New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

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September 16th, 2012

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB P. Thomas

FB J. Collins

WR L. Moore

WR M. Colston

TE J. Graham

T J. Bushrod

G B. Grubbs

C B. De La Puente

G J. Evans

T Z. Strief

Defensive Starters

DE C. Jordan

DT B. Bunkley

DT S. Ellis

DE W. Smith

LB S. Shanle

LB C. Lofton

LB D. Hawthorne

CB C. White

CB P. Robinson

S R. Harper

S M. Jenkins

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	10	3	0	14	27
Panthers	7	14	7	7	35

	Saints	Panthers
Q1	10	7
Q2	3	14
Q3	0	7
Q4	14	7
FINAL	27	35

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

31/49, 325 YDS, 1 TD

RushingP. Thomas

9, 110 YDS

ReceivingD. Sproles

13, 128 YDS

TacklesM. Jenkins

SacksC. Jordan

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Panthers

PassingC. Newton

14/20, 253 YDS, 1 TD

RushingC. Newton

13, 71 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingS. Smith Sr.

3, 104 YDS

TacklesC. Godfrey

SacksD. Edwards

0.5

InterceptionsC. Godfrey

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Panthers

First Downs

486

Total Yards

463

Rushes

163

Rush YDS

219

Rush TD

63.3%

PASS %

70.0%

323

NET PASS YDS

244

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:24

Time of Possession

29:36

Offensive Starters

C. Newton QB

D. Williams RB

S. Smith Sr. WR

B. LaFell WR

G. Barnidge TE

G. Olsen TE

J. Gross T

A. Silatolu G

R. Kalil C

G. Hangartner G

B. Bell T

Defensive Starters

A. Applewhite DE

D. Edwards DT

R. Edwards DT

C. Johnson DE

J. Anderson LB

J. Beason LB

L. Kuechly LB

C. Gamble CB

J. Norman CB

C. Godfrey S

H. Nakamura S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2012 Week 2 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers featuring 325 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Panthers

Saints Momentum

Panthers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Jimmy Graham for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass incomplete short right intended for David Thomas is intercepted by Charles Godfrey at NOR-9 and returned for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers ties it up → 7-7

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 22 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 53 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 13-7

< Q2 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Cam Newton pass complete short left to Jonathan Stewart for 17 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers takes the lead → 14-13

< Q2 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mike Tolbert up the middle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers extends lead → 21-13

< Q3 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

DeAngelo Williams up the middle for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers extends lead → 28-13

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mark Ingram up the middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 28-20

< Q4 > • CAR TD CAR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Cam Newton left guard for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Panthers extends lead → 35-20

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees up the middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 35-27

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	49	31	63.3	325	1	2	29	1	72.2
Team Totals	49	31	63.3	325	1	2	29	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Mark Ingram	16	53	3.3	1	12
Pierre Thomas	9	110	12.2	0	48
Drew Brees	2	0	0.0	1	1
Team Totals	27	163	6.0	2	48

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Darren Sproles	14	13	128	9.8	0	25
Jimmy Graham	13	7	71	10.1	1	17
Pierre Thomas	6	4	33	8.3	0	12
Marques Colston	4	3	49	16.3	0	29
Lance Moore	5	2	30	15.0	0	17
Courtney Roby	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Joe Morgan	3	1	5	5.0	0	5
David Thomas	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	47	31	325	10.5	1	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Malcolm Jenkins	10	8	2	0
Curtis Lofton	10	5	5	0
Will Smith	7	3	4	0
Corey White	6	4	2	0
Jonathan Casillas	5	4	1	0
Cameron Jordan	4	3	1	1
Sedrick Ellis	3	2	1	0
Roman Harper	3	2	1	0
Patrick Robinson	3	2	1	0
Brodrick Bunkley	2	0	2	0
David Hawthorne	2	1	1	0
Martez Wilson	2	1	1	0
Rafael Bush	1	1	0	0
Junior Galette	1	0	1	0
Jabari Greer	1	1	0	0
Akiem Hicks	1	0	1	0
Jerome Murphy	1	1	0	0
Scott Shanle	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	63	39	24	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Darren Sproles	2	52	26
Junior Galette	1	2	2
Team Totals	3	54	18.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	2	30	15	0
Team Totals	2	30	15.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Garrett Hartley	2	2	3	3
Team Totals	2	2	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	3	148	49.3
Team Totals	3	148	49.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Cam Newton	20	14	70.0	253	1	0	66	1	129.2
Team Totals	20	14	70.0	253	1	0	66	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
DeAngelo Williams	14	69	4.9	1	27
Cam Newton	13	71	5.5	1	40
Jonathan Stewart	11	51	4.6	0	16
Mike Tolbert	2	3	1.5	1	2
Brandon LaFell	1	25	25.0	0	25
Team Totals	41	219	5.3	3	40

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Brandon LaFell	8	6	90	15.0	0	27
Steve Smith Sr.	4	3	104	34.7	0	66
Mike Tolbert	2	2	23	11.5	0	20
Jonathan Stewart	1	1	17	17.0	1	17
Greg Olsen	3	1	13	13.0	0	13
Kealoha Pilares	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team Totals	19	14	253	18.1	1	66

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Charles Godfrey	11	6	5	0	1
James Anderson	9	2	7	0	0
Josh Norman	8	5	3	0	0
Jon Beason	7	2	5	0	1
Chris Gamble	7	4	3	0	0
Luke Kuechly	5	1	4	0	0
Haruki Nakamura	5	4	1	0	0
Greg Hardy	4	2	2	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	4	3	1	0	0
Dwan Edwards	3	1	2	0.5	0
Thomas Keiser	3	2	1	0.5	0
Thomas Davis	3	2	1	0	0
Charles Johnson	3	2	1	0	0
Frank Alexander	1	0	1	0	0
Antwan Applewhite	1	0	1	0	0
Ron Edwards	1	1	0	0	0
Colin Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Kealoha Pilares	1	1	0	0	0
Josh Thomas	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	78	40	38	1	2