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Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints - Week 17
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
ATL		 22
 17
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PHI
NYG		 7
 42
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NYJ
BUF		 9
 28
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JAC
TEN		 20
 38
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HOU
IND		 16
 28
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CLE
PIT		 10
 24
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CHI
DET		 26
 24
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BAL
CIN		 17
 23
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CAR
NO		 44
 38
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ARI
SF		 13
 27
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STL
SEA		 13
 20
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OAK
SD		 21
 24
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MIA
NE		 0
 28
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KC
DEN		 3
 38
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GB
MIN		 34
 37
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DAL
WAS		 18
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 27, Panthers 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Cam Newton Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 50, 1
RB 23 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 48 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 12 Steve Smith Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 38 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 73 Louis Murphy Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 2 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 20 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
View all Week 17 Rankings or Projections
  
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Drew Brees Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 1
RB 32 Mark Ingram Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 RB 42 Chris Ivory Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 Marques Colston Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 22 Lance Moore Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 61 Joseph Morgan Rec: 2-40, 0 TD
WR 84 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Jimmy Graham Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
K 11 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 27 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers Aim for 4th win in row. In past 6, QB Cam Newton has passed for 11 TDs, 1 INT & 104.2 rating. Is only player with 30+ pass (40) & 20+ rush (22) TDs in 1st 2 NFL seasons. In last meeting, had 129.2 rating & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush)... RB DeAngelo Williams has 5 rush TDs in past 5 meetings. Has rushed for 650 yards (108.3 per game) in past 6 meetings... WR Steve Smith has 22 catches for 331 yards (82.8 per game) & 3 TDs in past 4. Has 1,101 yards, his 7th 1,000-yard season. Aims for 4th in row vs. NO with 100+ yards or TD. WR Brandon LaFell has 8 career rec. TDs & avg. 26.5 yards per TD (212 yards). TE Greg Olsen has 4 TDs in past 7... S Charles Godfrey had INT-TD in last meeting. CB Captain Munnerlyn ties for 3rd in NFL with 2 INT-TDs. DE Charles Johnson has 27.5 sacks in past 37. Has 10.5 sacks in past 12. DE Greg Hardy has 9 sacks in past 9. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly leads team with 152 tackles. Had 2nd career INT last week.

Saints QB Drew Brees had 446 yards & 3 TDs last week. Has 4,781 pass yards & is 1st in NFL history with 3 consecutive 4,500-yard seasons. His 14,877 pass yards are most in any 3-year span in NFL history. Needs 219 yards to be 1st in NFL history with 3 5,000-yard seasons. In last meeting at home, passed for 389 yards & 5 TDs... Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 153 catches & 13 rec. TDs. RB Chris Ivory rushed for 127 yards & TD in last home meeting. RB Mark Ingram aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with rush TD... Since 2010, TE Jimmy Graham leads NFC TEs with 27 TDs (incl. playoffs). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with TD. WR Marques Colston had 7 catches for 145 yards & 2 TDs in last home game vs. Car. WR Joseph Morgan avg. 41.2 yards per catch (9 catches, 371 yards, 3 TDs)... Since 2006, S Roman Harper has 18.5 sacks, most by DB (incl. playoffs). DE Cameron Jordan leads team with career-high 8 sacks. Saints have 2 players with 100+ tackles: LB Curtis Lofton (118) & Harper (109). CB Jabari Greer had 24-yard INT-TD in 11/7/10 meeting.


Results and Schedule
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TB A L 10-16 -6
2 2012-09-16 NO H W 35-27 +8
3 2012-09-20 NYG H L 7-36 -29
4 2012-09-30 ATL A L 28-30 -2
5 2012-10-07 SEA H L 12-16 -4
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 DAL H L 14-19 -5
8 2012-10-28 CHI A L 22-23 -1
9 2012-11-04 WAS A W 21-13 +8
10 2012-11-11 DEN H L 14-36 -22
11 2012-11-18 TB H L 21-27 -6
12 2012-11-26 PHI A W 30-22 +8
13 2012-12-02 KC A L 21-27 -6
14 2012-12-09 ATL H W 30-20 +10
15 2012-12-16 SD A W 31-7 +24
16 2012-12-23 OAK H W 17-6 +11
17 2012-12-30 NO A W 44-38 +6
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 WAS H L 32-40 -8
2 2012-09-16 CAR A L 27-35 -8
3 2012-09-23 KC H L 24-27 -3
4 2012-09-30 GB A L 27-28 -1
5 2012-10-07 SD H W 31-24 +7
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 TB A W 35-28 +7
8 2012-10-28 DEN A L 14-34 -20
9 2012-11-05 PHI H W 28-13 +15
10 2012-11-11 ATL H W 31-27 +4
11 2012-11-18 OAK A W 38-17 +21
12 2012-11-25 SF H L 21-31 -10
13 2012-11-29 ATL A L 13-23 -10
14 2012-12-09 NYG A L 27-52 -25
15 2012-12-16 TB H W 41-0 +41
16 2012-12-23 DAL A W 34-31 +3
17 2012-12-30 CAR H L 38-44 -6

Injury Report
Carolina Panthers
Questionable  WR Joe Adams (ankle)
 SLB James Anderson (back)
 RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
Probable  WR Brandon LaFell (toe)
IR  MLB Jon Beason (knee, 10/24)
 DT Ron Edwards (elbow, 11/27)
 CB Chris Gamble (shoulder, 10/22)
 FS Sherrod Martin (knee, 12/3)
 FS Haruki Nakamura (groin, 12/11)
   
New Orleans Saints
Out  CB Jabari Greer (concussion)
 DT Akiem Hicks (knee)
 RB Pierre Thomas (knee)
Probable  TE Jimmy Graham (other-excused)
 RB Chris Ivory (hamstring)
IR  SLB Chris Chamberlain (knee, 8/19)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (hamstring, 12/15)
 WR Nick Toon (foot, 9/1)
 CB Corey White (knee, 12/18)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Offense 		 NO
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.5 30.0 22.3 NO
Rushing yards 135.3 127.0 117.9 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.38 4.53 4.30 NO
Completion % 60.2% 64.6% 59.3% NO
Passing yards 237.8 302.3 225.0 NO
Passing yards per completion 12.83 11.49 10.90 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.73 7.42 6.47 CAR
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 1.0 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.0 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 2.0 0.8 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 51.8% 45.6% 37.4% CAR
4th down conversions 66.7% 25.0% 41.9% CAR
Time of possession 33:31 31:35 30:27 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Defense 		 NO
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.0 25.5 22.3 CAR
Rushing yards 110.5 111.5 117.9 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.60 4.70 4.30 CAR
Completion % 65.7% 58.3% 59.3% NO
Passing yards 170.5 273.3 225.0 CAR
Passing yards per completion 8.48 12.37 10.90 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 5.57 7.21 6.47 CAR
INT return 0.5 1.3 1.0 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.8 0.7 -
Sacks 1.3 1.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 33.3% 31.4% 37.4% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 42.9% 41.9% NO
Time of possession 27:34 28:32 30:27 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CAR   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.1 9.8 10.0 CAR
Yards per kick return 21.6 24.2 22.8 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 7.8 13.7 10.0 CAR
Yards allowed per kick return 24.8 27.6 22.8 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CAR   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 6.8 6.3 NO
Penalty yards 70.3 57.8 52.9 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2012 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints
 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
2011 5 2011-10-09 NO CAR 30-27 NO
2011 17 2012-01-01 CAR NO 17-45 NO
2012 2 2012-09-16 NO CAR 27-35 CAR

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.