Week 9, 2057

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	3	0	-	9
Carolina Panthers	21	0	3	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 CAR - Blake Ballard 27 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)
1Q: 04:45 CAR - Griffin Lyons 86 punt return (Kody Portis extra point)
1Q: 01:43 CAR - Griffin Floyd 2 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 09:37 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 47 field goal
2Q: 05:59 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 48 field goal
3Q: 05:43 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 45 field goal
3Q: 01:01 CAR - Kody Portis 34 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CAR - Kody Portis 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 CAR - Blake Ballard 27 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)
1Q: 04:45 CAR - Griffin Lyons 86 punt return (Kody Portis extra point)
1Q: 01:43 CAR - Griffin Floyd 2 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 09:37 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 47 field goal
2Q: 05:59 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 48 field goal
3Q: 05:43 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 45 field goal
3Q: 01:01 CAR - Kody Portis 34 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CAR - Kody Portis 34 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-5 5-4
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 229 289
- Offensive Plays 69 62
- Yards per Play 3.32 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 89 108
- Rushing Attempts 23 27
- Yards per Rush 3.87 4.00
Net Passing Yards 140 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 22 - 1 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 154 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.04 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/44 2/92
Kick Returns/Yards 4/84 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-5	5-4
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	229	289
- Offensive Plays	69	62
- Yards per Play	3.32	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	89	108
- Rushing Attempts	23	27
- Yards per Rush	3.87	4.00
Net Passing Yards	140	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 22 - 1	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	154	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.04	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/44	2/92
Kick Returns/Yards	4/84	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 25	4	13	Interception
1	8:59	4:23	OWN 25	7	21	Punt
1	1:33	7:02	OWN 31	13	39	Field Goal
2	7:49	1:58	OWN 24	7	45	Field Goal
2	3:41	0:38	OPP 42	3	4	Punt
3	12:44	1:18	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	10:01	0:58	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	8:38	3:02	OWN 44	6	28	Field Goal
3	0:56	3:35	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
4	10:40	0:58	OPP 40	3	-2	Punt
4	8:23	2:04	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	2:05	2:00	OWN 25	9	56	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	3:45	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
1	4:29	2:56	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
2	9:31	1:42	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	5:51	2:10	OWN 25	5	28	Interception
2	3:03	3:03	OWN 6	6	15	Punt
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 27	5	6	Punt
3	11:26	1:25	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
3	9:03	0:25	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
3	5:36	4:40	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
4	12:21	1:41	OWN 7	4	9	Punt
4	9:42	1:19	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	6:19	4:14	OWN 43	8	40	Field Goal
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 19	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Blake Ballard, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Mathews	13	35	2.69	17	1
QB Eddie Curtis	4	20	5.00	12	1
RB Alejandro Mendola	4	36	9.00	25	1
WR Braxton Miller	2	-2	-1.00	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blake Ballard	16	72	4.50	11	1	0
RB Griffin Floyd	8	11	1.38	11	1	1
QB Richard Myers	3	25	8.33	20	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Curtis	44	22	154	2/14	0	23	1	48.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	32	21	204	3/23	1	30	1	80.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Alejandro Mendola	5	8	33	6.60	5	11
TE Jim McConnell	4	6	60	15.00	4	23
RB Elliot Mathews	4	4	17	4.25	0	5
WR Braxton Miller	3	6	10	3.33	3	4
WR Devan LaBrosse	2	3	14	7.00	0	10
TE Rod Gleason	2	3	6	3.00	0	10
WR Frank Garrett	1	7	11	11.00	3	11
WR Earl Wesson	1	7	3	3.00	1	3

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bert Harding	6	8	54	9.00	6	15	0
RB Blake Ballard	4	5	46	11.50	39	27	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	4	52	13.00	13	30	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	5	12	4.00	4	8	0
WR Griffin Lyons	2	4	22	11.00	0	15	0
RB Griffin Floyd	2	2	18	9.00	4	13	0
TE Jacob Wheeler	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kris Wiggins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Theodore Grennes	1	13	13.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tevin Widmer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Earl Wesson	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Griffin Lyons	0	1	0	0
FB Mark Tubbs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Spencer	7	276	39.4	30.0	55	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	7	309	44.1	35.0	57	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	3/3	3/3	0/0	48	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Urbina	3	44	14.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	2	92	46.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Wesson	4	84	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Young	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	9	2	0.0	26	35
CB Theodore Grennes	7	2	0.0	27	35
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	5	5	0.0	26	35
OLB Damien Alchesky	5	0	0.0	14	23
DT Arturo Brisset	4	3	1.5	23	31
CB Leslie Barber	4	1	0.0	26	34
DT Taylor Padgett	3	0	0.5	24	29
DE Brent Browning	2	2	1.0	15	15
DE Perry Freeman	2	1	0.0	16	27
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	0	0.0	3	4
CB Kurt Copeland	2	0	0.0	22	29
S Dixon Quinn	2	0	0.0	12	16
WR Earl Wesson	1	0	---	---	---
S Curtis Grossman	1	0	0.0	14	19

