Week 17, 2032

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	3	3	3	-	12
New Orleans Saints	7	17	7	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 CAR - K.C. Harris 19 field goal
1Q: 03:32 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 8 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 13:34 NOS - Preston Stevenson 8 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 05:15 CAR - K.C. Harris 22 field goal
2Q: 04:14 NOS - Preston Stevenson 21 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Bernard Richard 39 field goal
3Q: 13:21 NOS - Roger Hayes 33 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 03:54 CAR - K.C. Harris 40 field goal
4Q: 10:42 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 07:23 CAR - K.C. Harris 22 field goal
4Q: 04:10 NOS - Bernard Richard 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 CAR - K.C. Harris 19 field goal
1Q: 03:32 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 8 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 13:34 NOS - Preston Stevenson 8 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 05:15 CAR - K.C. Harris 22 field goal
2Q: 04:14 NOS - Preston Stevenson 21 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Bernard Richard 39 field goal
3Q: 13:21 NOS - Roger Hayes 33 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 03:54 CAR - K.C. Harris 40 field goal
4Q: 10:42 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 07:23 CAR - K.C. Harris 22 field goal
4Q: 04:10 NOS - Bernard Richard 47 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-9 14-2
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 248 342
- Offensive Plays 70 52
- Yards per Play 3.54 6.58
Net Rushing Yards 90 111
- Rushing Attempts 18 28
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.96
Net Passing Yards 158 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 28 - 2 24 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 175 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.04 9.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 4/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/80 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 6/97 3/104
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 2/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 40
Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-9	14-2
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	248	342
- Offensive Plays	70	52
- Yards per Play	3.54	6.58
Net Rushing Yards	90	111
- Rushing Attempts	18	28
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.96
Net Passing Yards	158	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 28 - 2	24 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	175	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.04	9.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	4/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/80	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	6/97	3/104
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	2/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 40
Time of Possession	32:34	27:26

