Week 17, 2035

played in Carolina, NC

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	14	3	-	27
Carolina Panthers	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:18 CAR - Phillip Milburn 2 run (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 03:13 CAR - Alexander Pardo 24 interception return (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:14 NOS - Hayden Arias 26 field goal
2Q: 09:29 NOS - Caden Sinclair 8 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
3Q: 02:07 NOS - Caden Sinclair 3 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
3Q: 00:36 NOS - Gage Thomason 15 interception return (Hayden Arias extra point)
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Hayden Arias 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:18 CAR - Phillip Milburn 2 run (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 03:13 CAR - Alexander Pardo 24 interception return (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:14 NOS - Hayden Arias 26 field goal
2Q: 09:29 NOS - Caden Sinclair 8 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
3Q: 02:07 NOS - Caden Sinclair 3 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
3Q: 00:36 NOS - Gage Thomason 15 interception return (Hayden Arias extra point)
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Hayden Arias 29 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 12-4 4-12
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 281 198
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 4.26 3.19
Net Rushing Yards 92 74
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 3.54 2.85
Net Passing Yards 189 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 33 - 15 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 197 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 3.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/39 6/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/53
Interception Ret./Yards 4/53 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 18
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	12-4	4-12
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	281	198
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	4.26	3.19
Net Rushing Yards	92	74
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	3.54	2.85
Net Passing Yards	189	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	33 - 15 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	197	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	3.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/39	6/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/53
Interception Ret./Yards	4/53	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 18
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	1:31	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	6:08	1:55	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	3:13	0:08	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
1	3:05	3:56	OWN 35	8	56	Field Goal
2	13:56	4:33	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown
2	6:08	4:10	OWN 1	9	55	Punt
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	5	31	Punt
3	11:09	0:55	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	8:52	3:00	OWN 38	6	18	Punt
3	3:48	1:50	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
4	11:49	1:18	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	8:49	2:52	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
4	5:44	2:20	OPP 8	3	-4	Field Goal
4	1:39	0:32	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 1	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	10:59	4:51	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
1	4:13	1:00	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	14:09	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	9:23	3:15	OWN 22	7	25	Punt
2	1:58	1:58	OWN 10	3	15	Half
3	12:52	1:43	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	10:14	1:22	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
3	5:52	2:04	OWN 20	4	-5	Interception
3	1:58	1:33	OWN 3	3	6	Interception
3	0:25	3:36	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
4	10:31	1:42	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	5:57	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	3:24	1:45	OWN 23	7	23	Downs
4	1:07	0:56	OWN 6	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Leland Lucas, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chester Pieri	19	45	2.37	11	3
RB Darius Moore	4	36	9.00	26	1
QB J.B. Delcorio	3	11	3.67	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Phillip Milburn	14	47	3.36	16	2	1
RB Corwin Cowley	11	21	1.91	8	0	0
QB Alfred Lavalais	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Delcorio	38	22	197	2/8	2	25	1	78.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Lavalais	33	15	143	3/19	0	33	4	18.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caden Sinclair	13	22	132	10.15	37	18	2
WR C.J. Mills	3	7	25	8.33	0	16	0
RB Darius Moore	2	2	25	12.50	20	25	0
RB Chester Pieri	2	4	0	0.00	0	2	0
TE Jon Douglas	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Les DePree	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steven Hicks	9	14	88	9.78	22	33
TE Geoff Foreman	3	8	33	11.00	16	21
TE Wesley Landdeck	1	2	6	6.00	6	6
RB Phillip Milburn	1	2	13	13.00	1	13
WR Rod Hall	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Corwin Cowley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR William Lester	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT James Reese	1	24	24.00	0
OLB Herman Cambell	1	14	14.00	0
S Donnie Carlisle	1	0	0.00	0
S Gage Thomason	1	15	15.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alexander Pardo	1	24	24.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Chester Pieri	1	0	0
TE Jermaine Knight	0	1	0
DE Leland Lucas	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alfred Lavalais	1	0	0
WR Rod Hall	0	1	0
CB Corbin Dole	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Juan Baldwin	9	389	43.2	34.4	52	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Wolf	7	327	46.7	42.9	53	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hayden Arias	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	2	27	13.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Finch	4	19	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Lane	2	49	24.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Finch	4	53	13.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Herman Cambell	7	2	0.0	26	24
ILB Desmond Rice	6	0	0.0	13	17
S Tucker Jennings	5	2	0.0	24	35
S Donnie Carlisle	5	0	0.0	26	36
ILB Stan Banks	4	3	0.0	25	30
DE Leland Lucas	3	1	2.0	20	28
DT Bobby Banks	2	1	0.0	15	26
CB Archie Lane	2	0	0.0	11	17
S Gage Thomason	2	0	0.0	25	36
CB Les Yanok	2	0	0.0	0	12
DE Ron Middleton	2	0	0.0	26	27
DE Patrick Prior	1	0	1.0	6	16
DT James Reese	1	0	0.0	17	21
S Amari Reade	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Gabe Monroe	0	1	0.0	20	25

