Week 8, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

72 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	14	6	0	-	23
Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 32 field goal
1Q: 04:20 CAR - Malcolm Heath 23 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 12:11 CAR - Rob Everett 14 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 07:32 NOS - Kristopher Saldivar 4 pass from Adrian Bates (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
2Q: 02:13 NOS - J.J. Dreiser 51 interception return (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 11:48 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 42 field goal
3Q: 04:53 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 26 field goal
4Q: 08:55 CAR - Malcolm Heath 30 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 32 field goal
1Q: 04:20 CAR - Malcolm Heath 23 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 12:11 CAR - Rob Everett 14 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 07:32 NOS - Kristopher Saldivar 4 pass from Adrian Bates (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
2Q: 02:13 NOS - J.J. Dreiser 51 interception return (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 11:48 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 42 field goal
3Q: 04:53 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 26 field goal
4Q: 08:55 CAR - Malcolm Heath 30 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 3-4 3-5
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 314 307
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 97 63
- Rushing Attempts 31 15
- Yards per Rush 3.13 4.20
Net Passing Yards 217 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 1 42 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 246 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 10.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/62 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/46 3/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 3/61 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:03 24:57

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	3-4	3-5
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	314	307
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	97	63
- Rushing Attempts	31	15
- Yards per Rush	3.13	4.20
Net Passing Yards	217	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 1	42 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	246	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	10.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/62	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/46	3/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	3/61	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:03	24:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:23	2:02	OPP 37	5	22	Field Goal
1	8:30	1:41	OWN 18	3	-8	Punt
1	4:08	3:10	OWN 25	7	41	Missed FG
2	12:01	4:40	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	5:05	2:32	OPP 46	5	2	Interception
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 34	6	41	Field Goal
3	9:43	4:55	OWN 26	9	65	Field Goal
3	3:29	3:09	OWN 34	6	18	Punt
4	12:58	1:43	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	8:43	6:24	OWN 25	9	24	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:37	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
1	12:21	3:51	OWN 25	7	56	Interception
1	6:49	2:41	50	6	50	Touchdown
1	0:58	3:57	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	7:21	2:16	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
2	2:33	0:30	OWN 32	2	8	Interception
2	2:03	1:46	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
3	11:42	1:59	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
3	4:48	1:19	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	0:20	2:22	OWN 22	6	13	Punt
4	11:15	2:32	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	2:19	2:09	OWN 7	9	35	Downs

Game MVP: J.J. Dreiser, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Crawford	14	48	3.43	27	1
Drake Poston	9	10	1.11	4	0
Adrian Bates	6	18	3.00	13	1
Abel Zuccolotto	2	21	10.50	19	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Caleca	9	31	3.44	6	0
Roberto England	3	5	1.67	4	0
Carson Silverman	2	19	9.50	11	1
Rob Everett	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Adrian Bates	30	18	246	4/29	1	42	1	83.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	42	25	263	3/19	3	36	3	71.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kristopher Saldivar	7	9	117	16.71	43	42	1
RB Drake Poston	3	3	49	16.33	24	28	0
TE Mason Determann	3	4	33	11.00	6	13	0
FB Billy Crawford	2	2	20	10.00	9	19	0
WR Abel Zuccolotto	2	3	21	10.50	8	13	0
WR Alexander Lowe	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Chance Clapp	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Harvey Jarman	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Everett	5	7	47	9.40	32	22	1
TE Wes Mizrahi	5	9	53	10.60	13	24	0
TE Eddie Bulger	4	7	40	10.00	19	21	0
WR Malcolm Heath	4	7	63	15.75	25	30	2
RB J.C. Caleca	3	3	43	14.33	36	36	0
WR Derek Dunlap	2	3	17	8.50	6	12	0
RB Roberto England	2	5	0	0.00	3	4	0
TE A.J. Aspell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tito Flynn	1	7	7.00	0
ILB J.J. Dreiser	1	51	51.00	1
CB Vinny Cherney	1	3	3.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mason Forrester	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Adrian Bates	1	1	0	0
Daquan Norris	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wes Mizrahi	1	0	0
Rob Everett	0	1	0
Brody Floyd	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antoine Briggs	4	185	46.3	35.3	52	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Meyer	5	239	47.8	38.6	59	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Hoosier	3/4	1/2	0/1	42	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	4	46	11.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto England	3	44	14.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Norris	1	28	28.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daquan Norris	8	2	0.0	15	45
OLB Tito Flynn	6	6	1.0	15	43
CB Vinny Cherney	5	0	0.0	14	40
ILB J.J. Dreiser	4	1	2.0	15	45
OLB Christian Thornton	4	0	0.0	8	33
CB Grady O'Neal	3	0	0.0	1	17
S Pat Fields	2	2	0.0	15	45
OLB Eddie Paltrow	2	1	0.0	8	26
DE Quinn Radmore	2	1	0.0	15	45
CB B.J. Brooks	2	0	0.0	8	23
DE Hector Mahnken	1	1	0.0	15	38
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	1	0	0.0	7	14
S Corwin Torres	0	1	0.0	0	3
DT Eric Turnbull	0	1	0.0	15	45

