Week 1, 2055

played in New Orleans, CA

61 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	14	10	0	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:07 NOS - Braxton Miller 47 pass from Eddie Curtis (Winston Bell extra point)
1Q: 08:22 CAR - Dave Thomson 24 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 06:00 NOS - Quinn Cason 10 pass from Eddie Curtis (Winston Bell extra point)
2Q: 09:13 NOS - Braxton Miller 5 pass from Eddie Curtis (Winston Bell extra point)
2Q: 04:22 NOS - Winston Bell 19 field goal
3Q: 05:02 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 34 field goal
4Q: 01:15 NOS - Winston Bell 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:07 NOS - Braxton Miller 47 pass from Eddie Curtis (Winston Bell extra point)
1Q: 08:22 CAR - Dave Thomson 24 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 06:00 NOS - Quinn Cason 10 pass from Eddie Curtis (Winston Bell extra point)
2Q: 09:13 NOS - Braxton Miller 5 pass from Eddie Curtis (Winston Bell extra point)
2Q: 04:22 NOS - Winston Bell 19 field goal
3Q: 05:02 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 34 field goal
4Q: 01:15 NOS - Winston Bell 19 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 12 18
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 326 434
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 5.09 7.00
Net Rushing Yards 100 100
- Rushing Attempts 21 20
- Yards per Rush 4.76 5.00
Net Passing Yards 226 334
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 345
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/15 3/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.26 7.95
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/55
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:41 29:20

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	12	18
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	326	434
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	5.09	7.00
Net Rushing Yards	100	100
- Rushing Attempts	21	20
- Yards per Rush	4.76	5.00
Net Passing Yards	226	334
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	345
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/15	3/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.26	7.95
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/55
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:41	29:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	4:41	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	5:53	3:21	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
2	13:38	2:32	OWN 28	6	51	Fumble
2	9:03	2:21	OWN 27	3	-14	Punt
2	4:17	2:47	OWN 25	8	44	Fumble
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	9	28	Punt
3	9:13	4:16	OWN 45	9	38	Field Goal
3	0:57	1:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:02	3:21	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 23	4	42	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
1	8:11	2:18	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
1	2:32	3:54	OWN 30	8	49	Missed FG
2	11:06	2:03	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
2	6:42	2:25	OPP 42	10	40	Field Goal
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 43	5	7	Half
3	11:14	2:01	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	4:57	4:00	OWN 23	7	31	Punt
4	14:08	2:06	OWN 29	4	29	Punt
4	8:41	7:31	OWN 8	14	90	Field Goal

Game MVP: Eddie Curtis, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Blake Ballard	13	50	3.85	10	1
QB Richard Myers	4	24	6.00	7	0
RB Griffin Floyd	3	27	9.00	16	1
WR Griffin Lyons	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wade Midler	20	100	5.00	31	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	27	19	190	3/14	1	28	0	102.3
Johnathan Tubbs	12	6	51	1/1	0	28	0	61.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Curtis	39	26	345	3/11	3	47	0	120.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Griffin Lyons	11	13	92	8.36	40	28	0
TE Bert Harding	3	4	38	12.67	17	28	0
RB Blake Ballard	3	5	24	8.00	12	13	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	5	49	16.33	36	24	1
RB Griffin Floyd	2	5	16	8.00	3	13	0
QB Johnathan Tubbs	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Tom Staley	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Frank Sanders	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Leslie Wynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR James Beyer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeffrey Gramble	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braxton Miller	8	14	122	15.25	60	47	2
WR Emmett Francis	7	11	95	13.57	19	20	0
TE Quinn Cason	4	4	51	12.75	1	15	1
RB Wade Midler	2	3	17	8.50	18	10	0
TE Levi Bronson	2	3	31	15.50	19	24	0
WR Dixon Granville	2	3	23	11.50	6	14	0
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Richard Myers	2	0	0
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	0
RB Blake Ballard	0	1	0
RB Griffin Floyd	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	0
DT Arturo Brisset	0	1	1
DT Devin McNeil	0	1	0
DT Max Perkins	0	1	0
OLB Billy Shannon	0	0	1
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	5	240	48.0	37.0	55	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	3	122	40.7	27.3	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	2/3	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	4	55	13.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Hamilton	1	13	13.0	0
Karl Joseph	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robbie Weber	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	9	2	1.0	18	39
S Karl Joseph	8	4	0.0	19	39
OLB Brock Strong	6	1	1.0	18	39
OLB Adrian McGee	5	2	0.0	16	32
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	1	0.0	17	39
DE Xavier Gerhardt	2	1	0.5	17	36
DE Gavin Peterman	2	1	0.5	17	31
S Caiden Simmons	2	1	0.0	20	42
S Ed VandenBelt	2	1	0.0	15	36
QB Richard Myers	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Bo Fedolfi	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB T.J. Snyder	1	2	0.0	13	30
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Maxwell Anderson	0	2	0.0	18	35

