Week 1, 2052

played in New Orleans, CA

71 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers10730-20
New Orleans Saints6703-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:44 NOS - Rob Gardner 55 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point failed)
1Q: 07:57 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 33 field goal
1Q: 04:52 CAR - Brent Jennings 10 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 07:48 CAR - Conner Barnes 98 interception return (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 03:21 NOS - Braxton Foreman 30 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point)
3Q: 08:59 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 33 field goal
4Q: 14:33 NOS - Winston Bell 56 field goal

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2414
- by Rushing93
- by Passing1110
- by Penalty41
Total Net Yards378302
- Offensive Plays7158
- Yards per Play5.325.21
Net Rushing Yards18938
- Rushing Attempts3316
- Yards per Rush5.732.38
Net Passing Yards189264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 27 - 142 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards201264
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/120/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.976.29
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions5/145/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.06.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/309/71
Punt Returns/Yards3/172/7
Kick Returns/Yards2/365/118
Interception Ret./Yards3/1191/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 33
Time of Possession37:4922:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:295:40OWN 231061Field Goal
17:112:28OPP 40640Touchdown
13:533:03OWN 26621Punt
213:041:58OWN 32418Fumble
25:301:25OWN 25322Interception
23:112:23OWN 25750Missed FG
315:006:06OWN 251259Field Goal
35:582:02OWN 8432Punt
414:271:51OWN 343-6Punt
410:592:48OWN 15527Punt
47:141:54OWN 2238Punt
44:504:50OWN 331051Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:31OWN 37263Touchdown
17:490:38OWN 3710Interception
14:430:50OWN 3530Punt
10:502:46OWN 5521Punt
211:063:28OPP 23713Interception
27:382:08OWN 46537Interception
24:050:54OPP 48348Touchdown
20:480:48OWN 32513Half
38:542:56OWN 29615Punt
33:564:29OWN 71354Field Goal
412:361:37OWN 3336Punt
48:110:57OWN 2532Punt
45:200:30OWN 2230Punt

Game MVP: Jerome Betts, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jerome Betts171227.182440
RB Brent Jennings10404.001310
QB Richard Myers4184.50900
WR Brandon Cooks199.00900
FB Kody Coles100.00000
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Joseph Lindsay9394.331120
RB Wade Midler400.00200
WR Braxton Foreman2-3-1.50000
QB Randal Blanchard122.00200

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Richard Myers36272012/12123185.5
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randal Blanchard42242640/0255362.0

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Johnathan Horton77415.8617120
RB Jerome Betts454010.0021230
RB Brent Jennings33227.334121
TE Chester Lowe33175.673110
WR James Beyer35258.33590
WR Brandon Cooks252814.000150
TE Mo Guthrie24178.506100
WR Griffin Lyons2294.50050
TE Eli Bouler1122.00020
FB Kody Coles0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rob Gardner6118113.5053551
RB Wade Midler45399.7542330
WR Keith McAfee45369.009130
TE Courtney Landrum37186.001290
WR Rusty Maryland333210.6716210
WR Braxton Foreman244120.5019301
RB Joseph Lindsay1366.00060
FB Silas Rodriguez131111.000110
TE Cody Milburn0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Bo Fedolfi111.000
CB Conner Barnes19898.001
CB T.J. Snyder12020.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Curtis Grossman199.000

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
TE Mo Guthrie1000
S Caiden Simmons0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
RB Ike Cauthen1000
OLB Wyatt Lutzen0100
RB Wade Midler0100
S Curtis Grossman0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sam Pace522545.043.6503
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ross Jenkins628848.045.2563

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dillon Westbrook2/30/10/0332/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Winston Bell1/11/11/1561/2

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Griffin Lyons3175.70
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Naranjo273.50

