Week 1, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	7	-	7
New Orleans Saints	7	13	10	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:02 NOS - Graham King 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 11:31 NOS - Artie Farias 49 field goal
2Q: 06:27 NOS - Kent Austin 18 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Artie Farias 39 field goal
3Q: 11:42 NOS - Kent Austin 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Artie Farias 46 field goal
4Q: 12:59 NOS - Artie Farias 37 field goal
4Q: 04:46 CAR - Lenny McKnight 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:02 NOS - Graham King 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 11:31 NOS - Artie Farias 49 field goal
2Q: 06:27 NOS - Kent Austin 18 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Artie Farias 39 field goal
3Q: 11:42 NOS - Kent Austin 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Artie Farias 46 field goal
4Q: 12:59 NOS - Artie Farias 37 field goal
4Q: 04:46 CAR - Lenny McKnight 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 29
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 8 22
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 243 445
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 4.34 6.45
Net Rushing Yards 96 147
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 3.84 4.90
Net Passing Yards 147 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 36 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/38 3/12
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 6/238 2/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 23:27 36:33

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	29
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	8	22
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	243	445
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	4.34	6.45
Net Rushing Yards	96	147
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	3.84	4.90
Net Passing Yards	147	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	36 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/38	3/12
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	6/238	2/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	23:27	36:33

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OPP 39	3	0	Punt
1	9:42	5:07	OWN 27	10	45	Missed FG
1	1:56	2:04	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
2	11:26	1:40	OPP 43	3	0	Punt
2	6:21	2:11	OWN 20	8	49	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 39	4	21	Half
3	11:37	1:34	OWN 28	3	17	Fumble
3	7:30	2:22	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
4	12:52	2:51	OWN 49	5	8	Punt
4	8:26	3:50	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 48	5	18	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	3:44	OWN 4	6	27	Punt
1	4:35	2:39	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	14:52	3:26	OWN 35	7	33	Field Goal
2	9:46	3:25	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:10	3:32	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
3	10:03	2:33	OPP 45	4	16	Field Goal
3	5:08	7:16	OWN 6	14	74	Field Goal
4	10:01	1:35	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:36	2:29	OWN 13	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	17	62	3.65	9	0	1
Frankie Copeland	7	30	4.29	13	1	0
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnold Webster	15	88	5.87	33	4
Winfred Niklos	14	52	3.71	19	1
Philip Rivers	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	23	12	122	3/20	0	37	0	67.6
Ty Lynn	5	3	45	0/0	0	23	0	89.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	28	313	3/15	3	22	0	130.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lenny McKnight	3	5	17	5.67	7	9
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	15	7.50	0	11
WR William Lundberg	2	6	32	16.00	2	21
WR Donald Cole	2	6	20	10.00	0	12
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	6	3.00	5	4
WR Clarence Williams	2	3	28	14.00	0	23
WR Jimmie Madison	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
TE George Sharpton	1	1	37	37.00	11	37
TE Brett Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Austin	9	9	123	13.67	11	22	2
WR Irving Robasky	5	9	77	15.40	25	19	0
FB Tony Brumley	4	4	24	6.00	8	7	0
WR Curtis Weber	3	4	43	14.33	5	20	0
TE Graham King	3	4	10	3.33	0	4	1
TE Charles Cortez	2	3	15	7.50	6	9	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR George Newkirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Sawyer	2	0	0
Frankie Copeland	1	0	0
Mitch Hughes	0	1	0
Devin Springer	0	1	0
Terry Maddux	0	0	2

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Philip Rivers	2	0	0
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	1
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0
Larry Andersen	0	1	0
Tyrone Curtis	0	0	1
A.J. Sexton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	6	244	40.7	30.5	47	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	133	44.3	37.7	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keiwan Ratliff	1	11	11.0	0
William Lundberg	1	9	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	3	122	40.7	0
William Lundberg	3	116	38.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Niklos	2	22	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	15	2	0.0	29	39
OLB Maurice Barber	5	4	0.0	28	36
DT Donovan Samsel	5	2	0.0	22	31
S Ty Dollar	5	0	0.0	22	28
S Lorenzo Varney	4	4	0.0	26	33
CB Keiwan Ratliff	4	3	0.0	19	25
CB Donald Jones	4	3	0.0	27	36
DE Terry Maddux	3	0	2.0	27	37
CB Ty Gibson	3	1	0.0	22	33
DE Bert Messenger	2	0	1.0	15	13
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	2	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	1	0.0	15	16
DT Rex Quinn	1	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Corey Tatum	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0.0	28	38
DT Gabe Buchman	1	0	0.0	14	15
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE Justin Alexander	0	1	0.0	1	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB A.J. Sexton	8	1	0.0	23	30
S Kelvin Arntt	7	0	0.0	22	29
CB Mitch Farrell	6	1	0.0	23	28
CB Terry Peterson	4	1	0.0	23	31
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	1	1.0	24	31
S Austin Koch	3	2	0.0	25	31
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	0	1.0	2	4
DE Harris Herron	2	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Jared Ballard	2	1	0.0	13	19
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	22	30
DE Tracy Homer	2	0	0.0	15	18
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	1.0	11	18
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0.0	15	15
DT A.J. Coffey	0	1	0.0	24	28
OLB Roderick Keeley	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terry Maddux	2.0	0	1	37
DE Bert Messenger	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Maurice Barber	0.0	1	1	36
DT Donovan Samsel	0.0	1	0	31
DT Rex Quinn	0.0	0	2	25