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joe Manning	8	1	0.0	31	34
DT Gino Ball	5	1	1.0	20	25
DE Chance Tanner	5	1	0.5	28	33
OLB Brody Floyd	4	4	1.0	29	32
CB Bucky Smith	4	3	0.0	22	25
S Leo Schwartz	4	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Cesar Wingo	3	1	1.5	31	34
ILB Erick Cogdell	3	4	0.0	13	8
ILB Donald Bobbitt	2	1	0.0	14	20
ILB Nick Reid	2	0	0.0	14	20
ILB D.J. Cox	2	0	0.0	2	7
DE Alexander Garrison	2	0	0.0	19	27
S Mason Forrester	1	1	0.0	14	15
CB Brayden Banks	1	0	0.0	31	33
DT Donnie O'Neal	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Ivan Liu	1	0	0.0	19	13
RB J.C. Caleca	1	0	---	---	---
RB Roberto England	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Riddick Carpenter	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Mario Jefferson	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Danny McGinnis	0	1	0.0	10	6
DE Caiden Batten	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB J.J. Dreiser	2.0	0	0	0	45
OLB Tito Flynn	1.0	0	0	0	43
OLB Eddie Paltrow	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Hector Mahnken	0.0	0	2	1	38
DT Scottie Tanner	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Quinn Radmore	0.0	0	1	0	45
OLB Christian Thornton	0.0	0	0	1	33

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cesar Wingo	1.5	1	0	34
DT Gino Ball	1.0	1	0	25
OLB Brody Floyd	1.0	0	0	32
DE Chance Tanner	0.5	2	1	33
DT Donnie O'Neal	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daquan Norris	5	1	0	45
CB Vinny Cherney	5	0	1	40
CB B.J. Brooks	4	1	0	23
CB Grady O'Neal	3	0	0	17
OLB Tito Flynn	2	1	1	43
OLB Eddie Paltrow	2	0	0	26
OLB Christian Thornton	2	0	0	33
ILB J.J. Dreiser	1	1	1	45
S Pat Fields	1	0	0	45

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bucky Smith	5	0	0	25
OLB Brody Floyd	2	1	0	32
ILB Donald Bobbitt	2	1	0	20
ILB Nick Reid	1	2	0	20
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	0	0	8
S Joe Manning	1	0	0	34
OLB Cesar Wingo	1	0	0	34
CB Brayden Banks	1	0	0	33
ILB D.J. Cox	1	0	0	7
OLB Riddick Carpenter	1	0	0	7
CB Mario Jefferson	1	0	0	5
S Leo Schwartz	1	0	0	19
S Mason Forrester	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerald Vaughn	3	5	31	1	34
Chase Gibson	2	7	31	0	34
Korey Jenkins	1	4	31	1	34
Robert Farley	0	8	31	0	34
Abel Lucas	0	2	31	2	34

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Casarez	2	3	15	2	45
Liam Jefferson	1	3	15	1	45
Rico Liersch	1	3	15	0	45
Gustavo Jackson	0	3	15	0	45
Eddie Bulger	0	1	4	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mason Determann	3	23
Corwin Torres	2	19
Drake Poston	1	18

