Week 8, 2073

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 NOS - Josh Hodges 99 interception return (Pat Breien extra point)
1Q: 03:00 CAR - Jack Snyder 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Pat Breien 23 field goal
3Q: 01:10 NOS - Pat Breien 26 field goal
4Q: 05:15 NOS - Gene Wagoner 18 fumble return (Pat Breien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 NOS - Josh Hodges 99 interception return (Pat Breien extra point)
1Q: 03:00 CAR - Jack Snyder 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Pat Breien 23 field goal
3Q: 01:10 NOS - Pat Breien 26 field goal
4Q: 05:15 NOS - Gene Wagoner 18 fumble return (Pat Breien extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 7-0 5-3
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 4 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 244 341
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 4.00 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 108 111
- Rushing Attempts 35 20
- Yards per Rush 3.09 5.55
Net Passing Yards 136 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 0 45 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 136 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/60 9/64
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/123 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	7-0	5-3
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	4	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	244	341
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	4.00	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	108	111
- Rushing Attempts	35	20
- Yards per Rush	3.09	5.55
Net Passing Yards	136	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 0	45 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	136	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/60	9/64
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/123	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	1:41	OWN 17	4	12	Punt
1	2:52	2:52	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
2	11:50	1:35	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	6:44	1:59	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	2:07	1:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OPP 15	3	9	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	9:24	8:22	OWN 2	15	89	Field Goal
4	13:19	3:41	OWN 3	8	21	Punt
4	8:25	2:08	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	2:48	2:48	OWN 47	7	30	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
1	11:54	3:01	OWN 6	8	82	Interception
1	8:53	6:01	OWN 20	11	73	Field Goal
2	15:00	3:10	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	10:15	3:31	OWN 17	10	38	Punt
2	4:45	2:38	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
2	1:05	0:21	OWN 39	2	-5	Interception
3	12:54	3:30	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
3	1:02	2:43	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
4	9:38	1:13	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
4	6:17	1:31	OWN 26	4	-8	Fumble
4	4:46	1:58	OWN 11	6	42	Downs

Game MVP: Josh Hodges, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devon Davidson	22	42	1.91	10	1
RB Lionel Burkhammer	9	45	5.00	19	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	4	21	5.25	13	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonah Hruby	8	40	5.00	15	1
RB Ken Downs	7	8	1.14	6	0
QB Kaleb Murray	4	33	8.25	14	1
WR Trenton Straight	1	30	30.00	30	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	26	12	136	0/0	0	40	0	62.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	45	21	258	5/28	0	27	2	46.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Devon Davidson	4	5	31	7.75	12	16
WR Philip Ogden	2	4	6	3.00	2	4
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	6	28	14.00	1	19
WR William Kemp	1	3	40	40.00	15	40
WR Philip Battle	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Ivan Arnold	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE John Weiler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Gene Godfrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Trent Coles	8	13	127	15.88	43	26
TE Jacob Grudich	4	13	27	6.75	16	21
WR Kirk Bunning	2	3	38	19.00	9	27
WR Donnell Maddux	2	6	19	9.50	0	16
FB Carter Farr	2	3	25	12.50	2	14
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Roderick Hodges	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Trenton Straight	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
RB Ken Downs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Josh Hodges	2	123	61.50	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Devon Davidson	1	0	0	0
DT Gene Wagoner	0	1	0	1
C Timothy Farrens	0	1	0	0
DE Stan Rinkenberg	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Kaleb Murray	1	0	0	0
CB Willie Donald	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Williams	8	398	49.8	43.3	65	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	7	330	47.1	38.4	63	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Breien	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Snyder	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Nussmeier	2	21	10.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Bunning	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Nussmeier	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Bunning	2	45	22.5	0
Jonah Hruby	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Josh Hodges	11	0	0.0	20	50
ILB Theodore Maese	7	3	0.5	18	50
S Warren Emerson	5	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Richard Dixon	4	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Damien Welker	3	0	1.5	6	16
CB Richie Bradshaw	3	0	0.0	8	20
OLB Kelly Hawkins	3	0	0.0	18	50
CB Conrad Ulufale	3	0	0.0	17	37
DE Stan Rinkenberg	2	0	1.5	17	39
S Troy Bruner	2	0	0.0	6	27
DT Colin Williams	1	0	1.0	5	16
CB Marquis Sweeney	1	1	0.0	14	34
CB Braxton Wynn	1	0	0.0	13	19
DT Gene Wagoner	0	2	0.5	15	34
DE Hayden Harden	0	3	0.0	14	26
ILB Denzel Delgado	0	1	0.0	4	16
S Ezra Ringo	0	1	0.0	4	13

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Johnnie Lampkin	7	1	0.0	35	26
DT Leonard Vajda	6	3	0.0	31	19
OLB Mark Horoszowski	6	2	0.0	35	22
OLB Toby Arnold	4	2	0.0	33	18
ILB Keith Sprinkle	4	1	0.0	19	10
CB Willie Donald	4	0	0.0	19	16
DE Cris Wyss	3	0	0.0	27	16
OLB Wesley Wiggins	3	0	0.0	15	15
S Karl Babbitt	2	3	0.0	25	17
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	2	0	0.0	8	6
DE Ashton Richmond	1	2	0.0	13	10
DE Danny Patterson	1	1	0.0	17	13
CB Malik Perry	1	1	0.0	35	26
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mickey Finley	1	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Stephen Atchison	1	0	0.0	7	10
S Zachary Bauer	0	2	0.0	35	26
DT Parker Barlow	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Rinkenberg	1.5	1	2	3	39
OLB Damien Welker	1.5	0	0	0	16
DT Colin Williams	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Gene Wagoner	0.5	0	3	1	34
ILB Theodore Maese	0.5	0	0	0	50
DE Hayden Harden	0.0	0	2	2	26
DE Sammy Carswell	0.0	0	2	2	21

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Parker Barlow	1	1	1	6
DE Cris Wyss	1	1	0	16
DE Mickey Finley	1	0	0	6
DT Leonard Vajda	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Josh Hodges	3	1	2	50
CB Conrad Ulufale	3	1	0	37
S Warren Emerson	3	1	0	34
CB Richie Bradshaw	3	0	0	20
OLB Richard Dixon	2	2	0	34
ILB Theodore Maese	2	1	0	50
S Troy Bruner	2	0	0	27
CB Braxton Wynn	1	1	0	19
CB Marquis Sweeney	1	0	0	34
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1	0	0	50

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mark Horoszowski	3	1	22
CB Johnnie Lampkin	2	2	26
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	2	0	6
CB Malik Perry	1	1	26
DT Leonard Vajda	1	0	19
S Karl Babbitt	1	0	17
OLB Wesley Wiggins	1	0	15
CB Willie Donald	1	0	16
OLB Stephen Atchison	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T J.J. Mathai	4	8	35	26
T Carlton Brady	2	7	35	26
C Timothy Farrens	2	6	35	26
G Nate Linker	1	6	35	26
G Brock Bernard	0	4	35	26

