Week 15, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

41 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	0	-	14
New Orleans Saints	7	0	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 NOS - Leonardo Powell 5 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Reginald Fariman 1 pass from Connor MaKinster (Bubba Thornton extra point)
3Q: 06:27 NOS - Leonardo Powell 6 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 01:45 CAR - Earnest Coles 7 pass from Connor MaKinster (Bubba Thornton extra point)
OT: 06:00 NOS - Jamal Rooney 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 NOS - Leonardo Powell 5 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 11:12 CAR - Reginald Fariman 1 pass from Connor MaKinster (Bubba Thornton extra point)
3Q: 06:27 NOS - Leonardo Powell 6 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 01:45 CAR - Earnest Coles 7 pass from Connor MaKinster (Bubba Thornton extra point)
OT: 06:00 NOS - Jamal Rooney 30 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 5-9 6-8
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 278 254
- Offensive Plays 75 73
- Yards per Play 3.71 3.48
Net Rushing Yards 56 121
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 2.43 3.78
Net Passing Yards 222 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 25 - 1 34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 7/44
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 3.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 16/85 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/19 5/108
Kick Returns/Yards 2/79 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:18 36:49

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	5-9	6-8
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	278	254
- Offensive Plays	75	73
- Yards per Play	3.71	3.48
Net Rushing Yards	56	121
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	2.43	3.78
Net Passing Yards	222	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 25 - 1	34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	7/44
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	3.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	16/85	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/19	5/108
Kick Returns/Yards	2/79	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:18	36:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	1:32	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	4:15	2:42	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
1	0:15	0:49	OPP 31	4	3	Downs
2	12:58	1:55	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown
2	8:27	1:39	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
2	4:52	0:48	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
2	2:31	1:04	OWN 33	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 44	7	23	Downs
3	6:18	1:53	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
3	1:25	2:15	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
4	11:54	2:07	OWN 39	4	20	Interception
4	8:29	6:53	OWN 15	16	85	Touchdown
OT1	13:15	2:34	OWN 22	8	25	Punt
OT1	8:51	2:06	OWN 34	5	12	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	8:46	4:31	OWN 36	8	27	Punt
1	1:33	1:18	OWN 20	3	11	Fumble
2	14:26	1:28	OWN 28	3	-4	Fumble
2	11:03	2:36	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
2	6:48	1:56	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
2	4:04	1:33	OWN 38	3	-15	Punt
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 2	4	29	Half
3	11:20	5:02	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
3	4:25	3:00	OWN 23	5	24	Punt
4	14:10	2:16	OPP 40	5	8	Missed FG
4	9:47	1:18	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 22	7	29	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:45	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
OT1	10:41	1:50	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
OT1	6:45	0:52	OPP 18	1	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Oliver Wilcox, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luke Boone	18	36	2.00	8	0
Connor MaKinster	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Kendall Bruce	2	11	5.50	10	1
Derek Stone	1	11	11.00	11	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel Naslund	24	95	3.96	15	3
Bobby Horenstein	6	20	3.33	10	1
Randal Clements	2	6	3.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	49	25	241	3/19	2	26	1	70.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	34	23	177	7/44	2	21	0	99.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Luke Boone	6	9	66	11.00	43	22	0
WR Kendall Bruce	5	9	36	7.20	8	17	0
TE Reginald Fariman	4	6	19	4.75	4	9	1
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	4	8	55	13.75	38	26	0
WR Todd Ohara	2	9	19	9.50	9	10	0
TE Earnest Coles	2	2	26	13.00	6	19	1
RB Derek Stone	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Elliot Duran	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Jim Pettine	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leonardo Powell	6	8	57	9.50	7	21	2
WR Randal Clements	5	5	38	7.60	21	11	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	9	43	10.75	8	18	0
WR Jermaine Wilson	3	4	25	8.33	0	11	0
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Cooper Floyd	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Daniel Naslund	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Everett Foreman	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Brock Barfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrell Reid	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Donovan Gibson	1	1
Dexter Diaz	1	0
Josiah Burnette	0	1
Shaun Lester	0	1
Elliot Duran	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Deron Heimulu	3	0
Corwin Torres	1	1
Korey Jenkins	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Hughes	9	384	42.7	31.6	56	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	9	411	45.7	39.1	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bubba Thornton	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	1/2	0/1	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Derrick	5	19	3.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Torres	5	108	21.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stone	2	79	39.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Gus Betancourt	2	48	24.0
Irv Tejeda	1	16	16.0
Derek Kemp	1	18	18.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	11	4	0.0	32	41
OLB Erick Cogdell	9	1	0.0	30	28
DT Sedrick Nikolaus	8	1	2.0	30	37
ILB Shaun Lester	6	2	1.0	30	36
DE Donovan Gibson	4	0	1.5	32	41
OLB Josh Nussbaum	4	2	1.0	19	29
S Santiago Chatman	4	4	0.0	32	41
S Frankie Johnston	4	1	0.0	28	34
DT Josiah Burnette	3	4	1.5	32	39
CB Brayden Hasty	3	4	0.0	32	41
CB Jackson Weber	2	1	0.0	15	23
DE Zachary Alba	2	0	0.0	27	30
TE Reginald Fariman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dexter Diaz	0	1	0.0	3	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corwin Torres	7	1	0.0	20	37
CB Steve Sampson	6	3	0.0	11	37
S Irv Fields	5	0	0.0	12	41
DT Sawyer Boone	4	0	0.0	23	46
ILB Wes Tong	3	3	0.0	23	52
CB Thomas Grijalva	3	1	0.0	22	50
DE Asher Upshaw	3	1	0.0	13	25
DE Oliver Wilcox	2	2	1.5	11	23
DT Denzel Covington	2	1	1.5	12	34
S Tyrell Reid	2	2	0.0	12	34
OLB Chad Bush	2	1	0.0	11	14
S Braxton Small	2	1	0.0	16	30
CB Desmond Segovia	2	0	0.0	11	34
DT Byron Rountree	2	0	0.0	10	30
S Louie Pearson	1	2	0.0	4	19
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	1	0.0	11	11
CB Jumbo Jones	1	1	0.0	8	12
CB Gus Betancourt	1	0	0.0	12	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sedrick Nikolaus	2.0	0	0	1	37
DE Donovan Gibson	1.5	1	1	0	41
DT Josiah Burnette	1.5	0	0	0	39
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1.0	0	2	0	29
ILB Shaun Lester	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Zachary Alba	0.0	1	0	0	30

