Week 8, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

71 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Delta Rays	0	0	7	7	-	14
Carolina Hill Cats	3	10	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 CAR - Preston Bauer 21 field goal
2Q: 12:29 CAR - Martin Glave 2 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CAR - Preston Bauer 55 field goal
3Q: 04:05 NOS - Raymond Montgomery 2 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 14:41 CAR - Cedric Hyman 13 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 02:34 NOS - Robbie Kirk 97 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 CAR - Preston Bauer 21 field goal
2Q: 12:29 CAR - Martin Glave 2 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CAR - Preston Bauer 55 field goal
3Q: 04:05 NOS - Raymond Montgomery 2 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 14:41 CAR - Cedric Hyman 13 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 02:34 NOS - Robbie Kirk 97 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-1-1 6-2
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 326 369
- Offensive Plays 53 77
- Yards per Play 6.15 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 69 159
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 3.63 4.18
Net Passing Yards 257 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 38 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.56 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/24 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 4/57
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:56 34:04

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-1-1	6-2
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	326	369
- Offensive Plays	53	77
- Yards per Play	6.15	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	69	159
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	3.63	4.18
Net Passing Yards	257	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	38 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.56	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/24	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	4/57
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:56	34:04

Drive Charts

New Orleans Delta Rays
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:40	1:05	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	3:30	3:38	OWN 13	8	30	Punt
2	12:18	2:24	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
2	8:04	1:52	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	5:00	1:04	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 28	2	20	Half
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	9:04	5:07	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	14:32	1:12	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	11:48	5:29	OWN 12	9	52	Punt
4	2:40	0:35	OWN 3	2	97	Touchdown
4	1:30	0:32	OWN 16	3	4	Interception

Carolina Hill Cats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:20	OWN 20	10	76	Field Goal
1	7:35	4:05	OWN 21	7	22	Punt
2	14:52	2:34	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	9:54	1:50	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	6:12	1:12	OWN 48	5	24	Missed FG
2	3:56	3:39	OWN 25	14	37	Field Goal
3	13:21	4:17	OWN 33	10	35	Punt
3	3:57	4:25	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	13:20	1:32	OWN 26	4	17	Punt
4	6:19	3:39	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	2:05	0:35	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 27	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Daquan Armenta, Carolina Hill Cats

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Montgomery	11	6	0.55	6	0	1
RB Cesar Hayes	5	48	9.60	32	1	0
QB Gavin Ozga	2	19	9.50	11	1	0
WR Alan Schepis	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Noah Moss	13	54	4.15	12	3
RB Cedric Hyman	10	44	4.40	14	1
QB Daquan Armenta	9	38	4.22	9	0
RB Sammie Spain	5	15	3.00	8	0
TE Marty Laszlo	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	34	22	257	0/0	1	97	1	85.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daquan Armenta	38	22	214	1/4	2	34	0	91.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Cesar Hayes	5	5	16	3.20	13	10	0
WR Sammie Blades	4	6	34	8.50	9	16	0
WR Robbie Kirk	3	7	113	37.67	76	97	1
WR Alan Schepis	3	6	37	12.33	15	24	0
TE Luis Edinger	2	3	7	3.50	1	6	0
RB Raymond Montgomery	2	4	33	16.50	24	27	0
WR Mitchell Green	2	2	13	6.50	5	8	0
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marty Laszlo	4	4	27	6.75	9	19	0
WR Shaun Dembsky	4	9	62	15.50	48	34	0
WR Martin Glave	4	6	30	7.50	6	11	1
RB Cedric Hyman	3	4	29	9.67	18	13	1
TE Dalton Clifford	3	4	47	15.67	27	28	0
WR Efrain Lewis	3	7	16	5.33	3	8	0
RB Noah Moss	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Neil Colvin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Isaac Blanchard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Aidan Saucedo	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	8	350	43.8	34.1	56	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	6	302	50.3	47.3	63	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	2/3	1/2	1/1	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Keith	1	-2	-2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Blanchard	4	57	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Fisk	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Glave	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Billick	11	0	0.0	38	31
DE Alfred Newland	6	0	0.0	26	30
ILB Clayton Lane	5	1	0.0	21	12
DE Edgar Fox	4	1	1.0	25	28
OLB Bennett Stelick	4	4	0.0	30	20
CB Phil Keith	4	0	0.0	38	39
DT Orlando Flowers	3	2	0.0	34	18
CB Earl Bullock	3	1	0.0	37	39
OLB Carlton Tatum	3	0	0.0	34	22
CB Gino Fisk	3	0	0.0	20	27
S Kenneth Schulz	2	1	0.0	35	37
CB Gilbert Rutledge	2	1	0.0	16	27
S Mike Goehring	2	0	0.0	6	2
OLB Brant Lindsay	2	0	0.0	5	18
WR Robbie Kirk	1	0	---	---	---
S Ricardo Gozinsky	1	0	0.0	17	18
DE Jalen Heatherly	1	0	0.0	16	17
DT Jamal Fairfield	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Drake Kamm	0	1	0.0	11	16
OLB Rico Barton	0	1	0.0	7	18

