Week 17, 2035

played in Carolina, NC

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	14	0	7	-	35
Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 NOS - Kylen Granson 26 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 07:32 NOS - Mercury Trainor 17 run (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 13:14 CAR - Cornell Thorstenson 29 field goal
2Q: 09:14 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 16 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 07:29 CAR - Melvin Engleberger 31 pass from Gilbert Tubbs (Cornell Thorstenson extra point)
2Q: 05:49 NOS - Mercury Trainor 11 run (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 10:41 NOS - Kylen Granson 29 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 NOS - Kylen Granson 26 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 07:32 NOS - Mercury Trainor 17 run (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 13:14 CAR - Cornell Thorstenson 29 field goal
2Q: 09:14 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 16 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 07:29 CAR - Melvin Engleberger 31 pass from Gilbert Tubbs (Cornell Thorstenson extra point)
2Q: 05:49 NOS - Mercury Trainor 11 run (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 10:41 NOS - Kylen Granson 29 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 12-4 9-7
First Downs 25 8
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 13 3
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 499 180
- Offensive Plays 70 52
- Yards per Play 7.13 3.46
Net Rushing Yards 220 101
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 6.29 4.21
Net Passing Yards 279 79
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 1 26 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 279 94
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 2.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.4 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/65 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 7/89 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/114 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:39 25:21

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	12-4	9-7
First Downs	25	8
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	13	3
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	499	180
- Offensive Plays	70	52
- Yards per Play	7.13	3.46
Net Rushing Yards	220	101
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	6.29	4.21
Net Passing Yards	279	79
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 1	26 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	279	94
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	2.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.4	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/65	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	7/89	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/114	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:39	25:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:42	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	9:42	2:23	50	5	50	Touchdown
1	5:56	4:06	OPP 47	6	15	Missed FG
2	13:09	4:03	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	7:15	1:36	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	4:47	2:17	OWN 14	5	19	Punt
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 16	5	59	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	10:54	3:08	OWN 30	8	30	Punt
3	6:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	3:35	1:32	OWN 1	5	16	Punt
4	14:53	2:19	OWN 6	5	23	Interception
4	11:21	0:54	OPP 44	2	44	Touchdown
4	8:11	2:49	OWN 35	4	30	Punt
4	3:23	2:13	OWN 47	3	2	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
1	10:19	0:37	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
1	7:19	1:23	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	1:50	3:41	OWN 39	8	49	Field Goal
2	9:06	1:51	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	5:39	0:52	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	2:30	0:46	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	12:39	1:45	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
3	7:46	1:46	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
3	5:00	1:25	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	2:03	2:10	OWN 49	3	-8	Punt
4	12:34	1:13	OPP 44	4	-12	Downs
4	10:27	2:16	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	5:22	1:59	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	2	10	Game

Game MVP: Trevor Lawrence, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	18	113	6.28	22	3	0
RB Mercury Trainor	14	86	6.14	17	4	2
QB Trevor Lawrence	2	19	9.50	11	1	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rick Peters	17	79	4.65	26	3
QB Gilbert Tubbs	4	28	7.00	9	0
RB Kevin Logan	3	-6	-2.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Lawrence	35	24	279	0/0	3	29	1	109.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Tubbs	26	13	94	2/15	1	31	1	55.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max Ta'Amu	5	8	74	14.80	24	25	0
TE Kylen Granson	5	5	82	16.40	42	29	2
WR Ja'Marr Chase	3	8	10	3.33	10	16	1
RB Mercury Trainor	3	4	24	8.00	0	13	0
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	3	4	25	8.33	13	20	0
WR Elias Shipp	1	2	19	19.00	12	19	0
TE Daniel Bellinger	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Mario McConnell	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
WR Grayson Clawson	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Geoff Weese	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Engleberger	5	9	69	13.80	21	31	1
RB Alfredo Craft	3	10	8	2.67	0	6	0
WR Nicky Cruse	3	5	16	5.33	7	11	0
WR Wendell Lindsay	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Rick Peters	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Duane Magnotta	1	4	4.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antoine Wynn	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Tyler Foster	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Rick Peters	1	0	0	0
TE Duane Arbuckle	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	7	323	46.1	31.7	64	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	10	513	51.3	42.4	71	7