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Denzel Covington	1.5	1	1	34
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.5	0	2	23
DE Asher Upshaw	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Ezekiel Miller	0.0	1	0	1
ILB Taylor Epperson	0.0	0	1	11
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	0	1	46
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	0	1	14
DT Byron Rountree	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josiah Guerrieri	11	5	41
CB Brayden Hasty	2	0	41
ILB Shaun Lester	2	0	36
OLB Erick Cogdell	2	0	28
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	0	29
DT Josiah Burnette	1	0	39
CB Jackson Weber	1	0	23
DT Sedrick Nikolaus	1	0	37
S Frankie Johnston	1	0	34
S Santiago Chatman	1	0	41

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steve Sampson	5	2	0	37
S Irv Fields	3	1	0	41
S Tyrell Reid	2	1	1	34
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	1	0	50
S Braxton Small	2	1	0	30
CB Gus Betancourt	2	0	0	32
S Corwin Torres	2	0	0	37
S Louie Pearson	1	1	0	19
ILB Wes Tong	1	1	0	52
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	0	0	11
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0	46
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	0	23
OLB Chad Bush	1	0	0	14
CB Desmond Segovia	1	0	0	34
CB Jumbo Jones	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andres Roberts	2	7	23	1	52
Chad Dunk	2	4	23	0	52
Adrian Frederick	1	5	23	2	52
Roy Corbett	1	3	23	0	52
Randal Battle	0	3	23	0	52
Earnest Coles	0	1	8	0	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Farley	3	8	32	0	41
Chase Gibson	3	5	32	3	41
Daquan Russell	2	7	32	1	41
Abel Lucas	1	6	32	2	41
Korey Jenkins	1	5	32	1	41
Leonardo Powell	1	1	29	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Nussbaum	1	26
John Derrick	1	24
Elliot Duran	1	23
Craig Heupel	1	17
Teddy Castillo	1	16
Jim Pettine	1	16
Luke Boone	1	14
Kelly Esslinger	1	14
Broderick Parrish	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Epperson	4	25
Bobby Horenstein	1	18
Braxton Small	1	14
Corwin Torres	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randal Battle	23	52	---	---	9	84
Chad Dunk	23	52	---	---	9	84
Andres Roberts	23	52	---	---	9	84
Roy Corbett	23	52	---	---	9	84
Josiah Burnette	---	---	32	39	11	82
Luke Boone	20	44	---	---	14	78
Brayden Hasty	---	---	32	41	3	76
Donovan Gibson	---	---	32	41	2	75
Connor MaKinster	23	52	---	---	---	75
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	32	41	2	75
Adrian Frederick	23	52	---	---	---	75
Santiago Chatman	---	---	32	41	2	75
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	19	29	26	74
Todd Ohara	21	45	---	---	4	70
Sedrick Nikolaus	---	---	30	37	1	68
Shaun Lester	---	---	30	36	1	67
Harvey Tuiososopo	21	46	---	---	---	67
Frankie Johnston	---	---	28	34	---	62
Reginald Fariman	19	39	---	---	2	60
Erick Cogdell	---	---	30	28	---	58
Zachary Alba	---	---	27	30	1	58
Kendall Bruce	12	39	---	---	---	51
Jackson Weber	---	---	15	23	2	40
Jim Pettine	6	12	---	---	16	34
Elliot Duran	1	5	---	---	23	29
Teddy Castillo	3	9	---	---	16	28
Tyrell Simien	---	---	5	6	17	28
Craig Heupel	---	---	2	6	17	25
John Derrick	0	0	---	---	24	24
Matthew Blake	---	---	2	5	13	20
Leonardo Ellingson	---	---	1	9	10	20
Earnest Coles	8	11	---	---	---	19
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	0	2	14	16
Wendell Montgomery	0	5	---	---	6	11
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Stone	3	3	---	---	3	9
Mitchell Hughes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Roman Duran	---	---	0	0	9	9
Dexter Diaz	---	---	3	3	---	6
Bubba Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terrance Richardson	1	2	---	---	---	3
Mitch Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
Britt Weaver	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dylan Giedt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Demetrius Owen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Sherman	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daquan Russell	32	41	---	---	11	84
Abel Lucas	32	41	---	---	11	84