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Brandon Cooks23618.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Quinn Lee49824.50
Ike Cauthen12020.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Caiden Simmons720.01642
OLB Devon Wayne610.0625
S Karl Joseph430.01642
OLB Dennis Crimm410.01642
OLB Charles Buckner410.01639
CB Todd Coleman310.01335
ILB Bo Fedolfi300.01435
CB Eugene Hamilton210.01635
CB Nicolas Scroggins200.0514
DE Maxwell Anderson200.01438
DT Keith Hennings130.01642
RB Jerome Betts10---------
TE Chester Lowe10---------
DE Joey McElroy010.01637
OLB Myles Jack010.021
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jumbo Panariello1100.03336
S Doug Naranjo730.03136
S Curtis Grossman730.03338
OLB Billy Shannon551.03338
CB Blaine Cooley520.02927
OLB Wyatt Lutzen510.02929
CB Dennis Smalley500.03033
DT Arturo Brisset430.02826
CB Quinn Lee300.01822
DE Tyoka Barber220.52426
DE Alvin Pearson220.52934
OLB Sherman Baxter100.0410
RB Joseph Lindsay10---------
WR Braxton Foreman10---------
ILB Mark Villalobos100.01421
S Landon Gemmell100.039
DE Lamont Aschbacher010.01313

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Maxwell Anderson0.003038
DT Keith Hennings0.001142
DE Joey McElroy0.001037
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Billy Shannon1.000238
DE Tyoka Barber0.501026
DE Alvin Pearson0.501034
OLB Sherman Baxter0.001110
DT Max Perkins0.00107

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Devon Wayne61025
S Caiden Simmons51042
OLB Dennis Crimm30042
ILB Bo Fedolfi20135
CB Todd Coleman20035
OLB Charles Buckner20039
CB Nicolas Scroggins20014
CB Eugene Hamilton11035
S Karl Joseph10042
CB Conner Barnes0015
CB T.J. Snyder00118
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jumbo Panariello51036
S Curtis Grossman50138
CB Dennis Smalley50033
S Doug Naranjo30036
CB Quinn Lee30022
OLB Billy Shannon20038
OLB Wyatt Lutzen10029
CB Blaine Cooley10027
DE Alvin Pearson10034
S Landon Gemmell1009

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Francisco Hardy48033138
G Tyrus McWilliams36033138
C Lorenzo Tucker25033038
T Alejandro Garrett23033038
G Leroy McCormick16133038
TE Eli Bouler010308
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Mike Pantin26016042
C Darren Wilkerson24016042
T Troy Rodgers12016042
G Gerald Drexler03016042
G Irv Maxwell01016042

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Caiden Simmons311
Kody Coles223
Mo Guthrie211
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Lamont Aschbacher216
Ike Cauthen116
Wyatt Lutzen113
Gerald Drexler17

