Week 8, 2043

played in Carolina, NC

69 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	7	-	14
Carolina Panthers	3	10	0	8	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 21 field goal
2Q: 05:02 CAR - Gage Peterson 1 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 01:49 NOS - Greg Emerson 10 pass from Randall Wolf (Arnie Schumer extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 41 field goal
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Ronnie Durham 16 pass from Randall Wolf (Arnie Schumer extra point)
4Q: 01:13 CAR - Brandon Cooks 66 pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith pass to Skip Rowe for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 21 field goal
2Q: 05:02 CAR - Gage Peterson 1 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 01:49 NOS - Greg Emerson 10 pass from Randall Wolf (Arnie Schumer extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 41 field goal
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Ronnie Durham 16 pass from Randall Wolf (Arnie Schumer extra point)
4Q: 01:13 CAR - Brandon Cooks 66 pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith pass to Skip Rowe for conversion)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-2 3-5
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 281 306
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 4.01 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 94 35
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 3.62 1.21
Net Passing Yards 187 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 2 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 3/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 5/45
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-2	3-5
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	281	306
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	4.01	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	94	35
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	3.62	1.21
Net Passing Yards	187	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 2	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	3/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	5/45
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	1:19	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	10:07	2:51	OWN 3	6	8	Punt
1	4:52	3:55	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
2	11:16	1:38	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	4:34	2:06	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	2:28	0:47	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:02	OWN 20	2	33	Fumble
3	12:20	1:42	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
3	7:54	3:39	OWN 8	7	24	Punt
3	1:17	1:28	OWN 19	3	-9	Punt
4	13:04	4:21	OWN 20	11	39	Interception
4	7:18	3:58	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
4	2:04	0:38	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:58	0:56	OWN 29	6	10	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 27	5	22	Punt
1	11:15	1:08	OPP 47	3	-8	Punt
1	7:16	2:24	OPP 47	5	43	Field Goal
1	0:57	4:41	OWN 22	11	35	Interception
2	9:38	4:44	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
2	1:41	1:41	OWN 35	5	41	Field Goal
3	13:58	1:38	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
3	10:38	2:44	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
3	4:15	2:58	OWN 29	6	21	Punt
4	14:49	1:45	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	8:43	1:25	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	3:20	1:16	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	1:26	0:28	OWN 34	2	66	Touchdown
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 10	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adam England	12	46	3.83	26	1
Antonio Spencer	11	49	4.45	22	1
Randall Wolf	2	3	1.50	3	0
Marco Gillespie	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gage Peterson	17	15	0.88	20	2
Kent Buckley	9	13	1.44	5	0
Geno Smith	2	4	2.00	6	0
Giovanni McDaniel	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	42	23	196	2/9	2	21	2	63.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	32	20	289	3/18	2	66	1	99.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tavon Austin	6	10	52	8.67	3	17	0
FB Marco Gillespie	5	8	23	4.60	12	11	0
WR Ronnie Durham	4	9	64	16.00	16	20	1
TE Greg Emerson	3	7	26	8.67	3	15	1
RB Antonio Spencer	2	2	-4	-2.00	3	0	0
WR Amir Kemp	2	3	32	16.00	13	21	0
RB Adam England	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Blake Welch	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	7	12	145	20.71	81	66	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	6	41	10.25	3	19	0
RB Gage Peterson	3	3	28	9.33	22	18	1
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	0
WR Seth Chu	2	4	44	22.00	28	35	0
FB Skip Rowe	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Lucas Cheng	1	1	26	26.00	18	26	0
WR Harold Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Giovanni McDaniel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kyle Fuller	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Adam England	1	0	0
Levon Fulcher	0	1	0
Johnny Ketteridge	0	0	1
Robbie Rose	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0
Giovanni McDaniel	1	0	0
Barry Abrams	0	1	0
Odell Beckham Jr	0	1	0
Corwin McEwen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	9	365	40.6	35.6	47	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	8	346	43.3	36.1	55	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Arnie Schumer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenyon Twyner	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	17	8.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	4	37	9.3	0
Giovanni McDaniel	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Fuller	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	48	24.0	0
Giovanni McDaniel	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Conrad Tatum	5	1	1.0	27	26
ILB Sammie Collins	5	2	0.0	26	34
CB Korey Beyer	5	2	0.0	12	28
DT Walt Madison	4	2	1.0	21	19
S Clifton McIntyre	4	0	0.0	27	32
DE Jace Gilmore	3	0	1.0	28	28
S Brody Norris	3	1	0.0	18	14
CB Johnnie Pulliam	3	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Robert King	2	3	0.0	29	35
CB Kyle Fuller	2	2	0.0	21	25
S Bryce Travis	2	1	0.0	11	25
DE Vince Cole	2	0	0.0	10	21
DT Winfred Lofton	2	0	0.0	15	20
CB Shane Willis	2	0	0.0	27	31
ILB Jumbo Greer	1	0	0.0	3	1
S Kris Wooden	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB T.J. Burroughs	1	0	0.0	17	5
CB Weston Woodson	1	0	0.0	7	9
WR Blake Welch	1	0	---	---	---
WR Amir Kemp	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trent Ogden	1	0	0.0	13	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	10	1	0.0	23	42
S Braxton Frederick	8	2	0.0	26	43
OLB Dennis Crimm	7	2	0.0	21	41
CB Thurman Stevens	6	0	0.0	16	40
S Chuck Pritchett	5	3	0.0	26	44
CB Barry Abrams	3	1	0.0	26	44
CB Trevor Briel	3	1	0.0	25	39
OLB Bob Guest	2	0	1.0	15	24
DT Rex Hogue	2	1	0.0	23	32
DT Grant May	1	0	1.0	7	18
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	1	0.0	10	4
S Brady Worrell	1	1	0.0	4	10
WR Seth Chu	1	0	---	---	---
DT Renaldo Jeffries	0	1	0.0	10	27
OLB Gilbert Burton	0	1	0.0	9	11
DE Darnell Arnold	0	1	0.0	19	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Conrad Tatum	1.0	1	1	0	26
DT Walt Madison	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Jace Gilmore	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	1	0	1	20
OLB Robert King	0.0	1	0	0	35

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Guest	1.0	0	2	0	24
DT Grant May	1.0	0	2	0	18
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	1	1	1	41
DT Rex Hogue	0.0	0	1	1	32
OLB Gilbert Burton	0.0	0	1	0	11
DE Clyde Pieri	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Korey Beyer	4	2	0	28
ILB Sammie Collins	4	0	0	34
CB Johnnie Pulliam	2	0	0	7
S Brody Norris	2	0	0	14
CB Shane Willis	2	0	0	31
CB Kyle Fuller	1	0	1	25
S Kris Wooden	1	0	0	8
S Bryce Travis	1	0	0	25
DE Vince Cole	1	0	0	21
CB Weston Woodson	1	0	0	9
OLB Robert King	1	0	0	35

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Thurman Stevens	6	1	0	40
OLB Dennis Crimm	4	1	1	41
CB Barry Abrams	4	1	0	44
S Braxton Frederick	3	0	0	43
ILB Corwin McEwen	2	0	0	42
OLB Bob Guest	1	1	0	24
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	1	44
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	0	39
S Brady Worrell	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Wilkerson	2	6	26	1	44
Lonnie Duffy	1	4	26	1	44
Robbie Rose	1	4	26	0	44
Greg Emerson	1	1	19	0	39
Ben Jones	0	4	23	0	39
Marco Gillespie	0	3	18	0	25
Donnell Hitchcock	0	2	26	0	44

