Week 17, 2029

played in Carolina, NC

37 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	10	-	27
Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:49 NOS - Daquan Berry 23 field goal
2Q: 03:21 NOS - Brenden Rackers 5 run (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Sammie Blades 45 pass from Brenden Rackers (Daquan Berry extra point)
3Q: 01:31 CAR - Keith Duffy 37 field goal
4Q: 11:57 NOS - Robbie Kirk 13 pass from Brenden Rackers (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 05:37 NOS - Daquan Berry 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:49 NOS - Daquan Berry 23 field goal
2Q: 03:21 NOS - Brenden Rackers 5 run (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Sammie Blades 45 pass from Brenden Rackers (Daquan Berry extra point)
3Q: 01:31 CAR - Keith Duffy 37 field goal
4Q: 11:57 NOS - Robbie Kirk 13 pass from Brenden Rackers (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 05:37 NOS - Daquan Berry 46 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 10-6 7-8-1
First Downs 15 10
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 162
- Offensive Plays 65 52
- Yards per Play 4.83 3.12
Net Rushing Yards 103 50
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 3.12 2.94
Net Passing Yards 211 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 32 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 245 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/34 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.59 3.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/82 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 4/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 3/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:57 23:03

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	10-6	7-8-1
First Downs	15	10
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	162
- Offensive Plays	65	52
- Yards per Play	4.83	3.12
Net Rushing Yards	103	50
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	3.12	2.94
Net Passing Yards	211	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	32 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	245	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/34	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.59	3.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/82	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	4/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	3/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:57	23:03

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	5:15	OPP 37	9	31	Field Goal
1	4:35	1:31	OWN 14	4	8	Punt
2	14:50	3:17	OWN 2	6	28	Punt
2	10:04	1:10	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	6:49	3:28	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	3:21	0:09	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 10	4	37	Punt
3	10:56	3:21	OWN 14	7	25	Punt
3	6:16	2:01	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
3	1:26	4:37	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	9:34	4:04	OPP 28	5	-1	Field Goal
4	4:52	2:32	OPP 36	3	4	Missed FG
4	0:57	0:39	OPP 41	3	2	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 25	5	8	Interception
1	6:44	2:09	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
1	3:04	3:14	OWN 26	6	15	Punt
2	11:33	1:29	OWN 6	5	18	Punt
2	8:54	2:05	OWN 36	5	23	Punt
2	3:12	2:12	OWN 27	4	13	Punt
3	12:22	1:26	OWN 7	4	13	Punt
3	7:35	1:19	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
3	4:15	2:49	OWN 44	5	36	Field Goal
4	11:49	2:15	OWN 27	5	4	Interception
4	5:30	0:38	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
4	2:20	1:23	OWN 39	5	2	Fumble
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	2	10	Game

Game MVP: Brenden Rackers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gavin Easley	23	67	2.91	12	2	0
RB Junior Fairbairn	4	9	2.25	6	0	0
QB Brenden Rackers	4	27	6.75	9	0	1
FB Brent Hennessy	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Weston Brooks	9	31	3.44	19	1
QB Bob Fisk	3	7	2.33	5	0
RB Sammie Spain	3	8	2.67	4	0
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	4	4.00	4	0
QB Calvin Claytor	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brenden Rackers	26	18	245	6/34	2	45	0	124.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Fisk	16	7	58	1/6	0	17	1	27.6
Calvin Claytor	16	7	71	2/11	0	33	2	17.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammie Blades	4	6	76	19.00	10	45	1
WR Donald Fain	4	5	49	12.25	37	35	0
TE Spencer Boone	3	4	37	12.33	0	15	0
WR Robbie Kirk	3	6	56	18.67	48	40	1
RB Gavin Easley	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
TE Silas Upshaw	2	2	13	6.50	2	14	0
WR Mitchell Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeffery Carter	6	8	67	11.17	54	33
TE Peter Bauch	4	8	34	8.50	0	13
FB Tristan Clement	2	5	29	14.50	20	17
TE Efrain Rice	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tim Shahade	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Shaun Dembsky	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Sammie Spain	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Goehring	2	11	5.50	0
S Dominique Barber	1	13	13.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brenden Rackers	1	0	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	0	0
DE Burt Brennan	0	1	1
TE Spencer Boone	0	1	0
FB Brent Hennessy	0	1	0
TE Joel Lowe	0	1	0
OLB Mason Whitfield	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Force
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	0
QB Calvin Claytor	1	0
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0	1
S Dwight Whiting	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	8	398	49.8	44.3	64	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	7	369	52.7	45.7	60	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Berry	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Duffy	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Fain	3	9	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Dembsky	4	24	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Goehring	1	29	29.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Fisk	2	48	24.0	0
Dwight Whiting	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	7	1	0.0	17	35
DT Garrett Allamon	3	1	1.0	14	24
ILB Alex Mathews	3	1	0.0	16	31
OLB Neil Sanders	3	0	0.0	17	34
DE Bucky Finley	2	1	1.0	15	25
DE Jalen Heatherly	2	2	0.0	17	28
CB Phil Keith	2	1	0.0	16	33
CB Alexander Goodwin	2	0	0.0	10	22
S Ricardo Gozinsky	2	0	0.0	15	22
ILB Javier Jensen	2	0	0.0	6	10
OLB Cooper McWilliams	2	0	0.0	2	13
DE Burt Brennan	1	0	1.0	2	10
OLB Ernest Powell	1	1	0.0	7	13
OLB Mason Whitfield	1	1	0.0	9	12
S Dominique Barber	1	0	0.0	2	14
CB Patrick Tate	0	1	0.0	3	6
CB Earl Bullock	0	1	0.0	16	35

