Week 9, 2021

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints01377-27
Carolina Panthers1310100-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 CAR - Eric Ebron 4 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
1Q: 04:39 CAR - Brandon Boykin 90 interception return (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)
2Q: 14:54 NOS - Randy Bullock 22 field goal
2Q: 07:22 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 20 field goal
2Q: 04:00 NOS - Randy Bullock 34 field goal
2Q: 01:14 CAR - Camden Todd 7 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Leonardo Laurain 47 pass from Geno Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 12:26 CAR - Eric Ebron 28 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 04:23 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 48 field goal
3Q: 02:22 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 36 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 00:01 NOS - Calvin Fields 5 pass from Geno Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record6-25-4
First Downs2218
- by Rushing64
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards453272
- Offensive Plays6663
- Yards per Play6.864.32
Net Rushing Yards12677
- Rushing Attempts2629
- Yards per Rush4.852.66
Net Passing Yards327195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 26 - 134 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards334195
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/70/0
- Yards per Pass Play8.185.74
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions2/122/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.15.9
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/555/24
Punt Returns/Yards2/173/71
Kick Returns/Yards5/1225/131
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/90
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 45
Time of Possession29:3930:22

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:17OWN 27623Punt
18:294:03OWN 33757Interception
14:264:39OWN 251070Field Goal
211:051:59OWN 239Punt
27:163:22OWN 41742Field Goal
21:010:59OWN 27473Touchdown
312:141:48OWN 3737Punt
37:221:20OWN 137Punt
34:162:08OWN 25575Touchdown
30:110:55OWN 53-1Punt
412:241:57OWN 203-4Punt
48:281:20OWN 2932Punt
43:160:50OWN 33515Downs
40:510:51OWN 43457Touchdown
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:431:32OWN 2035Punt
110:111:42OPP 18418Touchdown
214:473:42OWN 34611Punt
29:061:50OPP 31528Field Goal
23:542:48OWN 44756Touchdown
315:002:46OWN 40560Touchdown
310:263:04OWN 17730Punt
36:021:46OPP 3635Field Goal
32:081:57OWN 31526Punt
414:161:52OPP 4936Punt
410:271:59OPP 37515Missed FG
47:083:52OWN 25515Punt
42:261:35OPP 48612Missed FG

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Le'Veon Bell16764.753621
RB Wendell Smallwood7263.71900
QB Geno Smith2136.50700
RB Braxton Freestone11111.001110
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Isaiah Goulet16503.131210
RB Ronald Jones II9182.00500
QB Jake Locker3113.67800
FB Jaylen Samuels1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Geno Smith39263341/7247199.7
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jake Locker34241950/03280114.2

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR A. J. Brown7139814.0041310
WR Cordarrelle Patterson686510.8311420
TE Mason Pritchett343110.336160
TE Keith Bayne22147.000110
WR Leonardo Laurain225628.000471
RB Braxton Freestone223517.5026280
TE Dwayne Allen121212.000120
FB Efrain Griffith111212.007120
RB Wendell Smallwood1166.00560
WR Calvin Fields1355.00251
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Randall Cobb810587.2517120
WR Camden Todd565310.6018191
TE Eric Ebron363511.6719282
RB Isaiah Goulet33206.671130
WR Josh Doctson23178.501590
TE Dusty George2352.50030
FB Jaylen Samuels1177.00070
WR Zack Osborne0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Brandon Boykin19090.001

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Leonardo Laurain1000
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
DE Clelin Ferrell0100
WR Zack Osborne0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bradley Pinion731845.432.4521
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Elias Huffman628247.040.8634

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Randy Bullock2/20/00/0343/3
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dustin Hopkins2/41/20/1483/4

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Leonardo Laurain2178.50
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Isaac Knabe37123.70

