Week 1, 2088

played in New Orleans, CA

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	6	14	0	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:40 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 40 field goal
2Q: 02:11 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 19 field goal
3Q: 07:54 CAR - Tom Wagner 6 run (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 00:32 CAR - Kerry Burnett 33 pass from J.C. Klaes (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 07:48 NOS - Cameron Page 10 pass from Mel Gibson (Garrett Locher extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:40 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 40 field goal
2Q: 02:11 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 19 field goal
3Q: 07:54 CAR - Tom Wagner 6 run (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 00:32 CAR - Kerry Burnett 33 pass from J.C. Klaes (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 07:48 NOS - Cameron Page 10 pass from Mel Gibson (Garrett Locher extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 314 367
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 4.76 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 92 78
- Rushing Attempts 36 21
- Yards per Rush 2.56 3.71
Net Passing Yards 222 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.40 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/40 12/95
Punt Returns/Yards 5/38 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:20 26:40

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	314	367
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	4.76	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	92	78
- Rushing Attempts	36	21
- Yards per Rush	2.56	3.71
Net Passing Yards	222	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.40	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/40	12/95
Punt Returns/Yards	5/38	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:20	26:40

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	10:39	4:14	OWN 6	7	29	Punt
1	1:57	2:14	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	13:16	3:43	OWN 29	8	48	Field Goal
2	7:38	5:33	OWN 42	11	56	Field Goal
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 9	1	6	Half
3	10:29	2:45	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
3	4:06	3:49	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	13:27	1:27	OWN 42	5	10	Punt
4	11:03	2:11	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
4	7:41	2:22	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	3:55	1:46	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 45	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	2:45	OWN 30	5	26	Punt
1	6:25	4:28	OWN 35	7	17	Punt
2	14:43	1:27	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	9:33	1:55	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	2:05	1:31	OWN 35	5	25	Punt
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 25	7	47	Missed FG
3	7:44	3:38	OWN 25	8	49	Fumble
3	0:17	1:50	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
4	12:00	0:57	OWN 10	3	-2	Punt
4	8:52	1:11	OWN 14	5	86	Touchdown
4	5:19	1:24	OWN 42	8	47	Downs
4	2:09	1:33	OWN 24	7	21	Downs

Game MVP: J.C. Klaes, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tom Wagner	16	34	2.13	7	0	1
RB Josue Grassley	10	46	4.60	14	2	0
RB Tony Samuels	6	4	0.67	4	0	0
QB J.C. Klaes	3	13	4.33	16	1	0
WR Liam Bennit	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brayden Stokes	10	49	4.90	28	2
RB Evan Winslett	6	0	0.00	11	1
QB Mel Gibson	4	24	6.00	10	2
QB D.J. Keeley	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Klaes	30	19	222	0/0	1	33	0	96.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	25	19	184	2/10	0	39	0	96.1
Mel Gibson	15	9	115	0/0	1	36	0	106.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Harvey	6	7	60	10.00	36	29	0
WR Kerry Burnett	3	6	61	20.33	2	33	1
TE Orlando Dylla	3	3	23	7.67	0	18	0
TE Paul Cobbins	2	4	15	7.50	0	10	0
WR Scottie Wiebe	1	1	17	17.00	8	17	0
RB Tom Wagner	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Liam Bennit	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Tony Samuels	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0
RB Josue Grassley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Mickey Patterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Tucker	7	8	42	6.00	16	16	0
TE Donnie Dworak	5	9	38	7.60	2	15	0
TE Nick Farr	4	5	94	23.50	64	39	0
WR Graham Booker	4	5	52	13.00	0	25	0
RB Evan Winslett	3	5	24	8.00	0	10	0
WR Cameron Page	2	4	12	6.00	0	10	1
RB Brayden Stokes	2	2	22	11.00	19	15	0
FB Trey Roever	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Scottie Wiebe	1	0	0
RB Tom Wagner	1	0	0
WR Drew Harvey	0	1	0
RB Tony Samuels	0	1	0
OLB Bart Bates	0	1	0
CB J.C. Brookes	0	0	1
S Louis Wicher	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Nick Farr	1	0	0
CB Dennis Cox	1	0	0
CB Dustin Walsh	0	1	0
CB Jordan Sellers	0	0	1
RB Evan Winslett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Salvador Blackwell	7	294	42.0	39.1	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus May	7	311	44.4	36.1	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Wiebe	5	38	7.6	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Cox	4	20	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Harvey	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Moss	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kerry Welch	10	2	0.0	21	42
ILB Bryan Wiggs	5	1	0.0	10	18
DT Ivan Antonick	5	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Dashawn Bronson	4	0	2.0	11	24
OLB Marshall Fenkner	4	2	0.0	21	37
CB Bucky Perez	4	1	0.0	21	42
S Louis Wicher	4	1	0.0	21	42
ILB Pat Arora	3	1	0.0	11	23
DE Wendell Kedwell	2	1	0.0	18	33
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	2	1	0.0	11	27
DT Terrence Adams	1	1	0.0	12	15
CB Blake Lucas	1	0	0.0	0	1
S Jamal Rivers	1	0	0.0	21	42
DE Marc Gregg	1	0	0.0	18	35
CB Mercury Stewart	1	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Gabe Foreman	0	1	0.0	10	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Bridgman	10	4	36	30
CB Jordan Sellers	8	2	29	20
ILB Kaden Vaughn	6	0	34	26
DE Wes Rose	4	2	20	14
CB Eugene Rochelle	4	0	5	19
OLB Lincoln Buckner	3	4	33	26
DT Colin Gaines	2	3	33	23
DE Eddie Bates	2	1	36	30
S Sammy Durham	2	1	17	3
CB Byron Armstrong	2	0	25	28
CB Dennis Cox	2	0	32	14
DE Elliot Welch	2	0	16	15
DT Jefferson Fuller	2	0	19	19
S Amir Walsh	1	1	17	24
DT Shannon Sullivan	1	0	16	10
OLB Roberto Huffman	0	1	21	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dashawn Bronson	2.0	0	1	24
DE Marc Gregg	0.0	2	0	35
CB Kerry Welch	0.0	1	0	42
OLB Bart Bates	0.0	1	0	24
DE Wendell Kedwell	0.0	0	1	33

