Week 8, 2049

played in Carolina, NC

44 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 CAR - Rondell Farrell 18 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
1Q: 04:04 NOS - Jon Wagner 1 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
2Q: 12:45 CAR - Gavin Hernandez 10 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 02:36 CAR - J.C. Cooley 46 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Ashton Jackson 19 field goal
3Q: 06:08 CAR - J.C. Cooley 30 field goal
4Q: 05:55 NOS - J.J. Atkins 34 pass from Jon Wagner (Ashton Jackson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 CAR - Rondell Farrell 18 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
1Q: 04:04 NOS - Jon Wagner 1 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
2Q: 12:45 CAR - Gavin Hernandez 10 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 02:36 CAR - J.C. Cooley 46 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Ashton Jackson 19 field goal
3Q: 06:08 CAR - J.C. Cooley 30 field goal
4Q: 05:55 NOS - J.J. Atkins 34 pass from Jon Wagner (Ashton Jackson extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 4-4
First Downs 21 26
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 367 351
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 5.73 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 84 169
- Rushing Attempts 25 41
- Yards per Rush 3.36 4.12
Net Passing Yards 283 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 25 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 288 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.26 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 3/12 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:49 33:11

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	4-4
First Downs	21	26
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	367	351
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	5.73	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	84	169
- Rushing Attempts	25	41
- Yards per Rush	3.36	4.12
Net Passing Yards	283	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	25 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	288	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.26	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	3/12	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:49	33:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 25	4	-1	Punt
1	8:50	4:52	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	12:38	1:59	OWN 35	4	22	Punt
2	2:28	2:28	OWN 25	8	73	Field Goal
3	11:48	2:15	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
3	6:02	1:43	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	4:06	0:38	OPP 36	2	7	Fumble
3	1:31	3:28	OWN 20	7	39	Downs
4	11:30	2:07	OWN 37	7	15	Downs
4	8:12	2:27	OWN 12	7	88	Touchdown
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 16	11	35	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	4:15	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
1	3:58	6:20	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	10:39	8:11	OWN 20	15	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 31	5	44	Interception
3	9:33	3:31	OWN 20	7	67	Field Goal
3	4:19	0:13	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
3	3:28	1:57	OWN 29	4	33	Punt
4	13:03	1:33	OWN 41	4	13	Interception
4	9:23	1:11	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
4	5:45	3:29	OWN 24	6	19	Punt

Game MVP: Gavin Hernandez, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Conner Perez	8	26	3.25	13	1	0
Kaden Brady	8	21	2.63	9	0	0
Jon Wagner	6	18	3.00	12	1	1
Grady Thompson	3	19	6.33	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gavin Hernandez	22	82	3.73	14	3
Les Monahan	8	47	5.88	12	2
Quentin Edge	6	35	5.83	9	0
Karl Wallace	4	10	2.50	4	0
Jose Merrell	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Wagner	38	25	288	1/5	1	35	1	86.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Edge	25	15	188	1/6	2	32	3	70.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Atkins	6	9	94	15.67	25	34	1
WR Earl Harmon	4	6	79	19.75	37	35	0
WR Kendall Fuller	4	5	4	1.00	0	3	0
WR Kyle Fairley	2	3	28	14.00	0	17	0
WR Jerald Lane	2	4	16	8.00	0	16	0
RB Kaden Brady	2	2	22	11.00	19	19	0
TE Lawrence Galloway	2	4	25	12.50	5	13	0
TE Percy Kellogg	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Bob Cervantes	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Grady Thompson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rondell Farrell	4	7	48	12.00	15	21	1
TE Alfredo Sweeney	3	5	31	10.33	3	14	0
WR Jose Merrell	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	0
RB Gavin Hernandez	2	3	14	7.00	11	10	1
WR Stephen Krohn	2	3	61	30.50	53	32	0
RB Les Monahan	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Victor Burke	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	0
WR Bart Birney	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Terry Freidkin	1	0	0.00
ILB Cole May	1	0	0.00
CB Dillon Akiyama	1	12	12.00

