Week 17, 2062

played in New Orleans, CA

52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	6	3	-	12
New Orleans Saints	21	7	7	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:09 NOS - Emmett Francis 79 punt return (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 08:09 NOS - Elliot Mathews 20 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 00:30 NOS - Elliot Mathews 16 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 02:04 NOS - Quentin Elliott 10 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CAR - Terry Burk 24 field goal
3Q: 10:21 NOS - Dwayne Szott 7 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 03:55 CAR - Brett Dole 2 pass from Winston Dodge (Brett Dole run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:26 CAR - Terry Burk 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:09 NOS - Emmett Francis 79 punt return (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 08:09 NOS - Elliot Mathews 20 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 00:30 NOS - Elliot Mathews 16 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 02:04 NOS - Quentin Elliott 10 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CAR - Terry Burk 24 field goal
3Q: 10:21 NOS - Dwayne Szott 7 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 03:55 CAR - Brett Dole 2 pass from Winston Dodge (Brett Dole run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:26 CAR - Terry Burk 31 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 11-5 10-6
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 277 376
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 41 158
- Rushing Attempts 16 36
- Yards per Rush 2.56 4.39
Net Passing Yards 236 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 7.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 4/108
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/30
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:59 34:01

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	11-5	10-6
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	277	376
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	41	158
- Rushing Attempts	16	36
- Yards per Rush	2.56	4.39
Net Passing Yards	236	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	7.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	4/108
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/30
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:59	34:01

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:58	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	14:02	2:05	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	7:59	3:34	OWN 25	6	47	Missed FG
1	0:22	2:10	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	7:01	2:07	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	3:12	0:13	OWN 46	1	0	Interception
2	1:56	1:54	OWN 25	11	68	Field Goal
3	10:15	6:30	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
3	1:11	2:24	OWN 28	6	26	Punt
4	10:32	1:06	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
4	6:04	1:21	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	2:21	2:01	OPP 34	4	20	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	3:58	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
1	4:25	4:03	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	13:12	6:11	OWN 7	10	39	Punt
2	4:54	1:42	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:59	1:03	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:45	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	3:45	2:34	OWN 16	5	16	Punt
4	13:47	3:15	OWN 21	6	32	Punt
4	9:26	3:22	OWN 37	5	17	Punt
4	4:43	2:22	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 45	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Louie Kemp, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brett Dole	10	18	1.80	13	1
RB Ted Stephenson	4	10	2.50	11	1
QB Winston Dodge	2	13	6.50	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Mathews	12	67	5.58	16	2
RB Mitchell Rubin	11	35	3.18	7	0
QB Louie Kemp	7	36	5.14	9	0
RB Ron Holmes	5	3	0.60	6	0
