Week 1, 2040

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	0	7	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	0	17	14	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 CAR - Wes Vance 19 field goal
2Q: 14:03 NOS - Kyle Fairley 24 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 03:28 NOS - Tyrone Shoate 28 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Zane Killian 56 field goal
3Q: 10:54 NOS - Clyde Springer 2 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 07:09 CAR - Otis Morrison 5 run (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 02:05 NOS - Pete Sutton 14 run (Zane Killian extra point)
4Q: 13:12 CAR - Amir Snyder 25 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 04:11 NOS - Jake Wilkins 5 run (Zane Killian extra point)
4Q: 02:21 NOS - Zane Killian 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 CAR - Wes Vance 19 field goal
2Q: 14:03 NOS - Kyle Fairley 24 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 03:28 NOS - Tyrone Shoate 28 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Zane Killian 56 field goal
3Q: 10:54 NOS - Clyde Springer 2 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 07:09 CAR - Otis Morrison 5 run (Wes Vance extra point)
3Q: 02:05 NOS - Pete Sutton 14 run (Zane Killian extra point)
4Q: 13:12 CAR - Amir Snyder 25 pass from Otis Morrison (Wes Vance extra point)
4Q: 04:11 NOS - Jake Wilkins 5 run (Zane Killian extra point)
4Q: 02:21 NOS - Zane Killian 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 29
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 3 4
Total Net Yards 346 479
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 6.18 6.65
Net Rushing Yards 39 177
- Rushing Attempts 14 38
- Yards per Rush 2.79 4.66
Net Passing Yards 307 302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 1 34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 319 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.31 8.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 11/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 17/133 11/73
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:18 35:42

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	29
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	3	4
Total Net Yards	346	479
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	6.18	6.65
Net Rushing Yards	39	177
- Rushing Attempts	14	38
- Yards per Rush	2.79	4.66
Net Passing Yards	307	302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 1	34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	319	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.31	8.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	11/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	17/133	11/73
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:18	35:42

