Week 8, 2049

played in Carolina, NC

75 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	0	-	0
Carolina Panthers	10	13	0	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 20 field goal
1Q: 02:46 CAR - Kody Coles 19 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 09:42 CAR - Johnathan Horton 18 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 02:55 CAR - Eli Bouler 5 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point failed)
4Q: 11:27 CAR - Carlos Hyde 8 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 20 field goal
1Q: 02:46 CAR - Kody Coles 19 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 09:42 CAR - Johnathan Horton 18 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 02:55 CAR - Eli Bouler 5 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point failed)
4Q: 11:27 CAR - Carlos Hyde 8 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 4-4
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 263 459
- Offensive Plays 54 72
- Yards per Play 4.87 6.38
Net Rushing Yards 61 122
- Rushing Attempts 17 30
- Yards per Rush 3.59 4.07
Net Passing Yards 202 337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 1 39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 357
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 8.02
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/114 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:19 34:41

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	4-4
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	263	459
- Offensive Plays	54	72
- Yards per Play	4.87	6.38
Net Rushing Yards	61	122
- Rushing Attempts	17	30
- Yards per Rush	3.59	4.07
Net Passing Yards	202	337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 1	39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	357
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	8.02
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/114	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:19	34:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	10:03	3:16	OWN 30	6	25	Punt
1	2:40	2:07	OWN 35	3	-10	Punt
2	9:33	1:56	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	5:49	1:03	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:47	1:28	OWN 37	4	13	Interception
3	13:00	4:29	OWN 23	9	69	Fumble
3	4:42	3:48	OWN 13	7	54	Missed FG
4	11:18	1:29	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
4	7:52	5:33	OWN 6	12	82	Fumble
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 33	1	5	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	3:21	OWN 41	7	56	Field Goal
1	6:47	4:07	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	0:33	6:00	OWN 9	14	91	Touchdown
2	7:37	1:48	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
2	4:46	1:59	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 20	6	32	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	8:31	3:49	OWN 8	8	35	Punt
3	0:54	4:36	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	9:49	1:57	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	2:19	2:01	OWN 12	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Buddy Garcia	8	14	1.75	6	0
Joseph Lindsay	5	25	5.00	13	1
Greg Fields	2	17	8.50	10	1
Bryce Petty	1	6	6.00	6	0
Devan LaBrosse	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Morris Becker	15	50	3.33	10	1	0
Carlos Hyde	13	63	4.85	22	2	1
Geno Smith	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Fields	20	15	191	1/4	0	29	0	104.4
Bryce Petty	14	4	27	2/12	0	13	1	9.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	39	29	357	3/20	3	39	0	127.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Buddy Garcia	4	4	19	4.75	9	15
TE Jackson Walters	3	4	39	13.00	14	19
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	3	41	13.67	26	29
WR Devan LaBrosse	3	7	27	9.00	1	12
WR Conrad Grossreider	2	4	21	10.50	0	21
WR Rob Gardner	2	7	25	12.50	9	18
TE Elias Mims	1	1	18	18.00	8	18
FB Xavier Henson	1	1	28	28.00	26	28
WR Adam Hines	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryson Gonzalez	8	9	95	11.88	36	31	0
WR Johnathan Horton	6	8	76	12.67	15	18	1
WR Brandon Cooks	5	11	76	15.20	28	39	0
FB Kody Coles	3	3	75	25.00	69	32	1
TE Mo Guthrie	3	3	20	6.67	7	9	0
WR Brody Stewart	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jackson Walters	1	0	0
Greg Fields	1	0	0
Bryce Petty	1	0	0
Devan LaBrosse	1	0	0
Lane Johnson	0	1	0
Buddy Garcia	0	1	0
Steven Carl	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Hyde	1	0	0
Keith Hennings	0	1	0
Todd Coleman	0	1	0
Bryson Gonzalez	0	1	0
Chuck Pritchett	0	0	1
Dennis Crimm	0	0	1
Louis Parrish	0	0	1
Deion Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	6	266	44.3	39.8	66	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	5	244	48.8	44.2	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Tang	2	3	1.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Lee	3	73	24.3	0
Devan LaBrosse	2	41	20.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shane Willis	6	2	0.0	21	37
ILB Sedrick Ackerman	6	0	0.0	25	39
S Steven Carl	5	3	0.0	27	38
DT Mario Edwards	5	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Renaldo Gardner	5	0	0.0	11	15
CB Tony O'Neal	5	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Rod Dwight	4	4	0.0	19	27
DE Nicolas Dobreski	3	0	3.0	20	35
OLB Jamal Glenn	3	1	0.0	11	10
CB Quinn Lee	3	0	0.0	19	24
S Brady Worrell	2	0	0.0	5	12
DT Sergio Freibergs	2	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Kurt Horn	2	0	0.0	5	8
S Lance Doyle	1	2	0.0	26	34
DT Zachery Torres	1	2	0.0	18	12
DE Benjamin Wells	1	1	0.0	10	9
DT Winfred Lofton	1	1	0.0	12	29
DE Zachary Denver	1	1	0.0	20	33
S Donovan Johnson	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Rob Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ian Berggren	1	0	0.0	5	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Louis Parrish	5	3	0.0	14	33
S Karl Joseph	5	0	0.0	13	33
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Deion Jones	3	1	1.0	9	14
S Chuck Pritchett	3	1	0.0	8	19
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	0.5	12	27
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	0	0.0	7	25
OLB Donte Beard	2	0	0.0	5	13
CB James Cunningham	2	0	0.0	7	11
DT Keith Hennings	1	2	1.0	10	12
DE Melvin McConnell	1	2	0.5	10	22
CB Nicolas Scroggins	1	1	0.0	14	31
CB Todd Coleman	1	0	0.0	15	33
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Dwayne Keizur	1	0	0.0	10	19
S Caiden Simmons	0	2	0.0	14	30
DE Clyde Pieri	0	1	0.0	7	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nicolas Dobreski	3.0	0	1	35
DE Zachary Denver	0.0	1	0	33
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	0	1	29
DE Wyatt Vieane	0.0	0	1	8

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hennings	1.0	0	0	1	12
OLB Deion Jones	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Melvin McConnell	0.5	0	1	0	22
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.5	0	0	1	27
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Donte Beard	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sedrick Ackerman	4	1	39
CB Shane Willis	4	0	37
CB Tony O'Neal	4	0	37
OLB Renaldo Gardner	3	0	15
OLB Kurt Horn	3	0	8
S Brady Worrell	2	1	12
OLB Rod Dwight	2	1	27
S Steven Carl	2	1	38
OLB Jamal Glenn	2	0	10
CB Quinn Lee	2	0	24
S Donovan Johnson	1	0	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Louis Parrish	4	2	0	33
S Karl Joseph	3	1	0	33
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	0	1	28
S Chuck Pritchett	3	0	0	19
CB James Cunningham	2	1	0	11
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	0	0	27
CB Todd Coleman	1	0	0	33
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0	10
CB Nicolas Scroggins	1	0	0	31
OLB Devon Wayne	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Floyd McDonald	2	3	15	2	30
Darren Wilkerson	1	5	15	0	31
Gerald Drexler	1	2	13	0	31
Mike Pantin	0	2	13	0	33
Lane Johnson	0	1	15	1	33
Jayce Hayes	0	1	5	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	3	7	1	30	1	42
Leroy McCormick	3	6	0	29	0	42
Lorenzo Tucker	1	5	0	27	0	42
Tyrus McWilliams	1	3	0	27	1	42
Alonzo Tripp	1	2	0	25	1	42
Ray Bautista	0	2	0	6	0	0
Kody Coles	0	2	0	19	0	26
Mo Guthrie	0	1	0	17	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Garcia	1	18
Xavier Henson	1	12
Jayce Hayes	1	7
Gerald Drexler	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Pritchett	2	13
Harvey Keyes	2	11
James Cunningham	1	24
Eli Bouler	1	12
Kody Coles	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sedrick Ackerman	---	---	25	39	3	67
Steven Carl	---	---	27	38	1	66
Tony O'Neal	---	---	25	37	2	64
Lance Doyle	---	---	26	34	1	61
Shane Willis	---	---	21	37	2	60
Rod Dwight	---	---	19	27	13	59
Zachary Denver	---	---	20	33	4	57
Nicolas Dobreski	---	---	20	35	---	55
Gerald Drexler	13	31	---	---	6	50
Lane Johnson	15	33	---	---	1	49
Quinn Lee	---	---	19	24	6	49
Conrad Grossreider	13	20	---	---	15	48
Buddy Garcia	11	18	---	---	18	47
Darren Wilkerson	15	31	---	---	---	46
Mike Pantin	13	33	---	---	---	46
Mario Edwards	---	---	20	22	4	46
Devan LaBrosse	13	27	---	---	6	46
Floyd McDonald	15	30	---	---	---	45
Winfred Lofton	---	---	12	29	1	42
Jackson Walters	10	22	---	---	9	41
Elias Mims	8	19	---	---	12	39
Rob Gardner	11	28	---	---	---	39
Ken Tang	---	---	8	10	19	37
Xavier Henson	5	18	---	---	12	35
Zachery Torres	---	---	18	12	3	33
Greg Fields	11	21	---	---	---	32
Adam Hines	8	14	---	---	8	30
Joseph Lindsay	6	19	---	---	5	30
Renaldo Gardner	---	---	11	15	1	27
Brady Worrell	---	---	5	12	8	25
Jamal Glenn	---	---	11	10	3	24
Benjamin Wells	---	---	10	9	4	23
Bryce Petty	6	16	---	---	---	22
Britt Webb	5	10	---	---	7	22
Jayce Hayes	5	9	---	---	7	21
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	8	13	---	21
Wyatt Vieane	---	---	10	8	3	21
Donovan Johnson	---	---	5	7	8	20
Kurt Horn	---	---	5	8	5	18
Phillip Lee	4	8	---	---	1	13
Ian Berggren	---	---	5	3	---	8
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnny Sherman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leroy McCormick	29	42	---	---	4	75
Francisco Hardy	30	42	---	---	1	73
Geno Smith	30	42	---	---	---	72
Brandon Cooks	22	38	---	---	11	71
Alonzo Tripp	25	42	---	---	2	69
Lorenzo Tucker	27	42	---	---	---	69
Tyrus McWilliams	27	42	---	---	---	69
Kody Coles	19	26	---	---	10	55
Mo Guthrie	17	25	---	---	11	53
Todd Coleman	---	---	15	33	2	50
Louis Parrish	---	---	14	33	2	49
