Week 15, 2054

played in New Orleans, CA

69 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	17	3	10	-	40
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 35 field goal
1Q: 02:35 CAR - Blake Ballard 16 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 14:15 CAR - Griffin Floyd 16 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 08:46 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 42 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Griffin Floyd 10 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Winston Bell 20 field goal
3Q: 05:29 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 23 field goal
4Q: 09:21 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 29 field goal
4Q: 06:48 NOS - Winston Bell 40 field goal
4Q: 04:21 CAR - Griffin Floyd 56 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 01:56 NOS - Wade Midler 40 pass from Floyd Talent (Winston Bell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 35 field goal
1Q: 02:35 CAR - Blake Ballard 16 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 14:15 CAR - Griffin Floyd 16 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 08:46 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 42 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CAR - Griffin Floyd 10 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Winston Bell 20 field goal
3Q: 05:29 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 23 field goal
4Q: 09:21 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 29 field goal
4Q: 06:48 NOS - Winston Bell 40 field goal
4Q: 04:21 CAR - Griffin Floyd 56 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 01:56 NOS - Wade Midler 40 pass from Floyd Talent (Winston Bell extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 8-6 4-10
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 11 1
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 540 353
- Offensive Plays 70 51
- Yards per Play 7.71 6.92
Net Rushing Yards 320 55
- Rushing Attempts 39 13
- Yards per Rush 8.21 4.23
Net Passing Yards 220 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 0 38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.10 7.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:53 21:07

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	8-6	4-10
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	11	1
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	540	353
- Offensive Plays	70	51
- Yards per Play	7.71	6.92
Net Rushing Yards	320	55
- Rushing Attempts	39	13
- Yards per Rush	8.21	4.23
Net Passing Yards	220	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 0	38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.10	7.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	38:53	21:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 25	9	57	Field Goal
1	5:20	3:02	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
1	1:03	2:04	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	12:54	4:13	OWN 19	7	56	Field Goal
2	6:06	4:12	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
3	12:58	1:49	OWN 37	3	-14	Punt
3	10:14	4:51	OWN 32	9	62	Field Goal
3	2:59	3:22	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
4	13:34	2:10	OWN 44	5	10	Punt
4	11:14	2:00	OPP 20	3	8	Field Goal
4	6:40	2:41	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 25	4	10	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	4:39	OWN 26	8	51	Missed FG
1	2:18	1:15	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	13:59	1:05	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	8:41	2:35	OWN 7	5	19	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 25	8	72	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	11:09	0:55	OPP 46	2	17	Fumble
3	5:23	2:24	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
4	14:37	1:03	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	11:24	0:10	OWN 20	1	13	Fumble
4	9:14	2:34	OWN 25	6	52	Field Goal
4	3:59	2:20	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown

Game MVP: Johnathan Tubbs, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blake Ballard	15	102	6.80	23	4	1
QB Johnathan Tubbs	11	77	7.00	25	3	0
RB Griffin Floyd	11	138	12.55	56	3	2
WR Griffin Lyons	2	3	1.50	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Joseph Lindsay	7	32	4.57	13	1
RB Wade Midler	4	14	3.50	7	0
QB Randal Blanchard	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Braxton Miller	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Tubbs	30	22	226	1/6	1	38	0	105.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randal Blanchard	35	24	219	0/0	0	26	0	85.3
Floyd Talent	3	3	79	0/0	1	40	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Griffin Lyons	6	6	107	17.83	59	38	0
WR Tom Staley	4	4	12	3.00	11	11	0
TE Bert Harding	3	3	26	8.67	1	13	0
WR James Beyer	2	4	10	5.00	12	11	0
WR Justin Pino	2	2	19	9.50	3	10	0
FB Kody Coles	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Mo Guthrie	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	1
RB Blake Ballard	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Edward Griffin	1	2	28	28.00	8	28	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braxton Miller	9	12	68	7.56	21	26	0
WR Rex Konruff	4	4	59	14.75	20	20	0
RB Wade Midler	4	5	63	15.75	46	40	1
TE Courtney Landrum	3	5	35	11.67	11	18	0
WR Rusty Maryland	3	4	53	17.67	4	22	0
TE Levi Bronson	2	2	15	7.50	0	10	0
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Emmett Francis	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Griffin Floyd	1	0	0
S Leslie Beavers	0	1	0
TE Bert Harding	0	1	0
S Ed VandenBelt	0	1	0
S Caiden Simmons	0	0	1
OLB Brock Strong	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
TE Courtney Landrum	1	0
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	0
DT Max Perkins	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	3	131	43.7	26.0	49	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	6	283	47.2	37.0	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	2/3	1/2	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Konruff	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	9	3	13	38
OLB Brock Strong	7	2	13	37
OLB Earl Brimberry	4	1	4	21
OLB Adrian McGee	3	1	12	27
CB Todd Coleman	2	1	6	23
DT George Buckner	2	0	8	28
CB T.J. Snyder	2	0	7	26
OLB Timothy Totten	2	0	13	32
DE Gavin Peterman	1	1	5	11
S Caiden Simmons	1	0	9	20
DE Maxwell Anderson	1	0	13	36
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	3	17
CB Dominique Flowers	1	0	0	3
ILB Bryant Cushenbery	1	0	3	3
S Ed VandenBelt	1	0	9	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fernando Jones	8	2	0.0	24	20
OLB Jumbo Panariello	6	2	0.0	29	22
CB Derek Parker	5	3	0.0	31	23
DE Tyoka Barber	4	0	1.0	21	16
S Curtis Grossman	4	3	0.0	26	29
S Doug Naranjo	4	2	0.0	14	3
ILB Mark Villalobos	4	1	0.0	20	11
CB Dennis Smalley	4	1	0.0	39	31
DE Wendell Olivarez	4	0	0.0	16	13
DE Randal Foster	3	2	0.0	24	21
OLB Billy Shannon	3	1	0.0	20	16
DT Arturo Brisset	2	1	0.0	39	26
S Landon Gemmell	2	1	0.0	27	30
CB Stephen Osborne	2	0	0.0	16	12
DT Devin McNeil	1	2	0.0	12	15
DT Max Perkins	1	1	0.0	27	21
C Marshall Whiting	1	0	---	---	---
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Blaine Cooley	0	2	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Maxwell Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Gavin Peterman	0.0	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tyoka Barber	1.0	0	1	16
DE Randal Foster	0.0	1	1	21
OLB Billy Shannon	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	8	2	38
OLB Earl Brimberry	3	0	21
OLB Brock Strong	3	0	37
S Caiden Simmons	2	1	20
OLB Adrian McGee	2	1	27
CB T.J. Snyder	2	0	26
OLB Timothy Totten	2	0	32
CB Todd Coleman	1	1	23
S Ed VandenBelt	1	1	23
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	17
CB Dominique Flowers	1	0	3
ILB Bryant Cushenbery	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Panariello	6	0	22
ILB Fernando Jones	4	1	20
S Curtis Grossman	2	1	29
CB Stephen Osborne	2	0	12
DE Tyoka Barber	2	0	16
ILB Mark Villalobos	2	0	11
CB Dennis Smalley	1	1	31
CB Derek Parker	1	0	23
S Landon Gemmell	1	0	30
DE Wendell Olivarez	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lorenzo Tucker	5	10	1	39	1	31
G Leroy McCormick	3	10	0	39	0	31
G Francisco Hardy	3	5	0	26	0	27
T Alejandro Garrett	1	6	0	39	0	31
T Leslie Murphy	1	2	0	31	0	31
TE Bert Harding	1	1	0	21	0	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Demetrius Di Pietro	2	3	1	13	38
C Darren Wilkerson	0	5	0	13	38
T Troy Rodgers	0	1	0	13	38
TE Levi Bronson	0	1	0	5	17
C Marshall Whiting	0	1	0	13	28
T Alfred Weber	0	1	0	4	15

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Brimberry	3	22
Eli Bouler	1	25

