Week 8, 2041

played in New Orleans, LA

83 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	6	-	9
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	19	-	22

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Tito Montgomery 23 field goal
2Q: 01:31 CAR - Austin Seibert 29 field goal
4Q: 12:54 NOS - Adrian Harper 43 field goal
4Q: 05:13 NOS - Safety: Chester Borders tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 05:07 NOS - Rex McAllister 94 kickoff return (Tito Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 02:39 NOS - Elijah Holyfield 8 run (Adrian Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CAR - Jeremiah Kondovski 93 kickoff return (Rico Brubaker pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Tito Montgomery 23 field goal
2Q: 01:31 CAR - Austin Seibert 29 field goal
4Q: 12:54 NOS - Adrian Harper 43 field goal
4Q: 05:13 NOS - Safety: Chester Borders tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 05:07 NOS - Rex McAllister 94 kickoff return (Tito Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 02:39 NOS - Elijah Holyfield 8 run (Adrian Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CAR - Jeremiah Kondovski 93 kickoff return (Rico Brubaker pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-6 7-1
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 5 12
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 250 296
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 4.03 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 59 156
- Rushing Attempts 23 39
- Yards per Rush 2.57 4.00
Net Passing Yards 191 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 204 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 9/59
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/111 1/94
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:11 32:49

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-6	7-1
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	5	12
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	250	296
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	4.03	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	59	156
- Rushing Attempts	23	39
- Yards per Rush	2.57	4.00
Net Passing Yards	191	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	204	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	9/59
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/111	1/94
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:11	32:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
1	9:56	2:35	OWN 3	6	20	Punt
1	5:26	1:42	OWN 32	4	7	Downs
2	14:52	4:41	OWN 19	9	40	Downs
2	8:06	6:42	OWN 1	16	87	Field Goal
3	10:50	2:20	OWN 24	5	38	Punt
3	6:15	1:41	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	12:48	3:49	OWN 25	8	41	Punt
4	6:15	1:08	OWN 3	3	-3	Safety
4	4:53	1:02	OWN 25	4	9	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	3:26	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
1	7:21	1:55	OWN 25	6	43	Fumble
1	3:44	3:52	OPP 39	9	33	Field Goal
2	10:11	2:05	OWN 41	4	17	Punt
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 25	5	16	Half
3	15:00	4:10	OWN 25	9	39	Interception
3	8:30	2:15	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	4:34	6:46	OWN 15	12	59	Field Goal
4	8:59	2:44	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	3:51	1:20	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
4	2:17	2:17	OPP 45	7	25	Game