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	7	2	19	27
S Braden Nicas	6	2	19	34
CB Harry Holzer	6	1	18	34
CB Mickey Montgomery	4	2	8	27
ILB Roberto Fong	3	2	3	15
OLB Trenton Tullo	2	1	14	13
S Noah Colson	2	1	16	19
ILB Mercury Buckner	2	0	14	18
DT Charles Lyons	2	0	15	18
DE T.J. Burroughs	1	1	12	16
S Mackenzie Fox	1	1	2	15
CB Juan Poston	1	0	5	19
CB Devin Brady	1	0	14	16
DE Duane Osborne	1	0	13	15
DT Joseph Bell	0	1	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edgar Fox	1.0	0	1	0	28
DT Jamal Fairfield	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Alfred Newland	0.0	0	1	2	30
DE Drake Kamm	0.0	0	1	0	16
CB Gino Fisk	0.0	0	1	0	27
OLB Brant Lindsay	0.0	0	1	0	18

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Keegan Gomez	3	0	17
DE Duane Osborne	2	2	15
DT Cole Thomas	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Phil Keith	4	0	39
OLB Bennett Stelick	4	0	20
CB Earl Bullock	3	1	39
ILB Mark Billick	3	0	31
CB Gino Fisk	2	0	27
CB Gilbert Rutledge	1	1	27
DE Alfred Newland	1	0	30
ILB Clayton Lane	1	0	12
S Kenneth Schulz	1	0	37
OLB Brant Lindsay	1	0	18
DT Jamal Fairfield	1	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	4	0	1	27
CB Harry Holzer	4	0	0	34
ILB Roberto Fong	3	0	0	15
CB Mickey Montgomery	3	0	0	27
CB Devin Brady	2	0	0	16
S Braden Nicas	1	1	0	34
CB Juan Poston	1	0	0	19
ILB Mercury Buckner	1	0	0	18
S Mackenzie Fox	1	0	0	15
DE Duane Osborne	1	0	0	15
S Noah Colson	1	0	0	19
OLB Trenton Tullo	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jimmy Zellers	2	3	19	34
T Jackson Preston	1	3	19	34
G Jerry Crawford	1	3	19	34
C Wayne Bayless	1	2	19	34
G Hector Goodwin	0	5	19	34
TE Luis Edinger	0	1	18	26

