Week 8, 2062

played in Carolina, NC

78 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	7	-	13
Carolina Panthers	7	7	14	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 CAR - Vernon Schlesinger 88 interception return (Terry Burk extra point)
1Q: 06:37 NOS - Hector Jacobs 25 field goal
2Q: 11:27 CAR - Ted Stephenson 1 run (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 05:48 NOS - Hector Jacobs 23 field goal
3Q: 11:31 CAR - Jacob Cole 11 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 03:42 CAR - Ted Stephenson 2 run (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 07:24 NOS - Dwayne Szott 18 pass from Howie Tharpe (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 02:33 CAR - Terry Burk 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 CAR - Vernon Schlesinger 88 interception return (Terry Burk extra point)
1Q: 06:37 NOS - Hector Jacobs 25 field goal
2Q: 11:27 CAR - Ted Stephenson 1 run (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 05:48 NOS - Hector Jacobs 23 field goal
3Q: 11:31 CAR - Jacob Cole 11 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 03:42 CAR - Ted Stephenson 2 run (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 07:24 NOS - Dwayne Szott 18 pass from Howie Tharpe (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 02:33 CAR - Terry Burk 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-4 7-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 383 302
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 5.72 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 124 85
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 5.64 2.74
Net Passing Yards 259 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 1 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 270 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/29
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 1/88
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-4	7-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	383	302
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	5.72	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	124	85
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	5.64	2.74
Net Passing Yards	259	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 1	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	270	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	6.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/29
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	1/88
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:44	31:16

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 28	7	60	Interception
1	11:12	4:43	OWN 23	10	69	Field Goal
1	4:44	1:40	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	11:21	5:41	OWN 25	11	69	Field Goal
2	2:15	2:15	OWN 14	8	26	Half
3	11:22	1:28	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	3:32	1:55	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
4	13:30	3:34	OWN 29	7	37	Punt
4	8:30	1:14	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
4	4:14	0:41	OWN 6	4	4	Downs
4	2:25	1:15	OWN 23	5	21	Downs
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:29	1:45	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
1	3:04	6:43	OWN 29	15	71	Touchdown
2	5:40	3:25	OWN 32	6	7	Punt
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	9:54	6:22	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
3	1:37	3:07	OWN 7	9	49	Interception
4	9:56	1:26	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	7:16	3:02	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	3:33	1:08	OPP 10	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:10	1:07	OPP 44	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Ted Stephenson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Mathews	11	83	7.55	16	3
RB Ron Holmes	5	30	6.00	15	1
QB Louie Kemp	3	4	1.33	5	0
QB Howie Tharpe	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0
WR Dwayne Szott	1	6	6.00	6	0
RB Mitchell Rubin	1	4	4.00	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ted Stephenson	22	73	3.32	26	2	2
RB Brett Dole	8	14	1.75	5	0	0
QB Winston Dodge	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	24	12	165	1/6	0	27	1	55.0
Howie Tharpe	19	12	105	1/5	1	24	0	95.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	32	21	225	1/8	1	29	1	83.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmett Francis	8	16	114	14.25	58	27	0
RB Elliot Mathews	4	7	31	7.75	26	14	0
WR Dwayne Szott	4	7	51	12.75	36	24	1
TE Gregory Wolfe	4	4	20	5.00	2	7	0
WR Quentin Elliott	2	2	27	13.50	13	24	0
TE Barry Drayton	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Zach Anwar	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0
RB Ron Holmes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	6	9	66	11.00	22	19	1
RB Brett Dole	5	5	48	9.60	29	29	0
TE Brian McGhee	4	8	41	10.25	1	15	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	3	23	7.67	14	13	0
TE Devan Farler	1	3	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	29	29.00	24	29	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Xavier Harding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Damian Prior	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Theodore Grennes	1	14	14.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vernon Schlesinger	1	88	88.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Louie Kemp	1	0	0	0
G Brendan Geib	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Brock Strong	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roman Summers	4	178	44.5	38.8	53	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	5	263	52.6	44.6	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Jacobs	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	2	20	10.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Prior	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Holmes	4	91	22.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Harding	3	55	18.3	0
Levi Phillip	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Conner Cebelak	8	3	0.0	30	33
DT Taylor Padgett	6	0	1.0	30	30
S Richard Pozy	6	3	0.0	30	33
S Mason Rutledge	6	3	0.0	29	33
DE Roman Delgado	5	1	0.0	29	24
CB Reggie Stedman	5	0	0.0	31	33
OLB Devin Blackburn	4	1	0.0	27	23
OLB Byron Hutchins	2	1	0.0	16	14
CB Theodore Grennes	2	1	0.0	31	33
S Jameson McKnight	2	0	0.0	14	10
CB Brenden Cole	1	1	0.0	2	9
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Russell Fajardo	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Mario Jeffries	0	2	0.0	28	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	7	1	1.0	21	45
CB Tevin Widmer	6	3	0.0	21	45
ILB Josiah James	6	1	0.0	22	40
CB Vernon Schlesinger	4	2	0.0	21	45
S Aiden Ricksecker	4	0	0.0	15	18
OLB Lewis Meusey	3	0	0.0	22	35
ILB Dana Mathis	3	0	0.0	8	22
S Keith Elliott	2	2	0.0	22	45
DT Hayden Hammond	2	1	0.0	14	28
DE Korey Blombeck	2	1	0.0	22	43
DT Drake Michaels	2	0	0.0	8	18
DE Colin Chapman	1	0	1.0	1	2
DE Damien Perez	1	1	0.0	21	39
S Levi Phillip	1	1	0.0	7	22
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	0.0	1	10
CB Bernie Burden	1	0	0.0	15	23
WR Jacob Cole	1	0	---	---	---
S Efrain Boatright	1	0	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Taylor Padgett	1.0	1	30
DE A.J. Schultz	0.0	1	28
DE Roman Delgado	0.0	1	24
DE Mario Jeffries	0.0	1	24
DE Russell Fajardo	0.0	1	12

