Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, December 30, 2012
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Top Performers
Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 396 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: D. Williams (CAR) - 21 CAR, 210 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: L. Moore (NO) - 4 REC, 121 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | CAR | NO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 05:41 | Graham Gano 20 Yd | 3 | 0 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | CAR | NO | |||
| TD | 08:18 | Mike Tolbert 1 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| TD | 05:14 | Marques Colston 7 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| TD | 04:31 | Jonathan Vilma 18 Yd Interception Return (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 10 | 14 | |
| FG | 00:39 | Graham Gano 31 Yd | 13 | 14 | |
| FG | 00:00 | Garrett Hartley 53 Yd | 13 | 17 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | CAR | NO | |||
| TD | 10:45 | Jimmy Graham 19 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 13 | 24 | |
| TD | 08:48 | DeAngelo Williams 54 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick) | 20 | 24 | |
| TD | 02:29 | Mike Tolbert 1 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick) | 27 | 24 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CAR | NO | |||
| TD | 10:16 | Mike Tolbert 1 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick) | 34 | 24 | |
| TD | 08:23 | DeAngelo Williams 12 Yd Run (Graham Gano Kick) | 41 | 24 | |
| TD | 05:10 | Marques Colston 9 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 41 | 31 | |
| FG | 04:08 | Graham Gano 42 Yd | 44 | 31 | |
| TD | 02:52 | Darren Sproles 33 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 44 | 38 | |
Team Stat Comparison
CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 28 | 22 |
Passing 1st downs | 13 | 18 |
Rushing 1st downs | 12 | 3 |
1st downs from Penalties | 3 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 10-16 | 4-12 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total Plays | 74 | 63 |
| Total Yards | 530 | 441 |
| Yards per play | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| Total Drives | 13 | 13 |
| Passing | 257 | 378 |
Comp - Att | 17-34 | 29-43 |
Yards per pass | 7.6 | 8.8 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 1-3 | 2-18 |
| Rushing | 273 | 63 |
Rushing Attempts | 39 | 18 |
Yards per rush | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 4-7 | 3-3 |
| Penalties | 4-36 | 5-55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 33:55 | 26:05 |
| Carolina Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| C. Newton | 16/33 | 248 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 47.3 | 61.2 |
| D. Anderson | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 92.3 | 116.7 |
| Team | 17/34 | 257 | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -- | -- |
| New Orleans Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| D. Brees | 29/43 | 396 | 9.2 | 4 | 1 | 2-18 | 75.3 | 118.0 |
| Team | 29/43 | 378 | 8.8 | 4 | 1 | 2-18 | -- | -- |
| Carolina Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| D. Williams | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 2 | 65 | |
| C. Newton | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| M. Tolbert | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 3 | 5 | |
| B. LaFell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team | 39 | 273 | 7.0 | 5 | 65 | |
| New Orleans Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| M. Ingram | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| C. Ivory | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| D. Sproles | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| J. Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Carolina Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| S. Smith | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| B. LaFell | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | |
| L. Murphy | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| G. Olsen | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| M. Tolbert | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| D. Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| R. Brockel | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 17 | 260 | 15.3 | 0 | 34 | 34 | |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| L. Moore | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 0 | 51 | 6 | |
| J. Graham | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | |
| D. Sproles | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 1 | 33 | 9 | |
| M. Colston | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | |
| D. Henderson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| J. Morgan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| J. Collins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| M. Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 29 | 396 | 13.7 | 4 | 51 | 43 | |
| Carolina Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Vilma | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Carolina Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| L. Kuechly | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Munnerlyn | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dockery | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Godfrey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Davis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Campbell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Alexander | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Phillips | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Kearse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hogue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Norman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Barnidge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Fua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| New Orleans Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| J. Vilma | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Harper | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Patrick | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bunkley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Lofton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hawthorne | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Morstead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Roby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McBride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Galette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 64 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Carolina Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| A. Smith | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| New Orleans Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Sproles | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| T. Cadet | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Carolina Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| A. Edwards | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 69 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 69 | 0 |
| New Orleans Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Sproles | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| G. Gano | 3/4 | 75.0 | 42 | 5/5 | 14 |
| Team | 3/4 | 75.0 | 42 | 5/5 | 14 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| G. Hartley | 1/1 | 100.0 | 53 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 53 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Carolina Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Nortman | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Team | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| New Orleans Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Morstead | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| Team | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
Attendance: 73,124


