Week 1, 2079

played in New Orleans, CA

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	7	9	0	-	26
New Orleans Saints	10	3	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:46 NOS - Tristan Richmond 44 interception return (Alan Emmons extra point)
1Q: 09:23 CAR - Collin Goga 27 field goal
1Q: 07:11 NOS - Alan Emmons 32 field goal
1Q: 02:03 CAR - Leroy Skjerven 11 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 11:51 NOS - Alan Emmons 39 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Claude Scott 9 run (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 10:40 CAR - Collin Goga 43 field goal
3Q: 05:23 CAR - Collin Goga 25 field goal
3Q: 00:01 CAR - Collin Goga 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:46 NOS - Tristan Richmond 44 interception return (Alan Emmons extra point)
1Q: 09:23 CAR - Collin Goga 27 field goal
1Q: 07:11 NOS - Alan Emmons 32 field goal
1Q: 02:03 CAR - Leroy Skjerven 11 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 11:51 NOS - Alan Emmons 39 field goal
2Q: 04:11 CAR - Claude Scott 9 run (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 10:40 CAR - Collin Goga 43 field goal
3Q: 05:23 CAR - Collin Goga 25 field goal
3Q: 00:01 CAR - Collin Goga 50 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 383 258
- Offensive Plays 84 60
- Yards per Play 4.56 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 96 69
- Rushing Attempts 34 14
- Yards per Rush 2.82 4.93
Net Passing Yards 287 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 28 - 1 45 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 302 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 4.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/21 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/77 9/81
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 37:02 22:58

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	383	258
- Offensive Plays	84	60
- Yards per Play	4.56	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	96	69
- Rushing Attempts	34	14
- Yards per Rush	2.82	4.93
Net Passing Yards	287	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 28 - 1	45 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	302	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	4.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/21	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/77	9/81
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	37:02	22:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 25	3	4	Interception
1	13:38	4:23	OWN 18	10	72	Field Goal
1	7:04	5:09	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	14:45	1:32	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
2	11:43	1:26	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	7:58	3:54	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	2:52	2:10	OWN 36	8	29	Missed FG
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 45	3	-2	Punt
3	12:51	2:18	OPP 37	4	11	Field Goal
3	9:30	4:14	OWN 45	9	47	Field Goal
3	3:15	2:56	OWN 29	6	23	Punt
3	0:19	0:19	OPP 25	4	-8	Field Goal
4	9:24	5:22	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
4	1:47	0:53	OWN 43	3	-8	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OPP 31	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:15	2:11	OWN 25	7	60	Field Goal
1	1:55	2:10	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
2	13:13	1:30	OPP 48	4	26	Field Goal
2	10:17	2:19	OWN 34	5	18	Punt
2	4:04	1:12	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:42	0:18	OWN 42	2	9	Interception
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
3	10:33	1:03	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	5:16	2:01	OWN 25	7	2	Punt
4	15:00	5:36	OWN 28	9	24	Punt
4	4:02	2:15	OWN 13	9	44	Downs
4	0:54	0:33	OWN 25	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Mo Sjostrom, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Warren Peoples	21	62	2.95	24	3	0
RB Claude Scott	8	14	1.75	9	0	1
RB Dwight Nieto	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Jason Floyd	2	22	11.00	20	1	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Carter Caldwell	6	29	4.83	12	2
RB Karl Malone	6	30	5.00	29	1
RB Rick Talley	1	8	8.00	8	0
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	47	28	302	3/15	1	28	1	76.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carter Caldwell	45	22	194	1/5	0	20	1	51.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leroy Skjerven	10	17	92	9.20	36	26	1
WR Jason Floyd	7	12	92	13.14	63	28	0
TE Sergio Washington	3	4	37	12.33	21	17	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	3	4	32	10.67	4	27	0
RB Dwight Nieto	2	2	28	14.00	17	25	0
TE Bubba Stahl	2	4	16	8.00	0	9	0
RB Warren Peoples	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Gavin West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Karl Malone	8	11	73	9.13	36	20
WR Devin Camire	5	11	35	7.00	17	14
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	4	6	32	8.00	7	10
RB Rick Talley	2	3	15	7.50	7	10
TE Melvin Tolar	2	4	30	15.00	12	17
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Kaleb Crawford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Norbert Radda	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jace Joseph	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rich Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wayne Hutchins	1	8	8.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tristan Richmond	1	44	44.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Warren Peoples	1	0	0
S Darnell Lenz	1	0	0
FB Micah Huffman	0	1	1
WR Leroy Skjerven	0	1	0
ILB Charles Politte	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	0
DE Evan Hopson	0	1
G Trevor Wilkerson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Myslinski	6	239	39.8	33.7	51	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Willig	7	315	45.0	33.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	4/5	2/3	1/2	50	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Emmons	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Lenz	3	39	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Crawford	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Chesnut	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Burkholder	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Duane Hasan	6	1	0.0	14	46
ILB Cory Gardner	6	0	0.0	13	38
CB Wayne Hutchins	6	0	0.0	14	45
S Angel Hastings	5	2	0.0	14	46
S Ernie Chesnut	3	0	0.0	4	8
DT Kristopher Ellison	2	0	0.0	2	26
DE Les Oliver	1	2	1.0	12	34
DE Kody Preston	1	2	0.0	12	26
OLB Willie Bullock	1	1	0.0	2	20
CB Tre Whelihan	1	1	0.0	14	46
DE Myles Holliday	1	1	0.0	12	28
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Kevin Domenici	1	0	0.0	0	18
CB B.J. McGee	1	0	0.0	9	27
S Russell Dunlap	0	1	0.0	10	38

