Week 8, 2025

played in Carolina, NC

59 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	13	0	9	-	29
Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 CAR - Wes Mizrahi 16 pass from Alfred Komrska (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 02:15 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 7 pass from Roger Roiger (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 13:23 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 24 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 07:10 NOS - Jamal Rooney 28 field goal
2Q: 01:53 CAR - Todd Ohara 4 pass from Alfred Komrska (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 00:24 NOS - Jamal Rooney 57 field goal
4Q: 12:33 NOS - Jamal Rooney 48 field goal
4Q: 02:47 NOS - Jamal Rooney 36 field goal
4Q: 00:42 NOS - Jamal Rooney 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 CAR - Wes Mizrahi 16 pass from Alfred Komrska (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 02:15 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 7 pass from Roger Roiger (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 13:23 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 24 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 07:10 NOS - Jamal Rooney 28 field goal
2Q: 01:53 CAR - Todd Ohara 4 pass from Alfred Komrska (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 00:24 NOS - Jamal Rooney 57 field goal
4Q: 12:33 NOS - Jamal Rooney 48 field goal
4Q: 02:47 NOS - Jamal Rooney 36 field goal
4Q: 00:42 NOS - Jamal Rooney 43 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-5 0-8
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 410 246
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 5.69 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 164 86
- Rushing Attempts 39 19
- Yards per Rush 4.21 4.53
Net Passing Yards 246 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 1 35 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.45 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 5/121
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:23 23:37

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-5	0-8
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	410	246
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	5.69	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	164	86
- Rushing Attempts	39	19
- Yards per Rush	4.21	4.53
Net Passing Yards	246	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 1	35 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.45	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	5/121
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:23	23:37

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	1:21	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
1	7:01	4:54	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	0:10	2:00	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
2	11:32	4:30	OWN 39	8	50	Field Goal
2	5:23	1:40	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
2	1:43	1:25	OWN 25	5	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:22	OWN 25	10	27	Punt
3	6:29	1:06	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
3	3:59	1:48	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
4	13:55	1:28	OPP 38	3	7	Field Goal
4	11:01	8:22	OWN 11	14	70	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:17	OPP 32	3	6	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
1	8:47	1:46	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
1	2:07	1:57	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
2	13:10	1:38	OWN 35	4	-6	Punt
2	7:02	1:39	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	3:43	2:00	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 40	1	6	Half
3	8:38	2:09	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
3	5:23	1:24	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
3	2:11	3:16	OWN 3	7	35	Downs
4	12:27	1:26	OWN 23	4	19	Punt
4	2:39	0:48	OWN 28	4	4	Downs
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	3	11	Interception

Game MVP: Tito Flynn, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Renaldo McCarthy	13	50	3.85	24	2	1
Drake Poston	9	39	4.33	10	1	0
Joe Rivera	8	44	5.50	19	1	0
Billy Crawford	5	12	2.40	4	0	0
Roger Roiger	4	19	4.75	8	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Caleca	10	51	5.10	20	2
Irv Tejeda	3	12	4.00	7	0
Alfred Komrska	3	8	2.67	9	0
Irv Finley	2	9	4.50	8	0
Derek Dunlap	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Roiger	32	22	253	1/7	1	31	1	89.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Komrska	35	17	184	3/24	2	24	1	71.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martin Schoeppner	7	9	135	19.29	56	30	1
FB Renaldo McCarthy	6	8	51	8.50	36	31	0
TE Emmitt Perreault	4	7	25	6.25	3	10	0
RB Drake Poston	2	2	1	0.50	0	1	0
WR Randal Clements	1	2	20	20.00	12	20	0
WR Alejandro Ballard	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Mason Determann	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Todd Ohara	3	3	45	15.00	24	22	1
TE Eddie Bulger	3	3	31	10.33	8	13	0
RB J.C. Caleca	3	3	15	5.00	2	8	0
FB Everett Myatt	2	5	26	13.00	27	24	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	4	22	11.00	6	16	1
WR Myron Lyons	2	4	16	8.00	1	12	0
WR Rob Everett	1	8	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Derek Dunlap	1	3	23	23.00	0	23	0
RB Irv Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tito Flynn	1	6	6.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frederick Lucas	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	4	173	43.3	38.5	48	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	7	330	47.1	39.3	65	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	5/5	3/3	1/1	57	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Torres	2	15	7.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Baker	1	18	18.0	0
Daquan Norris	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	5	121	24.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tito Flynn	9	1	1.5	19	38
CB Daquan Norris	7	0	0.0	19	38
OLB Christian Thornton	4	2	0.5	19	38
S Ricardo Goguen	3	0	0.0	9	24
DE Bradley Donovan	2	1	1.0	17	33
ILB J.J. Dreiser	2	2	0.0	11	14
DT Sawyer Boone	2	1	0.0	19	38
S Scottie Willis	2	0	0.0	8	24
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	1	0.0	13	17
S Braxton Small	1	1	0.0	10	14
S Corwin Torres	1	1	0.0	12	15
CB Hayden Kinney	1	1	0.0	8	24
WR Randal Clements	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jared Cowart	1	0	0.0	7	23
CB Warren Baker	1	0	0.0	11	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	13	2	0.0	37	32
ILB Colton Rodriguez	10	5	0.0	37	33
DE Rex Franz	6	1	0.5	37	33
OLB Josh Nussbaum	6	3	0.0	37	28
ILB Erick Cogdell	5	2	0.0	19	13
CB Doug Midget	4	0	0.0	35	31
DT Evan Bullock	3	1	0.0	14	14
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	3	1	0.0	23	16
S Harvey Schulz	3	0	0.0	23	22
DE Chance Tanner	3	0	0.0	32	27
DT Les Borick	2	1	0.5	27	20
CB Frederick Lucas	1	3	0.0	39	30
S Roberto Prescott	1	2	0.0	18	14
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mel Spires	0	2	0.0	6	3
DT Edgar Williamson	0	1	0.0	3	0
CB Steven Lukins	0	1	0.0	19	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tito Flynn	1.5	0	0	38
DE Bradley Donovan	1.0	3	0	33
OLB Christian Thornton	0.5	2	0	38
OLB Jeremy Dawson	0.0	3	1	24
DE Scottie Humphrey	0.0	1	1	7
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	1	0	38