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Banks	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	5/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Thorstenson	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JT Woods	7	89	12.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Lindsay	3	41	13.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Rodgers	2	94	47.0	0
Elias Shipp	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Mitchell	2	54	27.0	0
Kevin Logan	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Norman Rubio	9	2	0.0	14	24
DT Alexander Karras	5	0	0.0	20	18
S Josiah Shepherd	4	4	0.0	22	18
S JT Woods	4	1	0.0	20	25
DT Logan Hall	4	0	0.0	15	13
ILB Nathaniel Barker	2	1	0.0	17	17
S Gregory Voss	2	0	0.0	9	14
CB Toby Rhodes	2	0	0.0	4	11
ILB Tyler Foster	2	0	0.0	10	3
CB Duane Magnotta	1	0	1.0	18	17
DT Rex Trabosh	1	0	0.5	4	10
OLB Logan Evans	1	1	0.0	8	13
CB AJ Terrell	1	0	0.0	2	10
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	0	---	---	---
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	1	0	0.0	7	17
DE Kevin Mahoney	0	2	0.5	9	12
DE Jerome Kerr	0	1	0.0	18	18
CB Ed Robinson	0	1	0.0	22	20
OLB David Jordan	0	1	0.0	12	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daxton Hill	7	5	0.0	32	24
OLB Donnie Rausche	7	4	0.0	34	34
S Marquis Bryant	7	1	0.0	31	33
CB Raul Sera	6	2	0.0	26	27
DT Elijah Lewis	5	0	0.0	29	29
CB Antoine Wynn	5	0	0.0	27	32
OLB Darren Mussi	4	3	0.0	31	33
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	3	1	0.0	9	7
OLB Mike Brady	2	1	0.0	6	1
DE Terrell Fenwick	2	1	0.0	27	32
CB Roger Jefferson	2	0	0.0	28	27
CB Salvador Gerber	2	0	0.0	12	11
ILB Devan Blanchette	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Alejandro Siler	1	0	0.0	28	28
RB Rick Peters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alim McNeill	0	4	0.0	15	10
DT Dale Irwin	0	1	0.0	32	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Duane Magnotta	1.0	0	0	17
DT Rex Trabosh	0.5	0	1	10
DE Kevin Mahoney	0.5	0	1	12
OLB Logan Evans	0.0	1	0	13
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	0.0	0	1	17
CB Steven Kaplan	0.0	0	1	22
DT Alexander Karras	0.0	0	1	18
OLB Adam Dorsey	0.0	0	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terrell Fenwick	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Norman Rubio	5	1	0	24
S Gregory Voss	2	0	0	14
ILB Nathaniel Barker	2	0	0	17
CB AJ Terrell	1	0	0	10
CB Steven Kaplan	1	0	0	22
CB Toby Rhodes	1	0	0	11
S Josiah Shepherd	1	0	0	18
CB Duane Magnotta	0	0	1	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antoine Wynn	5	1	1	32
CB Raul Sera	5	1	0	27
OLB Donnie Rausche	3	1	0	34
S Marquis Bryant	2	3	0	33
CB Roger Jefferson	2	1	0	27
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	2	0	0	7
OLB Darren Mussi	2	0	0	33
S Daxton Hill	1	1	0	24
CB Salvador Gerber	1	0	0	11
DE Terrell Fenwick	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Max Elliot	6	9	1	35	35
T Eli Broadhurst	4	6	0	35	35
C Cam Jurgens	3	9	1	35	35
G Sammy Pham	2	5	0	35	35
TE Daniel Bellinger	1	1	0	6	5
T Caiden Maloney	0	2	0	35	35
TE Kylen Granson	0	1	0	27	31

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kenneth Crnish	2	6	24	0	28
G Scottie June	2	4	24	1	28
G Harvey Elliott	1	5	24	0	28
C Levi Singh	1	4	24	0	28
T Harold Westbrook	0	1	24	0	28
TE Henry Lovejoy	0	0	21	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Max Ta'Amu	3	27
AJ Terrell	2	27
Max Elliot	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jorge Vinatieri	5	26
Charles Bruggeman	2	27
Duane Arbuckle	2	19
Noah Patterson	1	17

