Week 3, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

71 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	14	14	0	-	31
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 NOS - Kai Forbath 46 field goal
2Q: 08:13 NOS - Willie Snead 2 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 05:32 CAR - Cam Newton 8 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:56 NOS - Michael Hoomanawanui 5 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Drew Brees 1 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
3Q: 05:29 NOS - C.J. Spiller 8 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 10:44 CAR - Graham Gano 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 NOS - Kai Forbath 46 field goal
2Q: 08:13 NOS - Willie Snead 2 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 05:32 CAR - Cam Newton 8 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:56 NOS - Michael Hoomanawanui 5 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Drew Brees 1 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
3Q: 05:29 NOS - C.J. Spiller 8 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 10:44 CAR - Graham Gano 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 26 18
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 18 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 430 292
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 6.62 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 82 86
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 2.56 4.53
Net Passing Yards 348 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 26 - 1 43 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 352 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 10.55 4.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 10/65 9/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 4/104
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:14 25:46

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	26	18
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	18	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	430	292
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	6.62	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	82	86
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	2.56	4.53
Net Passing Yards	348	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 26 - 1	43 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	352	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	10.55	4.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	10/65	9/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	4/104
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:14	25:46

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	1:41	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
1	9:00	2:13	OWN 44	4	27	Field Goal
1	5:06	5:11	OWN 17	9	56	Missed FG
2	11:58	3:55	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	6:08	0:11	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
2	5:22	4:37	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
3	15:00	7:34	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
3	6:18	0:58	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
3	1:57	2:04	OWN 1	4	7	Punt
4	10:37	3:57	OWN 33	5	27	Punt
4	2:56	0:33	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OPP 16	2	3	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 46	3	-1	Punt
1	11:37	2:37	OWN 31	6	32	Missed FG
1	6:47	1:41	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	14:55	2:57	OWN 34	5	36	Missed FG
2	8:03	1:55	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	5:57	0:35	OPP 31	2	31	Touchdown
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 31	3	31	Missed FG
3	7:26	1:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	5:20	3:23	OWN 27	6	17	Punt
4	14:53	4:16	OWN 40	7	54	Field Goal
4	6:40	3:44	OWN 20	15	58	Downs
4	2:23	0:55	OWN 11	5	5	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	18	36	2.00	11	1	0
C.J. Spiller	11	41	3.73	11	1	0
Drew Brees	3	5	1.67	6	0	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Oliver Doyle	8	40	5.00	10	1	0
Jonathan Stewart	5	13	2.60	7	0	0
Cam Newton	5	37	7.40	10	2	1
Mike Tolbert	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	32	26	352	1/4	3	49	1	130.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	43	22	215	1/9	0	23	0	65.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Graham	6	6	100	16.67	52	49	0
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	5	5	81	16.20	33	31	1
WR Willie Snead	5	9	75	15.00	35	36	1
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	16	5.33	13	8	1
WR Marques Colston	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	0
RB Mark Ingram	2	3	16	8.00	7	17	0
WR Brandin Cooks	2	3	39	19.50	18	22	0
TE Josh Hill	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Devin Funchess	6	12	69	11.50	17	23
TE Greg Olsen	5	8	76	15.20	45	20
RB Jonathan Stewart	4	7	9	2.25	3	12
WR Ted Ginn	2	3	15	7.50	0	9
TE Scott Simonson	2	3	23	11.50	14	17
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Brenton Bersin	1	3	19	19.00	0	19
RB Oliver Doyle	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jerricho Cotchery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Corey Brown	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Snead	1	0	0	0
Davis Tull	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shaq Thompson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	216	54.0	46.3	60	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	228	45.6	42.2	55	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/4	0/3	0/2	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Snead	2	17	8.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Coleman	3	69	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	3	77	25.7	0
Brenton Bersin	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Taurean Nixon	6	2	0.0	17	41
CB Brian Dixon	6	1	0.0	13	41
CB Brandon Browner	5	2	0.0	18	34
DE Cameron Jordan	4	0	1.0	17	39
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	2	0.0	17	30
S Jairus Byrd	4	1	0.0	19	42
OLB Davis Tull	2	1	0.0	2	14
DT John Jenkins	2	0	0.0	15	27
ILB Stephone Anthony	2	0	0.0	19	31
DE Bobby Richardson	2	0	0.0	8	28
S Jamarca Sanford	1	1	0.0	4	23
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Kasim Edebali	1	0	0.0	13	21
DT Tyeler Davison	1	0	0.0	13	29
WR Willie Snead	1	0	---	---	---
CB Keenan Lewis	0	2	0.0	18	41
ILB Michael Mauti	0	1	0.0	0	12
S Gustavo Walters	0	1	0.0	3	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Tillman	7	2	0.0	27	33
ILB Luke Kuechly	7	2	0.0	27	33
S Tre Boston	6	1	0.0	21	20
S Roman Harper	4	2	0.0	19	32
CB Bene' Benwikere	4	2	0.0	26	31
DT Star Lotulelei	4	1	0.0	19	30
DT Dwan Edwards	4	0	0.0	18	10
DE Charles Johnson	3	0	0.0	24	28
OLB Thomas Davis	2	2	0.0	25	18
DE Jared Allen	2	1	0.0	25	22
CB Josh Norman	2	1	0.0	22	28
OLB Shaq Thompson	2	1	0.0	20	11
CB Winston Mitchell	2	0	0.0	5	3
S Dominic Craighead	2	0	0.0	6	0
DE Ryan Delaire	1	1	1.0	12	11
OLB A.J. Klein	1	1	0.0	8	17
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0.0	18	13
DE Kony Ealy	0	1	0.0	13	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	1.0	0	1	1	39
DE Bobby Richardson	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT John Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Kasim Edebali	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Tyeler Davison	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Davis Tull	0.0	0	1	0	14

