Week 15, 2024

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:55 NOS - Burt McCalla 31 field goal
2Q: 03:11 NOS - Phillip Newman 24 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:39 CAR - Colin Alexander 29 pass from Deion Mahoney (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Burt McCalla 34 field goal
3Q: 14:09 NOS - Phillip Newman 60 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:59 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 03:05 CAR - Winfred Niklos 5 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 14:20 NOS - Dwight Wright 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 00:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:55 NOS - Burt McCalla 31 field goal
2Q: 03:11 NOS - Phillip Newman 24 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:39 CAR - Colin Alexander 29 pass from Deion Mahoney (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Burt McCalla 34 field goal
3Q: 14:09 NOS - Phillip Newman 60 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:59 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 03:05 CAR - Winfred Niklos 5 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 14:20 NOS - Dwight Wright 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 00:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 8-6 2-12
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 539 313
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 8.04 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 190 146
- Rushing Attempts 39 22
- Yards per Rush 4.87 6.64
Net Passing Yards 349 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 1 35 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 355 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 12.46 4.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/17
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 6/161
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:27 24:33

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	8-6	2-12
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	539	313
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	8.04	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	190	146
- Rushing Attempts	39	22
- Yards per Rush	4.87	6.64
Net Passing Yards	349	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 1	35 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	355	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	12.46	4.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/17
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	6/161
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:27	24:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	3:48	OWN 20	7	52	Fumble
1	1:48	4:23	OWN 15	8	43	Punt
2	10:44	3:55	OPP 45	7	31	Field Goal
2	5:04	2:06	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:57	0:10	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 25	5	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
3	12:38	6:46	OWN 11	13	89	Touchdown
3	2:56	3:45	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	12:43	2:17	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	5:37	2:57	OWN 18	5	33	Punt
4	1:57	1:10	OPP 18	3	8	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 30	5	29	Punt
1	8:18	6:30	OWN 35	11	63	Missed FG
2	12:25	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	6:49	1:45	OWN 35	6	21	Punt
2	2:58	1:01	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
2	1:47	0:23	OPP 19	1	19	Touchdown
3	13:49	1:11	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	5:52	2:56	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	14:11	1:28	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	10:26	4:49	OWN 8	11	74	Downs
4	2:40	0:43	OWN 14	4	4	Downs
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 32	3	18	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	18	97	5.39	18	3	0
Dwight Wright	10	41	4.10	11	2	1
Alan Poole	8	49	6.13	13	1	0
Rex Dunn	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
Mack Mathews	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Niklos	15	112	7.47	22	5	1
Ellis Dodgens	6	35	5.83	19	1	0
Colin Alexander	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	27	21	355	1/6	3	60	1	140.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Mahoney	23	10	109	1/5	1	29	0	72.5
Doug Doane	12	6	71	1/8	0	26	0	68.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	7	9	196	28.00	87	60	2
RB Bobby Irwin	4	4	35	8.75	4	18	1
TE Earl Fiume	2	3	18	9.00	3	9	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	3	37	18.50	16	19	0
WR Shane Love	2	2	20	10.00	0	11	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	2	24	24.00	19	24	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dale Sherman	4	9	34	8.50	7	16	0
WR Colin Alexander	3	5	53	17.67	31	29	1
WR Darren Madison	3	10	50	16.67	1	26	0
WR Dixon Horner	2	3	20	10.00	2	15	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Bryant Finch	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Ellis Dodgens	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Steven Hardy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE J.J. Roddy	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Irving Jenkins	0	1	0	0
J.J. Roddy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	125	41.7	33.3	43	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	6	239	39.8	30.7	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	15	7.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Kamilewicz	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	2	33	16.5	0
Bobby Irwin	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	5	139	27.8	0
Vincent Kamilewicz	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	5	0	0.0	17	32
OLB Willie Rexin	5	0	0.0	14	28
OLB Duane Burgess	3	1	0.0	12	16
ILB Jose Barfield	3	1	0.0	14	26
OLB Otis Wallis	3	1	0.0	8	6
DE Cary Clinton	2	1	1.0	17	32
S Duane Sterritt	2	2	0.0	17	32
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	2	0.0	18	32
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	0.0	15	28
ILB Sean Ackerman	2	0	0.0	2	1
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0.0	18	33
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	13	14
DT Junior Reeves	1	1	1.0	12	23
S Bryant Hickman	1	1	0.0	8	11
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0.0	16	31
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0.0	3	6
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	---	---	---
T Joseph Sherman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sammie Rutter	0	2	0.0	14	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Riley	8	0	0.0	30	26
OLB Harold McBeal	5	1	1.0	14	10
ILB Max Marian	5	2	0.0	26	20
OLB Trent Prewett	5	1	0.0	16	7
CB Robbie Lawless	5	0	0.0	27	18
OLB Riddick Prescott	4	2	0.0	25	18
S Jeffrey Burns	4	0	0.0	24	17
CB Vincent Kamilewicz	3	3	0.0	24	20
S Bo Hickey	3	2	0.0	30	22
OLB Irving Jenkins	3	1	0.0	13	8
DE Zach Burns	3	0	0.0	22	18
CB Bryant Farley	3	0	0.0	33	21
DE J.J. Roddy	2	2	0.0	32	21
DT Adrian Ellis	1	2	0.0	32	18
DT Timothy Insley	1	1	0.0	18	13
S Frank Schueler	1	1	0.0	15	9
OLB Rob Arce	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT J.B. Timm	0	1	0.0	17	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	0	4	1	32
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	3	2	28
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	1	0	1	32
DE Nate Serban	0.0	0	2	0	9