Karl Joseph	---	---	13	33	2	48
Carlos Hyde	13	16	---	---	18	47
Nicolas Scroggins	---	---	14	31	1	46
Caiden Simmons	---	---	14	30	1	45
Brody Stewart	18	19	---	---	7	44
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	13	28	1	42
James Cunningham	---	---	7	11	24	42
Dennis Crimm	---	---	12	27	2	41
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	8	19	13	40
Bryson Gonzalez	10	26	---	---	4	40
Morris Becker	17	22	---	---	---	39
Eli Bouler	15	9	---	---	12	36
Johnathan Horton	14	21	---	---	---	35
Melvin McConnell	---	---	10	22	1	33
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	7	25	---	32
Keith Hennings	---	---	10	12	7	29
Dwayne Keizur	---	---	10	19	---	29
Clyde Pieri	---	---	7	15	6	28
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	7	18	1	26
Harvey Keyes	---	---	5	10	11	26
Deion Jones	---	---	9	14	3	26
Donte Beard	---	---	5	13	6	24
Devon Wayne	---	---	3	5	13	21
Ray Bautista	6	0	---	---	6	12
Marco Walters	2	2	---	---	6	10
Louis Tate	3	0	---	---	6	9
Ramon Vonderfecht	3	6	---	---	---	9
Corbin Rider	3	0	---	---	5	8
Myles Jack	---	---	2	4	2	8
Mel Bradford	---	---	2	5	---	7
Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lawrence Prince	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Fields	20	15	3	1	1	3	0	1	0
Bryce Petty	14	4	0	2	2	2	2	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	39	29	6	1	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	124	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	43	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	63	21.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	122	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	127	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devan LaBrosse	7	3	1	27	0	27
WR Rob Gardner	7	2	2	25	0	28
TE Jackson Walters	4	3	0	39	0	22
RB Buddy Garcia	4	4	0	19	0	18
WR Conrad Grossreider	4	2	0	21	1	20
WR Adam Hines	3	0	0	0	0	14
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	3	0	41	1	19
TE Elias Mims	1	1	0	18	0	19
FB Xavier Henson	1	1	0	28	1	18

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	11	5	0	76	2	38
WR Bryson Gonzalez	9	8	1	95	2	26
WR Johnathan Horton	8	6	0	76	0	21
FB Kody Coles	3	3	0	75	2	26
WR Brody Stewart	3	2	0	7	0	19
TE Mo Guthrie	3	3	0	20	0	25
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	0	3	0	16
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	0	5	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Fields	1	10	10.00	8.50
Buddy Garcia	1	-2	-2.00	1.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Morris Becker	3	7	2.33	3.33
Carlos Hyde	2	13	6.50	4.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Fields	1	0	0	0.00	9.55

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	6	3	42	7.00	9.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devan LaBrosse	1	0	0	0.00	3.86

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	6.91
FB Kody Coles	1	1	19	19.00	25.00
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	0	0	0.00	10.56
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	18	18.00	9.50
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Brody Stewart	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Fields	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Petty	6	2	1
Greg Fields	4	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	10	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devan LaBrosse	3	1	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	2	1
RB Buddy Garcia	2	2	1
WR Adam Hines	1	0	0
WR Conrad Grossreider	1	0	0
WR Rob Gardner	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	4	2	1
WR Johnathan Horton	4	4	3
FB Kody Coles	1	1	1
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)