Week 8, 2038

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:16 CAR - Sammie Harden 25 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 31 field goal
4Q: 12:34 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 24 field goal
4Q: 06:40 CAR - Sammie Harden 40 field goal
4Q: 01:37 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:16 CAR - Sammie Harden 25 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 31 field goal
4Q: 12:34 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 24 field goal
4Q: 06:40 CAR - Sammie Harden 40 field goal
4Q: 01:37 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 21 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-5 7-1
First Downs 19 9
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 301 218
- Offensive Plays 81 56
- Yards per Play 3.72 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 132 48
- Rushing Attempts 39 17
- Yards per Rush 3.38 2.82
Net Passing Yards 169 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 38 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.02 4.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 6/40 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/63 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 18
Time of Possession 35:13 24:47

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-5	7-1
First Downs	19	9
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	301	218
- Offensive Plays	81	56
- Yards per Play	3.72	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	132	48
- Rushing Attempts	39	17
- Yards per Rush	3.38	2.82
Net Passing Yards	169	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	38 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.02	4.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	6/40	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/63	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 18
Time of Possession	35:13	24:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 24	9	44	Interception
1	7:43	2:27	OWN 22	5	15	Punt
1	3:57	1:53	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
2	14:44	8:28	OWN 3	17	51	Fumble
2	4:10	4:00	OWN 20	13	66	Field Goal
3	13:05	3:50	OWN 21	8	26	Punt
3	7:55	0:54	OPP 45	3	-1	Punt
3	5:29	1:29	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
3	0:56	1:36	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	14:20	1:52	OPP 16	3	9	Field Goal
4	11:27	1:03	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	6:32	1:58	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	3:28	1:58	OPP 45	6	41	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	50	2	-4	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	3:02	OWN 11	6	18	Punt
1	5:16	1:19	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
1	2:04	2:20	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	6:16	2:06	OPP 40	6	32	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	4	59	Fumble
3	9:15	1:20	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
3	7:01	1:32	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
3	4:00	3:04	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	12:28	1:01	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	10:24	3:52	OWN 38	7	39	Field Goal
4	4:34	1:06	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
4	1:30	0:55	OWN 20	5	30	Downs

Game MVP: Matt Kalil, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adam England	19	66	3.47	11	3
Mark Bobro	14	48	3.43	9	0
Randall Wolf	5	11	2.20	9	0
Rod Koski	1	7	7.00	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levi Scialabba	12	45	3.75	39	1
Pete Bates	3	2	0.67	4	0
Geno Smith	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	41	23	173	1/4	0	26	1	56.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	38	22	181	1/11	0	29	0	70.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tavon Austin	7	13	56	8.00	12	26
WR J.T. Forbes	6	11	52	8.67	1	13
TE Antoine Branch	5	5	52	10.40	1	15
RB Mark Bobro	4	5	7	1.75	4	6
RB Adam England	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Corey Tangeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Horace Devlin	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brett Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dixon Edwards	6	9	48	8.00	13	29
RB Levi Scialabba	6	11	32	5.33	3	9
WR Cris Ciervo	5	9	52	10.40	14	18
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	18	9.00	0	12
WR Sherman Shaw	2	4	26	13.00	3	17
RB Pete Bates	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Terry Browning	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Earl Fulton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trevor Briel	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Wolf	1	0	0
Chad Barnes	0	1	0
Mario Gulden	0	1	0
Horace Devlin	0	0	1
Clifton McIntyre	0	0	1
Korey Beyer	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cris Ciervo	2	1	0
Levi Scialabba	1	0	0
Star Latulelei	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	8	384	48.0	40.5	59	5

