Week 1, 2073

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 NOS - Pat Breien 27 field goal
1Q: 02:25 NOS - Pat Breien 47 field goal
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Pat Breien 47 field goal
4Q: 10:26 CAR - Malik Perry 72 interception return (Jack Snyder extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 NOS - Pat Breien 27 field goal
1Q: 02:25 NOS - Pat Breien 47 field goal
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Pat Breien 47 field goal
4Q: 10:26 CAR - Malik Perry 72 interception return (Jack Snyder extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 194 345
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 3.59 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 63 175
- Rushing Attempts 24 39
- Yards per Rush 2.63 4.49
Net Passing Yards 131 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 1 35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 153 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.37 4.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/34 6/53
Punt Returns/Yards 3/44 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 2/72 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	194	345
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	3.59	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	63	175
- Rushing Attempts	24	39
- Yards per Rush	2.63	4.49
Net Passing Yards	131	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 1	35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	153	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.37	4.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/34	6/53
Punt Returns/Yards	3/44	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	2/72	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:31	33:29

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:06	2:28	OWN 25	4	30	Punt
1	2:18	2:07	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	13:28	3:18	OWN 34	8	26	Punt
2	6:56	1:30	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	4:04	2:46	OWN 17	8	40	Punt
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	10:51	1:17	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
3	4:55	3:20	OWN 1	6	20	Punt
4	15:00	1:47	OPP 36	3	7	Missed FG
4	7:30	3:47	OWN 12	8	39	Interception
4	1:05	1:01	OWN 20	4	1	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:54	OWN 11	13	79	Field Goal
1	6:38	4:20	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
1	0:11	1:43	OWN 25	5	36	Interception
2	10:10	3:14	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
2	5:26	1:22	OWN 43	3	-6	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	5	50	Field Goal
3	12:03	1:12	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
3	9:34	4:39	OWN 6	9	47	Punt
3	1:35	1:35	OWN 16	3	-9	Punt
4	13:13	2:59	OWN 36	7	27	Interception
4	10:14	2:44	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
4	3:43	2:38	OWN 39	6	21	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Lionel Burkhammer, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonah Hruby	14	28	2.00	20	2
RB Ken Downs	6	13	2.17	12	1
QB Kaleb Murray	4	22	5.50	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devon Davidson	22	43	1.95	12	2
RB Lionel Burkhammer	14	115	8.21	23	4
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	9	4.50	10	1
WR William Kemp	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	27	16	153	3/22	0	26	1	59.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	35	17	189	2/19	0	22	2	41.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jacob Grudich	6	8	51	8.50	5	26
WR Trent Coles	5	10	43	8.60	0	14
WR Kirk Bunning	2	3	33	16.50	4	21
RB Ken Downs	2	3	19	9.50	2	11
WR Donnell Maddux	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Roderick Hodges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Philip Battle	5	9	51	10.20	15	22
WR William Kemp	3	7	44	14.67	11	16
RB Lionel Burkhammer	3	4	38	12.67	6	20
RB Devon Davidson	2	2	13	6.50	0	9
TE John Weiler	2	5	23	11.50	10	19
WR Philip Ogden	1	4	15	15.00	0	15
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Dwight Grissom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Gene Godfrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Kim Maloney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Karl Babbitt	1	0	0.00	0
