Week 15, 2009

played in New Orleans, LA

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	7	0	-	21
New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 NOS - Deion Branch 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 05:30 CAR - Mike Hart 6 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 13:07 NOS - Aundrae Allison 18 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 09:21 CAR - Matt Jones 31 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 01:56 CAR - Cary Winslett 1 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 11:37 NOS - Nick Novak 33 field goal
4Q: 00:36 NOS - Daniel Graham 4 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 NOS - Deion Branch 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 05:30 CAR - Mike Hart 6 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 13:07 NOS - Aundrae Allison 18 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 09:21 CAR - Matt Jones 31 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 01:56 CAR - Cary Winslett 1 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 11:37 NOS - Nick Novak 33 field goal
4Q: 00:36 NOS - Daniel Graham 4 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-7 8-6
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 454 384
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 6.88 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 169 94
- Rushing Attempts 27 19
- Yards per Rush 6.26 4.95
Net Passing Yards 285 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 47 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 7.31 5.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:28 30:32

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-7	8-6
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	454	384
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	6.88	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	169	94
- Rushing Attempts	27	19
- Yards per Rush	6.26	4.95
Net Passing Yards	285	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	47 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	7.31	5.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:28	30:32

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:13	2:16	OWN 25	5	5	Punt
1	7:57	2:35	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown
1	3:01	1:55	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	13:01	3:50	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	6:42	1:29	OWN 45	3	26	Fumble
2	2:36	1:57	OWN 20	7	26	Interception
3	14:19	4:40	OWN 25	8	40	Punt
3	7:04	2:28	OWN 13	5	10	Punt
3	4:02	2:15	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown
4	11:29	3:31	OWN 25	9	42	Downs
4	6:43	2:02	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 25	3	74	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:47	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	5:22	2:21	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
1	1:06	3:05	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	9:11	2:29	OWN 25	4	-10	Punt
2	5:13	2:37	OWN 29	5	21	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OPP 45	3	20	Missed FG
3	9:39	2:35	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
3	4:36	0:34	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
3	1:47	5:18	OWN 25	9	59	Field Goal
4	7:58	1:15	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	4:41	4:11	OWN 31	15	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mike Hart	14	34	2.43	6	0	1
RB Cary Winslett	7	96	13.71	71	2	1
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	3	4	1.33	2	0	0
QB Steve McNair	2	24	12.00	13	2	0
WR Matt Jones	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LeSean McCoy	13	72	5.54	22	3
RB Quinton Ganther	3	9	3.00	5	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	9	9.00	9	0
WR Deion Branch	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	38	25	289	1/4	1	46	1	86.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	47	32	315	3/25	3	29	0	108.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	10	15	185	18.50	70	46	1
WR Brandon Marshall	9	12	88	9.78	25	28	0