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	8	382	47.8	42.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Apodaca	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	6	40	6.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	63	31.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clifton McIntyre	6	3	0.0	17	37
CB Korey Beyer	6	0	0.0	17	32
ILB Sammie Collins	4	1	0.0	15	35
DT Michael Brockers	4	0	0.0	14	22
S Kris Wooden	3	2	0.0	15	37
CB Dennis Meidinger	3	1	0.0	6	22
OLB Doug Reeves	2	2	0.0	10	35
DT Neal Segalas	2	1	0.0	13	30
DE Kurt Narvaez	2	0	0.0	13	28
DE Ted Arnold	1	1	1.0	13	33
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	2	0.0	10	22
CB Donny Green	1	1	0.0	14	38
C Ben Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chad Barnes	1	0	0.0	4	9
TE Corey Tangeman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	0.0	4	11
ILB Jumbo Greer	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Marcus Berry	1	0	0.0	4	7
S Tommie Stephens	1	0	0.0	4	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	18	0	0.0	39	42
OLB Zach Brown	8	4	0.0	31	36
DE Star Latulelei	5	1	1.0	32	38
S Dejon Gomes	4	2	0.0	20	34
DE George Carter	3	3	0.0	28	30
S Kim Guthrie	3	1	0.0	18	8
OLB Bob Guest	3	1	0.0	32	26
S Jerald Boggs	3	0	0.0	38	42
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	36	36
CB Antoine Holko	2	1	0.0	20	34
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	0	0.0	18	8
DT Derek Wolfe	1	1	0.0	21	27
DE Isaac Eatherton	1	1	0.0	11	12
CB Vernon Warren	1	1	0.0	39	42
OLB Rodney Gonzalez	1	1	0.0	6	4
S Kevin Hindman	1	1	0.0	4	10
S Hardy Kerr	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Tom Everett	1	0	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ted Arnold	1.0	1	0	2	33
DT Michael Brockers	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Neal Segalas	0.0	0	3	3	30
ILB Sammie Collins	0.0	0	1	0	35

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Star Latulelei	1.0	2	1	38
DT Derek Wolfe	0.0	2	0	27
DE George Carter	0.0	1	0	30
DT Bobby Floyd	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Korey Beyer	6	0	32
CB Dennis Meidinger	3	0	22
ILB Sammie Collins	2	2	35
S Clifton McIntyre	2	1	37
S Kris Wooden	2	0	37
CB Donny Green	1	1	38
DE Kurt Narvaez	1	1	28
OLB Doug Reeves	1	1	35
DT Chad Barnes	1	0	9
ILB Jumbo Greer	1	0	4
CB Marcus Berry	1	0	7
S Tommie Stephens	1	0	9
OLB Ian Whitehurst	0	1	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	7	1	0	42
OLB Zach Brown	4	0	0	36
CB Trevor Briel	2	1	1	36
S Dejon Gomes	2	0	0	34
S Jerald Boggs	2	0	0	42
OLB Bob Guest	2	0	0	26
CB Antoine Holko	1	2	0	34
S Kevin Hindman	1	1	0	10
S Hardy Kerr	1	0	0	6
DE George Carter	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Kalil	5	7	39	0	42
Reuben Shaw	4	8	39	0	42
Joseph Snyder	3	7	39	1	42
Ben Jones	2	7	39	0	42
Mario Clark	1	3	39	0	42
Antoine Branch	0	2	30	0	25

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Covill	2	5	17	1	39
Lamar Holmes	0	5	17	0	39
Alonzo Tripp	0	4	17	0	39
Donald Banks	0	1	3	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Devlin	2	22

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Levi Scialabba	3	17
Dejon Gomes	2	17
Terry Browning	1	17
Josh Phillips	1	17
Jerald Boggs	1	3

