Week 1, 2092

played in Cardiff, FL

71 degrees, stormy, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	7	-	17
Cardiff Dragons	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 CAR - Mario Weatherly 58 interception return (Garrett Locher extra point)
1Q: 02:08 CAR - Garrett Locher 33 field goal
1Q: 01:03 CDR - Scottie Cassidy 23 pass from Sam Shelton (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 04:13 CDR - Andre Schroeder 27 field goal
2Q: 02:42 CDR - Sam Shelton 15 run (Andre Schroeder extra point)
3Q: 06:27 CDR - Andre Schroeder 20 field goal
4Q: 13:46 CAR - Toby Ellard 8 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Garrett Locher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 CAR - Mario Weatherly 58 interception return (Garrett Locher extra point)
1Q: 02:08 CAR - Garrett Locher 33 field goal
1Q: 01:03 CDR - Scottie Cassidy 23 pass from Sam Shelton (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 04:13 CDR - Andre Schroeder 27 field goal
2Q: 02:42 CDR - Sam Shelton 15 run (Andre Schroeder extra point)
3Q: 06:27 CDR - Andre Schroeder 20 field goal
4Q: 13:46 CAR - Toby Ellard 8 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Garrett Locher extra point)

Team Statistics CAR CDR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 218 272
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 3.76 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 59 74
- Rushing Attempts 28 33
- Yards per Rush 2.11 2.24
Net Passing Yards 159 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 2 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/53 8/47
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/58 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	CAR	CDR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	218	272
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	3.76	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	59	74
- Rushing Attempts	28	33
- Yards per Rush	2.11	2.24
Net Passing Yards	159	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 2	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/53	8/47
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/58	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	3:25	OWN 3	6	7	Punt
1	5:26	3:25	OWN 31	6	53	Field Goal
1	0:53	4:06	OWN 31	7	28	Punt
2	4:07	0:59	OWN 33	2	7	Fumble
2	2:29	1:56	OWN 25	5	-2	Punt
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 25	7	20	Punt
3	9:18	1:05	OWN 23	3	-3	Interception
3	6:20	1:31	OWN 25	3	42	Fumble
3	3:17	4:22	OWN 17	8	64	Interception
4	13:46	0:10	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
4	7:36	2:00	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:27	1:14	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
4	2:00	0:40	OWN 1	5	3	Downs

Cardiff Dragons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 25	9	24	Punt
1	8:16	0:17	50	1	-10	Interception
1	7:59	2:33	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
1	2:01	1:08	OWN 46	2	54	Touchdown
2	11:47	7:40	OWN 9	15	81	Field Goal
2	3:08	0:39	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 28	1	1	Half
3	10:45	1:27	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	8:13	1:53	OPP 36	5	33	Field Goal
3	4:49	1:32	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
4	13:55	0:09	OWN 9	1	-1	Fumble
4	13:36	6:00	OWN 18	9	35	Punt
4	5:36	1:09	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
4	3:13	1:13	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 4	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Sam Shelton, Cardiff Dragons

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Toby Ellard	22	20	0.91	8	0	0
QB Darrin Oliphant	6	39	6.50	18	3	0

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wesley Springer	13	19	1.46	6	0	0
RB Kody Rhodes	10	22	2.20	8	0	0
QB Sam Shelton	3	20	6.67	15	1	1
RB Walt Fink	3	4	1.33	3	0	0
TE Pedro King	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
WR Scottie Cassidy	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Oliphant	27	17	179	3/20	1	33	2	63.6

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Shelton	30	18	209	2/11	1	32	1	78.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Burnett	5	5	86	17.20	59	33	0
WR Geoff Beuter	5	7	59	11.80	21	25	0
RB Toby Ellard	2	3	15	7.50	1	8	1
TE Aidan Galloway	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	0
WR Nolan Galloway	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Jose Giles	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Sawyer Carr	1	2	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Edward Crawford	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cardiff	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scottie Cassidy	9	11	122	13.56	25	32	1
WR Rickey Zimmerman	3	7	45	15.00	37	31	0
TE Broderick Fredrickson	3	6	16	5.33	0	8	0
RB Kody Rhodes	1	2	21	21.00	19	21	0
TE Pedro King	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Tyrell May	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mario Weatherly	1	58	58.00	1

