Week 8, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers0378-18
New Orleans Saints17360-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 NOS - Randy Bullock 47 field goal
1Q: 07:00 NOS - Jamie Stewart 46 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
1Q: 00:57 NOS - Braxton Freestone 10 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 08:51 NOS - Randy Bullock 33 field goal
2Q: 00:41 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 38 field goal
3Q: 13:48 CAR - Alan Whitmire 64 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 10:06 NOS - Randy Bullock 39 field goal
3Q: 03:07 NOS - Randy Bullock 21 field goal
4Q: 10:22 CAR - Ronald Jones II 2 run (Jake Locker pass to Ronald Jones II for conversion)

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record3-54-4
First Downs1521
- by Rushing37
- by Passing912
- by Penalty32
Total Net Yards287443
- Offensive Plays6373
- Yards per Play4.566.07
Net Rushing Yards99143
- Rushing Attempts1833
- Yards per Rush5.504.33
Net Passing Yards188300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 22 - 039 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards218307
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/301/7
- Yards per Pass Play4.187.50
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions7/165/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.36.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/359/55
Punt Returns/Yards4/813/41
Kick Returns/Yards4/841/30
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 28
Time of Possession24:0735:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:562:04OWN 37414Punt
16:422:56OWN 24618Punt
10:201:20OWN 4534Punt
28:442:59OWN 251040Punt
23:132:39OWN 40839Field Goal
315:001:29OWN 25475Touchdown
39:592:36OWN 25730Punt
33:001:21OWN 233-4Punt
414:534:38OWN 201080Touchdown
48:521:07OWN 3036Punt
46:041:58OWN 493-5Punt
40:240:24OWN 4721Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:04OWN 25845Field Goal
18:522:10OWN 20580Touchdown
13:462:58OWN 37763Touchdown
214:005:16OWN 201364Field Goal
25:451:27OWN 2034Punt
24:181:05OPP 3633Missed FG
20:340:34OWN 2518Half
313:313:32OWN 40638Field Goal
37:234:23OWN 201076Field Goal
31:391:46OWN 3739Punt
410:151:23OWN 25415Punt
47:451:41OWN 233-2Punt
44:063:42OWN 8830Punt

Game MVP: Cam Newton, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Ronald Jones II8101.25701
RB Alan Whitmire77410.576411
RB Brock Hennessee2105.001010
QB Jake Locker155.00500
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Braxton Freestone17533.121310
RB Arnie Moultrie14815.791520
QB Cam Newton133.00300
WR Cordarrelle Patterson166.00600

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jake Locker41222184/30047068.9
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cam Newton39253071/72460105.4

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Eric Ebron61112220.3344470
TE Nicky Winters45205.001280
RB Ronald Jones II36124.00180
WR Jared Marshall23105.00060
WR Jamal Wayne23147.00180
WR Josh Doctson121515.000150
WR Jay Hong1100.00000
WR Chandler Curtis1133.00330
RB Alan Whitmire1377.00070
WR Jeffery Graham141515.000150
RB Brock Hennessee0200.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jamie Stewart678714.5051461
RB Braxton Freestone56438.6023281
WR Amari Cooper456817.0037370
RB Arnie Moultrie47205.009150
WR Edwin Madison234422.0033270
TE Trey Gray243115.501240
WR Cordarrelle Patterson1488.00080
WR Leo Schneider1166.00060
FB Dalvin Cook0200.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Ronald Jones II1000
WR Jamal Wayne1000
WR Chandler Curtis0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
C Jimmy Landes0100
TE Don Hutchins0010
OLB Tevin Clancy0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bradley Pinion837546.931.8533
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grant Sparkes524048.027.8542

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dustin Hopkins1/10/00/0381/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Randy Bullock4/51/20/1472/2

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamal Wayne48120.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Braxton Freestone34113.70

