Week 9, 2051

played in New Orleans, CA

68 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	7	7	-	24
New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 CAR - Brandon Cooks 35 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 04:52 NOS - Winston Bell 37 field goal
2Q: 07:58 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 33 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Winston Bell 42 field goal
3Q: 11:16 NOS - Winston Bell 25 field goal
3Q: 02:43 CAR - Brandon Cooks 8 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 13:55 NOS - Winston Bell 46 field goal
4Q: 13:47 CAR - Brandon Cooks 101 kickoff return (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 03:24 NOS - Rob Gardner 6 pass from Bryce Petty (Winston Bell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 CAR - Brandon Cooks 35 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 04:52 NOS - Winston Bell 37 field goal
2Q: 07:58 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 33 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Winston Bell 42 field goal
3Q: 11:16 NOS - Winston Bell 25 field goal
3Q: 02:43 CAR - Brandon Cooks 8 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 13:55 NOS - Winston Bell 46 field goal
4Q: 13:47 CAR - Brandon Cooks 101 kickoff return (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 03:24 NOS - Rob Gardner 6 pass from Bryce Petty (Winston Bell extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-2 7-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 278 343
- Offensive Plays 51 73
- Yards per Play 5.45 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 87 113
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 4.14 4.35
Net Passing Yards 191 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 21 - 1 46 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 230 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/39 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 6.37 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 5/70 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/101 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-2	7-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	278	343
- Offensive Plays	51	73
- Yards per Play	5.45	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	87	113
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	4.14	4.35
Net Passing Yards	191	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 21 - 1	46 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	230	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/39	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	6.37	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	5/70	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/101	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:34	32:26

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	2:01	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
1	9:43	0:52	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
1	4:46	3:17	OWN 25	5	9	Punt
2	13:04	5:14	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 25	6	23	Half
3	15:00	0:40	OWN 25	2	2	Interception
3	11:08	3:55	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
3	5:31	2:57	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
4	9:44	1:27	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	6:23	1:41	OWN 27	3	11	Fumble
4	3:18	1:23	OWN 25	3	1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	11:14	1:31	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
1	8:51	4:05	OWN 38	8	42	Field Goal
1	1:29	3:25	OWN 18	7	40	Punt
2	7:50	5:55	OWN 38	10	37	Field Goal
3	14:20	3:12	OPP 41	7	33	Field Goal
3	7:13	1:42	OWN 4	4	14	Punt
3	2:34	3:47	OWN 12	8	59	Field Goal
4	13:33	3:49	OWN 31	6	11	Punt
4	8:17	1:54	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	4:42	1:24	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 32	9	40	Game

Game MVP: Bryce Petty, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Morris Becker	12	42	3.50	10	1	0
RB Brent Jennings	6	33	5.50	12	1	0
TE Eli Bouler	2	4	2.00	4	0	0
WR Brandon Cooks	1	8	8.00	8	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Joseph Lindsay	13	69	5.31	13	3
RB Hardy Mankey	6	9	1.50	5	0
QB Bryce Petty	5	32	6.40	14	2
WR Brian Burrough	2	3	1.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	25	21	230	5/39	1	35	1	101.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Petty	46	29	232	1/2	1	23	0	82.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	7	9	88	12.57	32	35	1
TE Mo Guthrie	4	4	38	9.50	3	16	0
RB Morris Becker	3	3	15	5.00	7	8	0
WR Johnathan Horton	2	2	33	16.50	32	26	0
RB Brent Jennings	2	2	30	15.00	20	25	0
WR James Beyer	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Eli Bouler	1	2	17	17.00	3	17	0
TE Marco Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Joseph Lindsay	6	8	53	8.83	6	15	0
TE Elias Mims	5	8	67	13.40	33	22	0
TE Lucas Cheng	4	5	31	7.75	10	16	0
WR Devan LaBrosse	4	6	13	3.25	3	6	0
WR Rob Gardner	3	7	19	6.33	3	7	1
RB Hardy Mankey	3	4	16	5.33	3	7	0
FB Silas Rodriguez	2	2	27	13.50	12	23	0
WR Brian Burrough	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Julio Sanderson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Blaine Cooley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Brent Jennings	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Wyatt Lutzen	0	1	0	0
S Doug Naranjo	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	5	248	49.6	45.4	55	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	6	289	48.2	33.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	5	70	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Burrough	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	101	101.0	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Sanderson	4	79	19.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devon Wayne	10	0	0.0	16	35
OLB Dennis Crimm	9	1	0.0	26	47
S Caiden Simmons	4	4	0.0	26	47
S Karl Joseph	4	3	0.0	24	46
CB Todd Coleman	4	0	0.0	21	38
OLB Deion Jones	3	1	0.0	22	30
CB Nicolas Scroggins	3	1	0.0	14	26
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	0	0.0	23	45
DE Maxwell Anderson	3	0	0.0	21	25
ILB Bo Fedolfi	2	1	0.0	22	31
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	0.0	6	13
DE Joey McElroy	2	0	0.0	19	33
DE Dwayne Keizur	1	2	1.0	12	32
DT George Buckner	1	2	0.0	14	25
WR Johnathan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
TE Eli Bouler	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Myles Jack	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Louis Parrish	1	0	0.0	3	16
DE Peyton Hanks	1	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Kennedy Bello	1	0	0.0	2	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Pedro Bycroft	9	0	1.0	21	26
S Doug Naranjo	6	2	0.0	20	30
OLB Billy Shannon	4	2	2.0	21	30
CB Stephen Osborne	4	1	0.0	11	15
OLB Wyatt Lutzen	3	4	1.0	15	16
DT Brant Booker	3	0	0.0	17	24
CB Dwight Schroeder	3	0	0.0	21	29
CB Blaine Cooley	3	0	0.0	16	25
ILB Mark Villalobos	2	1	0.0	8	15
OLB Sherman Baxter	2	0	0.0	9	21
DT Tevin Nunez	1	1	1.0	9	14
CB Quinn Lee	1	1	0.0	17	23
DE Marty Meadows	1	0	0.0	16	21
DE Nicolas Crosland	1	0	0.0	18	22
DT Pete Smith	1	0	0.0	0	6
S Abel Morris	1	0	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dwayne Keizur	1.0	0	32
DE Maxwell Anderson	0.0	5	25
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	1	47
OLB Louis Parrish	0.0	1	16

