Week 8, 2025

played in Carolina, NC

40 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	3	0	7	9	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 22 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Miles Sanders 4 pass from Cam Newton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 09:00 NOS - Cody Parkey 41 field goal
3Q: 05:36 CAR - Isaiah Goulet 2 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 02:33 NOS - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
4Q: 08:44 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 38 field goal
4Q: 00:49 CAR - Eric Ebron 7 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 22 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Miles Sanders 4 pass from Cam Newton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 09:00 NOS - Cody Parkey 41 field goal
3Q: 05:36 CAR - Isaiah Goulet 2 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 02:33 NOS - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
4Q: 08:44 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 38 field goal
4Q: 00:49 CAR - Eric Ebron 7 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-7 4-4
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 186 360
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 2.78 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 65 161
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 2.95 5.03
Net Passing Yards 121 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 19 - 1 27 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 136 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 2.69 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/75 10/77
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-7	4-4
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	186	360
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	2.78	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	65	161
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	2.95	5.03
Net Passing Yards	121	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 19 - 1	27 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	136	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	2.69	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/75	10/77
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:05	29:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	1:43	OWN 43	4	15	Punt
1	7:39	7:49	OWN 25	16	75	Touchdown
2	13:14	4:20	OWN 31	7	45	Field Goal
2	4:49	2:15	OWN 34	6	1	Punt
2	0:48	0:30	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	10:30	0:26	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
3	5:28	0:48	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	4:40	2:14	OPP 30	5	15	Field Goal
4	14:49	2:06	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	8:39	3:54	OWN 25	5	-6	Punt
4	3:23	0:26	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	0:41	0:38	OWN 25	5	16	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 26	5	25	Interception
1	10:17	2:38	OWN 20	5	75	Field Goal
2	14:50	1:36	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	8:54	4:05	OWN 25	6	48	Missed FG
2	2:34	1:46	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 27	2	14	Half
3	12:27	1:57	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
3	10:04	4:36	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	2:26	2:37	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	12:43	4:04	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
4	4:45	1:22	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
4	2:57	2:16	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Isaiah Goulet, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Miles Sanders	18	56	3.11	10	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	3	6	2.00	3	0
QB Cam Newton	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaiah Goulet	12	94	7.83	64	3
QB Tua Tagovailoa	7	21	3.00	9	0
RB Thomas Pearson	6	21	3.50	11	1
RB Alexis Sonnier	5	-7	-1.40	1	0
WR Chandler Curtis	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Jamal Wayne	1	33	33.00	33	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	42	19	136	3/15	1	34	1	51.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tua Tagovailoa	27	21	215	3/16	2	29	1	109.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Cooper	5	15	21	4.20	2	8	0
RB Miles Sanders	4	8	26	6.50	2	10	1
WR Roberto Keith	4	6	48	12.00	36	34	0
TE Trey Gray	3	5	26	8.67	4	10	0
WR Lorenzo Osborne	2	7	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Deron Darrow	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Roca	6	6	75	12.50	7	29	0
WR Jeffery Graham	4	5	38	9.50	1	12	0
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	36	12.00	20	23	1
WR Chandler Curtis	3	5	16	5.33	0	8	0
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	2	31	15.50	24	29	1
WR Josh Doctson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jamal Wayne	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
TE Abraham Giles	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Nicky Winters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Thomas Pearson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Douglas Harding	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stanley Dillard	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
T Blake Brandel	1	0
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	0	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
WR Chandler Curtis	1	0
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	0
T Drew Schwant	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	9	443	49.2	39.4	61	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	5	241	48.2	44.2	56	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deron Darrow	2	0	0.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Kemp	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Doctson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	10	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Artie Hawkins	8	2	1.0	31	26
S Jabrill Peppers	5	5	0.0	32	30
DT Marlon Davidson	4	0	1.0	27	28
CB AJ Terrell	4	1	0.0	28	25
S Horace Brockway	3	2	0.0	18	21
S Marcus Veighey	3	0	0.0	15	14
OLB Tre Hines	3	0	0.0	12	6
DE Nicolas Eggleston	2	1	1.0	7	9
DE Joey Bosa	2	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Samson Ebukam	2	0	0.0	15	16
CB Douglas Harding	2	0	0.0	32	30
DT Ray Howard	1	2	0.0	19	26
S Terrell Burgess	1	1	0.0	11	6
WR Amari Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
DT Max Anderson	1	0	0.0	13	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reuben Horton	7	0	0.0	20	42
CB Damon Arnette	6	0	0.0	22	45
ILB Isaiah Simmons	5	2	1.5	22	39
DE Brody Hobson	5	0	1.0	22	39
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	4	5	0.0	20	43
DE Clelin Ferrell	3	0	0.5	22	40
S Stanley Dillard	3	2	0.0	20	43
S Jessie Bates	3	1	0.0	19	26
CB Ben Knudson	3	1	0.0	15	38
CB Denzel Ward	2	1	0.0	20	43
OLB Germaine Pratt	1	0	0.0	3	9
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jay Sanches	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Willie Borders	0	1	0.0	12	18
S Isaac Knabe	0	1	0.0	4	20
OLB Pat Trowbridge	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Artie Hawkins	1.0	0	0	26
DE Nicolas Eggleston	1.0	0	0	9
DT Marlon Davidson	1.0	0	0	28
OLB Marcus Ramey	0.0	2	0	9
DT Ray Howard	0.0	1	1	26
OLB Samson Ebukam	0.0	1	0	16