WR D.J. Hackett	2	3	13	6.50	5	17	0
RB Mike Hart	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
RB Cary Winslett	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Daniel Bodell	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Peyton Hillis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Branch	10	15	80	8.00	39	20	1
TE Daniel Graham	9	12	73	8.11	16	18	1
WR Nate Washington	3	3	29	9.67	18	17	0
RB LeSean McCoy	3	4	26	8.67	24	15	0
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	20	10.00	7	16	0
WR Demetrius Williams	2	5	21	10.50	1	16	0
WR Keenan Burton	2	2	48	24.00	26	29	0
WR Aundrae Allison	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	1
TE Billy Bajema	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Gabe Majerus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerald Ballard	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Steve McNair	1	0	0
OLB Nic Harris	0	1	1
CB Derrick Martin	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0
WR Kevin Ogletree	1	0	0
S Tanard Jackson	0	1	0
DT Anthony Mebane	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	5	226	45.2	32.2	54	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	6	252	42.0	36.7	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarett Dillard	2	12	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Ogletree	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Derrick Martin	7	1	0.0	18	50
S Daryl Jackson	7	1	0.0	19	50
ILB Alonzo Harris	6	3	0.0	11	26
DT Letroy Guion	4	2	1.0	17	36
CB Drayton Florence	4	1	0.0	10	29
DT Kendall Langford	3	2	0.5	6	20
ILB Rian Wallace	3	3	0.0	18	39
OLB Ty Myers	3	2	0.0	17	36
CB Jarius Byrd	3	2	0.0	17	49
S Dennis Weathersby	3	1	0.0	10	32
OLB Nic Harris	2	3	0.5	18	46
DT Marcus Spears	2	1	0.0	16	36
DE Mike Montgomery	1	1	0.5	13	32
DE Titas Adams	1	0	0.5	4	18
CB Brannon Condren	1	1	0.0	3	11
RB Mike Hart	1	0	---	---	---
S Morgan Trent	1	0	0.0	9	18
S Josiah Dresslar	0	1	0.0	1	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Anderson	7	2	0.0	23	34
CB Marcus McCauley	7	1	0.0	27	39
CB Dwight Lowery	5	3	0.0	26	38
S Dwight Smith	5	1	0.0	22	30
DT Anthony Mebane	5	1	0.0	25	36
OLB Zeke Moreno	4	2	0.5	16	20
CB Antonio Cromartie	4	1	0.0	26	34
ILB Larry Atkins	3	0	0.0	26	34
DE Kindal Moorehead	2	1	0.5	25	36
DE Ronald Fields	2	2	0.0	25	32
CB Justin King	2	1	0.0	12	27
DE Mark Anderson	1	1	0.0	22	23
ILB Angelo Crowell	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Jerald Ballard	1	0	0.0	2	8
S Tanard Jackson	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Zach Follett	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Letroy Guion	1.0	0	1	36
OLB Nic Harris	0.5	1	0	46
DT Kendall Langford	0.5	0	2	20
DE Mike Montgomery	0.5	0	1	32
DE Titas Adams	0.5	0	1	18
OLB Ty Myers	0.0	1	0	36
OLB Brady Popinga	0.0	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.5	0	1	36
OLB Zeke Moreno	0.5	0	0	20
DE Mark Anderson	0.0	2	0	23
DE Kenny Iwebema	0.0	1	1	14
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Derrick Martin	5	1	50
CB Drayton Florence	5	0	29
ILB Alonzo Harris	4	0	26
S Dennis Weathersby	3	0	32
OLB Ty Myers	3	0	36
DT Kendall Langford	3	0	20
S Daryl Jackson	2	1	50
OLB Nic Harris	2	0	46
ILB Rian Wallace	1	2	39
CB Brannon Condren	1	0	11
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	36
CB Jarius Byrd	1	0	49
S Morgan Trent	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB James Anderson	6	1	0	34
CB Marcus McCauley	5	0	0	39
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	2	0	34
S Dwight Smith	3	1	0	30
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	0	0	20
CB Justin King	2	0	0	27
CB Dwight Lowery	2	0	0	38
S Jerald Ballard	1	0	1	8
ILB Larry Atkins	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jerry McEachern	4	8	27	0	39
G Rob Petitti	2	7	27	0	39
G Levi Jones	2	3	27	1	39
G Steve Hutchinson	1	3	27	0	39
G Frank Omiyale	0	4	27	0	39
FB Daniel Bodell	0	1	10	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Levi Brown	4	5	0	19	0	50
C Dominic Raiola	3	8	1	19	1	50
G Jason Peters	1	4	0	19	1	50
T Matt Hill	1	1	0	19	1	50
TE Daniel Graham	0	1	0	18	0	49

