Week 8, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

76 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	3	-	9
Carolina Panthers	3	3	3	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 CAR - Preston Bauer 26 field goal
2Q: 12:51 NOS - Hugh Woodson 48 field goal
2Q: 10:37 CAR - Preston Bauer 42 field goal
2Q: 04:10 NOS - Hugh Woodson 32 field goal
3Q: 07:30 CAR - Preston Bauer 39 field goal
4Q: 07:30 CAR - Preston Bauer 21 field goal
4Q: 04:02 NOS - Hugh Woodson 30 field goal
4Q: 01:59 CAR - Dwight Whiting 29 interception return (Preston Bauer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 CAR - Preston Bauer 26 field goal
2Q: 12:51 NOS - Hugh Woodson 48 field goal
2Q: 10:37 CAR - Preston Bauer 42 field goal
2Q: 04:10 NOS - Hugh Woodson 32 field goal
3Q: 07:30 CAR - Preston Bauer 39 field goal
4Q: 07:30 CAR - Preston Bauer 21 field goal
4Q: 04:02 NOS - Hugh Woodson 30 field goal
4Q: 01:59 CAR - Dwight Whiting 29 interception return (Preston Bauer extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-2 2-6
First Downs 13 13
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 318 297
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 4.89 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 140 133
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 4.83 4.59
Net Passing Yards 178 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 3 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.94 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 1/32 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:53 31:07

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-2	2-6
First Downs	13	13
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	318	297
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	4.89	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	140	133
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	4.83	4.59
Net Passing Yards	178	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 3	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.94	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	1/32	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:53	31:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	10:04	1:08	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
1	1:58	4:12	OWN 34	7	35	Field Goal
2	10:30	6:26	OWN 25	10	60	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:03	OPP 46	5	20	Fumble
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
3	13:32	2:15	OWN 7	6	26	Punt
3	9:05	0:09	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
3	7:25	2:54	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
3	2:37	2:31	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
4	11:17	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	7:22	3:26	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
4	2:05	0:15	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
4	1:50	0:52	OWN 25	5	19	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	2:48	OWN 30	7	37	Downs
1	8:56	6:58	OWN 13	14	78	Field Goal
2	12:46	2:16	OWN 24	4	51	Field Goal
2	4:04	2:04	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
2	0:57	0:51	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	11:17	2:12	OWN 9	4	16	Punt
3	8:56	1:31	OPP 20	3	-2	Field Goal
3	4:31	1:54	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
3	0:06	3:49	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	9:31	2:09	OWN 29	5	67	Field Goal
4	3:56	1:51	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 44	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Dwight Whiting, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Junior Fairbairn	10	28	2.80	12	1
QB Gavin Ozga	9	60	6.67	12	1
RB Gavin Easley	5	35	7.00	25	1
RB Lester Johnson	4	9	2.25	5	0
WR Wayne Nye	1	8	8.00	8	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Noah Moss	18	66	3.67	46	2
RB Sammie Spain	5	16	3.20	4	0
QB Marty Burke	4	2	0.50	7	0
WR Jeffery Carter	2	49	24.50	48	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	35	19	184	1/6	0	41	3	33.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Burke	33	22	180	3/16	0	27	0	80.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Spencer Boone	7	12	70	10.00	16	21
WR Wayne Nye	4	7	62	15.50	27	41
TE Xavier Lincoln	2	2	11	5.50	0	7
WR Sammie Blades	2	3	9	4.50	3	9
RB Lester Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Mitchell Green	1	6	3	3.00	3	3
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	21	21.00	14	21
RB Gavin Easley	1	3	6	6.00	0	6

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Noah Moss	6	8	43	7.17	5	15
WR Martin Glave	4	6	31	7.75	0	16
WR Shaun Dembsky	3	4	19	6.33	4	14
TE Dalton Clifford	2	3	28	14.00	17	24
TE Efrain Rice	2	4	17	8.50	0	13
RB Sammie Spain	2	2	7	3.50	0	10
FB Tristan Clement	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Claude Mills	1	2	27	27.00	0	27
WR Jeffery Carter	1	3	9	9.00	3	9

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dwight Whiting	2	29	14.50	1
ILB Noah Pupunu	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Gavin Ozga	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Dominique Marian	0	1	0	0
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	6	270	45.0	38.0	51	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	7	368	52.6	39.4	66	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Keith	1	32	32.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Mills	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Keith	2	46	23.0	0
Mike Goehring	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hyman	1	24	24.0	0
Gino Fisk	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	9	0	0.0	29	36
ILB Alex Mathews	9	0	0.0	29	36
OLB Keegan Gomez	6	2	1.0	21	22
DT Lucas Heath	5	3	0.0	23	17
OLB Mo Wiggins	4	4	0.0	29	36
CB Earl Bullock	3	4	0.0	27	36
S Ricardo Gozinsky	3	2	0.0	25	23
CB Zachery Dennis	3	1	0.0	20	27
CB Phil Keith	3	0	0.0	29	36
DE Burt Brennan	2	0	2.0	6	8
ILB Javier Jensen	1	1	0.0	10	9
OLB Ty Ballard	1	0	0.0	4	13
DE Wayne Prior	1	0	0.0	3	0
TE Spencer Boone	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	---	---	---
S Paul Cortez	1	0	0.0	4	13
DE Noah Luangphone	0	3	0.0	24	29
DE Bucky Finley	0	1	0.0	25	35

