National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 30, Carolina 27
Sunday, October 9, 2011 1:00 PM
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 9, 2011
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature: 68°
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 72679
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Orleans 10103730
Carolina 677727
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 13:50
New Orleans TD Carolina 0 - New Orleans 7
Jed Collins 1 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
1st Quarter - 6:15
New Orleans FG Carolina 0 - New Orleans 10
John Kasay 23 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 2:52
Carolina TD Carolina 6 - New Orleans 10
Steve Smith 54 yd. pass from Cam Newton (kick failed)
2nd Quarter - 5:27
New Orleans TD Carolina 6 - New Orleans 17
Mark Ingram 1 yd. run (John Kasay kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:47
Carolina TD Carolina 13 - New Orleans 17
DeAngelo Williams 69 yd. run (Olindo Mare kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:00
New Orleans FG Carolina 13 - New Orleans 20
John Kasay 46 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:47
New Orleans FG Carolina 13 - New Orleans 23
John Kasay 37 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 3:43
Carolina TD Carolina 20 - New Orleans 23
Cam Newton 1 yd. run (Olindo Mare kick)
4th Quarter - 12:32
Carolina TD Carolina 27 - New Orleans 23
Greg Olsen 5 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick)
4th Quarter - 0:50
New Orleans TD Carolina 27 - New Orleans 30
Pierre Thomas 6 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New Orleans Carolina
1st Downs 27 20
Rushing 6 9
Passing 20 7
Penalty 1 4
3rd Down Conversions 12-17 7-12
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Punts-Average 2-45.0 3-44.0
Return Yards 22 46
Punts-Returns 1--3 1-9
Kickoffs-Returns 0-0 2-36
Int-Returns 1-25 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-82 7-65
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Time of Possession 34:40 25:20
Total Net Yards 444 381
Total Plays 75 54
Average Gain 5.9 7.1
Net Yards Rushing 101 162
Rushes 28 22
Average/Rush 3.6 7.4
Net Yards Passing 343 219
Comp-Att 32-45 16-31
Yards/Pass 7.3 6.8
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 1-5
Had Intercepted 1 1
Touchdowns 3 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 2 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 3-4
Field Goals 3-3 0-0
Red Zone Efficiency 3-5-60% 2-2-100%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-2-100% 2-2-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New Orleans Saints (4-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 32/45 359 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Sproles 11 51 4.6 0 23
M. Ingram 9 32 3.6 1 8
P. Thomas 7 18 2.6 0 4
J. Collins 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Graham 12 8 129 16.1 0 30
M. Colston 6 5 69 13.8 0 22
D. Sproles 7 5 40 8.0 0 12
R. Meachem 5 4 38 9.5 0 14
L. Moore 6 3 30 10.0 0 13
P. Thomas 3 3 24 8.0 1 18
M. Ingram 2 2 17 8.5 0 9
D. Henderson 1 1 11 11.0 0 11
J. Collins 1 1 1 1.0 1 1
J. Galette 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
P. Robinson 1 25 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
W. Smith 0.5 2.5
S. Ellis 0.5 2.5
Tackles
  TK Ast
M. Jenkins 6 0
J. Vilma 5 0
J. Dunbar 5 1
J. Greer 3 0
A. Franklin 3 1
J. Casillas 2 0
T. Porter 2 0
W. Smith 2 1
T. Johnson 1 0
S. Rogers 1 0
C. Jordan 1 0
S. Shanle 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Carolina Panthers (1-4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Newton 16/31 224 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Williams 9 115 12.8 1 69
C. Newton 7 27 3.9 1 13
J. Stewart 6 20 3.3 0 9
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
S. Smith 7 3 79 26.3 1 54
L. Naanee 8 4 63 15.8 0 28
G. Olsen 5 3 21 7.0 1 9
J. Shockey 7 3 21 7.0 0 9
B. LaFell 2 1 20 20.0 0 20
J. Stewart 1 1 13 13.0 0 13
J. Felton 1 1 7 7.0 0 7
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
S. Martin 1 1 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
G. Hardy 1.0 10.0
C. Munnerlyn 1.0 6.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
C. Godfrey 9 0
C. Munnerlyn 6 0
S. Martin 5 0
D. Butler 5 0
J. Anderson 5 5
G. Hardy 4 1
C. Gamble 3 0
D. Connor 3 1
J. Williams 3 2
R. Fields 2 0
A. Applewhite 2 0
J. Pugh 1 0
T. McClain 1 0
O. Gaither 1 1
C. Johnson 1 2
S. Fua 1 3
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Newton 1