Week 8, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

76 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	2	0	0	-	9
New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 CAR - Shaun Dembsky 21 pass from Dalton Schneider (Keith Duffy extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Safety: Noah Pupunu tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 13:24 NOS - Gavin Ozga 50 run (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 08:21 NOS - Gavin Easley 76 run (Daquan Berry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 CAR - Shaun Dembsky 21 pass from Dalton Schneider (Keith Duffy extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Safety: Noah Pupunu tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 13:24 NOS - Gavin Ozga 50 run (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 08:21 NOS - Gavin Easley 76 run (Daquan Berry extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-4-1 4-4
First Downs 13 14
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 256 365
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 4.00 6.19
Net Rushing Yards 58 226
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 2.52 6.65
Net Passing Yards 198 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 26 - 1 23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-4-1	4-4
First Downs	13	14
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	256	365
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	4.00	6.19
Net Rushing Yards	58	226
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	2.52	6.65
Net Passing Yards	198	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 26 - 1	23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:18	29:42

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:25	1:44	50	3	9	Punt
2	14:53	1:22	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	10:10	1:18	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	6:49	4:25	OWN 17	8	37	Punt
2	1:51	1:26	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
3	13:03	2:46	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	9:00	2:32	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
3	2:48	2:48	OWN 22	6	14	Punt
4	12:06	0:43	OWN 33	3	0	Interception
4	10:27	1:35	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:03	3:01	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
4	2:28	1:50	OWN 24	8	35	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	1:10	OWN 28	2	4	Interception
1	7:41	7:48	OWN 2	13	70	Missed FG
2	13:31	3:21	OWN 4	6	26	Punt
2	8:52	2:03	OWN 24	5	20	Punt
2	2:24	0:33	OWN 2	2	-2	Safety
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 10	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
3	10:17	1:17	OWN 14	3	-3	Punt
3	6:28	3:40	OWN 9	6	19	Punt
4	15:00	2:54	OWN 17	7	50	Fumble
4	11:23	0:56	OPP 37	3	0	Punt
4	8:52	0:49	OWN 12	2	88	Touchdown
4	5:02	2:34	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 41	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Jalen Heatherly, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sammie Spain	9	27	3.00	18	1
RB Weston Brooks	7	12	1.71	7	0
QB Dalton Schneider	6	21	3.50	8	0
WR Jeffery Carter	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gavin Easley	19	151	7.95	76	4	1
RB Junior Fairbairn	10	19	1.90	11	1	0
QB Gavin Ozga	4	51	12.75	50	1	1
RB Jeffery Leisure	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dalton Schneider	38	26	217	3/19	1	22	1	80.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	23	15	146	2/7	0	24	1	64.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffery Carter	7	8	48	6.86	2	15	0
TE Morris Franklin	4	4	49	12.25	26	22	0
FB Tristan Clement	3	6	30	10.00	5	11	0
TE Peter Bauch	3	9	14	4.67	0	9	0
WR Shaun Dembsky	2	3	29	14.50	11	21	1
WR Bert Garrard	2	2	6	3.00	0	9	0
RB Sammie Spain	2	2	23	11.50	4	12	0
WR Tim Shahade	2	3	18	9.00	2	16	0
RB Weston Brooks	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robbie Kirk	3	4	32	10.67	11	16
WR Sammie Blades	3	4	27	9.00	11	13
RB Gavin Easley	3	4	13	4.33	13	12
TE Spencer Boone	1	5	24	24.00	3	24
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	14	14.00	9	14
TE Joel Lowe	1	1	20	20.00	14	20
TE Silas Upshaw	1	2	7	7.00	7	7
WR Donald Fain	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dwight Whiting	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ricardo Gozinsky	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Jeffery Carter	1	0	0
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0	1	0
WR Tim Shahade	0	1	0
OLB Norbert Hiler	0	0	1
CB Gino Fisk	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Robbie Kirk	1	1	0
RB Gavin Easley	1	0	0
DE Jalen Heatherly	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	10	520	52.0	48.5	65	9

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	6	284	47.3	40.7	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Duffy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Berry	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Dembsky	4	20	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Fain	4	15	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Fisk	2	55	27.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Keith	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Noah Pupunu	7	2	0.0	30	20
OLB Aidan Saucedo	6	0	0.0	32	25
CB Dominique Marian	5	1	0.0	32	25
DE Rodolfo Bergman	4	0	0.5	26	12
S Braden Nicas	4	1	0.0	34	25
DE Martin Hutchins	3	2	0.5	29	20
DT Joseph Bell	2	2	0.0	31	13
S Dwight Whiting	2	2	0.0	32	25
CB Gino Fisk	2	1	0.0	17	14
DT Spencer Poole	2	1	0.0	21	19
OLB Norbert Hiler	2	0	0.0	2	0
ILB Zach Knight	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	0	1.0	8	11
OLB R.J. Blackburn	1	1	0.0	19	5
FB Tristan Clement	1	0	---	---	---
DT Malik Sanders	1	0	0.0	12	12
CB Howard Anquillano	1	0	0.0	22	16
DE Artie Davis	1	0	0.0	3	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alex Mathews	8	3	0.0	22	33
S Caleb Reeves	6	1	0.0	14	28
CB Earl Bullock	5	2	0.0	23	41
S Ricardo Gozinsky	5	0	0.0	22	34
DE Jalen Heatherly	4	0	2.0	23	41
CB Alexander Goodwin	4	0	0.0	2	15
DE Bucky Finley	3	2	1.0	20	37
DT Garrett Allamon	3	3	0.0	18	20
OLB Neil Sanders	3	3	0.0	22	33
ILB Javier Jensen	3	2	0.0	12	11
S Dominique Barber	3	1	0.0	10	19
OLB Mason Whitfield	2	0	0.0	8	13
CB Phil Keith	1	1	0.0	23	36
TE Spencer Boone	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Coloma	1	0	0.0	9	17
CB Patrick Tate	0	1	0.0	1	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenneth Bryan	1.0	0	1	11
DE Martin Hutchins	0.5	1	0	20
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0.5	0	0	12
DT Joseph Bell	0.0	0	2	13
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0.0	0	1	25

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jalen Heatherly	2.0	1	1	41
DE Bucky Finley	1.0	0	0	37
OLB Cooper McWilliams	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dominique Marian	4	0	0	25
ILB Noah Pupunu	3	0	0	20
CB Gino Fisk	2	0	0	14
OLB Aidan Saucedo	2	0	0	25
ILB Zach Knight	2	0	0	5
S Dwight Whiting	1	1	1	25
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	0	0	12
CB Vernon Wolf	0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Bullock	4	0	0	41
S Caleb Reeves	4	0	0	28
ILB Alex Mathews	3	1	0	33
CB Alexander Goodwin	3	1	0	15
OLB Neil Sanders	3	0	0	33
CB Phil Keith	2	1	0	36
S Dominique Barber	2	1	0	19
ILB Javier Jensen	2	0	0	11
DE Jalen Heatherly	1	0	0	41
DE Bucky Finley	1	0	0	37
DT Garrett Allamon	1	0	0	20
OLB Cooper McWilliams	0	1	0	17
S Ricardo Gozinsky	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Logan Levingston	1	4	23	0	41
C Chase Jenkins	1	4	23	0	41
T Edgar Frankhouser	0	4	23	2	41
T Jeremiah Clancy	0	3	23	1	41
FB Tristan Clement	0	2	13	0	14
G Carlos Gaylor	0	1	23	0	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marshall Ward	2	9	34	0	25
FB Brent Hennessy	2	4	11	0	5
C Randal Sizemore	2	4	34	0	25
G Edward Brewer	1	5	34	0	25
T Jonah Van DeWege	1	4	34	0	25
T Jimmy Zellers	0	4	34	2	25
TE Spencer Boone	0	1	31	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Hiler	3	22
Bert Garrard	2	16
Vernon Wolf	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Lowe	1	23
Mason Whitfield	1	21
Jeffery Leisure	1	13
Jalen Heatherly	1	10
Ellis Karamazov	1	7
Antonio Rivera	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Edgar Frankhouser	23	41	---	---	10	74
QB Dalton Schneider	23	41	---	---	---	64
G Carlos Gaylor	23	41	---	---	---	64
G Logan Levingston	23	41	---	---	---	64
T Jeremiah Clancy	23	41	---	---	---	64
C Chase Jenkins	23	41	---	---	---	64
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	32	25	5	62
S Braden Nicas	---	---	34	25	1	60
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	32	25	1	58
CB Dominique Marian	---	---	32	25	1	58
TE Peter Bauch	21	36	---	---	---	57
WR Tim Shahade	18	38	---	---	---	56
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	30	20	1	51
TE Morris Franklin	12	18	---	---	21	51
DE Martin Hutchins	---	---	29	20	1	50
CB Howard Anquillano	---	---	22	16	11	49
WR Jeffery Carter	12	23	---	---	12	47
DT Spencer Poole	---	---	21	19	7	47
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	31	13	1	45
WR Shaun Dembsky	14	22	---	---	6	42
FB Tristan Clement	13	14	---	---	12	39
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	26	12	---	38
CB Vernon Wolf	---	---	13	16	8	37
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	17	14	5	36
OLB R.J. Blackburn	---	---	19	5	12	36
RB Sammie Spain	13	22	---	---	---	35
RB Weston Brooks	10	16	---	---	---	26
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	2	0	22	24
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	12	12	---	24
WR Bert Garrard	1	7	---	---	16	24
DE Butch Wofford	---	---	5	8	7	20
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	8	11	---	19
ILB Zach Knight	---	---	4	5	10	19
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	1	0	---	---	16	17
S Noah Colson	---	---	2	0	12	14
G Al Richard	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Levi McMillon	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Jimmie Platt	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Steve Rasmussen	0	8	---	---	2	10
C Damian D'Amato	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Artie Davis	---	---	3	4	---	7
TE Efrain Rice	0	1	---	---	1	2
K Keith Duffy	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Bob Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cornelius Stockton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	23	41	10	74
T Jonah Van DeWege	34	25	---	---	7	66
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	23	41	---	64
CB Phil Keith	---	---	23	36	2	61
G Edward Brewer	34	25	---	---	---	59
T Jimmy Zellers	34	25	---	---	---	59
G Marshall Ward	34	25	---	---	---	59
QB Gavin Ozga	34	25	---	---	---	59
C Randal Sizemore	34	25	---	---	---	59
DE Bucky Finley	---	---	20	37	---	57
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	22	34	---	56
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	22	33	---	55
OLB Neil Sanders	---	---	22	33	---	55
WR Donald Fain	28	16	---	---	10	54
TE Spencer Boone	31	22	---	---	---	53
WR Sammie Blades	28	20	---	---	2	50
S Dominique Barber	---	---	10	19	15	44
S Caleb Reeves	---	---	14	28	1	43
OLB Mason Whitfield	---	---	8	13	21	42
RB Gavin Easley	21	19	---	---	---	40
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	18	20	---	38
WR Robbie Kirk	19	15	---	---	2	36
ILB Javier Jensen	---	---	12	11	12	35
WR Mitchell Green	7	9	---	---	17	33
FB Brent Hennessy	11	5	---	---	17	33
OLB Ernest Powell	---	---	13	19	1	33
CB Patrick Tate	---	---	1	12	16	29
TE Joel Lowe	2	3	---	---	23	28
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	2	15	10	27
CB Tom Coloma	---	---	9	17	---	26
RB Junior Fairbairn	11	1	---	---	10	22
OLB Cooper McWilliams	---	---	3	17	---	20
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	4	4	10	18
DT Bill Money	---	---	1	17	---	18
TE Silas Upshaw	9	9	---	---	---	18
RB Jeffery Leisure	2	2	---	---	13	17
DE Burt Brennan	---	---	3	4	10	17
WR Jon Brandon	1	4	---	---	4	9
C Brandon Kotz	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Antonio Rivera	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Lukas McKnight	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Daquan Berry	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	82	9.1
Middle	18	145	8.1
Right	5	2	0.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dalton Schneider	38	26	2	1	2	5	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	23	15	2	0	0	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	118	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	103	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	9	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Peter Bauch	9	3	1	14	0	36
WR Jeffery Carter	8	7	0	48	0	23
FB Tristan Clement	6	3	0	30	0	14
TE Morris Franklin	4	4	0	49	1	18
WR Shaun Dembsky	3	2	1	29	1	22
WR Tim Shahade	3	2	0	18	0	38
WR Bert Garrard	2	2	0	6	0	7
RB Sammie Spain	2	2	0	23	0	22
RB Weston Brooks	1	1	0	0	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Spencer Boone	5	1	24	1	22
WR Robbie Kirk	4	3	32	0	15
WR Sammie Blades	4	3	27	0	20
RB Gavin Easley	4	3	13	0	19
TE Silas Upshaw	2	1	7	0	9
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	1	6	0	1
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	14	0	5
TE Joel Lowe	1	1	20	1	3
WR Donald Fain	1	1	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sammie Spain	2	0
QB Dalton Schneider	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gavin Easley	3	2
QB Gavin Ozga	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dalton Schneider	14	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Peter Bauch	5	1	0
FB Tristan Clement	3	2	1
WR Jeffery Carter	2	1	1
RB Sammie Spain	2	2	2
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	0	0
TE Morris Franklin	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robbie Kirk	2	1	0
RB Gavin Easley	2	1	0
TE Spencer Boone	1	0	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	1
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	1
TE Joel Lowe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)