Week 8, 2070

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	14	7	7	-	35
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 CAR - Kaleb Murray 11 run (Joe Sipher extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CAR - Sammy Pitre 4 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
2Q: 05:47 NOS - Dwight Grissom 13 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Gage Caldwell extra point)
2Q: 02:21 CAR - Alex Adams 27 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
3Q: 07:00 CAR - Sammy Pitre 12 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
3Q: 00:08 NOS - Devon Davidson 6 run (Gage Caldwell extra point)
4Q: 12:03 CAR - Ken Downs 29 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 08:39 NOS - Freddie Fishkin 4 pass from Tyler Sutton (Gage Caldwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 CAR - Kaleb Murray 11 run (Joe Sipher extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CAR - Sammy Pitre 4 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
2Q: 05:47 NOS - Dwight Grissom 13 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Gage Caldwell extra point)
2Q: 02:21 CAR - Alex Adams 27 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
3Q: 07:00 CAR - Sammy Pitre 12 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
3Q: 00:08 NOS - Devon Davidson 6 run (Gage Caldwell extra point)
4Q: 12:03 CAR - Ken Downs 29 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 08:39 NOS - Freddie Fishkin 4 pass from Tyler Sutton (Gage Caldwell extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 6-2 6-1
First Downs 29 20
- by Rushing 14 7
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 445 348
- Offensive Plays 72 58
- Yards per Play 6.18 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 196 155
- Rushing Attempts 35 28
- Yards per Rush 5.60 5.54
Net Passing Yards 249 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.73 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/53 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:43 25:17

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	6-2	6-1
First Downs	29	20
- by Rushing	14	7
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	445	348
- Offensive Plays	72	58
- Yards per Play	6.18	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	196	155
- Rushing Attempts	35	28
- Yards per Rush	5.60	5.54
Net Passing Yards	249	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.73	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/53	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:43	25:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	8:36	2:47	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	1:50	7:51	OWN 5	14	95	Touchdown
2	5:39	3:30	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OPP 45	3	0	Half
3	13:33	6:39	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:08	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	12:03	0:11	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown
4	8:33	4:42	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
4	2:14	2:14	OWN 1	7	30	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	1:27	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	5:49	3:59	OWN 17	9	45	Punt
2	8:59	3:20	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	2:09	1:44	OWN 25	7	31	Fumble
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	6:54	6:54	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
4	13:52	1:49	OWN 27	4	2	Downs
4	11:52	3:19	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	3:51	1:37	OWN 20	8	79	Downs