Carolina	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harold McBeal	1.0	0	0	10
DT Adrian Ellis	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Riddick Prescott	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	4	0	32
OLB Willie Rexin	3	1	28
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	26
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	32
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	24
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	16
CB Bob Heath	1	0	33
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	32
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earl Riley	4	0	0	26
CB Robbie Lawless	3	2	0	18
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	0	0	18
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	0	21
ILB Max Marian	2	0	0	20
CB Vincent Kamilewicz	1	0	0	20
S Frank Schueler	1	0	0	9
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	0	0	8
OLB Rob Arce	1	0	0	3
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0	7
S Bo Hickey	1	0	0	22
S Jeffrey Burns	1	0	0	17
DE J.J. Roddy	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	5	8	0	36	0	25
Joseph Sherman	4	6	0	33	0	20
Curtis Olivarez	3	7	0	35	0	27
Neil Delgado	1	5	0	33	0	20
Mitch Crutchfield	1	2	0	29	0	19
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	25	0	18
D.J. Matthews	0	2	1	15	1	14
Rex Dunn	0	2	0	25	0	16
Mel Galiardo	0	1	0	13	0	11

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lincoln Frasier	5	7	20	0	34
Tyrone Fialho	2	4	20	0	30
Vernon Crawford	2	3	19	0	32
Angelo Farmer	1	5	14	1	32
Steven Hardy	1	1	15	0	30
Neil Hawley	0	1	8	1	5
Ty Farmer	0	1	16	0	24

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Mathews	2	20
Otis Wallis	1	26
Earl Fiume	1	14
Timothy Hiller	1	14
Rex Dunn	1	12
Sean Ackerman	1	10
Tyrus Humphrey	0	16
Mitchell Emmons	0	15
Martin Robertson	0	13
Bryant Hickman	0	11
Burt McCalla	0	10
Bob Heath	0	6
Nate Serban	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Oscar Reese	0	6
Cary Clinton	0	6
Dwight Wright	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	5
Mitch Crutchfield	0	5
Duane Burgess	0	4
Earl Moulton	0	4
Bobby Irwin	0	4
Neil Delgado	0	4
Mel Galiardo	0	4
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Shane Love	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
David Evans	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Howie Lord	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Danny Cortez	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Jenkins	3	17
Harold McBeal	1	22
Jimmy Banks	1	16
Ellis Dodgens	0	19
Pat Ellison	0	15
Vincent Kamilewicz	0	13
Dale Sherman	0	13
Jeffrey Burns	0	11
Earl Riley	0	10
Bryant Farley	0	10
Colin Alexander	0	10
Dixon Horner	0	9
Arnie Terry	0	7
Vernon Crawford	0	7
Robbie Wolfe	0	7
Neil Hawley	0	7
Harry Beauchamp	0	7
Steven Hardy	0	6
Adrian Ellis	0	6
Tyrone Fialho	0	5
Rickey Rosebrock	0	4
Rob Arce	0	4
Riddick Prescott	0	4
J.J. Roddy	0	3
Max Marian	0	3
Bo Hickey	0	3
J.B. Timm	0	3
Paul Browning	0	2
Zach Burns	0	2
Leon Green	0	2
Winfred Niklos	0	1
Timothy Insley	0	1
Lester Kappers	0	1
Trent Prewett	0	1
Robbie Lawless	0	1
Darren Madison	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	10	66	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	6	39	6.5
Right	9	65	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	27	21	6	0	2	2	0	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Mahoney	23	10	2	0	3	3	5	3	0
Doug Doane	12	6	1	1	0	0	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	38	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	96	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	132	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	89	44.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	98	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	26	2.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	9	7	1	196	5	26
RB Bobby Irwin	4	4	0	35	0	19
TE Earl Fiume	3	2	0	18	0	15
WR Nolan Walters	3	2	0	37	0	20
WR Shane Love	2	2	0	20	0	13
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	1	4	0	18
FB Rex Dunn	2	1	0	24	1	16
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	0	12	0	3
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	0	9	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Madison	10	3	2	50	1	26
WR Dale Sherman	9	4	0	34	0	20
WR Colin Alexander	5	3	0	53	2	28
WR Dixon Horner	3	2	1	20	0	13
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0	7	0	24
TE Bryant Finch	2	1	0	7	0	9
TE Steven Hardy	2	0	0	0	0	30
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	0	6	0	16
RB Ellis Dodgens	1	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	5	11	2.20	5.39
Dwight Wright	3	10	3.33	4.10
Rex Dunn	1	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	4	17	4.25	7.47
Ellis Dodgens	1	5	5.00	5.83
Colin Alexander	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	2	11	3.67	13.15

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Mahoney	3	2	20	6.67	4.74
Doug Doane	2	0	0	0.00	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	21.78
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	2	2.00	8.75
WR Shane Love	1	1	9	9.00	10.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Madison	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Dixon Horner	2	2	20	10.00	6.67
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight Wright	3	2
Alan Poole	1	0
Mack Mathews	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Ellis Dodgens	1	0
Colin Alexander	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Mahoney	6	2	1
Doug Doane	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	1
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colin Alexander	2	1	1
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	0
TE Bryant Finch	1	0	0
WR Darren Madison	1	0	0
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (21,400)
End Zone 5,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (21,400)
End Zone	5,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (3,900)