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	11	4	1.0	32	32
S Irv Gellar	8	1	0.0	34	48
CB Tristan Richmond	7	1	0.0	16	37
OLB Myles Walsh	6	7	0.0	34	49
DT Cody Owens	5	1	0.0	24	34
CB Alonzo Conrad	4	0	0.5	33	48
DE Evan Hopson	4	2	0.0	30	46
ILB Myron Nelson	4	0	0.0	2	16
DE Collin Dawson	3	0	1.0	33	48
CB Irving McSweeny	3	3	0.0	33	48
OLB Rex Baber	2	2	0.0	19	13
S Parker McHugh	2	0	0.0	20	26
DT Hugh Washington	1	1	0.0	18	25
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	1	1	0.0	15	35
RB Rick Talley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Justin Campbell	0	1	0.5	0	2
CB Chad Burkholder	0	1	0.0	6	9
DT Alfred Tapia	0	1	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Les Oliver	1.0	1	0	34
OLB Willie Bullock	0.0	1	2	20
DE Kevin Domenici	0.0	0	1	18
DE Myles Holliday	0.0	0	1	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Collin Dawson	1.0	2	1	4	48
ILB Edwin Talley	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Justin Campbell	0.5	0	0	0	2
CB Alonzo Conrad	0.5	0	0	0	48
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	0.0	0	2	2	35
DT Cody Owens	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	0	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cory Gardner	5	1	0	38
CB Wayne Hutchins	5	0	1	45
OLB Duane Hasan	4	0	0	46
S Angel Hastings	3	0	0	46
OLB Willie Bullock	1	1	0	20
S Ernie Chesnut	1	1	0	8
DT Kristopher Ellison	1	0	0	26
DE Kevin Domenici	1	0	0	18
CB B.J. McGee	1	0	0	27
S Russell Dunlap	0	1	0	38
CB Todd Goddard	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	5	1	0	32
CB Tristan Richmond	4	1	1	37
S Irv Gellar	4	1	0	48
S Parker McHugh	4	0	0	26
ILB Myron Nelson	4	0	0	16
OLB Myles Walsh	3	1	0	49
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	0	0	48
OLB Rex Baber	1	0	0	13
CB Irving McSweeny	1	0	0	48
S Stan Napier	0	2	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Pat Blasingame	3	10	34	0	50
T George Gordon	2	10	34	0	50
TE Bubba Stahl	2	2	22	0	17
T Rufus Packer	1	3	34	2	50
G Tre Williamson	1	3	34	0	50
G Neal Moffett	0	5	34	1	50

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Amos McIntyre	1	3	14	1	46
G Trevor Wilkerson	1	2	14	0	46
G Graham Mathews	0	3	14	0	46
T J.T. Grabowski	0	1	14	0	46
T Gage Rose	0	1	14	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Whelihan	3	25
Dwight Nieto	1	29
Micah Huffman	1	29

