Week 17, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

31 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	17	0	0	-	24
Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 CAR - Graham Gano 20 field goal
1Q: 05:56 NOS - Julian Lunsford 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 14:53 NOS - Julian Lunsford 12 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 10:35 CAR - Brandon LaFell 13 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 04:35 NOS - Mason Crosby 19 field goal
2Q: 02:09 NOS - Brandin Cooks 11 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 42 field goal
3Q: 10:11 CAR - Aaron Rodgers 6 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 04:25 CAR - Nevin Lawson 85 interception return (Graham Gano extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 CAR - Graham Gano 20 field goal
1Q: 05:56 NOS - Julian Lunsford 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 14:53 NOS - Julian Lunsford 12 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 10:35 CAR - Brandon LaFell 13 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 04:35 NOS - Mason Crosby 19 field goal
2Q: 02:09 NOS - Brandin Cooks 11 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 42 field goal
3Q: 10:11 CAR - Aaron Rodgers 6 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 04:25 CAR - Nevin Lawson 85 interception return (Graham Gano extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 5-11 3-13
First Downs 27 22
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 20 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 443 377
- Offensive Plays 76 64
- Yards per Play 5.83 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 81 172
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 4.05 5.73
Net Passing Yards 362 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 34 - 1 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 376 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/31 4/53
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/85
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	5-11	3-13
First Downs	27	22
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	20	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	443	377
- Offensive Plays	76	64
- Yards per Play	5.83	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	81	172
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	4.05	5.73
Net Passing Yards	362	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 34 - 1	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	376	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/31	4/53
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/85
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	5:02	OWN 13	12	87	Touchdown
1	2:40	2:53	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	10:25	5:58	OWN 20	10	78	Field Goal
2	3:22	1:22	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	9:58	1:05	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	4:41	1:19	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	1:16	0:56	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	11:40	7:23	OWN 20	15	54	Interception
4	4:17	2:47	OWN 20	10	34	Downs
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 32	5	18	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	9	77	Field Goal
1	5:47	3:07	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	14:47	4:22	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	4:27	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 20	7	55	Field Goal
3	13:07	3:09	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	8:53	4:12	OWN 30	10	34	Punt
3	3:22	2:06	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
3	0:20	3:40	OWN 42	8	24	Punt
4	1:30	0:32	OWN 46	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Ingram	12	56	4.67	15	2
Garrett Grayson	4	25	6.25	14	1
Nicky Alston	3	-3	-1.00	1	0
C.J. Anderson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Le'Veon Bell	21	106	5.05	16	4	0
Aaron Rodgers	6	54	9.00	11	2	1
Glen Wunder	3	12	4.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	54	34	376	2/14	3	39	1	94.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Rodgers	32	20	226	2/21	1	42	0	94.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julian Lunsford	12	14	74	6.17	18	14	2
WR Brandin Cooks	9	12	139	15.44	55	39	1
WR Andre Roberts	4	9	44	11.00	5	23	0
WR Willie Snead	4	10	43	10.75	5	19	0
RB Mark Ingram	2	2	47	23.50	37	32	0
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Nicky Alston	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Lionel Elliott	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB C.J. Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Gronkowski	7	10	139	19.86	70	42	0
WR Brandon LaFell	4	5	28	7.00	3	13	1
WR Teddy Williams	3	7	10	3.33	0	11	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	3	25	8.33	12	12	0
WR Martavis Bryant	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Paul Richardson	1	3	8	8.00	4	8	0
FB Grady Hopper	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nevin Lawson	1	85	85.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Garrett Grayson	1	1	0
Willie Snead	1	0	0
Julian Lunsford	0	1	0
Delvin Breaux	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Winston Prescott	1	0	0
Le'Veon Bell	0	1	0
Johnathan Cyprien	0	0	1
Kawann Short	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	227	56.8	43.5	64	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Davison	6	247	41.2	26.0	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ingram	2	31	15.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Prescott	4	53	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jairus Byrd	1	18	18.0	0
Mark Ingram	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	9	4	0.0	30	34
CB Carter Terrell	7	1	0.0	28	34
ILB Zach Orr	5	2	0.0	30	33
CB Brandon Browner	5	1	0.0	28	32
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	1	0.0	29	30
DT Tyeler Davison	3	1	0.0	23	29
OLB Stephone Anthony	3	0	0.0	12	9
DE Cameron Jordan	2	1	1.0	24	28
S Jairus Byrd	2	3	0.0	29	33
S Tyvon Branch	2	0	0.0	7	9
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	1.0	21	28
CB Delvin Breaux	1	5	0.0	18	24
DT Jonathan Babineaux	1	2	0.0	21	21
DT Tom Johnson	1	2	0.0	9	9
ILB Philip Wheeler	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Cam Thomas	1	0	0.0	10	7
OLB K.J. Wright	1	0	0.0	1	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	8	0	0.0	16	37
OLB DeAndre Levy	7	2	0.0	20	54
DT Kawann Short	6	1	1.0	19	50
CB Senquez Golson	6	1	0.0	18	47
CB Winston Prescott	5	0	0.0	20	56
S Johnathan Cyprien	4	2	0.0	20	56
CB Nevin Lawson	4	0	0.0	10	44
OLB Anthony Chickillo	3	0	0.0	8	13
DT Tucker Simms	2	0	1.0	16	39
OLB Whitney Mercilus	2	2	0.0	20	55
S Collin Harper	2	1	0.0	4	19
DE Kony Ealy	2	0	0.0	17	48
DE Nick Foreman	1	2	0.0	20	56
ILB Jon Griffith	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bobby Richardson	1.0	1	1	1	28
DE Cameron Jordan	1.0	0	2	2	28
DT Tom Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Tyeler Davison	0.0	0	1	1	29
DT Jonathan Babineaux	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	0	1	0	30