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	10	2	2.0	21	43
S Curtis Grossman	6	1	0.0	19	31
OLB Jumbo Panariello	5	0	0.0	12	18
CB Theodore Grennes	4	1	0.0	20	43
DE Alvin Pearson	4	0	0.0	19	33
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	4	0	0.0	20	43
DE Tyoka Barber	3	0	1.0	3	15
DT Arturo Brisset	3	0	1.0	18	37
CB Dennis Smalley	3	2	0.0	21	42
DT Max Perkins	2	2	0.0	14	19
CB Tyrone Carranza	1	1	0.0	13	24
ILB Mark Villalobos	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Devin McNeil	1	0	0.0	10	30
S Landon Gemmell	1	0	0.0	3	12
CB B.J. McIntyre	1	0	0.0	8	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	1.0	0	1	2	39
OLB Timothy Totten	1.0	0	1	0	39
DE Xavier Gerhardt	0.5	0	1	4	36
DE Gavin Peterman	0.5	0	1	0	31
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Maxwell Anderson	0.0	0	1	1	35
OLB Adrian McGee	0.0	0	1	0	32

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	2.0	0	0	43
DE Tyoka Barber	1.0	0	0	15
DT Arturo Brisset	1.0	0	0	37
DE Randal Foster	0.0	2	2	27
DT Devin McNeil	0.0	0	1	30
DT Max Perkins	0.0	0	1	19
CB Dennis Smalley	0.0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	6	1	39
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	0	39
S Karl Joseph	4	1	39
OLB Adrian McGee	3	0	32
S Caiden Simmons	2	1	42
OLB Brock Strong	2	0	39
S Ed VandenBelt	2	0	36
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	30
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	8
OLB Earl Brimberry	0	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Curtis Grossman	5	1	31
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	4	0	43
OLB Billy Shannon	3	0	43
DE Alvin Pearson	3	0	33
OLB Jumbo Panariello	2	1	18
CB Dennis Smalley	2	1	42
CB Theodore Grennes	2	0	43
CB Tyrone Carranza	1	0	24
DE Tyoka Barber	1	0	15
DT Max Perkins	1	0	19
CB B.J. McIntyre	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lorenzo Tucker	3	9	21	0	43
G Tyrus McWilliams	2	2	21	2	43
T Alejandro Garrett	1	2	21	1	43
T Sammie Ward	1	2	21	1	43
FB Kody Coles	1	1	4	0	4
G Leroy McCormick	0	2	21	0	43

