Week 9, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	14	-	24
New Orleans Saints	21	10	7	7	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 NOS - Darrell Irwin 3 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 07:12 NOS - Antoine Stein 71 punt return (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 01:30 NOS - Tony Brumley 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Donnell Wilcox 29 field goal
2Q: 06:58 NOS - Arnie Pearson 6 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 03:38 CAR - Harvey Cochrane 4 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:29 NOS - David Akers 19 field goal
3Q: 03:36 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:46 CAR - Frankie Copeland 2 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 09:33 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 19 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:00 CAR - Kendrick Hastings 16 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 NOS - Darrell Irwin 3 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 07:12 NOS - Antoine Stein 71 punt return (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 01:30 NOS - Tony Brumley 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Donnell Wilcox 29 field goal
2Q: 06:58 NOS - Arnie Pearson 6 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 03:38 CAR - Harvey Cochrane 4 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:29 NOS - David Akers 19 field goal
3Q: 03:36 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:46 CAR - Frankie Copeland 2 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 09:33 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 19 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:00 CAR - Kendrick Hastings 16 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 6-3 5-3
First Downs 15 32
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 7 21
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 227 495
- Offensive Plays 50 77
- Yards per Play 4.54 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 103 153
- Rushing Attempts 20 44
- Yards per Rush 5.15 3.48
Net Passing Yards 124 342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 13 - 1 33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 342
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 10.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 10/62
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 3/104
Kick Returns/Yards 6/179 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 20:38 39:22

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	6-3	5-3
First Downs	15	32
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	7	21
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	227	495
- Offensive Plays	50	77
- Yards per Play	4.54	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	103	153
- Rushing Attempts	20	44
- Yards per Rush	5.15	3.48
Net Passing Yards	124	342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 13 - 1	33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	342
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	10.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	10/62
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	3/104
Kick Returns/Yards	6/179	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	20:38	39:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt
1	8:10	1:05	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	7:05	1:52	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
1	1:21	5:17	OWN 44	9	44	Field Goal
2	6:48	1:30	OWN 42	5	6	Punt
2	4:10	0:41	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:13	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
3	12:18	1:25	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	3:29	4:48	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
4	9:24	3:30	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	5:03	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
1	5:13	3:52	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	11:04	4:16	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	5:18	1:08	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	3:29	3:05	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 31	2	-5	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
3	10:53	7:24	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
4	13:41	4:17	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	5:54	5:54	OWN 20	11	43	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Harvey Cochrane	15	77	5.13	20	2	1
Frankie Copeland	5	26	5.20	12	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	32	122	3.81	12	2	2
Darrell Irwin	10	25	2.50	8	0	1
Philip Rivers	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	29	13	130	1/6	2	41	1	66.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	33	25	342	0/0	2	36	0	128.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Frankie Copeland	4	4	18	4.50	6	11	1
WR Andre Johnson	3	10	53	17.67	0	41	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	4	15	7.50	3	12	0
WR William Lundberg	2	7	23	11.50	2	12	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	2	21	10.50	0	16	1
TE Wendell Rubenstein	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Jacobs	7	8	122	17.43	15	29	1
TE Graham King	4	6	44	11.00	7	16	0
FB Mike Karney	3	3	13	4.33	2	9	0
WR Devery Henderson	3	5	52	17.33	15	29	0
WR Irving Robasky	3	5	63	21.00	13	36	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	9	4.50	9	7	0
RB Darrell Irwin	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Antoine Stein	1	2	21	21.00	6	21	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Michael Lewis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gene Bracken	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnie Pearson	1	0	0	0
Taylor Jacobs	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	5	230	46.0	30.2	55	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	2	87	43.5	35.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Stein	3	104	34.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	6	179	29.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	1	26	26.0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jack Brewer	13	1	0.0	39	31
ILB Nicky Bellevue	8	3	0.0	43	31
S Lorenzo Varney	6	2	0.0	24	24
DE Gene Bracken	6	0	0.0	36	29
DT Alan O'Donnell	5	3	0.0	37	25
OLB Ethan Burnett	5	3	0.0	36	28
OLB K.C. Jennings	4	5	0.0	31	17
CB Bruce Brookins	4	2	0.0	31	30
CB Robert Blackford	4	1	0.0	39	30
ILB Geoff Maniecki	2	1	0.0	5	2
DT Ellis Wyms	2	0	0.0	22	7
S Leon Barbaritz	2	0	0.0	11	2
DT Cory Rose	1	2	0.0	38	30
CB Dre' Bly	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Bert Messenger	1	0	0.0	29	29
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	---	---	---
CB Duane Scroggins	0	2	0.0	22	18
DT Marshall Carroll	0	1	0.0	18	15
ILB Randall Hawkins	0	1	0.0	8	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Courtney Watson	7	1	0.0	17	29
DE Tim Apold	6	1	0.5	19	27
OLB Kendrick Samuels	5	1	0.0	19	30
CB Fernando Clayton	4	1	0.0	17	27
CB Heath Cooper	3	2	0.0	14	25
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	1	0.0	19	30
S Mike Doss	1	3	0.0	19	30
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	1	2	0.0	12	24
S Michael Lewis	1	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Travis LaBoy	0	1	0.5	19	29
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0	1	0.0	18	30
DE Harris Herron	0	1	0.0	1	1
DT Oliver Coffey	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
DT Alan O'Donnell	2	25
S Lorenzo Varney	1	24
DE Gene Bracken	1	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Travis LaBoy	0.5	1	3	1	29
DE Tim Apold	0.5	0	0	0	27
ILB Courtney Watson	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ethan Burnett	6	0	28
S Lorenzo Varney	4	0	24
ILB Nicky Bellevue	3	2	31
CB Robert Blackford	3	1	30
CB Bruce Brookins	3	0	30
OLB K.C. Jennings	2	0	17
DE Gene Bracken	2	0	29
S Jack Brewer	1	0	31
ILB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	2
DT Marshall Carroll	0	1	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fernando Clayton	4	0	0	27
CB Heath Cooper	3	1	0	25
ILB Courtney Watson	2	2	0	29
S Michael Lewis	1	1	1	28
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	1	0	30
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	0	0	30
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0	4
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0	24
S Austin Koch	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus McNeil	3	3	11	0	14
O.J. Cooley	2	5	14	0	24
Patrick Petrolis	1	2	14	0	19
John Hill	1	1	12	0	16
Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	16	0	16
Jordan Gross	0	3	16	1	24
Byron Davidson	0	2	13	0	20
Mike Saffer	0	1	13	0	20
Rock Cartwright	0	1	5	0	7
Teddy Biernoth	0	1	7	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jon Stinchcomb	4	7	0	35	32
Jacob Rogers	3	7	0	34	26
Leon Schroeder	2	11	0	36	29
Donald Matthews	2	6	1	44	33
Lamont Forbes	2	2	1	10	7
Lennie Friedman	1	3	0	40	25
Bart Rivera	1	1	0	8	4
Mike Karney	0	2	0	24	16
Johnny King	0	2	0	4	8
Tony Brumley	0	1	0	8	2

