Week 17, 2041

played in Carolina, NC

33 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	6	-	16
Carolina Panthers	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 15 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 01:30 CAR - Glen Farley 31 field goal
2Q: 06:51 CAR - Glen Farley 46 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NOS - Dexter Winslett 21 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Pete Sweeney 41 pass from Greg Huntley (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 08:37 NOS - Dexter Winslett 30 field goal
4Q: 02:18 NOS - Dexter Winslett 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 15 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 01:30 CAR - Glen Farley 31 field goal
2Q: 06:51 CAR - Glen Farley 46 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NOS - Dexter Winslett 21 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Pete Sweeney 41 pass from Greg Huntley (Glen Farley extra point)
4Q: 08:37 NOS - Dexter Winslett 30 field goal
4Q: 02:18 NOS - Dexter Winslett 57 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 7-9 12-4
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 343 309
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 4.90 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 114 57
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.17
Net Passing Yards 229 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 38 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:43 29:17

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	7-9	12-4
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	343	309
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	4.90	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	114	57
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.17
Net Passing Yards	229	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	38 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:43	29:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	5:15	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	4:18	1:43	OWN 1	3	33	Interception
1	1:22	1:37	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
2	12:04	2:31	OWN 17	4	20	Punt
2	6:46	3:53	OWN 25	10	71	Field Goal
2	1:18	1:04	OPP 36	4	5	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	8:15	1:11	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
3	4:13	1:00	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
3	0:50	1:06	OWN 14	3	-8	Punt
4	13:47	5:17	OWN 7	11	80	Field Goal
4	5:07	2:54	OWN 24	7	36	Field Goal
4	1:08	0:35	OPP 43	3	8	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
1	6:00	1:42	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	2:35	1:13	OPP 5	3	-9	Field Goal
2	14:45	2:41	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	9:33	2:47	OWN 28	4	43	Field Goal
2	2:53	1:35	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
3	13:30	5:15	OWN 38	10	59	Downs
3	7:04	2:51	OPP 46	5	23	Missed FG
3	3:13	2:23	OWN 21	4	16	Punt
4	14:44	0:57	OPP 45	3	4	Punt
4	8:30	3:23	OWN 22	6	24	Punt
4	2:13	1:05	OWN 7	4	18	Interception
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	3	15	Game

Game MVP: Aidan Butler, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leonard Lang	18	56	3.11	13	1
RB Lenny Cobb	5	12	2.40	8	0
RB Kelly Bronson	4	37	9.25	17	2
QB Jon Smith	2	9	4.50	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fred Garcia	12	45	3.75	15	2
RB Teddy Ackerman	4	12	3.00	12	1
QB Greg Huntley	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
RB Gary Siegel	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	38	22	252	3/23	1	24	1	75.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Huntley	38	26	279	4/27	1	41	1	87.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	8	13	123	15.38	83	24	0
TE Jorge Newman	5	8	64	12.80	12	23	0
WR Joe Howard	5	11	34	6.80	5	14	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	3	4	27	9.00	0	15	1
RB Kelly Bronson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jessie Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pete Sweeney	9	12	116	12.89	16	41	1
WR Steven Hicks	4	6	33	8.25	0	21	0
WR Glen Boyer	3	6	64	21.33	18	41	0
RB Fred Garcia	3	3	26	8.67	5	15	0
TE Spencer O'Donnell	2	2	21	10.50	12	15	0
TE Terrence Bishop	2	2	4	2.00	1	4	0
WR Gage Bowser	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
WR Jerome Keith	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gary Siegel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Santiago Caldwell	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wayne McCombs	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Lenny Cobb	1	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Tyler Hingis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	7	329	47.0	35.7	55	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britt Martinez	7	316	45.1	37.4	55	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	3/4	1/2	1/1	57	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	3	34	11.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Keith	3	39	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	1	39	39.0	0
Fred Garcia	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Earnest Vera	6	2	0.0	18	34
DE Christopher Newton	5	4	1.5	17	40
DE Aidan Butler	4	3	2.0	18	42
ILB Samuel Richard	4	0	0.0	18	33
ILB Junior Horner	3	2	0.0	18	32
OLB Glen Hanks	3	0	0.0	1	21
DE Anthony Farrell	3	0	0.0	13	25
S Carlton Stephenson	3	0	0.0	9	31
S Santiago Caldwell	3	0	0.0	17	32
OLB Kirk Wiebe	2	2	0.5	10	31
ILB Blake Robertson	2	2	0.0	10	13
S Lester Gilmore	2	1	0.0	0	10
CB Tim Babin	2	1	0.0	7	26
CB James Tatum	2	0	0.0	18	41
CB Ryan Haines	1	2	0.0	1	12
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	1	0.0	7	8
TE Jorge Newman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	0.0	6	19
OLB Micah Jacobs	0	3	0.0	7	9
S Edgar Salari	0	1	0.0	3	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wayne McCombs	7	3	0.0	26	31
CB Evan Harmon	7	1	0.0	29	32
OLB Donny Simonson	6	0	0.0	25	36
OLB Tyler Hingis	5	0	0.0	15	13
S Sherman Nicas	4	3	0.0	29	41
S Martin Vance	4	1	0.0	26	28
DE Roman Surtain	3	1	1.5	25	39
DE Xavier Houston	3	0	1.0	12	19
CB Horace Cowan	3	0	0.0	28	39
DE Chuck Ramsey	2	5	0.5	23	28
DT Lincoln Kidman	2	3	0.0	23	27
CB Les Pietrzyk	2	2	0.0	12	27
OLB Mitchell Ellison	2	1	0.0	29	41
S Jeff Baker	1	1	0.0	3	13
WR Pete Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
DT Walter Bishop	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	0	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aidan Butler	2.0	0	0	1	42
DE Christopher Newton	1.5	1	0	0	40
OLB Kirk Wiebe	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	0	1	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Roman Surtain	1.5	0	4	39
DE Xavier Houston	1.0	0	1	19
DE Chuck Ramsey	0.5	1	0	28
OLB Donny Simonson	0.0	0	1	36
DT Walter Bishop	0.0	0	1	8
OLB Mitchell Ellison	0.0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Stephenson	4	1	0	31
CB Earnest Vera	4	0	0	34
OLB Glen Hanks	3	1	0	21
CB James Tatum	2	1	0	41
S Santiago Caldwell	2	0	1	32
S Lester Gilmore	2	0	0	10
CB Tim Babin	2	0	0	26
DE Christopher Newton	2	0	0	40
CB Ryan Haines	1	0	0	12
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	0	0	8
DE Aidan Butler	1	0	0	42
ILB Junior Horner	1	0	0	32
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	0	33
S Edgar Salari	0	2	0	3

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Evan Harmon	5	0	0	32
ILB Wayne McCombs	4	1	1	31
OLB Donny Simonson	3	1	0	36
S Sherman Nicas	3	0	0	41
CB Horace Cowan	2	1	0	39
CB Les Pietrzyk	2	0	0	27
OLB Tyler Hingis	1	0	0	13
S Jeff Baker	1	0	0	13
S Martin Vance	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	3	9	29	0	41
G Clarence Wentworth	2	5	29	2	41
TE Jorge Newman	1	3	24	0	41
G Tracy Aycock	1	3	29	0	41
T Lawrence Janis	0	7	29	0	41
T Amari Liakos	0	2	28	1	41

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mark McElroy	2	2	18	1	42
T Eugene Weiser	1	6	18	2	42
G Dave Doyle	1	3	18	0	42
T Alexis Holmes	1	2	18	1	42
TE Terrence Bishop	1	1	6	0	18
C Lincoln Purdy	0	3	18	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Morton	2	25
Glen Hanks	1	25
Jorge Newman	1	20
Dan McNeil	1	19

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Bradford	1	26
Les Pietrzyk	1	26
Devin Haukioja	1	22