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kawann Short	1.0	1	2	50
DT Tucker Simms	1.0	0	0	39
DE Kony Ealy	0.0	2	0	48
S Tre Boston	0.0	1	0	19
DT Grady Campbell	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brandon Browner	4	0	32
CB Carter Terrell	4	0	34
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	0	34
ILB Zach Orr	3	0	33
S Tyvon Branch	2	0	9
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	1	1	30
ILB Philip Wheeler	1	0	2
OLB K.J. Wright	1	0	3
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	0	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Winston Prescott	6	3	0	56
OLB DeAndre Levy	6	1	0	54
S Harrison Smith	4	2	0	37
S Johnathan Cyprien	4	1	0	56
CB Nevin Lawson	4	0	1	44
CB Senquez Golson	4	0	0	47
OLB Whitney Mercilus	2	0	0	55
OLB Anthony Chickillo	2	0	0	13
S Collin Harper	1	1	0	19
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0	50

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zachary Lyons	3	4	20	1	56
Andrew Whitworth	1	2	20	0	56
Andrus Peat	1	1	20	1	56
Ron Gerhardt	0	4	20	0	56
Max Unger	0	3	20	0	56
Lionel Elliott	0	2	15	0	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cyrus Kouandjio	3	5	30	0	34
Rob Gronkowski	2	3	29	0	32
Mike Pouncey	2	3	30	0	34
B.J. Rock	1	5	30	2	34
Grady Hopper	1	4	20	0	15
Kenneth Kirk	1	2	30	0	34
Trai Turner	0	2	30	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Delvin Breaux	2	16
Stevan Ridley	1	21
Nicky Alston	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
DeAndre Levy	1	19
Le'Veon Bell	1	19
Harrison Smith	1	13
Kenneth Kirk	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Gerhardt	20	56	---	---	5	81
Andrew Whitworth	20	56	---	---	---	76
Max Unger	20	56	---	---	---	76
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	30	34	12	76
Garrett Grayson	20	56	---	---	---	76
Andrus Peat	20	56	---	---	---	76
Zachary Lyons	20	56	---	---	---	76
Julian Lunsford	13	47	---	---	16	76
Jairus Byrd	---	---	29	33	12	74
Zach Orr	---	---	30	33	2	65
Carter Terrell	---	---	28	34	2	64
Brandon Browner	---	---	28	32	2	62
Brandin Cooks	15	46	---	---	---	61
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	29	30	2	61
Lionel Elliott	15	29	---	---	15	59
Delvin Breaux	---	---	18	24	16	58
Mark Ingram	17	30	---	---	9	56
Cameron Jordan	---	---	24	28	2	54
Tyeler Davison	---	---	23	29	2	54
Willie Snead	13	41	---	---	---	54
Bobby Richardson	---	---	21	28	3	52
Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	21	21	7	49
Andre Roberts	9	25	---	---	11	45
Nicky Alston	10	21	---	---	11	42
C.J. Anderson	3	19	---	---	4	26
Stevan Ridley	1	2	---	---	21	24
K.J. Wright	---	---	1	3	17	21
Stephone Anthony	---	---	12	9	---	21
Michael Hoomanawanui	4	5	---	---	9	18
Tom Johnson	---	---	9	9	---	18
Tyvon Branch	---	---	7	9	1	17
Cam Thomas	---	---	10	7	---	17
Dave Hegamin	---	---	7	5	5	17
Rickey Campbell	---	---	2	3	12	17
Jermaine Kearse	0	14	---	---	2	16
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	0	1	10	11
Philip Wheeler	---	---	1	2	6	9
Ellis Woodard	0	1	---	---	6	7
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Fusco	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kristopher Sherrod	0	0	---	---	5	5
Arnie Kipp	0	0	---	---	5	5
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darrin Myers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Colin Kaepernick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DeAndre Levy	---	---	20	54	19	93
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	20	55	6	81
Winston Prescott	---	---	20	56	5	81
Rob Gronkowski	29	32	---	---	16	77
Johnathan Cyprien	---	---	20	56	1	77
Nick Foreman	---	---	20	56	1	77
Kenneth Kirk	30	34	---	---	8	72
B.J. Rock	30	34	---	---	8	72
Nevin Lawson	---	---	10	44	17	71
Kawann Short	---	---	19	50	1	70
Le'Veon Bell	26	24	---	---	19	69
