Week 17, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

35 degrees, snow, 19 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	3	-	13
Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 NOS - Jackie Kanu 5 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 11:29 CAR - Cameron Emmons 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 24 field goal
3Q: 11:02 CAR - Vince Ford 3 pass from Cristian Barker (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 04:43 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 NOS - Jackie Kanu 5 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 11:29 CAR - Cameron Emmons 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 24 field goal
3Q: 11:02 CAR - Vince Ford 3 pass from Cristian Barker (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 04:43 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 51 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 8-8 3-13
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 222 168
- Offensive Plays 69 68
- Yards per Play 3.22 2.47
Net Rushing Yards 111 37
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.96 1.61
Net Passing Yards 111 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 2 43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 131 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.71 2.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 3/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/71 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/14 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	8-8	3-13
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	222	168
- Offensive Plays	69	68
- Yards per Play	3.22	2.47
Net Rushing Yards	111	37
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.96	1.61
Net Passing Yards	111	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 2	43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	131	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.71	2.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	3/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/71	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/14	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	12:19	1:45	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
1	7:24	2:43	OWN 15	5	12	Punt
1	3:14	1:54	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
1	0:16	0:11	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
2	11:24	1:39	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
2	8:20	1:47	OWN 42	3	-7	Punt
2	5:38	1:56	OWN 17	5	33	Punt
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 22	8	71	Field Goal
3	11:25	0:13	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
3	10:51	2:16	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	5:38	2:43	OWN 18	6	20	Punt
3	2:17	2:22	OWN 11	5	50	Punt
4	12:43	0:50	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	9:34	3:44	OWN 22	8	21	Punt
4	5:03	0:27	OPP 34	3	0	Field Goal
4	3:05	1:30	OWN 28	5	7	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 41	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	1:11	OWN 6	3	8	Interception
1	10:34	3:10	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
1	4:41	1:27	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
1	1:20	1:04	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	0:05	3:41	OPP 47	8	44	Field Goal
2	9:45	1:25	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
2	6:33	0:55	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	3:42	1:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 25	9	24	Punt
3	11:12	0:21	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
3	8:35	2:57	OWN 14	5	31	Punt
3	2:55	0:38	OWN 30	3	-10	Punt
4	14:55	2:12	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	11:53	1:56	OWN 17	3	-9	Punt
4	9:57	0:23	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	5:50	0:47	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	4:36	1:31	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	1:35	1:23	OWN 33	4	33	Missed FG

Game MVP: T.J. Criblez, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Stephenson	16	90	5.63	48	3
QB Harvey Dunnigan	8	9	1.13	8	0
RB Owen Lyons	4	12	3.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Caden Peterson	7	19	2.71	7
FB Kai Francis	7	-8	-1.14	6
QB Cristian Barker	6	27	4.50	9
RB Vince Ford	3	-1	-0.33	4

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	37	18	131	4/20	1	33	2	43.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian Barker	43	21	144	2/13	1	23	1	54.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jackie Kanu	7	12	17	2.43	2	5	1
TE Brad Rivers	3	3	29	9.67	0	14	0
WR Brandin Cooks	2	7	27	13.50	8	16	0
WR Julian Lunsford	2	7	15	7.50	8	12	0
RB Gage Stephenson	2	2	37	18.50	33	33	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Owen Lyons	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martavis Bryant	7	12	75	10.71	37	23	0
RB Caden Peterson	4	7	-3	-0.75	0	1	0
TE Gage Baird	3	6	28	9.33	0	15	0
TE Michael Burton	2	4	15	7.50	1	11	0
WR Adrian Westbrook	2	4	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Kamar Aiken	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR John Brown	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Vince Ford	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Desmond McCarthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Roman Mangold	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
RB Owen Lyons	1	0
ILB Jackie Schenck	0	2
DT Brandon Webster	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
FB Kai Francis	2	0	0
QB Cristian Barker	1	1	0
TE Gage Baird	0	1	0
G Troy Toth	0	1	0
WR Adrian Westbrook	0	1	0
RB Vince Ford	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	12	529	44.1	39.3	54	6

