Week 17, 2011

played in Carolina, NC

43 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	3	-	10
Carolina Panthers	3	0	10	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 NOS - LeSean McCoy 7 run (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 04:21 CAR - Jeff Chandler 45 field goal
3Q: 08:35 CAR - Jeff Chandler 45 field goal
3Q: 01:53 CAR - Matt Jones 19 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 13:01 NOS - Nick Novak 36 field goal
4Q: 08:33 CAR - Jeff Chandler 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 NOS - LeSean McCoy 7 run (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 04:21 CAR - Jeff Chandler 45 field goal
3Q: 08:35 CAR - Jeff Chandler 45 field goal
3Q: 01:53 CAR - Matt Jones 19 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 13:01 NOS - Nick Novak 36 field goal
4Q: 08:33 CAR - Jeff Chandler 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 10-6 12-4
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 259 338
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 4.18 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 67 152
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 3.35 4.75
Net Passing Yards 192 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 0 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/43 3/35
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 5/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/42 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:18 31:42

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	10-6	12-4
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	259	338
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	4.18	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	67	152
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	3.35	4.75
Net Passing Yards	192	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 0	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/43	3/35
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	5/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/42	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:18	31:42

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	4:09	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	4:14	2:33	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
1	0:20	1:51	OWN 37	4	14	Punt
2	8:28	4:17	OWN 44	9	9	Punt
2	1:01	0:46	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 25	5	-5	Punt
3	8:27	2:27	OWN 25	5	22	Fumble
3	1:43	3:47	OWN 25	8	56	Field Goal
4	8:26	1:26	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	4:26	2:52	OWN 20	12	57	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
1	9:28	5:14	OWN 27	8	45	Field Goal
1	1:41	1:21	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	13:29	5:01	OWN 2	9	61	Missed FG
2	4:11	3:10	OWN 10	9	55	Fumble
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 24	3	9	Half
3	12:09	3:42	OWN 46	9	26	Field Goal
3	6:00	4:17	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
4	12:56	4:30	OWN 30	8	64	Field Goal
4	7:00	2:34	OWN 35	4	19	Punt
4	1:34	1:34	OWN 23	5	7	Game

Game MVP: Douglas Welch, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	11	33	3.00	10	1	1
QB Lamont Williamson	6	26	4.33	8	0	0
WR Nate Washington	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mike Hart	13	72	5.54	19	3
QB Matt Leinart	11	11	1.00	9	0
RB C.J. Spiller	4	32	8.00	11	2
WR Brandon Marshall	2	35	17.50	26	1
RB Ken Armstrong	2	2	1.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Williamson	36	25	235	6/43	0	33	0	87.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	32	22	221	3/35	1	54	0	98.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nate Washington	11	19	94	8.55	32	17
TE Kevin Boss	4	6	53	13.25	4	17
WR Aundrae Allison	3	3	28	9.33	16	23
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	3	3	12	4.00	9	6
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	11	5.50	2	12
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	37	18.50	30	33
FB Michael Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Peyton Hillis	9	11	97	10.78	35	28	0
WR Matt Jones	6	11	82	13.67	55	54	1
WR Randall Cobb	4	5	24	6.00	10	14	0
WR Brandon Marshall	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	19	19.00	11	19	0
FB Grant Boone	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Lamont Williamson	1	0	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	0
G Jason Peters	0	1	0
DE Mark Anderson	0	1	0
OLB Landon Johnson	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Matt Leinart	1	0	0
DT Marcus Spears	0	1	0
S Daryl Jackson	0	0	1
OLB Nic Harris	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	6	259	43.2	38.7	51	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	3	156	52.0	31.3	61	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	3/4	2/3	0/1	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	2	42	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	65	32.5	0
Dennis Weathersby	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Landon Johnson	8	1	1.0	32	34
ILB A.J. Edds	5	1	0.0	16	7
CB Justin King	5	0	0.0	32	29
S Dwight Smith	4	2	0.0	31	29
CB Quentin Jammer	4	2	0.0	32	35
DE Kindal Moorehead	4	1	0.0	22	18
DE Ronald Fields	3	0	1.0	26	25
S Tanard Jackson	3	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Jon Beason	2	3	0.5	23	30
DE Kenny Iwebema	2	0	0.5	7	18
CB Dwight Lowery	2	1	0.0	32	35
DT Sammie Lee Hill	2	1	0.0	24	18
ILB Darryl Sharpton	2	1	0.0	13	15
DT Anthony Mebane	2	0	0.0	3	10
DT Kendall Langford	2	0	0.0	11	17
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	1	0.0	16	19
DE Mark Anderson	1	0	0.0	26	20
ILB Bryan Kehl	1	0	0.0	2	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daryl Jackson	10	1	0.0	20	42
DE Douglas Welch	6	0	2.0	20	37
CB Joe Haden	6	0	0.0	19	31
ILB Kevin Springer	5	1	0.0	20	30
OLB Nic Harris	4	0	0.5	20	42
S Morgan Trent	4	1	0.0	12	23
DT Letroy Guion	3	0	0.5	19	24
CB Derrick Martin	3	2	0.0	13	32
CB Drayton Florence	2	0	0.0	1	16
DE Frostee Rucker	1	1	1.0	2	19
DE Chris Ellis	1	0	1.0	18	32
S Dennis Weathersby	1	0	0.0	8	19
DT Marcus Spears	1	0	0.0	18	23
CB Jarius Byrd	1	0	0.0	20	40
DE Nate Triplett	1	0	0.0	7	11
DE Willie Young	0	1	0.5	3	17
DE Jabaal Sheard	0	1	0.5	0	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Landon Johnson	1.0	0	0	34
DE Ronald Fields	1.0	0	0	25
DE Kenny Iwebema	0.5	2	0	18
OLB Jon Beason	0.5	0	0	30
DT Sammie Lee Hill	0.0	2	0	18
DE Mark Anderson	0.0	0	1	20

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Douglas Welch	2.0	0	0	0	37
DE Chris Ellis	1.0	1	0	1	32
DE Frostee Rucker	1.0	0	0	0	19
OLB Nic Harris	0.5	1	1	2	42
DT Letroy Guion	0.5	0	1	1	24
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.5	0	1	0	11
DE Willie Young	0.5	0	0	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justin King	5	0	29
CB Quentin Jammer	2	1	35
OLB Landon Johnson	2	0	34
OLB Jon Beason	2	0	30
S Tanard Jackson	2	0	6
ILB Darryl Sharpton	2	0	15
ILB A.J. Edds	2	0	7
S Dwight Smith	1	1	29
CB Dwight Lowery	1	1	35
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	10
DT Kendall Langford	1	0	17
ILB Bryan Kehl	1	0	12
CB Reynaldo Hill	0	1	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Daryl Jackson	6	0	42
CB Derrick Martin	3	0	32
OLB Nic Harris	3	0	42
ILB Kevin Springer	3	0	30
CB Joe Haden	3	0	31
S Morgan Trent	2	1	23
CB Drayton Florence	2	0	16
DE Douglas Welch	2	0	37
CB Jarius Byrd	1	0	40
DE Chris Ellis	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Arturo McWilliams	2	5	20	2	42
C Dominic Raiola	2	4	20	0	42
T Matt Hill	1	2	20	1	42
G Jason Peters	0	3	20	0	42
T Levi Brown	0	0	20	2	42
TE Toby Yonkovit	0	0	0	1	3

