Week 8, 2035

played in New Orleans, LA

82 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	14	14	7	0	-	35
New Orleans Saints	6	10	0	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NOS - Terry Foreman 3 pass from Gavin Ozga (Claude Sjogren extra point failed)
1Q: 06:51 CAR - Baby Hightower 93 pass from Griffin McInerney (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 01:04 CAR - Jon Logan 49 pass from Griffin McInerney (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 12:12 NOS - Ben Gillette 1 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 06:53 CAR - Kennedy Shea 2 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Claude Sjogren 30 field goal
2Q: 00:18 CAR - Tim Shahade 8 pass from Griffin McInerney (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 00:05 CAR - Griffin McInerney 11 run (Frederick Fly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NOS - Terry Foreman 3 pass from Gavin Ozga (Claude Sjogren extra point failed)
1Q: 06:51 CAR - Baby Hightower 93 pass from Griffin McInerney (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 01:04 CAR - Jon Logan 49 pass from Griffin McInerney (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 12:12 NOS - Ben Gillette 1 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 06:53 CAR - Kennedy Shea 2 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Claude Sjogren 30 field goal
2Q: 00:18 CAR - Tim Shahade 8 pass from Griffin McInerney (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 00:05 CAR - Griffin McInerney 11 run (Frederick Fly extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 430 311
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 6.42 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 153 118
- Rushing Attempts 40 23
- Yards per Rush 3.83 5.13
Net Passing Yards 277 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 1 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 10.26 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/43 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 6/124
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:37 26:23

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	430	311
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	6.42	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	153	118
- Rushing Attempts	40	23
- Yards per Rush	3.83	5.13
Net Passing Yards	277	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 1	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	10.26	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/43	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	6/124
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:37	26:23

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	1:08	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
1	7:19	0:47	OWN 4	2	96	Touchdown
1	3:54	3:09	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	12:05	5:23	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
2	4:25	0:25	OWN 21	2	-5	Interception
2	2:39	2:29	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
3	8:44	8:44	OWN 5	17	95	Touchdown
4	11:43	4:38	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
4	5:16	2:23	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
4	1:55	0:42	OPP 38	3	0	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
1	8:46	1:27	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	6:32	2:38	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	0:45	3:40	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	6:42	2:17	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
2	4:00	1:21	OPP 17	3	4	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	12:17	3:33	OWN 24	6	26	Punt
4	15:00	3:17	OWN 30	5	32	Punt
4	7:05	1:49	OWN 20	8	28	Downs
4	2:53	0:58	OWN 20	6	18	Downs
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 20	4	64	Game

Game MVP: Griffin McInerney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Martin Alston	16	43	2.69	11	1	0
RB Kennedy Shea	12	22	1.83	7	0	1
RB Casey Reeves	8	50	6.25	13	2	0
QB Griffin McInerney	4	38	9.50	14	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ben Gillette	12	55	4.58	15	2	1
RB Craig Nelson	8	51	6.38	21	2	0
QB Gavin Ozga	2	10	5.00	11	1	0
WR Max Holliday	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Griffin McInerney	25	17	287	2/10	3	93	1	129.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	34	21	202	2/9	1	45	0	88.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Shahade	8	9	68	8.50	6	16	1
WR Jon Logan	3	3	79	26.33	59	49	1
TE Baby Hightower	2	4	111	55.50	79	93	1
RB Martin Alston	2	2	22	11.00	10	14	0
WR Caleb Villa	1	5	5	5.00	5	5	0
RB Kennedy Shea	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Craig Nelson	5	7	28	5.60	14	11	0
WR Max Holliday	4	5	84	21.00	11	45	0
WR Brian Kolsrud	4	8	30	7.50	14	14	0
TE Terry Foreman	3	3	33	11.00	25	31	1
TE Sammie Dawkins	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	2	8	8.00	7	8	0
RB Ben Gillette	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Andy Mahoney	1	3	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Donald Fain	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jamal Summers	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Griffin McInerney	1	0	0
RB Kennedy Shea	1	0	0
T Deion Meechan	0	1	0
TE Baby Hightower	0	1	0
S Johnny Clinton	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Brian Kolsrud	1	0	0
OLB A.J. Lerner	0	1	0
ILB Parker Kramer	0	0	1
DE Wayne Krock	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	5	239	47.8	35.8	55	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Rasmussen	5	216	43.2	39.2	67	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Whiting	1	22	22.0	0
Dominique Marian	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Kolsrud	6	124	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Barry Green	6	1	0.0	23	35
CB Collin Ihler	5	1	0.0	10	22
ILB Rodney Kasper	4	2	0.0	13	28
CB Harry Franklin	3	2	0.0	13	28
S Dwight Whiting	3	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Broderick Siragusa	3	1	0.0	10	9
OLB Tom Freitag	3	0	0.0	22	21
DE Courtney Rodriguez	2	0	1.0	13	22
CB Jumbo Lyon	2	0	0.0	7	22
DE Rodolfo Bergman	2	0	0.0	23	31
OLB Dana Momberg	2	0	0.0	1	7
S Johnny Clinton	2	0	0.0	1	7
CB Kelvin Carlson	2	0	0.0	23	28
DT Roy Wilson	1	2	1.0	17	31
OLB Drake Forster	1	1	0.0	10	8
DE Tre' Burgess	1	0	0.0	9	24
CB Dominique Marian	1	0	0.0	6	6
TE Baby Hightower	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Caleb MacBeth	0	2	0.0	9	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Parker Kramer	11	4	1.0	37	23
OLB Harrison Lemke	9	2	0.0	36	26
S Zachery Oroumieh	6	3	0.0	33	21
OLB Preston Fleming	4	2	0.0	37	22
DT Tyrell Ballard	3	1	0.0	28	17
DT Garrett Allamon	3	0	0.0	12	10
CB Jamal Summers	3	0	0.0	40	27
CB C.J. Osiecki	3	0	0.0	33	19
DE Wayne Krock	2	2	1.0	40	22
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	2	2	0.0	20	11
S Rufus Wayne	2	1	0.0	35	27
CB Garrett Shon	2	1	0.0	20	20
DE Richard Sellers	1	1	0.0	22	16
CB Devan Erhardt	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Junior Sinclair	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Walter Gentile	1	0	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Courtney Rodriguez	1.0	1	0	22
DT Roy Wilson	1.0	0	0	31
DE Tre' Burgess	0.0	2	1	24
DT Brett Lucas	0.0	2	0	25
OLB Dana Momberg	0.0	1	0	7

