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New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
MIN		 10
 34
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SEA
NYG		 36
 25
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PHI
BUF		 24
 31
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OAK
HOU		 25
 20
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TEN
PIT		 17
 38
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NO
CAR		 30
 27
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KC
IND		 28
 24
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CIN
JAC		 30
 20
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TB
SF		 3
 48
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SD
DEN		 29
 24
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NYJ
NE		 21
 30
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GB
ATL		 25
 14
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CHI
DET		 Mon
 8:30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 27, Panthers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 0
RB 32 Mark Ingram Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 41 Pierre Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 22 Lance Moore Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
 WR 29 Marques Colston Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 46 Robert Meachem Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 66 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 8 John Kasay FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
View all Week 5 Rankings or Projections
  
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Cam Newton Pass: 290, 1 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 23 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 27 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 3 Steve Smith Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 50 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 61 Legedu Naanee Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Greg Olsen Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
 TE 28 Jeremy Shockey Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 15 Olindo Mare FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees aims for 4th win in row vs. Car. Is 8-3 (.727) in past 11 starts vs. division. Has 20+ completions in NFL-record 24 consecutive games... RB-PR-KR Darren Sproles is only player in NFL with rush, rec. & ret. TD. Leads NFL with 11 catches on 3rd down. RB Mark Ingram leads NFC rookies with 184 rush yards. RB Pierre Thomas had rush TD in last meeting. Has 8 TDs (5 rush, 3 rec.) in past 9 division contests... TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs with 367 rec. yards. Had career-high 10 catches & 132 rec. yards last week. Has 7 TDs in past 7. Had 19-yard TD in last game. WR Devery Henderson is averaging 22.1 yards per catch (12 catches, 265 yards). WR Robert Meachem has 20 career rec. TDs & 13 have gone for 25+ yards. WR Lance Moore has 4 TDs in past 5 meetings. ... Since entering NFL in 2006, S Roman Harper has 13 sacks, most by DB. Had sack in last game vs. Car. CB Jabari Greer had 24-yard INT-TD in last meeting. DT Sedrick Ellis aims for 3rd consecutive game vs. Car. with sack. DE Will Smith had 2 sacks last week.

Panthers Total (440 yards per game) & pass (334.8) offense rank 2nd in NFC. Rookie QB Cam Newton averages 346.5 pass yards per game & is 2nd in NFC with 1,386 yards. Is only player in NFL history with 4+ pass (5) & 4+ rush (4) TDs in 1st 4 games... In past 3 vs. NO, RB DeAngelo Williams has rushed for 413 yards (137.7 per game) & 3 TDs (66, 39 & 7 yards). In 3 games vs. NO with 15+ att., RB Jonathan Stewart has 249 rush yards (83 per game) & 3 TDs. Panthers are 3-0 in those games. When he has 15+ att., team is 14-3 (.824)... WR Steve Smith leads NFC with 530 rec. yards (24 catches, 22.1 avg., 2 TDs). Had 8 catches for 181 yards last week & has 150+ yards in 3 of 4 games. Has 4 100-yard rec. games vs. NO. TE Jeremy Shockey spent 3 seasons with NO (2008-10). Had 139 catches for 1,460 yards with Saints. TE Greg Olsen aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... DE Charles Johnson has 12 sacks in past 11. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NO with 0.5+ sack. In 10/3/10 meeting, LB James Anderson had 14 tackles, sack, FF & 2 FRs. CB Chris Gamble has 3 INTs vs. NO.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-08 GB A L 34-42 -8
2 2011-09-18 CHI H W 30-13 +17
3 2011-09-25 HOU H W 40-33 +7
4 2011-10-02 JAC A W 23-10 +13
5 2011-10-09 CAR A W 30-27 +3
6 2011-10-16 TB A    
7 2011-10-23 IND H    
8 2011-10-30 STL A    
9 2011-11-06 TB H    
10 2011-11-13 ATL A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-28 NYG H    
13 2011-12-04 DET H    
14 2011-12-11 TEN A    
15 2011-12-18 MIN A    
16 2011-12-26 ATL H    
17 2012-01-01 CAR H    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 ARI A L 21-28 -7
2 2011-09-18 GB H L 23-30 -7
3 2011-09-25 JAC H W 16-10 +6
4 2011-10-02 CHI A L 29-34 -5
5 2011-10-09 NO H L 27-30 -3
6 2011-10-16 ATL A    
7 2011-10-23 WAS H    
8 2011-10-30 MIN H    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 TEN H    
11 2011-11-20 DET A    
12 2011-11-27 IND A    
13 2011-12-04 TB A    
14 2011-12-11 ATL H    
15 2011-12-18 HOU A    
16 2011-12-24 TB H    
17 2012-01-01 NO A    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  OT Zach Strief (Knee)
 TE David Thomas (Concussion)
Doubtful  OLB Martez Wilson (Neck)
Questionable  WR Devery Henderson (Calf)
 OLB Will Herring (Hamstring)
 OC Olin Kreutz (Knee)
Probable  MLB Jonathan Vilma (Knee)
IR  OT Alex Barron (Knee)
 K Garrett Hartley (Right Hip)
 CB Fabian Washington (Hamstring)
PUP  RB Chris Ivory (Foot, Sports Hernia)
Non-Football Related  DE Greg Romeus (Undisclosed)
   
Carolina Panthers
Probable  CB Chris Gamble (Head)
 RB Mike Goodson (Illness)
 OC Geoff Hangartner (Back)
 OT Jeff Otah (Back)
 TE Jeremy Shockey (Head)
IR  TE Gary Barnidge (Broken Ankle)
 MLB Jon Beason (Torn Left Achilles)
 OC C.J. Davis (Undisclosed)
 OLB Thomas Davis (Right Knee ACL)
 NT Ron Edwards (Triceps)
 WR David Gettis (Knee ACL)
 CB Cletis Gordon (Shoulder)
 OG Geoff Schwartz (Hip)
 OT Garry Williams (Broken Leg)
 OG Zach Williams (Knee ACL)
PUP  CB Brandon Hogan (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 CAR
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 31.8 22.3 22.8 NO
Rushing yards 119.0 105.3 108.5 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.49 4.13 4.16 NO
Completion % 69.0% 59.5% 61.0% NO
Passing yards 335.0 334.8 245.7 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.17 13.80 11.44 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.70 8.21 6.98 CAR
Interceptions 1.0 1.3 1.0 NO
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 CAR
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.0 2.3 CAR
3rd down conversions 55.2% 32.7% 38.5% NO
4th down conversions 66.7% 25.0% 45.4% NO
Time of possession 32:35 31:21 30:01 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 CAR
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.5 25.5 22.8 NO
Rushing yards 94.0 143.8 108.5 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.64 5.18 4.16 NO
Completion % 52.2% 61.1% 61.0% NO
Passing yards 254.0 203.0 245.7 CAR
Passing yards per completion 12.10 14.00 11.44 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.31 8.55 6.98 NO
INT return 0.5 0.5 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 CAR
Sacks 3.3 1.5 2.3 NO
3rd down conversions 37.7% 33.3% 38.5% CAR
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 45.4% NO
Time of possession 27:25 27:54 30:01 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 17.8 5.4 10.4 NO
Yards per kick return 25.8 21.8 24.4 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 2.0 33.0 10.4 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 32.6 27.2 24.4 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 8.0 6.5 NO
Penalty yards 33.0 61.3 53.9 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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
2010 9 2010-11-07 NO CAR 34-3 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.