2017 · Week 13
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Dec 3, 2017 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Carolina Panthers 31–21. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (65%) going in. Saints improve to 9-3; Panthers fall to 8-4. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 269 passing yards and 1 TD. Saints out-gained the opponent 417–295 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 17 |
| 295 | Total yards | 417 |
| 183 | Passing yards | 269 |
| 112 | Rushing yards | 148 |
| 17/28 | Comp / Att | 25/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 17/27 | 183 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Palardy | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 45 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 6 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Funchess | 4 | 7 | 60 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 6 | 33 | 1 |
| Russell Shepard | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Brenton Bersin | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Ed Dickson | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Kaelin Clay | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Manhertz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/34 | 269 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 14 | 85 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 9 | 60 | 2 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 5 | 9 | 70 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 5 | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |