Week 17, 2086

played in New Orleans, CA

58 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	6	7	0	-	23
New Orleans Saints	7	0	3	13	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 NOS - Branden Maloney 8 pass from Shannon Monroe (Garrett Locher extra point)
1Q: 05:05 CAR - Santiago Terry 3 run (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 05:43 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 18 field goal
3Q: 07:42 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 20 field goal
3Q: 04:46 NOS - Garrett Locher 21 field goal
3Q: 00:08 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 40 field goal
4Q: 13:23 NOS - Garrett Locher 45 field goal
4Q: 05:00 NOS - Nick Farr 17 pass from Shannon Monroe (Garrett Locher extra point)
4Q: 02:41 CAR - Karl Atkins 1 pass from J.C. Klaes (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 00:48 NOS - Garrett Locher 36 field goal
OT: 03:34 NOS - Garrett Locher 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 NOS - Branden Maloney 8 pass from Shannon Monroe (Garrett Locher extra point)
1Q: 05:05 CAR - Santiago Terry 3 run (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 05:43 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 18 field goal
3Q: 07:42 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 20 field goal
3Q: 04:46 NOS - Garrett Locher 21 field goal
3Q: 00:08 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 40 field goal
4Q: 13:23 NOS - Garrett Locher 45 field goal
4Q: 05:00 NOS - Nick Farr 17 pass from Shannon Monroe (Garrett Locher extra point)
4Q: 02:41 CAR - Karl Atkins 1 pass from J.C. Klaes (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 00:48 NOS - Garrett Locher 36 field goal
OT: 03:34 NOS - Garrett Locher 32 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 5-11 6-10
First Downs 26 24
- by Rushing 8 12
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 475 511
- Offensive Plays 69 61
- Yards per Play 6.88 8.38
Net Rushing Yards 144 224
- Rushing Attempts 30 25
- Yards per Rush 4.80 8.96
Net Passing Yards 331 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 3 34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 331 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 8.49 7.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 10/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 7/167
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:39 30:55

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	5-11	6-10
First Downs	26	24
- by Rushing	8	12
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	475	511
- Offensive Plays	69	61
- Yards per Play	6.88	8.38
Net Rushing Yards	144	224
- Rushing Attempts	30	25
- Yards per Rush	4.80	8.96
Net Passing Yards	331	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 3	34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	331	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	8.49	7.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	10/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	7/167
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:39	30:55

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	5:52	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	2:08	2:19	OWN 20	5	54	Interception
2	11:23	5:46	OWN 33	9	66	Field Goal
2	1:34	0:57	OWN 44	3	37	Interception
3	15:00	7:25	OWN 38	12	59	Field Goal
3	4:40	4:38	OWN 25	9	52	Field Goal
4	13:15	3:19	OWN 27	6	20	Punt
4	4:52	2:19	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:36	OWN 25	4	0	Interception
OT1	8:57	1:28	OWN 28	3	2	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	4:58	2:50	OWN 30	4	18	Punt
2	14:49	3:26	OWN 11	6	10	Punt
2	5:37	4:03	OWN 32	7	31	Missed FG
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 4	2	49	Half
3	7:35	2:55	OWN 36	4	60	Field Goal
3	0:02	1:47	OWN 42	5	30	Field Goal
4	9:56	5:04	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
4	2:33	1:51	OWN 34	7	47	Field Goal
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 25	0	0	Missed FG
OT1	10:00	1:03	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
OT1	7:29	4:03	OWN 14	7	71	Field Goal

