The New Orleans Saints defeated the Carolina Panthers, 31 to 26, in the 2017 NFC Wild Card game on January 7, 2018.
1st quarter
CAR
NO
Ted Ginn 80-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
CAR
NO
Graham Gano 27-yard field goal
3
7
Josh Hill 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick)
3
14
Graham Gano 39-yard field goal
6
14
Zach Line 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick)
6
21
Graham Gano 58-yard field goal
9
21
3rd quarter
CAR
NO
Graham Gano 29-yard field goal
12
21
Wil Lutz 57-yard field goal
12
24
4th quarter
CAR
NO
Greg Olsen 14-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick)
19
24
Alvin Kamara 2-yard run (Wil Lutz kick)
19
31
Christian McCaffrey 56-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick)
26
31
Panthers
Saints
1st Downs
24
21
Passing 1st Downs
16
17
Rushing 1st Downs
5
3
1st downs from penalties
3
1
3rd down efficiency
8 - 17
2 - 8
4th down efficiency
1 - 2
0 - 1
Total Plays
71
56
Total Yards
413
410
Yards per play
5.8
7.3
Passing
306
369
Comp - Att
24 - 41
23 - 33
Yards per pass
6.8
10.9
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 43
1 - 7
Rushing
107
41
Rushing Attempts
26
22
Yards per rush
4.1
1.9
Penalties
2
7
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
33:49
26:11
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 24 | 40 | 349 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 105.1 |
| Derek Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team | 24 | 41 | 306 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 102.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 107 | 4.1 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 1 | 12 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 1 | 8 |
| Devin Funchess | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kaelin Clay | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Brenton Bersin | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Shepard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 24 | 349 | 8.5 | 2 | 38 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bradberry | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kuechly | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Gachkar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaDarius Gunter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Butler | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 47 | 41 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gano | 4 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 14 |
| Team | 4 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 14 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Palardy | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 53 |
| Team | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 53 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaelin Clay | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23 | 33 | 376 | 11.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 115.2 |
| Team | 23 | 33 | 369 | 11.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 115.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 22 | 41 | 1.9 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Josh Hill | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 4 |
| Brandon Coleman | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Snead | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 376 | 11.4 | 2 | 30 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vonn Bell | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Williams | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Crawley | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Manti Te'o | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyeler Davison | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Freeny | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Hardee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Hendrickson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Wood | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 67 | 41 | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil Lutz | 1 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Morstead | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 57 |
| Team | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 57 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommylee Lewis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
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