Week 17, 2065

played in Carolina, NC

53 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	10	10	0	-	30
Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 2 run (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 06:21 CAR - Terry Burk 48 field goal
1Q: 02:03 NOS - Hector Jacobs 22 field goal
2Q: 10:50 CAR - Terry Burk 18 field goal
2Q: 04:37 NOS - Reuben Cundiff 1 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 04:30 CAR - Levi Phillip 91 kickoff return (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 00:54 NOS - Hector Jacobs 28 field goal
3Q: 06:55 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 31 pass from Anthony Means (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 02:54 NOS - Hector Jacobs 39 field goal
3Q: 02:12 NOS - Britt Wolf 44 interception return (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 03:58 CAR - Ben Schrope 15 run (Terry Burk extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 2 run (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 06:21 CAR - Terry Burk 48 field goal
1Q: 02:03 NOS - Hector Jacobs 22 field goal
2Q: 10:50 CAR - Terry Burk 18 field goal
2Q: 04:37 NOS - Reuben Cundiff 1 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 04:30 CAR - Levi Phillip 91 kickoff return (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 00:54 NOS - Hector Jacobs 28 field goal
3Q: 06:55 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 31 pass from Anthony Means (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 02:54 NOS - Hector Jacobs 39 field goal
3Q: 02:12 NOS - Britt Wolf 44 interception return (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 03:58 CAR - Ben Schrope 15 run (Terry Burk extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 10-6 7-9
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 348 305
- Offensive Plays 58 60
- Yards per Play 6.00 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 136 53
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 4.39 2.79
Net Passing Yards 212 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 0 39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 223 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.85 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.4 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/55 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 4/169
Interception Ret./Yards 2/57 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:27 28:33

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	10-6	7-9
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	348	305
- Offensive Plays	58	60
- Yards per Play	6.00	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	136	53
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	4.39	2.79
Net Passing Yards	212	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 0	39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	223	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.85	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.4	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/55	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	4/169
Interception Ret./Yards	2/57	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:27	28:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	6:13	4:17	OWN 25	7	70	Field Goal
2	10:44	1:42	OWN 38	4	13	Punt
2	6:20	1:50	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
2	4:17	3:30	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
3	11:11	1:34	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	6:45	3:58	OWN 47	5	31	Field Goal
3	0:08	1:32	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
4	11:06	4:34	OWN 33	7	26	Downs
4	3:52	1:24	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	2:00	1:43	OPP 38	3	0	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	4:09	OWN 25	7	44	Field Goal
1	1:56	6:12	OWN 25	11	74	Field Goal
2	9:02	2:42	OWN 5	5	4	Interception
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 21	6	38	Punt
3	9:37	2:52	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
3	2:47	0:46	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
3	2:01	1:53	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
4	13:36	2:30	OWN 19	5	16	Punt
4	6:32	2:40	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
4	2:28	0:28	OWN 42	4	-4	Downs
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Louie Kemp, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	22	114	5.18	23	5	1
QB Louie Kemp	5	13	2.60	10	1	0
RB Ty Hickman	2	5	2.50	5	0	0
WR Dwayne Szott	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
FB Henry Lee	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ben Schrope	15	28	1.87	15	2	1
RB Isaac Perkins	2	20	10.00	21	1	0
FB Dakota Perez	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
RB Roosevelt Giacalone	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	25	18	223	2/11	1	31	0	112.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Anthony Means	39	25	266	2/14	1	38	2	71.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Gregory Wolfe	5	6	81	16.20	49	24	0
WR Dwayne Szott	4	4	47	11.75	4	21	0
WR Leonardo Seder	3	7	31	10.33	2	14	0
WR Nickolas Blackston	2	3	8	4.00	0	8	0
RB Ty Hickman	2	2	24	12.00	23	22	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1	31	31.00	26	31	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Juan Woods	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lewis Sparkes	7	10	89	12.71	68	31	1
TE Boomer Vasquez	5	8	32	6.40	2	12	0
WR Jacob Cole	4	7	70	17.50	60	38	0
RB Ben Schrope	3	4	22	7.33	6	12	0
TE Fred Lynn	3	3	19	6.33	6	14	0
FB Dakota Perez	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Isaac Perkins	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Louis Clancy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Damian Prior	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reggie Stedman	1	13	13.00	0
OLB Britt Wolf	1	44	44.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Brendan Geib	0	0	1	0
DT Angel Bronson	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Anthony Means	1	0
S Kevin Dodge	1	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	0	1
CB Tevin Widmer	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	5	223	44.6	35.6	48	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	3	117	39.0	28.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Jacobs	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Richardson	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Dodge	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Richardson	3	81	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	4	169	42.3	1