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sherman Nicas	7	1	0.0	26	40
ILB Monty Gauthier	6	3	0.0	26	40
CB Corbin Dole	6	2	0.0	26	40
DE Burt Witten	5	0	1.5	26	36
CB Alec Watkins	4	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Robert Hodgins	3	2	0.0	8	23
OLB Tucker Johnston	3	1	0.0	17	14
OLB Patrick Settle	3	1	0.0	18	25
CB Dustin Thomason	3	1	0.0	25	40
CB Alexander Pardo	3	0	0.0	26	34
ILB Evan Oliver	2	3	0.0	25	32
WR Steven Hicks	2	0	---	---	---
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ian Wolf	1	0	0.0	16	19
DE Stephen Lillis	1	0	0.0	6	18
DE Jason Kinney	0	1	0.5	23	27

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leland Lucas	2.0	1	1	0	28
DE Patrick Prior	1.0	1	0	0	16
ILB Desmond Rice	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Bobby Banks	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Ron Middleton	0.0	0	0	1	27

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Witten	1.5	0	2	2	36
DE Jason Kinney	0.5	0	1	1	27
DT Ian Wolf	0.0	1	1	0	19
DE Stephen Lillis	0.0	1	0	1	18
DT Wendell Foley	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Trey Gaines	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Donnie Carlisle	3	3	1	36
ILB Desmond Rice	3	0	0	17
OLB Herman Cambell	2	1	1	24
S Gage Thomason	2	0	1	36
CB Les Yanok	2	0	0	12
ILB Stan Banks	1	0	0	30
CB Archie Lane	1	0	0	17
S Tucker Jennings	1	0	0	35
ILB Norman Slater	0	1	0	6
DT James Reese	0	0	1	21

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Monty Gauthier	3	1	0	40
CB Dustin Thomason	3	0	0	40
CB Alec Watkins	3	0	0	24
S Sherman Nicas	3	0	0	40
CB Alexander Pardo	2	0	1	34
OLB Tucker Johnston	2	0	0	14
OLB Patrick Settle	2	0	0	25
OLB Robert Hodgins	2	0	0	23
ILB Evan Oliver	1	1	0	32
CB Corbin Dole	1	0	0	40

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Quentin Masiona	2	10	26	0	40
T Jeffery Bismonte	2	4	26	1	40
C Alexander Kremer	1	2	26	0	40
G Vernon Forbes	0	4	26	1	40
T Caleb Richmond	0	3	26	0	40

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lionel Grasmanis	3	7	0	26	1	36
G Reid Scioli	2	6	1	26	1	36
C Cristian Flannery	2	5	0	26	0	36
T Melvin Blanchard	2	4	0	26	1	36
T Ken Terry	1	3	0	26	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Gerber	3	27
James Reese	3	22
Chester Pieri	1	27
Caden Sinclair	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Thomason	3	13
Phillip Milburn	1	25

