Week 8, 2089

played in New Orleans, CA

63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	10	6	-	33
New Orleans Saints	7	6	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 CAR - Liam Bennit 5 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 08:10 NOS - Henry Cochrane 8 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 10:11 NOS - Garrett Locher 23 field goal
2Q: 06:48 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 28 field goal
2Q: 03:29 NOS - Garrett Locher 40 field goal
2Q: 01:29 CAR - Darrin Oliphant 9 run (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 09:52 CAR - Bryan Frizzell 3 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 06:40 NOS - Garrett Locher 22 field goal
3Q: 03:07 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 47 field goal
4Q: 14:28 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 47 field goal
4Q: 07:45 NOS - Garrett Locher 24 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 CAR - Liam Bennit 5 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 08:10 NOS - Henry Cochrane 8 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 10:11 NOS - Garrett Locher 23 field goal
2Q: 06:48 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 28 field goal
2Q: 03:29 NOS - Garrett Locher 40 field goal
2Q: 01:29 CAR - Darrin Oliphant 9 run (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 09:52 CAR - Bryan Frizzell 3 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 06:40 NOS - Garrett Locher 22 field goal
3Q: 03:07 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 47 field goal
4Q: 14:28 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 47 field goal
4Q: 07:45 NOS - Garrett Locher 24 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 27 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 6-2 2-6
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 10 9
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 363 445
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 5.95 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 164 243
- Rushing Attempts 35 29
- Yards per Rush 4.69 8.38
Net Passing Yards 199 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.65 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/44
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	6-2	2-6
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	10	9
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	363	445
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	5.95	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	164	243
- Rushing Attempts	35	29
- Yards per Rush	4.69	8.38
Net Passing Yards	199	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.65	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/44
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	8:02	2:24	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	0:46	2:03	OWN 3	6	25	Punt
2	10:06	3:25	OWN 25	7	64	Field Goal
2	3:23	2:03	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
3	11:52	2:11	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
3	6:32	3:33	OWN 25	10	45	Field Goal
3	0:41	1:20	OPP 36	3	6	Field Goal
4	12:02	0:51	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	7:39	5:47	OWN 34	10	56	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	2:55	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	5:38	4:52	OWN 27	9	27	Punt
2	13:43	3:37	OWN 28	7	66	Field Goal
2	6:41	3:18	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
2	1:20	0:48	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 9	5	17	Fumble
3	9:41	3:09	OWN 25	8	70	Field Goal
3	2:59	2:18	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
4	14:21	2:19	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
4	11:11	3:32	OPP 47	6	40	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 39	9	35	Downs

Game MVP: Darrin Oliphant, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Toby Ellard	19	97	5.11	13	5	0
RB Tom Wagner	8	21	2.63	7	0	0
QB Darrin Oliphant	6	26	4.33	11	1	1
RB Josue Grassley	2	20	10.00	18	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Evan Winslett	17	113	6.65	33	3
RB Pat Bloomer	8	109	13.63	33	4
QB D.J. Keeley	3	18	6.00	8	0
WR Xavier Tucker	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Oliphant	26	16	199	0/0	2	40	0	110.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	39	19	217	2/15	1	40	0	74.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Liam Bennit	5	8	93	18.60	51	40	1
RB Toby Ellard	4	5	24	6.00	8	8	0
TE Bryan Frizzell	3	4	52	17.33	10	39	1
WR Irving Vandenberg	3	5	27	9.00	11	10	0
RB Josue Grassley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Stan Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Tucker	4	9	71	17.75	48	28	0
RB Evan Winslett	4	8	44	11.00	12	16	0
WR Cameron Page	3	5	31	10.33	1	20	0
WR Edgar Moss	3	4	11	3.67	3	7	0
TE Nick Farr	2	4	40	20.00	0	40	0
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	3	7	7.00	4	7	0
TE Donnie Dworak	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Henry Cochrane	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Darrin Oliphant	1	0	0
G Randy Stevens	0	1	0
T Miguel Bryant	0	1	0
DE Marty Socha	0	1	0
DT Roman Bennett	0	0	1
G Greg Rhodes	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
QB D.J. Keeley	1	0
CB Mason Williamson	1	0
OLB Lincoln Buckner	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Salvador Blackwell	4	179	44.8	41.0	51	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaquille Hoffman	4	135	33.8	33.8	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	4/4	2/2	0/0	47	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Williamson	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Vaughn	2	55	27.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Moss	4	102	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marshall Fenkner	6	1	0.0	27	30
ILB Wesley Jennings	5	2	0.0	29	36
CB Zane Uecker	5	1	0.0	25	25
DE Luis Shore	4	3	1.0	24	26
S Louis Wicher	4	4	0.0	27	40
OLB Dashawn Bronson	4	0	0.0	22	34
DE Bernie Pianigiani	4	0	0.0	16	26
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	4	0	0.0	12	27
DT Roman Bennett	3	2	1.0	28	31
CB Bucky Perez	3	1	0.0	27	40
ILB Bryan Wiggs	3	1	0.0	12	12
CB Travis McKinnie	2	1	0.0	7	21
S Graham Vaughn	1	2	0.0	27	24
OLB Bart Bates	1	0	0.0	15	21
S Les Leyh	0	1	0.0	4	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Buckner	8	3	0.0	30	19
S Tyrus Bridgman	5	3	0.0	35	26
DT Colin Gaines	4	1	0.0	33	24
CB Ernie Cromer	4	1	0.0	34	25
S Sammy Durham	4	0	0.0	30	19
ILB Kaden Vaughn	4	0	0.0	31	19
DT Jefferson Fuller	3	2	0.0	24	14
OLB Roberto Huffman	3	1	0.0	17	17
DE Eddie Bates	3	0	0.0	33	26
CB Jordan Sellers	2	0	0.0	20	13
ILB Carlton Oscarson	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB Dustin Walsh	2	0	0.0	32	24
DT Nate Hingis	2	0	0.0	14	14
WR Xavier Tucker	1	0	---	---	---
S Amir Walsh	1	0	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Roman Bennett	1.0	1	1	0	31
DE Luis Shore	1.0	0	1	1	26
DE Bernie Pianigiani	0.0	3	0	0	26
OLB Marshall Fenkner	0.0	1	0	0	30

