Week 17, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	17	7	3	-	34
New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NOS - Garrett Gillespie 21 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
1Q: 06:40 CAR - A.J. Green 7 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 14:03 CAR - Jason Boswell 2 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 12:08 NOS - T.J. Graham 64 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
2Q: 05:03 CAR - Rex Fuld 18 field goal
2Q: 00:46 CAR - Willie Snead 27 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
3Q: 09:22 CAR - Devin Funchess 4 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 03:38 CAR - Rex Fuld 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NOS - Garrett Gillespie 21 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
1Q: 06:40 CAR - A.J. Green 7 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 14:03 CAR - Jason Boswell 2 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 12:08 NOS - T.J. Graham 64 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
2Q: 05:03 CAR - Rex Fuld 18 field goal
2Q: 00:46 CAR - Willie Snead 27 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
3Q: 09:22 CAR - Devin Funchess 4 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 03:38 CAR - Rex Fuld 32 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 10-5-1 6-9-1
First Downs 26 14
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 469 293
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards per Play 6.51 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 152 55
- Rushing Attempts 43 16
- Yards per Rush 3.53 3.44
Net Passing Yards 317 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 24 - 0 39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 322 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 10.93 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/3
Penalties/Yards 5/36 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 6/126
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:59 23:01

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	10-5-1	6-9-1
First Downs	26	14
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	469	293
- Offensive Plays	72	56
- Yards per Play	6.51	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	152	55
- Rushing Attempts	43	16
- Yards per Rush	3.53	3.44
Net Passing Yards	317	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 24 - 0	39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	322	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	10.93	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/3
Penalties/Yards	5/36	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	6/126
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:59	23:01

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	5:14	OWN 47	11	53	Touchdown
1	4:48	5:51	OWN 11	13	89	Touchdown
2	11:50	6:55	OWN 26	11	73	Field Goal
2	2:02	1:29	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:44	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
3	6:34	3:25	OWN 27	8	47	Missed FG
4	14:21	1:37	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	8:41	1:45	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
4	6:02	2:30	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 26	5	23	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	6:30	1:42	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	13:57	2:07	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
2	4:55	2:53	OWN 31	7	18	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	2	-13	Half
3	9:16	2:42	OWN 31	5	23	Punt
3	3:09	3:48	OWN 33	8	18	Punt
4	12:44	4:03	OWN 13	8	33	Downs
4	6:56	0:54	OWN 10	5	14	Downs
4	3:32	1:50	OWN 22	7	35	Interception

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Amos Doleman	25	82	3.28	20	4
RB Jameson Schultz	7	24	3.43	13	1
QB Cam Newton	6	40	6.67	13	3
RB Donny Bush	4	4	1.00	3	0
TE Colton Montoto	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Garrett Gillespie	10	26	2.60	10	1
RB Warren Hopkins	5	26	5.20	16	2
QB Danny Gibson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	28	24	322	1/5	4	55	0	154.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Gibson	39	19	247	1/9	2	64	1	75.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Snead	5	6	87	17.40	22	27	1
TE Jason Boswell	5	6	52	10.40	27	24	1
WR A.J. Green	3	3	73	24.33	38	55	1
RB Jameson Schultz	3	3	30	10.00	21	13	0
RB Amos Doleman	3	4	20	6.67	8	12	0
TE Colton Montoto	2	3	44	22.00	31	35	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Jesse James	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Pete Agin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Graham	8	11	153	19.13	85	64	1
TE Dave Brown	7	9	43	6.14	7	14	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	3	27	13.50	5	18	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	10	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Garrett Gillespie	1	2	21	21.00	14	21	1
