Week 9, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

78 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	0	14	14	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 41 field goal
2Q: 10:40 NOS - Uchenna Nwosu 75 interception return (Jermaine Cox extra point)
2Q: 02:09 NOS - Wayne McMillen 45 run (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 05:42 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 13 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 03:03 NOS - Lorenzo Andersen 25 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)
4Q: 07:39 NOS - Jermaine Cox 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 41 field goal
2Q: 10:40 NOS - Uchenna Nwosu 75 interception return (Jermaine Cox extra point)
2Q: 02:09 NOS - Wayne McMillen 45 run (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 05:42 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 13 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 03:03 NOS - Lorenzo Andersen 25 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)
4Q: 07:39 NOS - Jermaine Cox 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 5-4 5-3
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 266 381
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 4.51 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 75 188
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 3.57 5.53
Net Passing Yards 191 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 3 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 5/32
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/108
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:02 34:58

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	5-4	5-3
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	266	381
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	4.51	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	75	188
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	3.57	5.53
Net Passing Yards	191	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 3	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	5/32
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/108
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:02	34:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
1	7:18	3:34	OWN 17	7	59	Field Goal
2	13:12	2:44	OWN 32	6	42	Interception
2	10:28	1:32	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	4:11	1:33	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
2	2:00	1:13	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	13:12	1:09	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	9:58	0:30	OWN 5	4	1	Punt
3	5:34	2:02	OWN 25	4	23	Interception
3	2:50	4:14	OWN 25	11	36	Punt
4	7:33	1:10	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
4	3:59	2:19	OWN 37	5	23	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	4:06	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
1	3:44	5:32	OWN 20	11	48	Downs
2	8:56	4:45	OWN 39	8	17	Punt
2	2:38	0:38	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 4	2	33	Half
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	12:03	2:05	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	9:28	3:54	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
3	3:32	0:42	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
4	13:36	6:03	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
4	6:23	2:24	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 14	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Uchenna Nwosu, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dan Shreves	12	32	2.67	10	1	0
RB Thomas Pearson	9	43	4.78	22	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wayne McMillen	20	116	5.80	45	3	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	7	54	7.71	34	2	0
FB Lorenzo Andersen	3	3	1.00	6	0	0
QB Ryan Finley	2	6	3.00	5	0	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
QB Neal Erickson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Allen	28	15	164	1/7	0	29	2	41.3
Tua Tagovailoa	8	3	40	1/6	0	27	1	14.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	26	20	225	5/32	2	25	0	127.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Tommy Tremble	7	13	59	8.43	26	27
WR Chandler Curtis	3	7	40	13.33	1	21
WR Anthony Schwartz	3	6	56	18.67	32	29
TE Abraham Giles	2	4	28	14.00	0	18
TE Trey Gray	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Jaelon Darden	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
FB Eugene Connell	1	1	11	11.00	0	11

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ja'Marr Chase	9	11	134	14.89	89	25	1
TE Kylen Granson	4	6	24	6.00	0	10	0
WR Mike Williams	2	2	18	9.00	3	11	0
WR Anthony Miller	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Wayne McMillen	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0
FB Lorenzo Andersen	1	2	25	25.00	12	25	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Roberto Keith	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	2	104	52.00	1
S Talanoa Hufanga	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Dan Shreves	1	2	0
