Week 8, 2004

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	10	7	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	6	0	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:07 CAR - David Treadwell 26 field goal
2Q: 06:40 NOS - David Akers 20 field goal
2Q: 00:41 CAR - David Treadwell 18 field goal
3Q: 14:35 NOS - Antoine Winfield 49 interception return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 08:41 NOS - David Akers 27 field goal
4Q: 12:39 CAR - David Treadwell 46 field goal
4Q: 07:03 CAR - David Treadwell 23 field goal
4Q: 01:59 NOS - Alexis Shepherd 14 run (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:07 CAR - David Treadwell 26 field goal
2Q: 06:40 NOS - David Akers 20 field goal
2Q: 00:41 CAR - David Treadwell 18 field goal
3Q: 14:35 NOS - Antoine Winfield 49 interception return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 08:41 NOS - David Akers 27 field goal
4Q: 12:39 CAR - David Treadwell 46 field goal
4Q: 07:03 CAR - David Treadwell 23 field goal
4Q: 01:59 NOS - Alexis Shepherd 14 run (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-5 5-3
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 244 355
- Offensive Plays 56 75
- Yards per Play 4.36 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 70 104
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 2.80 4.00
Net Passing Yards 174 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 47 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 191 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.61 5.12
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/18 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 2/69 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:06 33:54

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-5	5-3
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	244	355
- Offensive Plays	56	75
- Yards per Play	4.36	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	70	104
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	2.80	4.00
Net Passing Yards	174	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	47 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	191	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.61	5.12
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/18	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	2/69	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:06	33:54

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
1	9:35	1:17	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
1	5:30	2:57	OWN 20	7	14	Punt
2	10:01	3:27	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:16	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble
3	11:56	3:20	OWN 23	8	67	Field Goal
3	7:43	2:46	OWN 26	6	9	Punt
3	2:25	1:16	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	12:34	1:20	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	6:55	4:50	OWN 35	7	21	Punt
4	1:59	0:09	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 23	4	9	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	2:51	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	8:18	2:48	OWN 35	6	15	Punt
1	2:33	7:32	OWN 18	14	73	Field Goal
2	6:34	6:01	OWN 22	14	77	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OPP 14	2	12	Half
3	15:00	0:35	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
3	14:25	2:29	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	8:36	0:53	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	4:57	2:32	OWN 18	6	4	Punt
3	1:09	3:35	OWN 26	7	45	Field Goal
4	11:14	4:19	OWN 23	10	71	Field Goal
4	2:05	0:06	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
4	1:50	0:20	OWN 36	1	-5	Fumble

Game MVP: Antoine Winfield, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexis Shepherd	16	57	3.56	14	3	1
LaMont Jordan	5	-4	-0.80	3	0	0
Matt Hasselbeck	2	9	4.50	11	1	0
Joel Makovicka	2	8	4.00	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaBrandon Toefield	16	49	3.06	15	2
J.R. Redmond	5	29	5.80	8	0
Steve McNair	4	27	6.75	10	1
Jim Finn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	28	15	191	3/17	0	40	0	75.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	47	28	262	2/11	0	46	2	57.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	4	10	45	11.25	24	27
RB LaMont Jordan	3	3	35	11.67	34	22
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	41	20.50	32	40
WR Charles Rogers	2	3	14	7.00	0	11
RB Mike Cloud	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	3	12	12.00	10	12
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	2	29	29.00	26	29
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	2	8	8.00	3	8
WR Wayne McGarity	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim Carter	9	14	108	12.00	51	23
WR Marvin Harrison	7	10	79	11.29	18	46
RB LaBrandon Toefield	4	7	8	2.00	0	6
WR Nate Jacquet	2	2	16	8.00	0	13
TE Roland Williams	2	4	15	7.50	2	12
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	15	7.50	0	11
FB Jim Finn	1	3	8	8.00	8	8
WR Taco Wallace	1	5	13	13.00	11	13

