Week 8, 2047

played in New Orleans, LA

50 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 NOS - Tito Osborne 47 field goal
1Q: 01:07 CAR - Winfred Farley 4 run (B.J. Scott extra point)
2Q: 04:57 NOS - Zane Vance 29 interception return (Tito Osborne extra point)
2Q: 03:12 NOS - Harry Michael 54 interception return (Tito Osborne extra point)
4Q: 06:24 NOS - Gerald Smith 6 run (Tito Osborne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 NOS - Tito Osborne 47 field goal
1Q: 01:07 CAR - Winfred Farley 4 run (B.J. Scott extra point)
2Q: 04:57 NOS - Zane Vance 29 interception return (Tito Osborne extra point)
2Q: 03:12 NOS - Harry Michael 54 interception return (Tito Osborne extra point)
4Q: 06:24 NOS - Gerald Smith 6 run (Tito Osborne extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-7 2-6
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 9 4
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 244 264
- Offensive Plays 79 62
- Yards per Play 3.09 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 64 202
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 3.20 6.31
Net Passing Yards 180 62
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 26 - 3 28 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 79
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 3.05 2.07
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/21 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 4/80 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/83
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:07 28:53

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-7	2-6
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	9	4
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	244	264
- Offensive Plays	79	62
- Yards per Play	3.09	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	64	202
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	3.20	6.31
Net Passing Yards	180	62
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 26 - 3	28 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	79
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	3.05	2.07
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/21	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	4/80	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/83
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:07	28:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	3:53	OWN 46	5	9	Punt
1	5:44	4:45	OWN 36	13	64	Touchdown
2	12:30	2:25	OWN 41	7	25	Downs
2	7:12	2:27	OWN 3	6	9	Interception
2	4:45	0:47	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
2	3:12	0:12	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
2	3:00	1:22	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	0:32	0:29	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	12:06	2:51	OWN 5	8	36	Punt
3	8:10	0:32	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
3	6:52	1:42	OPP 26	3	0	Punt
3	1:45	1:53	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	13:38	1:39	OPP 46	4	6	Downs
4	8:50	0:58	OWN 20	5	-4	Interception
4	6:17	3:47	OWN 25	8	35	Fumble
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	34	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 42	5	28	Field Goal
1	7:29	1:45	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
1	0:59	3:29	OWN 25	8	41	Missed FG
2	10:05	2:53	OWN 34	6	63	Fumble
2	3:58	0:46	OWN 28	3	-10	Punt
2	1:38	1:06	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 4	1	-1	Half
3	13:26	1:20	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	9:15	1:05	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
3	7:38	0:46	OWN 8	3	0	Interception
3	5:10	3:25	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	14:52	1:14	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
4	11:59	3:09	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
4	7:52	1:35	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
4	2:30	2:10	OWN 40	6	26	Punt

Game MVP: Everett Isbell, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Winfred Farley	11	24	2.18	9	1
QB Bob Walters	5	31	6.20	8	0
RB Lewis Dawson	4	9	2.25	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gerald Smith	21	128	6.10	37	4	1
QB Robert Green	10	60	6.00	18	4	0
RB Victor Shephard	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Walters	55	26	202	4/22	0	34	3	34.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Green	28	14	79	2/17	0	23	1	41.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jaylen Bolt	8	16	68	8.50	33	34
TE Kaden Easy	6	10	23	3.83	3	13
WR Ralph Lando	3	5	33	11.00	25	29
TE Donte Samuels	3	8	41	13.67	7	18
WR William Taijeron	2	5	13	6.50	0	7
WR Irving Shackelford	2	5	11	5.50	4	7
TE Brenden Hill	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
WR Don Levine	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
RB Lewis Dawson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Winfred Farley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Andy Kramer	3	3	13	4.33	0	10
WR Pete Armstrong	2	5	18	9.00	6	18
TE Steve Clemons	2	4	30	15.00	9	23
RB Gerald Smith	2	2	10	5.00	6	6
RB Victor Shephard	2	2	0	0.00	0	1
WR Ike Bradley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Kim Gwozdz	1	6	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB J.C. Harmon	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Tony Ragsdale	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Allen Heath	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Malachi Hansen	1	0	0.00	0
CB Zane Vance	1	29	29.00	1
CB Harry Michael	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Christopher Arnold	2	0	1
QB Bob Walters	1	0	0
CB Darnell Allen	0	2	0
DT Sebastian Simpkins	0	1	0
DE Caden Schneider	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Robert Green	1	1	0
RB Gerald Smith	1	0	0
DT Teddy Cooper	0	1	0
DE Everett Isbell	0	0	2
C Rodolfo Reese	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryson Breese	9	387	43.0	38.4	63	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Wallace	9	441	49.0	33.4	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Scott	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Osborne	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Arnold	4	80	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harry Michael	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Taijeron	2	49	24.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Leskanic	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Christopher Arnold	10	1	0.0	32	28
S Byron Sweeney	5	3	0.0	24	19
CB Darnell Allen	5	2	0.0	32	30
ILB Kendall Iannaccone	5	1	0.0	27	20
DE Caden Schneider	4	1	1.0	31	30
S Ellis Aghajafari	3	0	0.0	6	10
S Chance Slocum	3	0	0.0	31	30
OLB Walt Lovstad	3	0	0.0	30	28
DT Karl Kasper	2	0	0.0	27	22
DE Daniel Baker	1	2	1.0	26	18
CB Drake Gordon	1	2	0.0	21	23
OLB Mel Sweazy	1	2	0.0	27	20
RB Lewis Dawson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Allen Heath	1	0	0.0	16	19
CB Edgar Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Sean Richardson	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Nolan Jeffries	0	1	0.0	5	10
DT Sebastian Simpkins	0	1	0.0	4	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Everett Isbell	11	2	4.0	20	59
ILB Isaiah Holliday	7	3	0.0	20	58
DT Sam Costello	7	0	0.0	18	42
CB Harry Michael	5	1	0.0	18	58
CB Zane Vance	3	2	0.0	18	58
OLB Malachi Hansen	3	1	0.0	11	21
OLB Nolan Burkhardt	3	1	0.0	8	34
S Sam Herndon	2	1	0.0	20	59
S Chase Boyer	2	1	0.0	18	58
DT Teddy Cooper	1	3	0.0	17	59
OLB Kennedy Glavin	1	0	0.0	9	19
DE Bryan Sutter	1	0	0.0	17	56
WR Tony Ragsdale	1	0	---	---	---
CB Donte Terry	1	0	0.0	14	43

