Week 7: Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints GameDay Live Blog & Thread
Saints News Network's Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints GameDay Live Blog & Thread.
Saints News Network's Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints GameDay Live Blog & Thread.
SAINTS NEWS NETWORK PREGAME SHOW: WITH JOHN HENDRIX AND BRENDAN BOYLAN
Saints News Network's Beat Reporter John Hendrix will be reporting from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. His Twitter handle is @johnjhendrix.
Saints Inactives
- WR Michael Thomas (ankle/hamstring)
- DB D.J. Swearinger
- OL Nick Easton (concussion)
- OL Derrick Kelly
- DL Malcolm Roach
Panthers Inactives
- QB Will Grier
- CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver
- RG John Miller
- OL Mike Horton
- WR Marken Michel
Pre-Game Huddle
Score:
Panthers win the coin toss and elect to defer to the second half.
1st Quarter
Saints Ball
- Drive Start: Saints 25
- Brees rolls out throws to near sideline caught by Austin Carr, 1st Down.
- 3rd and 1: Kamara runs middle gains 1-yard, 1st Down.
- Kamara gains 18, 1st Down
- Brees screen pass to Kamara gain of 8-yards.
- 3rd and 1: Murray runs left gain of 1-yard. 1st Down.
- 3rd and 2 from the Panthers 10-yard line. Taysom Hill runs right. 1st Down.
- 1st and Goal: Brees to Jared Cook. TOUCHDOWN! (Lutz XP is GOOD)
- 14 plays, 75-yards, 8:26
- Panthers: 0 - Saints: 7
Panthers Ball
- Drive Start: Panthers 25
- Bridgewater to Anderson 10-yards. 1st Down.
- Penalty: Defensive Holding. 5-yard penalty. 1st Down
- 3rd and 8: Bridgewater to Samuel 22-yards. 1st Down
- 3rd and 11 from Saints 30: Bridgewater scrambles for 5-yards. 4th Down.
- Joey Slye 43-yard FGA is GOOD
- 9 plays, 50-yards, 4:40
- Panthers: 3 - Saints: 7
Saints Ball
- Drive Start: Saints 22
- Brees to Callaway over Middle for 15-yards. 1st Down
- Murray run middle gains 25-yards. 1st Down
Start of 2nd Quarter
Drive Cont.
- 1st and 10 from Panthers 30: Brees to Callaway. 1st Down.
- Brees to Callaway. 1st down inside Panthers 5-yard line.
- 1st and Goal: Kamara runs to 2-yard line
- 2nd and Goal: Murray down to 1-yard line
- 3rd and Goal: Brees runs forward. TOUCHDOWN ( Lutz XP is GOOD)
- 9 plays, 78-yards, 4:41
- Panthers: 3 - Saints: 14
Panthers Ball
- Drive Start: Panthers 25
- Penalty: Defensive Holding. 5-yard penalty. 1st Down
- Bridgewater to Moore 74-yard TOUCHDOWN
- 2 plays, 74-yards, 1:17 (Slye XP is GOOD)
- Panthers: 10 - Saints: 14
Saints Ball
- Drive Start: Saints 16
- 3rd and 7: Penalty Defensive Holding. 5-yards. 1st Down
- Kamara runs middle gain of 32-yards. 1st Down
- 3rd and 10: Brees to far sideline caught by Deonte Harris gain of 17-yards. 1st Down
- Brees SACKED and FUMBLES recovered by Panthers
Panthers Ball
- Drive Start: Panthers 35
- Bridgewater to Samuel gain of 11-yards. 1st Down
- Bridgewater to Anderson gain of 19-yards. 1st Down
- Bridgewater to Zylstra. 1st Down. Panthers in Redzone.
- Two-Minute Warning
- Bridgewater to Moore. 7-yards. TOUCHDOWN (Slye XP is GOOD)
- 9 plays, 65-yards, 5:21
- Panthers: 17 - Saints: 14
Saints Ball
- Drive Start: Saints 25
- Brees to Harris 18-yards. 1st Down
- Kamara runs Middle. 1st Down
- Brees to Cook over middle gain of 22-yards. 1st Down Timeout
- Brees screen to Kamara gain of 17 yards to Panthers 4-yard line.
- Brees Spikes Ball. 0:05 remaining in 1st Half
- Brees to Harris 4-yards TOUCHDOWN (Lutz XP is GOOD)
- 8 plays, 75-yards, 1:35
- Panthers: 17 - Saints: 21
HALFTIME REPORT:
Saints News Network's Kyle T. Mosley and Bob Rose breakdown the Saints 1st Half performance against the Panthers.
Start of Second Half
Panthers Ball
- Drive Start: Panthers 19
- Bridgewater to Samuel gain of 3-yards. 1st Down.
- INJURY TIMEOUT
- 3rd and 9: Bridgewater to Moore gain of 4-yards. Short of line to Gain
- Punt to Harris gain of 4 yards to the Saints 19
Saints Ball
- Drive Start: Saints 19
- Brees to Kamara gains 16-yards. 1st Down
- PENALTY: Offensive Holding 10-yard penalty. 1st and 20
- 3rd and 14: Brees to Kamara gain of 14-yards. 1st Down
- Carolina Challenges the Spot of the Ball. Play Stands.
- 3rd and 1: Brees to Smith gain of 23-yards. 1st Down.
- 3rd and 3 from Panthers 11: PENALTY Offensive Pass Interference.
- 3rd and 14: Brees to Kamara loss of a yard. Fourth Down.
- Wil Lutz 41-yard FG is GOOD
- 13 plays, 58-yards, 6:53
- Panthers: 17 - Saints: 24
Panthers Ball
- Drive Start: Panthers 25
- Bridgewater to Anderson 1st Down. PENALTY Late Hit Out of Bounds 15-yard penalty
- 1st and 10 from Saints 34: Cannon run left gain of 7-yards
- 3rd and 1: Armah runs middle 1-yard. 1st Down.
- 3rd and 2 from Saints 16: Bridgewater to Thomas down to Saints 5. 1st Down.
- Curtis Samuel runs middle. TOUCHDOWN (Slye XP is GOOD)
- 8 plays, 75-yards, 4:16
- Panthers: 24 - Saints: 24
Saints Ball
- Drive Start: Saints 25
Start of 4th Quarter
Drive Cont.
- 2nd and 5 at Saints 30: Murray run middle no gain
- 3rd and 5: Brees to Callaway gain of 6-yards. 1st Down.
- 3rd and 8: Brees to Smith gain of 20-yards. 1st Down.
- 3rd and 7 at Panthers 38: Brees to Kamara gain of 8-yards. 1st Down.
- 3rd and 8 at Panthers 27: PENALTY False Start
- 3rd and 13: Brees to Callaway gain of 7-yards. Short of Line to Gain.
- Wil Lutz 43-yard FG is GOOD
- 13 plays, 50-yards, 7:13
- Panthers: 24 - Saints: 27
Panthers Ball
- Drive Start: Panthers 25
- Bridgewater to Anderson gain of 6-yards. 1st Down.
- Davis runs middle. 1st down near midfield.
- 3rd and 3 at Saints 43: Bridgewater scrambles for 4-yards. 1st Down.
- 3rd and 11: Bridgewater is SACKED by Marcus Davenport. Loss of 8-yards.
- Two-Minute Warning
- Joey Slye 65-yard FG is NO GOOD
Saints Ball
- Drive Start: Panthers 45
- Murray runs right gain of 6-yards.
- 2nd and 4 from Panthers 39: Murray runs middle gain of 3-yards.
- 3rd and 1: Brees sneaks forward for 1-yard. 1st Down.
- Brees Kneels
