GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: CAROLINA (2-2) at NEW ORLEANS (0-3)

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
CAROLINA 13
NEW ORLEANS 13 2:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NOR BALL ON NOR 37 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL MISSED FG NOR
OLINDO MARE 54 YD ATTEMPT WIDE LEFT

CAROLINA 13
NEW ORLEANS 13 2:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
CAROLINA 13
NEW ORLEANS 13 2:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR

CAR BALL ON CAR 44 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
CAROLINA 13
NEW ORLEANS 13 2:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR

CAR BALL ON CAR 45 YD LINE
2ND AND 9</div>

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL FG CAR
JOHN KASAY 52 YD

CAROLINA 16
NEW ORLEANS 13 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CAROLINA 3 3 0 10 16
NEW ORLEANS 3 3 7 0 13 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 23 YD, 6:49. Drive: 6
plays, 42 yards in 2:35. Key plays:
Marshall 34 yard interception
return to New Orleans 47; Carr
27-yard pass to King to New Orleans
11. CAROLINA 3-0
NOR - FG, OLINDO MARE 25 YD, 11:33. Drive: 12
plays, 64 yards in 4:44. Key plays:
Brees 32-yard pass to Henderson on
3rd-and-7 to Carolina 24; Brees
5-yard pass to Moore on 3rd-and-3
to Carolina 12. CAROLINA 3-3
2ND QUARTER: CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 35 YD, 3:38. Drive: 8
plays, 69 yards in 3:40. Key plays:
Moore 43-yard pass to Colbert to
New Orleans 42. CAROLINA 6-3
NOR - FG, OLINDO MARE 28 YD, 13:57. Drive: 19
plays, 67 yards in 10:19. Key
plays: Stecker 6-yard run on
3rd-and-4 to New Orleans 46; Brees
3-yard to Henderson on 3rd-and-3 to
Carolina 44; Brees 15-yard pass to
Colston to Carolina 29; 5-yard
Illegal contact penalty on
Panthers' Harris to Carolina 21;
Bush 3-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to
Carolina 10. CAROLINA 6-6
3RD QUARTER: NOR - TD, MIKE KARNEY 2 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE
KICK), 2:42. Drive: 6 plays, 74
yards in 2:42. Key plays: Brees
16-yard pass to Moore on 3rd-and-7
to New Orleans 45; Brees 54-yard
pass to Henderson to Carolina 2.
NEW ORLEANS 13-6
4TH QUARTER: CAR - TD, STEVE SMITH 17 YD PASS FROM DAVID
CARR (JOHN KASAY KICK), 11:07.
Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards in 6:18.
Key plays: Foster 5-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to Carolina 41; Carr
19-yard pass to Colbert on
3rd-and-11 to New Orleans 41;
Foster 12-yard run to New Orleans
29. CAROLINA 13-13
CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 52 YD, 15:00. CAROLINA
16-13

ATT: 70,001</div>

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
CAROLINA 16
NEW ORLEANS 13 FINAL</div>

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CAROLINA 3 3 0 10 16
NEW ORLEANS 3 3 7 0 13 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

6:49 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 23 YD.
Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards in 2:35.
Key plays: Marshall 34 yard interception return to New Orleans 47;
Carr 27-yard pass to King to New Orleans 11. CAROLINA 3-0.
11:33 NOR - FG, OLINDO MARE 25 YD.
Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards in 4:44.
Key plays: Brees 32-yard pass to Henderson on 3rd-and-7 to Carolina
24; Brees 5-yard pass to Moore on 3rd-and-3 to Carolina 12. CAROLINA 3-3.

2ND QUARTER:

3:38 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 35 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards in 3:40.
Key plays: Moore 43-yard pass to Colbert to New Orleans 42. CAROLINA
6-3.
13:57 NOR - FG, OLINDO MARE 28 YD.
Drive: 19 plays, 67 yards in 10:19.
Key plays: Stecker 6-yard run on 3rd-and-4 to New Orleans 46; Brees
3-yard to Henderson on 3rd-and-3 to Carolina 44; Brees 15-yard pass to
Colston to Carolina 29; 5-yard Illegal contact penalty on Panthers' Harris
to Carolina 21; Bush 3-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to Carolina 10. CAROLINA 6-6.

3RD QUARTER:

2:42 NOR - TD, MIKE KARNEY 2 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 2:42.
Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Moore on 3rd-and-7 to New Orleans
45; Brees 54-yard pass to Henderson to Carolina 2. NEW ORLEANS 13-6.

