NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (13-2) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (7-8)
SERIES
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SAINTS |
PANTHERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
16-13 |
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STREAKS |
3 of past 5 on road |
6 of past 8 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Payton: 2-5 |
Fox: 10-5 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 20-17 (OT) vs. Buccaneers |
W 41-9 at Giants |
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LAST GAME |
11/8/09: Panthers 20 at Saints 30. New Orleans overcomes 17-3 deficit to improve to 8-0, best start in franchise history. Saints QB Drew Brees throws for 330 yards & TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/19/08: Panthers 30, Saints 7. Carolina QB Jake Delhomme throws for 195 yards & 2 TDs, including 39-yarder to WR Steve Smith, who finishes game with 122 yards. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick. SIRIUS: 126 (NO), 152 (Car). XM: 103 (NO). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Brees: 363-514-4,388 (1C)-34 (1L)-11-109.6 (1L) |
M. Moore: 71-115-891-7-2-98.9 |
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RUSHING |
P. Thomas: 147-793-5.4-6 |
D. Williams: 216-1,117-5.2-7 |
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RECEIVING |
Colston: 69-1,071-15.5-9 |
Muhammad: 46-496-10.8-1 |
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OFFENSE |
416.5 (1L) |
331.3 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+14 (3L) |
+3 |
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DEFENSE |
359.8 |
322.7 |
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SACKS |
Smith: 13 (2C) |
Peppers: 10.5 |
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INTs |
Sharper: 9 (T1L) |
Gamble, Marshall: 4 |
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PUNTING |
Morstead (R): 43.1 |
Baker: 44.3 |
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KICKING |
Hartley: 33 (9/10 PAT; 8/10 FG) |
Kasay: 86 (29/30 PAT; 19/24 FG) |
NOTES
SAINTS: Lead NFL with 500 points ...QB DREW BREES has 4,388 yards & needs 12 to become 1st QB in NFL history with 4 consecutive 4,400-yard seasons. Has completed 54 of 84 (64.3 pct.) for 716 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 101.1 rating in past 2 meetings. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with 330+ yards...RB PIERRE THOMAS had rush TD in last meeting. RB REGGIE BUSH had 7 receptions in last meeting. Needs 95 rush yards & 66 rec. yards to reach 2,000 career in each category...WR MARQUES COLSTON has 11 rec. TDs in past 12 Dec. games. Has 3 TDs vs. Car., incl. career-long 86-yarder (10/1/06). WR ROBERT MEACHEM aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with TD. Had 30-yard TD last week. WR DEVERY HENDERSON avgs. 27.1 yards per catch (15 catches, 407 yards) in past 6 meetings & 14 of 15 receptions have gone for 1st down (93.3 pct.)...LB JONATHAN VILMA has 25 tackles in past 2 meetings. DE WILL SMITH has 10.5 sacks in past 9. Had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. S DARREN SHARPER has 9 INTs for NFL-record 376 yards. DE ANTHONY HARGROVE had 2 FRs (FR-TD) & FF in last meeting...
PANTHERS: QB MATT MOORE has 6 TDs, 0 INTs & 133.4 rating in past 2 starts & club is 2-0. Aims for 3rd in row with 3+ TDs, 0 INTs & 120+ rating...RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has rushed for 327 yards (163.5 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2 meetings. Has 937 rush yards (133.9 per game) & 8 TDs in past 7 vs. division. RB JONATHAN STEWART rushed for franchise-record 206 yards & TD last week. Has 326 rush yards in 1st 2 career starts, 2nd most since 1970. When he has 15+ att., has rushed for 1,180 yards (98.3 per game) & club is 12-0. Williams (1,117) & Stewart (1,008) are 5th RB duo in NFL history to each rush for 1,000 yards...WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD had 22-yard TD last week...DE JULIUS PEPPERS has 10.5 sacks, his 6th 10+ sack season. S CHRIS HARRIS had INT last week & aims for 6th in row with INT or FF. CB CHRIS GAMBLE had INT in last meeting. LB JON BEASON had sack & FF last week. Has team-high 134 tackles, 3rd 100+ tackle season in row.