Week 1, 2046

played in Carolina, NC

81 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New Orleans Saints014710-31
Carolina Panthers76178-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:36 CAR - Carlos Hyde 27 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 11:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 40 field goal
2Q: 08:47 NOS - Roy Sutter 11 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:39 NOS - Rickey Hastings 12 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:05 CAR - Branden Melancon 47 field goal
3Q: 11:18 CAR - Brandon Cooks 32 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 07:52 NOS - Alexander Shannon 1 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)
3Q: 03:30 CAR - Carlos Hyde 1 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 01:53 CAR - Branden Melancon 34 field goal
4Q: 11:39 NOS - Curtis Flannery 35 field goal
4Q: 08:55 CAR - Justics Delaroche 25 pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith pass to Seth Chu for conversion)
4Q: 02:19 NOS - Tavon Austin 87 punt return (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record0-11-0
First Downs1820
- by Rushing39
- by Passing1411
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards283444
- Offensive Plays5171
- Yards per Play5.556.25
Net Rushing Yards49127
- Rushing Attempts1334
- Yards per Rush3.773.74
Net Passing Yards234317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 21 - 132 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards261355
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/275/38
- Yards per Pass Play6.168.57
Fumbles/Lost1/14/1
3rd Down Conversions2/97/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.07.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/105/46
Punt Returns/Yards2/952/13
Kick Returns/Yards3/1003/61
Interception Ret./Yards1/291/5
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 35
Time of Possession23:4136:19

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:46OWN 2510Interception
113:332:35OWN 33628Punt
17:051:55OWN 334Punt
13:252:46OWN 46421Punt
211:112:32OWN 20680Touchdown
26:341:03OPP 29529Touchdown
22:011:11OWN 263-3Punt
311:053:2250650Touchdown
33:220:29OWN 203-4Fumble
31:465:13OWN 201162Field Goal
48:411:28OWN 2034Punt
40:160:16OWN 44113Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:140:41OPP 2331Interception
110:583:53OWN 20721Punt
15:101:45OWN 48452Touchdown
10:394:28OWN 20857Field Goal
28:392:05OWN 303-1Fumble
25:313:30OWN 2067Punt
20:500:50OWN 39531Field Goal
315:003:55OWN 25875Touchdown
37:434:21OWN 36864Touchdown
32:531:07OPP 163-1Field Goal
411:332:52OWN 20580Touchdown
47:135:03OWN 17826Punt
42:101:54OWN 203-3Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Alexander Shannon9455.003011
Cary Hicks331.00700
Marco Gillespie111.00100
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Carlos Hyde22863.911641
Justics Delaroche12413.42900

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Frankie Blanchard33212615/27241195.6
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Geno Smith32223555/383551123.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tavon Austin469724.2545410
WR Roy Sutter48338.2513181
WR Doug Irwin34165.331110
TE Rickey Hastings222110.505121
FB Marco Gillespie2294.509130
WR Amir Kemp24189.004160
TE Rod Horton232713.505150
RB Cary Hicks112525.0022250
RB Alexander Shannon131515.006150
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Odell Beckham Jr7119713.8636430
WR Brandon Cooks6912520.8381551
RB Carlos Hyde446616.5042301
WR Seth Chu223919.5022310
FB Kody Coles2231.50030
RB Justics Delaroche112525.0015251
TE Tyler Eifert0200.00000
WR Zane Nichols0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Bryce Travis12929.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
DE Melvin McConnell155.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Frankie Blanchard1000
Trent Ogden0100
Sammie Collins0010
Rickey Hastings0010
Bryce Travis0010
Fernando Shapiro0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Trevor Briel1100
Justics Delaroche1100
Geno Smith1000
Carlos Hyde1000
Louis Tate0100
Byron Lynn0100
Hardy Odumuyiwa0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Siddiqui522745.434.8621
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Casey Herrmann419448.535.5562

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Curtis Flannery1/10/00/0354/4
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Branden Melancon3/32/20/0473/3