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Max Ta'Amu	29	29	---	---	27	85
G Max Elliot	35	35	---	---	9	79
T Eli Broadhurst	35	35	---	---	9	79
G Sammy Pham	35	35	---	---	9	79
T Caiden Maloney	35	35	---	---	9	79
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	25	23	---	---	27	75
C Cam Jurgens	35	35	---	---	---	70
QB Trevor Lawrence	32	35	---	---	---	67
WR Ja'Marr Chase	29	35	---	---	1	65
TE Kylen Granson	27	31	---	---	2	60
WR Elias Shipp	25	28	---	---	5	58
S JT Woods	---	---	20	25	11	56
OLB Adam Dorsey	---	---	12	13	26	51
DT Alexander Karras	---	---	20	18	11	49
CB Ed Robinson	---	---	22	20	1	43
S Josiah Shepherd	---	---	22	18	1	41
CB Steven Kaplan	---	---	17	22	1	40
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	2	10	27	39
OLB Norman Rubio	---	---	14	24	1	39
RB Mercury Trainor	15	12	---	---	12	39
S Gregory Voss	---	---	9	14	15	38
TE Daniel Bellinger	6	5	---	---	26	37
DE Jerome Kerr	---	---	18	18	1	37
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	---	---	7	17	11	35
ILB Nathaniel Barker	---	---	17	17	1	35
CB Duane Magnotta	---	---	18	17	---	35
DT Logan Hall	---	---	15	13	---	28
TE Geoff Weese	17	9	---	---	---	26
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	10	3	13	26
OLB David Jordan	---	---	12	11	1	24
S Maurice Kerr	---	---	4	2	18	24
OLB Logan Evans	---	---	8	13	1	22
DE Kevin Mahoney	---	---	9	12	---	21
CB Toby Rhodes	---	---	4	11	1	16
DT Rex Trabosh	---	---	4	10	---	14
WR Grayson Clawson	0	1	---	---	8	9
C Frankie Gayle	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Amari Rodgers	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Mario McConnell	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Roman Chatham	3	0	---	---	---	3
G Gabriel Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marlon Kaplan	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Owen Erickson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Raul Sera	---	---	26	27	17	70
OLB Donnie Rausche	---	---	34	34	2	70
DE Terrell Fenwick	---	---	27	32	8	67
S Marquis Bryant	---	---	31	33	2	66
DT Dale Irwin	---	---	32	32	2	66
OLB Darren Mussi	---	---	31	33	2	66
DE Alejandro Siler	---	---	28	28	9	65
G Harvey Elliott	24	28	---	---	11	63
C Levi Singh	24	28	---	---	11	63
G Scottie June	24	28	---	---	11	63
T Harold Westbrook	24	28	---	---	11	63
CB Antoine Wynn	---	---	27	32	2	61
DT Elijah Lewis	---	---	29	29	2	60
S Daxton Hill	---	---	32	24	1	57
CB Roger Jefferson	---	---	28	27	1	56
RB Rick Peters	21	24	---	---	9	54
QB Gilbert Tubbs	24	28	---	---	1	53
RB Alfredo Craft	21	26	---	---	6	53
T Kenneth Crnish	24	28	---	---	---	52
TE Henry Lovejoy	21	26	---	---	---	47
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	---	---	9	7	26	42
WR Melvin Engleberger	18	22	---	---	---	40
S Noah Patterson	---	---	7	13	17	37
WR Nicky Cruse	13	23	---	---	---	36
TE Charles Bruggeman	2	2	---	---	27	31
ILB Devan Blanchette	---	---	1	1	26	28
TE Duane Arbuckle	6	3	---	---	19	28
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	15	10	1	26
RB Kevin Logan	3	2	---	---	20	25
CB Salvador Gerber	---	---	12	11	2	25
FB Toby Lepore	2	1	---	---	17	20
WR Cory Mitchell	2	1	---	---	17	20
DT Jermaine Johnson	---	---	9	9	---	18
WR Wendell Lindsay	4	5	---	---	7	16
C Larry Schwartz	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Douglas Gardner	7	4	---	---	---	11
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Bo Bryant	---	---	1	1	7	9
OLB Mike Brady	---	---	6	1	---	7
K Cornell Thorstenson	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Jameson Williams	0	1	---	---	---	1
ILB Brandon Smith	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Ken House	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Charles Cross	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jacob Hopper	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chance McClover	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	20	137	6.9
Right	11	61	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	16	71	4.4
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Lawrence	35	24	5	1	0	8	1	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Tubbs	26	13	2	2	2	1	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	196	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	67	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-9	-2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	33	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	39	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max Ta'Amu	8	5	74	2	29
WR Ja'Marr Chase	8	3	10	0	35
TE Kylen Granson	5	5	82	2	31
RB Mercury Trainor	4	3	24	0	12
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	4	3	25	1	23
WR Elias Shipp	2	1	19	0	28
TE Daniel Bellinger	1	1	7	0	5
WR Mario McConnell	1	1	11	0	2
WR Grayson Clawson	1	1	15	0	1
TE Geoff Weese	1	1	12	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Alfredo Craft	10	3	0	8	0	26
WR Melvin Engleberger	9	5	2	69	2	22
WR Nicky Cruse	5	3	0	16	0	23
WR Wendell Lindsay	1	1	0	5	0	5
RB Rick Peters	1	1	0	-4	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mercury Trainor	2	28	14.00	6.14
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	2	2.00	2.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rick Peters	1	1	1.00	4.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Lawrence	3	3	21	7.00	7.97

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Tubbs	2	2	7	3.50	3.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ja'Marr Chase	2	2	14	7.00	1.25
TE Daniel Bellinger	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alfredo Craft	1	1	0	0.00	0.80
WR Melvin Engleberger	1	1	7	7.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mercury Trainor	3	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gilbert Tubbs	2	0
RB Rick Peters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Lawrence	8	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Tubbs	9	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max Ta'Amu	4	2	1
WR Ja'Marr Chase	3	0	0
RB Mercury Trainor	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch
RB Alfredo Craft	5	2
WR Melvin Engleberger	3	2
WR Nicky Cruse	1	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)