Wild Card Playoff Games, 2038

played in New Orleans, CA

65 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	3	3	14	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:13 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 26 field goal
2Q: 13:29 CAR - Sammie Harden 40 field goal
2Q: 03:12 CAR - Levi Scialabba 15 pass from Ronald Chae (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 30 field goal
3Q: 09:27 NOS - Randall Wolf 5 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 07:14 NOS - Mark Bobro 20 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 00:43 CAR - Sammie Harden 37 field goal
4Q: 09:57 NOS - Antoine Branch 6 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:13 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 26 field goal
2Q: 13:29 CAR - Sammie Harden 40 field goal
2Q: 03:12 CAR - Levi Scialabba 15 pass from Ronald Chae (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 30 field goal
3Q: 09:27 NOS - Randall Wolf 5 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 07:14 NOS - Mark Bobro 20 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 00:43 CAR - Sammie Harden 37 field goal
4Q: 09:57 NOS - Antoine Branch 6 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 10-7 12-5
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 262 339
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 4.03 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 65 173
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 2.71 4.68
Net Passing Yards 197 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.80 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/41
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 40
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	10-7	12-5
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	262	339
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	4.03	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	65	173
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	2.71	4.68
Net Passing Yards	197	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.80	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/41
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 40
Time of Possession	30:21	29:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
1	6:06	7:42	OWN 20	16	57	Field Goal
2	8:48	5:43	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	9:16	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Fumble
3	6:56	6:18	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
4	9:50	1:22	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	5:18	2:03	OWN 35	7	26	Downs
4	2:01	1:25	OWN 24	8	15	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	6:20	OWN 33	11	58	Field Goal
2	13:24	4:36	OWN 29	7	30	Punt
2	3:05	3:05	OWN 21	10	66	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:44	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
3	7:48	0:52	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
3	0:38	5:48	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	8:28	3:10	OPP 49	4	21	Missed FG
4	3:15	1:14	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 39	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Randall Wolf, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levi Scialabba	22	61	2.77	10	1
Pete Bates	1	1	1.00	1	0
Ronald Chae	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Bobro	20	96	4.80	20	4	1
Adam England	12	66	5.50	14	2	0
Randall Wolf	4	5	1.25	5	0	1
Rod Koski	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ronald Chae	40	26	198	1/1	1	23	0	85.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	24	17	166	0/0	1	22	0	103.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Levi Scialabba	8	10	54	6.75	14	15	1
WR Dixon Edwards	5	9	53	10.60	0	19	0
WR Cris Ciervo	4	4	27	6.75	8	23	0
WR Rueben Randle	3	5	20	6.67	1	9	0
TE Stanley Conley	3	4	22	7.33	1	10	0
TE Terry Browning	2	3	19	9.50	9	18	0
WR Sherman Shaw	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Pete Bates	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Antoine Branch	5	6	56	11.20	10	15	1
WR Tavon Austin	5	9	64	12.80	10	22	0
RB Mark Bobro	4	4	26	6.50	4	11	0
WR Horace Devlin	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR J.T. Forbes	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Adam England	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Brett Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ronald Chae	1	0	0	0
Zach Brown	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Bobro	1	1	0
Chad Barnes	0	1	0
Ian Whitehurst	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	2	87	43.5	23.0	54	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	2	82	41.0	28.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Apodaca	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	41	20.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rex Hogue	8	0	29	10
ILB Brenden Richard	7	7	37	24
ILB Derrick Bryant	5	0	18	7
S Dejon Gomes	4	1	19	17
DE Star Latulelei	4	1	31	18
CB Trevor Briel	4	1	34	22
CB Vernon Warren	3	2	19	16
DE George Carter	3	1	27	16
CB Barry Abrams	3	1	37	24
OLB Zach Brown	2	1	34	21
S Kim Guthrie	2	1	18	7
DE Isaac Eatherton	2	0	10	8
S Jerald Boggs	1	1	37	24
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	31	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	8	4	0.0	24	33
OLB Doug Reeves	8	1	0.0	22	36
CB Dennis Meidinger	7	1	0.0	10	27
S Clifton McIntyre	6	2	0.0	24	41
CB Donny Green	5	3	0.5	24	41
S Kris Wooden	3	2	0.0	24	41
DT Michael Brockers	3	1	0.0	20	24
DE Kurt Narvaez	3	0	0.0	23	34
CB Korey Beyer	2	0	0.0	19	36
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	1	0.5	15	18
DE Ted Arnold	1	0	0.0	18	32
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	0.0	1	7
S Tommie Stephens	1	0	0.0	4	17
DT Chad Barnes	0	1	0.0	8	7
DE Conrad Tatum	0	1	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Isaac Eatherton	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Star Latulelei	0.0	0	3	0	18

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Donny Green	0.5	0	0	41
OLB Ian Whitehurst	0.5	0	0	18
DE Ted Arnold	0.0	3	1	32
DE Kurt Narvaez	0.0	2	0	34
DT Neal Segalas	0.0	1	2	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	3	0	24
ILB Derrick Bryant	3	0	7
S Dejon Gomes	2	0	17
CB Barry Abrams	2	0	24
CB Vernon Warren	2	0	16
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	22
S Jerald Boggs	1	1	24
DT Rex Hogue	1	0	10
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dennis Meidinger	5	1	27
OLB Doug Reeves	5	1	36
ILB Sammie Collins	5	0	33
CB Donny Green	4	1	41
S Clifton McIntyre	3	0	41
CB Korey Beyer	2	0	36
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	7
S Kris Wooden	1	0	41
OLB Curtis Calara	0	1	9
OLB Ian Whitehurst	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Joe Sellers	2	6	24	0	41
Earl Fulton	2	2	15	0	15
Alonzo Tripp	1	5	24	0	41
Ellis Covill	1	2	24	0	41
Terry Browning	1	1	14	0	16
Stanley Conley	1	1	20	0	32
Lamar Holmes	0	4	24	1	41
Donald Banks	0	2	24	0	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Reuben Shaw	4	8	37	24
Joseph Snyder	4	7	37	24
Mario Clark	3	7	37	24
Matt Kalil	2	4	37	24
Ben Jones	1	5	37	24
Rod Koski	1	2	19	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rueben Randle	2	12
Earl Fulton	1	14
Antoine Holko	1	9
Pete Bates	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Tangeman	1	15

