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Panthers Win Thriller Over Saints

The Carolina Panthers gave up a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter but managed to escape with a big divisional win against the New Orleans Saints, 23-20. The Saints were without starting QB Matt Leinart, who is sidelined with a sprained knee.

1st Quarter
The Panthers moved the ball well, but had to settle for a pair of FGs from Billy Cundiff and a 6-0 lead at the end of the quarter.

2nd Quarter
Midway through the quarter the Saints went on a long touchdown march, scoring on a QB Adam Tafralis to WR Pierre Garcon touchdown pass, taking the lead at 7-6. Late in the half the Saints were on the move again when Panthers CB Chris Gamble snared an interception at midfield. The Panthers took advantage of the turnover and took the lead with :38 left on a QB Brian Brohm to TE Kevin Boss touchdown pass, 13-7 Carolina at the break.

3rd Quarter
The Saints had the ball for most of the quarter, but could only get one FG, making the score 13-10 with 3:40 left in the third. After a quick three and out from Carolina, the Saints were looking to take the lead, but Panthers CB Jimmy Williams stepped in front of a pass, picked it off and went 48 yards for a huge touchdown. The score was 20-10 Panthers entering the final stanza.

4th Quarter
A field goal for New Orleans early in the fourth quarter made it 20-13. The Panthers were not having much success on offense, while the Saints were moving the ball, only to stall just outside of scoring range. With time running down, young QB Tafralis led the Saints on one last drive. A swing pass to HB Reggie Bush with only :57 left in regulation made the score 20-19, and the PAT leveled things at twenty.

The Panthers, with all three timeouts left, completed a couple quick passes to TE Boss to get out to midfield. After two incompletions, a huge catch by WR Derrick Williams gave Carolina a first down at the 30. Another big catch by WR Anthony Gonzalez put the ball inside the 10 yard line, as the Panthers called timeout with 3 seconds left. Billy Cundiff cooly drilled his third FG of the day on the final play of the game. Final score: Carolina 23, New Orleans 20.

Panthers Leaders
QB Brohm 25-36, 269 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
HB Forte 18 carries, 69 yards
WR Williams 10 rec, 90 yards
TE Boss 6 rec, 56 yards, 1 TD
CB Sheppard 11 tackles, 3 deflections
CB Williams 6 tackles, 3 deflections, 1 INT, 1 TD

Saints Leaders
QB Tafralis 25-46, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WR Garcon 7 rec, 98 yards, 1 TD
WR Smith 7 rec, 81 yards

Notes
The Panthers defense, ranked #3 against the run, held dangerous HB Reggie Bush to just 37 yards on 21 carries.
Carolina improves to 5-3 after an 0-2 start and has moved into first place in the NFC South. New Orleans falls to 3-5 and loses their third in a row. The Panthers will host the Bengals next week while the Saints get another divisional rival, at home with the Falcons.

Madden NFL 2004 PC v4.1.0.0 Game Log - Saints at Panthers
Game Time: Thu Mar 04 22:13:49 2010
Skill Level: Pro
Quarter Length: 12 minute(s)

Slider Human CPU
QB Accuracy 48 48
Pass Blocking 0 0
Receiver Catching 45 45
Running Ability 52 52
Offensive line Run Blocking 53 53
Defensive Awareness 54 54
Defensive line Knockdowns 52 52
Interceptions 0 0
Defensive Break Blocks 75 75
Tackling 56 56
Fieldgoal Length 50 50
Fieldgoal Accuracy 15 15
Punt Length 99 99
Punt Accuracy 97 97
Kickoff Length 75 75

Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 3 mph
Temp: 67 degrees

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Saints 0 7 3 10 0 20
Panthers 6 7 7 3 0 23