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antoine Winfield	1	49	49.00	1
S Dwight Smith	1	20	20.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Pollard	1	1	0
Matt Hasselbeck	1	0	0
Dhani Jones	0	1	0
Antoine Winfield	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve McNair	1	0	0
Andre Summersell	0	1	0
Chike Okeafor	0	0	1
Kawika Mitchell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	293	41.9	35.7	52	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	5	246	49.2	43.4	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Treadwell	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	2	9	4.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jones	2	46	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	3	90	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	8	4	0.0	26	49
OLB Dexter Coakley	7	3	1.0	25	47
CB Antoine Winfield	5	1	1.0	26	49
CB Kelly Herndon	5	0	0.0	26	49
S Dwight Smith	5	0	0.0	26	49
DE Antonio Smith	4	3	0.0	22	40
S Carl Crawford	4	2	0.0	18	31
DE Cullen Jenkins	4	1	0.0	25	46
DT William Carr	4	0	0.0	15	19
OLB Steve Foley	4	0	0.0	5	13
S Buddy Love	3	1	0.0	8	18
CB Jeremetrius Butler	1	2	0.0	18	31
DT Cedric Woodard	1	1	0.0	16	37
DT Jaylen Westbrook	1	0	0.0	10	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Claiborne	7	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Kawika Mitchell	6	0	1.0	22	27
DE Adewale Ogunleye	4	1	0.5	18	25
CB Andre Dyson	4	1	0.0	21	29
DE Michael Myers	3	0	0.5	22	27
CB Eric Brooks	3	1	0.0	23	27
CB Marshall Mathers	2	1	0.0	13	21
S Rogers Beckett	2	1	0.0	25	31
S Drayton Florence	2	1	0.0	21	29
DE Demetrin Veal	2	0	0.0	7	6
DE Chike Okeafor	1	0	1.0	17	22
ILB Alonzo Harris	1	2	0.0	15	9
S Willie Kramer	1	1	0.0	3	2
OLB Junior Suliven	1	1	0.0	17	19
DT Chris Hoke	1	0	0.0	12	13
G Mickey Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
RB LaBrandon Toefield	1	0	---	---	---
CB Malik Walker	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	1.0	0	0	0	47
CB Antoine Winfield	1.0	0	0	0	49
DT William Carr	0.0	1	1	1	19
DT Kindal Moorehead	0.0	1	1	1	12
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	0	2	1	40
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	0	0	1	46

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chike Okeafor	1.0	1	0	22
OLB Kawika Mitchell	1.0	0	0	27
DE Adewale Ogunleye	0.5	1	1	25
DE Michael Myers	0.5	0	0	27
OLB Junior Suliven	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	5	0	0	49
CB Antoine Winfield	4	2	1	49
S Dwight Smith	4	1	1	49
ILB Dhani Jones	3	1	0	49
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	2	0	47
S Buddy Love	2	0	0	18
OLB Steve Foley	2	0	0	13
S Carl Crawford	2	0	0	31
DE Cullen Jenkins	2	0	0	46
CB Jeremetrius Butler	1	0	0	31
DE Antonio Smith	1	0	0	40

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Brooks	4	0	27
CB Andre Dyson	3	3	29
ILB Chris Claiborne	3	0	31
OLB Kawika Mitchell	2	1	27
S Willie Kramer	1	0	2
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	19
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	21
S Rogers Beckett	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	3	5	25	2	31
Tyson Walter	2	8	25	0	31
Ben Claxton	1	3	25	0	31
Jim Kleinsasser	1	2	20	0	22
Brent Smith	1	1	10	0	2
Travis Scott	0	2	15	0	29
Jason Peters	0	1	25	1	31
Joel Makovicka	0	1	13	0	17

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
K.C. Strong	5	7	26	1	49
Jim Finn	2	4	18	0	28
John Wade	2	2	26	1	49
Chris Ruhman	2	2	26	0	49
Mickey Gomez	0	4	26	0	49
Levi Jones	0	4	26	0	49

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cloud	4	24
Carl Crawford	1	20
Antoine Winfield	1	14
Jim Kleinsasser	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Suliven	2	16
Jim Finn	1	19
Von Hutchins	1	18

