Conference Finals, 2069

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	0	14	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 CAR - Jonah Hruby 7 run (Brett Ritter extra point)
2Q: 12:27 CAR - Brett Ritter 31 field goal
2Q: 05:39 NOS - William Kemp 5 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
2Q: 01:22 NOS - Devon Davidson 2 run (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 11:54 NOS - Robbie Lang 51 field goal
3Q: 07:41 CAR - Brett Ritter 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 CAR - Jonah Hruby 7 run (Brett Ritter extra point)
2Q: 12:27 CAR - Brett Ritter 31 field goal
2Q: 05:39 NOS - William Kemp 5 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
2Q: 01:22 NOS - Devon Davidson 2 run (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 11:54 NOS - Robbie Lang 51 field goal
3Q: 07:41 CAR - Brett Ritter 35 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 15-4 17-1
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 10 12
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 287 369
- Offensive Plays 66 71
- Yards per Play 4.35 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 123 198
- Rushing Attempts 24 40
- Yards per Rush 5.13 4.95
Net Passing Yards 164 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 18 - 1 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 179 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 5.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/25 6/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:35 32:25

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	15-4	17-1
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	10	12
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	287	369
- Offensive Plays	66	71
- Yards per Play	4.35	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	123	198
- Rushing Attempts	24	40
- Yards per Rush	5.13	4.95
Net Passing Yards	164	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 18 - 1	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	179	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	5.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/25	6/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:35	32:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
1	7:52	2:24	OWN 31	7	16	Punt
1	3:15	5:55	OWN 27	13	59	Field Goal
2	9:47	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	5:29	1:13	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	1:16	1:01	OWN 28	5	22	Punt
3	11:48	4:13	OWN 27	7	55	Field Goal
3	4:13	2:27	OWN 30	5	25	Punt
4	12:30	3:11	OWN 20	11	35	Punt
4	4:16	1:22	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	1:25	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
1	5:28	2:13	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
2	12:20	2:33	OWN 22	4	29	Punt
2	9:35	4:06	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
2	4:16	3:00	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 4	1	2	Half
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 25	6	41	Field Goal
3	7:35	3:22	OWN 25	8	54	Fumble
3	1:46	4:16	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
4	9:19	5:03	OWN 7	8	38	Punt
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 44	7	35	Game

Game MVP: Shaquille LeTourneau, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	17	96	5.65	12	3	1
RB Ken Downs	6	20	3.33	7	0	0
QB Kaleb Murray	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devon Davidson	26	96	3.69	11	1	1
RB Emmett Clayton	5	48	9.60	19	3	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	5	30	6.00	9	0	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	4	24	6.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	39	18	179	3/15	0	24	1	49.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	30	16	174	1/3	1	35	0	81.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jacob Grudich	6	8	60	10.00	16	19
WR Cary Young	4	12	41	10.25	4	12
WR Donnell Maddux	4	10	42	10.50	13	24
FB Sammy Pitre	3	4	30	10.00	5	14
WR Gavin Wilkins	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Preston Horn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jeffery Ellison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Kemp	6	9	87	14.50	23	35	1
TE Frederick Reed	3	5	35	11.67	19	21	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	4	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Levon Young	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Nolan Garrison	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Emmett Clayton	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE John Weiler	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Devon Davidson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edward Ellis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Kaleb Murray	1	0	0
DT Leonard Vajda	0	1	1
C Tristan Dawkins	0	1	0
DE Caiden Lake	0	0	1
S Rickey Honaker	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	1	0
RB Devon Davidson	1	0	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	0	0
S Leo Jones	0	1	0
ILB Denzel Delgado	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	6	257	42.8	37.7	46	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Williams	5	267	53.4	37.8	62	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brett Ritter	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Lang	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Ellis	2	18	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Nussmeier	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	2	53	26.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Nussmeier	2	44	22.0	0
Conrad Barrett	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shaquille Jarman	12	3	0.0	39	27
ILB Larry Drake	10	2	0.0	40	29
OLB Wesley Wiggins	6	2	0.0	40	29
DE Willie Carach	4	1	0.0	32	21
DT Leonard Vajda	3	2	0.0	36	26
CB Damien Enman	3	0	0.0	29	19
DE Caiden Lake	2	1	0.5	10	10
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	2	0	0.5	5	3
CB Branden Simmons	2	1	0.0	23	15
ILB Lawrence Dronett	2	0	0.0	17	16
CB Johnnie Lampkin	2	0	0.0	39	30
OLB Harold Gray	1	3	0.0	34	24
S Rickey Honaker	1	1	0.0	39	31
S Zach Schafer	1	0	0.0	1	5
WR Cary Young	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shannon Strong	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Mark Horoszowski	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Conner Rodgers	0	2	0.0	31	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Theodore Maese	7	1	0.0	21	40
ILB Kendrick Quarles	6	1	0.0	5	26
S Efrain Dakis	5	0	0.0	24	42
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	4	1	0.0	14	14
ILB Denzel Delgado	3	0	1.0	4	16
DT Abraham Ridgeway	3	1	0.5	18	24
CB Edward Ellis	3	3	0.0	23	42
CB J.R. Franklin	2	1	0.0	21	27
CB Marquis Sweeney	2	1	0.0	19	30
S Leo Jones	2	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Bruce Reynolds	2	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Richard Dixon	1	2	1.0	23	42
CB Richie Andrews	1	1	0.5	4	11
DE Kendall Turner	1	0	0.0	17	20
TE Frederick Reed	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeff Fox	1	0	0.0	4	15
OLB Curtis Stokes	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Hayden Harden	0	1	0.0	18	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Caiden Lake	0.5	1	0	10
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	0.5	0	0	3
DE Willie Carach	0.0	2	1	21
OLB Wesley Wiggins	0.0	2	1	29
DE Conner Rodgers	0.0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Richard Dixon	1.0	0	0	1	42
ILB Denzel Delgado	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Abraham Ridgeway	0.5	0	1	2	24
CB Richie Andrews	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Hayden Harden	0.0	2	0	0	23
DE Kendall Turner	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	0.0	0	2	2	14
DT Edgar Harris	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Jeff Fox	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Bruce Reynolds	0.0	0	0	2	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Larry Drake	5	1	29
S Shaquille Jarman	3	0	27
OLB Harold Gray	1	1	24
S Zach Schafer	1	0	5
CB Damien Enman	1	0	19
DT Leonard Vajda	1	0	26
CB Johnnie Lampkin	1	0	30
DE Shannon Strong	1	0	2
OLB Wesley Wiggins	1	0	29
OLB Mark Horoszowski	1	0	7
S Rickey Honaker	0	1	31