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rex Franz	0.5	0	2	33
DT Les Borick	0.5	0	0	20
DT Evan Bullock	0.0	1	1	14
DE Chance Tanner	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Josh Nussbaum	0.0	0	1	28
ILB Colton Rodriguez	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daquan Norris	6	0	0	38
OLB Tito Flynn	2	1	1	38
CB Hayden Kinney	2	0	0	24
CB Jared Cowart	1	1	0	23
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0	38
S Ricardo Goguen	1	0	0	24
DE Bradley Donovan	1	0	0	33
OLB Christian Thornton	1	0	0	38
CB Warren Baker	1	0	0	12
ILB J.J. Dreiser	1	0	0	14

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	8	0	32
CB Doug Midget	4	0	31
ILB Colton Rodriguez	3	0	33
DT Evan Bullock	2	0	14
OLB Josh Nussbaum	2	0	28
CB Frederick Lucas	1	1	30
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	22
DE Chance Tanner	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Farley	3	6	2	39	0	33
Chase Gibson	3	6	0	39	0	33
Korey Jenkins	3	5	0	39	0	33
Abel Lucas	2	7	0	39	1	33
Keegan Cinkovsky	1	7	0	39	0	33
Emmitt Perreault	0	2	0	24	0	27
Billy Crawford	0	1	0	9	0	3
Erik Emmons	0	1	0	4	0	0

