Week 9, 2054

played in Carolina, NC

57 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	6	3	-	19
Carolina Panthers	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 NOS - O.J. Thomas 36 field goal
1Q: 01:19 CAR - Stanley Winters 26 field goal
2Q: 12:20 NOS - Bernie Randall 2 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)
3Q: 10:34 NOS - O.J. Thomas 31 field goal
3Q: 07:31 CAR - Keegan Torrence 1 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
3Q: 00:21 NOS - O.J. Thomas 48 field goal
4Q: 02:17 NOS - O.J. Thomas 41 field goal
4Q: 00:39 CAR - Keegan Torrence 2 run (Stanley Winters extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 NOS - O.J. Thomas 36 field goal
1Q: 01:19 CAR - Stanley Winters 26 field goal
2Q: 12:20 NOS - Bernie Randall 2 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)
3Q: 10:34 NOS - O.J. Thomas 31 field goal
3Q: 07:31 CAR - Keegan Torrence 1 pass from Kendrick Richardson (Stanley Winters extra point)
3Q: 00:21 NOS - O.J. Thomas 48 field goal
4Q: 02:17 NOS - O.J. Thomas 41 field goal
4Q: 00:39 CAR - Keegan Torrence 2 run (Stanley Winters extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-3 3-6
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 301 324
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.85 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 79 75
- Rushing Attempts 34 19
- Yards per Rush 2.32 3.95
Net Passing Yards 222 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 43 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 7.93 5.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 11/90
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:04 27:56

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-3	3-6
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	301	324
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.85	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	79	75
- Rushing Attempts	34	19
- Yards per Rush	2.32	3.95
Net Passing Yards	222	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	43 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	7.93	5.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	11/90
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:04	27:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	4:51	OWN 20	9	61	Field Goal
1	1:11	3:59	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	9:28	1:31	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
2	7:25	0:24	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	6:01	2:40	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
2	1:49	0:48	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 25	10	61	Field Goal
3	7:22	1:32	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	3:25	3:11	OWN 46	6	23	Field Goal
4	12:30	1:33	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	7:34	5:22	OWN 6	7	70	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 46	3	4	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 33	6	23	Punt
1	5:56	4:45	OWN 25	12	66	Field Goal
2	12:12	2:44	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
2	7:57	0:32	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	7:01	1:00	OWN 21	2	-12	Punt
2	3:21	1:32	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 24	3	34	Half
3	10:26	3:04	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
3	5:50	2:25	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
3	0:14	2:44	OWN 31	6	14	Punt
4	10:57	3:23	OWN 19	6	11	Punt
4	2:12	1:43	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: Casey Nixon, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bernie Randall	17	41	2.41	10	1	1
Ralph Maxwell	8	28	3.50	14	1	0
Casey Nixon	8	11	1.38	11	1	0
Keith Gray	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keegan Torrence	7	50	7.14	35	1	1
Bernard Lloyd	6	1	0.17	5	0	0
Kendrick Richardson	3	30	10.00	11	2	0
Darien Falcon	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
Omar Breckterfield	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Casey Nixon	28	20	222	0/0	0	34	0	94.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendrick Richardson	43	25	252	1/3	1	32	0	82.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sherman McDougall	7	8	69	9.86	30	34
RB Bernie Randall	5	8	40	8.00	12	16
TE Jaylen Palumbo	3	5	54	18.00	37	23
WR Keith Gray	2	3	31	15.50	31	20
RB Ralph Maxwell	2	3	12	6.00	0	7
WR Ernie Vernon	1	1	16	16.00	3	16

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Keegan Torrence	6	9	43	7.17	11	22	1
WR Omar Breckterfield	4	9	58	14.50	30	27	0
TE Jacob Bauer	4	7	34	8.50	9	18	0
WR Dean Fly	3	5	43	14.33	22	22	0
WR Donnell Bryant	3	5	47	15.67	27	32	0
TE Kennedy Randle	2	2	9	4.50	0	9	0
TE Aiden Tate	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Phillip Knoblett	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Bernard Lloyd	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Cooper Bookas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Van Pelt	6	299	49.8	47.7	55	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Horste	8	376	47.0	42.0	64	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
O.J. Thomas	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stanley Winters	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Washington	3	20	6.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Donaldson	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman McDougall	1	36	36.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malik Edwards	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mason Monahan	8	1	0.0	17	43
ILB Gregory Lytle	6	1	0.0	18	37
OLB Chandler Madison	4	1	0.0	13	22
S Darrin Spector	3	4	0.0	16	37
S Devonte Luzio	3	1	0.0	19	44
DT Kenyon George	3	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Derek Dorey	2	1	0.5	8	20
CB Erik McKie	2	1	0.0	7	26
CB Kerry Washington	2	1	0.0	4	12
CB Mark Flynn	2	1	0.0	15	28
CB Les Stargell	2	0	0.0	4	13
DE Tommy Walton	1	0	0.5	15	32
DT Preston Arnold	1	2	0.0	10	28
DT Brad Malone	1	1	0.0	10	15
DE Doug Henderson	1	0	0.0	12	24
DT Stan Reynolds	1	0	0.0	10	31
OLB Ramon LaPierre	1	0	0.0	6	16

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Asher Heath	11	1	30	27
S Kevin Tatum	10	2	32	28
ILB Trent Margraff	8	1	27	22
S Kurt Cleland	4	0	29	22
CB Santiago Wheeler	3	1	25	27
DT Clay Vesser	2	3	30	23
ILB Lee Jordan	2	1	7	6
CB Nickolas Malone	2	1	34	28
DE Emmett Dillon	2	0	29	26
DE Randy Sayre	2	0	24	19
DT Gary Franz	2	0	22	16
S Darren Harden	1	0	10	5
OLB Tyrus Gordon	1	0	11	7
DE Giovanni Dunn	1	0	13	10
CB Mackenzie Bernard	1	0	26	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tommy Walton	0.5	1	0	32
OLB Derek Dorey	0.5	0	0	20
OLB Ramon LaPierre	0.0	1	0	16
DE Doug Henderson	0.0	0	1	24

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmett Dillon	2	1	26
DE Randy Sayre	2	0	19
DT Arnie Ellis	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mason Monahan	5	1	43
ILB Gregory Lytle	3	0	37
OLB Chandler Madison	3	0	22
CB Erik McKie	2	1	26
S Darrin Spector	2	1	37
CB Mark Flynn	2	0	28
CB Les Stargell	2	0	13
S Devonte Luzio	1	1	44
CB Kerry Washington	1	1	12
DE Tommy Walton	1	0	32
DT Brad Malone	1	0	15
OLB Ramon LaPierre	1	0	16
OLB Derek Dorey	1	0	20
DE Doug Henderson	0	1	24
DT Stan Reynolds	0	1	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Asher Heath	6	0	27
ILB Trent Margraff	4	0	22
CB Santiago Wheeler	3	0	27
S Kurt Cleland	2	0	22
S Kevin Tatum	2	0	28
DE Emmett Dillon	1	0	26
DE Randy Sayre	1	0	19
CB Mackenzie Bernard	1	0	22
CB Nickolas Malone	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Clarence Florez	2	9	34	28
Griffin Wallace	2	9	34	28
Orlando Taliancich	1	7	34	28
Antoine Clancy	1	3	34	28
Monty Meadows	0	3	34	28
Jaylen Palumbo	0	1	30	26

