Week 9, 2045

played in Carolina, NC

58 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	0	-	6
Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CAR - Branden Melancon 29 field goal
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Angel McTermid 39 field goal
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Angel McTermid 33 field goal
2Q: 01:55 CAR - Justics Delaroche 3 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CAR - Branden Melancon 29 field goal
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Angel McTermid 39 field goal
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Angel McTermid 33 field goal
2Q: 01:55 CAR - Justics Delaroche 3 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-4 4-5
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 234 244
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 3.66 3.81
Net Rushing Yards 71 73
- Rushing Attempts 16 31
- Yards per Rush 4.44 2.35
Net Passing Yards 163 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 23 - 1 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 3.40 5.18
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/39 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:09 31:51

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-4	4-5
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	234	244
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	3.66	3.81
Net Rushing Yards	71	73
- Rushing Attempts	16	31
- Yards per Rush	4.44	2.35
Net Passing Yards	163	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 23 - 1	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	3.40	5.18
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/39	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:09	31:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	9:19	3:00	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
1	4:44	2:54	OWN 43	6	35	Field Goal
1	1:08	2:24	OPP 25	5	9	Field Goal
2	11:16	2:04	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
2	8:38	1:00	OPP 46	3	-15	Punt
2	1:47	0:49	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
3	12:39	1:02	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	9:44	4:13	OWN 20	11	45	Punt
3	2:40	2:08	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
4	13:15	2:52	OWN 36	7	31	Downs
4	8:38	2:02	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	4:09	1:01	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
4	1:58	0:13	OWN 18	1	0	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	3:48	OWN 32	7	56	Field Goal
1	6:19	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:50	0:42	OWN 30	1	-5	Fumble
2	13:44	2:28	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
2	9:12	0:34	OWN 44	2	13	Fumble
2	7:38	5:51	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 15	2	10	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	11:37	1:53	OWN 46	4	10	Punt
3	5:31	2:51	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
3	0:32	2:17	OWN 4	5	12	Punt
4	10:23	1:45	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
4	6:36	2:27	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
4	3:08	1:10	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OPP 32	3	7	Game

Game MVP: Dennis Crimm, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kaiden Fulton	8	48	6.00	15	3
Adam England	5	7	1.40	4	0
Bart Turner	2	20	10.00	14	1
Marco Gillespie	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Justics Delaroche	17	34	2.00	8
Cary Hicks	10	21	2.10	8
Geno Smith	3	11	3.67	7
Brandon Cooks	1	7	7.00	7

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Turner	45	23	181	3/18	0	28	1	52.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	29	20	191	4/20	1	40	0	98.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tavon Austin	7	10	69	9.86	22	28
WR Doug Irwin	4	8	8	2.00	0	6
WR Amir Kemp	4	7	43	10.75	8	27
FB Marco Gillespie	2	2	20	10.00	7	14
RB Kaiden Fulton	2	4	20	10.00	3	11
TE Mark Greer	2	4	14	7.00	0	8
RB Adam England	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
TE Rickey Hastings	1	1	6	6.00	8	6
WR Roosevelt Klingensmith	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rod Horton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Justics Delaroche	5	5	27	5.40	15	9	1
WR Brandon Cooks	4	7	37	9.25	2	12	0
WR Zane Nichols	4	7	34	8.50	1	11	0
TE Lucas Cheng	3	4	62	20.67	39	40	0
WR Josiah Shanks	3	3	28	9.33	2	13	0
RB Cary Hicks	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Seth Chu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tavon Austin	1	0	0
Bart Turner	1	0	0
Adam England	0	1	0
Bryant Dennis	0	1	0
Kaiden Fulton	0	1	0
Jorge Cloak	0	1	0
Ian Whitehurst	0	0	1
Amir Kemp	0	0	1
Jamal Glenn	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0
Zane Nichols	1	0	0
Lucas Cheng	0	1	0
Mack Wheeler	0	0	1
Todd Coleman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	10	448	44.8	38.9	56	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	9	426	47.3	40.8	53	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	4	39	9.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	1	20	20.0	0
Angel Sturdivant	1	19	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	25	25.0	0
Kaiden Jefferson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Whitehurst	10	0	2.0	26	29
S Bryce Travis	6	3	0.0	30	32
DE Jace Gilmore	5	0	1.0	31	33
ILB Sammie Collins	5	6	0.0	27	30
DE Conrad Tatum	4	1	1.0	21	25
DT Trent Ogden	3	3	0.0	19	18
DT Mario Edwards	3	1	0.0	23	19
CB Jorge Cloak	3	0	0.0	28	28
CB Mike Schroeder	2	1	0.0	30	30
DT Winfred Lofton	2	1	0.0	16	25
S Fernando Shapiro	2	0	0.0	29	31
CB Weston Woodson	2	0	0.0	15	18
DE Benjamin Wells	2	0	0.0	13	9
OLB Bryant Dennis	1	2	0.0	9	5
OLB Efrain Pei	1	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Jamal Glenn	1	0	0.0	12	16
WR Roosevelt Klingensmith	1	0	---	---	---
S Emmett Meyer	0	1	0.0	2	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Pritchett	8	0	1.0	14	44
CB Todd Coleman	7	0	0.0	14	45
OLB Dennis Crimm	6	1	2.0	14	38
ILB Byron Sims	5	2	0.0	15	42
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	2	0.0	14	38
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	9	34
S Devonte Buchanan	2	3	0.0	15	46
CB Junior Lindstrom	2	0	0.0	16	43
OLB Manti Te'o	1	2	0.0	1	6
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	1	0.0	8	21
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0.0	3	6
T Louis Tate	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	2	10
DT Grant May	1	0	0.0	8	27
OLB Byron Lynn	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Bob Guest	0	1	0.0	12	33
S Braxton Frederick	0	1	0.0	1	3
S Brady Worrell	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2.0	1	0	29
DE Conrad Tatum	1.0	0	1	25
DE Jace Gilmore	1.0	0	0	33
DT Mario Edwards	0.0	2	0	19
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	1	0	25

