Week 17, 2074

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	7	0	0	-	14
New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 CAR - Trent Coles 5 pass from Tyrus Barton (Jack Snyder extra point)
1Q: 02:18 NOS - Pat Breien 52 field goal
2Q: 13:45 CAR - Jonah Hruby 11 pass from Tyrus Barton (Jack Snyder extra point)
2Q: 02:40 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 84 pass from Wesley Benson (Pat Breien extra point)
3Q: 07:57 NOS - Pat Breien 28 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NOS - Pat Breien 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 CAR - Trent Coles 5 pass from Tyrus Barton (Jack Snyder extra point)
1Q: 02:18 NOS - Pat Breien 52 field goal
2Q: 13:45 CAR - Jonah Hruby 11 pass from Tyrus Barton (Jack Snyder extra point)
2Q: 02:40 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 84 pass from Wesley Benson (Pat Breien extra point)
3Q: 07:57 NOS - Pat Breien 28 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NOS - Pat Breien 40 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 12-3-1 12-4
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 299 356
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 4.40 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 134 84
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 5.15 3.00
Net Passing Yards 165 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 0 33 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.93 7.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 12.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 12/97
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 5/95
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	12-3-1	12-4
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	299	356
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	4.40	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	134	84
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	5.15	3.00
Net Passing Yards	165	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 0	33 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.93	7.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	12.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	12/97
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	5/95
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:37	31:23

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	8:14	1:28	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	2:13	3:34	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	9:24	6:02	OWN 4	12	53	Punt
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 25	10	57	Missed FG
3	11:44	1:14	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
3	7:51	0:23	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	6:17	2:28	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
3	1:50	2:01	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	7:33	1:20	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	4:37	3:08	OWN 18	8	41	Fumble
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	2	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	2:38	OWN 25	5	2	Punt
1	6:46	4:33	OWN 42	9	23	Field Goal
2	13:39	4:15	OWN 25	8	24	Punt
2	3:22	0:59	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 31	4	45	Missed FG
3	10:30	2:39	OWN 42	5	47	Field Goal
3	7:28	1:11	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
3	3:49	1:59	OWN 42	5	14	Punt
4	14:49	7:16	OWN 23	12	32	Punt
4	6:13	1:36	OWN 44	5	26	Interception
4	1:29	1:16	OPP 49	5	26	Field Goal