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	26	49	14	89
Dwight Smith	---	---	26	49	5	80
Kelly Herndon	---	---	26	49	4	79
Dhani Jones	---	---	26	49	4	79
Dexter Coakley	---	---	25	47	5	77
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	25	46	4	75
Carl Crawford	---	---	18	31	20	69
Ben Claxton	25	31	---	---	9	65
Antonio Smith	---	---	22	40	3	65
Cedric Woodard	---	---	16	37	7	60
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	18	31	11	60
Jason Peters	25	31	---	---	1	57
Joe Horn	23	28	---	---	5	56
Matt Hasselbeck	25	31	---	---	---	56
Ephraim Salaam	25	31	---	---	---	56
Tyson Walter	25	31	---	---	---	56
Jim Kleinsasser	20	22	---	---	12	54
Travis Scott	15	29	---	---	8	52
Joel Makovicka	13	17	---	---	14	44
Vinny Sutherland	13	25	---	---	5	43
William Carr	---	---	15	19	5	39
Charles Rogers	13	10	---	---	14	37
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	10	24	2	36
Mike Cloud	3	5	---	---	24	32
Alexis Shepherd	18	13	---	---	---	31
LaMont Jordan	6	11	---	---	12	29
Buddy Love	---	---	8	18	2	28
Marcus Pollard	5	4	---	---	18	27
Karl Williams	10	14	---	---	1	25
Kindal Moorehead	---	---	10	12	2	24
Brian Simmons	---	---	1	2	20	23
Brent Smith	10	2	---	---	9	21
Steve Foley	---	---	5	13	3	21
Wayne McGarity	1	6	---	---	12	19
Grant Wistrom	---	---	3	8	4	15
Damon Moore	---	---	3	10	1	14
Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brendon Ayanbadejo	---	---	3	5	---	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Glover	---	---	0	0	4	4
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Ruhman	26	49	---	---	9	84
Mickey Gomez	26	49	---	---	9	84
Steve McNair	26	49	---	---	---	75
John Wade	26	49	---	---	---	75
Levi Jones	26	49	---	---	---	75
K.C. Strong	26	49	---	---	---	75
Rogers Beckett	---	---	25	31	12	68
Roland Williams	19	38	---	---	9	66
Jim Finn	18	28	---	---	19	65
Marvin Harrison	22	41	---	---	1	64
Tim Carter	22	41	---	---	---	63
Michael Myers	---	---	22	27	9	58
Chris Claiborne	---	---	25	31	2	58
LaBrandon Toefield	19	37	---	---	---	56
Kawika Mitchell	---	---	22	27	7	56
Taco Wallace	14	25	---	---	15	54
Junior Suliven	---	---	17	19	16	52
Eric Brooks	---	---	23	27	2	52
Andre Dyson	---	---	21	29	1	51
Drayton Florence	---	---	21	29	1	51
Andre Summersell	---	---	11	14	22	47
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	18	25	3	46
Chike Okeafor	---	---	17	22	1	40
J.R. Redmond	5	7	---	---	24	36
Marshall Mathers	---	---	13	21	2	36
Nate Jacquet	5	15	---	---	15	35
Randy McMichael	6	9	---	---	19	34
Chris Hoke	---	---	12	13	8	33
Alonzo Harris	---	---	15	9	7	31
Von Hutchins	---	---	1	3	18	22
Malik Walker	---	---	2	6	12	20
Demetrin Veal	---	---	7	6	---	13
David Treadwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeffery Hanks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deon Biamila	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andy Diaz	0	4	---	---	5	9
Brian Allen	---	---	0	0	7	7
Willie Kramer	---	---	3	2	1	6
Will Smith	---	---	0	0	6	6
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	5	5
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jorge Cordova	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hannibal Navies	---	---	0	0	---	0
Darwin Walker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	12	27	2.3
Right	10	39	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	16	2.3
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	4	35	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	28	15	4	1	3	5	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	47	28	2	0	5	6	4	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	130	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	11	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	30	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	100	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	46	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	10	4	2	45	1	28
TE Jim Kleinsasser	3	1	0	12	0	22
RB LaMont Jordan	3	3	0	35	1	11
WR Charles Rogers	3	2	1	14	0	10
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	0	41	1	4
RB Mike Cloud	2	1	0	7	0	5
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	1	0	29	1	13
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	1	0	8	0	25
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	0	0	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Carter	14	9	1	108	1	41
WR Marvin Harrison	10	7	2	79	1	41
RB LaBrandon Toefield	7	4	0	8	0	37
WR Taco Wallace	5	1	1	13	0	25
TE Roland Williams	4	2	0	15	0	38
FB Jim Finn	3	1	1	8	0	28
WR Nate Jacquet	2	2	0	16	0	15
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	0	15	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexis Shepherd	5	18	3.60	3.56
Matt Hasselbeck	1	-2	-2.00	4.50
Joel Makovicka	1	5	5.00	4.00
LaMont Jordan	1	-1	-1.00	-0.80

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaBrandon Toefield	2	11	5.50	3.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	2	0	0	0.00	6.82

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	11	6	27	2.45	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Horn	2	0	0	0.00	4.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LaBrandon Toefield	4	2	-1	-0.25	1.14
WR Marvin Harrison	3	2	3	1.00	7.90
TE Roland Williams	2	1	12	6.00	3.75
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	13	13.00	8.00
WR Tim Carter	1	0	0	0.00	7.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	2	2
LaBrandon Toefield	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	8	2	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	0	0
RB Mike Cloud	1	1	1
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	0	0
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0
WR Charles Rogers	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LaBrandon Toefield	3	2	1
WR Taco Wallace	3	1	1
WR Tim Carter	2	1	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	1
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	0
TE Roland Williams	1	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)