Week 1, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	0	17	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 CAR - Gary Bloom 18 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (T.J. Schnebele extra point)
2Q: 14:52 NOS - Bernard Richard 37 field goal
2Q: 07:16 NOS - Preston Stevenson 41 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 01:37 NOS - Preston Stevenson 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 07:37 NOS - Bernard Richard 34 field goal
4Q: 02:09 NOS - Grant Guthrie 23 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 CAR - Gary Bloom 18 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (T.J. Schnebele extra point)
2Q: 14:52 NOS - Bernard Richard 37 field goal
2Q: 07:16 NOS - Preston Stevenson 41 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 01:37 NOS - Preston Stevenson 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 07:37 NOS - Bernard Richard 34 field goal
4Q: 02:09 NOS - Grant Guthrie 23 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 239 415
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 3.41 7.41
Net Rushing Yards 85 158
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 3.27 5.85
Net Passing Yards 154 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 2 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/39 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.50 8.86
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 5/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 6/49
Kick Returns/Yards 4/60 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:20 27:40

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	239	415
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	3.41	7.41
Net Rushing Yards	85	158
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	3.27	5.85
Net Passing Yards	154	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 2	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/39	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.50	8.86
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	5/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	6/49
Kick Returns/Yards	4/60	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:20	27:40

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
1	11:36	7:40	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
2	14:47	2:04	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
2	10:00	1:32	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
2	7:02	1:47	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
2	3:27	1:14	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
2	1:31	0:51	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 47	5	4	Half
3	13:14	1:28	OWN 24	4	12	Punt
3	7:32	3:11	OWN 15	5	19	Punt
3	1:46	5:15	OWN 15	9	46	Punt
4	8:29	5:08	OWN 13	11	49	Interception
4	2:00	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:24	1:15	50	5	10	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	1:42	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
1	3:56	4:09	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal
2	12:43	2:43	OWN 19	6	50	Missed FG
2	8:28	1:26	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
2	5:15	1:48	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
2	2:13	0:42	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	11:46	4:14	OWN 20	7	63	Field Goal
3	4:21	2:35	OWN 17	5	21	Punt
4	11:31	3:02	OWN 8	6	36	Punt
4	3:21	1:12	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	2:09	0:09	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:27	OPP 46	3	3	Fumble
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 40	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Preston Stevenson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jackie Andersen	14	48	3.43	19	1
Deion Matuzas	11	30	2.73	8	0
Joel Glavin	1	7	7.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Grant Guthrie	13	103	7.92	32	4	1
Jeffrey Cote	10	39	3.90	11	1	0
Alan Poole	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Bobby Irwin	2	12	6.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	38	18	193	6/39	1	25	2	49.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	27	18	265	2/8	2	45	0	123.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Clancy	6	16	88	14.67	22	23	0
WR Gary Bloom	3	4	32	10.67	0	18	1
WR Maurice Compton	2	2	36	18.00	15	25	0
TE Pat Pritchett	2	2	8	4.00	0	7	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Zack Sigler	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Joel Glavin	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Luke Dunsmore	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Deion Matuzas	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR D.J. Tillery	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jackie Andersen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	10	12	224	22.40	128	45	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	5	6	1.50	0	4	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	4	6	6.00	8	6	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Grant Guthrie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Byron Bennett	1	8	8.00	0
S Justin Borders	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Maurice Compton	1	0	0
R.J. Braddock	1	0	0
Ernie Leaskey	0	1	1
Andrew Rivera	0	1	0
Pat Pritchett	0	1	0
T.K.O. Schofer	0	0	1
Max Marian	0	0	1
Hardy McDonald	0	0	1
Van Daniels	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Grant Guthrie	2	0	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Roger Hayes	1	0	0
Joseph Sherman	0	1	0
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0
Preston Stevenson	0	1	0
Byron Bennett	0	0	1
Roderick Iadevaia	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	9	418	46.4	41.0	59	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	6	267	44.5	41.8	52	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Schnebele	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Compton	3	14	4.7	0
Joel Glavin	1	2	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	5	40	8.0	0
Ed McCarthy	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Braddock	3	52	17.3	0
D.J. Tillery	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Van der Haak	6	0	0.0	26	24
S R.J. Braddock	5	1	0.0	25	27
DE Hardy McDonald	4	1	1.0	23	28
DT Andrew Rivera	4	1	0.0	24	22
ILB Max Marian	4	0	0.0	15	18
CB Marcus Galvan	3	3	0.0	20	22
CB Andrew Marzano	3	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Van Brigham	3	1	0.0	12	12
CB Butch Cascadden	2	0	0.0	15	18
S Jeffrey Burns	2	0	0.0	4	5
WR Kelly Clancy	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Sims	2	0	0.0	12	6
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	1.0	24	21
ILB Dana McGregor	1	2	0.0	8	11
OLB Rico Fredrickson	1	2	0.0	18	15
DE Van Daniels	1	1	0.0	13	14
DE Gene McKenzie	1	0	0.0	15	17

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	7	4	0.0	26	41
ILB Dale Landolt	6	1	0.0	19	27
DE Max Tank	5	0	2.0	21	35
DT Junior Reeves	5	3	0.5	16	24
S Justin Borders	3	4	0.0	20	38
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	1	0.0	18	38
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0.0	10	22
CB Norbert Dawson	3	0	0.0	22	31
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	15	34
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	1.0	11	19
S Steve Ziel	2	0	1.0	16	24
OLB Hugh Leoni	2	0	0.0	1	5
DE Rich Banks	1	2	1.5	14	23
ILB Jose Barfield	1	1	0.0	10	18
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.0	11	11
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	17	23
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	2	14
G Kris Lebiedzinski	1	0	---	---	---
S Duane Sterritt	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hardy McDonald	1.0	0	1	28
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1.0	0	0	21
CB Butch Cascadden	0.0	1	0	18
DE Gene McKenzie	0.0	0	1	17
CB Andrew Marzano	0.0	0	1	25

