Week 15, 2012

played in Carolina, NC

47 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	14	7	7	-	31
Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 NOS - David Akers 33 field goal
2Q: 09:02 NOS - Irving Robasky 21 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 03:23 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 12:04 CAR - Lester Arnold 43 field goal
3Q: 06:46 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NOS - Graham King 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:18 CAR - Lester Arnold 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 NOS - David Akers 33 field goal
2Q: 09:02 NOS - Irving Robasky 21 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 03:23 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 12:04 CAR - Lester Arnold 43 field goal
3Q: 06:46 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NOS - Graham King 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:18 CAR - Lester Arnold 38 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 10-4 6-8
First Downs 30 8
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 22 5
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 498 167
- Offensive Plays 75 48
- Yards per Play 6.64 3.48
Net Rushing Yards 150 65
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 4.29 3.82
Net Passing Yards 348 102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 0 31 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 353 102
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.70 3.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/17 2/35
Kick Returns/Yards 1/34 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 37:17 22:43

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	10-4	6-8
First Downs	30	8
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	22	5
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	498	167
- Offensive Plays	75	48
- Yards per Play	6.64	3.48
Net Rushing Yards	150	65
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	4.29	3.82
Net Passing Yards	348	102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 0	31 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	353	102
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.70	3.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/17	2/35
Kick Returns/Yards	1/34	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	37:17	22:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	2:56	OWN 18	7	66	Field Goal
1	7:32	0:50	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
1	4:18	4:18	OWN 7	10	42	Punt
2	12:43	3:55	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	7:41	4:24	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 29	5	42	Half
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	11:56	5:16	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
3	4:30	5:51	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
4	12:03	1:57	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	5:11	3:19	OWN 20	5	14	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
1	8:47	1:15	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	6:42	2:24	OWN 17	7	19	Punt
2	15:00	2:17	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	8:48	1:07	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	3:17	1:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	13:35	1:39	OPP 34	3	8	Field Goal
3	6:40	2:10	OWN 39	6	17	Punt
4	13:39	1:36	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	10:06	4:55	OWN 24	9	55	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 26	3	18	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	25	88	3.52	15	2	2
Darrell Irwin	9	61	6.78	11	2	0
Taylor Jacobs	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	13	53	4.08	11	1	0
Harvey Cochrane	4	12	3.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	39	29	353	1/5	2	40	0	118.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	31	13	102	0/0	0	22	0	50.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devery Henderson	4	8	72	18.00	24	28	0
WR Taylor Jacobs	4	6	57	14.25	25	20	0
RB Arnie Pearson	4	5	28	7.00	19	16	0
WR Irving Robasky	4	5	67	16.75	11	23	1
RB Darrell Irwin	3	3	19	6.33	10	8	0
TE Graham King	3	5	24	8.00	0	11	1
FB Mike Karney	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Ron Robinson	2	2	52	26.00	0	40	0
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	18	9.00	4	13	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Donnie Hines	3	4	20	6.67	12	12
RB Frankie Copeland	3	4	18	6.00	3	8
WR Andre Johnson	2	6	29	14.50	17	22
WR William Lundberg	2	8	22	11.00	7	13
WR Marco Bensen	2	5	10	5.00	0	7
WR Mario Beyer	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
A.J. Coffey	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Copeland	1	0	0	0
Patrick Petrolis	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	5	206	41.2	34.2	51	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	8	360	45.0	42.9	53	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Jordan	4	6	1.5	0
Devery Henderson	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Johnson	1	11	11.0	0
William Lundberg	1	24	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	1	34	34.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	2	55	27.5	0
William Lundberg	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Samuels	5	2	14	31
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	5	1	15	30
S Mike Doss	4	2	17	31
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	1	17	30
DT A.J. Coffey	4	0	16	31
CB Heath Cooper	2	2	13	29
S Michael Lewis	2	0	16	29
DE Tim Apold	2	0	16	31
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	3	6
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	2	2
DE Harris Herron	0	1	16	30
OLB Reggie Bailey	0	1	3	0

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nicky Bellevue	12	2	0.0	32	37
S Lorenzo Varney	9	4	0.0	31	38
OLB Ethan Burnett	5	2	0.0	28	35
S Brandon Magnotta	5	1	0.0	24	32
CB Duane Scroggins	5	0	0.0	13	22
CB Robert Blackford	3	2	1.0	33	34
OLB K.C. Jennings	3	2	0.0	24	17
DE Gene Bracken	3	2	0.0	28	36
DT Ellis Wyms	3	1	0.0	29	30
CB Ricky Manning	3	0	0.0	27	34
DT Alan O'Donnell	2	2	0.0	24	30
DE Shawn Hanks	2	1	0.0	21	12
DE Bert Messenger	2	1	0.0	28	37
DT Marshall Carroll	2	1	0.0	14	13
S Leon Barbaritz	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tim Apold	1	1	31
DE Harris Herron	0	2	30
DT A.J. Coffey	0	2	31
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	0	1	30
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Robert Blackford	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Gene Bracken	0.0	1	2	0	36
DT Alan O'Donnell	0.0	0	1	0	30
CB Bruce Brookins	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	0	30
S Michael Lewis	2	1	29
S Mike Doss	2	0	31
CB Heath Cooper	2	0	29
OLB Kendrick Samuels	2	0	31
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	1	1	30
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	6
ILB Courtney Watson	0	1	1
CB Fernando Clayton	0	1	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nicky Bellevue	6	0	37
CB Duane Scroggins	4	0	22
CB Ricky Manning	3	2	34
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	38
CB Robert Blackford	2	1	34
S Brandon Magnotta	2	0	32
OLB K.C. Jennings	2	0	17
OLB Ethan Burnett	2	0	35
CB Bruce Brookins	1	1	6
CB Dre' Bly	1	0	6
S Leon Barbaritz	1	0	10
DE Gene Bracken	1	0	36
DT Marshall Carroll	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jacob Rogers	3	6	1	27	0	33
Donald Matthews	2	6	0	35	0	40
Lennie Friedman	2	4	0	27	0	30
Dwight Mendez	2	3	0	17	0	9
Lamont Forbes	2	2	0	8	0	7
Jon Stinchcomb	1	5	0	30	1	32
Leon Schroeder	1	4	0	32	0	34
Mike Karney	0	3	0	26	0	19
Graham King	0	1	0	28	0	28
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0	5	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Hill	1	2	11	24
Wendell Rubenstein	1	2	11	12
Willie Gardner	1	1	6	8
Teddy Biernoth	1	1	14	21
Donnie Hines	1	1	14	13
Patrick Petrolis	0	4	15	24
Jordan Gross	0	3	13	23
O.J. Cooley	0	2	16	20
Andy Babinchak	0	1	8	14

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Arntt	2	14
Darrell Irwin	1	22
Dwight Mendez	1	15
Tony Brumley	1	13
Drew Jordan	0	24
Kendrick Samuels	0	21
Irving Robasky	0	14
Brenden Rasmussen	0	14
Brent Compton	0	13
Graham King	0	12
Heath Cooper	0	10
Arnie Bernard	0	10
Ron Robinson	0	9
Courtney Watson	0	8
David Akers	0	7
Johnny King	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Bart Rivera	0	6
Jacob Rogers	0	5
Mike Karney	0	5
Horace Ogden	0	5
Taylor Jacobs	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	4
Dennis Weathersby	0	3
Mike Doss	0	3
Dontarrious Thomas	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Arnie Pearson	0	3
Devery Henderson	0	2
Michael Lewis	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Tim Apold	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Travis Tusch	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	1	16
Brandon Magnotta	1	11
Kendrick Hastings	1	11
Mike Saffer	1	10
Andy Babinchak	1	10
John Hill	1	8
Harvey Cochrane	0	24
Dre' Bly	0	18
Willie Gardner	0	17
Rock Cartwright	0	16
Geoff Maniecki	0	15
Mario Beyer	0	12
Marco Bensen	0	12
Byron Davidson	0	10
Duane Scroggins	0	8
Greg Lang	0	8
Randall Hawkins	0	8
Robert Blackford	0	7
William Lundberg	0	6
Bert Messenger	0	6
Patrick Petrolis	0	6
Lester Arnold	0	5
Donnie Hines	0	5
Andre Johnson	0	4
Bruce Westbrook	0	4
Marshall Carroll	0	4
Ricky Manning	0	2
Ellis Wyms	0	2
Nicky Bellevue	0	2
Terry Sawyer	0	2
K.C. Jennings	0	2
Alan O'Donnell	0	1
Lorenzo Varney	0	1
Gene Bracken	0	1
Ethan Burnett	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	10	48	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	39	29	6	0	0	5	4	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	31	13	1	3	3	4	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	107	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	159	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	63	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	20	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devery Henderson	8	4	72	2	25
WR Taylor Jacobs	6	4	57	1	30
RB Arnie Pearson	5	4	28	0	27
WR Irving Robasky	5	4	67	2	18
TE Graham King	5	3	24	0	28
RB Darrell Irwin	3	3	19	0	13
FB Mike Karney	2	2	10	0	19
WR Ron Robinson	2	2	52	1	21
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	18	0	9
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	6	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	8	2	2	22	0	24
WR Andre Johnson	6	2	1	29	1	26
WR Marco Bensen	5	2	0	10	0	17
FB Donnie Hines	4	3	0	20	0	13
RB Frankie Copeland	4	3	0	18	0	14
WR Mario Beyer	2	1	0	3	0	15
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	4	10	2.50	3.52
Darrell Irwin	1	3	3.00	6.78

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	6	4	41	6.83	9.05

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	3	2	19	6.33	4.80
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	16	8.00	5.60
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	3	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Harvey Cochrane	1	0
Frankie Copeland	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	7	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Jacobs	3	2	2
RB Darrell Irwin	2	2	2
TE Graham King	2	1	1
FB Mike Karney	1	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	0	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	4	1	1
WR Marco Bensen	2	1	0
WR William Lundberg	1	1	1
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0
WR Mario Beyer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,900)