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eddie Bates	1	0	30
DE Wes Rose	1	0	14
DE Spencer Reed	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kerry Welch	8	1	42
CB Bucky Perez	3	0	42
S Louis Wicher	3	0	42
OLB Marshall Fenkner	2	1	37
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	2	1	27
DT Ivan Antonick	2	0	33
OLB Dashawn Bronson	2	0	24
ILB Bryan Wiggs	2	0	18
S Jamal Rivers	1	1	42
CB Blake Lucas	1	0	1
ILB Pat Arora	1	0	23
CB Mercury Stewart	1	0	5
ILB Gabe Foreman	0	1	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyrus Bridgman	4	1	30
CB Eugene Rochelle	4	0	19
ILB Kaden Vaughn	3	1	26
CB Jordan Sellers	3	0	20
OLB Lincoln Buckner	2	2	26
CB Dennis Cox	2	0	14
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	28
S Amir Walsh	0	2	24
S Quentin Burks	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Ian Barrouquere	4	11	36	30
T Miguel Bryant	2	8	36	30
G Randall Roush	2	6	36	30
T Charlie Gibson	1	3	36	30
G Randy Stevens	0	2	36	30
TE Paul Cobbins	0	2	34	26
TE Orlando Dylla	0	1	14	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kim Durden	2	7	0	21	0	42
G Graham Mathews	2	2	1	21	0	42
T K.C. Hansen	1	2	0	21	1	42
G Vincent Wimbley	0	4	0	21	1	42
T Neal Long	0	1	0	21	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Edgar Fitzgerald	2	23
J.C. Brookes	1	21
Bart Bates	1	20
Scottie Wiebe	1	16
Melvin Berberich	1	14
Miguel Bryant	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Dworak	2	22
Amir Walsh	1	15
Evan Winslett	1	14
Eddie Bates	1	10
Neal Long	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Miguel Bryant	36	30	---	---	12	78
QB J.C. Klaes	36	30	---	---	---	66
C Ian Barrouquere	36	30	---	---	---	66
G Randy Stevens	36	30	---	---	---	66
T Charlie Gibson	36	30	---	---	---	66
G Randall Roush	36	30	---	---	---	66
CB Kerry Welch	---	---	21	42	1	64
S Jamal Rivers	---	---	21	42	1	64
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	21	42	1	64
S Louis Wicher	---	---	21	42	1	64
TE Paul Cobbins	34	26	---	---	1	61
WR Kerry Burnett	29	30	---	---	---	59
OLB Marshall Fenkner	---	---	21	37	---	58
WR Liam Bennit	31	24	---	---	---	55
DE Marc Gregg	---	---	18	35	1	54
OLB Bart Bates	---	---	10	24	20	54
DT Ivan Antonick	---	---	12	33	8	53
DE Wendell Kedwell	---	---	18	33	1	52
WR Drew Harvey	18	23	---	---	2	43
RB Tony Samuels	14	5	---	---	23	42
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	---	---	11	27	1	39
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	11	24	3	38
ILB Pat Arora	---	---	11	23	2	36
RB Josue Grassley	15	12	---	---	9	36
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	10	18	8	36
RB Tom Wagner	18	13	---	---	---	31
WR Scottie Wiebe	5	7	---	---	16	28
DT Terrence Adams	---	---	12	15	---	27
ILB Gabe Foreman	---	---	10	15	---	25
TE Edgar Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	23	23
TE Orlando Dylla	14	7	---	---	1	22
CB J.C. Brookes	---	---	0	0	21	21
WR Mickey Patterson	2	3	---	---	14	19
S Melvin Berberich	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Renaldo Lapointe	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Bernie Pianigiani	---	---	1	4	7	12
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Brenden Cook	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Salvador Blackwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Damien Waddy	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Devan Dotson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jeffery Freeman	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Mercury Stewart	---	---	2	5	---	7
CB Blake Lucas	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Donnie Dworak	20	41	---	---	22	83
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	36	30	10	76
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	36	30	10	76
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	34	26	14	74
G Graham Mathews	21	42	---	---	8	71
G Vincent Wimbley	21	42	---	---	8	71
T K.C. Hansen	21	42	---	---	8	71
T Neal Long	21	42	---	---	8	71
WR Cameron Page	17	35	---	---	15	67
C Kim Durden	21	42	---	---	---	63
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	33	26	1	60
