Week 8, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

51 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	3	-	23
New Orleans Saints	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 NOS - Jermaine Cox 35 field goal
1Q: 01:59 CAR - Clifton Wickham 45 field goal
2Q: 08:01 CAR - Clifton Wickham 20 field goal
2Q: 02:44 CAR - Tommy Tremble 9 pass from Kenyon Richard (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Jermaine Cox 38 field goal
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Brody Hobson 36 fumble return (Clifton Wickham extra point)
3Q: 06:05 NOS - Wade McGregor 9 run (Jermaine Cox extra point)
4Q: 05:12 CAR - Clifton Wickham 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 NOS - Jermaine Cox 35 field goal
1Q: 01:59 CAR - Clifton Wickham 45 field goal
2Q: 08:01 CAR - Clifton Wickham 20 field goal
2Q: 02:44 CAR - Tommy Tremble 9 pass from Kenyon Richard (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Jermaine Cox 38 field goal
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Brody Hobson 36 fumble return (Clifton Wickham extra point)
3Q: 06:05 NOS - Wade McGregor 9 run (Jermaine Cox extra point)
4Q: 05:12 CAR - Clifton Wickham 34 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 329 287
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 4.63 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 193 69
- Rushing Attempts 41 20
- Yards per Rush 4.71 3.45
Net Passing Yards 136 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 1 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 146 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.53 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/22 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:48 24:12

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	329	287
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	4.63	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	193	69
- Rushing Attempts	41	20
- Yards per Rush	4.71	3.45
Net Passing Yards	136	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 1	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	146	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.53	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/22	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:48	24:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:49	OWN 23	8	38	Fumble
1	8:32	0:37	OWN 25	2	9	Fumble
1	7:11	5:20	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
2	14:12	6:16	OWN 21	13	76	Field Goal
2	6:01	3:25	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
3	11:35	1:18	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	6:28	0:23	OWN 9	2	0	Interception
3	5:58	2:29	OWN 18	6	18	Punt
3	1:22	3:14	OWN 5	5	14	Punt
4	11:25	6:18	OWN 41	10	42	Field Goal
4	3:05	1:26	OWN 38	6	21	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:11	1:39	OWN 39	4	43	Field Goal
1	7:55	0:44	OPP 34	4	-9	Punt
1	1:51	2:39	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	7:56	1:55	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 38	9	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	6	50	Missed FG
3	10:17	1:55	OWN 32	4	4	Fumble
3	8:22	1:54	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	6:05	0:07	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
3	3:29	2:07	OWN 2	4	34	Punt
4	13:08	1:43	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
4	5:07	2:02	OWN 25	8	33	Interception
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 20	7	46	Game

Game MVP: Alijah Vera-Tucker, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Thomas Pearson	33	145	4.39	27	2
QB Kenyon Richard	6	38	6.33	9	0
RB B.J. Bernard	2	10	5.00	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wade McGregor	13	54	4.15	14	2	1
RB Bernard Paxson	5	3	0.60	4	0	0
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Richard	28	21	146	2/10	1	19	1	83.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tua Tagovailoa	36	20	234	3/16	0	34	1	63.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Schwartz	7	8	44	6.29	9	19	0
TE Tommy Tremble	5	7	59	11.80	22	17	1
WR Jaelon Darden	4	6	26	6.50	0	14	0
RB Thomas Pearson	3	3	3	1.00	6	8	0
WR Chandler Curtis	2	2	14	7.00	4	10	0
TE Abraham Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB B.J. Bernard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bernard Paxson	5	6	57	11.40	29	30
WR Anthony Miller	3	5	43	14.33	1	34
TE Marshall Biondo	3	3	36	12.00	0	16
WR Ja'Marr Chase	3	7	26	8.67	13	14
RB Wade McGregor	2	3	10	5.00	4	10
WR Max Ta'Amu	2	5	14	7.00	12	9
TE Stephen Sullivan	1	1	34	34.00	33	34
TE Kylen Granson	1	3	14	14.00	4	14
WR Jalen Reagor	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gavin Drake	1	6	6.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andre Cisco	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Kenyon Richard	2	0	0	0
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	0	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	0	0	0
DE Brody Hobson	0	1	0	1
T Drew Schwant	0	1	0	0
T Earnest Moskowitz	0	1	0	0
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	0	0
ILB Josh Allen	0	1	1
OLB Marcus Ramey	0	1	0
DE David Long	0	0	1
CB Douglas Harding	0	0	1
S Talanoa Hufanga	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Greer	4	214	53.5	45.8	70	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	6	289	48.2	45.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Cox	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaelon Darden	1	-1	-1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Parris Campbell	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Dennis	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade McGregor	2	56	28.0	0
Jeff Locke	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brant Cox	7	1	0.0	19	31
ILB Isaiah Simmons	5	1	0.0	20	39
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	4	0	2.0	20	38
CB Gavin Drake	4	2	0.0	20	39
CB Damon Arnette	4	0	0.0	20	39
DE Brody Hobson	3	1	0.0	17	39
CB Camden Grant	3	0	0.0	17	26
DT Terrell Johnson	2	2	1.0	13	20
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	2	1	0.0	2	10
S Stanley Dillard	2	0	0.0	20	39
CB Raul Escalante	2	0	0.0	3	18
DT Harry Messantonio	2	0	0.0	10	19
DE Alim McNeill	1	2	0.0	19	36
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Taylor Crowe	1	0	0.0	16	28
CB Daniel Thomas	0	1	0.0	1	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Talanoa Hufanga	9	3	0.0	41	30
CB Douglas Harding	9	1	0.0	40	28
CB AJ Terrell	7	3	0.0	40	27
CB James Wiggins	7	0	0.0	40	28
ILB Josh Allen	5	4	0.0	36	23
ILB Maynard Gomez	5	2	0.0	12	16
DE Jacob Eckman	5	1	0.0	38	29
DE David Long	3	1	2.0	11	8
DT Daron Payne	3	2	0.0	35	24
DT Marlon Davidson	3	1	0.0	39	26
CB Andre Cisco	3	0	0.0	31	22
OLB Marcus Ramey	2	0	0.0	29	17
DE Scottie Boyd	1	1	0.0	36	28
WR Jalen Reagor	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	2.0	1	1	0	38
DT Terrell Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Alim McNeill	0.0	0	4	1	36
DE Brody Hobson	0.0	0	2	2	39