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kendrick Quarles	5	0	0	26
CB Edward Ellis	3	2	1	42
CB J.R. Franklin	2	2	0	27
ILB Theodore Maese	2	0	0	40
ILB Denzel Delgado	2	0	0	16
S Efrain Dakis	1	0	0	42
CB Marquis Sweeney	1	0	0	30
DE Jeff Fox	1	0	0	15
S Leo Jones	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tristan Dawkins	5	9	0	24	1	42
T Sammie Coles	3	3	0	24	1	42
T Jay Brisman	3	3	0	24	0	42
G Donnie Richmond	2	5	0	24	0	42
G Johnnie Galasinski	1	3	1	24	1	42

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Shaquille LeTourneau	6	9	2	40	0	31
C Jeremy Wagner	4	11	1	40	0	31
T Nate Linker	4	6	0	40	1	31
G Connor Alston	2	5	0	40	0	31
G Conrad Barrett	1	3	0	40	0	31
TE Frederick Reed	0	1	0	27	0	17
TE Josiah Bush	0	1	0	14	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Grudich	1	20
Wesley Wiggins	1	19
Leonard Vajda	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Ellis	2	17
Emmett Clayton	1	20
Tevin Bradley	1	13
Wayne Gutzmer	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	40	29	19	88
T Jay Brisman	24	42	---	---	12	78
TE Jacob Grudich	18	40	---	---	20	78
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	36	26	15	77
WR Donnell Maddux	21	42	---	---	14	77
G Donnie Richmond	24	42	---	---	8	74
T Sammie Coles	24	42	---	---	8	74
G Johnnie Galasinski	24	42	---	---	8	74
ILB Larry Drake	---	---	40	29	2	71
S Rickey Honaker	---	---	39	31	1	71
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	39	30	1	70
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	39	27	1	67
C Tristan Dawkins	24	42	---	---	---	66
QB Kaleb Murray	24	42	---	---	---	66
WR Cary Young	22	37	---	---	1	60
WR Jeffery Ellison	20	19	---	---	20	59
OLB Harold Gray	---	---	34	24	---	58
DE Willie Carach	---	---	32	21	---	53
RB Jonah Hruby	18	33	---	---	1	52
DE Conner Rodgers	---	---	31	20	---	51
CB Damien Enman	---	---	29	19	1	49
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	---	---	12	12	19	43
CB Branden Simmons	---	---	23	15	1	39
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	17	16	---	33
DE Caiden Lake	---	---	10	10	9	29
DE Kai Hitchcock	---	---	7	9	6	22
RB Ken Downs	6	9	---	---	7	22
S Zach Schafer	---	---	1	5	13	19
TE Preston Horn	4	14	---	---	---	18
FB Sammy Pitre	3	11	---	---	1	15
S Damon Webb	---	---	0	2	12	14
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	5	7	1	13
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	5	3	1	9
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Leon Ellis	1	0	---	---	6	7
WR Gavin Wilkins	2	5	---	---	---	7
TE Kai Escobedo	2	0	---	---	4	6
WR Arnie Barker	3	0	---	---	3	6
K Brett Ritter	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Roy Zeigler	---	---	0	2	1	3
DE Shannon Strong	---	---	1	2	---	3
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	0	2	---	2
G Ross Riddock	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Martin Halvorson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Leonard Rutan	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	23	42	18	83
CB Edward Ellis	---	---	23	42	17	82
G Conrad Barrett	40	31	---	---	10	81
T Shaquille LeTourneau	40	31	---	---	6	77
QB J.J. Gregoire	40	31	---	---	---	71
C Jeremy Wagner	40	31	---	---	---	71
T Nate Linker	40	31	---	---	---	71
G Connor Alston	40	31	---	---	---	71
S Efrain Dakis	---	---	24	42	3	69
TE Frederick Reed	27	17	---	---	20	64
S Leo Jones	---	---	23	32	9	64
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	21	40	2	63
WR Junior Nussmeier	25	18	---	---	10	53
RB Devon Davidson	29	20	---	---	3	52
WR Levon Young	27	22	---	---	1	50
CB J.R. Franklin	---	---	21	27	2	50
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	19	30	---	49
DT Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	18	24	6	48
DE Kendall Turner	---	---	17	20	7	44
