Week 8, 2040

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	0	-	21
Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NOS - Mark Bobro 1 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
1Q: 02:59 CAR - Sammie Harden 21 field goal
2Q: 12:38 CAR - Sammie Harden 26 field goal
2Q: 07:29 NOS - Tavon Austin 28 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NOS - J.T. Forbes 38 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 04:07 CAR - Levi Scialabba 3 run (Sammie Harden extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NOS - Mark Bobro 1 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
1Q: 02:59 CAR - Sammie Harden 21 field goal
2Q: 12:38 CAR - Sammie Harden 26 field goal
2Q: 07:29 NOS - Tavon Austin 28 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NOS - J.T. Forbes 38 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 04:07 CAR - Levi Scialabba 3 run (Sammie Harden extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 7-0 2-6
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 393 324
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 6.24 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 121 66
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 3.90 3.14
Net Passing Yards 272 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 8.50 5.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:54 31:06

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	7-0	2-6
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	393	324
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	6.24	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	121	66
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	3.90	3.14
Net Passing Yards	272	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	8.50	5.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:54	31:06

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:19	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	2:54	1:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	12:30	1:51	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	8:49	1:31	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
2	4:04	1:33	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 25	3	21	Half
3	12:07	3:17	OWN 20	9	47	Downs
3	3:58	3:51	OWN 20	9	48	Missed FG
4	13:56	6:26	OWN 6	11	70	Missed FG
4	4:59	2:43	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 37	5	16	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:41	6:47	OWN 20	14	76	Field Goal
1	1:42	4:12	OWN 22	9	69	Field Goal
2	10:39	1:50	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
2	7:18	3:14	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	2:31	1:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 20	6	45	Punt
3	8:50	4:52	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
3	0:07	1:11	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
4	7:30	2:31	OWN 31	6	17	Punt
4	2:16	0:41	OWN 30	5	16	Interception

Game MVP: Randall Wolf, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Bobro	15	58	3.87	11	2	1
Adam England	10	42	4.20	18	1	0
Randall Wolf	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
Marco Gillespie	2	16	8.00	10	1	0
Tavon Austin	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	11	41	3.73	11	1	1
Gage Peterson	7	8	1.14	12	1	0
Geno Smith	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
Cris Ciervo	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	32	20	272	0/0	2	38	0	110.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	42	26	275	3/17	0	42	1	71.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tavon Austin	7	9	108	15.43	35	28	1
WR J.T. Forbes	3	6	60	20.00	0	38	1
TE Johnny Ketteridge	3	5	30	10.00	8	15	0
RB Mark Bobro	2	2	32	16.00	33	30	0
RB Adam England	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
WR Wesley Mills	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Derrick Kitchings	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Declan Powell	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Marco Gillespie	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Robert Abreu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Ciervo	5	8	67	13.40	34	27
WR Brandon Cooks	5	11	83	16.60	10	42
TE Donnell Zwillinger	4	5	18	4.50	4	9
RB Levi Scialabba	3	4	31	10.33	5	22
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	5	19	6.33	0	10
RB Gage Peterson	2	2	14	7.00	11	8
WR Jimmy Birch	2	4	20	10.00	1	10
RB Micah Battle	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
FB Earl Fulton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kyle Fuller	1	5	5.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Ketteridge	1	0	0
Tavon Austin	0	1	0
Jace Gilmore	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Jimmy Birch	0	1	0
Shaun Perkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	3	138	46.0	46.0	57	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	6	303	50.5	37.7	59	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Apodaca	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	37	18.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Fuller	2	52	26.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Doug Reeves	10	1	0.0	17	39
ILB Sammie Collins	6	2	0.0	19	41
DE Conrad Tatum	4	2	1.0	17	35
CB Korey Beyer	4	2	0.0	18	38
CB Kyle Fuller	4	2	0.0	18	36
S Kris Wooden	4	1	0.0	20	41
S Clifton McIntyre	3	2	0.0	21	40
CB Dennis Meidinger	3	1	0.0	5	23
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	1	1.0	11	21
DE Jace Gilmore	2	0	1.0	17	39
DT Michael Brockers	2	1	0.0	15	32
DT Chad Barnes	2	0	0.0	12	26
ILB Jumbo Greer	1	0	0.0	8	11
CB Johnnie Pulliam	1	0	0.0	3	10
DE Vince Cole	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Neal Segalas	0	2	0.0	16	28

