Week 15, 2048

played in Carolina, NC

65 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	7	-	14
Carolina Panthers	14	21	0	7	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 CAR - Devonte Lee 10 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 06:47 CAR - Zane Nichols 8 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:04 CAR - Zane Nichols 11 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 08:20 CAR - Carlos Hyde 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 07:03 CAR - Brandon Cooks 7 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:39 NOS - Adam Hines 7 pass from Greg Fields (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 13:08 NOS - Elias Mims 9 pass from Greg Fields (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 06:49 CAR - Carlos Hyde 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 CAR - Devonte Lee 10 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 06:47 CAR - Zane Nichols 8 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:04 CAR - Zane Nichols 11 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 08:20 CAR - Carlos Hyde 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 07:03 CAR - Brandon Cooks 7 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:39 NOS - Adam Hines 7 pass from Greg Fields (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 13:08 NOS - Elias Mims 9 pass from Greg Fields (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 06:49 CAR - Carlos Hyde 2 run (Branden Melancon extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 6-8 9-5
First Downs 16 26
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 242 384
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 3.78 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 101 142
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 4.81 4.44
Net Passing Yards 141 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 179 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/38 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.28 8.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/63 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 7/53
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 6/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 41
Time of Possession 27:55 32:05

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	6-8	9-5
First Downs	16	26
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	242	384
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	3.78	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	101	142
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	4.81	4.44
Net Passing Yards	141	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	179	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/38	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.28	8.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/63	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	7/53
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	6/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 41
Time of Possession	27:55	32:05

