2017 · Week 3
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Sep 24, 2017 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New Orleans Saints routed Carolina Panthers 34–13. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 30% chance going in. Saints improve to 1-2; Panthers fall to 2-1. Drew Brees led the way with 220 passing yards and 3 TDs. Panthers turned it over 3 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| NO | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 18 |
| 369 | Total yards | 316 |
| 220 | Passing yards | 184 |
| 149 | Rushing yards | 132 |
| 22/29 | Comp / Att | 19/33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 22/29 | 220 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 14 | 56 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 9 | 33 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 7 | 8 | 87 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 3 | 44 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Coby Fleener | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 17/26 | 167 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Anderson | 2/7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 12 | 57 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 9 | 11 | 101 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 4 | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Shepard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |