Week 8, 2046

played in New Orleans, CA

62 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	0	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 CAR - Harvey Keyes recovered blocked punt in end zone (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 07:12 CAR - Carlos Hyde 5 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 05:11 NOS - Tavon Austin 34 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Branden Melancon 49 field goal
3Q: 08:41 NOS - Curtis Flannery 45 field goal
4Q: 11:03 NOS - Cary Hicks 0 blocked punt return (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 05:27 NOS - Alexander Shannon 12 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 CAR - Harvey Keyes recovered blocked punt in end zone (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 07:12 CAR - Carlos Hyde 5 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 05:11 NOS - Tavon Austin 34 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Branden Melancon 49 field goal
3Q: 08:41 NOS - Curtis Flannery 45 field goal
4Q: 11:03 NOS - Cary Hicks 0 blocked punt return (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 05:27 NOS - Alexander Shannon 12 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 5-3 3-4
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 331 356
- Offensive Plays 67 71
- Yards per Play 4.94 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 32 86
- Rushing Attempts 18 27
- Yards per Rush 1.78 3.19
Net Passing Yards 299 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 26 - 0 41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 306 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/57 8/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 6/43
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:11 32:49

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	5-3	3-4
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	331	356
- Offensive Plays	67	71
- Yards per Play	4.94	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	32	86
- Rushing Attempts	18	27
- Yards per Rush	1.78	3.19
Net Passing Yards	299	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 26 - 0	41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	306	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/57	8/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	6/43
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:11	32:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	1:53	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
1	6:17	4:22	OWN 11	9	40	Punt
2	15:00	1:42	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
2	10:20	3:15	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	4:58	1:25	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	1:32	1:32	OWN 8	8	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 31	3	-13	Punt
3	11:53	1:11	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
3	8:33	3:25	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
4	14:51	0:47	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	12:22	1:35	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
4	10:47	2:04	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	5:20	1:21	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	1:43	1:33	OWN 3	6	66	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	11:39	3:36	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	8:03	1:46	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	1:55	1:55	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
2	13:18	2:58	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
2	7:05	2:07	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	3:33	2:01	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
3	13:23	1:30	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
3	10:42	2:09	OWN 49	6	23	Field Goal
3	5:08	5:17	OWN 27	12	70	Interception
4	14:04	1:42	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	8:43	3:23	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
4	3:59	2:16	OWN 26	6	11	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Blanchard, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	12	18	1.50	27	1
Justics Delaroche	3	0	0.00	2	0
Geno Smith	2	18	9.00	10	1
Zane Nichols	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Shannon	19	61	3.21	12	2	1
Cary Hicks	5	17	3.40	6	0	0
Marco Gillespie	2	10	5.00	6	0	0
Frankie Blanchard	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	48	26	306	1/7	1	39	0	80.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blanchard	41	23	283	3/13	1	35	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	6	14	71	11.83	9	20	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	6	54	10.80	5	25	0
WR Seth Chu	4	7	47	11.75	24	28	0
WR Zane Nichols	4	9	46	11.50	14	17	0
TE Will Jeffries	3	3	21	7.00	19	19	0
RB Carlos Hyde	2	3	17	8.50	7	12	1
WR Bryson Gonzalez	2	3	50	25.00	7	39	0
RB Justics Delaroche	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rex Makielski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tavon Austin	8	10	120	15.00	16	34	1
WR Roy Sutter	6	11	52	8.67	15	14	0
FB Marco Gillespie	2	2	22	11.00	8	13	0
WR Amir Kemp	2	10	44	22.00	27	35	0
TE Rickey Hastings	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Cary Hicks	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Doug Irwin	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Alexander Shannon	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rod Horton	1	1	31	31.00	21	31	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Todd Coleman	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	TD
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Bryson Gonzalez	1	0	0
Seth Chu	0	1	0
Harvey Keyes	0	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Stevens	1	1	0
Alvin Rivers	0	1	0
Cary Hicks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	11	473	43.0	37.3	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Siddiqui	9	419	46.6	45.7	64	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	1	3	3.0	0
Kelvin Hopper	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	6	43	7.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	21	21.0	0
Zane Nichols	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Pritchett	8	5	0.5	27	44
ILB Byron Sims	8	2	0.0	27	44
CB Todd Coleman	6	0	0.0	27	44
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	5	0	0.5	21	35
CB Trevor Briel	5	2	0.0	11	38
OLB Dennis Crimm	4	0	0.0	27	42
DE Melvin McConnell	3	4	2.0	22	39
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	3	0	0.0	18	24
DT Tevin Nunez	2	1	0.0	18	28
S Devonte Buchanan	2	1	0.0	27	44
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	2	0.0	27	44
S Braxton Frederick	1	1	0.0	1	10
QB Geno Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Donte Beard	1	0	0.0	8	10
ILB Jordan Herndon	0	3	0.0	16	5
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0	2	0.0	9	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryce Travis	7	0	0.0	18	47
CB Korey Beyer	5	3	0.0	7	38
S Fernando Shapiro	4	2	0.0	17	47
CB Jorge Cloak	4	1	0.0	18	44
ILB Sammie Collins	4	0	0.0	17	48
DT Mario Edwards	3	2	0.0	13	29
CB Shane Willis	3	1	0.0	18	49
DE Alvin Rivers	2	0	0.5	3	13
OLB Trenton Herndon	2	1	0.0	10	17
DE Conrad Tatum	2	0	0.0	15	36
OLB Bryant Dennis	2	0	0.0	5	12
DT Braxton Sellers	1	1	0.5	7	22
DE Jace Gilmore	1	1	0.0	15	39
DT Winfred Lofton	1	1	0.0	11	27
QB Frankie Blanchard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Johnny Lester	1	0	0.0	3	10
OLB Robert King	0	1	0.0	11	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	2.0	0	39
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.5	1	35
S Chuck Pritchett	0.5	0	44
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	2	9
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	1	28
CB Todd Coleman	0.0	1	44

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Braxton Sellers	0.5	0	2	1	22
DE Alvin Rivers	0.5	0	2	0	13
DE Conrad Tatum	0.0	1	2	0	36
DT Mario Edwards	0.0	0	1	1	29
DE Jace Gilmore	0.0	0	1	0	39
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	6	1	1	44
CB Trevor Briel	4	1	0	38
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	0	42
S Chuck Pritchett	2	1	0	44
ILB Byron Sims	2	0	0	44
S Devonte Buchanan	2	0	0	44
S Braxton Frederick	1	1	0	10
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0	39
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	1	0	0	24
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	0	44

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Korey Beyer	4	1	38
S Fernando Shapiro	4	1	47
CB Shane Willis	3	2	49
S Bryce Travis	3	0	47
CB Jorge Cloak	3	0	44
ILB Sammie Collins	2	0	48
OLB Bryant Dennis	2	0	12
DT Mario Edwards	1	1	29
DE Alvin Rivers	1	0	13
OLB Trenton Herndon	1	0	17
CB Mike Schroeder	1	0	5
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donnie Wile	1	3	18	0	49
Louis Tate	0	4	18	0	49
Alonzo Tripp	0	3	18	1	49
Dakota Rodgers	0	3	16	0	42
A.J. Cann	0	2	18	0	49
Tyler Eifert	0	1	15	0	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Wilkerson	4	7	1	27	0	44
Rob Ancheta	3	6	0	27	0	44
Taylor Lewan	2	3	0	27	0	44
Lonnie Duffy	1	3	0	27	0	44
Robbie Rose	0	5	0	27	3	44
Marco Gillespie	0	2	0	19	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Keyes	3	20
Braxton Frederick	2	19
Will Jeffries	1	20
A.J. Cann	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tavon Austin	1	25
Marco Gillespie	1	18
Rickey Hastings	1	17
Thurman Stevens	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Cann	18	49	---	---	12	79
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	27	44	2	73
Byron Sims	---	---	27	44	1	72
Todd Coleman	---	---	27	44	1	72
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	27	44	1	72
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	27	44	---	71
Dennis Crimm	---	---	27	42	1	70
Dakota Rodgers	16	42	---	---	12	70
Geno Smith	18	49	---	---	---	67
Donnie Wile	18	49	---	---	---	67
Alonzo Tripp	18	49	---	---	---	67
Louis Tate	18	49	---	---	---	67
Brandon Cooks	15	42	---	---	9	66
Trevor Briel	---	---	11	38	15	64
Melvin McConnell	---	---	22	39	3	64
Zane Nichols	13	31	---	---	20	64
Tyler Eifert	15	31	---	---	14	60
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	21	35	2	58
Will Jeffries	14	21	---	---	20	55
Carlos Hyde	13	31	---	---	9	53
Tevin Nunez	---	---	18	28	4	50
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	18	24	2	44
Seth Chu	8	35	---	---	---	43
Braxton Frederick	---	---	1	10	19	30
Byron Lynn	---	---	0	2	26	28
Jordan Herndon	---	---	16	5	5	26
Odell Beckham Jr	5	20	---	---	---	25
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	9	16	---	25
Donte Beard	---	---	8	10	7	25
Justics Delaroche	5	13	---	---	5	23
Bryson Gonzalez	2	11	---	---	9	22
Corbin Woodson	0	0	---	---	21	21
Harvey Keyes	---	---	0	0	20	20
Clyde Pieri	---	---	5	5	9	19
Rex Makielski	0	10	---	---	9	19
Darnell Arnold	---	---	6	9	3	18
Graham Mahaffey	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	12	12
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	12	12
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kelvin Hopper	---	---	0	1	9	10
Francisco Hardy	2	7	---	---	---	9
Corwin McEwen	---	---	0	0	8	8
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robbie Rose	27	44	---	---	10	81
Shane Willis	---	---	18	49	6	73
Frankie Blanchard	27	44	---	---	---	71
Lonnie Duffy	27	44	---	---	---	71
Taylor Lewan	27	44	---	---	---	71
Darren Wilkerson	27	44	---	---	---	71
Rob Ancheta	27	44	---	---	---	71
Amir Kemp	22	34	---	---	13	69
