| New Orleans Saints 31,
Carolina Panthers 26
| First Quarter |
 | NO--T.Ginn 80 pass from D.Brees (W.Lutz kick), 13:14. |
| Second Quarter |
| Car--FG G.Gano 27, 0:48.
NO--J.Hill 9 pass from D.Brees (W.Lutz kick), 5:56.
Car--FG G.Gano 39, 12:13.
NO--Z.Line 1 run (W.Lutz kick), 14:17.
Car--FG G.Gano 58, 15:00. |
| Third Quarter |
| Car--FG G.Gano 29, 4:02.
NO--FG W.Lutz 57, 8:55. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Car--G.Olsen 14 pass from C.Newton (G.Gano kick), 2:13.
NO--A.Kamara 2 run (W.Lutz kick), 9:52.
Car--C.McCaffrey 56 pass from C.Newton (G.Gano kick), 10:51. |
| A--73,186. |
| | CAR | NO |
| FIRST DOWNS | 24 | 21 |
| Rushing | 5 | 3 |
| Passing | 16 | 17 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 8-17 | 2-8 |
| 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 413 | 410 |
| Total Plays | 71 | 56 |
| Average Gain | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 107 | 41 |
| Rushes | 26 | 22 |
| Average per Rush | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 306 | 369 |
| Completed - Attempted | 24-41 | 23-33 |
| Yards per Pass | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| Sacked - Yards Lost | 4-43 | 1-7 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| PUNTS-AVERAGE | 3-48.3 | 4-45.8 |
| RETURN YARDAGE | 12 | 17 |
| Punt Returns - Yards | 2-11 | 2-17 |
| Kickoff Returns - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Returns - Yards | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES-YARDS | 2-18 | 7-96 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 33:49 | 26:11 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| RUSHING -- |
| | CAR: | J.Stewart 11-51, C.Newton 8-37, C.McCaffrey 6-16, F.Whittaker 1-3. |
| | NO: | A.Kamara 10-23, M.Ingram 9-22, Z.Line 1-1, D.Brees 1-(-1), T.Lewis 1-(-4). |
| PASSING -- |
| | CAR: | C.Newton 24-40-349-2-0, D.Anderson 0-1-0-0-0. |
| | NO: | D.Brees 23-33-376-2-1. |
| RECEIVING -- |
| | CAR: | G.Olsen 8-107, C.McCaffrey 6-101, D.Funchess 4-79, K.Clay 3-32, B.Bersin 2-27, E.Dickson 1-3. |
| | NO: | M.Thomas 8-131, T.Ginn 4-115, B.Coleman 4-44, J.Hill 3-49, M.Ingram 1-13, A.Kamara 1-10, W.Snead 1-7, Z.Line 1-7. |
| MISSED FIELD GOALS -- |
| | CAR: | G.Gano 25. |
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