Week 17, 2014

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	7	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:31 NOS - Artie Farias 26 field goal
2Q: 07:58 CAR - Andy Schultz 33 field goal
4Q: 02:33 NOS - Bryant Blakely 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:05 CAR - Andre Johnson 60 pass from Edward Campos (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 00:40 NOS - Bryant Blakely 4 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:31 NOS - Artie Farias 26 field goal
2Q: 07:58 CAR - Andy Schultz 33 field goal
4Q: 02:33 NOS - Bryant Blakely 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:05 CAR - Andre Johnson 60 pass from Edward Campos (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 00:40 NOS - Bryant Blakely 4 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-14 15-1
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 316 368
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 5.85 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 97 139
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 3.88 4.63
Net Passing Yards 219 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 2 36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 241 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.55 5.87
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:11 33:49

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-14	15-1
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	316	368
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	5.85	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	97	139
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	3.88	4.63
Net Passing Yards	219	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 2	36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	241	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.55	5.87
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:11	33:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 20	6	24	Fumble
1	9:13	2:35	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	14:25	6:34	OWN 26	11	58	Field Goal
2	4:45	2:46	OWN 29	8	68	Missed FG
2	0:25	0:18	OPP 32	2	0	Interception
3	9:41	2:01	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	3:07	2:26	OWN 3	5	33	Punt
4	14:29	2:06	OWN 10	3	-4	Punt
4	11:03	2:01	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	5:23	0:43	OWN 23	2	0	Interception
4	2:26	0:27	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 46	3	32	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	2:37	OPP 44	4	11	Punt
1	6:38	7:13	OWN 22	13	69	Field Goal
2	7:51	3:06	OWN 43	6	35	Missed FG
2	1:59	1:34	OWN 19	4	11	Interception
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 22	1	4	Half
3	15:00	5:19	OWN 26	6	24	Punt
3	7:40	4:33	OWN 32	9	31	Punt
3	0:41	1:12	OWN 31	4	14	Punt
4	12:23	1:20	OPP 48	5	26	Missed FG
4	9:02	3:39	OWN 15	6	23	Punt
4	4:40	2:14	OPP 33	7	33	Touchdown
4	1:59	1:27	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown

Game MVP: Harris Herron, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Howard Bridges	17	67	3.94	13	2
Emmanuel McCarthy	6	13	2.17	6	0
Edward Campos	2	17	8.50	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bryant Blakely	21	92	4.38	13	2	2
Mark Coons	4	18	4.50	8	0	0
Colin Powell	3	22	7.33	13	1	0
Arnie Bernard	2	7	3.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edward Campos	25	16	241	4/22	1	60	2	75.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Powell	36	25	248	3/19	0	44	1	77.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marco Bensen	6	8	94	15.67	11	30	0
WR Andre Johnson	5	8	102	20.40	31	60	1
FB Tom Gaffney	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR William Lundberg	1	2	18	18.00	3	18	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
TE George Sharpton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kent Austin	7	8	104	14.86	19	44
RB Bryant Blakely	4	4	35	8.75	13	16
WR Ron Robinson	4	8	48	12.00	7	20
WR Devery Henderson	2	2	15	7.50	2	8
WR Curtis Weber	2	4	15	7.50	6	9
TE Graham King	2	3	22	11.00	6	14
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
RB Mark Coons	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
FB Ryan Dittoe	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Arnie Bernard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	4	4.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Arnie Shafer	1	6	6.00	0
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edward Campos	3	0	0
Kendrick Hastings	0	1	0
Byron Davidson	0	1	0
Randall Hawkins	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryant Blakely	1	0	0
Brent Compton	0	1	0
Ryan Dittoe	0	1	0
Harris Herron	0	0	2
Antoine Pickett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	5	203	40.6	38.8	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	5	181	36.2	32.2	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/3	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	80	26.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bruce Brookins	10	0	0.0	15	30
S Lorenzo Varney	7	3	0.0	28	39
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	5	1	0.0	27	38
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	5	1	0.0	25	32
CB Robert Blackford	4	1	0.0	27	36
CB Stephen Forbes	4	1	0.0	30	38
DE Bert Messenger	3	1	1.0	27	37
DE Colin Bush	3	1	1.0	27	38
OLB Billy Joe Hodges	3	2	0.0	24	31
S Brandon Magnotta	3	1	0.0	24	32
S Leon Barbaritz	2	0	0.0	8	9
DT Marshall Carroll	2	0	0.0	25	39
ILB Randall Hawkins	2	0	0.0	3	1
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	1.0	3	1
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	2	0.0	14	15
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gene Bracken	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Marco Bensen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gabe Buchman	0	1	0.0	9	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	6	1	0.0	20	26
DE Harris Herron	5	0	3.0	20	26
S Arnie Shafer	5	4	0.0	20	26
S Austin Koch	4	3	0.0	21	27
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	0	0.0	21	27
CB Heath Cooper	3	1	0.0	18	24
ILB Courtney Watson	3	0	0.0	20	25
CB Antoine Pickett	3	0	0.0	22	29
DE Brent Compton	2	1	0.5	21	27
OLB Reggie Bailey	2	2	0.0	10	5
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.0	17	20
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	2	0.5	22	28
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	---	---	---
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	9	5
ILB A.J. Sexton	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Brock Evans	0	1	0.0	5	2
S Brenden Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Bush	1.0	1	1	38
DE Bert Messenger	1.0	0	1	37
DE Terry Maddux	1.0	0	0	1
CB Stephen Forbes	0.0	0	1	38

