Week 1, 2076

played in New Orleans, CA

59 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	3	3	-	16
New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Jermaine Prescott 5 pass from Ezekiel Strong (Rex McElroy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Collin Goga 47 field goal
3Q: 14:07 CAR - Leslie Moss 67 run (Collin Goga extra point)
4Q: 14:25 CAR - Collin Goga 18 field goal
4Q: 10:31 NOS - Rex McElroy 44 field goal
4Q: 00:11 NOS - Rex McElroy 46 field goal
OT: 01:50 CAR - Collin Goga 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Jermaine Prescott 5 pass from Ezekiel Strong (Rex McElroy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Collin Goga 47 field goal
3Q: 14:07 CAR - Leslie Moss 67 run (Collin Goga extra point)
4Q: 14:25 CAR - Collin Goga 18 field goal
4Q: 10:31 NOS - Rex McElroy 44 field goal
4Q: 00:11 NOS - Rex McElroy 46 field goal
OT: 01:50 CAR - Collin Goga 29 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 290 392
- Offensive Plays 61 82
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 152 115
- Rushing Attempts 32 31
- Yards per Rush 4.75 3.71
Net Passing Yards 138 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 49 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 143 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 5.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 5/43
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:51 39:25

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	290	392
- Offensive Plays	61	82
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	152	115
- Rushing Attempts	32	31
- Yards per Rush	4.75	3.71
Net Passing Yards	138	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	49 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	143	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	5.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	5/43
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:51	39:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:53	3:05	OWN 7	5	22	Punt
1	7:02	1:43	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
1	1:09	1:54	OWN 10	5	20	Punt
2	11:32	1:50	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	4:59	1:29	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	6	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 33	1	67	Touchdown
3	10:34	1:56	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	5:28	0:54	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
3	4:34	5:17	OPP 32	9	31	Field Goal
4	10:26	1:35	OWN 46	3	-8	Punt
4	2:50	1:44	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 25	1	8	Half
OT1	8:59	1:50	OWN 35	4	15	Punt
OT1	5:03	3:19	OPP 47	7	35	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:07	OWN 39	7	54	Interception
1	7:48	0:46	OWN 30	3	1	Interception
1	5:19	4:10	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	14:15	2:43	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	9:42	4:43	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
2	3:30	1:56	OWN 21	7	36	Punt
3	13:47	3:13	OWN 40	5	21	Punt
3	8:38	3:10	OWN 27	8	29	Punt
4	14:17	3:51	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
4	8:51	6:01	OWN 10	13	44	Punt
4	1:06	1:00	OWN 33	4	38	Field Goal
OT1	10:00	1:01	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
OT1	7:09	2:06	OWN 4	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Ezekiel Strong, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leslie Moss	20	125	6.25	67	2	1
RB Warren Peoples	6	3	0.50	4	0	0
RB Barry Nickel	3	6	2.00	3	0	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	2	18	9.00	9	0	0
FB Sebastian Cote	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Junior Petry	15	35	2.33	12	1
RB Jermaine Prescott	7	13	1.86	10	1
QB Ezekiel Strong	6	53	8.83	17	3
RB Jeff Cunningham	2	6	3.00	4	0
WR Conrad Farrell	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	28	20	143	1/5	0	19	0	82.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ezekiel Strong	40	24	237	2/15	1	30	0	85.1
Gage Douglas	9	6	55	0/0	0	35	2	43.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Sergio Washington	6	7	55	9.17	15	14
RB Leslie Moss	3	3	6	2.00	2	6
FB Sebastian Cote	3	3	28	9.33	4	12
TE Kody Anthony	2	3	28	14.00	4	19
WR Korey Barber	2	3	14	7.00	7	8
RB Warren Peoples	2	3	10	5.00	0	6
WR Gavin West	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Barry Nickel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ashton Olive	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jace Joseph	12	17	111	9.25	40	18	0
WR Braden England	6	12	62	10.33	32	30	0
RB Jermaine Prescott	6	7	54	9.00	38	35	1
TE Bernard McCarthy	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Larry Smistad	2	5	32	16.00	0	26	0
WR Conrad Farrell	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Darrell Butler	1	1	15	15.00	12	15	0
FB Mario Phillips	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rondell Medley	1	0	0.00	0
S Julian Eberly	1	3	3.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Willie Bullock	0	1	0	0
DE Dennis Tessen	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Jace Joseph	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrance Humphrey	10	474	47.4	41.1	55	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Korey Ledyard	8	347	43.4	34.5	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex McElroy	2/2	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Griffith	2	11	5.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jace Joseph	5	43	8.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Olive	3	88	29.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marty Becker	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Russell Dunlap	10	3	0.0	28	38
OLB Willie Bullock	10	0	0.0	28	39
ILB Winfred Weber	7	2	0.0	24	35
OLB Duane Hasan	7	1	0.0	31	51
DE DeAndre Passmore	4	1	1.0	29	48
CB Rondell Medley	4	0	0.0	30	50
DT Kristopher Ellison	3	1	1.0	29	46
S Julian Eberly	3	2	0.0	23	33
DT Marquis Greene	3	2	0.0	25	35
CB B.J. McGee	3	0	0.0	7	14
DE Kody Preston	2	0	0.0	6	15
DE Kevin Domenici	2	0	0.0	5	16
CB Aiden Antonick	1	3	0.0	26	38
CB Todd Goddard	1	2	0.0	25	34
S Stan Napier	1	1	0.0	11	31
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0.0	9	28

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	7	1	0.0	32	27
S Irv Gellar	6	4	0.0	32	29
CB Abel Foster	6	0	0.0	24	22
DE Evan Hopson	6	0	0.0	29	26
OLB Rex Baber	5	2	0.0	32	29
CB Irving McSweeny	3	0	1.0	31	28
OLB Ed Franz	3	1	0.0	32	27
S Wyatt Monroe	3	1	0.0	28	18
DE Collin Dawson	3	1	0.0	25	19
DT Cody Owens	3	0	0.0	25	15
OLB Bert Goodlink	2	0	0.0	10	9
S Jordan Santagate	1	0	0.0	4	11
DT Grady Montgomery	1	0	0.0	7	14
WR Conrad Farrell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Emmanuel Welker	1	0	0.0	10	13
CB Ronald Allen	1	0	0.0	6	12
CB Marty Becker	1	0	0.0	25	17
TE Larry Smistad	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeAndre Passmore	1.0	0	2	0	48
DT Kristopher Ellison	1.0	0	0	1	46
OLB Willie Bullock	0.0	1	0	1	39
DE Kody Preston	0.0	1	0	0	15
ILB Winfred Weber	0.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Duane Hasan	0.0	0	1	0	51
DT Marquis Greene	0.0	0	1	0	35

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Irving McSweeny	1.0	0	0	28
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	1	0	26
DT Grady Montgomery	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Russell Dunlap	5	1	0	38
OLB Duane Hasan	5	1	0	51
ILB Winfred Weber	5	0	0	35
CB Rondell Medley	2	2	1	50
S Julian Eberly	2	0	1	33
OLB Willie Bullock	2	0	0	39
DE Kody Preston	2	0	0	15
CB B.J. McGee	2	0	0	14
CB Aiden Antonick	1	0	0	38
S Stan Napier	1	0	0	31
CB Todd Goddard	1	0	0	34
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0	28
DE Kevin Domenici	1	0	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Abel Foster	5	0	22
ILB Edwin Talley	4	0	27
OLB Rex Baber	3	0	29
S Wyatt Monroe	1	1	18
CB Irving McSweeny	1	1	28
S Irv Gellar	1	1	29
DT Grady Montgomery	1	0	14
CB Ronald Allen	1	0	12
OLB Ed Franz	1	0	27
CB Marty Becker	1	0	17
DE Evan Hopson	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chance Devine	1	10	32	0	29
T George Gordon	1	5	32	0	29
T Gustavo Foley	1	4	32	0	29
G Tre Williamson	1	3	32	0	29
TE Sergio Washington	1	2	29	0	22
G Neal Moffett	0	4	32	1	29
TE Kody Anthony	0	1	8	0	15
FB Sebastian Cote	0	1	4	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Amos McIntyre	4	8	31	0	51
G Peyton Reynolds	2	3	31	0	51
G Walt Osburn	1	3	31	1	51
TE Larry Smistad	1	3	24	0	45
T Harry Carson	1	2	31	0	51
T Rex McIntyre	0	6	31	1	51

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Sergio Washington	3	29
Dennis Tessen	3	22
Willie Bullock	2	28

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Owens	4	15
Jordan Santagate	1	26