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	0
OLB Reuben Horton	0	0	1
CB Jesse Lofton	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ryan Finley	1	0	0
FB Lorenzo Andersen	1	0	0
G Britt Abrams	0	1	0
G Heath Milem	0	1	0
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	0	0	1
S Talanoa Hufanga	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Dillon	8	346	43.3	34.4	61	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	5	218	43.6	35.4	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Cox	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaelon Darden	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	2	38	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Fischer	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	11	4	1.0	34	31
S Stanley Dillard	9	0	0.0	34	31
OLB Reuben Horton	6	2	1.0	34	31
DT Terrell Johnson	6	1	0.5	23	24
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	6	1	0.5	31	29
S Garrett Evans	4	3	0.0	28	31
CB Jesse Lofton	3	1	0.0	28	29
DE Clelin Ferrell	2	0	0.5	18	8
CB Damon Arnette	2	2	0.0	33	31
ILB Jay Sanches	2	1	0.0	15	7
DE Brody Hobson	1	1	1.0	33	30
DE Alim McNeill	1	1	0.0	18	24
S Troy Apke	1	0	0.0	6	0
WR Chandler Curtis	1	0	---	---	---
C Nicky Quinn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0.0	17	15
DT Travis Laskanic	0	1	0.5	11	7
CB Kelvin Joseph	0	1	0.0	10	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Artie Hawkins	5	1	1.0	21	38
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	5	2	0.0	21	32
S Leonard McDaniel	5	2	0.0	19	26
DT Ray Howard	3	0	1.0	6	26
DT Marlon Davidson	3	1	0.0	20	34
S Talanoa Hufanga	3	1	0.0	21	35
OLB Marcus Ramey	3	0	0.0	15	22
CB Steven Kaplan	3	0	0.0	13	18
CB Douglas Harding	2	2	0.0	21	38
DT Rasheem Green	2	1	0.0	15	12
ILB Connor Graham	2	0	0.0	7	17
S Casey Barrett	1	1	0.0	1	9
S Rondell Scott	1	0	0.0	2	12
CB AJ Terrell	1	0	0.0	20	29
DT Dayo Odeyingbo	1	0	0.0	4	13
DE Nazair Jones	0	1	0.0	17	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	1.0	0	1	1	30
OLB Reuben Horton	1.0	0	0	0	31
ILB Isaiah Simmons	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.5	0	1	0	8
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0.5	0	0	1	29
DT Terrell Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Travis Laskanic	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Alim McNeill	0.0	1	0	0	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Howard	1.0	2	0	0	26
OLB Artie Hawkins	1.0	0	0	0	38
DT Marlon Davidson	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE Nazair Jones	0.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	7	0	31
OLB Reuben Horton	4	0	31
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	31
ILB Jay Sanches	2	0	7
CB Jesse Lofton	2	0	29
DT Terrell Johnson	1	0	24
S Stanley Dillard	1	0	31
S Garrett Evans	1	0	31
CB Kelvin Joseph	0	1	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Artie Hawkins	4	0	0	38
S Leonard McDaniel	3	0	0	26
CB Steven Kaplan	3	0	0	18
ILB Connor Graham	2	0	0	17
S Talanoa Hufanga	1	2	1	35
S Casey Barrett	1	1	0	9
CB AJ Terrell	1	1	0	29
S Rondell Scott	1	0	0	12
DT Ray Howard	1	0	0	26
DT Marlon Davidson	1	0	0	34
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	0	1	2	32
CB Douglas Harding	0	1	0	38
OLB Marcus Ramey	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Cody Ford	2	2	21	1	38
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	1	5	21	0	29
T Ricardo Nikolic	1	2	21	0	38
C Nicky Quinn	0	6	21	1	38
T Drew Schwant	0	6	21	0	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Heath Milem	3	7	34	2	31
C Weston Richburg	2	7	28	0	31
T Garett Bolles	2	6	34	1	31
G Britt Abrams	1	5	34	1	31
T Rodney Shields	1	3	28	1	31
T Gene West	0	3	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Laskanic	2	16
Clelin Ferrell	1	16
Anthony Robertson	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne McMillen	1	22
Talanoa Hufanga	1	17
Britt Abrams	1	6
J. K. Scott	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	34	31	22	87
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	33	31	5	69
C Nicky Quinn	21	38	---	---	9	68
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	34	31	2	67
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	34	31	1	66
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	33	30	1	64
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	31	29	1	61
S Garrett Evans	---	---	28	31	1	60
T Cody Ford	21	38	---	---	---	59
WR Chandler Curtis	20	31	---	---	8	59
T Ricardo Nikolic	21	38	---	---	---	59
T Drew Schwant	21	38	---	---	---	59
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	21	29	---	---	9	59
CB Jesse Lofton	---	---	28	29	---	57
QB Josh Allen	21	29	---	---	---	50
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	23	24	---	47
RB Thomas Pearson	9	21	---	---	17	47
TE Abraham Giles	20	24	---	---	---	44
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	18	8	16	42
WR Anthony Schwartz	18	24	---	---	---	42
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	18	24	---	42
TE Trey Gray	1	13	---	---	22	36
RB Dan Shreves	12	17	---	---	6	35
