Week 17, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

53 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	3	0	7	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Bubba Thornton 22 field goal
3Q: 02:15 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 22 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 04:09 NOS - Jamal Rooney 25 field goal
4Q: 01:50 NOS - Bobby Horenstein 6 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Bubba Thornton 22 field goal
3Q: 02:15 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 22 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 04:09 NOS - Jamal Rooney 25 field goal
4Q: 01:50 NOS - Bobby Horenstein 6 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 9-7 5-11
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 305 309
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 83 149
- Rushing Attempts 16 32
- Yards per Rush 5.19 4.66
Net Passing Yards 222 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/35 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 10.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:53 31:07

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	9-7	5-11
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	305	309
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	83	149
- Rushing Attempts	16	32
- Yards per Rush	5.19	4.66
Net Passing Yards	222	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/35	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	10.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:53	31:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:02	1:22	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
1	4:31	3:01	OWN 23	8	38	Punt
2	13:03	3:54	OWN 33	6	37	Missed FG
2	7:24	1:57	OWN 17	4	20	Punt
2	3:14	2:38	OWN 4	6	36	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OPP 18	1	13	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	6	49	Missed FG
3	10:13	1:53	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
3	4:01	0:55	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
3	2:02	5:10	OWN 17	8	55	Missed FG
4	10:55	2:37	OWN 23	4	7	Punt
4	4:04	1:03	OWN 26	4	-1	Downs
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 25	7	22	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:58	OWN 17	13	56	Field Goal
1	6:40	2:09	OWN 32	4	2	Punt
1	1:30	3:27	OWN 7	6	12	Punt
2	9:09	1:45	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	5:27	2:13	OWN 32	5	15	Punt
2	0:36	0:09	OWN 20	1	-2	Fumble
3	11:43	1:30	OWN 38	3	-11	Punt
3	8:20	4:19	OWN 2	9	82	Interception
3	3:06	1:04	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
4	11:52	0:57	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	8:18	4:14	OWN 36	8	56	Field Goal
4	3:01	1:21	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown

Game MVP: Chad Bush, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Derrick	7	9	1.29	6	0
Derek Stone	5	16	3.20	9	0
Connor MaKinster	3	48	16.00	48	1
Dalton Wheeler	1	10	10.00	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cooper Floyd	16	31	1.94	9	0	0
Bobby Horenstein	8	89	11.13	38	4	1
Jessie Foley	5	30	6.00	11	1	0
Taylor McIntosh	3	-1	-0.33	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	33	21	235	6/35	0	24	0	84.8
Caleb Kushto	7	4	22	0/0	0	10	0	62.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	28	16	185	4/25	1	28	1	74.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Quinn Witt	5	8	66	13.20	27	21
WR Dalton Wheeler	4	6	58	14.50	42	24
WR Winston Bauer	4	10	33	8.25	8	19
WR Terry Trotter	3	5	26	8.67	20	14
RB John Derrick	3	5	34	11.33	18	15
FB Jim Pettine	3	3	15	5.00	0	10
WR Teddy Castillo	2	2	24	12.00	17	18
RB Derek Stone	1	1	1	1.00	2	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randal Clements	4	6	55	13.75	7	28	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	7	34	8.50	14	22	1
WR O.J. West	2	2	26	13.00	27	20	0
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	4	6	3.00	0	4	0
TE Leonardo Powell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Cooper Floyd	1	3	20	20.00	17	20	0
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	3	12	12.00	1	12	0
WR Miles Catcott	1	1	27	27.00	7	27	0
FB Taylor McIntosh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Josiah Guerrieri	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Derrick	1	1	0
Josiah Burnette	0	1	0
Arnold Ballard	0	0	1
Josiah Guerrieri	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Spencer Mitchell	1	1	0
Cooper Floyd	1	0	0
Taylor Epperson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Benjamin Jarvis	7	306	43.7	37.1	60	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	6	267	44.5	41.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bubba Thornton	1/4	0/3	0/0	22	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Derrick	4	21	5.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Mitchell	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Trotter	2	44	22.0	0
Derek Stone	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gus Betancourt	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Erick Cogdell	8	2	0.0	32	26
S Mason Forrester	7	1	0.0	31	28
DE Donovan Gibson	5	1	1.0	32	29
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	1	0.0	32	32
DT Herman Tyrrell	4	0	0.0	27	19
ILB Shaun Lester	3	1	1.0	29	21
OLB Kelly Esslinger	3	0	1.0	7	12
CB Brayden Hasty	3	0	0.0	32	32
DT Josiah Burnette	2	0	1.0	28	26
S Kody Brill	2	1	0.0	28	20
CB Jackson Weber	2	0	0.0	17	26
DT Sedrick Nikolaus	1	1	0.0	8	15
DE Alfredo Tenbroeke	1	1	0.0	10	10
ILB Randall Gehrig	1	0	0.0	3	11
OLB Dexter Diaz	1	0	0.0	15	7
S Craig Heupel	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Tyrell Simien	1	0	0.0	1	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Small	11	1	0.0	16	46
S Tyrell Reid	6	0	0.0	9	31
OLB Chad Bush	5	0	2.0	16	46
DE Oliver Wilcox	4	0	1.5	16	46
ILB Taylor Epperson	3	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Alexander Newton	3	0	0.0	10	30
CB Gus Betancourt	3	0	0.0	16	46
DT Sawyer Boone	2	1	1.0	16	46
ILB Tom Demers	2	3	0.0	5	13
OLB Logan Halverson	2	1	0.0	11	33
CB Steve Sampson	2	0	0.0	9	30
DE Asher Upshaw	1	2	1.5	16	34
S Dillon Purdy	1	1	0.0	4	15
S Corwin Torres	1	1	0.0	5	14
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	0	0.0	16	46
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donovan Gibson	1.0	1	1	2	29
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Josiah Burnette	1.0	0	0	0	26
ILB Shaun Lester	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Emmett Whalen	0.0	1	1	0	23
DT Herman Tyrrell	0.0	0	1	0	19