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Smith	2	17
Riddick Carpenter	1	20
Todd Ohara	1	15
Rico Liersch	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mason Determann	25	33	---	---	23	81
Abel Lucas	31	34	---	---	8	73
Korey Jenkins	31	34	---	---	8	73
Chase Gibson	31	34	---	---	8	73
Gerald Vaughn	31	34	---	---	8	73
J.J. Dreiser	---	---	15	45	9	69
Alexander Lowe	23	26	---	---	17	66
Robert Farley	31	34	---	---	---	65
Daquan Norris	---	---	15	45	5	65
Quinn Radmore	---	---	15	45	5	65
Adrian Bates	31	34	---	---	---	65
Pat Fields	---	---	15	45	1	61
Eric Turnbull	---	---	15	45	---	60
Tito Flynn	---	---	15	43	---	58
Billy Crawford	24	14	---	---	19	57
Vinny Cherney	---	---	14	40	---	54
Eddie Paltrow	---	---	8	26	19	53
Hector Mahnken	---	---	15	38	---	53
Drake Poston	12	21	---	---	18	51
Kristopher Saldivar	21	22	---	---	5	48
B.J. Brooks	---	---	8	23	14	45
Christian Thornton	---	---	8	33	---	41
Abel Zuccolotto	16	12	---	---	4	32
Harvey Jarman	12	19	---	---	---	31
Scottie Tanner	---	---	7	21	---	28
Chance Clapp	5	12	---	---	6	23
Grady O'Neal	---	---	1	17	5	23
Corwin Torres	---	---	0	3	19	22
Maxwell Wolfe	---	---	7	14	---	21
Donnie Kassotis	---	---	7	12	---	19
Courtney Crackel	6	8	---	---	---	14
Artie Brown	6	1	---	---	6	13
Tyrone Hoffman	2	1	---	---	10	13
Alejandro Hoosier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe McMurdo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Antoine Briggs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bruce Aldrich	---	---	0	0	5	5
Caden Crute	---	---	0	0	5	5
Randy Jackson	2	1	---	---	---	3
Axel Perkins	1	0	---	---	---	1
Marty Schultz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlos Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reuben Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Desmond Wilcox	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jermaine Romano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marshall Randle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Manning	---	---	31	34	4	69
Cesar Wingo	---	---	31	34	4	69
Brayden Banks	---	---	31	33	4	68
Gustavo Jackson	15	45	---	---	5	65
Brody Floyd	---	---	29	32	4	65
Bernie Casarez	15	45	---	---	5	65
Rico Liersch	15	45	---	---	5	65
Chance Tanner	---	---	28	33	4	65
Liam Jefferson	15	45	---	---	5	65
Bucky Smith	---	---	22	25	17	64
Adrian Frederick	15	45	---	---	---	60
Carson Silverman	15	45	---	---	---	60
J.C. Caleca	12	32	---	---	6	50
Alexander Garrison	---	---	19	27	4	50
Malcolm Heath	14	35	---	---	---	49
Wes Mizrahi	13	35	---	---	---	48
Derek Dunlap	13	35	---	---	---	48
Gino Ball	---	---	20	25	3	48
Ivan Liu	---	---	19	13	15	47
Mason Forrester	---	---	14	15	15	44
Eddie Bulger	4	20	---	---	19	43
Roberto England	6	16	---	---	19	41
Leo Schwartz	---	---	18	19	3	40
Rob Everett	9	25	---	---	4	38
Nick Reid	---	---	14	20	3	37
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	14	20	3	37
Riddick Carpenter	---	---	5	7	20	32
Erick Cogdell	---	---	13	8	10	31
Donnie O'Neal	---	---	11	9	5	25
Morris Ladd	0	8	---	---	14	22
Heath Boone	2	5	---	---	14	21
Danny McGinnis	---	---	10	6	4	20
Todd Ohara	0	2	---	---	15	17
Mario Jefferson	---	---	5	5	5	15
A.J. Aspell	2	12	---	---	---	14
D.J. Cox	---	---	2	7	1	10
Caiden Batten	---	---	5	2	---	7
Darren Meyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	5	5
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brett Furrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damian Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dillon Stropka	---	---	0	0	---	0
Vincent Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fred Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	18	62	3.4
Right	7	22	3.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Adrian Bates	30	18	3	2	1	4	4	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	42	25	6	3	2	4	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	110	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	80	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	42	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	72	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	63	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	105	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kristopher Saldivar	9	7	0	117	2	22
TE Mason Determann	4	3	0	33	0	33
WR Chance Clapp	4	0	1	0	0	12
TE Harvey Jarman	4	0	0	0	0	19
RB Drake Poston	3	3	0	49	1	21
WR Abel Zuccolotto	3	2	0	21	0	12
FB Billy Crawford	2	2	0	20	0	14
WR Alexander Lowe	1	1	0	6	0	26

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wes Mizrahi	9	5	2	53	1	35
WR Rob Everett	7	5	0	47	1	25
TE Eddie Bulger	7	4	0	40	1	20
WR Malcolm Heath	7	4	0	63	2	35
RB Roberto England	5	2	0	0	0	16
WR Derek Dunlap	3	2	0	17	0	35
RB J.C. Caleca	3	3	0	43	1	32
TE A.J. Aspell	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Crawford	5	13	2.60	3.43
Drake Poston	1	0	0.00	1.11
Adrian Bates	1	3	3.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Adrian Bates	2	2	10	5.00	8.20

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	2	1	14	7.00	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kristopher Saldivar	2	2	10	5.00	13.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Everett	1	1	14	14.00	6.71
RB Roberto England	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drake Poston	1	0
Billy Crawford	1	1
Adrian Bates	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carson Silverman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Adrian Bates	11	10	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kristopher Saldivar	5	5	3
WR Abel Zuccolotto	3	2	1
RB Drake Poston	1	1	0
FB Billy Crawford	1	1	0
WR Alexander Lowe	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wes Mizrahi	3	1	1
WR Derek Dunlap	2	2	1
WR Malcolm Heath	2	1	1
RB Roberto England	2	1	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	0
RB J.C. Caleca	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)