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	1.5	0	0	1	39
DE Brody Hobson	1.0	0	4	3	39
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.5	0	2	1	40
DT Tyrus Filby	0.0	1	1	0	27
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0.0	1	1	0	43
OLB Pat Trowbridge	0.0	0	1	1	8
DT Willie Borders	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB AJ Terrell	4	1	0	25
OLB Artie Hawkins	3	0	0	26
S Horace Brockway	3	0	0	21
CB Douglas Harding	2	0	1	30
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	2	0	0	26
S Marcus Veighey	2	0	0	14
DE Joey Bosa	1	0	0	8
OLB Samson Ebukam	1	0	0	16
S Jabrill Peppers	1	0	0	30
DT Marlon Davidson	1	0	0	28
S Terrell Burgess	1	0	0	6

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Reuben Horton	4	0	0	42
CB Damon Arnette	4	0	0	45
S Stanley Dillard	3	1	1	43
CB Ben Knudson	3	0	0	38
CB Denzel Ward	1	2	0	43
ILB Isaiah Simmons	1	1	0	39
S Jessie Bates	1	0	0	26
OLB Germaine Pratt	1	0	0	9
S Isaac Knabe	1	0	0	20
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0	1	0	43

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Gene West	2	5	22	0	45
G Britt Abrams	1	8	22	0	45
C Weston Richburg	1	3	22	1	45
G Ike Bennett	1	2	22	1	45
T Blake Brandel	1	2	22	1	45
TE Trey Gray	1	1	22	0	44

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Cody Ford	2	7	0	32	1	30
T Ricardo Nikolic	2	5	0	32	0	30
T Bryce Finley	1	6	0	32	1	30
T Drew Schwant	1	5	1	32	1	30
C Nicky Quinn	0	2	0	32	0	30
TE Eric Ebron	0	1	0	30	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
AJ Terrell	2	15
Arnie Moultrie	1	25
Samson Ebukam	1	24

