Week 17, 2035

played in Carolina, NC

34 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	7	-	24
Carolina Panthers	6	0	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 CAR - Wes Vance 44 field goal
1Q: 01:17 CAR - Wes Vance 53 field goal
1Q: 01:11 NOS - Chester Ellingsen 89 kickoff return (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 03:29 NOS - Tommy Patton 10 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 02:37 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal
4Q: 10:11 CAR - Wes Vance 21 field goal
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Preston Stevenson 27 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 CAR - Wes Vance 44 field goal
1Q: 01:17 CAR - Wes Vance 53 field goal
1Q: 01:11 NOS - Chester Ellingsen 89 kickoff return (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 03:29 NOS - Tommy Patton 10 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 02:37 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal
4Q: 10:11 CAR - Wes Vance 21 field goal
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Preston Stevenson 27 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 9-7 9-7
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 325 270
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 5.42 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 113 67
- Rushing Attempts 34 23
- Yards per Rush 3.32 2.91
Net Passing Yards 212 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.15 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/89 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	9-7	9-7
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	325	270
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	5.42	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	113	67
- Rushing Attempts	34	23
- Yards per Rush	3.32	2.91
Net Passing Yards	212	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.15	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/89	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:02	28:58

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	7:26	1:24	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
2	14:52	2:43	OWN 39	5	19	Punt
2	8:41	5:22	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
2	1:10	0:49	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	12:52	1:30	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
3	10:24	1:27	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
3	7:23	4:52	OWN 43	10	55	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:13	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	10:05	3:15	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	5:34	3:36	OWN 32	7	34	Missed FG

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	4:09	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
1	6:02	4:51	OWN 2	10	62	Field Goal
1	0:58	1:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	12:09	3:28	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	3:19	2:09	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	7	Half
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
3	11:22	0:58	OWN 18	3	-7	Punt
3	8:57	1:34	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
3	2:31	2:31	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
4	13:47	3:42	OWN 44	7	52	Field Goal
4	6:50	1:16	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 41	5	35	Game

Game MVP: Bryan Harding, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Grant Guthrie	23	50	2.17	13	2
Alejandro Harper	7	31	4.43	9	0
Bryan Harding	4	32	8.00	15	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Barker	15	50	3.33	26	1
Colin Whiting	7	11	1.57	8	0
Daniel Billodeaux	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	26	18	212	0/0	2	29	0	119.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	39	24	203	0/0	0	25	0	75.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Patton	7	10	59	8.43	6	13	1
WR Preston Stevenson	4	7	48	12.00	0	27	1
TE Joe Raymond	3	4	66	22.00	42	29	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Alejandro Harper	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
FB Everett Richardson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Julio Demann	6	13	72	12.00	17	17
TE Ed Snyder	5	8	33	6.60	5	11
WR Amir Snyder	5	8	32	6.40	3	10
RB Thurman Barker	4	4	31	7.75	23	25
RB Colin Whiting	2	2	21	10.50	8	12
WR Darnell Stargell	2	3	14	7.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	339	48.4	42.9	59	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	8	384	48.0	43.1	59	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	2	-1	-0.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Snyder	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	1	89	89.0	1

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Snyder	2	43	21.5	0
Colin Whiting	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DE Max Cabacungan	6	1	20	35
CB Bubba Reese	6	0	23	39
OLB Byron Bennett	5	3	21	37
S Justin Borders	5	1	14	36
ILB Lamar McCarthy	5	1	20	33
CB Roderick Iadevaia	5	1	23	39
S R.J. Braddock	4	5	23	38
DE Max Tank	3	2	18	33
S Karl Tucker	3	1	19	34
DT Marc Croft	2	1	6	7
DT Jorge Templeton	1	1	17	32
CB Ty Covington	1	0	1	3
DE Rich Banks	1	0	8	10
DT Norbert Money	0	1	8	10
CB Ezra Austin	0	1	2	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmie Kennedy	8	1	31	24
CB Archie Hickman	6	2	33	25
ILB Earl McKissick	5	3	32	25
CB Cole Benton	5	2	32	24
S Claude Baugh	5	0	32	25
DT Quentin Caldwell	4	0	18	17
OLB Tom Etheridge	3	1	22	20
DT Darnell Moll	2	3	20	13
DE Marshall Joseph	2	2	32	21
S Luke Spillman	2	1	13	13
OLB Kyle Burton	2	1	16	10
DT Dusty Kim	2	0	21	11
OLB Antonio Hazam	1	1	19	12
DE Kent Cox	1	1	19	13
DE Van Daniels	1	0	20	19
CB Jay Wolfe	0	1	2	3
ILB Shaun Buckner	0	1	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	6	0	33
DE Max Cabacungan	1	2	35
DT Jorge Templeton	1	1	32

