Week 8, 2047

played in New Orleans, CA

60 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	14	7	3	-	31
New Orleans Saints	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 CAR - Carlos Hyde 57 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 05:31 NOS - Curtis Flannery 42 field goal
2Q: 10:20 CAR - Zane Nichols 17 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CAR - Brandon Cooks 34 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 09:43 NOS - Curtis Flannery 33 field goal
3Q: 06:28 CAR - Zane Nichols 25 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 CAR - Carlos Hyde 57 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 05:31 NOS - Curtis Flannery 42 field goal
2Q: 10:20 CAR - Zane Nichols 17 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CAR - Brandon Cooks 34 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 09:43 NOS - Curtis Flannery 33 field goal
3Q: 06:28 CAR - Zane Nichols 25 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 4-4 2-6
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 395 355
- Offensive Plays 62 77
- Yards per Play 6.37 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 107 118
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 3.34 6.94
Net Passing Yards 288 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 0 57 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 288 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 9.60 3.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/45 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 3/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:30 30:30

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	4-4	2-6
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	395	355
- Offensive Plays	62	77
- Yards per Play	6.37	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	107	118
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	3.34	6.94
Net Passing Yards	288	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 0	57 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	288	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	9.60	3.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/45	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	3/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:30	30:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
1	11:53	1:27	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	5:23	2:10	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	0:57	1:48	OWN 22	5	23	Punt
2	13:19	3:09	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	8:38	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:01	0:38	OPP 40	4	0	Punt
2	4:24	2:34	OWN 12	5	18	Punt
2	1:32	0:36	OPP 46	2	46	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:38	3:21	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	3:24	1:09	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	1:01	2:49	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
4	12:11	1:24	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	7:38	2:42	OPP 45	3	-5	Punt
4	4:00	1:36	OPP 23	6	22	Field Goal
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 36	2	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	1:17	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:26	5:03	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
1	3:13	2:16	OWN 40	5	38	Fumble
2	14:09	0:50	OWN 23	2	15	Interception
2	10:10	1:32	OWN 36	4	27	Punt
2	7:04	1:03	OWN 38	4	17	Fumble
2	5:23	0:59	OWN 20	4	21	Interception
2	1:50	0:18	OWN 40	2	0	Interception
2	0:56	0:49	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	15:00	5:22	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
3	6:17	2:53	OWN 24	6	49	Missed FG
3	2:15	1:14	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
4	13:12	1:01	OWN 11	3	-4	Punt
4	10:47	3:09	OWN 15	10	30	Downs
4	4:56	0:56	OWN 20	4	3	Downs
4	2:24	1:17	OWN 16	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	16	73	4.56	57	1	1
Justics Delaroche	11	35	3.18	9	0	0
Kody Coles	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
Geno Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Will Jeffries	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Jonah Fritchman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joseph Lindsay	12	68	5.67	12	3
Buddy Garcia	4	33	8.25	15	1
Teddy Bridgewater	1	17	17.00	17	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	30	22	288	0/0	3	34	0	136.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	55	26	251	3/17	0	27	3	37.8
Greg Fields	2	1	3	0/0	0	3	0	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	7	11	119	17.00	46	34	1
RB Carlos Hyde	5	5	40	8.00	32	22	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	4	56	14.00	19	24	0
WR Zane Nichols	4	6	52	13.00	10	25	2
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Kody Coles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marlon Grayson	7	17	80	11.43	49	27
RB Joseph Lindsay	5	6	0	0.00	0	5
WR Roy Sutter	4	9	41	10.25	0	21
TE Trevor Patterson	3	7	41	13.67	19	23
WR Tavon Austin	3	10	32	10.67	1	15
WR Gerald Rasmussen	3	6	32	10.67	25	27
FB Marco Gillespie	2	2	28	14.00	19	15

