Week 9, 2081

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	3	-	20
Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 NOS - Sean Powell 7 run (Alan Emmons extra point)
1Q: 03:28 CAR - Raymond Deaton 27 field goal
2Q: 02:24 CAR - Raymond Deaton 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Alan Emmons 19 field goal
3Q: 04:16 NOS - Nolan Browning 25 pass from Sean Powell (Alan Emmons extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Chris Garner 8 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Alan Emmons 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 NOS - Sean Powell 7 run (Alan Emmons extra point)
1Q: 03:28 CAR - Raymond Deaton 27 field goal
2Q: 02:24 CAR - Raymond Deaton 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Alan Emmons 19 field goal
3Q: 04:16 NOS - Nolan Browning 25 pass from Sean Powell (Alan Emmons extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Chris Garner 8 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Raymond Deaton extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Alan Emmons 43 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-4 5-4
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 5
Total Net Yards 369 327
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards per Play 5.95 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 60 66
- Rushing Attempts 22 23
- Yards per Rush 2.73 2.87
Net Passing Yards 309 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 1 46 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 331 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.73 5.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:24 28:36

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-4	5-4
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	5
Total Net Yards	369	327
- Offensive Plays	62	70
- Yards per Play	5.95	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	60	66
- Rushing Attempts	22	23
- Yards per Rush	2.73	2.87
Net Passing Yards	309	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 1	46 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	331	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.73	5.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:24	28:36

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:00	4:55	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
1	7:50	1:10	OWN 30	3	-1	Interception
1	3:22	3:06	OWN 14	4	17	Punt
2	13:17	3:47	OWN 36	7	22	Punt
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 20	6	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
3	7:25	1:36	OWN 20	4	34	Punt
3	5:24	1:22	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
4	14:53	3:08	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
4	9:11	5:23	OWN 24	8	23	Punt
4	3:28	1:33	OPP 34	5	8	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:00	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	9:05	1:15	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	6:40	3:18	OPP 38	5	28	Field Goal
1	0:16	1:59	OWN 27	4	13	Punt
2	9:30	7:14	OWN 7	15	90	Field Goal
3	11:47	4:22	OWN 12	10	31	Punt
3	5:49	0:25	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
3	4:02	4:09	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	11:45	2:34	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
4	3:48	0:20	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 25	9	50	Game

Game MVP: Sean Powell, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tyrell Gaylor	13	48	3.69	18	2	0
QB Sean Powell	4	10	2.50	7	0	1
RB Doug Huntley	3	5	1.67	8	0	0
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jesse Beltramini	19	43	2.26	11	1
QB Mo Sjostrom	2	16	8.00	8	0
RB Warren Peoples	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Terrance Johnson	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Powell	36	28	331	4/22	1	32	1	102.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	46	19	265	1/4	1	46	1	58.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cristian Schwartz	6	7	115	19.17	46	32	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	4	5	55	13.75	2	21	0
WR Clay Kestner	4	6	32	8.00	0	13	0
TE Ryan Alarcon	3	4	45	15.00	21	31	0
TE Vince Juckett	3	4	33	11.00	23	26	0
RB Tyrell Gaylor	3	4	19	6.33	9	8	0
TE Rico Woodson	3	3	11	3.67	5	10	0
WR Nolan Browning	2	2	21	10.50	20	25	1
RB Doug Huntley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffrey Rogers	8	14	153	19.13	81	46	0
TE Sergio Washington	4	10	52	13.00	14	21	0
WR Leroy Skjerven	3	5	23	7.67	4	15	0
WR Chris Garner	1	4	8	8.00	9	8	1
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Terrance Johnson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kerry Burnett	1	3	26	26.00	26	26	0
RB Jesse Beltramini	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Micah Huffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Emmanuel Hill	1	5	5.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Angel Hastings	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Willig	6	248	41.3	33.3	53	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
James Collins	6	275	45.8	38.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Emmons	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raymond Deaton	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Huntley	4	45	11.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Lenz	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Browning	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Chesnut	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	7	1	0.0	23	47
ILB Butch Leporati	3	2	0.0	23	45
S Emmanuel Hill	3	1	0.0	23	47
DE Justin Campbell	3	1	0.0	23	42
OLB Myles Walsh	3	1	0.0	23	37
DT Alfred Tapia	3	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Rex Baber	3	0	0.0	2	7
CB Jay Hanks	3	0	0.0	4	18
S Wyatt Yoder	3	0	0.0	20	20
DE Evan Hopson	2	0	0.5	23	37
DT Cody Owens	2	4	0.0	22	31
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	2	0.0	18	30
CB Jessie Hickman	2	0	0.0	22	42
S Clayton Cancilla	1	0	0.0	1	21
RB Doug Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Hunter Romund	1	0	0.0	2	22
DT Louis Kinney	0	1	0.5	1	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cory Gardner	10	3	0.0	21	39
S Angel Hastings	9	0	0.0	22	40
OLB Noah Summers	7	3	3.0	21	40
CB B.J. McGee	5	4	0.0	20	39
CB Tre Whelihan	5	1	0.0	22	40
S Larry Littlejohn	5	1	0.0	20	40
CB Wayne Hutchins	3	1	0.0	12	23
OLB Duane Hasan	2	0	1.0	17	32
OLB Manuel Bradford	2	1	0.0	11	17
DE Sergio Newton	1	1	0.0	21	37
DE Dennis Tessen	1	0	0.0	0	6
RB Warren Peoples	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Frederick Kinney	1	0	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Evan Hopson	0.5	1	1	37
DT Louis Kinney	0.5	0	0	20
DT Cody Owens	0.0	2	0	31
DE Justin Campbell	0.0	1	1	42
DT Alfred Tapia	0.0	0	1	21
DT Hunter Romund	0.0	0	1	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Noah Summers	3.0	0	0	0	40
OLB Duane Hasan	1.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	4	4	0	47
S Emmanuel Hill	3	2	1	47
OLB Rex Baber	3	0	0	7
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	1	0	30
CB Jessie Hickman	2	0	0	42
OLB Myles Walsh	1	1	0	37
ILB Butch Leporati	1	1	0	45
CB Jay Hanks	1	0	0	18
DE Justin Campbell	1	0	0	42
S Clayton Cancilla	1	0	0	21