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	2	11	29	0	35
Danny Stephens	2	7	29	1	35
Michael Wasserman	0	4	29	0	35
Billy Joe Sellers	0	3	29	0	35
Donnie Wile	0	2	29	2	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Ketteridge	3	16
Marco Gillespie	1	18
Antonio Spencer	1	15
Kris Wooden	1	14
Robbie Rose	1	9
Johnnie Pulliam	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Phillips	2	17
Brady Worrell	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert King	---	---	29	35	17	81
Robbie Rose	26	44	---	---	9	79
Tavon Austin	22	37	---	---	13	72
Ben Jones	23	39	---	---	9	71
Randall Wolf	26	44	---	---	---	70
Donnell Hitchcock	26	44	---	---	---	70
Lonnie Duffy	26	44	---	---	---	70
Darren Wilkerson	26	44	---	---	---	70
Sammie Collins	---	---	26	34	6	66
Jace Gilmore	---	---	28	28	7	63
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	27	32	3	62
Greg Emerson	19	39	---	---	3	61
Marco Gillespie	18	25	---	---	18	61
Shane Willis	---	---	27	31	2	60
Ronnie Durham	19	32	---	---	8	59
Conrad Tatum	---	---	27	26	2	55
Kyle Fuller	---	---	21	25	7	53
Antonio Spencer	12	21	---	---	15	48
Korey Beyer	---	---	12	28	5	45
Adam England	13	23	---	---	6	42
Vince Cole	---	---	10	21	10	41
Walt Madison	---	---	21	19	---	40
Bryce Travis	---	---	11	25	3	39
Brody Norris	---	---	18	14	6	38
Winfred Lofton	---	---	15	20	3	38
Amir Kemp	14	22	---	---	2	38
Trent Ogden	---	---	13	17	1	31
Johnny Ketteridge	5	9	---	---	16	30
Blake Welch	4	7	---	---	16	27
Levon Fulcher	3	5	---	---	17	25
Kris Wooden	---	---	3	8	14	25
Weston Woodson	---	---	7	9	9	25
T.J. Burroughs	---	---	17	5	---	22
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	4	7	8	19
Jumbo Greer	---	---	3	1	7	11
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Damien Hausermann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerome Kirk	0	0	---	---	9	9
Taylor Lewan	3	5	---	---	---	8
Collin Thornton	---	---	0	0	5	5
Arnie Schumer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alexander Shannon	1	0	---	---	---	1
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	0	0	---	0
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Sellers	29	35	---	---	10	74
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	26	44	1	71
Barry Abrams	---	---	26	44	---	70
Brandon Cooks	29	35	---	---	5	69
Braxton Frederick	---	---	26	43	---	69
Corwin McEwen	---	---	23	42	---	65
Thurman Stevens	---	---	16	40	9	65
Danny Stephens	29	35	---	---	---	64
Rex Hogue	---	---	23	32	9	64
Geno Smith	29	35	---	---	---	64
Donnie Wile	29	35	---	---	---	64
Alonzo Tripp	29	35	---	---	---	64
Trevor Briel	---	---	25	39	---	64
Michael Wasserman	29	35	---	---	---	64
Dennis Crimm	---	---	21	41	1	63
Lucas Cheng	26	23	---	---	13	62
Clyde Pieri	---	---	19	29	---	48
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	10	27	8	45
Gage Peterson	20	25	---	---	---	45
Darnell Arnold	---	---	19	26	---	45
Kent Buckley	9	9	---	---	26	44
Odell Beckham Jr	16	23	---	---	3	42
Bob Guest	---	---	15	24	---	39
Skip Rowe	17	14	---	---	6	37
Gilbert Burton	---	---	9	11	15	35
Giovanni McDaniel	7	10	---	---	15	32
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	7	7	---	---	16	30
Seth Chu	7	21	---	---	---	28
Byron Lynn	---	---	3	2	23	28
Josh Phillips	6	4	---	---	17	27
Grant May	---	---	7	18	---	25
Brady Worrell	---	---	4	10	9	23
Derrick Bryant	---	---	10	4	7	21
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	1	5	15	21
Harold Brennan	1	4	---	---	9	14
Ellis Covill	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	10	10
Justin Wiggin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Junior Atkins	---	---	3	2	4	9
Jordan Herndon	---	---	0	0	9	9
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenyon Twyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Blake Hutton	---	---	0	1	---	1
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	63	7.9
Middle	11	14	1.3
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	0	0.0
Middle	17	34	2.0
Right	2	3	1.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	42	23	2	3	0	4	9	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	32	20	4	2	3	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	9	27	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	19	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	150	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	122	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	136	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	10	6	52	0	37
WR Ronnie Durham	9	4	64	1	32
FB Marco Gillespie	8	5	23	0	25
TE Greg Emerson	7	3	26	0	39
WR Amir Kemp	3	2	32	1	22
WR Blake Welch	2	0	0	0	7
RB Antonio Spencer	2	2	-4	0	21
RB Adam England	1	1	3	0	23

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	12	7	2	145	2	35
WR Odell Beckham Jr	6	4	0	41	0	23
WR Seth Chu	4	2	0	44	1	21
RB Gage Peterson	3	3	0	28	0	25
FB Skip Rowe	2	1	1	-1	0	14
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	2	0	6	0	7
WR Harold Brennan	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Lucas Cheng	1	1	0	26	1	23
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam England	1	1	1.00	3.83

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Buckley	2	1	0.50	1.44
Gage Peterson	1	0	0.00	0.88
Giovanni McDaniel	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	3	3	26	8.67	4.67

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	1	1	0.50	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Emerson	1	1	10	10.00	3.71
WR Tavon Austin	1	1	0	0.00	5.20
WR Ronnie Durham	1	1	16	16.00	7.11

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gage Peterson	1	1	1	1.00	9.33
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Adam England	2	0
Marco Gillespie	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	15	9	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	14	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Durham	4	3	3
WR Tavon Austin	3	2	2
FB Marco Gillespie	3	2	1
TE Greg Emerson	2	1	1
WR Blake Welch	2	0	0
RB Antonio Spencer	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	6	4	3
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	2
WR Seth Chu	2	1	0
RB Gage Peterson	1	1	1
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	0
WR Harold Brennan	1	0	0
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,300 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,300 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,900 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)