Week 17, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	14	-	34
New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:48 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 38 field goal
2Q: 12:48 CAR - Thomas Pearson 40 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 03:58 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Courtney Carney 20 field goal
3Q: 11:00 CAR - Chandler Curtis 76 punt return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 07:52 NOS - Courtney Carney 34 field goal
4Q: 12:54 CAR - Chandler Curtis 14 pass from Keegan Cassidy (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 01:23 CAR - Thomas Pearson 13 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:48 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 38 field goal
2Q: 12:48 CAR - Thomas Pearson 40 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 03:58 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Courtney Carney 20 field goal
3Q: 11:00 CAR - Chandler Curtis 76 punt return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 07:52 NOS - Courtney Carney 34 field goal
4Q: 12:54 CAR - Chandler Curtis 14 pass from Keegan Cassidy (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 01:23 CAR - Thomas Pearson 13 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 7-8-1 9-7
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 337 277
- Offensive Plays 61 77
- Yards per Play 5.52 3.60
Net Rushing Yards 175 90
- Rushing Attempts 40 21
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.29
Net Passing Yards 162 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 0 52 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 162 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/34
- Yards per Pass Play 7.71 3.34
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/5
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/79
Punt Returns/Yards 5/103 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 5/127
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 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 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	7-8-1	9-7
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	337	277
- Offensive Plays	61	77
- Yards per Play	5.52	3.60
Net Rushing Yards	175	90
- Rushing Attempts	40	21
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.29
Net Passing Yards	162	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 0	52 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	162	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/34
- Yards per Pass Play	7.71	3.34
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/5
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/79
Punt Returns/Yards	5/103	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	5/127
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	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 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 23	5	16	Punt
1	6:47	4:05	OWN 36	7	43	Field Goal
1	0:49	3:16	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	9:20	1:16	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:21	3:31	OWN 13	9	75	Field Goal
2	2:07	0:33	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
3	7:46	3:10	OWN 41	4	12	Punt
3	1:54	4:09	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
4	10:20	1:52	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	4:52	1:42	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	2:38	0:21	OPP 30	2	10	Fumble
4	1:41	0:29	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 33	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	4:40	OWN 2	7	27	Punt
1	2:42	1:53	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	12:33	3:13	OWN 39	5	10	Punt
2	8:04	0:43	OWN 45	3	-10	Punt
2	3:50	1:43	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 35	7	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 17	6	7	Punt
3	10:51	3:05	OWN 34	5	49	Field Goal
3	4:36	2:42	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	12:45	2:25	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
4	8:28	3:36	OWN 18	14	56	Downs
4	3:10	0:32	OWN 30	4	0	Downs
4	2:17	0:36	OWN 29	4	-10	Downs
4	1:12	0:47	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Brody Hobson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Thomas Pearson	15	78	5.20	28	3	1
RB Ricky Langen	11	38	3.45	16	1	0
RB Pedro Iveans	10	44	4.40	10	2	0
QB Tua Tagovailoa	3	17	5.67	10	1	0
QB Keegan Cassidy	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Joseph Kemp	8	32	4.00	8	0
QB Ryan Finley	6	29	4.83	8	0
RB Kylin Hill	3	9	3.00	4	0
RB Arnie Moultrie	2	6	3.00	4	0
FB Lorenzo Andersen	1	2	2.00	2	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tua Tagovailoa	18	12	141	0/0	1	40	0	108.8
Keegan Cassidy	3	2	21	0/0	1	14	0	126.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	52	21	221	4/34	0	36	0	53.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Curtis	6	6	97	16.17	52	28	1
RB Thomas Pearson	2	4	52	26.00	32	40	1
TE Abraham Giles	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Joel Shepherd	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Julio Roca	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tommy Tremble	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amari Cooper	8	16	120	15.00	43	36
