Week 1, 2031

played in Los Angeles, CA

69 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers31000-13
Los Angeles Saints01470-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 CAR - Jason Burroughs 20 field goal
2Q: 10:46 CAR - Bernard Pierce 7 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 07:12 LAS - Neal Downs 2 pass from Tim Tebow (Desmond Patton extra point)
2Q: 06:50 LAS - Clifton Mills 6 pass from Tim Tebow (Desmond Patton extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CAR - Jason Burroughs 42 field goal
3Q: 08:33 LAS - Neal Downs 1 run (Desmond Patton extra point)

Team StatisticsCARLAS
Record0-11-0
First Downs1821
- by Rushing66
- by Passing1115
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards272351
- Offensive Plays6362
- Yards per Play4.325.66
Net Rushing Yards8995
- Rushing Attempts2031
- Yards per Rush4.453.06
Net Passing Yards183256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 21 - 031 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards183256
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/00/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.268.26
Fumbles/Lost2/14/3
3rd Down Conversions6/147/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.36.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/155/44
Punt Returns/Yards3/73/13
Kick Returns/Yards3/393/82
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 32
Time of Possession28:5031:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:514:17OPP 48845Field Goal
12:016:24OWN 201480Touchdown
26:444:20OWN 201139Punt
21:181:12OWN 37638Field Goal
315:002:07OWN 1838Punt
38:252:32OWN 2037Punt
34:200:33OPP 3730Punt
414:511:34OWN 4238Punt
411:235:00OWN 29944Missed FG
44:201:01OWN 1732Punt
Los Angeles Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:348:33OWN 201475Missed FG
210:373:36OWN 33867Touchdown
26:550:11OPP 626Touchdown
22:241:06OWN 2030Punt
312:534:28OWN 25975Touchdown
35:531:33OWN 26311Fumble
33:473:56OWN 20838Fumble
413:171:54OWN 1234Punt
46:232:03OWN 3456Punt
43:193:19OWN 45839Game

Game MVP: Tim Tebow, Los Angeles Saints

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tom Matthews9262.89800
Bernard Pierce8425.251320
Howie Barrett2199.501010
Kyle McNamee122.00200
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Neal Downs14715.072221
Robert Turbin14161.14300
Tim Tebow382.67800

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Howie Barrett43211830/0130068.2
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tim Tebow31242560/02300122.5

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gene Zimmerman57357.009100
WR Neal Walton48399.759200
WR Hunter Cassidy36186.00580
WR Tommie Woodard395117.0017300
RB Bernard Pierce35155.00471
WR Gene Ford23199.500110
FB Nathan Ficken1166.00060
TE Gabe Shapiro0300.00000
TE Bryan Lynch0100.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Neal Downs810556.8829121
WR Clifton Mills455614.0019171
WR Plaxico Araguz35279.006230
WR Charles Kozempel343210.6715120
TE Donny Donlon233316.5021210
TE Gino Frederick224623.0022300
FB Steve Alcott11-3-3.000-30
WR Jeremy Ebert111010.005100

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Kyle McNamee2000
Brenden Richard0200
Bryan Lynch0100
Tommie Woodard0100
Wesley Guthrie0010
Leland Kimbrell0010
Gene Ford0010
Glenn Rivera0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Charles Kozempel1100
Darryl Dole1010
Plaxico Araguz1000
Robert Turbin1000
Donny Donlon0100
Clay Renwick0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rod Francis626143.534.7552
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Matt Burroughs314849.347.0561

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jason Burroughs2/31/20/0421/1
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Desmond Patton0/10/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Tommie Woodard372.30
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Darryl Dole2147.00
Byron Maxwell1-1-1.00

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Tommie Woodard22613.00
Kyle McNamee11313.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Darryl Dole25728.50
Charles Kozempel12525.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Brenden Richard710.03127
CB Clyde Kieffer510.03131
OLB Leland Kimbrell510.02121
S Jaiquawn Jarrett420.02323
OLB Seth Gozinsky420.02621
DT Dontari Poe420.02524
CB Wesley Guthrie410.01822
S Eric McGuire300.01917
S Jerald Boggs220.02428
DE Jabaal Sheard210.01822
ILB Glenn Rivera210.087
CB Tim Cardwell200.02326
DE Courtney Upshaw200.098
DE E.J. Wilson100.01618
DE Brad Hardy100.01310
DT Toby Sheldon100.078
OLB Zach Brown100.0510
DE Melvin Dennis020.01513
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jackie Johnstone510.0417
S Toby Middleton500.01637
S Fernando Proffitt410.01833
CB Darryl Dole400.01637
OLB Roger Clevinger320.01226
CB Donny Green320.01537
OLB Clay Renwick300.067
DT Neal Segalas220.01635
CB Kenny Levin220.01216
ILB Tyrell Luna210.01431
CB Sedrick Blincoe200.046
CB Byron Maxwell200.01236
ILB Roman Rasmic100.0612
DE Donnie Wayne100.01318
DE Ted Arnold100.01132
DT Moe Blazewicz010.0718

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard0.001122
OLB Seth Gozinsky0.001121
DE E.J. Wilson0.001018
DT Dontari Poe0.001024
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Neal Segalas0.013235
DE Ted Arnold0.003032
DT Myron Maupin0.001016
ILB Roman Rasmic0.001012

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wesley Guthrie41022
ILB Brenden Richard40027
CB Clyde Kieffer30031
S Jaiquawn Jarrett30023
OLB Leland Kimbrell30021
S Jerald Boggs21028
CB Tim Cardwell20026
DE Courtney Upshaw2008
OLB Seth Gozinsky10021
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jackie Johnstone40017
CB Donny Green33037
S Toby Middleton31037
OLB Roger Clevinger22026
CB Darryl Dole20037
OLB Clay Renwick2007
CB Byron Maxwell12036
S Fernando Proffitt12033
ILB Tyrell Luna10031
ILB Roman Rasmic10012
CB Kenny Levin10016
ILB Kelvin Baker01015

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lamar Holmes25014037
Neil Mizutani1303012
Trent Evans12117031
Nathan Ficken11010022
Grant Lechler03011012
Ethan Brown02015032
Jonathan Luigs01018032
Tracy Unverzagt0105011
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ernest Clodfelter36130029
Maurice Hammond28029026
Steve Alcott13018017
Burt Carpenter110704
Ben Jones110205
Matt Kalil05031030
Orlando Morey02020025
Marco Oliver01024027
Frankie Morrison0101106
Gino Frederick01027019

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Jerald Boggs214
Seth Gozinsky29
Gene Ford112
Eric McGuire19
Glenn Rivera15
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Byron Maxwell314
Kenny Levin124
Darryl Dole116
Donny Donlon112