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Ross	3	5	19	0	44
Cornell Starnes	1	3	19	1	44
Brendan Hulbert	0	5	19	0	44
Tony Nickel	0	2	8	0	6
Kim Houston	0	1	19	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Finneran	1	28
Ralph Maxwell	1	14
Carlton Conley	1	13
Darnell Wadley	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni Dunn	1	26
Kennedy Randle	1	24
Keegan Torrence	1	19
Aiden Tate	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Clancy	34	28	---	---	10	72
Sherman McDougall	34	28	---	---	4	66
Devonte Luzio	---	---	19	44	1	64
Clarence Florez	34	28	---	---	---	62
Monty Meadows	34	28	---	---	---	62
Orlando Taliancich	34	28	---	---	---	62
Griffin Wallace	34	28	---	---	---	62
Casey Nixon	34	28	---	---	---	62
Keith Gray	22	17	---	---	22	61
Mason Monahan	---	---	17	43	1	61
Gregory Lytle	---	---	18	37	1	56
Jaylen Palumbo	30	26	---	---	---	56
Darrin Spector	---	---	16	37	2	55
Ernie Vernon	30	24	---	---	---	54
Stan Reynolds	---	---	10	31	12	53
Erik McKie	---	---	7	26	18	51
Tommy Walton	---	---	15	32	1	48
Preston Arnold	---	---	10	28	8	46
Ramon LaPierre	---	---	6	16	24	46
Bernie Randall	21	23	---	---	---	44
Mark Flynn	---	---	15	28	1	44
Horace Kimmel	10	4	---	---	28	42
Carlton Conley	---	---	9	16	13	38
Doug Henderson	---	---	12	24	1	37
Chandler Madison	---	---	13	22	1	36
Doug Finneran	2	2	---	---	28	32
Derek Dorey	---	---	8	20	---	28
Ralph Maxwell	8	5	---	---	14	27
Brad Malone	---	---	10	15	1	26
Matthew Majka	---	---	2	7	17	26
Les Stargell	---	---	4	13	8	25
Kenyon George	---	---	9	14	1	24
Kerry Washington	---	---	4	12	8	24
Isaiah Barber	---	---	4	12	8	24
Korey Shipes	---	---	1	7	12	20
Darnell Wadley	5	4	---	---	10	19
Dustin Perry	7	7	---	---	---	14
Alejandro Joe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Percy Clements	0	0	---	---	10	10
O.J. Thomas	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keegan Powell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darrell Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Bernard	0	0	---	---	10	10
Daryl Stopek	1	0	---	---	4	5
Terry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cristian Cress	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Hulbert	19	44	---	---	9	72
Zach Nichols	19	44	---	---	9	72
Santiago Wheeler	---	---	25	27	15	67
Nickolas Malone	---	---	34	28	4	66
Kevin Tatum	---	---	32	28	4	64
Jack Ross	19	44	---	---	---	63
Kendrick Richardson	19	44	---	---	---	63
Cornell Starnes	19	44	---	---	---	63
Kim Houston	19	44	---	---	---	63
Asher Heath	---	---	30	27	4	61
Keegan Torrence	10	30	---	---	19	59
Emmett Dillon	---	---	29	26	4	59
Clay Vesser	---	---	30	23	2	55
Kurt Cleland	---	---	29	22	2	53
Trent Margraff	---	---	27	22	2	51
Mackenzie Bernard	---	---	26	22	2	50
Giovanni Dunn	---	---	13	10	26	49
Jacob Bauer	14	32	---	---	---	46
Donnell Bryant	10	36	---	---	---	46
Randy Sayre	---	---	24	19	2	45
Omar Breckterfield	13	29	---	---	---	42
Gary Franz	---	---	22	16	1	39
Kennedy Randle	6	8	---	---	24	38
Aiden Tate	9	15	---	---	13	37
Dean Fly	5	20	---	---	10	35
Darren Harden	---	---	10	5	17	32
Tony Nickel	8	6	---	---	17	31
Shaun Smith	---	---	14	13	3	30
Cooper Bookas	9	21	---	---	---	30
Cary Coggins	---	---	2	0	24	26
Phillip Knoblett	1	8	---	---	17	26
Bernard Lloyd	8	15	---	---	---	23
Tyrus Gordon	---	---	11	7	2	20
Malik Edwards	---	---	3	1	16	20
Lee Jordan	---	---	7	6	2	15
Arnie Ellis	---	---	3	4	8	15
Amir Donaldson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Alex Egbert	0	0	---	---	9	9
Justin Larose	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cory Carlson	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Gartland	---	---	2	1	6	9
Pat Horste	0	0	---	---	8	8
Stanley Winters	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lewis Delgado	---	---	1	1	2	4
Darien Falcon	2	0	---	---	---	2
Gilbert Caron	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	19	26	1.4
Right	6	7	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	14	76	5.4
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Casey Nixon	28	20	3	0	2	1	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendrick Richardson	43	25	5	5	3	7	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	110	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	95	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	132	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bernie Randall	8	5	1	40	0	23
WR Sherman McDougall	8	7	0	69	1	28
TE Jaylen Palumbo	5	3	1	54	1	26
WR Keith Gray	3	2	0	31	1	17
RB Ralph Maxwell	3	2	0	12	0	5
WR Ernie Vernon	1	1	0	16	0	24

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Breckterfield	9	4	1	58	2	29
RB Keegan Torrence	9	6	0	43	1	30
TE Jacob Bauer	7	4	1	34	0	32
WR Dean Fly	5	3	0	43	1	20
WR Donnell Bryant	5	3	0	47	1	36
TE Aiden Tate	2	1	0	12	0	15
RB Bernard Lloyd	2	1	0	5	0	15
TE Kennedy Randle	2	2	0	9	0	8
WR Phillip Knoblett	1	1	0	1	0	8
WR Cooper Bookas	1	0	1	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Randall	3	8	2.67	2.41
Casey Nixon	2	13	6.50	1.38

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keegan Torrence	1	2	2.00	7.14
Darien Falcon	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Nixon	1	1	5	5.00	7.93

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendrick Richardson	6	4	30	5.00	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Maxwell	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Keegan Torrence	4	2	6	1.50	4.78
WR Omar Breckterfield	1	1	6	6.00	6.44
TE Jacob Bauer	1	1	18	18.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Randall	3	1
Casey Nixon	2	0
Ralph Maxwell	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Keegan Torrence	2	1
Omar Breckterfield	1	0
Kendrick Richardson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Casey Nixon	7	4	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendrick Richardson	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bernie Randall	4	2	1
WR Sherman McDougall	2	2	0
TE Jaylen Palumbo	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Keegan Torrence	3	1	0
WR Dean Fly	3	3	3
TE Kennedy Randle	2	2	1
TE Jacob Bauer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)