Week 17, 2050

played in New Orleans, LA

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	3	-	23
New Orleans Saints	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:46 NOS - Scottie Fitzgerald 31 field goal
1Q: 00:24 CAR - Lamar Walker 19 pass from Bob Walters (Clay Fence extra point)
2Q: 12:12 CAR - Axel Clancy 6 pass from Bob Walters (Clay Fence extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Clay Fence 48 field goal
3Q: 11:41 CAR - Clay Fence 33 field goal
3Q: 07:46 NOS - Scottie Fitzgerald 36 field goal
4Q: 04:54 CAR - Clay Fence 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:46 NOS - Scottie Fitzgerald 31 field goal
1Q: 00:24 CAR - Lamar Walker 19 pass from Bob Walters (Clay Fence extra point)
2Q: 12:12 CAR - Axel Clancy 6 pass from Bob Walters (Clay Fence extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Clay Fence 48 field goal
3Q: 11:41 CAR - Clay Fence 33 field goal
3Q: 07:46 NOS - Scottie Fitzgerald 36 field goal
4Q: 04:54 CAR - Clay Fence 30 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 9-7 6-10
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 336 322
- Offensive Plays 66 76
- Yards per Play 5.09 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 47 48
- Rushing Attempts 18 24
- Yards per Rush 2.61 2.00
Net Passing Yards 289 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 24 - 0 51 - 33 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 289 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 5.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 4/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 3/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:30 33:30

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	9-7	6-10
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	336	322
- Offensive Plays	66	76
- Yards per Play	5.09	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	47	48
- Rushing Attempts	18	24
- Yards per Rush	2.61	2.00
Net Passing Yards	289	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 24 - 0	51 - 33 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	289	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	5.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	4/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	3/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:30	33:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	1:45	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	3:39	3:24	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	14:50	0:32	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
2	12:48	0:44	OPP 18	2	18	Touchdown
2	10:17	1:42	OWN 49	4	9	Missed FG
2	7:03	1:05	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	4:19	0:57	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 29	7	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 25	8	59	Field Goal
3	9:42	0:11	OWN 18	2	10	Fumble
3	7:41	1:17	OWN 40	5	11	Punt
3	2:31	1:02	OPP 48	3	4	Punt
4	14:03	1:06	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	9:49	5:01	OWN 4	8	83	Field Goal
4	4:25	2:02	OWN 22	5	12	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
1	9:13	5:34	OWN 38	11	48	Field Goal
1	0:15	0:25	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	14:18	1:30	OWN 7	4	11	Fumble
2	12:04	1:47	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
2	8:35	1:32	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
2	5:58	1:39	OWN 47	6	30	Interception
2	3:22	1:32	OWN 45	6	29	Interception
3	11:33	1:51	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	9:31	1:50	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
3	6:24	3:53	OWN 9	6	40	Interception
3	1:29	2:26	OWN 12	6	17	Punt
4	12:57	3:08	OWN 27	5	11	Punt
4	4:48	0:23	OWN 34	1	44	Fumble
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 17	10	39	Game

