| 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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