Week 17, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	3	0	7	-	16
Carolina Panthers	0	3	6	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 NOS - J.R. Marston 49 field goal
1Q: 02:26 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
2Q: 02:47 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal
2Q: 00:48 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
3Q: 08:51 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 45 field goal
3Q: 02:31 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 30 field goal
4Q: 05:26 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 NOS - J.R. Marston 49 field goal
1Q: 02:26 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
2Q: 02:47 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal
2Q: 00:48 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
3Q: 08:51 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 45 field goal
3Q: 02:31 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 30 field goal
4Q: 05:26 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 11-4-1 5-11
First Downs 14 12
- by Rushing 6 0
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 273 196
- Offensive Plays 58 57
- Yards per Play 4.71 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 95 53
- Rushing Attempts 30 19
- Yards per Rush 3.17 2.79
Net Passing Yards 178 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 1 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.36 3.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:03 29:57

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	11-4-1	5-11
First Downs	14	12
- by Rushing	6	0
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	273	196
- Offensive Plays	58	57
- Yards per Play	4.71	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	95	53
- Rushing Attempts	30	19
- Yards per Rush	3.17	2.79
Net Passing Yards	178	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 1	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.36	3.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:03	29:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	3:19	OWN 24	5	44	Field Goal
1	5:21	3:03	OPP 38	6	24	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:55	OWN 28	6	19	Punt
2	7:36	1:41	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
2	2:41	1:08	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:33	0:53	OPP 16	3	9	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 32	3	-9	Punt
3	8:45	2:26	OWN 36	5	23	Interception
3	2:25	2:11	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	12:29	7:12	OWN 7	14	93	Touchdown
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 20	7	23	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 7	9	30	Punt
1	7:12	1:51	OWN 29	3	5	Interception
1	2:18	2:18	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	12:05	4:29	OWN 10	7	34	Punt
2	5:55	3:14	OWN 48	7	32	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	13:11	4:26	OWN 45	7	27	Field Goal
3	6:19	3:54	OPP 31	9	18	Field Goal
3	0:14	2:45	OWN 16	9	42	Punt
4	5:17	2:23	OWN 49	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: J.R. Marston, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	19	44	2.32	9	0	0
Alan Poole	7	37	5.29	10	1	1
Joel Garrison	4	14	3.50	11	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Clifton Becker	11	20	1.82	6
Winfred Niklos	4	24	6.00	8
Mario Chapman	4	9	2.25	4

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	27	15	187	1/9	0	37	1	61.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Chapman	24	16	116	2/13	0	17	0	77.8
Roy Walton	12	7	40	0/0	0	11	1	29.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	6	52	13.00	20	16
WR Phillip Newman	4	8	44	11.00	18	16
WR Nolan Walters	3	6	53	17.67	37	37
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
WR Martin Robertson	1	2	23	23.00	1	23
FB Junior Blair	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Joel Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steven Hardy	6	8	54	9.00	12	17
WR Harris Rollins	4	6	35	8.75	4	14
FB Pat Ellison	3	4	25	8.33	15	14
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	3	7	15	5.00	2	11
WR Jorge McKnight	2	3	5	2.50	0	7
WR Dale Sherman	2	3	15	7.50	2	10
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Clifton Becker	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Colin Alexander	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Colin Curtis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frank Schueler	1	43	43.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Larry Andersen	0	1	0
Bobby Irwin	0	1	0
Joel Garrison	0	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harris Rollins	1	0	0
Dale Sherman	1	0	0
Jorge McKnight	0	1	0
Gerald Homan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	253	50.6	44.4	61	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	5	230	46.0	40.4	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	8	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	81	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	7	2	1.0	13	29
OLB Willie Rexin	5	2	0.0	15	33
CB Sammie Rutter	4	3	0.0	13	32
OLB Otis Wallis	4	0	0.0	4	5
DT Junior Reeves	3	1	0.5	11	22
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	9	17
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0.0	17	31
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.5	10	25
ILB Sean Ackerman	2	1	0.0	8	20
OLB Duane Burgess	2	1	0.0	14	35
CB David Evans	2	1	0.0	15	24
CB Howie Lord	2	1	0.0	16	26
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0.0	8	20
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	2	0.0	13	27
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	0.0	9	16
G Curtis Olivarez	1	0	---	---	---
S Rickey Bridges	0	2	0.0	12	26