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:51	OWN 23	14	75	Field Goal
1	6:33	2:11	OWN 20	4	12	Interception
1	3:24	0:59	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	13:28	3:55	OWN 11	6	19	Punt
2	7:42	2:33	OPP 26	5	21	Field Goal
2	3:59	2:50	OWN 17	8	38	Interception
3	13:06	1:53	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
3	9:44	4:34	OWN 44	10	44	Missed FG
3	4:58	1:09	OPP 32	3	9	Field Goal
3	1:35	1:35	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
4	10:33	1:09	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:01	1:43	OPP 18	3	13	Field Goal
4	4:03	2:10	OWN 13	5	7	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:09	1:36	OWN 48	3	-7	Punt
1	4:22	0:58	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
1	2:25	3:57	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	9:33	1:51	OWN 5	5	14	Interception
2	5:09	1:10	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
2	1:09	1:05	OWN 36	5	42	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
3	11:13	1:29	OWN 47	4	9	Downs
3	5:10	0:12	OWN 27	1	6	Fumble
3	3:49	2:14	OWN 20	4	73	Fumble
4	15:00	4:27	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
4	9:24	0:23	OWN 28	1	-10	Interception
4	7:18	3:15	OPP 43	4	13	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 30	3	9	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ellis McConnell	9	40	4.44	9	0
Jackie Andersen	5	38	7.60	17	2
Daniel Billodeaux	2	11	5.50	7	0
Ronald McCarthy	1	2	2.00	2	0
Deion Matuzas	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	12	65	5.42	12	1	1
Grant Guthrie	7	23	3.29	13	1	0
Rex Dunn	5	-3	-0.60	1	0	0
Alan Poole	2	8	4.00	6	0	1
Ed McCarthy	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Bryan Harding	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	48	28	175	2/8	0	26	2	48.5
Henry Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0	1/9	0	0	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	22	15	226	0/0	3	33	1	122.4
Bryan Harding	2	1	5	0/0	0	5	1	16.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kennedy Hutton	9	15	80	8.89	29	26
WR Kelly Clancy	4	9	30	7.50	11	15
WR Ronald McCarthy	3	6	15	5.00	4	11
TE Ed Snyder	3	5	22	7.33	1	12
RB Ellis McConnell	2	3	14	7.00	11	7
RB Jackie Andersen	2	2	3	1.50	6	5
WR Gary Bloom	2	6	9	4.50	1	6
FB Brenden Young	2	2	-1	-0.50	1	1
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	7	11	89	12.71	16	22	2
WR Phillip Newman	2	5	48	24.00	25	26	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	14	7.00	4	9	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	18	18.00	10	18	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	33	33.00	9	33	1
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rondell Heath	1	10	10.00	0
OLB Ty Shields	1	3	3.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	5	5.00	0
S Justin Borders	1	33	33.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Henry Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0
Luke Dunsmore	0	1	0
Ken Barton	0	1	0
Julio Galloway	0	1	0
Corey Van der Haak	0	0	2
Max Marian	0	0	1
Rondell Heath	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Hayes	1	1	0
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0
Dusty Tobias	1	0	0
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0
Burt Tamaarkin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	6	285	47.5	46.0	60	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	1	59	59.0	39.0	59	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Harris	4/5	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed McCarthy	1	4	4.0	0
Roger Hayes	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg
R.J. Braddock	4	61	15.3
Rondell Heath	1	14	14.0
Ronald McCarthy	1	22	22.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	3	104	34.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Les Hickman	5	3	0.0	26	19
OLB Ty Shields	4	2	0.0	13	10
S R.J. Braddock	4	0	0.0	21	20
OLB Rico Fredrickson	4	0	0.0	20	18
CB Julio Galloway	4	0	0.0	15	15
S Corey Van der Haak	3	2	0.0	28	24
ILB Max Marian	2	0	0.0	2	5
CB Andrew Marzano	2	0	0.0	19	19
DE Van Daniels	2	0	0.0	12	10
DE Ken Barton	1	2	0.0	15	15
DT Andrew Rivera	1	1	0.0	25	16
CB Marcus Galvan	1	1	0.0	18	15
CB Rob Riazi	1	1	0.0	16	13
S Rondell Heath	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Hardy McDonald	1	0	0.0	17	14
WR Gary Bloom	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ted Pascal	1	0	0.0	19	13
TE Ed Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	0	0.0	8	6
DT Scottie Lunney	0	1	0.0	5	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	6	0	0.0	13	43
OLB Byron Bennett	5	3	0.0	17	47
S Justin Borders	5	2	0.0	16	41
CB Norbert Dawson	4	0	0.0	6	34
ILB Dale Landolt	4	0	0.0	9	22
DE Rich Banks	3	0	2.0	14	33
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	0	0.5	14	37
S Karl Tucker	3	1	0.0	11	30
DT Jorge Templeton	3	1	0.0	14	35
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	1	0.0	10	35
S Steve Ziel	3	0	0.0	13	31
DE Max Tank	2	1	0.5	16	45
CB Ty Covington	2	1	0.0	13	22
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	1	0.0	4	12
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	10	31
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	6	29
T Archie Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
T Marvin Buckner	1	0	---	---	---
S Duane Sterritt	0	2	0.0	6	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andrew Rivera	1	0	1	16
DE Kent Cox	0	1	0	14
ILB Les Hickman	0	1	0	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rich Banks	2.0	0	1	2	33
DE Max Tank	0.5	1	3	1	45
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.5	0	0	1	37
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	2	2	29
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	2	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Julio Galloway	3	1	0	15
OLB Ty Shields	2	0	1	10
ILB Max Marian	2	0	0	5
S R.J. Braddock	2	0	0	20
CB Rob Riazi	2	0	0	13
CB Andrew Marzano	1	1	0	19
S Rondell Heath	1	0	1	8
OLB Rico Fredrickson	1	0	0	18
CB Marcus Galvan	1	0	0	15
OLB O.J. Peterson	1	0	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Justin Borders	4	1	1	41
CB Norbert Dawson	4	0	0	34
OLB Byron Bennett	4	0	0	47
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	0	0	43
S Karl Tucker	2	1	0	30
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	1	0	35
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0	22
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0	22
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0	31
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0	31
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	29
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	45
OLB Rodney Whalen	0	1	0	12
DE Rich Banks	0	1	0	33
S Duane Sterritt	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	2	3	0	15	0	44
Tyrell Osgood	2	2	2	17	0	47
Bart Weaver	1	4	0	11	0	34
Alonzo Kelley	0	2	0	13	3	41
Byron Snipes	0	2	0	6	0	10
Curtis Olivarez	0	1	0	13	0	35
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	0	9	0	38
Brenden Young	0	1	0	9	0	18