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mario Clark	39	42	---	---	11	92
Ben Jones	39	42	---	---	---	81
Matt Kalil	39	42	---	---	---	81
Reuben Shaw	39	42	---	---	---	81
Randall Wolf	39	42	---	---	---	81
Joseph Snyder	39	42	---	---	---	81
Tavon Austin	33	37	---	---	11	81
Rod Koski	26	24	---	---	21	71
Antoine Branch	30	25	---	---	6	61
J.T. Forbes	28	32	---	---	---	60
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	17	37	3	57
Donny Green	---	---	14	38	2	54
Kris Wooden	---	---	15	37	2	54
Larry Lenon	14	16	---	---	23	53
Sammie Collins	---	---	15	35	1	51
Mark Bobro	17	27	---	---	6	50
Korey Beyer	---	---	17	32	1	50
Ted Arnold	---	---	13	33	3	49
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	10	22	17	49
Neal Segalas	---	---	13	30	5	48
Doug Reeves	---	---	10	35	3	48
Adam England	22	15	---	---	10	47
Horace Devlin	9	15	---	---	22	46
Kurt Narvaez	---	---	13	28	2	43
Corey Tangeman	9	15	---	---	17	41
Michael Brockers	---	---	14	22	4	40
Marcus Berry	---	---	4	7	23	34
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	6	22	1	29
Tommie Stephens	---	---	4	9	15	28
Winfred Matteson	---	---	4	11	3	18
Brett Henry	7	4	---	---	4	15
Conrad Tatum	---	---	4	6	5	15
Chad Barnes	---	---	4	9	1	14
Jumbo Greer	---	---	2	4	8	14
Walt Madison	---	---	1	9	2	12
Gary Palmer	---	---	7	3	2	12
Cole Smith	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jason Slowey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marvin Stokes	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mario Gulden	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lonnie Duffy	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marc Cassidy	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marvin Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fernando Aceves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brenden Richard	---	---	39	42	3	84
Vernon Warren	---	---	39	42	3	84
Jerald Boggs	---	---	38	42	3	83
Trevor Briel	---	---	36	36	6	78
Star Latulelei	---	---	32	38	2	72
Dejon Gomes	---	---	20	34	17	71
Antoine Holko	---	---	20	34	17	71
Zach Brown	---	---	31	36	3	70
Lamar Holmes	17	39	---	---	10	66
Danny Stephens	17	39	---	---	10	66
Dixon Edwards	17	37	---	---	12	66
Levi Scialabba	14	33	---	---	17	64
George Carter	---	---	28	30	3	61
Bob Guest	---	---	32	26	3	61
Alonzo Tripp	17	39	---	---	3	59
Ellis Covill	17	39	---	---	---	56
Geno Smith	17	39	---	---	---	56
Cris Ciervo	14	27	---	---	14	55
Derek Wolfe	---	---	21	27	5	53
Billy Joe Sellers	14	26	---	---	7	47
Earl Fulton	10	15	---	---	16	41
Stanley Conley	8	23	---	---	8	39
Sherman Shaw	5	24	---	---	7	36
Bobby Floyd	---	---	19	15	2	36
Terry Browning	6	12	---	---	17	35
Derrick Bryant	---	---	18	8	8	34
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	11	12	9	32
Kim Guthrie	---	---	18	8	---	26
Donald Banks	3	13	---	---	10	26
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	6	4	16	26
Josh Phillips	3	4	---	---	17	24
Tommie Woodard	5	12	---	---	4	21
Tom Everett	---	---	5	8	7	20
Kevin Hindman	---	---	4	10	6	20
Curtis Tanner	---	---	7	4	5	16
Hardy Kerr	---	---	4	6	2	12
Pete Bates	3	8	---	---	---	11
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corwin McEwen	---	---	0	0	7	7
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cedric Hancock	---	---	1	0	4	5
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	19	88	4.6
Right	9	11	1.2
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	39	13.0
Middle	9	10	1.1
Right	4	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	41	23	1	1	5	5	6	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	38	22	1	0	3	7	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	102	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	79	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	79	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	13	7	1	56	1	37
WR J.T. Forbes	11	6	2	52	0	32
RB Mark Bobro	5	4	0	7	0	27
TE Antoine Branch	5	5	0	52	0	25
WR Horace Devlin	4	0	2	0	0	15
TE Corey Tangeman	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Brett Henry	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Adam England	1	1	0	6	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Levi Scialabba	11	6	0	32	0	33
WR Cris Ciervo	9	5	1	52	0	27
WR Dixon Edwards	9	6	1	48	1	37
WR Sherman Shaw	4	2	1	26	0	24
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	0	18	0	12
RB Pete Bates	1	1	0	5	0	8
TE Terry Browning	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Earl Fulton	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam England	3	2	0.67	3.47
Mark Bobro	2	11	5.50	3.43

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	4	2	9	2.25	4.22

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	1	7	2.33	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mark Bobro	1	1	5	5.00	1.40
TE Corey Tangeman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Horace Devlin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tavon Austin	1	1	4	4.00	4.31

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Levi Scialabba	3	1	7	2.33	2.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Adam England	5	3
Mark Bobro	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Levi Scialabba	3	1
Pete Bates	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	11	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	12	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Forbes	4	2	1
WR Tavon Austin	4	2	1
RB Mark Bobro	1	0	0
TE Corey Tangeman	1	0	0
TE Antoine Branch	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Ciervo	3	3	2
WR Dixon Edwards	3	2	0
RB Levi Scialabba	3	1	0
WR Sherman Shaw	2	1	1
WR Tommie Woodard	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)