Week 17, 2047

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	9	7	3	-	19
Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 CAR - Shaun Pochman 10 run (Clayton Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 12:52 NOS - Donte Tyler 8 pass from Lester Dunsmore (Ruben Serra extra point)
2Q: 04:39 NOS - Safety: Marty Ferguson tackled receiver in end zone
3Q: 11:16 NOS - Tristan Phillips 14 fumble return (Ruben Serra extra point)
4Q: 04:29 NOS - Ruben Serra 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 CAR - Shaun Pochman 10 run (Clayton Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 12:52 NOS - Donte Tyler 8 pass from Lester Dunsmore (Ruben Serra extra point)
2Q: 04:39 NOS - Safety: Marty Ferguson tackled receiver in end zone
3Q: 11:16 NOS - Tristan Phillips 14 fumble return (Ruben Serra extra point)
4Q: 04:29 NOS - Ruben Serra 33 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 11-3-2 6-10
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 258 251
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 4.16 3.75
Net Rushing Yards 75 127
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 2.78 3.97
Net Passing Yards 183 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 3.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/45 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 3/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:19 29:41

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	11-3-2	6-10
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	258	251
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	4.16	3.75
Net Rushing Yards	75	127
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	2.78	3.97
Net Passing Yards	183	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	3.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/45	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	3/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:19	29:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:29	3:28	OWN 31	5	23	Punt
1	0:50	3:06	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	7:10	2:31	OWN 32	6	19	Punt
2	4:28	2:06	OPP 43	5	23	Missed FG
2	1:12	0:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	8:00	1:45	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	3:49	3:13	OWN 20	7	41	Interception
4	14:24	1:01	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
4	12:33	1:41	OPP 34	3	-8	Punt
4	9:11	1:40	OPP 40	3	2	Punt
4	6:48	2:27	OPP 39	4	23	Field Goal
4	2:54	2:54	OPP 35	7	26	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:31	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	3:01	2:11	OWN 12	5	18	Punt
2	12:44	5:34	OWN 17	10	58	Missed FG
2	4:39	0:11	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
2	2:22	1:10	OWN 31	4	12	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 36	3	-4	Half
3	11:58	0:53	OWN 2	2	12	Fumble
3	11:05	3:05	OWN 22	6	20	Punt
3	6:15	2:26	50	5	14	Punt
3	0:36	1:12	OWN 42	4	9	Downs
4	13:23	0:50	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
4	10:52	1:41	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
4	7:31	0:43	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
4	4:21	1:27	OWN 25	5	10	Downs

Game MVP: Tristan Phillips, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donte Tyler	26	76	2.92	20	3	0
QB Lester Dunsmore	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shaun Pochman	11	30	2.73	10	1	1
RB Frederick Rowan	10	34	3.40	7	0	0
QB Andre Lessard	9	63	7.00	18	3	0
WR Alejandro Valdez	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
RB Brayden Barkley	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Dunsmore	32	20	196	3/13	1	32	1	77.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Lessard	33	18	134	2/10	0	25	1	51.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Lyle	5	9	31	6.20	3	12	0
WR Carnell Tate	5	6	38	7.60	5	19	0
WR Harrison Moran	3	6	34	11.33	8	18	0
RB Donte Tyler	2	3	15	7.50	11	8	1
FB Rex Maxwell	2	3	52	26.00	34	32	0
TE Jose Miller	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Adam Halford	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Max Klare	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Aidan Farrell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Nolan Learned	4	7	31	7.75	8	12
WR Burt Watkins	3	4	25	8.33	13	25
WR Alejandro Valdez	3	5	43	14.33	28	23
WR Vincent Corbett	2	3	10	5.00	3	6
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	2	3	12	6.00	0	7
TE Buddy Matsko	1	5	4	4.00	7	4
RB Shaun Pochman	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Frederick Rowan	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Brayden Barkley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bart Mussorgsky	1	10	10.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mickey Monroe	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Tristan Phillips	0	1	0	1
DT Desmond Henson	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Shaun Pochman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Eisner	8	337	42.1	39.1	59	5

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Swartz	6	264	44.0	32.0	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ruben Serra	1/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clayton Jacobs	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Mussorgsky	3	32	10.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bud Clark	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Tate	2	49	24.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davison Igbinosun	2	25	12.5	0
Bud Clark	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB R Mason Thomas	9	3	0.0	32	33
CB Marty Ferguson	9	1	0.0	30	33
ILB Demetrius Knight Jr.	6	1	0.0	32	35
DE Tristan Phillips	4	0	1.0	29	27
S Floyd Kratky	4	4	0.0	30	35
OLB Keegan Kelsey	3	0	1.0	12	21
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	3	0	0.0	15	14
S Stan McDaniel	3	0	0.0	13	24
CB Bart Mussorgsky	2	1	0.0	17	27
DT Desmond Henson	2	0	0.0	25	28
DT Jeffrey Franklin	2	0	0.0	15	17
CB Cooper DeJean	1	1	0.0	18	13
DT Shaun Bouchette	1	1	0.0	9	11
DE Que Robinson	1	0	0.0	31	24
S Xavier Watts	1	0	0.0	22	12
RB Donte Tyler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Van Roberts	0	1	0.0	19	22