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Holliman	8	2	0.0	30	31
CB Barry Abrams	5	2	0.0	31	32
S Chuck Pritchett	5	1	0.0	30	31
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	0	0.0	27	29
OLB Zach Brown	4	1	0.0	28	26
CB Shaun Perkins	3	1	0.0	13	22
CB Trevor Briel	3	1	0.0	29	26
DT Rex Hogue	2	2	0.0	18	17
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	2	0.0	16	9
DE Isaac Eatherton	2	1	0.0	18	25
ILB Brenden Richard	2	0	0.0	4	3
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	0	0.0	26	26
DE Curtis Gall	1	3	0.0	9	8
DT Aaron Cauthen	1	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Tom Everett	1	0	0.0	9	8
S Kevin Hindman	1	0	0.0	4	7
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Conrad Tatum	1.0	4	1	35
DE Jace Gilmore	1.0	1	0	39
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1.0	0	0	21
DT Chad Barnes	0.0	1	0	26
DE Vince Cole	0.0	1	0	13

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Guest	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Doug Reeves	7	1	0	39
ILB Sammie Collins	4	1	0	41
CB Kyle Fuller	4	0	1	36
S Kris Wooden	3	0	0	41
CB Dennis Meidinger	2	0	0	23
CB Korey Beyer	2	0	0	38
DE Conrad Tatum	2	0	0	35
DT Michael Brockers	1	0	0	32
DE Vince Cole	1	0	0	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chuck Pritchett	4	1	31
S Jerome Holliman	4	0	31
CB Barry Abrams	3	1	32
CB Shaun Perkins	3	0	22
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	26
OLB Zach Brown	2	1	26
S Kevin Hindman	1	0	7
ILB Corwin McEwen	0	3	29

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ben Jones	2	8	1	31	32
Lonnie Duffy	2	5	0	31	32
Reuben Shaw	2	4	0	31	32
Marco Gillespie	2	2	0	24	21
Matt Kalil	1	5	1	31	32
Robert Abreu	1	1	0	6	5
Johnny Ketteridge	0	2	0	27	30
Joseph Snyder	0	1	0	31	32