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Wilkerson	2	13
Chad Burkholder	1	21
Cody Owens	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Neal Moffett	34	50	---	---	18	102
C Pat Blasingame	34	50	---	---	11	95
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	14	46	25	85
QB Mo Sjostrom	34	50	---	---	---	84
T Rufus Packer	34	50	---	---	---	84
T George Gordon	34	50	---	---	---	84
G Tre Williamson	34	50	---	---	---	84
WR Leroy Skjerven	31	50	---	---	---	81
WR Jason Floyd	26	49	---	---	---	75
WR Jeffrey Rogers	20	34	---	---	11	65
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	14	46	2	62
S Angel Hastings	---	---	14	46	2	62
CB Wayne Hutchins	---	---	14	45	2	61
TE Sergio Washington	18	41	---	---	---	59
RB Warren Peoples	24	32	---	---	1	57
DE Les Oliver	---	---	12	34	9	55
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	13	38	3	54
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	9	27	17	53
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	10	38	4	52
RB Dwight Nieto	3	17	---	---	29	49
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	2	20	25	47
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	12	28	1	41
FB Micah Huffman	8	3	---	---	29	40
DE Kody Preston	---	---	12	26	1	39
TE Bubba Stahl	22	17	---	---	---	39
DT Amir Rodrigues	---	---	12	20	1	33
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	2	26	1	29
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	4	8	17	29
DE Kevin Domenici	---	---	0	18	8	26
CB Todd Goddard	---	---	3	20	2	25
RB Claude Scott	8	0	---	---	15	23
WR Randal Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	23	23
DE Cedric Angel	---	---	4	12	---	16
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	3	8	2	13
TE Aaron Griffin	9	4	---	---	---	13
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Fred Graham	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Trenton Myslinski	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Mercury Bergstrom	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Charles Politte	---	---	0	0	9	9
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	0	0	9	9
T Gustavo Foley	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Gavin West	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Terrell Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jonah Stratico	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	34	49	5	88
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	33	48	5	86
S Irv Gellar	---	---	34	48	4	86
DE Collin Dawson	---	---	33	48	4	85
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	33	48	4	85
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	30	46	4	80
G Trevor Wilkerson	14	46	---	---	13	73
DT Cody Owens	---	---	24	34	14	72
T J.T. Grabowski	14	46	---	---	9	69
T Gage Rose	14	46	---	---	9	69
G Graham Mathews	14	46	---	---	9	69
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	32	32	---	64
QB Carter Caldwell	14	46	---	---	---	60
C Amos McIntyre	14	46	---	---	---	60
S Stan Napier	---	---	14	26	17	57
CB Tristan Richmond	---	---	16	37	3	56
TE Melvin Tolar	13	43	---	---	---	56
WR Jace Joseph	14	40	---	---	---	54
DT Hugh Washington	---	---	18	25	11	54
S Parker McHugh	---	---	20	26	6	52
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	---	---	15	35	2	52
WR Devin Camire	12	38	---	---	1	51
WR Kaleb Crawford	9	24	---	---	15	48
TE Taylor Clemons	4	12	---	---	26	42
RB Karl Malone	8	32	---	---	---	40
WR Gustavo Wynn	3	15	---	---	19	37
CB Chad Burkholder	---	---	6	9	21	36
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	19	13	3	35
FB Norbert Radda	1	10	---	---	19	30
RB Rick Talley	2	4	---	---	20	26
OLB Roderick Widell	---	---	0	0	23	23
ILB Myron Nelson	---	---	2	16	4	22
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	11	6	---	17
ILB Jace Horton	---	---	0	1	14	15
CB Conrad Jacobs	---	---	0	1	13	14
WR Rich Lyle	1	4	---	---	8	13
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	3	8	---	---	---	11
C Dashawn Bensen	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	0	2	7	9
P Steve Willig	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Micah Gillespie	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Alan Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Aaron Bjorkstam	0	0	---	---	---	0
T T.J. Rheams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sean Powell	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Floyd Finister	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	11	31	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	10	55	5.5
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	47	28	5	0	4	6	6	6	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carter Caldwell	45	22	1	6	4	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	86	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	125	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	47	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	44	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	9	69	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	10	89	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	36	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leroy Skjerven	17	10	2	92	1	50
WR Jason Floyd	12	7	1	92	2	49
TE Sergio Washington	4	3	0	37	0	41
WR Jeffrey Rogers	4	3	0	32	1	34
TE Bubba Stahl	4	2	1	16	0	17
RB Warren Peoples	3	1	0	5	0	32
RB Dwight Nieto	2	2	0	28	1	17
WR Gavin West	1	0	0	0	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Karl Malone	11	8	1	73	1	32
WR Devin Camire	11	5	1	35	0	38
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	6	4	1	32	0	8
TE Melvin Tolar	4	2	0	30	0	43
WR Jace Joseph	4	0	1	0	0	40
RB Rick Talley	3	2	0	15	0	4
WR Gustavo Wynn	2	1	0	9	0	15
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	24
FB Norbert Radda	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Rich Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Claude Scott	3	13	4.33	1.75
RB Warren Peoples	2	-5	-2.50	2.95

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	6	2	20	3.33	6.43

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carter Caldwell	2	0	0	0.00	4.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leroy Skjerven	4	2	20	5.00	5.41
RB Warren Peoples	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
TE Bubba Stahl	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jace Joseph	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Devin Camire	1	0	0	0.00	3.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Nieto	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Karl Malone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	18	10	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carter Caldwell	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Floyd	6	3	3
WR Leroy Skjerven	4	3	2
RB Dwight Nieto	2	2	1
TE Sergio Washington	2	1	1
TE Bubba Stahl	2	0	0
WR Gavin West	1	0	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Karl Malone	7	4	2
WR Jace Joseph	2	0	0
WR Devin Camire	2	2	2
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	0
TE Melvin Tolar	1	0	0

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

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