Week 9, 2018

played in Carolina, NC

58 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	17	0	-	27
Carolina Panthers	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:26 NOS - DeVier Posey 5 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Randy Bullock 41 field goal
3Q: 11:35 NOS - Dwayne Allen 10 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Christian McCaffrey 8 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 08:04 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 85 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 05:29 CAR - Matt Prater 34 field goal
3Q: 01:54 NOS - Randy Bullock 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:26 NOS - DeVier Posey 5 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Randy Bullock 41 field goal
3Q: 11:35 NOS - Dwayne Allen 10 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Christian McCaffrey 8 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 08:04 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 85 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 05:29 CAR - Matt Prater 34 field goal
3Q: 01:54 NOS - Randy Bullock 42 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-2 2-7
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 464 339
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 6.72 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 130 96
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 3.82 5.33
Net Passing Yards 334 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 343 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/45
- Yards per Pass Play 9.54 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 5/30 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:33 27:27

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-2	2-7
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	464	339
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	6.72	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	130	96
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	3.82	5.33
Net Passing Yards	334	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	343	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/45
- Yards per Pass Play	9.54	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	5/30	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:33	27:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	2:12	OWN 22	4	27	Punt
1	9:07	6:21	OWN 7	10	49	Punt
2	12:01	2:54	OWN 42	5	19	Punt
2	7:53	2:31	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
2	3:49	1:31	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 45	4	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	8:28	0:43	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	5:24	3:37	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
3	0:43	4:20	OWN 3	8	29	Punt
4	8:19	3:10	OWN 41	5	24	Punt
4	2:33	0:19	OWN 35	2	14	Fumble
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 18	3	-5	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
1	10:46	1:39	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
1	2:46	5:45	OWN 1	10	64	Missed FG
2	9:07	1:14	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
2	5:22	1:33	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	2:18	1:45	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
3	11:25	2:57	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	7:45	2:21	OWN 46	4	37	Field Goal
3	1:47	1:04	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	11:23	3:04	OWN 37	7	22	Downs
4	5:09	2:36	OWN 20	9	45	Downs
4	2:14	1:42	OPP 48	9	30	Downs

Game MVP: Ryan Fitzpatrick, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Le'Veon Bell	14	89	6.36	30	1
RB Braden Harvey	13	26	2.00	13	1
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	6	19	3.17	12	1
WR Brian James	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonathan Dwyer	7	27	3.86	9	0	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	7	44	6.29	17	2	1
QB Matt Leinart	3	15	5.00	6	0	0
WR Randall Cobb	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Fitzpatrick	33	22	343	2/9	3	85	0	131.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	42	25	288	4/45	0	37	0	80.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominique Edison	4	6	35	8.75	21	21	0
TE Dwayne Allen	4	8	49	12.25	28	22	1
WR DeVier Posey	4	6	38	9.50	9	18	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	4	5	126	31.50	92	85	1
TE Mason Pritchett	2	3	25	12.50	6	17	0
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	1	21	21.00	8	21	0
RB Joseph Randle	1	1	31	31.00	26	31	0
RB Braden Harvey	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Randall Cobb	10	22	114	11.40	52	37
WR Zack Osborne	4	4	61	15.25	34	30
RB Christian McCaffrey	3	3	33	11.00	32	31
WR Harry Douglas	2	2	33	16.50	27	29
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	3	14	7.00	2	11
TE Riddick Anderson	2	2	14	7.00	14	14
TE Duane Jenkins	2	3	19	9.50	6	16
WR Calvin Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jaylen Samuels	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
WR Dominique Edison	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0
WR Sammie Coates	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Deone Bucannon	1	0
WR Randall Cobb	0	1
OLB Blair Brown	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	6	260	43.3	27.3	51	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	6	309	51.5	50.3	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Edison	3	7	2.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A. J. Bouye	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Osborne	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	10	2	1.5	17	36
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	10	2	0.0	18	45
CB Desmond Trufant	6	2	0.0	18	36
DT Jason Worilds	3	0	1.0	9	34
OLB Damien Wilson	3	2	0.0	7	29
S Damian Swann	3	2	0.0	11	25
S Rich Greer	3	1	0.0	18	36
CB Troy Roose	2	2	0.0	18	44
DT Carlton Powell	2	0	0.0	10	21
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	0.0	9	25
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1	0	1.0	16	41
DE Joey Bosa	1	1	0.5	18	43
G Ike Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Darryl Sharpton	0	1	0.0	1	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Blair Brown	7	5	0.0	34	35
S Deone Bucannon	7	0	0.0	33	32
OLB Dont'a Hightower	6	2	0.0	34	35
S Alphonso Smith	5	2	0.0	32	26
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	3	1	1.0	21	27
DE Kentwan Balmer	3	0	1.0	16	24
DE Myles Garrett	3	4	0.0	33	32
CB Darius Slay	3	3	0.0	11	20
S Armani Watts	3	1	0.0	12	22
DT Letroy Guion	2	1	0.0	13	8
DE Leonardo Tarpley	2	0	0.0	21	23
CB Brandon Boykin	2	0	0.0	19	14
CB Eric Harmon	2	0	0.0	11	10
ILB Carl Bradford	2	0	0.0	10	14
OLB Zak DeOssie	1	1	0.0	22	14
CB Joe Haden	1	1	0.0	18	14
CB Brendan Langley	0	1	0.0	33	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	1.5	1	0	0	36
DT Jason Worilds	1.0	0	2	0	34
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1.0	0	1	0	41
DE Joey Bosa	0.5	0	0	0	43
OLB Damien Wilson	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Carlton Powell	0.0	0	2	1	21

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Kentwan Balmer	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0.0	1	0	1	23
OLB Blair Brown	0.0	0	2	0	35
DE Myles Garrett	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	8	0	45
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	36
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	0	36
CB Troy Roose	2	1	44
OLB Damien Wilson	2	1	29
DT Carlton Powell	2	0	21
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	25
S Rich Greer	1	1	36
S Damian Swann	1	0	25
DT Jason Worilds	0	1	34
CB Juston Burris	0	1	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deone Bucannon	5	0	32
S Alphonso Smith	3	0	26
OLB Blair Brown	3	0	35
CB Darius Slay	2	1	20
CB Eric Harmon	2	0	10
S Armani Watts	2	0	22
CB Joe Haden	1	1	14
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	1	35
CB Brendan Langley	1	1	32
DE Kentwan Balmer	1	0	24
ILB Carl Bradford	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mike Iupati	4	9	34	1	35
T Eric Fisher	4	5	34	1	35
C Weston Richburg	3	5	34	0	35
T Jason Fox	2	3	34	0	35
G Ike Bennett	1	5	34	0	35
TE Dwayne Allen	0	1	30	0	29
TE Mason Pritchett	0	1	7	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jeremiah Poutasi	2	5	18	0	46
G Anthony Hammond	2	4	18	2	46
T Andre Smith	1	3	18	1	46
T Taylor Lewan	0	3	18	1	46
C Peter Konz	0	1	18	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Randle	1	16
Rich Greer	1	12
Damian Swann	1	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Randall Cobb	1	22
Zack Osborne	1	22
Brandon Boykin	1	21
Kentwan Balmer	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ike Bennett	34	35	---	---	8	77
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	18	45	11	74
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	34	35	---	---	---	69
G Mike Iupati	34	35	---	---	---	69
T Jason Fox	34	35	---	---	---	69
T Eric Fisher	34	35	---	---	---	69
C Weston Richburg	34	35	---	---	---	69
S Rich Greer	---	---	18	36	12	66
WR DeVier Posey	33	32	---	---	---	65
WR Brian James	33	29	---	---	3	65
CB Troy Roose	---	---	18	44	2	64
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	18	43	2	63
TE Dwayne Allen	30	29	---	---	---	59
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	16	41	1	58
OLB Damien Wilson	---	---	7	29	22	58
WR Dominique Edison	20	21	---	---	14	55
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	18	36	1	55
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	17	36	1	54
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	9	34	8	51
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	17	32	1	50
S Bradley Bivins	---	---	7	24	14	45
TE Mason Pritchett	7	12	---	---	22	41
RB Le'Veon Bell	18	20	---	---	---	38
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	9	25	4	38
S Damian Swann	---	---	11	25	2	38
FB Efrain Griffith	7	5	---	---	22	34
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	10	21	---	31
CB Juston Burris	---	---	2	14	15	31
RB Braden Harvey	15	11	---	---	5	31
WR Sammie Coates	1	6	---	---	16	23
RB Joseph Randle	0	1	---	---	16	17
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	0	10	7	17
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	2	5	7	14
WR Terrelle Pryor	6	7	---	---	---	13
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Rob Havenstein	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Joe Haeg	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jermaine Pelletier	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	0	5	1	6
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Gerald Everett	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryan Shea	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Randall Cobb	18	45	---	---	22	85
WR Zack Osborne	16	35	---	---	22	73
T Andre Smith	18	46	---	---	8	72
G Anthony Hammond	18	46	---	---	8	72
G Jeremiah Poutasi	18	46	---	---	8	72
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	34	35	2	71
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	34	35	2	71
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	33	32	2	67
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	33	32	2	67