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Long	2.0	0	1	0	8
DT Daron Payne	0.0	1	0	1	24
DT Marlon Davidson	0.0	1	0	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gavin Drake	4	1	1	39
ILB Isaiah Simmons	4	0	0	39
ILB Brant Cox	3	0	0	31
S Stanley Dillard	2	0	0	39
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	0	39
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	2	0	0	10
DE Brody Hobson	1	0	0	39
CB Raul Escalante	1	0	0	18
CB Camden Grant	1	0	0	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Maynard Gomez	4	0	0	16
CB James Wiggins	3	1	0	28
CB AJ Terrell	3	0	0	27
S Talanoa Hufanga	3	0	0	30
ILB Josh Allen	2	0	0	23
DE Jacob Eckman	2	0	0	29
CB Andre Cisco	1	1	1	22
CB Douglas Harding	1	0	0	28
DT Marlon Davidson	1	0	0	26
OLB Marcus Ramey	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	7	11	2	41	0	30
C Nicky Quinn	3	5	1	41	1	30
T Drew Schwant	2	7	0	41	0	30
G Christopher Russell	2	6	0	41	1	30
TE Tommy Tremble	1	2	0	37	0	29
T Earnest Moskowitz	0	4	0	41	0	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Matt Hennessy	2	3	20	0	39
G Britt Abrams	1	6	20	2	39
T Saahdiq Charles	1	4	20	1	39
G Max Elliot	1	4	20	0	39
T Rodney Shields	0	2	20	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Laskanic	2	16
Chandler Curtis	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
David Long	1	14
Anthony Miller	1	13
Max Elliot	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Chandler Curtis	39	29	---	---	22	90
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	20	38	22	80
TE Tommy Tremble	37	29	---	---	12	78
G Christopher Russell	41	30	---	---	7	78
T Earnest Moskowitz	41	30	---	---	7	78
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	20	39	17	76
C Nicky Quinn	41	30	---	---	---	71
T Drew Schwant	41	30	---	---	---	71
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	41	30	---	---	---	71
QB Kenyon Richard	41	30	---	---	---	71
WR Anthony Schwartz	40	30	---	---	---	70
CB Gavin Drake	---	---	20	39	9	68
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	20	39	4	63
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	20	39	4	63
RB Thomas Pearson	38	23	---	---	---	61
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	17	39	3	59
WR Jaelon Darden	32	20	---	---	6	58
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	19	36	3	58
ILB Brant Cox	---	---	19	31	3	53
CB Taylor Crowe	---	---	16	28	2	46
CB Camden Grant	---	---	17	26	2	45
TE Abraham Giles	9	6	---	---	22	37
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	13	20	3	36
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	3	18	15	36
RB B.J. Bernard	3	7	---	---	22	32
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	10	19	---	29
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Colby Dennis	4	1	---	---	9	14
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	2	10	1	13
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Corwin Chesnut	---	---	0	0	8	8
WR Devonte Dilbert	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Eugene Connell	2	5	---	---	---	7
G Edwin Johnstone	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Eddie Grant	0	0	---	---	7	7
P D.J. Greer	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Leon Clem	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Devan Pegues	---	---	3	2	1	6
DE Nickolas Parker	---	---	0	0	6	6
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	1	4	---	5
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	---	---	0	2	---	2
WR Lee Shaw	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Daryl Penick	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	40	27	12	79
S Talanoa Hufanga	---	---	41	30	3	74
DE Jacob Eckman	---	---	38	29	4	71
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	40	28	3	71
CB James Wiggins	---	---	40	28	3	71
G Britt Abrams	20	39	---	---	9	68
T Saahdiq Charles	20	39	---	---	9	68
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	39	26	3	68
T Rodney Shields	20	39	---	---	9	68
G Max Elliot	20	39	---	---	9	68
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	36	28	3	67
