Week 8, 2034

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	10	7	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	7	17	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 NOS - Bryan Harding 4 run (Henry Cooley extra point)
2Q: 09:45 CAR - Wes Vance 32 field goal
2Q: 06:23 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 1 run (Henry Cooley extra point)
2Q: 00:25 CAR - Ed Snyder 21 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 11:25 NOS - Henry Cooley 28 field goal
3Q: 06:47 CAR - Kelly Clancy 24 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 04:57 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 35 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)
3Q: 01:18 NOS - Grant Guthrie 22 run (Henry Cooley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 NOS - Bryan Harding 4 run (Henry Cooley extra point)
2Q: 09:45 CAR - Wes Vance 32 field goal
2Q: 06:23 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 1 run (Henry Cooley extra point)
2Q: 00:25 CAR - Ed Snyder 21 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 11:25 NOS - Henry Cooley 28 field goal
3Q: 06:47 CAR - Kelly Clancy 24 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 04:57 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 35 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)
3Q: 01:18 NOS - Grant Guthrie 22 run (Henry Cooley extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-6 5-2
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 405 395
- Offensive Plays 83 55
- Yards per Play 4.88 7.18
Net Rushing Yards 145 103
- Rushing Attempts 33 28
- Yards per Rush 4.39 3.68
Net Passing Yards 260 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 23 - 4 27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 277 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.20 10.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/50
Kick Returns/Yards 5/89 2/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 4/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 33:39 26:21

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-6	5-2
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	405	395
- Offensive Plays	83	55
- Yards per Play	4.88	7.18
Net Rushing Yards	145	103
- Rushing Attempts	33	28
- Yards per Rush	4.39	3.68
Net Passing Yards	260	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 23 - 4	27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	277	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.20	10.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/50
Kick Returns/Yards	5/89	2/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	4/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	33:39	26:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	2:09	OWN 35	5	29	Fumble
1	7:51	2:34	OWN 8	6	14	Punt
1	4:41	1:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	3:37	1:53	OPP 33	4	26	Interception
1	0:20	5:43	OWN 20	14	65	Field Goal
2	6:14	2:59	OWN 18	5	16	Interception
2	1:49	1:46	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
3	11:20	1:56	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	9:10	2:35	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
3	4:41	2:03	OWN 15	4	21	Interception
3	1:06	1:32	OWN 24	4	24	Interception
4	11:57	4:04	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	4:48	3:05	OWN 20	12	58	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 34	9	38	Missed FG
1	8:48	0:57	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
1	5:17	0:36	OPP 36	2	14	Interception
1	1:44	1:24	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	9:37	3:23	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	3:15	1:26	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Half
3	13:07	1:47	OPP 41	4	30	Field Goal
3	9:24	0:14	OWN 43	2	6	Fumble
3	6:35	1:54	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
3	2:38	1:32	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
4	14:34	2:37	OWN 31	5	24	Punt
4	7:53	3:05	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 22	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Bryan Harding, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Barker	18	96	5.33	16	4
Erik Horner	9	27	3.00	7	0
Walter Southwell	3	8	2.67	6	0
Donovan Long	2	10	5.00	9	0
Daniel Billodeaux	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	13	40	3.08	14	1	1
Grant Guthrie	10	52	5.20	22	2	1
Bryan Harding	4	5	1.25	4	0	1
Dale Kiburz	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	48	23	277	2/17	2	30	4	45.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	27	18	292	0/0	1	57	1	99.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Clancy	7	15	75	10.71	10	24	1
