Week 17, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

54 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	13	0	8	10	6	-	37
Carolina Panthers	0	14	7	10	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Kent Austin 24 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point failed)
2Q: 13:14 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 04:47 CAR - Lenny McKnight 10 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 04:27 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers pass to Arnie Pearson for conversion)
4Q: 14:34 NOS - Curtis Weber 39 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 10:40 CAR - Andy Schultz 40 field goal
4Q: 01:19 CAR - Frankie Copeland 3 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Artie Farias 23 field goal
OT: 11:43 NOS - Curtis Weber 18 pass from Philip Rivers

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Kent Austin 24 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point failed)
2Q: 13:14 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 04:47 CAR - Lenny McKnight 10 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 08:34 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 04:27 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers pass to Arnie Pearson for conversion)
4Q: 14:34 NOS - Curtis Weber 39 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 10:40 CAR - Andy Schultz 40 field goal
4Q: 01:19 CAR - Frankie Copeland 3 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Artie Farias 23 field goal
OT: 11:43 NOS - Curtis Weber 18 pass from Philip Rivers

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 12-4 5-11
First Downs 32 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 25 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 541 378
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 8.73 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 93 150
- Rushing Attempts 17 34
- Yards per Rush 5.47 4.41
Net Passing Yards 448 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 31 - 2 30 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 454 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 9.96 7.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/8 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/128 6/190
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/37
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:36 32:49

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	12-4	5-11
First Downs	32	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	25	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	541	378
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	8.73	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	93	150
- Rushing Attempts	17	34
- Yards per Rush	5.47	4.41
Net Passing Yards	448	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 31 - 2	30 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	454	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	9.96	7.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/8	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/128	6/190
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/37
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:36	32:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
1	7:13	1:34	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
2	13:05	3:25	OWN 43	5	19	Punt
2	4:37	0:51	OWN 21	2	0	Interception
2	3:14	1:46	OWN 22	6	29	Punt
3	8:28	1:26	OWN 45	3	13	Interception
3	6:18	1:58	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	3:04	3:45	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
4	10:34	7:14	OWN 29	12	37	Missed FG
4	1:19	1:19	OWN 31	5	63	Field Goal
OT1	13:35	2:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	2:33	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
1	5:39	7:34	OWN 33	13	67	Touchdown
2	9:40	5:03	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	3:46	0:32	OPP 35	2	7	Interception
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 18	3	20	Half
3	15:00	6:32	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
3	7:02	0:44	OPP 41	2	-2	Fumble
3	4:20	1:16	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
4	14:19	3:45	OWN 39	6	38	Field Goal
4	3:20	2:01	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:25	OWN 46	3	-4	Punt

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	12	56	4.67	12	2	0
Joel Garrison	5	37	7.40	16	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	19	85	4.47	19	3	2
Frankie Copeland	11	50	4.55	19	2	1
Terry Sawyer	3	9	3.00	4	0	0
Ernie Summerfield	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	44	31	454	1/6	5	39	2	122.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	30	22	240	2/12	1	30	1	93.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Austin	9	12	181	20.11	9	33	1
WR Irving Robasky	6	10	73	12.17	16	25	0
WR Curtis Weber	5	6	112	22.40	6	39	2
TE Graham King	4	5	38	9.50	16	15	0
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	14	4.67	5	10	2
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	14	14.00	6	14	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	5	9	9.00	0	9	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	7	10	118	16.86	38	30	0
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	15	5.00	6	7	1
RB Lenny McKnight	3	5	19	6.33	17	9	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	22	11.00	4	17	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	4	25	12.50	8	19	0
FB Ernie Summerfield	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Martin Orbik	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Joey Webb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	1	5	5.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	1	0	0.00	0
CB Donald Jones	1	37	37.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Mireles	0	1	1	0
Sammie Rutter	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Terry Sawyer	1	0
William Lundberg	1	0
Reggie Wagner	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Farias	2	62	31.0	31.0	31	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	3	148	49.3	41.7	58	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/2	0/1	0/1	23	2/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	4	88	22.0	0
Arnie Pearson	2	40	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	5	172	34.4	0
Jesse Marshall	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daniel Bellas	8	2	0.0	26	22
ILB Gary Thompson	7	2	0.0	33	32
OLB Jared Ballard	5	5	0.0	26	28
CB Tommy Cranwell	5	1	0.0	34	29
DE Jason Mireles	4	2	1.0	31	32
DT A.J. Coffey	4	3	0.0	33	32
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	0.0	32	31
DE Sammy Kolodzik	4	0	0.0	33	30
DT Oliver Coffey	3	2	1.0	25	29
S Tyrone Weber	3	3	0.0	34	32
DT Tyrone Curtis	3	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0.0	12	11
S Norm Gardner	1	1	0.0	6	3
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0.0	1	2
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
TE Graham King	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	8	1	1.0	17	44
CB Donald Jones	6	2	0.0	17	45
S Cris Shepard	5	3	0.0	16	38
DT Zach Burns	5	2	0.0	17	42
OLB Harold McBeal	4	0	0.0	8	27
CB Raymond Vance	3	1	0.0	16	39
OLB Mercury Schneider	3	0	0.0	4	16
CB Ty Gibson	2	1	0.0	5	17
S Tyrus Barnhardt	2	1	0.0	12	36
OLB Maurice Barber	2	0	0.0	13	29
DE Bert Messenger	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	0.0	16	41
WR Joey Webb	1	0	---	---	---
CB Luther Cote	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	0	1	0.0	2	2
DT Donovan Samsel	0	1	0.0	5	12
S Darren Nixon	0	1	0.0	2	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	1	29
DE Jason Mireles	1.0	0	0	32
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Jared Ballard	0.0	1	0	28
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	1	32
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0.0	0	1	30