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	29	17	18	64
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	36	23	2	61
WR Max Ta'Amu	19	36	---	---	6	61
DT Daron Payne	---	---	35	24	1	60
TE Kylen Granson	19	35	---	---	6	60
QB Tua Tagovailoa	20	39	---	---	---	59
C Matt Hennessy	20	39	---	---	---	59
WR Ja'Marr Chase	20	39	---	---	---	59
CB Andre Cisco	---	---	31	22	5	58
WR Anthony Miller	18	22	---	---	13	53
RB Wade McGregor	14	17	---	---	22	53
RB Bernard Paxson	6	20	---	---	12	38
TE Marshall Biondo	2	13	---	---	22	37
DE David Long	---	---	11	8	14	33
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	12	16	3	31
OLB Artie Hawkins	---	---	13	9	2	24
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	4	2	13	19
WR Parris Campbell	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Gilbert Schultz	---	---	1	2	13	16
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Logan Garrett	---	---	2	4	5	11
ILB Braxton Shula	---	---	0	0	10	10
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	---	---	3	5	1	9
C Roy Ragonesi	0	0	---	---	9	9
FB Keith Dunlap	0	7	---	---	---	7
K Jermaine Cox	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jalen Reagor	1	4	---	---	---	5
TE Stephen Sullivan	1	2	---	---	---	3
CB Steven Kaplan	---	---	0	2	---	2
S Logan Meier	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB La'Mical Perrine	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Duran	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Creed Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Eugene Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Lamar Besbeas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	26	109	4.2
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	2	17	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Richard	28	21	0	0	1	2	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tua Tagovailoa	36	20	3	3	2	1	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	92	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	31	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	77	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Anthony Schwartz	8	7	0	44	30
TE Tommy Tremble	7	5	1	59	29
WR Jaelon Darden	6	4	0	26	20
RB Thomas Pearson	3	3	0	3	23
WR Chandler Curtis	2	2	0	14	29
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0	0	6
RB B.J. Bernard	1	0	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ja'Marr Chase	7	3	1	26	0	39
RB Bernard Paxson	6	5	0	57	1	20
WR Anthony Miller	5	3	0	43	1	22
WR Max Ta'Amu	5	2	1	14	0	36
RB Wade McGregor	3	2	0	10	0	17
TE Marshall Biondo	3	3	0	36	0	13
TE Kylen Granson	3	1	0	14	0	35
WR Jalen Reagor	2	0	0	0	0	4
TE Stephen Sullivan	1	1	0	34	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	5	11	2.20	4.39
QB Kenyon Richard	2	10	5.00	6.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wade McGregor	1	9	9.00	4.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Richard	3	1	9	3.00	5.21

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tua Tagovailoa	3	0	0	0.00	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Tommy Tremble	1	1	9	9.00	8.43
WR Jaelon Darden	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Jalen Reagor	1	0.00
WR Max Ta'Amu	1	2.80
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB B.J. Bernard	2	1
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0
QB Kenyon Richard	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Paxson	3	0
RB Wade McGregor	1	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Richard	8	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tua Tagovailoa	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tommy Tremble	3	3	3
WR Jaelon Darden	2	1	1
WR Chandler Curtis	1	1	0
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0
RB B.J. Bernard	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	0
WR Jalen Reagor	1	0	0
WR Max Ta'Amu	1	1	1
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	0	0
RB Bernard Paxson	1	1	1

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)