TE Ed Snyder	5	9	53	10.60	20	21	1
WR Anthony Bozarth	5	7	63	12.60	11	22	0
WR Darnell Stargell	2	5	30	15.00	13	15	0
WR Julio Demann	2	6	44	22.00	8	30	0
WR Kennedy Hutton	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Thurman Barker	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Benjamin Linquist	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Patton	7	8	70	10.00	8	27	0
WR Preston Stevenson	6	9	84	14.00	27	23	0
TE Joe Raymond	2	2	40	20.00	0	21	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
WR Rick Collins	1	2	57	57.00	0	57	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	3	35	35.00	0	35	1
WR Roger Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dusty Tobias	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Hugh Abner	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0.00
S Karl Tucker	1	0	0.00
S R.J. Braddock	1	0	0.00
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	29	29.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Barker	1	0	0
Rondell Heath	0	1	1
Walter Southwell	0	1	0
Donovan Long	0	0	1
Lamont Gaillard	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rex Dunn	1	0	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0
Roger Hayes	1	0	0
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1	0
Chester Ellingsen	0	1	0
Lamar McCarthy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Harward	5	184	36.8	22.8	44	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	184	46.0	36.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Henry Cooley	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	4	50	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Demann	4	62	15.5	0
Anthony Bozarth	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	2	69	34.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rondell Heath	5	1	0.0	16	21
ILB Max Marian	5	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Shaun Buckner	4	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Heath McMichael	3	1	0.0	9	11
CB Cole Benton	3	0	0.0	24	24
S Luke Highcove	3	0	0.0	23	21
DE Brad Milam	3	0	0.0	24	21
OLB Tom Etheridge	2	2	0.0	19	12
DE Marshall Joseph	2	0	0.0	20	16
DE Van Daniels	2	0	0.0	8	11
TE Ed Snyder	2	0	---	---	---
DE Lamont Gaillard	2	0	0.0	14	11
CB Jay Wolfe	1	3	0.0	23	22
DT Henry Timberlane	1	2	0.0	17	11
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	1	0.0	7	6
S Hugh Abner	1	1	0.0	16	13
QB Daniel Billodeaux	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kennedy Hutton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alvin Keith	1	0	0.0	13	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Justin Borders	7	1	0.0	31	46
S R.J. Braddock	7	0	0.0	26	36
ILB Lamar McCarthy	6	2	0.0	18	31
DE Max Cabacungan	5	3	1.0	30	42
OLB Byron Bennett	5	2	0.0	32	45
ILB Dale Landolt	4	2	0.0	15	19
S Karl Tucker	4	2	0.0	24	29
DT Jorge Templeton	4	1	0.0	27	39
S Steve Ziel	3	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Rodney Whalen	3	0	0.0	9	22
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	1	0.0	28	44
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0.0	24	30
DE Rich Banks	1	0	1.0	15	20
DT Adam Dixon	1	2	0.0	12	21
DE Max Tank	1	1	0.0	21	38
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	21	29
QB Bryan Harding	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ty Covington	0	1	0.0	14	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Van Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Alvin Keith	0.0	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rich Banks	1.0	2	1	20
DE Max Cabacungan	1.0	1	3	42
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	5	2	39
DE Max Tank	0.0	3	0	38
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Rodney Whalen	0.0	1	0	22
DT Adam Dixon	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rondell Heath	4	0	0	21
CB Cole Benton	3	0	0	24
OLB Tom Etheridge	2	0	0	12
S Luke Highcove	2	0	0	21
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	1	0	6
CB Ben Ballard	1	1	0	15
CB Jay Wolfe	1	1	0	22
S Hugh Abner	1	0	1	13
OLB Heath McMichael	1	0	0	11
DE Marshall Joseph	1	0	0	16
ILB Shaun Buckner	1	0	0	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Justin Borders	4	0	0	46
S Steve Ziel	3	0	0	18
OLB Rodney Whalen	3	0	0	22
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	0	31
S R.J. Braddock	2	1	1	36
OLB Byron Bennett	2	1	0	45
S Karl Tucker	2	0	1	29
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0	30
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	1	44
DE Max Cabacungan	1	0	0	42
ILB Dale Landolt	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winfred Maxwell	3	5	0	25	0	34
Byron Snipes	2	6	1	24	0	35
Chuck Chellino	2	5	0	16	1	28
