2020 · Week 7
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Oct 25, 2020 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints escaped with a 27–24 win over Carolina Panthers. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (74%) going in. Saints improve to 4-2; Panthers fall to 3-4. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 287 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Saints out-gained the opponent 425–291 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 25 |
| 291 | Total yards | 425 |
| 254 | Passing yards | 287 |
| 37 | Rushing yards | 138 |
| 23/28 | Comp / Att | 30/37 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:39) (Shotgun) 9-D.Brees pass short right to 87-J.Cook for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 4, YAC 0
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q1(1:59) 4-J.Slye 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q2(12:15) 74-J.Hurst reported in as eligible. 9-D.Brees left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q2(11:06) (Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass deep middle to 12-D.Moore for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 41, YAC 33
- Q24-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q2(1:44) (Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass short middle to 12-D.Moore for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass -4, YAC 11
- Q24-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q2(:05) (Shotgun) 9-D.Brees pass short right to 11-D.Harris for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 4, YAC 0
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q3(5:13) (Shotgun) 9-D.Brees pass short left to 12-M.Callaway for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NO-10-T.Smith, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 11 - No Play.
- Q3(4:28) 3-W.Lutz 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q3(:12) 10-C.Samuel left guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q4(7:59) 3-W.Lutz 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q4(2:00) 4-J.Slye 65 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 23/28 | 254 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Davis | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Trenton Cannon | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Myles Hartsfield | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Armah | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Moore | 4 | 5 | 93 | 2 |
| Robbie Chosen | 6 | 8 | 74 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 6 | 6 | 48 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Brandon Zylstra | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Armah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/36 | 287 | 2 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 14 | 83 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 11 | 47 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 8 | 8 | 65 | 0 |
| Marquez Callaway | 8 | 10 | 75 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 4 | 4 | 54 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 4 | 5 | 46 | 1 |
| Jared Cook | 3 | 4 | 32 | 1 |
| Austin Carr | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |