Week 1, 2055

played in New Orleans, CA

61 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers7030-10
New Orleans Saints141003-27

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

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record0-11-0
First Downs2224
- by Rushing76
- by Passing1218
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards326434
- Offensive Plays6462
- Yards per Play5.097.00
Net Rushing Yards100100
- Rushing Attempts2120
- Yards per Rush4.765.00
Net Passing Yards226334
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 25 - 039 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards241345
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/153/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.267.95
Fumbles/Lost3/21/0
3rd Down Conversions5/124/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.77.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/507/40
Punt Returns/Yards0/04/55
Kick Returns/Yards2/353/71
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 32
Time of Possession30:4129:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:524:41OWN 25975Touchdown
15:533:21OWN 25521Punt
213:382:32OWN 28651Fumble
29:032:21OWN 273-14Punt
24:172:47OWN 25844Fumble
315:003:46OWN 25928Punt
39:134:16OWN 45938Field Goal
30:571:49OWN 2034Punt
412:023:21OWN 20827Punt
41:101:10OWN 23442Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:08OWN 33367Touchdown
18:112:18OWN 36464Touchdown
12:323:54OWN 30849Missed FG
211:062:03OPP 40440Touchdown
26:422:25OPP 421040Field Goal
21:301:30OWN 4357Half
311:142:01OWN 732Punt
34:574:00OWN 23731Punt
414:082:06OWN 29429Punt
48:417:31OWN 81490Field Goal

Game MVP: Eddie Curtis, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Blake Ballard13503.851010
QB Richard Myers4246.00700
RB Griffin Floyd3279.001610
WR Griffin Lyons1-1-1.00-100
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Wade Midler201005.003150

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Richard Myers27191903/141280102.3
Johnathan Tubbs126511/1028061.5
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Eddie Curtis39263453/113470120.1

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Griffin Lyons1113928.3640280
TE Bert Harding343812.6717280
RB Blake Ballard35248.0012130
WR Dave Thomson354916.3336241
RB Griffin Floyd25168.003130
QB Johnathan Tubbs1144.00140
WR Tom Staley111414.004140
TE Frank Sanders1144.00040
TE Leslie Wynn0100.00000
WR James Beyer0200.00000
WR Jeffrey Gramble0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Braxton Miller81412215.2560472
WR Emmett Francis7119513.5719200
TE Quinn Cason445112.751151
RB Wade Midler23178.5018100
TE Levi Bronson233115.5019240
WR Dixon Granville232311.506140
RB Alejandro Mendola1166.00060

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Richard Myers2000
WR Griffin Lyons1000
RB Blake Ballard0100
RB Griffin Floyd0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Emmett Francis1000
DT Arturo Brisset0110
DT Devin McNeil0100
DT Max Perkins0100
OLB Billy Shannon0010
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Devante Reilly524048.037.0553
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ross Jenkins312240.727.3460

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dillon Westbrook1/10/00/0341/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Winston Bell2/30/00/0193/3

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Emmett Francis45513.80

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Eugene Hamilton11313.00
Karl Joseph12222.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Robbie Weber37123.70

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Timothy Totten921.01839
S Karl Joseph840.01939
OLB Brock Strong611.01839
OLB Adrian McGee520.01632
CB Eugene Hamilton510.01739
DE Xavier Gerhardt210.51736
DE Gavin Peterman210.51731
S Caiden Simmons210.02042
S Ed VandenBelt210.01536
QB Richard Myers20---------
ILB Bo Fedolfi200.099
CB T.J. Snyder120.01330
OLB Earl Brimberry100.023
S Leslie Beavers100.048
DE Maxwell Anderson020.01835
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Billy Shannon1022.02143
S Curtis Grossman610.01931
OLB Jumbo Panariello500.01218
CB Theodore Grennes410.02043
DE Alvin Pearson400.01933
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke400.02043
DE Tyoka Barber301.0315
DT Arturo Brisset301.01837
CB Dennis Smalley320.02142
DT Max Perkins220.01419
CB Tyrone Carranza110.01324
ILB Mark Villalobos100.010
DT Devin McNeil100.01030
S Landon Gemmell100.0312
CB B.J. McIntyre100.0821

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Brock Strong1.001239
OLB Timothy Totten1.001039
DE Xavier Gerhardt0.501436
DE Gavin Peterman0.501031
DT Hayden Hammond0.010017
DE Maxwell Anderson0.001135
OLB Adrian McGee0.001032
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Billy Shannon2.000043
DE Tyoka Barber1.000015
DT Arturo Brisset1.000037
DE Randal Foster0.022027
DT Devin McNeil0.001030
DT Max Perkins0.001019
CB Dennis Smalley0.001042

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Timothy Totten61039
CB Eugene Hamilton50039
S Karl Joseph41039
OLB Adrian McGee30032
S Caiden Simmons21042
OLB Brock Strong20039
S Ed VandenBelt20036
CB T.J. Snyder10030
S Leslie Beavers1008
OLB Earl Brimberry0103
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Curtis Grossman51031
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke40043
OLB Billy Shannon30043
DE Alvin Pearson30033
OLB Jumbo Panariello21018
CB Dennis Smalley21042
CB Theodore Grennes20043
CB Tyrone Carranza10024
DE Tyoka Barber10015
DT Max Perkins10019
CB B.J. McIntyre10021

