Week 1, 2046

played in Carolina, NC

88 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	6	0	-	9
Carolina Panthers	7	7	14	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 NOS - Ronnie Bryant 21 field goal
1Q: 03:09 CAR - Rondell Farrell 30 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 08:09 CAR - Karl Wallace 5 run (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 11:03 CAR - Mike Cash 10 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 08:11 CAR - Karl Lane 11 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 03:15 NOS - Broderick Weber 6 run (Ronnie Bryant extra point failed)
4Q: 02:16 CAR - Wes Vance 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 NOS - Ronnie Bryant 21 field goal
1Q: 03:09 CAR - Rondell Farrell 30 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
2Q: 08:09 CAR - Karl Wallace 5 run (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 11:03 CAR - Mike Cash 10 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 08:11 CAR - Karl Lane 11 pass from Archie Duffy (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 03:15 NOS - Broderick Weber 6 run (Ronnie Bryant extra point failed)
4Q: 02:16 CAR - Wes Vance 47 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 26
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 301 389
- Offensive Plays 60 75
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 75 145
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.26
Net Passing Yards 226 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/66 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/47 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:28 34:32

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	26
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	301	389
- Offensive Plays	60	75
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	75	145
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.26
Net Passing Yards	226	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/66	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/47	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:28	34:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:20	OWN 25	13	71	Field Goal
1	5:59	1:24	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
1	2:59	2:59	OWN 38	5	21	Punt
2	7:59	1:43	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	2:50	0:55	OWN 16	4	6	Punt
2	1:25	0:50	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
3	10:53	2:06	OWN 27	3	5	Interception
3	8:04	4:58	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	1:13	1:23	OWN 44	4	17	Punt
4	10:44	3:00	OWN 33	9	45	Downs
4	2:09	0:47	OWN 25	4	7	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:40	2:41	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
1	4:35	1:36	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	15:00	7:01	OWN 4	14	96	Touchdown
2	6:16	3:26	OWN 23	6	27	Punt
2	1:55	0:30	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 35	4	6	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	8:47	0:43	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
3	3:06	1:53	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	14:50	4:06	OWN 20	9	30	Punt
4	7:44	5:35	OWN 22	7	48	Field Goal
4	1:22	1:22	OPP 32	5	14	Game

Game MVP: Archie Duffy, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Conner Perez	6	18	3.00	8	0	0
Broderick Weber	5	30	6.00	11	1	1
Quentin Hernandez	4	6	1.50	4	0	0
Kyle Fairley	2	8	4.00	4	0	0
Irv Alicea	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
DeAndre Hayes	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Les Monahan	13	61	4.69	16	4	0
Eli Joseph	8	47	5.88	11	1	0
Karl Wallace	8	34	4.25	11	1	1
Archie Duffy	4	3	0.75	9	0	0
Marvin Evans	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irv Alicea	21	13	130	0/0	0	18	1	59.6
Jon Wagner	18	9	105	1/9	0	22	0	68.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Duffy	39	23	254	2/10	3	30	0	104.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerald Lane	6	8	38	6.33	0	11
WR Tyrone Shoate	5	11	82	16.40	2	22
WR J.J. Atkins	4	7	38	9.50	6	18
WR Kyle Fairley	3	3	39	13.00	4	17
TE Irv Sutter	3	6	38	12.67	11	19
WR Billy Beale	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Quentin Hernandez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Les Monahan	4	8	39	9.75	5	15	0
TE Karl Lane	4	5	34	8.50	9	15	1
WR Mike Cash	4	5	52	13.00	28	26	1
WR Ross Bernstein	4	7	29	7.25	9	12	0
WR Marvin Evans	2	3	24	12.00	5	19	0
RB Eli Joseph	2	2	28	14.00	23	18	0
WR Oscar Gaylor	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Eric Quinonez	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Rondell Farrell	1	1	30	30.00	19	30	1
FB Irv Brelsford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Karl Wallace	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Blake Marlowe	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Carlson	6	241	40.2	33.7	51	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Webb	5	196	39.2	29.8	48	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronnie Bryant	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	0/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	3	47	15.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Evans	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	3	75	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marvin Evans	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Shaquille Leblond	11	6	2.0	34	38
OLB Eduardo Hartman	9	2	0.0	33	37
S Terry Freidkin	5	4	0.0	34	41
ILB Craig Dubord	5	3	0.0	24	17
CB Van Beyer	4	3	0.0	13	27
ILB Dominic Hollas	4	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Jon Schindler	4	0	0.0	18	10
CB Drake Russell	3	2	0.0	31	41
DT Clarence McCormick	2	2	0.0	28	25
S Noah Martin	2	1	0.0	16	30
DT Vernon Wallace	2	0	0.0	7	13
WR Tyrone Shoate	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deron Whitehurst	1	0	0.0	11	29
DE Dominique Kennedy	1	0	0.0	15	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Burt Butler	10	0	0.0	17	36
OLB Jerry Alcott	5	3	0.0	16	32
CB Ralph Banks	5	0	0.0	18	40
ILB Enrique Marsh	4	4	1.0	20	40
OLB Norbert Clodfelter	3	1	0.0	12	15
DT Rex O'Donnell	3	0	0.0	15	34
DE Trenton Beyer	3	0	0.0	16	31
S Leslie Crowe	2	2	0.0	18	38
DT Irv Fleming	2	1	0.0	14	34
S Ted Walsh	2	1	0.0	14	31
CB Dean Bush	1	2	0.0	3	5
DT Kim Fryer	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Jerome Singleton	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Tom Foley	0	2	0.0	16	33
DT Chester Doe	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaquille Leblond	2.0	1	0	1	38
DE Ian Kirk	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Deron Whitehurst	0.0	0	3	0	29
OLB Marlon Twente	0.0	0	1	0	24
CB Drake Russell	0.0	0	1	0	41