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Fields49624.00
Leonardo Laurain12626.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Zack Osborne411027.50
Josh Doctson12121.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tevin Clancy900.01723
DT Rasheem Green620.02931
ILB Uchenna Nwosu620.02929
CB Kevin Johnson500.02525
DE Aldon Smith430.02622
OLB Colton Gaylor410.01116
OLB Sione Takitaki310.01416
DT Tre Marts230.02226
DE Joey Bosa220.02931
S Jabrill Peppers220.02423
S T.J. Ward210.02934
CB Amari Coffey210.01924
DT Lukas Hargreaves110.057
CB A. J. Bouye100.02428
CB Emmanuel Curtis100.0510
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Blair Brown940.02632
ILB Bennett Robinson630.02423
ILB Zach Cunningham401.0116
DE Clelin Ferrell420.02539
DT Sharrif Floyd410.01931
S Armani Watts410.01621
CB Curtis Lofton310.01027
DE Tyrone Crawford300.02324
S Arturo Galligher220.02524
DT Denzel Brooks220.01129
OLB Chester Magar210.01012
CB Jameson Null200.02329
S Isaac Knabe200.02640
CB Brandon Boykin100.01724
ILB Byron Warren100.011
S John Johnson100.0116
CB Rashard Robinson010.0215

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Tre Marts0.011026
ILB Uchenna Nwosu0.001029
DT John Givens0.00104
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham1.000016
DE Clelin Ferrell0.003439
DE Robbie Mahoney0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kevin Johnson60025
ILB Uchenna Nwosu51029
OLB Tevin Clancy41023
OLB Colton Gaylor20016
DE Aldon Smith10022
CB A. J. Bouye10028
CB Amari Coffey10024
DE Joey Bosa10031
DT Rasheem Green10031
OLB Sione Takitaki10016
CB Emmanuel Curtis10010
S Mike Hackett01010
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Blair Brown40032
ILB Bennett Robinson30023
ILB Zach Cunningham30016
S Armani Watts30021
CB Curtis Lofton30027
DE Clelin Ferrell20039
CB Jameson Null20029
DE Tyrone Crawford11024
OLB Chester Magar11012
CB Brandon Boykin10124
S Arturo Galligher10024
S John Johnson10016
S Isaac Knabe10040
CB Rashard Robinson01015

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Britt Abrams36026040
G Ike Bennett26026040
C Weston Richburg24026040
T Eric Fisher04026040
T Taylor Lewan03026140
TE Dwayne Allen01023024
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Ricardo Nikolic37029034
C Allen Franklin27029034
G Jeremiah Poutasi15029034
G Gerald Hoffman15029034
T Cody Ford14029034

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Tre Marts513
Efrain Griffith227
Curtis Hightower118
Calvin Fields112
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Sharrif Floyd322
Zack Osborne229
Taylor Rapp125
Brandon Boykin121