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Daniel Baker	1.0	2	0	18
DE Caden Schneider	1.0	1	1	30
DT Nolan Jeffries	0.0	0	2	10

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everett Isbell	4.0	1	6	8	59
DE Bryan Sutter	0.0	1	2	0	56
OLB Nolan Burkhardt	0.0	1	0	0	34
DT Teddy Cooper	0.0	0	2	0	59
DT Sam Costello	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Christopher Arnold	4	1	0	28
CB Darnell Allen	2	1	0	30
S Chance Slocum	2	1	0	30
S Ellis Aghajafari	2	0	0	10
OLB Walt Lovstad	2	0	0	28
DE Caden Schneider	1	0	0	30
ILB Kendall Iannaccone	1	0	0	20
CB Drake Gordon	0	1	0	23
ILB Allen Heath	0	0	1	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Holliday	4	2	0	58
CB Harry Michael	4	0	1	58
CB Zane Vance	3	1	1	58
S Sam Herndon	3	0	0	59
DE Everett Isbell	3	0	0	59
DE Bryan Sutter	2	0	0	56
S Chase Boyer	2	0	0	58
OLB Nolan Burkhardt	2	0	0	34
OLB Malachi Hansen	1	0	1	21
CB Donte Terry	1	0	0	43
DT Sam Costello	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kevin Murray	3	7	1	20	1	59
T Jason Burnett	1	5	0	20	0	59
T Aiden Joseph	0	2	0	20	0	59
G Tanner Means	0	1	0	20	1	59
T Colby Fouts	0	0	0	20	2	59

