Week 1, 2019

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	3	7	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
1Q: 01:59 CAR - Lenny McKnight 6 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 05:29 CAR - Andy Schultz 36 field goal
2Q: 00:59 NOS - Joel Garrison 6 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 09:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 28 field goal
3Q: 05:10 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
4Q: 02:40 CAR - Lenny McKnight 47 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
1Q: 01:59 CAR - Lenny McKnight 6 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 05:29 CAR - Andy Schultz 36 field goal
2Q: 00:59 NOS - Joel Garrison 6 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 09:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 28 field goal
3Q: 05:10 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
4Q: 02:40 CAR - Lenny McKnight 47 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 246 312
- Offensive Plays 51 66
- Yards per Play 4.82 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 137 114
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 4.72 3.93
Net Passing Yards 109 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 12 - 2 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 122 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.95 5.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/122 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:50 33:10

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	246	312
- Offensive Plays	51	66
- Yards per Play	4.82	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	137	114
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	4.72	3.93
Net Passing Yards	109	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 12 - 2	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	122	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.95	5.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/122	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:50	33:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
1	5:00	3:08	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
2	13:21	8:00	OWN 2	15	79	Field Goal
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 32	1	5	Half
3	9:22	2:40	OWN 6	4	11	Interception
3	5:03	3:01	OWN 29	6	19	Interception
4	14:39	1:08	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	10:35	1:59	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	4:35	2:10	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	1:46	1:46	OPP 44	5	9	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	7:23	OWN 24	14	69	Field Goal
1	1:52	3:31	OWN 25	7	35	Punt
2	5:21	4:30	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:38	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
3	6:42	1:39	OPP 33	4	19	Field Goal
3	2:02	2:23	OWN 31	6	7	Punt
4	13:31	2:56	OWN 31	6	10	Punt
4	8:36	4:01	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
4	2:25	0:39	OWN 38	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Lenny McKnight, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	18	104	5.78	47	2	2
Bo Agree	6	31	5.17	11	2	0
Ty Lynn	5	2	0.40	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	18	77	4.28	11	2	0
Joel Garrison	10	30	3.00	13	1	1
Johnny Tyler	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	20	12	122	2/13	0	19	2	37.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	37	22	198	0/0	0	17	0	73.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	3	6	45	15.00	0	19
WR Jesse Marshall	2	3	28	14.00	2	18
WR Jorge McKnight	2	4	22	11.00	6	19
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
RB Lenny McKnight	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Joey Webb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frankie Pearce	9	11	89	9.89	16	15
WR Irving Robasky	3	4	26	8.67	2	17
WR Kent Austin	2	6	12	6.00	0	6
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	2	26	13.00	6	17
WR Deron Lyle	2	3	18	9.00	4	9
TE Leo Sweeney	2	5	15	7.50	0	12
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Charles Cortez	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Graham King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Johnny Tyler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tommy Cranwell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Desmond Clancy	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daniel McCarthy	1	0	0	0
Johnny Tyler	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kelvin McKenzie	3	125	41.7	39.3	43	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	4	175	43.8	31.0	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny McKnight	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	3	88	29.3	0
Joey Webb	1	34	34.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	71	23.7	0
Tyrone Weber	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	8	3	0.0	27	36
S Desmond Clancy	7	1	0.0	23	31
OLB Glen Fisk	7	1	0.0	15	17
ILB Jim Fridlund	5	3	0.0	20	23
S Billy Chung	4	3	0.0	16	23
DT Donovan Samsel	4	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Harold McBeal	3	1	0.0	27	35
DT Zach Burns	2	3	0.0	28	36
CB Dennis Toney	2	3	0.0	24	33
CB Donald Jones	2	1	0.0	28	34
DE Bert Messenger	1	1	0.0	28	33
ILB Anthony Quarles	1	1	0.0	9	14
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mark Badalyan	1	0	0.0	10	9
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB Marshall Ford	1	0	0.0	10	15
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gabe Marsh	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Terry Maddux	0	1	0.0	17	22

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Austin Koch	10	3	0.0	26	21
ILB Marshall Chin	8	2	0.0	29	22
CB Shane Rhodes	4	1	0.0	27	22
DE Harris Herron	3	0	0.5	23	20
OLB Jared Ballard	3	2	0.0	25	20
S Tyrone Weber	3	1	0.0	21	22
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	1	0.0	26	21
CB Bob Heath	3	1	0.0	20	19
DT Renaldo Carraway	1	0	1.0	18	19
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	1	0.0	10	3
S Oscar McDaniel	1	1	0.0	9	2
OLB Neal Kelleher	0	2	0.5	25	19
ILB Karl Araujo	0	2	0.0	11	3
DT Oliver Coffey	0	1	0.0	24	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Maddux	1	1	1	22
S Lorenzo Varney	1	1	0	36
DT Zach Burns	1	0	0	36
DT Donovan Samsel	0	1	0	24
DE Colin Bush	0	0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Renaldo Carraway	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Neal Kelleher	0.5	1	0	19
DE Harris Herron	0.5	0	0	20
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	2	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Glen Fisk	4	0	17
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	36
ILB Jim Fridlund	3	1	23
S Desmond Clancy	3	0	31
S Billy Chung	3	0	23
OLB Harold McBeal	1	2	35
CB Dennis Toney	1	1	33
DT Mark Badalyan	1	0	9
CB Marshall Ford	1	0	15
CB Donald Jones	1	0	34
OLB Gabe Marsh	1	0	2