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Clifton Joseph	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendall Fuller	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Grubbs	0	1	0	0
Philip Dawkins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Boyd	4	187	46.8	39.0	55	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Mozart	3	121	40.3	34.0	42	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Jackson	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.C. Cooley	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	1	-1	-1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Merrell	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	2	41	20.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Merrell	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Freidkin	8	2	0.0	37	26
OLB Eduardo Hartman	7	4	0.0	37	25
ILB Cole May	7	0	0.0	22	14
OLB Daryl Fields	5	4	0.0	36	26
ILB Herman Milam	4	2	0.0	20	12
CB Dillon Akiyama	4	2	0.0	41	26
S Marty Gillespie	4	1	0.0	39	24
ILB Craig Dubord	3	1	0.0	18	15
DT Vernon Wallace	3	1	0.0	24	16
DE Ian Kirk	3	1	0.0	25	20
DE Dominique Kennedy	3	0	0.0	18	8
DE Deron Whitehurst	2	1	1.0	17	12
S Ezekiel Nordbye	1	3	0.0	39	26
CB Paul Ferderer	1	1	0.0	24	11
WR Earl Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Clarence McCormick	0	3	0.0	19	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Enrique Marsh	11	2	0.0	25	39
CB Clifton Joseph	7	3	0.0	24	37
OLB Norbert Clodfelter	6	1	0.0	24	28
DE Trenton Beyer	4	1	0.0	20	31
CB Dwayne Lestage	4	0	0.0	25	39
DE Tom Foley	3	1	1.0	20	28
S Philip Dawkins	3	1	0.0	23	18
DT Rex O'Donnell	3	1	0.0	23	33
S Ted Walsh	2	2	0.0	22	26
CB Burt Butler	2	1	0.0	13	24
TE Rondell Farrell	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Julio Gaudino	1	1	0.0	11	14
DE Damian Mills	1	0	0.0	10	19
CB Ralph Banks	1	0	0.0	2	11
RB Gavin Hernandez	1	0	---	---	---
DT Frederick Hoover	0	2	0.0	21	23
DT Chester Doe	0	1	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deron Whitehurst	1.0	0	1	12
OLB Daryl Fields	0.0	1	0	26
DT Mack Abrams	0.0	0	1	10

