Week 1, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers0330-6
New Orleans Saints107717-41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 NOS - Burt McCalla 26 field goal
1Q: 06:42 NOS - Nolan Walters 22 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 09:47 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal
2Q: 01:13 NOS - Phillip Newman 39 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 11:37 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 02:54 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 43 field goal
4Q: 13:41 NOS - Bobby Irwin 7 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 07:42 NOS - Bobby Irwin 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 01:13 NOS - Burt McCalla 28 field goal

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record0-11-0
First Downs1126
- by Rushing110
- by Passing1014
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards191491
- Offensive Plays5568
- Yards per Play3.477.22
Net Rushing Yards27201
- Rushing Attempts1336
- Yards per Rush2.085.58
Net Passing Yards164290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 17 - 229 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards180309
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/163/19
- Yards per Pass Play3.909.06
Fumbles/Lost2/22/1
3rd Down Conversions2/127/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.310.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/308/75
Punt Returns/Yards1/03/26
Kick Returns/Yards8/2542/46
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits07
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/04/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 38
Time of Possession24:0835:52

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:151:21OWN 3722Interception
16:294:10OWN 26937Punt
10:115:32OWN 11079Field Goal
28:022:47OWN 29522Punt
20:550:19OWN 3810Interception
315:001:22OWN 383-1Punt
311:282:40OWN 34531Missed FG
34:560:45OWN 335Punt
33:511:03OPP 253-1Field Goal
413:351:45OWN 3046Fumble
47:362:27OWN 29515Punt
42:420:23OWN 312-5Fumble
41:051:05OWN 273-4Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:45OWN 13678Field Goal
19:543:25OWN 381062Touchdown
12:192:08OWN 20521Punt
29:391:37OWN 2930Punt
25:154:20OWN 20880Touchdown
20:360:36OPP 42329Missed FG
313:382:10OWN 28472Touchdown
38:483:52OWN 42611Punt
34:110:20OPP 391-16Fumble
32:484:13OWN 301170Touchdown
411:504:14OPP 36836Touchdown
45:092:27OWN 1732Punt
42:191:14OPP 1736Field Goal

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Colin Curtis561.20500
Winfred Niklos482.00400
Pat Ellison263.00400
Doug Doane122.00200
Deion Mahoney155.00500
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bobby Irwin231456.304522
Dwight Wright7162.291010
Alan Poole3155.00600
Rex Dunn3258.331710

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Deion Mahoney20101280/0020230.8
Doug Doane197523/16026045.3
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alan Poole29233093/193390145.5

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darren Madison59418.202130
TE Steven Hardy49379.250180
WR Lonnie Keaster384615.330200
WR Jorge McKnight243517.500260
FB Pat Ellison111010.008100
WR Colin Alexander171010.000100
TE Dexter Sobien1111.00010
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Phillip Newman81113717.1373391
WR Nolan Walters575811.605221
TE Mitchell Emmons33217.006131
TE Leo Sweeney224120.5014300
FB Rex Dunn222412.005150
WR Terrell Hicks23199.500130
WR Martin Robertson1199.00090

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Bryant Hickman100.000
CB Bob Heath199.000

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Doug Doane2000
Scottie Lofton0100
Bryant Farley0010
Justin Bradley0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Alan Poole1000
Bobby Irwin1000
Junior Reeves0110
Brent Robbins0110
Cedric Flournoy0100

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Arnie Terry521743.430.2522
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darnell Briggs419448.548.5582

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rickey Rosebrock2/31/20/1430/0
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Burt McCalla2/30/00/0285/5

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Winfred Niklos100.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Timothy Hiller22110.50
Danny Cortez155.00

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Colin Alexander517134.20
Dale Sherman25527.50
Jorge McKnight12828.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Irwin24623.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott930.03225
ILB Max Marian611.02628
ILB Jerome Page520.0104
S Jeffrey Burns440.01814
CB Bryant Farley420.02329
S Frank Schueler400.02123
OLB Trent Prewett400.0158
CB Robbie Lawless300.01617
DT Paul Browning211.02225
DT Justin Bradley211.01919
S Bo Hickey220.03124
CB Kim Hatcher210.02923
DT J.B. Timm200.01911
CB Chris Riemersma200.02018
DE Lester Kappers120.01712
DE J.J. Roddy100.02621
WR Colin Alexander10---------
C Lionel Banks10---------
DE Scottie Lofton100.01312
WR Darren Madison10---------
OLB Nolan Duff100.012
CB Mario Lyle100.0107
OLB Irving Jenkins010.047
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Duane Sterritt500.01339
DT Junior Reeves412.0831
CB Howie Lord410.0931
DE Brent Robbins311.01025
ILB Earl Moulton300.089
CB Bob Heath210.0734
S Jorge Cloude210.01130
CB Sammie Rutter200.0626
OLB Willie Rexin200.01032
OLB Otis Wallis200.028
CB Danny Cortez200.0817
OLB Duane Burgess100.0616
DE Cary Clinton100.0935
G Alex Priestley10---------
ILB Jose Barfield010.0932

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Paul Browning1.000025
ILB Max Marian1.000028
DT Justin Bradley1.000019
DE J.J. Roddy0.002021
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Junior Reeves2.001031
DE Brent Robbins1.001125
OLB Lamar Bailey0.013137
OLB Duane Burgess0.002016
DE Cary Clinton0.002035
DE Nate Serban0.001117
S Bryant Hickman0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bryant Farley40029
S Jeffrey Burns40014
ILB Max Marian30028
OLB Riddick Prescott30025
CB Kim Hatcher21023
ILB Jerome Page2004
S Frank Schueler20023
S Bo Hickey10024
CB Robbie Lawless10017
CB Mario Lyle1007
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Howie Lord30031
S Duane Sterritt23039
OLB Willie Rexin21032
CB Bob Heath20134
CB Sammie Rutter20026
S Jorge Cloude20030
CB Danny Cortez20017
ILB Earl Moulton1009
OLB Otis Wallis1008
S Bryant Hickman01114
CB Timothy Hiller01011
ILB Jose Barfield01032

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lincoln Frasier12011138
Lionel Banks12012036
Pat Ellison0206018
Desmond Sanders0204016
Vernon Crawford010116
Tyrone Fialho01012033
Ty Farmer01010035
Jamie Stanberry0001113
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Curtis Olivarez410136032
Joseph Sherman34033027
Marlon Finley28030029
Neil Delgado13131126
Alex Priestley110607
Cedric Flournoy03030125
Rex Dunn02020016
Horace Erickson010516
Mel Galiardo010603

Special Teams Statistics

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Chris Riemersma224
Colin Curtis121
Kim Hatcher118
Quentin Wilkinson12
Irving Jenkins017
Dexter Sobien016
Dale Sherman016
Pat Ellison013
Jorge McKnight012
Steven Hardy012
Jerome Page012
Lonnie Keaster011
Lester Kappers09
Arnie Terry08
Vernon Crawford08
Colin Alexander08
Harry Beauchamp08
Desmond Sanders08
Rickey Rosebrock06
Lionel Banks06
Winfred Niklos05
Tyrone Fialho05
Bryant Farley04
Bo Hickey04
Paul Browning03
Frank Schueler03
Trent Prewett03
Riddick Prescott03
Jamie Stanberry03
Justin Bradley03
Nolan Duff03
Mario Lyle03
J.J. Roddy02
Max Marian02
Scottie Lofton02
Jeffrey Burns02
Robbie Lawless01
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Stephen Granberry314
Otis Wallis224
Martin Robertson215
Dwight Wright28
Mack Mathews022
Bryant Hickman017
Junior Blair017
Bob Heath014
Timothy Hiller014
Mitchell Emmons014
Duane Burgess012
Burt McCalla011
Leo Sweeney08
Cary Clinton08
Marlon Finley07
Mitch Crutchfield07
Cedric Flournoy07
Horace Erickson07
Howie Lord06
Sammie Rutter05
Nate Serban04
Jorge Cloude04
Mel Galiardo04
Darnell Briggs04
Earl Moulton03
Junior Reeves03
Billy Joe Beckett03
Bobby Irwin03
Lamar Bailey03
Jose Barfield03
Brent Robbins03
Alex Priestley03
Duane Sterritt02
Willie Rexin02
Rex Dunn02
Nolan Walters01
Johnny Rasmussen01
Danny Cortez01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle11181.6
Right294.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10484.8
Middle15442.9
Right111099.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Deion Mahoney20101003412
Doug Doane1971014720
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alan Poole29234031200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)117322.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)177844.9
Long (19+ Yds)113645.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1177.0
Short (0-8 Yds)15121197.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)10916116.1
Long (19+ Yds)31227.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Steven Hardy94037027
WR Darren Madison95041033
WR Lonnie Keaster83046127
WR Colin Alexander71110031
WR Jorge McKnight42035116
FB Pat Ellison11010018
TE Dexter Sobien110104
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Phillip Newman1182137226
WR Nolan Walters75158124
TE Mitchell Emmons33021013
WR Terrell Hicks3201908
TE Leo Sweeney22041121
FB Rex Dunn22024016
WR Martin Robertson1109014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bobby Irwin5153.006.30
Dwight Wright242.002.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alan Poole43153.7510.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Nolan Walters2163.008.29
WR Phillip Newman1177.0012.45
TE Mitchell Emmons1122.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Colin Curtis10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Alan Poole22
Dwight Wright20

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Deion Mahoney532
Doug Doane410
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Alan Poole965

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Lonnie Keaster321
TE Steven Hardy211
WR Jorge McKnight100
WR Colin Alexander100
TE Dexter Sobien110
WR Darren Madison100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Nolan Walters322
WR Phillip Newman311
TE Leo Sweeney221
WR Terrell Hicks111

SectionAttendance
Stadium77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck19,500 (20,400)
End Zone14,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,700)