Cardiff	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rex Newsome	1	3	3.00	0
CB Jeremy Morton	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Nolan Galloway	1	0	0
WR Kerry Burnett	1	0	0
ILB Bryan Wiggs	0	1	0
ILB Wesley Jennings	0	0	1

Cardiff	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Scottie Cassidy	1	0	0
S DeAndre Ackerman	0	1	0
CB Craig Wilson	0	1	0
ILB Omar Stoltman	0	0	1
CB Austin Pittard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Velasquez	6	252	42.0	38.5	58	3

Cardiff	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corwin Garner	7	320	45.7	40.7	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Cardiff	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Schroeder	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Alexander	1	15	15.0	0

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Patton	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Bates	2	44	22.0	0

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Newsome	1	34	34.0	0
Jeremy Morton	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Jennings	7	4	0.0	28	31
ILB Bryan Wiggs	5	1	0.0	21	14
OLB Cody Arndorfer	5	0	0.0	33	32
S Miles Stanton	4	1	0.0	23	23
DT Bryson Manning	4	1	0.0	23	20
CB Mario Weatherly	4	0	0.0	28	29
CB Dominic Compton	4	0	0.0	28	21
DE Kim Tedeschi	3	2	0.0	27	24
S Louis Alexander	3	2	0.0	11	9
DE Leo McTyer	2	0	1.0	24	22
DE Wes Rose	2	0	0.0	15	18
OLB Bart Bates	2	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Tyrus Russell	1	1	1.0	23	25
S Charles Castillo	1	2	0.0	32	32
WR Kerry Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
G Raymond Cepeda	1	0	---	---	---
CB Raul Reilly	1	0	0.0	6	14
TE Edward Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
DT Lucas Smithson	1	0	0.0	10	12
CB Hardy Gash	1	0	0.0	11	8
CB Bucky Perez	0	2	0.0	6	10
ILB Kerry Pearson	0	1	0.0	4	1

Cardiff	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rex Newsome	7	2	0.0	28	30
DE Luis Shore	6	1	1.0	21	20
ILB Omar Stoltman	6	2	0.0	28	30
S DeAndre Ackerman	4	4	0.0	26	22
OLB Emmett Warren	4	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Louie Kinney	3	1	0.0	16	8
OLB Reuben Givens	2	1	1.0	16	13
DE Bryant Rodgers	2	0	1.0	12	19
CB Craig Wilson	2	1	0.0	28	30
CB Austin Pittard	2	0	0.0	21	17
CB Glenn Hellmuth	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Hector Crow	1	2	0.0	10	14
OLB Cary Smart	1	1	0.0	19	20
CB Jeremy Morton	1	1	0.0	16	25
S Russell Metz	1	1	0.0	8	14
DE Rusty Wheeler	0	1	0.0	20	18
DT Bernard Irvine	0	1	0.0	19	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tyrus Russell	1.0	2	1	25
DE Leo McTyer	1.0	1	0	22
DE Kim Tedeschi	0.0	2	0	24
DT Bryson Manning	0.0	1	0	20

Cardiff	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Luis Shore	1.0	1	1	20
DE Bryant Rodgers	1.0	1	0	19
OLB Reuben Givens	1.0	0	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Miles Stanton	3	1	0	23
CB Dominic Compton	3	1	0	21
OLB Cody Arndorfer	2	2	0	32
CB Mario Weatherly	2	0	1	29
ILB Wesley Jennings	2	0	0	31
CB Raul Reilly	1	0	0	14
S Louis Alexander	1	0	0	9
ILB Bryan Wiggs	1	0	0	14
OLB Bart Bates	1	0	0	7
DE Leo McTyer	1	0	0	22
CB Hardy Gash	1	0	0	8