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Tavon Austin29547.51
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Trevor Briel2136.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Tavon Austin310033.30
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Brandon Cooks24422.00
Zane Nichols11717.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Sammie Collins1121.03237
ILB Russell Wolfstone500.0911
DE Conrad Tatum401.52323
DT Winfred Lofton411.02121
S Fernando Shapiro410.03335
OLB Ian Whitehurst400.01615
DT Braxton Sellers400.01316
CB Shane Willis400.03336
S Lance Doyle400.0613
S Bryce Travis320.03434
CB Jorge Cloak310.03132
DE Jace Gilmore231.52830
OLB Robert King230.02416
CB Korey Beyer220.02132
WR Amir Kemp10---------
DT Trent Ogden100.083
DE Johnny Lester010.01416
DT Mario Edwards010.02022
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm510.01337
S Josue Logue420.01238
S Chuck Pritchett400.01338
ILB Jordan Herndon330.068
ILB Byron Sims320.01338
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa211.01125
DE DeMarcus Lawrence201.01029
DT Tevin Nunez201.0826
CB Todd Coleman230.01338
CB Eugene Hamilton200.01338
DE Clyde Pieri111.0610
DE Melvin McConnell101.0728
CB Trevor Briel110.0727
ILB Corwin McEwen100.001
WR Brandon Cooks10---------
DT Timothy Dromeshauser100.0612
S Devonte Buchanan100.025
CB Kelvin Hopper100.002

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Conrad Tatum1.500023
DE Jace Gilmore1.500030
ILB Sammie Collins1.001037
DT Winfred Lofton1.001021
OLB Ian Whitehurst0.001015
DT Braxton Sellers0.001016
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE DeMarcus Lawrence1.022029
DT Tevin Nunez1.001026
DE Clyde Pieri1.000010
DE Melvin McConnell1.000028
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa1.000025
OLB Dennis Crimm0.002137

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lance Doyle31013
CB Korey Beyer30032
OLB Ian Whitehurst30015
S Fernando Shapiro30035
CB Shane Willis30036
ILB Sammie Collins20037
ILB Russell Wolfstone20011
S Bryce Travis11134
OLB Robert King10016
CB Jorge Cloak10032
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Josue Logue51038
S Chuck Pritchett40038
OLB Dennis Crimm30037
CB Todd Coleman21038
ILB Byron Sims20038
ILB Corwin McEwen1001
ILB Jordan Herndon1008
S Devonte Buchanan1005
CB Eugene Hamilton10038
CB Kelvin Hopper1002
DE Melvin McConnell00128

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Darren Wilkerson25013038
Lonnie Duffy24013138
Rob Ancheta22013138
Marco Gillespie0109014
Rod Horton0106017
Taylor Lewan00013238
Robbie Rose00013138
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Donnie Wile37034037
Alonzo Tripp35034337
A.J. Cann27034137
Francisco Hardy19034137
Kody Coles11017021
Louis Tate03034037
Tyler Eifert02027025

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Cary Hicks123
Rickey Hastings118
Bob Guest118
Doug Irwin114
Roy Sutter114
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Zane Nichols221
Brandon Cooks113
A.J. Cann17

