Week 1, 2052

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	0	10	10	-	23
New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 CAR - J.C. Cooley 26 field goal
2Q: 06:43 NOS - Earl Harmon 1 pass from Jonathan Rackers (Ashton Jackson extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Ashton Jackson 28 field goal
3Q: 07:08 CAR - Rondell Farrell 11 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 00:22 CAR - J.C. Cooley 39 field goal
4Q: 07:36 CAR - Craig Jennings 65 interception return (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 03:08 CAR - J.C. Cooley 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 CAR - J.C. Cooley 26 field goal
2Q: 06:43 NOS - Earl Harmon 1 pass from Jonathan Rackers (Ashton Jackson extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Ashton Jackson 28 field goal
3Q: 07:08 CAR - Rondell Farrell 11 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 00:22 CAR - J.C. Cooley 39 field goal
4Q: 07:36 CAR - Craig Jennings 65 interception return (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 03:08 CAR - J.C. Cooley 44 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 253 317
- Offensive Plays 56 70
- Yards per Play 4.52 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 61 140
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 2.26 5.19
Net Passing Yards 192 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 2 40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 204 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 4.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/60 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/65 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	253	317
- Offensive Plays	56	70
- Yards per Play	4.52	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	61	140
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	2.26	5.19
Net Passing Yards	192	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 2	40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	204	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	4.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/60	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/65	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:58	29:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	2:20	OPP 34	4	25	Field Goal
1	8:21	3:03	OWN 38	6	38	Interception
1	3:34	8:38	OWN 13	16	75	Interception
2	6:35	1:23	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 25	2	4	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	10:11	3:11	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
3	3:33	3:18	OPP 48	6	26	Field Goal
4	13:35	1:21	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
4	5:36	2:34	OPP 32	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 32	3	2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 16	3	-8	Punt
1	11:13	2:52	OWN 31	5	8	Punt
1	5:18	1:44	OWN 16	5	15	Punt
2	9:56	3:21	OWN 4	7	96	Touchdown
2	5:12	4:24	OWN 27	12	62	Field Goal
3	13:32	3:21	OWN 20	7	48	Missed FG
3	7:00	3:27	OWN 15	6	13	Punt
3	0:15	1:40	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	12:14	4:51	OWN 17	10	37	Interception
4	7:23	1:47	OWN 25	4	7	Downs
4	3:02	2:08	OWN 32	8	36	Downs

Game MVP: Craig Jennings, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jake Garrett	9	12	1.33	7	0
FB Dave Shepherd	7	13	1.86	13	1
RB Deion Connell	6	20	3.33	9	0
QB Quentin Edge	5	16	3.20	11	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gene Shrawder	17	77	4.53	15	5
QB Jonathan Rackers	5	36	7.20	11	1
RB Collin Hatfield	3	19	6.33	12	1
TE Bob Cervantes	1	7	7.00	7	0
RB Grady Thompson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Edge	27	19	204	2/12	1	27	2	73.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	36	18	194	2/11	1	62	1	63.9
Jon Wagner	4	1	2	1/8	0	2	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rico Clemons	6	7	50	8.33	27	18	0
WR Stephen Krohn	4	4	43	10.75	19	23	0
WR Darryl Hickl	3	4	38	12.67	30	27	0
WR Philip Stephenson	3	9	31	10.33	8	15	0
TE Rondell Farrell	2	2	29	14.50	3	18	1
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	1	13	13.00	12	13	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Atkins	7	15	38	5.43	2	11	0
WR Earl Harmon	4	6	74	18.50	69	62	1
RB Gene Shrawder	3	3	34	11.33	20	20	0
WR Peyton Gonzales	2	7	32	16.00	3	22	0
TE Bob Cervantes	2	2	10	5.00	11	8	0
WR Jerald Lane	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Scottie Downs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Collin Hatfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Craig Jennings	1	65	65.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Matt Hergett	2	13	6.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Quentin Edge	1	0	0	0
TE Rondell Farrell	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Daryl Fields	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pedro Donaldson	3	167	55.7	48.3	57	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Godfrey	5	216	43.2	31.2	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.C. Cooley	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Jackson	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Espinal	4	60	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	4	82	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Enrique Marsh	7	3	0.0	27	36
S Doug Winn	7	1	0.0	27	42
CB Roger Espinal	5	2	0.0	27	42
S Dwayne Lestage	5	1	0.0	27	43
OLB Tyler Conger	4	1	1.0	8	14
DT R.J. House	4	0	1.0	22	27
DT Alexis Terrell	3	3	0.5	17	31
CB Clifton Joseph	3	1	0.0	24	35
DT Rex O'Donnell	2	2	0.0	15	28
DE Tom Foley	2	0	0.0	25	33
CB Craig Jennings	2	0	0.0	17	27
CB Bennett Hicks	2	0	0.0	4	17
WR Philip Stephenson	2	0	---	---	---
DE DeAndre Rice	1	1	0.5	4	16
DE Gino Hoke	1	0	0.0	22	30
OLB Bryce Brown	0	4	0.0	27	42

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Matt Hergett	7	3	0.0	27	29
ILB Cole May	7	2	0.0	12	12
ILB Brant Greer	7	0	0.0	25	23
CB Dillon Akiyama	4	0	0.0	27	27
OLB Daryl Fields	3	0	1.5	12	12
CB Charles Collins	3	1	0.0	15	17
S Tristan Sawyer	3	1	0.0	15	17
DE Edwin Cobb	3	0	0.0	23	23
OLB Butch Triplett	2	3	0.0	15	17
S Ezekiel Nordbye	2	0	0.0	14	14
CB Walt Galloway	1	2	0.0	27	29
S Terry Freidkin	1	0	0.0	13	15
DT Mack Abrams	1	0	0.0	16	19
ILB Lorenzo Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Ian Kirk	0	4	0.5	21	23
S Marty Gillespie	0	2	0.0	12	12
DE Deron Whitehurst	0	1	0.0	8	8
DT Vernon Wallace	0	1	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tyler Conger	1.0	0	1	0	14
DT R.J. House	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE DeAndre Rice	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Alexis Terrell	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	2	2	1	28
DE Tom Foley	0.0	1	1	1	33
DE Gino Hoke	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE Jessie Dole	0.0	0	1	0	7

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Daryl Fields	1.5	0	1	12
DE Ian Kirk	0.5	0	0	23
DE Deron Whitehurst	0.0	1	0	8
DT Mack Abrams	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tyler Conger	3	0	0	14
ILB Enrique Marsh	3	0	0	36
S Doug Winn	3	0	0	42
CB Clifton Joseph	2	1	0	35
CB Craig Jennings	2	0	1	27
DT Alexis Terrell	2	0	0	31
CB Roger Espinal	2	0	0	42
S Dwayne Lestage	1	2	0	43
DE Tom Foley	1	0	0	33
CB Bennett Hicks	0	2	0	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Matt Hergett	4	0	2	29
S Ezekiel Nordbye	3	0	0	14
ILB Cole May	3	0	0	12
ILB Brant Greer	3	0	0	23
CB Walt Galloway	1	1	0	29
S Terry Freidkin	1	0	0	15
DT Mack Abrams	1	0	0	19
CB Dillon Akiyama	1	0	0	27
S Tristan Sawyer	1	0	0	17
DE Edwin Cobb	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Miles Delgado	2	7	27	0	29
G Emmett Restifo	1	8	27	0	29
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	1	26	0	29
T Brian Reeves	0	2	27	1	29
T T.J. Probin	0	2	27	0	29
C Kent Austin	0	1	27	1	29
FB Dave Shepherd	0	1	11	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Omar Lake	5	6	27	0	43
C Cooper Kau	3	6	27	0	43
T Sawyer Wombacher	1	5	27	1	43
T Trent Long	1	1	27	0	43
T Jonah Clark	0	3	27	2	43
TE Scottie Downs	0	1	23	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Alfredo Sweeney	2	20
Deion Connell	2	17
Adrian Aikman	1	14
Dave Shepherd	1	9
Morris Clinton	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Hergett	1	20
Grady Thompson	1	19
Mason Harris	1	17
Kelvin Tatum	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Bryce Brown	---	---	27	42	19	88
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	27	42	16	85
TE Alfredo Sweeney	26	29	---	---	20	75
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	27	43	2	72
S Doug Winn	---	---	27	42	2	71
ILB Enrique Marsh	---	---	27	36	7	70
G Emmett Restifo	27	29	---	---	6	62
T Brian Reeves	27	29	---	---	6	62
CB Clifton Joseph	---	---	24	35	1	60
DE Tom Foley	---	---	25	33	1	59
QB Quentin Edge	27	29	---	---	3	59
C Kent Austin	27	29	---	---	---	56
G Miles Delgado	27	29	---	---	---	56
T T.J. Probin	27	29	---	---	---	56
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	22	30	1	53
DT Alexis Terrell	---	---	17	31	2	50
WR Rico Clemons	26	24	---	---	---	50
DT R.J. House	---	---	22	27	1	50
CB Craig Jennings	---	---	17	27	1	45
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	15	28	1	44
RB Deion Connell	11	14	---	---	17	42
OLB Tyler Conger	---	---	8	14	18	40
WR Philip Stephenson	14	17	---	---	3	34
WR Darryl Hickl	12	16	---	---	3	31
FB Dave Shepherd	11	9	---	---	9	29
CB Bennett Hicks	---	---	4	17	6	27
RB Jake Garrett	14	5	---	---	8	27
DE DeAndre Rice	---	---	4	16	6	26
TE Paul Baerg	1	5	---	---	20	26
WR Stephen Krohn	14	12	---	---	---	26
TE Rondell Farrell	5	11	---	---	3	19
DE Jessie Dole	---	---	3	7	6	16
S Adrian Aikman	---	---	0	1	14	15
RB Ricardo Carnahan	1	3	---	---	6	10
K J.C. Cooley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Kaleb Owens	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Morris Clinton	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Ike Sanaee	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Pedro Donaldson	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Sedrick Ruggiero	---	---	1	2	---	3
DT Justin Stuart	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Dillon Fagelman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Tyler Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Colton Prior	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Arturo Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Sawyer Wombacher	27	43	---	---	7	77
G Omar Lake	27	43	---	---	7	77
OLB Matt Hergett	---	---	27	29	20	76
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	27	29	15	71
C Cooper Kau	27	43	---	---	---	70
T Jonah Clark	27	43	---	---	---	70
T Trent Long	27	43	---	---	---	70
WR J.J. Atkins	26	43	---	---	---	69
RB Gene Shrawder	24	32	---	---	9	65
QB Jonathan Rackers	23	38	---	---	---	61
WR Jerald Lane	19	30	---	---	9	58
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	27	27	3	57
TE Scottie Downs	23	27	---	---	---	50
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	23	23	4	50
ILB Brant Greer	---	---	25	23	1	49
DE Ian Kirk	---	---	21	23	1	45
S Terry Freidkin	---	---	13	15	12	40
DT Mack Abrams	---	---	16	19	3	38
WR Peyton Gonzales	17	20	---	---	---	37
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	15	17	5	37
TE Bob Cervantes	9	21	---	---	6	36
CB Charles Collins	---	---	15	17	2	34
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	15	17	2	34
WR Earl Harmon	9	20	---	---	3	32
S Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	14	14	3	31
TE Conrad Haddad	3	9	---	---	19	31
OLB Daryl Fields	---	---	12	12	1	25
ILB Cole May	---	---	12	12	1	25
S Marty Gillespie	---	---	12	12	1	25
WR Tony Meeber	0	6	---	---	19	25
DT Vernon Wallace	---	---	11	9	3	23
RB Grady Thompson	2	2	---	---	19	23
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	0	2	17	19
RB Collin Hatfield	3	5	---	---	11	19
DE Deron Whitehurst	---	---	8	8	2	18
QB Jon Wagner	4	5	---	---	---	9
ILB Lorenzo Fitzgerald	---	---	2	4	2	8
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	2	4	2	8
T Edwin Randle	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Devonte Seiferling	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Isaiah Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Kelvin Tatum	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ashton Jackson	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Carlton Creekmur	---	---	0	2	---	2
DT Clarence McCormick	---	---	0	1	---	1
DE Nick Rubenstein	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	17	40	2.4
Right	3	2	0.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Edge	27	19	2	1	3	1	1	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	36	18	3	2	1	4	7	2	1
Jon Wagner	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	64	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	59	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	97	13.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	36	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	3	41	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	22	3.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Philip Stephenson	9	3	2	31	0	17
WR Rico Clemons	7	6	0	50	0	24
WR Darryl Hickl	4	3	1	38	1	16
WR Stephen Krohn	4	4	0	43	1	12
TE Rondell Farrell	2	2	0	29	0	11
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	1	0	13	0	29

