Week 8, 2031

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	7	0	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	6	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 NOS - Gino Clements 18 field goal
1Q: 00:12 NOS - Gino Clements 31 field goal
2Q: 06:43 NOS - Jimmy Jorgensen 3 pass from Gavin Ozga (Gino Clements extra point)
4Q: 06:45 CAR - Keith Duffy 40 field goal
4Q: 00:05 CAR - Keith Duffy 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 NOS - Gino Clements 18 field goal
1Q: 00:12 NOS - Gino Clements 31 field goal
2Q: 06:43 NOS - Jimmy Jorgensen 3 pass from Gavin Ozga (Gino Clements extra point)
4Q: 06:45 CAR - Keith Duffy 40 field goal
4Q: 00:05 CAR - Keith Duffy 39 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 4-3 3-5
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 308 322
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 4.60 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 160 182
- Rushing Attempts 36 32
- Yards per Rush 4.44 5.69
Net Passing Yards 148 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 1 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 10/54
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:49 27:11

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	4-3	3-5
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	308	322
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	4.60	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	160	182
- Rushing Attempts	36	32
- Yards per Rush	4.44	5.69
Net Passing Yards	148	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 1	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	10/54
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:49	27:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
1	11:56	1:08	OPP 2	3	1	Field Goal
1	7:49	7:43	OWN 2	15	84	Field Goal
2	12:27	2:15	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	9:20	2:47	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
2	4:14	1:40	OWN 48	7	29	Interception
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 8	1	19	Half
3	11:53	5:07	OWN 6	10	56	Punt
3	1:24	1:09	OWN 29	3	-14	Punt
4	12:29	2:46	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	6:37	4:29	OWN 25	7	43	Missed FG

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	0:33	OWN 4	2	5	Interception
1	10:48	2:59	OWN 33	4	20	Punt
1	0:06	2:39	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	10:12	0:52	OWN 21	2	4	Fumble
2	6:33	2:19	OWN 24	4	28	Fumble
2	2:34	2:18	OWN 18	7	29	Punt
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 31	6	9	Punt
3	6:46	5:22	OWN 20	11	51	Downs
3	0:15	2:46	OWN 29	6	26	Punt
4	9:43	3:06	OWN 23	7	54	Field Goal
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 39	8	39	Field Goal

Game MVP: Carl Mueller, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Reginald Peters	17	89	5.24	21	4
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	13	57	4.38	15	3
QB Gavin Ozga	3	6	2.00	6	0
RB Doug Okonlawon	2	2	1.00	3	0
WR Donald Fain	1	6	6.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Griffin McInerney	12	90	7.50	20	4
RB Conrad Montgomery	10	58	5.80	11	2
RB Sammie Spain	9	31	3.44	8	0
WR Claude Bismo	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	29	14	167	2/19	1	26	1	63.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Griffin McInerney	31	18	140	0/0	0	32	1	55.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mitchell Green	3	4	48	16.00	23	26	0
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	3	3	11	3.67	1	5	1
RB Reginald Peters	2	3	19	9.50	9	10	0
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	40	20.00	38	21	0
TE Silas Upshaw	2	8	22	11.00	0	11	0
WR Robbie Kirk	1	6	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Donald Fain	1	3	21	21.00	4	21	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim Shahade	6	9	31	5.17	5	11
RB Sammie Spain	3	3	12	4.00	7	7
RB Conrad Montgomery	3	3	19	6.33	0	11
TE Keegan Rhodes	2	2	18	9.00	5	13
WR Claude Bismo	1	2	8	8.00	2	8
WR Marcus Geisen	1	1	32	32.00	28	32
TE Derek Schwartz	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Jon Logan	1	4	18	18.00	1	18
WR Owen Howe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Peter Bauch	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jamal Summers	1	11	11.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Reginald Peters	1	0	0
CB Phil Keith	0	1	0
CB Earl Bullock	0	1	0
WR Mitchell Green	0	1	0
OLB Mo Wiggins	0	0	1
DE Jalen Heatherly	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Force
RB Sammie Spain	1	0
TE Keegan Rhodes	1	0
DT Rondell Ludwig	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	5	223	44.6	40.6	55	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	5	247	49.4	41.4	58	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Duffy	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Dembsky	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Keith	1	30	30.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Dembsky	2	41	20.5	0
Dominique Marian	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alex Mathews	8	3	0.0	30	26
OLB Neil Sanders	7	3	0.0	28	25
OLB Mo Wiggins	6	2	0.0	28	26
CB Earl Bullock	5	1	0.0	22	25
CB Phil Keith	4	2	0.0	27	29
ILB Edwin Schultz	4	1	0.0	12	6
S Bryson Neu	4	1	0.0	32	31
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	3	1	0.0	9	16
S Jamie Enochs	2	0	0.0	23	19
S Giovanni Sanders	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB Jamal Summers	1	2	0.0	29	31
DE Jalen Heatherly	1	1	0.0	30	25
OLB Levi Goodwin	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Garrett Allamon	1	0	0.0	22	21
TE Silas Upshaw	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wayne Krock	0	1	0.0	25	21

