Week 15, 2018

played in New Orleans, LA

42 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	3	-	3
New Orleans Saints	9	0	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 NOS - Randy Bullock 34 field goal
1Q: 00:16 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 2 run (Randy Bullock extra point failed)
3Q: 06:40 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 1 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 10:55 CAR - Matt Prater 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 NOS - Randy Bullock 34 field goal
1Q: 00:16 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 2 run (Randy Bullock extra point failed)
3Q: 06:40 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 1 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 10:55 CAR - Matt Prater 53 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 3-11 11-3
First Downs 10 21
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 179 354
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 2.93 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 44 185
- Rushing Attempts 21 38
- Yards per Rush 2.10 4.87
Net Passing Yards 135 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 0 31 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 160 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.38 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.0 5.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 8/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:44 34:16

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	3-11	11-3
First Downs	10	21
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	179	354
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	2.93	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	44	185
- Rushing Attempts	21	38
- Yards per Rush	2.10	4.87
Net Passing Yards	135	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 0	31 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	160	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.38	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.0	5.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	8/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:44	34:16

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:01	2:18	OWN 40	5	12	Punt
1	5:48	1:05	OPP 31	3	-4	Missed FG
1	2:54	1:07	OWN 4	3	15	Fumble
1	0:07	2:16	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	11:26	4:56	OWN 12	8	22	Punt
2	3:05	1:40	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
3	6:32	1:00	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	3:52	0:24	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:56	1:56	OWN 34	4	14	Punt
4	11:59	1:12	OPP 39	3	3	Field Goal
4	9:10	2:47	OWN 4	7	33	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 23	8	46	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:59	OWN 16	8	67	Field Goal
1	7:43	1:55	OWN 20	4	20	Fumble
1	4:43	1:49	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
1	1:47	1:40	OPP 14	4	14	Touchdown
2	12:51	1:25	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	6:30	3:25	OWN 32	10	62	Interception
2	1:25	1:25	OWN 28	4	35	Missed FG
3	11:47	5:15	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
3	5:32	1:40	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	3:28	1:32	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
4	15:00	3:01	OWN 3	5	16	Punt
4	10:47	1:37	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	6:23	4:33	OWN 23	9	28	Punt

Game MVP: Joey Bosa, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Christian McCaffrey	12	9	0.75	12	1
RB Jonathan Dwyer	7	27	3.86	11	2
QB Matt Leinart	2	8	4.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Le'Veon Bell	21	117	5.57	15	6	2
RB Braden Harvey	13	53	4.08	28	2	0
RB Joseph Randle	3	5	1.67	3	0	0
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	37	17	160	3/25	0	36	0	58.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Fitzpatrick	31	25	173	1/4	0	29	1	76.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Randall Cobb	6	18	69	11.50	17	36
WR Zack Osborne	4	6	29	7.25	2	10
TE Mark Dvoracek	2	3	33	16.50	21	19
WR Calvin Johnson	1	2	15	15.00	13	15
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Jonathan Dwyer	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
TE Riddick Anderson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dominique Edison	7	8	85	12.14	43	29
TE Dwayne Allen	4	6	21	5.25	2	8
WR Terrelle Pryor	3	3	11	3.67	0	10
TE Mason Pritchett	3	3	25	8.33	1	11
WR Brian James	3	4	29	9.67	9	17
WR DeVier Posey	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Efrain Griffith	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Blair Brown	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	0	0
ILB Carl Bradford	0	1	1
DT Letroy Guion	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0
CB Juston Burris	0	1	0
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	9	385	42.8	37.3	49	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	7	327	46.7	39.1	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	1/2	1/2	1/2	53	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	4	33	8.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Edison	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	1	18	18.0	0
Zack Osborne	1	28	28.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower	12	1	0.0	36	32
S Deone Bucannon	9	2	0.0	35	29
OLB Blair Brown	7	6	0.0	38	29
CB Brendan Langley	6	1	0.0	30	28
DE Myles Garrett	5	2	0.0	36	31
ILB Carl Bradford	4	0	0.0	19	11
OLB Samuel Beleford	3	1	1.0	26	22
S Alphonso Smith	3	2	0.0	30	23
CB Joe Haden	3	1	0.0	20	18
DE Kentwan Balmer	2	0	0.0	24	19
CB Eric Harmon	2	0	0.0	9	13
S John Johnson	2	0	0.0	7	9
DE Leonardo Tarpley	1	1	0.0	23	22
CB Brandon Boykin	1	1	0.0	23	15
CB Darius Slay	1	1	0.0	14	11
WR Harry Douglas	1	0	---	---	---
S Armani Watts	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Letroy Guion	0	2	0.0	15	13
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	0	2	0.0	15	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	8	2	0.0	21	26
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	6	4	0.0	21	40
CB Troy Roose	3	1	0.0	20	31
CB A. J. Bouye	3	0	0.0	13	31
S Damian Swann	3	0	0.0	15	24
DT Rasheem Green	3	0	0.0	20	23
S Bradley Bivins	3	0	0.0	7	29
DE Joey Bosa	2	1	1.5	20	33
S Curtis Hightower	2	0	0.0	20	16
OLB Kaleb Patton	1	0	1.0	0	13
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1	3	0.5	19	29
CB Desmond Trufant	1	2	0.0	20	19
OLB Damien Wilson	1	1	0.0	7	18
CB Juston Burris	1	1	0.0	3	24
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0.0	15	17
T Jason Fox	1	0	---	---	---
CB Quincy Wilson	1	0	0.0	1	19
DT Jason Worilds	0	1	0.0	7	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Samuel Beleford	1.0	0	1	0	22

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joey Bosa	1.5	5	3	33
OLB Kaleb Patton	1.0	0	0	13
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0.5	2	1	29
OLB James Laurinaitis	0.0	1	1	26
OLB Damien Wilson	0.0	1	0	18
DE Taco Charlton	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower	5	0	0	32
CB Brendan Langley	5	0	0	28
OLB Blair Brown	3	0	1	29
CB Joe Haden	3	0	0	18
S Alphonso Smith	2	0	0	23
CB Eric Harmon	1	1	0	13
CB Brandon Boykin	1	0	0	15
CB Darius Slay	1	0	0	11
ILB Carl Bradford	1	0	0	11
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0	29
DE Myles Garrett	1	0	0	31
S Armani Watts	1	0	0	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	6	1	40
CB A. J. Bouye	3	3	31
CB Troy Roose	2	1	31
S Bradley Bivins	2	0	29
OLB James Laurinaitis	1	0	26
OLB Damien Wilson	1	0	18
S Curtis Hightower	1	0	16
CB Quincy Wilson	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jeremiah Poutasi	2	4	21	1	40
T Andre Smith	1	4	21	1	40
G Anthony Hammond	1	4	21	1	40
T Taylor Lewan	0	6	21	0	40
C Peter Konz	0	2	21	0	40

