Week 8, 2079

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3
Carolina Panthers	10	6	10	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:23 CAR - Collin Goga 30 field goal
1Q: 04:24 CAR - Warren Peoples 3 run (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 13:53 NOS - Alan Emmons 38 field goal
2Q: 02:19 CAR - Darnell Lenz 86 punt return (Collin Goga extra point failed)
3Q: 11:41 CAR - Sergio Washington 8 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 03:09 CAR - Collin Goga 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:23 CAR - Collin Goga 30 field goal
1Q: 04:24 CAR - Warren Peoples 3 run (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 13:53 NOS - Alan Emmons 38 field goal
2Q: 02:19 CAR - Darnell Lenz 86 punt return (Collin Goga extra point failed)
3Q: 11:41 CAR - Sergio Washington 8 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 03:09 CAR - Collin Goga 32 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-5 7-1
First Downs 11 22
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 255 385
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 4.18 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 32 137
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 1.52 4.42
Net Passing Yards 223 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 1 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/39 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 6/147
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:32 33:28

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-5	7-1
First Downs	11	22
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	255	385
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	4.18	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	32	137
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	1.52	4.42
Net Passing Yards	223	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 1	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	7.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/39	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	6/147
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:32	33:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
1	9:15	1:18	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	4:15	5:30	OWN 25	9	54	Field Goal
2	11:39	3:40	OWN 7	6	20	Punt
2	7:59	1:52	OPP 38	4	23	Interception
2	3:44	1:36	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
2	2:08	1:57	OWN 24	9	43	Missed FG
3	11:31	2:33	OWN 23	4	18	Punt
3	3:04	1:57	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	13:24	1:28	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	8:54	1:48	OWN 40	7	17	Fumble
4	2:42	1:42	OWN 37	7	20	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	3:33	OWN 32	7	55	Field Goal
1	7:57	3:42	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
2	13:45	2:06	OWN 40	4	22	Punt
2	6:07	2:23	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 40	2	11	Half
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	8:58	5:54	OWN 25	12	60	Field Goal
3	1:07	2:43	OWN 37	6	13	Punt
4	11:56	3:02	OWN 45	5	22	Missed FG
4	7:06	4:24	OPP 41	6	11	Missed FG
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 43	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Mo Sjostrom, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Karl Malone	7	3	0.43	3	0
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	7	18	2.57	11	1
QB Carter Caldwell	3	19	6.33	9	0
RB Rick Talley	2	-2	-1.00	2	0
WR Jace Joseph	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
QB Sean Powell	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Warren Peoples	20	79	3.95	27	3	1
RB Claude Scott	6	31	5.17	15	2	0
RB Dwight Nieto	3	30	10.00	22	1	0
QB Terrell Cochrane	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carter Caldwell	20	14	150	1/8	0	27	1	70.8
Sean Powell	19	15	81	0/0	0	12	0	84.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	34	26	248	0/0	1	28	0	106.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Melvin Tolar	9	12	74	8.22	24	27
WR Devin Camire	8	9	51	6.38	8	14
WR Jace Joseph	3	4	17	5.67	3	7
TE Taylor Clemons	3	7	44	14.67	10	25
WR Kaleb Crawford	2	2	26	13.00	9	20
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Norbert Radda	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Karl Malone	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Rich Lyle	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leroy Skjerven	6	9	45	7.50	15	13	0
WR Jason Floyd	5	5	57	11.40	19	28	0
TE Sergio Washington	5	7	90	18.00	49	24	1
RB Warren Peoples	3	3	14	4.67	17	13	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	5	18	6.00	1	11	0
RB Dwight Nieto	2	3	6	3.00	7	7	0
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
FB Micah Huffman	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB B.J. McGee	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	0	0
TE Melvin Tolar	1	0	0
FB Norbert Radda	0	1	0
G Graham Mathews	0	1	0
ILB Edwin Talley	0	0	1
G Micah Gillespie	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Jason Floyd	1	1	0
S Darnell Lenz	1	0	0
CB Todd Goddard	0	1	0
OLB Willie Bullock	0	0	1
CB Tre Whelihan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Willig	7	322	46.0	29.6	56	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Myslinski	3	103	34.3	33.3	41	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Emmons	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	2/4	0/2	0/1	32	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Crawford	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Lenz	6	147	24.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Burkholder	2	44	22.0	0
Kaleb Crawford	2	35	17.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Chesnut	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Irv Gellar	9	4	0.0	31	33
DE Collin Dawson	9	2	0.0	31	34
CB Irving McSweeny	6	1	0.0	29	32
OLB Myles Walsh	6	1	0.0	30	34
ILB Edwin Talley	5	4	0.0	26	25
OLB Rex Baber	5	0	0.0	9	9
DE Evan Hopson	3	1	0.0	31	33
ILB Myron Nelson	3	0	0.0	4	8
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	1	0.0	28	33
S Stan Napier	2	0	0.0	18	18
DT Cody Owens	1	1	0.0	24	25
S Parker McHugh	1	0	0.0	13	17
QB Carter Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
C Amos McIntyre	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alfred Tapia	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Hugh Washington	0	2	0.0	12	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cory Gardner	7	0	0.0	21	31
CB Tre Whelihan	6	0	0.0	21	40
DT Amir Rodrigues	5	1	0.5	18	22
S Angel Hastings	5	4	0.0	21	40
OLB Willie Bullock	5	2	0.0	11	25
OLB Duane Hasan	4	1	0.0	21	40
CB B.J. McGee	4	1	0.0	9	22
S Russell Dunlap	4	0	0.0	10	30
DE Les Oliver	3	0	0.0	20	27
DE Kody Preston	2	2	0.0	18	21
CB Wayne Hutchins	2	2	0.0	19	39
DE Myles Holliday	1	0	0.5	17	29
S Ernie Chesnut	1	2	0.0	11	10
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Dennis Tessen	0	1	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Evan Hopson	1	0	0	33
DT Cody Owens	0	1	0	25
DE Collin Dawson	0	0	1	34