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	1.0	1	0	0	45
DE Colin Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	2
DE Korey Blombeck	0.0	1	1	1	43
DE Damien Perez	0.0	0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	4	0	0	33
S Mason Rutledge	3	1	0	33
OLB Conner Cebelak	3	0	0	33
S Richard Pozy	3	0	0	33
OLB Devin Blackburn	2	2	0	23
CB Theodore Grennes	2	0	1	33
OLB Byron Hutchins	1	0	0	14
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	1	0	0	9
S Jameson McKnight	1	0	0	10
CB Brenden Cole	1	0	0	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Josiah James	5	3	0	40
S Aiden Ricksecker	4	2	0	18
CB Tevin Widmer	4	0	0	45
S Keith Elliott	2	1	0	45
CB Vernon Schlesinger	2	0	1	45
OLB Timothy Totten	1	2	0	10
OLB Brock Strong	1	0	0	45
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0	28
CB Bernie Burden	1	0	0	23
DE Korey Blombeck	1	0	0	43
OLB Lewis Meusey	1	0	0	35
S Efrain Boatright	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C J.J. Baxter	4	5	0	22	0	45
G Brendan Geib	3	5	0	22	0	45
T Tommy McElroy	3	4	1	22	1	45
C Kenneth McWilliams	3	4	0	22	0	45
FB Lincoln Greer	0	1	0	3	0	12
TE Jacob Friedlander	0	1	0	1	0	1
T Juan Bernard	0	0	0	22	1	45

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lonnie Godfrey	4	8	31	0	33
G Jermaine O'Bryan	2	7	31	0	33
G Drake England	1	4	31	0	32
C Josiah Hawkins	0	6	31	1	33
T Ben Oxendine	0	3	31	0	33
FB Xavier Harding	0	1	13	0	10
TE Brian McGhee	0	1	23	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Russell Fajardo	3	14
Tommy McElroy	2	10
Jacob Friedlander	1	20
Elliot Mathews	1	16

