Week 9, 2048

played in New Orleans, CA

65 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 NOS - Keith Castle 21 field goal
1Q: 05:00 CAR - Carlos Hyde 4 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:32 NOS - Joseph Lindsay 19 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 02:38 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal
3Q: 02:35 NOS - Roy Sutter 34 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Joseph Lindsay 74 run (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 05:49 CAR - Brandon Cooks 16 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Branden Melancon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 NOS - Keith Castle 21 field goal
1Q: 05:00 CAR - Carlos Hyde 4 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:32 NOS - Joseph Lindsay 19 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 02:38 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal
3Q: 02:35 NOS - Roy Sutter 34 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Joseph Lindsay 74 run (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 05:49 CAR - Brandon Cooks 16 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Branden Melancon extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 4-5 4-4
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 347 337
- Offensive Plays 82 62
- Yards per Play 4.23 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 95 120
- Rushing Attempts 19 22
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.45
Net Passing Yards 252 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 26 - 2 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 285 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 5.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.7
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	4-5	4-4
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	347	337
- Offensive Plays	82	62
- Yards per Play	4.23	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	95	120
- Rushing Attempts	19	22
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.45
Net Passing Yards	252	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 26 - 2	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	285	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	5.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.7
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:10	28:50

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:03	OWN 20	4	18	Interception
1	10:02	5:08	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
2	13:24	0:41	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
2	10:59	2:33	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	6:15	3:43	OWN 30	8	44	Field Goal
2	1:48	1:16	OWN 39	6	16	Fumble
3	10:03	1:57	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
3	6:16	3:05	OWN 1	5	17	Punt
3	2:20	2:20	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
4	14:42	2:49	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	11:04	1:13	OPP 29	3	-5	Punt
4	7:39	1:59	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	3:52	1:40	OWN 39	6	8	Downs
4	1:53	1:53	50	13	40	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:57	3:55	OPP 44	9	40	Field Goal
1	4:54	6:30	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
2	12:43	1:44	OWN 35	4	14	Punt
2	8:26	2:11	OWN 14	4	28	Punt
2	2:32	0:44	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OPP 45	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	4:57	OWN 32	9	21	Punt
3	8:06	1:50	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	3:11	0:51	OPP 40	2	40	Touchdown
4	15:00	0:18	OWN 26	1	74	Touchdown
4	11:53	0:49	OWN 16	3	-5	Interception
4	9:51	2:12	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	5:40	1:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:12	0:19	OPP 47	2	-3	Fumble

Game MVP: Benjamin Wells, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	13	53	4.08	10	1	1
Devonte Lee	3	23	7.67	12	1	0
Frankie Blanchard	2	15	7.50	12	1	0
Kody Coles	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joseph Lindsay	13	98	7.54	74	1	1
T.J. Yeldon	8	18	2.25	6	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blanchard	57	26	285	6/33	1	30	2	52.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	38	23	230	2/13	2	34	1	84.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnathan Horton	7	12	99	14.14	44	30	0
WR Brandon Cooks	6	19	69	11.50	10	16	1
WR Zane Nichols	4	14	48	12.00	8	21	0
TE Marco Walters	3	4	29	9.67	7	20	0
FB Kody Coles	2	2	13	6.50	4	9	0
TE Eli Bouler	2	2	15	7.50	1	8	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devan LaBrosse	8	11	104	13.00	9	29	0
WR Roy Sutter	4	7	58	14.50	7	34	1
WR Charles Monty	3	7	24	8.00	2	12	0
FB Marco Gillespie	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	2	21	10.50	14	19	1
RB Buddy Garcia	2	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
TE Rod Horton	1	3	14	14.00	9	14	0
WR Adam Hines	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Todd Coleman	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tony O'Neal	1	0	0.00	0
S Lance Doyle	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blanchard	1	0	0
James Cunningham	1	0	0
Melvin McConnell	0	1	0
Eli Bouler	0	1	0
Myles Jack	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
T.J. Yeldon	1	0	0
Darien Marshall	0	1	0
Conrad Tatum	0	0	1
Buddy Garcia	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	6	278	46.3	36.7	56	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	8	328	41.0	36.4	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	5	37	7.4	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Sutter	3	34	11.3	0
Brett Mowen	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	33	33.0	0
Karl Joseph	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Mowen	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	7	1	1.0	22	38
ILB Louis Parrish	5	1	0.0	22	40
DE Melvin McConnell	4	0	1.0	18	36
CB James Cunningham	4	3	0.0	8	27
S Chuck Pritchett	4	2	0.0	22	40
S Harvey Keyes	4	2	0.0	22	40
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	4	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Myles Jack	3	2	0.0	12	13
DT Tevin Nunez	2	1	0.0	12	30
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	0	0.0	22	39
CB Todd Coleman	1	1	0.0	22	40
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	---	---	---
FB Kody Coles	1	0	---	---	---
S Josue Logue	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Deion Jones	0	2	0.0	17	29