WR Dwayne Szott	1	17	17.00	17	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	41	25	259	3/23	1	46	1	77.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	27	19	230	2/12	4	40	0	135.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	6	11	91	15.17	35	46	0
RB Brett Dole	4	5	14	3.50	0	11	1
WR Dave Thomson	3	6	43	14.33	29	24	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	3	5	30	10.00	19	19	0
TE Brian McGhee	3	5	19	6.33	0	9	0
TE Devan Farler	2	3	18	9.00	14	16	0
WR Randal Richardson	2	3	40	20.00	12	20	0
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Damian Prior	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmett Francis	7	10	74	10.57	37	19	0
WR Dwayne Szott	5	6	76	15.20	39	40	1
RB Elliot Mathews	2	3	36	18.00	29	20	2
TE Gregory Wolfe	2	3	21	10.50	1	11	0
WR Zach Anwar	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Mitchell Rubin	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
WR Quentin Elliott	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
TE Barry Drayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jameson McKnight	1	30	30.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Brett Dole	1	1	0	0
S Aiden Ricksecker	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	0
DT Craig Bishop	0	1	0
OLB Adam Fleming	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	7	351	50.1	38.4	55	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roman Summers	6	220	36.7	28.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Jacobs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Richardson	1	9	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	4	108	27.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Harding	2	38	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Holmes	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josiah James	12	3	0.0	36	28
S Levi Phillip	6	1	0.0	34	26
OLB Lewis Meusey	6	0	0.0	30	29
DT Hayden Hammond	5	2	0.0	32	15
DE Korey Blombeck	4	0	1.0	36	29
S Keith Elliott	4	8	0.0	36	29
CB Vernon Schlesinger	4	3	0.0	33	29
DE Damien Perez	4	1	0.0	24	21
OLB Kenyon Hicks	2	5	0.0	25	10
DT Drake Michaels	1	2	1.0	4	14
OLB Timothy Totten	1	1	0.0	18	20
CB Tevin Widmer	1	1	0.0	29	28
DE Colin Chapman	1	1	0.0	11	5
S Aiden Ricksecker	1	0	0.0	11	4
WR Randal Richardson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dana Mathis	0	1	0.0	10	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devin Blackburn	7	0	1.0	11	24
OLB Byron Hutchins	6	0	2.0	9	20
CB Theodore Grennes	6	0	0.0	16	44
OLB Conner Cebelak	5	2	0.0	15	40
S Vernon Newton	4	3	0.0	16	44
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	3	0	0.0	4	13
CB Reggie Stedman	2	2	0.0	15	36
S Richard Pozy	2	1	0.0	16	41
DT Craig Bishop	2	0	0.0	14	33
OLB Adam Fleming	2	0	0.0	3	7
DE Russell Fajardo	2	0	0.0	10	27
S Jameson McKnight	1	2	0.0	7	26
DE Roman Delgado	1	0	0.0	8	27
DE A.J. Schultz	0	2	0.0	10	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Drake Michaels	1.0	1	14
DE Korey Blombeck	1.0	0	29
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Byron Hutchins	2.0	0	0	20
OLB Devin Blackburn	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Conner Cebelak	0.0	3	3	40
DE Mario Jeffries	0.0	2	0	25
DE Roman Delgado	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Josiah James	5	0	28
CB Vernon Schlesinger	3	1	29
S Levi Phillip	2	1	26
CB Bernie Burden	2	0	10
DE Damien Perez	2	0	21
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	20
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	15
S Keith Elliott	1	0	29
OLB Lewis Meusey	1	0	29
ILB Dana Mathis	1	0	19
DT Drake Michaels	0	1	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Theodore Grennes	5	0	0	44
S Vernon Newton	4	1	0	44
OLB Conner Cebelak	3	1	0	40
OLB Byron Hutchins	3	0	0	20
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	2	1	0	13
OLB Devin Blackburn	2	1	0	24
CB Reggie Stedman	2	1	0	36
OLB Adam Fleming	2	0	0	7
S Richard Pozy	1	1	0	41
S Jameson McKnight	1	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josiah Hawkins	1	4	15	0	38
T Alejandro Garrett	1	1	16	2	44
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	12	0	35
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	4	15	0	38
T Ben Oxendine	0	2	16	1	44
G Drake England	0	2	16	0	44

