Week 17, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NOS - Julian Lunsford 20 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 03:05 CAR - Le'Veon Bell 4 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 12:27 NOS - Mason Crosby 36 field goal
2Q: 08:31 CAR - Cameron Emmons 47 field goal
2Q: 05:38 CAR - Le'Veon Bell 3 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
3Q: 03:50 CAR - Rod Duffy 1 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 11:12 NOS - Scott Gunn 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NOS - Julian Lunsford 20 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 03:05 CAR - Le'Veon Bell 4 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 12:27 NOS - Mason Crosby 36 field goal
2Q: 08:31 CAR - Cameron Emmons 47 field goal
2Q: 05:38 CAR - Le'Veon Bell 3 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
3Q: 03:50 CAR - Rod Duffy 1 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 11:12 NOS - Scott Gunn 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-13 7-9
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 8 19
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 319 403
- Offensive Plays 53 75
- Yards per Play 6.02 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 101 59
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 4.04 2.11
Net Passing Yards 218 344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 1 47 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 344
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.79 7.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 4/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:09 33:51

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-13	7-9
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	8	19
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	319	403
- Offensive Plays	53	75
- Yards per Play	6.02	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	101	59
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	4.04	2.11
Net Passing Yards	218	344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 1	47 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	220	344
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.79	7.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	4/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:09	33:51

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:02	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
1	9:16	2:41	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	5:08	2:12	OPP 34	4	34	Touchdown
2	12:22	3:57	OWN 20	8	50	Field Goal
2	6:55	1:24	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
2	1:53	0:56	OWN 20	2	43	Interception
3	13:25	1:02	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	8:07	4:26	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	2:04	1:40	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	11:04	2:58	OWN 15	5	14	Punt
4	5:12	3:08	OWN 32	7	19	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:58	3:40	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
1	10:13	0:57	OPP 30	3	-3	Punt
1	6:35	1:27	OWN 24	4	20	Fumble
1	2:56	5:34	OWN 33	11	48	Field Goal
2	8:25	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	5:31	3:38	OWN 24	9	33	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 20	2	1	Half
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	12:23	4:16	OWN 37	8	46	Interception
3	3:41	1:37	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	0:24	4:20	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
4	8:06	2:54	OWN 37	6	38	Missed FG
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 13	9	64	Game

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Le'Veon Bell	17	72	4.24	18	1	2
Rod Duffy	8	29	3.63	15	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Scott Gunn	11	22	2.00	8	0
Theodore Jordan	9	15	1.67	11	1
Karl Boston	5	4	0.80	10	1
Garrett Grayson	3	18	6.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	27	17	220	1/2	0	43	1	73.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	47	32	344	0/0	2	35	1	94.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	6	62	12.40	35	43
TE Martellus Bennett	3	3	9	3.00	0	7
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	5	63	21.00	32	31
WR Martavis Bryant	3	4	48	16.00	32	38
WR Jordy Nelson	1	6	31	31.00	22	31
RB Rod Duffy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Jared Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julian Lunsford	11	13	142	12.91	31	35	1
WR Andre Michaelson	5	7	16	3.20	1	8	0
WR Brandin Cooks	4	10	49	12.25	10	21	0
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	41	13.67	30	32	0
WR Terrence Fayo	3	3	48	16.00	26	27	0
WR Al Madison	2	3	15	7.50	6	8	0
RB Scott Gunn	2	3	12	6.00	8	9	1
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
TE Elias Randle	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shamarko Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jordan Hicks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jordy Nelson	1	0	0
Cameron Jordan	0	1	0
Chance Wagner	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Scott Gunn	1	0	0	0
Artie Ferguson	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	6	255	42.5	42.2	55	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	5	213	42.6	30.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordy Nelson	2	23	11.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Michaelson	4	2	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordy Nelson	2	36	18.0	0
Jeremy Maclin	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Michaelson	3	80	26.7	0
Ron Benton	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jon Griffith	9	4	0.0	27	42
OLB DeAndre Levy	9	2	0.0	22	39
CB Van Everett	8	1	0.0	28	43
S Shamarko Thomas	6	1	0.0	26	44
DT Dwight Lyon	5	1	0.0	17	28
CB Paul Barringer	4	1	0.0	25	43
DE Kony Ealy	3	1	0.0	21	39
CB Samuel Springer	3	0	0.0	17	35
S Barry Church	2	1	0.0	9	25
DE Cameron Jordan	2	0	0.0	22	38
DE Kelvin Hardman	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Kawann Short	1	2	0.0	18	35
OLB Chance Wagner	1	1	0.0	2	8
QB Matt Ryan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clay Matthews	1	0	0.0	11	7
DT Efrain Grant	1	0	0.0	15	14
DE Mark Belin	0	1	0.0	9	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jordan Hicks	6	2	0.0	25	28
CB Rickey Campbell	5	1	0.0	12	20
CB Chester Hollenbeck	5	0	0.0	22	26
S Kenny Vaccaro	4	0	0.0	25	28
DE Harrison Farrell	4	0	0.0	22	20
DE T.J. Criblez	3	1	1.0	22	25
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	0.0	22	26
CB Ron Benton	3	0	0.0	25	28
DT Tyeler Davison	2	1	0.0	19	25
S Marco Freeman	2	1	0.0	25	28
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Arnold Doyle	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Dave Hegamin	1	0	0.0	9	2
DT Daniel Cadrez	1	0	0.0	16	23
RB Scott Gunn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB T.J. Ingram	0	1	0.0	10	7
OLB Norman Jordan	0	1	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	2	1	0	38
DT Dwight Lyon	1	2	0	28
DT Kawann Short	0	1	0	35
DT Efrain Grant	0	1	0	14
DE Mark Belin	0	0	1	8

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	1.0	2	2	25
DE Steve LaChapelle	0.0	1	1	11
DT Daniel Cadrez	0.0	1	0	23
DT Brandon Webster	0.0	1	0	3
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	0	1	26
DE Harrison Farrell	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	7	0	0	39
ILB Jon Griffith	6	0	0	42
CB Van Everett	5	0	0	43
CB Samuel Springer	4	1	0	35
CB Paul Barringer	3	0	0	43
S Shamarko Thomas	2	0	1	44
S Barry Church	1	0	0	25
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0	41
DT Dwight Lyon	1	0	0	28
DE Kelvin Hardman	1	0	0	9
DT Efrain Grant	1	0	0	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chester Hollenbeck	5	0	0	26
CB Ron Benton	3	1	0	28
CB Rickey Campbell	3	0	0	20
ILB Jordan Hicks	2	0	1	28
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	0	0	28
CB Arnold Doyle	1	0	0	4
S Marco Freeman	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Watt	3	6	25	1	28
Gosder Cherilus	3	4	25	0	28
D.J. Fluker	2	6	25	0	28
Edgar Maloney	2	3	18	0	17
Jared Cook	1	2	13	0	9
Kenneth Kirk	1	2	25	0	28
Kelvin Beachum	0	2	25	0	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Trai Turner	1	8	28	47
Reginald Branch	1	6	28	47
Eric Ebron	1	2	26	21
Colin Shell	0	4	28	47
Ryan Clady	0	2	24	26
Spencer Long	0	2	28	47
Artie Ferguson	0	1	12	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy Maclin	2	17
Le'Veon Bell	2	15
Barry Church	2	14
Van Hannan	1	7
Van Everett	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hau'oli Kikaha	2	9
Artie Ferguson	1	20
Ron Benton	1	14
Riddick Grisham	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shamarko Thomas	---	---	26	44	13	83
Van Everett	---	---	28	43	6	77
Jon Griffith	---	---	27	42	2	71
Paul Barringer	---	---	25	43	2	70
Harrison Smith	---	---	27	41	1	69
Cameron Jordan	---	---	22	38	6	66
DeAndre Levy	---	---	22	39	2	63
Kony Ealy	---	---	21	39	1	61
Gosder Cherilus	25	28	---	---	7	60
D.J. Fluker	25	28	---	---	7	60
Kawann Short	---	---	18	35	2	55
Matt Ryan	25	28	---	---	---	53
Kelvin Beachum	25	28	---	---	---	53
Le'Veon Bell	17	21	---	---	15	53
Chris Watt	25	28	---	---	---	53
Kenneth Kirk	25	28	---	---	---	53
Samuel Springer	---	---	17	35	---	52
Edgar Maloney	18	17	---	---	17	52
Martellus Bennett	23	24	---	---	3	50
Dwight Lyon	---	---	17	28	4	49
Barry Church	---	---	9	25	14	48
Jordy Nelson	14	20	---	---	13	47
Martavis Bryant	20	24	---	---	---	44
Jared Cook	13	9	---	---	16	38
Jeremy Maclin	8	12	---	---	17	37
Efrain Grant	---	---	15	14	1	30
Benjamin Ramsey	---	---	2	11	15	28
Andres Houston	---	---	6	8	13	27
Mark Belin	---	---	9	8	5	22
Desmond McCarthy	2	5	---	---	13	20
Clay Matthews	---	---	11	7	1	19
Chance Wagner	---	---	2	8	9	19
Rod Duffy	8	7	---	---	1	16
Kelvin Hardman	---	---	4	9	2	15
Percy Pellegrino	0	0	---	---	7	7
Spencer Null	0	0	---	---	7	7
Van Hannan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clay Dominquez	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terrell Downs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Singleton	2	1	---	---	1	4
Je'Rod Linegar	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Spencer Long	28	47	---	---	7	82
Reginald Branch	28	47	---	---	7	82
Colin Shell	28	47	---	---	2	77
Trai Turner	28	47	---	---	---	75
Garrett Grayson	28	47	---	---	---	75
Julian Lunsford	26	44	---	---	---	70
Andre Michaelson	17	35	---	---	16	68
Ron Benton	---	---	25	28	14	67
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	25	28	9	62
Brandin Cooks	22	39	---	---	---	61
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	22	26	9	57