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0	19
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	0	1	21
S Austin Koch	2	0	0	21
ILB Marshall Chin	2	0	0	22
CB Shane Rhodes	2	0	0	22
S Tyrone Weber	1	1	0	22
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	3	5	0	27	0	19
Jay Stuart	2	6	0	22	1	19
Mitch Hughes	2	5	0	26	1	18
Freddie Back	2	3	0	17	0	19
David Doyle	1	2	1	15	0	4
Carl Katzenmoyer	1	1	0	6	0	3
Mo Rodriguez	0	1	0	11	0	7
Robbie Wolfe	0	1	0	23	0	17

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Larry Andersen	4	8	26	34
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	6	23	26
Johnny Tyler	2	2	22	12
Leon Schroeder	1	6	28	36
Wesley Hickman	1	3	29	31
Marlon Prill	1	2	25	28
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	3	4
Charles Cortez	0	1	9	11

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	3	12
Jorge McKnight	2	14
Claude Ungerer	1	11
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	16
Lorenzo Varney	0	13
Joey Webb	0	13
Billy Chung	0	13
Joe Johansson	0	12
Dennis Toney	0	10
Gabe Marsh	0	10
Maurice Barber	0	8
Jesse Marshall	0	8
Mark Badalyan	0	6
Jim Fridlund	0	6
Andy Schultz	0	5
Cornelius Liszkiewicz	0	4
Mo Rodriguez	0	4
Mitch Hughes	0	4
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	4
Kyle Morton	0	4
Donovan Samsel	0	4
Lenny McKnight	0	4
Leon Brennan	0	4
Freddie Back	0	3
Bert Messenger	0	3
Glen Fisk	0	3
Donald Jones	0	3
David Doyle	0	3
Zach Burns	0	3
Harold McBeal	0	3
Kelvin McKenzie	0	3
Terry Maddux	0	2
Bo Agree	0	1
Colin Bush	0	1
Marshall Ford	0	1
Harvey Swanger	0	1
Anthony Quarles	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	3	9
Nathan Wannamaker	1	15
Oscar McDaniel	1	2
Winfred Niklos	0	17
Charles Cortez	0	15
Graham King	0	14
Johnny Tyler	0	10
Deron Lyle	0	10
Karl Araujo	0	8
Tyrone Weber	0	8
Juan Fleck	0	8
J.R. Marston	0	8
Earl Moulton	0	8
J.R. Garrett	0	8
Bob Heath	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Deon Kuszewski	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	6
Devin Medlock	0	6
Leo Sweeney	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	4
Artie Souza	0	4
Tommy Cranwell	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Sammy Kolodzik	0	3
J.R. Fraaije	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Leon Schroeder	0	2
Harris Herron	0	1
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Marshall Chin	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Daniel McCarthy	0	1
Renaldo Carraway	0	1
Frankie Pearce	0	1
Shane Rhodes	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	13	72	5.5
Right	10	27	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	8	46	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	20	12	0	1	0	2	3	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	37	22	0	1	3	5	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	20	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	110	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	6	3	45	21
WR Jorge McKnight	4	2	22	18
WR Jesse Marshall	3	2	28	13
RB Lenny McKnight	2	1	3	6
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	7	16
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	7	1
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	8	4
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	2	6
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Frankie Pearce	11	9	1	89	27
WR Kent Austin	6	2	0	12	24
TE Leo Sweeney	5	2	0	15	22
WR Irving Robasky	4	3	1	26	27
WR Deron Lyle	3	2	0	18	17
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	2	0	26	27
TE Charles Cortez	2	1	0	8	11
FB Johnny Tyler	2	0	1	0	12
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0	6
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	0	4	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	10	3.33	5.78

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	3	10	3.33	4.28
Joel Garrison	2	9	4.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	3	2	10	3.33	6.10

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	3	14	3.50	5.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frankie Pearce	2	2	8	4.00	8.09
WR Kent Austin	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
FB Johnny Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Ty Lynn	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel McCarthy	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Lynn	9	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	5	3	3
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	1
RB Lenny McKnight	1	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	1
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Pearce	5	4	2
WR Kent Austin	3	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	2	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,300 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,300 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)