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	14	586	41.9	40.9	59	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	1/2	0/1	0/1	20	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	4	14	3.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Westbrook	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Benton	3	71	23.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jackie Schenck	7	4	0.0	23	45
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	6	2	0.0	23	42
S Ron Benton	6	1	0.0	23	45
DE T.J. Criblez	5	4	1.5	23	36
CB Cesar Borders	4	1	0.0	23	44
CB Emmitt Terrill	4	1	0.0	23	44
DT Brandon Webster	3	1	0.0	8	21
DE Jake Rodon	2	0	0.5	12	23
DE Harrison Farrell	2	1	0.0	16	34
CB Chester Hollenbeck	2	1	0.0	9	25
OLB Gilbert Wilson	2	0	0.0	13	20
S Trevor Abrams	1	1	0.0	8	14
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dave Hegamin	1	0	0.0	9	19
CB Marco Freeman	1	0	0.0	3	11
RB Owen Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Daniel Cadrez	0	1	0.0	10	23
S Grayson Palmer	0	1	0.0	13	28

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	8	4	1.0	28	39
S Byron Jones	5	0	0.0	28	40
OLB Ezra Wiggins	5	0	0.0	11	11
DE Ed Stinson	4	1	2.0	21	29
S Kody Weber	4	4	0.0	28	41
OLB Sammy Andersen	4	2	0.0	5	6
S Harrison Smith	3	1	0.0	28	41
DT Kawann Short	3	1	0.0	19	23
CB Paul Barringer	2	1	0.0	28	41
S Omar Lutey	2	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Roman Mangold	2	0	0.0	17	30
DE Ralph Ford	1	1	1.0	21	37
DT Dwight Lyon	1	2	0.0	8	8
CB Desmond Trufant	1	1	0.0	20	32
OLB Za'Darius Smith	1	1	0.0	2	3
RB Caden Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Landon Barker	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Louie Johnstone	1	0	0.0	19	29

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	1.5	1	2	2	36
DE Jake Rodon	0.5	0	1	0	23
OLB Gilbert Wilson	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	0	2	0	42
DE Harrison Farrell	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Daniel Cadrez	0.0	0	1	0	23
S Ron Benton	0.0	0	1	0	45
DT Brandon Webster	0.0	0	0	1	21

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ed Stinson	2.0	0	2	1	29
DE Ralph Ford	1.0	0	4	1	37
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Louie Johnstone	0.0	1	0	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	0	0	42
CB Cesar Borders	3	1	0	44
ILB Jackie Schenck	3	0	1	45
CB Emmitt Terrill	2	2	0	44
OLB Gilbert Wilson	2	1	0	20
CB Chester Hollenbeck	2	0	0	25
DE Harrison Farrell	1	0	0	34
S Ron Benton	1	0	0	45
DT Brandon Webster	1	0	0	21
CB Marco Freeman	1	0	0	11
S Trevor Abrams	1	0	0	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kody Weber	4	1	0	41
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	2	2	0	39
OLB Roman Mangold	2	0	1	30
OLB Ezra Wiggins	2	0	0	11
CB Desmond Trufant	1	3	1	32
S Byron Jones	1	1	0	40
CB Paul Barringer	1	1	0	41
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0	41
OLB Za'Darius Smith	1	0	0	3
DT Dwight Lyon	1	0	0	8
DT Landon Barker	1	0	0	5
S Omar Lutey	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Abel Durham	2	13	28	0	41
C Josh LaBorde	2	6	28	2	41
T Luis Langdon	2	3	28	1	41
C Caden Sanks	0	3	28	0	41
T Alexander Conway	0	1	28	1	41

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Connor Garber	1	5	23	1	45
T Craig Folston	1	5	23	0	45
C Leroy Flynn	1	3	23	0	45
T Jake Lochtefeld	0	2	23	1	45
G Troy Toth	0	2	23	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gage Stephenson	1	19
Hau'oli Kikaha	1	18
Emmitt Terrill	1	17

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harrison Smith	5	31
Vince Ford	1	22
Kai Francis	1	20

