Week 15, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	3	-	3
New Orleans Saints	14	9	10	0	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 NOS - Phillip Newman 4 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 01:59 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 09:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 26 field goal
2Q: 05:24 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
2Q: 00:40 NOS - J.R. Marston 57 field goal
3Q: 07:13 NOS - J.R. Marston 30 field goal
3Q: 02:08 NOS - Charles Cortez 22 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 08:53 CAR - Andy Schultz 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 NOS - Phillip Newman 4 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 01:59 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 09:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 26 field goal
2Q: 05:24 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
2Q: 00:40 NOS - J.R. Marston 57 field goal
3Q: 07:13 NOS - J.R. Marston 30 field goal
3Q: 02:08 NOS - Charles Cortez 22 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 08:53 CAR - Andy Schultz 39 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-7 8-6
First Downs 10 22
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 3 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 195 364
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 3.42 4.99
Net Rushing Yards 155 154
- Rushing Attempts 24 44
- Yards per Rush 6.46 3.50
Net Passing Yards 40 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 7 - 1 29 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 83 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/43 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 1.21 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 6/123 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 40
Time of Possession 22:21 37:39

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-7	8-6
First Downs	10	22
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	3	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	195	364
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	3.42	4.99
Net Rushing Yards	155	154
- Rushing Attempts	24	44
- Yards per Rush	6.46	3.50
Net Passing Yards	40	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 7 - 1	29 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	83	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/43	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	1.21	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	6/123	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 40
Time of Possession	22:21	37:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:34	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
1	9:12	2:11	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	1:50	3:16	OWN 31	6	14	Interception
2	9:23	0:56	OWN 20	3	-16	Punt
2	5:18	2:19	OWN 32	9	35	Missed FG
2	2:10	0:52	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 24	3	4	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 19	4	57	Missed FG
3	7:07	1:11	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
3	2:26	0:18	OWN 36	2	-4	Fumble
3	1:57	4:27	OWN 22	7	37	Punt
4	10:32	1:44	OPP 48	4	26	Field Goal
4	4:52	2:31	OWN 38	7	36	Missed FG

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
1	11:31	2:19	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	7:01	5:11	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	13:34	4:11	OWN 33	9	58	Field Goal
2	8:27	3:09	OWN 36	9	45	Field Goal
2	2:59	0:49	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
2	1:18	0:43	OPP 43	3	3	Field Goal
3	12:39	5:32	OWN 31	12	56	Field Goal
3	5:56	3:30	OPP 42	6	13	Missed FG
3	2:08	0:11	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
4	12:30	1:58	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
4	8:48	3:56	OPP 42	5	11	Missed FG
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 33	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Lee	15	118	7.87	58	2
Winfred Niklos	6	19	3.17	11	1
Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	4	4.00	4	0
Roy Walton	1	16	16.00	16	1
Mark Strickland	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	18	41	2.28	11	1	0
Bobby Irwin	12	61	5.08	18	2	0
Joel Garrison	4	15	3.75	9	0	0
Johnny Tyler	4	21	5.25	14	1	0
Alan Poole	4	13	3.25	5	0	1
Leo Sweeney	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Strickland	19	3	41	4/31	0	25	1	17.7
Roy Walton	8	4	42	2/12	0	15	0	65.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	29	15	210	0/0	2	31	0	98.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bobby Blanda	2	5	39	19.50	17	25
WR Kurt Perkins	1	4	15	15.00	0	15
RB Korey Conley	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Claude Adams	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
FB Pat Ellison	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bobby Taves	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Steven Hardy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	9	52	13.00	13	26	1
TE Charles Cortez	3	6	44	14.67	27	22	1
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	5	56	28.00	21	31	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Graham King	1	2	27	27.00	22	27	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Johnny Tyler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Strickland	1	0	0	0
Zach Burns	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joel Garrison	1	0	0
Nate Serban	0	1	1
Johnny Tyler	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Claude Zenger	6	255	42.5	40.0	60	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	3	137	45.7	38.7	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/4	0/3	0/1	39	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	4/6	1/3	1/1	57	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonnie Brinkley	1	1	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	1	6	6.0	0
Timothy Hiller	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonnie Brinkley	6	123	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerome Page	7	2	0.0	44	26
CB Donald Jones	7	1	0.0	36	28
ILB Harold McBeal	5	2	0.0	26	14
S Lonnie Brinkley	4	3	0.0	36	23
DT Zach Burns	4	3	0.0	33	15
S Lorenzo Varney	4	0	0.0	19	16
DE Colin Bush	4	0	0.0	28	16
ILB Randy Weinstein	4	0	0.0	18	11
S Sammie Bates	3	2	0.0	43	27
ILB Max Marian	3	0	0.0	21	16
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	2	0.0	35	25
DE Terry Maddux	2	1	0.0	26	16
CB Bryant Farley	2	1	0.0	30	18
CB Marco Keyser	2	0	0.0	16	11
ILB Lorenzo Schroeder	1	2	0.0	16	8
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	0.0	11	14
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ross Joyner	1	0	0.0	12	9
TE Bobby Taves	1	0	---	---	---
DE Aaron Piccarreta	0	1	0.0	18	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	4	3	0.0	21	31
OLB Willie Rexin	4	1	0.0	11	14
ILB Dan Kerouac	4	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Duane Burgess	3	0	1.0	23	33
DE Nate Serban	3	0	1.0	19	22
DT Junior Reeves	3	1	0.0	22	27
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	0	2.0	5	2
DE Orlando Murray	2	0	1.0	16	24
DT Oliver Coffey	2	0	1.0	12	30
S Rickey Bridges	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	1	0.0	10	1
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	0.0	5	2
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	0	0.0	5	1
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	1	0	0.0	7	7
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0.0	22	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Bendzick	1	1	0	13
DE Colin Bush	0	2	0	16
DE Aaron Piccarreta	0	1	0	13
ILB Harold McBeal	0	1	0	14
OLB Jerome Page	0	1	0	26
DT Zach Burns	0	0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Bloomer	2.0	0	0	0	2
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	1	1	1	30
DE Orlando Murray	1.0	0	3	4	24
DE Nate Serban	1.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	3	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	4	28
ILB Randy Weinstein	3	11
OLB Jerome Page	2	26
S Lorenzo Varney	1	16
DE Colin Bush	1	16
S Lonnie Brinkley	1	23
S Sammie Bates	1	27
CB Marco Keyser	1	11
ILB Max Marian	1	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	1	26
ILB Dan Kerouac	2	0	0	20
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	0	31
CB Timothy Hiller	1	1	0	33
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	33
S Bryant Hickman	0	1	0	24
CB Bob Heath	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robbie Wolfe	2	6	21	1	25
Julio Wayne	2	2	15	1	25
Patrick Webb	2	2	7	0	17
Kelvin Liedtke	1	5	18	1	26
Donovan James	1	2	9	0	8
Vernon Crawford	0	2	15	2	17
Mitch Hughes	0	1	13	1	22
Pat Ellison	0	1	12	0	18
Steven Hardy	0	1	14	0	20

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Larry Andersen	2	8	2	34	20
Leon Schroeder	2	7	0	38	23
Devin Medlock	2	3	0	21	16
Leo Sweeney	2	2	0	36	19
Neil Delgado	1	6	0	38	26
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	5	0	29	23
Wesley Hickman	1	3	0	30	19
Johnny Tyler	1	3	0	26	11
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	1	0	8	8
Travis Tusch	0	2	0	16	7
Charles Cortez	0	1	0	31	18

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Korey Conley	1	22
Irving Jenkins	1	12
Lorenzo Schroeder	1	11
Harold McBeal	0	20
Lonnie Brinkley	0	19
Frankie Levenson	0	19
Kurt Perkins	0	17
Donald Jones	0	16
Sammie Bates	0	14
Ross Joyner	0	13
Claude Adams	0	12
Lorenzo Varney	0	11
Bobby Taves	0	11
Donovan James	0	10
Wes Pierce	0	10
Claude Zenger	0	10
Robbie Wolfe	0	9
Mitch Hughes	0	8
Pat Ellison	0	8
Steven Hardy	0	7
Aaron Piccarreta	0	6
Andy Schultz	0	6
Bryant Farley	0	6
Colin Bush	0	4
Donovan Samsel	0	4
Vernon Crawford	0	4
Ron Bendzick	0	4
Patrick Webb	0	4
Jerome Page	0	4
Terry Maddux	0	3
Winfred Niklos	0	3
Zach Burns	0	3
Max Marian	0	3
Jorge McKnight	0	2
Marco Keyser	0	2
Randy Weinstein	0	1
Gary Nachman	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Bridges	4	16
Wally Kaczmarek	2	13
Sammie Rutter	1	13
Timothy Hiller	0	26
Joel Garrison	0	24
Willie Rexin	0	22
Dwayne Gelbart	0	17
Leo Sweeney	0	16
Charles Cortez	0	15
Roderick Hanson	0	15
Graham King	0	14
J.R. Marston	0	14
Orlando Murray	0	11
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	9
Devin Medlock	0	9
Travis Tusch	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	7
Jake Harry	0	7
Deron Lyle	0	7
J.R. Fraaije	0	6
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Duane Burgess	0	5
Nate Serban	0	5
Johnny Tyler	0	4
Bryant Hickman	0	4
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
Dan Kerouac	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	4
D.J. Matthews	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Darrell Shepherd	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	1
Corey Logan	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Bobby Irwin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	67	9.6
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	7	49	7.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	87	5.8
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	11	13	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Strickland	19	3	1	2	3	3	7	2	1
Roy Walton	8	4	0	0	1	1	1	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	29	15	6	1	6	0	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	29	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	74	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	81	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Blanda	5	2	1	39	1	19
WR Kurt Perkins	4	1	1	15	0	6
WR Jorge McKnight	4	0	1	0	0	19
WR Claude Adams	3	1	0	5	0	22
FB Pat Ellison	3	1	1	5	0	18
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	0	0	0	0	13
TE Bobby Taves	2	0	0	0	0	11
TE Steven Hardy	2	0	0	0	0	20
RB Korey Conley	1	1	0	8	0	5
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	11	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	9	4	3	52	2	23
TE Charles Cortez	6	3	1	44	1	18
WR Nolan Walters	5	2	1	56	2	16
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	0	10	0	15
TE Graham King	2	1	1	27	1	10
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	0	4	0	4
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	0	11	0	13
FB Johnny Tyler	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0	6	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	1	2	2.00	2.28
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	3.25
Bobby Irwin	1	6	6.00	5.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	7	1	4	0.57	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	4	1	4	1.00	5.78
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0.00	13.50
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	11.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Lee	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel McCarthy	2	1
Bobby Irwin	2	2
Alan Poole	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Strickland	9	2	2
Roy Walton	4	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Blanda	3	2	1
WR Kurt Perkins	3	1	1
WR Jorge McKnight	3	0	0
WR Claude Adams	2	1	1
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	0	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	1
TE Graham King	2	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)