Cardiff	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rex Newsome	3	1	1	30
ILB Omar Stoltman	3	0	0	30
CB Austin Pittard	2	1	0	17
OLB Emmett Warren	2	0	0	23
S DeAndre Ackerman	2	0	0	22
DT Bernard Irvine	1	1	0	17
CB Jeremy Morton	1	0	1	25
OLB Cary Smart	1	0	0	20
CB Craig Wilson	1	0	0	30
CB Glenn Hellmuth	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josh Leake	2	6	28	0	30
T Charlie Gibson	2	4	28	1	30
G Gino Dennis	0	6	28	1	30
T Miguel Bryant	0	5	28	0	30
G Raymond Cepeda	0	4	28	0	30
RB Jose Giles	0	0	4	1	6

Cardiff	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lincoln Mayes	2	11	33	0	32
G Adam Couch	1	5	21	1	30
G Roger Jackson	1	5	33	0	32
T Gilbert Hardy	1	3	33	1	32
C Owen Nejedly	0	4	33	0	32
C Scottie Murray	0	2	12	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Arndorfer	2	12
Jose Giles	1	22
Geoff Beuter	1	10

Cardiff	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Irvine	1	12
Wesley Springer	1	11
Adam Couch	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Cody Arndorfer	---	---	33	32	12	77
S Charles Castillo	---	---	32	32	2	66
ILB Wesley Jennings	---	---	28	31	2	61
CB Mario Weatherly	---	---	28	29	2	59
QB Darrin Oliphant	28	30	---	---	---	58
T Charlie Gibson	28	30	---	---	---	58
G Gino Dennis	28	30	---	---	---	58
G Raymond Cepeda	28	30	---	---	---	58
C Josh Leake	28	30	---	---	---	58
T Miguel Bryant	28	30	---	---	---	58
WR Kerry Burnett	27	28	---	---	---	55
WR Nolan Galloway	26	28	---	---	---	54
DE Leo McTyer	---	---	24	22	8	54
DE Kim Tedeschi	---	---	27	24	2	53
OLB Tyrus Russell	---	---	23	25	2	50
CB Dominic Compton	---	---	28	21	1	50
S Miles Stanton	---	---	23	23	2	48
WR Geoff Beuter	15	22	---	---	10	47
RB Toby Ellard	23	21	---	---	2	46
DT Bryson Manning	---	---	23	20	1	44
TE Edward Crawford	19	19	---	---	2	40
OLB Bart Bates	---	---	10	7	22	39
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	21	14	1	36
DE Wes Rose	---	---	15	18	1	34
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	6	10	17	33
RB Jose Giles	4	6	---	---	22	32
WR Liam Bennit	4	3	---	---	22	29
CB Raul Reilly	---	---	6	14	8	28
S Louis Alexander	---	---	11	9	8	28
TE Aidan Galloway	14	9	---	---	5	28
TE Barry England	3	2	---	---	21	26
DT Lucas Smithson	---	---	10	12	1	23
RB Sawyer Carr	3	10	---	---	9	22
CB Hardy Gash	---	---	11	8	---	19
ILB Kerry Pearson	---	---	4	1	12	17
S Bryson Ramsey	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Santiago Bates	2	2	---	---	9	13
C Dave Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Abel Sims	---	---	0	0	7	7
G Luther Starks	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Nicholas Sweeney	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Corbin Rhodes	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caden Fox	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jackie Velasquez	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Jeffery Bradford	0	0	---	---	1	1

