Week 1, 2031

played in Los Angeles, CA

69 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	10	0	0	-	13
Los Angeles Saints	0	14	7	0	-	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)

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 Statistics CAR LAS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 272 351
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 4.32 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 89 95
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 4.45 3.06
Net Passing Yards 183 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 21 - 0 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.26 8.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/39 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:50 31:10

Team Statistics	CAR	LAS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	272	351
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	4.32	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	89	95
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	4.45	3.06
Net Passing Yards	183	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 21 - 0	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.26	8.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/39	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:50	31:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:51	4:17	OPP 48	8	45	Field Goal
1	2:01	6:24	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	6:44	4:20	OWN 20	11	39	Punt
2	1:18	1:12	OWN 37	6	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
3	8:25	2:32	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	4:20	0:33	OPP 37	3	0	Punt
4	14:51	1:34	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
4	11:23	5:00	OWN 29	9	44	Missed FG
4	4:20	1:01	OWN 17	3	2	Punt

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	8:33	OWN 20	14	75	Missed FG
2	10:37	3:36	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	6:55	0:11	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
2	2:24	1:06	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	12:53	4:28	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	5:53	1:33	OWN 26	3	11	Fumble
3	3:47	3:56	OWN 20	8	38	Fumble
4	13:17	1:54	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
4	6:23	2:03	OWN 34	5	6	Punt
4	3:19	3:19	OWN 45	8	39	Game

Game MVP: Tim Tebow, Los Angeles Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tom Matthews	9	26	2.89	8	0
Bernard Pierce	8	42	5.25	13	2
Howie Barrett	2	19	9.50	10	1
Kyle McNamee	1	2	2.00	2	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Downs	14	71	5.07	22	2	1
Robert Turbin	14	16	1.14	3	0	0
Tim Tebow	3	8	2.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	43	21	183	0/0	1	30	0	68.2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	31	24	256	0/0	2	30	0	122.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Zimmerman	5	7	35	7.00	9	10	0
WR Neal Walton	4	8	39	9.75	9	20	0
WR Hunter Cassidy	3	6	18	6.00	5	8	0
WR Tommie Woodard	3	9	51	17.00	17	30	0
RB Bernard Pierce	3	5	15	5.00	4	7	1
WR Gene Ford	2	3	19	9.50	0	11	0
FB Nathan Ficken	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Gabe Shapiro	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bryan Lynch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Neal Downs	8	10	55	6.88	29	12	1
WR Clifton Mills	4	5	56	14.00	19	17	1
WR Plaxico Araguz	3	5	27	9.00	6	23	0
WR Charles Kozempel	3	4	32	10.67	15	12	0
TE Donny Donlon	2	3	33	16.50	21	21	0
TE Gino Frederick	2	2	46	23.00	22	30	0
FB Steve Alcott	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Jeremy Ebert	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kyle McNamee	2	0	0
Brenden Richard	0	2	0
Bryan Lynch	0	1	0
Tommie Woodard	0	1	0
Wesley Guthrie	0	0	1
Leland Kimbrell	0	0	1
Gene Ford	0	0	1
Glenn Rivera	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charles Kozempel	1	1	0
Darryl Dole	1	0	1
Plaxico Araguz	1	0	0
Robert Turbin	1	0	0
Donny Donlon	0	1	0
Clay Renwick	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	6	261	43.5	34.7	55	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Burroughs	3	148	49.3	47.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Burroughs	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	1/1

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Patton	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	3	7	2.3	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Dole	2	14	7.0	0
Byron Maxwell	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	2	26	13.0	0
Kyle McNamee	1	13	13.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Dole	2	57	28.5	0
Charles Kozempel	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	7	1	31	27
CB Clyde Kieffer	5	1	31	31
OLB Leland Kimbrell	5	1	21	21
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	4	2	23	23
OLB Seth Gozinsky	4	2	26	21
DT Dontari Poe	4	2	25	24
CB Wesley Guthrie	4	1	18	22
S Eric McGuire	3	0	19	17
S Jerald Boggs	2	2	24	28
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	1	18	22
ILB Glenn Rivera	2	1	8	7
CB Tim Cardwell	2	0	23	26
DE Courtney Upshaw	2	0	9	8
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	16	18
DE Brad Hardy	1	0	13	10
DT Toby Sheldon	1	0	7	8
OLB Zach Brown	1	0	5	10
DE Melvin Dennis	0	2	15	13

