| Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: January 1, 2012 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome Attendance: 73065 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chris Ivory 35 run (John Kasay kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Steve Smith 12 pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Marques Colston 15 pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Olindo Mare 41 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Kasay 43 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Jonathan Stewart 29 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Marques Colston 42 pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jimmy Graham 19 pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jed Collins 1 pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Darren Sproles 9 pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 11 | WR | Brandon LaFell |
| 89 | WR | Steve Smith |
| 69 | LOT | Jordan Gross |
| 70 | LOG | Travelle Wharton |
| 67 | C | Ryan Kalil |
| 63 | ROG | Geoff Hangartner |
| 77 | ROT | Byron Bell |
| 80 | TE | Jeremy Shockey |
| 1 | QB | Cam Newton |
| 34 | HB | DeAngelo Williams |
| 47 | FB | Richie Brockel |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Greg Hardy |
| 78 | DT | Ogemdi Nwagbuo |
| 99 | NT | Frank Kearse |
| 93 | RDE | Antwan Applewhite |
| 50 | SLB | James Anderson |
| 55 | MLB | Dan Connor |
| 57 | WLB | Jordan Senn |
| 20 | LCB | Chris Gamble |
| 30 | SS | Charles Godfrey |
| 23 | FS | Sherrod Martin |
| 27 | RCB | Darius Butler |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Devery Henderson |
| 17 | WR | Robert Meachem |
| 74 | LOT | Jermon Bushrod |
| 77 | LOG | Carl Nicks |
| 60 | C | Brian De La Puente |
| 73 | ROG | Jahri Evans |
| 64 | ROT | Zach Strief |
| 80 | TE | Jimmy Graham |
| 9 | QB | Drew Brees |
| 23 | HB | Pierre Thomas |
| 45 | FB | Jed Collins |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Cameron Jordan |
| 98 | DT | Sedrick Ellis |
| 99 | NT | Aubrayo Franklin |
| 91 | RDE | Will Smith |
| 56 | SLB | Jo-Lonn Dunbar |
| 52 | MLB | Jonathan Casillas |
| 58 | WLB | Scott Shanle |
| 33 | LCB | Jabari Greer |
| 41 | SS | Roman Harper |
| 42 | FS | Isa Abdul-Quiddus |
| 22 | RCB | Tracy Porter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Jonathan Stewart | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 29t | 1 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chris Ivory | 19 | 127 | 6.7 | 35t | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chase Daniel | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Cam Newton | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 158 | 6.3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 75.1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Drew Brees | 35 | 28 | 80.0 | 1 | 389 | 11.1 | 42t | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140.7 |
| Chase Daniel | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Steve Smith | 7 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Seyi Ajirotutu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Olsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Graham | 9 | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Marques Colston | 10 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 42t | 2 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Higgins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rj Stanford | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Jason Baker | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 50 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Thomas Morstead | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 4 | 278 | 69.5 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Thomas Morstead | 8 | 524 | 65.5 | 6 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Kealoha Pilares | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Martez Wilson | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| James Anderson | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Senn | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrod Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Pressley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Connor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rj Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Vaughan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Kearse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Applewhite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogemdi Nwagbuo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darvin Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Jansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kealoha Pilares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Keiser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quiddus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martez Wilson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermon Bushrod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Herring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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