Game MVP: Bob Walters, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ethan Hicks	7	24	3.43	11	2
QB Bob Walters	5	10	2.00	9	0
RB Winfred Farley	4	14	3.50	11	1
RB Randy Furr	2	-1	-0.50	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Denzel Horton	9	12	1.33	11	1
RB Sawyer Whalen	9	17	1.89	5	0
QB Arnie Stone	6	19	3.17	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Walters	48	24	289	0/0	2	35	0	82.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arnie Stone	51	33	280	1/6	0	44	3	54.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lucas Metcalf	11	23	144	13.09	42	29	0
WR Lamar Walker	5	7	95	19.00	68	35	1
WR Riddick Jacobs	3	4	18	6.00	9	14	0
WR Lincoln Maze	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Axel Clancy	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	1
RB Randy Furr	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Rodney Hansen	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Ethan Hicks	1	4	11	11.00	7	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Todd Riley	10	17	56	5.60	24	18
WR Wayne Sipos	7	12	105	15.00	39	44
TE Stephen Washington	5	5	49	9.80	5	11
RB Denzel Horton	4	5	24	6.00	0	10
TE Vinny Snyder	3	4	16	5.33	0	6
RB Sawyer Whalen	2	2	4	2.00	0	3
TE Colton Charbonneau	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Desmond West	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Darien Bronson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Santiago Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Chance Slocum	1	21	21.00
S Chris Barnes	1	7	7.00
S Ernest Warren	1	0	0.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Lucas Metcalf	1	0	0
DT Karl Kasper	0	1	0
ILB Alvin Coutant	0	1	0
ILB Allen Heath	0	0	2
S Leroy Anderson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Denzel Horton	1	0	0
WR Wayne Sipos	1	0	0
S Miles Stephenson	1	0	0
OLB Leonardo Larry	0	1	0
FB Santiago Hicks	0	1	0
OLB Jim Tveit	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Archie Deason	8	322	40.3	39.6	52	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Korey Everett	7	369	52.7	38.3	71	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clay Fence	3/4	1/2	0/1	48	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Fitzgerald	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Arnold	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Stephenson	4	5	1.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luis Wolfe	1	13	13.0	0
Riddick Jacobs	1	32	32.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Stephenson	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Karl Carlisle	9	1	0.0	21	37
ILB Allen Heath	7	2	0.0	24	45
S Chance Slocum	7	2	0.0	24	52
OLB Billy Rathbone	7	1	0.0	21	49
CB Christopher Arnold	5	2	0.0	24	47
DT Karl Kasper	5	0	0.0	18	39
S Ernest Warren	4	1	0.0	7	37
CB J.B. Coloma	3	0	0.0	23	46
DE Sean Richardson	2	0	1.0	9	39
S Leroy Anderson	2	3	0.0	17	26
S Chris Barnes	2	2	0.0	8	33
DE Mitch Zabriskie	2	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Alvin Coutant	1	2	0.0	12	6
OLB Clayton Vaughn	1	0	0.0	7	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dashawn Mahoney	8	2	0.0	18	48
S Miles Stephenson	5	2	0.0	18	48
DT Brody Midget	5	1	0.0	15	40
CB Harry Michael	5	0	0.0	18	48
DT Harvey Patton	4	1	0.0	12	32
CB Zane Vance	3	3	0.0	18	48
S Perry Najera	3	0	0.0	18	48
DE Rick Woolford	2	0	0.0	16	47
DE Clayton Skelton	1	1	0.0	12	42
RB Denzel Horton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Leonardo Larry	1	0	0.0	13	35
WR Wayne Sipos	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bernard McCarthy	1	0	0.0	9	24
WR Todd Riley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jay Shepherd	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Jim Tveit	0	2	0.0	4	17
OLB Van Sphar	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Richardson	1.0	0	2	2	39
DT Karl Kasper	0.0	0	0	1	39

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rick Woolford	1	5	1	47
DE Clayton Skelton	1	1	0	42
DT Brody Midget	0	2	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chance Slocum	5	3	1	52
OLB Billy Rathbone	5	1	0	49
S Ernest Warren	4	0	1	37
OLB Karl Carlisle	3	3	0	37
CB Christopher Arnold	3	2	0	47
CB J.B. Coloma	3	0	0	46
S Leroy Anderson	3	0	0	26
S Chris Barnes	2	0	1	33
ILB Allen Heath	2	0	0	45
DT Karl Kasper	2	0	0	39
OLB Clayton Vaughn	1	0	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dashawn Mahoney	5	0	48
CB Harry Michael	4	0	48
S Miles Stephenson	3	2	48
CB Zane Vance	3	1	48
DT Harvey Patton	3	0	32
OLB Jim Tveit	2	1	17
CB Jay Shepherd	2	0	11
DE Clayton Skelton	1	0	42
DE Rick Woolford	1	0	47
OLB Marshall Strong	0	2	12
OLB Leonardo Larry	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Wendell Pietrzyk	3	9	18	48
C Bubba Fulton	1	3	18	48
G Mark Lyght	0	4	18	48
T Jason Burnett	0	1	18	48
G Rusty Brandon	0	1	18	48