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Aiden Ricksecker	2	19
Devan Farler	1	20
Dave Thomson	1	15
Keith Elliott	1	13
Noah Neumeyer	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tommy McElroy	22	45	---	---	10	77
G Brendan Geib	22	45	---	---	6	73
C Kenneth McWilliams	22	45	---	---	6	73
T Juan Bernard	22	45	---	---	6	73
WR Emmett Francis	22	45	---	---	5	72
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	31	33	7	71
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	31	33	4	68
C J.J. Baxter	22	45	---	---	---	67
S Richard Pozy	---	---	30	33	4	67
TE Gregory Wolfe	22	45	---	---	---	67
OLB Conner Cebelak	---	---	30	33	1	64
WR Dwayne Szott	20	43	---	---	---	63
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	29	33	1	63
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	30	30	---	60
DE A.J. Schultz	---	---	26	28	---	54
DE Roman Delgado	---	---	29	24	---	53
DE Mario Jeffries	---	---	28	24	1	53
OLB Devin Blackburn	---	---	27	23	1	51
RB Elliot Mathews	14	17	---	---	16	47
QB Louie Kemp	17	25	---	---	---	42
RB Ron Holmes	7	26	---	---	6	39
WR Quentin Elliott	14	15	---	---	10	39
S Jameson McKnight	---	---	14	10	12	36
DE Russell Fajardo	---	---	8	12	14	34
FB Lincoln Greer	3	12	---	---	17	32
OLB Adam Fleming	---	---	1	10	20	31
OLB Byron Hutchins	---	---	16	14	---	30
QB Howie Tharpe	5	20	---	---	---	25
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	---	---	4	9	11	24
TE Barry Drayton	5	16	---	---	1	22
WR Zach Anwar	1	4	---	---	17	22
TE Jacob Friedlander	1	1	---	---	20	22
CB Brenden Cole	---	---	2	9	6	17
DT Colby Prior	---	---	3	5	6	14
S Vernon Newton	---	---	2	0	12	14
C Ethan Blaylock	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Hector Jacobs	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Roman Summers	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Marc Emmons	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Mitchell Rubin	1	1	---	---	---	2
RB Brenden Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Tyrus Luzar	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Karl Butler	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Collin Paul	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Morris Hildreth	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	22	45	13	80
ILB Josiah James	---	---	22	40	10	72
T Ben Oxendine	31	33	---	---	6	70
G Drake England	31	32	---	---	6	69
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	21	45	2	68
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	21	45	2	68
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	21	45	2	68
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	22	43	2	67
G Jermaine O'Bryan	31	33	---	---	---	64
G Lonnie Godfrey	31	33	---	---	---	64
QB Winston Dodge	31	33	---	---	---	64
C Josiah Hawkins	31	33	---	---	---	64
WR Jacob Cole	30	33	---	---	---	63
DE Damien Perez	---	---	21	39	2	62
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	22	35	2	59
TE Brian McGhee	23	32	---	---	---	55
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	15	23	14	52
S Aiden Ricksecker	---	---	15	18	19	52
WR Lewis Sparkes	22	29	---	---	---	51
WR Dave Thomson	15	17	---	---	15	47
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	14	28	5	47
RB Ted Stephenson	25	20	---	---	---	45
FB Xavier Harding	13	10	---	---	15	38
TE Devan Farler	7	9	---	---	20	36
S Levi Phillip	---	---	7	22	7	36
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	8	22	2	32
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	1	10	19	30
RB Brett Dole	9	13	---	---	6	28
DT Drake Michaels	---	---	8	18	1	27
WR Damian Prior	8	2	---	---	4	14
RB Calvin Harding	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Monty Ansell	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Junior Boore	---	---	1	5	4	10
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	0	5	5	10
G Noah Neumeyer	0	1	---	---	6	7
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	1	2	4	7
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Ron Yates	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Bert Harding	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Alejandro Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Frank McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	14	88	6.3
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	14	22	1.6
Right	12	57	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	24	12	3	1	3	4	1	1	1
Howie Tharpe	19	12	1	2	1	4	0	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	32	21	2	2	0	3	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	67	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	103	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	100	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	84	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmett Francis	16	8	2	114	2	45
RB Elliot Mathews	7	4	1	31	0	17
WR Dwayne Szott	7	4	0	51	1	43
TE Gregory Wolfe	4	4	0	20	0	45
RB Ron Holmes	3	0	0	0	0	26
TE Barry Drayton	2	1	1	18	0	16
WR Zach Anwar	2	1	0	9	0	4
WR Quentin Elliott	2	2	0	27	1	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	9	6	66	0	33
TE Brian McGhee	8	4	41	0	32
RB Brett Dole	5	5	48	1	13
TE Devan Farler	3	1	11	0	9
WR Dave Thomson	3	3	23	0	17
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	29	1	20
FB Xavier Harding	1	0	0	0	10
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	1	7	0	29
WR Damian Prior	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Louie Kemp	1	5	5.00	1.33
RB Elliot Mathews	1	9	9.00	7.55

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	7	9	1.29	3.32
RB Brett Dole	3	8	2.67	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	8	2	15	1.88	6.88
Howie Tharpe	1	1	18	18.00	5.53

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	4	3	32	8.00	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Mathews	4	2	15	3.75	4.43
WR Emmett Francis	2	0	0	0.00	7.13
WR Dwayne Szott	2	1	18	9.00	7.29
RB Ron Holmes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Devan Farler	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	13	13.00	7.67
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	8	8.00	5.13
WR Jacob Cole	1	1	11	11.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Elliot Mathews	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	5	3
QB Winston Dodge	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	7	2	2
Howie Tharpe	4	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Szott	4	2	1
RB Ron Holmes	3	0	0
WR Emmett Francis	2	0	0
WR Zach Anwar	1	0	0
WR Quentin Elliott	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacob Cole	4	2	2
WR Dave Thomson	3	3	2
TE Brian McGhee	2	1	1
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	1

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)