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Allen West	3	6	1	32	1	30
G Horace Wiggs	2	8	0	32	0	30
T Avery Andersen	2	5	0	32	1	30
G Julio Ruggiero	1	5	0	32	0	30
T Devan McCormick	1	2	0	32	0	30
TE Andy Kramer	1	1	0	25	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Darnell Allen	1	27
Mel Sweazy	1	25
Kaden Easy	1	24
Winfred Farley	1	15
William Taijeron	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Leroy Dotson	2	24
Dakota Humphries	1	14
Everett Isbell	1	14
Devan McCormick	1	11
Rodolfo Reese	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Kaden Easy	20	59	---	---	24	103
CB Darnell Allen	---	---	32	30	27	89
T Aiden Joseph	20	59	---	---	9	88
G Tanner Means	20	59	---	---	9	88
C Kevin Murray	20	59	---	---	---	79
T Jason Burnett	20	59	---	---	---	79
T Colby Fouts	20	59	---	---	---	79
QB Bob Walters	20	59	---	---	---	79
WR Irving Shackelford	20	55	---	---	---	75
OLB Mel Sweazy	---	---	27	20	25	72
CB Christopher Arnold	---	---	32	28	11	71
RB Lewis Dawson	7	36	---	---	25	68
WR Jaylen Bolt	17	45	---	---	5	67
DE Caden Schneider	---	---	31	30	2	63
S Chance Slocum	---	---	31	30	2	63
OLB Walt Lovstad	---	---	30	28	2	60
S Byron Sweeney	---	---	24	19	15	58
DT Karl Kasper	---	---	27	22	9	58
ILB Allen Heath	---	---	16	19	16	51
RB Winfred Farley	13	23	---	---	15	51
ILB Kendall Iannaccone	---	---	27	20	---	47
CB Drake Gordon	---	---	21	23	2	46
WR William Taijeron	11	28	---	---	7	46
DE Daniel Baker	---	---	26	18	---	44
DT Nolan Jeffries	---	---	5	10	11	26
TE Donte Samuels	6	20	---	---	---	26
WR Ralph Lando	4	18	---	---	1	23
S Ellis Aghajafari	---	---	6	10	3	19
WR Don Levine	0	3	---	---	15	18
CB Burt Blackwell	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Sean Richardson	---	---	5	8	2	15
S Antonio George	---	---	3	7	2	12
C Jack Fields	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Howie Isaacson	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Edwin Alcott	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bryson Breese	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Sebastian Simpkins	---	---	4	4	---	8
RB Levon Adams	2	4	---	---	---	6
TE Brenden Hill	0	4	---	---	1	5
S Bryant Roffmann	---	---	2	2	---	4
CB Edgar Wilkerson	---	---	2	2	---	4
RB Alfred Quinn	0	0	---	---	2	2
K B.J. Scott	0	0	---	---	2	2
DE Walt Devine	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Clayton Seelbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Taylor Craig	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Everett Isbell	---	---	20	59	14	93
DT Teddy Cooper	---	---	17	59	9	85
CB Harry Michael	---	---	18	58	9	85
S Sam Herndon	---	---	20	59	1	80
ILB Isaiah Holliday	---	---	20	58	1	79
S Chase Boyer	---	---	18	58	---	76
CB Zane Vance	---	---	18	58	---	76
DE Bryan Sutter	---	---	17	56	---	73
G Julio Ruggiero	32	30	---	---	11	73
T Devan McCormick	32	30	---	---	11	73
G Horace Wiggs	32	30	---	---	11	73
T Avery Andersen	32	30	---	---	11	73
CB Donte Terry	---	---	14	43	9	66
OLB Nolan Burkhardt	---	---	8	34	23	65
QB Robert Green	32	30	---	---	---	62
C Allen West	32	30	---	---	---	62
DT Sam Costello	---	---	18	42	---	60
WR Tony Ragsdale	30	27	---	---	---	57
WR Kim Gwozdz	28	24	---	---	2	54
TE Andy Kramer	25	23	---	---	1	49
RB Gerald Smith	29	18	---	---	1	48
WR Pete Armstrong	22	17	---	---	---	39
FB J.C. Harmon	8	11	---	---	18	37
OLB Malachi Hansen	---	---	11	21	1	33
TE Steve Clemons	9	11	---	---	12	32
OLB Kennedy Glavin	---	---	9	19	1	29
S Leroy Dotson	---	---	2	2	24	28
WR Emmitt Lauher	3	4	---	---	17	24
CB Heath Sloan	---	---	2	1	16	19
DT Ron Rodstrom	---	---	2	17	---	19
RB Dakota Rhodes	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Dakota Humphries	0	2	---	---	14	16
RB Victor Shephard	3	10	---	---	1	14
WR Ike Bradley	3	3	---	---	7	13
DE Clayton Skelton	---	---	2	1	9	12
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	---	---	0	1	10	11
P Keith Wallace	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Rodolfo Reese	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Tito Osborne	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Ivan Basnight	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Nate Leskanic	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Bryson McGee	---	---	1	3	---	4
DT Antoine Smith	---	---	3	0	---	3
T Steven Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lenny Orfao	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dusty Delgado	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	78	7.1
Middle	16	110	6.9
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Walters	55	26	2	7	2	3	11	8	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Green	28	14	1	1	2	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	33	15	87	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	34	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	34	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jaylen Bolt	16	8	0	68	1	45
TE Kaden Easy	10	6	0	23	0	59
TE Donte Samuels	8	3	0	41	0	20
WR Ralph Lando	5	3	1	33	1	18
WR William Taijeron	5	2	1	13	0	28
WR Irving Shackelford	5	2	0	11	0	55
RB Lewis Dawson	2	0	0	0	0	36
RB Winfred Farley	2	0	0	0	0	23
TE Brenden Hill	1	1	0	1	0	4
WR Don Levine	1	1	0	12	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kim Gwozdz	6	1	1	-1	0	24
WR Pete Armstrong	5	2	1	18	0	17
TE Steve Clemons	4	2	0	30	1	11
TE Andy Kramer	3	3	0	13	0	23
WR Tony Ragsdale	3	0	0	0	0	27
FB J.C. Harmon	2	1	0	3	0	11
RB Gerald Smith	2	2	0	10	0	18
RB Victor Shephard	2	2	0	0	0	10
WR Ike Bradley	1	1	0	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Winfred Farley	2	12	6.00	2.18

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Smith	4	17	4.25	6.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Walters	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Green	1	1	10	10.00	2.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jaylen Bolt	1	1	2	2.00	4.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Andy Kramer	1	1	10	10.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bob Walters	1	1
RB Winfred Farley	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Robert Green	2	0
RB Victor Shephard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Walters	19	10	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Green	11	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jaylen Bolt	7	4	3
TE Kaden Easy	3	2	1
WR William Taijeron	3	2	0
TE Donte Samuels	3	1	1
WR Ralph Lando	2	1	1
WR Irving Shackelford	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kim Gwozdz	3	0	0
TE Steve Clemons	3	1	1
RB Victor Shephard	2	2	0
WR Ike Bradley	1	1	0
WR Pete Armstrong	1	0	0
WR Tony Ragsdale	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (21,400)
End Zone 6,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (21,400)
End Zone	6,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)