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Atkins	15	7	0	38	0	43
WR Peyton Gonzales	7	2	1	32	1	20
WR Earl Harmon	6	4	0	74	1	20
WR Jerald Lane	5	1	0	8	0	30
RB Gene Shrawder	3	3	0	34	1	32
TE Bob Cervantes	2	2	0	10	0	21
TE Scottie Downs	1	0	0	0	0	27
RB Collin Hatfield	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jake Garrett	2	4	2.00	1.33
FB Dave Shepherd	1	-1	-1.00	1.86
QB Quentin Edge	1	11	11.00	3.20
RB Deion Connell	1	-4	-4.00	3.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gene Shrawder	1	12	12.00	4.53
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	6	6.00	7.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Edge	3	2	24	8.00	7.56

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	5	2	4	0.80	5.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Philip Stephenson	2	1	13	6.50	3.44
TE Rondell Farrell	1	1	11	11.00	14.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Atkins	3	1	3	1.00	2.53
WR Earl Harmon	2	1	1	0.50	12.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Quentin Edge	2	0
RB Deion Connell	1	0
RB Jake Garrett	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jonathan Rackers	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Edge	8	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	10	3	2
Jon Wagner	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rico Clemons	3	3	2
WR Philip Stephenson	2	0	0
TE Rondell Farrell	1	1	1
WR Darryl Hickl	1	1	1
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Atkins	5	1	1
WR Jerald Lane	2	0	0
WR Earl Harmon	2	0	0
RB Gene Shrawder	1	1	0
WR Peyton Gonzales	1	1	1
TE Scottie Downs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 97,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,000 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	97,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,000 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)