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Enrique Marsh	1.0	1	1	2	40
DT Irv Fleming	0.0	2	2	1	34
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	1	0	0	34
S Ted Walsh	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Chester Doe	0.0	0	1	0	5
DE Trenton Beyer	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eduardo Hartman	5	1	37
S Noah Martin	3	0	30
CB Drake Russell	3	0	41
ILB Dominic Hollas	2	1	20
S Terry Freidkin	2	1	41
CB Van Beyer	2	1	27
DE Shaquille Leblond	2	0	38
CB Riddick Lang	1	1	18
OLB Marlon Twente	1	0	24
ILB Craig Dubord	1	0	17
DT Vernon Wallace	1	0	13
CB Lester Kinney	0	1	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Burt Butler	8	0	0	36
CB Ralph Banks	4	1	0	40
OLB Jerry Alcott	2	1	0	32
S Leslie Crowe	2	0	0	38
OLB Norbert Clodfelter	1	0	0	15
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	0	0	34
ILB Enrique Marsh	1	0	0	40
CB Dean Bush	1	0	0	5
CB Jerome Singleton	1	0	0	3
DE Trenton Beyer	1	0	0	31
S Blake Marlowe	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Kau	2	4	20	0	40
Donny Whitehouse	1	7	20	0	40
Rich Snyder	1	4	20	1	40
Derrick Morrison	1	2	20	0	40
Amos McIndoe	1	1	20	0	40

