Week 8, 2071

played in New Orleans, CA

73 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	7	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	0	14	14	2	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 CAR - Russell Dunlap 84 interception return (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 02:46 NOS - Taylor Martin 6 pass from Gage Douglas (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Collin Goga 53 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NOS - Taylor Martin 54 pass from Gage Douglas (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
3Q: 10:12 NOS - Reuben Cundiff 14 pass from Gage Douglas (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
3Q: 06:27 CAR - Boomer Vasquez 18 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 02:38 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 12 run (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
4Q: 05:49 NOS - Safety: Terry Winslett sacked quarterback in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 CAR - Russell Dunlap 84 interception return (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 02:46 NOS - Taylor Martin 6 pass from Gage Douglas (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CAR - Collin Goga 53 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NOS - Taylor Martin 54 pass from Gage Douglas (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
3Q: 10:12 NOS - Reuben Cundiff 14 pass from Gage Douglas (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
3Q: 06:27 CAR - Boomer Vasquez 18 pass from Anthony Means (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 02:38 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 12 run (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
4Q: 05:49 NOS - Safety: Terry Winslett sacked quarterback in end zone

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-6 4-4
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 270 477
- Offensive Plays 49 75
- Yards per Play 5.51 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 70 178
- Rushing Attempts 13 35
- Yards per Rush 5.38 5.09
Net Passing Yards 200 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 1 38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/11 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/8 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/32 7/64
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/84 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:33 38:27

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-6	4-4
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	270	477
- Offensive Plays	49	75
- Yards per Play	5.51	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	70	178
- Rushing Attempts	13	35
- Yards per Rush	5.38	5.09
Net Passing Yards	200	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 1	38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/11	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/8	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/32	7/64
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/84	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	21:33	38:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:27	2:06	OWN 34	5	23	Punt
1	2:10	3:18	OWN 34	7	50	Interception
2	10:29	1:28	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	2:36	1:45	OWN 19	5	45	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	10:06	3:47	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
3	2:28	4:20	OWN 39	7	28	Missed FG
4	9:44	1:36	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
4	5:53	0:18	OWN 5	1	-5	Safety
4	2:20	1:08	OWN 20	6	16	Downs
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 15	1	5	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 25	10	48	Interception
1	10:03	4:36	OWN 25	9	48	Missed FG
1	3:21	1:11	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
2	13:52	3:23	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
2	9:01	6:25	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:50	OWN 18	4	82	Touchdown
3	13:28	3:22	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	6:19	3:51	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	13:08	3:24	OWN 40	7	27	Punt
4	8:08	2:15	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	5:35	3:15	OPP 42	3	4	Punt
4	1:12	0:52	OPP 36	3	-10	Punt

Game MVP: Gage Douglas, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Morris Clements	11	68	6.18	17	3	0
RB Josue Tousha	2	2	1.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	27	145	5.37	25	7	1
RB Thurman Devenny	4	16	4.00	8	0	0
QB Gage Douglas	2	11	5.50	7	0	0
WR Sherman McAninch	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
TE Elliot Strickland	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Anthony Means	33	23	211	3/11	1	22	1	84.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gage Douglas	38	27	312	2/13	3	54	1	110.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	9	11	65	7.22	17	22	0
TE Boomer Vasquez	3	4	34	11.33	11	18	1
WR Jermaine Stanton	3	6	36	12.00	6	15	0
RB Morris Clements	3	3	18	6.00	8	11	0
TE Dennis Crimm	2	2	22	11.00	0	18	0
RB Josue Tousha	1	3	5	5.00	4	5	0
FB Erick Fonseca	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
TE Curtis Andersen	1	1	19	19.00	6	19	0
WR Taylor Olman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Reuben Cundiff	7	8	82	11.71	26	33	1
WR Sherman McAninch	5	7	32	6.40	7	8	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	4	7	31	7.75	21	15	0
WR Leon Banda	4	4	24	6.00	10	14	0
WR Taylor Martin	3	7	77	25.67	45	54	2
RB Thurman Devenny	3	4	58	19.33	33	26	0
RB Shaquille Nixon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Russell Dunlap	1	84	84.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Abel Foster	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrance Humphrey	4	153	38.3	36.8	43	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Zapata	6	261	43.5	35.5	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	1/2	1/2	1/2	53	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Lincoln	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman McKee	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Mitchell	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	3	74	24.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marty Becker	2	48	24.0	0
Eddie Dennis	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Weber	10	1	0.0	35	39
DT Kristopher Ellison	7	3	0.0	34	37
CB Rondell Medley	7	1	0.0	27	27
S Efrain Boatright	7	0	0.0	35	40
OLB Willie Bullock	5	3	0.0	31	30
DE DeAndre Passmore	4	0	2.0	35	39
ILB James Castellano	4	1	0.0	13	12
CB Aiden Antonick	3	1	0.0	34	38
OLB Duane Hasan	3	1	0.0	33	37
S Stan Napier	2	2	0.0	16	17
DE J.C. Brenner	2	0	0.0	24	24
S Russell Dunlap	1	3	0.0	21	30
CB Miles Cornett	1	1	0.0	10	15
DE Aidan Euell	1	1	0.0	8	10
S Levi Phillip	1	0	0.0	16	14
QB Anthony Means	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mercury Ryan	1	0	0.0	7	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Parker McHugh	9	0	0.0	13	36
S Johnny Mayes	7	1	0.0	12	31
CB Abel Foster	4	1	0.0	12	35
CB Deron Graham	3	2	0.0	11	27
OLB Shaquille Grider	3	1	0.0	12	31
DE Terry Winslett	2	0	1.0	10	30
OLB Devon Porter	2	1	0.0	12	31
CB Marty Becker	2	1	0.0	11	28
DE Wade Merritt	2	0	0.0	12	30
DE Roy Harvey	1	3	1.0	11	22
DE Leland Krakowski	1	0	1.0	11	24
DE Harry Walters	1	0	0.0	2	14
OLB Harold Metzger	1	0	0.0	1	5
DE Rick Friday	0	1	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeAndre Passmore	2.0	2	1	1	39
ILB Winfred Weber	0.0	1	0	0	39
DT Kristopher Ellison	0.0	0	1	2	37
DE J.C. Brenner	0.0	0	0	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leland Krakowski	1.0	1	1	24
DE Terry Winslett	1.0	0	1	30
DE Roy Harvey	1.0	0	1	22
DE Wade Merritt	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Efrain Boatright	5	0	0	40
ILB Winfred Weber	4	0	0	39
CB Rondell Medley	4	0	0	27
OLB Willie Bullock	4	0	0	30
CB Aiden Antonick	3	0	0	38
OLB Duane Hasan	3	0	0	37
S Levi Phillip	1	0	0	14
CB Miles Cornett	1	0	0	15
DE J.C. Brenner	1	0	0	24
OLB Mercury Ryan	1	0	0	14
S Julian Eberly	0	1	0	7
S Russell Dunlap	0	0	1	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Parker McHugh	7	1	0	36
CB Abel Foster	4	0	1	35
S Johnny Mayes	3	0	0	31
CB Deron Graham	2	0	0	27
OLB Shaquille Grider	2	0	0	31
CB Marty Becker	2	0	0	28
DE Harry Walters	1	0	0	14
OLB Devon Porter	1	0	0	31
OLB Harold Metzger	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joseph Sweeney	3	4	0	13	1	36
G Ellis Perrigo	2	2	1	13	0	36
G Rex Matthews	1	2	0	13	1	36
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	1	0	10	0	27
G Joseph Grabulis	0	2	0	13	1	36
C Quentin Farley	0	2	0	13	0	36

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Peyton Reynolds	5	12	1	35	0	40
G Spencer Freitag	3	6	1	35	1	40
T Claude Shepherd	2	4	0	35	1	40
T Harry Carson	1	7	0	35	0	40
C Chad Gonzalez	1	4	0	35	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kristopher Ellison	2	10
Dennis Crimm	1	22
Erick Fonseca	1	22
Jermaine Stanton	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Peyton Reynolds	2	12
Thurman Devenny	1	21
Clifton Talley	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	35	39	12	86
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	34	37	10	81
CB Aiden Antonick	---	---	34	38	7	79
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	35	40	1	76
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	35	39	1	75
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	33	37	1	71
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	21	30	16	67
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	31	30	---	61
CB Rondell Medley	---	---	27	27	---	54
WR Jermaine Stanton	10	24	---	---	18	52
WR Jacob Cole	13	36	---	---	---	49
QB Anthony Means	13	36	---	---	---	49
G Joseph Grabulis	13	36	---	---	---	49
G Rex Matthews	13	36	---	---	---	49
C Quentin Farley	13	36	---	---	---	49
C Joseph Sweeney	13	36	---	---	---	49
G Ellis Perrigo	13	36	---	---	---	49
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	24	24	---	48
S Stan Napier	---	---	16	17	15	48
RB Morris Clements	11	22	---	---	5	38
TE Boomer Vasquez	10	27	---	---	---	37
WR Taylor Olman	11	26	---	---	---	37
S Levi Phillip	---	---	16	14	6	36
TE Dennis Crimm	2	11	---	---	22	35
RB Josue Tousha	2	13	---	---	16	31
FB Erick Fonseca	2	6	---	---	22	30
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	10	15	2	27
ILB James Castellano	---	---	13	12	---	25
DE Aidan Euell	---	---	8	10	6	24
OLB Mercury Ryan	---	---	7	14	2	23
DE Jose Back	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Norman McKee	1	1	---	---	14	16
TE Curtis Andersen	2	7	---	---	6	15
DE Emmanuel Welker	---	---	3	7	1	11
WR Louis Clancy	1	7	---	---	2	10
DT Parker Booker	---	---	1	3	6	10
S Julian Eberly	---	---	2	7	1	10
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Terrance Humphrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Miguel Shuman	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Eduardo Kasnia	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Chance Devine	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Cole Newhart	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Phillip Ah Yat	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Frank Solwold	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Peyton Reynolds	35	40	---	---	12	87
T Claude Shepherd	35	40	---	---	---	75
C Chad Gonzalez	35	40	---	---	---	75
G Spencer Freitag	35	40	---	---	---	75
QB Gage Douglas	35	40	---	---	---	75
T Harry Carson	35	40	---	---	---	75
WR Sherman McAninch	24	31	---	---	15	70
WR Taylor Martin	34	34	---	---	---	68
TE Reuben Cundiff	32	35	---	---	---	67
WR Leon Banda	33	32	---	---	1	66
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	30	34	---	---	---	64
S Parker McHugh	---	---	13	36	2	51
CB Abel Foster	---	---	12	35	2	49
S Johnny Mayes	---	---	12	31	3	46
OLB Shaquille Grider	---	---	12	31	3	46
OLB Devon Porter	---	---	12	31	2	45
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	12	30	1	43
CB Marty Becker	---	---	11	28	4	43
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	10	30	1	41
RB Thurman Devenny	8	11	---	---	21	40
CB Deron Graham	---	---	11	27	2	40
DE Leland Krakowski	---	---	11	24	1	36
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	11	22	1	34
TE Elliot Strickland	6	8	---	---	20	34
DE Harry Walters	---	---	2	14	16	32
TE Vernon Adams	7	11	---	---	5	23
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	2	6	14	22
DE Rick Friday	---	---	4	12	5	21
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	0	0	20	20
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	1	5	13	19
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	2	8	5	15
RB Shaquille Nixon	0	3	---	---	11	14
OLB Harold Metzger	---	---	1	5	8	14
OLB Ed Franz	---	---	2	9	1	12
WR Jacob Fausel	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	1	6	1	8
DT Herb Paschal	---	---	1	6	1	8
G Leland Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	7	7
T D.J. Oxford	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Ed Burgess	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jamie Zapata	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Juan Woodson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Frankie Lincoln	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Kaleb Mitchell	1	1	---	---	4	6
C Tucker Bakker	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Eddie Dennis	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	3	33	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	18	109	6.1
Right	10	28	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Anthony Means	33	23	1	3	0	1	4	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gage Douglas	38	27	4	2	2	1	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	40	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	48	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	149	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	82	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	11	9	65	1	36
WR Jermaine Stanton	6	3	36	0	24
TE Boomer Vasquez	4	3	34	0	27
RB Josue Tousha	3	1	5	0	13
RB Morris Clements	3	3	18	0	22
WR Taylor Olman	2	0	0	0	26
TE Dennis Crimm	2	2	22	0	11
FB Erick Fonseca	1	1	12	0	6
TE Curtis Andersen	1	1	19	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Reuben Cundiff	8	7	1	82	1	35
WR Taylor Martin	7	3	0	77	1	34
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	7	4	1	31	0	34
WR Sherman McAninch	7	5	0	32	0	31
RB Thurman Devenny	4	3	0	58	2	11
WR Leon Banda	4	4	0	24	0	32
RB Shaquille Nixon	1	1	0	8	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	9	3.00	5.37
TE Elliot Strickland	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Anthony Means	4	2	22	5.50	6.39

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gage Douglas	8	6	40	5.00	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacob Cole	2	1	4	2.00	5.91
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	1	18	18.00	8.50
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leon Banda	2	2	4	2.00	6.00
WR Taylor Martin	1	1	6	6.00	11.00
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0	0	0.00	4.43
RB Thurman Devenny	1	0	0	0.00	14.50
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	1	14	14.00	10.25
WR Sherman McAninch	1	1	8	8.00	4.57
RB Shaquille Nixon	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Josue Tousha	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	5	2
QB Gage Douglas	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Anthony Means	7	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gage Douglas	11	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
RB Josue Tousha	3	1
WR Jacob Cole	2	2
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	1
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Martin	2	1	1
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	2	2
TE Reuben Cundiff	2	2	2
WR Sherman McAninch	2	1	1
WR Leon Banda	2	2	1
RB Thurman Devenny	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)