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jorge Newman	24	41	---	---	20	85
G Clarence Wentworth	29	41	---	---	11	81
WR Marlon Brewer	27	41	---	---	4	72
QB Jon Smith	29	41	---	---	---	70
T Lawrence Janis	29	41	---	---	---	70
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	29	41	---	---	---	70
G Tracy Aycock	29	41	---	---	---	70
CB James Tatum	---	---	18	41	10	69
T Amari Liakos	28	41	---	---	---	69
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	17	32	20	69
RB Leonard Lang	18	24	---	---	26	68
WR Joe Howard	26	41	---	---	---	67
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	18	33	13	64
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	18	42	3	63
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	17	40	3	60
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	9	31	18	58
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	18	34	3	55
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	18	32	1	51
WR Dashawn Nixon	13	22	---	---	14	49
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	1	21	25	47
TE Ernest Morton	11	9	---	---	25	45
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	10	31	2	43
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	13	25	3	41
CB Tim Babin	---	---	7	26	2	35
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	1	12	15	28
RB Kelly Bronson	10	16	---	---	---	26
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	6	19	---	25
ILB Blake Robertson	---	---	10	13	1	24
WR Dan McNeil	2	0	---	---	19	21
OLB Micah Jacobs	---	---	7	9	---	16
TE Jessie Ross	7	9	---	---	---	16
T Sam Covington	0	0	---	---	16	16
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	7	8	---	15
S Lester Gilmore	---	---	0	10	2	12
G Terrance Bruce	1	0	---	---	11	12
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Rico Stuart	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Lenny Cobb	5	2	---	---	---	7
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Damon Springer	---	---	0	0	7	7
S Edgar Salari	---	---	3	3	---	6
TE Taylor Edwards	2	0	---	---	3	5
QB Amari Galloway	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Collin Sohl	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	29	41	19	89
TE Spencer O'Donnell	16	36	---	---	25	77
DE Roman Surtain	---	---	25	39	11	75
OLB Mitchell Ellison	---	---	29	41	4	74
T Eugene Weiser	18	42	---	---	13	73
CB Horace Cowan	---	---	28	39	4	71
G Dave Doyle	18	42	---	---	10	70
G Mark McElroy	18	42	---	---	10	70
WR Steven Hicks	15	34	---	---	18	67
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	12	27	26	65
OLB Donny Simonson	---	---	25	36	3	64
T Alexis Holmes	18	42	---	---	3	63
RB Fred Garcia	13	23	---	---	25	61
CB Evan Harmon	---	---	29	32	---	61
QB Greg Huntley	18	42	---	---	---	60
C Lincoln Purdy	18	42	---	---	---	60
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	26	31	1	58
DE Chuck Ramsey	---	---	23	28	7	58
S Martin Vance	---	---	26	28	---	54
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	23	27	1	51
WR Pete Sweeney	14	35	---	---	---	49
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	3	14	26	43
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	12	19	11	42
WR Glen Boyer	9	22	---	---	---	31
TE Terrence Bishop	6	18	---	---	5	29
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	15	13	---	28
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	2	0	22	24
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	5	12	4	21
WR Jerome Keith	0	7	---	---	14	21
S Jeff Baker	---	---	3	13	4	20
RB Gary Siegel	3	11	---	---	5	19
WR Gage Bowser	4	8	---	---	6	18
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	2	8	3	13
RB Teddy Ackerman	4	7	---	---	---	11
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Britt Martinez	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Wayne Bronson	5	3	---	---	---	8
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	2	2	3	7
FB Brett Delgado	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Jimmy Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Wade Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Enrique Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Aaron Fuller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	38	22	2	1	2	3	8	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Huntley	38	26	3	2	1	5	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	82	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	130	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	122	17.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	13	8	1	123	1	41
WR Joe Howard	11	5	0	34	0	41
TE Jorge Newman	8	5	1	64	1	41
WR Dashawn Nixon	4	3	0	27	0	22
RB Kelly Bronson	1	1	0	4	0	16
TE Jessie Ross	1	0	0	0	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pete Sweeney	12	9	0	116	1	35
WR Steven Hicks	6	4	0	33	1	34
WR Glen Boyer	6	3	0	64	1	22
RB Fred Garcia	3	3	0	26	0	23
TE Spencer O'Donnell	2	2	0	21	0	36
WR Gage Bowser	2	1	0	4	0	8
TE Terrence Bishop	2	2	0	4	0	18
WR Jerome Keith	2	1	1	0	0	7
RB Gary Siegel	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Lang	3	12	4.00	3.11
RB Lenny Cobb	1	0	0.00	2.40

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	1	-4	-4.00	3.75
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	-2	-2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	5	2	25	5.00	6.63

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Huntley	5	2	9	1.80	7.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Newman	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0	0.00	9.46
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	15	15.00	6.75
WR Joe Howard	1	0	0	0.00	3.09
TE Jessie Ross	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glen Boyer	3	1	6	2.00	10.67
RB Gary Siegel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Pete Sweeney	1	1	3	3.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gary Siegel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	13	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Greg Huntley	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlon Brewer	6	3	2
WR Joe Howard	3	1	1
TE Jorge Newman	2	1	1
RB Kelly Bronson	1	1	1
TE Jessie Ross	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Sweeney	5	3	1
WR Glen Boyer	2	1	0
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	0
RB Gary Siegel	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (19,800)
End Zone 11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (19,800)
End Zone	11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)