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chad Bush	2.0	0	0	46
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.5	0	0	46
DE Asher Upshaw	1.5	0	0	34
DT Sawyer Boone	1.0	3	1	46
OLB Logan Halverson	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	3	0	1	32
OLB Erick Cogdell	3	0	0	26
CB Brayden Hasty	2	2	0	32
CB Jackson Weber	2	0	0	26
ILB Randall Gehrig	1	0	0	11
S Mason Forrester	1	0	0	28
S Kody Brill	1	0	0	20
ILB Shaun Lester	1	0	0	21
S Craig Heupel	1	0	0	11
CB Tyrell Simien	1	0	0	4
DE Donovan Gibson	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Braxton Small	5	1	46
S Tyrell Reid	4	2	31
OLB Chad Bush	2	2	46
ILB Taylor Epperson	2	0	16
OLB Alexander Newton	2	0	30
CB Gus Betancourt	2	0	46
CB Steve Sampson	2	0	30
ILB Tom Demers	2	0	13
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	1	46
S Dillon Purdy	1	0	15
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	46
S Corwin Torres	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Finley	1	5	16	1	46
Keegan Beisel	1	4	16	1	46
Sergio Andrus	1	2	13	1	36
Louie Tripplehorn	0	4	16	1	46
Arnold Ballard	0	1	16	2	46

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Lucas	3	5	0	32	1	32
Daquan Russell	2	8	0	32	0	32
Robert Farley	2	5	1	32	1	32
Korey Lee	1	4	0	32	2	32
Edward Alston	1	2	0	14	0	5
Chase Gibson	0	5	0	32	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dominic Mizrahi	1	21
Jim Pettine	1	16
Arnold Ballard	1	12
J.R. Finley	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Oliver Wilcox	4	15
Taylor Epperson	1	21
Harrison Semple	1	20
O.J. West	1	15

