Week 17, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	14	3	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	17	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 09:08 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 02:28 CAR - Lenny McKnight 10 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 01:13 CAR - Jorge McKnight 93 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 04:42 CAR - Andy Schultz 45 field goal
4Q: 13:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 1 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 11:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 7 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 02:05 NOS - J.R. Marston 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 09:08 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 02:28 CAR - Lenny McKnight 10 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 01:13 CAR - Jorge McKnight 93 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
3Q: 04:42 CAR - Andy Schultz 45 field goal
4Q: 13:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 1 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 11:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 7 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 02:05 NOS - J.R. Marston 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-9 9-7
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 339 415
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 6.16 6.01
Net Rushing Yards 66 146
- Rushing Attempts 17 35
- Yards per Rush 3.88 4.17
Net Passing Yards 273 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 2 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 6/115 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:35 36:25

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-9	9-7
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	339	415
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	6.16	6.01
Net Rushing Yards	66	146
- Rushing Attempts	17	35
- Yards per Rush	3.88	4.17
Net Passing Yards	273	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 2	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	6/115	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:35	36:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	1:21	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
1	7:32	0:58	OWN 6	3	12	Interception
1	4:50	2:51	OWN 37	4	23	Punt
1	0:03	0:29	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
2	8:59	2:32	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	4:00	1:40	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	1:13	0:20	OWN 7	1	93	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
3	11:51	7:16	OWN 6	15	66	Field Goal
4	13:49	0:39	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
4	11:50	3:40	OWN 22	5	33	Punt
4	1:59	1:36	OWN 35	8	22	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 27	4	17	Punt
1	11:28	3:56	OWN 41	7	19	Punt
1	6:34	1:44	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
1	1:59	1:56	OWN 4	3	-1	Punt
2	14:34	5:35	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
2	6:27	2:27	OWN 15	5	21	Punt
2	2:20	1:07	OWN 24	4	25	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 27	3	12	Half
3	13:30	1:39	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	4:35	5:46	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
4	13:10	1:20	OPP 28	3	28	Touchdown
4	8:10	6:11	OWN 9	10	67	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 43	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Matt Dawson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	10	33	3.30	19	2	1
Andre Buckner	7	33	4.71	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	20	97	4.85	16	4	1
Joel Garrison	12	44	3.67	16	2	3
Matt Dawson	3	5	1.67	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	35	18	288	3/15	1	93	2	64.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dawson	33	23	274	1/5	0	32	0	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Blanda	4	7	65	16.25	18	28	0
WR Jorge McKnight	4	9	132	33.00	59	93	1
TE Steven Hardy	4	6	28	7.00	0	15	0
WR Brett Peralta	2	6	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irving Robasky	6	9	97	16.17	5	32
WR Phillip Newman	4	7	60	15.00	7	24
TE Graham King	3	3	26	8.67	0	12
WR Dwayne Gelbart	3	4	27	9.00	8	17
TE Charles Cortez	2	3	23	11.50	0	18
FB Johnny Tyler	2	2	13	6.50	3	7
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	2	17	17.00	0	17
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
TE Leo Sweeney	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Marshall Chin	1	39	39.00	0
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ty Lynn	1	0	0	0
Jay Stuart	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Duane Burgess	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Simmons	6	257	42.8	37.8	49	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	256	42.7	39.8	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Koch	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg
Tyrone Weber	3	60	20.0
Brian Ellis	2	40	20.0
Ross Joyner	1	15	15.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	64	21.3	0
Joel Garrison	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harold McBeal	8	4	1.0	31	33
CB Donald Jones	8	2	0.0	31	34
OLB Glen Fisk	8	0	0.0	27	25
S Lorenzo Varney	7	1	0.0	32	31
DT Donovan Samsel	6	1	0.0	24	22
CB Bryant Farley	4	1	0.0	22	22
DE Winfred Dalton	3	2	0.0	30	29
DT Zach Burns	2	0	0.0	31	28
OLB Maurice Barber	1	2	0.0	10	8
DE Colin Bush	1	1	0.0	33	32
DT Jeffrey Snyder	1	1	0.0	7	6
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	0	---	---	---
S Desmond Clancy	1	0	0.0	26	29
DT Raymond Warren	1	0	0.0	4	7
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	0.0	31	33
S Darren Nixon	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jerome Page	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Mickey Keith	0	2	0.0	13	9
OLB Mike Clancy	0	2	0.0	11	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	8	0	0.0	17	37
S Duane Sterritt	6	1	0.0	17	36
DT Junior Reeves	4	1	1.0	17	36
S Jake Harry	3	1	0.0	15	32
CB Shane Rhodes	3	0	0.0	14	32
OLB Duane Burgess	2	1	1.0	17	36