Game MVP: Kaleb Murray, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	18	80	4.44	11	3	0
RB Ken Downs	11	83	7.55	22	3	0
QB Kaleb Murray	6	33	5.50	14	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devon Davidson	18	84	4.67	19	5	1
RB Dwight Grissom	4	19	4.75	9	0	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	29	14.50	16	2	0
QB Tyler Sutton	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	2	14	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	33	22	281	4/32	4	29	0	132.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyler Sutton	16	11	152	1/7	1	31	0	119.8
J.J. Gregoire	11	7	59	2/11	1	15	0	107.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnell Maddux	6	9	69	11.50	7	16	0
WR Alex Adams	5	9	87	17.40	24	27	1
FB Sammy Pitre	5	5	44	8.80	1	12	2
TE Kenny Moore	3	5	30	10.00	4	16	0
RB Ken Downs	2	3	38	19.00	31	29	1
WR Jeffery Ellison	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Preston Horn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Freddie Fishkin	4	9	52	13.00	19	31	1
RB Devon Davidson	4	5	31	7.75	8	10	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	3	4	58	19.33	26	29	0
WR Nolan Garrison	2	3	3	1.50	4	4	0
RB Dwight Grissom	2	2	23	11.50	4	13	1
WR William Kemp	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0
TE Josiah Bush	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Harold Gray	0	1	0	0
DE Conner Rodgers	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	3	131	43.7	37.0	46	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Weston Liu	3	148	49.3	44.3	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Sipher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gage Caldwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	2	15	7.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	1	31	31.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Nussmeier	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shaquille Jarman	12	2	0.0	23	25
ILB Larry Drake	9	2	0.0	28	27
OLB Wesley Wiggins	6	1	0.0	28	29
CB Johnnie Lampkin	5	2	0.0	27	30
CB Willie Donald	3	0	1.0	27	29
DE Conner Rodgers	2	2	2.0	24	22
OLB Harold Gray	2	4	0.0	21	24
OLB Corwin Pascal	2	0	0.0	7	9
ILB Lawrence Dronett	2	0	0.0	7	11
DE Kai Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	11	14
S Rickey Honaker	1	0	0.0	28	28
CB Tyrone Greene	1	0	0.0	17	14
DT Leonard Vajda	0	1	0.0	23	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Richie Bradshaw	8	2	0.0	35	37
S Chester Hopper	7	4	0.0	33	33
ILB Theodore Maese	7	3	0.0	32	36
OLB Richard Dixon	7	2	0.0	29	36
S Efrain Dakis	6	1	0.0	12	22
OLB Kelly Hawkins	5	0	1.0	32	36
CB Marquis Sweeney	3	1	0.0	26	31
DE Gene Carlisle	2	2	1.0	30	29
DT Colin Williams	2	0	1.0	8	15
CB Braxton Wynn	2	2	0.0	23	19
ILB Kendrick Quarles	2	1	0.0	7	17
CB Richie Andrews	2	0	0.0	14	6
DE Hayden Harden	1	0	1.0	10	10
DE Kendall Turner	1	1	0.0	10	14
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.R. Franklin	0	3	0.0	25	21
DT Abraham Ridgeway	0	2	0.0	26	25
ILB Denzel Delgado	0	1	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Conner Rodgers	2.0	0	1	1	22
CB Willie Donald	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Willie Carach	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	0.0	0	1	0	8
OLB Wesley Wiggins	0.0	0	0	1	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hayden Harden	1.0	1	0	0	10
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1.0	0	1	1	36
DE Gene Carlisle	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Colin Williams	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Abraham Ridgeway	0.0	0	2	0	25
DT Shaun Woodson	0.0	0	0	2	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Johnnie Lampkin	4	0	30
OLB Harold Gray	3	0	24
ILB Larry Drake	2	1	27
S Shaquille Jarman	2	1	25
CB Tyrone Greene	1	1	14
DE Kai Hitchcock	1	0	14
OLB Corwin Pascal	1	0	9
S Rickey Honaker	1	0	28
ILB Lawrence Dronett	1	0	11
OLB Wesley Wiggins	1	0	29
CB Willie Donald	1	0	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Richard Dixon	7	0	36
S Chester Hopper	4	0	33
CB Richie Bradshaw	3	2	37
S Efrain Dakis	3	0	22
CB Braxton Wynn	2	0	19
ILB Kendrick Quarles	1	0	17
ILB Theodore Maese	1	0	36
CB Richie Andrews	1	0	6
CB Marquis Sweeney	0	2	31
CB J.R. Franklin	0	1	21
OLB Kelly Hawkins	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donnie Richmond	5	8	0	35	1	37
C Tristan Dawkins	4	7	1	35	0	37
T Leonard Rutan	3	3	0	35	2	37
T Sammie Coles	2	5	0	35	1	37
G Johnnie Galasinski	2	5	0	35	0	37
TE Kenny Moore	1	1	0	28	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nate Linker	4	8	28	0	30
G Marcos Quinn	3	5	28	1	30
C Jeremy Wagner	1	5	27	1	30
T Shaquille LeTourneau	1	4	28	1	30
C Timothy Farrens	1	2	28	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Ellison	1	16
Wesley Wiggins	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Bradley	2	16
Freddie Fishkin	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Alex Adams	29	35	---	---	16	80
G Donnie Richmond	35	37	---	---	3	75
T Sammie Coles	35	37	---	---	3	75
G Johnnie Galasinski	35	37	---	---	3	75
T Leonard Rutan	35	37	---	---	3	75
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	28	29	16	73
C Tristan Dawkins	35	37	---	---	---	72
QB Kaleb Murray	35	37	---	---	---	72
WR Donnell Maddux	28	32	---	---	10	70
WR Jeffery Ellison	28	19	---	---	16	63
TE Kenny Moore	28	27	---	---	4	59
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	23	23	12	58
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	27	30	---	57
S Rickey Honaker	---	---	28	28	---	56
CB Willie Donald	---	---	27	29	---	56
ILB Larry Drake	---	---	28	27	---	55
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	23	25	---	48
DE Conner Rodgers	---	---	24	22	---	46
DE Willie Carach	---	---	21	21	3	45
OLB Harold Gray	---	---	21	24	---	45
RB Jonah Hruby	22	21	---	---	1	44
RB Ken Downs	13	16	---	---	9	38
