Week 15, 2039

played in Carolina, NC

38 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	7	-	14
Carolina Panthers	7	3	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 NOS - Dwayne Starks 5 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
1Q: 04:36 CAR - Caleb Villa 41 pass from Matt Joyner (Francisco Norton extra point)
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Francisco Norton 19 field goal
3Q: 10:14 CAR - Bo Lynch 80 run (Francisco Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:46 CAR - Bo Lynch 3 run (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 07:23 NOS - Brian Kolsrud 2 pass from Edward Schaafsma (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 02:38 CAR - Bo Lynch 11 run (Francisco Norton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 NOS - Dwayne Starks 5 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
1Q: 04:36 CAR - Caleb Villa 41 pass from Matt Joyner (Francisco Norton extra point)
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Francisco Norton 19 field goal
3Q: 10:14 CAR - Bo Lynch 80 run (Francisco Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:46 CAR - Bo Lynch 3 run (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 07:23 NOS - Brian Kolsrud 2 pass from Edward Schaafsma (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 02:38 CAR - Bo Lynch 11 run (Francisco Norton extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 7-7 8-6
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 360 510
- Offensive Plays 72 53
- Yards per Play 5.00 9.62
Net Rushing Yards 127 239
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 5.29 8.85
Net Passing Yards 233 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 30 - 2 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.85 10.42
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 4.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 6/110 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:26 27:34

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	7-7	8-6
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	360	510
- Offensive Plays	72	53
- Yards per Play	5.00	9.62
Net Rushing Yards	127	239
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	5.29	8.85
Net Passing Yards	233	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 30 - 2	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.85	10.42
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	4.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	6/110	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:26	27:34

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	5:15	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	4:20	6:33	OWN 27	12	61	Interception
2	10:52	3:22	OWN 35	6	15	Punt
2	5:33	2:52	OWN 23	5	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 22	6	38	Punt
3	9:57	3:17	OWN 11	6	27	Interception
3	4:37	1:24	OWN 24	2	8	Fumble
3	0:05	2:53	OWN 2	7	40	Punt
4	9:52	2:35	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
4	4:50	1:16	OWN 33	6	18	Downs
4	2:28	1:06	OWN 33	4	-16	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	7	68	Missed FG
1	5:59	1:39	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	12:47	1:55	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	7:30	1:57	OWN 2	4	25	Punt
2	2:41	2:38	OWN 29	10	69	Field Goal
3	10:44	0:47	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	6:40	2:03	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
3	3:13	3:08	OPP 25	6	23	Fumble
4	12:12	2:20	OWN 6	4	36	Punt
4	7:17	2:27	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	3:34	1:06	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
4	1:22	1:22	OPP 17	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Bo Lynch, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dwayne Starks	13	56	4.31	8	0	1
RB Enrique Blackburn	10	71	7.10	14	3	0
WR Damian Wormser	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Matt Joyner	10	19	1.90	7	0	0
RB Bo Lynch	9	126	14.00	80	3	3
RB Troy Mesaros	8	94	11.75	39	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Jackson	23	18	144	3/16	0	28	2	56.5
Edward Schaafsma	20	12	121	2/16	1	43	0	94.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	25	19	278	1/7	1	41	0	125.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Kolsrud	11	16	138	12.55	34	28	1
WR Damian Wormser	5	7	77	15.40	40	43	0
RB Enrique Blackburn	4	4	16	4.00	3	13	0
WR Max Holliday	3	4	-1	-0.33	0	4	0
TE Ruben Palos	2	6	14	7.00	7	13	0
FB Isaiah Lyle	2	2	-8	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Dwayne Starks	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Mark Baluch	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caleb Villa	5	8	70	14.00	52	41	1
RB Bo Lynch	3	3	36	12.00	23	22	0
WR Jon Logan	3	4	50	16.67	25	33	0
WR Sammy Kerney	3	3	62	20.67	59	35	0
RB Troy Mesaros	2	3	11	5.50	7	8	0
TE Terrance Collins	2	3	27	13.50	6	16	0
WR Rod Bagley	1	1	22	22.00	13	22	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trey Finley	1	5	5.00	0
S Isaiah Dillon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Leroy Jackson	2	0	0
QB Edward Schaafsma	1	0	0
RB Dwayne Starks	1	0	0
DE Wayne Krock	0	1	0
G Carl Mueller	0	1	0
T Kristopher Webb	0	1	0
T Eddie Ramirez	0	1	0
ILB Tanner Dhamers	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Matt Joyner	1	0	0
CB Lance Schulz	0	1	0
DT Andy Serino	0	0	1
DT Eduardo Davidds	0	0	1
OLB Tom Freitag	0	0	1
OLB Louie Jennings	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Szabo	4	186	46.5	39.3	50	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Fletcher	4	195	48.8	43.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	1/2	0/0	0/0	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Diego Tucker	3	20	6.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaiah Dillon	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Burroughs	5	92	18.4	0
Dwight Whiting	1	18	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harrison Lemke	8	0	0.0	26	24
ILB Alfredo Ford	7	3	0.0	23	25
CB Elliot Sukova	4	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Corey Zumdahl	4	0	0.0	25	23
CB Jamal Summers	3	1	0.0	24	26
ILB Tanner Dhamers	3	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Devan Starks	3	0	0.0	11	4
CB Tevin Cochrane	3	0	0.0	8	10
DE John Nakamura	2	0	1.0	20	24
DE Wayne Krock	2	0	0.0	24	17
S Gabriel Rogers	2	0	0.0	22	23
S Dwight Whiting	1	0	0.0	22	19
G Carl Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
WR Max Holliday	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brian Kolsrud	1	0	---	---	---
S Alexander Eldridge	0	2	0.0	11	10
DT Tyrell Ballard	0	1	0.0	20	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron Lyon	8	1	0.0	24	40
CB Trey Finley	7	2	0.0	22	33
OLB Tom Freitag	6	0	1.5	24	44
OLB Teddy Del Signore	5	3	0.5	15	24
OLB Louie Jennings	5	1	0.0	12	22
CB Lance Schulz	4	2	0.0	24	48
S Barry Green	4	1	0.0	24	48
S Avery Huntley	4	0	0.0	11	21
DT Andy Serino	3	1	1.0	10	25
S Isaiah Dillon	3	0	0.0	12	17
DT Eduardo Davidds	2	2	1.0	16	26
CB Richard Patton	2	2	0.0	3	15
DE Melvin Mahoney	1	0	1.0	9	22
DT Quentin Woodard	1	2	0.0	10	29
DE Bennett Turner	1	1	0.0	24	44
CB Kristopher Whiting	1	0	0.0	11	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Nakamura	1.0	0	0	1	24
OLB Corey Zumdahl	0.0	0	1	1	23