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Beyer	2	19
Ethan Burnett	1	11
Wendell Rubenstein	1	8
Frankie Copeland	0	20
Rock Cartwright	0	16
Willie Gardner	0	16
Randall Hawkins	0	16
Brandon Lloyd	0	15
Dre' Bly	0	13
Lorenzo Varney	0	13
William Lundberg	0	10
Robert Blackford	0	9
Geoff Maniecki	0	7
John Hill	0	6
Marcus McNeil	0	6
Teddy Biernoth	0	6
Donnie Hines	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Greg Lang	0	5
Patrick Petrolis	0	5
Bruce Brookins	0	5
Byron Davidson	0	3
Jordan Gross	0	2
Jack Brewer	0	2
Ellis Wyms	0	2
Alan O'Donnell	0	2
Nicky Bellevue	0	2
Leon Barbaritz	0	2
Mike Saffer	0	1
Patrick Ramsey	0	1
Duane Scroggins	0	1
Shawn Hanks	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Harvey Cochrane	0	1
Bert Messenger	0	1
K.C. Jennings	0	1
Gene Bracken	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Irwin	2	16
Tommy Chapman	2	15
Dwight Mendez	1	16
Irving Robasky	1	13
Arnie Bernard	1	10
Devery Henderson	0	17
Mike Karney	0	16
Dennis Weathersby	0	14
Mike Doss	0	12
Reggie Bailey	0	12
Austin Koch	0	12
David Akers	0	9
Taylor Jacobs	0	7
Graham King	0	7
Tony Brumley	0	6
Brent Compton	0	5
Harris Herron	0	5
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Arnie Pearson	0	5
Antoine Stein	0	5
Brenden Rasmussen	0	5
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Jacob Rogers	0	3
Johnny King	0	3
Lamont Forbes	0	3
Bart Rivera	0	3
Courtney Watson	0	2
Horace Ogden	0	2
Michael Lewis	0	1
Travis LaBoy	0	1
Xavier Blair	0	1
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Fernando Clayton	0	1
Heath Cooper	0	1
Tim Apold	0	1
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1
Kendrick Samuels	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	7	55	7.9
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	62	4.8
Middle	24	67	2.8
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	29	13	1	1	1	7	5	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	33	25	5	0	0	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	33	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	57	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	89	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	162	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	78	15.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	10	3	1	53	1	23
WR William Lundberg	7	2	0	23	0	26
WR Brandon Lloyd	4	2	0	15	0	13
RB Frankie Copeland	4	4	0	18	0	18
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	0	0	0	0	16
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	2	0	21	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Jacobs	8	7	122	2	31
TE Graham King	6	4	44	0	23
WR Devery Henderson	5	3	52	1	15
WR Irving Robasky	5	3	63	1	16
FB Mike Karney	3	3	13	0	16
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	9	0	26
WR Antoine Stein	2	1	21	1	15
RB Darrell Irwin	1	1	7	0	7
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	11	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harvey Cochrane	3	12	4.00	5.13
Frankie Copeland	2	3	1.50	5.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	6	11	1.83	3.81
Darrell Irwin	4	8	2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	7	3	23	3.29	4.48

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	6	5	70	11.67	10.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Lundberg	2	0	0	0.00	3.29
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	2	21	10.50	10.50
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	5.30
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	2	2.00	4.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Jacobs	2	2	33	16.50	15.25
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	13	13.00	10.40
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0	0.00	12.60
TE Graham King	1	1	13	13.00	7.33
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	10	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	7	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	3	1	1
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	1
WR Andre Johnson	2	0	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Jacobs	3	3	3
TE Graham King	2	1	1
FB Mike Karney	1	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (20,400)
End Zone 12,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (20,400)
End Zone	12,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,700)