CB Tyrone Greene	---	---	17	14	3	34
DE Kai Hitchcock	---	---	11	14	7	32
TE Preston Horn	10	20	---	---	---	30
S Darrin Newman	---	---	5	7	13	25
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	7	11	---	18
FB Sammy Pitre	6	11	---	---	---	17
RB Dennis Gougeon	0	0	---	---	16	16
OLB Corwin Pascal	---	---	7	9	---	16
WR Arnie Barker	8	3	---	---	4	15
CB Damien Enman	---	---	5	6	3	14
CB Ben Talley	---	---	1	0	13	14
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	5	8	---	13
K Joe Sipher	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jay Brisman	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Roderick Hodges	3	1	---	---	---	4
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Deion Sawyer	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Leland Stewart	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Jon Willson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Martin Halvorson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Jacob Grudich	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Rufus Tutjer	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Richie Bradshaw	---	---	35	37	13	85
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	29	36	16	81
OLB Kelly Hawkins	---	---	32	36	9	77
S Chester Hopper	---	---	33	33	4	70
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	32	36	---	68
WR Junior Nussmeier	27	28	---	---	9	64
TE Freddie Fishkin	23	24	---	---	16	63
T Shaquille LeTourneau	28	30	---	---	3	61
G Marcos Quinn	28	30	---	---	3	61
DE Gene Carlisle	---	---	30	29	---	59
T Nate Linker	28	30	---	---	---	58
C Timothy Farrens	28	30	---	---	---	58
C Jeremy Wagner	27	30	---	---	---	57
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	26	31	---	57
DT Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	26	25	3	54
CB J.R. Franklin	---	---	25	21	6	52
CB Braxton Wynn	---	---	23	19	---	42
RB Devon Davidson	21	18	---	---	---	39
TE Frederick Reed	11	14	---	---	13	38
S Efrain Dakis	---	---	12	22	---	34
WR Nolan Garrison	14	14	---	---	4	32
WR William Kemp	13	18	---	---	---	31
QB J.J. Gregoire	17	13	---	---	---	30
DT Shaun Woodson	---	---	16	13	---	29
WR Caiden Grasso	16	13	---	---	---	29
QB Tyler Sutton	11	17	---	---	---	28
DE Kendall Turner	---	---	10	14	---	24
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	7	17	---	24
DT Colin Williams	---	---	8	15	---	23
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	10	10	1	21
CB Richie Andrews	---	---	14	6	---	20
TE Josiah Bush	6	7	---	---	6	19
RB Dwight Grissom	6	8	---	---	4	18
WR Victor Large	0	0	---	---	16	16
RB Tevin Bradley	0	0	---	---	16	16
RB Wayne Gutzmer	3	6	---	---	4	13
DE Jeff McClintock	---	---	5	5	2	12
S Tracy Lott	---	---	0	0	12	12
OLB Mack Buchanan	---	---	6	1	---	7
ILB Denzel Delgado	---	---	6	1	---	7
G Conrad Barrett	1	0	---	---	3	4
K Gage Caldwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Kenneth Gibson	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Jeremiah Flannery	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Weston Liu	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Brock Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	61	6.1
Middle	16	94	5.9
Right	8	42	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	10	91	9.1
Right	13	35	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	33	22	3	1	0	6	3	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyler Sutton	16	11	3	1	0	2	1	2	0
J.J. Gregoire	11	7	0	1	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	35	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	42	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	14	204	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	2	0.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	131	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	35	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Adams	9	5	87	2	35
WR Donnell Maddux	9	6	69	0	32
FB Sammy Pitre	5	5	44	0	11
TE Kenny Moore	5	3	30	0	27
RB Ken Downs	3	2	38	1	16
TE Preston Horn	1	0	0	0	20
WR Jeffery Ellison	1	1	13	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Freddie Fishkin	9	4	52	1	24
RB Devon Davidson	5	4	31	0	18
WR Junior Nussmeier	4	3	58	1	28
WR Nolan Garrison	3	2	3	0	14
RB Dwight Grissom	2	2	23	0	8
WR William Kemp	2	1	21	1	18
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	1	15	0	6
TE Josiah Bush	1	1	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kaleb Murray	1	11	11.00	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tyler Sutton	2	9	4.50	4.50
RB Devon Davidson	2	5	2.50	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	5	3	25	5.00	8.52

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyler Sutton	6	2	10	1.67	9.50
J.J. Gregoire	1	1	13	13.00	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sammy Pitre	2	2	16	8.00	8.80
WR Donnell Maddux	2	0	0	0.00	7.67
RB Ken Downs	1	1	9	9.00	12.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Freddie Fishkin	4	1	4	1.00	5.78
RB Dwight Grissom	1	1	13	13.00	11.50
RB Devon Davidson	1	1	6	6.00	6.20
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	0	0	0.00	14.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ken Downs	3	2
RB Jonah Hruby	2	2
QB Kaleb Murray	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devon Davidson	4	3
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	5	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyler Sutton	5	4	3
J.J. Gregoire	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Adams	1	0	0
FB Sammy Pitre	1	1	1
TE Kenny Moore	1	1	1
WR Donnell Maddux	1	1	1
RB Ken Downs	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Freddie Fishkin	2	2	2
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	1	1
WR Nolan Garrison	1	1	0
WR William Kemp	1	0	0

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

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