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Britt Wolf	8	4	0.0	18	35
CB Reggie Stedman	6	2	0.0	19	41
S Mason Rutledge	5	4	0.0	17	35
DE Herb Coffey	4	2	0.0	18	35
DE Kendrick Suarez	4	0	0.0	9	18
S Richard Pozy	3	1	0.0	18	41
DE Terry Winslett	3	0	0.0	17	35
DT Angel Bronson	2	1	1.5	2	8
CB Bernard Castillo	2	0	0.0	10	20
DT Mitch Forsyth	2	0	0.0	3	11
CB Theodore Grennes	1	2	0.0	19	39
DT Alan Milstead	1	0	0.0	16	29
CB Gene Cochrane	1	0	0.0	2	9
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	1	0	0.0	15	21
DE Bert Marsh	0	1	0.5	5	26

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tevin Widmer	9	2	0.0	31	27
S Keith Elliott	6	1	0.0	31	26
S Levi Phillip	6	1	0.0	29	18
CB Vernon Schlesinger	5	0	0.0	20	14
ILB Dana Mathis	4	3	1.0	29	17
ILB Josiah James	4	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Kenyon Hicks	4	0	0.0	13	13
DT Rico Blackwell	3	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Lewis Meusey	2	2	0.0	30	26
CB Junior Boore	2	1	0.0	4	14
DE DeAndre Passmore	2	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Alex Vitale	1	0	1.0	18	14
CB Miles Cornett	1	2	0.0	27	14
WR Jacob Cole	1	0	---	---	---
DE Korey Blombeck	0	2	0.0	26	15
S Efrain Boatright	0	1	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Angel Bronson	1.5	0	8
DE Bert Marsh	0.5	1	26
DE Herb Coffey	0.0	2	35
DT Mitch Forsyth	0.0	1	11

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Dana Mathis	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Alex Vitale	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE DeAndre Passmore	0.0	1	3	1	27
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Josiah James	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	4	0	1	41
S Richard Pozy	3	3	0	41
S Mason Rutledge	3	1	0	35
OLB Britt Wolf	3	0	1	35
DE Kendrick Suarez	3	0	0	18
CB Bernard Castillo	2	1	0	20
DE Terry Winslett	2	0	0	35
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	1	1	0	8
CB Theodore Grennes	1	0	0	39
DT Alan Milstead	1	0	0	29
CB Gene Cochrane	1	0	0	9
DT Mitch Forsyth	1	0	0	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vernon Schlesinger	4	0	14
ILB Dana Mathis	3	0	17
ILB Josiah James	2	0	23
CB Junior Boore	2	0	14
S Levi Phillip	2	0	18
OLB Lewis Meusey	2	0	26
CB Tevin Widmer	1	1	27
DE Colin Chapman	1	0	5
DE DeAndre Passmore	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leland Gerhardt	3	6	0	31	0	27
G Brendan Geib	2	7	1	31	0	27
C Luke Givens	2	5	0	31	1	27
T Tommy McElroy	2	4	0	31	0	27
T Juan Bernard	1	6	0	31	1	27

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josiah Hawkins	2	5	19	0	41
G Drake England	2	4	19	0	41
T Ben Oxendine	1	7	19	0	41
T Damian Rouse	0	2	19	2	41
G Joseph Grabulis	0	1	19	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy McElroy	3	15
Britt Wolf	1	15
Gene Cochrane	1	14
Brendan Geib	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Mathis	2	9
Dakota Perez	1	23
Efrain Boatright	1	20

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tommy McElroy	31	27	---	---	15	73
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	19	41	8	68
OLB Britt Wolf	---	---	18	35	15	68
G Brendan Geib	31	27	---	---	8	66
T Juan Bernard	31	27	---	---	8	66
G Leland Gerhardt	31	27	---	---	8	66
S Richard Pozy	---	---	18	41	4	63
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	19	39	4	62
WR Leonardo Seder	29	24	---	---	6	59
QB Louie Kemp	31	27	---	---	---	58
C Luke Givens	31	27	---	---	---	58
TE Gregory Wolfe	30	26	---	---	1	57
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	17	35	4	56
DE Herb Coffey	---	---	18	35	2	55
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	17	35	2	54
WR Dwayne Szott	28	22	---	---	---	50
DT Alan Milstead	---	---	16	29	2	47
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	25	21	---	---	---	46
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	16	27	2	45
TE Reuben Cundiff	7	10	---	---	23	40
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	15	21	2	38
DE Bert Marsh	---	---	5	26	3	34
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	10	20	3	33
FB Henry Lee	6	7	---	---	19	32
DE Kendrick Suarez	---	---	9	18	2	29
WR Nickolas Blackston	19	8	---	---	1	28
WR Juan Woods	3	8	---	---	15	26
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	2	9	14	25
RB Ron Holmes	1	0	---	---	21	22
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	1	6	14	21
WR Randal Richardson	0	1	---	---	19	20
OLB Roger Ramirez	---	---	1	0	19	20
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	---	---	1	8	8	17
DT Mitch Forsyth	---	---	3	11	3	17
RB Ty Hickman	5	6	---	---	---	11
K Hector Jacobs	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Angel Bronson	---	---	2	8	---	10
DE Ty Woods	---	---	2	7	---	9
C Jumbo Weaver	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Caleb Kinney	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Cary Tennyson	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Kelly Berdys	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Willie Rathbone	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roger Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Percy Emmons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	31	27	9	67
TE Boomer Vasquez	15	31	---	---	21	67
G Drake England	19	41	---	---	5	65
T Ben Oxendine	19	41	---	---	5	65
T Damian Rouse	19	41	---	---	5	65
G Joseph Grabulis	19	41	---	---	5	65
C Josiah Hawkins	19	41	---	---	---	60
QB Anthony Means	19	41	---	---	---	60
RB Ben Schrope	16	26	---	---	18	60
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	30	27	3	60
S Keith Elliott	---	---	31	26	2	59
WR Jacob Cole	17	41	---	---	---	58
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	30	26	2	58
S Levi Phillip	---	---	29	18	9	56
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	29	17	9	55
WR Lewis Sparkes	16	37	---	---	---	53
OLB Alex Vitale	---	---	18	14	21	53
ILB Josiah James	---	---	13	23	15	51
FB Dakota Perez	7	13	---	---	23	43
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	27	14	1	42
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	26	15	---	41
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	15	17	6	38
CB Junior Boore	---	---	4	14	20	38
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	20	14	3	37
WR Jermaine Stanton	11	10	---	---	13	34
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	2	10	20	32
TE Fred Lynn	6	24	---	---	---	30
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	13	13	3	29
DT Rico Blackwell	---	---	17	10	2	29
WR Damian Prior	0	4	---	---	20	24
RB Roosevelt Giacalone	1	9	---	---	5	15
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	4	5	5	14
S Kevin Dodge	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	2	7	3	12
TE Brian McGhee	3	3	---	---	2	8
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Isaac Perkins	2	4	---	---	1	7
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Louis Clancy	1	3	---	---	---	4
G Jermaine O'Bryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ron Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joseph Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	73	9.1
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	4	-2	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	25	18	5	0	0	1	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Anthony Means	39	25	3	0	2	6	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	59	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	105	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	19	203	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	28	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonardo Seder	7	3	31	0	24
TE Gregory Wolfe	6	5	81	2	26
WR Dwayne Szott	4	4	47	1	22
WR Nickolas Blackston	3	2	8	0	8
RB Ty Hickman	2	2	24	1	6
WR Juan Woods	1	0	0	0	8
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1	31	1	21
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	1	1	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Sparkes	10	7	0	89	1	37
TE Boomer Vasquez	8	5	1	32	0	31
WR Jacob Cole	7	4	0	70	2	41
RB Ben Schrope	4	3	0	22	0	26
TE Fred Lynn	3	3	0	19	0	24
FB Dakota Perez	2	1	0	15	0	13
WR Jermaine Stanton	2	0	1	0	0	10
WR Damian Prior	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Isaac Perkins	1	1	0	13	0	4
WR Louis Clancy	1	1	0	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	4	5	1.25	5.18
QB Louie Kemp	1	10	10.00	2.60
WR Dwayne Szott	1	3	3.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ben Schrope	5	23	4.60	1.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	6	4	33	5.50	8.92

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Anthony Means	1	0	0	0.00	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwayne Szott	2	2	19	9.50	11.75
WR Leonardo Seder	2	0	0	0.00	4.43
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	1	13	13.00	13.50
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	0	0	0.00	8.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ben Schrope	1	0
RB Roosevelt Giacalone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	10	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Anthony Means	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonardo Seder	4	2	1
TE Gregory Wolfe	3	2	2
WR Nickolas Blackston	2	1	0
WR Dwayne Szott	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lewis Sparkes	3	3	2
WR Jacob Cole	3	1	1
RB Ben Schrope	1	0	0
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	0	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)