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New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
MIN		 24
 27
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SD
HOU		 29
 23
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NYJ
DET		 23
 20
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NO
CAR		 34
 3
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NE
CLE		 14
 34
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MIA
BAL		 10
 26
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CHI
BUF		 22
 19
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TB
ATL		 21
 27
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NYG
SEA		 41
 7
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KC
OAK		 20
 23
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IND
PHI		 24
 26
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DAL
GB		 7
 45
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PIT
CIN		 27
 21
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 24, Panthers 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Drew Brees Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Chris Ivory Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 13 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 28 Robert Meachem Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 49 Lance Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 58 Devery Henderson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Jeremy Shockey Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 13 Garrett Hartley FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  
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Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Matt Moore Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 23 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 31 Steve Smith Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 44 David Gettis Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 57 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 23 Dante Rosario Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 23 John Kasay FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 24 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints In 3 career games vs. Car., QB Drew Brees has passed for 995 yards (331.7 per game) with 8 TDs & 2 INTs for 106.3 rating. Since 2006, Saints are 30-6 (.833) when he has 100+ passer rating (min. 10 att.), incl. playoffs... In 3 career meetings (all w/ Dal.), RB Julius Jones has 311 rush yards (103.7 per game) with 3 TDs, incl. 194 yards & 2 TDs on 12/24/05. In only career start vs. Car. (on 11/26/06 w/ Was.), RB Ladell Betts rushed for 104 yards... In past 4, WR Marques Colston has 28 catches for 337 yards with 2 TDs. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ rec. & 3rd in row w/ TD. WR Lance Moore has 3 TD rec. in past 2 vs. Panthers. WR Robert Meachem has scored 2 TDs vs. Car., incl. longest of career (54 yards)...LB Jonathan Vilma has 2 sacks in past 4 & leads team with 50 tackles in '10. DT Sedrick Ellis leads team w/ 3 sacks & needs 1.5 to surpass career high (4 in '08). CB Leigh Torrence had 1st career INT last week vs. Pit.

Panthers QB Matt Moore has won 5 of 7 career starts at home. In those 7, has completed 117 of 188 (62.2 pct.) for 1,445 yards with 8 TDs & 4 INTs for 91.3 rating... RB DeAngelo Williams ranks 4th in NFC with 2,993 rush yards since start of 2008. In 4 career starts vs. Saints, Williams has rushed for 479 yards (119.8 per game) on 77 att. (6.2 avg.) with 3 TDs. In career, when Williams has 18+ att., Panthers are 15-3 (.833). When RB Jonathan Stewart has 14+ carries, Panthers are 15-0... In past 10 vs. NO, WR Steve Smith has 820 rec. yards & 8 TDs (7 rec., 1 rush). Rookie WR Brandon LaFell (3rd round) has 10 catches for 131 yards in past 2, incl. 1st career TD last week... LB James Anderson has 37 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 FR & FF in past 4. Anderson & DE Charles Johnson each had sack in last meeting. S Charles Godfrey is tied for 3rd in NFL with career-high 4 INTs. In 9 career meetings, CB Richard Marshall has 2 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR & INT.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-09 MIN H W 14-9 +5
2 2010-09-20 SF A W 25-22 +3
3 2010-09-26 ATL H L 24-27 -3
4 2010-10-03 CAR H W 16-14 +2
5 2010-10-10 ARI A L 20-30 -10
6 2010-10-17 TB A W 31-6 +25
7 2010-10-24 CLE H L 17-30 -13
8 2010-10-31 PIT H W 20-10 +10
9 2010-11-07 CAR A W 34-3 +31
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-21 SEA H    
12 2010-11-25 DAL A    
13 2010-12-05 CIN A    
14 2010-12-12 STL H    
15 2010-12-19 BAL A    
16 2010-12-27 ATL A    
17 2011-01-02 TB H    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 NYG A L 18-31 -13
2 2010-09-19 TB H L 7-20 -13
3 2010-09-26 CIN H L 7-20 -13
4 2010-10-03 NO A L 14-16 -2
5 2010-10-10 CHI H L 6-23 -17
6   Bye      
7 2010-10-24 SF H W 23-20 +3
8 2010-10-31 STL A L 10-20 -10
9 2010-11-07 NO H L 3-34 -31
10 2010-11-14 TB A    
11 2010-11-21 BAL H    
12 2010-11-28 CLE A    
13 2010-12-05 SEA A    
14 2010-12-12 ATL H    
15 2010-12-19 ARI H    
16 2010-12-23 PIT A    
17 2011-01-02 ATL A    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  CB Patrick Robinson (Ankle)
 RB Pierre Thomas (Ankle)
Doubtful  RB Reggie Bush (Fibula)
Questionable  SS Pierson Prioleau (Ankle)
Probable  WR Marques Colston (Hand)
 OC Jonathan Goodwin (Groin)
 CB Jabari Greer (Shoulder)
 K Garrett Hartley (Ankle)
 RB Chris Ivory (Concussion)
 CB Tracy Porter (Knee)
 OLB Scott Shanle (Hamstring)
 OT Jon Stinchcomb (Knee)
IR  OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot)
 CB Randall Gay (Head)
 SS Chris Reis (Shoulder)
   
