Week 1, 2040

played in New Orleans, CA

56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers14760-27
New Orleans Saints014314-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 CAR - Cris Ciervo 16 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
1Q: 00:28 CAR - Corwin McEwen 43 interception return (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 09:31 NOS - Adam England 7 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
2Q: 03:24 CAR - Brandon Cooks 14 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Greg Emerson 17 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 11:31 CAR - Sammie Harden 31 field goal
3Q: 04:26 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 34 field goal
3Q: 00:26 CAR - Sammie Harden 33 field goal
4Q: 07:48 NOS - Adam England 10 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Mark Bobro 8 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record0-11-0
First Downs2321
- by Rushing812
- by Passing157
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards408345
- Offensive Plays7166
- Yards per Play5.755.23
Net Rushing Yards149184
- Rushing Attempts3825
- Yards per Rush3.927.36
Net Passing Yards259161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 21 - 038 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards273177
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/143/16
- Yards per Pass Play7.853.93
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions6/157/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.58.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/515/30
Punt Returns/Yards3/104/46
Kick Returns/Yards2/513/76
Interception Ret./Yards3/570/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/24/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 30
Time of Possession34:2425:36

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:25OWN 20615Punt
111:023:30OWN 20880Touchdown
15:204:12OWN 19839Punt
29:256:08OWN 201080Touchdown
22:000:29OWN 4730Punt
20:160:16OWN 2915Half
314:202:57OPP 34620Field Goal
39:553:43OWN 40830Punt
34:204:02OWN 20764Field Goal
414:371:58OWN 12513Punt
47:421:49OWN 2033Punt
42:561:06OWN 19414Punt
40:230:23OWN 33231Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:351:33OWN 33420Punt
17:322:12OWN 253-2Punt
11:080:48OWN 20212Interception
10:205:55OWN 201280Touchdown
23:171:17OWN 343-4Interception
21:311:15OWN 21879Touchdown
315:000:40OWN 3010Interception
311:231:28OWN 2031Punt
36:121:21OWN 2033Punt
34:510:31OPP 1730Field Goal
30:180:41OWN 2033Punt
412:394:57OWN 301070Touchdown
45:532:57OWN 33619Punt
41:501:27OWN 41659Touchdown

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Levi Scialabba23783.391010
Gage Peterson13644.921440
Josh Phillips111.00100
Earl Fulton166.00600
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mark Bobro121048.671941
Adam England11696.272032
Randall Wolf2115.50600

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Geno Smith31212732/142310116.7
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Wolf38191773/16121339.0

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cris Ciervo699616.0051261
WR Brandon Cooks677412.3346211
RB Levi Scialabba445614.0016310
RB Gage Peterson222512.5021240
TE Josh Phillips1155.00050
FB Earl Fulton1222.00020
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins121515.006150
TE Donnell Zwillinger0200.00000
WR Jimmy Birch0100.00000
WR Odell Beckham Jr0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tavon Austin7117210.2918210
WR J.T. Forbes363812.6715130
TE Greg Emerson2102512.506171
RB Adam England22199.500130
RB Mark Bobro1144.00040
TE Johnny Ketteridge1155.00050
WR Wesley Mills1277.00070
WR Declan Powell1233.00030
FB Marco Gillespie1244.00040

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Trevor Briel100.000
ILB Corwin McEwen14343.001
S Chuck Pritchett11414.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Kaiden Jefferson1000
Isaac Eatherton0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Randall Wolf1100
Robert Abreu0100
Marco Gillespie0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Casey Herrmann729742.430.1531
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie O'Donnell628647.742.7571

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Sammie Harden2/20/00/0333/3
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmie Apodaca1/10/00/0344/4

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Kaiden Jefferson3103.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Tavon Austin44611.50

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Brandon Cooks25125.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Tavon Austin25427.00
Kyle Fuller12222.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Zach Brown600.01829
S Jerome Holliman530.02440
ILB Corwin McEwen520.01833
CB Barry Abrams410.02441
CB Trevor Briel310.02438
OLB Bob Guest310.01619
S Chuck Pritchett300.02541
DE Isaac Eatherton202.0925
ILB Derrick Bryant210.088
ILB Brenden Richard200.078
DE Curtis Gall200.01616
S Braxton Frederick101.035
OLB Tom Everett110.0512
S Kevin Hindman110.0416
CB Kaiden Jefferson110.01732
DE Walt Vaughn100.085
DT Aaron Cauthen100.0920
DE DeMarcus Lawrence010.01736
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Sammie Collins830.03833
S Clifton McIntyre720.03833
DT Michael Brockers710.03227
OLB Doug Reeves521.03432
CB Kyle Fuller520.03028
DT Neal Segalas510.02224
CB Korey Beyer510.03027
CB Dennis Meidinger420.01414
ILB Jumbo Greer321.02519
S Kris Wooden330.03631
DE Conrad Tatum200.03026
S Brody Norris200.026
OLB Gene Prescott200.044
RB Mark Bobro10---------
TE Greg Emerson10---------
DE Jace Gilmore100.03126
DT Walt Madison010.02010
OLB T.J. Burroughs010.041

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Isaac Eatherton2.001025
S Braxton Frederick1.00005
OLB Bob Guest0.011019
DT Aaron Cauthen0.010020
DT Rex Hogue0.002021
DE DeMarcus Lawrence0.001036
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Jumbo Greer1.001019
OLB Doug Reeves1.000032
DE Jace Gilmore0.001126
DE Conrad Tatum0.001026
DT Neal Segalas0.000224

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Barry Abrams51041
ILB Corwin McEwen30133
OLB Zach Brown30029
S Chuck Pritchett22141
CB Trevor Briel20138
S Jerome Holliman12040
OLB Bob Guest10019
S Kevin Hindman10016
CB Kaiden Jefferson10032
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dennis Meidinger40014
S Clifton McIntyre31033
OLB Doug Reeves30032
CB Korey Beyer30027
CB Kyle Fuller21028
DT Neal Segalas20024
ILB Jumbo Greer10019
S Kris Wooden10031
S Brody Norris1006
OLB Gene Prescott1004
ILB Sammie Collins02033

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Danny Stephens716038033
Billy Joe Sellers35038033
Alonzo Tripp34038133
Ellis Covill110038133
Austin Seferian-Jenkins110509
Wes Grimes02038033
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jason Slowey34011012
Reuben Shaw25125141
Ben Jones24025041
Lonnie Duffy23114229
Matt Kalil23125041
Marco Gillespie22019029
Joseph Snyder12025041

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Rodney Gonzalez332
Gage Peterson121
Austin Seferian-Jenkins121
Earl Fulton119
Toby Sermon114
Donnie Anthony19
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Adam England325
Robert Abreu119
Marco Gillespie113

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Danny Stephens3833------980
Billy Joe Sellers3833------980
Trevor Briel------24381375
Wes Grimes3833---------71
Ellis Covill3833---------71
Geno Smith3833---------71
Alonzo Tripp3833---------71
Brandon Cooks3530------671
Cris Ciervo2725------1870
Chuck Pritchett------2541167
Jerome Holliman------2440266
Barry Abrams------2441166
Donnell Zwillinger3623------665
Earl Fulton2020------1959
DeMarcus Lawrence------1736154
Kaiden Jefferson------1732554
Corwin McEwen------1833152
Levi Scialabba2424---------48
Zach Brown------1829---47
Bob Guest------16191247
Rodney Gonzalez------663244
Gage Peterson149------2144
Rex Hogue------1621340
Curtis Gall------1616638
Isaac Eatherton------925135
Josh Phillips77------2135
Austin Seferian-Jenkins59------2135
Jimmy Birch1314------734
Aaron Cauthen------920130
Derrick Bryant------88622
Kevin Hindman------416---20
Brenden Richard------78419
Tom Everett------512219
Braxton Frederick------351119
Walt Vaughn------85316
Toby Sermon10------1415
Odell Beckham Jr84---------12
Donnell Hitchcock00------99
Vernon Warren------1089
Donnie Anthony00------99
Donald Banks00------99
Sammie Harden00------88
Casey Herrmann00------77
Gilbert Brisman00------22
Ronald Chae00---------0
Donnie Wile00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Clifton McIntyre------3833374
Sammie Collins------3833273
Greg Emerson2341------771
Tavon Austin2136------1370
Kris Wooden------3631269
Ben Jones2541------268
Matt Kalil2541------268
Doug Reeves------3432268
Reuben Shaw2541---------66
Randall Wolf2541---------66
Joseph Snyder2541---------66
Kyle Fuller------3028866
Michael Brockers------3227564
Marco Gillespie1929------1361
Jace Gilmore------3126360
Korey Beyer------3027259
Conrad Tatum------3026157
Adam England1114------2550
Neal Segalas------2224248
Jumbo Greer------2519448
Lonnie Duffy1429------548
J.T. Forbes1827---------45
Mark Bobro1427------142
Wesley Mills1013------1841
Walt Madison------2010434
Dennis Meidinger------1414432
T.J. Burroughs------412530
Johnny Ketteridge37------1929
Jason Slowey1112------528
Weston Woodson------851427
Vince Cole------87722
Brody Norris------261321
Robert Abreu01------1920
Johnnie Pulliam------321318
Chad Barnes------98---17
Agamemnon Alford02------1517
Gene Prescott------44614
Declan Powell57---------12
Derrick Kitchings11------911
Jimmie Apodaca00------77
Mario Gulden00------77
Robbie Rose00------77
Taylor Lewan00------77
Jackie O'Donnell00------66
Earl Leyes00------11
Harris Grier00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13524.0
Middle20874.4
Right5102.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4297.3
Middle13947.2
Right8617.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Geno Smith31215124330
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Wolf38191125503

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen9811512.8
Short (0-8 Yds)118615.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)74669.4
Long (19+ Yds)41317.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1611794.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)135705.4
Long (19+ Yds)61172.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cris Ciervo96296225
WR Brandon Cooks76074130
RB Levi Scialabba44056124
TE Donnell Zwillinger2000023
FB Earl Fulton2102020
RB Gage Peterson2202519
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins2101509
TE Josh Phillips110507
WR Jimmy Birch1000014
WR Odell Beckham Jr100004
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tavon Austin117072136
TE Greg Emerson102125041
WR J.T. Forbes63138027
RB Adam England22019014
WR Wesley Mills2107013
WR Declan Powell210307
FB Marco Gillespie2104029
RB Mark Bobro1104027
TE Johnny Ketteridge110507

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Levi Scialabba166.003.39
Gage Peterson1-1-1.004.92
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Adam England4246.006.27
Mark Bobro2115.508.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Geno Smith323010.008.81
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Wolf62264.334.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cris Ciervo111616.0010.67
FB Earl Fulton1000.001.00
WR Brandon Cooks111414.0010.57
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Greg Emerson31175.672.50
WR Tavon Austin2194.506.55
WR J.T. Forbes1000.006.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Levi Scialabba31
Gage Peterson21
New OrleansRushesConversions
Mark Bobro32
Adam England22

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Geno Smith1044
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Wolf1053

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Cris Ciervo422
FB Earl Fulton211
WR Jimmy Birch100
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins111
WR Odell Beckham Jr100
WR Brandon Cooks100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Tavon Austin422
TE Greg Emerson311
RB Mark Bobro110
WR J.T. Forbes100
WR Wesley Mills110

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,100 (16,100)
End Zone11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)