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Chester Pieri	19	35	---	---	27	81
G Vernon Forbes	26	40	---	---	11	77
T Jeffery Bismonte	26	40	---	---	11	77
T Caleb Richmond	26	40	---	---	11	77
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	24	35	16	75
WR Caden Sinclair	24	40	---	---	9	73
S Gage Thomason	---	---	25	36	10	71
QB J.B. Delcorio	26	40	---	---	---	66
G Quentin Masiona	26	40	---	---	---	66
C Alexander Kremer	26	40	---	---	---	66
S Donnie Carlisle	---	---	26	36	---	62
DT James Reese	---	---	17	21	22	60
TE Jon Douglas	25	35	---	---	---	60
WR C.J. Mills	22	37	---	---	---	59
CB Corwin Reed	---	---	25	34	---	59
ILB Stan Banks	---	---	25	30	---	55
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	13	17	25	55
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	26	27	---	53
OLB Herman Cambell	---	---	26	24	---	50
DE Leland Lucas	---	---	20	28	---	48
DT Gabe Monroe	---	---	20	25	---	45
CB Archie Lane	---	---	11	17	16	44
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	15	26	---	41
WR Les DePree	9	26	---	---	---	35
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	6	16	7	29
RB Darius Moore	7	10	---	---	11	28
WR Luke Gerber	0	0	---	---	27	27
TE Jermaine Knight	16	11	---	---	---	27
TE Abraham Johnson	4	3	---	---	19	26
WR Kenyon Gillespie	2	3	---	---	18	23
ILB Norman Slater	---	---	1	6	10	17
CB Les Yanok	---	---	0	12	---	12
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Floyd Baluch	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Juan Baldwin	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Amari Gooden	2	0	---	---	6	8
K Hayden Arias	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Adrian Mamula	---	---	2	2	---	4
CB Vinny May	---	---	1	3	---	4
S Amari Reade	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB C.J. Springer	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Tyler Ault	---	---	1	0	---	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Elijah Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB O.J. Garrett	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Santiago Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	26	40	20	86
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	25	40	13	78
C Cristian Flannery	26	36	---	---	10	72
WR Rod Hall	20	32	---	---	18	70
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	26	40	2	68
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	26	34	8	68
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	26	40	2	68
DE Burt Witten	---	---	26	36	1	63
TE Geoff Foreman	26	36	---	---	---	62
T Ken Terry	26	36	---	---	---	62
G Reid Scioli	26	36	---	---	---	62
T Melvin Blanchard	26	36	---	---	---	62
G Lionel Grasmanis	26	36	---	---	---	62
QB Alfred Lavalais	26	36	---	---	---	62
WR Steven Hicks	26	36	---	---	---	62
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	25	32	1	58
TE Wesley Landdeck	14	16	---	---	25	55
OLB Patrick Settle	---	---	18	25	12	55
RB Phillip Milburn	14	13	---	---	25	52
DE Jason Kinney	---	---	23	27	1	51
OLB Robert Hodgins	---	---	8	23	16	47
WR William Lester	13	20	---	---	9	42
DT Ian Wolf	---	---	16	19	2	37
RB Corwin Cowley	12	23	---	---	---	35
CB Alec Watkins	---	---	10	24	---	34
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	17	14	1	32
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	0	8	18	26
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	6	18	---	24
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	6	15	1	22
WR Floyd Finch	1	1	---	---	15	17
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	1	0	15	16
DE Trey Gaines	---	---	1	5	10	16
TE Elias Janke	2	3	---	---	7	12
RB Dominic Sadowski	2	0	---	---	9	11
DT Sawyer Rivers	---	---	0	0	9	9
S Leo Pettine	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Derrick Wolf	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cornelius Brennan	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Barry Maru	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Alexis Holmes	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Elijah Bono	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Jared Young	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Ken Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Demetrius Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	24	83	3.5
Right	1	10	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Delcorio	38	22	1	1	4	2	6	4	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Lavalais	33	15	3	2	1	5	3	1	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	73	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	48	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	34	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	33	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	57	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caden Sinclair	22	13	1	132	0	40
WR C.J. Mills	7	3	1	25	0	37
RB Chester Pieri	4	2	1	0	0	35
RB Darius Moore	2	2	0	25	1	10
TE Jon Douglas	2	1	1	14	0	35
WR Les DePree	1	1	0	1	0	26

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Hicks	14	9	1	88	2	36
TE Geoff Foreman	8	3	0	33	1	36
WR Rod Hall	3	1	0	3	0	32
RB Corwin Cowley	2	0	0	0	0	23
TE Wesley Landdeck	2	1	0	6	0	16
RB Phillip Milburn	2	1	0	13	0	13
WR William Lester	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chester Pieri	4	4	1.00	2.37
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	-1	-1.00	3.67
RB Darius Moore	1	-1	-1.00	9.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	1	8	8.00	1.91
RB Phillip Milburn	1	2	2.00	3.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	7	5	31	4.43	5.18

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Lavalais	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caden Sinclair	4	3	27	6.75	6.00
WR C.J. Mills	2	1	3	1.50	3.57
WR Les DePree	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Geoff Foreman	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chester Pieri	3	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Corwin Cowley	1	0
RB Phillip Milburn	1	1
QB Alfred Lavalais	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Delcorio	13	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Lavalais	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caden Sinclair	7	4	2
WR C.J. Mills	3	2	2
RB Chester Pieri	2	1	0
TE Jon Douglas	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Hicks	4	3	1
TE Geoff Foreman	3	0	0
RB Corwin Cowley	1	0	0
WR Rod Hall	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (19,800)
End Zone 10,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (19,800)
End Zone	10,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (7,500)