| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Carolina Field Goal - 20-yarder by Graham Gano. 5:41 Time Remaining. (15 plays, 76 yards. Time of Drive: 7:06). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Carolina Touchdown - 1-yard run by Mike Tolbert. (Graham Gano extra point is good). 8:18 Time Remaining. (3 plays, 82 yards. Time of Drive: 1:12). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 5:14 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 76 yards. Time of Drive: 3:04). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 18-yard interception return by Jonathan Vilma. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 4:31 Time Remaining. |
| Carolina Field Goal - 31-yarder by Graham Gano. 0:39 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 60 yards. Time of Drive: 3:52). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 53-yarder by Garrett Hartley. 0:00 Time Remaining. (5 plays, 47 yards. Time of Drive: 0:39). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 19-yard pass from Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 10:45 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 4:15). |
| Carolina Touchdown - 54-yard run by DeAngelo Williams. (Graham Gano extra point is good). 8:48 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 1:57). |
| Carolina Touchdown - 1-yard run by Mike Tolbert. (Graham Gano extra point is good). 2:29 Time Remaining. (3 plays, 36 yards. Time of Drive: 1:18). |
| 4th Quarter |
| Carolina Touchdown - 1-yard run by Mike Tolbert. (Graham Gano extra point is good). 10:16 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 4:36). |
| Carolina Touchdown - 12-yard run by DeAngelo Williams. (Graham Gano extra point is good). 8:23 Time Remaining. (1 plays, 12 yards. Time of Drive: 0:06). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 5:10 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 81 yards. Time of Drive: 3:13). |
| Carolina Field Goal - 42-yarder by Graham Gano. 4:08 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 5 yards. Time of Drive: 1:02). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 33-yard pass from Drew Brees to Darren Sproles. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 2:52 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 1:16). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Carolina | New Orleans |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 28 | 22 |
| By Rushing | 12 | 3 |
| By Passing | 13 | 18 |
| By Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 10-16-63 | 4-12-33 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 2-2-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 530 | 441 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 74 | 63 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 273 | 63 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 39 | 18 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 257 | 378 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 1-3 | 2-18 |
| Gross yards passing | 260 | 396 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 34-17-1 | 43-29-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 2-50.5 | 6-46.0 |
| Net Punting Average | 41.0 | 29.8 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 77 | 17 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-77 | 1--1 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 1-25 | 4-95 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-0 | 1-18 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 4-36 | 5-55 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 5 | 5 |
| Rushing | 5 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 4 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 5-5 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 3-4 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 44 | 38 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 33:55 | 26:05 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Carolina | New Orleans |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.Newton | 33 | 16 | 248 | 1/3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | | D.Anderson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0/0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | Total | 34 | 17 | 260 | 1/3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 43 | 29 | 396 | 2/18 | 4 | 51 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 43 | 29 | 396 | 2/18 | 4 | 51 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Vilma | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1 | | Total | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Nortman | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 1 | 0 | 54 | | Total | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 61 | | Total | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Edwards | 2 | 1 | 77 | 69 | 0 | | DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | OUT OF BOUNDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 1 | 77 | 69 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D.Sproles | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Smith | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | OUT OF BOUNDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 3 | 0 | 66 | 27 | 0 | | T.Cadet | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 9 | 0 | 95 | 29 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| G.Gano | 3/4 | 75.0 | 42 | 5/5 | 14 | | Total | 3/4 | 75.0 | 42 | 5/5 | 14 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| G.Hartley | 1/1 | 100.0 | 53 | 5/5 | 8 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 53 | 5/5 | 8 |
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