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	2.0	1	1	38
S Chuck Pritchett	1.0	0	0	44
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	2	1	38
OLB Bob Guest	0.0	2	0	33
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryce Travis	4	1	32
OLB Ian Whitehurst	4	0	29
OLB Jamal Glenn	3	1	16
ILB Sammie Collins	2	1	30
CB Mike Schroeder	2	0	30
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	33
S Fernando Shapiro	1	0	31
CB Weston Woodson	1	0	18
OLB Efrain Pei	1	0	8
CB Jorge Cloak	1	0	28
S Brody Norris	0	1	2

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	5	2	0	45
ILB Byron Sims	3	1	0	42
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	1	38
S Devonte Buchanan	2	3	0	46
S Chuck Pritchett	2	1	0	44
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0	34
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	0	0	38
OLB Manti Te'o	1	0	0	6
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0	6
CB Junior Lindstrom	1	0	0	43
OLB Byron Lynn	1	0	0	8
S Braxton Frederick	0	1	0	3
S Brady Worrell	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Gillespie	2	2	0	10	0	25
Mark Blackburn	1	3	0	16	0	48
Rod Horton	0	2	1	13	0	22
Lonnie Duffy	0	2	0	16	0	48
Darren Wilkerson	0	2	0	16	0	48
Taylor Lewan	0	1	0	16	2	48
Rob Ancheta	0	1	0	16	1	48
Mark Greer	0	1	0	4	0	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Tate	2	5	31	2	33
Donnie Wile	2	2	31	0	33
A.J. Cann	1	9	31	1	33
Francisco Hardy	1	6	31	0	33
Alonzo Tripp	0	6	31	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Adam England	2	13
Marco Gillespie	1	12
Amir Kemp	1	9
Roosevelt Klingensmith	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Manti Te'o	2	15
Braxton Frederick	1	15
Mack Wheeler	1	10
A.J. Cann	1	10
Josiah Shanks	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Blackburn	16	48	---	---	12	76
Lonnie Duffy	16	48	---	---	12	76
Jace Gilmore	---	---	31	33	9	73
Tavon Austin	14	40	---	---	12	66
Taylor Lewan	16	48	---	---	---	64
Bart Turner	16	48	---	---	---	64
Darren Wilkerson	16	48	---	---	---	64
Rob Ancheta	16	48	---	---	---	64
Bryce Travis	---	---	30	32	1	63
Mike Schroeder	---	---	30	30	2	62
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	29	31	1	61
Sammie Collins	---	---	27	30	2	59
Kaiden Fulton	9	24	---	---	26	59
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	26	29	2	57
Weston Woodson	---	---	15	18	24	57
Jorge Cloak	---	---	28	28	1	57
Doug Irwin	9	25	---	---	16	50
Amir Kemp	9	30	---	---	9	48
Conrad Tatum	---	---	21	25	1	47
Marco Gillespie	10	25	---	---	12	47
Adam England	7	24	---	---	13	44
Mario Edwards	---	---	23	19	2	44
Rod Horton	13	22	---	---	9	44
Winfred Lofton	---	---	16	25	1	42
Trent Ogden	---	---	19	18	---	37
Efrain Pei	---	---	6	8	20	34
Benjamin Wells	---	---	13	9	9	31
Jamal Glenn	---	---	12	16	3	31
Roosevelt Klingensmith	4	16	---	---	8	28
Mark Greer	4	21	---	---	---	25
Norbert Frederick	0	2	---	---	18	20
Bryant Dennis	---	---	9	5	5	19
Rickey Hastings	1	9	---	---	6	16
Brody Norris	---	---	2	2	10	14
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cris Stotts	0	0	---	---	12	12
Robbie Rose	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kim Sibal	0	0	---	---	12	12
Korey Beyer	---	---	2	2	6	10
Emmett Meyer	---	---	2	3	2	7
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	5	5
Angel Sturdivant	0	2	---	---	1	3
Brenden Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alexander Shannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Bardon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Cann	31	33	---	---	10	74
Brandon Cooks	26	29	---	---	15	70
Geno Smith	31	33	---	---	---	64
Donnie Wile	31	33	---	---	---	64
Alonzo Tripp	31	33	---	---	---	64
Louis Tate	31	33	---	---	---	64
Francisco Hardy	31	33	---	---	---	64
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	15	46	2	63
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	14	44	3	61
Junior Lindstrom	---	---	16	43	2	61
Todd Coleman	---	---	14	45	2	61
Byron Sims	---	---	15	42	2	59
Dennis Crimm	---	---	14	38	6	58
Lucas Cheng	25	23	---	---	10	58
Zane Nichols	25	29	---	---	3	57
Melvin McConnell	---	---	14	36	5	55
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	14	38	---	52
Trevor Briel	---	---	9	34	4	47
Bob Guest	---	---	12	33	2	47
Justics Delaroche	20	23	---	---	---	43
Grant May	---	---	8	27	6	41
Roderick Dahnke	17	16	---	---	7	40
Seth Chu	18	19	---	---	---	37
Byron Lynn	---	---	2	8	25	35
Kent Buckley	4	4	---	---	26	34
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	3	6	24	33
Cary Hicks	11	10	---	---	10	31
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	8	21	1	30
Clyde Pieri	---	---	2	12	10	24
Josiah Shanks	8	8	---	---	8	24
Manti Te'o	---	---	1	6	15	22
Donny Ciccant	1	4	---	---	15	20
Corwin McEwen	---	---	4	10	6	20
Braxton Frederick	---	---	1	3	15	19
Brady Worrell	---	---	3	11	5	19
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	3	10	4	17
Darnell Arnold	---	---	2	10	4	16
Jordan Herndon	---	---	2	5	7	14
Graham Mahaffey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mack Wheeler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	10	10
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	8	0.9
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Turner	45	23	2	4	2	9	6	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	29	20	1	1	0	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	111	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	34	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	27	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	10	7	0	69	1	40
WR Doug Irwin	8	4	0	8	0	25
WR Amir Kemp	7	4	1	43	1	30
RB Kaiden Fulton	4	2	0	20	0	24
TE Mark Greer	4	2	0	14	0	21
WR Roosevelt Klingensmith	4	0	1	0	0	16
RB Adam England	3	1	0	1	0	24
FB Marco Gillespie	2	2	0	20	0	25
TE Rod Horton	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Rickey Hastings	1	1	0	6	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	7	4	37	0	29
WR Zane Nichols	7	4	34	0	29
RB Justics Delaroche	5	5	27	0	23
TE Lucas Cheng	4	3	62	1	23
WR Josiah Shanks	3	3	28	0	8
RB Cary Hicks	2	1	3	0	10
WR Seth Chu	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam England	1	2	2.00	1.40
Bart Turner	1	6	6.00	10.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Justics Delaroche	2	2	1.00	2.00
Cary Hicks	1	0	0.00	2.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	2	15	5.00	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	12	12.00	5.29
TE Lucas Cheng	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	3	3.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Kaiden Fulton	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	3	1
Geno Smith	2	1
Cary Hicks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Turner	12	4	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tavon Austin	3	2	0
TE Mark Greer	2	0	0
WR Doug Irwin	2	0	0
WR Amir Kemp	2	1	0
WR Roosevelt Klingensmith	2	0	0
RB Kaiden Fulton	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	2	0	0
WR Josiah Shanks	2	2	1
WR Zane Nichols	2	1	1
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,400 (15,500)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,900 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,400 (15,500)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,900 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)