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aaron Sears	4	4	0	32	3	35
T Bryan Bulaga	3	6	0	32	0	35
G Rob Sims	2	11	1	32	0	35
C Jerry McEachern	1	3	0	32	0	35
G Frank Omiyale	1	3	0	32	0	35
FB Grant Boone	0	1	0	12	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Quinton Ganther	2	15
Rashied Davis	1	12
Michael Robinson	1	12
Orlando Scandrick	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nic Harris	1	10
Peyton Hillis	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Justin King	---	---	32	29	12	73
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	32	35	4	71
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	32	35	4	71
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	32	34	4	70
G Jason Peters	20	42	---	---	7	69
G Arturo McWilliams	20	42	---	---	7	69
S Dwight Smith	---	---	31	29	3	63
C Dominic Raiola	20	42	---	---	---	62
T Matt Hill	20	42	---	---	---	62
QB Lamont Williamson	20	42	---	---	---	62
TE Kevin Boss	20	33	---	---	9	62
T Levi Brown	20	42	---	---	---	62
WR Nate Washington	20	37	---	---	---	57
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	23	30	4	57
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	26	25	2	53
WR Aundrae Allison	17	36	---	---	---	53
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	26	20	5	51
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	16	19	13	48
WR Demetrius Williams	13	26	---	---	8	47
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	24	18	4	46
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	22	18	5	45
ILB A.J. Edds	---	---	16	7	17	40
RB LeSean McCoy	16	21	---	---	---	37
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	7	18	10	35
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	16	---	---	14	32
FB Michael Robinson	5	14	---	---	12	31
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	11	17	3	31
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	13	15	2	30
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	3	7	11	21
WR Rashied Davis	0	8	---	---	12	20
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	---	---	15	19
TE Daniel Graham	5	13	---	---	---	18
TE Ledley King	0	0	---	---	18	18
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	2	12	2	16
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	3	10	2	15
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	1	6	1	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Charles Spencer	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Thomas Welch	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Toby Yonkovit	0	3	---	---	---	3
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Terrelle Pryor	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Brian Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	20	42	15	77
G Rob Sims	32	35	---	---	7	74
T Bryan Bulaga	32	35	---	---	7	74
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	20	42	10	72
TE Peyton Hillis	29	31	---	---	8	68
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	20	40	8	68
C Jerry McEachern	32	35	---	---	---	67
G Frank Omiyale	32	35	---	---	---	67
QB Matt Leinart	32	35	---	---	---	67
G Aaron Sears	32	35	---	---	---	67
WR Matt Jones	28	33	---	---	1	62
DE Douglas Welch	---	---	20	37	1	58
WR Brandon Marshall	26	28	---	---	1	55
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	20	30	1	51
CB Joe Haden	---	---	19	31	1	51
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	18	32	---	50
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	13	32	---	45
RB C.J. Spiller	12	24	---	---	9	45
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	19	24	1	44
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	18	23	---	41
WR Randall Cobb	22	18	---	---	---	40
FB Grant Boone	12	7	---	---	18	37
TE Sergio Robertson	7	7	---	---	21	35
S Morgan Trent	---	---	12	23	---	35
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	8	19	4	31
RB Mike Hart	18	11	---	---	---	29
DE Willie Young	---	---	3	17	7	27
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	2	19	1	22
WR Jonathan Orr	0	3	---	---	17	20
WR Taylor Price	2	11	---	---	7	20
OLB Shaun Rochelle	---	---	0	4	16	20
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	7	11	1	19
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	1	16	---	17
RB Ken Armstrong	2	0	---	---	15	17
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	0	11	6	17
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	0	7	9	16
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	0	2	13	15
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rob Petitti	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Chase Coffman	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Wally Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Lamar Day	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	79	11.3
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	5	22	4.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Williamson	36	25	2	3	1	2	3	4	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	32	22	2	1	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	103	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	8	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	145	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	14	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	54	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	19	11	1	94	0	37
TE Kevin Boss	6	4	0	53	0	33
WR Aundrae Allison	3	3	0	28	1	36
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	3	3	0	12	0	16
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	0	11	0	26
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	0	37	1	21
FB Michael Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	14

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	11	6	0	82	1	33
TE Peyton Hillis	11	9	0	97	1	31
WR Randall Cobb	5	4	0	24	0	18
WR Brandon Marshall	3	1	1	3	0	28
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0	19	0	24
FB Grant Boone	1	1	0	-4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB LeSean McCoy	1	7	7.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Leinart	1	3	3.00	1.00
RB Ken Armstrong	1	0	0.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamont Williamson	1	0	0	0.00	6.53

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	5	3	24	4.80	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0	0.00	4.95

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Jones	4	2	18	4.50	7.45
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	6	6.00	8.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lamont Williamson	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Williamson	9	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	6	1	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	1	1
TE Kevin Boss	1	0	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	3	2	2
TE Peyton Hillis	3	2	1
WR Randall Cobb	2	2	1
WR Brandon Marshall	1	0	0

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

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