Week 8, 2041

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	6	10	3	-	26
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 CAR - Nate Smith 22 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Trent Alderman extra point)
1Q: 01:52 NOS - Harvey Mathews 17 pass from Rico McNeill (Tucker Peel extra point)
2Q: 08:01 CAR - Kaden Elliott 4 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Trent Alderman extra point failed)
3Q: 10:31 CAR - Trent Alderman 28 field goal
3Q: 09:10 CAR - Lewis Dawson 1 run (Trent Alderman extra point)
4Q: 05:36 CAR - Trent Alderman 41 field goal
4Q: 03:10 NOS - Ramon Turner 12 pass from Rico McNeill (Rico McNeill pass to Harvey Mathews for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 CAR - Nate Smith 22 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Trent Alderman extra point)
1Q: 01:52 NOS - Harvey Mathews 17 pass from Rico McNeill (Tucker Peel extra point)
2Q: 08:01 CAR - Kaden Elliott 4 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Trent Alderman extra point failed)
3Q: 10:31 CAR - Trent Alderman 28 field goal
3Q: 09:10 CAR - Lewis Dawson 1 run (Trent Alderman extra point)
4Q: 05:36 CAR - Trent Alderman 41 field goal
4Q: 03:10 NOS - Ramon Turner 12 pass from Rico McNeill (Rico McNeill pass to Harvey Mathews for conversion)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-5 1-7
First Downs 23 10
- by Rushing 7 0
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 388 208
- Offensive Plays 73 48
- Yards per Play 5.32 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 123 47
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 3.73 2.76
Net Passing Yards 265 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 0 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 274 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 5.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 12/78
Punt Returns/Yards 5/33 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:44 24:16

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-5	1-7
First Downs	23	10
- by Rushing	7	0
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	388	208
- Offensive Plays	73	48
- Yards per Play	5.32	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	123	47
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	3.73	2.76
Net Passing Yards	265	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 0	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	274	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	5.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	12/78
Punt Returns/Yards	5/33	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:44	24:16

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	3:02	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	7:12	2:17	OWN 18	4	37	Fumble
1	1:46	1:56	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	11:56	4:04	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	5:14	1:26	OWN 26	4	20	Punt
2	2:13	1:35	OWN 12	6	30	Punt
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
3	10:16	1:15	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
3	7:11	2:42	OWN 24	5	25	Punt
3	0:53	3:37	OWN 17	8	35	Punt
4	10:57	5:28	OWN 29	9	47	Field Goal
4	3:00	2:37	OWN 23	6	20	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
1	9:01	1:49	OWN 42	3	-7	Punt
1	4:55	3:09	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	14:50	2:54	OWN 6	5	18	Punt
2	7:52	2:38	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	3:48	1:35	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 3	1	4	Half
3	10:26	0:10	OWN 25	1	-8	Fumble
3	9:01	1:50	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
3	4:29	3:36	OWN 23	5	0	Punt
4	12:16	1:19	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:29	2:29	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 2	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Wyatt Cobbs, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lewis Dawson	29	110	3.79	10	1	1
RB Sean Bradford	3	12	4.00	7	0	0
WR Deion Hammer	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Devonte Bone	9	27	3.00	9
QB Rico McNeill	4	26	6.50	9
RB Brayden Reilly	4	-6	-1.50	7

