Week 8, 2067

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	10	-	16
Carolina Panthers	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 CAR - Gino Sagapolutele 27 field goal
2Q: 08:35 NOS - Jamie Manning 26 field goal
2Q: 05:19 NOS - Jamie Manning 36 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Junior Boore 44 interception return (Gino Sagapolutele extra point)
3Q: 00:24 CAR - Gino Sagapolutele 34 field goal
4Q: 09:23 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 8 run (Jamie Manning extra point)
4Q: 03:10 NOS - Jamie Manning 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 CAR - Gino Sagapolutele 27 field goal
2Q: 08:35 NOS - Jamie Manning 26 field goal
2Q: 05:19 NOS - Jamie Manning 36 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Junior Boore 44 interception return (Gino Sagapolutele extra point)
3Q: 00:24 CAR - Gino Sagapolutele 34 field goal
4Q: 09:23 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 8 run (Jamie Manning extra point)
4Q: 03:10 NOS - Jamie Manning 44 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-1 5-3
First Downs 13 13
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 246 235
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 3.84 3.67
Net Rushing Yards 101 62
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 3.16 3.10
Net Passing Yards 145 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 152 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.53 3.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 12.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 1/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-1	5-3
First Downs	13	13
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	246	235
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	3.84	3.67
Net Rushing Yards	101	62
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	3.16	3.10
Net Passing Yards	145	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	152	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.53	3.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	12.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	1/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	1:44	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	5:24	1:53	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
1	0:22	6:53	OWN 28	13	63	Field Goal
2	7:32	2:20	OPP 37	4	18	Field Goal
2	2:16	0:24	OWN 26	3	2	Interception
2	1:52	1:21	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:09	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	11:34	2:41	OWN 20	5	-1	Punt
3	8:23	2:03	OWN 34	5	33	Fumble
3	0:19	6:03	OWN 43	13	57	Touchdown
4	6:41	1:00	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	4:55	1:51	OPP 36	3	9	Field Goal
4	2:02	0:33	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 24	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 25	7	18	Punt
1	9:26	4:02	OWN 11	8	26	Punt
1	3:31	3:09	OWN 32	7	58	Field Goal
2	8:29	0:57	OWN 23	2	2	Interception
2	5:12	2:56	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 21	1	2	Half
3	13:51	2:17	OWN 34	4	5	Punt
3	8:53	0:30	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
3	6:20	6:01	OWN 33	11	50	Field Goal
4	9:16	2:35	OWN 16	6	16	Punt
4	5:41	0:46	OWN 18	2	14	Interception
4	3:04	1:02	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	1:29	0:56	OWN 44	4	-20	Downs

Game MVP: Galloping Gene Vallet, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	23	75	3.26	25	2	1
QB Louie Kemp	7	18	2.57	8	0	0
WR Taylor Martin	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
TE Lamont Atkins	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Isaac Perkins	15	54	3.60	13	4	0
RB Harris Cicci	5	8	1.60	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	31	18	152	1/7	0	15	1	57.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	42	22	187	2/14	0	33	2	44.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Taylor Martin	5	5	50	10.00	15	15
TE Gregory Wolfe	4	7	29	7.25	3	11
WR Leonardo Seder	3	9	24	8.00	3	8
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	3	16	8.00	7	11
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	2	21	10.50	5	14
WR J.B. Eddy	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Thurman Devenny	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Reuben Cundiff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jacob Cole	5	16	25	5.00	2	12
WR Jermaine Stanton	5	7	45	9.00	12	20
TE Boomer Vasquez	4	8	31	7.75	3	14
RB Isaac Perkins	4	4	22	5.50	9	14
RB Harris Cicci	2	2	15	7.50	6	11
WR Damian Prior	1	4	33	33.00	4	33
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	16	16.00	5	16