TE Coby Fleener	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Vance McDonald	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Tyrann Mathieu	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	0	0
TE Dave Brown	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Conley	2	86	43.0	42.5	49	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	4	198	49.5	35.3	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Fuld	2/3	0/1	0/0	32	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norman Brown	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Logan Bills	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	3	92	30.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Van Pelt	5	100	20.0	0
T.J. Graham	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	2	0.0	16	39
S Mel Howard	6	0	0.0	16	34
CB Patrick Peterson	5	1	0.0	16	40
OLB Aldon Smith	3	2	0.0	8	14
DT Star Lotulelei	2	2	0.5	15	31
CB Lester Archie	2	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Connor Barwin	2	0	0.0	16	30
CB Emmitt Anthony	2	0	0.0	16	40
DE Danielle Hunter	1	1	0.0	13	31
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	0.0	0	10
S Tre Boston	1	0	0.0	10	22
DT Braden Daniels	1	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Tito Berger	1	0	0.0	0	11
S Roosevelt Elliott	1	0	0.0	6	19
DE Amir Mack	0	1	0.5	5	10
DT Ndamukong Suh	0	1	0.0	8	24

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Oliver Hudson	9	0	0.0	38	28
S Kenny Vaccaro	7	0	1.0	43	29
ILB Shaun Lindsay	7	2	0.0	20	10
DE Desmond Mendez	7	0	0.0	34	19
CB Janoris Jenkins	6	1	0.0	43	29
ILB Frankie Sampson	5	5	0.0	43	29
S Jairus Byrd	5	2	0.0	40	28
OLB Diego Kucharski	5	0	0.0	15	18
DE Brant Bensen	4	1	0.0	43	29
CB Ed Israelson	3	2	0.0	28	20
S Rob Van Pelt	2	1	0.0	17	9
DE Shaun Harding	2	0	0.0	37	24
DE Cameron Jordan	1	2	0.0	40	20
TE Dave Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dusty Collins	0	3	0.0	14	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Star Lotulelei	0.5	1	1	31
DE Amir Mack	0.5	0	0	10
DE Danielle Hunter	0.0	2	3	31
DE Michael Bennett	0.0	0	2	26
OLB Connor Barwin	0.0	0	1	30
DT Ndamukong Suh	0.0	0	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	1.0	0	0	29
DE Cameron Jordan	0.0	1	0	20
DE Desmond Mendez	0.0	1	0	19
DE Brant Bensen	0.0	0	2	29
DE Dusty Collins	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	0	0	39
CB Patrick Peterson	3	1	0	40
CB Emmitt Anthony	2	1	0	40
S Mel Howard	2	0	0	34
CB Lester Archie	2	0	0	18
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	1	1	10
S Roosevelt Elliott	1	1	0	19
OLB Connor Barwin	1	0	0	30
OLB Aldon Smith	1	0	0	14
S Tre Boston	1	0	0	22
OLB Tito Berger	1	0	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	4	0	29
CB Oliver Hudson	4	0	28
S Jairus Byrd	3	0	28
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	0	29
DE Brant Bensen	2	0	29
ILB Shaun Lindsay	2	0	10
DE Shaun Harding	2	0	24
ILB Frankie Sampson	1	1	29
DE Desmond Mendez	1	0	19
CB Ed Israelson	1	0	20
DE Gary Davidson	1	0	1
OLB Diego Kucharski	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Nolan Schroeder	4	10	43	0	29
C Horace Sellers	2	9	43	0	29
G Trai Turner	2	8	43	0	29
T Austin Howard	1	6	43	0	29
T Noah McConnell	1	3	43	1	29
TE Jason Boswell	1	2	41	0	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Colby Stephenson	2	5	16	0	40
G Britt Brill	2	4	16	1	40
C Max Unger	1	3	16	0	40
T Daquan Giles	0	2	16	0	40
G Tim Lelito	0	1	16	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Hopper	3	16
Tyrann Mathieu	2	16
Marquis Jenkins	1	14
Roosevelt Elliott	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Asher Constantine	1	16
Rob Van Pelt	1	14
Garrett Gillespie	1	8
Britt Brill	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Horace Sellers	43	29	---	---	5	77
T Austin Howard	43	29	---	---	---	72
QB Cam Newton	43	29	---	---	---	72
G Trai Turner	43	29	---	---	---	72
G Nolan Schroeder	43	29	---	---	---	72
T Noah McConnell	43	29	---	---	---	72
TE Jason Boswell	41	28	---	---	---	69
WR A.J. Green	40	24	---	---	3	67
WR Willie Snead	37	27	---	---	---	64
WR Heath Hopper	27	16	---	---	16	59
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	16	40	---	56
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	16	40	---	56
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	16	39	---	55
S Mel Howard	---	---	16	34	---	50
RB Amos Doleman	31	17	---	---	---	48
OLB Connor Barwin	---	---	16	30	---	46
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	15	31	---	46
DE Danielle Hunter	---	---	13	31	---	44
S Roosevelt Elliott	---	---	6	19	11	36
DE Michael Bennett	---	---	8	26	---	34
RB Jameson Schultz	8	12	---	---	13	33
DT Ndamukong Suh	---	---	8	24	---	32
S Tre Boston	---	---	10	22	---	32
DT Braden Daniels	---	---	9	17	4	30
CB Lester Archie	---	---	10	18	---	28
OLB Tito Berger	---	---	0	11	16	27
CB Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	0	10	16	26
TE Colton Montoto	11	10	---	---	5	26
RB Donny Bush	4	0	---	---	19	23
OLB Aldon Smith	---	---	8	14	---	22
TE Jesse James	2	1	---	---	19	22
TE Pete Agin	13	8	---	---	---	21
