Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints - Box Score - January 01, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Jan 1, 2012

Final

Panthers 17

(6-10, 3-5 away)

Saints 45

(13-3, 8-0 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX

1:00 PM ET, January 1, 2012

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

	1	2	3	4	T
CAR	7	10	0	0	17
NO	14	10	14	7	45

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 389 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: C. Ivory (NO) - 19 CAR, 127 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: M. Colston (NO) - 7 REC, 145 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				CAR	NO
	TD	13:21	Chris Ivory 35 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick)	0	7
	TD	06:42	Steve Smith 12 Yd Pass From Cam Newton (Olindo Mare Kick)	7	7
	TD	02:50	Marques Colston 15 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER				CAR	NO
	FG	05:50	Olindo Mare 41 Yd	10	14
	FG	02:42	John Kasay 43 Yd	10	17
	TD	01:18	Jonathan Stewart 29 Yd Run (Olindo Mare Kick)	17	17
	TD	00:07	Marques Colston 42 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	17	24
THIRD QUARTER				CAR	NO
	TD	08:54	Jimmy Graham 19 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	17	31
	TD	03:47	Jed Collins 1 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	17	38
FOURTH QUARTER				CAR	NO
	TD	12:15	Darren Sproles 9 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	17	45

Team Stat Comparison

	CAR	NO
1st Downs	21	33
Passing 1st downs	9	23
Rushing 1st downs	9	10
1st downs from Penalties	3	0
3rd down efficiency	0-5	6-9
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-1
Total Plays	51	73
Total Yards	301	617
Yards per play	5.9	8.5
Total Drives	11	10
Passing	137	409
Comp - Att	15-25	31-38
Yards per pass	5.5	10.8
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Sacks - Yards Lost	2-21	0-0
Rushing	164	208
Rushing Attempts	24	35
Yards per rush	6.8	5.9
Red Zone (Made-Att)	1-2	4-6
Penalties	1-5	6-60
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	25:26	34:34

Carolina Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C. Newton	15/25	158	6.3	1	1	2-21	28.7	75.1
Team	15/25	137	5.5	1	1	2-21	--	--

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	28/35	389	11.1	5	1	0-0	97.4	140.7
C. Daniel	3/3	20	6.7	0	0	0-0	42.7	94.4
Team	31/38	409	10.8	5	1	0-0	--	--

Carolina Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Stewart	9	79	8.8	1	29
D. Williams	7	53	7.6	0	20
C. Newton	6	32	5.3	0	16
S. Smith	1	1	1.0	0	1
D. Anderson	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	24	164	6.8	1	29

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Ivory	19	127	6.7	1	35
D. Sproles	6	40	6.7	0	11
P. Thomas	5	30	6.0	0	15
D. Henderson	1	9	9.0	0	9
D. Brees	1	5	5.0	0	5
C. Daniel	3	-3	-1.0	0	0
Team	35	208	5.9	1	35

Carolina Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
S. Smith	6	86	14.3	1	22	7
B. LaFell	2	27	13.5	0	14	2
D. Williams	2	20	10.0	0	12	4
J. Shockey	3	18	6.0	0	6	6
J. Stewart	2	7	3.5	0	11	2
G. Olsen	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
S. Ajirotutu	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	15	158	10.5	1	22	23

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
M. Colston	7	145	20.7	2	42	10
J. Graham	8	97	12.1	1	29	9
D. Henderson	2	48	24.0	0	31	2
P. Thomas	3	36	12.0	0	22	5
R. Meachem	2	30	15.0	0	16	2
D. Sproles	5	29	5.8	1	16	6
A. Arrington	1	17	17.0	0	17	1
M. Higgins	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
J. Collins	2	3	1.5	1	2	2
Team	31	409	13.2	5	42	38

Carolina Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
S. Smith	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
T. Porter	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Carolina Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
R. Stanford	1	53	0
Team	1	53	0

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
P. Robinson	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Carolina Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
J. Anderson	15	9	0	0	0	0	0
J. Senn	11	6	0	0	0	0	0
C. Godfrey	6	4	0	0	1	0	0
S. Martin	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
C. Gamble	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
D. Pressley	5	3	0	0	1	0	0
D. Connor	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
G. Hardy	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
R. Stanford	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
J. Vaughan	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
B. Hogan	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
F. Kearse	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
A. Applewhite	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
O. Nwagbuo	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Nelson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Jansen	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Butler	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Adams	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Pilares	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Keiser	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Norwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	77	49	0	1	4	0	0

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
J. Dunbar	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
I. Abdul-Quddus	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
T. Porter	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
P. Robinson	4	3	0	1	1	0	0
R. Harper	4	3	0	0	2	0	0
S. Shanle	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
R. Humber	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
C. Jordan	3	3	1	0	0	2	0
J. Greer	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Wilson	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
J. Galette	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
W. Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
J. Patrick	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Bushrod	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
W. Herring	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	46	32	2	2	3	4	0

Carolina Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K. Pilares	2	37	18.5	20	0
Team	2	37	18.5	20	0

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	54	27.0	28	0
Team	2	54	27.0	28	0

Carolina Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team	0	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	3	45	15.0	24	0
Team	3	45	15.0	24	0

Carolina Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
O. Mare	1/1	100.0	41	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	41	2/2	5

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Kasay	1/1	100.0	43	6/6	9
Team	1/1	100.0	43	6/6	9

Carolina Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
J. Baker	4	183	45.8	1	0	50
Team	4	183	45.8	1	0	50

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Morstead	1	64	64.0	1	0	64
Team	1	64	64.0	1	0	64

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