New Orleans Saints 20–17 Carolina Panthers · SternSports

New Orleans Saints 20–17 Carolina Panthers · SternSports

New Orleans Saints4-10

2017Final

Carolina Panthers7-7

Offence

337Total yards281
256Passing yards154
81Rushing yards127
27First downs15
6-11Third downs7-14
1-2Fourth downs2-3
2-3Red zone (made-att)1-1
31:44Possession28:16

Turnovers and penalties

0Turnovers1
0Interceptions thrown0
0Fumbles lost1
5-16Sacks (yards)1-9
9-78Penalties (yards)11-103

Offence

337Total yards281
256Passing yards154
81Rushing yards127
27First downs15
6-11Third downs7-14
1-2Fourth downs2-3

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
NO	0	7	3	10
CAR	7	3	7	0

Leaders

Stats

Offence

337Total yards281
256Passing yards154
81Rushing yards127
27First downs15
6-11Third downs7-14
1-2Fourth downs

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Chris Olave	6	85	14.2	1	18	9
Devaughn Vele	5	69	13.8	0	17	6
Audric Estime	3	39	13.0	0	19	3
Kevin Austin Jr.	3	33	11.0	0	18	5
Juwan Johnson	4	30	7.5	0	12	4
Jack Stoll	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Mason Tipton	1	5	5.0	0	5	2
Devin Neal	1	4	4.0	0	4	1

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Chase Young	6	4	1	2	0	2	0
Jonas Sanker	6	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Bullard	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Demario Davis	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Howden	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kool-Aid McKinstry	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Jordan	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Werner	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alontae Taylor	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Quincy Riley	3	2	0	0	2	0	0
Jonah Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Rumph II	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bryan Bresee	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Stutsman	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Davon Godchaux	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Shepherd	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jaylan Ford	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Stalbird	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Panthers

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	15/24	163	6.8	1	0	1-9	77.3	96.4

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rico Dowdle	16	49	3.1	1	8
Bryce Young	7	49	7.0	0	15
Chuba Hubbard	8	29	3.6	0	10

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jalen Coker	4	60	15.0	1	32	4
Xavier Legette	2	39	19.5	0	34	3
Tetairoa McMillan	2	25	12.5	0	21	4
Tommy Tremble	2

fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Jalen Coker	1	1	0

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Nick Scott	10	6	0	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	7	6	0	0	2	0	0
Mike Jackson	6	5	0	1	1	0

kickReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chuba Hubbard	2	50	25.0	27	0
Trevor Etienne	1	25	25.0	25	0
Rico Dowdle	1	23	23.0	23	0

puntReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trevor Etienne	1	16	16.0	16	0

kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	1/1	100.0	40	2/2	5

punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Martin	3	142	47.3	0	2	56

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ersSan Francisco 49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	VikingsMinnesota Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	109	64	W5
3	PanthersCarolina Panthers	3	2	0	.600	146	123	W2
4	GiantsNew York Giants	3	2	1	.583	136	140	L1
5	PackersGreen Bay Packers	4	2	0	.667	127	125	W3
6	BearsChicago Bears	4	2	0	.667	150	119	W1
7	LionsDetroit Lions	3	2	0	.600	164	148	W1
8	SeahawksSeattle Seahawks	3	3	0	.500	148	122	L2
9	FalconsAtlanta Falcons	2	4	0	.333	142	153	L2
10	SaintsNew Orleans Saints	2	4	0	.333	152	178	W1
11	EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles	2	4	0	.333	106	137	L4
12	CowboysDallas Cowboys	2	4	0	.333	151	159	L2
13	CardinalsArizona Cardinals	2	4	0	.333	126	178	W1
14	RamsLos Angeles Rams	2	4	0	.333	135	138	L2
15	CommandersWashington Commanders	1	4	1	.250	132	172	L1
16	BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167	119	138	L1

Players

Saints

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Tyler Shough	24/32	272	8.5	1	0	5-16	59.9	110.4
Spencer Rattler	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	11.9	39.6

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyler Shough	8	32	4.0	0	13
Devin Neal	7	28	4.0	1	15
Evan Hull	4	12	3.0	0	6
Audric Estime	3	11	3.7	0	5
Taysom Hill	2	2	1.0	0	2
Mason Tipton

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Chris Olave	6	85	14.2	1	18	9
Devaughn Vele	5	69	13.8	0	17	6
Audric Estime	3	39	13.0	0	19	3
Kevin Austin Jr.	3

fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Mason Tipton	1	0	0
Dillon Radunz	0	0	1
Pete Werner	0	0	1

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Chase Young	6	4	1	2	0	2	0
Jonas Sanker	6	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Bullard	6	2	0	0	0	0

kickReturns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Evan Hull	3	72	24.0	29	0
Mason Tipton	1	19	19.0	19	0

kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Charlie Smyth	2/2	100.0	47	2/2	8

punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kai Kroeger	2	95	47.5	0	1	58

Panthers

passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	15/24	163	6.8	1	0	1-9	77.3	96.4

rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rico Dowdle	16	49	3.1

Game

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
NO	0	7	3	10
CAR	7	3	7	0

Leaders

T. Shough24/32, 272 YDS, 1 TD for SaintsPassing YardsB. Young15/24, 163 YDS, 1 TD for Panthers
T. Shough8 CAR, 32 YDS for SaintsRushing YardsR. Dowdle16 CAR, 49 YDS, 1 TD for Panthers
C. Olave6 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD for SaintsReceiving YardsJ. Coker4 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD for Panthers

Kick-off: 14 Dec 2025, 22:25
Venue: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Attendance: 70’070

Match report on ESPN: Shough's clutch drive and Smyth's kick lift the Saints past the Panthers, 20-17

Top stats

337Total yards281

Standings

American Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000	140	83	W5
2	Bills	5	1	0	.833	197	171	W2
3	Jaguars	4	2	0	.667	154	104	L1
4	Browns	4	2	0	.667	106	122	W1
5	Patriots	4	2	0	.667	136	113	W3
6	Broncos	4	2	0	.667	114	125	W2
7	Steelers	4	2	0	.667	137	128	W2
8	Ravens	4	2	0	.667	156	132	L1

National Football Conference

#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
1	49ers	6	0	0	1.000	177	110	W6
2	Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	109

receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jalen Coker	4	60	15.0	1	32	4
Xavier Legette	2	39	19.5	0	34	3
Tetairoa McMillan	2	25	12.5	0	21	4
Tommy Tremble	2	13	6.5	0	8	4
Chuba Hubbard	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Rico Dowdle	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Ja'Tavion Sanders	2	5	2.5	0	6	2

defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Nick Scott	10	6	0	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	7	6	0	0	2	0	0
Mike Jackson	6	5	0	1	1	0	0
Christian Rozeboom	6	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Brown III	6	3	0.5	0	0	1	0
Chau Smith-Wade	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	4	2	2	1	0	2	0
A'Shawn Robinson	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Brown	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevin Wallace	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Rochell	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevis Gipson	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Claudin Cherelus	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nic Scourton	1	0	0.5	0	0	1	0