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:16	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
1	1:16	0:47	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
2	13:51	4:01	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
2	8:26	2:16	OWN 43	6	11	Punt
2	3:16	2:03	OWN 20	5	0	Interception
3	10:46	3:50	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
3	1:56	3:54	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
4	4:02	0:42	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 4	7	24	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:44	8:28	OWN 20	14	56	Missed FG
1	0:29	1:38	OWN 10	4	90	Touchdown
2	9:50	1:24	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
2	6:10	2:54	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:13	1:13	50	6	11	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	6:56	5:00	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
4	13:02	9:00	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	3:20	1:07	OPP 27	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jon Wagner, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mo Scanlon	6	8	1.33	7	0	0
Darnell Fyie	5	10	2.00	3	0	0
Otis Morrison	3	21	7.00	11	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Sutton	25	102	4.08	17	5	1
Jake Wilkins	7	40	5.71	15	1	1
Jon Wagner	4	30	7.50	19	2	0
Shannon Watkins	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Tyrone Shoate	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Morrison	29	20	288	2/12	1	38	1	98.1
Matt Blackwell	11	5	31	0/0	0	12	0	52.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Wagner	34	25	302	0/0	3	31	0	129.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mickey Van Pelt	7	11	160	22.86	75	38	0
TE Ed Snyder	6	6	46	7.67	9	23	0
WR Julio Demann	4	8	52	13.00	25	30	0
RB Mo Scanlon	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB Darnell Fyie	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
FB Walter Southwell	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE O.J. Sampras	1	2	12	12.00	12	12	0
WR Amir Snyder	1	2	25	25.00	0	25	1
TE Benjamin McElroy	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Steve Diaz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darnell Stargell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Pete Sutton	7	9	73	10.43	45	30	0
WR Preston Stevenson	5	9	41	8.20	1	15	0
WR Tyrone Shoate	5	7	110	22.00	68	31	1
WR Kyle Fairley	3	3	47	15.67	7	24	1
FB Clyde Springer	2	3	13	6.50	7	11	1
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dakota Hayes	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Harrison Brown	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ezra Austin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	3	138	46.0	38.0	56	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Sutter	1	48	48.0	40.0	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Vance	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	2/3	1/2	1/1	56	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luis Donovan	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Demann	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Silas Peters	10	2	0.0	31	22
CB Archie Hickman	9	2	0.0	38	33
CB Luis Donovan	7	1	0.0	36	32
ILB Lee Clancy	6	0	0.0	35	31
S Jimmie Kennedy	5	3	0.0	22	21
DE Irving Baxter	3	0	0.0	30	21
S Jay Doebert	2	3	0.0	18	17
ILB Zach Rhea	2	3	0.0	24	20
CB Harvey Osteen	2	1	0.0	33	31
DT Kerry Hoffman	2	1	0.0	28	23
DT Donny Lamm	2	0	0.0	10	10
S Mason Mickney	2	0	0.0	21	21
OLB Geoff Horton	1	1	0.0	10	12
DE Irv Fleming	1	1	0.0	19	23
DT Kendall Fredrickson	1	1	0.0	10	6
DE Andy Wagner	1	0	0.0	18	20
WR Julio Demann	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Irving Reed	1	0	0.0	29	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	9	0	0.0	14	38
ILB Lamar McCarthy	7	2	0.0	14	36
OLB Lance Osborne	6	0	0.0	12	28
DE Emmanuel Brisman	2	0	1.0	13	39
CB Noah Martin	2	2	0.0	9	34
DT Jorge Templeton	2	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Geoff Kubrak	2	0	0.0	3	8
S Jameson Brooks	2	0	0.0	0	12
DE Chandler DeVore	1	0	1.0	12	31
S Reuben Browning	1	2	0.0	14	35
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	1	0.0	2	15
CB Barry McGruddy	1	1	0.0	0	13
CB Roman Parliman	1	1	0.0	0	8
DT Damien Mathews	1	0	0.0	7	21
S Zane Shannon	0	3	0.0	14	36
DT Adam Dixon	0	2	0.0	10	25
CB Keegan Ulufale	0	1	0.0	13	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Irving Reed	0.0	0	2	1	23
DE Irv Fleming	0.0	0	1	0	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmanuel Brisman	1.0	0	2	3	39
DE Chandler DeVore	1.0	0	0	3	31
DT Adam Dixon	0.0	1	0	1	25
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Rich Banks	0.0	0	1	1	17
DT Damien Mathews	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Luis Donovan	6	1	32
CB Archie Hickman	5	1	33
CB Harvey Osteen	4	0	31
OLB Silas Peters	4	0	22
ILB Lee Clancy	3	0	31
DE Irving Baxter	1	0	21
S Jay Doebert	1	0	17
DE Irv Fleming	1	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	7	1	0	38
ILB Lamar McCarthy	6	3	0	36
CB Noah Martin	2	1	0	34
OLB Lance Osborne	2	0	0	28
S Jameson Brooks	2	0	0	12
DT Jorge Templeton	1	0	0	24
CB Barry McGruddy	1	0	0	13
OLB Geoff Kubrak	1	0	0	8
S Reuben Browning	1	0	0	35
DT Damien Mathews	1	0	0	21
CB Roman Parliman	1	0	0	8
CB Ezra Austin	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hunter Langdon	1	1	14	0	35
Byron Snipes	0	3	14	1	42
Corwin Haralson	0	2	14	1	39
Courtney Zodda	0	2	14	0	39
Martin Moe	0	2	14	0	39
Ed Snyder	0	1	12	0	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Victor Nixon	3	10	35	34
Jackie Wagner	3	6	36	34
Isaac Fuller	2	4	36	34
Shawn Fadiman	1	5	38	34
Marvin Buckner	1	5	37	34
Shannon Watkins	1	3	28	25
Harrison Brown	1	1	12	14
Skip McGee	0	1	2	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Demann	1	18
Martin Moe	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ezra Austin	1	15
Robert Facchini	1	12
Victor Nixon	1	3

