Week 17, 2077

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	3	-	9
Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:15 NOS - Rex McElroy 25 field goal
2Q: 13:27 CAR - Sammy Halas 2 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 06:17 NOS - Rex McElroy 20 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Collin Goga 37 field goal
3Q: 02:23 CAR - Collin Goga 27 field goal
4Q: 12:10 NOS - Rex McElroy 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:15 NOS - Rex McElroy 25 field goal
2Q: 13:27 CAR - Sammy Halas 2 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 06:17 NOS - Rex McElroy 20 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Collin Goga 37 field goal
3Q: 02:23 CAR - Collin Goga 27 field goal
4Q: 12:10 NOS - Rex McElroy 20 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 8-8 12-4
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 304 224
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 5.15 3.29
Net Rushing Yards 70 43
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 3.33 1.65
Net Passing Yards 234 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 2/26
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 4.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/113
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:30 30:30

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	8-8	12-4
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	304	224
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	5.15	3.29
Net Rushing Yards	70	43
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	3.33	1.65
Net Passing Yards	234	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/26
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	4.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/113
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:30	30:30

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	7:32	OWN 16	13	76	Field Goal
1	3:16	1:27	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
2	13:20	0:29	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	9:32	3:22	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
2	1:52	0:59	OWN 33	4	25	Punt
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
3	11:18	2:11	OWN 13	4	8	Punt
3	2:15	5:12	OWN 25	10	72	Field Goal
4	9:47	1:37	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	5:56	2:14	OWN 5	5	20	Punt
4	2:26	1:08	OWN 37	4	21	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
1	5:08	1:52	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	1:49	3:29	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	12:51	3:19	OWN 37	9	26	Punt
2	6:10	4:18	OWN 25	11	55	Field Goal
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 8	2	15	Half
3	12:38	1:20	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	9:07	6:52	OWN 31	16	59	Field Goal
4	12:03	2:16	OPP 28	3	-11	Punt
4	8:10	2:14	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
4	3:42	1:16	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Mo Sjostrom, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Junior Petry	12	14	1.17	7	0
RB Manuel Cunningham	6	37	6.17	15	1
QB Gage Douglas	2	16	8.00	10	1
WR Gregory Dobson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gus Peterson	19	34	1.79	9	0
RB Warren Peoples	5	6	1.20	11	1
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gage Douglas	35	21	252	3/18	0	36	1	70.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	40	26	207	2/26	1	43	0	86.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gregory Dobson	10	15	132	13.20	75	36
WR Lonnie Jamison	4	7	31	7.75	0	13
TE Donnell Greene	2	3	26	13.00	10	15
WR Jace Joseph	2	2	11	5.50	3	8
RB Junior Petry	2	5	35	17.50	21	23
RB Manuel Cunningham	1	1	17	17.00	15	17
TE Larry Smistad	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gavin West	6	7	73	12.17	43	43	0
WR Jason Floyd	5	8	30	6.00	7	10	0
TE Sergio Washington	4	7	41	10.25	6	14	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	4	11	31	7.75	8	14	0
WR Nate Griffith	3	3	14	4.67	0	9	0
RB Gus Peterson	3	3	16	5.33	6	11	0
RB Sammy Halas	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rondell Medley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Jace Joseph	0	0	1	0
S Irv Gellar	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
WR Nate Griffith	1	0
RB Gus Peterson	1	0
G Neal Moffett	0	1
RB Sammy Halas	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lorenzo Robertson	7	307	43.9	40.0	51	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josiah Brennan	7	280	40.0	35.6	52	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex McElroy	3/3	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jace Joseph	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Griffith	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Lynn	2	48	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Griffith	3	113	37.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rex Baber	12	1	0.5	25	40
DT Cody Owens	7	1	0.0	20	29
S Irv Gellar	7	1	0.0	26	42
S Wyatt Monroe	7	0	0.0	24	24
ILB Edwin Talley	4	2	1.0	26	40
S Stan Napier	4	1	0.0	2	21
DE Collin Dawson	2	2	0.5	25	42
CB Ronald Allen	2	1	0.0	18	30
DE Evan Hopson	2	0	0.0	22	36
CB Irving McSweeny	1	2	0.0	26	42
OLB Ed Franz	1	1	0.0	26	40
CB Marty Becker	1	1	0.0	24	28
TE Donnell Greene	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rickey Buckley	1	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Myles Walsh	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Alan Grimes	0	1	0.0	2	16