CB Brendan Langley	---	---	33	32	2	67
QB Matt Leinart	18	46	---	---	---	64
C Peter Konz	18	46	---	---	---	64
T Taylor Lewan	18	46	---	---	---	64
S Alphonso Smith	---	---	32	26	1	59
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	22	14	21	57
DE Kentwan Balmer	---	---	16	24	16	56
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	19	14	21	54
TE Mark Dvoracek	6	23	---	---	22	51
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	21	27	1	49
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	21	23	1	45
RB Jonathan Dwyer	9	18	---	---	8	35
RB Christian McCaffrey	9	26	---	---	---	35
S Armani Watts	---	---	12	22	1	35
TE Riddick Anderson	10	23	---	---	1	34
CB Joe Haden	---	---	18	14	1	33
CB Darius Slay	---	---	11	20	1	32
WR Harry Douglas	8	22	---	---	1	31
TE Duane Jenkins	6	21	---	---	4	31
WR Calvin Johnson	3	11	---	---	14	28
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	13	8	7	28
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	11	10	6	27
ILB Carl Bradford	---	---	10	14	---	24
DE Albert Boyer	---	---	0	0	13	13
T Joe Thomas	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Ronald Jones II	5	3	---	---	---	8
FB Jaylen Samuels	0	3	---	---	5	8
C Jackie Keillor	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Da'Shawn Hand	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	0	2	2	4
WR Camden Todd	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Donald Davison	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Kyzir White	---	---	1	1	---	2
DT Ryan Glasgow	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Mason Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	10	79	7.9
Right	15	28	1.9
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Fitzpatrick	33	22	6	0	2	4	4	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	42	25	6	1	3	6	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	40	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	127	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	176	19.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	57	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	12	130	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	58	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	8	4	1	49	1	29
WR Dominique Edison	6	4	1	35	1	21
WR DeVier Posey	6	4	0	38	0	32
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	4	0	126	2	20
TE Mason Pritchett	3	2	0	25	0	12
RB Braden Harvey	2	1	0	3	0	11
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	1	0	21	1	7
RB Joseph Randle	1	1	0	31	1	1
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	0	15	0	2

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	22	10	3	114	3	45
WR Zack Osborne	4	4	0	61	1	35
RB Jonathan Dwyer	3	2	0	14	0	18
RB Christian McCaffrey	3	3	0	33	1	26
TE Duane Jenkins	3	2	0	19	0	21
WR Harry Douglas	2	2	0	33	1	22
TE Riddick Anderson	2	2	0	14	0	23
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	0	0	0	0	23
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	8	8.00	6.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Fitzpatrick	4	3	25	6.25	10.39

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	3	0	0	0.00	6.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeVier Posey	3	2	15	5.00	6.33
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	10	10.00	6.13

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	3	0	0	0.00	5.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Fitzpatrick	9	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Edison	3	2	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	1
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	1	1
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	1
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Cobb	7	4	1
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	0
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	1
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	1	0
TE Duane Jenkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (23,600)
End Zone 15,900 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (23,600)
End Zone	15,900 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (6,200)