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	2	4	26	22
Dwayne Peyton	1	7	23	17
Mel Harper	1	4	23	18
Cris Scott	1	3	26	20
Marvin Buckner	1	2	20	20
Archie Garrett	1	1	10	8
Trent Sinclair	0	2	6	8
Rex Dunn	0	1	23	19
Vernon Huffman	0	1	6	7

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Heath	2	21
Luke Dunsmore	1	24
Marcus Galvan	1	15
Lionel Banks	1	6
Deion Matuzas	0	24
Ronald McCarthy	0	19
Ed Snyder	0	19
Max Marian	0	13
Rob Riazi	0	13
Alonzo Kelley	0	11
Byron Snipes	0	11
Chuck Chellino	0	11
K.C. Harris	0	10
D.J. Tillery	0	9
R.J. Braddock	0	9
Cedric Flournoy	0	8
Ty Shields	0	8
Bart Weaver	0	8
Gary Bloom	0	7
Brenden Young	0	7
Jackie Andersen	0	6
Tyrone Gillespie	0	6
Henry Von Oelhoffen	0	5
O.J. Peterson	0	4
Julio Galloway	0	4
Ernie Leaskey	0	3
Andrew Rivera	0	2
Hardy McDonald	0	2
Corey Van der Haak	0	2
Kent Cox	0	2
Les Hickman	0	2
Andrew Marzano	0	1
Kennedy Hutton	0	1
Ken Barton	0	1
Van Daniels	0	1
Rico Fredrickson	0	1
Scottie Lunney	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	1	16
Tamarick Koonce	1	16
Nate Frederick	1	14
Roderick Iadevaia	1	13
Marlon Cox	1	12
Grant Guthrie	1	1
Ed McCarthy	0	20
Rick Collins	0	18
Lamar McCarthy	0	16
Norbert Dawson	0	15
Dusty Tobias	0	15
Rex Dunn	0	14
Rich Banks	0	11
Burt Tamaarkin	0	10
Byron Bennett	0	10
Bernard Richard	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	0	9
Rodney Whalen	0	9
Ty Covington	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	7
Junior Reeves	0	5
Max Tank	0	5
Preston Stevenson	0	5
Tyrell Summers	0	4
Archie Garrett	0	3
Dale Landolt	0	3
Steve Ziel	0	3
Trent Sinclair	0	3
Roger Hayes	0	3
Vernon Huffman	0	3
Jorge Templeton	0	3
Shawn Fadiman	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Dwayne Peyton	0	2
Karl Tucker	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Darnell Briggs	0	1
Mel Harper	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	14	80	5.7
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	48	28	1	1	2	6	8	5	2
Henry Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	22	15	6	0	1	2	2	1	1
Bryan Harding	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	39	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	16	113	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	23	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	73	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	74	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hutton	15	9	1	80	1	37
WR Kelly Clancy	9	4	0	30	0	41
WR Ronald McCarthy	6	3	0	15	0	31
WR Gary Bloom	6	2	0	9	0	32
TE Ed Snyder	5	3	0	22	0	25
RB Ellis McConnell	3	2	1	14	0	33
RB Jackie Andersen	2	2	0	3	0	17
FB Brenden Young	2	2	0	-1	0	18
TE Ernie Leaskey	1	1	0	3	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	11	7	0	89	2	24
WR Phillip Newman	5	2	1	48	2	15
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	0	14	0	7
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	6	0	19
WR Rick Collins	1	1	0	20	1	7
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	18	0	13
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	0	33	1	8
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	0	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ellis McConnell	2	7	3.50	4.44
Daniel Billodeaux	2	11	5.50	5.50
Ronald McCarthy	1	2	2.00	2.00
Deion Matuzas	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rex Dunn	4	-3	-0.75	-0.60
Jeffrey Cote	3	18	6.00	5.42
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	9	4	15	1.67	3.65

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	2	19	9.50	10.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Hutton	4	2	8	2.00	5.33
WR Ronald McCarthy	2	1	2	1.00	2.50
RB Ellis McConnell	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	5	5.00	1.50
WR Kelly Clancy	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	2	19	9.50	8.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	2	1
Grant Guthrie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	16	9	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Clancy	5	3	3
WR Kennedy Hutton	5	3	2
TE Ed Snyder	2	2	1
RB Ellis McConnell	1	0	0
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	1
WR Ronald McCarthy	1	0	0
WR Gary Bloom	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	4	2	2
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)