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Demetrius Di Pietro	4	5	20	1	42
G Gerald Drexler	2	4	20	1	42
G Nathaniel Raymond	1	7	20	1	42
T Troy Rodgers	1	3	20	0	42
C Marshall Whiting	0	1	20	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Griffin Floyd	2	18
Leslie Beavers	2	9
Leroy McCormick	2	6
T.J. Snyder	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Emmett Francis	1	17
Damon Barber	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leroy McCormick	21	43	---	---	6	70
G Tyrus McWilliams	21	43	---	---	6	70
T Alejandro Garrett	21	43	---	---	6	70
T Sammie Ward	21	43	---	---	6	70
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	17	39	9	65
S Karl Joseph	---	---	19	39	7	65
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	20	42	3	65
C Lorenzo Tucker	21	43	---	---	---	64
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	18	39	1	58
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	18	39	1	58
WR James Beyer	18	37	---	---	2	57
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	18	35	3	56
DE Xavier Gerhardt	---	---	17	36	2	55
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	13	30	12	55
TE Bert Harding	18	35	---	---	---	53
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	15	36	2	53
WR Griffin Lyons	15	33	---	---	3	51
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	17	31	3	51
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	16	32	---	48
QB Richard Myers	16	30	---	---	---	46
RB Griffin Floyd	7	20	---	---	18	45
RB Blake Ballard	14	27	---	---	4	45
TE Leslie Wynn	9	14	---	---	18	41
WR Dave Thomson	12	26	---	---	---	38
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	8	17	5	30
WR Tom Staley	3	10	---	---	13	26
OLB Bernie Brister	---	---	2	3	19	24
OLB Devon Wayne	---	---	4	6	12	22
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	4	8	9	21
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	9	9	2	20
QB Johnathan Tubbs	5	14	---	---	---	19
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	2	3	10	15
FB Kody Coles	4	4	---	---	6	14
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	2	7	4	13
S Leroy Gaston	---	---	0	0	12	12
TE Frank Sanders	4	7	---	---	---	11
DE K.C. McDermid	---	---	1	5	4	10
WR Jeffrey Gramble	1	1	---	---	7	9
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Pat Duran	---	---	0	5	---	5
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Bryant Cushenbery	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Brody Petrella	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Isaiah Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daniel Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Emmett Francis	20	42	---	---	17	79
G Gerald Drexler	20	42	---	---	6	68
T Demetrius Di Pietro	20	42	---	---	6	68
T Troy Rodgers	20	42	---	---	6	68
G Nathaniel Raymond	20	42	---	---	6	68
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	21	43	1	65
CB Dennis Smalley	---	---	21	42	1	64
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	20	43	1	64
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	20	43	1	64
C Marshall Whiting	20	42	---	---	---	62
QB Eddie Curtis	20	42	---	---	---	62
WR Braxton Miller	20	38	---	---	---	58
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	18	37	1	56
DT Devin McNeil	---	---	10	30	15	55
WR Dixon Granville	12	34	---	---	9	55
RB Wade Midler	20	34	---	---	---	54
TE Levi Bronson	14	38	---	---	1	53
DE Alvin Pearson	---	---	19	33	1	53
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	19	31	1	51
OLB Jumbo Panariello	---	---	12	18	18	48
CB Blaine Cooley	---	---	9	24	13	46
DE Randal Foster	---	---	17	27	1	45
CB Tyrone Carranza	---	---	13	24	2	39
CB B.J. McIntyre	---	---	8	21	5	34
DT Max Perkins	---	---	14	19	---	33
TE Quinn Cason	6	6	---	---	19	31
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	3	15	5	23
FB Xavier Henson	2	3	---	---	17	22
WR Robbie Weber	2	2	---	---	17	21
RB Joseph Lindsay	4	0	---	---	15	19
S Landon Gemmell	---	---	3	12	---	15
DE Winfred Martinez	---	---	3	11	---	14
S Damon Barber	---	---	0	0	14	14
K Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Mark Villalobos	---	---	1	0	8	9
WR Keith Wooden	0	4	---	---	3	7
P Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Isaiah LaFountain	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Alejandro Mendola	0	5	---	---	---	5
TE Marco Walters	0	4	---	---	---	4
C Darren Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Randal Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Irv Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alfred Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stanley Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Raymond Garrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	10	55	5.5
Right	8	42	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	10	76	7.6
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	27	19	2	2	0	2	4	0	0
Johnathan Tubbs	12	6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Curtis	39	26	6	1	1	4	6	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	146	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	136	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	79	19.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Griffin Lyons	13	11	0	92	1	33
RB Griffin Floyd	5	2	0	16	0	20
RB Blake Ballard	5	3	0	24	0	27
WR Dave Thomson	5	3	1	49	1	26
TE Bert Harding	4	3	0	38	1	35
WR James Beyer	2	0	0	0	0	37
QB Johnathan Tubbs	1	1	1	4	0	14
TE Leslie Wynn	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Tom Staley	1	1	0	14	0	10
TE Frank Sanders	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR Jeffrey Gramble	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braxton Miller	14	8	1	122	3	38
WR Emmett Francis	11	7	0	95	2	42
TE Quinn Cason	4	4	0	51	0	6
RB Wade Midler	3	2	0	17	0	34
TE Levi Bronson	3	2	0	31	1	38
WR Dixon Granville	3	2	0	23	0	34
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	1	0	6	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wade Midler	6	23	3.83	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Tubbs	2	0	0	0.00	4.25

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Curtis	9	4	35	3.89	8.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Griffin Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Jeffrey Gramble	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Braxton Miller	5	1	5	1.00	8.71
TE Quinn Cason	2	2	24	12.00	12.75
WR Emmett Francis	2	1	6	3.00	8.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blake Ballard	2	0
QB Richard Myers	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wade Midler	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	4	3	3
Johnathan Tubbs	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Curtis	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Griffin Floyd	2	1	1
TE Leslie Wynn	1	0	0
WR Griffin Lyons	1	1	1
RB Blake Ballard	1	1	1
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmett Francis	3	2	2
WR Braxton Miller	2	0	0
RB Wade Midler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 10,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	10,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,000)