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Francisco Hardy3338------879
G Leroy McCormick3338------879
G Tyrus McWilliams3338------879
T Alejandro Garrett3338------879
TE Mo Guthrie2932------1172
QB Richard Myers3338---------71
C Lorenzo Tucker3338---------71
S Caiden Simmons------16421169
WR James Beyer3133------165
S Karl Joseph------1642664
OLB Dennis Crimm------1642260
DE Joey McElroy------1637760
DT Keith Hennings------1642159
CB Todd Coleman------1335856
OLB Charles Buckner------1639156
WR Johnathan Horton2728---------55
DE Maxwell Anderson------1438153
CB Eugene Hamilton------1635152
ILB Bo Fedolfi------1435150
WR Brandon Cooks2122------548
OLB Devon Wayne------6251142
RB Jerome Betts1923---------42
FB Kody Coles810------2341
TE Eli Bouler38------2334
TE Chester Lowe913------1133
WR Griffin Lyons48------1830
CB T.J. Snyder------718---25
RB Brent Jennings1410---------24
OLB Bernie Brister------031922
CB Conner Barnes------151420
CB Nicolas Scroggins------514---19
S Leslie Beavers------001414
WR Tom Staley00------1313
DT George Buckner------24612
K Dillon Westbrook00------88
C Joseph Tucker00------88
P Sam Pace00------55
DE Dwayne Keizur------05---5
OLB Myles Jack------21---3
RB Morris Becker03---------3
QB Johnathan Tubbs00------33
QB Garrett Buckner00---------0
G Brody Petrella00---------0
DE Braxton Bernard------00---0
Unknown00---------0
T Joey O'Neal00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Curtis Grossman------3338576
OLB Billy Shannon------3338374
S Doug Naranjo------3136673
OLB Jumbo Panariello------3336372
OLB Wyatt Lutzen------29291371
G Mike Pantin1642------765
G Gerald Drexler1642------765
G Irv Maxwell1642------765
T Troy Rodgers1642------765
CB Dennis Smalley------3033265
WR Rob Gardner1639------964
DE Alvin Pearson------2934164
QB Randal Blanchard1642------159
C Darren Wilkerson1642---------58
DT Arturo Brisset------2826357
CB Blaine Cooley------2927157
TE Courtney Landrum1538---------53
CB Quinn Lee------18221353
DE Tyoka Barber------2426151
ILB Mark Villalobos------14211146
RB Joseph Lindsay1231------144
DE Lamont Aschbacher------13131642
WR Braxton Foreman1028---------38
WR Rusty Maryland715------1537
CB Stephen Osborne------8131637
OLB Sherman Baxter------4102236
FB Silas Rodriguez513------1533
WR Keith McAfee821---------29
S Landon Gemmell------391426
TE Cody Milburn03------2124
RB Wade Midler412------420
RB Ike Cauthen00------1616
TE Levi Bronson310---------13
DT Max Perkins------27110
C Korey Toniolo00------77
DT Robert Nkemdiche------2057
P Ross Jenkins00------66
K Winston Bell00------55
QB Bryce Petty00---------0
FB Xavier Henson00---------0
C Marshall Whiting00---------0
G Nathaniel Raymond00---------0
T Alfred Weber00---------0
DT Devin McNeil------00---0
OLB Branden Givens------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8536.6
Middle14564.0
Right10818.1
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8101.3
Middle320.7
Right5265.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Richard Myers36271121431
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randal Blanchard42244433513

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)21181396.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)62284.7
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)24151606.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)83455.6
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Johnathan Horton77041028
WR Brandon Cooks52028022
RB Jerome Betts54040123
WR James Beyer53125033
TE Mo Guthrie42117032
RB Brent Jennings33022010
TE Chester Lowe33017013
WR Griffin Lyons220908
FB Kody Coles1000010
TE Eli Bouler110208
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rob Gardner116181139
TE Courtney Landrum73018038
RB Wade Midler54039112
WR Keith McAfee54036021
WR Braxton Foreman42041128
RB Joseph Lindsay3106031
FB Silas Rodriguez31111013
WR Rusty Maryland33032115
TE Cody Milburn101003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Jerome Betts2168.007.18
RB Brent Jennings221.004.00
QB Richard Myers1-1-1.004.50
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Wade Midler2-2-1.000.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Richard Myers41102.505.58
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randal Blanchard4271.756.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks1000.005.60
TE Mo Guthrie1000.004.25
RB Jerome Betts1000.008.00
RB Brent Jennings111010.007.33
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rob Gardner2000.007.36
FB Silas Rodriguez111111.003.67
RB Wade Midler11-4-4.007.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Jerome Betts22
QB Richard Myers10
RB Brent Jennings11
New OrleansRushesConversions
QB Randal Blanchard11
RB Joseph Lindsay11

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Richard Myers952
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randal Blanchard1163

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
RB Jerome Betts221
WR Brandon Cooks100
FB Kody Coles100
TE Eli Bouler110
TE Mo Guthrie100
RB Brent Jennings110
TE Chester Lowe111
WR James Beyer100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Rob Gardner731
TE Courtney Landrum210
RB Joseph Lindsay111
FB Silas Rodriguez111

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,400 (16,100)
End Zone11,400 (11,700)
Mezzanine6,600 (6,800)
Sideline Seats10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)