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Krock	1.0	0	0	1	22
ILB Parker Kramer	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Richard Sellers	0.0	1	2	0	16
DT Garrett Allamon	0.0	0	2	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Collin Ihler	4	0	22
ILB Rodney Kasper	3	1	28
CB Harry Franklin	2	1	28
OLB Broderick Siragusa	2	0	9
OLB Dana Momberg	2	0	7
S Johnny Clinton	2	0	7
CB Kelvin Carlson	2	0	28
CB Jumbo Lyon	1	0	22
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	0	31
CB Dominique Marian	1	0	6
S Barry Green	1	0	35

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Zachery Oroumieh	4	0	21
ILB Parker Kramer	3	0	23
OLB Harrison Lemke	3	0	26
CB Garrett Shon	2	0	20
CB C.J. Osiecki	2	0	19
CB Devan Erhardt	1	0	5
CB Junior Sinclair	1	0	3
DT Tyrell Ballard	1	0	17
CB Jamal Summers	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chase Jenkins	3	8	0	40	0	27
T Deion Meechan	3	7	0	40	0	27
G Maxwell Walsh	2	12	1	40	1	27
G Raymond Fusco	2	6	0	40	0	27
T Isaiah Whitt	0	3	0	40	1	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Carl Mueller	3	5	23	0	36
G Sammie Dawson	3	5	23	0	36
T Kristopher Webb	2	4	23	1	36
T Eddie Ramirez	1	4	23	1	36
C Randal Sizemore	0	3	23	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Clinton	2	15
Baby Hightower	2	11
Caiden de Marco	1	20
Caleb MacBeth	1	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sammie Blades	1	21
Craig Nelson	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Baby Hightower	37	27	---	---	11	75
T Isaiah Whitt	40	27	---	---	5	72
T Deion Meechan	40	27	---	---	5	72
G Raymond Fusco	40	27	---	---	5	72
G Maxwell Walsh	40	27	---	---	5	72
C Chase Jenkins	40	27	---	---	---	67
QB Griffin McInerney	40	27	---	---	---	67
WR Tim Shahade	36	27	---	---	---	63
WR Jon Logan	32	27	---	---	---	59
S Barry Green	---	---	23	35	1	59
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	23	28	5	56
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	23	31	1	55
DT Roy Wilson	---	---	17	31	6	54
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	23	28	1	52
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	13	22	16	51
ILB Rodney Kasper	---	---	13	28	9	50
CB Harry Franklin	---	---	13	28	5	46
DT Brett Lucas	---	---	20	25	---	45
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	7	22	15	44
WR Caleb Villa	26	18	---	---	---	44
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	22	21	1	44
RB Martin Alston	18	11	---	---	13	42
TE Caiden de Marco	15	4	---	---	20	39
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	9	24	1	34
CB Collin Ihler	---	---	10	22	1	33
FB Emmanuel Shoate	12	5	---	---	15	32
OLB Dana Momberg	---	---	1	7	19	27
S Johnny Clinton	---	---	1	7	15	23
RB Casey Reeves	9	6	---	---	7	22
RB Kennedy Shea	12	10	---	---	---	22
OLB Broderick Siragusa	---	---	10	9	1	20
OLB Caleb MacBeth	---	---	9	8	2	19
OLB Drake Forster	---	---	10	8	1	19
CB Dominique Marian	---	---	6	6	4	16
WR Heath Wheeler	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Harvey Hanna	3	0	---	---	10	13
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	0	6	---	6
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Vinny Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lonnie Hicks	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tyrone Rader	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Drew Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Joyner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Howie Delrio	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	40	27	---	67
G Carl Mueller	23	36	---	---	6	65
G Sammie Dawson	23	36	---	---	6	65
T Kristopher Webb	23	36	---	---	6	65
T Eddie Ramirez	23	36	---	---	6	65
WR Brian Kolsrud	22	35	---	---	6	63
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	40	22	---	62
S Rufus Wayne	---	---	35	27	---	62
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	36	26	---	62
ILB Parker Kramer	---	---	37	23	---	60
