Week 8, 2061

played in Carolina, NC

52 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	6	-	6
Carolina Panthers	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CAR - Kody Portis 45 field goal
2Q: 01:05 CAR - Ted Stephenson 32 pass from Winston Dodge (Kody Portis extra point)
3Q: 06:52 CAR - Kody Portis 47 field goal
4Q: 09:17 NOS - Hector Jacobs 31 field goal
4Q: 03:57 NOS - Hector Jacobs 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CAR - Kody Portis 45 field goal
2Q: 01:05 CAR - Ted Stephenson 32 pass from Winston Dodge (Kody Portis extra point)
3Q: 06:52 CAR - Kody Portis 47 field goal
4Q: 09:17 NOS - Hector Jacobs 31 field goal
4Q: 03:57 NOS - Hector Jacobs 29 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 337 349
- Offensive Plays 73 61
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 105 103
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 4.20 3.43
Net Passing Yards 232 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 24 - 1 30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 253 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 7.94
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 10/77
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:20 30:40

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	337	349
- Offensive Plays	73	61
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	105	103
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	4.20	3.43
Net Passing Yards	232	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 24 - 1	30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	253	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	7.94
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	10/77
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:20	30:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	2:49	OWN 26	4	22	Punt
1	2:44	3:23	OWN 9	7	43	Downs
2	12:07	3:02	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
2	7:27	0:27	OWN 44	2	-2	Fumble
2	5:29	3:48	OWN 3	11	60	Missed FG
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 25	4	0	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
3	10:31	0:55	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
3	6:46	0:54	OWN 25	2	-6	Fumble
3	5:40	3:42	OWN 23	7	24	Punt
4	13:19	2:32	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
4	10:38	1:29	OPP 20	3	6	Field Goal
4	6:51	3:02	OWN 35	8	53	Field Goal
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 8	6	23	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 25	8	47	Field Goal
1	8:31	5:47	OWN 2	11	95	Fumble
2	14:21	2:14	OWN 48	5	14	Punt
2	9:05	1:38	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	7:00	1:31	OPP 42	3	-2	Punt
2	1:41	0:47	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
3	12:53	2:22	OWN 26	4	21	Punt
3	9:36	2:50	OPP 43	5	13	Field Goal
3	5:52	0:12	OPP 9	1	0	Interception
3	1:58	3:39	OWN 9	8	39	Punt
4	10:47	0:09	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
4	9:09	2:18	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	3:49	2:45	OWN 35	6	17	Punt

Game MVP: Emmett Francis, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ron Holmes	12	27	2.25	14	1
RB Mitchell Rubin	10	66	6.60	20	2
QB Louie Kemp	3	12	4.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ted Stephenson	20	48	2.40	12	1
RB Les Newsome	9	45	5.00	13	2
QB Winston Dodge	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	45	24	253	3/21	0	31	1	60.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	30	19	257	1/11	1	32	2	73.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Emmett Francis	15	27	192	12.80	75	31
WR Tyrus Luzar	3	5	11	3.67	0	5
TE Emmett Burnett	2	3	12	6.00	0	11
WR Tito Cox	2	4	26	13.00	0	17
TE Barry Drayton	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Brenden Benson	1	1	5	5.00	1	5
WR Dwayne Szott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Devan Farler	3	3	20	6.67	0	9	0
RB Ted Stephenson	3	4	62	20.67	46	32	1
WR Leonard Kelly	3	3	41	13.67	8	20	0
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	39	19.50	25	32	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	8	20	10.00	8	23	0
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	14	7.00	1	8	0
WR Damian Prior	2	4	15	7.50	4	9	0
RB Les Newsome	1	2	24	24.00	10	24	0
WR Monty Ansell	1	2	22	22.00	1	22	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Theodore Grennes	1	18	18.00	0
S Vernon Newton	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB T.J. Snyder	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Louie Kemp	2	0	0
RB Mitchell Rubin	1	0	0
DT Taylor Padgett	0	1	1
T Caden Clancy	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0	0
DE Korey Blombeck	0	1	1
CB Vernon Schlesinger	0	1	0
OLB Brock Strong	0	0	1
CB Bernie Burden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roman Summers	5	191	38.2	35.0	50	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	7	310	44.3	32.7	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Jacobs	2/3	0/1	0/1	31	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Prior	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Holmes	2	48	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Conner Cebelak	12	5	0.0	27	29
DE A.J. Schultz	6	0	1.0	26	24
S Richard Pozy	5	3	0.0	29	31
DT Taylor Padgett	5	1	0.0	26	27
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	4	1	0.0	26	25
CB Theodore Grennes	4	1	0.0	30	31
S Devonte Scoggins	4	0	0.0	18	14
OLB Byron Hutchins	3	1	0.0	12	10
CB Alonzo Roberson	2	3	0.0	5	12
DT Craig Bishop	1	1	0.0	27	27
S Mason Rutledge	1	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Darien St. Amal	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ron Holmes	1	0	---	---	---
S Jameson McKnight	1	0	0.0	27	28
DE Mario Jeffries	0	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Devin Blackburn	0	1	0.0	3	6