4TH QUARTER:

11:07 CAR - TD, STEVE SMITH 17 YD PASS FROM DAVID CARR (JOHN KASAY KICK).
Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards in 6:18.
Key plays: Foster 5-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Carolina 41; Carr
19-yard pass to Colbert on 3rd-and-11 to New Orleans 41; Foster 12-yard
run to New Orleans 29. CAROLINA 13-13.
15:00 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 52 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards in 2:14.
Key plays: Carr 7-yard pass to Colbert on 3rd-and-6 to New Orleans
45; Carr 10-yard pass to Smith on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 35. CAROLINA
16-13.

CAROLINA - NEW ORLEANS Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS CAROLINA NEW ORLEANS

FIRST DOWNS 12 23
Rushing 3 8
Passing 8 11
Penalty 1 4
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-11-45% 8-16-50%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 2-2-100%
TOTAL NET YARDS 243 341
Total offensive plays 48 75
Average gain per play 5.1 4.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 88 89
Rushing attempts 28 28
Average gain per rush 3.1 3.2
Tackles for loss-yards 4-7 4-6
NET YARDS PASSING 155 252
Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-7 0-0
Gross passing yards 162 252
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 19-11-1 47-29-2
Avg gain per pass play 7.8 5.4
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-3-0 4-0-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 4-49.8 2-39.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 48.3 33.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 70 44
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1-6 2-11
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-39 4-100
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-64 1-33
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 7-59 5-35
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-0 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 1 1
Rushing 0 1
Passing 1 0
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 2-4
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 1-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-4-25%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-3-33%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 24:47 35:13


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

CAROLINA NEW ORLEANS

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D FOSTER 19 59 3.1 12 0 R BUSH 21 67 3.2 13 0
D WILLIAMS 7 23 3.3 10 0 A STECKER 4 12 3.0 6 0
D CARR 2 6 3.0 6 0 S WEATHERF 1 5 5.0 5 0
P THOMAS 1 3 3.0 3 0
M KARNEY 1 2 2.0 2 1

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D CARR 10-17-119 1 1 27 D BREES 29-47-252 2 0 54
M MOORE 1- 2- 43 0 0 43

Sacked-Yards Lost: D CARR 1-7. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
K COLBERT 4 74 18.5 43 0 R BUSH 9 52 5.8 12 0
S SMITH 4 47 11.8 17 1 E JOHNSON 5 30 6.0 9 0
J KING 2 33 16.5 27 0 D HENDERSO 4 101 25.3 54 0
B HOOVER 1 8 8.0 8 0 M COLSTON 4 31 7.8 15 0
L MOORE 3 32 10.7 16 0
A STECKER 3 -3 -1.0 4 0
M KARNEY 1 9 9.0 9 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R MARSHALL 1 34 34.0 34 0 M MCKENZIE 1 33 33.0 33 0
C HARRIS 1 30 30.0 30 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J BAKER 4 199 49.8 0 1 57 S WEATHERF 2 78 39.0 0 1 43

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S SMITH 1 6 6.0 6 0 L MOORE 2 11 5.5 8 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D WILLIAMS 3 39 13.0 17 0 P THOMAS 4 100 25.0 27 0
S MCCLOVER 1 0 0.0 0 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J KASAY 1/1 3/3 O MARE 1/1 2/4
Dist.: 23 35 52 Dist.: 25 28 (20) (54)

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
K COLBERT 1 0 0 0-0 W SMITH 0 0 1 0-0
J KING 1 0 0 1-0 F THOMAS 0 0 1 0-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J BEASON 13 8 5 0-0 W SMITH 7 5 2 1-7
K LUCAS 9 9 0 0-0 H THOMAS 7 5 2 0-0
T DAVIS 8 5 3 0-0 J CRAFT 6 5 1 0-0
D COOPER 7 6 1 0-0 C GRANT 5 4 1 0-0
J PEPPERS 6 6 0 0-0 R HARPER 5 3 2 0-0
R MARSHALL 6 5 1 0-0 M SIMONEAU 4 4 0 0-0
C HARRIS 5 4 1 0-0 M MCKENZIE 4 3 1 0-0
N DIGGS 5 3 2 0-0 B YOUNG 4 2 2 0-0
C GAMBLE 4 4 0 0-0 F THOMAS 3 3 0 0-0
M RUCKER 2 2 0 0-0 T EVANS 3 2 1 0-0
K JENKINS 1 1 0 0-0 S SHANLE 3 2 1 0-0
K MOOREHEAD 1 1 0 0-0 B SIMMONS 3 1 2 0-0
C DELOATCH 1 1 0 0-0 A LAKE 1 1 0 0-0
T SHAW 1 1 0 0-0
J ANDERSON 1 0 1 0-0
M KEMOEATU 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 70,001</div>

 

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- John Kasay continued the New OrleansSaints' nightmare season.