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luis Donovan	---	---	36	32	15	83
Harvey Osteen	---	---	33	31	17	81
Archie Hickman	---	---	38	33	5	76
Lee Clancy	---	---	35	31	3	69
Ed Snyder	12	31	---	---	14	57
Corwin Haralson	14	39	---	---	4	57
Martin Moe	14	39	---	---	4	57
Byron Snipes	14	42	---	---	---	56
Silas Peters	---	---	31	22	2	55
Irving Reed	---	---	29	23	3	55
Irving Baxter	---	---	30	21	3	54
Kerry Hoffman	---	---	28	23	3	54
Courtney Zodda	14	39	---	---	---	53
Hunter Langdon	14	35	---	---	4	53
Mickey Van Pelt	13	33	---	---	---	46
Otis Morrison	14	31	---	---	---	45
Zach Rhea	---	---	24	20	1	45
Mason Mickney	---	---	21	21	3	45
Irv Fleming	---	---	19	23	2	44
Julio Demann	5	20	---	---	18	43
Jimmie Kennedy	---	---	22	21	---	43
Darnell Fyie	6	22	---	---	15	43
Andy Wagner	---	---	18	20	2	40
Darnell Stargell	10	21	---	---	7	38
Jay Doebert	---	---	18	17	3	38
Geoff Horton	---	---	10	12	14	36
Mo Scanlon	8	21	---	---	6	35
O.J. Sampras	3	14	---	---	9	26
Amir Snyder	7	19	---	---	---	26
Donny Lamm	---	---	10	10	1	21
Walter Southwell	5	11	---	---	2	18
Damien Odumuyiwa	---	---	5	6	7	18
Steve Diaz	0	5	---	---	12	17
Kendall Fredrickson	---	---	10	6	---	16
Benjamin McElroy	1	13	---	---	1	15
Matt Blackwell	0	11	---	---	1	12
Aidan Winslett	0	0	---	---	12	12
Owen Starks	0	10	---	---	---	10
Teddy O'Neill	0	6	---	---	---	6
Wes Vance	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chuck Chellino	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wes Reynolds	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	3	3
Karl Bernstein	---	---	1	2	---	3
Miles Liddell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mel Fernyhough	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Preston Stevenson	37	31	---	---	8	76
Isaac Fuller	36	34	---	---	4	74
Shawn Fadiman	38	34	---	---	1	73
Victor Nixon	35	34	---	---	3	72
Marvin Buckner	37	34	---	---	---	71
Shannon Watkins	28	25	---	---	17	70
Jackie Wagner	36	34	---	---	---	70
Jon Wagner	35	34	---	---	---	69
Pete Sutton	29	29	---	---	1	59
Tyrone Shoate	26	21	---	---	12	59
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	14	38	2	54
Emmanuel Brisman	---	---	13	39	1	53
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	14	36	1	51
Zane Shannon	---	---	14	36	1	51
Reuben Browning	---	---	14	35	2	51
Chandler DeVore	---	---	12	31	1	44
Noah Martin	---	---	9	34	---	43
Keegan Ulufale	---	---	13	27	2	42
Lance Osborne	---	---	12	28	1	41
Kyle Fairley	14	19	---	---	4	37
Jorge Templeton	---	---	11	24	1	36
Adam Dixon	---	---	10	25	1	36
Harrison Brown	12	14	---	---	9	35
Rodney Whalen	---	---	2	15	14	31
Damien Mathews	---	---	7	21	3	31
Ezra Austin	---	---	1	12	15	28
Dakota Hayes	17	11	---	---	---	28
Chester Ellingsen	6	4	---	---	15	25
Dusty Tobias	6	3	---	---	15	24
Rich Banks	---	---	3	17	3	23
Barry McGruddy	---	---	0	13	10	23
Jameson Brooks	---	---	0	12	11	23
Clyde Springer	7	8	---	---	6	21
Robert Facchini	---	---	2	3	12	17
Jake Wilkins	8	5	---	---	3	16
Geoff Kubrak	---	---	3	8	3	14
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	10	10
Roman Parliman	---	---	0	8	1	9
Micah Zwillinger	3	0	---	---	3	6
Jace Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Al Redden	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sedrick McDuffee	3	0	---	---	---	3
Luke Russell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Skip McGee	2	0	---	---	1	3
Amos McIndoe	3	0	---	---	---	3
Walt Sutter	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	22	98	4.5
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Morrison	29	20	7	0	1	4	3	8	1
Matt Blackwell	11	5	0	0	2	1	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Wagner	34	25	5	3	1	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	37	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	145	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	55	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	56	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	90	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	125	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	31	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mickey Van Pelt	11	7	1	160	4	33
WR Julio Demann	8	4	1	52	1	20
TE Ed Snyder	6	6	0	46	1	31
WR Darnell Stargell	3	0	0	0	0	21
RB Mo Scanlon	2	2	0	3	0	21
TE O.J. Sampras	2	1	0	12	0	14
WR Amir Snyder	2	1	0	25	1	19
TE Benjamin McElroy	2	1	0	4	0	13
RB Darnell Fyie	2	2	0	14	0	22
WR Steve Diaz	1	0	1	0	0	5
FB Walter Southwell	1	1	0	3	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	9	5	0	41	0	31
RB Pete Sutton	9	7	1	73	1	29
WR Tyrone Shoate	7	5	0	110	3	21
WR Kyle Fairley	3	3	0	47	1	19
FB Clyde Springer	3	2	0	13	0	8
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	0	6	0	4
WR Dakota Hayes	1	1	0	8	0	11
TE Harrison Brown	1	1	0	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Morrison	1	5	5.00	7.00
Darnell Fyie	1	2	2.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Sutton	7	36	5.14	4.08
Jake Wilkins	2	10	5.00	5.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Morrison	2	1	14	7.00	9.93

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Wagner	1	1	2	2.00	8.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mickey Van Pelt	2	1	14	7.00	14.55

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Clyde Springer	1	1	2	2.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Fyie	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Sutton	5	5
Jake Wilkins	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Morrison	7	4	3
Matt Blackwell	3	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Wagner	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mickey Van Pelt	3	2	1
WR Julio Demann	2	1	1
TE Ed Snyder	1	1	0
WR Darnell Stargell	1	0	0
TE O.J. Sampras	1	1	1
TE Benjamin McElroy	1	0	0
RB Darnell Fyie	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	2
WR Tyrone Shoate	2	2	2
FB Clyde Springer	1	1	1
TE Harrison Brown	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)