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	7	2	0.0	23	46
S Caiden Simmons	5	2	0.0	23	46
OLB Timothy Totten	5	0	0.0	21	43
OLB Brock Strong	5	0	0.0	22	46
CB Bernie Burden	4	1	0.0	15	30
OLB Adrian McGee	4	0	0.0	20	32
S Ed VandenBelt	4	0	0.0	4	21
DE Gavin Peterman	3	1	1.0	11	31
CB Tevin Widmer	3	0	0.0	22	46
DE Damien Perez	2	2	0.0	20	39
ILB Micah Wooden	1	1	1.0	8	12
DE Maxwell Anderson	1	1	0.0	21	30
ILB Bo Fedolfi	1	0	0.0	1	11
WR Dave Thomson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0.0	12	22
CB Floyd Meadows	1	0	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Arturo Brisset	1.5	0	0	1	31
DE Brent Browning	1.0	0	1	0	15
DT Taylor Padgett	0.5	0	1	0	29
DE Raymond Garrison	0.0	1	1	1	27
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	0.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Billy Shannon	0.0	0	0	1	35

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gavin Peterman	1.0	0	0	0	31
ILB Micah Wooden	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Maxwell Anderson	0.0	2	1	1	30
CB Bernie Burden	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Timothy Totten	0.0	0	1	1	43
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	0	1	0	22
CB Tevin Widmer	0.0	0	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	6	0	0	35
OLB Damien Alchesky	4	1	0	23
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	4	0	0	35
CB Theodore Grennes	2	1	1	35
CB Kurt Copeland	2	0	0	29
CB Leslie Barber	1	1	0	34
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	0	4
S Dixon Quinn	1	0	0	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	4	0	0	43
S Ed VandenBelt	4	0	0	21
CB Tevin Widmer	3	1	1	46
S Caiden Simmons	2	3	0	46
OLB Brock Strong	2	1	0	46
S Karl Joseph	2	0	0	46
CB Bernie Burden	2	0	0	30
ILB Bo Fedolfi	1	0	0	11
OLB Adrian McGee	1	0	0	32
CB Floyd Meadows	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Demetrius Di Pietro	5	8	23	2	46
G Jamie Borders	2	7	23	0	46
C Marshall Whiting	2	4	23	0	46
G Lamar Kennedy	1	3	23	0	46
TE Jim McConnell	0	1	21	0	45

