Week 1, 2058

played in Carolina, NC

54 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	3	-	12
Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	13	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 43 field goal
1Q: 06:00 CAR - Kody Portis 19 field goal
2Q: 14:32 CAR - Kody Portis 28 field goal
2Q: 04:25 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 29 field goal
3Q: 11:41 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 48 field goal
3Q: 08:17 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 2 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 2 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point failed)
4Q: 05:27 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 33 field goal
4Q: 00:50 CAR - Caiden Simmons 23 interception return (Kody Portis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 43 field goal
1Q: 06:00 CAR - Kody Portis 19 field goal
2Q: 14:32 CAR - Kody Portis 28 field goal
2Q: 04:25 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 29 field goal
3Q: 11:41 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 48 field goal
3Q: 08:17 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 2 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 2 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point failed)
4Q: 05:27 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 33 field goal
4Q: 00:50 CAR - Caiden Simmons 23 interception return (Kody Portis extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 306 352
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 4.43 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 65 129
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 4.06 3.39
Net Passing Yards 241 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 28 - 1 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 8.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/59 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 4/54 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:42 31:18

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	306	352
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	4.43	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	65	129
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	4.06	3.39
Net Passing Yards	241	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 28 - 1	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	8.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/59	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	4/54	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:42	31:18

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 33	8	41	Field Goal
1	5:54	1:44	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	14:27	2:23	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
2	10:19	6:01	OWN 17	13	71	Field Goal
2	2:01	1:44	OWN 39	7	53	Missed FG
3	13:15	1:41	OWN 32	4	37	Field Goal
3	8:10	1:03	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
3	5:12	2:45	OWN 15	7	25	Punt
4	14:53	1:42	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
4	9:47	1:23	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
4	7:20	1:58	OWN 46	6	38	Field Goal
4	2:12	0:42	OWN 45	4	5	Downs
4	0:50	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	0:37	0:35	OWN 25	4	-5	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	5:15	OWN 26	9	72	Field Goal
1	4:10	4:43	OWN 43	9	46	Field Goal
2	12:04	1:45	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	4:18	2:17	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 27	3	34	Half
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	11:34	3:24	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	7:07	1:55	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
3	2:27	1:38	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	0:49	0:56	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
4	13:11	3:24	OWN 27	8	44	Fumble
4	8:24	1:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:22	3:10	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	1:30	0:40	50	3	5	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 20	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Johnathan Tubbs, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Mathews	11	32	2.91	14	3
RB Alejandro Mendola	3	17	5.67	8	0
QB Eddie Curtis	2	16	8.00	13	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Blake Ballard	21	72	3.43	18	3
RB Griffin Floyd	8	14	1.75	5	0
QB Johnathan Tubbs	7	37	5.29	10	1
WR Griffin Lyons	1	2	2.00	2	0
FB Mark Tubbs	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Curtis	52	28	245	1/4	0	33	1	58.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Tubbs	26	18	223	0/0	2	53	0	121.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Emmett Francis	9	16	114	12.67	44	33
RB Griffin Broome	5	8	35	7.00	4	14
RB Elliot Mathews	4	5	21	5.25	6	11
WR Frank Garrett	3	6	20	6.67	6	16
WR Zachary Frederick	3	8	37	12.33	2	16
TE Rod Gleason	2	4	14	7.00	0	11
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
TE Griffin Nelson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lewis Sparkes	6	9	57	9.50	32	24	2
RB Blake Ballard	4	4	61	15.25	36	37	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	6	23	7.67	2	12	0
WR Griffin Lyons	2	4	56	28.00	14	53	0
TE Bert Harding	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Quentin Turnbull	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Damian Prior	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Caiden Simmons	1	23	23.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Richie Urbina	1	0	0
OLB Joshua Bible	0	1	0
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	0	0	1
CB Theodore Grennes	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Quentin Turnbull	1	1	0
RB Blake Ballard	1	0	0
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	1	0
S Leslie Beavers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brett O'Neal	6	277	46.2	37.3	53	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	8	357	44.6	35.4	70	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	4/5	2/2	0/0	48	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Urbina	4	54	13.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	4	33	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Broome	2	47	23.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Young	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Theodore Grennes	8	1	36	25
DT Taylor Padgett	7	4	33	20
OLB Joshua Bible	7	2	35	23
OLB Damien Alchesky	7	1	22	14
S Richard Pozy	6	4	34	23
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	5	5	37	25
CB Leslie Barber	4	1	38	26
DE Raymond Garrison	3	1	23	15
DE Perry Freeman	1	3	36	20
DT Arturo Brisset	1	2	34	24
S Richie Urbina	1	1	35	24
DT Leo Sanches	1	0	9	8
S Orlando DeSpirito	1	0	4	3
DE Brent Browning	0	1	13	12
CB Bo Floyd	0	1	18	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ed VandenBelt	7	0	0.0	13	33
CB Bernie Burden	6	0	0.0	10	43
OLB Brock Strong	5	0	1.0	16	51
OLB Timothy Totten	3	2	0.0	14	43
OLB Adrian McGee	3	2	0.0	14	40
S Karl Joseph	2	2	0.0	16	53
S Caiden Simmons	2	1	0.0	3	21
DE Maxwell Anderson	2	1	0.0	14	37
CB Tevin Widmer	2	1	0.0	16	51
CB T.J. Snyder	2	0	0.0	8	32
DE Gavin Peterman	2	0	0.0	8	13
DE Damien Perez	2	0	0.0	2	20
CB Floyd Meadows	2	0	0.0	9	28
DE Korey Blombeck	2	0	0.0	14	38
ILB Micah Wooden	1	1	0.0	6	12
T Alejandro Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0.0	8	40

