Week 15, 2057

played in New Orleans, CA

47 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	6	0	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	24	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 CAR - Blake Ballard 1 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 13:11 NOS - B.J. Hernandez 18 pass from Eddie Curtis (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 11:24 NOS - Elliot Mathews 14 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 08:20 NOS - Alejandro Mendola 29 pass from Eddie Curtis (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 05:36 CAR - Mark Tubbs 13 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 54 field goal
3Q: 10:06 CAR - Kody Portis 30 field goal
3Q: 02:36 CAR - Kody Portis 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 CAR - Blake Ballard 1 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 13:11 NOS - B.J. Hernandez 18 pass from Eddie Curtis (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 11:24 NOS - Elliot Mathews 14 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 08:20 NOS - Alejandro Mendola 29 pass from Eddie Curtis (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 05:36 CAR - Mark Tubbs 13 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 54 field goal
3Q: 10:06 CAR - Kody Portis 30 field goal
3Q: 02:36 CAR - Kody Portis 31 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 6-7-1 4-10
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 416 348
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 165 149
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 6.11 4.38
Net Passing Yards 251 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 2 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.28 7.37
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/79 5/49
Punt Returns/Yards 4/63 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:57 31:03

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	6-7-1	4-10
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	416	348
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	165	149
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	6.11	4.38
Net Passing Yards	251	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 2	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.28	7.37
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/79	5/49
Punt Returns/Yards	4/63	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:57	31:03

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	3:33	OPP 35	8	35	Touchdown
1	6:59	2:43	OWN 9	6	52	Punt
2	13:05	0:56	OWN 12	3	0	Interception
2	11:18	2:21	OWN 23	4	20	Fumble
2	8:10	2:45	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:21	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	5:00	OWN 25	10	62	Field Goal
3	6:15	3:45	OWN 35	6	51	Field Goal
3	0:35	1:24	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	11:48	4:22	OWN 18	9	67	Interception
4	4:12	0:49	OWN 42	3	-25	Punt
4	1:58	0:55	OWN 16	5	13	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	9:51	2:52	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
1	4:16	6:11	OWN 3	11	97	Touchdown
2	12:09	0:51	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
2	8:57	0:47	OPP 38	2	38	Touchdown
2	5:25	3:36	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OPP 47	3	10	Field Goal
3	10:00	3:45	OWN 25	8	40	Fumble
3	2:30	1:55	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
4	14:11	2:23	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
4	7:26	3:14	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	3:23	1:25	OWN 28	4	26	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OPP 29	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Eddie Curtis, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blake Ballard	15	99	6.60	34	2	1
RB Griffin Floyd	10	43	4.30	9	0	0
QB Richard Myers	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
WR Griffin Lyons	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elliot Mathews	21	111	5.29	16	6	1
RB Alejandro Mendola	6	40	6.67	23	2	0
QB Eddie Curtis	5	2	0.40	9	0	0
WR Earl Wesson	2	-4	-2.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	31	18	239	1/6	1	43	2	66.4
