Week 8, 2053

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	13	7	0	-	23
New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:26 CAR - Butch Schulz 50 field goal
2Q: 10:34 CAR - Butch Schulz 30 field goal
2Q: 07:38 CAR - DeAndre Rice 24 fumble return (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 02:04 CAR - Butch Schulz 26 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Ashton Jackson 18 field goal
3Q: 11:19 NOS - Jonathan Rackers 1 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
3Q: 06:19 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 9 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 06:06 NOS - Ashton Jackson 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:26 CAR - Butch Schulz 50 field goal
2Q: 10:34 CAR - Butch Schulz 30 field goal
2Q: 07:38 CAR - DeAndre Rice 24 fumble return (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 02:04 CAR - Butch Schulz 26 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Ashton Jackson 18 field goal
3Q: 11:19 NOS - Jonathan Rackers 1 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
3Q: 06:19 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 9 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 06:06 NOS - Ashton Jackson 49 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-5 3-5
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 307 343
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 5.03 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 103 50
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 3.22 2.00
Net Passing Yards 204 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 0 41 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 217 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 5/95
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:24 26:36

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-5	3-5
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	307	343
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	5.03	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	103	50
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	3.22	2.00
Net Passing Yards	204	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 0	41 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	217	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	5/95
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:24	26:36

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	4:11	OWN 20	8	21	Punt
1	4:41	3:22	OWN 44	6	23	Field Goal
1	0:21	4:54	OWN 11	9	76	Field Goal
2	4:42	2:46	OWN 39	7	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
3	11:08	4:59	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	4:01	2:04	OWN 10	5	8	Punt
4	14:36	2:40	OWN 33	5	17	Punt
4	5:58	3:28	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OPP 2	3	-11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 25	8	67	Interception
1	7:14	2:33	OWN 3	7	19	Punt
1	1:19	0:58	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	10:27	3:03	OWN 16	5	8	Fumble
2	7:24	2:42	OWN 37	6	40	Interception
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 30	8	69	Field Goal
3	13:04	1:56	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
3	6:09	2:08	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	1:57	2:21	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
4	11:56	5:58	OWN 10	14	58	Field Goal
4	2:30	0:49	OWN 10	4	-8	Downs

Game MVP: Charles Peppers, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric McKenzie	20	67	3.35	10	1	1
QB Charles Peppers	5	33	6.60	14	1	0
RB Jake Garrett	5	12	2.40	8	0	0
RB Skip Hadley	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
WR Richie Wilhide	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gene Shrawder	16	27	1.69	11	1	0
RB Collin Hatfield	6	13	2.17	13	1	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	2	8	4.00	7	0	1
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Peppers	27	18	217	2/13	0	37	0	91.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	41	23	309	2/16	0	40	2	59.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Alfredo Sweeney	4	8	22	5.50	17	12
WR Richie Wilhide	4	5	52	13.00	17	23
WR Stephen Krohn	2	4	24	12.00	11	24
WR Rico Clemons	2	2	41	20.50	14	32
WR Philip Stephenson	2	3	40	20.00	19	37
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	3	25	12.50	7	14
FB Dave Shepherd	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Jake Garrett	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Scottie Downs	6	9	112	18.67	65	40
WR Earl Harmon	3	6	33	11.00	18	25
WR Tony Meeber	3	3	22	7.33	0	8
WR Myles Ramsay	3	3	50	16.67	21	29
WR Jerald Lane	2	4	34	17.00	14	18
RB Gene Shrawder	2	5	28	14.00	15	23
WR Noah Janzen	2	6	12	6.00	0	7
TE Vincent Jacobs	2	2	18	9.00	2	18
TE Bob Cervantes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Collin Hatfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Miles Hammer	1	24	24.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE DeAndre Rice	0	1	1	1
OLB Bryce Brown	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
RB Gene Shrawder	1	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	0
ILB Mason Harris	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pedro Donaldson	5	255	51.0	48.6	57	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Godfrey	4	212	53.0	46.3	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Schulz	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Jackson	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Wilhide	2	27	13.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Philip Stephenson	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Shrawder	5	95	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	7	0	0.0	25	43
CB Roger Espinal	6	2	0.0	25	43
CB Bennett Hicks	6	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	4	0	0.0	24	27
OLB Dillon Fagelman	4	0	0.0	24	27
OLB Miles Hammer	4	0	0.0	10	26
DT R.J. House	3	1	0.0	19	27
DT Alexis Terrell	3	0	0.0	18	27
CB Clifton Joseph	3	0	0.0	24	31
DE Gino Hoke	2	2	0.5	22	39
S Adrian Aikman	2	0	0.0	1	11
DE DeAndre Rice	1	0	1.0	0	5
DT Ross Cole	1	0	0.5	13	28
DE Tom Foley	1	2	0.0	21	31
CB Oliver Sailer	1	0	0.0	1	12
S Doug Winn	0	3	0.0	25	43

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marco Nichols	8	2	0.0	21	22
OLB Matt Hergett	7	4	0.0	31	26
S Terry Freidkin	6	1	0.0	21	22
DT Vernon Wallace	4	1	1.0	13	17
CB Walt Galloway	4	2	0.0	32	29
CB Charles Collins	4	0	0.0	20	25
CB Dillon Akiyama	3	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Butch Triplett	2	3	1.0	30	29
CB Darius Santos	2	3	0.0	10	7
S Marty Gillespie	2	1	0.0	30	26
DE Clayton Chestnut	2	1	0.0	11	7
S Tristan Sawyer	2	0	0.0	10	4
TE Henry Ramsey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deron Whitehurst	1	0	0.0	14	7
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mason Harris	1	0	0.0	12	4
DE Edwin Cobb	1	0	0.0	23	23
DT Kendall Frick	1	0	0.0	10	4
ILB Marlon Crichlow	0	1	0.0	13	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeAndre Rice	1.0	0	1	1	5
DE Gino Hoke	0.5	1	2	3	39
DT Ross Cole	0.5	0	1	0	28
DE Tom Foley	0.0	0	1	1	31
OLB Bryce Brown	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Dillon Fagelman	0.0	0	1	0	27

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Butch Triplett	1.0	1	0	29
DT Vernon Wallace	1.0	0	0	17
DE Edwin Cobb	0.0	2	3	23
DE Ian Kirk	0.0	1	2	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bennett Hicks	5	0	0	26
CB Roger Espinal	3	1	0	43
OLB Miles Hammer	3	0	1	26
OLB Dillon Fagelman	3	0	0	27
S Dwayne Lestage	2	3	0	43
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	2	0	1	27
S Adrian Aikman	2	0	0	11
CB Oliver Sailer	1	1	0	12
CB Clifton Joseph	1	0	0	31
S Doug Winn	1	0	0	43

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charles Collins	4	1	25
ILB Marco Nichols	4	0	22
CB Walt Galloway	3	0	29
OLB Matt Hergett	2	1	26
S Marty Gillespie	1	1	26
S Terry Freidkin	1	0	22
ILB Mason Harris	1	0	4
DE Clayton Chestnut	1	0	7
CB Darius Santos	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T T.J. Probin	4	11	1	32	1	29
G Kaleb Owens	4	8	0	32	0	29
T Brian Reeves	1	3	0	32	0	29
FB Dave Shepherd	0	2	0	10	0	4
C Edwin Karle	0	1	0	32	1	29
G Emmett Restifo	0	1	0	28	0	20
G Miles Delgado	0	1	0	4	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jonah Clark	2	4	25	0	43
G Kelvin Tatum	2	3	25	0	43
T Trent Long	1	5	25	1	43
C Cooper Kau	0	5	25	0	43
T Edwin Randle	0	4	25	0	43
TE Scottie Downs	0	1	19	1	30
TE Vincent Jacobs	0	1	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bryce Brown	2	19
Colton Prior	2	12
Alfredo Sweeney	1	21
Philip Stephenson	1	21
Tyler Conger	1	18
Emmett Restifo	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Corbett	1	20
Grady Thompson	1	20
Mason Harris	1	20