QB Gavin Ozga	23	36	---	---	---	59
C Randal Sizemore	23	36	---	---	---	59
OLB Preston Fleming	---	---	37	22	---	59
S Zachery Oroumieh	---	---	33	21	---	54
CB C.J. Osiecki	---	---	33	19	---	52
WR Max Holliday	20	29	---	---	---	49
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	28	17	---	45
WR Andy Mahoney	11	21	---	---	10	42
CB Garrett Shon	---	---	20	20	---	40
TE Terry Foreman	18	21	---	---	---	39
DE Richard Sellers	---	---	22	16	---	38
RB Craig Nelson	9	18	---	---	10	37
WR Sammie Blades	4	10	---	---	21	35
DE Emmitt Burtner	---	---	18	11	5	34
RB Preston Meier	6	6	---	---	21	33
TE Sammie Dawkins	10	21	---	---	1	32
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	---	---	20	11	---	31
S Bill Stargell	---	---	7	6	15	28
OLB A.J. Lerner	---	---	3	5	20	28
CB Devan Erhardt	---	---	7	5	15	27
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	12	10	5	27
WR Donald Fain	0	10	---	---	15	25
RB Ben Gillette	14	9	---	---	---	23
TE Mack Austin	1	0	---	---	20	21
CB Junior Sinclair	---	---	6	3	5	14
OLB Roberto Butkiewicz	---	---	0	0	11	11
OLB Walter Gentile	---	---	4	6	---	10
RB Nolan Archer	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Kirk Mitchell	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Matt Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Jimmie Euerle	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Don Tan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Johnnie Lyons	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Peyton Jaime	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	21	78	3.7
Right	12	53	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	12	71	5.9
Right	5	21	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Griffin McInerney	25	17	3	1	1	0	4	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	34	21	2	1	4	2	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	64	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	73	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	150	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	36	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	31	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Shahade	9	8	1	68	0	27
WR Caleb Villa	5	1	0	5	0	18
TE Baby Hightower	4	2	0	111	1	27
WR Jon Logan	3	3	0	79	2	27
RB Martin Alston	2	2	0	22	0	11
RB Kennedy Shea	2	1	0	2	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Kolsrud	8	4	2	30	0	35
RB Craig Nelson	7	5	0	28	0	18
WR Max Holliday	5	4	1	84	1	29
TE Terry Foreman	3	3	0	33	1	21
WR Andy Mahoney	3	1	0	2	0	21
WR Sammie Blades	2	1	1	8	0	10
TE Sammie Dawkins	2	2	0	10	0	21
WR Donald Fain	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Ben Gillette	2	1	0	7	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Martin Alston	3	3	1.00	2.69
RB Kennedy Shea	2	5	2.50	1.83
QB Griffin McInerney	1	11	11.00	9.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ben Gillette	3	13	4.33	4.58
RB Craig Nelson	1	2	2.00	6.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Griffin McInerney	4	3	23	5.75	11.48

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	5	4	20	4.00	5.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Shahade	2	2	18	9.00	7.56
WR Caleb Villa	2	1	5	2.50	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ben Gillette	2	1	7	3.50	3.50
TE Terry Foreman	1	1	3	3.00	11.00
RB Craig Nelson	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
WR Brian Kolsrud	1	1	11	11.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Martin Alston	4	1
QB Griffin McInerney	2	2
RB Casey Reeves	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Griffin McInerney	6	5	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Shahade	2	2	2
WR Caleb Villa	2	1	1
RB Martin Alston	2	2	2

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Craig Nelson	4	3	1
WR Brian Kolsrud	3	2	0
TE Terry Foreman	1	1	1
WR Andy Mahoney	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)