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jackie Johnstone	5	1	4	17
S Toby Middleton	5	0	16	37
S Fernando Proffitt	4	1	18	33
CB Darryl Dole	4	0	16	37
OLB Roger Clevinger	3	2	12	26
CB Donny Green	3	2	15	37
OLB Clay Renwick	3	0	6	7
DT Neal Segalas	2	2	16	35
CB Kenny Levin	2	2	12	16
ILB Tyrell Luna	2	1	14	31
CB Sedrick Blincoe	2	0	4	6
CB Byron Maxwell	2	0	12	36
ILB Roman Rasmic	1	0	6	12
DE Donnie Wayne	1	0	13	18
DE Ted Arnold	1	0	11	32
DT Moe Blazewicz	0	1	7	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	1	22
OLB Seth Gozinsky	1	1	21
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	18
DT Dontari Poe	1	0	24

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Neal Segalas	1	3	2	35
DE Ted Arnold	0	3	0	32
DT Myron Maupin	0	1	0	16
ILB Roman Rasmic	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wesley Guthrie	4	1	22
ILB Brenden Richard	4	0	27
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	0	31
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	3	0	23
OLB Leland Kimbrell	3	0	21
S Jerald Boggs	2	1	28
CB Tim Cardwell	2	0	26
DE Courtney Upshaw	2	0	8
OLB Seth Gozinsky	1	0	21

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jackie Johnstone	4	0	17
CB Donny Green	3	3	37
S Toby Middleton	3	1	37
OLB Roger Clevinger	2	2	26
CB Darryl Dole	2	0	37
OLB Clay Renwick	2	0	7
CB Byron Maxwell	1	2	36
S Fernando Proffitt	1	2	33
ILB Tyrell Luna	1	0	31
ILB Roman Rasmic	1	0	12
CB Kenny Levin	1	0	16
ILB Kelvin Baker	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Lamar Holmes	2	5	0	14	37
Neil Mizutani	1	3	0	3	12
Trent Evans	1	2	1	17	31
Nathan Ficken	1	1	0	10	22
Grant Lechler	0	3	0	11	12
Ethan Brown	0	2	0	15	32
Jonathan Luigs	0	1	0	18	32
Tracy Unverzagt	0	1	0	5	11

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ernest Clodfelter	3	6	1	30	29
Maurice Hammond	2	8	0	29	26
Steve Alcott	1	3	0	18	17
Burt Carpenter	1	1	0	7	4
Ben Jones	1	1	0	2	5
Matt Kalil	0	5	0	31	30
Orlando Morey	0	2	0	20	25
Marco Oliver	0	1	0	24	27
Frankie Morrison	0	1	0	11	6
Gino Frederick	0	1	0	27	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Boggs	2	14
Seth Gozinsky	2	9
Gene Ford	1	12
Eric McGuire	1	9
Glenn Rivera	1	5