WR Roberto Keith	5	14	34	6.80	0	10
RB Arnie Moultrie	3	4	24	8.00	13	11
WR Ja'Marr Chase	3	7	28	9.33	6	19
RB Joseph Kemp	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Kylen Granson	1	4	9	9.00	1	9
WR Rashard Higgins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Alfredo Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Kylin Hill	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0
RB Pedro Iveans	1	0	0
RB Ricky Langen	0	1	0
DE Clelin Ferrell	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ryan Finley	1	0	0
CB Douglas Harding	0	1	0
T Gene West	0	1	0
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	0	0	1
OLB Tre Hines	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	6	321	53.5	46.0	59	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	8	379	47.4	35.0	56	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Courtney Carney	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	5	103	20.6	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	1	28	28.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Rashard Higgins	4	101	25.3
Weston Richburg	1	16	16.0
Joseph Kemp	1	26	26.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	7	5	0.0	19	53
S Jessie Bates	6	1	0.0	19	46
CB Denzel Ward	5	1	0.0	19	41
S Stanley Dillard	5	1	0.0	20	55
DE Brody Hobson	4	0	2.0	21	55
OLB Reuben Horton	4	0	1.0	20	54
DE Clelin Ferrell	3	0	1.0	21	56
ILB Isaiah Simmons	3	1	0.0	20	53
CB Damon Arnette	3	0	0.0	20	55
CB Ben Knudson	2	0	0.0	3	20
CB Kelvin Joseph	2	0	0.0	13	40
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jay Sanches	1	0	0.0	6	10
DE Alim McNeill	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT Willie Borders	0	1	0.0	13	46
OLB Germaine Pratt	0	1	0.0	3	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	10	2	40	20
S Talanoa Hufanga	7	1	39	20
OLB Artie Hawkins	6	2	37	21
CB AJ Terrell	5	0	34	20
OLB Tre Hines	5	0	18	9
S Casey Barrett	4	0	16	9
OLB Marcus Ramey	3	1	19	9
OLB Jesse Perkins	3	0	21	12
DT Rasheem Green	1	3	29	14
DT Ray Howard	1	2	11	7
DT Dayo Odeyingbo	1	2	32	19
CB Douglas Harding	1	1	40	21
S Rondell Scott	1	1	16	9
DT Marlon Davidson	1	0	38	18
CB Andre Cisco	1	0	24	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	2.0	1	4	1	55
DE Clelin Ferrell	1.0	0	2	0	56
OLB Reuben Horton	1.0	0	1	1	54
CB Ben Knudson	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Travis Laskanic	0.0	1	0	0	10
CB Kelvin Joseph	0.0	1	0	0	40
DT Willie Borders	0.0	0	3	0	46
ILB Isaiah Simmons	0.0	0	1	0	53

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	1	20
OLB Jesse Perkins	1	12
DT Ray Howard	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jessie Bates	6	1	46
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	4	1	53
CB Denzel Ward	3	1	41
CB Kelvin Joseph	2	2	40
OLB Reuben Horton	1	1	54
ILB Isaiah Simmons	1	1	53
CB Damon Arnette	1	1	55
CB Ben Knudson	1	0	20
ILB Jay Sanches	1	0	10
DE Alim McNeill	1	0	1
S Troy Apke	0	1	9
CB Daniel Thomas	0	1	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Talanoa Hufanga	4	0	20
OLB Tre Hines	3	0	9
S Casey Barrett	2	1	9
OLB Artie Hawkins	2	1	21
CB AJ Terrell	2	1	20
S Horace Brockway	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Cody Ford	4	7	0	39	21
T Drew Schwant	3	10	0	40	21
T Ricardo Nikolic	3	8	0	40	21
C Nicky Quinn	3	7	2	40	21
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	1	3	0	39	21
TE Trey Gray	1	1	0	3	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	3	7	21	1	56
G Heath Milem	2	5	21	0	56
T Trey Pipkins	0	1	21	1	56
G Britt Abrams	0	1	20	1	53
T Gene West	0	1	20	1	53

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Pedro Iveans	2	25
Ben Knudson	2	23
Kelvin Joseph	1	16
Clelin Ferrell	1	15
Julio Roca	1	10
Bryce Finley	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Artie Hawkins	2	11
AJ Terrell	2	11
Horace Brockway	1	14
Weston Richburg	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	21	56	15	92
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	21	55	2	78
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	20	54	3	77
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	20	55	2	77
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	20	55	2	77
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	20	53	3	76
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	19	53	2	74
C Nicky Quinn	40	21	---	---	8	69
CB Kelvin Joseph	---	---	13	40	16	69
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	39	21	---	---	8	68
S Jessie Bates	---	---	19	46	2	67
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	19	41	4	64
WR Chandler Curtis	36	14	---	---	14	64
TE Abraham Giles	37	19	---	---	8	64
DT Willie Borders	---	---	13	46	2	61
T Ricardo Nikolic	40	21	---	---	---	61
T Drew Schwant	40	21	---	---	---	61
T Cody Ford	39	21	---	---	---	60
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	3	20	23	46
WR Anthony Schwartz	29	17	---	---	---	46
WR Julio Roca	21	12	---	---	10	43
RB Pedro Iveans	10	4	---	---	25	39
QB Tua Tagovailoa	20	18	---	---	---	38
TE Trey Gray	3	7	---	---	25	35
TE Tommy Tremble	23	12	---	---	---	35
RB Ricky Langen	12	10	---	---	10	32
S Troy Apke	---	---	2	9	17	28
RB Thomas Pearson	18	6	---	---	2	26
QB Keegan Cassidy	20	3	---	---	2	25