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wyatt Cobbs	39	26	274	1/9	2	28	0	104.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico McNeill	29	19	175	2/14	2	38	0	104.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kaden Elliott	6	8	49	8.17	32	28	1
TE Eduardo Kemp	5	10	65	13.00	33	27	0
WR Deion Hammer	4	5	34	8.50	21	16	0
FB Raul Babinchak	3	3	34	11.33	19	27	0
WR Danny Brewer	2	3	14	7.00	0	18	0
RB Lewis Dawson	2	4	16	8.00	8	9	0
TE Nate Smith	2	4	37	18.50	16	22	1
RB Sean Bradford	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0
TE Kyle Burke	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ramon Turner	6	7	35	5.83	13	12	1
WR Cris Lyons	5	6	58	11.60	30	38	0
TE Harvey Mathews	2	3	28	14.00	12	17	1
WR Winston Haggans	2	5	43	21.50	6	23	0
RB Brayden Reilly	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
TE Micah Mallow	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Devonte Bone	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Moe Blake	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Deion Hammer	1	0	0
DE C.J. Mukherjee	0	1	0
OLB Luther Castro	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Rico McNeill	1	0	0
OLB Ike Carswell	0	1	0
OLB Lamar Jackson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Flannery	6	302	50.3	42.3	55	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Phillips	8	386	48.3	44.1	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Alderman	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tucker Peel	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Snyder	5	33	6.6	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ramon Turner	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Brewer	2	44	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Ramon Turner	2	39	19.5
Archie Lathon	1	12	12.0
Stan Thao	1	17	17.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brody Wick	7	2	0.0	16	20
OLB Luther Castro	6	2	1.0	16	26
S Calvin Snyder	5	1	0.0	17	26
CB Ernie DeGrasse	3	2	0.0	16	24
S Jerald Cortez	3	1	0.0	16	26
CB Edwin Pierce	3	1	0.0	17	29
DT Dillon Patterson	2	1	0.5	16	28
CB Kelly Wilson	2	0	0.0	3	11
OLB Jared Francis	2	0	0.0	8	27
DE Nolan Jeffries	1	1	0.5	17	31
OLB Bryant Reed	1	1	0.0	10	9
ILB Herman Conley	1	0	0.0	7	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nathaniel Fabian	12	4	1.0	31	35
OLB Lamar Jackson	6	2	0.0	33	40
S Tony Fugate	6	1	0.0	31	35
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	6	1	0.0	12	23
CB Jesse Oxley	5	3	0.0	33	40
OLB Ike Carswell	5	1	0.0	31	36
DT Lonnie Idomir	3	1	0.0	23	21
DE Clarence Raymond	3	1	0.0	23	33
DE Kurt Francis	2	1	0.0	29	37
ILB Darius Levine	2	1	0.0	11	22
ILB Leland Andersen	2	0	0.0	21	16
DE Brian Miller	2	0	0.0	12	8
DT Salvador Tucker	1	0	0.0	10	19
WR Ramon Turner	1	0	---	---	---
S Leroy Dotson	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	0	3	0.0	33	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Luther Castro	1.0	0	0	1	26
DE Nolan Jeffries	0.5	1	2	3	31
DT Dillon Patterson	0.5	0	1	0	28
OLB Jared Francis	0.0	0	1	2	27
DE Ezekiel O'Donnell	0.0	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Nathaniel Fabian	1.0	0	0	0	35
OLB Emmett Wright	0.0	1	0	0	5
DE Clarence Raymond	0.0	0	1	1	33
DE Brian Miller	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Kurt Francis	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jerald Cortez	3	0	26
CB Ernie DeGrasse	3	0	24
S Calvin Snyder	3	0	26
OLB Luther Castro	2	0	26
CB Kelly Wilson	2	0	11
CB Edwin Pierce	2	0	29
ILB Brody Wick	2	0	20
DT Dillon Patterson	1	0	28
ILB Herman Conley	1	0	21
OLB Jared Francis	0	1	27
S Chris McNeil	0	1	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lamar Jackson	7	1	40
S Tony Fugate	5	0	35
S Nathaniel Fabian	4	0	35
CB Jesse Oxley	3	0	40
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	3	0	23
S Leroy Dotson	1	1	5
DT Lonnie Idomir	1	0	21
DT Salvador Tucker	1	0	19
ILB Darius Levine	1	0	22
OLB Ike Carswell	0	1	36
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	0	1	39
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Owen Cooper	5	7	1	33	0	40
T Aiden Joseph	3	9	0	33	0	40
G Dexter Harding	3	7	0	33	0	40
G Maurice Daniels	2	6	0	33	1	40
T Alvin Riley	2	4	0	33	0	40