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Shane Willis------33361685
Sammie Collins------32371180
Bryce Travis------3434371
Fernando Shapiro------3335371
Jorge Cloak------3132366
Tavon Austin1231------2164
Jace Gilmore------2830260
Korey Beyer------2132558
Robbie Rose1338------657
Roy Sutter1030------1454
Frankie Blanchard1338---------51
Lonnie Duffy1338---------51
Taylor Lewan1338---------51
Darren Wilkerson1338---------51
Rob Ancheta1338---------51
Cary Hicks718------2348
Conrad Tatum------2323248
Winfred Lofton------2121345
Alexander Shannon928------845
Mario Edwards------2022143
Rickey Hastings617------1841
Doug Irwin522------1441
Robert King------2416141
Marco Gillespie914------1639
Ian Whitehurst------1615334
Russell Wolfstone------9111333
Johnny Lester------1416232
Braxton Sellers------1316130
Rod Horton617------730
Lance Doyle------613120
Bob Guest------101819
Emmett Meyer------151319
Amir Kemp113------418
Mike Schroeder------35816
Trent Ogden------83415
Alvin Rivers------35513
Curtis Flannery00------77
Jeff Siddiqui00------66
Mark Blackburn00------66
Brenden Patterson00------66
Mateo Bell00------66
Korey Toniolo00------66
Bart Turner00---------0
Barry Nagurski00---------0
Kim Sibal00---------0
Anthony Randle00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brandon Cooks3235------1380
A.J. Cann3437------778
Geno Smith3437---------71
Donnie Wile3437---------71
Alonzo Tripp3437---------71
Louis Tate3437---------71
Francisco Hardy3437---------71
Odell Beckham Jr2933---------62
Tyler Eifert2725------658
Kody Coles1721------1957
Trevor Briel------7271953
Chuck Pritchett------1338253
Byron Sims------1338152
Todd Coleman------1338152
Eugene Hamilton------1338152
Dennis Crimm------1337151
Josue Logue------1238151
Carlos Hyde2220---------42
DeMarcus Lawrence------1029241
Justics Delaroche1215------1138
Seth Chu1423---------37
Tevin Nunez------826337
Hardy Odumuyiwa------1125137
Zane Nichols610------2137
Melvin McConnell------728136
Will Jeffries61------1926
Clyde Pieri------610521
Kelvin Hopper------021921
Jordan Herndon------68620
Rex Makielski50------1520
Timothy Dromeshauser------612---18
Bryson Gonzalez02------1618
Braxton Frederick------001717
Byron Lynn------011415
Corwin McEwen------011314
Darnell Arnold------39214
Donte Beard------08513
Branden Melancon00------1010
Graham Mahaffey00------77
Ronald Parrish00------77
Michael Wasserman00------77
Dakota Rodgers00------77
Devonte Buchanan------25---7
Casey Herrmann00------44
Logan O'Field00------33
Bryce Stewart00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-4-4.0
Middle9505.6
Right331.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15473.1
Middle12594.9
Right7213.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Frankie Blanchard33213022511
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Geno Smith32227212401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75365.1
Short (0-8 Yds)14101168.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)75689.7
Long (19+ Yds)51418.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1100.0
Short (0-8 Yds)151318112.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)16817410.9
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Sutter84133030
WR Tavon Austin64097231
WR Doug Irwin43016022
WR Amir Kemp42018013
RB Alexander Shannon31015028
TE Rod Horton32127017
TE Rickey Hastings22021017
FB Marco Gillespie2209014
RB Cary Hicks11025118
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr117197133
WR Brandon Cooks960125235
RB Carlos Hyde44066220
TE Tyler Eifert2000025
WR Seth Chu22039123
FB Kody Coles2203021
RB Justics Delaroche11025115
WR Zane Nichols1000010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alexander Shannon571.405.00
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Carlos Hyde210.503.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Frankie Blanchard73355.007.91
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Geno Smith2000.0011.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tavon Austin21126.0016.17
TE Rickey Hastings111212.0010.50
RB Alexander Shannon1000.005.00
WR Amir Kemp1000.004.50
TE Rod Horton1000.009.00
WR Roy Sutter111111.004.13
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Odell Beckham Jr2000.008.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Alexander Shannon11
CarolinaRushesConversions
Justics Delaroche42
Carlos Hyde11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Frankie Blanchard731
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Geno Smith754

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Rickey Hastings221
RB Alexander Shannon200
WR Roy Sutter200
FB Marco Gillespie110
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Brandon Cooks211
RB Carlos Hyde111
WR Odell Beckham Jr100
WR Seth Chu111
RB Justics Delaroche111
FB Kody Coles110

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,500)
Mezzanine7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,900 (13,700)
Club Seats11,800 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes4,900 (5,000)