Week 15, 2018

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	6	0	0	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	7	0	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NOS - Irving Robasky 23 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 04:52 CAR - Wendell Rubenstein 3 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point failed)
3Q: 02:53 NOS - Irving Robasky 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 04:50 NOS - Irving Robasky 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:27 NOS - Winfred Niklos 8 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NOS - Irving Robasky 23 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 04:52 CAR - Wendell Rubenstein 3 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point failed)
3Q: 02:53 NOS - Irving Robasky 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 04:50 NOS - Irving Robasky 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:27 NOS - Winfred Niklos 8 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 8-6 9-5
First Downs 15 30
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 10 20
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 209 448
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 3.67 7.00
Net Rushing Yards 87 155
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 3.63 5.34
Net Passing Yards 122 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 2 34 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 158 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/36 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.70 8.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/97 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:25 32:35

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	8-6	9-5
First Downs	15	30
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	10	20
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	209	448
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	3.67	7.00
Net Rushing Yards	87	155
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	3.63	5.34
Net Passing Yards	122	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 2	34 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	158	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/36	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.70	8.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/97	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:25	32:35

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
1	9:01	4:18	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	13:49	3:17	OWN 20	7	13	Punt
2	7:17	5:17	OWN 28	9	32	Interception
3	11:04	2:30	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	2:48	5:08	OWN 27	8	24	Punt
4	9:41	2:42	OWN 23	5	28	Interception
4	4:41	1:03	OWN 38	4	-5	Downs
4	2:17	1:55	OWN 42	7	-2	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	3:47	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
1	4:43	5:54	OWN 27	10	37	Punt
2	10:32	3:15	OWN 33	6	39	Fumble
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 26	4	35	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
3	8:34	5:46	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	12:40	2:59	OWN 19	6	52	Interception
4	6:59	2:18	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
4	3:38	1:21	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 40	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Perry Warren	13	52	4.00	9
Lenny McKnight	10	32	3.20	7
Dana Wade	1	3	3.00	3

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Garrison	15	81	5.40	18	4	0
Winfred Niklos	9	59	6.56	12	2	1
Philip Rivers	3	4	1.33	6	0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Johnny Tyler	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	19	12	125	2/15	1	34	1	77.7
Dana Wade	9	3	33	3/21	0	18	1	5.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	34	27	302	1/9	3	28	1	120.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	4	17	5.67	11	9	1
WR Jesse Marshall	3	5	43	14.33	4	21	0
WR William Lundberg	2	5	17	8.50	5	14	0
WR Jorge McKnight	2	3	37	18.50	0	34	0
WR Joey Webb	2	6	28	14.00	10	18	0
WR Chuck Roever	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Kelvin Hayes	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	7	9	99	14.14	16	23	3
WR Kent Austin	4	5	46	11.50	10	24	0
TE Charles Cortez	3	5	32	10.67	5	14	0
FB Johnny Tyler	3	4	24	8.00	10	11	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	2	27	13.50	0	14	0
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	0	0.00	0	2	0
RB Joel Garrison	2	2	12	6.00	6	7	0
TE Graham King	1	1	28	28.00	5	28	0
WR George Newkirk	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	2	15	15.00	4	15	0
TE Lance Emerson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Billy Chung	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Daniel Bellas	1	9	9.00	0
ILB Duane Burgess	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ty Lynn	1	0	0
Mitch Hughes	0	1	0
Donovan Samsel	0	1	0
Zach Burns	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Philip Rivers	1	0	0	0
Harris Herron	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Schultz	4	128	32.0	30.5	40	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	2	75	37.5	17.5	39	0

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	63	31.5	0
Jesse Marshall	1	34	34.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Glen Fisk	8	2	0.0	27	35
OLB Harold McBeal	8	2	0.0	24	34
CB Marshall Ford	6	1	0.0	28	34
S Lorenzo Varney	5	2	0.0	26	33
DT Donovan Samsel	4	2	0.0	20	25
CB Donald Jones	4	1	0.0	28	33
DT Zach Burns	3	2	1.0	27	34
S Darren Nixon	3	1	0.0	5	10
S Cris Shepard	2	1	0.0	9	3
DE Colin Bush	2	1	0.0	28	32
DE Bert Messenger	2	0	0.0	5	3
OLB Maurice Barber	1	1	0.0	8	11
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	---	---	---
WR William Lundberg	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dale Gomez	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB Ross Joyner	1	0	0.0	18	23
S Billy Chung	1	0	0.0	15	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrone Weber	9	0	1.0	23	32
OLB Jared Ballard	6	4	1.0	24	33
ILB Duane Burgess	6	3	0.0	22	28
CB Tommy Cranwell	6	1	0.0	20	32
DE Jason Mireles	3	0	2.0	23	33
S Norm Nichols	3	4	0.0	21	33
CB Daniel Bellas	3	0	0.0	20	32
DE Harris Herron	2	1	1.0	23	32
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	0.0	16	23
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	0.0	21	31
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Terry Peterson	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Gary Thompson	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT A.J. Coffey	0	3	0.0	21	32
DT Renaldo Carraway	0	1	0.0	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zach Burns	1.0	0	0	1	34
DE Winfred Dalton	0.0	0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Mireles	2.0	1	2	1	33
DE Harris Herron	1.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	1	0	33
S Tyrone Weber	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Harold McBeal	6	0	0	34
CB Donald Jones	5	1	0	33
CB Marshall Ford	4	0	0	34
ILB Glen Fisk	3	0	0	35
S Darren Nixon	3	0	0	10
S Lorenzo Varney	2	1	0	33
S Billy Chung	1	1	1	18
S Cris Shepard	1	0	0	3
OLB Maurice Barber	1	0	0	11
CB Ross Joyner	1	0	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tommy Cranwell	5	0	0	32
S Tyrone Weber	3	0	0	32
OLB Jared Ballard	2	1	0	33
CB Daniel Bellas	2	0	1	32
CB Sammie Rutter	1	2	0	31
ILB Duane Burgess	1	0	1	28
S Norm Nichols	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Hughes	3	6	19	1	29
Patrick Petrolis	1	6	19	0	27
Carl Katzenmoyer	1	4	21	3	29
Mo Rodriguez	1	2	15	0	23
Julio Wayne	1	1	9	1	10
Jay Stuart	0	2	17	0	29
Lamont Forbes	0	1	4	0	5
Craig Atkins	0	1	9	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	6	6	1	22	0	28
Travis Tusch	4	6	1	22	0	29
Leon Schroeder	2	3	0	28	1	31
Wesley Hickman	2	2	0	22	0	28
Devin Medlock	1	1	0	10	0	12
Marlon Prill	0	3	0	26	0	30
Henry Freeman	0	3	0	7	0	6
Graham King	0	1	0	6	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	0	8	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Van Pelt	1	14
Perry Warren	1	1
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	13
Kelvin Hayes	0	10
Xavier Warnock	0	10
William Lundberg	0	9
Wendell Rubenstein	0	7
Jesse Marshall	0	7
Jorge McKnight	0	7
Dennis Toney	0	7
Cris Shepard	0	6
Andy Schultz	0	6
Jim Fridlund	0	6
Joey Webb	0	5
Ross Joyner	0	5
Billy Chung	0	5
Mitch Hughes	0	4
Craig Atkins	0	4
Curtis Nichols	0	4
Darren Nixon	0	4
Lamont Forbes	0	3
Bert Messenger	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Glen Fisk	0	2
Donald Jones	0	2
Colin Bush	0	1
Marshall Ford	0	1
Winfred Dalton	0	1
Donovan Samsel	0	1
Sammie Sellers	0	1
Maurice Barber	0	1
Zach Burns	0	1
Harold McBeal	0	1
Dale Gomez	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Arnie Pearson	2	13
Daniel Bellas	1	17
Norm Sapia	0	10
Lance Emerson	0	10
Nathan Wannamaker	0	9
George Newkirk	0	9
Lionel Benton	0	8
Donovan Mussatti	0	7
Austin Koch	0	7
Graham King	0	7
Artie Farias	0	6
Terry Peterson	0	6
Charles Cortez	0	4
Tyrone Weber	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Travis Tusch	0	3
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	3
Henry Freeman	0	3
Devin Medlock	0	3
Jamal Wallace	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	2
Larry Andersen	0	2
Artie Souza	0	2
Johnny Tyler	0	2
Gary Thompson	0	2
Tommy Cranwell	0	2
Juan Fleck	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Leon Schroeder	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	1
J.R. Fraaije	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	25	8.3
Middle	15	83	5.5
Right	9	49	5.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	19	12	2	0	1	3	1	1	1
Dana Wade	9	3	0	1	0	0	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	34	27	3	0	2	3	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	55	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	39	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	15	215	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	28	5.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Webb	6	2	0	28	0	19
WR William Lundberg	5	2	0	17	0	27
WR Jesse Marshall	5	3	1	43	1	17
TE Wendell Rubenstein	4	3	0	17	0	14
WR Jorge McKnight	3	2	0	37	1	8
WR Chuck Roever	2	1	0	8	0	6
RB Lenny McKnight	2	1	0	7	0	23
FB Kelvin Hayes	1	1	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	7	0	99	1	25
WR Kent Austin	5	4	1	46	1	32
TE Charles Cortez	5	3	1	32	0	29
FB Johnny Tyler	4	3	0	24	0	20
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	2	0	27	0	3
RB Winfred Niklos	2	2	0	0	0	11
RB Joel Garrison	2	2	0	12	0	23
WR Deron Lyle	2	1	0	15	0	7
TE Graham King	1	1	0	28	1	4
WR George Newkirk	1	1	0	9	0	16
TE Lance Emerson	1	1	0	10	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	1	4	4.00	3.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	2	15	7.50	6.56
Joel Garrison	1	2	2.00	5.40
Johnny Tyler	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	1	1	3	3.00	6.58

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	2	14	7.00	8.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	3	3.00	4.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	14	7.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	1	1
Dana Wade	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	1	1
Joel Garrison	1	1
Johnny Tyler	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Lynn	9	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	3	2	2
WR Jesse Marshall	3	1	1
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	0
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0
FB Kelvin Hayes	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	2
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	1
FB Johnny Tyler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (20,400)
End Zone 14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (20,400)
End Zone	14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)