Week 1, 2013

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	13	7	7	-	27
New Orleans Saints	3	14	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:20 NOS - Artie Farias 19 field goal
2Q: 10:44 CAR - William Lundberg 66 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:23 CAR - Lester Arnold 33 field goal
2Q: 01:20 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CAR - Lester Arnold 38 field goal
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 88 kickoff return (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 12:07 NOS - Dwight Mendez 21 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 01:44 CAR - L.J. Smith 13 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 12:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 06:31 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:20 NOS - Artie Farias 19 field goal
2Q: 10:44 CAR - William Lundberg 66 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:23 CAR - Lester Arnold 33 field goal
2Q: 01:20 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CAR - Lester Arnold 38 field goal
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 88 kickoff return (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 12:07 NOS - Dwight Mendez 21 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 01:44 CAR - L.J. Smith 13 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 12:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 06:31 CAR - Frankie Copeland 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 383 495
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 6.49 7.07
Net Rushing Yards 104 114
- Rushing Attempts 18 34
- Yards per Rush 5.78 3.35
Net Passing Yards 279 381
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 1 36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 291 381
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.80 10.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/46
Kick Returns/Yards 3/97 3/125
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:56 35:04

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	383	495
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	6.49	7.07
Net Rushing Yards	104	114
- Rushing Attempts	18	34
- Yards per Rush	5.78	3.35
Net Passing Yards	279	381
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 1	36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	291	381
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.80	10.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/46
Kick Returns/Yards	3/97	3/125
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:56	35:04

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 46	3	-1	Punt
1	8:21	1:36	OWN 33	4	31	Punt
1	1:12	2:06	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:53	1:29	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	8:38	2:40	OWN 46	5	10	Punt
2	4:09	1:51	OPP 47	6	31	Field Goal
2	1:13	1:06	OWN 39	5	40	Field Goal
3	11:54	2:37	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	3:55	2:20	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
4	12:15	1:32	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	10:19	3:55	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	2:19	1:43	OWN 16	8	45	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	5:13	OWN 20	10	54	Missed FG
1	6:45	5:33	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
2	14:06	2:13	OWN 30	5	31	Punt
2	10:24	1:46	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
2	5:58	1:49	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	2:18	1:05	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
3	9:17	5:22	OWN 37	9	42	Missed FG
3	1:35	4:20	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
4	10:43	0:24	OWN 25	3	37	Fumble
4	6:24	4:05	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 33	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	13	88	6.77	56	2	1
Sedrick Barlow	5	16	3.20	9	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	23	83	3.61	10	1	1
Mark Coons	6	16	2.67	7	0	0
Philip Rivers	5	15	3.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	39	20	291	2/12	2	66	1	82.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	25	381	0/0	2	44	0	122.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	6	7	133	22.17	66	66	1
TE L.J. Smith	4	8	61	15.25	17	22	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	4	7	45	11.25	0	16	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	3	27	13.50	0	19	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	3	12	6.00	0	11	0
WR Marco Bensen	2	7	13	6.50	11	10	0
FB Donnie Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mario Beyer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	11	13	190	17.27	31	44	0
RB Arnie Pearson	5	7	48	9.60	16	18	1
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	10	3.33	0	6	0
TE Graham King	2	5	43	21.50	17	23	0
TE Dwight Mendez	2	3	43	21.50	5	22	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	2	32	32.00	0	32	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Ramsey	1	0	0
Sedrick Barlow	1	0	0
L.J. Smith	0	1	0
Cory Rose	0	1	0
Frankie Copeland	0	1	0
Maurice Pomeroy	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Arnie Pearson	1	0
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	6	248	41.3	30.3	58	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	163	40.8	34.5	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/3	0/1	0/0	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	46	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	97	32.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	3	125	41.7	1

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Hobson	7	5	0.0	29	35
S Lorenzo Varney	7	3	0.0	32	32
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	6	1	0.0	29	31
DT Cory Rose	5	0	0.0	30	32
OLB K.C. Jennings	4	3	0.0	16	15
CB Duane Scroggins	4	0	0.0	13	10
DE Perry Simoneau	3	1	0.0	29	31
DT Marshall Carroll	3	0	0.0	11	15
CB Stephen Forbes	3	0	0.0	30	35
CB Bruce Brookins	2	3	0.0	16	22
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	0.0	31	32
S Brandon Magnotta	2	0	0.0	27	24
DT Alan O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	25	29
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	1	0.0	5	1
WR William Lundberg	1	0	---	---	---
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Randy Dodge	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Bert Messenger	0	1	0.0	30	34
OLB Geoff Maniecki	0	1	0.0	5	5
DE Terry Maddux	0	1	0.0	5	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	8	1	0.0	18	41
ILB Courtney Watson	7	3	0.0	18	40
S Arnie Shafer	5	0	0.0	13	35
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	2	0.0	18	40
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	1	0.0	13	34
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2	1	2.0	16	40
S Austin Koch	2	0	0.0	16	37
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Harris Herron	1	2	0.0	18	39
CB Heath Cooper	1	0	0.0	13	35
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Robert Blackford	1	0	32
DT Alan O'Donnell	1	0	29
OLB Victor Hobson	0	1	35
DT Cory Rose	0	1	32
DE Bert Messenger	0	1	34
DE Perry Simoneau	0	1	31
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	0	1	31

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2.0	0	2	0	40
DE Brent Compton	0.0	1	2	3	38
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	0	2	1	34
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Victor Hobson	4	0	35
CB Stephen Forbes	4	0	35
OLB K.C. Jennings	3	0	15
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	32
CB Robert Blackford	2	1	32
CB Duane Scroggins	2	0	10
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	2	0	31
S Brandon Magnotta	1	0	24
DT Marshall Carroll	1	0	15
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	5
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	22
ILB Randy Dodge	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	6	0	0	41
ILB Courtney Watson	4	0	0	40
S Arnie Shafer	3	0	0	35
CB Heath Cooper	1	2	0	35
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	1	0	40
CB Fernando Clayton	1	1	0	38
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	1	0	6
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	0	7
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0	34
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0	8
DE Brent Compton	0	1	0	38
S Austin Koch	0	0	1	37

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Biernoth	4	5	13	1	30
Jordan Gross	1	4	17	0	36
Mike Saffer	1	2	5	0	11
Casey Godfrey	1	2	14	0	31
Patrick Petrolis	0	3	17	0	35
John Hill	0	2	14	0	34
Ronald Wallace	0	0	1	1	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Travis Tusch	3	4	0	30	25
Jon Stinchcomb	2	6	1	28	32
Leon Schroeder	2	6	0	28	28
Lamont Forbes	1	2	0	27	23
Graham King	1	2	0	27	24
Tony Brumley	1	2	0	20	22
Dwight Mendez	1	1	0	9	9
Donald Matthews	0	3	0	34	36
Shaun Dworak	0	1	0	4	11
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	0	6	8
Larry Andersen	0	1	0	7	13

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	2	19
Ethan Burnett	1	25
Howard Bridges	1	23
Mario Beyer	1	14
Duane Scroggins	0	21
L.J. Smith	0	15
Brandon Lloyd	0	15
Robert Blackford	0	13
Donnie Hines	0	13
William Lundberg	0	11
K.C. Jennings	0	11
Mike Saffer	0	8
Marcus McNeil	0	8
Lester Arnold	0	8
Andy Babinchak	0	7
Bruce Brookins	0	7
Greg Lang	0	6
Sedrick Barlow	0	6
Casey Godfrey	0	6
Terry Maddux	0	6
John Hill	0	5
Lorenzo Varney	0	5
Brandon Magnotta	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	4
Victor Hobson	0	3
Cory Rose	0	3
Perry Simoneau	0	3
Maurice Pomeroy	0	3
Stephen Forbes	0	3
Alan O'Donnell	0	2
Terry Sawyer	0	2
Byron Davidson	0	2
Ronald Wallace	0	2
Randy Dodge	0	2
Marshall Carroll	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Jacobs	2	18
Mark Coons	1	23
Dwight Mendez	1	18
Austin Hitchcock	0	23
Ron Robinson	0	17
Devery Henderson	0	15
Rickey Woodley	0	15
Reggie Bailey	0	10
Brenden Rasmussen	0	10
Tim Apold	0	9
Graham King	0	9
Arnie Shafer	0	8
Artie Farias	0	8
Curtis Weber	0	7
Kendrick Samuels	0	7
Tony Brumley	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	7
Shaun Dworak	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	6
Arnie Pearson	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	5
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	5
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Horace Ogden	0	4
C.J. Cook	0	4
Dennis Weathersby	0	3
Courtney Watson	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	3
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Heath Cooper	0	2
Brent Compton	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Marlon Prill	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Jon Stinchcomb	0	1
Travis Tusch	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	6	-2	-0.3
Right	11	104	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	51	3.6
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	2	1	0.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	39	20	3	1	3	6	7	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	25	9	0	3	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	45	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	198	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	38	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	121	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	180	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE L.J. Smith	8	4	0	61	1	28
WR Brandon Lloyd	7	4	1	45	0	22
WR William Lundberg	7	6	0	133	2	31
WR Marco Bensen	7	2	0	13	0	25
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	2	0	27	0	24
RB Frankie Copeland	3	2	0	12	0	24
WR Mario Beyer	3	0	2	0	0	7
FB Donnie Hines	1	0	0	0	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	13	11	0	190	4	29
RB Arnie Pearson	7	5	1	48	0	30
TE Graham King	5	2	1	43	2	24
WR Devery Henderson	3	1	1	15	0	10
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	0	10	0	22
TE Dwight Mendez	3	2	0	43	2	9
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	0	32	1	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	2	1	0.50	6.77
Sedrick Barlow	1	2	2.00	3.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	4	2.00	3.61
Mark Coons	1	2	2.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	3	3	22	7.33	7.46

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	3	17	3.40	10.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE L.J. Smith	1	1	13	13.00	7.63
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	3	2	11	3.67	6.86
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	6	6.00	3.33
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0	0.00	14.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Copeland	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	2	2
Mark Coons	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	11	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marco Bensen	4	1	1
WR Mario Beyer	3	0	0
WR William Lundberg	2	2	1
TE L.J. Smith	1	1	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	2
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	1
TE Graham King	3	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	2	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (20,400)
End Zone 13,100 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (20,400)
End Zone	13,100 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)