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	1.5	0	0	1	44
DE Melvin Mahoney	1.0	0	3	1	22
DT Andy Serino	1.0	0	1	0	25
DT Eduardo Davidds	1.0	0	0	0	26
OLB Teddy Del Signore	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Quentin Woodard	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Bennett Turner	0.0	0	2	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
OLB Harrison Lemke	7	24
CB Elliot Sukova	3	24
ILB Alfredo Ford	3	25
CB Jamal Summers	2	26
CB Tevin Cochrane	2	10
OLB Corey Zumdahl	1	23
S Gabriel Rogers	1	23

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Deron Lyon	5	0	0	40
CB Trey Finley	4	0	1	33
OLB Tom Freitag	3	0	0	44
CB Richard Patton	3	0	0	15
OLB Louie Jennings	3	0	0	22
CB Lance Schulz	2	2	0	48
S Isaiah Dillon	2	0	1	17
OLB Teddy Del Signore	2	0	0	24
S Barry Green	2	0	0	48
S Avery Huntley	2	0	0	21
DT Andy Serino	1	0	0	25
CB Kristopher Whiting	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eddie Ramirez	3	6	24	1	48
G Sammie Dawson	3	4	24	1	48
T Kristopher Webb	3	3	24	2	48
C Ethan Anderson	2	8	24	1	48
G Carl Mueller	2	3	24	0	48

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kyle Correia	4	4	27	0	26
T Cornell Berrian	2	4	27	1	26
TE Terrance Collins	2	2	21	0	25
G Maxwell Walsh	1	5	27	0	26
G Mackenzie Bixby	1	5	27	0	26
C Chase Jenkins	0	2	27	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Wormser	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clay Anderton	4	19
Troy Mesaros	1	19
Rod Bagley	1	15
Terrance Collins	1	15
Lance Schulz	1	13
Isaiah Dillon	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Ethan Anderson	24	48	---	---	4	76
G Carl Mueller	24	48	---	---	---	72
G Sammie Dawson	24	48	---	---	---	72
T Kristopher Webb	24	48	---	---	---	72
T Eddie Ramirez	24	48	---	---	---	72
WR Brian Kolsrud	24	48	---	---	---	72
WR Damian Wormser	22	43	---	---	7	72
TE Ruben Palos	23	40	---	---	---	63
RB Dwayne Starks	14	33	---	---	12	59
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	22	19	15	56
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	24	26	2	52
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	26	24	1	51
ILB Alfredo Ford	---	---	23	25	2	50
OLB Corey Zumdahl	---	---	25	23	1	49
QB Leroy Jackson	21	26	---	---	---	47
DE John Nakamura	---	---	20	24	2	46
S Gabriel Rogers	---	---	22	23	1	46
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	24	17	2	43
WR Max Holliday	11	25	---	---	7	43
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	17	24	1	42
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	20	20	1	41
TE Mark Baluch	5	14	---	---	17	36
FB Isaiah Lyle	9	13	---	---	13	35
ILB Tanner Dhamers	---	---	17	13	2	32
CB Chris Sanford	---	---	10	3	14	27
OLB Devan Starks	---	---	11	4	11	26
QB Edward Schaafsma	3	22	---	---	---	25
RB Enrique Blackburn	10	14	---	---	1	25
CB Tevin Cochrane	---	---	8	10	4	22
OLB Kris Poole	---	---	1	2	18	21
S Alexander Eldridge	---	---	11	10	---	21
WR Bert Montgomery	1	6	---	---	13	20
DT Douglas Willis	---	---	7	7	5	19
DE Glenn Peterson	---	---	4	10	4	18
S Donnell Lincoln	---	---	4	1	6	11
WR Dwight Burroughs	0	1	---	---	8	9
TE Terrell Jaime	1	3	---	---	4	8
G Leland Buckley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Wes Farkas	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Wade Paquette	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Jared Szabo	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Kai Bensen	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Diego Tucker	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Nickolas Schulz	---	---	1	1	1	3
DT Heath Huffman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	24	48	13	85
S Barry Green	---	---	24	48	---	72
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	24	44	---	68
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	24	44	---	68
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	24	40	---	64
TE Terrance Collins	21	25	---	---	15	61
G Mackenzie Bixby	27	26	---	---	6	59
OLB Teddy Del Signore	---	---	15	24	17	56
CB Trey Finley	---	---	22	33	---	55
C Chase Jenkins	27	26	---	---	---	53
T Kyle Correia	27	26	---	---	---	53
WR Caleb Villa	27	26	---	---	---	53
T Cornell Berrian	27	26	---	---	---	53
G Maxwell Walsh	27	26	---	---	---	53
QB Matt Joyner	27	26	---	---	---	53
RB Troy Mesaros	13	16	---	---	19	48
DT Quentin Woodard	---	---	10	29	4	43
TE Clay Anderton	15	9	---	---	19	43
WR Jon Logan	19	23	---	---	---	42
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	16	26	---	42
S Isaiah Dillon	---	---	12	17	12	41
CB Kristopher Whiting	---	---	11	28	---	39
DT Ellis Watson	---	---	12	22	4	38
S Avery Huntley	---	---	11	21	5	37
DT Andy Serino	---	---	10	25	---	35
OLB Louie Jennings	---	---	12	22	---	34
DE Melvin Mahoney	---	---	9	22	---	31
CB Richard Patton	---	---	3	15	13	31
WR Sammy Kerney	11	15	---	---	---	26
RB Bo Lynch	16	9	---	---	---	25
WR Rod Bagley	4	4	---	---	15	23
T Bert Hickman	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Nolan Marsh	2	0	---	---	9	11
CB Brian Prescott	---	---	0	4	7	11
RB Raul Tinker	7	3	---	---	---	10
S Jordan Kiddoo	---	---	1	8	---	9
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB J.T. Johns	---	---	0	8	---	8
ILB Nicholas Wharry	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Tyrone Rader	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Rusty Knapp	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Zack Fletcher	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE George Drexler	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Reggie Valle	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ethan Gray	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	13	74	5.7
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	84	9.3
Middle	14	125	8.9
Right	3	31	10.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Jackson	23	18	4	0	0	1	2	1	2
Edward Schaafsma	20	12	1	0	1	1	5	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	25	19	5	2	3	0	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	51	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	107	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	82	20.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	107	17.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	119	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	52	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Kolsrud	16	11	1	138	3	48
WR Damian Wormser	7	5	0	77	2	43
TE Ruben Palos	6	2	0	14	0	40
WR Max Holliday	4	3	0	-1	0	25
RB Enrique Blackburn	4	4	0	16	0	14
RB Dwayne Starks	3	2	0	11	0	33
FB Isaiah Lyle	2	2	0	-8	0	13
TE Mark Baluch	1	1	0	18	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caleb Villa	8	5	1	70	1	26
WR Jon Logan	4	3	0	50	1	23
RB Bo Lynch	3	3	0	36	1	9
RB Troy Mesaros	3	2	1	11	0	16
TE Terrance Collins	3	2	1	27	0	25
WR Sammy Kerney	3	3	0	62	1	15
WR Rod Bagley	1	1	0	22	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Enrique Blackburn	1	-2	-2.00	7.10
RB Dwayne Starks	1	5	5.00	4.31

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bo Lynch	4	16	4.00	14.00
QB Matt Joyner	3	2	0.67	1.90
RB Troy Mesaros	2	11	5.50	11.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Schaafsma	3	2	5	1.67	6.05
Leroy Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	6.26

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	7	4	23	3.29	11.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Kolsrud	2	2	5	2.50	8.63
TE Ruben Palos	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
RB Dwayne Starks	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caleb Villa	3	2	4	1.33	8.75
WR Jon Logan	2	1	11	5.50	12.50
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1	8	8.00	3.67
TE Terrance Collins	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Joyner	4	0
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy Jackson	9	7	5
Edward Schaafsma	5	2	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Kolsrud	7	5	5
TE Ruben Palos	2	0	0
WR Damian Wormser	2	2	1
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	1	0
TE Mark Baluch	1	1	1
WR Max Holliday	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrance Collins	2	1	1
WR Caleb Villa	1	0	0
RB Troy Mesaros	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)