Week 1, 2061

played in New Orleans, CA

55 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	14	0	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:51 NOS - Zach Anwar 6 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 03:21 NOS - Louie Kemp 7 run (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 02:03 CAR - Les Newsome 56 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 11:34 CAR - Kody Portis 29 field goal
3Q: 08:23 NOS - Emmett Francis 20 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 14:56 NOS - Elliot Mathews 4 run (Hector Jacobs extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:51 NOS - Zach Anwar 6 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 03:21 NOS - Louie Kemp 7 run (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 02:03 CAR - Les Newsome 56 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 11:34 CAR - Kody Portis 29 field goal
3Q: 08:23 NOS - Emmett Francis 20 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 14:56 NOS - Elliot Mathews 4 run (Hector Jacobs extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 332 333
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 5.11 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 150 131
- Rushing Attempts 25 39
- Yards per Rush 6.00 3.36
Net Passing Yards 182 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 3 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	332	333
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	5.11	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	150	131
- Rushing Attempts	25	39
- Yards per Rush	6.00	3.36
Net Passing Yards	182	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 3	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:57	32:03

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 32	7	32	Missed FG
1	8:40	2:21	OWN 25	5	36	Fumble
1	3:09	1:23	OWN 32	2	68	Touchdown
2	14:53	3:25	OWN 33	6	55	Field Goal
2	9:55	5:01	OWN 11	9	45	Punt
2	3:53	1:06	OPP 40	3	-3	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 19	2	22	Half
3	8:08	2:54	OWN 20	5	11	Interception
3	3:41	1:32	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
4	14:49	2:29	OWN 25	7	-5	Punt
4	11:25	1:04	OPP 9	3	-2	Interception
4	8:55	1:50	OWN 46	7	50	Interception
4	2:09	1:05	OWN 4	8	26	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	2:01	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
1	6:19	3:10	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
1	1:46	1:53	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
2	11:28	1:33	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	4:54	1:01	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	2:47	2:03	OWN 14	5	22	Punt
3	15:00	6:52	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	5:14	1:33	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
3	2:09	2:20	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown
4	12:20	0:55	OWN 33	3	4	Fumble
4	10:21	1:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:05	4:56	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 30	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Louie Kemp, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ted Stephenson	15	61	4.07	13	1	0
RB Les Newsome	8	82	10.25	56	2	1
QB Winston Dodge	2	7	3.50	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elliot Mathews	16	79	4.94	20	3	1
QB Louie Kemp	12	30	2.50	9	0	1
RB Ron Holmes	10	25	2.50	20	1	0
RB Brenden Benson	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	31	19	179	2/8	0	35	3	37.6
Corwin Burtnett	6	3	15	1/4	0	10	0	56.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	27	17	202	0/0	2	37	0	110.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lewis Sparkes	6	11	52	8.67	29	18
WR Jacob Cole	6	7	59	9.83	33	34
WR Dave Thomson	3	6	19	6.33	8	18
TE Devan Farler	2	3	13	6.50	0	15
RB Ted Stephenson	2	3	7	3.50	7	10
WR Damian Prior	2	2	33	16.50	1	35
TE Brian McGhee	1	5	11	11.00	0	11

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmett Francis	9	12	101	11.22	55	24	1
WR Zach Anwar	2	4	6	3.00	0	6	1
WR Tito Cox	2	3	66	33.00	25	37	0
RB Ron Holmes	1	3	1	1.00	2	1	0
RB Elliot Mathews	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Brenden Benson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dwayne Szott	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Barry Drayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	1	0	0.00	0
CB Theodore Grennes	1	0	0.00	0
S Jameson McKnight	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0	0
OLB Timothy Totten	0	1	0
S Ed VandenBelt	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Louie Kemp	1	0	0
DE Russell Fajardo	0	1	0
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	4	162	40.5	34.0	47	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roman Summers	7	300	42.9	38.7	48	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	1/2	0/1	0/1	29	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Jacobs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Prior	2	29	14.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Newsome	3	86	28.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	7	3	0.0	39	26
OLB Leland Hansen	7	3	0.0	23	10
OLB Brock Strong	7	1	0.0	39	26
OLB Timothy Totten	5	1	0.0	38	25
DT Hayden Hammond	5	1	0.0	33	21
CB Vernon Schlesinger	5	0	0.0	39	26
S Ed VandenBelt	3	2	0.0	28	18
S Leslie Beavers	3	0	0.0	11	10
QB Winston Dodge	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Josiah James	2	0	0.0	13	15
DE Damien Perez	1	3	0.0	33	22
CB Bernie Burden	1	1	0.0	25	16
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	1	0.0	11	9
DE Pat Duran	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Tevin Widmer	1	0	0.0	37	20
WR Jacob Cole	1	0	---	---	---
CB T.J. Snyder	0	1	0.0	4	8
DE Korey Blombeck	0	1	0.0	38	26

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Hutchins	9	2	1.0	22	34
CB Theodore Grennes	6	4	0.0	25	40
S Mason Rutledge	6	1	0.0	22	30
DT Taylor Padgett	5	1	1.0	23	29
S Richard Pozy	5	1	0.0	25	40
S Jameson McKnight	4	1	0.0	23	40
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	3	1	0.0	11	21
CB Alonzo Roberson	3	1	0.0	18	26
DE A.J. Schultz	2	2	1.0	21	31
OLB Conner Cebelak	2	0	0.0	10	17
DT Craig Bishop	1	1	0.0	22	32
RB Brenden Benson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roman Delgado	1	0	0.0	5	19
DE Mario Jeffries	1	0	0.0	21	31
S Devonte Scoggins	1	0	0.0	4	16
DE Perry Freeman	0	1	0.0	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Korey Blombeck	2	1	26
DT Hayden Hammond	2	0	21
OLB Timothy Totten	1	1	25
OLB Brock Strong	1	1	26

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE A.J. Schultz	1.0	1	3	31
OLB Byron Hutchins	1.0	1	0	34
DT Taylor Padgett	1.0	0	0	29
DE Perry Freeman	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	3	1	26
S Leslie Beavers	3	0	10
OLB Leland Hansen	2	1	10
S Ed VandenBelt	2	0	18
ILB Josiah James	2	0	15
CB Vernon Schlesinger	2	0	26
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	25
CB Tevin Widmer	1	0	20
S Keith Elliott	1	0	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jameson McKnight	4	1	1	40
S Mason Rutledge	4	1	0	30
CB Theodore Grennes	4	0	1	40
OLB Byron Hutchins	2	0	0	34
CB Alonzo Roberson	2	0	0	26
OLB Conner Cebelak	1	2	0	17
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	1	0	1	21
DT Taylor Padgett	1	0	0	29
DE A.J. Schultz	1	0	0	31
S Richard Pozy	1	0	0	40
S Devonte Scoggins	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lonnie Godfrey	3	4	25	2	40
T Alejandro Garrett	2	6	25	0	40
C Josiah Hawkins	2	3	25	0	40
T Ben Oxendine	1	4	25	1	40
G Drake England	0	6	25	0	40

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Marc Emmons	4	10	39	27
C J.J. Baxter	2	4	39	27
C Grady Westphal	1	7	39	27
T Tommy McElroy	1	4	39	27
TE Emmett Burnett	1	2	38	24
FB Lincoln Greer	1	1	4	4
G Brendan Geib	0	3	39	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Ballard	1	21