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0.0	16	34
DE Jamal Wallace	1	2	0.5	10	26
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	0.5	15	32
S Austin Koch	1	1	0.0	10	28
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	1	0.0	4	8
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	1	0.0	7	12
ILB Marshall Chin	1	0	0.0	7	14
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0.0	4	7
CB J.R. Garrett	1	0	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Harold McBeal	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Donovan Samsel	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Colin Bush	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Winfred Dalton	0.0	0	2	0	29
DT Zach Burns	0.0	0	0	1	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	1	0	0	36
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	1	0	36
DT Oliver Coffey	0.5	0	2	2	32
DE Jamal Wallace	0.5	0	2	0	26
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.0	1	0	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	6	0	34
ILB Harold McBeal	4	1	33
OLB Glen Fisk	4	0	25
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	31
CB Bryant Farley	3	0	22
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	33
S Darren Nixon	1	0	3
OLB Jerome Page	1	0	3
S Desmond Clancy	0	1	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	4	1	0	36
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0	37
CB Bob Heath	2	4	0	34
S Jake Harry	2	0	0	32
CB Shane Rhodes	2	0	0	32
S Austin Koch	1	1	0	28
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0	32
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	36
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	7
CB J.R. Garrett	1	0	0	4
ILB Marshall Chin	0	0	1	14
CB Sammie Rutter	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Freddie Back	2	6	0	17	2	36
Mitch Hughes	2	3	1	14	1	33
Jay Stuart	1	5	0	14	0	32
Steven Hardy	1	1	0	13	0	26
Robbie Wolfe	0	1	0	13	0	30
Pat Ellison	0	1	0	8	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	5	7	25	0	25
Devin Medlock	2	2	14	0	10
Marlon Prill	1	5	32	1	29
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	5	29	0	27
Wesley Hickman	1	2	31	0	29
Johnny Tyler	1	2	22	0	21
D.J. Matthews	1	2	8	0	10
Travis Tusch	1	1	6	0	10
Leon Schroeder	0	5	30	0	30
Leo Sweeney	0	1	27	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Ellison	3	17
Bo Agree	1	21
Lorenzo Schroeder	1	12
Tyrone Weber	1	8
David Doyle	1	4
Joe Johansson	0	17
Jorge McKnight	0	17
Jerome Page	0	17
Ross Joyner	0	16
Steven Hardy	0	11
Mike Clancy	0	9
Darren Nixon	0	9
Cornelius Liszkiewicz	0	8
Brian Ellis	0	7
Gary Nachman	0	7
Julio Wayne	0	7
Mitch Hughes	0	6
Jeffrey Snyder	0	6
Brett Peralta	0	6
Alonzo Simmons	0	6
Maurice Barber	0	6
Teddy Price	0	6
Andy Schultz	0	5
Claude Adams	0	5
Donovan Samsel	0	4
Glen Fisk	0	4
Andre Buckner	0	4
Freddie Back	0	3
Mickey Keith	0	3
Marco Keyser	0	3
Lorenzo Varney	0	1
Desmond Clancy	0	1
Colin Bush	0	1
Winfred Dalton	0	1
Robbie Wolfe	0	1
Donald Jones	0	1
Zach Burns	0	1
Harold McBeal	0	1
Archie Bennett	0	1
Bryant Farley	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Sanders	5	24
Joel Garrison	1	25
Graham King	1	16
Charles Cortez	0	16
Nathan Wannamaker	0	15
Johnny Tyler	0	15
Frankie Pearce	0	12
Marshall Chin	0	9
Tommy Cranwell	0	9
Juan Fleck	0	9
Shane Rhodes	0	9
Austin Koch	0	7
Devin Medlock	0	7
J.R. Marston	0	7
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	6
Daniel McCarthy	0	6
Artie Souza	0	6
Leo Sweeney	0	6
Colin Walsh	0	6
Dan Kerouac	0	6
Travis Tusch	0	5
Corey Logan	0	5
Eddie Bloomer	0	5
Earl Moulton	0	5
Irving Robasky	0	3
Leon Schroeder	0	3
J.R. Garrett	0	3
Jake Harry	0	2
Johnny Sanford	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1
Jamal Wallace	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	21	75	3.6
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	35	18	3	0	1	6	5	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dawson	33	23	4	1	1	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	60	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	86	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	142	12.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	104	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	119	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jorge McKnight	9	4	0	132	1	29
WR Bobby Blanda	7	4	0	65	1	23
WR Brett Peralta	6	2	0	19	0	28
TE Steven Hardy	6	4	1	28	0	26
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	3	1	0	4	0	12
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	0	4	0	19
WR Claude Adams	1	1	0	21	1	5
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	0	15	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	6	1	97	3	25
WR Phillip Newman	7	4	0	60	1	26
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	3	0	27	0	17
TE Graham King	3	3	0	26	0	4
TE Charles Cortez	3	2	0	23	0	13
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	1	0	17	0	7
FB Johnny Tyler	2	2	0	13	0	21
TE Leo Sweeney	2	1	0	5	0	19
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	2	13	6.50	3.30

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	6	26	4.33	3.67
Daniel McCarthy	2	11	5.50	4.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	1	1	12	12.00	8.23

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dawson	3	1	9	3.00	8.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	12	12.00	9.29

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	1	1	9	9.00	8.67
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	8.57
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel McCarthy	2	2
Matt Dawson	2	0
Joel Garrison	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Lynn	10	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dawson	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jorge McKnight	3	1	1
WR Brett Peralta	2	1	1
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	1	1
WR Bobby Blanda	1	0	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	1
TE Graham King	1	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,100 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,100 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)