Week 17, 2038

played in New Orleans, LA

58 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	6	7	7	13	-	33
New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 NOS - Alfred Cooley 18 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
1Q: 06:02 CAR - Troy Mesaros 17 pass from Matt Joyner (Jeffery Lee extra point failed)
2Q: 09:19 NOS - Brian Kolsrud 7 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 02:26 CAR - Jon Logan 3 pass from Matt Joyner (Jeffery Lee extra point)
3Q: 03:58 CAR - Bert Villanueva 10 run (Jeffery Lee extra point)
4Q: 13:18 CAR - Clay Anderton 12 pass from Matt Joyner (Jeffery Lee extra point)
4Q: 06:06 CAR - Jeffery Lee 46 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - Jeffery Lee 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 NOS - Alfred Cooley 18 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
1Q: 06:02 CAR - Troy Mesaros 17 pass from Matt Joyner (Jeffery Lee extra point failed)
2Q: 09:19 NOS - Brian Kolsrud 7 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 02:26 CAR - Jon Logan 3 pass from Matt Joyner (Jeffery Lee extra point)
3Q: 03:58 CAR - Bert Villanueva 10 run (Jeffery Lee extra point)
4Q: 13:18 CAR - Clay Anderton 12 pass from Matt Joyner (Jeffery Lee extra point)
4Q: 06:06 CAR - Jeffery Lee 46 field goal
4Q: 01:14 CAR - Jeffery Lee 37 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 13-3 6-10
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 343 360
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 5.28 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 145 93
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 4.14 5.47
Net Passing Yards 198 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 22 - 0 37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 211 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 5/25
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/50 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/-7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 6/145
Interception Ret./Yards 3/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:07 24:53

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	13-3	6-10
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	343	360
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	5.28	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	145	93
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	4.14	5.47
Net Passing Yards	198	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 22 - 0	37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	211	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	5/25
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/50	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/-7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	6/145
Interception Ret./Yards	3/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:07	24:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	5:09	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:35	2:46	OWN 43	5	16	Punt
2	14:28	1:39	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	9:09	1:43	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	5:57	3:39	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	8:53	5:03	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown
3	1:48	3:37	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	12:01	3:37	OWN 33	6	0	Punt
4	8:14	2:16	OPP 28	3	-1	Field Goal
4	3:28	2:22	OPP 48	6	28	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
1	5:53	1:18	OWN 44	4	7	Interception
1	1:49	2:21	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
2	12:49	3:40	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
2	7:26	1:29	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
2	2:18	2:18	OWN 22	6	55	Missed FG
3	13:16	4:23	OWN 8	8	40	Interception
3	3:50	2:02	OWN 29	4	29	Punt
4	13:11	1:10	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	8:24	0:10	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
4	5:58	2:30	OWN 25	8	23	Downs
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 24	3	36	Game

Game MVP: Matt Joyner, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bert Villanueva	17	61	3.59	10	2	1
QB Matt Joyner	9	45	5.00	11	1	0
RB Troy Mesaros	7	33	4.71	7	0	0
RB Grayson Joyner	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dwayne Starks	10	45	4.50	19	1	0
RB Dwight Tolwinski	7	48	6.86	20	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	28	22	211	2/13	3	30	0	133.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Jackson	37	21	292	5/25	2	34	3	66.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caleb Villa	6	8	59	9.83	16	20	0
TE Clay Anderton	4	5	69	17.25	36	30	1
RB Troy Mesaros	3	5	25	8.33	19	17	1
TE Grant Carlson	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Tim Shahade	2	3	23	11.50	2	15	0
FB Clayton Easterling	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
RB Bert Villanueva	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
WR Jon Logan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Damian Wormser	7	8	149	21.29	65	34	0
WR Brian Kolsrud	4	4	49	12.25	10	16	1
RB Dwight Tolwinski	3	4	11	3.67	0	6	0
TE Ruben Palos	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Bubba Samuels	2	6	38	19.00	10	28	0
WR Alfred Cooley	1	2	18	18.00	8	18	1
WR Max Holliday	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
RB Dwayne Starks	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Isaiah Lyle	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Freitag	2	12	6.00	0
CB Lance Schulz	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Troy Mesaros	1	0	0	0
T Carlos Warren	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Bennett Roosevelt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caden Grier	5	215	43.0	40.4	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Szabo	4	180	45.0	34.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeffery Lee	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Saenz	2	22	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Kolsrud	2	-7	-3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Patton	1	26	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Kolsrud	5	128	25.6	0
Dwight Burroughs	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	12	0	2.0	16	38
S Barry Green	5	2	0.0	16	41
DE Rodolfo Bergman	4	1	0.5	16	33
DT Clifton Hancock	3	1	1.0	13	30
ILB Deron Lyon	3	1	0.0	7	23
CB Deron Schwartz	3	1	0.0	16	38
CB Lance Schulz	3	1	0.0	17	42
ILB J.T. Johns	3	1	0.0	10	19
OLB Rodolfo McCord	2	0	0.0	5	21
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	1	0.5	12	22
S Harris Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Richard Patton	1	0	0.0	11	19
DE Courtney Rodriguez	0	1	0.5	3	14
DE Bennett Turner	0	1	0.5	13	34
S Jordan Kiddoo	0	1	0.0	16	34
DT Kenneth Blackburn	0	1	0.0	11	34

