Week 17, 2044

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	14	0	10	-	24
New Orleans Saints	14	0	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:37 NOS - Frederick Perez 3 pass from Bart Bush (Tito Osborne extra point)
1Q: 01:17 NOS - Micah Mallow 13 pass from Bart Bush (Tito Osborne extra point)
2Q: 11:44 CAR - Edwin Gray 45 pass from Will Matthews (Randall Greene extra point)
2Q: 05:31 CAR - Edwin Gray 1 run (Randall Greene extra point)
4Q: 09:44 CAR - Randall Greene 44 field goal
4Q: 05:59 NOS - Tito Osborne 34 field goal
4Q: 01:08 CAR - Lewis Dawson 41 pass from Will Matthews (Randall Greene extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:37 NOS - Frederick Perez 3 pass from Bart Bush (Tito Osborne extra point)
1Q: 01:17 NOS - Micah Mallow 13 pass from Bart Bush (Tito Osborne extra point)
2Q: 11:44 CAR - Edwin Gray 45 pass from Will Matthews (Randall Greene extra point)
2Q: 05:31 CAR - Edwin Gray 1 run (Randall Greene extra point)
4Q: 09:44 CAR - Randall Greene 44 field goal
4Q: 05:59 NOS - Tito Osborne 34 field goal
4Q: 01:08 CAR - Lewis Dawson 41 pass from Will Matthews (Randall Greene extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 12-4 2-14
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 7 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 328 324
- Offensive Plays 63 76
- Yards per Play 5.21 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 123 53
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 3.73 2.41
Net Passing Yards 205 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 49 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 5/38
- Yards per Pass Play 6.83 5.02
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:49 32:11

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	12-4	2-14
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	7	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	328	324
- Offensive Plays	63	76
- Yards per Play	5.21	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	123	53
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	3.73	2.41
Net Passing Yards	205	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	49 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	5/38
- Yards per Pass Play	6.83	5.02
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:49	32:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	1:13	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	4:30	1:00	OWN 25	3	7	Interception
1	1:08	2:18	OWN 25	7	22	Punt
2	12:29	1:04	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
2	8:46	3:22	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	4:14	2:06	OWN 35	6	21	Fumble
2	1:26	0:55	OWN 45	5	20	Downs
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
3	7:29	1:49	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	4:00	1:48	OPP 41	3	9	Missed FG
4	14:53	5:17	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
4	5:54	3:15	OWN 26	6	18	Punt
4	1:43	1:05	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 28	6	11	Punt
1	10:08	5:38	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
1	3:30	2:22	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
2	13:50	1:21	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
2	11:25	2:39	OWN 25	8	41	Missed FG
2	5:24	1:10	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	2:08	0:42	OWN 44	4	18	Missed FG
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 35	3	14	Half
3	12:35	5:06	OWN 14	10	58	Missed FG
3	5:40	1:40	OWN 10	3	-6	Punt
3	2:12	2:19	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
4	9:36	3:42	OWN 25	8	58	Field Goal
4	2:39	0:56	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 22	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Bart Bush, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lewis Dawson	16	77	4.81	11	3	0
QB Will Matthews	9	28	3.11	12	1	0
RB O.J. Creed	6	8	1.33	7	0	0
WR Edwin Gray	2	10	5.00	9	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gerald Smith	21	48	2.29	7	0	0
WR Sebastian Tucker	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Matthews	29	19	216	1/11	2	45	1	96.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Bush	49	29	309	5/38	2	24	0	91.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Grady Ross	4	7	21	5.25	3	8	0
WR Edwin Gray	4	6	102	25.50	0	45	1
FB Trey Low	3	3	32	10.67	23	24	0
WR Kaden Elliott	3	5	7	2.33	0	4	0
WR Blake Waterfield	2	3	12	6.00	3	9	0
RB Lewis Dawson	2	3	43	21.50	31	41	1
TE Colby Warrick	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Thomas Gedney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Ragsdale	6	11	84	14.00	32	22	0
WR Sebastian Tucker	6	10	71	11.83	8	17	0
RB Gerald Smith	5	8	11	2.20	10	6	0
TE Micah Mallow	4	8	48	12.00	21	21	1
WR Ike Bradley	3	5	25	8.33	0	14	0
TE Theodore Rivera	3	4	43	14.33	10	18	0
FB Frederick Perez	2	2	27	13.50	25	24	1
RB Trent Johnstone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Will Matthews	2	0	0
TE Grady Ross	0	1	0
FB Trey Low	0	0	1
CB Edwin Pierce	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Tony Ragsdale	1	0	0
WR Sebastian Tucker	1	0	0
DT Salvador Tucker	0	1	0
RB Trent Johnstone	0	1	0
DE Efrain Bordano	0	1	0
ILB Leland Andersen	0	0	1
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Flannery	5	257	51.4	44.2	69	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Phillips	6	288	48.0	38.0	62	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randall Greene	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Osborne	1/4	0/3	0/2	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Arnold	2	20	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Tucker	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Sporzynski	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Johnstone	1	25	25.0	0
William Bailey	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gregory Richmond	7	1	0.5	10	42
S Tim Silvan	7	0	0.0	19	50
DT Xavier Newsome	6	2	1.5	21	35
ILB Eddie Slater	6	1	0.0	6	38
ILB Silas Horn	5	3	1.0	20	34
S Chris McNeil	5	2	0.0	21	53
OLB Seth Remington	4	1	0.0	20	50
CB Edwin Pierce	4	0	0.0	22	53
OLB Kyle Fisk	2	1	1.0	14	16
DT Neil Berry	2	0	0.0	12	41
CB Christopher Arnold	2	0	0.0	18	31
DT Elias Cortez	1	1	1.0	1	6
WR Edwin Gray	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nolan Jeffries	1	0	0.0	21	54
CB Chase Nichols	1	0	0.0	3	19
CB Tyrus Moore	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Marquis Favors	1	0	0.0	11	12
CB Drake Gordon	0	1	0.0	14	30

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leland Andersen	8	2	1.0	26	21
OLB Everett Isbell	7	4	0.0	33	30
S Chase Boyer	5	2	0.0	33	30
DE Antoine Smith	4	1	0.0	30	29
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	4	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Darrell Massengill	4	0	0.0	16	9
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	3	2	0.0	23	25
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	3	2	0.0	31	29
CB Gabriel Goodrich	3	1	0.0	27	23
S Leroy Dotson	2	1	0.0	27	21
DE Efrain Bordano	2	1	0.0	13	9
DT Salvador Tucker	1	1	0.0	21	25
DT Nicholas Barton	1	1	0.0	23	25
S Maxwell Davis	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Bryan Sutter	1	0	0.0	29	23
DE Mike Sigman	0	2	0.0	14	6
ILB Bryson McGee	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Newsome	1.5	0	0	35
OLB Kyle Fisk	1.0	0	1	16
DT Elias Cortez	1.0	0	0	6
ILB Silas Horn	1.0	0	0	34
OLB Gregory Richmond	0.5	0	0	42
DE Nolan Jeffries	0.0	3	2	54
DT Neil Berry	0.0	1	0	41

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Leland Andersen	1.0	0	0	21
DE Antoine Smith	0.0	3	1	29
DE Efrain Bordano	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tim Silvan	6	1	50
OLB Gregory Richmond	5	2	42
ILB Eddie Slater	4	0	38
CB Edwin Pierce	3	1	53
ILB Silas Horn	3	0	34
S Chris McNeil	2	2	53
OLB Seth Remington	1	1	50
CB Chase Nichols	1	1	19
CB Christopher Arnold	1	1	31
DT Xavier Newsome	1	0	35
CB Tyrus Moore	1	0	3
CB Drake Gordon	1	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Leland Andersen	5	0	0	21
S Chase Boyer	3	2	0	30
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	3	0	0	8
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	2	2	0	25
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	2	1	1	29
CB Gabriel Goodrich	2	0	0	23
OLB Everett Isbell	1	1	0	30
S Leroy Dotson	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Maurice Daniels	6	7	33	0	30
G Justics Israel	3	5	33	0	30
C Carlos Lang	2	6	33	0	30
T Alexis Easy	1	5	33	0	30
T Aiden Joseph	0	3	33	1	30
FB Trey Low	0	1	9	0	6
TE Colby Warrick	0	1	11	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mercury Madison	2	6	22	2	54
T Devan McCormick	1	4	22	0	54
G Julio Ruggiero	1	2	22	0	54
G Kerry Cass	0	6	22	1	54
T Herb Fox	0	4	22	1	54
RB Gerald Smith	0	0	22	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Colby Warrick	2	21
Trey Low	1	22
O.J. Creed	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Massengill	1	22
Trent Johnstone	1	19
Lonnie Lindblad	1	12
Antoine Smith	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Chris McNeil	---	---	21	53	8	82
DE Nolan Jeffries	---	---	21	54	4	79
CB Edwin Pierce	---	---	22	53	3	78
OLB Gregory Richmond	---	---	10	42	24	76
OLB Seth Remington	---	---	20	50	4	74
S Tim Silvan	---	---	19	50	4	73
G Maurice Daniels	33	30	---	---	7	70
T Alexis Easy	33	30	---	---	7	70
G Justics Israel	33	30	---	---	---	63
T Aiden Joseph	33	30	---	---	---	63
WR Edwin Gray	33	29	---	---	1	63
QB Will Matthews	33	30	---	---	---	63
C Carlos Lang	33	30	---	---	---	63
TE Grady Ross	31	30	---	---	1	62
DT Neil Berry	---	---	12	41	9	62
ILB Eddie Slater	---	---	6	38	14	58
DT Xavier Newsome	---	---	21	35	---	56
CB Christopher Arnold	---	---	18	31	6	55
ILB Silas Horn	---	---	20	34	---	54
CB Drake Gordon	---	---	14	30	3	47
RB Lewis Dawson	25	21	---	---	---	46
TE Colby Warrick	11	10	---	---	21	42
WR Blake Waterfield	20	22	---	---	---	42
CB Chase Nichols	---	---	3	19	19	41
FB Trey Low	9	6	---	---	22	37
WR Kaden Elliott	16	17	---	---	2	35
RB O.J. Creed	8	8	---	---	16	32
OLB Kyle Fisk	---	---	14	16	---	30
WR Thomas Gedney	7	6	---	---	15	28
DE Jordan Kesi	---	---	1	14	9	24
S Norm Sporzynski	---	---	3	5	15	23
DE Marquis Favors	---	---	11	12	---	23
CB Victor Lane	---	---	3	8	8	19
RB Cooper Verdin	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Christian Walker	2	0	---	---	8	10
DT Elias Cortez	---	---	1	6	2	9
K Randall Greene	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tevin Polifka	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Taylor Helbig	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Richie Flannery	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Vincent Stoutmire	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Tyrus Moore	---	---	2	3	---	5
TE Floyd Holliday	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Kaden Easy	3	1	---	---	---	4
QB Wyatt Cobbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Evan Trimble	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kerry Cass	22	54	---	---	10	86
T Herb Fox	22	54	---	---	10	86
G Julio Ruggiero	22	54	---	---	10	86
T Devan McCormick	22	54	---	---	10	86
QB Bart Bush	22	54	---	---	---	76
C Mercury Madison	22	54	---	---	---	76
OLB Everett Isbell	---	---	33	30	12	75
DE Antoine Smith	---	---	30	29	12	71
WR Tony Ragsdale	22	45	---	---	---	67
WR Sebastian Tucker	20	42	---	---	5	67
S Chase Boyer	---	---	33	30	2	65
RB Gerald Smith	22	36	---	---	5	63
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	---	---	31	29	2	62
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	---	---	23	25	7	55
DE Bryan Sutter	---	---	29	23	1	53
TE Micah Mallow	4	25	---	---	23	52
DT Salvador Tucker	---	---	21	25	6	52
CB Gabriel Goodrich	---	---	27	23	1	51
ILB Leland Andersen	---	---	26	21	2	49
DT Nicholas Barton	---	---	23	25	1	49
WR Ike Bradley	16	27	---	---	5	48
S Leroy Dotson	---	---	27	21	---	48
TE Moe Blake	16	30	---	---	1	47
OLB Darrell Massengill	---	---	16	9	22	47
FB Frederick Perez	3	23	---	---	18	44
RB Trent Johnstone	0	17	---	---	19	36
S Maxwell Davis	---	---	6	9	16	31
DE Mike Sigman	---	---	14	6	6	26
CB Marlon Osborne	---	---	4	7	14	25
TE Theodore Rivera	3	21	---	---	---	24
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	---	---	5	8	10	23
DE Efrain Bordano	---	---	13	9	1	23
WR Emmitt Lauher	0	1	---	---	17	18
C Lonnie Lindblad	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Artie Phillips	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR William Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Kim Gwozdz	4	3	---	---	1	8
K Tito Osborne	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Bryson McGee	---	---	2	1	---	3
T Kerry Fredericks	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Omar Gellar	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lamar Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Hendrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kirk Weaver	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tony Parsons	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Horace Wiggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	22	74	3.4
Right	4	29	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	10	1.1
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Matthews	29	19	4	0	0	6	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Bush	49	29	4	2	5	9	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	37	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	61	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	84	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	121	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	106	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	30	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Grady Ross	7	4	21	0	30
WR Edwin Gray	6	4	102	2	29
WR Kaden Elliott	5	3	7	0	17
FB Trey Low	3	3	32	1	6
WR Blake Waterfield	3	2	12	0	22
RB Lewis Dawson	3	2	43	1	21
TE Colby Warrick	1	1	-1	0	10
WR Thomas Gedney	1	0	0	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Ragsdale	11	6	1	84	2	45
WR Sebastian Tucker	10	6	1	71	0	42
TE Micah Mallow	8	4	1	48	1	25
RB Gerald Smith	8	5	1	11	0	36
WR Ike Bradley	5	3	1	25	0	27
TE Theodore Rivera	4	3	0	43	0	21
FB Frederick Perez	2	2	0	27	1	23
RB Trent Johnstone	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lewis Dawson	2	12	6.00	4.81
WR Edwin Gray	1	1	1.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Smith	2	1	0.50	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Bush	5	3	19	3.80	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Micah Mallow	2	1	13	6.50	6.00
FB Frederick Perez	1	1	3	3.00	13.50
RB Gerald Smith	1	1	3	3.00	1.38
WR Sebastian Tucker	1	0	0	0.00	7.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB O.J. Creed	2	1
RB Lewis Dawson	2	1
QB Will Matthews	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Matthews	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Bush	17	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edwin Gray	3	1	1
FB Trey Low	2	2	2
TE Grady Ross	2	0	0
WR Kaden Elliott	1	1	0
WR Blake Waterfield	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Micah Mallow	5	3	3
WR Tony Ragsdale	5	2	2
TE Theodore Rivera	3	2	1
WR Ike Bradley	1	0	0
FB Frederick Perez	1	1	1
RB Trent Johnstone	1	0	0
WR Sebastian Tucker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)