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Trevor Briel	1	5	5.00
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	0.00
S Josue Logue	1	5	5.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Chuck Pritchett	1	0
Josue Logue	1	0
Melvin McConnell	0	1
Byron Sims	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joseph Lindsay	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	10	422	42.2	30.8	65	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	6	309	51.5	41.5	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	2	20	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	26	13.0	0
Roy Sutter	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	3	78	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	46	23.0	0
Marlon Grayson	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	7	0	0.0	16	52
CB Eugene Hamilton	6	1	0.0	16	51
CB Todd Coleman	5	0	0.0	17	58
OLB Donte Beard	5	0	0.0	15	49
DE Melvin McConnell	4	0	1.0	14	44
DT Tevin Nunez	3	0	1.0	13	42
CB Trevor Briel	3	1	0.0	13	47
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	0	0.0	12	46
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	1	1.0	4	18
S Josue Logue	2	3	0.0	17	54
S Devonte Buchanan	2	2	0.0	5	27
ILB Damien Page	2	0	0.0	1	8
S Chuck Pritchett	1	3	0.0	17	55
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Otis Bishop	0	1	0.0	1	13
ILB Mel Bradford	0	1	0.0	4	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	6	4	0.0	27	29
DE Alvin Rivers	5	2	0.0	24	23
OLB Robert King	5	0	0.0	18	21
S R.J. McGrath	4	5	0.0	25	27
CB Jorge Cloak	4	0	0.0	24	30
DT Winfred Lofton	3	1	0.0	22	16
DT Mario Edwards	3	1	0.0	25	20
CB Tony O'Neal	2	2	0.0	14	18
S Edgar Vanderkellen	2	1	0.0	23	24
DE Benjamin Wells	2	1	0.0	15	7
OLB Andres Roberson	2	1	0.0	12	7
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	0	0.0	14	10
S Bryce Travis	2	0	0.0	11	8
DT Braxton Sellers	2	0	0.0	15	18
WR Marlon Grayson	2	0	---	---	---
DE Conrad Tatum	1	1	0.0	14	25
ILB Alec Ogletree	1	0	0.0	12	3
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	0.0	12	8
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	---	---	---
WR Roy Sutter	1	0	---	---	---
S Lance Doyle	1	0	0.0	10	9
CB Shane Willis	0	2	0.0	26	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tevin Nunez	1.0	0	4	3	42
DE Melvin McConnell	1.0	0	2	0	44
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	1	2	0	14
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	1	1	0	46
DE Clyde Pieri	0.0	1	0	0	16
ILB Corwin McEwen	0.0	0	1	0	17

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Braxton Sellers	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Hamilton	6	1	1	51
ILB Byron Sims	5	1	0	52
OLB Donte Beard	4	0	0	49
CB Todd Coleman	3	2	0	58
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	1	47
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	0	0	46
ILB Damien Page	2	0	0	8
S Devonte Buchanan	1	2	0	27
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	0	55
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0	44
S Josue Logue	0	1	1	54

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Robert King	5	0	21
S Edgar Vanderkellen	3	1	24
ILB Sammie Collins	3	0	29
S R.J. McGrath	3	0	27
CB Jorge Cloak	2	0	30
OLB Andres Roberson	2	0	7
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	0	10
S Bryce Travis	1	0	8
DT Winfred Lofton	1	0	16
DT Mario Edwards	1	0	20
CB Shane Willis	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Graham Mahaffey	3	8	28	30
Francisco Hardy	1	7	30	30
Kody Coles	1	2	19	17
Louis Tate	1	1	5	13
Alonzo Tripp	0	4	32	30
Michael Wasserman	0	4	27	17
Leroy McCormick	0	3	25	30
Lorenzo Tucker	0	1	6	0

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Taylor Lewan	3	5	17	0	58
Mason Parker	3	3	17	1	56
Rob Ancheta	2	3	17	0	58
Darren Wilkerson	1	1	17	0	58
Robbie Rose	0	3	16	2	56
Richard Shirley	0	1	1	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kody Coles	1	26
Otis Bishop	1	25
Brandon Cooks	1	15
Ronald Parrish	1	11
Justics Delaroche	1	9
Harvey Keyes	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tavon Austin	2	25
Marlon Grayson	1	19
Marco Gillespie	1	9
Joseph Lindsay	1	3

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Coleman	---	---	17	58	3	78
Trevor Briel	---	---	13	47	16	76
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	17	55	4	76
Josue Logue	---	---	17	54	3	74
Byron Sims	---	---	16	52	4	72
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	16	51	3	70
Brandon Cooks	25	28	---	---	15	68
Donte Beard	---	---	15	49	3	67
Leroy McCormick	25	30	---	---	10	65
Alonzo Tripp	32	30	---	---	1	63
Melvin McConnell	---	---	14	44	4	62
Kody Coles	19	17	---	---	26	62
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	12	46	3	61
Tevin Nunez	---	---	13	42	6	61
Francisco Hardy	30	30	---	---	---	60
Graham Mahaffey	28	30	---	---	---	58
Tyler Eifert	23	20	---	---	14	57
Geno Smith	25	30	---	---	---	55
Michael Wasserman	27	17	---	---	11	55
Zane Nichols	19	25	---	---	3	47
Otis Bishop	---	---	1	13	25	39
Devon Wayne	---	---	7	25	4	36
Carlos Hyde	17	17	---	---	1	35
Justics Delaroche	14	12	---	---	9	35
Will Jeffries	12	4	---	---	18	34
Corwin McEwen	---	---	5	17	10	32
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	5	27	---	32
Seth Chu	13	15	---	---	---	28
Sawyer Fisk	6	2	---	---	19	27
Clyde Pieri	---	---	3	16	7	26
Jordan Herndon	---	---	1	6	15	22
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	4	18	---	22
Darnell Arnold	---	---	5	14	1	20
Odell Beckham Jr	7	9	---	---	3	19
Louis Tate	5	13	---	---	---	18
A.J. Cann	7	0	---	---	11	18
Harvey Keyes	---	---	1	9	8	18
Johnathan Horton	5	1	---	---	11	17
Lorenzo Tucker	6	0	---	---	11	17
Mel Bradford	---	---	4	9	3	16
Damien Page	---	---	1	8	5	14
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	11	11
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	10	10
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jonah Fritchman	5	0	---	---	---	5
Logan O'Field	2	0	---	---	1	3