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cory Gardner	8	2	0.0	20	24
CB Tre Whelihan	6	1	0.0	21	38
DE Dennis Tessen	4	0	2.0	17	22
S Miguel Finney	4	1	0.0	1	14
ILB Winfred Weber	4	0	0.0	6	9
S Russell Dunlap	3	2	0.0	20	26
OLB Duane Hasan	3	2	0.0	21	38
S Angel Hastings	3	1	0.0	21	36
OLB Willie Bullock	2	0	1.0	2	15
DT Amir Rodrigues	2	0	0.0	19	20
DE Kevin Domenici	2	0	0.0	8	21
DE Kody Preston	1	2	0.0	19	24
CB Rondell Medley	1	1	0.0	2	19
CB Todd Goddard	1	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0.0	0	12
DE Cedric Angel	0	1	0.0	16	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Collin Dawson	0.5	1	1	1	42
OLB Rex Baber	0.5	0	0	0	40
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	1	2	0	36
DT Cody Owens	0.0	1	1	0	29
OLB Bert Goodlink	0.0	1	0	0	2

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Tessen	2.0	0	2	1	22
OLB Willie Bullock	1.0	0	2	0	15
DE Cedric Angel	0.0	1	2	0	22
DE Brandon Jordan	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Manuel Bradford	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Wyatt Monroe	5	0	24
OLB Rex Baber	5	0	40
S Irv Gellar	4	0	42
ILB Edwin Talley	3	1	40
S Stan Napier	3	0	21
CB Ronald Allen	2	1	30
CB Marty Becker	1	1	28
OLB Ed Franz	1	0	40
DT Cody Owens	1	0	29
CB Alan Grimes	1	0	16
CB Irving McSweeny	0	1	42

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Miguel Finney	4	0	0	14
ILB Cory Gardner	4	0	0	24
ILB Winfred Weber	3	1	0	9
S Angel Hastings	3	0	0	36
CB Tre Whelihan	2	0	0	38
CB Rondell Medley	1	0	1	19
OLB Willie Bullock	1	0	0	15
OLB Duane Hasan	1	0	0	38
DE Dennis Tessen	1	0	0	22
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0	12
S Russell Dunlap	0	1	0	26
CB Todd Goddard	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Peyton Reynolds	2	5	1	21	0	38
T Rex McIntyre	2	3	0	21	0	38
T Harry Carson	0	5	0	21	1	38
C Amos McIntyre	0	3	0	21	1	38
G Walt Osburn	0	3	0	21	1	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tre Williamson	2	4	26	0	42
T George Gordon	1	8	26	0	42
G Neal Moffett	1	8	26	0	42
T Rufus Packer	1	3	26	1	42
C Pat Blasingame	1	2	26	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Jamison	1	25
Jace Joseph	1	22
Junior Petry	1	18
Stan Napier	1	15
Rickey Filar	1	10
Kaleb Lynn	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Whelihan	2	21
Nate Griffith	1	15