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Theodore Bender	2	6	24	0	52
G Bennett Galvin	2	4	24	1	52
T Francisco Landers	1	3	24	0	52
T Devan McCormick	0	5	24	0	52
FB Santiago Hicks	0	1	7	0	9
TE Stephen Washington	0	1	10	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Heath	3	24
Derek Fife	2	27
Winfred Farley	1	27
Axel Clancy	1	19

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Woolford	1	14
Vinny Snyder	1	10
Francisco Landers	1	9
Theodore Bender	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Allen Heath	---	---	24	45	24	93
CB J.B. Coloma	---	---	23	46	17	86
CB Christopher Arnold	---	---	24	47	9	80
S Chance Slocum	---	---	24	52	3	79
G Wendell Pietrzyk	18	48	---	---	12	78
T Jason Burnett	18	48	---	---	12	78
OLB Billy Rathbone	---	---	21	49	2	72
TE Lucas Metcalf	16	48	---	---	3	67
WR Lamar Walker	18	48	---	---	1	67
QB Bob Walters	18	48	---	---	---	66
C Bubba Fulton	18	48	---	---	---	66
G Mark Lyght	18	48	---	---	---	66
G Rusty Brandon	18	48	---	---	---	66
DT Nolan Jeffries	---	---	12	41	8	61
OLB Karl Carlisle	---	---	21	37	2	60
DT Karl Kasper	---	---	18	39	1	58
S Ernest Warren	---	---	7	37	14	58
DE Sean Richardson	---	---	9	39	8	56
S Leroy Anderson	---	---	17	26	9	52
TE Axel Clancy	5	23	---	---	19	47
RB Winfred Farley	5	13	---	---	27	45
OLB Wendell Bernard	---	---	5	17	23	45
S Chris Barnes	---	---	8	33	---	41
WR Lincoln Maze	9	26	---	---	1	36
RB Ethan Hicks	11	25	---	---	---	36
WR Riddick Jacobs	9	21	---	---	3	33
WR Rodney Hansen	13	17	---	---	---	30
TE Derek Fife	0	1	---	---	27	28
DE Daniel Baker	---	---	13	12	1	26
OLB Clayton Vaughn	---	---	7	15	---	22
DT Asher Oliver	---	---	6	13	1	20
WR Luis Wolfe	1	0	---	---	18	19
ILB Alvin Coutant	---	---	12	6	1	19
DE Mitch Zabriskie	---	---	10	6	1	17
CB Ernie Slezak	---	---	3	12	1	16
C Jack Fields	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Colby Fouts	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Ed Garris	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Jamie Conway	0	6	---	---	5	11
WR Efrain Devine	1	3	---	---	7	11
RB Randy Furr	2	7	---	---	---	9
K Clay Fence	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Archie Deason	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Freddie Brandon	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Donnell Becker	0	2	---	---	---	2
OLB Tre Coleman	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Darien Bronson	21	49	---	---	21	91
T Devan McCormick	24	52	---	---	9	85
G Bennett Galvin	24	52	---	---	9	85
T Francisco Landers	24	52	---	---	9	85
G Theodore Bender	24	52	---	---	9	85
S Miles Stephenson	---	---	18	48	17	83
DE Rick Woolford	---	---	16	47	14	77
QB Arnie Stone	24	52	---	---	---	76
C Jon Stanton	24	52	---	---	---	76
CB Zane Vance	---	---	18	48	5	71
ILB Dashawn Mahoney	---	---	18	48	5	71
WR Wayne Sipos	19	44	---	---	8	71
CB Harry Michael	---	---	18	48	4	70
S Perry Najera	---	---	18	48	4	70
WR Todd Riley	13	45	---	---	5	63
RB Denzel Horton	14	43	---	---	1	58
DT Brody Midget	---	---	15	40	3	58
DE Clayton Skelton	---	---	12	42	3	57
DT Harvey Patton	---	---	12	32	10	54
OLB Leonardo Larry	---	---	13	35	2	50
TE Stephen Washington	10	24	---	---	15	49
CB Joey Cooper	---	---	8	20	11	39
DT Bernard McCarthy	---	---	9	24	3	36
TE Vinny Snyder	7	17	---	---	10	34
FB Santiago Hicks	7	9	---	---	18	34
OLB Van Sphar	---	---	4	4	23	31
CB Jay Shepherd	---	---	6	11	11	28
OLB Jim Tveit	---	---	4	17	---	21
TE Colton Charbonneau	12	9	---	---	---	21
OLB Marshall Strong	---	---	3	12	3	18
CB Chase Duval	---	---	2	1	15	18
RB Sawyer Whalen	10	8	---	---	---	18
RB C.J. Greer	0	1	---	---	16	17
S Ivan MaKinster	---	---	0	0	15	15
TE Lukas Casanova	5	7	---	---	---	12
DE Zachery Buel	---	---	2	2	8	12
ILB Jerome McConnell	---	---	0	0	12	12
P Korey Everett	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Bert Buckley	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Desmond West	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Scottie Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Wayne Bernard	---	---	2	1	---	3
T Thomas Lafferty	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Elliot Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Leo Daniels	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Arnold Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	37	2.8
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	15	24	1.6
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Walters	48	24	4	0	7	7	8	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arnie Stone	51	33	2	3	1	9	2	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	92	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	122	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	22	165	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	55	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	45	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lucas Metcalf	23	11	2	144	2	48
WR Lamar Walker	7	5	0	95	2	48
WR Lincoln Maze	5	1	2	6	0	26
RB Ethan Hicks	4	1	1	11	0	25
WR Riddick Jacobs	4	3	0	18	0	21
TE Axel Clancy	3	1	2	6	0	23
RB Randy Furr	1	1	0	-1	0	7
WR Rodney Hansen	1	1	0	10	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Todd Riley	17	10	0	56	0	45
WR Wayne Sipos	12	7	0	105	2	44
RB Denzel Horton	5	4	0	24	0	43
TE Stephen Washington	5	5	0	49	0	24
TE Vinny Snyder	4	3	0	16	0	17
WR Darien Bronson	3	0	0	0	0	49
RB Sawyer Whalen	2	2	0	4	0	8
FB Santiago Hicks	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Colton Charbonneau	1	1	0	15	0	9
WR Desmond West	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Bob Walters	1	-3	-3.00	2.00
RB Randy Furr	1	-3	-3.00	-0.50
RB Ethan Hicks	1	-4	-4.00	3.43

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sawyer Whalen	1	-2	-2.00	1.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Walters	6	3	37	6.17	6.02

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Arnie Stone	2	0	0	0.00	5.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamar Walker	3	1	19	6.33	13.57
TE Lucas Metcalf	2	1	12	6.00	6.26
TE Axel Clancy	1	1	6	6.00	2.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vinny Snyder	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Todd Riley	1	0	0	0.00	3.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Winfred Farley	2	0
QB Bob Walters	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Arnie Stone	3	1
RB Denzel Horton	2	1
RB Sawyer Whalen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Walters	11	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arnie Stone	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lucas Metcalf	7	2	1
WR Lamar Walker	2	1	1
WR Lincoln Maze	1	0	0
WR Rodney Hansen	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darien Bronson	2	0	0
TE Vinny Snyder	2	1	1
WR Wayne Sipos	2	1	0
WR Todd Riley	2	2	0
RB Denzel Horton	1	1	1
RB Sawyer Whalen	1	1	1
TE Stephen Washington	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,200 (21,400)
End Zone 6,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,200 (21,400)
End Zone	6,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)