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	9	3	1.0	33	30
S Dwight Whiting	8	2	0.0	33	30
CB Dominique Marian	7	0	1.0	33	30
ILB Noah Pupunu	7	2	0.0	24	19
DE Kenneth Bryan	5	0	1.0	23	13
S Noah Colson	4	2	0.0	29	29
CB Gino Fisk	3	3	0.0	27	21
DT Joseph Bell	3	2	0.0	32	23
ILB Zach Knight	3	0	0.0	8	13
DE Artie Davis	2	0	2.0	8	12
DE Martin Hutchins	2	3	1.0	25	23
CB Vernon Wolf	1	0	0.0	23	17
WR Jeffery Carter	1	0	---	---	---
RB Sammie Spain	1	0	---	---	---
TE Peter Bauch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB R.J. Blackburn	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Malik Sanders	0	1	0.0	26	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Garrett Allamon	1.0	1	24
DE Burt Brennan	1.0	0	10
DE Bucky Finley	1.0	0	25
OLB Ernest Powell	0.0	1	13
OLB Mason Whitfield	0.0	1	12

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Artie Davis	2.0	0	0	12
DE Kenneth Bryan	1.0	1	0	13
DE Martin Hutchins	1.0	0	1	23
OLB Aidan Saucedo	1.0	0	0	30
CB Dominique Marian	1.0	0	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	4	1	2	35
ILB Alex Mathews	3	3	0	31
CB Alexander Goodwin	2	1	0	22
OLB Neil Sanders	1	1	0	34
S Dominique Barber	1	0	1	14
ILB Javier Jensen	1	0	0	10
OLB Ernest Powell	1	0	0	13
OLB Cooper McWilliams	1	0	0	13
DE Burt Brennan	0	1	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dominique Marian	4	1	30
ILB Noah Pupunu	4	0	19
S Dwight Whiting	3	0	30
OLB Aidan Saucedo	2	0	30
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	1	13
CB Vernon Wolf	1	0	17
CB Gino Fisk	1	0	21
S Noah Colson	1	0	29
ILB Zach Knight	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marshall Ward	3	11	33	1	32
G Edward Brewer	3	4	33	2	32
T Jimmy Zellers	2	3	27	0	32
C Brandon Kotz	0	6	33	0	32
T Antonio Rivera	0	4	33	3	32
T Les Barlow	0	2	6	0	0

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Edgar Frankhouser	3	5	17	0	35
G Carlos Gaylor	1	3	17	0	35
G Logan Levingston	1	2	17	0	35
T Jeremiah Clancy	0	3	17	2	35
C Chase Jenkins	0	2	17	1	35
TE Efrain Rice	0	1	5	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Leisure	4	18
Silas Upshaw	3	13
Mason Whitfield	1	21

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Hiler	2	22
R.J. Blackburn	1	10
Butch Wofford	1	9
Steve Rasmussen	1	2