CB Malik Perry	1	72	72.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Theodore Maese	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Tevin Rasnic	1	0	0	0
CB Malik Perry	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Philip Battle	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	8	366	45.8	37.1	63	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Williams	7	328	46.9	37.7	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Snyder	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Breien	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Rasnic	3	44	14.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grissom	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Rasnic	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Philip Ogden	1	14	14.0	0
Junior Nussmeier	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Steen	11	1	0.0	39	34
CB Willie Donald	6	2	0.0	39	35
S Zachary Bauer	5	4	0.0	39	37
CB Malik Perry	5	1	0.0	39	37
DT Leonard Vajda	4	2	0.0	34	28
ILB Keith Sprinkle	4	1	0.0	13	15
DE Cris Wyss	4	0	0.0	20	10
OLB Wesley Wiggins	3	0	1.0	33	26
OLB Mark Horoszowski	3	3	0.0	33	26
S Karl Babbitt	3	1	0.0	20	15
CB Johnnie Lampkin	3	0	0.0	39	37
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	2	1	0.0	16	21
DT Parker Barlow	1	0	1.0	5	9
OLB Stephen Atchison	1	1	0.0	6	11
WR Trent Coles	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nate Wellman	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Ashton Richmond	1	0	0.0	16	8
OLB Leland Stewart	0	1	0.0	6	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Josh Hodges	5	3	0.0	24	30
S Troy Bruner	5	0	0.0	6	15
S Warren Emerson	5	0	0.0	18	21
DT Gene Wagoner	4	1	1.0	18	22
OLB Kelly Hawkins	4	1	0.0	18	28
CB Braxton Wynn	3	2	0.0	19	12
CB Richie Bradshaw	3	0	0.0	12	18
ILB Denzel Delgado	3	0	0.0	6	9
DE Bryson Tucker	2	0	0.5	5	8
OLB Richard Dixon	2	1	0.0	18	21
CB Conrad Ulufale	2	1	0.0	16	16
DE Hayden Harden	1	0	1.0	14	16
ILB Theodore Maese	1	0	0.0	21	28
WR William Kemp	1	0	---	---	---
DT Colin Williams	1	0	0.0	5	8
S Ezra Ringo	1	0	0.0	4	11
DT Micah Wintch	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Sammy Carswell	0	1	0.5	7	11
DE Stan Rinkenberg	0	3	0.0	20	25
OLB Damien Welker	0	1	0.0	9	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wesley Wiggins	1.0	1	0	1	26
DT Parker Barlow	1.0	0	1	0	9
DE Nate Wellman	0.0	2	1	0	13
CB Malik Perry	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Ashton Richmond	0.0	0	1	0	8
ILB Johnny Steen	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Mickey Finley	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Cris Wyss	0.0	0	0	1	10
OLB Leland Stewart	0.0	0	0	1	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hayden Harden	1.0	1	0	0	16
DT Gene Wagoner	1.0	0	0	1	22
DE Sammy Carswell	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Bryson Tucker	0.5	0	0	0	8
DE Stan Rinkenberg	0.0	1	3	3	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Donald	4	1	0	35
CB Malik Perry	3	1	1	37
CB Johnnie Lampkin	2	0	0	37
OLB Mark Horoszowski	2	0	0	26
ILB Johnny Steen	2	0	0	34
ILB Keith Sprinkle	1	1	0	15
OLB Stephen Atchison	1	1	0	11
DE Cris Wyss	1	0	0	10
S Zachary Bauer	1	0	0	37
S Karl Babbitt	0	0	1	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Troy Bruner	3	0	0	15
OLB Richard Dixon	2	0	0	21
ILB Denzel Delgado	2	0	0	9
CB Braxton Wynn	2	0	0	12
S Warren Emerson	2	0	0	21
S Josh Hodges	1	0	0	30
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1	0	0	28
DE Bryson Tucker	1	0	0	8
S Ezra Ringo	1	0	0	11
CB Conrad Ulufale	1	0	0	16
ILB Theodore Maese	0	1	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gilbert Huntley	2	6	24	0	30
T Sammie Coles	1	5	24	1	30
G Johnnie Galasinski	1	5	24	1	30
T Leonard Rutan	0	3	24	0	30
C Wendell Malone	0	1	24	1	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marcos Quinn	7	10	0	28	1	33
C Timothy Farrens	2	8	1	39	0	37
T Darius Sherry	2	6	0	39	0	37
G Nate Linker	2	4	0	39	0	37
G Brock Bernard	1	7	0	39	0	37
T Jeremiah Flannery	0	2	0	11	0	4
TE Gene Godfrey	0	0	0	32	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Bunning	2	21
Roderick Hodges	1	21