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Pozy	3	14
Ron Holmes	1	15
Tommy McElroy	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	39	26	7	72
WR Jacob Cole	25	40	---	---	7	72
G Lonnie Godfrey	25	40	---	---	6	71
G Drake England	25	40	---	---	6	71
T Ben Oxendine	25	40	---	---	6	71
T Alejandro Garrett	25	40	---	---	---	65
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	39	26	---	65
C Josiah Hawkins	25	40	---	---	---	65
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	39	26	---	65
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	38	26	---	64
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	38	25	---	63
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	28	18	15	61
TE Devan Farler	22	37	---	---	---	59
WR Lewis Sparkes	24	34	---	---	1	59
QB Winston Dodge	25	33	---	---	---	58
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	37	20	---	57
DE Damien Perez	---	---	33	22	---	55
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	33	21	---	54
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	25	16	12	53
RB Ted Stephenson	16	33	---	---	---	49
WR Dave Thomson	16	28	---	---	---	44
TE Brian McGhee	8	12	---	---	21	41
ILB Josiah James	---	---	13	15	12	40
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	23	10	---	33
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	4	8	15	27
RB Les Newsome	9	7	---	---	10	26
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	1	3	19	23
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	11	10	---	21
RB Blake Ballard	0	0	---	---	21	21
WR Damian Prior	0	7	---	---	14	21
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	11	9	---	20
DT Jacob Belzer	---	---	6	6	7	19
DE Pat Duran	---	---	6	5	7	18
WR Monty Ansell	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Bert Harding	2	1	---	---	5	8
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	4	4	---	8
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	7	---	---	---	7
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Leonard Kelly	3	1	---	---	---	4
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Otis Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Grady Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jermaine O'Bryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Richard Pozy	---	---	25	40	14	79
T Tommy McElroy	39	27	---	---	12	78
T Marc Emmons	39	27	---	---	7	73
C J.J. Baxter	39	27	---	---	7	73
G Brendan Geib	39	27	---	---	7	73
WR Emmett Francis	39	27	---	---	4	70
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	25	40	3	68
QB Louie Kemp	39	27	---	---	---	66
C Grady Westphal	39	27	---	---	---	66
S Jameson McKnight	---	---	23	40	2	65
TE Emmett Burnett	38	24	---	---	---	62
OLB Byron Hutchins	---	---	22	34	2	58
DT Craig Bishop	---	---	22	32	2	56
WR Tito Cox	30	17	---	---	9	56
CB Alonzo Roberson	---	---	18	26	11	55
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	23	29	2	54
DE A.J. Schultz	---	---	21	31	2	54
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	22	30	2	54
DE Mario Jeffries	---	---	21	31	1	53
WR Zach Anwar	18	18	---	---	10	46
OLB Devin Blackburn	---	---	13	18	7	38
RB Ron Holmes	12	9	---	---	15	36
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	---	---	11	21	2	34
RB Elliot Mathews	23	10	---	---	---	33
S Devonte Scoggins	---	---	4	16	12	32
WR Dwayne Szott	22	9	---	---	---	31
TE Barry Drayton	5	6	---	---	19	30
OLB Conner Cebelak	---	---	10	17	2	29
OLB Darien St. Amal	---	---	2	2	20	24
DE Roman Delgado	---	---	5	19	---	24
FB Lincoln Greer	4	4	---	---	12	20
RB Brenden Benson	4	11	---	---	3	18
DE Perry Freeman	---	---	4	10	4	18
CB Brenden Cole	---	---	3	4	7	14
C Buddy Richardson	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jacob Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Roman Summers	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Hector Jacobs	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Colby Prior	---	---	0	0	4	4
TE Jacob Friedlander	0	0	---	---	1	1
DE Russell Fajardo	---	---	1	0	---	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Vernon Newton	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ross Kelly	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kenneth McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Juan Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	81	20.3
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	23	77	3.3
Right	7	33	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	31	19	2	0	0	4	3	0	3
Corwin Burtnett	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	27	17	4	2	0	2	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	54	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	35	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	42	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	107	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Sparkes	11	6	1	52	0	34
WR Jacob Cole	7	6	0	59	1	40
WR Dave Thomson	6	3	0	19	0	28
TE Brian McGhee	5	1	0	11	0	12
TE Devan Farler	3	2	0	13	0	37
RB Ted Stephenson	3	2	0	7	0	33
WR Damian Prior	2	2	0	33	1	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmett Francis	12	9	101	2	27
WR Zach Anwar	4	2	6	0	18
RB Ron Holmes	3	1	1	0	9
WR Tito Cox	3	2	66	2	17
RB Elliot Mathews	2	1	8	0	10
TE Barry Drayton	1	0	0	0	6
RB Brenden Benson	1	1	8	0	11
WR Dwayne Szott	1	1	12	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	1	3	3.00	4.07
RB Les Newsome	1	1	1.00	10.25

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Louie Kemp	2	6	3.00	2.50
RB Elliot Mathews	2	4	2.00	4.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	3	0	0	0.00	5.77

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	4	3	42	10.50	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian McGhee	2	0	0	0.00	2.20
TE Devan Farler	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmett Francis	2	2	36	18.00	8.42
RB Ron Holmes	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
WR Zach Anwar	1	1	6	6.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Louie Kemp	3	0
RB Brenden Benson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	10	6	2
Corwin Burtnett	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	1	1
TE Devan Farler	3	2	1
RB Ted Stephenson	1	0	0
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	0
WR Damian Prior	1	1	0
WR Jacob Cole	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmett Francis	4	4	4
WR Tito Cox	3	2	2
WR Zach Anwar	2	1	0
TE Barry Drayton	1	0	0
RB Brenden Benson	1	1	1
WR Dwayne Szott	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)