Sammie Collins	---	---	17	48	2	67
Bryce Travis	---	---	18	47	2	67
Roy Sutter	19	31	---	---	17	67
Tavon Austin	12	28	---	---	25	65
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	17	47	1	65
Jorge Cloak	---	---	18	44	1	63
Alexander Shannon	21	38	---	---	3	62
Conrad Tatum	---	---	15	36	5	56
Jace Gilmore	---	---	15	39	2	56
Marco Gillespie	19	18	---	---	18	55
Rod Horton	18	21	---	---	12	51
Rickey Hastings	12	19	---	---	17	48
Korey Beyer	---	---	7	38	2	47
Cary Hicks	6	11	---	---	29	46
Mario Edwards	---	---	13	29	3	45
Winfred Lofton	---	---	11	27	4	42
Robert King	---	---	11	28	3	42
Trenton Herndon	---	---	10	17	8	35
Braxton Sellers	---	---	7	22	1	30
Doug Irwin	6	20	---	---	1	27
Mike Schroeder	---	---	0	5	21	26
Bryant Dennis	---	---	5	12	9	26
Lance Doyle	---	---	3	12	11	26
Johnny Lester	---	---	3	10	10	23
Thurman Stevens	---	---	0	4	17	21
Alvin Rivers	---	---	3	13	4	20
Trent Ogden	---	---	3	9	6	18
Benjamin Wells	---	---	3	2	6	11
Jeff Siddiqui	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cole Freels	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Blackburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mateo Bell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Russell Wolfstone	---	---	1	1	5	7
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kim Sibal	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-3	-0.6
Middle	8	46	5.8
Right	5	-11	-2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	22	65	3.0
Right	3	14	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	48	26	4	2	4	5	9	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blanchard	41	23	4	3	5	4	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	47	23.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	85	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	10	135	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	165	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	65	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	14	6	3	71	1	42
WR Zane Nichols	9	4	0	46	0	31
WR Seth Chu	7	4	0	47	1	35
WR Odell Beckham Jr	6	5	0	54	1	20
RB Carlos Hyde	3	2	0	17	0	31
TE Will Jeffries	3	3	0	21	0	21
WR Bryson Gonzalez	3	2	0	50	1	11
RB Justics Delaroche	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Rex Makielski	1	0	1	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Sutter	11	6	2	52	0	31
WR Tavon Austin	10	8	0	120	2	28
WR Amir Kemp	10	2	1	44	1	34
RB Cary Hicks	2	1	1	-1	0	11
FB Marco Gillespie	2	2	0	22	0	18
WR Doug Irwin	2	1	0	8	0	20
RB Alexander Shannon	2	1	1	0	0	38
TE Rickey Hastings	1	1	0	7	0	19
TE Rod Horton	1	1	0	31	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Shannon	4	24	6.00	3.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	1	5	5.00	6.38

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blanchard	2	1	5	2.50	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	5	5.00	5.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	5	5.00	4.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cary Hicks	1	1
Alexander Shannon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blanchard	15	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Seth Chu	3	2	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	0
WR Brandon Cooks	2	0	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	0	0
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0
TE Rex Makielski	1	0	0
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Sutter	5	2	1
WR Amir Kemp	4	2	2
WR Tavon Austin	3	2	2
RB Cary Hicks	2	1	0
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	1

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

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