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	33	23	1	57
S Amir Walsh	---	---	17	24	15	56
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	25	28	2	55
CB Dennis Cox	---	---	32	14	7	53
WR Xavier Tucker	21	31	---	---	---	52
CB Jordan Sellers	---	---	29	20	2	51
RB Evan Winslett	10	27	---	---	14	51
DT Jefferson Fuller	---	---	19	19	9	47
QB D.J. Keeley	17	27	---	---	---	44
DE Wes Rose	---	---	20	14	8	42
CB Eugene Rochelle	---	---	5	19	14	38
TE Nick Farr	10	25	---	---	---	35
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	21	11	2	34
WR Graham Booker	10	16	---	---	7	33
DE Elliot Welch	---	---	16	15	2	33
DT Shannon Sullivan	---	---	16	10	1	27
RB Brayden Stokes	11	13	---	---	1	25
OLB Gustavo Miller	---	---	1	0	21	22
FB Trey Roever	1	6	---	---	15	22
S Sammy Durham	---	---	17	3	1	21
QB Mel Gibson	4	15	---	---	---	19
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	2	9	8	19
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	9	---	---	---	10
TE Lewis Hickman	4	5	---	---	---	9
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Marcus May	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Spencer Reed	---	---	2	5	1	8
WR Edgar Moss	0	2	---	---	5	7
S Quentin Burks	---	---	2	4	---	6
WR Damon Rivera	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Kris O'Connor	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Teddy Stevenson	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Pat Bloomer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Howard Cobb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	16	1.3
Middle	13	61	4.7
Right	9	18	2.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	13	25	1.9
Right	6	47	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Klaes	30	19	3	0	1	7	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	25	19	2	0	1	2	3	1	0
Mel Gibson	15	9	1	0	2	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	112	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	37	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	73	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	59	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	139	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Harvey	7	6	0	60	1	23
WR Kerry Burnett	6	3	0	61	2	30
TE Paul Cobbins	4	2	1	15	0	26
RB Tom Wagner	3	1	0	7	0	13
WR Liam Bennit	3	1	0	12	0	24
TE Orlando Dylla	3	3	0	23	0	7
WR Scottie Wiebe	1	1	0	17	0	7
WR Mickey Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Tony Samuels	1	1	0	18	0	5
RB Josue Grassley	1	1	0	9	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Donnie Dworak	9	5	2	38	0	41
WR Xavier Tucker	8	7	0	42	0	31
TE Nick Farr	5	4	0	94	2	25
RB Evan Winslett	5	3	0	24	0	27
WR Graham Booker	5	4	0	52	1	16
WR Cameron Page	4	2	0	12	0	35
RB Brayden Stokes	2	2	0	22	0	13
FB Trey Roever	2	1	1	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tom Wagner	1	6	6.00	2.13

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Klaes	3	1	5	1.67	7.40

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mel Gibson	5	1	10	2.00	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Liam Bennit	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Paul Cobbins	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Drew Harvey	1	1	5	5.00	8.57

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donnie Dworak	2	0	0	0.00	4.22
WR Cameron Page	2	1	10	5.00	3.00
RB Evan Winslett	1	0	0	0.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tom Wagner	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mel Gibson	2	1
QB D.J. Keeley	1	0
RB Evan Winslett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Klaes	10	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	8	8	1
Mel Gibson	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tom Wagner	3	1	1
WR Kerry Burnett	2	1	1
WR Liam Bennit	2	1	1
TE Paul Cobbins	1	1	0
WR Drew Harvey	1	1	0
TE Orlando Dylla	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Tucker	2	2	0
TE Donnie Dworak	2	2	0
WR Cameron Page	2	1	0
WR Graham Booker	2	2	1
TE Nick Farr	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)