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	3.0	1	26
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.5	1	28
DE Brent Compton	0.5	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bruce Brookins	7	1	0	30
CB Stephen Forbes	4	1	0	38
S Brandon Magnotta	3	0	0	32
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	0	36
S Leon Barbaritz	2	0	0	9
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	2	0	0	38
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	1	15
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0	39
OLB Billy Joe Hodges	1	0	0	31
DT Marshall Carroll	1	0	0	39
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0	38

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	0	27
S Arnie Shafer	2	1	26
CB Heath Cooper	2	0	24
S Austin Koch	2	0	27
CB Antoine Pickett	2	0	29
OLB Jared Ballard	1	1	26
ILB Courtney Watson	1	0	25
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	5
ILB A.J. Sexton	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Hughes	1	6	0	21	1	28
Donnie Hines	1	2	0	10	0	15
Patrick Petrolis	1	2	0	20	0	22
Cole Jordan	1	2	0	17	0	22
Marcus McNeil	1	1	0	4	0	1
Jordan Gross	0	5	1	25	1	27
George Coffey	0	5	0	24	1	26
Byron Davidson	0	0	0	8	1	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jimmy Lumpkin	4	6	0	24	0	32
Lamont Forbes	2	7	1	27	0	31
Shaun Dworak	1	5	0	24	1	32
Donald Matthews	1	3	0	18	0	20
Larry Andersen	1	2	0	14	2	20
Tony Brumley	1	1	1	2	0	0
Graham King	1	1	0	8	0	9
Marlon Prill	0	2	0	30	0	39

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Burnett	1	23
Wendell Rubenstein	1	12
Marco Bensen	1	7
Donnie Hines	1	3
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	19
Donnell Jefferson	0	17
Tom Gaffney	0	12
Kendrick Hastings	0	11
Mario Beyer	0	11
Terry Maddux	0	10
George Sharpton	0	9
William Lundberg	0	8
Marcus McNeil	0	7
Leon Barbaritz	0	7
Byron Davidson	0	7
John Hill	0	6
Robert Blackford	0	6
Randall Hawkins	0	6
Greg Lang	0	5
Mitch Hughes	0	5
Andy Schultz	0	5
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
George Coffey	0	4
Randy Dodge	0	4
Maurice Pomeroy	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	3
Bruce Westbrook	0	3
Marshall Carroll	0	3
Colin Bush	0	3
Stephen Forbes	0	3
Andre Johnson	0	2
Brandon Magnotta	0	2
Terry Sawyer	0	2
Billy Joe Hodges	0	2
Geoff Maniecki	0	2
Bruce Brookins	0	2
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	2
Gabe Buchman	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Graham King	1	13
Kelvin Arntt	1	7
Dontarrious Thomas	1	6
Mark Coons	0	20
Curtis Weber	0	19
Devery Henderson	0	14
Kendrick Samuels	0	11
Tony Brumley	0	9
Dwight Mendez	0	9
Heath Cooper	0	8
Brent Compton	0	8
Lamont Forbes	0	8
Arnie Bernard	0	8
Donald Matthews	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	8
Irving Robasky	0	7
Artie Farias	0	7
Austin Hitchcock	0	6
Horace Ogden	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Bryant Blakely	0	4
Tim Apold	0	4
Shaun Dworak	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	4
Ryan Dittoe	0	4
A.J. Sexton	0	4
Xavier Blair	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Reggie Bailey	0	3
Brenden Rasmussen	0	3
Wesley Hickman	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	3
Dennis Weathersby	0	2
Courtney Watson	0	2
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Arnie Shafer	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Antoine Pickett	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	22	111	5.0
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edward Campos	25	16	4	3	1	0	3	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Powell	36	25	2	3	1	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	132	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	19	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	126	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	44	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	8	5	1	102	1	21
WR Marco Bensen	8	6	0	94	2	21
FB Tom Gaffney	2	1	0	7	0	3
WR William Lundberg	2	1	0	18	0	21
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	1	0	20	1	13
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0	0	0	15
TE George Sharpton	1	1	0	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Robinson	8	4	1	48	1	32
WR Kent Austin	8	7	0	104	1	27
RB Bryant Blakely	4	4	0	35	0	37
WR Curtis Weber	4	2	0	15	0	16
RB Mark Coons	3	1	0	9	0	9
TE Graham King	3	2	0	22	0	9
WR Devery Henderson	2	2	0	15	0	21
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	0	-1	0	19
RB Arnie Bernard	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Ryan Dittoe	1	1	0	1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Bridges	4	12	3.00	3.94

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Blakely	6	17	2.83	4.38
Mark Coons	2	4	2.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Campos	2	0	0	0.00	9.64

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Powell	2	2	16	8.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	12.75
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	16	16.00	8.75
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Edward Campos	1	1
Howard Bridges	1	0
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	3	3
Arnie Bernard	2	2
Mark Coons	1	1
Colin Powell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Campos	6	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Powell	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	4	3	2
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0
TE George Sharpton	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Robinson	3	2	2
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	0
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	0
RB Mark Coons	1	1	1
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	1
RB Arnie Bernard	1	0	0
TE Graham King	1	1	0
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)