Korey Jenkins	32	41	---	---	11	84
Chase Gibson	32	41	---	---	11	84
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	22	50	4	76
Wes Tong	---	---	23	52	---	75
Deron Heimulu	32	41	---	---	---	73
Robert Farley	32	41	---	---	---	73
Sawyer Boone	---	---	23	46	---	69
Corwin Torres	---	---	20	37	12	69
Martin Schoeppner	29	38	---	---	1	68
Leonardo Powell	29	36	---	---	1	66
Randal Clements	23	37	---	---	3	63
Gus Betancourt	---	---	12	32	18	62
Braxton Small	---	---	16	30	14	60
Denzel Covington	---	---	12	34	9	55
Irv Fields	---	---	12	41	---	53
Bobby Horenstein	8	26	---	---	18	52
Chad Bush	---	---	11	14	25	50
Tyrell Reid	---	---	12	34	2	48
Steve Sampson	---	---	11	37	---	48
Taylor Epperson	---	---	11	11	25	47
Desmond Segovia	---	---	11	34	---	45
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	11	23	9	43
Cooper Floyd	10	13	---	---	18	41
Byron Rountree	---	---	10	30	---	40
Asher Upshaw	---	---	13	25	---	38
Daniel Naslund	24	13	---	---	---	37
Jermaine Wilson	16	20	---	---	---	36
Jumbo Jones	---	---	8	12	14	34
Leland Torres	4	4	---	---	26	34
Brock Barfield	14	12	---	---	---	26
Louie Pearson	---	---	4	19	---	23
Tito Flynn	---	---	9	10	---	19
Miles Catcott	0	1	---	---	17	18
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Kemp	2	0	---	---	6	8
Everett Foreman	1	5	---	---	---	6
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Irv Tejeda	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	2	1	---	3
Malik Brandon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Korey Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan Barnhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Demers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	9	19	2.1
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	18	73	4.1
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	49	25	2	1	3	9	7	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	34	23	1	0	1	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	44	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	120	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	77	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	108	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Luke Boone	9	6	0	66	1	44
WR Todd Ohara	9	2	1	19	0	45
WR Kendall Bruce	9	5	0	36	0	39
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	8	4	1	55	1	46
TE Reginald Fariman	6	4	0	19	0	39
FB Jim Pettine	4	0	1	0	0	12
TE Earnest Coles	2	2	0	26	0	11
RB Derek Stone	1	1	0	6	0	3
TE Elliot Duran	1	1	0	14	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	9	4	0	43	0	38
TE Leonardo Powell	8	6	1	57	1	36
WR Randal Clements	5	5	0	38	0	37
WR Jermaine Wilson	4	3	0	25	0	20
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	2	0	9	0	26
RB Daniel Naslund	2	1	0	-4	0	13
FB Everett Foreman	2	1	0	4	0	5
FB Cooper Floyd	1	1	0	5	0	13
TE Brock Barfield	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luke Boone	2	2	1.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Naslund	3	12	4.00	3.96
Randal Clements	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	4	2	8	2.00	4.92

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	4	3	26	6.50	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Reginald Fariman	1	1	1	1.00	3.17
FB Jim Pettine	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Todd Ohara	1	0	0	0.00	2.11
TE Earnest Coles	1	1	7	7.00	13.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonardo Powell	2	2	11	5.50	7.13
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	1	15	7.50	4.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Luke Boone	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	17	12	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Luke Boone	4	3	1
TE Reginald Fariman	3	3	1
WR Todd Ohara	3	1	0
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	3	2	1
TE Earnest Coles	2	2	2
FB Jim Pettine	1	0	0
TE Elliot Duran	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	0	0
TE Leonardo Powell	2	2	2
WR Jermaine Wilson	2	1	0
FB Everett Foreman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)