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elliot Welch	1	2	10
DE Eddie Bates	1	0	26
DT Jefferson Fuller	0	1	14
DT Nate Hingis	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Marshall Fenkner	3	3	30
CB Zane Uecker	3	0	25
S Louis Wicher	3	0	40
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	3	0	27
CB Bucky Perez	2	2	40
ILB Wesley Jennings	2	0	36
DT Roman Bennett	1	0	31
OLB Dashawn Bronson	1	0	34
CB Travis McKinnie	1	0	21
S Les Leyh	0	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sammy Durham	4	0	19
ILB Carlton Oscarson	3	0	7
OLB Roberto Huffman	2	1	17
OLB Lincoln Buckner	2	1	19
ILB Kaden Vaughn	2	0	19
DE Eddie Bates	1	0	26
CB Jordan Sellers	1	0	13
S Tyrus Bridgman	1	0	26
CB Dustin Walsh	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Miguel Bryant	7	9	35	26
T Charlie Gibson	3	4	35	26
C Ian Barrouquere	2	7	35	26
G Devan Dotson	1	3	35	26
G Randall Roush	0	7	35	26

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dustin Melchior	5	11	29	0	41
G Howard Cobb	4	6	29	1	41
T Christian Hitchcock	3	5	29	1	41
T Neal Long	1	2	29	0	41
FB Trey Roever	1	2	7	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Bates	2	25
Eli Awsare	1	25
Kerry Welch	1	20
Greg Rhodes	1	16
Miguel Bryant	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Bates	1	13
Tyrus Bridgman	1	13
Nate Hingis	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Miguel Bryant	35	26	---	---	16	77
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	27	40	3	70
S Louis Wicher	---	---	27	40	3	70
ILB Wesley Jennings	---	---	29	36	4	69
QB Darrin Oliphant	35	26	---	---	---	61
C Ian Barrouquere	35	26	---	---	---	61
T Charlie Gibson	35	26	---	---	---	61
G Randall Roush	35	26	---	---	---	61
G Devan Dotson	35	26	---	---	---	61
OLB Bart Bates	---	---	15	21	25	61
DT Roman Bennett	---	---	28	31	1	60
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	22	34	4	60
S Graham Vaughn	---	---	27	24	7	58
OLB Marshall Fenkner	---	---	27	30	1	58
TE Bryan Frizzell	32	25	---	---	1	58
WR Liam Bennit	29	21	---	---	6	56
CB Zane Uecker	---	---	25	25	1	51
DE Luis Shore	---	---	24	26	1	51
WR Frankie Hanks	24	24	---	---	---	48
DE Marty Socha	---	---	12	27	8	47
RB Toby Ellard	23	23	---	---	---	46
DE Bernie Pianigiani	---	---	16	26	3	45
S Les Leyh	---	---	4	18	22	44
WR Irving Vandenberg	24	15	---	---	4	43
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	---	---	12	27	2	41
RB Tom Wagner	12	2	---	---	26	40
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	9	6	---	---	22	37
CB Travis McKinnie	---	---	7	21	7	35
TE Eli Awsare	5	1	---	---	25	31
RB Josue Grassley	7	3	---	---	18	28
CB Kerry Welch	---	---	4	3	20	27
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	12	12	1	25
TE Stan Bailey	10	10	---	---	4	24
DT Lucas Smithson	---	---	1	10	7	18
G Greg Rhodes	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Mark Mills	0	0	---	---	14	14
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB J.C. Simmons	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Gage Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Randy Stevens	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Salvador Blackwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB J.C. Klaes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Mercury Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Christian Hitchcock	29	41	---	---	8	78
G Dustin Melchior	29	41	---	---	8	78
T Neal Long	29	41	---	---	8	78
G Howard Cobb	29	41	---	---	8	78
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	35	26	13	74
RB Evan Winslett	19	32	---	---	22	73
QB D.J. Keeley	29	41	---	---	2	72
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	33	26	13	72
C Pete Schrader	29	41	---	---	---	70
TE Donnie Dworak	28	39	---	---	2	69
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	34	25	4	63
WR Cameron Page	19	34	---	---	8	61
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	17	17	26	60
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	32	24	4	60