Game MVP: Gene Wagoner, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ken Downs	15	70	4.67	18	2
QB Tyrus Barton	5	31	6.20	8	0
RB Jonah Hruby	4	15	3.75	7	0
RB Damon McConnell	2	18	9.00	13	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lionel Burkhammer	14	27	1.93	26	1
RB Devon Davidson	7	31	4.43	12	1
RB Jerry Mobley	4	9	2.25	7	0
QB Wesley Benson	3	17	5.67	10	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Barton	37	18	192	5/27	2	41	0	82.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Benson	33	17	287	2/15	1	84	1	78.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hardy Lane	6	8	51	8.50	11	17	0
WR Trent Coles	5	12	81	16.20	29	41	1
RB Jonah Hruby	2	2	7	3.50	0	11	1
TE Roderick Hodges	2	8	16	8.00	10	17	0
RB Ken Downs	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
FB Carter Farr	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Trenton Straight	1	2	22	22.00	9	22	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Kemp	4	4	65	16.25	12	28	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	3	7	112	37.33	71	84	1
TE Vincent Melvin	3	5	1	0.33	5	5	0
TE Gene Godfrey	2	4	18	9.00	1	17	0
WR Chase Levine	2	3	57	28.50	17	36	0
RB Jerry Mobley	2	2	26	13.00	9	19	0
WR Philip Ogden	1	2	8	8.00	5	8	0
RB Lionel Burkhammer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ivan Arnold	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Zack Heitz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Everett Maloney	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Tyrus Barton	1	0
RB Ken Downs	1	0
TE Roderick Hodges	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
S Josh Hodges	1	0
DT Gene Wagoner	0	1
CB Conrad Ulufale	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	7	336	48.0	31.6	56	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Simonson	5	236	47.2	33.6	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Snyder	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Breien	3/4	2/3	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Rasnic	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Nussmeier	5	95	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Lane	1	29	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Philip Ogden	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zachary Bauer	7	5	0.0	28	35
ILB Johnny Steen	5	3	0.0	27	30
CB Malik Perry	4	1	1.0	28	35
CB Johnnie Lampkin	4	2	0.0	28	35
OLB Everett Maloney	4	2	0.0	23	22
DT Leonard Vajda	4	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Mark Horoszowski	3	1	1.0	22	22
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	3	1	0.0	16	18
CB Willie Donald	3	0	0.0	19	24
OLB Stephen Atchison	2	2	0.0	13	23
DE Antoine Kesselman	2	0	0.0	23	19
DE Mickey Finley	2	0	0.0	15	19
S Riddick Meyer	1	2	0.0	17	23
S Karl Babbitt	1	0	0.0	12	14
TE Roderick Hodges	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Leland Stewart	0	1	0.0	5	13
CB Alonzo Cote	0	1	0.0	1	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Theodore Maese	7	1	0.0	19	29
S Troy Bruner	6	0	0.0	17	27
DE Bryson Tucker	3	0	1.0	21	21
CB Richie Bradshaw	3	3	0.0	25	31
S Josh Hodges	3	3	0.0	26	42
S Ezra Ringo	3	0	0.0	10	25
DT Gene Wagoner	2	1	1.5	21	31
DE Teddy Maxwell	2	0	1.5	3	12
OLB Kelly Hawkins	2	1	0.0	19	28
OLB Erik Woody	2	0	0.0	7	14
CB Warren Emerson	2	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Frank Weaver	2	0	0.0	5	12
S Max Holliday	2	0	0.0	7	14
DE Stan Rinkenberg	1	1	0.5	23	32
OLB Damien Welker	1	1	0.5	10	25
OLB Richard Dixon	1	1	0.0	16	17
ILB Josh Perkins	1	1	0.0	5	13
CB Marquis Sweeney	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Hayden Harden	1	0	0.0	4	19
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	0	---	---	---
CB Braxton Wynn	1	0	0.0	17	17
CB Conrad Ulufale	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT Micah Wintch	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Malik Perry	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Mark Horoszowski	1.0	0	0	22
DE Mickey Finley	0.0	2	1	19
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	0.0	1	1	18
DT Leonard Vajda	0.0	0	1	24
DT Parker Barlow	0.0	0	1	11
OLB Leland Stewart	0.0	0	1	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gene Wagoner	1.5	5	5	31
DE Teddy Maxwell	1.5	0	0	12
DE Bryson Tucker	1.0	0	0	21
DE Stan Rinkenberg	0.5	2	0	32
OLB Damien Welker	0.5	1	2	25
DE Hayden Harden	0.0	1	0	19
ILB Theodore Maese	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Everett Maloney	4	0	1	22
S Zachary Bauer	3	0	0	35
ILB Johnny Steen	3	0	0	30
CB Johnnie Lampkin	2	0	0	35
CB Malik Perry	1	1	0	35
CB Willie Donald	1	0	0	24
S Riddick Meyer	1	0	0	23
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	1	0	0	18
OLB Stephen Atchison	1	0	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Richie Bradshaw	4	0	31
ILB Theodore Maese	3	0	29
CB Warren Emerson	2	1	26
OLB Erik Woody	2	0	14
S Troy Bruner	1	1	27
DE Hayden Harden	1	0	19
OLB Richard Dixon	1	0	17
CB Braxton Wynn	1	0	17
S Ezra Ringo	1	0	25
ILB Josh Perkins	1	0	13
ILB Frank Weaver	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Grant Harner	3	9	26	2	42
C Seth Sisco	2	5	26	0	42
G Amari Garrett	2	3	26	0	42
T Rickey Shaw	1	3	26	2	42
TE Roderick Hodges	0	1	23	0	41
T Moe Siglar	0	0	26	1	42

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brock Bernard	2	8	28	2	35
G Nate Linker	2	7	28	0	35
C Timothy Farrens	2	3	28	0	35
T Carlton Brady	2	3	28	0	35
T J.J. Mathai	0	4	28	0	35
TE Gene Godfrey	0	1	20	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Galasinski	2	8
Johnny Steen	1	24
Roderick Hodges	1	21
Everett Maloney	1	21
Leonard Vajda	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Philip Battle	1	24
Gene Wagoner	1	18

