Week 8, 2023

played in Los Angeles, CA

55 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	7	-	17
Los Angeles Saints	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:35 LAS - Neal Downs 56 run (Ricardo Huff extra point)
1Q: 07:25 LAS - Kim Claytor 1 run (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 12:33 CAR - Jerald Jenkins 28 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Bruce Darche 24 field goal
4Q: 03:09 CAR - Mike Hoomanawanui 52 fumble return (Bruce Darche extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:35 LAS - Neal Downs 56 run (Ricardo Huff extra point)
1Q: 07:25 LAS - Kim Claytor 1 run (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 12:33 CAR - Jerald Jenkins 28 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Bruce Darche 24 field goal
4Q: 03:09 CAR - Mike Hoomanawanui 52 fumble return (Bruce Darche extra point)

Team Statistics CAR LAS
Record 5-3 2-6
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 350 335
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 5.22 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 127 143
- Rushing Attempts 27 29
- Yards per Rush 4.70 4.93
Net Passing Yards 223 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 2 29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/75 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:38 30:22

Team Statistics	CAR	LAS
Record	5-3	2-6
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	350	335
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	5.22	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	127	143
- Rushing Attempts	27	29
- Yards per Rush	4.70	4.93
Net Passing Yards	223	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 2	29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/75	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:38	30:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:15	1:23	OWN 39	3	0	Interception
1	7:16	2:32	OWN 26	4	10	Punt
1	3:23	0:52	OPP 39	2	11	Fumble
1	0:46	3:28	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	6:52	3:31	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
2	2:28	2:23	OWN 45	8	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 41	7	16	Punt
3	7:43	2:26	OWN 11	5	27	Punt
3	1:57	2:04	OWN 21	4	25	Punt
4	12:29	0:49	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	11:40	1:37	OPP 29	4	13	Interception
4	8:41	3:04	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
4	4:25	1:59	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
4	0:47	0:44	OWN 39	3	-6	Punt

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:45	OWN 44	1	56	Touchdown
1	12:52	5:36	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
1	4:44	1:21	OWN 25	3	14	Fumble
1	2:31	1:45	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	12:18	5:26	OWN 20	10	32	Punt
2	3:21	0:53	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:25	3:42	OWN 17	6	34	Punt
3	5:17	3:20	OWN 17	7	30	Punt
4	14:53	2:24	OWN 13	4	27	Punt
4	10:03	1:22	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:37	1:12	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
4	2:26	1:39	OWN 20	6	41	Fumble
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	15	Game

Game MVP: Courtney Diminnie, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommie Peters	14	49	3.50	12	1	0
Buddy Wittich	6	19	3.17	8	0	0
Howie Barrett	5	25	5.00	7	0	0
Jerald Jenkins	2	34	17.00	28	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Claytor	14	53	3.79	21	2	1
Neal Downs	13	85	6.54	56	1	1
Rondell Reid	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	40	22	223	0/0	0	18	2	50.3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	29	23	204	2/12	0	18	0	96.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Arnie Sherry	4	6	55	13.75	5	18
WR Neal Walton	4	9	32	8.00	9	16
WR Eddie Royal	3	7	37	12.33	0	14
RB Tommie Peters	2	3	12	6.00	7	6
WR Ethan Blackshear	2	5	19	9.50	7	15
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	2	3	19	9.50	2	11
TE Ed Dickson	2	2	23	11.50	3	12
RB Buddy Wittich	2	4	13	6.50	8	12
WR Corwin Bernstein	1	1	13	13.00	0	13

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Emmanuel Sanders	5	7	49	9.80	8	17
RB Neal Downs	4	5	45	11.25	15	17
TE Blaine Dawkins	4	4	15	3.75	0	7
WR Buddy Price	4	4	31	7.75	0	13
TE Scottie Roberson	2	2	25	12.50	3	18
WR Bryce Peterson	2	3	23	11.50	10	15
WR Marshall Sowdon	1	3	12	12.00	3	12
FB Rondell Reid	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Otis Wyatt	1	0	0.00	0
CB Glen Grasso	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	1	1
Eddie Royal	1	0	0	0
Eli Martinez	1	0	0	0
Louis Delmas	0	1	1	0
Jerald Jenkins	0	1	0	0
D'Anthony Smith	0	1	0	0
Kelly Springer	0	1	0	0
Marty Larry	0	0	1	0
E.J. Wilson	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Otis Wyatt	1	1	1
Marshall Sowdon	1	0	0
Tim Tebow	1	0	0
Buddy Price	1	0	0
Kim Claytor	0	1	0
Craig Steltz	0	0	1
Emmanuel Sanders	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	8	350	43.8	36.9	67	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Sowell	8	332	41.5	36.6	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Huff	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	3	19	6.3	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Hazen	2	8	4.0	0
Otis Wyatt	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Jenkins	2	51	25.5	0
Eli Martinez	1	25	25.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Peterson	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	6	2	0.0	28	30
OLB Leonard Korte	6	2	0.0	25	25
DE E.J. Wilson	5	0	1.0	14	17
S Darryl Tripodi	5	2	0.0	19	24
ILB Marty Larry	4	2	0.0	24	22
DE D'Anthony Smith	4	0	0.0	18	20
CB Juan Anagnostis	3	1	0.0	21	24
CB Sherrick McManis	3	0	0.0	14	18
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	3	1.0	15	11
CB Myron Rolle	2	1	0.0	18	15
DT Wade Turner	2	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Preston Sanford	2	0	0.0	20	21
S Kenny Dole	2	0	0.0	9	11
DE Martin Marsh	1	1	0.0	21	18
DT Louis Parker	1	1	0.0	15	17
QB Howie Barrett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Neal Walton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0.0	6	12
CB Kelly Springer	1	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	0	1	0.0	9	5

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Otis Wyatt	8	1	23	38
S Craig Steltz	7	1	24	32
OLB Charlie Sanderson	4	1	13	16
DT Trevor Laws	3	2	14	26
OLB Todd Asomugha	3	1	24	36
CB Glen Grasso	3	1	10	13
CB Dixon Neuman	3	0	27	40
OLB Richard Lund	2	1	13	14
S Rex McCareins	2	1	18	33
DT Damon Schultz	2	1	16	23
DT Dan Williams	2	0	14	17
ILB Walter Putsche	2	0	13	23
OLB Cornell Swartz	2	0	5	8
CB Clifton Frederick	1	1	22	30
DE Peria Jerry	1	0	21	36
DE Pete Ranger	1	0	18	29
DT Harvey Calderon	1	0	11	13
DE Gerald Stavros	0	1	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE E.J. Wilson	1.0	0	2	17
ILB Wendell Coffey	1.0	0	0	11
DE Martin Marsh	0.0	1	1	18

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Laws	1	1	0	26
DT Dan Williams	1	1	0	17
DT Damon Schultz	1	0	0	23
DE Pete Ranger	0	2	0	29
DE Peria Jerry	0	1	2	36
DT Harvey Calderon	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	4	0	30
OLB Leonard Korte	4	0	25
CB Juan Anagnostis	2	1	24
ILB Marty Larry	2	0	22
S Darryl Tripodi	2	0	24
CB Sherrick McManis	2	0	18
CB Myron Rolle	2	0	15
CB Kelly Springer	1	1	22
DT Wade Turner	1	0	22
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	0	3
S Eli Martinez	1	0	12
S Kenny Dole	1	0	11

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Otis Wyatt	5	1	1	38
S Craig Steltz	4	0	0	32
OLB Charlie Sanderson	4	0	0	16
CB Glen Grasso	2	0	1	13
CB Dixon Neuman	1	2	0	40
OLB Todd Asomugha	1	1	0	36
S Rex McCareins	1	1	0	33
CB Clifton Frederick	1	1	0	30
DT Trevor Laws	1	0	0	26
ILB Walter Putsche	1	0	0	23
OLB Cornell Swartz	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Courtney Diminnie	5	5	2	23	31
Neil Clark	2	5	0	20	33
Jon Asamoah	1	3	0	23	34
Reuben Preston	1	2	0	12	16
Chris Marinelli	0	3	0	16	24
Hardy Glasgow	0	2	0	20	29
Steven Justice	0	2	0	20	29
Mike Hoomanawanui	0	1	0	16	24

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Oliver	4	11	0	25	0	30
Maurice Hammond	2	5	1	25	0	27
Jimmy Riley	1	3	0	23	0	29
Aaron McGrath	1	2	0	11	0	7
Floyd Wright	1	2	0	5	0	8
Conrad Patton	0	3	0	24	1	23
Nicholas Stringer	0	2	0	22	1	25
Blaine Dawkins	0	1	0	16	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Springer	1	24
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	16
T.J. McGregor	1	9
Sherrick McManis	1	1

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Rex McCareins	3	23
Emmanuel Sanders	2	6
Rick Lyon	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howie Barrett	27	40	---	---	---	67
Jon Asamoah	23	34	---	---	6	63
Kelly Springer	---	---	17	22	24	63
Neil Clark	20	33	---	---	5	58
Louis Delmas	---	---	28	30	---	58
Steven Justice	20	29	---	---	7	56
Mike Hoomanawanui	16	24	---	---	16	56
Courtney Diminnie	23	31	---	---	---	54
Neal Walton	24	29	---	---	---	53
Leonard Korte	---	---	25	25	---	50
Hardy Glasgow	20	29	---	---	---	49
Chris Marinelli	16	24	---	---	9	49
Martin Marsh	---	---	21	18	8	47
Marty Larry	---	---	24	22	1	47
Preston Sanford	---	---	20	21	5	46
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	19	24	2	45
Juan Anagnostis	---	---	21	24	---	45
Eddie Royal	19	24	---	---	---	43
Reuben Preston	12	16	---	---	15	43
Ed Dickson	14	19	---	---	10	43
Wade Turner	---	---	20	22	---	42
Jerald Jenkins	9	8	---	---	24	41
Tommie Peters	16	24	---	---	---	40
Louis Parker	---	---	15	17	8	40
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	18	20	---	38
Arnie Sherry	7	16	---	---	14	37
Eli Martinez	---	---	6	12	19	37
Buddy Wittich	9	16	---	---	9	34
Wendell Coffey	---	---	15	11	7	33
Sherrick McManis	---	---	14	18	1	33
Myron Rolle	---	---	18	15	---	33
E.J. Wilson	---	---	14	17	---	31
Willie Schultz	---	---	4	4	23	31
T.J. McGregor	9	11	---	---	9	29
Kenny Dole	---	---	9	11	6	26
Ethan Blackshear	7	18	---	---	---	25
Todd Chaudrey	4	9	---	---	9	22
Corwin Bernstein	2	6	---	---	9	17
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	9	5	1	15
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrus Harden	---	---	2	3	3	8
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Scoggin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dixon Neuman	---	---	27	40	7	74
Rex McCareins	---	---	18	33	23	74
Otis Wyatt	---	---	23	38	7	68
Todd Asomugha	---	---	24	36	3	63
Tim Tebow	29	31	---	---	---	60
Jimmy Riley	23	29	---	---	8	60
Peria Jerry	---	---	21	36	1	58
Craig Steltz	---	---	24	32	1	57
Scottie Roberson	26	21	---	---	10	57
Marco Oliver	25	30	---	---	---	55
Maurice Hammond	25	27	---	---	1	53
Clifton Frederick	---	---	22	30	1	53
Blaine Dawkins	16	17	---	---	15	48
Pete Ranger	---	---	18	29	1	48
Nicholas Stringer	22	25	---	---	---	47
Conrad Patton	24	23	---	---	---	47
Bryce Peterson	17	24	---	---	4	45
Damon Schultz	---	---	16	23	6	45
Kim Claytor	16	9	---	---	19	44
Glen Grasso	---	---	10	13	21	44
Trevor Laws	---	---	14	26	1	41
Emmanuel Sanders	12	20	---	---	6	38
Rondell Reid	11	15	---	---	12	38
Walter Putsche	---	---	13	23	---	36
Charlie Sanderson	---	---	13	16	6	35
Dan Williams	---	---	14	17	3	34
Neal Downs	13	21	---	---	---	34
Harvey Calderon	---	---	11	13	8	32
Cornell Swartz	---	---	5	8	19	32
Richard Lund	---	---	13	14	1	28
Buddy Price	15	13	---	---	---	28
Aaron McGrath	11	7	---	---	8	26
Marshall Sowdon	7	7	---	---	11	25
Gerald Stavros	---	---	11	13	---	24
Floyd Wright	5	8	---	---	8	21
Steven Cora	10	6	---	---	5	21
Quinn Hazen	2	1	---	---	15	18
Shelley Smith	6	2	---	---	8	16
Lionel Sowell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Grier	0	1	---	---	7	8
Fernando Carlson	4	4	---	---	---	8
Rick Lyon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricardo Huff	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rich Funk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	48	4.4
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	11	55	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	8	60	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	40	22	0	0	1	6	6	2	2

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	29	23	0	2	1	2	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	127	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	117	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	9	4	0	32	29
WR Eddie Royal	7	3	0	37	24
WR Arnie Sherry	6	4	0	55	16
WR Ethan Blackshear	5	2	0	19	18
RB Buddy Wittich	4	2	1	13	16
RB Tommie Peters	3	2	0	12	24
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	3	2	0	19	24
TE Ed Dickson	2	2	0	23	19
WR Corwin Bernstein	1	1	0	13	6

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Emmanuel Sanders	7	5	1	49	20
RB Neal Downs	5	4	0	45	21
TE Blaine Dawkins	4	4	0	15	17
WR Buddy Price	4	4	0	31	13
WR Marshall Sowdon	3	1	0	12	7
WR Bryce Peterson	3	2	0	23	24
TE Scottie Roberson	2	2	0	25	21
FB Rondell Reid	1	1	0	4	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	1	7	7.00	5.00

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Claytor	4	11	2.75	3.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	1	8	2.67	5.58

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	1	1	7	7.00	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	2	1	8	4.00	3.56
WR Arnie Sherry	1	0	0	0.00	9.17

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Neal Downs	1	1	7	7.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	2	0
Tommie Peters	1	1
Jerald Jenkins	1	1
Buddy Wittich	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Claytor	3	2
Neal Downs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	11	6	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Buddy Wittich	4	2	1
WR Neal Walton	2	0	0
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	1
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	1
WR Corwin Bernstein	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marshall Sowdon	2	1	0
WR Emmanuel Sanders	2	0	0
WR Buddy Price	2	2	1
WR Bryce Peterson	1	0	0
RB Neal Downs	1	0	0
TE Blaine Dawkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 27,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,700 (16,100)
End Zone 5,000 (11,700)
Mezzanine 2,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 4,500 (10,400)
Club Seats 6,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	27,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,700 (16,100)
End Zone	5,000 (11,700)
Mezzanine	2,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	4,500 (10,400)
Club Seats	6,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (5,000)