Week 15, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

30 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	6	7	13	-	33
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 NOS - Irving Robasky 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:06 NOS - Artie Farias 41 field goal
2Q: 05:03 CAR - Andy Schultz 32 field goal
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Artie Farias 18 field goal
3Q: 08:59 NOS - Curtis Weber 5 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 14:51 NOS - Artie Farias 38 field goal
4Q: 11:32 NOS - Irving Robasky 21 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 07:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 35 field goal
4Q: 05:03 NOS - Artie Farias 45 field goal
4Q: 00:57 CAR - Lenny McKnight 7 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 NOS - Irving Robasky 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:06 NOS - Artie Farias 41 field goal
2Q: 05:03 CAR - Andy Schultz 32 field goal
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Artie Farias 18 field goal
3Q: 08:59 NOS - Curtis Weber 5 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 14:51 NOS - Artie Farias 38 field goal
4Q: 11:32 NOS - Irving Robasky 21 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 07:56 CAR - Andy Schultz 35 field goal
4Q: 05:03 NOS - Artie Farias 45 field goal
4Q: 00:57 CAR - Lenny McKnight 7 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-8 6-8
First Downs 28 14
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 20 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 516 230
- Offensive Plays 76 53
- Yards per Play 6.79 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 164 39
- Rushing Attempts 40 14
- Yards per Rush 4.10 2.79
Net Passing Yards 352 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 0 39 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 356 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.78 4.90
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 6/172
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 36
Time of Possession 37:05 22:55

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-8	6-8
First Downs	28	14
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	20	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	516	230
- Offensive Plays	76	53
- Yards per Play	6.79	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	164	39
- Rushing Attempts	40	14
- Yards per Rush	4.10	2.79
Net Passing Yards	352	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 0	39 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	356	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.78	4.90
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/43	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	6/172
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 36
Time of Possession	37:05	22:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:02	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
1	5:32	2:39	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
2	13:27	4:29	OWN 20	10	56	Field Goal
2	4:56	4:41	OWN 21	13	78	Field Goal
3	12:46	3:56	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
3	7:03	7:17	OWN 7	13	72	Field Goal
4	14:19	3:04	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	9:14	0:45	OWN 17	2	6	Fumble
4	7:49	2:54	OPP 39	5	11	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:46	OWN 11	3	4	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:58	3:26	OWN 37	7	31	Punt
1	2:53	4:26	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
2	8:58	4:02	OWN 35	7	50	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 32	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 31	6	14	Punt
3	8:50	1:47	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
4	14:46	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:15	2:01	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
4	8:29	0:40	OPP 23	3	5	Field Goal
4	4:55	4:05	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 45	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	29	132	4.55	12	3	0
Bryant Blakely	11	32	2.91	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Lenny McKnight	10	37	3.70	7	1
Frankie Copeland	3	4	1.33	5	0
Patrick Ramsey	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	35	26	356	1/4	3	26	0	134.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	39	22	191	0/0	0	22	0	69.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	10	10	140	14.00	38	21	2
TE Graham King	5	8	87	17.40	28	22	0
FB Tony Brumley	3	4	13	4.33	12	10	0
WR Kent Austin	3	4	57	19.00	7	26	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	6	17	8.50	0	12	1
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	20	10.00	16	13	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Johnson	6	13	32	5.33	0	15
WR William Lundberg	6	11	66	11.00	2	22
RB Lenny McKnight	3	3	19	6.33	2	8
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	3	18	9.00	4	15
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	3	23	11.50	1	14
RB Frankie Copeland	1	2	10	10.00	2	10
WR Marco Bensen	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Tony Brumley	1	1
Bryant Blakely	1	0
Arnie Pearson	1	0
Philip Rivers	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
Randy Dodge	1	0
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Geoff Maniecki	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	2	75	37.5	27.5	45	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	6	251	41.8	35.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	4/4	2/2	0/0	45	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Wannamaker	4	85	21.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	6	172	28.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	6	1	12	21
CB Drew Jordan	5	2	13	35
S Austin Koch	4	2	10	34
CB Sammie Rutter	4	1	12	38
DE Harris Herron	3	0	13	39
S Kelvin Arntt	2	0	11	36
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	0	3	17
ILB A.J. Sexton	2	0	14	39
CB Mitch Farrell	1	2	12	33
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	1	3	6
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	1	6	23
S Austin Hitchcock	1	1	4	5
DE Brent Compton	1	0	14	36
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	11	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Maurice Barber	10	2	0.0	30	25
S Lorenzo Varney	9	1	0.0	36	34
DE Colin Bush	7	1	1.0	40	36
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	7	2	0.0	33	36
CB Robert Blackford	6	2	0.0	21	25
DT Donovan Samsel	6	2	0.0	26	21
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	4	2	0.0	35	33
OLB Geoff Maniecki	4	1	0.0	18	13
CB Friendship Peterson	3	3	0.0	38	34
S Tyrus Barnhardt	2	1	0.0	7	9
S Brandon Magnotta	2	0	0.0	36	34
CB Donnell Jefferson	2	0	0.0	38	34
ILB Randy Dodge	1	1	0.0	7	0
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	0	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Compton	3	0	36
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	20
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	37
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	3
S Austin Koch	1	0	34
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	21