Kasay kicked a game-winning 52-yard field goal with threeseconds remaining Sunday to lift the Carolina Panthers to a16-13 victory over the winless Saints.


It was the 11th career game-winning field goal for Kasay, whohelped the Panthers (3-2) bounce back from last week's home lossto the NFC South Division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers.On the other hand, the defending division champion Saints (0-4)clearly are a far cry from the 2006 team which reached the NFCchampionship game.


Carolina backup quarterback David Carr moved the Panthers intoKasay's range, driving his team 21 yards to the New Orleans25-yard line.


Carr converted a pair of third-down completions for first downsto Keary Colbert and Steve Smith, keeping the drive alive andsetting the stage for Kasay, who calmly drilled the game-winnerwith room to spare.


Saints kicker Olindo Mare, who had a field goal blocked earlierin the fourth quarter, missed a 54-yard attempt with 2:19 left,setting up the Panthers' winning drive.


The Saints entered the fourth quarter with a 13-6 lead afterfullback Mike Karney rumbled into the end zone on a 2-yardscoring run. Drew Brees connected with Devery Henderson for a56-yard completion down to the 2-yard line to set up Karney'sscoring run.


Carolina struck back as Carr directed a 12-play drive thatcovered 85 yards, capped off with a 17-yard TD pass to Smith.

Neither team could get in the end zone in the first half as theyentered halftime knotted at 6-6. Kasay kicked field goals of23 and 35 yards for Carolina while Mare hit from 25 and 28 yardsfor New Orleans.


Already filling in for injured starter Jake Delhomme, Carrinjured his back at 1:48 of the first quarter when defensive endWill Smith sacked him on third down.


Free agent Matt Moore, a rookie from Oregon State, replaced Carrand moved the Panthers 69 yards to their second field goal anda 6-3 lead.


During that drive, Moore threaded his first NFL pass between two<div class="pre">defenders and into Colbert's hands for a 43-yard gain.</div>

Carr returned to the lineup in the final minute of the half anddidn't miss another snap. He finished 10-for-17 for 119 yardswith one touchdown and one interception.


With 10 carries for 54 yards in the first half, New Orleanshalfback Reggie Bush was on pace for the second 100-yard rushinggame of his career and his first in the Louisiana Superdome.

But Bush finished with 21 carries for just 67 yards and alsocaught nine passes for 52 yards.


The struggles also continued for Brees, who was 29-for-47 for252 yards and a pair of interceptions.

 

NFL: CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CAROLINA 3 3 0 10 16
NEW ORLEANS 3 3 7 0 13 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

6:49 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 23 YD.
Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards in 2:35.
Key plays: Marshall 34 yard interception return to New Orleans 47;
Carr 27-yard pass to King to New Orleans 11. CAROLINA 3-0.
11:33 NOR - FG, OLINDO MARE 25 YD.
Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards in 4:44.
Key plays: Brees 32-yard pass to Henderson on 3rd-and-7 to Carolina
24; Brees 5-yard pass to Moore on 3rd-and-3 to Carolina 12. CAROLINA 3-3.

2ND QUARTER:

3:38 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 35 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards in 3:40.
Key plays: Moore 43-yard pass to Colbert to New Orleans 42. CAROLINA
6-3.
13:57 NOR - FG, OLINDO MARE 28 YD.
Drive: 19 plays, 67 yards in 10:20.
Key plays: Stecker 6-yard run on 3rd-and-4 to New Orleans 46; Brees
3-yard pass to Henderson on 3rd-and-3 to Carolina 44; Brees 15-yard pass
to Colston to Carolina 29; 5-yard Illegal contact penalty on Panthers'
Harris to Carolina 21; Bush 3-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to Carolina 10.
CAROLINA 6-6.

3RD QUARTER:

2:42 NOR - TD, MIKE KARNEY 2 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 2:42.
Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Moore on 3rd-and-7 to New Orleans
45; Brees 54-yard pass to Henderson to Carolina 2. NEW ORLEANS 13-6.

