Week 8, 2053

played in New Orleans, LA

86 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	14	6	3	3	-	26
New Orleans Saints	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 CAR - Wyatt Hughes 3 pass from Bob Walters (Carl Grantham extra point)
1Q: 04:40 NOS - Grayson Lee 38 field goal
1Q: 01:24 CAR - Lucas Metcalf 39 pass from Bob Walters (Carl Grantham extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Carl Grantham 23 field goal
2Q: 04:33 CAR - Carl Grantham 33 field goal
3Q: 10:07 NOS - Nicholas Summers 8 run (Grayson Lee extra point)
3Q: 02:42 CAR - Carl Grantham 18 field goal
4Q: 13:35 NOS - Elliot Emerson 17 pass from Hayden Brock (Grayson Lee extra point)
4Q: 00:51 CAR - Carl Grantham 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 CAR - Wyatt Hughes 3 pass from Bob Walters (Carl Grantham extra point)
1Q: 04:40 NOS - Grayson Lee 38 field goal
1Q: 01:24 CAR - Lucas Metcalf 39 pass from Bob Walters (Carl Grantham extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Carl Grantham 23 field goal
2Q: 04:33 CAR - Carl Grantham 33 field goal
3Q: 10:07 NOS - Nicholas Summers 8 run (Grayson Lee extra point)
3Q: 02:42 CAR - Carl Grantham 18 field goal
4Q: 13:35 NOS - Elliot Emerson 17 pass from Hayden Brock (Grayson Lee extra point)
4Q: 00:51 CAR - Carl Grantham 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 5-3 2-6
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 21 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 451 327
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 6.44 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 54 61
- Rushing Attempts 18 16
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.81
Net Passing Yards 397 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 33 - 0 37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 402 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.63 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/38 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:40 27:20

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	5-3	2-6
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	21	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	451	327
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	6.44	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	54	61
- Rushing Attempts	18	16
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.81
Net Passing Yards	397	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 33 - 0	37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	402	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.63	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/38	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:40	27:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	4:32	3:24	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	14:22	3:17	OWN 23	7	71	Field Goal
2	6:52	2:26	OWN 40	6	44	Field Goal
2	2:58	2:58	OWN 2	7	27	Half
3	9:56	0:50	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	7:22	4:46	OWN 29	11	70	Field Goal
4	13:26	4:32	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
4	6:17	4:07	OWN 15	7	35	Punt
4	1:15	0:29	OPP 26	3	2	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	4:47	OWN 25	9	54	Field Goal
1	1:08	1:46	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
2	11:05	4:13	OWN 25	7	42	Missed FG
2	4:26	1:28	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	5:04	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	9:06	1:44	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	2:36	4:10	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	8:54	2:37	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
4	2:10	0:55	OWN 7	4	13	Interception
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 30	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Bob Walters, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Owen Ekernas	8	32	4.00	11	1
QB Bob Walters	7	21	3.00	12	1
RB Bernie Gaines	2	3	1.50	2	0
RB R.J. Feagles	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Hayden Brock	6	19	3.17	10	1	0
RB Evan Vance	5	19	3.80	8	0	0
RB Nicholas Summers	4	24	6.00	16	1	1
WR Brody Grolitzer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Walters	51	33	402	1/5	2	39	0	101.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Brock	37	27	287	4/21	1	29	1	92.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lucas Metcalf	11	14	159	14.45	52	39	1
WR Lamar Walker	9	13	127	14.11	36	29	0
WR Lucas Click	5	11	41	8.20	18	14	0
WR Riddick Jacobs	4	5	66	16.50	42	36	0
RB R.J. Feagles	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB Owen Ekernas	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Wyatt Hughes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Braden Burton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Sipos	7	7	90	12.86	33	21	0
WR Gene Sanders	5	7	44	8.80	31	19	0
WR Richard Griffin	3	3	47	15.67	19	23	0
TE B.J. Ingram	2	3	37	18.50	21	29	0
RB Nicholas Summers	2	3	10	5.00	2	6	0
FB Elliot Emerson	2	2	23	11.50	20	17	1
TE Collin Falkenberg	2	3	16	8.00	1	10	0
WR Brody Grolitzer	2	6	20	10.00	0	11	0
RB Evan Vance	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	0
TE Marvin Quinn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drake Gordon	1	3	3.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Christopher Arnold	1	0	0
TE Lucas Metcalf	1	0	0
WR Lamar Walker	0	1	0
ILB Warren Beeman	0	1	0
DE Evan George	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Hayden Brock	1	0	0
C Jon Stanton	0	1	0
CB Zane Vance	0	0	1
G Theodore Bender	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.C. Jackman	3	114	38.0	31.3	39	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Brumfield	4	199	49.8	44.3	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carl Grantham	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grayson Lee	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Arnold	2	22	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Riddick Jacobs	1	38	38.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Stephenson	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Warren Beeman	10	0	0.5	13	23
S Ernest Warren	6	3	0.0	15	34
CB Abel Ellison	6	0	0.0	15	40
CB Christopher Arnold	5	2	0.0	16	41
OLB Tre Coleman	3	2	0.0	8	23
OLB Tracy Perry	3	0	0.0	13	23
DE Marty Sanchez	2	1	1.5	12	19
DE Evan George	2	1	1.5	14	32
S Leroy Anderson	2	2	0.0	16	41
DE Roger Ledet	2	2	0.0	9	23
CB Drake Gordon	2	1	0.0	10	34
DE Cory Newsome	1	0	0.5	8	28
ILB Allen Heath	1	2	0.0	4	19
DT Asher Oliver	0	1	0.0	5	20
DE Keith Goldstein	0	1	0.0	3	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Everett Isbell	9	1	0.0	18	52
CB Zane Vance	7	0	0.0	18	52
S Miles Stephenson	5	2	0.0	18	52
DE Bernard McCarthy	4	0	1.0	14	40
CB Harry Michael	4	5	0.0	18	52
OLB Everett Blades	4	2	0.0	13	43
OLB Marshall Strong	3	1	0.0	11	33
S Joey Cooper	3	1	0.0	13	40
DT Elliot Millard	3	0	0.0	15	36
S Perry Najera	2	2	0.0	6	15
DT Jared Bernstein	2	0	0.0	8	37
DE Bradley Gaylor	2	0	0.0	15	48
CB Hector Flockhart	1	1	0.0	8	18
WR Brody Grolitzer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bucky Cano	1	0	0.0	13	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marty Sanchez	1.5	0	0	19
DE Evan George	1.5	0	0	32
DE Cory Newsome	0.5	0	1	28
ILB Warren Beeman	0.5	0	0	23
DT Aidan McKnight	0.0	1	0	20
DE Keith Goldstein	0.0	0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard McCarthy	1.0	0	2	0	40
DT Jared Bernstein	0.0	1	2	0	37
DE Bradley Gaylor	0.0	0	1	0	48
DT Elliot Millard	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Marshall Strong	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Abel Ellison	6	0	0	40
ILB Warren Beeman	5	0	0	23
S Ernest Warren	4	0	0	34
CB Christopher Arnold	3	1	0	41
OLB Tre Coleman	3	1	0	23
CB Drake Gordon	2	0	1	34
S Leroy Anderson	1	2	0	41
ILB Allen Heath	1	0	0	19
DE Marty Sanchez	1	0	0	19
OLB Tracy Perry	1	0	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zane Vance	7	1	52
ILB Everett Isbell	6	2	52
CB Harry Michael	4	1	52
OLB Everett Blades	3	0	43
OLB Marshall Strong	3	0	33
S Joey Cooper	3	0	40
S Perry Najera	2	0	15
S Miles Stephenson	1	1	52
DT Jared Bernstein	1	0	37
DE Bradley Gaylor	1	0	48
DT Elliot Millard	1	0	36
CB Hector Flockhart	1	0	18
CB Terrance James	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dustin Whittaker	1	7	18	0	52
T Burt Chaplain	0	3	18	0	52
T Brenden Horn	0	2	18	1	52
G Noah Luzar	0	2	18	0	52
TE Lucas Metcalf	0	1	15	0	51
C Claude Dickens	0	1	18	0	52

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Van Beeler	2	3	0	16	1	41
T Alonzo Tubbs	1	4	1	16	2	41
T Demetrius Gunn	1	1	0	16	0	41
G Theodore Bender	0	2	0	16	1	41
TE B.J. Ingram	0	1	0	8	0	14
TE Marvin Quinn	0	1	0	1	0	2
TE Collin Falkenberg	0	1	0	12	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Braden Burton	1	21
Leroy Anderson	1	17

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Theodore Bender	2	6
Joey Cooper	1	19

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Lucas Click	18	45	---	---	14	77
G Dustin Whittaker	18	52	---	---	7	77
T Brenden Horn	18	52	---	---	7	77
S Leroy Anderson	---	---	16	41	17	74
CB Christopher Arnold	---	---	16	41	16	73
QB Bob Walters	18	52	---	---	---	70
TE Lucas Metcalf	15	51	---	---	4	70
WR Lamar Walker	18	52	---	---	---	70
T Burt Chaplain	18	52	---	---	---	70
C Claude Dickens	18	52	---	---	---	70
G Noah Luzar	18	52	---	---	---	70
WR Riddick Jacobs	11	26	---	---	21	58
CB Abel Ellison	---	---	15	40	2	57
S Ernest Warren	---	---	15	34	6	55
TE Braden Burton	6	26	---	---	21	53
DE Evan George	---	---	14	32	1	47
CB Drake Gordon	---	---	10	34	2	46
RB R.J. Feagles	5	21	---	---	15	41
ILB Warren Beeman	---	---	13	23	4	40
DE Cory Newsome	---	---	8	28	2	38
OLB Tracy Perry	---	---	13	23	---	36
DE Marty Sanchez	---	---	12	19	4	35
ILB Allen Heath	---	---	4	19	10	33
OLB Tre Coleman	---	---	8	23	2	33
DE Roger Ledet	---	---	9	23	1	33
DT Aidan McKnight	---	---	11	20	---	31
OLB Wendell Bernard	---	---	3	6	19	28
DT Asher Oliver	---	---	5	20	2	27
RB Bernie Gaines	6	19	---	---	---	25
WR Jaylen Bolt	0	1	---	---	22	23
DE Keith Goldstein	---	---	3	15	5	23
RB Owen Ekernas	8	11	---	---	---	19
RB Mack Franz	3	2	---	---	11	16
K Carl Grantham	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Julian Locklear	---	---	1	8	1	10
C Caiden Weir	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jason Burnett	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Levon Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Chance Damico	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Wyatt Hughes	0	6	---	---	---	6
QB Teddy Dostie	0	0	---	---	4	4
P J.C. Jackman	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Lincoln Henry	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Ethan Paine	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mack Hopkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Salvador Boone	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Miles Stephenson	---	---	18	52	17	87
CB Zane Vance	---	---	18	52	5	75
ILB Everett Isbell	---	---	18	52	4	74
CB Harry Michael	---	---	18	52	4	74
S Joey Cooper	---	---	13	40	19	72
DE Bradley Gaylor	---	---	15	48	6	69
OLB Marshall Strong	---	---	11	33	21	65
WR Wayne Sipos	16	40	---	---	8	64
G Theodore Bender	16	41	---	---	6	63
T Alonzo Tubbs	16	41	---	---	6	63
T Demetrius Gunn	16	41	---	---	6	63
G Van Beeler	16	41	---	---	6	63
OLB Everett Blades	---	---	13	43	3	59
C Jon Stanton	16	41	---	---	---	57
QB Hayden Brock	16	41	---	---	---	57
DE Bernard McCarthy	---	---	14	40	1	55
RB Evan Vance	9	27	---	---	16	52
DT Elliot Millard	---	---	15	36	1	52
DT Jared Bernstein	---	---	8	37	6	51
DT Bucky Cano	---	---	13	31	4	48
WR Gene Sanders	13	32	---	---	2	47
TE B.J. Ingram	8	14	---	---	20	42
TE Collin Falkenberg	12	29	---	---	---	41
CB Hector Flockhart	---	---	8	18	13	39
WR Brody Grolitzer	8	25	---	---	---	33
FB Elliot Emerson	2	9	---	---	16	27
S Perry Najera	---	---	6	15	3	24
WR Richard Griffin	3	8	---	---	12	23
CB Terrance James	---	---	5	12	6	23
DE Broderick McAfee	---	---	5	10	7	22
RB Nicholas Summers	6	14	---	---	1	21
WR Johnny Duffy	2	5	---	---	12	19
ILB Jerome McConnell	---	---	0	1	10	11
RB Cristian Bailey	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Peter Halkin	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Grayson Lee	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Doug Brumfield	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Marvin Quinn	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Arnie Stone	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andrew Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Grady Goodwin	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Grant Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Robbie Gordon	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Abel Garcia	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Griffin Barker	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donald Garvey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Walters	51	33	4	0	5	6	6	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Brock	37	27	5	2	0	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	163	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	200	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	54	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	120	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	113	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lucas Metcalf	14	11	1	159	2	51
WR Lamar Walker	13	9	1	127	1	52
WR Lucas Click	11	5	1	41	0	45
WR Riddick Jacobs	5	4	1	66	1	26
RB Owen Ekernas	4	1	0	3	0	11
RB R.J. Feagles	2	2	0	3	0	21
TE Braden Burton	1	0	1	0	0	26
TE Wyatt Hughes	1	1	0	3	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Sipos	7	7	90	3	40
WR Gene Sanders	7	5	44	0	32
WR Brody Grolitzer	6	2	20	0	25
TE B.J. Ingram	3	2	37	1	14
RB Nicholas Summers	3	2	10	0	14
TE Collin Falkenberg	3	2	16	0	29
WR Richard Griffin	3	3	47	1	8
FB Elliot Emerson	2	2	23	0	9
RB Evan Vance	2	2	0	0	27
TE Marvin Quinn	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernie Gaines	1	1	1.00	1.50
RB Owen Ekernas	1	0	0.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Nicholas Summers	2	5	2.50	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Walters	10	5	34	3.40	7.88

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hayden Brock	1	1	17	17.00	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lucas Metcalf	4	2	11	2.75	11.36
WR Lamar Walker	3	1	16	5.33	9.77
WR Riddick Jacobs	1	0	0	0.00	13.20
RB R.J. Feagles	1	1	4	4.00	1.50
TE Wyatt Hughes	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Elliot Emerson	1	1	17	17.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bob Walters	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Hayden Brock	1	1
RB Evan Vance	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Walters	12	10	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hayden Brock	13	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lucas Metcalf	5	4	3
WR Lamar Walker	4	4	3
WR Lucas Click	1	1	1
RB R.J. Feagles	1	1	0
RB Owen Ekernas	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Sipos	3	3	3
FB Elliot Emerson	2	2	1
TE Collin Falkenberg	2	1	1
WR Richard Griffin	2	2	1
TE B.J. Ingram	1	0	0
TE Marvin Quinn	1	0	0
WR Gene Sanders	1	1	1
WR Brody Grolitzer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 27,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,700 (21,400)
End Zone 5,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	27,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,700 (21,400)
End Zone	5,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)