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Emmitt Terrill	---	---	23	44	17	84
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	23	42	18	83
T Luis Langdon	28	41	---	---	14	83
T Alexander Conway	28	41	---	---	14	83
C Josh LaBorde	28	41	---	---	14	83
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	23	44	16	83
C Caden Sanks	28	41	---	---	14	83
S Ron Benton	---	---	23	45	5	73
WR Jackie Kanu	28	38	---	---	6	72
QB Harvey Dunnigan	28	41	---	---	2	71
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	23	45	2	70
C Abel Durham	28	41	---	---	---	69
TE Eric Ebron	28	37	---	---	---	65
S Grayson Palmer	---	---	13	28	21	62
WR Julian Lunsford	24	37	---	---	---	61
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	23	36	2	61
RB Gage Stephenson	19	18	---	---	19	56
WR Brandin Cooks	18	33	---	---	---	51
DE Harrison Farrell	---	---	16	34	1	51
DE Jake Rodon	---	---	12	23	15	50
RB Owen Lyons	9	22	---	---	15	46
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	---	---	12	18	15	45
TE Irving Fedo	0	3	---	---	34	37
OLB T.J. Ingram	---	---	2	3	31	36
CB Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	9	25	1	35
DE Daniel Cadrez	---	---	10	23	1	34
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	13	20	1	34
DT Brandon Webster	---	---	8	21	1	30
DT Dave Hegamin	---	---	9	19	1	29
TE Brad Rivers	10	12	---	---	3	25
FB Cedric Recker	0	2	---	---	22	24
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	8	14	1	23
WR Norman Mathews	0	1	---	---	22	23
CB Ross Burton	---	---	0	0	20	20
ILB Norman Jordan	---	---	0	0	17	17
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Marco Freeman	---	---	3	11	---	14
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Theodore Jordan	4	2	---	---	---	6
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Lane Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dakota Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Zack Wallace	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Harrison Smith	---	---	28	41	31	100
G Troy Toth	23	45	---	---	16	84
T Craig Folston	23	45	---	---	16	84
T Jake Lochtefeld	23	45	---	---	16	84
G Connor Garber	23	45	---	---	16	84
S Byron Jones	---	---	28	40	3	71
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	28	41	2	71
S Kody Weber	---	---	28	41	2	71
TE Michael Burton	15	21	---	---	34	70
QB Cristian Barker	23	45	---	---	2	70
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	28	39	2	69
C Leroy Flynn	23	45	---	---	---	68
DE Ed Stinson	---	---	21	29	14	64
WR Kamar Aiken	17	40	---	---	3	60
WR Martavis Bryant	20	40	---	---	---	60
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	21	37	1	59
FB Kai Francis	14	23	---	---	20	57
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	20	32	1	53
DE Louie Johnstone	---	---	19	29	1	49
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	17	30	2	49
CB Zachary Rose	---	---	9	20	19	48
RB Vince Ford	5	17	---	---	22	44
DT Kawann Short	---	---	19	23	1	43
WR Adrian Westbrook	7	24	---	---	12	43
S Omar Lutey	---	---	11	14	18	43
WR John Brown	4	13	---	---	20	37
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	11	11	15	37
OLB Herb Devoe	---	---	0	0	32	32
TE Gage Baird	10	18	---	---	3	31
RB Caden Peterson	11	17	---	---	---	28
DT Landon Barker	---	---	5	5	13	23
TE Terrell Downs	10	9	---	---	---	19
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	17	17
DT Dwight Lyon	---	---	8	8	---	16
C Dustin Harper	0	0	---	---	16	16
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	14	14
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	5	6	1	12
WR Desmond McCarthy	2	3	---	---	6	11
OLB Za'Darius Smith	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Amarlo Herrera	---	---	0	2	---	2
G D.J. Fluker	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Todd Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	82	10.3
Middle	15	16	1.1
Right	4	14	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	11	7	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	37	18	1	1	1	8	6	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian Barker	43	21	1	2	4	4	8	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	48	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	43	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	24	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	50	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jackie Kanu	12	7	0	17	0	38
WR Brandin Cooks	7	2	0	27	0	33
WR Julian Lunsford	7	2	1	15	0	37
TE Eric Ebron	3	1	0	3	0	37
RB Owen Lyons	3	1	0	3	0	22
TE Brad Rivers	3	3	0	29	0	12
RB Gage Stephenson	2	2	0	37	1	18

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martavis Bryant	12	7	1	75	1	40
RB Caden Peterson	7	4	0	-3	0	17
TE Gage Baird	6	3	0	28	0	18
WR Kamar Aiken	4	1	0	7	0	40
TE Michael Burton	4	2	1	15	0	21
WR Adrian Westbrook	4	2	1	12	0	24
WR John Brown	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Vince Ford	2	1	0	3	0	17
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	7	7.00	1.13

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Caden Peterson	1	0	0.00	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	5	3	11	2.20	3.54

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian Barker	3	1	3	1.00	3.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jackie Kanu	2	2	8	4.00	1.42
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	0	0.00	2.14
RB Owen Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Caden Peterson	1	0	0	0.00	-0.43
RB Vince Ford	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Adrian Westbrook	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gage Stephenson	4	0
QB Harvey Dunnigan	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Vince Ford	1	0
QB Cristian Barker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	6	4	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian Barker	16	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jackie Kanu	4	3	0
WR Brandin Cooks	2	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martavis Bryant	6	3	1
TE Michael Burton	3	2	0
WR Adrian Westbrook	3	2	1
WR Kamar Aiken	1	0	0
WR John Brown	1	0	0
RB Caden Peterson	1	0	0
TE Gage Baird	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)