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lamar Holmes	24	41	---	---	4	69
Billy Joe Sellers	24	41	---	---	4	69
Donald Banks	24	41	---	---	4	69
Dixon Edwards	22	40	---	---	4	66
Ronald Chae	24	41	---	---	---	65
Ellis Covill	24	41	---	---	---	65
Alonzo Tripp	24	41	---	---	---	65
Brenden Richard	---	---	37	24	3	64
Jerald Boggs	---	---	37	24	3	64
Barry Abrams	---	---	37	24	3	64
Trevor Briel	---	---	34	22	4	60
Zach Brown	---	---	34	21	4	59
Stanley Conley	20	32	---	---	2	54
Levi Scialabba	23	30	---	---	---	53
Bob Guest	---	---	31	18	3	52
Star Latulelei	---	---	31	18	2	51
Cris Ciervo	14	26	---	---	10	50
George Carter	---	---	27	16	1	44
Earl Fulton	15	15	---	---	14	44
Dejon Gomes	---	---	19	17	7	43
Rex Hogue	---	---	29	10	3	42
Vernon Warren	---	---	19	16	5	40
Terry Browning	14	16	---	---	9	39
Kim Guthrie	---	---	18	7	10	35
Sherman Shaw	4	19	---	---	10	33
Derrick Bryant	---	---	18	7	3	28
Rueben Randle	1	12	---	---	12	25
Derek Wolfe	---	---	8	14	2	24
Josh Phillips	6	5	---	---	13	24
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	10	8	4	22
Pete Bates	1	10	---	---	7	18
Antoine Holko	---	---	3	3	9	15
Curtis Tanner	---	---	6	6	1	13
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	3	2	5	10
Tom Everett	---	---	4	3	2	9
Corwin McEwen	---	---	0	0	8	8
Kevin Hindman	---	---	2	4	1	7
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	4	4
Allen Roberts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cedric Hancock	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronnie Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	24	41	15	80
Donny Green	---	---	24	41	2	67
Kris Wooden	---	---	24	41	2	67
Matt Kalil	37	24	---	---	5	66
Mario Clark	37	24	---	---	5	66
Tavon Austin	35	22	---	---	5	62
Ben Jones	37	24	---	---	---	61
Reuben Shaw	37	24	---	---	---	61
Randall Wolf	37	24	---	---	---	61
Joseph Snyder	37	24	---	---	---	61
Kurt Narvaez	---	---	23	34	3	60
Doug Reeves	---	---	22	36	2	60
Sammie Collins	---	---	24	33	2	59
Korey Beyer	---	---	19	36	2	57
Ted Arnold	---	---	18	32	2	52
Antoine Branch	31	19	---	---	2	52
Neal Segalas	---	---	16	34	1	51
Corey Tangeman	18	14	---	---	15	47
Michael Brockers	---	---	20	24	2	46
Mark Bobro	23	17	---	---	5	45
Rod Koski	19	13	---	---	9	41
J.T. Forbes	26	14	---	---	---	40
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	10	27	2	39
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	15	18	4	37
Adam England	14	7	---	---	12	33
Tommie Stephens	---	---	4	17	12	33
Horace Devlin	11	8	---	---	12	31
Brett Henry	8	6	---	---	5	19
Curtis Calara	---	---	4	9	4	17
Chad Barnes	---	---	8	7	1	16
Conrad Tatum	---	---	6	9	1	16
Larry Lenon	0	0	---	---	13	13
Cedric Livanis	0	0	---	---	13	13
Walt Madison	---	---	2	5	2	9
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	8	8
Winfred Matteson	---	---	1	7	---	8
Jumbo Greer	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jason Slowey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marvin Stokes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mario Gulden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shaun Nixon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernie Dernbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marvin Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fernando Aceves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	13	28	2.2
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	14	62	4.4
Right	13	70	5.4
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ronald Chae	40	26	1	1	2	5	6	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	24	17	1	1	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-3	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	48	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Levi Scialabba	10	8	0	54	0	30
WR Dixon Edwards	9	5	0	53	0	40
WR Rueben Randle	5	3	1	20	0	12
WR Cris Ciervo	4	4	0	27	1	26
TE Stanley Conley	4	3	1	22	0	32
TE Terry Browning	3	2	0	19	0	16
WR Sherman Shaw	3	1	0	3	0	19
RB Pete Bates	2	0	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	9	5	0	64	1	22
TE Antoine Branch	6	5	1	56	0	19
RB Mark Bobro	4	4	0	26	0	17
WR J.T. Forbes	2	1	0	5	0	14
WR Horace Devlin	1	1	0	11	0	8
WR Brett Henry	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Adam England	1	1	0	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	2	3	1.50	2.77

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Bobro	4	27	6.75	4.80
Randall Wolf	1	5	5.00	1.25
Adam England	1	4	4.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ronald Chae	1	1	15	15.00	4.95

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	5	4	21	4.20	6.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Levi Scialabba	1	1	15	15.00	5.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mark Bobro	3	3	15	5.00	6.50
TE Antoine Branch	1	1	6	6.00	9.33
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	0	0.00	7.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Levi Scialabba	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Bobro	2	1
Adam England	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ronald Chae	12	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	6	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Ciervo	3	3	1
RB Levi Scialabba	3	3	3
RB Pete Bates	2	0	0
WR Rueben Randle	1	1	1
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0
WR Sherman Shaw	1	0	0
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tavon Austin	3	3	2
RB Mark Bobro	1	1	0
WR Horace Devlin	1	1	1
TE Antoine Branch	1	1	1

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)