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kent Cox	3	0	13
DE Van Daniels	1	1	19
DE Marshall Joseph	1	0	21
OLB Tom Etheridge	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bubba Reese	6	1	39
OLB Byron Bennett	4	1	37
S Justin Borders	4	0	36
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	33
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	0	39
S Karl Tucker	2	0	34
CB Ty Covington	1	0	3
DE Max Cabacungan	1	0	35
S R.J. Braddock	0	1	38

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cole Benton	5	0	24
CB Archie Hickman	5	0	25
S Claude Baugh	2	0	25
S Luke Spillman	1	1	13
DE Marshall Joseph	1	0	21
DT Darnell Moll	1	0	13
CB Jay Wolfe	1	0	3
S Jimmie Kennedy	1	0	24
OLB Kyle Burton	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Shannon Lyons	4	6	1	34	26
Cris Scott	2	3	0	34	26
Shawn Fadiman	1	9	0	34	26
Rex Dunn	1	3	0	21	16
Joe Raymond	1	2	0	33	25
Everett Richardson	1	1	0	7	3
Vernon Huffman	0	6	0	34	26
Marvin Buckner	0	2	0	34	26

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brett Medzihradsky	1	8	23	39
Tyrell Osgood	1	5	23	39
B.J. Cunningham	1	5	23	39
Courtney Zodda	1	3	23	39
Joe Vielma	1	1	23	39

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Dunn	2	26
Preston Stevenson	1	17
Justin Borders	1	15
Archie Garrett	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Claude Baugh	1	18
Robbie Savea	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Preston Stevenson	33	25	---	---	17	75
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	23	39	12	74
Byron Bennett	---	---	21	37	12	70
Vernon Huffman	34	26	---	---	9	69
Bubba Reese	---	---	23	39	3	65
Justin Borders	---	---	14	36	15	65
R.J. Braddock	---	---	23	38	3	64
Rex Dunn	21	16	---	---	26	63
Shannon Lyons	34	26	---	---	---	60
Cris Scott	34	26	---	---	---	60
Bryan Harding	34	26	---	---	---	60
Shawn Fadiman	34	26	---	---	---	60
Marvin Buckner	34	26	---	---	---	60
Max Cabacungan	---	---	20	35	3	58
Joe Raymond	33	25	---	---	---	58
Karl Tucker	---	---	19	34	2	55
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	20	33	2	55
Tommy Patton	30	23	---	---	1	54
Max Tank	---	---	18	33	2	53
Jorge Templeton	---	---	17	32	4	53
Burt Tamaarkin	---	---	14	25	3	42
Grant Guthrie	26	14	---	---	---	40
Everett Richardson	7	3	---	---	18	28
Rich Banks	---	---	8	10	9	27
Chester Ellingsen	7	8	---	---	11	26
Rich Wolfe	---	---	2	2	22	26
Dusty Tobias	3	3	---	---	18	24
Norbert Money	---	---	8	10	5	23
Johnny East	0	0	---	---	20	20
Alejandro Harper	8	12	---	---	---	20
Ezra Austin	---	---	2	8	10	20
Aaron Beyer	---	---	0	1	17	18
Rodney Whalen	---	---	11	3	1	15
Marc Croft	---	---	6	7	2	15
Trent Tucker	2	1	---	---	11	14
Dale Landolt	---	---	3	4	5	12
Archie Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jackie Wagner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ellis Tornberg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ty Covington	---	---	1	3	---	4
Cornelius Hughes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rico Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Claude Baugh	---	---	32	25	18	75
Joe Vielma	23	39	---	---	11	73
Ed Snyder	17	32	---	---	17	66
Daniel Billodeaux	23	39	---	---	3	65
Earl McKissick	---	---	32	25	7	64
Tyrell Osgood	23	39	---	---	---	62
B.J. Cunningham	23	39	---	---	---	62
Brett Medzihradsky	23	39	---	---	---	62
Courtney Zodda	23	39	---	---	---	62
Archie Hickman	---	---	33	25	2	60
Cole Benton	---	---	32	24	3	59
Amir Snyder	16	32	---	---	11	59
Jimmie Kennedy	---	---	31	24	2	57
Marshall Joseph	---	---	32	21	1	54
Colin Whiting	7	22	---	---	21	50
Julio Demann	15	33	---	---	---	48
Tom Etheridge	---	---	22	20	2	44
Kyle Burton	---	---	16	10	17	43
Kent Cox	---	---	19	13	9	41
Van Daniels	---	---	20	19	1	40
Darnell Moll	---	---	20	13	7	40
Walter Southwell	11	17	---	---	10	38
Quentin Caldwell	---	---	18	17	3	38
Luke Spillman	---	---	13	13	11	37
Mitch Perkins	12	20	---	---	3	35
Antonio Hazam	---	---	19	12	4	35
Dusty Kim	---	---	21	11	2	34
Thurman Barker	16	16	---	---	---	32
Darnell Stargell	12	18	---	---	---	30
Kennedy Hutton	5	3	---	---	16	24
Jay Wolfe	---	---	2	3	17	22
Tyrell Summers	0	0	---	---	19	19
Robbie Savea	1	1	---	---	16	18
Benjamin Linquist	3	1	---	---	13	17
Luke Highcove	---	---	6	10	---	16
Heath McMichael	---	---	4	0	9	13
Tony Reeves	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chuck Chellino	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ian Mahoney	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wes Reynolds	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kaiden Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shaun Buckner	---	---	2	1	---	3
Wayne Stuart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornell Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	22	66	3.0
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	12	23	1.9
Right	4	31	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	26	18	4	0	1	1	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	39	24	1	1	2	3	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	113	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	47	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	21	158	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	45	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommy Patton	10	7	0	59	0	23
WR Preston Stevenson	7	4	0	48	1	25
TE Joe Raymond	4	3	0	66	2	25
TE Dusty Tobias	2	1	1	20	1	3
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	0	9	0	8
RB Alejandro Harper	1	1	0	10	0	12
FB Everett Richardson	1	1	0	0	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Demann	13	6	1	72	0	33
TE Ed Snyder	8	5	0	33	0	32
WR Amir Snyder	8	5	1	32	0	32
RB Thurman Barker	4	4	0	31	1	16
WR Darnell Stargell	3	2	0	14	0	18
RB Colin Whiting	2	2	0	21	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grant Guthrie	1	1	1.00	2.17

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Barker	2	6	3.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	4	3	28	7.00	8.15

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	2	1	5	2.50	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Patton	2	2	18	9.00	5.90
TE Joe Raymond	1	0	0	0.00	16.50
RB Alejandro Harper	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Demann	1	0	0	0.00	5.54
WR Amir Snyder	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryan Harding	2	0
Grant Guthrie	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Barker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	6	2	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	14	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Preston Stevenson	2	0
WR Tommy Patton	1	1
TE Dusty Tobias	1	0
TE Joe Raymond	1	0
FB Everett Richardson	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Demann	6	4	3
TE Ed Snyder	3	2	1
WR Amir Snyder	2	1	0
RB Colin Whiting	1	1	1
RB Thurman Barker	1	1	0
WR Darnell Stargell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 24,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,700 (21,400)
End Zone 4,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 2,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 4,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	24,000 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,700 (21,400)
End Zone	4,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	2,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	4,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)