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Edward Brewer	33	32	---	---	11	76
T Antonio Rivera	33	32	---	---	11	76
G Marshall Ward	33	32	---	---	11	76
T Jimmy Zellers	27	32	---	---	9	68
C Brandon Kotz	33	32	---	---	---	65
WR Sammie Blades	33	31	---	---	---	64
QB Brenden Rackers	30	32	---	---	---	62
WR Robbie Kirk	28	30	---	---	---	58
TE Spencer Boone	27	30	---	---	---	57
S Mike Goehring	---	---	17	35	3	55
RB Gavin Easley	26	27	---	---	---	53
CB Phil Keith	---	---	16	33	3	52
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	16	35	1	52
OLB Neil Sanders	---	---	17	34	1	52
WR Donald Fain	23	20	---	---	7	50
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	16	31	1	48
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	17	28	1	46
OLB Mason Whitfield	---	---	9	12	21	42
DE Bucky Finley	---	---	15	25	1	41
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	10	22	8	40
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	14	24	1	39
WR Mitchell Green	13	7	---	---	17	37
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	15	22	---	37
S Dominique Barber	---	---	2	14	15	31
TE Joel Lowe	0	1	---	---	25	26
TE Silas Upshaw	4	9	---	---	13	26
ILB Javier Jensen	---	---	6	10	9	25
CB Patrick Tate	---	---	3	6	14	23
FB Brent Hennessy	4	1	---	---	17	22
RB Junior Fairbairn	6	2	---	---	13	21
OLB Ernest Powell	---	---	7	13	1	21
DE Burt Brennan	---	---	2	10	7	19
RB Jeffery Leisure	0	0	---	---	18	18
DT Bill Money	---	---	2	15	---	17
OLB Cooper McWilliams	---	---	2	13	1	16
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	1	3	7	11
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Jon Brandon	1	2	---	---	7	10
K Daquan Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Les Barlow	6	0	---	---	2	8
QB Ricardo Eastman	3	0	---	---	---	3
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lukas McKnight	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Aidan McDougal	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	33	30	8	71
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	33	30	3	66
CB Dominique Marian	---	---	33	30	3	66
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	27	21	15	63
S Noah Colson	---	---	29	29	3	61
T Edgar Frankhouser	17	35	---	---	8	60
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	26	24	9	59
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	32	23	3	58
CB Vernon Wolf	---	---	23	17	16	56
WR Tim Shahade	17	30	---	---	7	54
G Carlos Gaylor	17	35	---	---	---	52
G Logan Levingston	17	35	---	---	---	52
T Jeremiah Clancy	17	35	---	---	---	52
C Chase Jenkins	17	35	---	---	---	52
DE Martin Hutchins	---	---	25	23	2	50
TE Peter Bauch	16	32	---	---	---	48
TE Efrain Rice	5	19	---	---	23	47
WR Shaun Dembsky	15	22	---	---	8	45
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	24	19	1	44
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	23	13	1	37
ILB Zach Knight	---	---	8	13	15	36
CB Howard Anquillano	---	---	11	20	2	33
RB Sammie Spain	7	22	---	---	4	33
QB Bob Fisk	14	17	---	---	---	31
WR Jeffery Carter	11	17	---	---	---	28
WR Bert Garrard	1	4	---	---	23	28
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	10	15	1	26
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	1	2	22	25
S Henry Cramer	---	---	4	5	15	24
OLB R.J. Blackburn	---	---	5	8	10	23
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	0	6	---	---	16	22
DE Artie Davis	---	---	8	12	2	22
RB Weston Brooks	10	11	---	---	---	21
QB Calvin Claytor	3	18	---	---	---	21
FB Tristan Clement	2	7	---	---	11	20
DT Spencer Poole	---	---	5	14	1	20
DE Butch Wofford	---	---	3	4	9	16
G Al Richard	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Levi McMillon	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jimmie Platt	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Cornelius Stockton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Steve Rasmussen	1	3	---	---	2	6
K Keith Duffy	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Morris Franklin	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Damian D'Amato	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	18	55	3.1
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	11	15	1.4
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brenden Rackers	26	18	3	5	0	2	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Fisk	16	7	0	2	2	2	2	0	1
Calvin Claytor	16	7	1	0	1	5	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	124	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	38	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	60	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk	6	3	56	1	30
WR Sammie Blades	6	4	76	1	31
WR Donald Fain	5	4	49	1	20
TE Spencer Boone	4	3	37	0	30
RB Gavin Easley	2	2	14	0	27
TE Silas Upshaw	2	2	13	0	9
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffery Carter	8	6	0	67	1	17
TE Peter Bauch	8	4	0	34	0	32
FB Tristan Clement	5	2	1	29	0	7
RB Sammie Spain	4	0	1	0	0	22
TE Efrain Rice	3	1	0	0	0	19
WR Tim Shahade	3	1	0	-1	0	30
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	0	1	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Easley	3	12	4.00	2.91
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	2	2.00	2.25
QB Brenden Rackers	1	5	5.00	6.75
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	1.00	0.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brenden Rackers	3	2	14	4.67	9.42

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Spencer Boone	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
WR Robbie Kirk	1	1	13	13.00	9.33
WR Donald Fain	1	1	1	1.00	9.80

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gavin Easley	3	0
QB Brenden Rackers	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bob Fisk	1	0
RB Weston Brooks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brenden Rackers	9	7	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Fisk	5	1	0
Calvin Claytor	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Spencer Boone	4	3	1
WR Robbie Kirk	2	2	2
WR Sammie Blades	2	2	2
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Tristan Clement	2	1	0
TE Efrain Rice	2	0	0
RB Sammie Spain	2	0	0
TE Peter Bauch	2	1	1
WR Jeffery Carter	1	1	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)