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	33	24	1	58
TE Nick Farr	13	19	---	---	24	56
WR Xavier Tucker	21	33	---	---	1	55
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	31	19	---	50
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	30	19	---	49
S Sammy Durham	---	---	30	19	---	49
WR Edgar Moss	16	20	---	---	8	44
DT Jefferson Fuller	---	---	24	14	4	42
CB Jordan Sellers	---	---	20	13	8	41
DE Wes Rose	---	---	22	16	---	38
FB Trey Roever	7	7	---	---	22	36
DT Nate Hingis	---	---	14	14	7	35
S Amir Walsh	---	---	5	7	22	34
DE Elliot Welch	---	---	14	10	8	32
CB Eugene Rochelle	---	---	7	6	18	31
ILB Carlton Oscarson	---	---	4	7	16	27
WR Damon Rivera	0	0	---	---	21	21
RB Pat Bloomer	10	7	---	---	---	17
WR Darrin Skladanowski	5	9	---	---	1	15
WR Nick Garrett	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Henry Cochrane	7	5	---	---	---	12
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Shaquille Hoffman	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Marcus May	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Mason Williamson	---	---	0	0	4	4
T Rickey Maxcy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mel Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vincent Wimbley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Teddy Stevenson	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Quentin Burks	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Todd Banuelos	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	28	142	5.1
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	98	10.9
Middle	13	79	6.1
Right	7	66	9.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Oliphant	26	16	3	1	0	3	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	39	19	4	4	2	6	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	60	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	46	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	32	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Liam Bennit	8	5	93	2	21
WR Irving Vandenberg	5	3	27	0	15
RB Toby Ellard	5	4	24	0	23
TE Bryan Frizzell	4	3	52	1	25
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	2	0	0	0	6
TE Stan Bailey	1	0	0	0	10
RB Josue Grassley	1	1	3	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Tucker	9	4	2	71	2	33
RB Evan Winslett	8	4	0	44	0	32
WR Cameron Page	5	3	0	31	1	34
TE Nick Farr	4	2	0	40	1	19
WR Edgar Moss	4	3	0	11	0	20
WR Darrin Skladanowski	3	1	0	7	0	9
TE Donnie Dworak	3	1	0	5	0	39
TE Henry Cochrane	2	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Ellard	6	10	1.67	5.11
QB Darrin Oliphant	2	14	7.00	4.33
RB Tom Wagner	2	4	2.00	2.63

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Evan Winslett	5	17	3.40	6.65
QB D.J. Keeley	1	8	8.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Oliphant	7	4	24	3.43	7.65

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	8	3	20	2.50	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bryan Frizzell	2	1	3	1.50	13.00
WR Irving Vandenberg	2	1	10	5.00	5.40
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Liam Bennit	1	1	5	5.00	11.63
RB Toby Ellard	1	1	6	6.00	4.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Xavier Tucker	2	1	5	2.50	7.89
RB Evan Winslett	2	0	0	0.00	5.50
TE Donnie Dworak	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
TE Nick Farr	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Edgar Moss	1	1	7	7.00	2.75
TE Henry Cochrane	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Toby Ellard	3	2
QB Darrin Oliphant	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Evan Winslett	3	2
QB D.J. Keeley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Oliphant	8	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	2	0	0
WR Irving Vandenberg	2	1	1
RB Toby Ellard	2	2	0
WR Liam Bennit	1	0	0
TE Stan Bailey	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Evan Winslett	5	3	2
WR Xavier Tucker	4	1	1
WR Edgar Moss	2	1	0
TE Nick Farr	1	1	1
WR Cameron Page	1	1	1

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)