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	28	39	28	95
CB Rondell Medley	---	---	30	50	10	90
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	31	51	2	84
CB Aiden Antonick	---	---	26	38	17	81
TE Sergio Washington	29	22	---	---	29	80
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	29	48	2	79
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	29	46	2	77
T George Gordon	32	29	---	---	13	74
G Tre Williamson	32	29	---	---	13	74
T Gustavo Foley	32	29	---	---	13	74
G Neal Moffett	32	29	---	---	13	74
S Julian Eberly	---	---	23	33	17	73
DT Marquis Greene	---	---	25	35	9	69
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	28	38	2	68
C Chance Devine	32	29	---	---	---	61
QB Mo Sjostrom	32	29	---	---	---	61
CB Todd Goddard	---	---	25	34	2	61
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	24	35	1	60
WR Ashton Olive	31	21	---	---	8	60
RB Leslie Moss	21	10	---	---	20	51
WR Gavin West	23	17	---	---	4	44
S Stan Napier	---	---	11	31	1	43
WR Jeffrey Rogers	25	18	---	---	---	43
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	9	28	1	38
TE Kody Anthony	8	15	---	---	14	37
FB Sebastian Cote	4	9	---	---	19	32
WR Korey Barber	5	5	---	---	19	29
DE Kody Preston	---	---	6	15	1	22
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	0	0	22	22
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	7	14	1	22
DE Kevin Domenici	---	---	5	16	---	21
RB Warren Peoples	10	9	---	---	---	19
RB Barry Nickel	3	13	---	---	1	17
P Terrance Humphrey	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Nate Griffith	0	1	---	---	12	13
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB James Castellano	---	---	0	0	12	12
S Angel Hastings	---	---	3	5	---	8
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Buddy Alcott	---	---	2	5	---	7
TE Dustin Taylor	1	5	---	---	---	6
G Ellis Perrigo	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Phillip Ah Yat	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ted Lieberman	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Alfred Hall	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Nolan Griffith	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Peyton Reynolds	31	51	---	---	10	92
G Walt Osburn	31	51	---	---	10	92
T Harry Carson	31	51	---	---	---	82
T Rex McIntyre	31	51	---	---	---	82
C Amos McIntyre	31	51	---	---	---	82
WR Jace Joseph	28	44	---	---	10	82
WR Braden England	26	46	---	---	---	72
QB Ezekiel Strong	28	42	---	---	---	70
TE Larry Smistad	24	45	---	---	---	69
S Irv Gellar	---	---	32	29	7	68
CB Abel Foster	---	---	24	22	19	65
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	32	29	3	64
WR Conrad Farrell	27	28	---	---	8	63
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	32	27	4	63
OLB Ed Franz	---	---	32	27	3	62
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	31	28	3	62
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	29	26	2	57
TE Bernard McCarthy	6	21	---	---	28	55
DT Cody Owens	---	---	25	15	15	55
S Wyatt Monroe	---	---	28	18	3	49
CB Marty Becker	---	---	25	17	7	49
DE Collin Dawson	---	---	25	19	3	47
RB Jermaine Prescott	11	34	---	---	---	45
S Jordan Santagate	---	---	4	11	26	41
DE Emmanuel Welker	---	---	10	13	11	34
FB Mario Phillips	5	6	---	---	20	31
WR Casey McWilliams	3	6	---	---	20	29
CB Ronald Allen	---	---	6	12	10	28
OLB Ernest Hudson	---	---	0	2	25	27
RB Junior Petry	17	10	---	---	---	27
RB Jeff Cunningham	2	4	---	---	18	24
OLB Bert Goodlink	---	---	10	9	3	22
DT Grady Montgomery	---	---	7	14	---	21
ILB Tristan Woodard	---	---	0	0	13	13
QB Gage Douglas	3	9	---	---	---	12
WR Darrell Butler	3	4	---	---	4	11
C Chase Asquith	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Ricardo Bruce	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Ben Wheeler	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Korey Ledyard	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Malcolm Strickland	3	7	---	---	---	10
T J.T. Grabowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Rex McElroy	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Lance Edinger	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Marty Henry	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Alan Grimes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	21	114	5.4
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	16	91	5.7
Right	10	22	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	28	20	0	1	2	3	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ezekiel Strong	40	24	2	3	1	4	5	1	0
Gage Douglas	9	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	16	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	60	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	67	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	11	106	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	97	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	63	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Sergio Washington	7	6	0	55	22
TE Kody Anthony	3	2	0	28	15
WR Korey Barber	3	2	1	14	5
RB Leslie Moss	3	3	0	6	10
RB Warren Peoples	3	2	0	10	9
FB Sebastian Cote	3	3	0	28	9
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	1	1	0	18
RB Barry Nickel	1	0	0	0	13
WR Ashton Olive	1	0	0	0	21
WR Gavin West	1	1	0	2	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jace Joseph	17	12	0	111	0	44
WR Braden England	12	6	2	62	1	46
RB Jermaine Prescott	7	6	0	54	1	34
TE Larry Smistad	5	2	0	32	1	45
WR Conrad Farrell	3	1	0	6	0	28
TE Bernard McCarthy	2	2	0	12	0	21
WR Darrell Butler	1	1	0	15	0	4
FB Mario Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leslie Moss	2	7	3.50	6.25
RB Warren Peoples	2	0	0.00	0.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Junior Petry	1	1	1.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	2	2	18	9.00	5.11

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ezekiel Strong	2	2	17	8.50	5.93
Gage Douglas	1	0	0	0.00	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Sergio Washington	1	1	12	12.00	7.86
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	6	6.00	3.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Conrad Farrell	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Jermaine Prescott	1	1	5	5.00	7.71
WR Jace Joseph	1	1	12	12.00	6.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Barry Nickel	2	0
RB Warren Peoples	1	0
FB Sebastian Cote	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ezekiel Strong	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ezekiel Strong	12	8	5
Gage Douglas	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Korey Barber	2	1	0
TE Sergio Washington	2	1	1
RB Barry Nickel	1	0	0
TE Kody Anthony	1	1	1
RB Leslie Moss	1	1	0
WR Ashton Olive	1	0	0
FB Sebastian Cote	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jace Joseph	6	5	3
TE Larry Smistad	4	2	1
WR Braden England	2	1	1
RB Jermaine Prescott	2	1	1

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)