4TH QUARTER:

11:07 CAR - TD, STEVE SMITH 17 YD PASS FROM DAVID CARR (JOHN KASAY KICK).
Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards in 6:18.
Key plays: Foster 5-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Carolina 41; Carr
19-yard pass to Colbert on 3rd-and-11 to New Orleans 41; Foster 12-yard
run to New Orleans 29. CAROLINA 13-13.
15:00 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 52 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards in 2:14.
Key plays: Carr 7-yard pass to Colbert on 3rd-and-6 to New Orleans
45; Carr 10-yard pass to Smith on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 35. CAROLINA
16-13.

CAROLINA - NEW ORLEANS Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS CAROLINA NEW ORLEANS

FIRST DOWNS 12 23
Rushing 3 8
Passing 8 11
Penalty 1 4
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-11-45% 8-16-50%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 2-2-100%
TOTAL NET YARDS 243 341
Total offensive plays 48 75
Average gain per play 5.1 4.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 88 89
Rushing attempts 28 28
Average gain per rush 3.1 3.2
Tackles for loss-yards 4-7 4-6
NET YARDS PASSING 155 252
Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-7 0-0
Gross passing yards 162 252
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 19-11-1 47-29-2
Avg gain per pass play 7.8 5.4
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-3-0 4-0-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 4-49.8 2-39.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 48.3 33.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 70 44
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1-6 2-11
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-39 4-100
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-64 1-33
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 7-59 5-35
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-0 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 1 1
Rushing 0 1
Passing 1 0
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 2-4
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 1-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-4-25%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-3-33%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 24:47 35:13


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

CAROLINA NEW ORLEANS

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D FOSTER 19 59 3.1 12 0 R BUSH 21 67 3.2 13 0
D WILLIAMS 7 23 3.3 10 0 A STECKER 4 12 3.0 6 0
D CARR 2 6 3.0 6 0 S WEATHERF 1 5 5.0 5 0
P THOMAS 1 3 3.0 3 0
M KARNEY 1 2 2.0 2 1

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D CARR 10-17-119 1 1 27 D BREES 29-47-252 2 0 54
M MOORE 1- 2- 43 0 0 43

Sacked-Yards Lost: D CARR 1-7. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
K COLBERT 4 74 18.5 43 0 R BUSH 9 52 5.8 12 0
S SMITH 4 47 11.8 17 1 E JOHNSON 5 30 6.0 9 0
J KING 2 33 16.5 27 0 D HENDERSO 4 101 25.3 54 0
B HOOVER 1 8 8.0 8 0 M COLSTON 4 31 7.8 15 0
L MOORE 3 32 10.7 16 0
A STECKER 3 -3 -1.0 4 0
M KARNEY 1 9 9.0 9 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R MARSHALL 1 34 34.0 34 0 M MCKENZIE 1 33 33.0 33 0
C HARRIS 1 30 30.0 30 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J BAKER 4 199 49.8 0 1 57 S WEATHERF 2 78 39.0 0 1 43

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S SMITH 1 6 6.0 6 0 L MOORE 2 11 5.5 8 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D WILLIAMS 3 39 13.0 17 0 P THOMAS 4 100 25.0 27 0
S MCCLOVER 1 0 0.0 0 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J KASAY 1/1 3/3 O MARE 1/1 2/4
Dist.: 23 35 52 Dist.: 25 28 (20) (54)

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
K COLBERT 1 0 0 0-0 W SMITH 0 0 1 0-0
J KING 1 0 0 1-0 F THOMAS 0 0 1 0-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J BEASON 13 8 5 0-0 W SMITH 7 5 2 1-7
K LUCAS 9 9 0 0-0 H THOMAS 7 5 2 0-0
T DAVIS 8 5 3 0-0 J CRAFT 6 5 1 0-0
D COOPER 7 6 1 0-0 C GRANT 5 4 1 0-0
J PEPPERS 6 6 0 0-0 R HARPER 5 3 2 0-0
R MARSHALL 6 5 1 0-0 M SIMONEAU 4 4 0 0-0
C HARRIS 5 4 1 0-0 M MCKENZIE 4 3 1 0-0
N DIGGS 5 3 2 0-0 B YOUNG 4 2 2 0-0
C GAMBLE 4 4 0 0-0 F THOMAS 3 3 0 0-0
M RUCKER 2 2 0 0-0 T EVANS 3 2 1 0-0
K JENKINS 1 1 0 0-0 S SHANLE 3 2 1 0-0
K MOOREHEAD 1 1 0 0-0 B SIMMONS 3 1 2 0-0
C DELOATCH 1 1 0 0-0 A LAKE 1 1 0 0-0
T SHAW 1 1 0 0-0
J ANDERSON 1 0 1 0-0
M KEMOEATU 1 0 1 0-0

Officials: Referee-Gene Steratore, Umpire-Carl Madsen, Head
Linesman-Paul Weidner, Line Judge-Tom Barnes, Field Judge-Doug
Rosenbaum, Side Judge-Barry Anderson, Back Judge-Tony Steratore.