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Angel Hastings	7	0	1	40
ILB Cory Gardner	4	0	0	39
CB Wayne Hutchins	4	0	0	23
S Larry Littlejohn	3	2	0	40
CB B.J. McGee	3	0	0	39
OLB Noah Summers	3	0	0	40
CB Tre Whelihan	2	0	0	40
DE Dennis Tessen	1	0	0	6
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0	17
DE Myles Holliday	0	1	0	29
S Grady Alston	0	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Graham Mathews	2	4	22	2	40
T Amos Cortez	2	3	22	1	40
C Hayden Alcott	1	4	22	0	40
G Lamont James	0	5	22	0	40
T J.T. Grabowski	0	2	22	0	40
TE Vince Juckett	0	1	16	0	24
TE Rico Woodson	0	0	7	1	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neal Moffett	1	6	23	0	47
T Darrin Jennings	1	5	23	0	47
G Mercury Bergstrom	1	4	23	1	47
C Pat Blasingame	1	4	23	0	47
TE Sergio Washington	0	1	22	0	36
T Charlie Gibson	0	1	23	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Armstrong	2	12
Doug Huntley	1	16

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Moffett	2	12
Tre Whelihan	1	19
Warren Peoples	1	16
Micah Huffman	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	23	47	12	82
CB Jessie Hickman	---	---	22	42	15	79
S Emmanuel Hill	---	---	23	47	2	72
G Lamont James	22	40	---	---	8	70
T J.T. Grabowski	22	40	---	---	8	70
G Graham Mathews	22	40	---	---	8	70
ILB Butch Leporati	---	---	23	45	2	70
T Amos Cortez	22	40	---	---	8	70
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	23	42	2	67
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	23	37	2	62
C Hayden Alcott	22	40	---	---	---	62
QB Sean Powell	22	40	---	---	---	62
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	23	37	2	62
TE Ryan Alarcon	14	25	---	---	22	61
DT Cody Owens	---	---	22	31	7	60
WR Cristian Schwartz	17	35	---	---	---	52
WR Clay Kestner	17	31	---	---	4	52
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	18	30	2	50
RB Tyrell Gaylor	15	30	---	---	---	45
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	21	21	---	42
TE Vince Juckett	16	24	---	---	---	40
S Wyatt Yoder	---	---	20	20	---	40
WR Demetrius Reynolds	12	20	---	---	6	38
S Clayton Cancilla	---	---	1	21	15	37
RB Doug Huntley	6	10	---	---	16	32
WR Nolan Browning	4	10	---	---	15	29
CB Jay Hanks	---	---	4	18	6	28
OLB Harold Buchanan	---	---	0	7	20	27
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	2	2	---	---	22	26
DT Hunter Romund	---	---	2	22	1	25
DT Louis Kinney	---	---	1	20	2	23
TE Rico Woodson	7	12	---	---	---	19
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	0	10	6	16
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	0	2	10	12
OLB Ashton Knoff	---	---	0	2	10	12
S Ross Oliver	---	---	2	9	1	12
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	2	7	1	10
C Abel Chapman	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Rich Lyle	0	1	---	---	7	8
P Steve Willig	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Alan Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Bobby Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Troy Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Micah Gillespie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Travis Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Darryl Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Neal Moffett	23	47	---	---	12	82
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	22	40	19	81
G Mercury Bergstrom	23	47	---	---	8	78
T Darrin Jennings	23	47	---	---	8	78
T Charlie Gibson	23	47	---	---	8	78
WR Kerry Burnett	23	47	---	---	8	78
QB Mo Sjostrom	23	47	---	---	---	70
C Pat Blasingame	23	47	---	---	---	70
WR Leroy Skjerven	23	47	---	---	---	70
S Angel Hastings	---	---	22	40	3	65
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	20	39	5	64
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	21	39	3	63
OLB Noah Summers	---	---	21	40	1	62
WR Jeffrey Rogers	22	38	---	---	---	60
DT Les Andrews	---	---	19	34	7	60
S Larry Littlejohn	---	---	20	40	---	60
DE Sergio Newton	---	---	21	37	---	58
