NFL Carolina @ New Orleans - sportsnet.ca

17 - 45

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Carolina Panthers	7	10	0	0	17
New Orleans Saints	14	10	14	7	45

- Location:
  
  Mercedes-Benz Superdome
  New Orleans, Louisiana
- Attendance:
  
  73,065

1st quarter

Team	Time	Play	Car	NO
	13:21	Christopher Ivory 35 yd run (John Kasay kick)	0	7
	06:42	Steve Smith 12 yd pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick)	7	7
	02:50	Marques Colston 15 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)	7	14

2nd quarter

Team	Time	Play	Car	NO
	05:50	Olindo Mare 41 yd FG	10	14
	02:42	John Kasay 43 yd FG	10	17
	01:18	Jonathan Stewart 29 yd run (Olindo Mare kick)	17	17
	00:07	Marques Colston 42 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)	17	24

3rd quarter

Team	Time	Play	Car	NO
	08:54	Jimmy Graham 19 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)	17	31
	03:47	Jed Collins 1 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)	17	38

4th quarter

Team	Time	Play	Car	NO
	12:15	Darren Sproles 9 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)	17	45

Team Stats

	Carolina	New Orleans
1st Downs	21	33
Total Yards	301	617
Passing	137	409
Passing Completions/Attempts	15/25	31/38
Yards/Pass	5.1	10.8
Rushing	164	208
Rushing Attempts	24	35
Yards/Rush	6.8	5.9
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions Thrown	1	1
Possession	25:26	34:34

Carolina Passing

Player	COM	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cam Newton	15	25	158		1	1

New Orleans Passing

Player	COM	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Drew Brees	28	35	389		5	1
Chase Daniel	3	3	20		0	0

Carolina Rushing

Player	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jonathan Stewart	9	79		1	29
DeAngelo Williams	7	53		0	20
Cam Newton	6	32		0	16
Steve Smith	1	1		0	1
Derek Anderson	1	-1		0	-1

New Orleans Rushing

Player	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Christopher Ivory	19	127		1	35
Darren Sproles	6	40		0	11
Pierre Thomas	5	30		0	15
Devery Henderson	1	9		0	9
Drew Brees	1	5		0	5
Chase Daniel	3	-3		0	-1

Carolina Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Steve Smith	6	86		1	22
Jeremy Shockey	3	18		0	6
Brandon LaFell	2	27		0	14
DeAngelo Williams	2	20		0	12
Jonathan Stewart	2	7		0	11

New Orleans Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jimmy Graham	8	97		1	29
Marques Colston	7	145		2	42
Darren Sproles	5	29		1	16
Pierre Thomas	3	36		0	22
Robert Meachem	2	30		0	16
Devery Henderson	2	48		0	31
Jed Collins	2	3		1	2
Michael Higgins	1	4		0	4
Adrian Arrington	1	17		0	17

Carolina Interceptions

Player	INT	INTYDS	INTTD
R.J. Stanford	1	53	0

New Orleans Interceptions

Player	INT	INTYDS	INTTD
Patrick Robinson	1	0	0

Carolina Tackles

Player	TAK	SACKS	AST	TOT
James Anderson	9	0.0	6	15
Jordan Senn	6	0.0	5	11
Charles Godfrey	4	0.0	2	6
Chris Gamble	4	0.0	1	5
Greg Hardy	3	0.0	1	4
Sherrod Martin	3	0.0	1	4
DeMario Pressley	3	0.0	2	5
Brandon Hogan	2	0.0	0	2
Darius Butler	2	0.0	0	2
R.J. Stanford	2	0.0	0	2
Jonathan Nelson	1	0.0	1	2
Frank Kearse	1	0.0	1	2
Ogemdi Nwagbuo	1	0.0	1	2
Antwan Applewhite	1	0.0	1	2
Dan Connor	1	0.0	4	5

New Orleans Tackles

Player	TAK	SACKS	AST	TOT
Tracy Porter	4	0.0	0	4
Isa Abdul-Quddus	4	0.0	0	4
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	4	0.0	2	6
Cameron Jordan	3	1.0	0	3
Roman Harper	3	0.0	1	4
Patrick Robinson	3	0.0	1	4
Ramon Humber	2	0.0	2	4
Scott Shanle	2	0.0	2	4
Jabari Greer	1	0.0	2	3
Johnny Patrick	1	0.0	0	1
Martez Wilson	1	1.0	0	1
Tom Johnson	1	0.0	0	1

Carolina Kick Returning

Player	KRET	KRYDS	AVG	KRTD
Kealoha Pilares	2	37		0

New Orleans Kick Returning

Player	KRET	KRYDS	AVG	KRTD
Darren Sproles	2	54		0

Carolina Punt Returning

Player	PRET	PRYDS	AVG	PRTD

New Orleans Punt Returning

Player	PRET	PRYDS	AVG	PRTD
Darren Sproles	3	45		0

Carolina Punting

Player	PUNTS	YDS	LNG
Jason Baker	4	183	50

New Orleans Punting

Player	PUNTS	YDS	LNG
Thomas Morstead	1	44	44

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