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Riley	6	4	0.0	26	25
CB Carlton Oksenberg	6	1	0.0	26	25
OLB Harold McBeal	5	4	0.0	20	18
OLB Trent Prewett	4	2	0.0	17	11
DE Terry Maddux	4	1	0.0	25	16
ILB Max Marian	4	1	0.0	28	17
S Frank Schueler	4	0	0.0	22	20
CB Bryant Farley	3	0	0.0	27	25
S Bo Hickey	2	1	0.0	21	24
S Lorenzo Varney	2	0	0.0	11	16
DE Gerald Homan	1	0	1.0	20	25
DT Donovan Samsel	1	1	0.0	13	7
DT Earnest Hawkins	1	1	0.0	8	13
CB Robbie Lawless	1	1	0.0	7	6
WR Dale Sherman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gabe Oliver	0	2	0.0	22	15
DT Paul Browning	0	1	0.0	13	16
ILB Jerome Page	0	1	0.0	8	15
OLB Rob Arce	0	1	0.0	3	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	0	0	0	25
OLB Duane Burgess	0.0	2	1	1	35
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	0	2	16
DE Nate Serban	0.0	0	0	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Homan	1.0	1	0	0	25
DT Paul Browning	0.0	0	1	1	16
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Gabe Oliver	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	0	29
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	0	32
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	1	31
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0	20
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0	33
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0	17
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0	5
CB David Evans	1	2	0	24
CB Howie Lord	1	1	0	26
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	0	0	20
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	35
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carlton Oksenberg	4	0	0	25
S Earl Riley	3	0	0	25
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	0	18
OLB Trent Prewett	1	3	0	11
S Frank Schueler	1	1	1	20
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0	16
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	0	25
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0	17
S Bo Hickey	1	0	0	24
ILB Jerome Page	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Delgado	3	3	0	27	0	24
Marlon Finley	1	7	0	25	0	26
Larry Andersen	1	1	1	20	0	16
Leo Sweeney	0	3	0	29	0	24
Joseph Sherman	0	3	0	26	0	24
Junior Blair	0	2	0	15	0	19
Mel Galiardo	0	2	0	5	0	2
Mitch Crutchfield	0	1	0	4	0	4
Curtis Olivarez	0	1	0	27	0	25
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	0	13	0	15
Bobby Irwin	0	0	0	23	1	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Fialho	1	5	0	17	0	32
Kelvin Liedtke	1	2	0	14	0	29
Lincoln Frasier	0	5	1	17	2	31
Jumbo Miller	0	2	0	5	0	15
Pat Ellison	0	1	1	11	0	18
Lionel Banks	0	1	0	14	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	3	18
Joel Garrison	2	17
Earl Fiume	1	17
Junior Blair	1	15
Harvey Prestbye	1	11
Timothy Hiller	0	24
Bryant Hickman	0	12
Martin Robertson	0	12
Shane Love	0	12
Sean Ackerman	0	10
J.R. Marston	0	8
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Marlon Finley	0	8
Mitch Crutchfield	0	8
Jorge Cloude	0	8
Tyrus Humphrey	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	6
Brent Robbins	0	6
Nate Serban	0	5
Bobby Irwin	0	5
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
Lamar Bailey	0	5
Mel Galiardo	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	4
Mitchell Emmons	0	4
Gerald Meeber	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Leo Sweeney	0	3
Howie Lord	0	3
Rickey Bridges	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	2
David Evans	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Benton	2	17
Colin Alexander	1	12
Pat Ellison	1	11
Colin Curtis	1	10
Clifton Becker	0	21
Bo Hickey	0	18
Steven Hardy	0	14
Lorenzo Varney	0	13
Harris Rollins	0	13
Bryant Farley	0	12
Max Marian	0	12
Harold McBeal	0	11
Dale Sherman	0	10
Mitch Hughes	0	8
Arnie Terry	0	8
Kim Hope	0	8
Vernon Crawford	0	8
Marvin Redsteer	0	7
Tyrone Fialho	0	7
Rickey Rosebrock	0	7
Jerome Page	0	6
Jorge McKnight	0	5
Lionel Banks	0	5
K.C. Matthews	0	5
Terry Maddux	0	4
Gabe Oliver	0	4
Gerald Homan	0	4
Paul Browning	0	3
Earnest Hawkins	0	3
Earl Riley	0	3
Frank Schueler	0	2
Robbie Wolfe	0	1
Winfred Niklos	0	1
Jonathan McCaffrey	0	1
Robbie Lawless	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	7	21	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	27	15	2	1	1	5	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Chapman	24	16	0	3	0	3	2	2	0
Roy Walton	12	7	0	1	0	1	0	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	141	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	23	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	100	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	8	4	0	44	0	22
WR Tyrus Humphrey	6	4	0	52	0	13
WR Nolan Walters	6	3	1	53	1	18
WR Martin Robertson	2	1	0	23	1	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	0	7	0	8
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	24
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0	8	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE Steven Hardy	8	6	54	23
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	7	3	15	32
WR Harris Rollins	6	4	35	22
FB Pat Ellison	4	3	25	18
WR Jorge McKnight	3	2	5	23
WR Dale Sherman	3	2	15	10
WR Colin Alexander	2	1	0	7
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	11	27
RB Clifton Becker	1	1	-4	11
RB Colin Curtis	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	9	4.50	5.29
Bobby Irwin	2	4	2.00	2.32

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clifton Becker	2	5	2.50	1.82
Mario Chapman	1	3	3.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	1	8	2.67	6.93

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Chapman	4	2	9	2.25	4.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
FB Junior Blair	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	2	1	1	0.50	2.14
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	8	8.00	6.25
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	3	3
Alan Poole	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Clifton Becker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Chapman	9	8	6
Roy Walton	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	3	2
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steven Hardy	3	3	3
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	3	1	1
WR Dale Sherman	3	2	1
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	2
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	0
WR Harris Rollins	1	1	1
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,900)