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	4	11	1	38	0	32
G Ike Bennett	3	6	0	38	1	32
T Jason Fox	3	5	0	38	0	32
G Mike Iupati	2	4	0	38	0	32
T Eric Fisher	1	6	0	38	0	32
TE Dwayne Allen	1	2	0	34	0	25
FB Efrain Griffith	1	2	0	9	0	6
TE Mason Pritchett	0	1	0	11	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Osborne	1	24
Mark Dvoracek	1	24
Joe Thomas	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Uchenna Nwosu	2	24
Joseph Randle	2	17
Damien Wilson	1	22
Juston Burris	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Randall Cobb	21	39	---	---	24	84
TE Mark Dvoracek	19	36	---	---	24	79
WR Zack Osborne	18	35	---	---	24	77
T Andre Smith	21	40	---	---	11	72
G Anthony Hammond	21	40	---	---	11	72
G Jeremiah Poutasi	21	40	---	---	11	72
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	36	32	2	70
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	36	31	2	69
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	38	29	2	69
DE Kentwan Balmer	---	---	24	19	23	66
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	35	29	1	65
QB Matt Leinart	21	40	---	---	---	61
C Peter Konz	21	40	---	---	---	61
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	23	15	23	61
T Taylor Lewan	21	40	---	---	---	61
CB Brendan Langley	---	---	30	28	2	60
S Alphonso Smith	---	---	30	23	1	54
OLB Samuel Beleford	---	---	26	22	1	49
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	23	22	2	47
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	15	13	13	41
CB Joe Haden	---	---	20	18	2	40
ILB Carl Bradford	---	---	19	11	7	37
RB Christian McCaffrey	13	24	---	---	---	37
WR Harry Douglas	12	19	---	---	1	32
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	9	13	8	30
RB Jonathan Dwyer	8	15	---	---	6	29
WR Calvin Johnson	6	9	---	---	13	28
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	15	11	2	28
CB Darius Slay	---	---	14	11	---	25
TE Riddick Anderson	4	14	---	---	4	22
DT Ryan Glasgow	---	---	10	8	---	18
S John Johnson	---	---	7	9	1	17
S Armani Watts	---	---	6	8	1	15
FB Jaylen Samuels	3	7	---	---	4	14
DE Albert Boyer	---	---	0	0	13	13
T Joe Thomas	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Jackie Keillor	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Da'Shawn Hand	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Camden Todd	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Donald Davison	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Ramon Bishop	---	---	2	0	---	2
TE Duane Jenkins	1	1	---	---	---	2
RB Ronald Jones II	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Mason Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	21	40	24	85
G Ike Bennett	38	32	---	---	9	79
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	38	32	---	---	---	70
G Mike Iupati	38	32	---	---	---	70
T Jason Fox	38	32	---	---	---	70
T Eric Fisher	38	32	---	---	---	70
C Weston Richburg	38	32	---	---	---	70
WR DeVier Posey	33	30	---	---	---	63
WR Brian James	34	27	---	---	2	63
TE Dwayne Allen	34	25	---	---	---	59
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	20	33	2	55
WR Dominique Edison	18	21	---	---	15	54
CB Troy Roose	---	---	20	31	2	53
S Bradley Bivins	---	---	7	29	15	51
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	7	32	11	50
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	19	29	2	50
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	13	31	4	48
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	21	26	---	47
OLB Damien Wilson	---	---	7	18	22	47
TE Mason Pritchett	11	9	---	---	24	44
CB Juston Burris	---	---	3	24	17	44
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	20	23	---	43
S Damian Swann	---	---	15	24	2	41
RB Le'Veon Bell	22	18	---	---	---	40
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	20	19	---	39
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	20	16	---	36
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	15	17	---	32
FB Efrain Griffith	9	6	---	---	17	32
RB Braden Harvey	13	9	---	---	9	31
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	1	19	11	31
RB Joseph Randle	4	4	---	---	17	25
WR J.J. Dole	0	3	---	---	17	20
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	2	8	9	19
WR Terrelle Pryor	9	7	---	---	---	16
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	0	13	2	15
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	0	8	2	10
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Rob Havenstein	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Joe Haeg	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jermaine Pelletier	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Gerald Everett	3	1	---	---	---	4
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryan Shea	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	14	23	1.6
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	17	1.3
Middle	20	139	7.0
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	37	17	1	1	3	5	10	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Fitzpatrick	31	25	1	2	1	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	53	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	47	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	86	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	18	6	1	69	1	39
WR Zack Osborne	6	4	1	29	0	35
TE Mark Dvoracek	3	2	0	33	0	36
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	0	15	0	9
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	1	1	7	0	15
TE Riddick Anderson	2	1	0	3	0	14
RB Christian McCaffrey	2	1	0	0	0	24
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	0	4	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominique Edison	8	7	0	85	1	21
TE Dwayne Allen	6	4	0	21	0	25
WR Brian James	4	3	0	29	0	27
WR Terrelle Pryor	3	3	0	11	0	7
WR DeVier Posey	3	2	0	-1	0	30
TE Mason Pritchett	3	3	0	25	0	9
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	1	0	0	18
FB Efrain Griffith	1	1	0	3	0	6
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	16	3.20	5.57
RB Joseph Randle	2	2	1.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Fitzpatrick	8	4	23	2.88	5.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominique Edison	4	3	20	5.00	10.63
TE Dwayne Allen	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
FB Efrain Griffith	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Brian James	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	4
RB Braden Harvey	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	14	6	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Fitzpatrick	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Cobb	10	3	2
TE Mark Dvoracek	2	1	0
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	1
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	1	0
WR DeVier Posey	1	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0
WR Brian James	1	0	0
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	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)