Game Statistics: Saints Panthers
First Downs 16 17
Third Down Conversions 8 3
Third Downs 16 11
Third Down Percentage 50.0% 27.3%
Forth Down Conversions 0 0
Fourth Downs 0 0
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 4 3
Offense Redzone TDs 2 1
Offense Redzone FGs 2 2
Offense Redzone Percentage 100.0% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 22 18
Rushing Yards 40 69
Rushing Average 1.8 3.8
Rushing TDs 0 0
Passing Yards 261 255
Passing Completions 25 25
Passing Attempts 46 36
Completion Percentage 54.3% 69.4%
Passing Average 5.7 7.1
Passing TDs 2 1
Offensive Pass Interceptions 2 2
TOTAL OFFENSE 301 324
Defensive Pass Interceptions 2 2
Punt Return Yards 17 19
Kick Return Yards 82 73
Punts 5 5
Punt Avg 41.0 32.6
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Penalties 1 1
Penalty Yds 5 10
Turnovers 2 3
TIME OF POSSESSION 25:29 22:31

Individual Stats: Panthers
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Brian Brohm 25 36 269 69 7.4 3 1 2 23 77.2

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Matt Forte 18 69 3.8 21 0 0

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Derrick Williams 10 90 9.0 16 0 1 21
Anthony Gonzalez 5 71 14.1 20 0 1 9
Kevin Boss 6 56 9.3 18 1 0 11
Michael Crabtree 2 32 16.0 23 0 1 2
Carl Stewart 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 3
Matt Forte 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0

KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Billy Cundiff 3 3 100 0 2 2 100 0 0 0
Justin Brantly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Justin Brantly 5 163 32.5 52 1 0 0

KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Lito Sheppard 2 31 15.5 0 16
Derrick Williams 3 42 14.0 0 15

PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Lito Sheppard 3 19 6.3 14 0
Derrick Williams 0 0 0.0 0 0

DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Lito Sheppard 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0
Brandon Condren 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jimmy Williams 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 48 48.0 3 0
Chris Gamble 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0 1 0
Joe Hudson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Nick Hayden 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jonathan Wilhite 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Adam Kadela 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Jason Shirley 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Alex Brown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Julius Peppers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kevin Boss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Shareff Rashad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
DeAndre Levy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tra Battle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Jerome Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Davon Drew 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Matt Forte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Barry Church 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Thomas Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0

BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Shawn Andrews 4 0
Davin Joseph 3 1
Eugene Monroe 1 0
Jared Cook 1 0
Derrick Williams 1 0
Anthony Gonzalez 1 0
David Baas 0 2

Individual Stats: Saints
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Adam Tafralis 25 46 261 54 5.6 1 2 2 28 67.4

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Reggie Bush 21 37 1.7 8 0 0
Adam Tafralis 1 3 3.0 3 0 1

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Pierre Garcon 7 98 14.0 28 1 0 7
Steve Smith 7 81 11.5 20 0 0 17
Reggie Bush 7 45 6.4 18 1 0 38
Vernon Davis 2 18 9.0 11 0 1 0
Edward Britton 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 0
Ramses Barden 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0
Nick Frank 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Kevin Eberhart 2 2 100 0 2 2 100 0 5 0

PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Kyle Larson 5 205 41.0 49 0 1 1

KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Steve Smith 5 82 16.3 0 23

PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Steve Smith 3 17 5.6 13 0

DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Chris Stevens 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Rey Maualuga 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
Ko Simpson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0
Josh Barrett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
AJ Hawk 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Antrel Rolle 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Ola Dagunduro 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tim Crowder 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Carlos Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 1 0
Ken Lucas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Brian Orakpo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Allen Langford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kevin Brock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
O.J. Atogwe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
James McClinton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Max Jean-Giles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Reggie Bush 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
David Vobora 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Eric Steinbach 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Connor Barwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Max Jean-Giles 3 0
Damien Woody 2 0
Andy Kemp 1 0
Vernon Davis 1 0
John Sullivan 1 1
Nick Frank 1 0
Eric Steinbach 1 0

Game Log Ends
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