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Pozy	1	0	0.00	0
CB Gene Cochrane	1	25	25.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Junior Boore	1	44	44.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Lamont Atkins	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE DeAndre Passmore	0	1	0	0
S Efrain Boatright	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	7	323	46.1	46.0	54	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malik Newsome	7	337	48.1	41.4	62	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamie Manning	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Sagapolutele	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Luthye	2	27	13.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Dodge	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Stedman	1	33	33.0	0
Eduardo Lephew	1	27	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Pozy	8	1	0.0	20	44
CB Reggie Stedman	5	0	0.0	20	44
OLB Shaquille Grider	4	1	0.5	9	23
CB Gene Cochrane	4	1	0.0	11	39
CB Bernard Castillo	4	0	0.0	17	40
DE Terry Winslett	3	1	1.0	19	28
OLB Ezra Daschle	3	2	0.0	20	30
DE Wade Merritt	3	0	0.0	19	30
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	2	1	0.5	9	21
S Mason Rutledge	2	0	0.0	16	23
DT Angel Bronson	2	0	0.0	14	33
CB Clifton Talley	2	0	0.0	5	22
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	1	1	0.0	11	22
DE Logan Lorenz	1	0	0.0	12	39
DE Herb Coffey	0	1	0.0	7	12
CB Deron Graham	0	1	0.0	1	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lewis Meusey	10	1	0.0	32	31
S Keith Elliott	8	4	0.0	32	32
OLB Mercury Ryan	6	2	0.0	29	21
S Efrain Boatright	3	3	0.0	32	31
ILB Josiah James	3	2	0.0	11	24
ILB Dana Mathis	3	2	0.0	29	21
CB Miles Cornett	3	1	0.0	26	24
CB Junior Boore	3	0	0.0	10	14
DE DeAndre Passmore	2	1	1.0	32	32
CB Tevin Widmer	2	1	0.0	30	32
DE J.C. Brenner	2	1	0.0	27	17
DE Korey Blombeck	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	0	0.0	3	12
WR Jacob Cole	1	0	---	---	---
S Levi Phillip	1	0	0.0	0	2
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Aiden Antonick	1	0	0.0	19	6
DT Kristopher Ellison	0	3	0.0	29	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terry Winslett	1.0	0	1	28
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0.5	0	0	21
OLB Shaquille Grider	0.5	0	0	23
DE Logan Lorenz	0.0	2	1	39
DT Angel Bronson	0.0	1	1	33
DE Rick Friday	0.0	0	1	13
DE Wade Merritt	0.0	0	1	30

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeAndre Passmore	1.0	1	1	32
OLB Mercury Ryan	0.0	2	0	21
DT Kristopher Ellison	0.0	2	0	19
DE Korey Blombeck	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Richard Pozy	5	0	1	44
CB Reggie Stedman	4	0	0	44
CB Bernard Castillo	3	1	0	40
CB Gene Cochrane	3	0	1	39
OLB Shaquille Grider	2	1	0	23
OLB Ezra Daschle	2	0	0	30
CB Clifton Talley	2	0	0	22
DE Logan Lorenz	1	0	0	39
OLB Aaron Stagg	0	1	0	18

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lewis Meusey	4	0	0	31
ILB Josiah James	3	1	0	24
CB Junior Boore	2	1	1	14
CB Tevin Widmer	2	0	0	32
S Efrain Boatright	2	0	0	31
CB Miles Cornett	2	0	0	24
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	0	0	12
S Keith Elliott	1	0	0	32
S Levi Phillip	1	0	0	2
ILB Dana Mathis	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brendan Geib	3	8	32	0	32
T Tommy McElroy	2	11	32	1	32
C Morris Hildreth	1	3	32	0	32
C Luke Givens	0	3	32	0	32
TE Gregory Wolfe	0	1	31	0	30
TE Jorge Davis	0	1	1	0	1

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joseph Grabulis	2	7	20	0	44
G Rex Matthews	2	4	20	0	44
G Drake England	1	3	20	0	44
T Damian Rouse	1	2	20	2	44
C Josiah Hawkins	0	4	20	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gregory Wolfe	3	13
Britt Wolf	1	22
Tommy McElroy	1	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kenyon Hicks	1	24
Harris Cicci	1	18
Rex Matthews	1	13
Jermaine Stanton	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tommy McElroy	32	32	---	---	15	79
G Brendan Geib	32	32	---	---	10	74
TE Gregory Wolfe	31	30	---	---	13	74
C Morris Hildreth	32	32	---	---	10	74
C Chad Gonzalez	32	32	---	---	10	74
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	20	44	7	71
S Richard Pozy	---	---	20	44	3	67
WR Leonardo Seder	31	30	---	---	6	67
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	11	39	16	66
QB Louie Kemp	32	32	---	---	---	64
C Luke Givens	32	32	---	---	---	64
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	30	30	---	---	1	61
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	12	39	8	59
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	17	40	2	59
DT Angel Bronson	---	---	14	33	8	55
WR J.B. Eddy	29	24	---	---	---	53
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	20	30	1	51
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	19	30	2	51
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	19	28	1	48
TE Reuben Cundiff	7	13	---	---	25	45
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	---	---	11	22	11	44
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	5	22	16	43
WR Taylor Martin	23	18	---	---	1	42
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	16	23	1	40
OLB Shaquille Grider	---	---	9	23	2	34
OLB Aaron Stagg	---	---	10	18	3	31
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	9	21	1	31
TE Lamont Atkins	4	6	---	---	19	29
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	6	---	---	17	25
OLB Britt Wolf	---	---	0	0	22	22
DE Herb Coffey	---	---	7	12	1	20
RB Thurman Devenny	2	2	---	---	13	17
DE Rick Friday	---	---	0	13	1	14
CB Deron Graham	---	---	1	3	7	11
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Corwin Butcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Eduardo Lephew	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Jamie Manning	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Leonard Buick	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Shaun Luthye	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Aidan Linquist	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Jorge Davis	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Broderick Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leland Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Andy Washington	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Spencer Freitag	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rex Matthews	20	44	---	---	13	77
G Joseph Grabulis	20	44	---	---	9	73
S Keith Elliott	---	---	32	32	3	67
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	32	32	3	67
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	32	31	3	66
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	32	31	3	66
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	30	32	3	65
QB Winston Dodge	20	44	---	---	---	64
G Drake England	20	44	---	---	---	64
C Josiah Hawkins	20	44	---	---	---	64
T Damian Rouse	20	44	---	---	---	64
WR Jacob Cole	20	43	---	---	---	63
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	29	19	13	61
TE Boomer Vasquez	17	40	---	---	---	57
WR Jermaine Stanton	12	35	---	---	9	56
WR Damian Prior	16	36	---	---	---	52
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	29	21	2	52
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	26	24	2	52
OLB Mercury Ryan	---	---	29	21	2	52
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	27	17	1	45
RB Harris Cicci	6	21	---	---	18	45
CB Junior Boore	---	---	10	14	17	41
RB Isaac Perkins	15	24	---	---	1	40
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	3	12	24	39
ILB Josiah James	---	---	11	24	3	38
TE Bubba Garner	6	7	---	---	23	36
FB Erick Fonseca	6	5	---	---	19	30
CB Aiden Antonick	---	---	19	6	---	25
DT Rico Blackwell	---	---	3	13	8	24
CB Anthony Strong	---	---	3	6	13	22
WR Lewis Sparkes	0	1	---	---	18	19
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	2	9	8	19
S Levi Phillip	---	---	0	2	16	18
S Kevin Dodge	---	---	0	0	12	12
ILB Abraham Rodgers	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Aidan Euell	---	---	3	6	1	10
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Ben Oxendine	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Malik Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Louis Clancy	1	7	---	---	---	8
C Joseph Sweeney	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gino Sagapolutele	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Anthony Means	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Joel Benson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	19	1.9
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	31	18	0	2	1	3	6	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	42	22	2	3	4	3	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	64	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	11	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	11	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	50	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Leonardo Seder	9	3	1	24	30
TE Gregory Wolfe	7	4	0	29	30
WR Taylor Martin	5	5	0	50	18
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	2	0	16	30
WR J.B. Eddy	2	1	0	10	24
TE Reuben Cundiff	2	0	0	0	13
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	2	0	21	6
RB Thurman Devenny	1	1	0	2	2

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	16	5	2	25	0	43
TE Boomer Vasquez	8	4	1	31	0	40
WR Jermaine Stanton	7	5	0	45	1	35
WR Damian Prior	4	1	1	33	1	36
RB Isaac Perkins	4	4	0	22	0	24
RB Harris Cicci	2	2	0	15	0	21
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	0	16	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Martin	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	8	8.00	3.26

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	5	2	14	2.80	4.90

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	2	1	-2	-1.00	4.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leonardo Seder	2	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	1	7	7.00	4.14
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	1	7	7.00	10.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	0	0	0.00	3.88
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	1	-2	-2.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Louie Kemp	2	1
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Isaac Perkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	12	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	15	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonardo Seder	6	3	2
TE Gregory Wolfe	2	1	0
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	2	1
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacob Cole	5	1	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	5	4	2
TE Boomer Vasquez	2	2	1
RB Harris Cicci	2	2	1
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)