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	8	5	0.0	27	35
S Javon Bullard	7	2	0.0	27	35
DT Bobby Nordby	5	2	1.0	18	21
CB Jacob Parrish	5	3	0.0	25	26
S Salvador Pasto	4	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Mickey Monroe	3	1	1.0	27	35
DE Luke Roenicke	3	1	0.0	18	20
CB Bernie Farrow	3	0	0.0	15	22
DE Akheem Mesidor	2	1	1.0	23	33
DT Kayden McDonald	2	1	0.0	23	22
DT Walt LaPierre	2	0	0.0	11	15
CB Phillip Reese	2	0	0.0	26	34
TE Nolan Learned	1	0	---	---	---
CB Davison Igbinosun	1	0	0.0	3	10
S Bud Clark	1	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Ruben Caldwell	0	2	0.0	12	12
DE Alan Stargell	0	1	0.0	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tristan Phillips	1.0	1	2	4	27
OLB Keegan Kelsey	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Que Robinson	0.0	0	3	0	24
OLB R Mason Thomas	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE T.J. Sanders	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Jeffrey Franklin	0.0	0	0	1	17

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Akheem Mesidor	1.0	1	0	33
OLB Mickey Monroe	1.0	0	0	35
DT Bobby Nordby	1.0	0	0	21
DE Alan Stargell	0.0	1	1	18
CB Bernie Farrow	0.0	1	0	22
DT Kayden McDonald	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB R Mason Thomas	4	2	0	33
CB Marty Ferguson	4	0	0	33
ILB Demetrius Knight Jr.	3	0	0	35
S Stan McDaniel	2	0	0	24
CB Bart Mussorgsky	1	0	1	27
CB Cooper DeJean	1	0	0	13
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	1	0	0	14
OLB Keegan Kelsey	1	0	0	21
S Floyd Kratky	1	0	0	35
CB Van Roberts	0	2	0	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Winston Holcomb	5	1	0	35
S Javon Bullard	3	0	0	35
CB Bernie Farrow	3	0	0	22
CB Jacob Parrish	2	1	0	26
CB Phillip Reese	2	0	0	34
S Salvador Pasto	2	0	0	23
OLB Mickey Monroe	1	0	1	35
DT Bobby Nordby	1	0	0	21
CB Davison Igbinosun	1	0	0	10
OLB Ruben Caldwell	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Shane Malone	5	7	0	27	2	35
T Robert St.Clair	2	5	1	27	0	35
G Doug Hwang	1	6	0	27	0	35
G Isaiah Burton	1	4	0	27	1	35
C Sean Choate	1	3	0	27	0	35
FB Rex Maxwell	0	1	0	14	0	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Butch Lyons	3	5	0	32	0	35
T Bernard Fredrickson	1	5	0	32	0	35
TE Buddy Matsko	1	1	1	8	0	20
C Jake Melaragni	0	11	0	32	1	35
T Artie Spinney	0	4	0	32	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Scott	1	20
Colby Hutchins	1	20
Bart Mussorgsky	1	13
Antonio Lyle	1	4

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Matsko	1	22
Frederick Rowan	1	22
Davison Igbinosun	1	22
Dale Lynn	1	19
Phillip Reese	1	4