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Joshua Bible	1	0	23
DT Arturo Brisset	1	0	24
OLB Billy Shannon	0	1	5
DE Raymond Garrison	0	1	15

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brock Strong	1.0	0	0	0	51
CB T.J. Snyder	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Pat Duran	0.0	0	2	0	11
DE Korey Blombeck	0.0	0	2	0	38
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	0	1	1	40
DE Gavin Peterman	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Damien Perez	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Richard Pozy	4	0	23
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	3	0	25
CB Theodore Grennes	3	0	25
OLB Damien Alchesky	2	1	14
CB Leslie Barber	2	0	26
S Richie Urbina	1	1	24
OLB Joshua Bible	1	0	23
DT Leo Sanches	1	0	8
DE Raymond Garrison	1	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bernie Burden	6	1	0	43
S Ed VandenBelt	5	0	0	33
OLB Brock Strong	4	1	0	51
CB Floyd Meadows	2	1	0	28
S Caiden Simmons	2	0	1	21
S Karl Joseph	2	0	0	53
OLB Adrian McGee	2	0	0	40
DE Korey Blombeck	2	0	0	38
OLB Timothy Totten	1	2	0	43
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	0	32
DE Damien Perez	1	0	0	20
CB Tevin Widmer	0	2	0	51

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Huie	3	5	16	0	53
T Joey Gough	1	3	16	1	53
C Marshall Whiting	1	3	16	0	53
G Lamar Kennedy	1	3	16	0	53
TE Griffin Nelson	0	1	5	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Lorenzo Tucker	3	7	38	26
G Jermaine O'Bryan	2	10	38	26
T Alejandro Garrett	1	9	38	26
T Grady Rodgers	1	3	38	26
G Leroy McCormick	0	3	27	22
FB Mark Tubbs	0	1	6	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Browning	3	13
Taylor Padgett	2	11
Dustin Royal	1	24
Adam Ruoff	1	13
Joey Gough	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Leslie Beavers	2	25
Brian McGhee	1	25
Griffin Floyd	1	21
Caiden Simmons	1	17
Lewis Sparkes	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Rod Gleason	13	46	---	---	30	89
OLB Joshua Bible	---	---	35	23	27	85
G Lamar Kennedy	16	53	---	---	11	80
T Joey Gough	16	53	---	---	11	80
C J.J. Baxter	16	53	---	---	11	80
RB Elliot Mathews	13	31	---	---	30	74
C Marshall Whiting	16	53	---	---	---	69
T John Huie	16	53	---	---	---	69
QB Eddie Curtis	16	53	---	---	---	69
WR Frank Garrett	15	47	---	---	6	68
WR Emmett Francis	15	53	---	---	---	68
S Richie Urbina	---	---	35	24	8	67
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	38	26	2	66
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	37	25	3	65
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	33	20	11	64
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	36	25	2	63
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	34	24	2	60
S Richard Pozy	---	---	34	23	---	57
DE Perry Freeman	---	---	36	20	---	56
WR Zachary Frederick	7	37	---	---	11	55
RB Alejandro Mendola	3	23	---	---	16	42
DE Raymond Garrison	---	---	23	15	2	40
DE Brent Browning	---	---	13	12	13	38
OLB Damien Alchesky	---	---	22	14	1	37
CB Bo Floyd	---	---	18	14	2	34
WR Dustin Royal	3	1	---	---	24	28
DT Leo Sanches	---	---	9	8	10	27
S Orlando DeSpirito	---	---	4	3	19	26
CB Corey Malcomson	---	---	1	0	19	20
RB Griffin Broome	3	11	---	---	6	20
TE Griffin Nelson	5	9	---	---	---	14
ILB Adam Ruoff	---	---	1	0	13	14
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	1	2	9	12
C Bernard Kelley	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Vince Hines	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Alonzo Roberson	---	---	2	1	8	11
P Brett O'Neal	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	4	5	---	9
WR Spencer Franklin	2	7	---	---	---	9
OLB Braxton Fontenot	---	---	1	2	1	4
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	1	0	1	2
TE Ricardo Turner	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Bob Sampson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stanley Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Louie Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Karl Joseph	---	---	16	53	11	80
G Jermaine O'Bryan	38	26	---	---	10	74
WR Dave Thomson	28	26	---	---	19	73
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	16	51	5	72
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	16	51	5	72
C Lorenzo Tucker	38	26	---	---	---	64
T Grady Rodgers	38	26	---	---	---	64
QB Johnathan Tubbs	38	26	---	---	---	64
T Alejandro Garrett	38	26	---	---	---	64
TE Bert Harding	37	24	---	---	2	63
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	14	38	11	63
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	14	43	5	62
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	10	43	9	62
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	14	40	5	59
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	8	32	17	57
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	8	40	9	57
WR Lewis Sparkes	27	21	---	---	9	57
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	14	37	2	53
RB Blake Ballard	29	24	---	---	---	53
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	13	33	7	53
WR Griffin Lyons	28	15	---	---	8	51
G Leroy McCormick	27	22	---	---	---	49
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	9	28	5	42
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	3	21	17	41
TE Brian McGhee	6	1	---	---	25	32
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	1	3	25	29
RB Griffin Floyd	8	0	---	---	21	29
TE Quentin Turnbull	18	11	---	---	---	29
FB Mark Tubbs	6	3	---	---	19	28
T Otis Rottinghaus	11	4	---	---	10	25
DE Damien Perez	---	---	2	20	3	25
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	0	0	24	24
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	8	13	2	23
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	6	12	2	20
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	2	12	1	15
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	0	2	11	13
DE Pat Duran	---	---	2	11	---	13
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Reuben Young	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Damian Prior	1	3	---	---	---	4
WR Leonard Kelly	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Winston Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	23	65	2.8
Right	6	47	7.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Curtis	52	28	3	3	5	7	7	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Tubbs	26	18	3	2	2	2	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	64	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	125	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	125	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	38	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	53	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmett Francis	16	9	0	114	3	53
RB Griffin Broome	8	5	2	35	0	11
WR Zachary Frederick	8	3	1	37	0	37
WR Frank Garrett	6	3	2	20	0	47
RB Elliot Mathews	5	4	0	21	0	31
TE Rod Gleason	4	2	0	14	0	46
RB Alejandro Mendola	3	1	0	1	0	23
TE Griffin Nelson	2	1	0	3	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Sparkes	9	6	0	57	1	21
WR Dave Thomson	6	3	0	23	0	26
WR Griffin Lyons	4	2	2	56	1	15
RB Blake Ballard	4	4	0	61	1	24
TE Bert Harding	1	1	0	4	0	24
TE Quentin Turnbull	1	1	0	11	0	11
WR Damian Prior	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blake Ballard	4	8	2.00	3.43
QB Johnathan Tubbs	3	10	3.33	5.29
RB Griffin Floyd	1	4	4.00	1.75
FB Mark Tubbs	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Curtis	5	3	9	1.80	4.71

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Tubbs	5	4	17	3.40	8.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zachary Frederick	2	1	7	3.50	4.63
WR Frank Garrett	1	1	2	2.00	3.33
WR Emmett Francis	1	1	0	0.00	7.13
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lewis Sparkes	3	2	4	1.33	6.33
WR Dave Thomson	2	2	13	6.50	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Tubbs	3	1
RB Blake Ballard	3	1
RB Griffin Floyd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Curtis	14	6	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Tubbs	9	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmett Francis	3	1	0
RB Alejandro Mendola	3	1	0
WR Frank Garrett	2	2	1
TE Rod Gleason	2	1	0
RB Griffin Broome	2	1	0
WR Zachary Frederick	2	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lewis Sparkes	3	3	3
RB Blake Ballard	2	2	0
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	0
TE Quentin Turnbull	1	1	0
WR Damian Prior	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)