Carolina Panthers
Out  OT Jeff Otah (Knee)
Doubtful  RB DeAngelo Williams (Foot)
Probable  MLB Dan Connor (Hip)
IR  OG Duke Robinson (Knee)
 DE Hilee Taylor (Knee)
 OLB Jamar Williams (Neck)
 WR Wallace Wright (Shoulder)
PUP  OLB Thomas Davis (Right Knee ACL)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 CAR
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.3 10.3 22.3 NO
Rushing yards 76.8 82.7 115.1 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 3.18 4.28 NO
Completion % 69.6% 56.1% 60.8% NO
Passing yards 290.0 163.0 225.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.93 9.28 10.81 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.91 5.21 6.57 NO
Interceptions 1.8 1.7 1.0 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.8 1.3 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.3 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 50.6% 32.9% 38.3% NO
4th down conversions 83.3% 33.3% 51.3% NO
Time of possession 32:42 25:31 30:21 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 CAR
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 20.3 20.0 22.3 CAR
Rushing yards 98.3 113.3 115.1 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.88 3.90 4.28 NO
Completion % 59.3% 58.9% 60.8% CAR
Passing yards 168.0 184.0 225.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.73 8.52 10.81 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 5.77 5.02 6.57 CAR
INT return 0.3 1.0 1.0 CAR
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.7 NO
Sacks 2.3 2.0 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 34.6% 35.1% 38.3% NO
4th down conversions 63.6% 100.0% 51.3% NO
Time of possession 27:20 34:29 30:21 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.2 8.5 9.9 NO
Yards per kick return 23.2 24.0 23.4 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 18.1 9.1 9.9 CAR
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 26.5 23.4 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.3 6.5 -
Penalty yards 53.5 44.3 55.2 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 7 2000-10-15 CAR NO 6-24 NO
2000 11 2000-11-12 NO CAR 20-10 NO
2001 5 2001-10-14 NO CAR 27-25 NO
2001 12 2001-12-02 CAR NO 23-27 NO
2002 10 2002-11-10 NO CAR 34-24 NO
2002 17 2002-12-29 CAR NO 10-6 CAR
2003 5 2003-10-05 NO CAR 13-19 CAR
2003 8 2003-10-26 CAR NO 23-20 CAR
2004 13 2004-12-05 CAR NO 32-21 CAR
2004 17 2005-01-02 NO CAR 21-18 NO
2005 1 2005-09-11 NO CAR 23-20 NO
2005 15 2005-12-18 CAR NO 27-10 CAR
2006 4 2006-10-01 NO CAR 18-21 CAR
2006 17 2006-12-31 CAR NO 31-21 CAR
2007 5 2007-10-07 CAR NO 16-13 CAR
2007 12 2007-11-25 NO CAR 31-6 NO
2008 7 2008-10-19 NO CAR 7-30 CAR
2008 17 2008-12-28 CAR NO 33-31 CAR
2009 9 2009-11-08 CAR NO 20-30 NO
2009 17 2010-01-03 NO CAR 10-23 CAR
2010 4 2010-10-03 CAR NO 14-16 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.




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