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR A. J. Brown2135------2076
T Eric Fisher2640------975
S T.J. Ward------2934467
QB Geno Smith2640---------66
C Weston Richburg2640---------66
T Taylor Lewan2640---------66
G Ike Bennett2640---------66
G Britt Abrams2640---------66
DE Joey Bosa------2931464
WR Cordarrelle Patterson2538---------63
DT Rasheem Green------2931363
ILB Uchenna Nwosu------2929462
DT Tre Marts------22261361
CB A. J. Bouye------2428456
WR Leonardo Laurain1525------1353
CB Kevin Johnson------2525151
DE Aldon Smith------2622149
S Jabrill Peppers------2423148
TE Dwayne Allen2324---------47
FB Efrain Griffith128------2747
CB Amari Coffey------1924346
OLB Sione Takitaki------14161646
OLB Tevin Clancy------1723444
TE Mason Pritchett414------2139
TE Keith Bayne29------2738
RB Le'Veon Bell1719---------36
CB Emmanuel Curtis------5102136
OLB Kaleb Patton------252532
OLB Colton Gaylor------1116---27
RB Braxton Freestone14------2126
RB Wendell Smallwood814---------22
S Mike Hackett------310922
S Curtis Hightower------211821
WR Calvin Fields09------1221
DT Lukas Hargreaves------57214
DT John Givens------14813
DE Cary Mathews------36110
C Jimmy Landes00------99
G Howie Etzinger00------99
T Max Sanford00------99
DE Ricardo Wagner------0369
K Randy Bullock00------77
P Bradley Pinion00------77
WR DeVier Posey21---------3
QB Daniel Jones00------22
QB Kerry Vance00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DE Clelin Ferrell------25392690
S Isaac Knabe------2640975
G Jeremiah Poutasi2934------1073
T Cody Ford2934------1073
DT Sharrif Floyd------19312272
S Arturo Galligher------25242069
WR Randall Cobb2428------1365
QB Jake Locker2934---------63
C Allen Franklin2934---------63
G Gerald Hoffman2934---------63
T Ricardo Nikolic2934---------63
CB Brandon Boykin------17242162
WR Josh Doctson2631------562
OLB Blair Brown------2632260
TE Eric Ebron2930---------59
CB Jameson Null------2329---52
TE Dusty George1111------2951
DE Tyrone Crawford------2324148
DT Denzel Brooks------1129848
ILB Bennett Robinson------2423---47
WR Zack Osborne411------2944
S Armani Watts------1621138
CB Curtis Lofton------1027138
WR Camden Todd1422---------36
RB Isaiah Goulet1816---------34
DE Robbie Mahoney------1022133
S Taylor Rapp------002525
DT Willie Borders------149124
OLB Chester Magar------1012123
RB Ronald Jones II1111---------22
WR Branden Brown00------2222
FB Jaylen Samuels45------1120
CB Rashard Robinson------215118
ILB Zach Cunningham------116118
S John Johnson------116118
DE Albert Boyer------26816
K Dustin Hopkins00------1111
G Jon Asamoah00------1010
C Dalton Risner00------1010
C Jorge McDonald00------1010
RB Javorius Allen20------57
TE Grady Swan20------57
P Elias Huffman00------66
WR Jay Hong05---------5
QB Mike Kafka00------44
ILB Byron Warren------1113

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5142.8
Middle12796.6
Right9333.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5153.0
Middle14362.6
Right10262.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Geno Smith39265133441
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jake Locker34241123300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen106232.3
Short (0-8 Yds)15111248.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)106828.2
Long (19+ Yds)3310535.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen107474.7
Short (0-8 Yds)18141176.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)43317.8
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR A. J. Brown137298235
WR Cordarrelle Patterson86165138
TE Mason Pritchett43031014
WR Calvin Fields310509
TE Dwayne Allen21012024
TE Keith Bayne2201409
WR Leonardo Laurain22056125
RB Braxton Freestone2203514
FB Efrain Griffith1101208
RB Wendell Smallwood1106014
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Randall Cobb108158028
TE Eric Ebron63035130
WR Camden Todd65053022
WR Josh Doctson32117031
TE Dusty George3205011
RB Isaiah Goulet33020016
WR Zack Osborne2000011
FB Jaylen Samuels110705

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Geno Smith166.006.50
RB Wendell Smallwood155.003.71
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Isaiah Goulet221.003.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Geno Smith73131.868.56
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jake Locker85202.505.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Mason Pritchett2121.007.75
WR A. J. Brown2163.007.54
TE Dwayne Allen1000.006.00
WR Calvin Fields1155.001.67
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Eric Ebron3141.335.83
WR Randall Cobb2263.005.80
WR Josh Doctson1000.005.67
WR Camden Todd1177.008.83
TE Dusty George1133.001.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Wendell Smallwood31
CarolinaRushesConversions
QB Jake Locker21
RB Isaiah Goulet21
RB Ronald Jones II10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Geno Smith941
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Jake Locker730

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR A. J. Brown311
WR Cordarrelle Patterson210
TE Mason Pritchett100
TE Keith Bayne110
WR Calvin Fields100
WR Leonardo Laurain110
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Randall Cobb210
WR Zack Osborne200
WR Josh Doctson100
TE Dusty George110
RB Isaiah Goulet110

SectionAttendance
Stadium79,500 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck23,300 (23,600)
End Zone17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats14,800 (15,000)
Club Seats8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes6,200 (6,200)