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rondell Ludwig	8	0	1.0	31	19
OLB R.J. Blackburn	6	2	0.0	36	31
ILB Zach Knight	6	2	0.0	36	31
DT Joseph Bell	5	2	0.0	34	25
S Dwight Whiting	5	1	0.0	36	31
S Carl Beauchamp	4	3	0.0	30	21
ILB Ray Straw	4	2	0.0	15	12
DE Kenneth Bryan	3	1	0.0	23	24
CB Dominique Marian	3	1	0.0	34	30
CB Keith Nelson	2	0	0.0	27	20
DE Erick Ford	1	0	1.0	4	7
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	2	0.0	34	29
CB Dakota Rossburg	1	1	0.0	3	3
CB Riley Heath	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Steven Burnett	1	0	0.0	19	21
WR Jon Logan	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jalen Heatherly	1	0	0	25
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	1	0	0	16
CB Phil Keith	0	1	0	29
OLB Mo Wiggins	0	1	0	26
CB Jamal Summers	0	1	0	31
DE Wayne Krock	0	0	1	21

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rondell Ludwig	1.0	1	1	19
DE Erick Ford	1.0	0	0	7
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0.0	3	0	29
DE Kenneth Bryan	0.0	1	0	24
DT Joseph Bell	0.0	1	0	25
CB Keith Nelson	0.0	1	0	20
DE Steven Burnett	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Neil Sanders	4	0	0	25
CB Earl Bullock	3	0	0	25
OLB Mo Wiggins	2	1	0	26
S Jamie Enochs	2	0	0	19
S Bryson Neu	2	0	0	31
ILB Alex Mathews	1	0	0	26
ILB Edwin Schultz	1	0	0	6
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	1	0	0	16
DT Garrett Allamon	1	0	0	21
S Giovanni Sanders	1	0	0	11
CB Jamal Summers	0	1	1	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Whiting	2	1	1	31
CB Dominique Marian	2	1	0	30
ILB Zach Knight	2	1	0	31
OLB R.J. Blackburn	2	0	0	31
S Carl Beauchamp	1	1	0	21
CB Keith Nelson	1	1	0	20
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	0	0	24
DT Rondell Ludwig	1	0	0	19
CB Dakota Rossburg	1	0	0	3
DE Steven Burnett	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Carl Mueller	4	9	1	36	0	31
G Max Buchanan	3	9	0	36	0	31
C Randal Sizemore	2	5	0	36	0	31
T Jonah Van DeWege	1	6	0	36	0	31
FB Brent Hennessy	1	3	0	9	0	9
T Aidan McDougal	0	2	0	36	2	31

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Chase Jenkins	3	7	1	32	31
G Logan Levingston	3	4	0	32	31
G Luke Duran	3	3	0	32	31
T Cornelius Stockton	2	4	0	32	31
T Jermaine Schaefer	1	2	0	32	31
TE Derek Schwartz	1	1	0	4	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Mueller	2	12
Silas Upshaw	2	9
Marcos Powell	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Knight	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Carl Mueller	36	31	---	---	12	79
T Aidan McDougal	36	31	---	---	8	75
WR Robbie Kirk	31	28	---	---	14	73
TE Silas Upshaw	32	30	---	---	9	71
QB Gavin Ozga	36	31	---	---	---	67
G Max Buchanan	36	31	---	---	---	67
T Jonah Van DeWege	36	31	---	---	---	67
C Randal Sizemore	36	31	---	---	---	67
WR Mitchell Green	36	30	---	---	---	66
S Bryson Neu	---	---	32	31	3	66
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	29	31	2	62
OLB Neil Sanders	---	---	28	25	7	60
CB Phil Keith	---	---	27	29	3	59
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	30	26	2	58
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	30	25	2	57
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	28	26	2	56
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	22	25	7	54
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	25	21	---	46
RB Reginald Peters	18	11	---	---	14	43
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	22	21	---	43
S Jamie Enochs	---	---	23	19	---	42
WR Donald Fain	24	16	---	---	1	41
OLB Levi Goodwin	---	---	8	11	18	37
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	16	19	---	---	---	35
FB Brent Hennessy	9	9	---	---	14	32
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	---	---	9	16	7	32
S Giovanni Sanders	---	---	8	11	12	31
TE Sammie Dawkins	11	9	---	---	1	21
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	1	2	---	---	18	21
CB Marcos Powell	---	---	4	4	11	19
ILB Edwin Schultz	---	---	12	6	---	18
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	4	4	6	14
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	6	6	1	13
CB Byron McNeil	---	---	5	4	1	10
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Manuel Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Shaun Albertini	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Norman Oxford	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Dave Gibson	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Giovanni Sham	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Andy Mahoney	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Doug Okonlawon	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Sammie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Steve Ponds	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Zach Knight	---	---	36	31	10	77
OLB R.J. Blackburn	---	---	36	31	4	71
CB Dominique Marian	---	---	34	30	7	71
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	36	31	3	70
C Chase Jenkins	32	31	---	---	7	70
WR Jon Logan	29	31	---	---	7	67
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	34	29	3	66
G Luke Duran	32	31	---	---	---	63
G Logan Levingston	32	31	---	---	---	63
T Cornelius Stockton	32	31	---	---	---	63
T Jermaine Schaefer	32	31	---	---	---	63
QB Griffin McInerney	32	31	---	---	---	63
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	34	25	1	60
TE Peter Bauch	32	26	---	---	---	58
WR Tim Shahade	29	28	---	---	---	57
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	23	24	7	54
S Carl Beauchamp	---	---	30	21	1	52
RB Sammie Spain	18	15	---	---	18	51
DT Rondell Ludwig	---	---	31	19	1	51
CB Keith Nelson	---	---	27	20	1	48
TE Keegan Rhodes	14	11	---	---	18	43
DE Steven Burnett	---	---	19	21	3	43
CB Christian Rasmussen	---	---	20	11	6	37
WR Claude Bismo	15	16	---	---	2	33
RB Conrad Montgomery	15	13	---	---	---	28
ILB Ray Straw	---	---	15	12	1	28
S Bryce Ramsey	---	---	4	9	13	26
CB Chester Johnston	---	---	5	8	12	25
WR Owen Howe	3	8	---	---	9	20
DE Erick Ford	---	---	4	7	7	18
OLB Jace Guthrie	---	---	2	1	15	18
WR Shaun Dembsky	0	1	---	---	13	14
CB Riley Heath	---	---	3	8	2	13
RB Gavin Easley	1	0	---	---	8	9
OLB Dale Jorgenson	---	---	0	0	9	9
G Edward Brewer	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Levi McMillon	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Diego Garland	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Marcus Geisen	0	3	---	---	4	7
T Isaiah Weller	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Derek Schwartz	4	3	---	---	---	7
CB Dakota Rossburg	---	---	3	3	---	6
K Keith Duffy	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Bob Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dalton Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	30	149	5.0
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	22	144	6.5
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	29	14	3	1	0	5	8	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Griffin McInerney	31	18	1	2	2	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	86	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	39	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	102	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	29	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Silas Upshaw	8	2	22	0	30
WR Robbie Kirk	6	1	6	0	28
WR Mitchell Green	4	3	48	1	30
RB Reginald Peters	3	2	19	0	11
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	3	3	11	0	19
WR Donald Fain	3	1	21	1	16
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	40	1	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Shahade	9	6	1	31	0	28
WR Jon Logan	4	1	1	18	0	31
RB Sammie Spain	3	3	0	12	0	15
TE Peter Bauch	3	0	0	0	0	26
RB Conrad Montgomery	3	3	0	19	0	13
WR Claude Bismo	2	1	0	8	0	16
TE Keegan Rhodes	2	2	0	18	0	11
TE Derek Schwartz	2	1	0	2	0	3
WR Owen Howe	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Marcus Geisen	1	1	0	32	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Reginald Peters	4	2	0.50	5.24
QB Gavin Ozga	1	6	6.00	2.00
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	1	-3	-3.00	4.38

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	3	2	12	4.00	5.76

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Griffin McInerney	1	0	0	0.00	4.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Kirk	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Reginald Peters	1	1	9	9.00	6.33
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	1	1	3	3.00	3.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Claude Bismo	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gavin Ozga	2	0
RB Reginald Peters	1	0
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Griffin McInerney	3	2
RB Sammie Spain	2	2
WR Claude Bismo	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	9	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Griffin McInerney	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mitchell Green	3	2	2
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	2	2	2
TE Silas Upshaw	2	1	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	1
WR Donald Fain	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Peter Bauch	2	0	0
WR Tim Shahade	2	0	0
WR Claude Bismo	1	0	0
TE Keegan Rhodes	1	1	1
WR Owen Howe	1	0	0
WR Jon Logan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,100 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (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	70,100 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (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)