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamal Wayne36321.00
Alan Whitmire12121.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Joseph Kemp13030.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham1510.03239
OLB Reuben Horton930.53337
S Jessie Bates640.03340
DE Clelin Ferrell600.03239
S Arturo Galligher410.03332
DT Tyrus Filby300.52433
DE Robbie Mahoney330.03024
OLB Anthony Barr220.01916
CB Denzel Ward200.01522
S Isaac Knabe200.01922
CB Jamal Eichorst200.01324
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri100.02031
CB Curtis Lofton100.03340
CB Ben Knudson100.005
DE Brody Hobson020.0128
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu810.01530
OLB Tevin Clancy600.0734
DT Rasheem Green421.51735
DT Tre Marts401.01724
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils300.01530
CB Emmanuel Curtis300.01230
DE Ricardo Wagner200.5118
CB Douglas Harding240.01744
S Horace Brockway210.0322
CB Kevin Johnson200.01627
DE Joey Bosa200.01635
S Jabrill Peppers200.01845
OLB Colton Gaylor200.01323
DE Tyrone Crawford100.01622
DE Nicolas Eggleston010.5324
DT Ray Howard010.5322

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Tyrus Filby0.501033
OLB Reuben Horton0.500037
DE Shaq Lawson0.011115
DE Clelin Ferrell0.002239
DE Robbie Mahoney0.002024
ILB Zach Cunningham0.001039
DE Brody Hobson0.00108
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rasheem Green1.501135
DT Tre Marts1.001024
DE Ricardo Wagner0.501018
DE Nicolas Eggleston0.501024
DT Ray Howard0.500022
DE Joey Bosa0.012135
DE Tyrone Crawford0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham60039
S Jessie Bates40040
OLB Anthony Barr31016
OLB Reuben Horton31037
CB Curtis Lofton20040
CB Jamal Eichorst20024
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri10031
DE Clelin Ferrell10039
S Isaac Knabe10022
DT Tyrus Filby10033
CB Ben Knudson1005
DE Shaq Lawson01015
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tevin Clancy60034
ILB Uchenna Nwosu41030
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils30030
CB Kevin Johnson22027
S Jabrill Peppers21045
CB Emmanuel Curtis20030
DE Ricardo Wagner10018
CB Douglas Harding10044
S Horace Brockway10022
ILB Vinny Gustafson02015
DT Rasheem Green01035

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Cody Ford35018045
C Nicky Quinn15018145
G Jeremiah Poutasi12018045
G Gerald Hoffman03018145
T Drew Schwant01018245
TE Eric Ebron01016035
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Weston Richburg310033040
G Ike Bennett34033040
T Eric Fisher26033140
T Taylor Lewan25033040
G Britt Abrams16033040
TE Jamie Stewart11026039

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Clelin Ferrell316
Alan Whitmire124
Isaac Knabe120
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Don Hutchins429
Tre Marts220
Dalvin Cook124
Blidi Wreh-Wils120