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arnold Ballard	16	46	---	---	12	74
J.R. Finley	16	46	---	---	11	73
Louie Tripplehorn	16	46	---	---	11	73
Brayden Hasty	---	---	32	32	3	67
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	32	32	2	66
John Derrick	9	32	---	---	23	64
Donovan Gibson	---	---	32	29	2	63
Keegan Beisel	16	46	---	---	---	62
Mason Forrester	---	---	31	28	2	61
Erick Cogdell	---	---	32	26	1	59
Quinn Witt	15	40	---	---	2	57
Winston Bauer	14	42	---	---	---	56
Jackson Weber	---	---	17	26	13	56
Connor MaKinster	16	39	---	---	---	55
Josiah Burnette	---	---	28	26	1	55
Shaun Lester	---	---	29	21	---	50
Sergio Andrus	13	36	---	---	---	49
Emmett Whalen	---	---	17	23	8	48
Kody Brill	---	---	28	20	---	48
Herman Tyrrell	---	---	27	19	---	46
Terry Trotter	9	29	---	---	5	43
Dalton Wheeler	9	27	---	---	6	42
Teddy Castillo	10	21	---	---	9	40
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	7	12	21	40
Jim Pettine	2	16	---	---	16	34
Sedrick Nikolaus	---	---	8	15	8	31
Dominic Mizrahi	4	5	---	---	21	30
Randall Gehrig	---	---	3	11	13	27
Craig Heupel	---	---	3	11	13	27
Derek Stone	7	13	---	---	5	25
Dexter Diaz	---	---	15	7	---	22
Alfredo Tenbroeke	---	---	10	10	---	20
Todd Ohara	1	3	---	---	15	19
Randal Battle	3	10	---	---	2	15
Tyrell Simien	---	---	1	4	7	12
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	11	11
Benjamin Jarvis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mitch Wright	0	0	---	---	9	9
Orlando Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caleb Kushto	0	7	---	---	---	7
Bubba Thornton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dean Preston	0	2	---	---	---	2
Chad Dunk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0
Britt Weaver	---	---	0	0	---	0
Matthew Blake	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	16	46	15	77
Gus Betancourt	---	---	16	46	12	74
Daquan Russell	32	32	---	---	8	72
Korey Lee	32	32	---	---	8	72
Abel Lucas	32	32	---	---	8	72
Chase Gibson	32	32	---	---	8	72
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	16	46	5	67
Sawyer Boone	---	---	16	46	4	66
Chad Bush	---	---	16	46	4	66
Braxton Small	---	---	16	46	4	66
Jessie Foley	32	32	---	---	---	64
Robert Farley	32	32	---	---	---	64
Martin Schoeppner	32	30	---	---	1	63
Randal Clements	29	31	---	---	1	61
Leonardo Powell	30	29	---	---	1	60
Cooper Floyd	23	17	---	---	15	55
Asher Upshaw	---	---	16	34	4	54
Logan Halverson	---	---	11	33	5	49
Jermaine Wilson	17	25	---	---	5	47
Tyrell Reid	---	---	9	31	4	44
Taylor Epperson	---	---	6	16	21	43
Alexander Newton	---	---	10	30	2	42
Steve Sampson	---	---	9	30	3	42
Corwin Torres	---	---	5	14	12	31
Spencer Mitchell	1	0	---	---	21	22
Dillon Purdy	---	---	4	15	2	21
Bobby Horenstein	9	11	---	---	---	20
Harrison Semple	0	0	---	---	20	20
O.J. West	1	3	---	---	15	19
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	5	13	1	19
Edward Alston	14	5	---	---	---	19
Tom Demers	---	---	5	13	1	19
Sammy Shea	---	---	0	0	17	17
Jumbo Jones	---	---	0	1	11	12
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor McIntosh	3	5	---	---	---	8
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zachary Alba	---	---	0	0	7	7
Randal Suzaka	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	6	6
Miles Catcott	1	4	---	---	---	5
Elias Whalen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trent Sluiter	---	---	0	0	---	0
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Lyle	---	---	0	0	---	0
Logan Barnhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	9	58	6.4
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	19	111	5.8
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	33	21	3	0	5	5	2	1	0
Caleb Kushto	7	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	28	16	5	1	2	3	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	67	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	125	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	10	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	55	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Winston Bauer	10	4	3	33	0	42
TE Quinn Witt	8	5	0	66	2	40
WR Dalton Wheeler	6	4	1	58	1	27
WR Terry Trotter	5	3	0	26	0	29
RB John Derrick	5	3	1	34	0	32
FB Jim Pettine	3	3	0	15	0	16
WR Teddy Castillo	2	2	0	24	0	21
RB Derek Stone	1	1	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	7	4	0	34	1	30
WR Randal Clements	6	4	1	55	1	31
RB Bobby Horenstein	4	2	0	6	0	11
FB Cooper Floyd	3	1	1	20	1	17
WR Jermaine Wilson	3	1	0	12	0	25
WR O.J. West	2	2	0	26	1	3
TE Leonardo Powell	1	1	0	5	0	29
FB Taylor McIntosh	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Miles Catcott	1	1	0	27	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	2	3	1.50	6.00
Cooper Floyd	2	8	4.00	1.94
Bobby Horenstein	2	16	8.00	11.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	1	1	13	13.00	7.12

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	3	1	8	2.67	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Quinn Witt	1	1	13	13.00	8.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jermaine Wilson	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Randal Clements	1	1	8	8.00	9.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
John Derrick	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Horenstein	3	3
Jessie Foley	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	9	3	1
Caleb Kushto	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Winston Bauer	4	2	0
WR Terry Trotter	2	1	1
WR Dalton Wheeler	2	1	1
TE Quinn Witt	2	0	0
RB John Derrick	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Clements	3	2	2
RB Bobby Horenstein	3	2	0
WR O.J. West	2	2	2
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)