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sammie Coles	3	4	19	0	31
G Johnnie Galasinski	1	4	20	1	50
C Wendell Malone	1	4	20	0	50
T Leonard Rutan	1	1	20	1	50
G Abraham Clark	0	2	20	1	50
FB Carter Farr	0	1	5	0	10
T Daniel Griggs	0	0	1	1	19
RB Jonah Hruby	0	0	9	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gene Wagoner	3	19
Philip Battle	1	23
Richard Dixon	1	22
Chase Levine	1	16
Bob Helfenstein	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Bunning	1	22
Roderick Hodges	1	22
Daniel Griggs	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Josh Hodges	---	---	20	50	14	84
OLB Kelly Hawkins	---	---	18	50	9	77
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	16	34	22	72
G Nate Linker	35	26	---	---	10	71
G Brock Bernard	35	26	---	---	10	71
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	18	50	---	68
DT Gene Wagoner	---	---	15	34	19	68
QB J.J. Gregoire	35	26	---	---	2	63
C Timothy Farrens	35	26	---	---	---	61
T J.J. Mathai	35	26	---	---	---	61
T Carlton Brady	35	26	---	---	---	61
WR Philip Battle	22	12	---	---	23	57
DE Stan Rinkenberg	---	---	17	39	1	57
CB Conrad Ulufale	---	---	17	37	1	55
WR Junior Nussmeier	24	21	---	---	9	54
WR Philip Ogden	30	18	---	---	4	52
S Warren Emerson	---	---	16	34	1	51
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	14	34	---	48
RB Devon Davidson	24	15	---	---	6	45
CB Richie Bradshaw	---	---	8	20	14	42
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	14	26	---	40
S Troy Bruner	---	---	6	27	---	33
TE John Weiler	20	11	---	---	2	33
CB Braxton Wynn	---	---	13	19	1	33
TE Gene Godfrey	18	15	---	---	---	33
OLB Damien Welker	---	---	6	16	8	30
DE Sammy Carswell	---	---	6	21	1	28
WR Victor Large	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Lionel Burkhammer	11	12	---	---	---	23
TE Kim Maloney	14	9	---	---	---	23
WR William Kemp	10	12	---	---	---	22
DT Colin Williams	---	---	5	16	1	22
ILB Denzel Delgado	---	---	4	16	---	20
WR Chase Levine	0	4	---	---	16	20
S Ezra Ringo	---	---	4	13	1	18
RB Dwight Grissom	2	0	---	---	15	17
DT Micah Wintch	---	---	3	14	---	17
C Kris Pollinger	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Bob Helfenstein	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Darius Sherry	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Dwight Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Teddy Maxwell	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Pat Breien	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Ivan Arnold	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Jesse Heath	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wesley Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Johnnie Galasinski	20	50	---	---	8	78
T Leonard Rutan	20	50	---	---	8	78
G Abraham Clark	20	50	---	---	8	78
WR Donnell Maddux	19	43	---	---	14	76
CB Malik Perry	---	---	35	26	10	71
QB Kaleb Murray	20	50	---	---	---	70
C Wendell Malone	20	50	---	---	---	70
TE Jacob Grudich	14	48	---	---	7	69
S Zachary Bauer	---	---	35	26	2	63
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	35	26	2	63
WR Trent Coles	19	43	---	---	---	62
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	31	19	10	60
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	35	22	2	59
T Sammie Coles	19	31	---	---	5	55
OLB Toby Arnold	---	---	33	18	2	53
RB Jonah Hruby	9	18	---	---	22	49
RB Ken Downs	10	32	---	---	4	46
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	15	15	16	46
TE Roderick Hodges	3	21	---	---	22	46
DE Cris Wyss	---	---	27	16	1	44
ILB Keith Sprinkle	---	---	19	10	15	44
DE Danny Patterson	---	---	17	13	13	43
S Karl Babbitt	---	---	25	17	1	43
WR Kirk Bunning	6	9	---	---	22	37
CB Willie Donald	---	---	19	16	2	37
WR Trenton Straight	12	25	---	---	---	37
T Daniel Griggs	1	19	---	---	5	25
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	---	---	8	6	10	24
DE Ashton Richmond	---	---	13	10	---	23
CB Alonzo Cote	---	---	13	9	---	22
OLB Stephen Atchison	---	---	7	10	1	18
S Nate Hall	---	---	0	4	14	18
CB Devante Schwake	---	---	0	3	14	17
DE Mickey Finley	---	---	10	6	1	17
FB Carter Farr	5	10	---	---	---	15
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	7	6	---	13
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Kai Henderson	0	1	---	---	4	5
OLB Leland Stewart	---	---	0	4	---	4
DE Reginald Gordon	---	---	0	4	---	4
K Jack Snyder	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Hardy Lane	3	0	---	---	---	3
DE Nate Wellman	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Wally Hargrove	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gilbert Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	12	39	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	8	47	5.9
Right	4	39	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	26	12	1	2	1	5	3	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	45	21	5	3	2	7	9	8	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	17	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	47	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	111	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	97	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	50	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Junior Nussmeier	6	2	0	28	0	21
RB Devon Davidson	5	4	0	31	0	15
WR Philip Ogden	4	2	0	6	0	18
WR Philip Battle	4	1	1	11	0	12
WR William Kemp	3	1	0	40	1	12
TE John Weiler	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	1	0	9	0	12
WR Ivan Arnold	1	1	0	11	0	1
TE Gene Godfrey	1	0	0	0	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent Coles	13	8	1	127	3	43
TE Jacob Grudich	13	4	1	27	1	48
WR Donnell Maddux	6	2	0	19	0	43
WR Kirk Bunning	3	2	0	38	1	9
FB Carter Farr	3	2	0	25	0	10
WR Trenton Straight	3	1	0	1	0	25
TE Roderick Hodges	2	1	0	11	0	21
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	0	10	0	18
RB Ken Downs	1	0	0	0	0	32

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	8	8.00	5.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ken Downs	2	1	0.50	1.14
RB Jonah Hruby	1	2	2.00	5.00
QB Kaleb Murray	1	3	3.00	8.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	5	1	11	2.20	5.23

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	3	1	10	3.33	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Philip Battle	2	1	11	5.50	2.75
WR Philip Ogden	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
TE Gene Godfrey	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Donnell Maddux	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	0	0.00	2.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lionel Burkhammer	5	4
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kaleb Murray	1	1
RB Ken Downs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	9	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Kemp	2	0	0
WR Philip Battle	2	1	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	1	0
WR Philip Ogden	1	0	0
RB Devon Davidson	1	0	0
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Coles	5	2	1
FB Carter Farr	2	1	1
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	0
RB Ken Downs	1	0	0
TE Roderick Hodges	1	0	0
WR Trenton Straight	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)