Week 2
Final
NO
CAR1Q 09:43
7 - 0
J. Graham 1-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
1Q 05:41
7 - 7
C. Godfrey 9-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 8
1Q 01:30
10 - 7
G. Hartley 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 07:13
13 - 7
G. Hartley 53-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
2Q 03:41
13 - 14
J. Stewart 17-yard TD catch from C. Newton.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 21 yd
after catch
2Q 00:14
13 - 21
M. Tolbert 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 1 yd
after contact
3Q 08:21
13 - 28
D. Williams 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 12:57
20 - 28
M. Ingram 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 09:58
20 - 35
C. Newton 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 2 yd
after contact
4Q 01:59
27 - 35
D. Brees 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
325
Brees
NO
Rush Yds
110
Thomas
NO
Rec Yds
128
Sproles
NO
Scrim TD
1
Brees
NO
2012 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
Game Summary
The Carolina Panthers emerged victorious over the New Orleans Saints, 35 to 27, on September 16, 2012.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 31/49 | 325 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 72.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 14/20 | 253 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 129.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 48 |
M. Ingram #5 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 1 | 40 |
D. Williams #34 | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 1 | 27 |
J. Stewart #28 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 |
B. LaFell #11 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 13/14 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | 25 |
J. Graham #80 | 7/13 | 71 | 10.1 | 1 | 17 |
M. Colston #12 | 3/4 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 29 |
P. Thomas #23 | 4/6 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
L. Moore #16 | 2/5 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 17 |
C. Roby #15 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Morgan #13 | 1/3 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Thomas #85 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3/4 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | 66 |
B. LaFell #11 | 6/8 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 20 |
J. Stewart #28 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
G. Olsen #88 | 1/3 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
K. Pilares #81 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Casillas #52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jenkins #27 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 10-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. White #24 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Casillas #52 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jordan #94 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Robinson #21 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson #95 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bunkley #97 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hawthorne #57 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Murphy #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galette #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hicks #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Godfrey #30 | 11-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #50 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beason #52 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Gamble #20 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Kuechly #59 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Nakamura #43 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Munnerlyn #41 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hardy #76 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Keiser #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Pilares #81 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Alexander #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thomas #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Applewhite #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Medlock #6 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galette #93 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 31/49 | 325 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 72.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 48 |
M. Ingram #5 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 13/14 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | 25 |
J. Graham #80 | 7/13 | 71 | 10.1 | 1 | 17 |
M. Colston #12 | 3/4 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 29 |
P. Thomas #23 | 4/6 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
L. Moore #16 | 2/5 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 17 |
C. Roby #15 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Morgan #13 | 1/3 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Thomas #85 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Casillas #52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jenkins #27 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 10-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. White #24 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Casillas #52 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jordan #94 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Robinson #21 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson #95 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bunkley #97 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hawthorne #57 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Murphy #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galette #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hicks #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Galette #93 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sproles #43 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 14/20 | 253 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 129.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 1 | 40 |
D. Williams #34 | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 1 | 27 |
J. Stewart #28 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 |
B. LaFell #11 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3/4 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | 66 |
B. LaFell #11 | 6/8 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 |
M. Tolbert #35 | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 20 |
J. Stewart #28 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
G. Olsen #88 | 1/3 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
K. Pilares #81 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Newton #1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Godfrey #30 | 11-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #50 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Norman #24 | 8-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beason #52 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Gamble #20 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Kuechly #59 | 5-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Nakamura #43 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Munnerlyn #41 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hardy #76 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #95 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Keiser #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Davis #58 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #93 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Pilares #81 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Alexander #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thomas #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Applewhite #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Medlock #6 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nortman #8 | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Adams #15 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown
11 plays,
80 yd,
05:217-0
Punt
6 plays,
36 yd,
03:287-0
Interception
2 plays,
2 yd,
00:387-7
Field Goal
10 plays,
72 yd,
04:0710-7
Fumble
10 plays,
72 yd,
04:4210-7
Field Goal
11 plays,
57 yd,
04:3613-7
Touchdown
8 plays,
84 yd,
03:3513-14
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:0213-14
Touchdown
8 plays,
58 yd,
02:2013-21
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:1113-21
Punt
5 plays,
16 yd,
02:1613-21
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:2313-21
Touchdown
6 plays,
67 yd,
03:0413-28
Punt
8 plays,
39 yd,
03:2513-28
Punt
6 plays,
33 yd,
03:2413-28
Touchdown
9 plays,
68 yd,
03:3520-28
Touchdown
6 plays,
80 yd,
02:5820-35
Downs
7 plays,
67 yd,
02:4620-35
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:2020-35
Touchdown
12 plays,
81 yd,
02:5427-35
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:0727-35
Interception
2 plays,
9 yd,
00:2627-35
End of Game
1 play,
-2 yd,
00:2227-35
486
Total Yds
463
323
Pass Yds
244
163
Rush Yds
219
12
Total Drives
11
77
Total Plays
62
6.3
Yards Per Play
7.5
6.5
Yards Per Pass
11.6
6
Yards Per Rush
5.3
30:24
Possession
29:36
7
Biggest Lead
15
27
1st Downs
23
19
Passing 1st Downs
10
8
Rushing 1st Downs
12
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7/13
3rd Down
6/12
0/1
4th Down
0/1
3
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
2
Penalties
4
1.0
Sacks
1.0
3
Tackles For Loss
0
0
D/ST TD
0
