Game Preview - Week 12: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

New Orleans Saints
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Drew Brees	Pass: 285, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 12	Reggie Bush	Rush: 45, 1 Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 40	Aaron Stecker	Rush: 25, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 5	Marques Colston	Rec: 8-110, 1
WR 35	David Patten	Rec: 4-50, 1
WR 50	Devery Henderson	Rec: 3-45, 0
TE 20	Eric Johnson	Rec: 2-25, 0

Carolina Panthers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Vinny Testaverde	Pass: 235, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 13	DeShaun Foster	Rush: 80, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 38	DeAngelo Williams	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 16	Steve Smith	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 31	Drew Carter	Rec: 4-55, 1
WR 74	Keary Colbert	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 25	Jeff King	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-06	IND	A	L 10-41	-31
2	2007-09-16	TB	A	L 14-31	-17
3	2007-09-24	TEN	H	L 14-31	-17
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	CAR	H	L 13-16	-3
6	2007-10-14	SEA	A	W 28-17	+11
7	2007-10-21	ATL	H	W 22-16	+6
8	2007-10-28	SF	A	W 31-10	+21
9	2007-11-04	JAC	H	W 41-24	+17
10	2007-11-11	STL	H	L 29-37	-8
11	2007-11-18	HOU	A	L 10-23	-13
12	2007-11-25	CAR	A	W 31-6	+25
13	2007-12-02	TB	H
14	2007-12-10	ATL	A
15	2007-12-16	ARI	H
16	2007-12-23	PHI	H
17	2007-12-30	CHI	A

Carolina Panthers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	STL	A	W 27-13	+14
2	2007-09-16	HOU	H	L 21-34	-13
3	2007-09-23	ATL	A	W 27-20	+7
4	2007-09-30	TB	H	L 7-20	-13
5	2007-10-07	NO	A	W 16-13	+3
6	2007-10-14	ARI	A	W 25-10	+15
7		Bye
8	2007-10-28	IND	H	L 7-31	-24
9	2007-11-04	TEN	A	L 7-20	-13
10	2007-11-11	ATL	H	L 13-20	-7
11	2007-11-18	GB	A	L 17-31	-14
12	2007-11-25	NO	H	L 6-31	-25
13	2007-12-02	SF	H
14	2007-12-09	JAC	A
15	2007-12-16	SEA	H
16	2007-12-22	DAL	H
17	2007-12-30	TB	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	NO Offense	CAR Offense	NFL Average
Points for	27.5	12.3	21.5
Rushing yards	85.8	109.7	108.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.70	4.14	3.98
Completion %	70.4%	55.1%	61.5%
Passing yards	281.8	174.3	218.6
Passing yards per completion	10.42	9.14	10.55
Passing yards per attempt	7.33	5.04	6.49
Interceptions	0.8	1.3	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.7	0.8
Sacked	0.5	2.0	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NO Defense	CAR Defense	NFL Average
Points against	20.0	23.7	21.5
Rushing yards	91.5	110.7	108.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.88	3.59	3.98
Completion %	63.4%	61.6%	61.5%
Passing yards	288.8	187.3	218.6
Passing yards per completion	11.64	10.84	10.55
Passing yards per attempt	7.38	6.67	6.49
INT return	0.3	0.7	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.5	1.3	0.8
Sacks	2.8	1.7	2.2

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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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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