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Foley	1.0	1	0	0	28
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	0	2	1	33
DE Trenton Beyer	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT Frederick Hoover	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eduardo Hartman	4	0	0	25
ILB Cole May	2	1	1	14
CB Dillon Akiyama	2	0	1	26
ILB Herman Milam	2	0	0	12
S Marty Gillespie	1	1	0	24
S Terry Freidkin	1	0	1	26
DT Vernon Wallace	1	0	0	16
DE Dominique Kennedy	1	0	0	8
S Ezekiel Nordbye	1	0	0	26
CB Paul Ferderer	0	2	0	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clifton Joseph	6	0	1	37
ILB Enrique Marsh	5	1	0	39
CB Dwayne Lestage	4	1	0	39
OLB Norbert Clodfelter	4	0	0	28
S Philip Dawkins	2	0	0	18
OLB Julio Gaudino	1	1	0	14
S Ted Walsh	1	0	0	26
CB Burt Butler	1	0	0	24
CB Ralph Banks	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Kau	2	6	2	25	0	39
Jonah Clark	2	5	0	25	0	39
Derrick Morrison	2	3	0	25	0	39
Jay Stephenson	1	3	0	25	0	39
Edwin Randle	0	3	0	25	1	39
Bob Cervantes	0	1	0	13	0	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hunter Langdon	3	10	1	41	0	26
Miles Delgado	3	6	0	41	0	26
Rex Clements	3	6	0	41	0	26
Mickey Pomraning	2	10	0	41	0	26
Kent Austin	2	4	0	41	0	26
Karl Lane	0	0	0	6	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Woodson	2	15
Grady Thompson	1	16
Derrick Morrison	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Grubbs	1	12
Leslie Crowe	1	12
Buddy Gillespie	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eduardo Hartman	---	---	37	25	17	79
Derrick Morrison	25	39	---	---	5	69
Jonah Clark	25	39	---	---	5	69
Dillon Akiyama	---	---	41	26	2	69
Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	39	26	1	66
Terry Freidkin	---	---	37	26	2	65
Marty Gillespie	---	---	39	24	2	65
Jon Wagner	25	39	---	---	---	64
Cooper Kau	25	39	---	---	---	64
Jay Stephenson	25	39	---	---	---	64
Daryl Fields	---	---	36	26	2	64
Edwin Randle	25	39	---	---	---	64
J.J. Atkins	23	39	---	---	---	62
Ian Kirk	---	---	25	20	1	46
Lawrence Galloway	11	18	---	---	13	42
Vernon Wallace	---	---	24	16	1	41
Jerald Lane	12	19	---	---	8	39
Craig Dubord	---	---	18	15	5	38
Kody James	7	14	---	---	16	37
Earl Harmon	14	23	---	---	---	37
Cole May	---	---	22	14	1	37
Paul Ferderer	---	---	24	11	---	35
Kyle Fairley	11	14	---	---	8	33
Deron Whitehurst	---	---	17	12	4	33
Herman Milam	---	---	20	12	1	33
Kaden Brady	12	16	---	---	3	31
Grady Thompson	5	9	---	---	16	30
Clarence McCormick	---	---	19	9	1	29
Dominique Kennedy	---	---	18	8	1	27
Bob Cervantes	13	14	---	---	---	27
Mack Abrams	---	---	11	10	1	22
Percy Kellogg	6	11	---	---	5	22
Renaldo Finley	---	---	7	1	12	20
Kendall Fuller	1	6	---	---	12	19
Conner Perez	9	8	---	---	---	17
Gary Woodson	---	---	0	0	15	15
Brandon McGee	---	---	2	1	11	14
Gene Rhodes	---	---	9	3	---	12
Carlton Creekmur	---	---	6	1	3	10
Peyton Gonzales	1	4	---	---	---	5
Richard Breen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frank Boyd	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devonte Seiferling	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trent Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ashton Jackson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Irv Alicea	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mickey Pomraning	41	26	---	---	5	72
Miles Delgado	41	26	---	---	5	72
Rex Clements	41	26	---	---	5	72
Alfredo Sweeney	34	26	---	---	8	68
Hunter Langdon	41	26	---	---	---	67
Kent Austin	41	26	---	---	---	67
Quentin Edge	41	26	---	---	---	67
Enrique Marsh	---	---	25	39	1	65
Clifton Joseph	---	---	24	37	4	65
Dwayne Lestage	---	---	25	39	1	65
Norbert Clodfelter	---	---	24	28	6	58
Rex O'Donnell	---	---	23	33	1	57
Stephen Krohn	28	18	---	---	8	54
Jose Merrell	30	16	---	---	7	53
Trenton Beyer	---	---	20	31	1	52
Tom Foley	---	---	20	28	1	49
Ted Walsh	---	---	22	26	---	48
Gavin Hernandez	25	13	---	---	10	48
Frederick Hoover	---	---	21	23	---	44
Philip Dawkins	---	---	23	18	1	42
Leslie Crowe	---	---	4	26	12	42
Burt Butler	---	---	13	24	1	38
Victor Burke	22	11	---	---	1	34
Julio Gaudino	---	---	11	14	7	32
Rondell Farrell	16	15	---	---	---	31
Damian Mills	---	---	10	19	1	30
Bart Birney	17	8	---	---	3	28
Les Monahan	14	11	---	---	---	25
Karl Wallace	4	2	---	---	17	23
Ike Heubeck	8	2	---	---	13	23
Eric Grubbs	---	---	1	9	12	22
Ruben Richmond	---	---	3	12	5	20
Zachary Russell	1	1	---	---	17	19
Johnnie Blanchard	---	---	1	1	14	16
Karl Lane	6	7	---	---	---	13
Chester Doe	---	---	3	10	---	13
Ralph Banks	---	---	2	11	---	13
Buddy Gillespie	---	---	0	0	9	9
J.C. Cooley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Russell Howe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Oscar Mozart	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Janjic	---	---	0	1	---	1
Steven Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alexis Berry	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	10	10	1.0
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	23	102	4.4
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Wagner	38	25	3	1	2	3	4	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Edge	25	15	3	0	2	4	1	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	57	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	81	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	60	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	42	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	86	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	60	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Atkins	9	6	0	94	1	39
WR Earl Harmon	6	4	1	79	2	23
WR Kendall Fuller	5	4	0	4	0	6
WR Jerald Lane	4	2	0	16	0	19
TE Lawrence Galloway	4	2	0	25	0	18
WR Kyle Fairley	3	2	0	28	0	14
RB Kaden Brady	2	2	0	22	0	16
TE Bob Cervantes	2	1	1	6	0	14
TE Percy Kellogg	1	1	0	8	0	11
RB Grady Thompson	1	1	0	6	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rondell Farrell	7	4	0	48	1	15
TE Alfredo Sweeney	5	3	1	31	0	26
WR Bart Birney	3	0	1	0	0	8
RB Gavin Hernandez	3	2	0	14	0	13
WR Stephen Krohn	3	2	0	61	2	18
WR Jose Merrell	2	2	0	15	0	16
RB Les Monahan	1	1	0	4	0	11
WR Victor Burke	1	1	0	15	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jon Wagner	1	1	1.00	3.00
Kaden Brady	1	9	9.00	2.63

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Les Monahan	1	7	7.00	5.88
Gavin Hernandez	1	-1	-1.00	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Wagner	1	1	8	8.00	7.58

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Edge	4	3	32	8.00	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Atkins	1	1	8	8.00	10.44

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Les Monahan	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Rondell Farrell	1	1	18	18.00	6.86
RB Gavin Hernandez	1	1	10	10.00	4.67
WR Stephen Krohn	1	0	0	0.00	20.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Wagner	1	0
Grady Thompson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Edge	4	4
Les Monahan	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Wagner	8	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Edge	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Harmon	3	2	1
WR Jerald Lane	2	0	0
WR J.J. Atkins	2	1	1
RB Grady Thompson	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bart Birney	2	0	0
TE Rondell Farrell	2	2	2
RB Les Monahan	1	1	0
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)