Week 15, 2027

played in Carolina, NC

35 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	6	10	0	-	30
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:40 NOS - Nolan Walters 47 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 03:05 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 62 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:15 CAR - Terry Glenn 19 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NOS - John Cortez 7 run (Burt McCalla extra point failed)
3Q: 10:23 NOS - Burt McCalla 48 field goal
3Q: 03:53 NOS - John Cortez 7 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:40 NOS - Nolan Walters 47 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 03:05 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 62 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:15 CAR - Terry Glenn 19 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NOS - John Cortez 7 run (Burt McCalla extra point failed)
3Q: 10:23 NOS - Burt McCalla 48 field goal
3Q: 03:53 NOS - John Cortez 7 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 11-3 3-11
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 368 272
- Offensive Plays 54 75
- Yards per Play 6.81 3.63
Net Rushing Yards 105 123
- Rushing Attempts 30 25
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.92
Net Passing Yards 263 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 13 - 0 46 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 273 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 10.96 2.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/44 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/68 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:04 31:56

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	11-3	3-11
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	368	272
- Offensive Plays	54	75
- Yards per Play	6.81	3.63
Net Rushing Yards	105	123
- Rushing Attempts	30	25
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.92
Net Passing Yards	263	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 13 - 0	46 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	273	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	10.96	2.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/44	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/68	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:04	31:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:37	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
1	9:25	2:49	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
1	4:34	1:47	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
2	13:59	1:32	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
2	7:08	1:09	50	3	0	Punt
2	2:50	1:20	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
3	13:43	3:28	OWN 46	6	23	Field Goal
3	8:33	4:46	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	1:38	2:06	OWN 4	6	50	Punt
4	11:42	1:21	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	7:54	4:50	OWN 9	6	54	Missed FG
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 35	3	-3	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:23	4:58	OWN 45	9	18	Punt
1	6:36	2:02	OWN 17	5	17	Punt
1	2:47	3:48	OWN 17	7	43	Punt
2	12:27	5:19	OWN 41	12	57	Field Goal
2	5:59	3:09	OWN 1	6	22	Interception
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 16	4	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	10:15	1:42	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	3:47	2:09	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
4	14:32	2:50	OWN 23	6	21	Punt
4	10:21	2:27	OWN 24	6	27	Punt
4	3:04	1:20	OWN 44	5	21	Fumble

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Cortez	12	31	2.58	8	0	2
Bobby Irwin	10	24	2.40	9	0	0
Alan Poole	6	49	8.17	26	1	0
Junior Blair	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Rex Dunn	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Carter	18	67	3.72	13	3
Teddy Marsh	6	46	7.67	19	2
Daniel Billodeaux	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	22	13	273	2/10	2	62	0	133.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	46	21	173	3/18	0	21	1	46.7
Julio Frederick	0	0	0	1/6	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	6	11	89	14.83	50	35	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	5	62	31.00	34	47	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	62	62.00	33	62	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	34	34.00	0	34	0
RB John Cortez	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steven Hardy	5	7	51	10.20	0	21
WR Darren Madison	5	6	34	6.80	4	13
FB Pat Ellison	3	3	6	2.00	0	11
RB K.C. Carter	2	6	15	7.50	3	12
WR Byron Brummitt	2	6	27	13.50	4	15
WR Dixon Horner	1	9	4	4.00	0	4
RB Teddy Marsh	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Orlando Brown	1	6	12	12.00	5	12
TE Pat Pritchett	1	2	15	15.00	1	15

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Julio Frederick	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	240	48.0	45.4	58	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	9	375	41.7	34.6	49	6

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/2	1/2	0/1	48	3/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	37	12.3	0
Bobby Irwin	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	1	0.5	0
Kevin Arevalo	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Lord	1	35	35.0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	33	33.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	7	3	0.0	21	40
ILB Jose Barfield	5	2	0.0	15	34
S Antonio Flannery	5	1	0.0	13	35
OLB Willie Rexin	4	0	0.0	19	41
S Jorge Cloude	4	0	0.0	21	40
CB Ty Covington	4	0	0.0	17	31
DE Cary Clinton	3	1	2.0	14	31
DE Max Tank	3	1	1.5	22	42
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	1	0.0	6	11
ILB Dale Landolt	3	1	0.0	13	19
CB Howie Lord	2	1	0.0	16	40
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	0.0	14	27
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	2	0.5	19	43
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	7	7
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.0	10	13
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	9	23
DT Junior Reeves	0	2	0.0	16	27
CB Bob Heath	0	1	0.0	15	37

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	6	2	0.0	26	21
S Kevin Arevalo	5	2	0.0	24	20
ILB Jerome Page	4	4	0.0	23	20
CB Kim Hatcher	4	1	0.0	15	20
DT Adrian Ellis	3	1	1.0	25	17
DT Chuck England	3	2	0.0	22	15
OLB Larry Roden	3	1	0.0	11	7
CB Hunter Russell	3	0	0.0	11	9
S Shane Ciurciu	3	0	0.0	21	13
S Jeffrey Burns	2	0	0.0	8	11
DE Zach Burns	1	1	1.0	18	19
DE Timothy Meadows	1	3	0.0	20	15
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0.0	22	15
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	0	0.0	8	9
CB Andrew Marzano	1	0	0.0	26	18
S Earl Riley	0	1	0.0	8	4
DE Lester Kappers	0	1	0.0	10	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	2.0	0	1	2	31
DE Max Tank	1.5	1	4	1	42
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.5	0	2	0	43
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	1	1	27
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	1	1	27

