2001 · Week 12
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Dec 2, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Carolina Panthers 27–23. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (74%) going in. Saints improve to 6-5; Panthers fall to 1-11. Aaron Brooks was the story of the game with 330 passing yards and 3 TDs; 18 rushing yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 455–210 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 25 |
| 210 | Total yards | 455 |
| 161 | Passing yards | 330 |
| 49 | Rushing yards | 125 |
| 11/21 | Comp / Att | 26/40 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 11/19 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Huntley | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lytle | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Richard Huntley | 15 | 41 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 5 | 49 | 0 |
| Donald Hayes | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Isaac Byrd | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 26/40 | 330 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 27 | 102 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 13 | 18 | 150 | 1 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Boo Williams | 4 | 7 | 69 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |