Week 17, 2056

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	14	14	7	7	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CAR - Mike Baxter 2 pass from Hector Gamboa (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 11:18 NOS - Steven Marsh 91 kickoff return (Morris Stone extra point)
1Q: 10:53 NOS - Gustavo Bissel 2 pass from Lionel McNeil (Morris Stone extra point)
2Q: 08:17 NOS - Jerome Buckner 1 pass from Lionel McNeil (Morris Stone extra point)
2Q: 05:10 CAR - Glen Farley 41 field goal
2Q: 00:51 NOS - Mike Jessie 70 interception return (Morris Stone extra point)
3Q: 08:55 NOS - David Dembsky 8 pass from Lionel McNeil (Morris Stone extra point)
4Q: 10:34 NOS - Angel Reilly 5 run (Morris Stone extra point)
4Q: 06:01 CAR - Glen Farley 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CAR - Mike Baxter 2 pass from Hector Gamboa (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 11:18 NOS - Steven Marsh 91 kickoff return (Morris Stone extra point)
1Q: 10:53 NOS - Gustavo Bissel 2 pass from Lionel McNeil (Morris Stone extra point)
2Q: 08:17 NOS - Jerome Buckner 1 pass from Lionel McNeil (Morris Stone extra point)
2Q: 05:10 CAR - Glen Farley 41 field goal
2Q: 00:51 NOS - Mike Jessie 70 interception return (Morris Stone extra point)
3Q: 08:55 NOS - David Dembsky 8 pass from Lionel McNeil (Morris Stone extra point)
4Q: 10:34 NOS - Angel Reilly 5 run (Morris Stone extra point)
4Q: 06:01 CAR - Glen Farley 23 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 2-14 6-10
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 317 312
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 78 130
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.19
Net Passing Yards 239 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 26 - 2 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/68 12/90
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 4/172
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/99
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:53 31:07

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	2-14	6-10
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	317	312
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	78	130
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.19
Net Passing Yards	239	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 26 - 2	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/68	12/90
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	4/172
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/99
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:53	31:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:43	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
1	11:01	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	10:44	1:23	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
1	5:35	3:09	OWN 20	6	-1	Punt
1	0:42	4:55	OWN 11	10	38	Punt
2	8:09	3:04	OWN 31	8	45	Field Goal
2	2:22	1:41	OWN 12	8	44	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 25	4	20	Half
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	8:44	2:58	OWN 25	8	31	Punt
3	1:49	1:28	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
4	10:24	4:29	OWN 40	7	54	Field Goal
4	1:53	0:29	OWN 11	3	0	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
1	10:53	0:09	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
1	9:21	3:46	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
1	2:26	1:44	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:47	2:38	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	5:05	2:43	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	13:17	4:33	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	5:46	3:57	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
3	0:21	4:57	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
4	5:55	4:02	OWN 39	5	11	Punt
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 39	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Lionel McNeil, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Efrain Ikuma	10	53	5.30	14	2
RB Bob Rucci	7	18	2.57	8	0
QB Hector Gamboa	1	7	7.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lenny Carnation	17	70	4.12	34	1	0
RB Angel Reilly	12	49	4.08	12	2	1
QB Lionel McNeil	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	46	26	239	0/0	1	34	2	60.0
Collin Taylor	3	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lionel McNeil	24	18	187	2/15	3	32	0	136.6
Amos Brock	1	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	108.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Baxter	8	16	58	7.25	12	19	1
WR Brent Castillo	4	8	27	6.75	0	12	0
RB Bob Rucci	3	4	7	2.33	0	4	0
WR Kyle Horner	3	4	37	12.33	17	20	0
WR Micah Blackwell	3	4	36	12.00	19	26	0
TE Al Snyder	2	6	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Terry Edwards	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Kendrick Hren	1	1	20	20.00	17	20	0
RB Efrain Ikuma	1	2	34	34.00	32	34	0
FB Scott Mueller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Harrison Delgado	6	7	73	12.17	22	32	0
TE David Dembsky	5	7	68	13.60	18	24	1
WR Landon Powell	4	6	42	10.50	13	14	0
WR Gustavo Bissel	2	2	10	5.00	3	8	1
FB Jerome Buckner	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Leland Sharper	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Scott Humphrey	1	29	29.00	0
CB Mike Jessie	1	70	70.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Riley	7	322	46.0	39.6	55	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Mankad	6	282	47.0	43.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morris Stone	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Morton	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Marsh	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Castillo	2	48	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Marsh	3	150	50.0	1
Landon Powell	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jonathan Morton	7	0	1.0	20	20
OLB Darnell Burton	6	2	0.0	25	24
CB Winfred Green	4	0	0.0	31	26
OLB Dwayne Moose	3	1	1.0	19	19
OLB Tanner Moss	3	3	0.0	12	8
OLB A.J. Haluska	3	2	0.0	19	20
S Harry Bader	3	1	0.0	14	13
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	3	0	0.0	10	9
DE Gabriel Comegys	2	1	0.0	16	18
OLB Corbin Richardson	2	1	0.0	13	5
DT Mark Beadnell	2	0	0.0	8	4
ILB Riddick Kelly	2	0	0.0	14	17
DT Maurice Bryant	1	2	0.0	6	7
DE J.B. Shields	1	2	0.0	17	17
DT Dexter Woodson	1	1	0.0	23	24
CB Emmanuel Bryant	1	1	0.0	25	16
CB Angel Wilson	1	0	0.0	14	9
CB Shaun Austin	1	0	0.0	16	12
WR Mike Baxter	1	0	---	---	---
DT Douglas Geary	1	0	0.0	16	10
S Jeremy Sellers	1	0	0.0	6	5
S Bryant Uusutalo	0	1	0.0	17	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Whiting	9	0	18	38
S Tyrone Franco	5	1	18	43
OLB Ty Newton	5	0	16	41
S Oliver Houari	4	1	13	37
ILB Bryan Emmons	3	2	18	29
CB Steven Marsh	3	1	16	41
CB Larry Tate	3	0	10	29
CB Scott Humphrey	2	2	17	44
DT Brock McGee	2	1	17	42
CB Asher Shotwell	1	2	4	26
CB Mike Jessie	1	1	5	24
DE Wayne Fraley	1	1	15	32
DT Mickey Johnstone	1	0	2	9
ILB Randall Cross	1	0	5	16
OLB Lenny Christo	0	1	2	18
ILB Brendan Bell	0	1	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dwayne Moose	1.0	0	1	0	19
S Jonathan Morton	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB A.J. Haluska	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Dexter Woodson	0.0	0	0	1	24

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1	9	3	45
DE Wayne Fraley	0	2	2	32
DE Bryson Slocum	0	2	0	17
DT Brock McGee	0	1	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jonathan Morton	4	1	20
CB Winfred Green	3	1	26
ILB Riddick Kelly	3	0	17
OLB Tanner Moss	2	0	8
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	2	0	9
CB Angel Wilson	1	0	9
DT Douglas Geary	1	0	10
OLB A.J. Haluska	1	0	20
OLB Darnell Burton	1	0	24
S Jeremy Sellers	1	0	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Terry Whiting	5	0	0	38
S Tyrone Franco	4	0	0	43
CB Steven Marsh	3	2	0	41
CB Scott Humphrey	2	1	1	44
CB Asher Shotwell	2	1	0	26
CB Larry Tate	2	1	0	29
CB Mike Jessie	2	0	1	24
ILB Bryan Emmons	2	0	0	29
OLB Ty Newton	2	0	0	41
OLB Lenny Christo	1	0	0	18
S Oliver Houari	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Renaldo Kelley	2	4	0	18	49
T Dakota Tharpe	2	3	1	18	49
T Britt Light	2	3	0	18	49
C Mo Jeffries	2	3	0	17	42
G Jordan Bajwa	1	3	0	17	40
TE Terry Edwards	0	1	0	4	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Rondell Osborne	2	10	1	25	0	26
G Reuben Fitzgerald	2	7	0	31	1	27
T Tucker Romero	2	5	0	25	1	26
T Lionel Stuart	1	2	0	31	0	27
G Mack Ramirez	0	3	0	31	0	27
T Adam Boyd	0	1	0	6	0	1
C Rico Ferguson	0	1	0	6	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Douglas Geary	3	24
Bryant Uusutalo	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Csonka	2	17
Angel Reilly	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Mike Baxter	17	47	---	---	19	83
TE Al Snyder	15	37	---	---	26	78
T Britt Light	18	49	---	---	9	76
G Renaldo Kelley	18	49	---	---	9	76
OLB Darnell Burton	---	---	25	24	24	73
RB Bob Rucci	8	33	---	---	26	67
WR Brent Castillo	15	45	---	---	7	67
T Dakota Tharpe	18	49	---	---	---	67
G Jordan Bajwa	17	40	---	---	7	64
CB Winfred Green	---	---	31	26	7	64
QB Hector Gamboa	18	46	---	---	---	64
C Mo Jeffries	17	42	---	---	---	59
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	23	24	7	54
S Jonathan Morton	---	---	20	20	11	51
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	16	10	24	50
S Bryant Uusutalo	---	---	17	14	16	47
S Harry Bader	---	---	14	13	20	47
OLB A.J. Haluska	---	---	19	20	2	41
CB Emmanuel Bryant	---	---	25	16	---	41
OLB Dwayne Moose	---	---	19	19	---	38
WR Kyle Horner	12	23	---	---	---	35
DE Gabriel Comegys	---	---	16	18	---	34
CB Shaun Austin	---	---	16	12	6	34
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	17	17	---	34
ILB Riddick Kelly	---	---	14	17	---	31
RB Efrain Ikuma	10	18	---	---	1	29
TE Terry Edwards	4	13	---	---	7	24
CB Angel Wilson	---	---	14	9	---	23
OLB Tanner Moss	---	---	12	8	---	20
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	---	---	10	9	---	19
DT Maurice Bryant	---	---	6	7	6	19