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Covill	2	6	21	0	45
Alonzo Tripp	2	3	21	0	45
Wes Grimes	1	4	21	2	45
Danny Stephens	1	3	21	1	45
Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	16	0	34
Billy Joe Sellers	1	1	21	0	45
Earl Fulton	0	1	10	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Perkins	1	12
Earl Fulton	1	12
Braxton Frederick	1	10
Donnell Hitchcock	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tavon Austin	29	31	---	---	10	70
Lonnie Duffy	31	32	---	---	5	68
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	21	40	4	65
Johnny Ketteridge	27	30	---	---	7	64
Ben Jones	31	32	---	---	---	63
Matt Kalil	31	32	---	---	---	63
Reuben Shaw	31	32	---	---	---	63
Randall Wolf	31	32	---	---	---	63
Joseph Snyder	31	32	---	---	---	63
Kris Wooden	---	---	20	41	2	63
Sammie Collins	---	---	19	41	2	62
Kyle Fuller	---	---	18	36	6	60
Doug Reeves	---	---	17	39	2	58
Korey Beyer	---	---	18	38	2	58
Jace Gilmore	---	---	17	39	1	57
Michael Brockers	---	---	15	32	8	55
Mark Bobro	19	17	---	---	19	55
Conrad Tatum	---	---	17	35	2	54
Marco Gillespie	24	21	---	---	6	51
Neal Segalas	---	---	16	28	---	44
J.T. Forbes	20	21	---	---	---	41
Chad Barnes	---	---	12	26	2	40
Jumbo Greer	---	---	8	11	21	40
Adam England	12	15	---	---	7	34
Wesley Mills	10	9	---	---	14	33
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	11	21	1	33
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	5	23	3	31
Brody Norris	---	---	3	11	13	27
Vince Cole	---	---	5	13	7	25
Robert Abreu	6	5	---	---	13	24
Weston Woodson	---	---	3	7	12	22
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	3	10	8	21
Duane Collins	2	1	---	---	10	13
Declan Powell	4	7	---	---	---	11
T.J. Burroughs	---	---	3	4	3	10
Greg Emerson	2	1	---	---	6	9
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derrick Kitchings	0	2	---	---	4	6
Jason Slowey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mario Gulden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Robbie Rose	0	0	---	---	5	5
Keegan Scheungrab	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harris Grier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Stephens	21	45	---	---	8	74
Billy Joe Sellers	21	45	---	---	8	74
Wes Grimes	21	45	---	---	---	66
Ellis Covill	21	45	---	---	---	66
Geno Smith	21	45	---	---	---	66
Alonzo Tripp	21	45	---	---	---	66
Barry Abrams	---	---	31	32	2	65
Brandon Cooks	20	41	---	---	4	65
Jerome Holliman	---	---	30	31	3	64
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	30	31	2	63
Corwin McEwen	---	---	27	29	6	62
Cris Ciervo	17	32	---	---	10	59
Trevor Briel	---	---	29	26	3	58
Zach Brown	---	---	28	26	2	56
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	26	26	2	54
Donnell Zwillinger	16	34	---	---	3	53
Levi Scialabba	14	38	---	---	---	52
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	18	25	5	48
Shaun Perkins	---	---	13	22	12	47
Jimmy Birch	12	24	---	---	11	47
Earl Fulton	10	20	---	---	12	42
Bob Guest	---	---	19	20	1	40
Rex Hogue	---	---	18	17	2	37
Gage Peterson	9	7	---	---	19	35
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	14	15	3	32
Derrick Bryant	---	---	16	9	1	26
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	7	---	---	16	25
Andy Henderson	---	---	4	5	13	22
Odell Beckham Jr	4	14	---	---	4	22
Tom Everett	---	---	9	8	3	20
Kevin Hindman	---	---	4	7	8	19
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	2	6	10	18
Curtis Gall	---	---	9	8	---	17
Walt Vaughn	---	---	9	5	---	14
Micah Battle	1	8	---	---	4	13
Braxton Frederick	---	---	1	1	10	12
Donnell Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	8	8
Allen Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brenden Richard	---	---	4	3	---	7
Vernon Warren	---	---	0	0	6	6
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	12	43	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	32	20	4	1	3	6	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	42	26	4	3	3	2	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	65	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	73	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	66	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	160	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	9	7	1	108	2	31
WR J.T. Forbes	6	3	1	60	1	21
TE Johnny Ketteridge	5	3	0	30	0	30
WR Wesley Mills	3	1	0	7	0	9
RB Mark Bobro	2	2	0	32	1	17
WR Declan Powell	2	1	1	10	0	7
FB Marco Gillespie	2	1	0	6	0	21
RB Adam England	1	1	0	15	0	15
RB Derrick Kitchings	1	1	0	4	0	2
TE Robert Abreu	1	0	0	0	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	11	5	1	83	1	41
WR Cris Ciervo	8	5	1	67	2	32
TE Donnell Zwillinger	5	4	0	18	0	34
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	3	1	19	0	14
RB Levi Scialabba	4	3	0	31	1	38
WR Jimmy Birch	4	2	0	20	0	24
RB Gage Peterson	2	2	0	14	0	7
FB Earl Fulton	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Micah Battle	1	1	0	9	0	8
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	0	14	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Bobro	2	1	0.50	3.87

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	3	-3	-1.00	3.73
Gage Peterson	2	-6	-3.00	1.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	5	3	35	7.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Mills	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	15	7.50	7.55
WR Cris Ciervo	1	1	16	16.00	8.38
RB Levi Scialabba	1	1	4	4.00	7.75
WR Jimmy Birch	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Bobro	3	2
Randall Wolf	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	6	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	15	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Johnny Ketteridge	2	1	1
RB Mark Bobro	1	1	0
WR Wesley Mills	1	0	0
TE Robert Abreu	1	0	0
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	5	2	2
WR Jimmy Birch	3	2	2
WR Cris Ciervo	2	1	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	1
RB Levi Scialabba	1	1	1
RB Gage Peterson	1	1	1
RB Micah Battle	1	1	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,200 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,200 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)