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	2.0	2	2	35
DE Rich Banks	1.5	1	0	23
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	2	0	19
S Steve Ziel	1.0	0	0	24
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	0	1	24
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	3	2	31
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Byron Bennett	0.0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
CB Andrew Marzano	3	25
S Corey Van der Haak	3	24
S Jeffrey Burns	2	5
OLB Van Brigham	2	12
CB Butch Cascadden	1	18
DE Gene McKenzie	1	17
DE Hardy McDonald	1	28
ILB Dana McGregor	1	11
S R.J. Braddock	1	27
OLB Rico Fredrickson	1	15
OLB Jamie Sims	1	6
CB Marcus Galvan	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	0	0	38
OLB Byron Bennett	3	2	1	41
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0	22
CB Norbert Dawson	2	3	0	31
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0	34
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	18
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0	11
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0	14
OLB Hugh Leoni	1	0	0	5
ILB Dale Landolt	0	1	0	27
S Justin Borders	0	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	1	7	24	2	39
Alonzo Kelley	1	4	26	2	38
Lionel Banks	1	4	23	0	39
Billy Lewis	1	3	24	2	33
Luke Dunsmore	1	1	12	0	12
Mitch Tucker	0	5	24	0	43
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	4	0	6
Byron Snipes	0	1	3	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Emerson	3	4	26	1	22
Kris Lebiedzinski	2	6	24	0	23
Jimmy Roberts	1	2	21	0	14
Trent Sinclair	1	2	14	0	16
Dwayne Peyton	1	1	9	0	10
Mel Harper	0	5	19	0	24
Rex Dunn	0	3	20	0	19
B.J. Givens	0	1	6	1	9
Shawn Fadiman	0	1	13	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch Tucker	2	9
Deion Matuzas	2	8
R.J. Braddock	1	20
Ernie Leaskey	1	17
Jeffrey Burns	1	12
Joel Glavin	0	22
Rob Riazi	0	19
Van Brigham	0	17
Maurice Compton	0	14
Pat Pritchett	0	10
Steven Hardy	0	9
Tyrone Gillespie	0	9
Dana McGregor	0	9
Chuck Chellino	0	9
Mark Hawkins	0	9
Byron Snipes	0	8
Ted Pascal	0	8
Lionel Banks	0	7
Andrew Rivera	0	7
Zack Sigler	0	7
Luke Dunsmore	0	7
D.J. Tillery	0	6
Gary Bloom	0	6
Jamie Sims	0	5
Rico Fredrickson	0	4
Marcus Galvan	0	4
Max Marian	0	3
Andrew Marzano	0	3
Hardy McDonald	0	3
Corey Van der Haak	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Butch Cascadden	0	2
Rondell Heath	0	2
T.J. Schnebele	0	2
Van Daniels	0	2
Conrad Fanwick	0	1
Gene McKenzie	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Bennett	3	8
Roderick Iadevaia	2	23
Ed McCarthy	1	16
Jimmy Roberts	1	16
B.J. Givens	1	9
Bobby Irwin	0	26
Rex Dunn	0	15
Phillip Newman	0	14
Rick Collins	0	12
Mitchell Emmons	0	11
Joseph Sherman	0	9
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	9
Bernard Richard	0	9
Hugh Leoni	0	9
Rodney Whalen	0	9
Rich Banks	0	9
Tommie Grange	0	8
Roger Hayes	0	8
Mel Harper	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Tyrone Leibert	0	6
Burt Tamaarkin	0	5
Justin Borders	0	5
Shawn Fadiman	0	5
Jorge Cloude	0	4
Norbert Dawson	0	4
Ty Covington	0	4
Jose Barfield	0	3
Mike Emerson	0	3
Bryan Harding	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Dwayne Peyton	0	2
Danny Cortez	0	2
Barry DePree	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Grant Guthrie	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	5	5	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	78	8.7
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	11	58	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	38	18	2	1	1	6	10	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	27	18	6	3	2	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	95	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	41	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	84	16.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	83	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Clancy	16	6	0	88	1	32
WR Zack Sigler	4	1	0	10	0	26
WR Gary Bloom	4	3	0	32	0	17
TE Steven Hardy	3	1	1	9	0	17
WR D.J. Tillery	2	0	0	0	0	33
RB Jackie Andersen	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Maurice Compton	2	2	0	36	1	10
TE Pat Pritchett	2	2	0	8	0	19
RB Joel Glavin	1	1	0	0	0	7
FB Luke Dunsmore	1	1	0	1	0	12
RB Deion Matuzas	1	1	0	9	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	12	10	0	224	5	24
TE Mitchell Emmons	5	4	0	6	0	16
WR Phillip Newman	4	1	0	6	0	28
WR Roger Hayes	2	1	1	21	1	9
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	-4	0	20
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	1	0	0	4
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	0	12	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deion Matuzas	1	6	6.00	2.73

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	5	5.00	2.00
Jeffrey Cote	1	2	2.00	3.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	1	1	18	18.00	5.08

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	1	1	0.50	9.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Bloom	1	1	18	18.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	1	1.00	18.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Glavin	1	1
Deion Matuzas	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	4	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	13	8	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Clancy	4	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	2	1	0
WR Gary Bloom	2	1	1
WR Maurice Compton	1	1	1
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	0
WR Zack Sigler	1	1	1
RB Joel Glavin	1	1	0
RB Deion Matuzas	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	0	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)