Week 1, 2049

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers310147-34
New Orleans Saints7707-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 NOS - Gene Shrawder 8 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
1Q: 02:03 CAR - J.C. Cooley 19 field goal
2Q: 10:23 CAR - Gavin Hernandez 25 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 05:47 NOS - Gene Shrawder 6 run (Ashton Jackson extra point)
2Q: 00:31 CAR - J.C. Cooley 49 field goal
3Q: 10:01 CAR - Gavin Hernandez 6 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 05:11 CAR - Jose Merrell 23 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 07:37 CAR - Ike Heubeck 4 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 03:47 NOS - J.J. Atkins 5 pass from Jon Wagner (Ashton Jackson extra point)

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2723
- by Rushing1111
- by Passing1311
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards493362
- Offensive Plays6663
- Yards per Play7.475.75
Net Rushing Yards193139
- Rushing Attempts3627
- Yards per Rush5.365.15
Net Passing Yards300223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 21 - 036 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards306223
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/60/0
- Yards per Pass Play10.006.19
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/125/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.77.7
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards6/459/54
Punt Returns/Yards2/100/0
Kick Returns/Yards1/175/118
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 26
Time of Possession35:1424:46

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:221:13OWN 637Punt
17:275:29OWN 13985Field Goal
214:534:42OWN 201080Touchdown
25:411:20OWN 2534Punt
22:382:13OWN 27741Field Goal
315:005:08OWN 25975Touchdown
37:292:32OWN 31569Touchdown
32:321:22OWN 4539Punt
414:277:01OWN 311169Touchdown
43:382:30OWN 25638Punt
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:38OWN 28626Punt
110:092:42OWN 49751Touchdown
11:582:05OWN 25526Punt
210:114:30OWN 40960Touchdown
24:211:43OWN 323-3Punt
20:250:25OWN 25213Half
39:522:23OWN 44632Missed FG
34:572:25OWN 1537Punt
31:101:43OWN 12612Punt
47:263:48OWN 181182Touchdown
41:081:08OWN 5531Game

Game MVP: Quentin Edge, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gavin Hernandez221175.322542
Les Monahan7375.291410
Karl Wallace3124.00900
Quentin Edge2147.001010
Bart Birney11111.001110
Jose Merrell122.00200
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gene Shrawder15694.601542
Jon Wagner6284.67700
Conner Perez6427.001820

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Quentin Edge29213061/62460129.3
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jon Wagner36212230/0129085.7

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Les Monahan444110.2527170
TE Rondell Farrell34279.007130
WR Victor Burke367324.3351460
WR Ike Heubeck33165.3310101
WR Bart Birney225829.0025290
WR Jose Merrell253115.5013231
WR Stephen Krohn234924.5046250
RB Karl Wallace1133.00030
RB Gavin Hernandez1188.00380
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jerald Lane555310.606190
WR J.J. Atkins44358.7513181
WR Earl Harmon38186.0017180
WR Kyle Fairley263115.503200
RB Conner Perez23189.002100
RB Gene Shrawder233015.001150
FB Lance Winters11-1-1.000-10
TE Bob Cervantes112929.0024290
WR Liam May121010.009100
WR Peyton Gonzales0200.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Gavin Hernandez1000
Emmett Restifo0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Deron Whitehurst0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Oscar Mozart414335.835.8392
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Frank Boyd522144.238.2491

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
J.C. Cooley2/21/10/0494/4
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ashton Jackson0/10/10/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Philip Dawkins2105.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Bart Birney11717.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Will Tate48621.50
Jerald Lane13232.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ralph Banks710.02435
CB Clifton Joseph610.02636
S Philip Dawkins510.02736
ILB Marcus Janjic510.02736
S Ted Walsh420.02321
DT Rex O'Donnell320.02226
OLB Norbert Clodfelter310.01317
OLB Tyler Conger310.02222
CB Eric Grubbs300.0512
CB Dwayne Lestage200.01211
CB Burt Butler110.0511
DT Frederick Hoover100.02121
S Leslie Crowe100.0415
DE Trenton Beyer100.02523
DE Tom Foley010.02329
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Ian Kirk701.03121
OLB Eduardo Hartman720.03530
S Terry Freidkin520.03630
ILB Herman Milam520.01821
ILB Cole May510.01520
CB Paul Ferderer500.03630
S Ezekiel Nordbye410.03529
CB Drake Russell300.03525
CB Dillon Akiyama300.02315
ILB Craig Dubord220.01810
DT Vernon Wallace210.0139
DE Deron Whitehurst200.02423
DT Mack Abrams200.0149
OLB Jon Schindler130.03424
DT Clarence McCormick110.0913
DE Gene Rhodes010.01615

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tom Foley0.011029
DE Trenton Beyer0.002023
DT Frederick Hoover0.001121
DE Damian Mills0.000120
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ian Kirk1.011121
OLB Jon Schindler0.000224
DE Deron Whitehurst0.000123

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Clifton Joseph41036
CB Ralph Banks40035
S Philip Dawkins30036
OLB Norbert Clodfelter21017
OLB Tyler Conger20022
S Ted Walsh11021
CB Dwayne Lestage11011
CB Burt Butler10011
CB Eric Grubbs10012
S Leslie Crowe10015
ILB Marcus Janjic10036
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Eduardo Hartman60030
CB Paul Ferderer50030
S Terry Freidkin31030
ILB Cole May21020
S Ezekiel Nordbye12029
ILB Craig Dubord10010
CB Drake Russell10025
DE Ian Kirk10021
S Marty Gillespie1006

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kent Austin411036030
Hunter Langdon39036130
Miles Delgado38036030
Randy Tibbetts25036030
Emmett Restifo01036030
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jonah Clark56227036
Edwin Randle22027036
Cooper Kau16027036
Richard Breen13027036
Derrick Morrison02027036
Percy Kellogg01026036
Bob Cervantes010509

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Eric Grubbs116
Gavin Hernandez113
Tyler Conger112
Buddy Gillespie111
Stephen Krohn110
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Gary Woodson220
Eduardo Hartman122

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Miles Delgado3630------672
Philip Dawkins------2736669
Clifton Joseph------2636668
Randy Tibbetts3630---------66
Hunter Langdon3630---------66
Kent Austin3630---------66
Emmett Restifo3630---------66
Quentin Edge3630---------66
Marcus Janjic------2736164
Rondell Farrell3330---------63
Ralph Banks------2435160
Tyler Conger------22221256
Tom Foley------2329153
Norbert Clodfelter------13172151
Gavin Hernandez2414------1351
Rex O'Donnell------2226149
Trenton Beyer------2523149
Victor Burke2423------249
Jose Merrell2318------445
Ted Walsh------2321145
Frederick Hoover------2121143
Ike Heubeck1411------1742
Leslie Crowe------4151635
Alfredo Sweeney1514------635
Bart Birney1812------434
Eric Grubbs------5121633
Stephen Krohn147------1031
Karl Wallace32------2227
Buddy Gillespie------4121127
Damian Mills------620---26
Zachary Russell11------2224
Dwayne Lestage------1211---23
Les Monahan714---------21
Burt Butler------511---16
Chester Doe------411---15
Ruben Richmond------32510
Johnnie Blanchard------10910
J.C. Cooley00------99
Karl Lane44---------8
Brandon Winslett00------66
Mickey Pomraning00------66
Rex Clements00------66
Oscar Mozart00------66
Julio Gaudino------0055
Steven Huffman00---------0
Alexis Berry------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Eduardo Hartman------35302287
Drake Russell------35251676
Derrick Morrison2736------669
Richard Breen2736------669
Terry Freidkin------3630268
Paul Ferderer------3630268
Ezekiel Nordbye------3529266
Jon Wagner2736---------63
Cooper Kau2736---------63
Jon Schindler------3424563
Jonah Clark2736---------63
Percy Kellogg2636------163
Edwin Randle2736---------63
Deron Whitehurst------2423653
Ian Kirk------3121153
Jerald Lane1525------1151
J.J. Atkins2227---------49
Herman Milam------1821645
Kyle Fairley1319------1143
Dillon Akiyama------2315139
Cole May------1520237
Gene Shrawder1816---------34
Earl Harmon1518---------33
Gene Rhodes------1615132
Craig Dubord------1810---28
Conner Perez1015---------25
Mack Abrams------149124
Clarence McCormick------913123
Vernon Wallace------139---22
Grady Thompson00------2121
Lawrence Galloway00------2121
Brandon McGee------102021
Gary Woodson------002020
Bob Cervantes59------620
Liam May04------1620
Peyton Gonzales610---------16
Will Tate00------1212
Marty Gillespie------2619
Frank Boyd00------66
Lance Winters51---------6
Devonte Seiferling00------66
Van Teague00------66
Trent Long00------66
Ashton Jackson00------55
Carlton Creekmur------1045
Irv Alicea00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12675.6
Middle221155.2
Right2115.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7121.7
Middle13574.4
Right77010.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Quentin Edge29217024140
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jon Wagner36212324420

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen9813114.6
Short (0-8 Yds)119958.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)62274.5
Long (19+ Yds)325317.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen83212.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1411856.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)8711714.6
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Victor Burke63273223
WR Jose Merrell52031118
RB Les Monahan44041014
TE Rondell Farrell43027030
WR Ike Heubeck33016011
WR Stephen Krohn3204927
WR Bart Birney22058212
RB Karl Wallace110302
RB Gavin Hernandez1108014
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Earl Harmon83118018
WR Kyle Fairley62131119
WR Jerald Lane55053025
WR J.J. Atkins44035027
RB Conner Perez32018015
RB Gene Shrawder32030016
WR Peyton Gonzales2000010
WR Liam May2101004
FB Lance Winters110-101
TE Bob Cervantes1102919

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gavin Hernandez3103.335.32
Les Monahan133.005.29
Karl Wallace122.004.00
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gene Shrawder2147.004.60
Jon Wagner177.004.67
Conner Perez111.007.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Quentin Edge32124.0010.55
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jon Wagner33144.676.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Rondell Farrell1000.006.75
RB Gavin Hernandez1188.008.00
WR Ike Heubeck1144.005.33
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Conner Perez1188.006.00
WR J.J. Atkins1155.008.75
WR Earl Harmon1111.002.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Les Monahan10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Jon Wagner32
Conner Perez20

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Quentin Edge1176
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Jon Wagner753

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
RB Les Monahan332
WR Jose Merrell311
TE Rondell Farrell211
WR Victor Burke100
WR Ike Heubeck111
WR Stephen Krohn111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Conner Perez222
WR Kyle Fairley100
WR Jerald Lane110
WR J.J. Atkins110
WR Peyton Gonzales100
TE Bob Cervantes111

SectionAttendance
Stadium95,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck22,700 (25,300)
End Zone16,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,800 (9,900)