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Philip Battle	2	23
Gene Wagoner	1	19
Nate Linker	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Malik Perry	---	---	39	37	15	91
ILB Johnny Steen	---	---	39	34	10	83
OLB Wesley Wiggins	---	---	33	26	21	80
S Zachary Bauer	---	---	39	37	3	79
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	39	37	3	79
CB Willie Donald	---	---	39	35	3	77
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	34	28	8	70
T Sammie Coles	24	30	---	---	9	63
G Johnnie Galasinski	24	30	---	---	9	63
T Leonard Rutan	24	30	---	---	9	63
G Gilbert Huntley	24	30	---	---	9	63
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	33	26	1	60
TE Jacob Grudich	20	29	---	---	6	55
QB Kaleb Murray	24	30	---	---	---	54
C Wendell Malone	24	30	---	---	---	54
WR Kirk Bunning	12	18	---	---	21	51
WR Donnell Maddux	20	26	---	---	5	51
RB Jonah Hruby	15	13	---	---	21	49
WR Trent Coles	23	23	---	---	---	46
ILB Keith Sprinkle	---	---	13	15	12	40
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	---	---	16	21	2	39
TE Roderick Hodges	6	11	---	---	21	38
S Karl Babbitt	---	---	20	15	1	36
DE Danny Patterson	---	---	5	10	19	34
DE Cris Wyss	---	---	20	10	1	31
RB Ken Downs	9	20	---	---	---	29
DE Ashton Richmond	---	---	16	8	1	25
DE Mickey Finley	---	---	13	12	---	25
DE Nate Wellman	---	---	8	13	---	21
OLB Leland Stewart	---	---	6	11	2	19
OLB Stephen Atchison	---	---	6	11	2	19
S Charlie McBrayer	---	---	6	10	2	18
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	5	9	2	16
WR Hardy Lane	9	4	---	---	---	13
FB Sammy Pitre	4	6	---	---	---	10
S Tevin Rasnic	---	---	0	0	10	10
ILB Salvador Grennes	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Kai Henderson	2	0	---	---	3	5
K Jack Snyder	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Daniel Griggs	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Alonzo Cote	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Wally Hargrove	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Abraham Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Reginald Gordon	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Nate Linker	39	37	---	---	10	86
G Brock Bernard	39	37	---	---	10	86
T Darius Sherry	39	37	---	---	10	86
QB J.J. Gregoire	39	37	---	---	3	79
C Timothy Farrens	39	37	---	---	---	76
WR Philip Ogden	38	35	---	---	2	75
S Josh Hodges	---	---	24	30	14	68
WR Philip Battle	25	17	---	---	23	65
G Marcos Quinn	28	33	---	---	---	61
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	18	21	20	59
DT Gene Wagoner	---	---	18	22	19	59
OLB Kelly Hawkins	---	---	18	28	10	56
TE Gene Godfrey	32	20	---	---	---	52
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	21	28	1	50
DE Stan Rinkenberg	---	---	20	25	1	46
RB Lionel Burkhammer	14	19	---	---	12	45
RB Devon Davidson	23	20	---	---	1	44
WR Junior Nussmeier	24	18	---	---	2	44
CB Richie Bradshaw	---	---	12	18	13	43
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	18	20	1	39
S Warren Emerson	---	---	18	21	---	39
WR William Kemp	13	18	---	---	6	37
TE John Weiler	9	15	---	---	9	33
TE Kim Maloney	15	18	---	---	---	33
CB Conrad Ulufale	---	---	16	16	1	33
CB Braxton Wynn	---	---	19	12	---	31
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	14	16	---	30
T Jeremiah Flannery	11	4	---	---	10	25
WR Chase Levine	0	0	---	---	23	23
S Troy Bruner	---	---	6	15	1	22
OLB Damien Welker	---	---	9	11	1	21
DE Sammy Carswell	---	---	7	11	1	19
RB Dwight Grissom	0	2	---	---	16	18
ILB Denzel Delgado	---	---	6	9	1	16
S Ezra Ringo	---	---	4	11	---	15
DT Colin Williams	---	---	5	8	---	13
DE Bryson Tucker	---	---	5	8	---	13
DE Teddy Maxwell	---	---	3	0	8	11
C Kris Pollinger	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Ethan Whigham	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR Ivan Arnold	2	3	---	---	3	8
P Dwight Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Pat Breien	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Micah Wintch	---	---	3	0	---	3
C Jesse Heath	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wesley Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	25	2.3
Middle	12	59	4.9
Right	15	92	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	27	16	2	1	2	1	3	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	35	17	2	1	2	4	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	17	2.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent Coles	10	5	2	43	0	23
TE Jacob Grudich	8	6	0	51	1	29
WR Kirk Bunning	3	2	0	33	1	18
RB Ken Downs	3	2	0	19	0	20
WR Donnell Maddux	1	1	0	7	0	26
TE Roderick Hodges	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Philip Battle	9	5	1	51	1	17
WR William Kemp	7	3	0	44	0	18
TE John Weiler	5	2	0	23	0	15
WR Philip Ogden	4	1	1	15	0	35
RB Lionel Burkhammer	4	3	0	38	1	19
RB Devon Davidson	2	2	0	13	0	20
RB Dwight Grissom	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	1	0	5	0	18
TE Gene Godfrey	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Kim Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devon Davidson	2	-5	-2.50	1.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	3	1	4	1.33	5.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Philip Battle	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
TE John Weiler	1	1	4	4.00	4.60
TE Kim Maloney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	3	0
QB Kaleb Murray	2	0
RB Ken Downs	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devon Davidson	5	2
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	9	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Coles	4	2	1
TE Jacob Grudich	2	1	0
RB Ken Downs	2	1	0
WR Kirk Bunning	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Kemp	4	1	1
WR Philip Ogden	1	1	1
RB Dwight Grissom	1	0	0
WR Philip Battle	1	0	0
TE John Weiler	1	1	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	1	1
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	1	1
TE Gene Godfrey	1	0	0
TE Kim Maloney	1	0	0

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

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