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Jace Joseph	18	34	---	---	22	74
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	26	42	2	70
S Irv Gellar	---	---	26	42	2	70
G Walt Osburn	21	38	---	---	10	69
DE Collin Dawson	---	---	25	42	2	69
OLB Ed Franz	---	---	26	40	2	68
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	26	40	2	68
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	25	40	2	67
WR Lonnie Jamison	15	24	---	---	25	64
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	22	36	2	60
G Peyton Reynolds	21	38	---	---	---	59
QB Gage Douglas	21	38	---	---	---	59
T Harry Carson	21	38	---	---	---	59
T Rex McIntyre	21	38	---	---	---	59
C Amos McIntyre	21	38	---	---	---	59
CB Ronald Allen	---	---	18	30	8	56
WR Gregory Dobson	19	36	---	---	---	55
CB Marty Becker	---	---	24	28	2	54
RB Junior Petry	13	22	---	---	18	53
TE Donnell Greene	19	32	---	---	---	51
S Wyatt Monroe	---	---	24	24	2	50
DT Cody Owens	---	---	20	29	1	50
S Stan Napier	---	---	2	21	15	38
FB Mario Phillips	4	11	---	---	18	33
CB Alan Grimes	---	---	2	16	14	32
TE Malcolm Strickland	3	2	---	---	25	30
ILB Myron Nelson	---	---	0	2	22	24
DT Rickey Buckley	---	---	6	15	1	22
TE Larry Smistad	6	15	---	---	---	21
RB Manuel Cunningham	7	11	---	---	---	18
DE Luther Dore	---	---	4	6	7	17
ILB Vernon Gerrity	---	---	1	2	11	14
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	7	5	2	14
WR Tristan Jamison	1	3	---	---	8	12
T Rickey Filar	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Dustin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Ellis Perrigo	0	0	---	---	10	10
T J.T. Grabowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Lorenzo Robertson	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Chuck Combs	---	---	1	0	7	8
WR Kaleb Lynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Rex McElroy	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Bert Goodlink	---	---	1	2	---	3
C Ricardo Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ezekiel Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Bradley Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Neal Moffett	26	42	---	---	13	81
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	21	38	21	80
C Pat Blasingame	26	42	---	---	9	77
T Rufus Packer	26	42	---	---	9	77
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	21	38	10	69
WR Jason Floyd	26	42	---	---	---	68
QB Mo Sjostrom	26	42	---	---	---	68
T George Gordon	26	42	---	---	---	68
G Tre Williamson	26	42	---	---	---	68
TE Sergio Washington	25	41	---	---	---	66
RB Gus Peterson	21	41	---	---	4	66
WR Jeffrey Rogers	25	36	---	---	---	61
S Angel Hastings	---	---	21	36	3	60
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	20	24	13	57
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	20	26	6	52
DE Kody Preston	---	---	19	24	9	52
CB Todd Goddard	---	---	15	30	1	46
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	20	20	2	42
DT Amir Rodrigues	---	---	19	20	2	41
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	17	22	2	41
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	2	15	23	40
DE Cedric Angel	---	---	16	22	2	40
CB Rondell Medley	---	---	2	19	16	37
WR Gavin West	16	20	---	---	---	36
WR Nate Griffith	5	15	---	---	15	35
TE Bubba Stahl	5	5	---	---	24	34
DE Kevin Domenici	---	---	8	21	1	30
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	2	18	1	21
RB Warren Peoples	5	0	---	---	14	19
RB Sammy Halas	0	1	---	---	17	18
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	6	9	2	17
WR Ethan Pashos	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Miguel Finney	---	---	1	14	1	16
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	0	12	1	13
DE Brandon Jordan	---	---	1	10	1	12
FB Sebastian Cote	2	8	---	---	---	10
T Ted Lieberman	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dashawn Bensen	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Josiah Brennan	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Rufus Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Aaron Griffin	0	1	---	---	3	4
QB Phillip Ah Yat	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chance Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Buddy Alcott	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	7	14	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	14	32	2.3
Right	9	7	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gage Douglas	35	21	4	0	2	3	7	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	40	26	1	0	2	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	73	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	100	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	79	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	62	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	104	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	41	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregory Dobson	15	10	0	132	3	36
WR Lonnie Jamison	7	4	0	31	0	24
RB Junior Petry	5	2	0	35	1	22
TE Donnell Greene	3	2	0	26	0	32
TE Larry Smistad	2	0	2	0	0	15
WR Jace Joseph	2	2	0	11	0	34
RB Manuel Cunningham	1	1	0	17	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffrey Rogers	11	4	1	31	0	36
WR Jason Floyd	8	5	0	30	0	42
WR Gavin West	7	6	0	73	1	20
TE Sergio Washington	7	4	1	41	0	41
WR Nate Griffith	3	3	0	14	0	15
RB Gus Peterson	3	3	0	16	0	41
RB Sammy Halas	1	1	0	2	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Junior Petry	5	9	1.80	1.17
QB Gage Douglas	1	10	10.00	8.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warren Peoples	1	-3	-3.00	1.20
RB Gus Peterson	1	1	1.00	1.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gage Douglas	4	2	3	0.75	7.20

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	5	2	16	3.20	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gregory Dobson	2	1	4	2.00	8.80
WR Lonnie Jamison	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.43
RB Junior Petry	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	1	14	4.67	2.82
TE Sergio Washington	1	0	0	0.00	5.86
RB Sammy Halas	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gus Peterson	2	1
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gage Douglas	14	9	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	13	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gregory Dobson	7	5	3
TE Donnell Greene	2	2	1
WR Jace Joseph	2	2	1
RB Junior Petry	2	0	0
WR Lonnie Jamison	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sergio Washington	4	3	2
WR Jason Floyd	3	2	1
RB Gus Peterson	2	2	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	2	1	0
WR Gavin West	1	1	1
RB Sammy Halas	1	1	1

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)