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nic Harris	1	22
Cary Winslett	1	14
Peyton Hillis	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ledley King	1	22
Quinton Ganther	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	19	50	17	86
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	18	46	22	86
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	17	49	12	78
G Rob Petitti	27	39	---	---	5	71
TE Peyton Hillis	24	38	---	---	9	71
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	18	50	2	70
WR Matt Jones	26	36	---	---	6	68
QB Steve McNair	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Steve Hutchinson	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Levi Jones	27	39	---	---	---	66
C Jerry McEachern	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Frank Omiyale	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Brandon Marshall	26	39	---	---	---	65
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	17	36	12	65
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	18	39	2	59
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	17	36	2	55
WR D.J. Hackett	15	24	---	---	15	54
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	16	36	1	53
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	10	32	6	48
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	13	32	1	46
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	10	29	1	40
RB Cary Winslett	8	17	---	---	14	39
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	11	26	1	38
TE Sergio Robertson	6	9	---	---	20	35
CB Brannon Condren	---	---	3	11	20	34
S Morgan Trent	---	---	9	18	7	34
RB Mike Hart	14	18	---	---	---	32
FB Daniel Bodell	10	6	---	---	15	31
DE Titas Adams	---	---	4	18	8	30
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	6	20	1	27
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	1	14	---	15
WR Jarett Dillard	1	0	---	---	14	15
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	1	8	---	9
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	4	4	---	---	---	8
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Rex Hadnot	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR David Givens	1	3	---	---	---	4
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	1	0	---	1
TE Chase Coffman	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Wally Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Spencer Boone	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Dominic Raiola	19	50	---	---	8	77
G Jason Peters	19	50	---	---	8	77
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	27	39	9	75
QB Matt Hasselbeck	19	50	---	---	---	69
T Matt Hill	19	50	---	---	---	69
G Ben Claxton	19	50	---	---	---	69
T Levi Brown	19	50	---	---	---	69
TE Daniel Graham	18	49	---	---	---	67
WR Deion Branch	18	46	---	---	---	64
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	26	38	---	64
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	25	36	---	61
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	25	36	---	61
ILB Larry Atkins	---	---	26	34	---	60
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	26	34	---	60
WR Demetrius Williams	16	42	---	---	1	59
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	25	32	---	57
OLB James Anderson	---	---	23	34	---	57
S Dwight Smith	---	---	22	30	---	52
RB LeSean McCoy	16	25	---	---	11	52
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	22	23	---	45
WR Nate Washington	10	34	---	---	---	44
CB Justin King	---	---	12	27	4	43
RB Quinton Ganther	3	20	---	---	17	40
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	16	20	---	36
TE Ledley King	2	1	---	---	22	25
TE Billy Bajema	7	18	---	---	---	25
FB Gabe Majerus	3	6	---	---	16	25
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	2	8	14	24
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	5	14	5	24
OLB Zach Follett	---	---	1	1	20	22
CB Les Cole	---	---	1	5	14	20
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	4	10	5	19
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	3	5	9	17
WR Aundrae Allison	1	3	---	---	13	17
WR Keenan Burton	1	6	---	---	9	16
RB Tashard Choice	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	6	3	---	9
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Charles Spencer	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Kevin Ogletree	0	0	---	---	7	7
FB Michael Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	15	127	8.5
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	4	37	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	38	25	5	1	3	4	4	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	47	32	2	1	2	4	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	22	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	77	25.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	74	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	134	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	88	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	15	10	2	185	4	36
WR Brandon Marshall	12	9	0	88	1	39
WR D.J. Hackett	3	2	0	13	0	24
RB Cary Winslett	3	1	0	7	0	17
RB Mike Hart	2	2	0	-5	0	18
TE Peyton Hillis	2	0	1	0	0	38
FB Daniel Bodell	1	1	0	1	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Branch	15	10	1	80	1	46
TE Daniel Graham	12	9	1	73	0	49
WR Demetrius Williams	5	2	0	21	0	42
RB LeSean McCoy	4	3	0	26	0	25
WR Nate Washington	3	3	0	29	0	34
TE Billy Bajema	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	0	20	0	20
WR Keenan Burton	2	2	0	48	1	6
FB Gabe Majerus	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Aundrae Allison	1	1	0	18	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mike Hart	2	7	3.50	2.43
QB Steve McNair	1	11	11.00	12.00
RB Cary Winslett	1	1	1.00	13.71

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	1.00	3.00
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	1.00	5.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	2	14	3.50	7.61

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	8	4	34	4.25	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Jones	1	1	13	13.00	12.33
TE Peyton Hillis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Cary Winslett	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
FB Daniel Bodell	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Graham	2	1	4	2.00	6.08
WR Deion Branch	2	2	12	6.00	5.33
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Gabe Majerus	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Demetrius Williams	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
WR Aundrae Allison	1	1	18	18.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mike Hart	2	1
QB Steve McNair	1	1
RB Cary Winslett	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	9	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	3	3	3
WR Brandon Marshall	2	1	1
RB Mike Hart	2	2	0
WR D.J. Hackett	1	0	0
TE Peyton Hillis	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deion Branch	6	4	3
TE Daniel Graham	4	3	1
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	1
FB Gabe Majerus	1	0	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	0	0

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

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