Week 17, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	5	0	10	-	15
New Orleans Saints	14	7	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 NOS - Nolan Walters 6 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 01:29 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 12:22 CAR - Terry Glenn 41 field goal
2Q: 09:07 NOS - Bobby Irwin 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:12 CAR - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 06:59 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 5 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:12 CAR - Terry Glenn 23 field goal
4Q: 08:57 CAR - Orlando Brown 10 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
4Q: 03:28 NOS - Burt McCalla 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 NOS - Nolan Walters 6 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 01:29 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 12:22 CAR - Terry Glenn 41 field goal
2Q: 09:07 NOS - Bobby Irwin 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:12 CAR - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 06:59 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 5 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:12 CAR - Terry Glenn 23 field goal
4Q: 08:57 CAR - Orlando Brown 10 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
4Q: 03:28 NOS - Burt McCalla 44 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-15 14-2
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 317 287
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 5.28 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 86 172
- Rushing Attempts 25 36
- Yards per Rush 3.44 4.78
Net Passing Yards 231 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 16 - 1 23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 125
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 4/16
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/60 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 41
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-15	14-2
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	317	287
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	5.28	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	86	172
- Rushing Attempts	25	36
- Yards per Rush	3.44	4.78
Net Passing Yards	231	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 16 - 1	23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	125
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	4/16
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/60	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 41
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 37	4	-3	Punt
1	11:21	5:28	OWN 20	11	30	Punt
1	1:23	4:09	OWN 4	8	72	Field Goal
2	9:00	3:28	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
2	3:22	1:37	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
3	6:49	1:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:35	2:28	OWN 19	5	75	Field Goal
4	13:12	4:24	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	5:48	0:42	OWN 25	2	1	Interception
4	3:22	1:31	OWN 11	7	19	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	1:02	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
1	5:53	4:30	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
2	12:14	3:14	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
2	5:32	2:10	OWN 29	5	17	Interception
2	1:45	1:39	OWN 2	3	1	Safety
3	15:00	8:11	OWN 41	13	59	Touchdown
3	5:34	3:59	OWN 42	7	39	Fumble
4	14:07	0:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	8:48	3:00	OWN 26	4	18	Punt
4	5:06	1:44	OPP 23	3	-4	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:51	OPP 30	5	17	Game

Game MVP: Max Tank, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Wardzala	14	47	3.36	11	1
Teddy Marsh	7	29	4.14	11	2
Pat Ellison	2	4	2.00	2	0
Daniel Billodeaux	2	6	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Mathews	19	107	5.63	28	2	0
Bobby Irwin	10	45	4.50	10	1	2
J.R. Fraaije	4	12	3.00	8	0	0
Rex Dunn	3	8	2.67	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	33	16	245	2/14	1	52	1	70.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Fraaije	23	15	125	2/10	2	21	1	89.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Orlando Brown	9	12	169	18.78	19	52	1
WR Dale Sherman	2	4	18	9.00	7	11	0
WR Byron Brummitt	2	6	16	8.00	5	13	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	32	32.00	0	32	0
WR Darren Madison	1	7	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Dexter Sobien	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	5	8	38	7.60	10	12	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	4	6	30	7.50	0	15	1
WR Stephen Granberry	2	2	22	11.00	4	14	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	2	21	21.00	4	21	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Willie Rexin	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0	0
Tyrone Fialho	0	1	0
Chuck England	0	1	0
Winfred Niklos	0	0	1
Justin Bradley	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.R. Fraaije	1	0	0
Mack Mathews	1	0	0
Jorge Cloude	0	1	0
Max Tank	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Alexander	5	153	30.6	28.4	46	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	85	28.3	26.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	7	3.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	3	35	11.7	0
Orlando Brown	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Mathews	2	52	26.0	0
Darnell Carr	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Riley	5	4	0.0	31	19
OLB Riddick Prescott	5	4	0.0	31	24
ILB Max Marian	4	2	0.0	22	20
OLB Donald Abrams	4	2	0.0	18	12
ILB Jerome Page	4	1	0.0	14	5
CB Hunter Russell	4	1	0.0	18	15
S Rondell Gitlin	3	0	0.0	10	5
CB Robbie Lawless	3	0	0.0	21	16
DT Chuck England	3	0	0.0	10	7
S Shane Ciurciu	3	0	0.0	24	20
DT Justin Bradley	2	0	1.0	20	14
DT Adrian Ellis	2	1	0.0	27	18
DE Zach Burns	1	0	1.0	23	13
DE Lester Kappers	1	1	0.0	16	16
CB Kim Hatcher	1	1	0.0	24	17
CB Mario Lyle	1	1	0.0	22	12
DE Rex Bartley	1	1	0.0	20	9
DT Tito Harkness	1	1	0.0	14	9
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeffrey Burns	0	1	0.0	8	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	6	1	0.0	20	32
ILB Jose Barfield	5	4	0.0	18	23
CB Bob Heath	5	0	0.0	14	27
DE Max Tank	4	0	1.5	20	32
S Raymond Bentsen	4	0	0.0	16	15
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	0.0	15	26
DE Cary Clinton	3	1	0.0	19	29
CB Darnell Carr	3	0	0.0	22	31
DT Junior Reeves	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	0.0	9	9
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0.0	21	30
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.5	14	19
CB Timothy Hiller	1	2	0.0	12	17
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	1	0.0	15	26
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Earl Moulton	0	1	0.0	7	12
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	14	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Justin Bradley	1.0	0	0	0	14

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.5	1	2	32
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.5	1	0	19
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	3	4	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	3	1	0	20
S Shane Ciurciu	3	0	0	20
CB Hunter Russell	2	1	1	15
S Earl Riley	2	0	0	19
OLB Donald Abrams	2	0	0	12
S Rondell Gitlin	1	0	0	5
OLB Riddick Prescott	1	0	0	24
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0	16
CB Kim Hatcher	0	3	0	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	4	0	1	32
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0	27
S Raymond Bentsen	2	0	0	15
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0	23
CB Timothy Hiller	1	1	0	17
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0	26
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0	30
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0	2
CB Darnell Carr	0	2	0	31
CB Howie Lord	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Fialho	2	4	0	17	0	25
Pat Ellison	2	3	1	14	0	19
Harry Beauchamp	1	4	0	20	0	28
Neil Hawley	1	3	0	9	1	16
Jamie Stanberry	1	3	0	5	0	8
Leon Green	1	2	0	20	0	31
Lincoln Frasier	0	2	0	16	0	14
Ty Farmer	0	1	0	15	1	26
Tommie Sanford	0	1	0	23	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Priestley	4	5	0	20	0	12
Donnell Pritchett	3	10	1	33	0	20
D.J. Matthews	1	4	0	31	1	23
Claude Richardson	1	3	0	32	0	24
Leo Sweeney	1	2	0	17	0	14
Joseph Sherman	1	2	0	8	0	7
Mel Galiardo	1	2	0	33	0	20
Cedric Flournoy	0	3	0	20	1	14
Rex Dunn	0	1	0	18	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	2	21
Dale Sherman	1	13
Jeffrey Burns	1	13
Dexter Sobien	0	18
Hunter Russell	0	14
Byron Brummitt	0	13
Pat Ellison	0	12
Jerome Page	0	12
Chris Riemersma	0	10
Teddy Marsh	0	10
Lionel Richardson	0	9
Orlando Brown	0	9
Tyrone Fialho	0	7
Steven Hardy	0	7
Lincoln Frasier	0	7
Neil Hawley	0	7
Ty Farmer	0	7
Jamie Stanberry	0	7
Darren Madison	0	6
Terry Glenn	0	6
Lincoln Alexander	0	5
Robbie Lawless	0	3
Rex Bartley	0	3
Tito Harkness	0	3
Earl Riley	0	2
Max Marian	0	2
Julio Frederick	0	2
Justin Bradley	0	2
Justin Roger	0	2
Alfred Hanson	0	2
Zach Burns	0	1
Adrian Ellis	0	1
Lester Kappers	0	1
Riddick Prescott	0	1
Kim Hatcher	0	1
Mario Lyle	0	1
Donald Abrams	0	1
Shane Ciurciu	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	3	23
Earl Moulton	1	15
Kelvin Sandage	1	11
Junior Blair	1	9
Bobby Irwin	0	19
Nolan Walters	0	15
Jim Stargell	0	14
Leo Sweeney	0	14
Rickey Bridges	0	13
Jorge Cloude	0	13
Burt McCalla	0	8
Jose Barfield	0	8
Timothy Hiller	0	7
Cary Clinton	0	7
Duane Burgess	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	5
Howie Lord	0	5
Lamar Bailey	0	5
Darnell Carr	0	5
Claude Richardson	0	4
Neil Delgado	0	4
Marlon Finley	0	4
Joseph Sherman	0	4
Mack Mathews	0	4
Bob Heath	0	3
Cedric Flournoy	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Terrell Hicks	0	1
Alex Priestley	0	1
Lenny Shields	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	9	35	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	33	16	4	2	4	5	5	6	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Fraaije	23	15	1	2	0	5	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	51	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	65	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	129	16.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	48	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Brown	12	9	1	169	3	26
WR Darren Madison	7	1	2	-1	0	23
WR Byron Brummitt	6	2	1	16	0	17
WR Dale Sherman	4	2	0	18	0	12
TE Dexter Sobien	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	11	0	16
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0	32	1	22

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	8	5	38	0	15
WR Kelvin Sandage	6	4	30	0	20
WR Stephen Granberry	2	2	22	0	12
WR Terrell Hicks	2	1	21	1	10
TE Lenny Shields	2	1	2	0	16
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	7	0	14
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	5	0	16
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Wardzala	3	4	1.33	3.36

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	22	5.50	4.50
Mack Mathews	3	3	1.00	5.63
J.R. Fraaije	2	7	3.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	2	1	10	5.00	7.42

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Fraaije	7	5	45	6.43	5.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Orlando Brown	1	1	10	10.00	14.08

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	2	20	6.67	5.00
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	18	9.00	4.75
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pat Ellison	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Rex Dunn	2	2
Bobby Irwin	1	1
Mack Mathews	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	11	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Fraaije	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Madison	3	0	0
WR Byron Brummitt	3	1	1
WR Orlando Brown	3	2	2
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	1
WR Dale Sherman	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	4	4	3
WR Terrell Hicks	1	0	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)