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| Saints' QB Drew Brees heads up field being pursued by Carolina lineman Greg Hardy in yesterday's 17-13 loss to the Panthers. Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Saints. |
failed to secure the No. 2 seed and home field advantage in the upcoming playoffs falling to the Carolina Panthers 17-13 as they went down to defeat on the road. Quarterback Drew Brees, who completed 30-of-44 passes for 281 yards, took the Saints on an impressive 97-yard drive late in the fourth quarter putting the Black & Gold up 13-10, but it was all for naught as Cam Newton drove the Panthers back down field culminating in a game-winning 14-yard touchdown to Domenik Hixon with just 23 seconds remaining to burst the Saints' bubble. New Orleans wasted a golden opportunity yesterday as they played well enough to win in a crucial NFC South showdown with Carolina. The Panthers' defense stole the show with second-year linebacker Luke Kuechly posting 24 tackles including nine solo stops and picked off Brees once, while fellow linebacker Thomas Davis registered 14 tackles and a pick to help spark the Panthers to the victory and a playoff berth. The Panthers' defense sacked Brees six times for 42 yards and pressured him throughout picking him off twice. The Saints have to wait to earn a playoff berth as they close out out the regular season Sunday at home hosting the 4-11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs came up short yesterday falling to the St. Louis Rams 23-13 as Tampa Bay was limited to just 170 yards of total offense.
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