| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 35-yard run by Chris Ivory. (John Kasay extra point is good). 13:21 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 1:39). |
| Carolina Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Cam Newton to Steve Smith. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 6:42 Time Remaining. (11 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 6:39). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (John Kasay extra point is good). 2:50 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 83 yards. Time of Drive: 3:52). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Carolina Field Goal - 41-yarder by Olindo Mare. 5:50 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 13 yards. Time of Drive: 2:31). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 43-yarder by John Kasay. 2:42 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 55 yards. Time of Drive: 3:08). |
| Carolina Touchdown - 29-yard run by Jonathan Stewart. (Olindo Mare extra point is good). 1:18 Time Remaining. (5 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 1:24). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 42-yard pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston. (John Kasay extra point is good). 0:07 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 81 yards. Time of Drive: 1:11). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 19-yard pass from Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham. (John Kasay extra point is good). 8:54 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 61 yards. Time of Drive: 3:28). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Drew Brees to Jed Collins. (John Kasay extra point is good). 3:47 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 44 yards. Time of Drive: 3:23). |
| 4th Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Drew Brees to Darren Sproles. (John Kasay extra point is good). 12:15 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 68 yards. Time of Drive: 3:50). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Carolina | New Orleans |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 33 |
| By Rushing | 9 | 10 |
| By Passing | 9 | 23 |
| By Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-5-0 | 6-9-67 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 301 | 617 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 51 | 73 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.9 | 8.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 164 | 208 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 24 | 35 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 137 | 409 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-21 | 0-0 |
| Gross yards passing | 158 | 409 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 25-15-1 | 38-31-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.1 | 10.8 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-45.8 | 1-64.0 |
| Net Punting Average | 29.5 | 44.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 53 | 45 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 0-0 | 3-45 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-37 | 2-54 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-53 | 1-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 1-5 | 6-60 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 6 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 5 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 6-6 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 17 | 45 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 25:26 | 34:34 |
| 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 | 25 | 15 | 158 | 2/21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 25 | 15 | 158 | 2/21 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 35 | 28 | 389 | 0/0 | 5 | 42 | 1 | | C.Daniel | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0/0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | | Total | 38 | 31 | 409 | 0/0 | 5 | 42 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Stanford | 1 | 53 | 53 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| J.Baker | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 1 | 0 | 50 | | Total | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | | Total | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 3 | 0 | 45 | 24 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 0 | 45 | 24 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| K.Pilares | 2 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 8 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 2 | 0 | 54 | 28 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 0 | 54 | 28 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 43 | 6/6 | 9 |
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