The New Orleans Saints were decisively beaten by the Carolina Panthers, 31 to 21, on December 31, 2006.
1st quarter
CAR
NO
Reggie Bush 1-yard run (John Carney kick)
0
7
Steve Smith Sr. 22-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
CAR
NO
Jamaal Branch 7-yard pass from Jamie Martin (John Carney kick)
7
14
DeShaun Foster 2-yard run (John Kasay kick)
14
14
3rd quarter
CAR
NO
Chris Gamble 18-yard interception return (John Kasay kick)
21
14
Steve Smith Sr. 15-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick)
28
14
Fred McAfee 6-yard run (John Carney kick)
28
21
4th quarter
CAR
NO
John Kasay 19-yard field goal
31
21
Panthers
Saints
1st Downs
20
13
Passing 1st Downs
12
7
Rushing 1st Downs
8
6
1st downs from penalties
0
0
3rd down efficiency
4 - 12
4 - 10
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
1 - 1
Total Plays
60
51
Total Yards
313
297
Yards per play
5.2
5.8
Passing
207
236
Comp - Att
23 - 27
20 - 29
Yards per pass
7.7
6.9
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
5 - 18
Rushing
106
61
Rushing Attempts
33
17
Yards per rush
3.2
3.6
Penalties
2
4
Turnovers
0
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
34:39
25:21
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 23 | 27 | 207 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123.3 |
| Team | 23 | 27 | 207 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Steve Smith Sr. | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Jake Delhomme | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 106 | 3.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith Sr. | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 2 | 8 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Hoover | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 5 |
| DeShaun Foster | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Gaines | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 23 | 207 | 7.7 | 2 | 27 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Draft | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Draft | 14 | 12 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Gamble | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derrick Strait | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vinny Ciurciu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCadam | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Salley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Seward | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wallace | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stanley McClover | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 55 | 46 | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kasay | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Baker | 5 | 249 | 49.8 | |
| Team | 5 | 249 | 49.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gamble | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Martin | 16 | 24 | 208 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 90.3 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 |
| Team | 20 | 29 | 236 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 93.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Branch | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 |
| Fred McAfee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamal Jones | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Owens | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Miller | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jamaal Branch | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Karney | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Marques Colston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 20 | 254 | 8.8 | 1 | 27 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Faine | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Scott | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJuan Groce | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Cooper | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Fincher | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Melton | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Deloatch | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gleason | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Lake | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Leisle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Strief | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 73 | 57 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carney | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Weatherford | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | |
| Team | 5 | 224 | 44.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael L. Lewis | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael L. Lewis | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
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