Week 1, 2070

played in Carolina, NC

59 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	13	6	7	-	29
Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:39 NOS - Gage Caldwell 49 field goal
2Q: 11:43 NOS - Gage Caldwell 33 field goal
2Q: 07:24 CAR - Kenny Moore 9 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
2Q: 04:20 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 31 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Gage Caldwell extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NOS - Gage Caldwell 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Joe Sipher 42 field goal
3Q: 07:54 NOS - Wayne Gutzmer 9 run (Gage Caldwell extra point failed)
4Q: 13:39 CAR - Ken Downs 2 run (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 08:22 NOS - Freddie Fishkin 12 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Gage Caldwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:39 NOS - Gage Caldwell 49 field goal
2Q: 11:43 NOS - Gage Caldwell 33 field goal
2Q: 07:24 CAR - Kenny Moore 9 pass from Kaleb Murray (Joe Sipher extra point)
2Q: 04:20 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 31 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Gage Caldwell extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NOS - Gage Caldwell 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Joe Sipher 42 field goal
3Q: 07:54 NOS - Wayne Gutzmer 9 run (Gage Caldwell extra point failed)
4Q: 13:39 CAR - Ken Downs 2 run (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 08:22 NOS - Freddie Fishkin 12 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Gage Caldwell extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 24
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 385 392
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 6.64 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 169 71
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 4.57 3.09
Net Passing Yards 216 321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 16 - 1 44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 220 331
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 10.29 7.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/29 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:24 27:36

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	24
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	385	392
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	6.64	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	169	71
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	4.57	3.09
Net Passing Yards	216	321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 16 - 1	44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	220	331
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	10.29	7.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/29	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:24	27:36

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	4:54	OWN 20	8	48	Field Goal
1	3:21	6:45	OWN 1	13	83	Field Goal
2	7:13	3:03	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	2:58	2:17	OWN 43	6	24	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:12	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
3	3:23	0:42	OWN 47	2	19	Interception
4	13:33	1:53	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	10:18	2:07	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
4	5:14	2:30	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	1:35	0:35	OPP 44	3	8	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 26	6	32	Punt
1	6:34	3:13	OWN 25	8	24	Punt
2	11:36	4:23	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	4:10	1:12	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 38	4	37	Field Goal
3	7:48	4:25	OWN 27	7	29	Interception
3	2:41	4:08	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
4	11:40	1:22	OWN 29	3	-7	Punt
4	8:11	2:57	OWN 25	7	46	Downs
4	2:44	1:09	OWN 19	7	15	Interception
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	5	34	Game

Game MVP: J.J. Gregoire, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devon Davidson	19	98	5.16	15	3	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	12	33	2.75	10	1	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	5	37	7.40	13	1	0
WR William Kemp	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ken Downs	16	46	2.88	14	2	1
RB Jonah Hruby	5	13	2.60	10	1	0
QB Kaleb Murray	2	12	6.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	20	16	220	1/4	2	31	1	125.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	44	25	331	1/10	1	31	2	69.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Kemp	5	5	87	17.40	36	28	0
TE Freddie Fishkin	3	3	48	16.00	0	20	1
WR Nolan Garrison	2	3	6	3.00	6	7	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	3	43	21.50	13	31	1
RB Dwight Grissom	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	1	8	8.00	9	8	0
TE Josiah Bush	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Devon Davidson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Frederick Reed	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cary Young	8	10	113	14.13	22	26	0
TE Jacob Grudich	6	11	82	13.67	25	31	0
WR Donnell Maddux	3	6	35	11.67	3	17	0
FB Sammy Pitre	2	4	23	11.50	0	14	0
TE Kenny Moore	2	2	24	12.00	0	15	1
WR Alex Adams	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Arnie Barker	1	1	19	19.00	3	19	0
RB Ken Downs	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jeffery Ellison	1	5	24	24.00	0	24	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chester Hopper	2	6	3.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rickey Honaker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Williams	3	122	40.7	34.0	43	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	4	166	41.5	33.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gage Caldwell	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	2/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Sipher	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Franklin	1	12	12.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Franklin	1	33	33.0	0
Junior Nussmeier	1	28	28.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	4	98	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Richie Bradshaw	7	2	0.0	23	45
CB J.R. Franklin	6	0	0.0	18	34
OLB Kelly Hawkins	4	0	0.5	20	37
ILB Theodore Maese	4	4	0.0	20	37
S Chester Hopper	4	2	0.0	22	34
CB Edward Ellis	4	1	0.0	20	34
CB Marquis Sweeney	4	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Richard Dixon	4	0	0.0	19	37
DE Hayden Harden	2	2	0.0	20	29
ILB Kendrick Quarles	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Colin Williams	1	1	0.5	4	9
DE Gene Carlisle	1	1	0.0	19	23
ILB Denzel Delgado	1	1	0.0	5	8
OLB Mack Buchanan	1	0	0.0	4	8
CB Richie Andrews	1	0	0.0	7	25
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	0	---	---	---
DT Abraham Ridgeway	0	2	0.0	19	19
S Efrain Dakis	0	1	0.0	4	30

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry Drake	12	2	0.0	37	21
S Shaquille Jarman	6	3	0.0	32	18
CB Johnnie Lampkin	5	2	0.0	37	21
OLB Harold Gray	5	1	0.0	30	18
OLB Wesley Wiggins	5	1	0.0	35	21
S Rickey Honaker	3	1	0.0	37	21
CB Willie Donald	3	1	0.0	31	17
DE Willie Carach	2	1	0.5	18	10
DT Leonard Vajda	2	4	0.0	33	18
ILB Lawrence Dronett	2	1	0.0	15	9
CB Ben Talley	2	0	0.0	4	3
DE Deion Sawyer	1	3	0.0	18	6
OLB Corwin Pascal	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Parker Barlow	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Donnell Maddux	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jacob Grudich	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rufus Tutjer	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Kai Hitchcock	0	1	0.5	10	7
DE Conner Rodgers	0	1	0.0	23	14
OLB Mark Horoszowski	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kelly Hawkins	0.5	0	0	1	37
DT Colin Williams	0.5	0	0	0	9
ILB Theodore Maese	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Gene Carlisle	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Hayden Harden	0.0	0	1	1	29
DE Jeff McClintock	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Kendall Turner	0.0	0	0	1	26
OLB Richard Dixon	0.0	0	0	1	37

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kai Hitchcock	0.5	0	7
DE Willie Carach	0.5	0	10
DE Conner Rodgers	0.0	2	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chester Hopper	5	1	2	34
CB Richie Bradshaw	4	4	0	45
CB Edward Ellis	4	0	0	34
CB J.R. Franklin	4	0	0	34
ILB Theodore Maese	2	0	0	37
S Efrain Dakis	1	1	0	30
CB Marquis Sweeney	1	1	0	20
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1	1	0	37
CB Richie Andrews	1	0	0	25
OLB Richard Dixon	1	0	0	37
ILB Denzel Delgado	1	0	0	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Larry Drake	4	0	0	21
OLB Harold Gray	4	0	0	18
CB Willie Donald	2	0	0	17
CB Rufus Tutjer	1	1	0	3
S Rickey Honaker	1	0	1	21
CB Damien Enman	1	0	0	10
ILB Lawrence Dronett	1	0	0	9
CB Johnnie Lampkin	1	0	0	21
OLB Wesley Wiggins	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marcos Quinn	4	12	37	1	21
T Nate Linker	3	9	37	0	21
C Jeremy Wagner	3	3	29	0	17
T Shaquille LeTourneau	2	4	37	0	21
C Timothy Farrens	2	3	37	0	21
TE Freddie Fishkin	1	1	27	0	15

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sammie Coles	2	6	23	0	45
T Leonard Rutan	2	5	23	0	45
G Jon Willson	2	4	23	0	45
C Tristan Dawkins	1	3	23	0	45
TE Jacob Grudich	1	1	18	0	44
G Ross Riddock	0	2	23	1	45

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Ellis	2	18
Freddie Fishkin	1	20
Victor Large	1	17

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Grudich	2	18
Leonard Vajda	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Richie Bradshaw	---	---	23	45	12	80
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	19	37	18	74
CB Edward Ellis	---	---	20	34	18	72
OLB Kelly Hawkins	---	---	20	37	8	65
T Shaquille LeTourneau	37	21	---	---	6	64
G Marcos Quinn	37	21	---	---	6	64
TE Freddie Fishkin	27	15	---	---	20	62
S Chester Hopper	---	---	22	34	6	62
CB J.R. Franklin	---	---	18	34	8	60
QB J.J. Gregoire	37	21	---	---	---	58
T Nate Linker	37	21	---	---	---	58
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	20	37	1	58
WR Junior Nussmeier	35	20	---	---	3	58
C Timothy Farrens	37	21	---	---	---	58
C Jeremy Wagner	29	17	---	---	5	51
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	20	29	1	50
TE Frederick Reed	16	12	---	---	16	44
DT Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	19	19	5	43
DE Gene Carlisle	---	---	19	23	1	43
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	17	20	---	37
RB Wayne Gutzmer	17	11	---	---	7	35
S Efrain Dakis	---	---	4	30	---	34
DE Kendall Turner	---	---	7	26	---	33
WR William Kemp	19	14	---	---	---	33
CB Richie Andrews	---	---	7	25	1	33
RB Devon Davidson	20	11	---	---	---	31
WR Nolan Garrison	18	9	---	---	---	27
WR Caiden Grasso	17	6	---	---	---	23
RB Tevin Bradley	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Josiah Bush	11	6	---	---	3	20
WR Victor Large	1	0	---	---	17	18
DT Shaun Woodson	---	---	1	17	---	18
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	3	11	---	14
G Conrad Barrett	8	4	---	---	1	13
DE Jeff McClintock	---	---	1	12	---	13
ILB Denzel Delgado	---	---	5	8	---	13
DT Colin Williams	---	---	4	9	---	13
S Tracy Lott	---	---	0	0	13	13
OLB Mack Buchanan	---	---	4	8	---	12
RB Dwight Grissom	4	1	---	---	7	12
K Gage Caldwell	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Kenneth Gibson	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jeremiah Flannery	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Tyler Sutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Dwight Williams	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Randall Amado	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jacob Grudich	18	44	---	---	18	80
WR Donnell Maddux	20	38	---	---	18	76
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	35	21	20	76
G Jon Willson	23	45	---	---	5	73
T Sammie Coles	23	45	---	---	5	73
T Leonard Rutan	23	45	---	---	5	73
G Ross Riddock	23	45	---	---	5	73
C Tristan Dawkins	23	45	---	---	---	68
QB Kaleb Murray	23	45	---	---	---	68
RB Ken Downs	18	38	---	---	9	65
ILB Larry Drake	---	---	37	21	6	64
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	33	18	11	62
S Rickey Honaker	---	---	37	21	3	61
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	37	21	3	61
WR Cary Young	20	39	---	---	---	59
WR Jeffery Ellison	20	24	---	---	10	54
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	32	18	1	51
OLB Harold Gray	---	---	30	18	1	49
CB Willie Donald	---	---	31	17	1	49
DE Conner Rodgers	---	---	23	14	1	38
CB Damien Enman	---	---	19	10	4	33
WR Alex Adams	5	9	---	---	18	32
DE Willie Carach	---	---	18	10	3	31
DE Kai Hitchcock	---	---	10	7	11	28
TE Kenny Moore	2	16	---	---	7	25
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	15	9	1	25
DE Deion Sawyer	---	---	18	6	---	24
S Darrin Newman	---	---	5	3	15	23
CB Ben Talley	---	---	4	3	14	21
DE Andrew Raymond	---	---	5	5	4	14
FB Sammy Pitre	5	8	---	---	---	13
OLB Corwin Pascal	---	---	7	3	2	12
RB Jonah Hruby	5	6	---	---	1	12
WR Arnie Barker	1	2	---	---	7	10
CB Rufus Tutjer	---	---	5	3	2	10
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	4	3	2	9
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Joe Sipher	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Jay Brisman	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Preston Horn	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	2	0	---	2
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Martin Halvorson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Donnie Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Leland Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	18	67	3.7
Right	13	75	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	20	16	4	0	0	1	2	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	44	25	3	0	3	8	4	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	66	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	95	23.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	14	205	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	50	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Kemp	5	5	87	2	14
TE Freddie Fishkin	3	3	48	1	15
WR Nolan Garrison	3	2	6	0	9
WR Junior Nussmeier	3	2	43	1	20
TE Frederick Reed	2	0	0	0	12
RB Dwight Grissom	1	1	8	0	1
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	1	8	0	11
TE Josiah Bush	1	1	14	0	6
RB Devon Davidson	1	1	6	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jacob Grudich	11	6	1	82	1	44
WR Cary Young	10	8	1	113	1	39
WR Donnell Maddux	6	3	1	35	0	38
WR Jeffery Ellison	5	1	0	24	1	24
FB Sammy Pitre	4	2	0	23	0	8
WR Alex Adams	2	1	0	12	0	9
TE Kenny Moore	2	2	0	24	0	16
RB Ken Downs	2	1	0	-1	0	38
WR Arnie Barker	1	1	0	19	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wayne Gutzmer	2	5	2.50	2.75
RB Devon Davidson	2	5	2.50	5.16
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	2	2.00	7.40

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ken Downs	2	11	5.50	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	2	1	12	6.00	11.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	4	2	21	5.25	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Freddie Fishkin	1	1	12	12.00	16.00
TE Frederick Reed	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Adams	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
FB Sammy Pitre	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
TE Kenny Moore	1	1	9	9.00	12.00
RB Ken Downs	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne Gutzmer	5	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0
RB Devon Davidson	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ken Downs	2	2
RB Jonah Hruby	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	4	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dwight Grissom	1	1	1
TE Frederick Reed	1	0	0
WR William Kemp	1	1	1
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cary Young	3	1	1
TE Jacob Grudich	2	1	0
WR Jeffery Ellison	2	1	1
WR Alex Adams	1	0	0
FB Sammy Pitre	1	1	1
TE Kenny Moore	1	1	1
WR Donnell Maddux	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)