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	1:27	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	6:39	1:59	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	3:49	1:50	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	12:54	1:10	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	8:12	1:02	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	6:52	2:48	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	1:47	1:16	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	10:47	2:43	OWN 20	7	19	Punt
3	6:09	1:07	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	2:59	4:59	OWN 4	12	96	Touchdown
4	10:57	1:44	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	6:43	4:11	OWN 26	7	38	Missed FG
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 4	1	6	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
1	11:06	4:27	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
1	4:40	0:51	OPP 48	3	-4	Punt
1	1:59	4:05	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	11:44	3:32	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
2	7:10	0:18	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	4:04	2:17	OWN 31	5	44	Fumble
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	2	-2	Half
3	13:41	2:54	OWN 20	4	46	Punt
3	8:04	1:55	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
3	5:02	2:03	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	13:00	2:03	OWN 24	4	17	Punt
4	9:13	2:30	50	5	50	Touchdown
4	2:32	2:12	OWN 43	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Yeldon	13	65	5.00	17	2
Greg Fields	6	31	5.17	11	2
Joseph Lindsay	2	5	2.50	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	15	68	4.53	19	3	2
Devonte Lee	14	71	5.07	31	2	1
Logan O'Field	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Geno Smith	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Fields	29	19	164	1/4	2	33	0	103.2
Teddy Bridgewater	9	4	15	4/34	0	5	0	51.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	17	14	125	0/0	3	15	0	136.9
Logan O'Field	10	9	125	2/8	0	42	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Monty	7	13	51	7.29	24	33	0
WR Adam Hines	5	8	42	8.40	16	20	1
WR Roy Sutter	4	7	30	7.50	4	11	0
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	2	9	4.50	5	5	0
FB Marco Gillespie	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	2	19	19.00	20	19	0
TE Rod Horton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Elias Mims	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	1
WR Devan LaBrosse	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	6	7	43	7.17	15	13	1
WR Zane Nichols	6	7	55	9.17	9	23	2
WR Johnathan Horton	3	4	60	20.00	0	42	0
RB Devonte Lee	3	3	31	10.33	25	19	0
TE Eli Bouler	3	4	34	11.33	12	13	0
FB Kody Coles	2	2	27	13.50	18	15	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Darien Marshall	1	0
Conrad Tatum	0	1
Kurt Horn	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Logan O'Field	1	0
James Cunningham	1	0
Devonte Lee	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	10	379	37.9	32.6	52	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	6	287	47.8	39.8	57	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Sutter	1	8	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	7	53	7.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Mowen	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lance Doyle	7	1	1.0	26	28
OLB Rod Dwight	6	1	0.0	16	16
CB Tony O'Neal	5	2	0.0	21	23
DE Conrad Tatum	4	0	1.0	20	23
ILB Malcolm Allen	4	3	0.0	28	28
S Riddick Bull	4	2	0.0	13	6
CB Shane Willis	3	1	0.0	21	20
S Brett Mowen	3	0	0.0	12	9
DT Winfred Lofton	2	4	0.0	22	15
DT Mario Edwards	2	3	0.0	16	13
S Donny Renfro	2	1	0.0	21	23
CB Jorge Cloak	2	1	0.0	23	21
DE Jace Gilmore	2	0	0.0	12	6
CB Mike Schroeder	2	0	0.0	9	8
DT Braxton Sellers	1	0	0.0	11	14
DE Benjamin Wells	0	2	0.0	19	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devon Wayne	6	3	0.0	19	24
OLB Donte Beard	5	1	0.0	12	19
CB James Cunningham	4	1	0.0	20	39
S Harvey Keyes	3	0	1.0	10	25
S Chuck Pritchett	3	1	0.0	18	40
DE Clyde Pieri	3	1	0.0	20	31
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	3	0	0.0	20	34
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	0	0.0	8	23
ILB Joey Simmons	2	2	1.0	14	23
CB Todd Coleman	2	2	0.0	21	39
S Devonte Buchanan	2	1	0.0	15	23
S Josue Logue	2	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	0.0	2	16
DE Melvin McConnell	1	1	1.0	1	12
OLB Deion Jones	1	0	1.0	6	17
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	2	0.5	2	12
DT Tevin Nunez	1	0	0.5	1	9
ILB Louis Parrish	1	2	0.0	2	19
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	19	31
QB Logan O'Field	1	0	---	---	---
S Karl Joseph	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Conrad Tatum	1.0	1	23
S Lance Doyle	1.0	0	28
DT Mario Edwards	0.0	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Joey Simmons	1.0	1	0	0	23
DE Melvin McConnell	1.0	0	0	0	12
S Harvey Keyes	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Deion Jones	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Tevin Nunez	0.5	1	0	1	9
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Clyde Pieri	0.0	0	1	1	31
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Allen	3	0	28
S Brett Mowen	3	0	9
CB Shane Willis	3	0	20
CB Jorge Cloak	2	1	21
OLB Rod Dwight	2	0	16
S Riddick Bull	2	0	6
CB Tony O'Neal	2	0	23
S Lance Doyle	2	0	28
DE Conrad Tatum	1	0	23
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	6
CB Mike Schroeder	1	0	8
DT Mario Edwards	1	0	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Devon Wayne	4	2	24
OLB Donte Beard	4	1	19
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	1	23
S Chuck Pritchett	3	0	40
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	16
S Devonte Buchanan	2	0	23
CB Todd Coleman	1	1	39
ILB Louis Parrish	1	1	19
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	31
CB James Cunningham	1	0	39
S Karl Joseph	1	0	4
S Harvey Keyes	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon McGregor	3	4	13	0	13
Graham Deshaies	1	2	9	1	26
Mason Parker	1	1	8	2	25
Robbie Rose	1	1	10	0	11
Darren Wilkerson	0	3	8	1	30
Gerald Drexler	0	3	13	0	18
Mike Pantin	0	1	11	0	32
Floyd McDonald	0	0	9	1	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lorenzo Tucker	3	7	1	25	0	24
Alonzo Tripp	3	6	0	32	0	29
Francisco Hardy	3	6	0	31	0	27
Kody Coles	1	1	1	19	0	14
Tyrus McWilliams	1	1	0	24	1	25
Jerome Kirk	1	1	0	8	0	7
Marco Walters	1	1	0	24	0	13
Leroy McCormick	0	4	0	25	0	23
Louis Tate	0	2	0	8	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Horn	4	20
Roy Sutter	2	12
Elias Mims	1	19
Adam Hines	1	17
Donny Renfro	1	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Joseph	1	14
Ronald Parrish	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T.J. Yeldon	19	33	---	---	27	79
Charles Monty	17	36	---	---	17	70
Adam Hines	16	27	---	---	17	60
Malcolm Allen	---	---	28	28	1	57
Elias Mims	16	21	---	---	19	56
Robert King	---	---	20	14	20	54
Lance Doyle	---	---	26	28	---	54
Shane Willis	---	---	21	20	8	49
Greg Fields	19	30	---	---	---	49
Joseph Lindsay	17	25	---	---	5	47
Donny Renfro	---	---	21	23	1	45
Jorge Cloak	---	---	23	21	1	45
Roy Sutter	10	23	---	---	12	45
Conrad Tatum	---	---	20	23	1	44
Tony O'Neal	---	---	21	23	---	44
Mike Pantin	11	32	---	---	---	43
Gerald Drexler	13	18	---	---	11	42
Winfred Lofton	---	---	22	15	4	41
Mason Parker	8	25	---	---	7	40
Jalen Roden	12	17	---	---	11	40
Lane Johnson	12	27	---	---	---	39
Darren Wilkerson	8	30	---	---	---	38
Benjamin Wells	---	---	19	17	1	37
Graham Deshaies	9	26	---	---	---	35
Kurt Horn	---	---	11	4	20	35
Rod Dwight	---	---	16	16	1	33
Mario Edwards	---	---	16	13	4	33
Devan LaBrosse	5	21	---	---	7	33
Robbie Rose	10	11	---	---	11	32
Marco Gillespie	1	15	---	---	14	30
Brett Mowen	---	---	12	9	9	30
Mike Schroeder	---	---	9	8	12	29
Floyd McDonald	9	16	---	---	4	29
Riddick Bull	---	---	13	6	9	28
Rod Horton	4	14	---	---	10	28
Darien Marshall	---	---	13	12	2	27
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	12	13	1	26
Marlon McGregor	13	13	---	---	---	26
Braxton Sellers	---	---	11	14	---	25
Jace Gilmore	---	---	12	6	---	18
Andres Roberson	---	---	6	6	4	16
Teddy Bridgewater	2	13	---	---	---	15
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	11	11
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mickey Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Cunningham	---	---	20	39	40	99
Todd Coleman	---	---	21	39	9	69
Alonzo Tripp	32	29	---	---	4	65
Clyde Pieri	---	---	20	31	11	62
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	18	40	3	61
Francisco Hardy	31	27	---	---	2	60
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	20	34	1	55
Josue Logue	---	---	19	27	9	55
Devonte Lee	14	15	---	---	26	55
Darnell Arnold	---	---	19	31	3	53
Donte Beard	---	---	12	19	22	53
Johnathan Horton	15	17	---	---	20	52
Leroy McCormick	25	23	---	---	3	51
Brandon Cooks	23	22	---	---	5	50
Lorenzo Tucker	25	24	---	---	---	49
Marco Walters	24	13	---	---	12	49
Tyrus McWilliams	24	25	---	---	---	49
Devon Wayne	---	---	19	24	5	48
Joey Simmons	---	---	14	23	10	47
Zane Nichols	18	20	---	---	3	41
Kody Coles	19	14	---	---	7	40
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	15	23	1	39
Harvey Keyes	---	---	10	25	---	35
Will Jeffries	10	7	---	---	16	33
Geno Smith	15	17	---	---	---	32
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	8	23	1	32
Carlos Hyde	18	11	---	---	---	29
Logan O'Field	16	12	---	---	---	28
Brody Stewart	8	9	---	---	11	28
Deion Jones	---	---	6	17	5	28
Jerome Kirk	8	7	---	---	6	21
Louis Parrish	---	---	2	19	---	21
Dennis Crimm	---	---	2	16	2	20
Melvin McConnell	---	---	1	12	7	20
Odell Beckham Jr	8	11	---	---	---	19
Louis Tate	8	5	---	---	6	19
Karl Joseph	---	---	1	4	14	19
Eli Bouler	3	6	---	---	7	16
Donnie Wile	7	5	---	---	3	15
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	2	12	---	14
Tevin Nunez	---	---	1	9	1	11
Myles Jack	---	---	1	6	3	10
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frankie Blanchard	1	0	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	17	78	4.6
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	12	77	6.4
Right	8	38	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Fields	29	19	2	1	2	5	2	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	9	4	0	0	1	2	0	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	17	14	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Logan O'Field	10	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	122	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	32	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	107	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	70	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	42	42.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Monty	13	7	2	51	1	36
WR Adam Hines	8	5	0	42	1	27
WR Roy Sutter	7	4	0	30	0	23
FB Marco Gillespie	2	1	1	7	0	15
RB T.J. Yeldon	2	1	0	19	0	33
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	2	0	9	0	25
WR Devan LaBrosse	2	1	0	8	0	21
TE Rod Horton	1	1	0	4	0	14
TE Elias Mims	1	1	0	9	0	21

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	7	6	0	43	0	22
WR Zane Nichols	7	6	0	55	1	20
WR Johnathan Horton	4	3	0	60	1	17
TE Eli Bouler	4	3	1	34	0	6
RB Devonte Lee	3	3	0	31	0	15
FB Kody Coles	2	2	0	27	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Fields	2	10	5.00	5.17

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	4	9	2.25	4.53
Devonte Lee	3	21	7.00	5.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Fields	4	2	16	4.00	5.66

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	7	6	33	4.71	7.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Hines	2	1	7	3.50	5.25
WR Roy Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
TE Elias Mims	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	3	3	6	2.00	6.14
WR Zane Nichols	3	3	27	9.00	7.86
WR Johnathan Horton	1	0	0	0.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Fields	1	1
T.J. Yeldon	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Devonte Lee	4	2
Carlos Hyde	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Greg Fields	7	7	2
Teddy Bridgewater	3	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Logan O'Field	2	2	1
Geno Smith	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Monty	4	4	1
WR Adam Hines	2	2	1
WR Roy Sutter	2	0	0
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	0
WR Devan LaBrosse	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	1
RB Devonte Lee	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)