Att: 70,001 Time of Game: 3:05</div>

 

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- John Kasay continued the New OrleansSaints' nightmare season.


Kasay kicked a game-winning 52-yard field goal with threeseconds remaining Sunday to lift the Carolina Panthers to a16-13 victory over the winless Saints.


It was the 11th career game-winning field goal for Kasay, whohelped the Panthers (3-2) bounce back from last week's home lossto the NFC South Division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"It doesn't get old and it doesn't get any easier," Kasay saidof his game-winning kick. "It's important that I've done thisbefore and that I have confidence in my snapper and holder.They set you up and make you look good."


On the other hand, the defending division champion Saints (0-4)clearly are a far cry from the 2006 team which reached the NFCchampionship game.


Carolina backup quarterback David Carr moved the Panthers intoKasay's range, driving his team 21 yards to the New Orleans25-yard line.


Carr converted a pair of third-down completions for first downsto Keary Colbert and Steve Smith, keeping the drive alive andsetting the stage for Kasay, who calmly drilled the game-winnerwith room to spare.


"He's done that quite a few times for us," Panthers coach JohnFox said. "He was doing that long before I got here, and he'sdone it a few times during my six years."


Saints kicker Olindo Mare, who had a field goal blocked earlierin the fourth quarter by Julius Peppers, missed a 54-yardattempt with 2:19 left, setting up the Panthers' winning drive.

Prior to Mare's miss the teams traded interceptions. Carolinasafety Chris Harris picked off a Brees pass and returned it tothe New Orleans 37-yard line.


The Saints answered two plays later when cornerback MikeMcKenzie intercepted a Carr pass and brought it back 33 yards tothe Carolina 37.


But New Orleans could move the ball only one yard on its nextthree plays and settled for Mare's long attempt which was wideleft.


"Olindo has a pulled hamstring," Kasay said. "To be able to goout try that kick takes a lot. He gave it a good effort."

The Saints entered the fourth quarter with a 13-6 lead afterfullback Mike Karney rumbled into the end zone on a 2-yardscoring run. Brees connected with Devery Henderson for a54-yard completion down to the 2-yard line to set up Karney'sscoring run.


Carolina struck back as Carr directed a 12-play drive thatcovered 85 yards, capped off with a 17-yard TD pass to Smith.

Neither team could get in the end zone in the first half as theyentered halftime knotted at 6-6. Kasay kicked field goals of23 and 35 yards for Carolina while Mare hit from 25 and 28 yardsfor New Orleans.


Already filling in for injured starter Jake Delhomme, Carrinjured his back at 1:48 of the first quarter when defensive endWill Smith sacked him on third down.


"When I got hit, I just felt terrible," Carr said. "It was likeI got sat on and twisted, and every bone in my back popped, allthe way up to my neck. I was rolling around out there like anidiot. It was the worst pain I ever felt in my life."

Free agent Matt Moore, a rookie from Oregon State, replaced Carrand moved the Panthers 69 yards to their second field goal anda 6-3 lead.


During that drive, Moore threaded his first NFL pass between two<div class="pre">defenders and into Colbert's hands for a 43-yard gain.</div>

Carr returned to the lineup in the final minute of the half anddidn't miss another snap. He finished 10-for-17 for 119 yardswith one touchdown and one interception.


"It was like someone was stabbing me in the back every time Ithrew," Carr said. "It wasn't fun, but I had to do it for theseguys."


With 10 carries for 54 yards in the first half, New Orleanshalfback Reggie Bush was on pace for the second 100-yard rushinggame of his career and his first in the Louisiana Superdome.

But Bush finished with 21 carries for just 67 yards and alsocaught nine passes for 52 yards.


"We've got to keep working, doing little things well and notmaking mistakes at the end of the game," Bush said. "We can'tdrive 95 yards and not score and get a field goal blocked.

"There was fundamental stuff that a high school team could dothat we weren't doing."


The struggles also continued for Brees, who was 29-for-47 for252 yards and a pair of interceptions.


"The fourth quarter was pretty much like our whole season - theblocked field goal, the interception," Brees said. "We've gotto find a way to get some confidence, win a game.


"It's frustrating. We got beat those first three games. Thistime we lost it."