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Amir Rodrigues	0.5	0	0	22
DE Myles Holliday	0.5	0	0	29
OLB Duane Hasan	0.0	1	0	40
DT Kristopher Ellison	0.0	0	1	18
DE Kody Preston	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Irving McSweeny	5	1	32
OLB Rex Baber	4	0	9
S Irv Gellar	3	0	33
OLB Myles Walsh	3	0	34
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	1	33
S Stan Napier	2	0	18
ILB Edwin Talley	2	0	25
DE Collin Dawson	2	0	34
DE Evan Hopson	1	1	33
S Parker McHugh	1	0	17
ILB Myron Nelson	1	0	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cory Gardner	6	0	0	31
CB B.J. McGee	4	0	1	22
S Russell Dunlap	4	0	0	30
OLB Willie Bullock	4	0	0	25
S Angel Hastings	3	1	0	40
OLB Duane Hasan	3	0	0	40
CB Tre Whelihan	2	1	0	40
CB Wayne Hutchins	1	1	0	39
DT Amir Rodrigues	1	0	0	22
DE Les Oliver	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T T.J. Rheams	1	4	21	0	40
G Trevor Wilkerson	0	4	21	1	40
C Amos McIntyre	0	4	21	0	40
T J.T. Grabowski	0	4	21	0	40
G Graham Mathews	0	2	21	0	40

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Tre Williamson	4	8	31	34
G Neal Moffett	2	9	31	34
T Rufus Packer	1	5	31	34
T George Gordon	1	2	31	34
C Pat Blasingame	0	4	31	34
TE Sergio Washington	0	1	29	34