Game MVP: Shannon Monroe, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Santiago Terry	23	95	4.13	14	1	1
RB Clay Williamson	7	49	7.00	18	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Evan Winslett	15	174	11.60	53	5
RB Branden Maloney	8	23	2.88	12	1
QB Shannon Monroe	1	20	20.00	20	1
RB Brayden Stokes	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Klaes	39	26	331	0/0	1	36	3	69.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shannon Monroe	34	27	304	2/17	2	33	0	123.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffrey Rogers	6	7	91	15.17	61	36	0
WR Amir Klecko	6	11	58	9.67	9	17	0
TE Shane Carpenter	5	6	53	10.60	30	32	0
WR Kerry Burnett	3	4	64	21.33	32	33	0
RB Santiago Terry	2	5	40	20.00	30	34	0
TE Karl Atkins	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	1
WR K.C. Reeves	1	2	10	10.00	10	10	0
TE Paul Cobbins	1	2	11	11.00	2	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Tucker	6	7	73	12.17	39	25	0
TE Donnie Dworak	6	8	70	11.67	44	24	0
WR Freddie Montgomery	5	6	49	9.80	5	16	0
TE Drake McDowell	3	3	22	7.33	0	10	0
TE Nick Farr	2	2	23	11.50	15	17	1
RB Brayden Stokes	2	2	40	20.00	22	33	0
RB Branden Maloney	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Evan Winslett	1	2	9	9.00	12	9	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Sawyer Harkins	1	7	7.00
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	0.00
CB Santiago Vijitakula	1	13	13.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Santiago Terry	1	0	0	0
QB J.C. Klaes	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Myles Walsh	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Velasquez	2	91	45.5	45.5	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cole Duran	3	155	51.7	37.7	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	4/6	1/3	0/1	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Reeves	2	22	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Reeves	2	48	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer Harkins	7	167	23.9	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Kudo	7	5	0.0	18	28
ILB Gino Piper	5	0	0.0	19	28
DE Marc Gregg	4	2	1.5	21	35
CB Ross Oliver	4	2	0.0	23	28
S Grady Alston	4	1	0.0	20	35
S Louis Wicher	4	1	0.0	24	36
OLB Dashawn Bronson	4	1	0.0	24	36
S Zane McNutt	4	0	0.0	3	5
DT Buddy Gidley	3	3	0.5	18	24
CB Bucky Perez	3	1	0.0	24	36
ILB Tevin Gagliardi	3	0	0.0	9	13
S Jamal Rivers	2	0	0.0	4	1
CB Gus Jennings	2	0	0.0	15	27
DE Donte Wolfe	1	1	0.0	20	35
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	1	1	0.0	7	8
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mack Flowers	1	0	0.0	7	7
WR Amir Klecko	1	0	---	---	---
TE Paul Cobbins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Jankowski	0	1	0.0	8	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Myles Walsh	14	2	30	33
ILB Ronald Palmateer	8	1	29	25
S Sawyer Harkins	5	2	30	39
CB Byron Armstrong	4	2	27	31
DE Eddie Bates	4	1	29	37
CB Eugene Rochelle	4	0	28	36
DT Colin Gaines	3	2	30	28
DE Christian LaPointe	3	1	5	16
DT Cary Porter	3	1	19	18
OLB Roberto Huffman	2	5	21	10
S Derrick Massicott	1	2	22	17
ILB Donovan Suggs	1	1	1	14
CB Dennis Cox	1	0	10	25
OLB Gustavo Miller	1	0	1	1
DT Cody Owens	0	1	10	25
S Amir Walsh	0	1	8	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marc Gregg	1.5	2	1	35
DT Buddy Gidley	0.5	0	0	24
DE Donte Wolfe	0.0	0	2	35