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Lorenzo Tucker39021043
G Tyrus McWilliams22021243
T Alejandro Garrett12021143
T Sammie Ward12021143
FB Kody Coles110404
G Leroy McCormick02021043
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Demetrius Di Pietro45020142
G Gerald Drexler24020142
G Nathaniel Raymond17020142
T Troy Rodgers13020042
C Marshall Whiting01020042

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Griffin Floyd218
Leslie Beavers29
Leroy McCormick26
T.J. Snyder112
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Emmett Francis117
Damon Barber114

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Leroy McCormick2143------670
G Tyrus McWilliams2143------670
T Alejandro Garrett2143------670
T Sammie Ward2143------670
CB Eugene Hamilton------1739965
S Karl Joseph------1939765
S Caiden Simmons------2042365
C Lorenzo Tucker2143---------64
OLB Timothy Totten------1839158
OLB Brock Strong------1839158
WR James Beyer1837------257
DE Maxwell Anderson------1835356
DE Xavier Gerhardt------1736255
CB T.J. Snyder------13301255
TE Bert Harding1835---------53
S Ed VandenBelt------1536253
WR Griffin Lyons1533------351
DE Gavin Peterman------1731351
OLB Adrian McGee------1632---48
QB Richard Myers1630---------46
RB Griffin Floyd720------1845
RB Blake Ballard1427------445
TE Leslie Wynn914------1841
WR Dave Thomson1226---------38
DT Hayden Hammond------817530
WR Tom Staley310------1326
OLB Bernie Brister------231924
OLB Devon Wayne------461222
S Leslie Beavers------48921
ILB Bo Fedolfi------99220
QB Johnathan Tubbs514---------19
OLB Earl Brimberry------231015
FB Kody Coles44------614
CB Bernie Burden------27413
S Leroy Gaston------001212
TE Frank Sanders47---------11
DE K.C. McDermid------15410
WR Jeffrey Gramble11------79
C Joseph Tucker00------66
P Devante Reilly00------66
DE Pat Duran------05---5
K Dillon Westbrook00------44
ILB Bryant Cushenbery------01---1
G Brody Petrella00---------0
C Isaiah Gerhardt00---------0
T Daniel Blake00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Emmett Francis2042------1779
G Gerald Drexler2042------668
T Demetrius Di Pietro2042------668
T Troy Rodgers2042------668
G Nathaniel Raymond2042------668
OLB Billy Shannon------2143165
CB Dennis Smalley------2142164
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke------2043164
CB Theodore Grennes------2043164
C Marshall Whiting2042---------62
QB Eddie Curtis2042---------62
WR Braxton Miller2038---------58
DT Arturo Brisset------1837156
DT Devin McNeil------10301555
WR Dixon Granville1234------955
RB Wade Midler2034---------54
TE Levi Bronson1438------153
DE Alvin Pearson------1933153
S Curtis Grossman------1931151
OLB Jumbo Panariello------12181848
CB Blaine Cooley------9241346
DE Randal Foster------1727145
CB Tyrone Carranza------1324239
CB B.J. McIntyre------821534
DT Max Perkins------1419---33
TE Quinn Cason66------1931
DE Tyoka Barber------315523
FB Xavier Henson23------1722
WR Robbie Weber22------1721
RB Joseph Lindsay40------1519
S Landon Gemmell------312---15
DE Winfred Martinez------311---14
S Damon Barber------001414
K Winston Bell00------99
ILB Mark Villalobos------1089
WR Keith Wooden04------37
P Ross Jenkins00------66
C Isaiah LaFountain00------66
RB Alejandro Mendola05---------5
TE Marco Walters04---------4
C Darren Wilkerson00---------0
QB Randal Blanchard00---------0
G Irv Maxwell00---------0
T Alfred Weber00---------0
C Stanley Horner00---------0
DE Raymond Garrison------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left331.0
Middle10555.5
Right8425.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left420.5
Middle10767.6
Right6223.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Richard Myers27192202400
Johnathan Tubbs1261111100
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Eddie Curtis39266114670

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54265.2
Short (0-8 Yds)23161466.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)95697.7
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43389.5
Short (0-8 Yds)20141366.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)116928.4
Long (19+ Yds)437919.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Griffin Lyons1311092133
RB Griffin Floyd52016020
RB Blake Ballard53024027
WR Dave Thomson53149126
TE Bert Harding43038135
WR James Beyer2000037
QB Johnathan Tubbs1114014
TE Leslie Wynn1000014
WR Tom Staley11014010
TE Frank Sanders110407
WR Jeffrey Gramble100001
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Braxton Miller1481122338
WR Emmett Francis117095242
TE Quinn Cason4405106
RB Wade Midler32017034
TE Levi Bronson32031138
WR Dixon Granville32023034
RB Alejandro Mendola110605

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Wade Midler6233.835.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Johnathan Tubbs2000.004.25
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Eddie Curtis94353.898.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Griffin Floyd1000.003.20
WR Jeffrey Gramble1000.000.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Braxton Miller5151.008.71
TE Quinn Cason222412.0012.75
WR Emmett Francis2163.008.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Blake Ballard20
QB Richard Myers11
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Wade Midler41

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Richard Myers433
Johnathan Tubbs211
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Eddie Curtis633

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
RB Griffin Floyd211
TE Leslie Wynn100
WR Griffin Lyons111
RB Blake Ballard111
WR Dave Thomson111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Emmett Francis322
WR Braxton Miller200
RB Wade Midler111

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,100 (16,100)
End Zone10,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine6,300 (6,800)
Sideline Seats10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes4,300 (5,000)