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Roderick Hodges	23	41	---	---	21	85
ILB Johnny Steen	---	---	27	30	24	81
CB Malik Perry	---	---	28	35	17	80
G Grant Harner	26	42	---	---	8	76
G Amari Garrett	26	42	---	---	1	69
T Rickey Shaw	26	42	---	---	---	68
QB Tyrus Barton	26	42	---	---	---	68
C Seth Sisco	26	42	---	---	---	68
T Moe Siglar	26	42	---	---	---	68
S Zachary Bauer	---	---	28	35	4	67
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	28	35	4	67
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	24	24	18	66
OLB Everett Maloney	---	---	23	22	21	66
WR Hardy Lane	22	29	---	---	14	65
WR Trent Coles	23	30	---	---	---	53
WR Trenton Straight	21	30	---	---	---	51
RB Ken Downs	19	24	---	---	5	48
CB Willie Donald	---	---	19	24	3	46
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	22	22	1	45
S Riddick Meyer	---	---	17	23	4	44
DE Antoine Kesselman	---	---	23	19	1	43
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	---	---	16	18	6	40
OLB Stephen Atchison	---	---	13	23	4	40
DE Mickey Finley	---	---	15	19	3	37
RB Jonah Hruby	5	9	---	---	21	35
S Karl Babbitt	---	---	12	14	---	26
OLB Leland Stewart	---	---	5	13	3	21
WR Jackie Banks	4	9	---	---	8	21
DE Robbie Maloney	---	---	3	9	8	20
DE Randal Hutt	---	---	0	4	13	17
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	4	11	1	16
FB Carter Farr	4	12	---	---	---	16
TE Kai Henderson	2	14	---	---	---	16
T Sammie Coles	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Darrell Parker	3	3	---	---	5	11
S Tevin Rasnic	---	---	0	0	10	10
RB Damon McConnell	2	8	---	---	---	10
G Johnnie Galasinski	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Herb Prior	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Alonzo Cote	---	---	1	4	---	5
K Jack Snyder	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Eduardo Marshall	2	1	---	---	---	3
DE Eric Tan	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Martin Halvorson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Josh Hodges	---	---	26	42	16	84
G Nate Linker	28	35	---	---	9	72
G Brock Bernard	28	35	---	---	9	72
T J.J. Mathai	28	35	---	---	9	72
CB Richie Bradshaw	---	---	25	31	15	71
DT Gene Wagoner	---	---	21	31	18	70
C Timothy Farrens	28	35	---	---	---	63
T Carlton Brady	28	35	---	---	---	63
QB Wesley Benson	28	35	---	---	---	63
WR Junior Nussmeier	25	27	---	---	10	62
OLB Kelly Hawkins	---	---	19	28	11	58
DE Stan Rinkenberg	---	---	23	32	1	56
WR Philip Ogden	22	27	---	---	4	53
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	16	17	20	53
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	19	29	1	49
DE Bryson Tucker	---	---	21	21	7	49
TE Zack Heitz	10	15	---	---	24	49
WR Philip Battle	12	10	---	---	24	46
S Troy Bruner	---	---	17	27	1	45
OLB Damien Welker	---	---	10	25	8	43
CB Warren Emerson	---	---	15	26	1	42
RB Lionel Burkhammer	18	12	---	---	11	41
TE Gene Godfrey	20	16	---	---	3	39
S Ezra Ringo	---	---	10	25	1	36
WR Chase Levine	5	7	---	---	24	36
CB Braxton Wynn	---	---	17	17	---	34
RB Jerry Mobley	6	19	---	---	4	29
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	4	19	1	24
OLB Erik Woody	---	---	7	14	---	21
S Max Holliday	---	---	7	14	---	21
WR William Kemp	7	13	---	---	---	20
TE Vincent Melvin	5	15	---	---	---	20
RB Devon Davidson	9	8	---	---	2	19
ILB Josh Perkins	---	---	5	13	---	18
DT Micah Wintch	---	---	6	11	---	17
ILB Frank Weaver	---	---	5	12	---	17
DE Teddy Maxwell	---	---	3	12	---	15
CB Conrad Ulufale	---	---	7	8	---	15
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	3	8	1	12
WR Ivan Arnold	1	6	---	---	4	11
K Pat Breien	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Kris Pollinger	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Moe Simonson	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Bob Helfenstein	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jesse Heath	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Devante Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	13	60	4.6
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	10	11	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Barton	37	18	2	5	3	2	9	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Benson	33	17	4	2	3	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	149	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	37	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	86	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	148	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent Coles	12	5	1	81	1	30
TE Roderick Hodges	8	2	2	16	0	41
WR Hardy Lane	8	6	0	51	0	29
FB Carter Farr	4	1	0	3	0	12
RB Jonah Hruby	2	2	0	7	0	9
WR Trenton Straight	2	1	0	22	1	30
RB Ken Downs	1	1	0	12	0	24

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Junior Nussmeier	7	3	2	112	1	27
TE Vincent Melvin	5	3	0	1	0	15
WR William Kemp	4	4	0	65	1	13
TE Gene Godfrey	4	2	0	18	0	16
WR Chase Levine	3	2	0	57	2	7
WR Philip Ogden	2	1	0	8	0	27
WR Ivan Arnold	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Jerry Mobley	2	2	0	26	0	19
TE Zack Heitz	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tyrus Barton	1	8	8.00	6.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devon Davidson	1	0	0.00	4.43
QB Wesley Benson	1	0	0.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrus Barton	5	2	16	3.20	5.19

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Benson	1	0	0	0.00	8.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trent Coles	2	1	5	2.50	6.75
FB Carter Farr	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1	11	11.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chase Levine	1	0	0	0.00	19.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	2	2
QB Tyrus Barton	1	1
RB Ken Downs	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wesley Benson	2	0
RB Jerry Mobley	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Barton	10	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Benson	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Coles	3	1	1
FB Carter Farr	2	0	0
WR Hardy Lane	2	1	1
RB Ken Downs	1	1	1
TE Roderick Hodges	1	0	0
WR Trenton Straight	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Kemp	3	3	3
TE Gene Godfrey	2	1	1
TE Vincent Melvin	2	1	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	1	1
WR Ivan Arnold	1	0	0
RB Jerry Mobley	1	1	1
TE Zack Heitz	1	0	0

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)