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brett Mowen	7	1	0.0	13	54
S Lance Doyle	6	2	0.0	19	60
ILB Malcolm Allen	5	3	1.0	17	57
DE Benjamin Wells	4	1	2.5	16	50
DT Mario Edwards	4	2	1.0	16	53
OLB Rod Dwight	4	0	0.5	13	36
S Donny Renfro	4	2	0.0	17	61
CB Jorge Cloak	4	0	0.0	18	57
CB Shane Willis	3	3	0.0	19	59
OLB Robert King	2	2	0.0	8	33
DT Sergio Freibergs	2	1	0.0	15	25
DE Conrad Tatum	1	0	1.0	11	43
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	0.0	8	20
S Riddick Bull	1	0	0.0	5	25
WR Roy Sutter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andres Roberson	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	1.0	1	36
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	0	38
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	3	30
OLB Deion Jones	0.0	1	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Benjamin Wells	2.5	2	4	2	50
ILB Malcolm Allen	1.0	1	0	0	57
DT Mario Edwards	1.0	1	0	0	53
DE Conrad Tatum	1.0	0	1	0	43
OLB Rod Dwight	0.5	0	0	0	36
DE Jace Gilmore	0.0	0	2	1	20
DE Darien Marshall	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harvey Keyes	5	1	0	40
ILB Louis Parrish	4	0	0	40
S Chuck Pritchett	3	0	0	40
ILB Myles Jack	3	0	0	13
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	0	38
CB James Cunningham	2	0	0	27
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	1	0	39
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0	30
DT Tevin Nunez	1	0	0	30
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	0	3
CB Todd Coleman	0	0	1	40

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brett Mowen	6	0	0	54
CB Jorge Cloak	4	2	0	57
S Lance Doyle	3	3	1	60
S Donny Renfro	3	0	0	61
OLB Rod Dwight	3	0	0	36
CB Shane Willis	2	2	0	59
OLB Robert King	2	1	0	33
ILB Malcolm Allen	1	1	0	57
DT Mario Edwards	1	0	0	53
OLB Andres Roberson	1	0	0	6
OLB Kurt Horn	0	1	0	3
CB Tony O'Neal	0	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lorenzo Tucker	4	5	19	0	63
Tyrus McWilliams	3	3	19	1	63
Leroy McCormick	3	3	19	0	63
Alonzo Tripp	0	3	19	2	63
Francisco Hardy	0	2	19	3	63
Eli Bouler	0	1	7	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mason Parker	3	4	22	1	40
Graham Deshaies	2	3	22	0	40
Darren Wilkerson	1	6	22	0	40
Mike Pantin	0	3	22	0	40
Rod Horton	0	3	14	0	16
Lane Johnson	0	2	22	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
James Cunningham	2	27
Karl Joseph	2	15
Leroy McCormick	2	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Monty	2	15
T.J. Yeldon	1	24
Brett Mowen	1	19
Marco Gillespie	1	17
Elias Mims	1	17
Buddy Garcia	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	19	63	---	---	17	99
Leroy McCormick	19	63	---	---	7	89
Frankie Blanchard	19	63	---	---	---	82
Alonzo Tripp	19	63	---	---	---	82
Francisco Hardy	19	63	---	---	---	82
Lorenzo Tucker	19	63	---	---	---	82
Tyrus McWilliams	19	63	---	---	---	82
Todd Coleman	---	---	22	40	10	72
Zane Nichols	15	52	---	---	5	72
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	22	40	2	64
Harvey Keyes	---	---	22	40	1	63
Louis Parrish	---	---	22	40	1	63
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	22	39	1	62
James Cunningham	---	---	8	27	27	62
Dennis Crimm	---	---	22	38	1	61
Melvin McConnell	---	---	18	36	1	55
Marco Walters	9	37	---	---	9	55
Kody Coles	13	24	---	---	15	52
Johnathan Horton	8	42	---	---	---	50
Devonte Lee	6	28	---	---	16	50
Deion Jones	---	---	17	29	4	50
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	17	30	2	49
Carlos Hyde	13	35	---	---	---	48
Tevin Nunez	---	---	12	30	3	45
Myles Jack	---	---	12	13	8	33
Eli Bouler	7	10	---	---	8	25
Odell Beckham Jr	3	21	---	---	---	24
Donte Beard	---	---	0	2	21	23
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	10	10	---	20
Will Jeffries	2	1	---	---	16	19
Darnell Arnold	---	---	5	10	4	19
Josue Logue	---	---	3	8	8	19
Clyde Pieri	---	---	4	4	9	17
Joey Simmons	---	---	4	3	9	16
Karl Joseph	---	---	0	1	15	16
Brody Stewart	0	2	---	---	10	12
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerome Kirk	0	0	---	---	7	7
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devon Wayne	---	---	0	0	5	5
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	1	1
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Glenn Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brett Mowen	---	---	13	54	19	86
Shane Willis	---	---	19	59	6	84
Donny Renfro	---	---	17	61	2	80
Lance Doyle	---	---	19	60	1	80
Malcolm Allen	---	---	17	57	2	76
Jorge Cloak	---	---	18	57	---	75
Mason Parker	22	40	---	---	9	71
Mario Edwards	---	---	16	53	1	70
Benjamin Wells	---	---	16	50	1	67
Lane Johnson	22	40	---	---	---	62
Graham Deshaies	22	40	---	---	---	62
Teddy Bridgewater	22	40	---	---	---	62
Robert King	---	---	8	33	21	62
Darren Wilkerson	22	40	---	---	---	62
Mike Pantin	22	40	---	---	---	62
Roy Sutter	17	31	---	---	10	58
Devan LaBrosse	20	33	---	---	4	57
Conrad Tatum	---	---	11	43	2	56
Charles Monty	9	27	---	---	15	51
Marco Gillespie	13	19	---	---	17	49
Rod Dwight	---	---	13	36	---	49
T.J. Yeldon	9	14	---	---	24	47
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	15	25	5	45
Riddick Bull	---	---	5	25	9	39
Joseph Lindsay	13	26	---	---	---	39
Rod Horton	14	16	---	---	5	35
Adam Hines	3	14	---	---	17	34
Elias Mims	5	12	---	---	17	34
Braxton Sellers	---	---	3	28	1	32
Jace Gilmore	---	---	8	20	1	29
Buddy Garcia	7	8	---	---	14	29
Mike Schroeder	---	---	1	6	13	20
Darien Marshall	---	---	3	13	4	20
Andres Roberson	---	---	5	6	---	11
Robbie Rose	0	0	---	---	9	9
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gerald Drexler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jalen Roden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kurt Horn	---	---	1	3	4	8
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony O'Neal	---	---	1	4	---	5
Mickey Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marlon McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	14	101	7.2
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blanchard	57	26	3	1	6	10	8	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	38	23	3	2	5	2	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	87	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	28	13	164	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	49	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	84	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	19	6	2	69	0	63
WR Zane Nichols	14	4	2	48	1	52
WR Johnathan Horton	12	7	2	99	1	42
TE Marco Walters	4	3	0	29	1	37
RB Carlos Hyde	2	1	0	4	0	35
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	0	8	0	21
FB Kody Coles	2	2	0	13	0	24
TE Eli Bouler	2	2	0	15	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devan LaBrosse	11	8	0	104	2	33
WR Charles Monty	7	3	2	24	0	27
WR Roy Sutter	7	4	1	58	1	31
FB Marco Gillespie	3	2	0	4	0	19
TE Rod Horton	3	1	1	14	0	16
WR Adam Hines	2	0	1	0	0	14
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	2	0	21	0	26
RB Buddy Garcia	2	2	0	0	0	8
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	2	14	7.00	4.08

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blanchard	7	2	20	2.86	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	4	3	27	6.75	6.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	5	2	20	4.00	3.63
RB Carlos Hyde	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Johnathan Horton	1	0	0	0.00	8.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Monty	1	1	5	5.00	3.43
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	3	3.00	8.29
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	1	19	19.00	10.50
WR Devan LaBrosse	1	0	0	0.00	9.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	2	1
Frankie Blanchard	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blanchard	13	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	15	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	7	3	3
WR Zane Nichols	2	2	2
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	1
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devan LaBrosse	7	5	4
WR Charles Monty	2	1	0
WR Roy Sutter	2	1	1
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	0
WR Adam Hines	1	0	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	0
TE Rod Horton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)