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Alexis Sonnier	1	26
Clelin Ferrell	1	12
Tyrus Filby	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Roberto Keith	22	45	---	---	14	81
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	32	30	17	79
G Ike Bennett	22	45	---	---	11	78
G Britt Abrams	22	45	---	---	11	78
T Blake Brandel	22	45	---	---	11	78
T Gene West	22	45	---	---	11	78
QB Cam Newton	22	45	---	---	2	69
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	28	25	15	68
C Weston Richburg	22	45	---	---	---	67
TE Trey Gray	22	44	---	---	1	67
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	32	30	3	65
WR Amari Cooper	22	42	---	---	---	64
OLB Artie Hawkins	---	---	31	26	2	59
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	30	26	2	58
RB Miles Sanders	20	38	---	---	---	58
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	27	28	3	58
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	15	16	24	55
WR Lorenzo Osborne	15	38	---	---	1	54
DT Ray Howard	---	---	19	26	3	48
OLB Jameson Shaner	---	---	26	21	---	47
S Horace Brockway	---	---	18	21	8	47
S Marcus Veighey	---	---	15	14	14	43
RB Arnie Moultrie	3	4	---	---	25	32
FB Demetrius Hernandez	0	2	---	---	24	26
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	15	8	---	23
DT Max Anderson	---	---	13	5	5	23
S Terrell Burgess	---	---	11	6	5	22
RB Joseph Kemp	0	1	---	---	20	21
DE Nicolas Eggleston	---	---	7	9	3	19
WR Deron Darrow	1	2	---	---	15	18
OLB Tre Hines	---	---	12	6	---	18
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	6	9	3	18
CB Deron Heinrich	---	---	6	9	3	18
ILB Casey Toohill	---	---	1	1	10	12
TE Dwight McGee	5	7	---	---	---	12
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	4	6	1	11
C Francisco Mathis	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Jonathan Taylor	0	2	---	---	9	11
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Antoine Finnegan	---	---	3	5	1	9
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Lee Theisen	---	---	0	0	5	5
DE O.J. Brennan	---	---	1	3	---	4
T Eric Fisher	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gino Aaron	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	20	42	25	87
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	20	43	20	83
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	22	40	12	74
T Cody Ford	32	30	---	---	8	70
WR Chandler Curtis	31	29	---	---	10	70
C Nicky Quinn	32	30	---	---	8	70
T Bryce Finley	32	30	---	---	8	70
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	22	45	2	69
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	20	43	2	65
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	20	43	2	65
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	15	38	11	64
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	22	39	3	64
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	22	39	2	63
T Ricardo Nikolic	32	30	---	---	---	62
T Drew Schwant	32	30	---	---	---	62
QB Tua Tagovailoa	32	30	---	---	---	62
TE Eric Ebron	30	27	---	---	---	57
DT Tyrus Filby	---	---	10	27	12	49
S Jessie Bates	---	---	19	26	---	45
WR Julio Roca	16	16	---	---	8	40
RB Alexis Sonnier	6	5	---	---	26	37
RB Isaiah Goulet	19	17	---	---	---	36
TE Nicky Winters	5	4	---	---	26	35
TE Abraham Giles	14	8	---	---	12	34
WR Marc Coffey	4	8	---	---	20	32
DT Willie Borders	---	---	12	18	---	30
WR Jeffery Graham	14	14	---	---	---	28
S Isaac Knabe	---	---	4	20	2	26
RB Thomas Pearson	8	5	---	---	12	25
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	7	6	12	25
S Troy Apke	---	---	2	4	18	24
WR Josh Doctson	9	7	---	---	4	20
WR Jamal Wayne	4	10	---	---	1	15
DE Robbie Bernard	---	---	0	5	9	14
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	3	9	---	12
OLB Pat Trowbridge	---	---	2	8	---	10
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gerald Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Elias Brigance	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Joel Shepherd	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	14	37	2.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	17	119	7.0
Right	9	-2	-0.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	42	19	1	2	3	5	10	6	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tua Tagovailoa	27	21	3	0	0	1	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	6	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	48	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	75	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	103	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	15	5	1	21	0	42
RB Miles Sanders	8	4	0	26	0	38
WR Lorenzo Osborne	7	2	1	4	0	38
WR Roberto Keith	6	4	1	48	1	45
TE Trey Gray	5	3	0	26	0	44
WR Deron Darrow	1	1	0	11	0	2

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Roca	6	6	75	1	16
WR Chandler Curtis	5	3	16	0	29
WR Jeffery Graham	5	4	38	0	14
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	36	1	27
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	2	31	1	17
TE Abraham Giles	2	1	-1	0	8
WR Josh Doctson	1	1	7	0	7
WR Jamal Wayne	1	1	13	0	10
TE Nicky Winters	1	0	0	0	4
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Miles Sanders	3	2	0.67	3.11

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Sonnier	2	-2	-1.00	-1.40
WR Chandler Curtis	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Thomas Pearson	1	11	11.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	6	3	14	2.33	3.24

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tua Tagovailoa	7	5	28	4.00	7.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Trey Gray	3	1	10	3.33	5.20
WR Amari Cooper	1	1	0	0.00	1.40
RB Miles Sanders	1	1	4	4.00	3.25
WR Lorenzo Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	0.57

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	7	7.00	12.00
WR Josh Doctson	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	1	2	2.00	15.50
TE Nicky Winters	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeffery Graham	1	1	6	6.00	7.60
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
WR Julio Roca	1	1	6	6.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Miles Sanders	2	2
QB Cam Newton	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alexis Sonnier	4	0
WR Jamal Wayne	1	1
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	13	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tua Tagovailoa	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amari Cooper	5	2	1
WR Lorenzo Osborne	4	1	0
RB Miles Sanders	3	1	1
TE Trey Gray	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Curtis	2	0	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	1
WR Julio Roca	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (23,600)
End Zone 15,400 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (15,000)
Club Seats 7,300 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (23,600)
End Zone	15,400 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (15,000)
Club Seats	7,300 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (6,200)