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tavon Austin	10	47	---	---	25	82
Mason Parker	17	56	---	---	8	81
Taylor Lewan	17	58	---	---	---	75
Darren Wilkerson	17	58	---	---	---	75
Rob Ancheta	17	58	---	---	---	75
Teddy Bridgewater	16	58	---	---	---	74
Robbie Rose	16	56	---	---	1	73
Marlon Grayson	9	45	---	---	19	73
Roy Sutter	13	45	---	---	7	65
Sammie Collins	---	---	27	29	2	58
Joseph Lindsay	12	42	---	---	3	57
Jorge Cloak	---	---	24	30	2	56
Marco Gillespie	12	34	---	---	9	55
Shane Willis	---	---	26	27	2	55
R.J. McGrath	---	---	25	27	1	53
Buddy Garcia	5	18	---	---	27	50
Trevor Patterson	13	26	---	---	10	49
Edgar Vanderkellen	---	---	23	24	2	49
Alvin Rivers	---	---	24	23	2	49
Mario Edwards	---	---	25	20	4	49
Gerald Rasmussen	8	26	---	---	11	45
Winfred Lofton	---	---	22	16	5	43
Robert King	---	---	18	21	4	43
Andres Roberson	---	---	12	7	24	43
Conrad Tatum	---	---	14	25	---	39
Braxton Sellers	---	---	15	18	2	35
Tony O'Neal	---	---	14	18	2	34
Benjamin Wells	---	---	15	7	11	33
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	14	10	7	31
Bryce Travis	---	---	11	8	12	31
Silas Rodriguez	1	14	---	---	12	27
Mike Schroeder	---	---	8	0	18	26
Alec Ogletree	---	---	12	3	10	25
Rod Horton	2	3	---	---	18	23
Jace Gilmore	---	---	12	8	---	20
Lance Doyle	---	---	10	9	---	19
Richard Shirley	1	4	---	---	9	14
Skip Hoover	0	4	---	---	9	13
Mark Blackburn	0	2	---	---	8	10
Brett Mowen	---	---	1	0	8	9
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gerald Drexler	0	4	---	---	1	5
Greg Fields	1	2	---	---	---	3
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	22	1.7
Middle	13	80	6.2
Right	4	7	1.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	4	39	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	30	22	6	4	1	2	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	55	26	5	3	4	7	10	3	3
Greg Fields	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	165	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	41	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	45	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	154	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	34	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	12	1	21	1.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	11	7	1	119	3	28
WR Zane Nichols	6	4	0	52	1	25
RB Carlos Hyde	5	5	0	40	1	17
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	4	0	56	1	9
RB Justics Delaroche	2	1	0	7	0	12
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	0	14	0	20
FB Kody Coles	1	0	0	0	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Grayson	17	7	2	80	2	45
WR Tavon Austin	10	3	0	32	0	47
WR Roy Sutter	9	4	1	41	1	45
TE Trevor Patterson	7	3	0	41	1	26
WR Gerald Rasmussen	6	3	1	32	1	26
RB Joseph Lindsay	6	5	0	0	0	42
FB Marco Gillespie	2	2	0	28	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Justics Delaroche	2	4	2.00	3.18
Carlos Hyde	1	-3	-3.00	4.56
Kody Coles	1	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	1	17	17.00	9.60

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0	0.00	4.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Nichols	1	1	17	17.00	8.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	0	0.00	3.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	3	0
Carlos Hyde	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	9	7	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	12	5	2
Greg Fields	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	3	3	1
WR Zane Nichols	3	2	1
RB Justics Delaroche	2	1	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Sutter	5	2	1
WR Tavon Austin	4	1	0
WR Gerald Rasmussen	2	2	0
WR Marlon Grayson	1	1	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (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 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (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	4,700 (5,000)