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1.0	0	1	1	31
DT Tyrone Curtis	1.0	0	0	0	4
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Tracy Homer	0.0	1	2	0	18
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	3	0	28
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	1	1	13
S Austin Koch	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	5	39
CB Donald Jones	4	36
CB Keiwan Ratliff	3	25
CB Ty Gibson	3	33
S Ty Dollar	3	28
S Lorenzo Varney	3	33
OLB Maurice Barber	3	36
ILB Corey Tatum	1	4
DE Colin Bush	1	38
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	1	3
S Tyrus Barnhardt	1	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kelvin Arntt	5	0	29
CB Terry Peterson	4	1	31
CB Sammie Rutter	2	2	30
DE Harris Herron	1	0	13
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	31
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	19
ILB A.J. Sexton	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Devin Springer	3	5	0	21	1	28
Patrick Petrolis	2	6	0	21	0	30
George Coffey	2	3	1	18	0	27
Mitch Hughes	1	3	1	23	0	22
Reggie Wagner	1	2	0	22	1	27
Curtis Nichols	1	1	0	4	0	3
Wendell Rubenstein	0	2	0	15	0	14
Tyrell Sander	0	1	0	9	1	14
J.J. Sherman	0	1	0	7	0	4
Ernie Summerfield	0	1	0	12	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Tusch	3	6	0	23	0	27
Larry Andersen	2	7	0	26	0	37
Wesley Hickman	1	2	0	22	1	25
Leon Schroeder	1	2	0	25	0	36
Marlon Prill	1	1	0	10	0	16
Donald Matthews	0	6	1	28	2	37
Tony Brumley	0	3	0	22	0	22
Henry Freeman	0	1	0	7	0	12
Charles Cortez	0	1	0	13	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Johnson	1	17
Tyrus Barnhardt	1	9
Clarence Williams	1	6
Frankie Copeland	0	20
Keiwan Ratliff	0	15
Charlie Weidner	0	13
Maurice Pomeroy	0	13
Jesse Marshall	0	13
Fernando Clayton	0	11
Corey Tatum	0	10
Jimmie Madison	0	8
William Lundberg	0	8
J.J. Sherman	0	7
Tyrell Sander	0	7
Wendell Rubenstein	0	7
Patrick Petrolis	0	7
Curtis Nichols	0	7
Bruce Hopper	0	6
Colin Bush	0	6
Raymond Vance	0	6
Ty Dollar	0	5
Mitch Hughes	0	5
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	5
Donovan Samsel	0	5
Ernie Summerfield	0	5
Ty Gibson	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Terry Maddux	0	4
Billy Joe Woodard	0	4
Maurice Barber	0	4
Rex Quinn	0	4
Donald Jones	0	4
Justin Alexander	0	3
Ethan Burnett	0	3
George Sharpton	0	3
Andy Schultz	0	3
Reggie Wagner	0	2
Aaron Terwey	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	3	22
George Newkirk	2	18
Tony Brumley	1	20
Curtis Weber	1	16
Arnold Webster	1	10
Britt Stanton	0	18
Roderick Keeley	0	18
Nathan Wannamaker	0	14
Charles Cortez	0	14
Artie Farias	0	12
Norm Gardner	0	12
Reggie Bailey	0	10
Graham King	0	9
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Marlon Prill	0	7
Brent Compton	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Xavier Blair	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	4
Tyrone Curtis	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Kelvin Arntt	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	2
Tracy Homer	0	2
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Mitch Farrell	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Don Blake	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Harris Herron	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Travis Tusch	0	1
C.J. Cook	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
A.J. Sexton	0	1
Terry Peterson	0	1
Tyrone Weber	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	70	7.8
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	3	25	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	23	12	2	0	1	2	8	2	0
Ty Lynn	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	28	2	0	2	0	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	26	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	81	8.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	119	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	139	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	40	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	6	2	1	32	1	27
WR Donald Cole	6	2	0	20	0	16
RB Lenny McKnight	5	3	0	17	0	24
WR Clarence Williams	3	2	0	28	1	18
WR Jimmie Madison	2	1	0	12	0	16
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	0	15	0	14
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	0	6	0	7
TE Brett Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE George Sharpton	1	1	0	37	1	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	5	1	77	0	32
WR Kent Austin	9	9	0	123	1	34
WR Curtis Weber	4	3	0	43	1	21
TE Graham King	4	3	0	10	0	21
FB Tony Brumley	4	4	0	24	0	22
TE Charles Cortez	3	2	0	15	0	16
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	0	11	0	9
WR George Newkirk	1	0	1	0	0	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	10	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	1	4	4.00	3.65

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Webster	1	12	12.00	5.87
Winfred Niklos	1	3	3.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	1	1	11	11.00	9.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	4	37	9.25	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Lundberg	1	1	11	11.00	5.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Austin	3	3	35	11.67	13.67
TE Graham King	1	1	2	2.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	4	0
Frankie Copeland	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	3	0
Philip Rivers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	6	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Cole	2	1	1
WR Jimmie Madison	1	0	0
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	2
WR Kent Austin	2	2	2
TE Charles Cortez	2	1	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)