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Doug Hwang	27	35	---	---	10	72
CB Marty Ferguson	---	---	30	33	8	71
ILB Demetrius Knight Jr.	---	---	32	35	2	69
DE Tristan Phillips	---	---	29	27	13	69
OLB R Mason Thomas	---	---	32	33	2	67
S Floyd Kratky	---	---	30	35	1	66
QB Lester Dunsmore	27	35	---	---	2	64
WR Antonio Lyle	27	33	---	---	4	64
T Robert St.Clair	27	35	---	---	---	62
T Shane Malone	27	35	---	---	---	62
C Sean Choate	27	35	---	---	---	62
G Isaiah Burton	27	35	---	---	---	62
RB Donte Tyler	27	33	---	---	2	62
WR Harrison Moran	25	32	---	---	4	61
TE Jose Miller	22	35	---	---	2	59
CB Bart Mussorgsky	---	---	17	27	13	57
DE Que Robinson	---	---	31	24	1	56
DT Desmond Henson	---	---	25	28	1	54
S Stan McDaniel	---	---	13	24	14	51
FB Rex Maxwell	14	16	---	---	15	45
CB Van Roberts	---	---	19	22	---	41
S Xavier Watts	---	---	22	12	6	40
WR Carnell Tate	15	16	---	---	6	37
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	---	---	15	14	7	36
OLB Keegan Kelsey	---	---	12	21	1	34
DT Jeffrey Franklin	---	---	15	17	---	32
CB Cooper DeJean	---	---	18	13	---	31
TE Max Klare	0	2	---	---	21	23
ILB Lincoln Scott	---	---	0	0	20	20
DT Shaun Bouchette	---	---	9	11	---	20
OLB Colby Hutchins	---	---	0	0	20	20
DE T.J. Sanders	---	---	3	9	6	18
WR Ernest Long	3	1	---	---	14	18
RB Adam Halford	0	2	---	---	15	17
C R.J. Frist	0	0	---	---	10	10
T John Hopper	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Carson Vinson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Oscar Peters	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jamie Eisner	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Aidan Farrell	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Ruben Serra	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Drake Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Giovanni Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Samuel Wells	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Cole Winslett	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Artie Spinney	32	35	---	---	7	74
G Butch Lyons	32	35	---	---	7	74
T Bernard Fredrickson	32	35	---	---	7	74
G Cris Griffith	32	35	---	---	7	74
QB Andre Lessard	32	35	---	---	---	67
C Jake Melaragni	32	35	---	---	---	67
OLB Mickey Monroe	---	---	27	35	4	66
ILB Winston Holcomb	---	---	27	35	2	64
S Javon Bullard	---	---	27	35	2	64
CB Phillip Reese	---	---	26	34	4	64
TE Nolan Learned	29	34	---	---	---	63
WR Vincent Corbett	28	31	---	---	---	59
DE Akheem Mesidor	---	---	23	33	1	57
RB Frederick Rowan	13	21	---	---	22	56
S Salvador Pasto	---	---	17	23	16	56
WR Burt Watkins	29	26	---	---	---	55
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	25	26	1	52
CB Bernie Farrow	---	---	15	22	14	51
TE Buddy Matsko	8	20	---	---	22	50
DT Kayden McDonald	---	---	23	22	1	46
DT Bobby Nordby	---	---	18	21	1	40
DE Luke Roenicke	---	---	18	20	1	39
WR Alejandro Valdez	22	15	---	---	1	38
DE Alan Stargell	---	---	10	18	9	37
DT Walt LaPierre	---	---	11	15	9	35
CB Davison Igbinosun	---	---	3	10	22	35
S Bud Clark	---	---	10	12	13	35
RB Shaun Pochman	19	13	---	---	1	33
OLB Ruben Caldwell	---	---	12	12	1	25
WR Lionel Alston	5	3	---	---	16	24
ILB Steven Shireman	---	---	0	0	21	21
OLB Dale Lynn	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Brayden Barkley	5	7	---	---	7	19
DT Arnie Copeland	---	---	2	10	1	13
P Ian Swartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Christopher Weathers	0	1	---	---	6	7
C Branden Meador	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	2	4	---	---	---	6
DE Keith Faneca	---	---	3	1	1	5
K Clayton Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB C.J. Orosco	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Pete Weaver	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lincoln Riazi	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kris Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Conrad Bollman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Henry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	96	5.1
Right	13	31	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Dunsmore	32	20	2	3	1	3	4	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Lessard	33	18	2	1	0	4	8	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	115	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	99	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	36	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Lyle	9	5	1	31	0	33
WR Harrison Moran	6	3	0	34	0	32
WR Carnell Tate	6	5	0	38	0	16
RB Donte Tyler	3	2	0	15	0	33
FB Rex Maxwell	3	2	0	52	2	16
TE Jose Miller	2	1	0	6	0	35
TE Aidan Farrell	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Adam Halford	1	1	0	8	0	2
TE Max Klare	1	1	0	12	0	2

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nolan Learned	7	4	31	0	34
TE Buddy Matsko	5	1	4	0	20
WR Alejandro Valdez	5	3	43	1	15
WR Burt Watkins	4	3	25	1	26
RB Shaun Pochman	3	1	-1	0	13
WR Vincent Corbett	3	2	10	0	31
TE Wyatt Chiaccheri	3	2	12	0	4
RB Frederick Rowan	2	1	-1	0	21
RB Brayden Barkley	1	1	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donte Tyler	7	15	2.14	2.92
QB Lester Dunsmore	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Pochman	2	12	6.00	2.73
QB Andre Lessard	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lester Dunsmore	2	2	20	10.00	6.13

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Donte Tyler	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Antonio Lyle	1	1	12	12.00	3.44

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donte Tyler	3	1
QB Lester Dunsmore	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shaun Pochman	2	2
QB Andre Lessard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Dunsmore	11	6	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Lessard	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Lyle	5	3	1
WR Carnell Tate	2	2	0
WR Harrison Moran	1	1	1
TE Aidan Farrell	1	0	0
RB Donte Tyler	1	0	0
FB Rex Maxwell	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nolan Learned	5	4	2
TE Buddy Matsko	3	1	0
WR Alejandro Valdez	3	1	1
RB Frederick Rowan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (23,600)
End Zone 13,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (15,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (23,600)
End Zone	13,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (15,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)