Brett Medzihradsky	2	3	0	21	0	30
Tony Reeves	1	2	0	17	1	28
Matt Hughes	1	2	0	25	0	36
Ed Snyder	1	1	0	30	0	43
Tyrell Osgood	0	5	0	21	0	34
Courtney Zodda	0	3	0	16	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marvin Buckner	3	5	0	25	23
Shawn Fadiman	1	8	1	25	25
Cris Scott	1	3	0	13	6
Jackie Wagner	1	3	0	23	25
Trent Sinclair	1	1	0	6	4
Mel Harper	1	1	0	5	4
Vernon Huffman	0	2	0	24	23
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	7	8
Ellis Tornberg	0	1	0	19	25

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Southwell	1	16
Ed Snyder	1	15
Darnell Stargell	1	14
Donovan Long	1	12
Kennedy Hutton	1	11
Winfred Maxwell	1	5
Heath McMichael	0	18
Jay Wolfe	0	17
Kelly Clancy	0	15
Benjamin Linquist	0	14
Cole Benton	0	12
Julio Demann	0	12
Alvin Keith	0	7
Anthony Bozarth	0	6
Tyrell Osgood	0	5
Van Daniels	0	5
Wes Vance	0	5
Matt Hughes	0	5
Courtney Zodda	0	5
A.J. Harward	0	5
Brett Medzihradsky	0	4
Erik Horner	0	4
Max Marian	0	3
Henry Timberlane	0	3
O.J. Peterson	0	3
Shaun Buckner	0	3
Marshall Joseph	0	2
Kent Cox	0	2
Ben Ballard	0	2
Lawrence Farmer	0	2
Terrell Belanger	0	2
Brad Milam	0	2
Rondell Heath	0	1
Daniel Billodeaux	0	1
Lamont Gaillard	0	1
Tom Etheridge	0	1
Luke Highcove	0	1
Lester Fidrych	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	3	15
Rex Dunn	1	16
Chester Ellingsen	1	12
Rich Banks	1	6
Dale Kiburz	0	21
Bubba Reese	0	17
Dusty Tobias	0	16
Roderick Iadevaia	0	15
Preston Stevenson	0	10
Rodney Whalen	0	10
Nate Frederick	0	10
Rick Collins	0	8
Henry Cooley	0	8
Cris Scott	0	6
Steve Ziel	0	6
Vernon Huffman	0	6
Ellis Tornberg	0	6
Jimmy Roberts	0	5
Roger Hayes	0	5
Adam Dixon	0	5
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Tommy Patton	0	4
Trent Sinclair	0	4
Shawn Fadiman	0	4
Dale Landolt	0	3
Skip Lindsay	0	3
Karl Tucker	0	2
Byron Bennett	0	2
Mel Harper	0	2
Lamar McCarthy	0	2
Rico Fields	0	2
Joe Raymond	0	2
Max Cabacungan	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Mercury Hopkins	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1
R.J. Braddock	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	13	56	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	51	6.4
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	8	18	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	48	23	4	4	1	2	14	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	27	18	6	2	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	144	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	77	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	15	2	54	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	54	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	179	19.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Clancy	15	7	0	75	1	35
TE Ed Snyder	9	5	0	53	1	43
WR Anthony Bozarth	7	5	0	63	1	10
WR Julio Demann	6	2	0	44	1	27
WR Darnell Stargell	5	2	1	30	0	21
WR Kennedy Hutton	3	1	0	10	0	18
TE Benjamin Linquist	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Thurman Barker	1	1	0	2	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	9	6	0	84	1	27
WR Tommy Patton	8	7	0	70	2	22
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	1	1	35	1	8
WR Rick Collins	2	1	0	57	1	7
TE Joe Raymond	2	2	0	40	1	14
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	6	0	14
WR Roger Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Dusty Tobias	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erik Horner	1	1	1.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	2	8	4.00	1.25
Jeffrey Cote	1	1	1.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	4	1	13	3.25	5.77

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	4	2	18	4.50	10.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelly Clancy	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Benjamin Linquist	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Anthony Bozarth	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Patton	2	1	5	2.50	8.75
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	11.67
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	13	13.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Donovan Long	1	0
Thurman Barker	1	1
Walter Southwell	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	3	1
Bryan Harding	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	14	9	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	5	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Bozarth	4	2	2
WR Kelly Clancy	3	2	2
TE Ed Snyder	3	2	2
TE Benjamin Linquist	1	0	0
RB Thurman Barker	1	1	0
WR Darnell Stargell	1	1	1
WR Julio Demann	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Tommy Patton	3	3
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (9,900)