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Colin Gaines	1	0	1	28
ILB Donovan Suggs	1	0	0	14
DE Eddie Bates	0	1	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eugene Kudo	4	0	28
OLB Dashawn Bronson	4	0	36
ILB Gino Piper	3	0	28
S Zane McNutt	3	0	5
CB Ross Oliver	3	0	28
S Louis Wicher	2	1	36
S Grady Alston	2	0	35
CB Gus Jennings	2	0	27
CB Mack Flowers	1	0	7
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	1	0	8
CB Bucky Perez	1	0	36
ILB Tevin Gagliardi	1	0	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Myles Walsh	6	1	0	33
ILB Ronald Palmateer	6	0	0	25
CB Eugene Rochelle	5	1	0	36
S Sawyer Harkins	3	0	1	39
CB Byron Armstrong	2	0	1	31
DE Christian LaPointe	2	0	0	16
CB Dennis Cox	1	2	0	25
ILB Donovan Suggs	1	0	0	14
CB Santiago Vijitakula	0	1	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Randall Roush	4	10	0	30	39
C Tim Flynn	3	7	0	30	39
G Trevor Wilkerson	3	5	0	30	39
T Charlie Gibson	2	3	0	30	39
T Brenden Cook	1	3	1	30	39
TE Karl Atkins	1	1	0	12	8
TE Paul Cobbins	0	1	0	19	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Graham Mathews	5	7	0	25	0	36
G Neal Moffett	3	5	1	25	1	36
C Kim Durden	2	6	0	25	0	36
T J.T. Grabowski	2	3	0	25	0	36
T Leslie Stewart	2	3	0	25	0	36
RB Evan Winslett	0	0	0	16	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clay Williamson	3	21
Paul Cobbins	2	20
Jeffrey Rogers	1	19
Louis Wicher	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Arnie Graham	2	9
Branden Maloney	1	22
Kris O'Connor	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Louis Wicher	---	---	24	36	15	75
T Brenden Cook	30	39	---	---	5	74
C Tim Flynn	30	39	---	---	---	69
QB J.C. Klaes	30	39	---	---	---	69
G Trevor Wilkerson	30	39	---	---	---	69
T Charlie Gibson	30	39	---	---	---	69
G Randall Roush	30	39	---	---	---	69
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	24	36	6	66
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	24	36	6	66
DE Marc Gregg	---	---	21	35	9	65
TE Shane Carpenter	28	36	---	---	---	64
DE Donte Wolfe	---	---	20	35	6	61
S Grady Alston	---	---	20	35	6	61
WR Amir Klecko	23	31	---	---	7	61
WR Jeffrey Rogers	11	24	---	---	19	54
WR Kerry Burnett	19	35	---	---	---	54
CB Ross Oliver	---	---	23	28	3	54
RB Clay Williamson	13	19	---	---	21	53
TE Paul Cobbins	19	12	---	---	20	51
ILB Gino Piper	---	---	19	28	3	50
CB Gus Jennings	---	---	15	27	8	50
OLB Eugene Kudo	---	---	18	28	3	49
DT Buddy Gidley	---	---	18	24	5	47
RB Santiago Terry	23	21	---	---	---	44
CB Mack Flowers	---	---	7	7	18	32
TE Karl Atkins	12	8	---	---	8	28
ILB Tevin Gagliardi	---	---	9	13	4	26
DT Joe Jankowski	---	---	8	12	4	24
OLB Noah Summers	---	---	5	1	18	24
WR K.C. Reeves	2	6	---	---	15	23
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	---	---	7	8	3	18
RB Shaquille Lundgren	0	0	---	---	18	18
S DeAndre Valcarcel	---	---	1	0	16	17
ILB Aidan Kennedy	---	---	1	0	9	10
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Zane McNutt	---	---	3	5	1	9
WR Drew Harvey	0	3	---	---	6	9
DE Alec Herttna	---	---	4	1	---	5
G Louis Vance	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Jamal Rivers	---	---	4	1	---	5
C Cristian Gillespie	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Gary McCumber	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Damien Waddy	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Jackie Velasquez	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Antonio Manning	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Sawyer Harkins	---	---	30	39	11	80
TE Donnie Dworak	21	35	---	---	24	80
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	29	37	12	78
T Leslie Stewart	25	36	---	---	9	70
C Kim Durden	25	36	---	---	9	70
CB Eugene Rochelle	---	---	28	36	5	69
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	30	33	3	66
DE Jerome Hoover	---	---	27	32	3	62
G Neal Moffett	25	36	---	---	---	61
T J.T. Grabowski	25	36	---	---	---	61
G Graham Mathews	25	36	---	---	---	61
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	27	31	3	61
QB Shannon Monroe	25	36	---	---	---	61
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	30	28	3	61
ILB Ronald Palmateer	---	---	29	25	3	57
RB Branden Maloney	14	18	---	---	22	54
WR Darrin Skladanowski	21	33	---	---	---	54
WR Xavier Tucker	19	34	---	---	---	53
WR Freddie Montgomery	14	24	---	---	15	53
S Amir Walsh	---	---	8	22	15	45
S Derrick Massicott	---	---	22	17	2	41
DT Cary Porter	---	---	19	18	2	39
DT Cody Owens	---	---	10	25	2	37
CB Dennis Cox	---	---	10	25	1	36
RB Evan Winslett	16	19	---	---	---	35
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	21	10	3	34
CB Clarence Emtman	---	---	3	14	15	32
DE Christian LaPointe	---	---	5	16	3	24
ILB Donovan Suggs	---	---	1	14	9	24
WR Damon Rivera	3	2	---	---	18	23
FB Tony Dulles	1	0	---	---	21	22
OLB Gustavo Miller	---	---	1	1	17	19
TE Nick Farr	7	10	---	---	---	17
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Nick Garrett	4	0	---	---	8	12
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Vincent Wimbley	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Cole Duran	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Arnie Graham	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Kris O'Connor	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Drake McDowell	4	3	---	---	1	8
CB Santiago Vijitakula	---	---	0	6	---	6
RB Brayden Stokes	1	2	---	---	---	3
S Sammy Durham	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Elijah DiCosimo	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Bill Demeester	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	98	5.2
Right	11	46	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	12	71	5.9
Right	6	122	20.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Klaes	39	26	6	2	0	5	1	2	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shannon Monroe	34	27	4	2	2	1	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	81	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	167	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	36	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	45	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	195	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	64	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amir Klecko	11	6	58	0	31
WR Jeffrey Rogers	7	6	91	3	24
TE Shane Carpenter	6	5	53	1	36
RB Santiago Terry	5	2	40	1	21
WR Kerry Burnett	4	3	64	1	35
TE Karl Atkins	2	2	4	0	8
WR K.C. Reeves	2	1	10	0	6
TE Paul Cobbins	2	1	11	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Donnie Dworak	8	6	1	70	1	35
WR Xavier Tucker	7	6	1	73	2	34
WR Freddie Montgomery	6	5	0	49	0	24
TE Drake McDowell	3	3	0	22	0	3
RB Branden Maloney	2	1	0	8	0	18
WR Darrin Skladanowski	2	1	0	10	0	33
TE Nick Farr	2	2	0	23	0	10
RB Brayden Stokes	2	2	0	40	1	2
RB Evan Winslett	2	1	0	9	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Santiago Terry	6	19	3.17	4.13
RB Clay Williamson	2	9	4.50	7.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Branden Maloney	2	-1	-0.50	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Klaes	7	5	36	5.14	8.49

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shannon Monroe	3	3	33	11.00	8.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amir Klecko	3	2	16	5.33	5.27
TE Shane Carpenter	2	1	1	0.50	8.83
TE Karl Atkins	1	1	1	1.00	2.00
WR Kerry Burnett	1	1	18	18.00	16.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Branden Maloney	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
TE Donnie Dworak	1	1	8	8.00	8.75
TE Nick Farr	1	1	17	17.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Santiago Terry	3	2
RB Clay Williamson	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Branden Maloney	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Klaes	10	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shannon Monroe	6	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amir Klecko	5	4	3
RB Santiago Terry	2	1	1
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	1	1
TE Shane Carpenter	1	0	0
WR Kerry Burnett	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Montgomery	3	2	2
TE Donnie Dworak	1	1	0
TE Drake McDowell	1	1	0
TE Nick Farr	1	1	0

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

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