TE Sergio Washington	22	36	---	---	---	58
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	17	32	3	52
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	18	29	1	48
RB Jesse Beltramini	21	24	---	---	---	45
CB Wayne Hutchins	---	---	12	23	2	37
OLB Frederick Kinney	---	---	6	8	20	34
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	11	17	1	29
RB Warren Peoples	1	9	---	---	16	26
TE Bryson York	1	3	---	---	22	26
FB Micah Huffman	1	7	---	---	16	24
WR Tim Bodenhemer	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	1	0	14	15
RB Terrance Johnson	1	14	---	---	---	15
CB Javier Diaz	---	---	1	1	13	15
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	0	6	8	14
DE Philip Kelley	---	---	5	8	1	14
DT Jonah Stratico	---	---	3	6	2	11
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	1	0	10	11
WR Chris Garner	0	10	---	---	---	10
ILB Gino Piper	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	8	8
P James Collins	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Raymond Deaton	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Amir Ruzzin	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Grady Alston	---	---	1	1	---	2
T George Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrell Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Devonte Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Avery Dunlap	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	12	27	2.3
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Powell	36	28	7	1	1	4	1	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	46	19	5	2	7	9	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	131	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	79	15.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	9	116	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cristian Schwartz	7	6	0	115	3	35
WR Clay Kestner	6	4	1	32	0	31
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	4	0	55	1	20
TE Ryan Alarcon	4	3	0	45	1	25
TE Vince Juckett	4	3	0	33	1	24
RB Tyrell Gaylor	4	3	0	19	0	30
TE Rico Woodson	3	3	0	11	0	12
WR Nolan Browning	2	2	0	21	1	10
RB Doug Huntley	1	0	0	0	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffrey Rogers	14	8	2	153	3	38
TE Sergio Washington	10	4	1	52	1	36
RB Jesse Beltramini	5	0	1	0	0	24
WR Leroy Skjerven	5	3	0	23	0	47
WR Chris Garner	4	1	2	8	0	10
RB Terrance Johnson	3	1	0	3	0	14
WR Kerry Burnett	3	1	0	26	1	47
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	0	0	0	9
FB Micah Huffman	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Sean Powell	1	7	7.00	2.50
RB Tyrell Gaylor	1	-4	-4.00	3.69

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jesse Beltramini	3	5	1.67	2.26

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Powell	3	2	11	3.67	9.19

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	5	2	20	4.00	5.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	1	8	4.00	11.00
TE Ryan Alarcon	1	1	3	3.00	11.25

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffrey Rogers	2	1	12	6.00	10.93
TE Sergio Washington	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
WR Chris Garner	1	1	8	8.00	2.00
WR Leroy Skjerven	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sean Powell	2	1
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	1	0
RB Doug Huntley	1	0
RB Tyrell Gaylor	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Terrance Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Powell	8	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	15	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	2	1
WR Clay Kestner	2	1	1
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	1
WR Nolan Browning	1	1	0
RB Doug Huntley	1	0	0
RB Tyrell Gaylor	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeffrey Rogers	7	6	4
TE Sergio Washington	3	1	1
RB Terrance Johnson	3	1	0
WR Chris Garner	1	1	1
WR Leroy Skjerven	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)