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ryan Delaire	1.0	0	11
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	10
DE Charles Johnson	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brian Dixon	5	0	41
CB Brandon Browner	4	2	34
S Taurean Nixon	3	1	41
S Jairus Byrd	3	0	42
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	0	30
OLB Davis Tull	1	2	14
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	23
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	39
ILB Stephone Anthony	1	0	31
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	28
CB Keenan Lewis	0	1	41

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charles Tillman	6	0	0	33
S Roman Harper	5	1	0	32
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	0	1	33
S Tre Boston	4	0	0	20
CB Bene' Benwikere	2	0	0	31
CB Winston Mitchell	2	0	0	3
CB Josh Norman	1	0	0	28
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	0	17
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	2	9	32	0	33
Max Unger	2	5	29	0	33
Zach Strief	1	5	31	0	33
Toben Opurum	1	3	17	0	15
Tim Lelito	1	2	28	0	33
Mike McGlynn	1	1	4	0	0
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	23	0	18
Tony Hills	0	3	29	1	33

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Kalil	2	3	1	19	0	39
Trai Turner	2	3	0	18	0	34
Amini Silatolu	1	4	0	19	0	39
Noah McConnell	1	1	0	18	1	38
Nolan Schroeder	1	1	0	18	0	34
Mike Tolbert	0	2	0	13	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Watson	2	15
Brian Dixon	1	25
C.J. Spiller	1	19
Brandon Coleman	1	11
Taurean Nixon	1	10
Toben Opurum	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brenton Bersin	2	13
Shaq Thompson	2	9
Dominic Craighead	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Dixon	---	---	13	41	25	79
Jairus Byrd	---	---	19	42	7	68
Taurean Nixon	---	---	17	41	10	68
Tim Lelito	28	33	---	---	6	67
Jahri Evans	32	33	---	---	1	66
Drew Brees	32	33	---	---	---	65
Zach Strief	31	33	---	---	---	64
Cameron Jordan	---	---	17	39	8	64
Keenan Lewis	---	---	18	41	4	63
Tony Hills	29	33	---	---	---	62
Max Unger	29	33	---	---	---	62
Brandon Browner	---	---	18	34	4	56
Willie Snead	19	31	---	---	5	55
Stephone Anthony	---	---	19	31	4	54
T.J. Graham	22	27	---	---	3	52
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	17	30	4	51
Michael Hoomanawanui	23	18	---	---	6	47
Tyeler Davison	---	---	13	29	4	46
John Jenkins	---	---	15	27	3	45
Mark Ingram	19	24	---	---	---	43
Brandin Cooks	15	22	---	---	4	41
C.J. Spiller	12	7	---	---	19	38
Bobby Richardson	---	---	8	28	2	38
Kasim Edebali	---	---	13	21	3	37
Toben Opurum	17	15	---	---	5	37
Marques Colston	10	9	---	---	13	32
Davis Tull	---	---	2	14	12	28
Gustavo Walters	---	---	3	15	10	28
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	4	23	---	27
Benjamin Watson	7	3	---	---	15	25
Josh Hill	9	6	---	---	10	25
Kevin Williams	---	---	7	12	5	24
Michael Mauti	---	---	0	12	9	21
Brandon Coleman	6	3	---	---	11	20
David Hawthorne	---	---	4	1	13	18
Mike McGlynn	4	0	---	---	6	10
Andrus Peat	4	0	---	---	6	10
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daryl Oukac	3	0	---	---	5	8
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	2	3	2	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Hightower	1	0	---	---	---	1
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	26	31	10	67
Cam Newton	19	44	---	---	---	63
Charles Tillman	---	---	27	33	2	62
Luke Kuechly	---	---	27	33	2	62
Trai Turner	18	34	---	---	9	61
Ryan Kalil	19	39	---	---	---	58
Amini Silatolu	19	39	---	---	---	58
Noah McConnell	18	38	---	---	---	56
Charles Johnson	---	---	24	28	2	54
Roman Harper	---	---	19	32	2	53
Josh Norman	---	---	22	28	3	53
Nolan Schroeder	18	34	---	---	---	52
Star Lotulelei	---	---	19	30	2	51
