Certainly not the best half of football we've seen the Saints play this season but they're in control thanks to the defense and a very weak, banged up Panther football team.
This is the last 30 minutes of Saints football for the next two weeks so enjoy them.
Keep it here for all of your second half in-game chatter. Make the jump for first half stats from the game.
First Half Stats
| NO | CAR | ||
| First Downs | 14 | 7 | |
| Total Yards | 284 | 91 | |
| Passing Yards | 183 | 9 | |
| Rushing Yards | 101 | 82 | |
| Penalties (Yds) | 5(40) | 2(8) | |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 | |
| Punts (AVG) | 3(40) | 3(43) | |
| Time of Pos. | 18:06 | 11:54 |
Top Performers
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| D. Brees | 18/28 | 183 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| J. Jones | 4 | 67 | 0 | 54 |
| C. Ivory | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| M. Colston | 6 | 50 | 0 | 16 |
| L. Moore | 3 | 53 | 0 | 36 |
| D. Thomas | 3 | 36 | 0 | 22 |
| CAROLINA PANTHERS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| M. Moore | 3/6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| T. Sutton | 6 | 40 | 0 | 32 |
| J. Stewart | 5 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| T. Sutton | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Rosario | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| B. LaFell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |