New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers - Box Score - September 16, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 16, 2012

Final

Saints 27

(0-2, 0-1 away)

Panthers 35

(1-1, 1-0 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX

1:00 PM ET, September 16, 2012

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	10	3	0	14	27
CAR	7	14	7	7	35

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 325 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: P. Thomas (NO) - 9 CAR, 110 YDS

Receiving: D. Sproles (NO) - 13 REC, 128 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NO	CAR
	TD	09:39	Jimmy Graham 1 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	7	0
	TD	05:33	Charles Godfrey 9 Yd Interception Return (Justin Medlock Kick)	7	7
	FG	01:26	Garrett Hartley 22 Yd	10	7
SECOND QUARTER				NO	CAR
	FG	07:08	Garrett Hartley 53 Yd	13	7
	TD	03:33	Jonathan Stewart 17 Yd Pass From Cam Newton (Justin Medlock Kick)	13	14
	TD	00:11	Mike Tolbert 2 Yd Run (Justin Medlock Kick)	13	21
THIRD QUARTER				NO	CAR
	TD	08:17	DeAngelo Williams 3 Yd Run (Justin Medlock Kick)	13	28
FOURTH QUARTER				NO	CAR
	TD	12:53	Mark Ingram 1 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	20	28
	TD	09:55	Cam Newton 5 Yd Run (Justin Medlock Kick)	20	35
	TD	01:55	Drew Brees 1 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	27	35

Team Stat Comparison

	NO	CAR
1st Downs	27	23
Passing 1st downs	19	10
Rushing 1st downs	8	12
1st downs from Penalties	0	1
3rd down efficiency	7-13	6-12
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-1
Total Plays	77	62
Total Yards	486	463
Yards per play	6.3	7.5
Total Drives	12	11
Passing	323	244
Comp - Att	31-49	14-20
Yards per pass	6.6	12.2
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Sacks - Yards Lost	1-2	1-9
Rushing	163	219
Rushing Attempts	27	41
Yards per rush	6.0	5.3
Red Zone (Made-Att)	3-4	4-5
Penalties	2-23	4-34
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	1
Possession	30:24	29:36

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	31/49	325	6.6	1	2	1-2	41.9	72.2
Team	31/49	323	6.6	1	2	1-2	--	--

Carolina Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C. Newton	14/20	253	12.7	1	0	1-9	88.3	129.2
Team	14/20	244	12.2	1	0	1-9	--	--

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
P. Thomas	9	110	12.2	0	48
M. Ingram	16	53	3.3	1	12
D. Brees	2	0	0.0	1	1
Team	27	163	6.0	2	48

Carolina Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Newton	13	71	5.5	1	40
D. Williams	14	69	4.9	1	27
J. Stewart	11	51	4.6	0	16
B. LaFell	1	25	25.0	0	25
M. Tolbert	2	3	1.5	1	2
Team	41	219	5.3	3	40

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
D. Sproles	13	128	9.8	0	25	14
J. Graham	7	71	10.1	1	17	13
M. Colston	3	49	16.3	0	29	4
P. Thomas	4	33	8.3	0	12	6
L. Moore	2	30	15.0	0	17	5
C. Roby	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
J. Morgan	1	5	5.0	0	5	3
D. Thomas	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	31	325	10.5	1	29	47

Carolina Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
S. Smith	3	104	34.7	0	66	4
B. LaFell	6	90	15.0	0	27	8
M. Tolbert	2	23	11.5	0	20	2
J. Stewart	1	17	17.0	1	17	1
G. Olsen	1	13	13.0	0	13	3
K. Pilares	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Team	14	253	18.1	1	66	19

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
D. Brees	1	0	0
J. Casillas	0	0	1
Team	1	0	1

Carolina Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
C. Newton	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Carolina Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
C. Godfrey	1	9	1
J. Beason	1	2	0
Team	2	11	1

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
M. Jenkins	10	8	0	0	0	0	0
C. Lofton	10	5	0	1	0	0	0
W. Smith	7	3	0	0	0	0	0
C. White	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
J. Casillas	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
C. Jordan	4	3	1	1	0	1	0
P. Robinson	3	2	0	0	2	0	0
S. Ellis	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
R. Harper	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
M. Wilson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Hawthorne	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
B. Bunkley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Shanle	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Bush	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Murphy	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Greer	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Galette	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
T. Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	63	39	1	3	2	3	0

Carolina Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Godfrey	11	6	0	0	1	0	1
J. Anderson	9	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Norman	8	5	0	0	0	0	0
C. Gamble	7	4	0	0	1	0	0
J. Beason	7	2	0	0	2	0	0
H. Nakamura	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
L. Kuechly	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. Munnerlyn	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
G. Hardy	4	2	0	0	0	1	0
T. Keiser	3	2	.5	0	0	2	0
T. Davis	3	2	0	0	1	1	0
C. Johnson	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
D. Edwards	3	1	.5	0	0	1	0
C. Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Edwards	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Pilares	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
F. Alexander	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
A. Applewhite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	79	41	1	0	6	5	1

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	52	26.0	38	0
J. Galette	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	3	54	18.0	38	0

Carolina Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J. Adams	3	72	24.0	24	0
Team	3	72	24.0	24	0

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	30	15.0	16	0
Team	2	30	15.0	16	0

Carolina Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J. Adams	1	14	14.0	14	0
Team	1	14	14.0	14	0

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
G. Hartley	2/2	100.0	53	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	53	3/3	9

Carolina Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Medlock	0/0	0.0	--	5/5	5
Team	0/0	0.0	--	5/5	5

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Morstead	3	148	49.3	1	1	65
Team	3	148	49.3	1	1	65

Carolina Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Nortman	5	229	45.8	1	2	58
Team	5	229	45.8	1	2	58

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