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zach Burns	1.0	3	19
DT Adrian Ellis	1.0	1	17
OLB Riddick Prescott	0.0	1	21
DE Justin Roger	0.0	1	5
DE Timothy Meadows	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0	40
CB Ty Covington	3	0	1	31
CB Howie Lord	2	2	0	40
ILB Jose Barfield	2	2	0	34
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	0	40
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0	41
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0	19
S Antonio Flannery	2	0	0	35
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	11
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0	13
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	42

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kim Hatcher	2	0	20
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	9
ILB Jerome Page	1	0	20
S Kevin Arevalo	1	0	20
OLB Riddick Prescott	1	0	21
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	15
S Jeffrey Burns	1	0	11
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	0	9
DT Chuck England	1	0	15
OLB Larry Roden	1	0	7
CB Andrew Marzano	1	0	18
S Earl Riley	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Flournoy	4	5	0	25	0	23
Marlon Finley	1	6	1	24	0	18
Neil Delgado	1	3	0	26	0	20
Curtis Olivarez	0	3	0	30	0	24
Alex Priestley	0	2	0	10	2	7
Rex Dunn	0	2	0	18	0	12
D.J. Matthews	0	1	0	6	0	4
Joseph Sherman	0	1	0	24	0	20
Lenny Shields	0	1	0	20	0	17
Donnell Pritchett	0	1	0	5	0	4

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steven Hardy	2	3	1	17	0	36
Pat Ellison	2	3	0	15	0	27
Lionel Banks	1	4	0	18	1	29
Lincoln Frasier	1	3	0	21	1	32
Ty Farmer	1	3	0	17	0	36
Jamie Stanberry	1	2	0	23	0	45
Mitch Tucker	1	2	0	20	0	42
Tyrone Fialho	0	3	0	14	0	31
Tommie Sanford	0	1	0	5	0	12
Neil Hawley	0	0	0	3	1	5
Leon Green	0	0	0	4	1	18

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Dunn	3	14
Martin Mills	1	24
Bobby Irwin	1	14
Donnell Pritchett	1	7
Alex Priestley	1	6
Otis Wallis	0	25
Junior Blair	0	17
Howie Lord	0	16
Terrell Hicks	0	16
Mitchell Emmons	0	14
Kelvin Sandage	0	10
Lamar Bailey	0	9
Cary Clinton	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	8
Duane Sterritt	0	8
Timothy Hiller	0	8
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Antonio Flannery	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	6
John Cortez	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Neil Delgado	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Raymond Bentsen	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Max Tank	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Hatcher	3	19
Tyrone Fialho	1	10
Neil Hawley	1	10
Darren Madison	1	9
Dixon Horner	0	21
Steven Hardy	0	17
Teddy Marsh	0	16
Larry Roden	0	15
Billy Joe Wardzala	0	12
Pat Ellison	0	11
Leon Green	0	10
Earl Riley	0	9
Orlando Brown	0	9
Tyrone Gillespie	0	9
Ty Farmer	0	8
Byron Brummitt	0	8
Pat Pritchett	0	8
Hunter Russell	0	7
Thurman Hernandez	0	6
Lionel Banks	0	5
Tommie Sanford	0	5
Justin Roger	0	5
Donald Abrams	0	5
Kevin Arevalo	0	4
Chuck England	0	4
Shane Ciurciu	0	4
Lester Kappers	0	3
Jeffrey Burns	0	3
Terry Glenn	0	3
Dwayne Middleton	0	3
Timothy Meadows	0	3
Jerome Page	0	2
Adrian Ellis	0	2
K.C. Carter	0	2
Riddick Prescott	0	2
Robbie Lawless	0	2
Andrew Marzano	0	2
Zach Burns	0	1
Julio Frederick	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	25	2.5
Middle	10	61	6.1
Right	10	19	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	16	76	4.8
Right	6	44	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	22	13	4	0	1	1	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	46	21	1	0	5	7	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	143	23.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-5	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	85	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	72	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	11	6	1	89	1	23
WR Nolan Walters	5	2	0	62	1	19
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	6	0	10
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	62	1	10
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	12	0	12
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	0	34	1	10
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB John Cortez	1	1	0	8	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Horner	9	1	4	4	0	22
TE Steven Hardy	7	5	1	51	1	36
RB K.C. Carter	6	2	0	15	0	35
WR Darren Madison	6	5	0	34	0	27
WR Byron Brummitt	6	2	0	27	0	29
WR Orlando Brown	6	1	0	12	0	38
FB Pat Ellison	3	3	0	6	0	27
TE Pat Pritchett	2	1	0	15	0	14
RB Teddy Marsh	1	1	0	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Cortez	2	14	7.00	2.58
Junior Blair	1	0	0.00	0.00
Rex Dunn	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	1	0	0.00	3.72
Teddy Marsh	1	2	2.00	7.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	2	19	9.50	12.41

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0	0	0.00	3.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	19	9.50	8.09

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0	0.00	0.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	1
John Cortez	3	2
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Carter	2	1
Daniel Billodeaux	1	1
Teddy Marsh	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	2	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	15	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	5	2	2
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steven Hardy	4	3	3
WR Orlando Brown	3	1	1
RB K.C. Carter	2	0	0
WR Darren Madison	2	1	1
WR Dixon Horner	2	0	0
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	0
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,200 (21,400)
End Zone 5,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,200 (21,400)
End Zone	5,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,900)