Devin Funchess	9	33	---	---	9	51
Greg Olsen	17	29	---	---	3	49
Jared Allen	---	---	25	22	1	48
Tre Boston	---	---	21	20	6	47
Thomas Davis	---	---	25	18	1	44
A.J. Klein	---	---	8	17	18	43
Mike Tolbert	13	21	---	---	8	42
Jerricho Cotchery	9	24	---	---	7	40
Cameron Artis-Payne	3	16	---	---	21	40
Shaq Thompson	---	---	20	11	9	40
Ted Ginn	17	19	---	---	2	38
Kawann Short	---	---	18	13	4	35
Jonathan Stewart	10	20	---	---	1	31
Scott Simonson	6	15	---	---	10	31
Nicolas Jones	---	---	10	5	16	31
Kony Ealy	---	---	13	17	---	30
Ed Dickson	1	10	---	---	18	29
Ryan Delaire	---	---	12	11	6	29
Dwan Edwards	---	---	18	10	---	28
Corey Brown	1	16	---	---	11	28
Chris Scott	1	13	---	---	9	23
Brenton Bersin	1	8	---	---	13	22
Wade Reynolds	1	12	---	---	9	22
Fernando Velasco	1	11	---	---	9	21
Oliver Doyle	8	9	---	---	1	18
David Mayo	---	---	7	1	6	14
Dominic Craighead	---	---	6	0	8	14
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Winston Mitchell	---	---	5	3	1	9
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	19	67	3.5
Right	5	3	0.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	13	75	5.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	32	26	5	2	0	1	2	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	43	22	2	3	5	6	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	152	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	123	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	36	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	77	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	83	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	19	1.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Snead	9	5	75	1	31
WR T.J. Graham	6	6	100	1	27
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	5	5	81	2	18
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	16	0	7
RB Mark Ingram	3	2	16	0	24
WR Brandin Cooks	3	2	39	1	22
WR Marques Colston	2	2	18	0	9
TE Josh Hill	1	1	7	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Funchess	12	6	1	69	1	33
TE Greg Olsen	8	5	0	76	1	29
RB Jonathan Stewart	7	4	2	9	0	20
WR Corey Brown	4	0	1	0	0	16
WR Ted Ginn	3	2	0	15	0	19
WR Brenton Bersin	3	1	1	19	0	8
TE Scott Simonson	3	2	0	23	0	15
WR Jerricho Cotchery	1	0	0	0	0	24
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	0	1	0	21
RB Oliver Doyle	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	4	13	3.25	3.73
Drew Brees	3	5	1.67	1.67
Mark Ingram	2	15	7.50	2.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	8	8.00	7.40
Oliver Doyle	1	7	7.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	4	25	5.00	11.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	2	4	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	5	5.00	16.20
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	8	8.00	5.33
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	10	10.00	16.67
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Willie Snead	1	1	2	2.00	8.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	3	3.00	1.29
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Ingram	2	0
Drew Brees	1	1
C.J. Spiller	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cam Newton	1	0
Oliver Doyle	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	6	4	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	11	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Snead	2	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0
RB Mark Ingram	1	0	0
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	1
TE Josh Hill	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	2	0
WR Corey Brown	2	0	0
WR Devin Funchess	2	1	1
WR Jerricho Cotchery	1	0	0
WR Brenton Bersin	1	0	0
TE Scott Simonson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)