Panthers 33-31 Saints (28 Dec, 2008) Box Score

Carolina Panthers

12-4, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CAR	6	17	7	3	33
NO	0	10	0	21	31

New Orleans Saints

8-8, 6-2 home

Carolina Passing


Jake Delhomme
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
14/20	250	12.5	1	0	1-6	87.7	129.2
14/20	244	12.5	1	0	1-6	--	129.2

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
30/49	386	7.9	4	1	2-19	59.0	104.6
30/49	367	7.9	4	1	2-19	--	104.6

Carolina Rushing


DeAngelo Williams
Jonathan Stewart
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
25	178	7.1	0	30
17	56	3.3	1	16
42	234	5.6	1	30

New Orleans Rushing


Deuce McAllister
Mike Bell
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
8	40	5.0	11
3	10	3.3	5
11	50	4.5	11

Carolina Receiving


Steve Smith Sr.
Muhsin Muhammad
D.J. Hackett
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	134	26.8	0	54
7	79	11.3	1	28
2	37	18.5	0	30
14	250	17.9	1	54

New Orleans Receiving


Marques Colston
Lance Moore
Billy Miller
Deuce McAllister
Robert Meachem
Devery Henderson
Mike Karney
Buck Ortega
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	123	17.6	1	26
8	91	11.4	2	20
3	56	18.7	0	21
5	41	8.2	0	20
3	36	12.0	1	15
2	29	14.5	0	19
1	7	7.0	0	7
1	3	3.0	0	3
30	386	12.9	4	26

Carolina Fumbles


Dante Wesley
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

New Orleans Fumbles


Skyler Green
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Carolina Defense



Ken Lucas
Thomas Davis Sr.
Chris Gamble
Chris Harris
Richard Marshall
Tyler Brayton
Charles Godfrey
Julius Peppers
Nate Salley
Jon Beason
Darwin Walker
Nick Hayden
Na'il Diggs
Landon Johnson
James Anderson
Dante Wesley
Charles L. Johnson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	1	0	2	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
45	41	2	0	7	0	2

New Orleans Defense



Jonathan Vilma
Roman Harper
Randall Gay
Josh Bullocks
Scott Fujita
Scott Shanle
Jeff Charleston
Will Smith
Jason David
Chris Reis
Hollis Thomas
Troy Evans
Usama Young
Bobby McCray
Remi Ayodele
Sedrick Ellis
Billy Miller
Marvin Mitchell
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
13	12	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	3	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
78	63	1	0	4	0	0

Carolina Interceptions


Chris Harris
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	16	0
1	16	0

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

Carolina Kick Returns


Mark Jones
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	112	22.4	27	0
5	112	22.4	27	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Skyler Green
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	73	24.3	42	0
3	73	24.3	42	0

Carolina Punt Returns


Steve Smith Sr.
Mark Jones
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	10	10.0	10
1	3	3.0	3
2	13	6.5	10

New Orleans Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No New Orleans Punt Returns

Carolina Kicking


John Kasay
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/5	80.0	45	3/3	15
4/5	80.0	45	3/3	15

New Orleans Kicking


Garrett Hartley
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	21	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	21	4/4	7

Carolina Punting


Jason Baker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	48	24.0	0	1	27
2	48	24.0	0	1	27

New Orleans Punting


Glenn Pakulak
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	164	54.7	1	0	61
3	164	54.7	1	0	61

Caesars Superdome

6:00 PM, 28 December 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 69,999

Referees:
Jerome Boger

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

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