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jimmie Platt	6	10	0	38	0	39
C Caleb Godfrey	2	10	1	38	0	39
G Logan Levingston	2	3	0	38	1	39
T Efrain Moss	1	5	0	38	0	39
T Jeremiah Clancy	1	1	0	38	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Cesar Hayes	3	16
Mark Billick	1	25
Earnest Kirchner	1	14
Eddie Elliott	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mackenzie Fox	1	16
Norbert Hiler	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Mark Billick	---	---	38	31	25	94
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	35	37	17	89
CB Phil Keith	---	---	38	39	9	86
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	37	39	3	79
DE Edgar Fox	---	---	25	28	9	62
G Hector Goodwin	19	34	---	---	8	61
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	20	27	14	61
G Jerry Crawford	19	34	---	---	8	61
CB Gilbert Rutledge	---	---	16	27	17	60
DE Alfred Newland	---	---	26	30	3	59
WR Sammie Blades	16	31	---	---	12	59
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	34	22	1	57
T Jackson Preston	19	34	---	---	---	53
T Jimmy Zellers	19	34	---	---	---	53
C Wayne Bayless	19	34	---	---	---	53
QB Gavin Ozga	19	34	---	---	---	53
DT Orlando Flowers	---	---	34	18	---	52
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	30	20	---	50
WR Robbie Kirk	17	32	---	---	---	49
OLB Rico Barton	---	---	7	18	24	49
TE Luis Edinger	18	26	---	---	---	44
TE Leo Booker	9	10	---	---	22	41
RB Cesar Hayes	8	13	---	---	16	37
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	17	18	---	35
WR Alan Schepis	8	20	---	---	6	34
ILB Clayton Lane	---	---	21	12	---	33
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	16	17	---	33
RB Raymond Montgomery	11	19	---	---	---	30
DE Drake Kamm	---	---	11	16	1	28
WR Mitchell Green	1	12	---	---	14	27
FB Earnest Kirchner	7	6	---	---	14	27
OLB Brant Lindsay	---	---	5	18	3	26
DT Jamal Fairfield	---	---	2	10	8	20
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Mike Goehring	---	---	6	2	---	8
C Preston Barber	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Eddie Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Cody McGhee	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jon Brandon	0	1	---	---	6	7
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Spencer Boone	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ashton Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Antonio Springer	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Rich Fantozzi	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Malachi Beechler	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bryan Hopper	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Logan Levingston	38	39	---	---	14	91
T Efrain Moss	38	39	---	---	9	86
G Jimmie Platt	38	39	---	---	9	86
T Jeremiah Clancy	38	39	---	---	9	86
WR Martin Glave	37	39	---	---	3	79
QB Daquan Armenta	38	39	---	---	---	77
C Caleb Godfrey	38	39	---	---	---	77
TE Dalton Clifford	38	33	---	---	---	71
WR Shaun Dembsky	30	34	---	---	---	64
TE Marty Laszlo	17	17	---	---	25	59
RB Noah Moss	18	16	---	---	25	59
S Braden Nicas	---	---	19	34	---	53
CB Harry Holzer	---	---	18	34	---	52
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	7	17	22	46
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	19	27	---	46
WR Efrain Lewis	20	19	---	---	3	42
CB Juan Poston	---	---	5	19	16	40
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	8	27	---	35
S Noah Colson	---	---	16	19	---	35
RB Cedric Hyman	15	19	---	---	---	34
DT Charles Lyons	---	---	15	18	---	33
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	2	15	16	33
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	14	18	---	32
CB Devin Brady	---	---	14	16	---	30
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	3	15	11	29
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	12	16	---	28
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	13	15	---	28
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	13	15	---	28
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	3	16	8	27
OLB Trenton Tullo	---	---	14	13	---	27
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	8	19	---	27
DE Artie Davis	---	---	3	14	8	25
WR Isaac Blanchard	0	7	---	---	16	23
WR Neil Colvin	0	3	---	---	19	22
RB Sammie Spain	7	4	---	---	11	22
CB Alec Downs	---	---	1	7	8	16
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	2	0	11	13
TE Dana Asperilla	8	4	---	---	---	12
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Mark Behrendt	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Dalton Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Herb Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Edgar Frankhouser	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-8	-4.0
Middle	18	100	5.6
Right	16	69	4.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	34	22	3	1	2	2	6	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daquan Armenta	38	22	3	6	2	2	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	53	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	87	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	20	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	97	32.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	55	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	48	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk	7	3	0	113	1	32
WR Sammie Blades	6	4	0	34	0	31
WR Alan Schepis	6	3	1	37	1	20
RB Cesar Hayes	5	5	0	16	0	13
RB Raymond Montgomery	4	2	1	33	1	19
TE Luis Edinger	3	2	0	7	0	26
WR Mitchell Green	2	2	0	13	0	12
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	1	0	4	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Dembsky	9	4	2	62	2	34
WR Efrain Lewis	7	3	0	16	0	19
WR Martin Glave	6	4	0	30	0	39
TE Marty Laszlo	4	4	0	27	0	17
RB Cedric Hyman	4	3	0	29	0	19
TE Dalton Clifford	4	3	0	47	1	33
RB Noah Moss	2	1	0	3	0	16
WR Neil Colvin	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Isaac Blanchard	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery	3	-3	-1.00	0.55

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Noah Moss	2	-3	-1.50	4.15
QB Daquan Armenta	1	4	4.00	4.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	3	3	19	6.33	7.56

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daquan Armenta	4	4	28	7.00	5.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Kirk	2	2	16	8.00	16.14
WR Alan Schepis	1	1	3	3.00	6.17

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Efrain Lewis	2	2	13	6.50	2.29
RB Cedric Hyman	1	1	13	13.00	7.25
WR Martin Glave	1	1	2	2.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gavin Ozga	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	3	1
RB Noah Moss	2	2
QB Daquan Armenta	1	1
RB Sammie Spain	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	10	7	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daquan Armenta	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cesar Hayes	4	4	0
WR Robbie Kirk	2	1	1
WR Alan Schepis	2	0	0
TE Luis Edinger	1	1	1
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Dembsky	5	1	1
RB Cedric Hyman	2	1	0
RB Noah Moss	1	0	0
WR Efrain Lewis	1	1	0
WR Martin Glave	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)