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	2.0	0	30
DT Tevin Nunez	1.0	0	14
OLB Wyatt Lutzen	1.0	0	16
OLB Pedro Bycroft	1.0	0	26
DT Brant Booker	0.0	1	24
OLB Sherman Baxter	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	4	1	47
S Caiden Simmons	4	1	47
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	45
OLB Devon Wayne	4	0	35
S Karl Joseph	3	1	46
CB Nicolas Scroggins	2	2	26
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	13
CB Todd Coleman	2	0	38
OLB Myles Jack	1	0	4
OLB Louis Parrish	1	0	16
OLB Deion Jones	1	0	30
ILB Bo Fedolfi	1	0	31

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Pedro Bycroft	7	0	26
CB Stephen Osborne	4	0	15
CB Blaine Cooley	2	1	25
S Doug Naranjo	2	0	30
OLB Sherman Baxter	1	0	21
CB Quinn Lee	1	0	23
DT Pete Smith	1	0	6
CB Dwight Schroeder	1	0	29
S Abel Morris	1	0	11
ILB Mark Villalobos	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leroy McCormick	4	6	21	1	30
G Tyrus McWilliams	2	4	21	2	30
T Alejandro Garrett	2	2	21	1	30
C Lorenzo Tucker	1	6	21	0	30
G J.R. James	1	3	21	1	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Demetrius Di Pietro	2	6	26	0	47
T Troy Rodgers	2	4	26	0	47
G Mike Pantin	2	2	26	1	58
C Darren Wilkerson	1	2	26	0	36
TE Elias Mims	1	2	26	0	43
G Gerald Drexler	0	8	26	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Guthrie	4	23
Chuck Pritchett	2	23
Brandon Cooks	1	17