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kent Austin	5	13	0	34	0	41
Corwin Haralson	5	7	0	34	1	41
Emmett Restifo	2	4	0	34	0	41
Hunter Langdon	1	4	1	34	1	41
Randy Tibbetts	1	2	0	34	0	41
Irv Brelsford	1	1	0	12	0	5
Eric Quinonez	1	1	0	15	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eduardo Hartman	2	21
Drake Russell	1	21
Rich Snyder	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Wallace	2	21
Leland Bryant	1	20
Blake Marlowe	1	16
Dan Colinet	1	6
Emmett Restifo	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Drake Russell	---	---	31	41	21	93
Eduardo Hartman	---	---	33	37	21	91
Terry Freidkin	---	---	34	41	1	76
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	34	38	1	73
Amos McIndoe	20	40	---	---	7	67
Derrick Morrison	20	40	---	---	7	67
Rich Snyder	20	40	---	---	7	67
Donny Whitehouse	20	40	---	---	7	67
Tyrone Shoate	19	38	---	---	8	65
Marlon Twente	---	---	16	24	21	61
Cooper Kau	20	40	---	---	---	60
Ian Kirk	---	---	25	25	8	58
Van Beyer	---	---	13	27	15	55
Jerald Lane	14	29	---	---	11	54
Clarence McCormick	---	---	28	25	---	53
Noah Martin	---	---	16	30	1	47
Riddick Lang	---	---	27	18	1	46
Craig Dubord	---	---	24	17	1	42
Billy Beale	10	22	---	---	10	42
Kyle Fairley	5	15	---	---	21	41
Deron Whitehurst	---	---	11	29	1	41
Keegan Ulufale	---	---	12	27	---	39
DeAndre Hayes	6	12	---	---	21	39
Irv Sutter	11	19	---	---	5	35
Dominique Kennedy	---	---	15	12	5	32
Jon Wagner	11	19	---	---	---	30
Irv Alicea	9	21	---	---	---	30
Dominic Hollas	---	---	9	20	---	29
Jon Schindler	---	---	18	10	---	28
Vernon Wallace	---	---	7	13	6	26
J.R. Hoffman	9	15	---	---	---	24
Broderick Weber	6	15	---	---	---	21
Conner Perez	6	12	---	---	---	18
Lester Kinney	---	---	8	8	1	17
J.J. Atkins	7	10	---	---	---	17
Aidan Webb	---	---	8	6	---	14
Clyde Springer	3	6	---	---	4	13
Bo Blackburn	0	0	---	---	12	12
Quentin Hernandez	4	7	---	---	---	11
Zane Shannon	---	---	4	3	---	7
Aidan Harrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deon Carlson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronnie Bryant	0	0	---	---	4	4
Daryl Fields	---	---	1	0	---	1
Conrad Waddell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brayden Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Haralson	34	41	---	---	6	81
Randy Tibbetts	34	41	---	---	6	81
Hunter Langdon	34	41	---	---	6	81
Emmett Restifo	34	41	---	---	6	81
Archie Duffy	34	41	---	---	1	76
Kent Austin	34	41	---	---	---	75
Karl Lane	29	38	---	---	8	75
Leslie Crowe	---	---	18	38	16	72
Marvin Evans	25	32	---	---	10	67
Enrique Marsh	---	---	20	40	1	61
Ross Bernstein	26	35	---	---	---	61
Ralph Banks	---	---	18	40	1	59
Burt Butler	---	---	17	36	---	53
Tom Foley	---	---	16	33	1	50
Irv Fleming	---	---	14	34	1	49
Rex O'Donnell	---	---	15	34	---	49
Jerry Alcott	---	---	16	32	---	48
Trenton Beyer	---	---	16	31	---	47
Ted Walsh	---	---	14	31	---	45
Jalen Bush	---	---	11	25	7	43
Oscar Gaylor	15	24	---	---	3	42
Mike Cash	12	20	---	---	9	41
Les Monahan	16	20	---	---	2	38
Norbert Clodfelter	---	---	12	15	10	37
Blake Marlowe	---	---	7	12	16	35
Karl Wallace	9	3	---	---	21	33
Eli Joseph	9	15	---	---	7	31
Eric Quinonez	15	7	---	---	6	28
Rondell Farrell	2	5	---	---	21	28
Kim Fryer	---	---	9	11	---	20
Leland Bryant	---	---	0	0	20	20
Jace Brandon	---	---	4	7	7	18
Irv Brelsford	12	5	---	---	---	17
Marcus Janjic	---	---	0	0	17	17
Brent Dixon	---	---	3	8	---	11
Chester Doe	---	---	5	5	1	11
Dean Bush	---	---	3	5	---	8
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nicholas Luethje	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Colinet	0	1	---	---	6	7
Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerome Singleton	---	---	1	3	1	5
Perry Webb	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jimmie Marshall	---	---	1	0	---	1
Steven Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Collin Holt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	11	11.0
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	15	68	4.5
Right	8	24	3.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irv Alicea	21	13	0	1	1	2	1	2	1
Jon Wagner	18	9	1	1	1	0	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Duffy	39	23	2	2	0	6	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	39	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	136	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	49	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	117	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	19	2.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrone Shoate	11	5	1	82	1	38
WR Jerald Lane	8	6	0	38	0	29
WR J.J. Atkins	7	4	1	38	0	10
TE Irv Sutter	6	3	0	38	0	19
WR Kyle Fairley	3	3	0	39	0	15
WR Billy Beale	3	1	0	0	0	22
RB Quentin Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Les Monahan	8	4	39	0	20
WR Ross Bernstein	7	4	29	0	35
WR Oscar Gaylor	5	1	-1	0	24
TE Karl Lane	5	4	34	0	38
WR Mike Cash	5	4	52	1	20
WR Marvin Evans	3	2	24	0	32
RB Eli Joseph	2	2	28	0	15
FB Irv Brelsford	1	0	0	0	5
TE Eric Quinonez	1	1	19	0	7
RB Karl Wallace	1	0	0	0	3
TE Rondell Farrell	1	1	30	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Conner Perez	2	6	3.00	3.00
Broderick Weber	2	6	3.00	6.00
Quentin Hernandez	1	2	2.00	1.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Archie Duffy	2	-2	-1.00	0.75
Eli Joseph	2	4	2.00	5.88
Karl Wallace	1	5	5.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Wagner	1	1	0	0.00	5.83
Irv Alicea	1	1	6	6.00	6.19

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Duffy	5	4	33	6.60	6.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Irv Sutter	1	1	6	6.00	6.33
WR Billy Beale	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Karl Lane	2	2	14	7.00	6.80
WR Oscar Gaylor	1	0	0	0.00	-0.20
WR Mike Cash	1	1	10	10.00	10.40
WR Ross Bernstein	1	1	9	9.00	4.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Conner Perez	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Archie Duffy	2	0
Eli Joseph	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Wagner	6	4	1
Irv Alicea	5	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Duffy	10	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Beale	3	1	0
WR Kyle Fairley	2	2	1
WR Tyrone Shoate	2	0	0
WR Jerald Lane	2	2	0
TE Irv Sutter	1	1	0
WR J.J. Atkins	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Evans	2	2	1
WR Oscar Gaylor	2	1	0
RB Eli Joseph	2	2	2
TE Karl Lane	1	1	1
WR Mike Cash	1	0	0
TE Rondell Farrell	1	1	1
WR Ross Bernstein	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,900)