Week 1, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	8	-	8
New Orleans Saints	0	17	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
2Q: 05:37 NOS - Phillip Newman 65 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:05 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 08:36 CAR - Orlando Brown 65 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Daniel Billodeaux pass to Steven Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Alan Poole 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
2Q: 05:37 NOS - Phillip Newman 65 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:05 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 08:36 CAR - Orlando Brown 65 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Daniel Billodeaux pass to Steven Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Alan Poole 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 280 450
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 4.91 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 20 178
- Rushing Attempts 9 43
- Yards per Rush 2.22 4.14
Net Passing Yards 260 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 25 - 1 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 260 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 10.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 6/122 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:47 36:13

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	280	450
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	4.91	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	20	178
- Rushing Attempts	9	43
- Yards per Rush	2.22	4.14
Net Passing Yards	260	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 25 - 1	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	260	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	10.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	6/122	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:47	36:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 21	6	23	Punt
1	7:41	1:50	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	14:52	1:29	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
2	11:28	3:58	OWN 24	8	24	Punt
2	5:19	1:45	OWN 36	5	24	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 2	1	2	Half
3	11:48	2:13	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
3	4:59	4:00	OWN 34	6	30	Interception
4	13:40	1:22	OPP 42	3	5	Punt
4	9:29	1:08	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
4	5:54	1:29	OWN 35	7	18	Downs
4	1:51	1:39	OWN 21	7	39	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	3:29	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
1	5:51	5:59	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
2	13:23	1:55	OPP 42	4	20	Field Goal
2	7:30	2:11	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	3:34	3:06	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 19	7	42	Punt
3	9:35	4:36	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
3	0:59	2:19	OWN 5	5	25	Interception
4	12:18	2:49	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
4	8:21	2:27	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
4	4:25	2:34	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 40	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Billy Joe Wardzala	5	21	4.20	8
Ellis Lyle	3	1	0.33	2
Pat Ellison	1	-2	-2.00	-2

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	16	60	3.75	10	1	0
John Cortez	16	78	4.88	17	2	0
Alan Poole	9	45	5.00	9	0	3
Rex Dunn	2	-5	-2.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	48	25	260	0/0	1	65	1	66.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	16	272	0/0	1	65	1	93.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Clancy	5	7	57	11.40	13	17	0
WR Darren Madison	4	11	40	10.00	3	18	0
FB Pat Ellison	3	3	34	11.33	23	24	0
RB Ellis Lyle	3	3	10	3.33	6	6	0
WR Dixon Horner	3	5	18	6.00	11	9	0
WR Orlando Brown	3	11	88	29.33	53	65	1
TE Steven Hardy	2	3	6	3.00	1	3	0
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	3	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Pat Pritchett	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	5	9	130	26.00	88	65	1
WR Nolan Walters	3	4	46	15.33	23	22	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	5	29	9.67	3	18	0
WR Rick Collins	2	3	43	21.50	19	29	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Hunter Woodson	1	2	5	5.00	2	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Corey Van der Haak	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Covington	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lionel Banks	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Ziel	1	0	0	0
Bubba Reese	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	7	303	43.3	28.3	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	206	41.2	32.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	23	11.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Ziel	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	5	108	21.6	0
Darren Madison	1	14	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	9	2	0.0	29	18
S Corey Van der Haak	7	1	0.0	42	23
OLB Riddick Prescott	6	1	0.0	39	21
OLB Jerome Page	4	1	0.0	20	6
CB Kim Hatcher	4	1	0.0	11	13
CB Randall Henry	3	2	0.0	38	18
DE Hardy McDonald	3	1	0.0	33	21
S Rondell Heath	2	2	0.0	35	23
S Kevin Arevalo	2	1	0.0	6	9
DE Justin Roger	2	1	0.0	13	7
OLB Donald Abrams	2	1	0.0	3	4
S Shane Ciurciu	2	0	0.0	9	3
CB Andrew Marzano	1	2	0.0	34	22
DE Rex Rubio	1	1	0.0	30	19
CB Hunter Russell	1	1	0.0	22	14
ILB James Diaz	1	1	0.0	14	8
WR Darren Madison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	0	0.0	17	12
DE Timothy Meadows	1	0	0.0	10	5
OLB Thurman Hernandez	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Julio Watson	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Chuck England	0	1	0.0	26	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jorge Cloude	5	1	0.0	8	34
CB Danny Cortez	4	1	0.0	6	31
ILB Dale Landolt	4	1	0.0	4	27
DT Eddie Bloomer	4	0	0.0	2	24
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	0.0	7	27
OLB Willie Rexin	2	3	0.0	9	39
DT Junior Reeves	2	0	0.0	6	34
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0.0	5	29
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0.0	9	41
CB Ty Covington	1	1	0.0	8	31
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	1	18
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Max Tank	1	0	0.0	8	38
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	3	14
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0.0	4	28
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	0.0	6	32
S Tommie Grange	0	1	0.0	0	14
OLB Broderick Heath	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hardy McDonald	1	1	0	21
DE Justin Roger	0	1	0	7
DT Chuck England	0	1	0	15
DE Timothy Meadows	0	1	0	5
OLB Riddick Prescott	0	0	1	21

