseph Sherman	1	1	19	0	27
Emmitt Jenkins	1	1	8	0	3
Shawn Fadiman	1	1	9	0	11
Cris Scott	0	5	25	0	28
Mitchell Emmons	0	2	18	0	20
Rex Dunn	0	2	19	0	20
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	15	0	13
Trent Sinclair	0	1	17	0	18

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Tucker	2	9	1	25	1	39
Lionel Banks	1	4	1	23	1	38
Steven Hardy	1	1	0	18	0	24
Tommie Sanford	1	1	0	4	0	5
Pat Pritchett	1	1	0	15	0	21
Curtis Olivarez	0	4	0	25	0	40
Chuck Chellino	0	3	0	23	0	35
Byron Snipes	0	1	0	2	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	3	15
Rick Collins	2	12
Roderick Iadevaia	1	19
Emmitt Jenkins	1	6
Jimmy Roberts	0	17
Rex Dunn	0	16
Mitchell Emmons	0	15
Roger Hayes	0	15
Jose Barfield	0	14
Byron Bennett	0	12
Tommie Grange	0	11
Bernard Richard	0	9
Rick Jefcoat	0	9
Duane Sterritt	0	8
Grant Guthrie	0	8
Rich Banks	0	8
Phillip Newman	0	7
Rodney Whalen	0	7
B.J. Givens	0	6
Vernon Huffman	0	6
Tyrone Leibert	0	6
Joseph Sherman	0	5
Lamar McCarthy	0	5
Jorge Cloude	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	3
Ty Covington	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Mel Harper	0	3
Jorge Templeton	0	3
Norbert Dawson	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Cris Scott	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Jeffrey Cote	0	2
Shawn Fadiman	0	2
Barry DePree	0	2
Cary Clinton	0	1
Mercury Hopkins	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Galvan	4	12
Tommie Morley	2	26
Deion Matuzas	1	12
Pat Pritchett	0	17
Rondell Heath	0	14
Steven Hardy	0	13
Joel Glavin	0	13
Gary Bloom	0	12
Jamie Sims	0	12
Maurice Compton	0	11
D.J. Tillery	0	10
Dana McGregor	0	10
Tommie Sanford	0	9
Byron Snipes	0	9
R.J. Braddock	0	9
Bart Weaver	0	9
Jackie Andersen	0	7
Ernie Leaskey	0	7
Mitch Tucker	0	7
Tyrone Gillespie	0	7
Lionel Banks	0	5
T.J. Schnebele	0	5
Jeffrey Burns	0	4
Hardy McDonald	0	4
Ronald McCarthy	0	4
Max Marian	0	3
Gene McKenzie	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	2
Robert Fundinger	0	2
Andrew Rivera	0	2
Andrew Marzano	0	2
Julio Watson	0	2
Corey Van der Haak	0	2
Ken Barton	0	2
Rico Fredrickson	0	2
Conrad Fanwick	0	1
Butch Cascadden	0	1
Ted Pascal	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	6	34	5.7
Right	11	92	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	58	5.8
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	28	15	5	1	3	2	5	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Von Oelhoffen	32	15	2	4	1	6	3	2	3
Robert Fundinger	8	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	47	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	81	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	19	1.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	12	8	0	129	2	29
WR Phillip Newman	7	4	1	90	2	17
WR Mercury Hopkins	3	0	1	0	0	12
FB Rex Dunn	2	1	0	11	0	20
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	0	0	19
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	0	21	1	4
WR Rick Jefcoat	1	0	1	0	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Clancy	12	4	1	32	0	33
TE Steven Hardy	6	4	0	63	2	24
WR Maurice Compton	5	1	1	15	0	20
WR Ronald McCarthy	5	2	0	15	0	11
WR D.J. Tillery	4	1	1	10	0	28
TE Pat Pritchett	4	3	0	34	0	21
TE Ernie Leaskey	2	1	0	0	0	16
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	0	3	0	22
WR Gary Bloom	1	1	0	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	2	8	4.00	3.41
Grant Guthrie	1	8	8.00	15.00
Preston Stevenson	1	3	3.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deion Matuzas	1	1	1.00	2.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	1	2	0.33	8.96

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Von Oelhoffen	2	1	0	0.00	4.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	2	1.00	10.75
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	12.86
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	5	2
Grant Guthrie	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Henry Von Oelhoffen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	4	2	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Von Oelhoffen	13	4	4
Robert Fundinger	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Clancy	6	2	2
WR Ronald McCarthy	4	1	1
WR Maurice Compton	2	0	0
TE Pat Pritchett	2	2	2
WR D.J. Tillery	1	0	0
WR Gary Bloom	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,900)