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	11	7	16	34
TE Tommy Tremble	8	25	---	---	1	34
CB Kelvin Joseph	---	---	10	12	11	33
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	17	15	---	32
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	15	7	10	32
WR Jaelon Darden	12	12	---	---	8	32
WR Julio Roca	3	10	---	---	14	27
S Troy Apke	---	---	6	0	14	20
FB Eugene Connell	1	5	---	---	14	20
T Bryce Finley	0	9	---	---	9	18
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	1	1	7	9
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Tua Tagovailoa	0	9	---	---	---	9
RB Joel Shepherd	1	8	---	---	---	9
P Colton Dillon	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Edwin Johnstone	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Wally Dawud	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Donny Duckett	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Keegan Cassidy	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Howie Vilma	---	---	0	0	---	0
K Jimmie Ellis	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Talanoa Hufanga	---	---	21	35	17	73
T Garett Bolles	34	31	---	---	6	71
G Britt Abrams	34	31	---	---	6	71
G Heath Milem	34	31	---	---	6	71
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	21	38	10	69
T Rodney Shields	28	31	---	---	6	65
OLB Artie Hawkins	---	---	21	38	3	62
WR Ja'Marr Chase	30	31	---	---	---	61
QB Ryan Finley	28	31	---	---	1	60
C Weston Richburg	28	31	---	---	---	59
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	20	29	10	59
RB Wayne McMillen	24	12	---	---	22	58
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	21	32	1	54
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	20	34	---	54
TE Kylen Granson	24	27	---	---	---	51
TE Jorge Brady	17	9	---	---	22	48
DE Nazair Jones	---	---	17	29	---	46
WR Anthony Miller	22	23	---	---	1	46
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	19	26	---	45
DT Ray Howard	---	---	6	26	8	40
FB Lorenzo Andersen	15	7	---	---	17	39
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	15	22	---	37
WR Mike Williams	12	19	---	---	4	35
ILB Connor Graham	---	---	7	17	11	35
CB Steven Kaplan	---	---	13	18	---	31
RB Arnie Moultrie	10	19	---	---	---	29
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	15	12	1	28
WR Roberto Keith	8	5	---	---	15	28
CB Andre Cisco	---	---	0	12	15	27
DT Dayo Odeyingbo	---	---	4	13	9	26
OLB Courtney Keith	---	---	1	0	21	22
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	---	---	5	16	---	21
T Gene West	6	0	---	---	11	17
S Rondell Scott	---	---	2	12	---	14
S Casey Barrett	---	---	1	9	1	11
WR Oscar Fischer	2	2	---	---	7	11
TE Marshall Biondo	6	1	---	---	---	7
K Jermaine Cox	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Trey Pipkins	6	0	---	---	---	6
C Francisco Mathis	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Neal Erickson	6	0	---	---	---	6
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Joseph Kemp	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Michael DeLaune	---	---	1	0	1	2
DE Eugene Banks	---	---	1	0	1	2
C Creed Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	54	13.5
Middle	26	121	4.7
Right	3	15	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Allen	28	15	2	1	1	6	3	1	2
Tua Tagovailoa	8	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	26	20	4	1	1	1	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	93	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	55	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	92	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tommy Tremble	13	7	0	59	1	25
WR Chandler Curtis	7	3	0	40	1	31
WR Anthony Schwartz	6	3	1	56	1	24
TE Abraham Giles	4	2	0	28	0	24
WR Jaelon Darden	3	1	0	8	0	12
TE Trey Gray	2	1	0	2	0	13
FB Eugene Connell	1	1	0	11	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ja'Marr Chase	11	9	1	134	3	31
TE Kylen Granson	6	4	0	24	0	27
WR Mike Williams	2	2	0	18	0	19
WR Anthony Miller	2	1	0	-1	0	23
FB Lorenzo Andersen	2	1	0	25	1	7
RB Wayne McMillen	1	1	0	10	0	12
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	1	0	6	0	19
WR Roberto Keith	1	1	0	9	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Lorenzo Andersen	2	-3	-1.50	1.00
RB Wayne McMillen	1	2	2.00	5.80
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	10	10.00	7.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	2	1	13	6.50	8.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ja'Marr Chase	2	1	13	6.50	12.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne McMillen	3	1
QB Ryan Finley	1	0
FB Lorenzo Andersen	1	0
QB Neal Erickson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Allen	11	4	2
Tua Tagovailoa	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	8	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Curtis	3	0	0
TE Tommy Tremble	3	1	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	3	1	1
TE Abraham Giles	2	1	0
WR Jaelon Darden	2	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ja'Marr Chase	5	5	5
WR Mike Williams	1	1	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	1	0
TE Kylen Granson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)