2011 · Week 17
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Jan 1, 2012 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
It wasn't close — New Orleans Saints beat Carolina Panthers 45–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (82%). Saints improve to 13-3; Panthers fall to 6-10. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 389 passing yards and 5 TDs; 5 rushing yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 617–322 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 33 |
| 322 | Total yards | 617 |
| 158 | Passing yards | 409 |
| 164 | Rushing yards | 208 |
| 15/25 | Comp / Att | 31/38 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 15/25 | 158 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 9 | 79 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| Derek Anderson | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 6 | 7 | 86 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seyi Ajirotutu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 28/35 | 389 | 5 | 1 |
| Chase Daniel | 3/3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Ivory | 19 | 127 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Chase Daniel | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 7 | 10 | 145 | 2 |
| Jimmy Graham | 8 | 9 | 97 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 6 | 29 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Higgins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |