Week 1, 2058

played in Carolina, NC

93 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints173710-37
Carolina Panthers31300-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 NOS - Walt Galloway 37 interception return (David Ward extra point)
1Q: 07:31 NOS - David Ward 36 field goal
1Q: 04:22 CAR - Rusty Grudich 20 field goal
1Q: 02:36 NOS - Parker Monds 9 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 08:38 CAR - Rusty Grudich 18 field goal
2Q: 03:29 CAR - Richie Wilhide 48 punt return (Rusty Grudich extra point)
2Q: 01:48 CAR - Rusty Grudich 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Ward 39 field goal
3Q: 03:47 NOS - Noah Janzen 13 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 11:51 NOS - Silas Gilman 3 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 06:06 NOS - David Ward 19 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record1-00-1
First Downs1918
- by Rushing84
- by Passing911
- by Penalty23
Total Net Yards305302
- Offensive Plays6274
- Yards per Play4.924.08
Net Rushing Yards12784
- Rushing Attempts3420
- Yards per Rush3.744.20
Net Passing Yards178218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 16 - 053 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards190220
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/121/2
- Yards per Pass Play6.364.04
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions3/133/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.58.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/3
Penalties/Yards10/518/57
Punt Returns/Yards2/201/48
Kick Returns/Yards1/175/82
Interception Ret./Yards4/490/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits63
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/20/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 44OWN 22
Time of Possession31:4628:14

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:25OWN 15425Punt
19:532:28OPP 43424Field Goal
14:161:48OWN 25475Touchdown
10:511:03OWN 4634Punt
28:300:52OWN 2530Punt
25:121:52OWN 33-2Punt
23:200:48OWN 252-1Fumble
21:431:43OWN 25453Field Goal
312:112:31OWN 49410Punt
38:202:01OPP 4434Punt
34:571:17OPP 33333Touchdown
31:134:32OPP 341034Touchdown
410:141:16OWN 29527Punt
47:381:39OPP 735Field Goal
44:211:45OPP 4930Punt
41:571:57OPP 25513Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:351:47OWN 7429Interception
110:480:55OWN 25211Interception
17:253:09OWN 25772Field Goal
12:281:37OWN 253-1Punt
214:486:18OWN 201379Field Goal
27:382:26OWN 29626Punt
22:320:49OPP 24412Field Goal
315:002:49OWN 29623Interception
39:401:20OWN 135Punt
36:191:22OWN 202-10Punt
33:402:27OWN 12513Interception
411:411:27OWN 2730Punt
48:581:20OWN 661Downs
45:591:38OWN 19630Downs
42:360:39OWN 2045Downs

Game MVP: Jonathan Rackers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jessie Patterson24793.292240
QB Jonathan Rackers5285.601120
RB Gavin Finch320.67500
RB Silas Gilman2189.001810
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Cedric McKenzie13644.922730
RB Avery Naranjo6132.171510
QB Stan Tubbs177.00700

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jonathan Rackers26161902/123410122.2
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Stan Tubbs53202201/2031419.4

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Parker Monds455213.000251
TE Vincent Jacobs235025.0031410
RB Jessie Patterson233015.0030270
TE Marquis Fenno24157.500140
WR Trey Shannon22178.506110
RB Silas Gilman2210.50431
WR Noah Janzen141313.000131
WR Tony Meeber111212.000120
WR Raymond Benson0100.00000
RB Gavin Finch0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rico Clemons5165911.8010250
WR Richie Wilhide495714.254220
TE Nicky Hudgens343612.0018230
RB Cedric McKenzie2300.00010
RB Avery Naranjo2321.00010
WR Tre Eisenbraun275728.5027310
TE Jared Reeves1499.00490
WR Jeff Martin1700.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dillon Akiyama11212.000
CB Walt Galloway13737.001
DE Devan Jeffries100.000
S Rickey Emack100.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
QB Jonathan Rackers1000
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
DE Darryl Smith0100
OLB Miles Hammer0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Norman Banks836345.432.0533
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bobby Wheeler519739.435.4531

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Ward3/30/00/0394/4
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Grudich3/30/00/0291/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Benson22010.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Richie Wilhide14848.01

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Benson11717.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rico Clemons58216.40