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Owens	4	15
Micah Gillespie	2	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Whelihan	2	20
B.J. McGee	2	15
Neal Moffett	1	13
Charles Politte	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Trevor Wilkerson	21	40	---	---	11	72
T J.T. Grabowski	21	40	---	---	9	70
G Graham Mathews	21	40	---	---	9	70
DE Collin Dawson	---	---	31	34	4	69
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	31	33	4	68
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	30	34	4	68
S Irv Gellar	---	---	31	33	3	67
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	28	33	4	65
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	29	32	3	64
DT Cody Owens	---	---	24	25	15	64
T T.J. Rheams	21	40	---	---	---	61
C Amos McIntyre	21	40	---	---	---	61
TE Melvin Tolar	21	34	---	---	---	55
WR Jace Joseph	19	36	---	---	---	55
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	26	25	---	51
WR Devin Camire	16	34	---	---	1	51
S Stan Napier	---	---	18	18	12	48
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	---	---	21	23	3	47
CB Chad Burkholder	---	---	16	16	12	44
TE Taylor Clemons	7	16	---	---	20	43
WR Kaleb Crawford	10	19	---	---	9	38
QB Carter Caldwell	16	21	---	---	---	37
CB Tristan Richmond	---	---	11	12	13	36
S Parker McHugh	---	---	13	17	4	34
RB Karl Malone	11	23	---	---	---	34
WR Gustavo Wynn	4	13	---	---	13	30
FB Norbert Radda	5	8	---	---	13	26
DT Hugh Washington	---	---	12	12	2	26
RB Rick Talley	2	5	---	---	17	24
QB Sean Powell	5	19	---	---	---	24
OLB Roderick Widell	---	---	2	0	18	20
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	9	9	---	18
ILB Myron Nelson	---	---	4	8	4	16
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	8	8	---	---	---	16
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	5	8	---	13
WR Rich Lyle	0	4	---	---	7	11
ILB Jace Horton	---	---	0	1	9	10
C Dashawn Bensen	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Micah Gillespie	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Steve Willig	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Aaron Bjorkstam	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	0	1	3	4
K Alan Emmons	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Floyd Finister	2	0	---	---	---	2
CB Conrad Jacobs	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Gage Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	21	40	20	81
G Neal Moffett	31	34	---	---	13	78
C Pat Blasingame	31	34	---	---	7	72
T Rufus Packer	31	34	---	---	---	65
T George Gordon	31	34	---	---	---	65
G Tre Williamson	31	34	---	---	---	65
WR Jeffrey Rogers	22	23	---	---	19	64
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	21	40	2	63
TE Sergio Washington	29	34	---	---	---	63
S Angel Hastings	---	---	21	40	2	63
QB Mo Sjostrom	28	34	---	---	---	62
CB Wayne Hutchins	---	---	19	39	2	60
WR Jason Floyd	25	34	---	---	---	59
WR Leroy Skjerven	24	34	---	---	---	58
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	11	25	20	56
DE Les Oliver	---	---	20	27	8	55
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	21	31	2	54
RB Warren Peoples	21	26	---	---	1	48
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	9	22	15	46
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	17	29	---	46
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	10	30	3	43
DT Amir Rodrigues	---	---	18	22	---	40
DE Kody Preston	---	---	18	21	---	39
RB Dwight Nieto	6	8	---	---	22	36
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	11	10	14	35
FB Micah Huffman	6	3	---	---	22	31
CB Todd Goddard	---	---	4	21	2	27
DE Kevin Domenici	---	---	2	13	9	24
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	3	18	2	23
TE Bubba Stahl	9	8	---	---	---	17
RB Claude Scott	6	0	---	---	11	17
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	3	10	1	14
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Charles Politte	---	---	1	0	9	10
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR Randal Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Fred Graham	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Trenton Myslinski	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mercury Bergstrom	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Aaron Griffin	6	0	---	---	---	6
T Gustavo Foley	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Terrell Cochrane	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	1	1	---	2
DE Cedric Angel	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Gavin West	1	0	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	12	25	2.1
Right	5	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	10	41	4.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carter Caldwell	20	14	3	0	1	2	2	0	1
Sean Powell	19	15	0	1	1	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	34	26	5	1	2	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	115	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	98	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	47	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	109	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	69	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Melvin Tolar	12	9	2	74	1	34
WR Devin Camire	9	8	0	51	0	34
TE Taylor Clemons	7	3	0	44	1	16
WR Jace Joseph	4	3	0	17	0	36
WR Kaleb Crawford	2	2	0	26	1	19
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	0	3	0	13
FB Norbert Radda	1	1	0	6	0	8
RB Karl Malone	1	1	0	-2	0	23
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Rich Lyle	1	1	0	12	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leroy Skjerven	9	6	2	45	0	34
TE Sergio Washington	7	5	0	90	3	34
WR Jason Floyd	5	5	0	57	2	34
WR Jeffrey Rogers	5	3	0	18	0	23
RB Dwight Nieto	3	2	0	6	0	8
RB Warren Peoples	3	3	0	14	0	26
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	0	10	0	8
FB Micah Huffman	1	1	0	8	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rick Talley	1	-4	-4.00	-1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warren Peoples	5	-5	-1.00	3.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carter Caldwell	2	1	-2	-1.00	7.50

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	4	2	12	3.00	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Karl Malone	1	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
WR Devin Camire	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Nieto	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Sergio Washington	1	1	8	8.00	12.86
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	0	0	0.00	3.60
WR Leroy Skjerven	1	1	4	4.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carter Caldwell	2	1
QB Sean Powell	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Nieto	3	1
QB Terrell Cochrane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carter Caldwell	9	8	4
Sean Powell	5	4	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Melvin Tolar	5	4	1
WR Jace Joseph	3	2	0
TE Taylor Clemons	2	2	2
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	1	1
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	0
RB Karl Malone	1	1	0
WR Devin Camire	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dwight Nieto	3	2	1
WR Jason Floyd	1	1	1
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	1
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	0	0
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	1
FB Micah Huffman	1	1	0
WR Leroy Skjerven	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)