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	8	1	0.0	25	46
OLB Brock Strong	7	1	1.0	25	46
S Ed VandenBelt	7	1	0.0	13	31
DE Korey Blombeck	4	2	1.0	23	43
DT Hayden Hammond	4	1	0.0	11	30
CB Tevin Widmer	4	1	0.0	25	46
OLB Timothy Totten	3	2	0.0	23	37
ILB Josiah James	3	1	0.0	23	37
CB Bernie Burden	3	0	0.0	11	31
DT Jacob Belzer	3	0	0.0	14	18
DE Damien Perez	2	0	1.0	23	32
CB Vernon Schlesinger	1	2	0.0	23	28
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0.0	1	7
RB Les Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dave Thomson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Floyd Meadows	1	0	0.0	5	17
WR Monty Ansell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB T.J. Snyder	0	1	0.0	2	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE A.J. Schultz	1.0	1	0	1	24

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damien Perez	1.0	1	2	1	32
OLB Brock Strong	1.0	0	1	1	46
DE Korey Blombeck	1.0	0	1	1	43
OLB Timothy Totten	0.0	1	2	1	37
DE Colin Chapman	0.0	0	2	1	6
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	0	1	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Conner Cebelak	4	1	0	29
S Devonte Scoggins	3	1	0	14
CB Theodore Grennes	3	0	1	31
CB Alonzo Roberson	2	1	0	12
OLB Byron Hutchins	2	0	0	10
S Jameson McKnight	1	2	0	28
S Richard Pozy	1	1	0	31
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	1	0	0	25
DT Taylor Padgett	1	0	0	27
DE A.J. Schultz	1	0	0	24
S Vernon Newton	0	0	1	2

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	5	0	0	46
CB Tevin Widmer	3	2	0	46
S Keith Elliott	3	0	0	46
CB Bernie Burden	2	1	0	31
OLB Timothy Totten	2	0	0	37
S Ed VandenBelt	2	0	0	31
ILB Josiah James	2	0	0	37
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0	7
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0	30
CB Floyd Meadows	1	0	0	17
DE Korey Blombeck	1	0	0	43
CB Vernon Schlesinger	1	0	0	28
CB T.J. Snyder	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Marc Emmons	3	6	25	1	48
T Tommy McElroy	3	5	25	0	48
C J.J. Baxter	2	7	25	1	48
T Caden Clancy	1	3	25	1	48
G Brendan Geib	1	2	25	0	48