WR Devin Funchess	1	2	---	---	17	20
S Marquis Jenkins	---	---	0	5	14	19
DE Shaun Hatcher	---	---	4	11	4	19
DE Amir Mack	---	---	5	10	---	15
K Rex Fuld	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Jerald Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Nicolas Harr	---	---	0	8	---	8
ILB Corey Moss	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	5	5
T D.J. Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Abel Conley	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Sedrick Groff	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Earl Brice	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Shaun Drieberg	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Oliver Hudson	---	---	38	28	11	77
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	43	29	3	75
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	43	29	3	75
DE Brant Bensen	---	---	43	29	3	75
ILB Frankie Sampson	---	---	43	29	3	75
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	40	28	3	71
DE Shaun Harding	---	---	37	24	4	65
DE Cameron Jordan	---	---	40	20	2	62
CB Ed Israelson	---	---	28	20	14	62
G Britt Brill	16	40	---	---	4	60
T Daquan Giles	16	40	---	---	4	60
G Colby Stephenson	16	40	---	---	4	60
C Max Unger	16	40	---	---	---	56
TE Dave Brown	16	40	---	---	---	56
RB Garrett Gillespie	11	37	---	---	8	56
QB Danny Gibson	16	40	---	---	---	56
WR T.J. Graham	12	36	---	---	7	55
G Tim Lelito	16	39	---	---	---	55
DE Desmond Mendez	---	---	34	19	1	54
OLB Diego Kucharski	---	---	15	18	16	49
WR Marquise Goodwin	11	36	---	---	---	47
WR Brandin Cooks	13	30	---	---	4	47
ILB Shaun Lindsay	---	---	20	10	11	41
S Rob Van Pelt	---	---	17	9	14	40
TE Vance McDonald	7	13	---	---	16	36
DE Deron Bates	---	---	13	15	5	33
DE Dusty Collins	---	---	14	10	1	25
RB Warren Hopkins	5	3	---	---	11	19
WR Asher Constantine	0	1	---	---	16	17
RB Logan Bills	0	0	---	---	16	16
TE Coby Fleener	5	4	---	---	---	9
WR Shawn Rivera	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE James McDaniel	---	---	4	1	---	5
P Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Lewis Monroe	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Lionel Zeiders	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Norman Brown	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Gary Davidson	---	---	1	1	---	2
G Kyle Estermeyer	0	1	---	---	---	1
OLB Elijah Devine	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Blake Bortles	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jessie Perrault	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Steve Jamison	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ben Alexander	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	44	2.8
Middle	20	76	3.8
Right	6	33	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	1	13	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	28	24	5	0	1	1	2	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Gibson	39	19	4	2	2	4	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	91	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	84	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	105	26.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	59	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	64	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Snead	6	5	0	87	2	27
TE Jason Boswell	6	5	0	52	1	28
RB Amos Doleman	4	3	0	20	0	17
WR A.J. Green	3	3	0	73	1	24
RB Jameson Schultz	3	3	0	30	0	12
TE Colton Montoto	3	2	1	44	1	10
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0	4	0	2
TE Jesse James	1	1	0	6	0	1
TE Pete Agin	1	1	0	6	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Graham	11	8	1	153	3	36
WR Brandin Cooks	10	1	0	3	0	30
TE Dave Brown	9	7	0	43	0	40
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	2	0	27	0	36
TE Vance McDonald	3	0	1	0	0	13
RB Garrett Gillespie	2	1	0	21	1	37
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Amos Doleman	5	2	0.40	3.28
RB Jameson Schultz	3	18	6.00	3.43
RB Donny Bush	2	0	0.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	4	4	16	4.00	11.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	1	1	7	7.00	24.33
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	2	2.00	8.67
RB Amos Doleman	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jameson Schultz	3	0
QB Cam Newton	1	0
RB Amos Doleman	1	1
TE Colton Montoto	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warren Hopkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	10	9	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Gibson	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jameson Schultz	3	3	2
TE Colton Montoto	3	2	2
WR A.J. Green	2	2	2
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	1
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Graham	4	3	3
WR Brandin Cooks	4	0	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,000 (81,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (5,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,000 (81,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (5,900)