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tanner Dhamers	11	0	0.0	35	28
DT Tyrell Ballard	8	2	1.0	33	27
CB Jamal Summers	6	6	0.0	34	29
OLB Damien Bennett	5	4	0.0	31	26
OLB Corey Zumdahl	5	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Harrison Lemke	4	2	0.0	33	29
S Lorenzo Gadget	3	3	0.0	21	10
S Bennett Roosevelt	3	1	0.0	14	19
S Dominic Upshaw	3	0	0.0	23	14
DE Wayne Krock	2	2	1.0	32	26
CB C.J. Osiecki	2	2	0.0	28	22
DE Thomas Watson	2	1	0.0	29	17
DE Ross Saffitz	1	0	0.0	7	14
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	0	---	---	---
TE Terrell Jaime	1	0	---	---	---
WR Damian Wormser	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	2.0	1	1	38
DT Clifton Hancock	1.0	2	0	30
DE Bennett Turner	0.5	1	0	34
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0.5	0	0	33
DT Eduardo Davidds	0.5	0	0	22
DE Courtney Rodriguez	0.5	0	0	14

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrell Ballard	1.0	2	3	27
DE Wayne Krock	1.0	0	2	26
OLB Damien Bennett	0.0	1	0	26
DE Thomas Watson	0.0	1	0	17
DT Nickolas Schulz	0.0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	7	0	2	38
CB Lance Schulz	3	2	1	42
S Barry Green	2	1	0	41
ILB Deron Lyon	2	0	0	23
CB Richard Patton	2	0	0	19
ILB J.T. Johns	2	0	0	19
CB Deron Schwartz	1	3	0	38
S Harris Gonzalez	1	0	0	11
S Jordan Kiddoo	1	0	0	34

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
S Dominic Upshaw	4	14
OLB Corey Zumdahl	4	21
ILB Tanner Dhamers	3	28
OLB Harrison Lemke	3	29
CB Jamal Summers	2	29
S Lorenzo Gadget	2	10
S Bennett Roosevelt	2	19
DE Ross Saffitz	1	14
CB C.J. Osiecki	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tyrone Rader	5	8	35	1	28
G Ron Jennings	2	3	30	0	21
C Chase Jenkins	1	8	35	0	30
T Deion Meechan	1	6	35	1	30
T Carlos Warren	1	3	35	0	30
TE Wesley Hanson	1	1	12	0	15
G Everett Gartland	0	1	5	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ethan Anderson	6	6	3	17	0	42
T Kristopher Webb	2	4	0	17	3	42
G Sammie Dawson	1	1	0	17	0	42
T Kai Bensen	0	4	0	17	1	42
G Carl Mueller	0	2	0	17	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Schulz	3	13
Harris Gonzalez	2	14
Clay Anderton	2	12
Grant Carlson	1	21

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Wormser	2	7
Karl McConnell	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Clay Anderton	34	27	---	---	12	73
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	17	42	13	72
G Tyrone Rader	35	28	---	---	7	70
C Chase Jenkins	35	30	---	---	---	65
T Carlos Warren	35	30	---	---	---	65
T Deion Meechan	35	30	---	---	---	65
WR Caleb Villa	35	30	---	---	---	65
QB Matt Joyner	35	30	---	---	---	65
G Ron Jennings	30	21	---	---	7	58
S Barry Green	---	---	16	41	1	58
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	16	38	1	55
CB Deron Schwartz	---	---	16	38	1	55
WR Jon Logan	30	23	---	---	---	53
S Jordan Kiddoo	---	---	16	34	1	51
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	16	33	---	49
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	13	34	1	48
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	11	34	1	46
DT Clifton Hancock	---	---	13	30	1	44
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	12	22	5	39
CB Richard Patton	---	---	11	19	9	39
ILB J.T. Johns	---	---	10	19	8	37
FB Clayton Easterling	9	10	---	---	16	35
WR Tim Shahade	20	10	---	---	4	34
RB Troy Mesaros	13	18	---	---	---	31
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	7	23	---	30
RB Bert Villanueva	18	10	---	---	1	29
S Harris Gonzalez	---	---	3	11	14	28
TE Wesley Hanson	12	15	---	---	---	27
OLB Rodolfo McCord	---	---	5	21	---	26
TE Grant Carlson	0	3	---	---	21	24
RB Grayson Joyner	4	2	---	---	16	22
CB Kristopher Whiting	---	---	1	8	13	22
OLB Teddy Del Signore	---	---	1	1	19	21
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	3	14	4	21
WR Rex Saenz	0	2	---	---	16	18
G Everett Gartland	5	9	---	---	---	14
WR Rod Bagley	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Jeffery Lee	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Howie Delrio	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Rusty Knapp	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Caden Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Maxwell Walsh	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Lukas Evison	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Avery Huntley	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Ruben Barker	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Brian Kolsrud	17	39	---	---	12	68
ILB Tanner Dhamers	---	---	35	28	2	65
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	34	29	2	65
T Kai Bensen	17	42	---	---	5	64
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	33	29	1	63
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	33	27	2	62
CB Wendell Kirkwood	---	---	30	29	1	60
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	32	26	1	59
G Carl Mueller	17	42	---	---	---	59
G Sammie Dawson	17	42	---	---	---	59
T Kristopher Webb	17	42	---	---	---	59
QB Leroy Jackson	17	42	---	---	---	59
C Ethan Anderson	17	42	---	---	---	59
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	31	26	1	58
CB C.J. Osiecki	---	---	28	22	6	56
WR Damian Wormser	17	31	---	---	7	55
TE Bubba Samuels	14	38	---	---	---	52
DE Thomas Watson	---	---	29	17	2	48
S Lorenzo Gadget	---	---	21	10	16	47
TE Ruben Palos	2	22	---	---	20	44
OLB Corey Zumdahl	---	---	16	21	2	39
S Dominic Upshaw	---	---	23	14	---	37
RB Dwayne Starks	10	26	---	---	---	36
FB Isaiah Lyle	5	14	---	---	16	35
S Bennett Roosevelt	---	---	14	19	2	35
WR Max Holliday	12	13	---	---	7	32
CB Marty Franz	---	---	9	6	16	31
OLB Paul Hardy	---	---	4	4	20	28
DE Ross Saffitz	---	---	7	14	6	27
WR Alfred Cooley	1	7	---	---	16	24
RB Dwight Tolwinski	7	15	---	---	1	23
OLB Walter Gentile	---	---	2	3	13	18
RB Karl McConnell	0	0	---	---	14	14
TE Terrell Jaime	0	5	---	---	7	12
WR Dwight Burroughs	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Wes Farkas	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Wade Paquette	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Jared Szabo	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Peyton Jaime	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Heath Huffman	---	---	0	0	5	5
DE Glenn Peterson	---	---	2	3	---	5
DT Nickolas Schulz	---	---	2	3	---	5
G Leland Buckley	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Howard Pritt	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Nicholas Wharry	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	22	94	4.3
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	9	52	5.8
Right	7	34	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	28	22	2	1	0	0	5	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Jackson	37	21	4	2	1	6	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	62	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	1	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	130	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	56	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caleb Villa	8	6	59	1	30
TE Clay Anderton	5	4	69	1	27
RB Troy Mesaros	5	3	25	0	18
WR Tim Shahade	3	2	23	0	10
TE Grant Carlson	2	2	13	0	3
FB Clayton Easterling	2	2	14	0	10
RB Bert Villanueva	2	2	5	0	10
WR Jon Logan	1	1	3	0	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Damian Wormser	8	7	0	149	3	31
TE Bubba Samuels	6	2	0	38	1	38
RB Dwayne Starks	5	1	1	5	0	26
RB Dwight Tolwinski	4	3	0	11	0	15
FB Isaiah Lyle	4	0	0	0	0	14
WR Brian Kolsrud	4	4	0	49	0	39
TE Ruben Palos	2	2	0	9	0	22
WR Alfred Cooley	2	1	0	18	0	7
WR Max Holliday	2	1	0	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bert Villanueva	3	15	5.00	3.59
QB Matt Joyner	2	14	7.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	1.00	6.86
RB Dwayne Starks	1	-1	-1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	5	5	39	7.80	7.54

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy Jackson	2	2	25	12.50	7.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	23	11.50	5.00
WR Jon Logan	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	1	1.00	7.38
TE Clay Anderton	1	1	12	12.00	13.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alfred Cooley	1	1	18	18.00	9.00
WR Brian Kolsrud	1	1	7	7.00	12.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Troy Mesaros	3	1
QB Matt Joyner	2	1
RB Bert Villanueva	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	7	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy Jackson	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb Villa	2	2	1
RB Troy Mesaros	2	1	1
TE Grant Carlson	1	1	1
FB Clayton Easterling	1	1	1
TE Clay Anderton	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damian Wormser	3	2	2
TE Bubba Samuels	2	0	0
RB Dwayne Starks	2	0	0
TE Ruben Palos	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)