WR Micah Blackwell	2	15	---	---	1	18
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	13	5	---	18
FB Scott Mueller	5	6	---	---	6	17
T Brad Rivera	1	7	---	---	9	17
C Joe Morton	1	9	---	---	2	12
DT Mark Beadnell	---	---	8	4	---	12
RB Devan Sheldon	0	1	---	---	10	11
S Jeremy Sellers	---	---	6	5	---	11
TE Kendrick Hren	2	7	---	---	---	9
P T.J. Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Collin Taylor	0	3	---	---	---	3
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrone Franco	---	---	18	43	9	70
S Oliver Houari	---	---	13	37	19	69
CB Steven Marsh	---	---	16	41	12	69
DT Brock McGee	---	---	17	42	9	68
G Reuben Fitzgerald	31	27	---	---	6	64
T Lionel Stuart	31	27	---	---	6	64
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	17	45	2	64
CB Scott Humphrey	---	---	17	44	2	63
G Mack Ramirez	31	27	---	---	---	58
ILB Bryan Emmons	---	---	18	29	11	58
OLB Ty Newton	---	---	16	41	1	58
ILB Terry Whiting	---	---	18	38	1	57
RB Lenny Carnation	18	15	---	---	24	57
WR Leland Sharper	29	26	---	---	---	55
WR Landon Powell	22	19	---	---	11	52
QB Lionel McNeil	25	26	---	---	---	51
C Rondell Osborne	25	26	---	---	---	51
T Tucker Romero	25	26	---	---	---	51
DE Wayne Fraley	---	---	15	32	1	48
OLB Lenny Christo	---	---	2	18	26	46
FB Jerome Buckner	9	12	---	---	24	45
CB Larry Tate	---	---	10	29	1	40
TE Harrison Delgado	15	14	---	---	4	33
WR Terrell Csonka	10	5	---	---	17	32
CB Asher Shotwell	---	---	4	26	2	32
RB Angel Reilly	13	12	---	---	7	32
WR Cedric Holmes	6	1	---	---	24	31
TE David Dembsky	15	16	---	---	---	31
CB Mike Jessie	---	---	5	24	1	30
DE Bryson Slocum	---	---	2	17	8	27
ILB Randall Cross	---	---	5	16	1	22
FB Conner Boyer	6	7	---	---	7	20
WR Gustavo Bissel	12	8	---	---	---	20
CB Johnnie George	---	---	0	0	18	18
T Adam Boyd	6	1	---	---	6	13
DT Mickey Johnstone	---	---	2	9	---	11
QB Amos Brock	6	1	---	---	---	7
ILB Brendan Bell	---	---	2	4	1	7
C Rico Ferguson	6	1	---	---	---	7
K Morris Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Donny Mankad	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Malcolm Price	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Kent Stephens	---	---	1	4	---	5
OLB Cody Rhodes	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Kirk Garrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	18	36	2.0
Right	7	62	8.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	46	26	4	1	0	4	12	6	2
Collin Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lionel McNeil	24	18	2	1	1	2	1	1	0
Amos Brock	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	6	27	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	152	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	41	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	85	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	108	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Baxter	16	8	58	0	47
WR Brent Castillo	8	4	27	0	45
TE Al Snyder	6	2	9	0	37
RB Bob Rucci	4	3	7	0	33
WR Kyle Horner	4	3	37	1	23
WR Micah Blackwell	4	3	36	1	15
TE Terry Edwards	2	1	11	0	13
FB Scott Mueller	2	0	0	0	6
RB Efrain Ikuma	2	1	34	1	18
TE Kendrick Hren	1	1	20	1	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Harrison Delgado	7	6	0	73	1	14
TE David Dembsky	7	5	0	68	1	16
WR Landon Powell	6	4	1	42	0	19
WR Leland Sharper	2	1	0	3	0	26
WR Gustavo Bissel	2	2	0	10	0	8
FB Jerome Buckner	1	1	0	1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lenny Carnation	3	3	1.00	4.12
RB Angel Reilly	1	5	5.00	4.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hector Gamboa	5	3	10	2.00	5.20

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lionel McNeil	5	4	15	3.00	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Baxter	2	1	2	1.00	3.63
RB Bob Rucci	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Kyle Horner	1	1	9	9.00	9.25
WR Micah Blackwell	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Dembsky	2	1	8	4.00	9.71
TE Harrison Delgado	1	1	4	4.00	10.43
FB Jerome Buckner	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Gustavo Bissel	1	1	2	2.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Efrain Ikuma	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Angel Reilly	6	2
RB Lenny Carnation	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	13	5	3
Collin Taylor	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lionel McNeil	6	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brent Castillo	5	2	1
WR Mike Baxter	3	1	1
FB Scott Mueller	2	0	0
TE Terry Edwards	1	1	0
RB Bob Rucci	1	0	0
WR Kyle Horner	1	0	0
TE Al Snyder	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Landon Powell	2	1	1
TE David Dembsky	2	2	2
TE Harrison Delgado	1	1	1
WR Gustavo Bissel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (19,900)
End Zone 9,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (12,700)
Club Seats 14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (19,900)
End Zone	9,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (12,700)
Club Seats	14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,800 (9,900)