Week 17, 2041

played in Carolina, NC

33 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints 7306-16
Carolina Panthers 31000-13

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

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record7-912-4
First Downs2114
- by Rushing44
- by Passing1610
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards343309
- Offensive Plays7060
- Yards per Play4.905.15
Net Rushing Yards11457
- Rushing Attempts2918
- Yards per Rush3.933.17
Net Passing Yards229252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 22 - 138 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards252279
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/234/27
- Yards per Pass Play5.596.00
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/151/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.79.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards0/05/24
Punt Returns/Yards3/343/39
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/62
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/32
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 34
Time of Possession30:4329:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:155:15OWN 201180Touchdown
14:181:43OWN 1333Interception
11:221:37OWN 25520Punt
212:042:31OWN 17420Punt
26:463:53OWN 251071Field Goal
21:181:04OPP 3645Missed FG
315:001:30OWN 253-6Punt
38:151:11OWN 336Punt
34:131:00OWN 3033Punt
30:501:06OWN 143-8Punt
413:475:17OWN 71180Field Goal
45:072:54OWN 24736Field Goal
41:080:35OPP 4338Punt
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:45OWN 25526Punt
16:001:42OWN 3836Punt
12:351:13OPP 53-9Field Goal
214:452:41OWN 20515Punt
29:332:47OWN 28443Field Goal
22:531:35OWN 253-6Punt
20:140:14OWN 38262Touchdown
313:305:15OWN 381059Downs
37:042:51OPP 46523Missed FG
33:132:23OWN 21416Punt
414:440:57OPP 4534Punt
48:303:23OWN 22624Punt
42:131:05OWN 7418Interception
40:330:33OWN 20315Game

Game MVP: Aidan Butler, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Leonard Lang18563.111310
RB Lenny Cobb5122.40800
RB Kelly Bronson4379.251720
QB Jon Smith294.50600
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Fred Garcia12453.751520
RB Teddy Ackerman4123.001210
QB Greg Huntley1-2-2.00-200
RB Gary Siegel122.00200

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jon Smith38222523/23124175.7
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Greg Huntley38262794/27141187.5

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Marlon Brewer81312315.3883240
TE Jorge Newman586412.8012230
WR Joe Howard511346.805140
WR Dashawn Nixon34279.000151
RB Kelly Bronson1144.00040
TE Jessie Ross0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Pete Sweeney91211612.8916411
WR Steven Hicks46338.250210
WR Glen Boyer366421.3318410
RB Fred Garcia33268.675150
TE Spencer O'Donnell222110.5012150
TE Terrence Bishop2242.00140
WR Gage Bowser1244.00040
RB Teddy Ackerman111111.0010110
WR Jerome Keith1200.00000
RB Gary Siegel0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Santiago Caldwell100.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Wayne McCombs13232.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
RB Lenny Cobb1100
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
OLB Tyler Hingis0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ellis Andrews732947.035.7552
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Britt Martinez731645.137.4555

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dexter Winslett3/41/21/1571/1
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Glen Farley2/31/20/0461/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Dashawn Nixon33411.30
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Keith33913.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Gage Bowser13939.00
Fred Garcia12323.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Earnest Vera620.01834
DE Christopher Newton541.51740
DE Aidan Butler432.01842
ILB Samuel Richard400.01833
ILB Junior Horner320.01832
OLB Glen Hanks300.0121
DE Anthony Farrell300.01325
S Carlton Stephenson300.0931
S Santiago Caldwell300.01732
OLB Kirk Wiebe220.51031
ILB Blake Robertson220.01013
S Lester Gilmore210.0010
CB Tim Babin210.0726
CB James Tatum200.01841
CB Ryan Haines120.0112
CB Gus Goldblatt110.078
TE Jorge Newman10---------
DT Calvin Grier100.0619
OLB Micah Jacobs030.079
S Edgar Salari010.033
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Wayne McCombs730.02631
CB Evan Harmon710.02932
OLB Donny Simonson600.02536
OLB Tyler Hingis500.01513
S Sherman Nicas430.02941
S Martin Vance410.02628
DE Roman Surtain311.52539
DE Xavier Houston301.01219
CB Horace Cowan300.02839
DE Chuck Ramsey250.52328
DT Lincoln Kidman230.02327
CB Les Pietrzyk220.01227
OLB Mitchell Ellison210.02941
S Jeff Baker110.0313
WR Pete Sweeney10---------
DT Walter Bishop100.028
OLB Devin Haukioja100.020

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Aidan Butler2.000142
DE Christopher Newton1.510040
OLB Kirk Wiebe0.500031
DE Anthony Farrell0.001125
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Roman Surtain1.504039
DE Xavier Houston1.001019
DE Chuck Ramsey0.510028
OLB Donny Simonson0.001036
DT Walter Bishop0.00108
OLB Mitchell Ellison0.001041

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Carlton Stephenson41031
CB Earnest Vera40034
OLB Glen Hanks31021
CB James Tatum21041
S Santiago Caldwell20132
S Lester Gilmore20010
CB Tim Babin20026
DE Christopher Newton20040
CB Ryan Haines10012
CB Gus Goldblatt1008
DE Aidan Butler10042
ILB Junior Horner10032
ILB Samuel Richard10033
S Edgar Salari0203
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Evan Harmon50032
ILB Wayne McCombs41131
OLB Donny Simonson31036
S Sherman Nicas30041
CB Horace Cowan21039
CB Les Pietrzyk20027
OLB Tyler Hingis10013
S Jeff Baker10013
S Martin Vance10028

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue39029041
G Clarence Wentworth25029241
TE Jorge Newman13024041
G Tracy Aycock13029041
T Lawrence Janis07029041
T Amari Liakos02028141
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Mark McElroy22018142
T Eugene Weiser16018242
G Dave Doyle13018042
T Alexis Holmes12018142
TE Terrence Bishop1106018
C Lincoln Purdy03018042

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Ernest Morton225
Glen Hanks125
Jorge Newman120
Dan McNeil119
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Robert Bradford126
Les Pietrzyk126
Devin Haukioja122

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Jorge Newman2441------2085
G Clarence Wentworth2941------1181
WR Marlon Brewer2741------472
QB Jon Smith2941---------70
T Lawrence Janis2941---------70
G Roosevelt Rodrigue2941---------70
G Tracy Aycock2941---------70
CB James Tatum------18411069
T Amari Liakos2841---------69
S Santiago Caldwell------17322069
RB Leonard Lang1824------2668
WR Joe Howard2641---------67
ILB Samuel Richard------18331364
DE Aidan Butler------1842363
DE Christopher Newton------1740360
S Carlton Stephenson------9311858
CB Earnest Vera------1834355
ILB Junior Horner------1832151
WR Dashawn Nixon1322------1449
OLB Glen Hanks------1212547
TE Ernest Morton119------2545
OLB Kirk Wiebe------1031243
DE Anthony Farrell------1325341
CB Tim Babin------726235
CB Ryan Haines------1121528
RB Kelly Bronson1016---------26
DT Calvin Grier------619---25
ILB Blake Robertson------1013124
WR Dan McNeil20------1921
OLB Micah Jacobs------79---16
TE Jessie Ross79---------16
T Sam Covington00------1616
CB Gus Goldblatt------78---15
S Lester Gilmore------010212
G Terrance Bruce10------1112
C Jeffrey Borges00------1111
C Rico Stuart00------1111
K Dexter Winslett00------99
RB Lenny Cobb52---------7
P Ellis Andrews00------77
DE Damon Springer------0077
S Edgar Salari------33---6
TE Taylor Edwards20------35
QB Amari Galloway00------44
WR Collin Sohl00---------0
DT Bernie Greene------00---0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Sherman Nicas------29411989
TE Spencer O'Donnell1636------2577
DE Roman Surtain------25391175
OLB Mitchell Ellison------2941474
T Eugene Weiser1842------1373
CB Horace Cowan------2839471
G Dave Doyle1842------1070
G Mark McElroy1842------1070
WR Steven Hicks1534------1867
CB Les Pietrzyk------12272665
OLB Donny Simonson------2536364
T Alexis Holmes1842------363
RB Fred Garcia1323------2561
CB Evan Harmon------2932---61
QB Greg Huntley1842---------60
C Lincoln Purdy1842---------60
ILB Wayne McCombs------2631158
DE Chuck Ramsey------2328758
S Martin Vance------2628---54
DT Lincoln Kidman------2327151
WR Pete Sweeney1435---------49
OLB Robert Bradford------3142643
DE Xavier Houston------12191142
WR Glen Boyer922---------31
TE Terrence Bishop618------529
OLB Tyler Hingis------1513---28
OLB Devin Haukioja------202224
CB Corbin Dye------512421
WR Jerome Keith07------1421
S Jeff Baker------313420
RB Gary Siegel311------519
WR Gage Bowser48------618
DT Walter Bishop------28313
RB Teddy Ackerman47---------11
C Nate Garrett00------1010
P Britt Martinez00------1010
G Grayson Henson00------1010
TE Wayne Bronson53---------8
DE J.J. Choate------2237
FB Brett Delgado16---------7
K Glen Farley00------66
ILB Brayden Grant------01---1
C Jimmy Maloney00---------0
P Wade Thornton00---------0
QB Enrique Bell00---------0
S Aaron Fuller------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10454.5
Middle14483.4
Right5214.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left341.3
Middle8293.6
Right7243.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jon Smith38222123801
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Greg Huntley38263215121

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen768211.7
Short (0-8 Yds)106404.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)20101306.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75121.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1312745.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)105717.1
Long (19+ Yds)7412217.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer1381123141
WR Joe Howard115034041
TE Jorge Newman85164141
WR Dashawn Nixon43027022
RB Kelly Bronson1104016
TE Jessie Ross100009
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Pete Sweeney1290116135
WR Steven Hicks64033134
WR Glen Boyer63064122
RB Fred Garcia33026023
TE Spencer O'Donnell22021036
WR Gage Bowser210408
TE Terrence Bishop2204018
WR Jerome Keith211007
RB Gary Siegel1000011
RB Teddy Ackerman1101107

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Leonard Lang3124.003.11
RB Lenny Cobb100.002.40
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Fred Garcia1-4-4.003.75
RB Teddy Ackerman1-2-2.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jon Smith52255.006.63
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Greg Huntley5291.807.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jorge Newman111010.008.00
WR Marlon Brewer1000.009.46
WR Dashawn Nixon111515.006.75
WR Joe Howard1000.003.09
TE Jessie Ross1000.000.00
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Glen Boyer3162.0010.67
RB Gary Siegel1000.000.00
WR Pete Sweeney1133.009.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Leonard Lang10
CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Gary Siegel10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Jon Smith1365
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Greg Huntley951

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Marlon Brewer632
WR Joe Howard311
TE Jorge Newman211
RB Kelly Bronson111
TE Jessie Ross100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Pete Sweeney531
WR Glen Boyer210
WR Steven Hicks110
RB Gary Siegel100

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,800 (19,800)
End Zone11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats10,900 (12,700)
Club Seats6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes7,500 (7,500)