Game MVP: Kenneth Fulcher, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Luke Hicks	19	34	1.79	21	2
QB Rico Brubaker	2	23	11.50	13	2
WR Marcell Ateman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
RB Thomas Livingston	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elijah Holyfield	19	97	5.11	15	3	1
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	16	45	2.81	10	1	0
QB Sam Darnold	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
RB Roderick Keeton	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Brubaker	37	22	204	2/13	0	26	0	74.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Darnold	27	17	155	2/15	0	17	1	63.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Everett Baca	5	9	34	6.80	9	15
RB Luke Hicks	4	6	58	14.50	48	26
WR Calvin Ridley	3	5	27	9.00	7	17
WR Gary Jennings	3	4	27	9.00	7	14
WR Scott Miller	3	4	15	5.00	1	12
TE Colton Samuel	3	7	27	9.00	0	11
WR Terrell Anderson	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
RB Thomas Livingston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Maurice Mueller	6	7	50	8.33	9	14
TE Ben Givgore	3	5	12	4.00	0	8
WR Marlon Gonzalez	3	5	32	10.67	7	17
WR Brant Fields	2	4	25	12.50	0	14
TE Ernie Vandeginste	2	3	22	11.00	0	14
FB Shaun Tyler	1	1	14	14.00	12	14
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Flannery	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Geoff Lee	0	1	0	0
DE Jacob Kennedy	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Elijah Holyfield	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Maloney	5	223	44.6	34.8	61	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adrian Harper	4	205	51.3	48.8	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Seibert	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adrian Harper	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1
Tito Montgomery	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Livingston	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex McAllister	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremiah Kondovski	2	111	55.5	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex McAllister	1	94	94.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Caden Davison	10	2	1.0	38	29
ILB Eli Euell	7	0	0.0	35	28
OLB Nickolas Everett	6	1	0.0	14	9
DE Jacob Kennedy	5	0	0.0	28	19
CB Jeremiah Kondovski	4	1	0.0	22	14
CB Jaylen Flowers	3	2	0.0	33	25
CB Alex Tyler	3	1	0.0	19	17
S James Flannery	3	1	0.0	37	28
DT Walt Abraham	3	1	0.0	30	20
S Edwin Hogh	3	1	0.0	23	14
CB Quenton Meeks	3	0	0.0	25	21
DE Vernon Villagomez	2	1	1.0	34	26
DT Geoff Lee	2	4	0.0	26	27
DT Artie Pritt	1	1	0.0	20	10
DT Colby Middleton	1	0	0.0	13	8
S Herb Doebler	0	2	0.0	16	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walter Diana	9	1	0.0	22	39
S Collin Ibarra	6	6	0.0	23	39
CB Chester Borders	5	0	0.0	21	37
CB Andy Greer	4	1	0.0	15	30
OLB Kylie Fitts	3	2	1.0	15	29
S Abraham Fletcher	3	2	0.0	23	39
CB Blessuan Austin	3	1	0.0	9	21
ILB Trent Collins	3	0	0.0	12	16
DT Nicolas Hill	2	2	0.0	21	28
OLB Brian Burns	2	2	0.0	23	39
DE Ethan Mounts	2	0	0.0	10	23
DT Arnold Olsson	2	0	0.0	9	21
OLB Tre McGeoghan	1	0	1.0	3	3
DE J.C. Kaplan	1	0	0.0	22	31
WR Maurice Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
DE Hayden Miller	1	0	0.0	12	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vernon Villagomez	1.0	1	0	26
DE Caden Davison	1.0	0	0	29
DE Jacob Kennedy	0.0	1	0	19
CB Quenton Meeks	0.0	0	1	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kylie Fitts	1.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Tre McGeoghan	1.0	0	0	0	3
DE Ethan Mounts	0.0	1	4	4	23
DT Nicolas Hill	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE J.C. Kaplan	0.0	0	0	1	31
DE Hayden Miller	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Caden Davison	4	0	0	29
CB Alex Tyler	3	0	0	17
S James Flannery	2	0	1	28
CB Jeremiah Kondovski	2	0	0	14
ILB Eli Euell	2	0	0	28
CB Jaylen Flowers	1	1	0	25
S Edwin Hogh	1	1	0	14
CB Quenton Meeks	1	0	0	21
OLB Nickolas Everett	1	0	0	9
DT Geoff Lee	0	1	0	27
DT Artie Pritt	0	1	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chester Borders	5	1	37
S Collin Ibarra	4	0	39
CB Andy Greer	3	1	30
CB Blessuan Austin	3	1	21
ILB Walter Diana	3	0	39
S Abraham Fletcher	1	1	39
OLB Brian Burns	1	1	39
OLB Kylie Fitts	1	0	29
DT Arnold Olsson	1	0	21
DE Ethan Mounts	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Robbie Fishley	3	8	23	0	39
G Harry Cash	0	4	23	1	39
C Justin Edwards	0	4	23	0	39
T J.J. McGettigan	0	3	23	0	39
G Zachary Upton	0	2	23	1	39