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	3	0	32
DE Max Tank	2	3	38
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	26
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kim Hatcher	5	0	0	13
S Corey Van der Haak	4	0	1	23
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	1	0	21
OLB Thurman Hernandez	1	1	0	5
OLB Jerome Page	1	0	0	6
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0	18
S Rondell Heath	1	0	0	23
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	0	4
CB Andrew Marzano	0	1	0	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Danny Cortez	4	1	0	31
S Jorge Cloude	4	0	0	34
DT Eddie Bloomer	3	0	0	24
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0	27
S Duane Sterritt	2	3	0	41
OLB Willie Rexin	2	2	0	39
CB Howie Lord	2	1	0	29
CB Ty Covington	2	0	1	31
CB Bubba Reese	1	1	0	28
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	38
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0	18
ILB Jose Barfield	0	1	0	27
OLB Byron Bennett	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lincoln Frasier	2	3	7	40
Lionel Banks	1	2	8	45
Curtis Olivarez	1	2	9	47
Mitch Tucker	0	2	8	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Roger Vaughn	3	9	0	34	21
Mitchell Emmons	3	4	1	22	20
Donnell Pritchett	2	6	0	34	19
Cedric Flournoy	2	4	1	27	16
Joseph Sherman	2	3	0	39	26
Marlon Finley	1	5	0	38	20
Rex Dunn	1	3	1	32	17
Lenny Shields	1	1	0	30	12
Mitchell Maloney	0	1	0	6	6

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Hatcher	2	20
Ellis Lyle	1	20
Pat Pritchett	1	14
Mitch Tucker	1	5
Lionel Banks	1	4
Dixon Horner	0	20
Orlando Brown	0	13
Pat Ellison	0	12
Steven Hardy	0	8
Jerome Page	0	8
Darren Madison	0	8
Thurman Hernandez	0	8
Neil Hawley	0	7
Ty Farmer	0	7
Jamie Stanberry	0	7
Shane Ciurciu	0	7
Tyrone Gillespie	0	7
Kelly Clancy	0	6
Donald Abrams	0	5
Timothy Meadows	0	5
James Diaz	0	5
Randall Henry	0	4
Hardy McDonald	0	4
Teddy Marsh	0	3
Dwayne Middleton	0	3
Max Marian	0	2
Kevin Arevalo	0	2
Rondell Heath	0	2
Tommie Sanford	0	2
Terry Glenn	0	2
Chuck England	0	2
Julio Watson	0	2
Lincoln Frasier	0	1
Riddick Prescott	0	1
Justin Bradley	0	1
Hunter Russell	0	1
Justin Roger	0	1
Andrew Marzano	0	1
Corey Van der Haak	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	4	13
Tommie Grange	2	13
Lenny Shields	1	13
Alex Priestley	1	2
Byron Bennett	0	21
Bubba Reese	0	19
Rick Collins	0	15
John Cortez	0	14
Hunter Woodson	0	13
Pat Brooks	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	0	8
Burt McCalla	0	7
Cary Clinton	0	7
Rex Dunn	0	7
Marc Stanton	0	7
Steve Ziel	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	6
Mitchell Maloney	0	6
Roger Vaughn	0	6
Cris Scott	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Broderick Heath	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Danny Cortez	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	80	4.4
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	11	59	5.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	48	25	2	1	4	10	7	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	16	4	1	0	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	57	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	66	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	137	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	154	14.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Madison	11	4	1	40	0	32
WR Orlando Brown	11	3	3	88	1	35
WR Kelly Clancy	7	5	0	57	0	34
WR Dixon Horner	5	3	0	18	0	21
FB Pat Ellison	3	3	0	34	1	19
TE Steven Hardy	3	2	0	6	0	25
RB Ellis Lyle	3	3	0	10	0	21
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	3	1	0	5	0	28
TE Pat Pritchett	2	1	0	2	0	20

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	9	5	130	2	22
TE Mitchell Emmons	5	3	29	0	20
WR Nolan Walters	4	3	46	1	19
WR Rick Collins	3	2	43	1	5
TE Lenny Shields	2	1	11	0	12
RB Hunter Woodson	2	1	5	0	7
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	22	7.33	5.00
Bobby Irwin	2	3	1.50	3.75
John Cortez	2	9	4.50	4.88
Rex Dunn	1	-4	-4.00	-2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
John Cortez	5	3
Alan Poole	1	1
Rex Dunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	13	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Orlando Brown	3	1	1
WR Kelly Clancy	3	2	1
WR Darren Madison	2	0	0
TE Pat Pritchett	2	1	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	1
WR Dixon Horner	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	1
RB Hunter Woodson	2	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	1
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (20,400)
End Zone 13,300 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (20,400)
End Zone	13,300 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)