ILB Austin Turner	---	---	0	0	21	21
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	8	10	---	18
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	6	10	---	16
WR Jamal Wayne	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Joel Shepherd	8	4	---	---	---	12
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Bryce Finley	1	0	---	---	8	9
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	0	1	8	9
ILB Grant Stuard	---	---	0	0	9	9
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	3	4	1	8
C Bradley Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Tommy Togiai	---	---	0	0	8	8
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	2	5	---	7
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Jesse Lofton	---	---	2	3	---	5
WR Jeffery Graham	3	0	---	---	---	3
G Gerald Hoffman	1	0	---	---	---	1

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Trey Pipkins	21	56	---	---	10	87
G Heath Milem	21	56	---	---	10	87
G Britt Abrams	20	53	---	---	10	83
T Gene West	20	53	---	---	10	83
C Weston Richburg	21	56	---	---	4	81
QB Ryan Finley	21	56	---	---	2	79
WR Amari Cooper	18	50	---	---	1	69
OLB Artie Hawkins	---	---	37	21	11	69
WR Roberto Keith	15	46	---	---	7	68
TE Kylen Granson	19	47	---	---	---	66
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	34	20	11	65
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	40	21	3	64
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	40	20	2	62
S Talanoa Hufanga	---	---	39	20	2	61
RB Joseph Kemp	13	28	---	---	18	59
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	38	18	2	58
WR Ja'Marr Chase	15	36	---	---	---	51
DT Dayo Odeyingbo	---	---	32	19	---	51
CB Andre Cisco	---	---	24	12	8	44
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	29	14	---	43
OLB Tre Hines	---	---	18	9	13	40
TE Jorge Brady	3	10	---	---	24	37
FB Lorenzo Andersen	6	13	---	---	17	36
OLB Jesse Perkins	---	---	21	12	2	35
WR Rashard Higgins	4	12	---	---	17	33
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	6	3	23	32
CB Darren Humphries	---	---	10	4	16	30
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	19	9	---	28
RB Kylin Hill	4	17	---	---	7	28
S Casey Barrett	---	---	16	9	1	26
DT Ray Howard	---	---	11	7	8	26
S Rondell Scott	---	---	16	9	---	25
S Horace Brockway	---	---	3	2	14	19
WR Devin Singletary	1	1	---	---	14	16
RB Arnie Moultrie	4	11	---	---	1	16
TE Alfredo Horton	3	9	---	---	1	13
DT Jay Tufele	---	---	7	2	2	11
C Francisco Mathis	0	0	---	---	10	10
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Chauncey Golston	---	---	0	0	6	6
T Garett Bolles	1	3	---	---	---	4
K Courtney Carney	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Blake Brandel	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Dak Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rashan Gary	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Creed Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	20	103	5.2
Right	13	48	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tua Tagovailoa	18	12	3	0	0	3	3	0	0
Keegan Cassidy	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	52	21	2	4	2	10	11	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	82	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	9	83	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	123	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Curtis	6	6	0	97	2	14
RB Thomas Pearson	4	2	0	52	1	6
TE Abraham Giles	4	2	1	6	0	19
WR Julio Roca	3	1	0	3	0	12
TE Tommy Tremble	2	1	0	7	0	12
RB Joel Shepherd	1	1	0	-4	0	4
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	1	0	1	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	16	8	0	120	2	50
WR Roberto Keith	14	5	2	34	0	46
WR Ja'Marr Chase	7	3	0	28	0	36
RB Arnie Moultrie	4	3	0	24	0	11
TE Kylen Granson	4	1	0	9	0	47
WR Rashard Higgins	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Joseph Kemp	2	1	0	6	0	28
RB Kylin Hill	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Alfredo Horton	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	2	10	5.00	5.20
RB Ricky Langen	2	-5	-2.50	3.45
RB Pedro Iveans	1	7	7.00	4.40

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tua Tagovailoa	2	1	9	4.50	7.83
Keegan Cassidy	1	1	14	14.00	7.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	2	0	0	0.00	4.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chandler Curtis	2	2	23	11.50	16.17
WR Julio Roca	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roberto Keith	1	0	0	0.00	2.43
TE Kylen Granson	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Pearson	9	4
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	0
RB Pedro Iveans	1	1
RB Ricky Langen	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ryan Finley	2	1
RB Kylin Hill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tua Tagovailoa	3	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	14	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Curtis	1	1	1
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1	1
WR Julio Roca	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amari Cooper	6	1	1
WR Roberto Keith	2	1	0
RB Kylin Hill	2	0	0
TE Kylen Granson	2	1	1
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	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)