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brendan Geib	5	13	1	36	1	29
T Juan Bernard	3	6	0	36	1	29
C Kenneth McWilliams	3	5	0	36	0	29
C Collin Paul	2	3	0	26	0	29
T Tommy McElroy	1	3	1	36	0	29
T Marc Emmons	0	1	0	10	0	0
FB Lincoln Greer	0	1	0	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Aiden Ricksecker	3	23
Devan Farler	1	26
Keith Elliott	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Russell Fajardo	2	20
Brenden Cole	1	18

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	36	29	11	76
G Drake England	16	44	---	---	10	70
T Ben Oxendine	16	44	---	---	10	70
ILB Josiah James	---	---	36	28	2	66
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	36	29	---	65
S Levi Phillip	---	---	34	26	5	65
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	33	29	---	62
T Alejandro Garrett	16	44	---	---	---	60
QB Winston Dodge	16	44	---	---	---	60
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	30	29	---	59
TE Devan Farler	11	20	---	---	26	57
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	29	28	---	57
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	25	10	22	57
WR Jacob Cole	15	42	---	---	---	57
RB Brett Dole	12	16	---	---	26	54
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	32	15	6	53
G Lonnie Godfrey	15	38	---	---	---	53
C Josiah Hawkins	15	38	---	---	---	53
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	25	10	16	51
WR Lewis Sparkes	13	34	---	---	1	48
TE Brian McGhee	12	35	---	---	---	47
DE Damien Perez	---	---	24	21	---	45
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	18	20	1	39
WR Damian Prior	5	16	---	---	18	39
S Aiden Ricksecker	---	---	11	4	23	38
WR Dave Thomson	5	25	---	---	1	31
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	10	19	---	29
RB Ted Stephenson	4	23	---	---	1	28
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	11	5	6	22
WR Randal Richardson	1	4	---	---	15	20
DT Drake Michaels	---	---	4	14	---	18
G Noah Neumeyer	1	6	---	---	10	17
RB Calvin Harding	0	2	---	---	12	14
ILB Darren Braxton	---	---	0	0	10	10
TE James Kiluk	2	3	---	---	5	10
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Ron Yates	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Jermaine O'Bryan	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Junior Boore	---	---	0	0	6	6
DE Abel Lyon	---	---	2	3	---	5
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Frank McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tommy McElroy	36	29	---	---	11	76
G Brendan Geib	36	29	---	---	6	71
C Kenneth McWilliams	36	29	---	---	6	71
T Juan Bernard	36	29	---	---	6	71
WR Emmett Francis	34	26	---	---	8	68
S Richard Pozy	---	---	16	41	9	66
QB Louie Kemp	36	29	---	---	---	65
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	16	44	4	64
TE Gregory Wolfe	35	29	---	---	---	64
S Vernon Newton	---	---	16	44	3	63
OLB Conner Cebelak	---	---	15	40	3	58
WR Dwayne Szott	31	27	---	---	---	58
DE Russell Fajardo	---	---	10	27	20	57
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	15	36	6	57
DT Craig Bishop	---	---	14	33	9	56
C Collin Paul	26	29	---	---	---	55
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	10	31	2	43
RB Elliot Mathews	16	12	---	---	14	42
DE A.J. Schultz	---	---	10	28	2	40
CB Brenden Cole	---	---	3	18	18	39
TE Barry Drayton	8	11	---	---	19	38
WR Zach Anwar	17	4	---	---	17	38
DE Roman Delgado	---	---	8	27	2	37
OLB Devin Blackburn	---	---	11	24	1	36
DE Mario Jeffries	---	---	9	25	1	35
S Jameson McKnight	---	---	7	26	1	34
FB Lincoln Greer	7	9	---	---	17	33
OLB Adam Fleming	---	---	3	7	23	33
OLB Byron Hutchins	---	---	9	20	3	32
WR Quentin Elliott	11	10	---	---	9	30
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	---	---	4	13	12	29
RB Ron Holmes	6	12	---	---	6	24
RB Mitchell Rubin	15	5	---	---	---	20
T Marc Emmons	10	0	---	---	6	16
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	0	0	11	11
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Ethan Blaylock	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Hector Jacobs	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Roman Summers	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Howie Tharpe	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Randal Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Brenden Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bernard Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Tyrus Luzar	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Zack Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Morris Hildreth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-4	-4.0
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	5	-4	-0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	20	76	3.8
Right	8	41	5.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	41	25	4	1	2	6	6	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	27	19	2	2	1	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	37	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	70	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	152	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	128	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	71	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	11	6	0	91	1	42
WR Dave Thomson	6	3	0	43	1	25
WR Lewis Sparkes	5	3	0	30	0	34
RB Brett Dole	5	4	1	14	0	16
TE Brian McGhee	5	3	1	19	0	35
TE Devan Farler	3	2	0	18	0	20
WR Randal Richardson	3	2	0	40	2	4
WR Damian Prior	2	1	0	-2	0	16
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	0	6	0	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmett Francis	10	7	0	74	0	26
WR Dwayne Szott	6	5	0	76	1	27
RB Elliot Mathews	3	2	0	36	1	12
TE Gregory Wolfe	3	2	1	21	0	29
WR Zach Anwar	2	1	0	3	0	4
TE Barry Drayton	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Mitchell Rubin	1	1	0	10	0	5
WR Quentin Elliott	1	1	0	10	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brett Dole	2	0	0.00	1.80

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Mathews	1	5	5.00	5.58
RB Mitchell Rubin	1	6	6.00	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	8	3	17	2.13	6.32

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	5	4	53	10.60	8.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacob Cole	3	1	13	4.33	8.27
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Devan Farler	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
WR Dave Thomson	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
RB Brett Dole	1	1	2	2.00	2.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Mathews	2	2	36	18.00	12.00
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	0	0.00	7.40
WR Dwayne Szott	1	1	7	7.00	12.67
WR Quentin Elliott	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mitchell Rubin	2	0
QB Louie Kemp	1	1
RB Ron Holmes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	11	7	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	5	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brian McGhee	3	2	1
TE Devan Farler	2	2	1
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	1
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	1	1
WR Damian Prior	1	0	0
WR Jacob Cole	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Szott	3	2	2
WR Emmett Francis	2	2	2

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)