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lorenzo Tucker	2	5	27	0	35
G Leroy McCormick	2	5	27	0	35
T Grady Rodgers	2	4	27	3	35
G Jermaine O'Bryan	1	5	27	0	35
T Alejandro Garrett	1	2	27	0	35
TE Jacob Wheeler	1	1	13	0	18
FB Mark Tubbs	0	2	5	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Hamilton	2	24
Alejandro Mendola	1	20
Danny Yeater	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Leslie Beavers	2	25
Earl Brimberry	2	24
Griffin Floyd	1	19
Mark Tubbs	1	19
Damien Perez	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lamar Kennedy	23	46	---	---	10	79
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	27	35	9	71
T Demetrius Di Pietro	23	46	---	---	---	69
C Marshall Whiting	23	46	---	---	---	69
G Jamie Borders	23	46	---	---	---	69
T John Huie	23	46	---	---	---	69
QB Eddie Curtis	23	46	---	---	---	69
TE Jim McConnell	21	45	---	---	1	67
WR Braxton Miller	18	40	---	---	9	67
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	26	35	2	63
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	26	35	1	62
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	26	34	1	61
WR Earl Wesson	18	34	---	---	6	58
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	23	31	2	56
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	24	29	1	54
CB Kurt Copeland	---	---	22	29	2	53
RB Alejandro Mendola	6	24	---	---	20	50
DE Raymond Garrison	---	---	22	27	1	50
WR Frank Garrett	16	31	---	---	---	47
S Dixon Quinn	---	---	12	16	19	47
TE Rod Gleason	7	13	---	---	26	46
DE Perry Freeman	---	---	16	27	1	44
DE Brent Browning	---	---	15	15	13	43
S Richie Urbina	---	---	14	14	12	40
WR Devan LaBrosse	5	13	---	---	20	38
RB Elliot Mathews	18	20	---	---	---	38
OLB Damien Alchesky	---	---	14	23	---	37
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	14	19	---	33
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	3	4	24	31
FB Leland Levesque	3	4	---	---	20	27
OLB Salvador Paddock	---	---	1	0	25	26
DT Alonzo Cain	---	---	6	7	8	21
DE Jorge Eckman	---	---	3	4	8	15
ILB Danny Yeater	---	---	1	0	14	15
C Bernard Kelley	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Stanley Horner	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Rodney Spencer	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Dakota Leonard	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Julio Bournigal	1	5	---	---	---	6
RB Griffin Broome	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR B.J. Hernandez	2	1	---	---	1	4
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	2	1	---	3
OLB Braxton Fontenot	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Louie Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Karl Joseph	---	---	23	46	7	76
DE Damien Perez	---	---	20	39	16	75
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	23	46	3	72
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	22	46	3	71
G Jermaine O'Bryan	27	35	---	---	9	71
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	22	46	3	71
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	21	43	3	67
QB Richard Myers	27	35	---	---	---	62
C Lorenzo Tucker	27	35	---	---	---	62
G Leroy McCormick	27	35	---	---	---	62
T Grady Rodgers	27	35	---	---	---	62
T Alejandro Garrett	27	35	---	---	---	62
WR Griffin Lyons	19	23	---	---	19	61
TE Bert Harding	26	35	---	---	---	61
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	20	32	---	52
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	21	30	---	51
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	15	30	2	47
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	11	31	2	44
RB Blake Ballard	19	25	---	---	---	44
WR Lewis Sparkes	19	25	---	---	---	44
WR Dave Thomson	18	25	---	---	---	43
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	12	22	9	43
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	15	17	8	40
RB Griffin Floyd	8	9	---	---	19	36
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	7	12	16	35
TE Kris Wiggins	6	3	---	---	25	34
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	4	21	9	34
TE Jacob Wheeler	13	18	---	---	1	32
FB Mark Tubbs	5	7	---	---	19	31
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	3	3	24	30
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	0	3	25	28
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	1	11	13	25
WR James Beyer	2	5	---	---	17	24
DE Pat Duran	---	---	2	13	9	24
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	8	12	1	21
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Otis Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE J.J. Freeman	---	---	3	3	---	6
RB Reuben Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Neal Barber	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Monty Ansell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	16	60	3.8
Right	7	27	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Curtis	44	22	1	2	7	5	4	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	32	21	3	1	1	3	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	9	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	75	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	28	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	42	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	86	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Alejandro Mendola	8	5	1	33	0	24
WR Frank Garrett	7	1	1	11	0	31
WR Earl Wesson	7	1	3	3	0	34
TE Jim McConnell	6	4	0	60	1	45
WR Braxton Miller	6	3	1	10	0	40
RB Elliot Mathews	4	4	0	17	0	20
WR Devan LaBrosse	3	2	0	14	0	13
TE Rod Gleason	3	2	1	6	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bert Harding	8	6	1	54	0	35
RB Blake Ballard	5	4	0	46	2	25
WR Dave Thomson	5	3	0	12	0	25
WR Griffin Lyons	4	2	0	22	0	23
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	4	0	52	1	25
TE Jacob Wheeler	3	0	0	0	0	18
RB Griffin Floyd	2	2	0	18	0	9
TE Kris Wiggins	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blake Ballard	3	13	4.33	4.50
RB Griffin Floyd	2	0	0.00	1.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Curtis	2	0	0	0.00	3.50

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Myers	1	1	3	3.00	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Wesson	2	0	0	0.00	0.43

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Blake Ballard	1	1	3	3.00	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Richard Myers	2	2
RB Blake Ballard	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Curtis	15	8	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Wesson	4	1	0
RB Alejandro Mendola	4	2	1
TE Jim McConnell	3	2	2
WR Braxton Miller	3	2	0
TE Rod Gleason	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jacob Wheeler	2	0	0
TE Bert Harding	2	2	1
RB Blake Ballard	2	2	1
WR Griffin Lyons	1	1	0
TE Kris Wiggins	1	0	0
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	0

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

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