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	1.0	0	0	1	44
DE Colin Bush	0.0	1	4	0	42
DT Zach Burns	0.0	1	0	0	42
DT Donovan Samsel	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tommy Cranwell	4	1	0	29
CB Daniel Bellas	4	0	0	22
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	0	28
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	1	31
ILB Gary Thompson	2	0	0	32
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0	2
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	11
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	32
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0	29
S Tyrone Weber	1	0	0	32

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	6	1	1	45
S Cris Shepard	4	0	0	38
OLB Harold McBeal	4	0	0	27
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	3	1	1	44
OLB Maurice Barber	3	0	0	29
CB Raymond Vance	3	0	0	39
CB Ty Gibson	2	1	0	17
OLB Mercury Schneider	2	0	0	16
S Tyrus Barnhardt	2	0	0	36
CB Dennis Toney	1	0	0	16
CB Luther Cote	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	4	6	1	15	1	30
Leon Schroeder	1	4	0	17	0	39
Tony Brumley	1	3	0	12	0	21
Henry Freeman	1	2	0	8	0	36
Donald Matthews	1	1	0	14	0	37
Graham King	0	1	0	11	0	28

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Hughes	4	10	28	1	30
Patrick Petrolis	3	5	30	1	29
Carl Katzenmoyer	3	3	7	0	7
George Coffey	2	4	27	0	25
Reggie Wagner	1	5	31	0	28
Lorenzo Thomas	1	2	10	0	5
Ernie Summerfield	0	2	21	0	17
Curtis Nichols	0	1	24	0	23
Cole Jordan	0	1	13	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Bellas	2	20
Tony Brumley	1	16
Austin Koch	1	12
Jared Ballard	1	12
Sammie Rutter	1	7
Winfred Niklos	0	16
Nathan Wannamaker	0	15
Deron Lyle	0	14
Charles Cortez	0	13
Norm Sapia	0	11
Artie Farias	0	10
Graham King	0	7
Joel Garrison	0	7
Arnie Pearson	0	6
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	6
Tommy Cranwell	0	6
Curtis Weber	0	4
Travis Tusch	0	4
Wesley Hickman	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	3
Henry Freeman	0	3
Johnny Tyler	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Jason Mireles	0	1
Tyrone Curtis	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Tyrone Weber	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1
Gary Thompson	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Copeland	1	18
Wendell Rubenstein	1	16
Jorge McKnight	1	16
Tyrus Barnhardt	1	13
Jesse Marshall	1	11
Brandon Westbrook	1	9
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	6
Mercury Schneider	0	19
Martin Orbik	0	14
Dennis Toney	0	13
Jerris Yoder	0	12
William Lundberg	0	9
Andy Schultz	0	7
Ernie Summerfield	0	5
Lorenzo Thomas	0	4
Mitch Hughes	0	4
Colin Bush	0	4
Cole Jordan	0	4
Cris Shepard	0	3
Bruce Hopper	0	3
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	3
Maurice Barber	0	3
Raymond Vance	0	3
George Sharpton	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Maurice Pomeroy	0	2
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	2
Billy Joe Woodard	0	2
Donald Jones	0	2
Zach Burns	0	2
Luther Cote	0	2
Patrick Petrolis	0	1
Mercury Rodriguez	0	1
Aaron Terwey	0	1
Donovan Samsel	0	1
Harold McBeal	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	4	47	11.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	17	95	5.6
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	44	31	8	0	1	3	5	1	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	30	22	4	0	1	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	82	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	124	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	16	9	234	14.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	50	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	120	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Austin	12	9	0	181	5	34
WR Irving Robasky	10	6	0	73	1	32
WR Curtis Weber	6	5	0	112	2	29
TE Graham King	5	4	0	38	0	28
WR Deron Lyle	5	1	1	9	0	20
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	0	14	0	26
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	14	0	21
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	0	10	0	11
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	0	3	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	10	7	0	118	3	24
RB Lenny McKnight	5	3	0	19	0	22
WR Jesse Marshall	4	2	1	25	0	15
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	0	15	0	10
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	0	22	0	4
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	2	2	0	4	0	6
FB Ernie Summerfield	1	1	0	3	0	17
WR Martin Orbik	1	1	0	13	0	9
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	0	21	1	3
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	4	22	5.50	4.67
Joel Garrison	1	-1	-1.00	7.40

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	5	18	3.60	4.47
Frankie Copeland	4	12	3.00	4.55
Terry Sawyer	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	4	32	8.00	10.32

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	7	6	27	3.86	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	14	4.67	4.67
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	18	18.00	18.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Lundberg	2	1	12	6.00	11.80
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	8	4.00	5.00
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	2	2	4	2.00	2.00
FB Ernie Summerfield	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	1	0
Frankie Copeland	1	0
Lenny McKnight	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	6	5	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	8	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1
WR Kent Austin	1	1	1
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	4	4	4
RB Lenny McKnight	3	2	1
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,900)