Harrison Smith	---	---	16	37	13	66
Kony Ealy	---	---	17	48	1	66
Senquez Golson	---	---	18	47	1	66
Aaron Rodgers	30	34	---	---	---	64
Mike Pouncey	30	34	---	---	---	64
Cyrus Kouandjio	30	34	---	---	---	64
Trai Turner	30	34	---	---	---	64
Tucker Simms	---	---	16	39	5	60
Martavis Bryant	24	30	---	---	---	54
Teddy Williams	21	24	---	---	---	45
Grady Hopper	20	15	---	---	6	41
Brandon LaFell	11	14	---	---	12	37
Glen Wunder	4	9	---	---	18	31
Cory Bishop	8	6	---	---	15	29
Tre Boston	---	---	4	19	4	27
Collin Harper	---	---	4	19	2	25
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	8	13	3	24
Michael Griffin	---	---	1	8	11	20
Jerome Simpson	0	1	---	---	14	15
Paul Richardson	4	10	---	---	1	15
Grady Campbell	---	---	3	8	4	15
Warren Dobreski	3	5	---	---	2	10
Kelvin Beachum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenneth Battle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	8	8
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	1	5	---	6
Sean Davison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jon Griffith	---	---	3	1	---	4
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Mayo	---	---	0	1	---	1
James Bratton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Datone Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0
Geoff Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Bates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	17	89	5.2
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	54	34	4	1	3	8	5	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Rodgers	32	20	3	1	2	1	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	36	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	20	162	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	113	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	65	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	65	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	32	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Lunsford	14	12	0	74	0	47
WR Brandin Cooks	12	9	0	139	2	46
WR Willie Snead	10	4	1	43	0	41
WR Andre Roberts	9	4	1	44	1	25
RB Mark Ingram	2	2	0	47	1	30
TE Lionel Elliott	2	1	0	16	0	29
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	1	0	10	0	14
RB C.J. Anderson	1	0	1	0	0	19
FB Nicky Alston	1	1	0	3	0	21

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Gronkowski	10	7	1	139	3	32
WR Teddy Williams	7	3	0	10	0	24
WR Brandon LaFell	5	4	0	28	0	14
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	3	0	25	0	24
WR Martavis Bryant	3	1	1	6	0	30
WR Paul Richardson	3	1	0	8	0	10
FB Grady Hopper	1	1	0	10	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	4	16	4.00	4.67
Nicky Alston	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	2	17	8.50	5.05
Aaron Rodgers	1	6	6.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	6	4	35	5.83	6.96

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	4	2	12	3.00	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Lunsford	3	3	24	8.00	5.29
RB C.J. Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1	11	11.00	11.58
TE Lionel Elliott	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	-1	-1.00	13.90
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	13	13.00	5.60
WR Teddy Williams	1	0	0	0.00	1.43
WR Paul Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Ingram	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	3	2
Aaron Rodgers	1	1
Glen Wunder	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	14	8	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Rodgers	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Snead	5	2	1
WR Julian Lunsford	4	4	4
WR Andre Roberts	2	2	1
WR Brandin Cooks	2	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon LaFell	3	2	1
WR Paul Richardson	3	1	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)