Johnathan Tubbs	8	2	18	0/0	0	14	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Curtis	26	19	204	1/5	2	29	0	121.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bert Harding	7	12	92	13.14	38	30	0
TE Jacob Wheeler	3	7	20	6.67	3	16	0
WR Griffin Lyons	3	6	50	16.67	0	41	0
RB Blake Ballard	3	4	20	6.67	8	13	0
WR James Beyer	1	1	43	43.00	0	43	0
TE Kris Wiggins	1	2	17	17.00	2	17	0
WR Dave Thomson	1	4	2	2.00	4	2	0
FB Mark Tubbs	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR B.J. Hernandez	4	5	49	12.25	18	21	1
RB Elliot Mathews	4	5	20	5.00	12	10	0
RB Alejandro Mendola	3	5	59	19.67	58	29	1
WR Frank Garrett	2	2	18	9.00	13	10	0
FB Leland Levesque	2	2	23	11.50	0	13	0
TE Rod Gleason	2	2	14	7.00	0	14	0
TE Jim McConnell	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR Braxton Miller	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Quentin Cochrane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Earl Wesson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Billy Shannon	2	14	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Griffin Floyd	2	0	0
QB Richard Myers	1	0	0
WR Griffin Lyons	0	1	0
TE Bert Harding	0	1	0
OLB Brock Strong	0	1	0
CB Floyd Meadows	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Elliot Mathews	1	0	0
CB Kurt Copeland	0	1	0
S Curtis Grossman	0	0	2
DT Arturo Brisset	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	4	178	44.5	41.8	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Spencer	7	279	39.9	30.9	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	4	63	15.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Urbina	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Young	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	7	3	1.0	34	26
OLB Timothy Totten	7	3	0.0	32	27
CB Bernie Burden	5	0	0.0	24	14
S Ed VandenBelt	4	1	0.0	31	18
CB Tevin Widmer	4	1	0.0	34	26
DE Gavin Peterman	4	0	0.0	14	17
ILB Micah Wooden	4	0	0.0	7	13
S Caiden Simmons	3	6	0.0	34	27
DT Hayden Hammond	3	1	0.0	24	13
CB Floyd Meadows	3	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Adrian McGee	1	1	0.0	32	20
QB Richard Myers	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jacob Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---
T Alejandro Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Maxwell Anderson	1	0	0.0	30	20
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	0.0	24	7
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE J.J. Freeman	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Pat Duran	0	1	0.0	2	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Theodore Grennes	12	2	0.0	27	40
OLB Billy Shannon	8	3	0.0	27	40
S Curtis Grossman	6	2	0.0	27	40
CB Leslie Barber	5	0	0.0	26	38
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	4	2	0.0	27	39
DT Arturo Brisset	3	4	1.0	26	34
S Richie Urbina	2	2	0.0	13	19
DE Perry Freeman	2	0	0.0	25	35
OLB Damien Alchesky	1	2	0.0	13	19
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Brent Browning	1	0	0.0	16	20
CB Kurt Copeland	1	0	0.0	27	36
DT Alonzo Cain	0	1	0.0	6	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	1.0	1	0	1	26
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Maxwell Anderson	0.0	0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Arturo Brisset	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Perry Freeman	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Micah Wooden	3	1	13
OLB Timothy Totten	3	0	27
CB Floyd Meadows	3	0	18
CB Tevin Widmer	3	0	26
CB T.J. Snyder	2	1	7
OLB Brock Strong	2	0	26
S Ed VandenBelt	2	0	18
CB Bernie Burden	1	0	14
S Caiden Simmons	0	1	27
S Leslie Beavers	0	1	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	5	2	2	40
CB Theodore Grennes	5	2	0	40
CB Leslie Barber	3	1	0	38
S Curtis Grossman	2	2	0	40
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	0	6
DT Arturo Brisset	1	0	0	34
CB Kurt Copeland	1	0	0	36
OLB Damien Alchesky	1	0	0	19
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	1	0	0	39
S Richie Urbina	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alejandro Garrett	5	8	0	27	0	40
G Leroy McCormick	3	4	1	27	1	40
C Lorenzo Tucker	2	7	0	27	0	40
T Grady Rodgers	2	3	0	27	0	40
G Jermaine O'Bryan	1	4	0	27	0	40

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Marshall Whiting	4	11	34	0	27
T John Huie	4	8	34	1	27
G Jamie Borders	3	3	34	0	27
G Lamar Kennedy	1	7	34	0	27
T Demetrius Di Pietro	1	3	34	0	27
FB Leland Levesque	0	1	7	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Brimberry	1	20

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Browning	3	11
Devan LaBrosse	1	14
Lamar Kennedy	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jermaine O'Bryan	27	40	---	---	6	73
C Lorenzo Tucker	27	40	---	---	---	67
G Leroy McCormick	27	40	---	---	---	67
T Grady Rodgers	27	40	---	---	---	67
T Alejandro Garrett	27	40	---	---	---	67
TE Bert Harding	25	39	---	---	---	64
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	34	27	2	63
DE Damien Perez	---	---	30	24	9	63
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	34	26	1	61
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	34	26	1	61
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	32	27	1	60
QB Richard Myers	27	32	---	---	---	59
TE Jacob Wheeler	11	26	---	---	22	59
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	31	18	5	54
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	32	20	1	53
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	30	20	1	51
WR Griffin Lyons	19	17	---	---	12	48
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	24	13	7	44
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	9	18	15	42
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	9	12	20	41
RB Griffin Floyd	11	14	---	---	15	40
WR Dave Thomson	17	23	---	---	---	40
WR James Beyer	5	16	---	---	18	39
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	24	7	8	39
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	24	14	1	39
WR Lewis Sparkes	18	21	---	---	---	39
FB Mark Tubbs	8	12	---	---	18	38
RB Blake Ballard	16	20	---	---	---	36
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	14	17	1	32
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	2	1	20	23
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	7	13	---	20
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	0	7	11	18
DE Pat Duran	---	---	2	6	7	15
WR Monty Ansell	0	6	---	---	8	14
TE Kris Wiggins	5	6	---	---	---	11
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	8	---	---	---	8
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Otis Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Reuben Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE J.J. Freeman	---	---	2	1	---	3
ILB Neal Barber	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	27	40	3	70
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	27	40	2	69
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	27	39	3	69
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	27	40	2	69
G Lamar Kennedy	34	27	---	---	8	69
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	26	38	2	66
CB Kurt Copeland	---	---	27	36	2	65
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	26	34	2	62
DE Perry Freeman	---	---	25	35	2	62
T Demetrius Di Pietro	34	27	---	---	---	61
C Marshall Whiting	34	27	---	---	---	61
G Jamie Borders	34	27	---	---	---	61
T John Huie	34	27	---	---	---	61
QB Eddie Curtis	34	27	---	---	---	61
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	22	30	2	54
TE Quentin Cochrane	26	24	---	---	1	51
WR Frank Garrett	28	18	---	---	4	50
WR Earl Wesson	27	17	---	---	4	48
DE Brent Browning	---	---	16	20	11	47
RB Elliot Mathews	29	12	---	---	4	45
WR B.J. Hernandez	25	17	---	---	1	43
S Richie Urbina	---	---	13	19	8	40
OLB Damien Alchesky	---	---	13	19	2	34
FB Leland Levesque	7	11	---	---	14	32
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	9	18	2	29
TE Jim McConnell	2	6	---	---	20	28
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	1	6	20	27
WR Braxton Miller	10	7	---	---	8	25
RB Alejandro Mendola	8	15	---	---	1	24
OLB Salvador Paddock	---	---	1	2	20	23
DT Alonzo Cain	---	---	6	13	4	23
WR Devan LaBrosse	3	2	---	---	14	19
RB Griffin Broome	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Dixon Quinn	---	---	0	0	12	12
TE Rod Gleason	5	6	---	---	---	11
DE Raymond Garrison	---	---	3	8	---	11
OLB Braxton Fontenot	---	---	0	1	8	9
C Bernard Kelley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Stanley Horner	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Rodney Spencer	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Dakota Leonard	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Jorge Eckman	---	---	1	2	4	7
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Orlando DeSpirito	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Louie Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	13	98	7.5
Right	11	58	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	18	69	3.8
Right	7	50	7.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	31	18	4	2	3	5	1	0	2
Johnathan Tubbs	8	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Curtis	26	19	3	0	1	4	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	80	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	101	12.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	86	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	40	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bert Harding	12	7	3	92	2	39
TE Jacob Wheeler	7	3	1	20	0	26
WR Griffin Lyons	6	3	0	50	1	17
RB Blake Ballard	4	3	1	20	0	20
WR Dave Thomson	4	1	0	2	0	23
TE Kris Wiggins	2	1	0	17	0	6
FB Mark Tubbs	2	1	1	13	0	12
WR James Beyer	1	1	0	43	1	16
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0	0	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Hernandez	5	4	0	49	1	17
RB Alejandro Mendola	5	3	1	59	2	15
RB Elliot Mathews	5	4	0	20	0	12
WR Frank Garrett	2	2	0	18	0	18
FB Leland Levesque	2	2	0	23	0	11
TE Rod Gleason	2	2	0	14	0	6
WR Earl Wesson	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Quentin Cochrane	1	0	0	0	0	24
TE Jim McConnell	1	1	0	9	0	6
WR Braxton Miller	1	1	0	12	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blake Ballard	5	6	1.20	6.60
RB Griffin Floyd	2	3	1.50	4.30

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Mathews	2	16	8.00	5.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Myers	5	2	18	3.60	7.71

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Curtis	1	1	18	18.00	7.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jacob Wheeler	2	1	5	2.50	2.86
TE Kris Wiggins	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
FB Mark Tubbs	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR B.J. Hernandez	1	1	18	18.00	9.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1
RB Blake Ballard	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	8	3	2
Johnathan Tubbs	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Curtis	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bert Harding	3	2	1
RB Blake Ballard	3	2	1
TE Jacob Wheeler	2	0	0
FB Mark Tubbs	1	0	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alejandro Mendola	3	2	1
WR B.J. Hernandez	2	2	1
WR Frank Garrett	1	1	1
TE Quentin Cochrane	1	0	0
FB Leland Levesque	1	1	1
TE Rod Gleason	1	1	0
WR Earl Wesson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)