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josiah Hawkins	2	7	30	0	31
G Jermaine O'Bryan	2	6	30	0	31
T Alejandro Garrett	2	5	30	0	31
T Grady Rodgers	1	6	30	1	31
G Lonnie Godfrey	1	4	30	0	31
TE Devan Farler	1	1	28	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy McElroy	2	11
Richard Pozy	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Brimberry	1	19
Keith Elliott	1	14
Les Newsome	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tommy McElroy	25	48	---	---	11	84
T Marc Emmons	25	48	---	---	8	81
C J.J. Baxter	25	48	---	---	8	81
G Brendan Geib	25	48	---	---	8	81
WR Emmett Francis	25	48	---	---	7	80
QB Louie Kemp	25	48	---	---	---	73
T Caden Clancy	25	48	---	---	---	73
WR Dwayne Szott	24	48	---	---	---	72
S Richard Pozy	---	---	29	31	10	70
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	30	31	3	64
DT Craig Bishop	---	---	27	27	9	63
TE Emmett Burnett	23	39	---	---	---	62
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	29	29	3	61
OLB Conner Cebelak	---	---	27	29	2	58
S Jameson McKnight	---	---	27	28	2	57
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	26	27	---	53
DE A.J. Schultz	---	---	26	24	2	52
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	---	---	26	25	---	51
DE Mario Jeffries	---	---	26	24	---	50
WR Tito Cox	13	29	---	---	7	49
TE Barry Drayton	9	14	---	---	22	45
RB Ron Holmes	14	20	---	---	5	39
CB Alonzo Roberson	---	---	5	12	15	32
S Devonte Scoggins	---	---	18	14	---	32
WR Tyrus Luzar	3	12	---	---	17	32
RB Brenden Benson	0	14	---	---	14	28
OLB Darien St. Amal	---	---	3	3	19	25
DE Perry Freeman	---	---	5	11	9	25
RB Mitchell Rubin	11	13	---	---	---	24
OLB Byron Hutchins	---	---	12	10	---	22
FB Lincoln Greer	2	3	---	---	17	22
OLB Devin Blackburn	---	---	3	6	13	22
DE Roman Delgado	---	---	8	8	2	18
S Vernon Newton	---	---	1	2	13	16
CB Brenden Cole	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Buddy Richardson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Roman Summers	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Hector Jacobs	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jacob Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Russell Fajardo	---	---	2	0	---	2
TE Jacob Friedlander	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Devin Cortez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kenneth McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Juan Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Dixon Writt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	25	46	14	85
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	25	46	3	74
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	25	46	3	74
G Lonnie Godfrey	30	31	---	---	9	70
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	23	43	3	69
ILB Josiah James	---	---	23	37	4	64
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	23	37	3	63
T Grady Rodgers	30	31	---	---	---	61
T Alejandro Garrett	30	31	---	---	---	61
G Jermaine O'Bryan	30	31	---	---	---	61
QB Winston Dodge	30	31	---	---	---	61
C Josiah Hawkins	30	31	---	---	---	61
TE Devan Farler	28	29	---	---	---	57
DE Damien Perez	---	---	23	32	2	57
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	13	31	7	51
WR Dave Thomson	24	27	---	---	---	51
WR Lewis Sparkes	21	29	---	---	1	51
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	23	28	---	51
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	11	31	8	50
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	11	30	3	44
RB Ted Stephenson	20	21	---	---	---	41
WR Leonard Kelly	23	16	---	---	---	39
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	14	18	5	37
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	2	19	15	36
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	2	13	19	34
S Levi Phillip	---	---	11	12	11	34
TE Bert Harding	6	3	---	---	21	30
RB Les Newsome	10	10	---	---	9	29
WR Damian Prior	9	9	---	---	11	29
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	9	13	7	29
DE Pat Duran	---	---	2	15	6	23
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	5	17	---	22
RB Blake Ballard	0	0	---	---	21	21
WR Monty Ansell	1	4	---	---	14	19
TE Brian McGhee	8	7	---	---	3	18
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	2	1	11	14
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Drake England	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Ben Oxendine	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	1	7	---	8
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Otis Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	51	8.5
Middle	16	44	2.8
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	16	75	4.7
Right	10	6	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	45	24	3	0	5	3	9	6	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	30	19	7	1	1	6	0	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	112	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	115	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmett Francis	27	15	3	192	3	48
WR Tyrus Luzar	5	3	0	11	0	12
WR Tito Cox	4	2	1	26	0	29
TE Emmett Burnett	3	2	0	12	0	39
TE Barry Drayton	3	1	1	7	0	14
RB Brenden Benson	1	1	0	5	0	14
WR Dwayne Szott	1	0	0	0	0	48

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Sparkes	8	2	0	20	1	29
RB Ted Stephenson	4	3	0	62	1	21
WR Damian Prior	4	2	1	15	0	9
TE Devan Farler	3	3	0	20	0	29
WR Leonard Kelly	3	3	0	41	2	16
RB Les Newsome	2	1	0	24	1	10
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	0	39	1	27
WR Monty Ansell	2	1	0	22	1	4
TE Brian McGhee	2	2	0	14	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Louie Kemp	1	5	5.00	4.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	1	-1	-1.00	2.40
RB Les Newsome	1	11	11.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	4	2	7	1.75	5.62

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	8.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmett Francis	3	1	6	2.00	7.11
TE Emmett Burnett	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Les Newsome	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	15	8	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmett Francis	8	5	3
TE Emmett Burnett	2	2	1
WR Tito Cox	2	0	0
TE Barry Drayton	1	0	0
RB Brenden Benson	1	1	0
WR Tyrus Luzar	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damian Prior	3	1	1
RB Ted Stephenson	2	1	1
WR Leonard Kelly	2	2	1
TE Devan Farler	1	1	0
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	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)