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Archie Lathon	3	7	17	0	31
T Herb Fox	0	3	17	0	31
T Kerry Fredericks	0	2	17	0	31
G Patrick Bailie	0	1	17	1	31
G Kerry Cass	0	0	17	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Wilson	1	16
Lewis Dawson	1	16
Bryant Reed	1	11
Brody Wick	1	11
Eduardo Kemp	1	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Reilly	2	16
Moe Blake	1	22
Emmett Wright	1	21
Lamar Jackson	1	13
Lincoln Mizukami	1	11
Patrick Bailie	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alvin Riley	33	40	---	---	8	81
G Maurice Daniels	33	40	---	---	8	81
C Owen Cooper	33	40	---	---	---	73
QB Wyatt Cobbs	33	40	---	---	---	73
G Dexter Harding	33	40	---	---	---	73
T Aiden Joseph	33	40	---	---	---	73
WR Kaden Elliott	33	39	---	---	---	72
RB Lewis Dawson	29	24	---	---	16	69
TE Eduardo Kemp	27	35	---	---	1	63
WR Deion Hammer	30	29	---	---	1	60
S Calvin Snyder	---	---	17	26	11	54
WR Danny Brewer	22	12	---	---	19	53
DE Nolan Jeffries	---	---	17	31	---	48
ILB Brody Wick	---	---	16	20	11	47
CB Edwin Pierce	---	---	17	29	---	46
DT Dillon Patterson	---	---	16	28	---	44
OLB Luther Castro	---	---	16	26	1	43
S Jerald Cortez	---	---	16	26	1	43
CB Ernie DeGrasse	---	---	16	24	---	40
ILB Herman Conley	---	---	7	21	11	39
FB Raul Babinchak	10	8	---	---	19	37
TE Nate Smith	2	10	---	---	24	36
OLB Jared Francis	---	---	8	27	---	35
CB Kelly Wilson	---	---	3	11	16	30
OLB Bryant Reed	---	---	10	9	11	30
DE C.J. Mukherjee	---	---	6	14	8	28
TE Kyle Burke	6	21	---	---	---	27
S Chris McNeil	---	---	1	10	16	27
OLB Eli Osborne	---	---	0	3	22	25
DE Ezekiel O'Donnell	---	---	9	13	---	22
RB Sean Bradford	4	16	---	---	1	21
CB Marshall Shellhaas	---	---	8	9	1	18
WR Edwin Gray	2	6	---	---	8	16
CB Daniel Lassner	---	---	1	7	8	16
DT Donny Haase	---	---	2	2	8	12
P Richie Flannery	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tony Togiai	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Logan Jennings	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alejandro Cooley	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Trent Alderman	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Paul Bradford	---	---	1	5	---	6
WR Trent Wilcox	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Quentin Krenn	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Andrew Sampson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Monty Watson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Daquan Hopkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Lamar Jackson	---	---	33	40	13	86
CB Jesse Oxley	---	---	33	40	9	82
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	---	---	33	39	2	74
OLB Ike Carswell	---	---	31	36	4	71
S Nathaniel Fabian	---	---	31	35	3	69
S Tony Fugate	---	---	31	35	2	68
DE Kurt Francis	---	---	29	37	2	68
DE Clarence Raymond	---	---	23	33	2	58
WR Ramon Turner	17	29	---	---	11	57
G Patrick Bailie	17	31	---	---	8	56
G Kerry Cass	17	31	---	---	8	56
T Kerry Fredericks	17	31	---	---	8	56
T Herb Fox	17	31	---	---	8	56
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	---	---	21	18	14	53
C Archie Lathon	17	31	---	---	4	52
DT Lonnie Idomir	---	---	23	21	7	51
ILB Leland Andersen	---	---	21	16	12	49
QB Rico McNeill	17	31	---	---	---	48
WR Cris Lyons	17	27	---	---	1	45
TE Moe Blake	7	15	---	---	22	44
RB Brayden Reilly	8	18	---	---	16	42
TE Harvey Mathews	17	23	---	---	1	41
WR Winston Haggans	10	20	---	---	9	39
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	---	---	12	23	2	37
ILB Darius Levine	---	---	11	22	2	35
DT Salvador Tucker	---	---	10	19	1	30
OLB Emmett Wright	---	---	2	5	21	28
RB Devonte Bone	9	12	---	---	1	22
S Maxwell Davis	---	---	2	5	14	21
DE Brian Miller	---	---	12	8	---	20
FB Frederick Perez	0	5	---	---	15	20
WR Stan Thao	0	1	---	---	14	15
RB Lincoln Mizukami	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Irv Talley	---	---	2	2	6	10
TE Micah Mallow	0	4	---	---	5	9
C Lonnie Lindblad	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Artie Phillips	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Leroy Dotson	---	---	2	5	---	7
K Tucker Peel	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Sebastian Byzewski	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR J.R. Baumgardner	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Martin Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bart Bush	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Lorenzo Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jermaine Hastings	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Andrew Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	46	3.5
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	14	54	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	4	-6	-1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wyatt Cobbs	39	26	4	2	2	5	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico McNeill	29	19	3	0	2	2	5	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	61	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	147	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eduardo Kemp	10	5	0	65	1	35
WR Kaden Elliott	8	6	0	49	1	39
WR Deion Hammer	5	4	1	34	0	29
RB Lewis Dawson	4	2	1	16	0	24
TE Nate Smith	4	2	0	37	1	10
WR Danny Brewer	3	2	0	14	0	12
FB Raul Babinchak	3	3	0	34	1	8
RB Sean Bradford	1	1	0	13	0	16
TE Kyle Burke	1	1	0	12	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ramon Turner	7	6	0	35	0	29
WR Cris Lyons	6	5	0	58	1	27
WR Winston Haggans	5	2	0	43	2	20
TE Harvey Mathews	3	2	0	28	0	23
TE Moe Blake	2	0	1	0	0	15
TE Micah Mallow	2	1	1	5	0	4
RB Devonte Bone	2	1	0	7	0	12
RB Brayden Reilly	2	2	0	-1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lewis Dawson	5	14	2.80	3.79
RB Sean Bradford	1	3	3.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wyatt Cobbs	2	1	4	2.00	7.03

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico McNeill	3	2	29	9.67	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eduardo Kemp	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Kaden Elliott	1	1	4	4.00	6.13

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Harvey Mathews	1	1	17	17.00	9.33
TE Moe Blake	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ramon Turner	1	1	12	12.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lewis Dawson	6	3

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rico McNeill	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wyatt Cobbs	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico McNeill	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eduardo Kemp	3	1	1
WR Danny Brewer	2	1	1
WR Kaden Elliott	2	2	1
RB Lewis Dawson	1	1	0
TE Nate Smith	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Harvey Mathews	2	1	1
WR Cris Lyons	2	2	0
WR Winston Haggans	2	1	1
WR Ramon Turner	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (21,400)
End Zone 7,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (21,400)
End Zone	7,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)