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.0	2	36
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	3	35
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	0.0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	5	1	35
S Austin Koch	4	1	34
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	38
OLB Jared Ballard	2	1	21
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	0	17
S Kelvin Arntt	1	2	36
CB Mitch Farrell	1	1	33
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	6
DE Harris Herron	1	0	39
ILB A.J. Sexton	1	0	39

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Maurice Barber	6	0	25
CB Robert Blackford	4	0	25
CB Donnell Jefferson	3	0	34
OLB Geoff Maniecki	3	0	13
CB Friendship Peterson	2	1	34
S Brandon Magnotta	2	1	34
S Lorenzo Varney	2	0	34
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	0	36
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	21
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	9
ILB Corey Tatum	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamont Forbes	5	6	0	14	0	11
Henry Freeman	3	5	0	32	1	28
Leon Schroeder	2	9	1	33	0	35
Larry Andersen	2	7	0	34	0	33
Tony Brumley	0	4	0	26	0	24
Donald Matthews	0	3	0	37	0	35
Wesley Hickman	0	3	0	38	0	32
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	2	0	9	0	5
Dwight Mendez	0	1	0	17	0	10

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	3	0	14	39
Mitch Hughes	2	3	0	14	39
Brett Johnson	1	1	1	5	9
Reggie Wagner	1	1	0	10	29
Byron Davidson	1	1	0	5	5
Curtis Nichols	0	2	0	11	33
George Coffey	0	1	0	9	34
Ernie Summerfield	0	1	0	9	14

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	1	24
Curtis Weber	1	22
George Newkirk	1	18
Dwight Mendez	1	17
Austin Hitchcock	1	11
Arnold Webster	1	10
Tony Brumley	0	21
Nathan Wannamaker	0	18
Fernando Clayton	0	12
Reggie Bailey	0	12
Kendrick Samuels	0	12
Artie Farias	0	12
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	10
Drew Jordan	0	8
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Graham King	0	6
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Marlon Prill	0	6
Don Blake	0	6
Xavier Blair	0	4
Kelvin Arntt	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	4
Norm Gardner	0	4
Mitch Farrell	0	3
Brent Compton	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Tyrone Curtis	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Brenden Rasmussen	0	2
A.J. Sexton	0	2
Artie Souza	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Weidner	2	20
Ethan Burnett	1	22
Andre Johnson	1	14
William Lundberg	1	13
Frankie Copeland	0	20
Brett Johnson	0	19
Robert Blackford	0	15
Claude Ungerer	0	15
Corey Tatum	0	12
Leon Barbaritz	0	11
Bruce Brookins	0	10
Wendell Rubenstein	0	9
Byron Davidson	0	8
Vernon Patton	0	8
Cole Jordan	0	8
Ernie Summerfield	0	8
Marcus Schroeder	0	6
Colin Bush	0	6
Andy Schultz	0	6
Mitch Hughes	0	5
Friendship Peterson	0	4
Brandon Magnotta	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Donnell Jefferson	0	4
Terry Maddux	0	4
Donovan Samsel	0	4
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	4
Billy Joe Woodard	0	4
Maurice Barber	0	4
Patrick Petrolis	0	3
Geoff Maniecki	0	3
Justin Alexander	0	2
Aaron Terwey	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	1
George Coffey	0	1
Randy Dodge	0	1
Lenny McKnight	0	1
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	48	5.3
Middle	23	94	4.1
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	4	-2	-0.5
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	35	26	6	0	0	3	6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	39	22	1	2	1	6	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	73	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	108	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	135	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	54	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	109	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	22	3.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	10	140	1	29
TE Graham King	8	5	87	2	21
WR Curtis Weber	6	2	17	0	19
FB Tony Brumley	4	3	13	0	24
WR Kent Austin	4	3	57	2	28
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	20	0	30
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	22	1	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	13	6	0	32	0	25
WR William Lundberg	11	6	0	66	1	28
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	2	0	18	0	16
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	2	0	23	0	21
WR Marco Bensen	3	1	1	14	0	27
RB Lenny McKnight	3	3	0	19	0	23
RB Frankie Copeland	2	1	0	10	0	18
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	0	9	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	6	3.00	4.55

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	18	6.00	3.70
Frankie Copeland	1	-2	-2.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	24	8.00	10.17

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	2	2	4	2.00	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	5	2.50	2.83
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	19	19.00	14.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	2	2	4	2.00	2.46

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	3	2
Bryant Blakely	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	2
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	2
TE Graham King	2	1	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0
WR Kent Austin	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	6	4	1
WR William Lundberg	4	3	2
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,900)