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jerald Boggs------24281466
Howie Barrett2043---------63
Clyde Kieffer------3131163
Brenden Richard------3127159
Seth Gozinsky------2621956
Wesley Guthrie------18221555
Ethan Brown1532------855
Jonathan Luigs1832------353
T.J. McGregor1537---------52
Lamar Holmes1437---------51
Dontari Poe------2524251
Tim Cardwell------2326150
Trent Evans1731---------48
Jaiquawn Jarrett------2323147
Eric McGuire------1917945
Tommie Woodard1325------644
Neal Walton1022------1042
Jabaal Sheard------1822242
Leland Kimbrell------2121---42
Nathan Ficken1022------941
Gene Zimmerman1029------140
E.J. Wilson------1618236
Tom Matthews1026---------36
Bryan Lynch613------1736
Gabe Shapiro1121------335
Hunter Cassidy1322---------35
Grant Lechler1112------932
Melvin Dennis------1513230
Bernard Pierce916------530
Evan Rodriguez410------1428
Tracy Unverzagt511------925
Neil Mizutani312------924
Courtney Upshaw------98724
Brad Hardy------1310---23
Gene Ford38------1223
Michael Gaines------95822
Kyle McNamee11------1921
Glenn Rivera------87520
Zach Brown------510116
Toby Sheldon------78---15
Philip Blake211------114
Rod Francis00------99
Jason Burroughs00------44
Ethan Hutton00------33
Gene Zeyen00---------0
Unknown00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Darryl Dole------16371669
Matt Kalil3130------465
Tim Tebow3131---------62
Byron Maxwell------12361462
Toby Middleton------1637861
Ernest Clodfelter3029---------59
Donny Donlon2225------1259
Maurice Hammond2926------156
Donny Green------1537456
Neal Segalas------1635455
Fernando Proffitt------1833253
Kenny Levin------12162452
Marco Oliver2427---------51
Steve Alcott1817------1449
Tyrell Luna------1431348
Gino Frederick2719------248
Orlando Morey2025------247
Robert Turbin1512------2047
Plaxico Araguz2319------345
Ted Arnold------1132245
Neal Downs2022------244
Roger Clevinger------1226139
Tyrus Nesbit------725537
Donnie Wayne------1318334
Clifton Mills1517---------32
Charles Kozempel612------1331
Myron Maupin------1316130
Jeremy Ebert912------829
Albert Wolfe------1015328
Moe Blazewicz------718328
Clay Renwick------671528
Roman Rasmic------612927
Jackie Johnstone------417324
Kelvin Baker------315422
Frankie Morrison116------421
Mitchell Pruitt------54413
Burt Carpenter74------112
Sedrick Blincoe------46---10
Ben Jones25------310
Bobby Peyton12------25
Floyd Hopper01------34
Jimmie Apodaca00------44
Matt Burroughs00------33
Desmond Patton00------11
Lamont Reilly00------11
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4123.0
Middle14705.0
Right273.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13735.6
Middle5112.2
Right12121.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Howie Barrett432121111820
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tim Tebow31243012420

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85263.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1911663.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)125917.6
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen109525.2
Short (0-8 Yds)14111379.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)646711.2
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tommie Woodard93051125
WR Neal Walton84039122
WR Gene Zimmerman75035029
WR Hunter Cassidy63018022
RB Bernard Pierce53015016
TE Gabe Shapiro3010021
WR Gene Ford3201908
FB Nathan Ficken1106022
TE Bryan Lynch1000013
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Neal Downs108055022
WR Plaxico Araguz53027119
WR Clifton Mills54056017
WR Charles Kozempel43032012
TE Donny Donlon32133125
TE Gino Frederick22046119
FB Steve Alcott110-3017
WR Jeremy Ebert11010012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tom Matthews111.002.89
Bernard Pierce144.005.25
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Robert Turbin530.601.14
Neal Downs310.335.07
Tim Tebow200.002.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Howie Barrett53173.404.26
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tim Tebow95404.448.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tommie Woodard2000.005.67
RB Bernard Pierce2294.503.00
WR Gene Zimmerman1188.005.00
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Neal Downs42143.505.50
WR Clifton Mills2163.0011.20
WR Charles Kozempel222010.008.00
TE Donny Donlon1000.0011.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Howie Barrett11
Kyle McNamee11
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Neal Downs33
Tim Tebow10
Robert Turbin11

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Howie Barrett1254
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Tim Tebow753

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Tommie Woodard311
RB Bernard Pierce310
WR Neal Walton211
WR Gene Zimmerman111
TE Bryan Lynch100
WR Gene Ford111
WR Hunter Cassidy100
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Plaxico Araguz320
TE Donny Donlon211
WR Clifton Mills111
WR Charles Kozempel111

SectionAttendance
Stadium39,400 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck11,700 (16,100)
End Zone7,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine3,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats6,300 (10,400)
Club Seats7,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (5,000)