Cardiff	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Lincoln Mayes	33	32	---	---	9	74
G Roger Jackson	33	32	---	---	9	74
T Gilbert Hardy	33	32	---	---	9	74
C Owen Nejedly	33	32	---	---	---	65
QB Sam Shelton	33	32	---	---	---	65
S Rex Newsome	---	---	28	30	5	63
ILB Omar Stoltman	---	---	28	30	1	59
CB Craig Wilson	---	---	28	30	1	59
OLB Emmett Warren	---	---	13	23	22	58
WR Scottie Cassidy	26	32	---	---	---	58
G Adam Couch	21	30	---	---	6	57
TE Broderick Fredrickson	28	28	---	---	---	56
WR Rickey Zimmerman	25	29	---	---	---	54
CB Jeremy Morton	---	---	16	25	11	52
S DeAndre Ackerman	---	---	26	22	1	49
DT Bernard Irvine	---	---	19	17	12	48
DE Luis Shore	---	---	21	20	---	41
TE Eli Dewez	9	11	---	---	20	40
RB Wesley Springer	18	11	---	---	11	40
DE Rusty Wheeler	---	---	20	18	1	39
OLB Cary Smart	---	---	19	20	---	39
CB Austin Pittard	---	---	21	17	1	39
WR Tyrell May	19	19	---	---	1	39
DE Bryant Rodgers	---	---	12	19	7	38
RB Walt Fink	10	3	---	---	24	37
RB Kody Rhodes	12	21	---	---	---	33
DT Hector Crow	---	---	10	14	7	31
OLB Reuben Givens	---	---	16	13	1	30
CB Glenn Hellmuth	---	---	4	9	14	27
ILB Louie Kinney	---	---	16	8	1	25
TE Pedro King	14	6	---	---	4	24
S Russell Metz	---	---	8	14	---	22
WR Al Patton	2	0	---	---	17	19
S Jerald Lucas	---	---	0	1	15	16
WR Seth Perkins	2	0	---	---	14	16
C Scottie Murray	12	2	---	---	---	14
ILB Leland Bradford	---	---	1	0	11	12
T Terrell Thompkins	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Ron Fundinger	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Corwin Garner	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Andre Schroeder	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Hardy Hanspard	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Dylan Brandon	---	---	2	0	---	2
C Efrain Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Grayson Bailey	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Herman Farrish	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	3	-7	-2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	9	12	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Oliphant	27	17	4	3	0	3	2	1	2

Cardiff	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Shelton	30	18	5	0	1	4	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	42	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	96	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	11	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Geoff Beuter	7	5	59	1	22
WR Kerry Burnett	5	5	86	3	28
TE Edward Crawford	5	0	0	0	19
RB Toby Ellard	3	2	15	0	21
TE Aidan Galloway	3	2	6	0	9
RB Sawyer Carr	2	1	6	0	10
WR Nolan Galloway	1	1	2	0	28
RB Jose Giles	1	1	5	0	6

Cardiff	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scottie Cassidy	11	9	0	122	3	32
WR Rickey Zimmerman	7	3	1	45	1	29
TE Broderick Fredrickson	6	3	0	16	0	28
WR Tyrell May	3	1	0	4	0	19
RB Kody Rhodes	2	1	0	21	1	21
TE Pedro King	1	1	0	1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wesley Springer	3	4	1.33	1.46
QB Sam Shelton	2	14	7.00	6.67
RB Kody Rhodes	1	-1	-1.00	2.20
RB Walt Fink	1	0	0.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Oliphant	2	1	8	4.00	6.63

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Shelton	5	1	5	1.00	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edward Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Toby Ellard	1	1	8	8.00	5.00

Cardiff	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Broderick Fredrickson	3	1	5	1.67	2.67
WR Rickey Zimmerman	1	0	0	0.00	6.43
RB Kody Rhodes	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darrin Oliphant	3	2
RB Toby Ellard	1	0

Cardiff	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wesley Springer	3	2
RB Kody Rhodes	1	0
QB Sam Shelton	1	0
RB Walt Fink	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Oliphant	6	3	0

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Shelton	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
WR Geoff Beuter	2	1
TE Edward Crawford	2	0
RB Sawyer Carr	1	1
TE Aidan Galloway	1	1

Cardiff	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Zimmerman	2	0	0
TE Broderick Fredrickson	2	2	1
WR Scottie Cassidy	2	1	1
WR Tyrell May	2	0	0
RB Kody Rhodes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)