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Reuben Horton------33372898
DE Clelin Ferrell------32391687
S Jessie Bates------3340578
CB Curtis Lofton------3340578
ILB Zach Cunningham------3239576
T Drew Schwant1845------1275
G Jeremiah Poutasi1845------972
T Cody Ford1845------972
G Gerald Hoffman1845------972
S Arturo Galligher------3332368
DT Tyrus Filby------24331067
QB Jake Locker1845---------63
C Nicky Quinn1845---------63
S Isaac Knabe------19222061
WR Chandler Curtis1643------160
WR Jared Marshall1128------1756
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri------2031556
DE Robbie Mahoney------3024---54
TE Eric Ebron1635------152
CB Jamal Eichorst------13241350
WR Josh Doctson1631------148
CB Denzel Ward------1522845
RB Alan Whitmire710------2441
TE Nicky Winters214------2440
OLB Anthony Barr------1916136
RB Ronald Jones II1321------135
DE Shaq Lawson------3151028
RB Brock Hennessee313------1127
WR Jamal Wayne213------1227
DT Denzel Brooks------1110---21
DE Brody Hobson------128---20
TE Michael Lyon24------814
WR Jeffery Graham05------914
ILB Everett Weber------001212
WR Jay Hong28---------10
C Jorge McDonald00------99
CB Ben Knudson------0549
P Bradley Pinion00------88
C Will Hernandez00------88
S Stanley Dillard------0246
K Dustin Hopkins00------55
ILB J.R. Wilson------11---2
QB Donovan Bowers00------11
C Dalton Risner00---------0
T Ricardo Nikolic00---------0
OLB Dexter Fredrickson------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Douglas Harding------17441980
T Eric Fisher3340------578
TE Jamie Stewart2639------1075
QB Cam Newton3340---------73
C Weston Richburg3340---------73
T Taylor Lewan3340---------73
G Ike Bennett3340---------73
G Britt Abrams3340---------73
WR Cordarrelle Patterson3336------170
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils------15302065
S Jabrill Peppers------1845265
WR Amari Cooper2832------464
RB Braxton Freestone1718------2964
DT Tre Marts------17242061
TE Trey Gray1620------1753
DE Joey Bosa------1635152
DT Rasheem Green------1735---52
CB Emmanuel Curtis------1230951
FB Dalvin Cook1311------2448
ILB Uchenna Nwosu------1530247
CB Kevin Johnson------1627144
OLB Tevin Clancy------734142
DE Tyrone Crawford------1622---38
OLB Colton Gaylor------1323---36
RB Arnie Moultrie1620---------36
TE Don Hutchins13------2933
ILB Vinny Gustafson------3151129
OLB Sione Takitaki------132428
WR Edwin Madison1315---------28
DE Nicolas Eggleston------324128
WR A. J. Brown13------2327
DT Ray Howard------322126
S Horace Brockway------322---25
DE Ricardo Wagner------118120
OLB Jameson Shaner------511---16
P Grant Sparkes00------1414
WR Leo Schneider13------1014
K Randy Bullock00------1212
C Jimmy Landes00------1010
G Howie Etzinger00------1010
T Max Sanford00------1010
DE Zane Pfeifer------0088
RB Joseph Kemp00------33
S Brody Sellers------01---1
QB Daniel Jones00---------0
C Dixon Christmas00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left177.0
Middle13191.5
Right47318.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6213.5
Middle17804.7
Right10424.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jake Locker41223137720
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cam Newton39255023830

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen94131.4
Short (0-8 Yds)2111582.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)8612115.1
Long (19+ Yds)31268.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen106474.7
Short (0-8 Yds)16111559.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)117817.4
Long (19+ Yds)212412.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Eric Ebron1161122335
RB Ronald Jones II63012021
TE Nicky Winters54020014
WR Jeffery Graham4101505
WR Jared Marshall32010028
RB Alan Whitmire3117010
WR Jamal Wayne32014013
WR Josh Doctson21015031
RB Brock Hennessee2010013
WR Jay Hong110008
WR Chandler Curtis1103043
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Arnie Moultrie74020020
TE Jamie Stewart76187139
RB Braxton Freestone65043118
WR Amari Cooper54068132
WR Cordarrelle Patterson4108036
TE Trey Gray42131120
WR Edwin Madison32044115
FB Dalvin Cook2000011
WR Leo Schneider110603

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Alan Whitmire210.5010.57
RB Ronald Jones II122.001.25
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Braxton Freestone393.003.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cam Newton41102.507.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cordarrelle Patterson1000.002.00
FB Dalvin Cook1000.000.00
RB Braxton Freestone111010.007.17
RB Arnie Moultrie1000.002.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Braxton Freestone20
RB Arnie Moultrie11

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Jake Locker1597
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Cam Newton1364

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
TE Eric Ebron843
WR Jeffery Graham211
WR Josh Doctson111
RB Ronald Jones II111
WR Jared Marshall110
RB Brock Hennessee100
TE Nicky Winters111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Braxton Freestone542
TE Trey Gray200
TE Jamie Stewart211
WR Cordarrelle Patterson100
FB Dalvin Cook100
WR Edwin Madison111
RB Arnie Moultrie100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)