Saints Down Carolina 16-14 - Match Report
Saints Down Carolina 16-14 - Match Report
The Saints were Week 4 winners on Sunday, coming out on top of the Panthers by a score of 16-14 at Louisiana Superdome.
The Saints earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 12-point spread. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 44.5 were rewarded with a winning wager.
Drew Brees completed 33 of 48 pass attempts for 275 yards and 1 TD for the Saints in the win. He did not throw an interception in the game.
DeAngelo Williams rushed for 86 yards for Carolina, while Jonathan Stewart added 21 yards. Jimmy Clausen threw for 146 yards for the Panthers, while receivers Jonathan Stewart and David Gettis had 55 and 37 yards respectively.
Carolina lost the offensive yardage battle to New Orleans 383-251 yards in Sunday's game. New Orleans had more first downs as that total ended up 27-10.
The time of possession battle favored New Orleans as their offense was on the field for 38:22, longer than the 21:38 of their opponents.
Next game, New Orleans takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Carolina, they head home to face Chicago.