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lucas Cheng	1	26
Sherman Baxter	1	23
Hardy Mankey	1	20
Devan LaBrosse	1	17
Troy Rodgers	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Karl Joseph	---	---	24	46	10	80
OLB Dennis Crimm	---	---	26	47	5	78
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	26	47	4	77
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	23	45	4	72
CB Todd Coleman	---	---	21	38	10	69
OLB Devon Wayne	---	---	16	35	16	67
TE Mo Guthrie	21	22	---	---	23	66
WR Brandon Cooks	20	27	---	---	17	64
G Tyrus McWilliams	21	30	---	---	11	62
G J.R. James	21	30	---	---	6	57
G Leroy McCormick	21	30	---	---	6	57
T Alejandro Garrett	21	30	---	---	6	57
DE Joey McElroy	---	---	19	33	3	55
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	22	31	2	55
OLB Deion Jones	---	---	22	30	2	54
DE Dwayne Keizur	---	---	12	32	9	53
WR James Beyer	19	24	---	---	10	53
QB Richard Myers	21	30	---	---	---	51
C Lorenzo Tucker	21	30	---	---	---	51
TE Eli Bouler	8	17	---	---	23	48
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	21	25	2	48
DT George Buckner	---	---	14	25	9	48
S Chuck Pritchett	---	---	6	13	23	42
OLB Louis Parrish	---	---	3	16	23	42
CB Nicolas Scroggins	---	---	14	26	2	42
WR Johnathan Horton	12	17	---	---	---	29
RB Morris Becker	14	13	---	---	---	27
WR Griffin Lyons	0	3	---	---	23	26
RB Brent Jennings	7	15	---	---	---	22
CB Conner Barnes	---	---	2	3	16	21
DE Peyton Hanks	---	---	9	10	---	19
TE Marco Walters	2	7	---	---	6	15
DE Braxton Bernard	---	---	1	7	1	9
WR Ramon Vonderfecht	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Josue Logue	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Myles Jack	---	---	1	4	---	5
OLB Kennedy Bello	---	---	2	3	---	5
OLB Trevor Gaines	---	---	2	1	---	3
FB Kody Coles	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Tucker Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Corbin Rider	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brody Petrella	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Mike Pantin	26	58	---	---	10	94
WR Rob Gardner	26	47	---	---	11	84
G Gerald Drexler	26	47	---	---	10	83
T Demetrius Di Pietro	26	47	---	---	10	83
WR Devan LaBrosse	20	46	---	---	17	83
T Troy Rodgers	26	47	---	---	10	83
QB Bryce Petty	26	47	---	---	---	73
TE Elias Mims	26	43	---	---	---	69
CB Dwight Schroeder	---	---	21	29	16	66
C Darren Wilkerson	26	36	---	---	---	62
RB Joseph Lindsay	18	42	---	---	1	61
TE Lucas Cheng	15	18	---	---	26	59
OLB Sherman Baxter	---	---	9	21	23	53
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	21	30	1	52
S Doug Naranjo	---	---	20	30	1	51
CB Quinn Lee	---	---	17	23	11	51
OLB Pedro Bycroft	---	---	21	26	2	49
OLB Wyatt Lutzen	---	---	15	16	13	44
DT Brant Booker	---	---	17	24	1	42
CB Blaine Cooley	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Nicolas Crosland	---	---	18	22	---	40
DE Marty Meadows	---	---	16	21	1	38
WR Brian Burrough	11	21	---	---	5	37
S Abel Morris	---	---	10	11	16	37
FB Silas Rodriguez	4	11	---	---	20	35
ILB Mark Villalobos	---	---	8	15	9	32
RB Hardy Mankey	6	5	---	---	20	31
DT Tevin Nunez	---	---	9	14	6	29
CB Stephen Osborne	---	---	11	15	1	27
WR Julio Sanderson	2	2	---	---	20	24
C Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	2	2	5	9
P Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Pete Smith	---	---	0	6	---	6
QB Jumbo Vega	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Jason Ledesma	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Floyd McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marlon McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Xavier Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Colton Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Elliot Logan	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Gage Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Deion Redding	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	14	34	2.4
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	31	7.8
Middle	14	56	4.0
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	25	21	3	1	0	0	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Petty	46	29	3	2	3	5	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	69	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	65	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	21	178	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	9	7	88	1	27
TE Mo Guthrie	4	4	38	0	22
RB Morris Becker	3	3	15	0	13
WR Johnathan Horton	2	2	33	1	17
TE Eli Bouler	2	1	17	0	17
RB Brent Jennings	2	2	30	1	15
WR James Beyer	2	2	9	0	24
TE Marco Walters	1	0	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Joseph Lindsay	8	6	0	53	0	42
TE Elias Mims	8	5	1	67	2	43
WR Rob Gardner	7	3	1	19	0	47
WR Devan LaBrosse	6	4	1	13	0	46
TE Lucas Cheng	5	4	0	31	0	18
WR Brian Burrough	5	1	0	7	0	21
RB Hardy Mankey	4	3	0	16	0	5
FB Silas Rodriguez	2	2	0	27	1	11
WR Julio Sanderson	1	1	0	-1	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	1	8	8.00	8.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hardy Mankey	1	2	2.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Myers	3	2	20	6.67	9.20

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Petty	4	2	13	3.25	5.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	9.78
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	17	17.00	8.50
WR James Beyer	1	1	3	3.00	4.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elias Mims	2	0	0	0.00	8.38
WR Rob Gardner	1	1	6	6.00	2.71
WR Brian Burrough	1	1	7	7.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brent Jennings	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
WR Brian Burrough	1	0
RB Hardy Mankey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	5	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Petty	15	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	4	2	0
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Elias Mims	4	2	2
TE Lucas Cheng	3	2	1
WR Devan LaBrosse	3	2	1
WR Brian Burrough	2	1	0
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	1	1
FB Silas Rodriguez	1	1	1
WR Rob Gardner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,900 (16,100)
End Zone 7,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine 4,600 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 2,900 (10,400)
Club Seats 3,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,900 (16,100)
End Zone	7,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine	4,600 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	2,900 (10,400)
Club Seats	3,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (5,000)