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kenneth Fulcher	4	9	39	0	29
G Terry Coons	4	8	39	1	29
T Deion Roberts	2	8	39	0	29
T Kaleb McGary	2	5	39	0	29
G Ryan Baker	1	5	39	1	29
FB Shaun Tyler	1	1	17	0	13
TE Ben Givgore	0	1	38	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Chase Winovich	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brant Fields	1	15
Harrison Doctrow	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Eli Euell	---	---	35	28	11	74
DE Caden Davison	---	---	38	29	2	69
G Harry Cash	23	39	---	---	6	68
T J.J. McGettigan	23	39	---	---	6	68
G Robbie Fishley	23	39	---	---	6	68
S James Flannery	---	---	37	28	3	68
G Zachary Upton	23	39	---	---	6	68
RB Luke Hicks	20	38	---	---	9	67
QB Rico Brubaker	23	39	---	---	---	62
DE Vernon Villagomez	---	---	34	26	2	62
C Justin Edwards	23	39	---	---	---	62
CB Jaylen Flowers	---	---	33	25	2	60
CB Quenton Meeks	---	---	25	21	11	57
TE Everett Baca	20	36	---	---	---	56
DT Walt Abraham	---	---	30	20	6	56
DT Geoff Lee	---	---	26	27	2	55
WR Calvin Ridley	22	32	---	---	---	54
WR Gary Jennings	17	34	---	---	---	51
CB Jeremiah Kondovski	---	---	22	14	13	49
S Edwin Hogh	---	---	23	14	12	49
DE Jacob Kennedy	---	---	28	19	---	47
TE Colton Samuel	9	13	---	---	19	41
CB Alex Tyler	---	---	19	17	2	38
WR Scott Miller	13	18	---	---	5	36
S Herb Doebler	---	---	16	15	2	33
FB Drew Dillon	2	16	---	---	14	32
DT Artie Pritt	---	---	20	10	---	30
WR Marcell Ateman	7	4	---	---	14	25
OLB Chase Winovich	---	---	5	1	18	24
OLB Nickolas Everett	---	---	14	9	---	23
DT Colby Middleton	---	---	13	8	1	22
DE Ezekiel Nanamaker	---	---	7	7	5	19
RB Cameron Gailey	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Darien Atkins	---	---	4	1	9	14
WR Terrell Anderson	1	1	---	---	9	11
RB Thomas Livingston	2	1	---	---	4	7
C Dustin Stevens	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Mike Maloney	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Austin Seibert	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Arnold Cavin	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Jerome Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dale Gantry	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lewis Price	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tyrell Crosby	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Alex Mattocks	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Calvin Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ben Givgore	38	29	---	---	20	87
WR Marlon Gonzalez	39	29	---	---	6	74
G Ryan Baker	39	29	---	---	6	74
G Terry Coons	39	29	---	---	6	74
C Kenneth Fulcher	39	29	---	---	4	72
QB Sam Darnold	39	29	---	---	---	68
T Deion Roberts	39	29	---	---	---	68
T Kaleb McGary	39	29	---	---	---	68
S Abraham Fletcher	---	---	23	39	2	64
S Collin Ibarra	---	---	23	39	1	63
OLB Brian Burns	---	---	23	39	1	63
WR Maurice Mueller	37	26	---	---	---	63
ILB Walter Diana	---	---	22	39	1	62
CB Andy Greer	---	---	15	30	15	60
CB Chester Borders	---	---	21	37	1	59
DE J.C. Kaplan	---	---	22	31	---	53
WR Brant Fields	21	16	---	---	15	52
DT Nicolas Hill	---	---	21	28	---	49
FB Shaun Tyler	17	13	---	---	16	46
OLB Kylie Fitts	---	---	15	29	1	45
DE Ethan Mounts	---	---	10	23	6	39
DE Hayden Miller	---	---	12	21	6	39
CB Blessuan Austin	---	---	9	21	6	36
RB Elijah Holyfield	19	14	---	---	---	33
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	18	13	---	---	---	31
DT Arnold Olsson	---	---	9	21	1	31
ILB Trent Collins	---	---	12	16	---	28
OLB Tre McGeoghan	---	---	3	3	17	23
RB Roderick Keeton	2	2	---	---	15	19
CB Chester Prichard	---	---	7	9	---	16
TE Ernie Vandeginste	3	3	---	---	9	15
S Conner Bailey	---	---	0	0	13	13
G Brett Berrino	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Rex McAllister	---	---	0	0	9	9
CB Norbert Tierney	---	---	5	4	---	9
WR Trevor Salley	1	0	---	---	8	9
P Adrian Harper	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Harrison Doctrow	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Alejandro Fletcher	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Tommy McDonald	---	---	0	0	5	5
ILB Devin Crenshaw	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Tito Montgomery	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Rico Beekman	0	0	---	---	1	1
CB Gerald Cassidy	---	---	1	0	---	1
TE Phillip Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Oliver Smithen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	19	62	3.3
Right	7	43	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Brubaker	37	22	2	1	1	6	6	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Darnold	27	17	0	0	2	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	60	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	35	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	111	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Everett Baca	9	5	0	34	0	36
TE Colton Samuel	7	3	0	27	0	13
RB Luke Hicks	6	4	0	58	2	38
WR Calvin Ridley	5	3	0	27	0	32
WR Gary Jennings	4	3	1	27	0	34
WR Scott Miller	4	3	0	15	0	18
WR Terrell Anderson	1	1	0	16	0	1
RB Thomas Livingston	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Maurice Mueller	7	6	0	50	26
TE Ben Givgore	5	3	0	12	29
WR Marlon Gonzalez	5	3	0	32	29
WR Brant Fields	4	2	1	25	16
TE Ernie Vandeginste	3	2	0	22	3
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	2	0	1	0	13
FB Shaun Tyler	1	1	0	14	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elijah Holyfield	4	14	3.50	5.11
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	2	1	0.50	2.81
QB Sam Darnold	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
RB Roderick Keeton	1	4	4.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Brubaker	3	0	0	0.00	5.51

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Darnold	3	1	8	2.67	5.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
TE Everett Baca	1	3.78
TE Colton Samuel	1	3.86
RB Luke Hicks	1	9.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ernie Vandeginste	2	1	8	4.00	7.33
TE Ben Givgore	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Luke Hicks	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Darnold	2	0
RB Roderick Keeton	2	2
RB Elijah Holyfield	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Brubaker	12	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Darnold	6	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Ridley	3	2	1
TE Everett Baca	2	1	1
WR Scott Miller	2	1	0
TE Colton Samuel	2	0	0
RB Luke Hicks	2	1	0
WR Terrell Anderson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Maurice Mueller	2	2	1
TE Ben Givgore	1	1	0
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	1	0	0
WR Brant Fields	1	1	1
TE Ernie Vandeginste	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (22,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (22,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,600)