RB Emmett Clayton	12	11	---	---	20	43
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	18	23	2	43
WR Nolan Garrison	21	15	---	---	1	37
WR William Kemp	18	16	---	---	---	34
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	5	26	2	33
TE John Weiler	16	13	---	---	3	32
DT Edgar Harris	---	---	5	22	2	29
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	---	---	14	14	---	28
TE Josiah Bush	14	13	---	---	1	28
S Howard Daniels	---	---	1	10	15	26
ILB Denzel Delgado	---	---	4	16	---	20
DE Jeff Fox	---	---	4	15	---	19
DE Gene Carlisle	---	---	6	13	---	19
OLB Bruce Reynolds	---	---	7	6	5	18
CB Richie Andrews	---	---	4	11	2	17
CB Ian Brian	---	---	4	0	13	17
WR Tre Prewett	5	6	---	---	4	15
WR Victor Large	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Wayne Gutzmer	6	4	---	---	4	14
RB Tevin Bradley	0	0	---	---	13	13
OLB Curtis Stokes	---	---	3	7	---	10
C Kenneth Gibson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Brock Bernard	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Sammie Cornett	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Robbie Lang	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Dwight Williams	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Tyler Sutton	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	8	48	6.0
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	17	93	5.5
Right	14	75	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	39	18	1	2	6	4	5	8	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	30	16	3	1	4	3	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	71	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	108	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	75	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Young	12	4	2	41	0	37
WR Donnell Maddux	10	4	1	42	1	42
TE Jacob Grudich	8	6	0	60	0	40
FB Sammy Pitre	4	3	1	30	0	11
WR Gavin Wilkins	3	1	1	6	0	5
TE Preston Horn	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Jeffery Ellison	1	0	1	0	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Kemp	9	6	1	87	2	16
TE Frederick Reed	5	3	1	35	1	17
WR Junior Nussmeier	4	2	0	5	0	18
WR Nolan Garrison	3	1	1	7	0	15
RB Devon Davidson	3	0	0	0	0	20
WR Levon Young	2	1	1	15	0	22
RB Emmett Clayton	2	1	0	9	0	11
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	1	0	8	0	4
TE John Weiler	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonah Hruby	1	7	7.00	5.65
RB Ken Downs	1	-2	-2.00	3.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	-1	-1.00	6.00
RB Emmett Clayton	1	10	10.00	9.60
RB Devon Davidson	1	2	2.00	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	5	1	7	1.40	4.59

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	4	1	5	1.25	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sammy Pitre	2	1	7	3.50	7.50
WR Donnell Maddux	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
TE Preston Horn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeffery Ellison	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	0	0	0.00	1.25
RB Emmett Clayton	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR William Kemp	1	1	5	5.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	2	2
QB Kaleb Murray	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmett Clayton	4	4
RB Devon Davidson	2	2
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	9	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cary Young	2	0	0
WR Donnell Maddux	2	0	0
TE Jacob Grudich	2	2	2
FB Sammy Pitre	1	1	0
TE Preston Horn	1	0	0
WR Jeffery Ellison	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Levon Young	2	1	1
WR William Kemp	2	1	1
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	1
TE Frederick Reed	1	0	0
RB Devon Davidson	1	0	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)