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braden Nicas	8	4	0.0	29	36
ILB Noah Pupunu	6	3	1.0	23	22
OLB Aidan Saucedo	6	2	0.0	28	36
CB Dominique Marian	6	0	0.0	29	36
DT Randal Irwin	4	0	0.0	18	21
S Noah Colson	3	1	0.0	6	14
S Dwight Whiting	3	1	0.0	23	22
CB Shaun Strouse	2	2	0.0	18	28
CB Vernon Wolf	2	0	0.0	17	15
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	2	0.0	19	21
DT Spencer Poole	1	1	0.0	8	11
ILB Mercury Buckner	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Howie Joyner	1	0	0.0	12	13
CB Gino Fisk	1	0	0.0	14	21
ILB Brandon Cortez	1	0	0.0	5	14
DE Artie Davis	1	0	0.0	15	25
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	0	0.0	4	13
DT Charles Lyons	0	2	0.0	24	25
DE Martin Hutchins	0	2	0.0	24	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Burt Brennan	2.0	1	0	8
OLB Keegan Gomez	1.0	0	0	22
DE Bucky Finley	0.0	0	3	35
DE Noah Luangphone	0.0	0	1	29

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Noah Pupunu	1.0	0	1	22
DE Martin Hutchins	0.0	3	0	23
DE Artie Davis	0.0	1	0	25
DT Randal Irwin	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Alex Mathews	5	0	36
CB Earl Bullock	3	2	36
S Mike Goehring	3	1	36
CB Zachery Dennis	3	0	27
OLB Keegan Gomez	2	0	22
S Ricardo Gozinsky	1	1	23
OLB Ty Ballard	1	0	13
CB Phil Keith	1	0	36
OLB Mo Wiggins	1	0	36
S Paul Cortez	1	0	13
ILB Javier Jensen	1	0	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dominique Marian	4	1	0	36
S Braden Nicas	3	1	0	36
OLB Aidan Saucedo	2	1	0	36
ILB Noah Pupunu	2	0	1	22
S Noah Colson	2	0	0	14
CB Shaun Strouse	1	1	0	28
OLB Howie Joyner	1	1	0	13
DT Randal Irwin	1	0	0	21
CB Vernon Wolf	1	0	0	15
CB Gino Fisk	1	0	0	21
ILB Brandon Cortez	1	0	0	14
DE Kenneth Bryan	0	1	0	21
S Dwight Whiting	0	0	2	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Edward Brewer	2	3	29	0	36
T Jimmy Zellers	1	4	29	0	36
G Jerry Crawford	1	4	29	0	36
C Brady Lester	1	3	29	1	36
T Jonah Van DeWege	1	3	29	0	36
FB Brent Hennessy	0	2	6	0	6
TE Spencer Boone	0	1	28	0	34

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Billy Zang	2	8	0	29	1	36
C Caleb Godfrey	1	5	1	29	0	36
T Jeremiah Clancy	1	4	0	29	1	36
T Edgar Frankhouser	0	5	0	29	0	36
G Mark Behrendt	0	2	0	29	1	36
TE Dalton Clifford	0	1	0	28	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Johnson	1	19
Brady Jacobs	1	17
Marshall Ward	1	13
Jonah Van DeWege	1	13
Randal Sizemore	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Hiler	3	23
Noah Colson	1	18

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Phil Keith	---	---	29	36	17	82
T Jonah Van DeWege	29	36	---	---	13	78
S Mike Goehring	---	---	29	36	10	75
G Jerry Crawford	29	36	---	---	9	74
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	29	36	4	69
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	29	36	4	69
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	27	36	4	67
WR Mitchell Green	29	36	---	---	1	66
G Edward Brewer	29	36	---	---	---	65
C Brady Lester	29	36	---	---	---	65
T Jimmy Zellers	29	36	---	---	---	65
QB Gavin Ozga	29	36	---	---	---	65
DE Bucky Finley	---	---	25	35	3	63
TE Spencer Boone	28	34	---	---	---	62
WR Wayne Nye	25	33	---	---	1	59
DE Noah Luangphone	---	---	24	29	4	57
CB Zachery Dennis	---	---	20	27	4	51
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	25	23	1	49
DT Lucas Heath	---	---	23	17	8	48
OLB Ty Ballard	---	---	4	13	27	44
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	21	22	---	43
WR Sammie Blades	19	21	---	---	---	40
S Paul Cortez	---	---	4	13	20	37
RB Junior Fairbairn	14	21	---	---	---	35
FB Brent Hennessy	6	6	---	---	20	32
ILB Javier Jensen	---	---	10	9	13	32
DT Erick Delgado	---	---	6	19	3	28
RB Lester Johnson	5	3	---	---	19	27
TE Isaiah Wilson	0	0	---	---	26	26
WR Jon Brandon	1	2	---	---	19	22
TE Xavier Lincoln	8	12	---	---	---	20
RB Gavin Easley	8	11	---	---	---	19
CB Brady Jacobs	---	---	1	0	17	18
DE Burt Brennan	---	---	6	8	---	14
G Marshall Ward	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Wayne Prior	---	---	3	0	8	11
WR Bruce Holden	0	1	---	---	9	10
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Antonio Rivera	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Alfredo Godlewski	2	0	---	---	6	8
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Tom Coloma	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Josh Houghtlin	---	---	4	1	---	5
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Billy Zang	29	36	---	---	11	76
G Mark Behrendt	29	36	---	---	11	76
T Jeremiah Clancy	29	36	---	---	11	76
T Edgar Frankhouser	29	36	---	---	11	76
S Braden Nicas	---	---	29	36	3	68
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	28	36	4	68
CB Dominique Marian	---	---	29	36	3	68
C Caleb Godfrey	29	36	---	---	---	65
QB Marty Burke	29	36	---	---	---	65
WR Jeffery Carter	20	21	---	---	23	64
WR Martin Glave	29	34	---	---	---	63
TE Dalton Clifford	28	32	---	---	---	60
DT Charles Lyons	---	---	24	25	2	51
CB Shaun Strouse	---	---	18	28	3	49
CB Vernon Wolf	---	---	17	15	17	49
RB Noah Moss	22	27	---	---	---	49
DE Martin Hutchins	---	---	24	23	2	49
WR Shaun Dembsky	22	26	---	---	---	48
DE Artie Davis	---	---	15	25	8	48
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	14	21	11	46
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	23	22	1	46
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	23	22	1	46
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	19	21	2	42
TE Efrain Rice	5	10	---	---	27	42
DT Randal Irwin	---	---	18	21	2	41
FB Tristan Clement	7	13	---	---	20	40
S Noah Colson	---	---	6	14	18	38
OLB Howie Joyner	---	---	12	13	1	26
DT Spencer Poole	---	---	8	11	7	26
WR Claude Mills	1	4	---	---	20	25
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	2	0	23	25
RB Cedric Hyman	0	1	---	---	21	22
ILB Brandon Cortez	---	---	5	14	2	21
RB Sammie Spain	7	9	---	---	4	20
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	4	13	1	18
OLB R.J. Blackburn	---	---	0	0	12	12
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	1	0	10	11
C Levi McMillon	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Darius Mayes	4	3	---	---	---	7
WR Efrain Lewis	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Donte Riddick	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dalton Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Keegan Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jimmie Platt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	20	117	5.9
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	13	21	1.6
Right	12	113	9.4
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	35	19	3	1	2	6	4	2	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Burke	33	22	2	1	1	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	23	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	62	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Spencer Boone	12	7	0	70	1	34
WR Wayne Nye	7	4	0	62	1	33
WR Mitchell Green	6	1	2	3	0	36
WR Sammie Blades	3	2	0	9	0	21
RB Gavin Easley	3	1	0	6	0	11
TE Xavier Lincoln	2	2	0	11	0	12
RB Lester Johnson	1	1	0	2	0	3
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	0	21	1	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Noah Moss	8	6	0	43	0	27
WR Martin Glave	6	4	0	31	0	34
WR Shaun Dembsky	4	3	1	19	0	26
TE Efrain Rice	4	2	0	17	0	10
TE Dalton Clifford	3	2	0	28	1	32
WR Jeffery Carter	3	1	0	9	0	21
WR Claude Mills	2	1	0	27	1	4
RB Sammie Spain	2	2	0	7	0	9
FB Tristan Clement	1	1	0	-1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gavin Ozga	1	5	5.00	6.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Noah Moss	1	-1	-1.00	3.67
RB Sammie Spain	1	4	4.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	3	2	2	0.67	5.26

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Burke	6	3	10	1.67	5.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Nye	1	1	2	2.00	8.86
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	0	0.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Noah Moss	2	1	7	3.50	5.38
FB Tristan Clement	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
TE Dalton Clifford	1	1	4	4.00	9.33
WR Martin Glave	1	0	0	0.00	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gavin Ozga	3	1
WR Wayne Nye	1	1
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Noah Moss	3	1
QB Marty Burke	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	10	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Burke	13	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Spencer Boone	5	3	1
WR Wayne Nye	4	2	1
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Glave	4	2	1
RB Noah Moss	3	2	0
WR Jeffery Carter	2	1	1
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	0	0
WR Claude Mills	1	0	0
TE Dalton Clifford	1	1	1
TE Efrain Rice	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (19,500)
End Zone 13,700 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (19,500)
End Zone	13,700 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,800)