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Maxwell	3	14
Kenny Levin	1	24
Darryl Dole	1	16
Donny Donlon	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerald Boggs	---	---	24	28	14	66
Howie Barrett	20	43	---	---	---	63
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	31	31	1	63
Brenden Richard	---	---	31	27	1	59
Seth Gozinsky	---	---	26	21	9	56
Wesley Guthrie	---	---	18	22	15	55
Ethan Brown	15	32	---	---	8	55
Jonathan Luigs	18	32	---	---	3	53
T.J. McGregor	15	37	---	---	---	52
Lamar Holmes	14	37	---	---	---	51
Dontari Poe	---	---	25	24	2	51
Tim Cardwell	---	---	23	26	1	50
Trent Evans	17	31	---	---	---	48
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	23	23	1	47
Eric McGuire	---	---	19	17	9	45
Tommie Woodard	13	25	---	---	6	44
Neal Walton	10	22	---	---	10	42
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	18	22	2	42
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	21	21	---	42
Nathan Ficken	10	22	---	---	9	41
Gene Zimmerman	10	29	---	---	1	40
E.J. Wilson	---	---	16	18	2	36
Tom Matthews	10	26	---	---	---	36
Bryan Lynch	6	13	---	---	17	36
Gabe Shapiro	11	21	---	---	3	35
Hunter Cassidy	13	22	---	---	---	35
Grant Lechler	11	12	---	---	9	32
Melvin Dennis	---	---	15	13	2	30
Bernard Pierce	9	16	---	---	5	30
Evan Rodriguez	4	10	---	---	14	28
Tracy Unverzagt	5	11	---	---	9	25
Neil Mizutani	3	12	---	---	9	24
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	9	8	7	24
Brad Hardy	---	---	13	10	---	23
Gene Ford	3	8	---	---	12	23
Michael Gaines	---	---	9	5	8	22
Kyle McNamee	1	1	---	---	19	21
Glenn Rivera	---	---	8	7	5	20
Zach Brown	---	---	5	10	1	16
Toby Sheldon	---	---	7	8	---	15
Philip Blake	2	11	---	---	1	14
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Burroughs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gene Zeyen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Dole	---	---	16	37	16	69
Matt Kalil	31	30	---	---	4	65
Tim Tebow	31	31	---	---	---	62
Byron Maxwell	---	---	12	36	14	62
Toby Middleton	---	---	16	37	8	61
Ernest Clodfelter	30	29	---	---	---	59
Donny Donlon	22	25	---	---	12	59
Maurice Hammond	29	26	---	---	1	56
Donny Green	---	---	15	37	4	56
Neal Segalas	---	---	16	35	4	55
Fernando Proffitt	---	---	18	33	2	53
Kenny Levin	---	---	12	16	24	52
Marco Oliver	24	27	---	---	---	51
Steve Alcott	18	17	---	---	14	49
Tyrell Luna	---	---	14	31	3	48
Gino Frederick	27	19	---	---	2	48
Orlando Morey	20	25	---	---	2	47
Robert Turbin	15	12	---	---	20	47
Plaxico Araguz	23	19	---	---	3	45
Ted Arnold	---	---	11	32	2	45
Neal Downs	20	22	---	---	2	44
Roger Clevinger	---	---	12	26	1	39
Tyrus Nesbit	---	---	7	25	5	37
Donnie Wayne	---	---	13	18	3	34
Clifton Mills	15	17	---	---	---	32
Charles Kozempel	6	12	---	---	13	31
Myron Maupin	---	---	13	16	1	30
Jeremy Ebert	9	12	---	---	8	29
Albert Wolfe	---	---	10	15	3	28
Moe Blazewicz	---	---	7	18	3	28
Clay Renwick	---	---	6	7	15	28
Roman Rasmic	---	---	6	12	9	27
Jackie Johnstone	---	---	4	17	3	24
Kelvin Baker	---	---	3	15	4	22
Frankie Morrison	11	6	---	---	4	21
Mitchell Pruitt	---	---	5	4	4	13
Burt Carpenter	7	4	---	---	1	12
Sedrick Blincoe	---	---	4	6	---	10
Ben Jones	2	5	---	---	3	10
Bobby Peyton	1	2	---	---	2	5
Floyd Hopper	0	1	---	---	3	4
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	4	4
Matt Burroughs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Desmond Patton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lamont Reilly	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	73	5.6
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	12	12	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	43	21	2	1	1	11	8	2	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	31	24	3	0	1	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	66	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	52	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	137	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	67	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommie Woodard	9	3	0	51	1	25
WR Neal Walton	8	4	0	39	1	22
WR Gene Zimmerman	7	5	0	35	0	29
WR Hunter Cassidy	6	3	0	18	0	22
RB Bernard Pierce	5	3	0	15	0	16
TE Gabe Shapiro	3	0	1	0	0	21
WR Gene Ford	3	2	0	19	0	8
FB Nathan Ficken	1	1	0	6	0	22
TE Bryan Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	13

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Downs	10	8	0	55	0	22
WR Plaxico Araguz	5	3	0	27	1	19
WR Clifton Mills	5	4	0	56	0	17
WR Charles Kozempel	4	3	0	32	0	12
TE Donny Donlon	3	2	1	33	1	25
TE Gino Frederick	2	2	0	46	1	19
FB Steve Alcott	1	1	0	-3	0	17
WR Jeremy Ebert	1	1	0	10	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Matthews	1	1	1.00	2.89
Bernard Pierce	1	4	4.00	5.25

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Turbin	5	3	0.60	1.14
Neal Downs	3	1	0.33	5.07
Tim Tebow	2	0	0.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	5	3	17	3.40	4.26

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	9	5	40	4.44	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommie Woodard	2	0	0	0.00	5.67
RB Bernard Pierce	2	2	9	4.50	3.00
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	1	8	8.00	5.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Neal Downs	4	2	14	3.50	5.50
WR Clifton Mills	2	1	6	3.00	11.20
WR Charles Kozempel	2	2	20	10.00	8.00
TE Donny Donlon	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	1	1
Kyle McNamee	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Downs	3	3
Tim Tebow	1	0
Robert Turbin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	12	5	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommie Woodard	3	1	1
RB Bernard Pierce	3	1	0
WR Neal Walton	2	1	1
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	1	1
TE Bryan Lynch	1	0	0
WR Gene Ford	1	1	1
WR Hunter Cassidy	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Plaxico Araguz	3	2	0
TE Donny Donlon	2	1	1
WR Clifton Mills	1	1	1
WR Charles Kozempel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,400 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (16,100)
End Zone 7,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine 3,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (10,400)
Club Seats 7,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,400 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (16,100)
End Zone	7,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine	3,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (10,400)
Club Seats	7,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (5,000)