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rufus Stephenson	6	6	19	1	38
Colby Perkins	1	3	19	2	38
Eddie Bulger	1	1	7	0	19
Bernie Casarez	0	3	19	0	38
Cornell Stephens	0	2	10	0	28
Dean Kratky	0	1	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Oliver Wilcox	2	19
Corwin Torres	2	19
C.J. Marek	1	23
Drake Poston	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Ohara	2	22
Richie Quinn	1	21
Rob Everett	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keegan Cinkovsky	39	33	---	---	9	81
Abel Lucas	39	33	---	---	9	81
Korey Jenkins	39	33	---	---	9	81
Chase Gibson	39	33	---	---	9	81
Randal Clements	37	33	---	---	2	72
Robert Farley	39	33	---	---	---	72
Roger Roiger	39	33	---	---	---	72
Sawyer Boone	---	---	19	38	7	64
Martin Schoeppner	31	31	---	---	1	63
Daquan Norris	---	---	19	38	3	60
Tito Flynn	---	---	19	38	---	57
Christian Thornton	---	---	19	38	---	57
Jeremy Dawson	---	---	8	24	22	54
Emmitt Perreault	24	27	---	---	2	53
Jameson Mattison	---	---	8	26	18	52
Ricardo Goguen	---	---	9	24	17	50
Bradley Donovan	---	---	17	33	---	50
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	13	17	19	49
Corwin Torres	---	---	12	15	19	46
Alejandro Ballard	21	23	---	---	---	44
Jared Cowart	---	---	7	23	7	37
Renaldo McCarthy	19	17	---	---	---	36
Drake Poston	11	12	---	---	12	35
C.J. Marek	9	2	---	---	23	34
Scottie Willis	---	---	8	24	---	32
Hayden Kinney	---	---	8	24	---	32
Mason Determann	18	12	---	---	---	30
Erik Emmons	4	0	---	---	25	29
Warren Baker	---	---	11	12	3	26
Braxton Small	---	---	10	14	1	25
J.J. Dreiser	---	---	11	14	---	25
James Florey	3	0	---	---	21	24
Joe Rivera	9	5	---	---	8	22
Scottie Tanner	---	---	9	7	---	16
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	13	13
Zack Constant	---	---	0	2	10	12
Billy Crawford	9	3	---	---	---	12
Ricky Greene	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scottie Humphrey	---	---	2	7	---	9
Wendell Linstrom	0	0	---	---	---	0
Braden Pantoja	0	0	---	---	---	0
Axel Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Anderle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gabriel Crawford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	37	33	16	86
Rex Franz	---	---	37	33	5	75
Santiago Chatman	---	---	37	32	5	74
Doug Midget	---	---	35	31	8	74
Frederick Lucas	---	---	39	30	4	73
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	37	28	3	68
Bernie Casarez	19	38	---	---	7	64
Rico Liersch	19	38	---	---	7	64
Colby Perkins	19	38	---	---	7	64
Conner Farley	---	---	18	20	25	63
Myron Lyons	17	32	---	---	12	61
Chance Tanner	---	---	32	27	2	61
Rufus Stephenson	19	38	---	---	---	57
Alfred Komrska	19	38	---	---	---	57
Derek Dunlap	19	38	---	---	---	57
Les Borick	---	---	27	20	4	51
Harvey Schulz	---	---	23	22	4	49
Roberto Prescott	---	---	18	14	17	49
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	23	16	4	43
Steven Lukins	---	---	19	21	3	43
Cornell Stephens	10	28	---	---	---	38
J.C. Caleca	11	19	---	---	8	38
Rob Everett	8	18	---	---	11	37
Wes Mizrahi	15	21	---	---	---	36
Erick Cogdell	---	---	19	13	2	34
Everett Myatt	5	12	---	---	15	32
Richie Quinn	2	9	---	---	21	32
Evan Bullock	---	---	14	14	1	29
Todd Ohara	2	5	---	---	22	29
Eddie Bulger	7	19	---	---	1	27
Mel Spires	---	---	6	3	15	24
Irv Finley	2	3	---	---	18	23
Dean Kratky	9	10	---	---	2	21
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	4	5	6	15
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	1	1	12	14
Irv Tejeda	5	8	---	---	---	13
Ryan Vaughn	2	5	---	---	3	10
Edgar Williamson	---	---	3	0	5	8
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jay Gaines	0	0	---	---	5	5
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vinny Tate	0	1	---	---	---	1
Moe Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	21	77	3.7
Right	12	76	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Roiger	32	22	7	1	1	0	5	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Komrska	35	17	3	3	1	2	10	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	104	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	57	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	13	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	79	15.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	38	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	9	7	1	135	5	31
FB Renaldo McCarthy	8	6	0	51	1	17
TE Emmitt Perreault	7	4	0	25	0	27
WR Randal Clements	2	1	0	20	1	33
RB Drake Poston	2	2	0	1	0	12
WR Alejandro Ballard	2	1	0	13	0	23
TE Mason Determann	2	1	0	8	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Everett	8	1	0	6	0	18
FB Everett Myatt	5	2	0	26	1	12
TE Wes Mizrahi	4	2	0	22	0	21
WR Myron Lyons	4	2	0	16	0	32
WR Todd Ohara	3	3	0	45	1	5
TE Eddie Bulger	3	3	0	31	0	19
WR Derek Dunlap	3	1	1	23	1	38
RB J.C. Caleca	3	3	0	15	0	19
RB Irv Finley	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Renaldo McCarthy	3	8	2.67	3.85
Roger Roiger	1	0	0.00	4.75

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Roiger	2	1	7	3.50	7.91

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Komrska	5	2	20	4.00	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	7	7.00	15.00
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	0	0	0.00	3.57

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Everett	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	4	4.00	15.00
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	1	16	16.00	5.50
WR Myron Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Rivera	3	1
Billy Crawford	2	2
Drake Poston	1	0
Roger Roiger	1	0
Renaldo McCarthy	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Roiger	9	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Schoeppner	6	6	6
TE Emmitt Perreault	2	0	0
FB Renaldo McCarthy	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB J.C. Caleca	3	3	0
WR Myron Lyons	2	1	0
FB Everett Myatt	1	0	0
WR Rob Everett	1	0	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	1
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	1	1
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)