Ryan Clady	24	26	---	---	5	55
Jordan Hicks	---	---	25	28	1	54
Marco Freeman	---	---	25	28	1	54
Eric Ebron	26	21	---	---	6	53
T.J. Criblez	---	---	22	25	1	48
Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	22	26	---	48
Artie Ferguson	12	14	---	---	20	46
Tyeler Davison	---	---	19	25	1	45
Harrison Farrell	---	---	22	20	1	43
Rickey Campbell	---	---	12	20	9	41
Daniel Cadrez	---	---	16	23	2	41
T.J. Ingram	---	---	10	7	22	39
Scott Gunn	12	18	---	---	---	30
Theodore Jordan	11	16	---	---	1	28
Al Madison	3	10	---	---	12	25
Angel Bork	4	21	---	---	---	25
Karl Boston	5	13	---	---	7	25
Lionel Elliott	0	8	---	---	16	24
Steve LaChapelle	---	---	5	11	6	22
Terrence Fayo	1	12	---	---	9	22
Arnold Doyle	---	---	3	4	14	21
Elias Randle	5	5	---	---	10	20
Dave Hegamin	---	---	9	2	4	15
Norman Jordan	---	---	6	1	5	12
Brandon Webster	---	---	7	3	---	10
Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Riddick Grisham	---	---	0	0	5	5
Chris Banjo	---	---	0	3	1	4
Jackie Schenck	---	---	0	0	3	3
Billy Knight	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cory Matunda	0	0	---	---	---	0
Philip Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	8	0.9
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	27	17	5	1	2	1	5	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	47	32	6	3	0	1	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	135	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	155	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	140	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	38	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	6	1	0	31	1	20
RB Le'Veon Bell	6	5	1	62	1	21
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	3	0	63	2	12
WR Martavis Bryant	4	3	0	48	1	24
TE Martellus Bennett	3	3	0	9	0	24
TE Jared Cook	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Rod Duffy	1	1	0	8	0	7
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	0	-1	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Lunsford	13	11	142	3	44
WR Brandin Cooks	10	4	49	1	39
WR Andre Michaelson	7	5	16	0	35
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	41	1	21
WR Terrence Fayo	3	3	48	1	12
WR Al Madison	3	2	15	0	10
RB Scott Gunn	3	2	12	0	18
TE Elias Randle	2	1	6	0	5
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	15	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	5	23	4.60	4.24
Rod Duffy	2	16	8.00	3.63

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Theodore Jordan	4	1	0.25	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	0	0	0.00	8.15

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	6	5	28	4.67	7.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0	0.00	10.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Lunsford	3	3	23	7.67	10.92
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	4.90
WR Andre Michaelson	1	1	-4	-4.00	2.29
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	9	9.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Rod Duffy	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Boston	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	16	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	2	1
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	1
TE Martellus Bennett	1	1	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julian Lunsford	7	7	5
WR Brandin Cooks	3	0	0
WR Terrence Fayo	2	2	2
TE Elias Randle	1	0	0
WR Andre Michaelson	1	0	0
WR Al Madison	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)