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Alfredo Sweeney	28	25	---	---	21	74
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	25	43	2	70
S Doug Winn	---	---	25	43	2	70
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	25	43	2	70
T Brian Reeves	32	29	---	---	8	69
G Kaleb Owens	32	29	---	---	7	68
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	22	39	2	63
QB Charles Peppers	32	29	---	---	---	61
T T.J. Probin	32	29	---	---	---	61
C Edwin Karle	32	29	---	---	---	61
WR Rico Clemons	31	29	---	---	---	60
G Emmett Restifo	28	20	---	---	8	56
CB Clifton Joseph	---	---	24	31	1	56
DE Tom Foley	---	---	21	31	2	54
ILB Sedrick Ruggiero	---	---	24	27	2	53
OLB Dillon Fagelman	---	---	24	27	1	52
OLB Bryce Brown	---	---	8	23	19	50
WR Richie Wilhide	23	23	---	---	4	50
DT Alexis Terrell	---	---	18	27	2	47
DT R.J. House	---	---	19	27	1	47
RB Cedric McKenzie	23	20	---	---	1	44
CB Bennett Hicks	---	---	15	26	2	43
DT Ross Cole	---	---	13	28	1	42
WR Stephen Krohn	16	22	---	---	3	41
WR Philip Stephenson	11	7	---	---	21	39
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	10	26	2	38
FB Dave Shepherd	10	4	---	---	21	35
RB Jake Garrett	8	9	---	---	12	29
S Adrian Aikman	---	---	1	11	13	25
OLB Tyler Conger	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	1	12	5	18
G Miles Delgado	4	9	---	---	1	14
TE Lonnie Burns	7	3	---	---	3	13
WR Darryl Hickl	1	3	---	---	9	13
OLB Colton Prior	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE DeAndre Rice	---	---	0	5	3	8
P Pedro Donaldson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Morris Clinton	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Skip Hadley	1	0	---	---	5	6
DT Justin Stuart	---	---	0	4	---	4
DE Ralph Poole	---	---	0	0	4	4
TE Amos Godfrey	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Tyler Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Arturo Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	32	29	16	77
T Jonah Clark	25	43	---	---	6	74
G Kelvin Tatum	25	43	---	---	6	74
C Cooper Kau	25	43	---	---	---	68
T Edwin Randle	25	43	---	---	---	68
T Trent Long	25	43	---	---	---	68
QB Jonathan Rackers	25	43	---	---	---	68
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	30	29	3	62
OLB Matt Hergett	---	---	31	26	4	61
RB Gene Shrawder	19	33	---	---	8	60
S Terry Freidkin	---	---	21	22	15	58
S Marty Gillespie	---	---	30	26	2	58
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	23	23	7	53
WR Tony Meeber	16	26	---	---	9	51
TE Scottie Downs	19	30	---	---	---	49
DE Ian Kirk	---	---	16	21	11	48
WR Jerald Lane	14	27	---	---	5	46
CB Charles Collins	---	---	20	25	1	46
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	21	22	1	44
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	20	22	1	43
WR Noah Janzen	10	32	---	---	---	42
WR Earl Harmon	16	23	---	---	---	39
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	12	4	20	36
TE Vincent Jacobs	9	10	---	---	15	34
DT Vernon Wallace	---	---	13	17	---	30
DE Deron Whitehurst	---	---	14	7	6	27
WR Myles Ramsay	7	14	---	---	5	26
WR Bart Corbett	3	1	---	---	20	24
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	13	7	2	22
TE Henry Ramsey	0	1	---	---	20	21
RB Grady Thompson	1	0	---	---	20	21
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	11	7	3	21
DT Mack Abrams	---	---	9	8	2	19
CB Darius Santos	---	---	10	7	2	19
TE Bob Cervantes	5	12	---	---	---	17
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	10	4	2	16
RB Collin Hatfield	6	6	---	---	3	15
DT Kendall Frick	---	---	10	4	1	15
CB Carlton Creekmur	---	---	3	3	6	12
S Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	3	6	2	11
P Isaiah Godfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Warren Cothern	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Ezra Newell	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Alejandro Sapolu	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Ashton Jackson	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	19	70	3.7
Right	9	25	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-2	-0.3
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Peppers	27	18	4	2	0	3	4	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	41	23	5	0	3	5	7	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	69	34.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	196	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	37	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Alfredo Sweeney	8	4	22	0	25
WR Richie Wilhide	5	4	52	1	23
WR Stephen Krohn	4	2	24	1	22
WR Philip Stephenson	3	2	40	1	7
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	2	25	0	20
WR Rico Clemons	2	2	41	1	29
FB Dave Shepherd	1	1	6	0	4
RB Jake Garrett	1	1	7	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Scottie Downs	9	6	1	112	2	30
WR Earl Harmon	6	3	0	33	1	23
WR Noah Janzen	6	2	0	12	0	32
RB Gene Shrawder	5	2	0	28	1	33
WR Jerald Lane	4	2	1	34	0	27
WR Tony Meeber	3	3	0	22	0	26
WR Myles Ramsay	3	3	0	50	1	14
TE Bob Cervantes	2	0	1	0	0	12
TE Vincent Jacobs	2	2	0	18	0	10
RB Collin Hatfield	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	6	18	3.00	3.35
QB Charles Peppers	2	8	4.00	6.60

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Peppers	1	0	0	0.00	8.04

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	4	2	20	5.00	7.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gene Shrawder	1	1	5	5.00	5.60
WR Earl Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Noah Janzen	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Myles Ramsay	1	1	15	15.00	16.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jake Garrett	2	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	1
QB Charles Peppers	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gene Shrawder	2	2
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Peppers	8	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Wilhide	3	2	1
TE Alfredo Sweeney	2	1	0
WR Stephen Krohn	1	1	0
RB Jake Garrett	1	1	1
WR Philip Stephenson	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerald Lane	3	2	2
WR Noah Janzen	3	2	0
TE Scottie Downs	3	1	1
WR Earl Harmon	2	1	0
WR Tony Meeber	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,200 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,200 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)