Sunday, 01/01/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:50 |
| Attendance | 73,065 |
Scoring Summary
| CAR - NO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 13:21 | NO | TD | Christopher Ivory 35 yd run (John Kasay kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 6:42 | CAR | TD | Steve Smith 12 yd pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick) | 7 - 7 | |
| 2:50 | NO | TD | Marques Colston 15 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 7 - 14 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 5:50 | CAR | FG | Olindo Mare 41 yd FG | 10 - 14 |
| 2:42 | NO | FG | John Kasay 43 yd FG | 10 - 17 | |
| 1:18 | CAR | TD | Jonathan Stewart 29 yd run (Olindo Mare kick) | 17 - 17 | |
| 0:07 | NO | TD | Marques Colston 42 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 - 24 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 8:54 | NO | TD | Jimmy Graham 19 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 - 31 |
| 3:47 | NO | TD | Jed Collins 1 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 - 38 | |
| 4th Quarter | 12:15 | NO | TD | Darren Sproles 9 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 17 - 45 |
Team Statistics
| CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 21 | 33 |
| Passing | 9 | 23 |
| Rushing | 9 | 10 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 0-5 | 6-9 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Net Yards | 301 | 617 |
| Total Plays | 51 | 73 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.9 | 8.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 164 | 208 |
| Rushes | 24 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 137 | 409 |
| Completions - Attempts | 15-25 | 31-38 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 5.1 | 10.8 |
| Times Sacked | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 21 | 0 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Punts | 4 | 1 |
| Average Punt | 45.8 | 64.0 |
| Penalties | 1 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 5 | 60 |
| Fumbles | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 0 |
Passing
| Carolina | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Newton | 15 | 25 | 158 | 60.0 | 6.3 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| New Orleans | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| D. Brees | 28 | 35 | 389 | 80.0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| C. Daniel | 3 | 3 | 20 | 100.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Carolina | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Stewart | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 29 | 1 |
| D. Williams | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| C. Newton | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| S. Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| C. Ivory | 19 | 127 | 6.7 | 35 | 1 |
| D. Sproles | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| P. Thomas | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| C. Daniel | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| D. Henderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| D. Brees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Carolina | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Smith | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 22 | 1 |
| J. Shockey | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| B. LaFell | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| J. Stewart | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| S. Ajirotutu | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Olsen | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Graham | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 29 | 1 |
| M. Colston | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 42 | 2 |
| D. Sproles | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 |
| P. Thomas | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| D. Henderson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| R. Meachem | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| J. Collins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| A. Arrington | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| M. Higgins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
| Carolina | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Mare | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 5 |
| New Orleans | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| J. Kasay | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 43 | 9 |
Punting
| Carolina | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Baker | 4 | 45.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Orleans | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| T. Morstead | 1 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Carolina | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Pilares | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
Defense
| Carolina | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Anderson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Senn | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Godfrey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Martin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gamble | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Pressley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Hardy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| B. Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Connor | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Kearse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Applewhite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Nwagbuo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Norwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Keiser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Pilares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Jansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| J. Dunbar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Shanle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Humber | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Greer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Herring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Galette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Bushrod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