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Konruff	1	18
Troy Rodgers	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leroy McCormick	39	31	---	---	7	77
T Alejandro Garrett	39	31	---	---	7	77
C Lorenzo Tucker	39	31	---	---	---	70
QB Johnathan Tubbs	39	31	---	---	---	70
T Leslie Murphy	31	31	---	---	7	69
G Francisco Hardy	26	27	---	---	4	57
S Karl Joseph	---	---	13	38	6	57
WR Griffin Lyons	31	16	---	---	7	54
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	13	37	3	53
WR James Beyer	17	13	---	---	22	52
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	13	36	3	52
CB Todd Coleman	---	---	6	23	20	49
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	13	32	4	49
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	12	27	10	49
TE Mo Guthrie	25	22	---	---	---	47
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	4	21	22	47
TE Eli Bouler	11	10	---	---	25	46
FB Kody Coles	11	12	---	---	22	45
DT George Buckner	---	---	8	28	8	44
WR Tom Staley	21	19	---	---	---	40
RB Blake Ballard	23	17	---	---	---	40
WR Edward Griffin	20	18	---	---	---	38
DE Xavier Gerhardt	---	---	12	22	2	36
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	7	26	3	36
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	9	24	2	35
TE Bert Harding	21	14	---	---	---	35
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	3	17	13	33
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	9	23	1	33
S Leroy Gaston	---	---	3	10	19	32
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	9	20	2	31
RB Griffin Floyd	15	12	---	---	---	27
DE Dwayne Keizur	---	---	1	14	7	22
G Brody Petrella	13	4	---	---	3	20
RB Morris Becker	0	0	---	---	19	19
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	5	11	1	17
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Justin Pino	0	2	---	---	11	13
CB Dominique Flowers	---	---	0	3	8	11
OLB Hector Enos	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Isaiah Gerhardt	8	0	---	---	---	8
ILB Bryant Cushenbery	---	---	3	3	2	8
P Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE K.C. McDermid	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Richard Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daniel Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jumbo Panariello	---	---	29	22	24	75
CB Dennis Smalley	---	---	39	31	4	74
WR Emmett Francis	13	38	---	---	21	72
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	39	26	3	68
C Darren Wilkerson	13	38	---	---	9	60
T Demetrius Di Pietro	13	38	---	---	9	60
T Troy Rodgers	13	38	---	---	9	60
S Landon Gemmell	---	---	27	30	3	60
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	26	29	3	58
CB Derek Parker	---	---	31	23	2	56
DT Max Perkins	---	---	27	21	4	52
QB Randal Blanchard	13	35	---	---	---	48
DE Randal Foster	---	---	24	21	3	48
ILB Fernando Jones	---	---	24	20	4	48
RB Wade Midler	6	23	---	---	19	48
TE Levi Bronson	5	17	---	---	24	46
WR Braxton Miller	11	34	---	---	---	45
CB Stephen Osborne	---	---	16	12	17	45
DE Winfred Martinez	---	---	22	19	3	44
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	21	16	6	43
ILB Mark Villalobos	---	---	20	11	12	43
TE Courtney Landrum	12	29	---	---	---	41
C Marshall Whiting	13	28	---	---	---	41
WR Rex Konruff	5	15	---	---	18	38
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	20	16	1	37
G Nathaniel Raymond	9	22	---	---	6	37
S Doug Naranjo	---	---	14	3	16	33
WR Rusty Maryland	2	13	---	---	18	33
DE Wendell Olivarez	---	---	16	13	2	31
FB Xavier Henson	3	7	---	---	18	28
CB Blaine Cooley	---	---	11	13	4	28
DT Devin McNeil	---	---	12	15	1	28
RB Joseph Lindsay	7	12	---	---	2	21
T Alfred Weber	4	15	---	---	---	19
C Stanley Horner	0	10	---	---	3	13
S Damon Barber	---	---	11	0	1	12
WR Dixon Granville	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Norbert Blackwell	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Floyd Talent	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Quinn Cason	1	2	---	---	---	3
G Irv Maxwell	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Gerald Drexler	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Roderick Christakes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	23	212	9.2
Right	9	93	10.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Tubbs	30	22	3	1	0	3	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randal Blanchard	35	24	4	1	2	6	2	0	0
Floyd Talent	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	21	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	133	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	87	17.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Griffin Lyons	6	6	107	2	16
TE Mo Guthrie	5	1	8	0	22
WR James Beyer	4	2	10	0	13
WR Tom Staley	4	4	12	0	19
TE Bert Harding	3	3	26	0	14
FB Kody Coles	2	1	2	0	12
WR Justin Pino	2	2	19	0	2
WR Edward Griffin	2	1	28	1	18
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1	10	0	12
RB Blake Ballard	1	1	4	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braxton Miller	12	9	0	68	1	34
TE Courtney Landrum	5	3	0	35	0	29
RB Wade Midler	5	4	0	63	2	23
WR Rex Konruff	4	4	0	59	1	15
WR Rusty Maryland	4	3	0	53	2	13
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	1	1	0	0	12
WR Emmett Francis	3	1	1	5	0	38
TE Levi Bronson	2	2	0	15	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blake Ballard	5	27	5.40	6.80
QB Johnathan Tubbs	3	6	2.00	7.00
WR Griffin Lyons	1	-3	-3.00	1.50
RB Griffin Floyd	1	16	16.00	12.55

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Tubbs	5	3	24	4.80	7.53

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randal Blanchard	1	1	-3	-3.00	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Griffin Lyons	1	1	4	4.00	17.83
WR James Beyer	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Bert Harding	1	1	10	10.00	8.67
WR Edward Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	14.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wade Midler	1	1	-3	-3.00	12.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Tubbs	2	0
RB Griffin Floyd	2	2
RB Blake Ballard	2	0
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
WR Braxton Miller	1	0
RB Wade Midler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Tubbs	8	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randal Blanchard	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Griffin Lyons	3	3	3
TE Mo Guthrie	1	0	0
WR James Beyer	1	0	0
TE Bert Harding	1	1	1
WR Justin Pino	1	1	1
WR Edward Griffin	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Courtney Landrum	2	1	1
WR Braxton Miller	2	1	0
RB Wade Midler	2	1	0
TE Levi Bronson	1	1	1
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,700 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,700 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (5,000)