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ernie Brown820.02054
CB Walt Galloway610.01450
S Justin Rhodes500.01954
CB Dillon Akiyama420.01650
CB Zach Schafer400.01952
S Rickey Emack310.01348
DE Edwin Cobb211.01233
DE Devan Jeffries240.02054
OLB Ed Sutton210.01838
ILB Marco Nichols200.064
DT Buddy Bumgarner200.01834
OLB Joel Brockermeyer140.01550
OLB Butch Triplett010.0015
DT Arnold Dorf010.0320
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Miles Hammer1021.03328
S Doug Winn910.03428
DE Ryan Rodgers511.03227
CB Roger Espinal420.03428
ILB Cedric Powell360.03219
CB Calvin Griffin300.02718
OLB Joel Flowers300.0912
DT Spencer Spetz220.02713
DT Cameron Sweeney200.0817
DT Julian Ferderer120.03018
DE Gino Hoke110.03124
S Dwayne Lestage100.03327
WR Rico Clemons10---------
OLB Darren Shea100.0514
CB Dakota Peace100.079
TE Jared Reeves10---------
WR Jeff Martin10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edwin Cobb1.002333
DE Devan Jeffries0.024054
DT Arnold Dorf0.011020
DT Buddy Bumgarner0.010034
DE Stan Shepherd0.010016
OLB Ed Sutton0.002138
CB Dillon Akiyama0.001050
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ryan Rodgers1.000027
OLB Miles Hammer1.000028
DT Cameron Sweeney0.010017
DE Gino Hoke0.002224

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walt Galloway62150
ILB Ernie Brown61054
CB Dillon Akiyama32150
S Justin Rhodes32054
S Rickey Emack10148
CB Zach Schafer10052
OLB Joel Brockermeyer01050
DE Devan Jeffries00154
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Roger Espinal40028
OLB Miles Hammer40028
S Doug Winn20028
CB Oliver Sailer20016
S Dwayne Lestage11027
OLB Darren Shea11014
ILB Cedric Powell10019
CB Dakota Peace1009

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C DeAndre Becker37034128
T Philip Berry25034028
G Alejandro Sapolu24034028
G Roman Sawyer18034028
TE Vincent Jacobs1107011
T Warren Cothern03034128
TE Marquis Fenno01029017
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T T.J. Probin36120054
G Harold Pinto24020154
T Alfred Lee14020054
TE Jared Reeves110205
G Bill Murack03020054
C Jameson Money01020054

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Zach Schafer218
Jimmie Huntley120
Trey Dircks116
Tony Meeber112
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Roger Espinal226
Avery Naranjo128

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Zach Schafer------19521889
OLB Ed Sutton------18382783
ILB Ernie Brown------2054377
C DeAndre Becker3428------1577
DE Devan Jeffries------2054377
S Justin Rhodes------1954376
T Warren Cothern3428------1173
G Alejandro Sapolu3428------1173
G Roman Sawyer3428------1173
T Philip Berry3428------1173
CB Dillon Akiyama------1650167
CB Walt Galloway------1450266
OLB Joel Brockermeyer------1550166
WR Trey Shannon3227------564
QB Jonathan Rackers3428---------62
S Rickey Emack------1348162
WR Tony Meeber2920------1261
DT Buddy Bumgarner------1834254
DE Edwin Cobb------1233550
TE Vincent Jacobs711------2846
TE Marquis Fenno2917---------46
RB Jessie Patterson2814---------42
RB Silas Gilman210------2840
WR Raymond Benson1111------1032
WR Noah Janzen2010---------30
DT Arnold Dorf------320629
DE Stan Shepherd------516324
RB Gavin Finch34------1522
OLB Trenton Garmon------910221
WR Jimmie Huntley00------2020
CB Nick Sanders------101718
S Tristan Sawyer------78217
TE Parker Monds611---------17
OLB Butch Triplett------015116
CB Trey Dircks------001616
CB Cory Ethridge------44715
ILB Marco Nichols------64212
C Maurice Wiggins00------1111
P Norman Banks00------1111
ILB Lamar Bruce------001010
K David Ward00------1010
TE Brian Lonier35---------8
DE Clayton Chestnut------10---1
T Rick Patton00---------0
QB Gustavo Fuller00---------0
T Ed McBriar00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Nicky Hudgens2054------28102
CB Roger Espinal------34282688
S Dwayne Lestage------33272282
T T.J. Probin2054------882
G Bill Murack2054------882
WR Rico Clemons2054------781
QB Stan Tubbs2054---------74
C Jameson Money2054---------74
G Harold Pinto2054---------74
T Alfred Lee2054---------74
S Doug Winn------3428769
OLB Miles Hammer------3328364
DE Ryan Rodgers------3227362
WR Tre Eisenbraun1545---------60
RB Cedric McKenzie1443------158
DE Gino Hoke------3124358
ILB Cedric Powell------3219354
DT Julian Ferderer------3018250
DT Spencer Spetz------27131050
WR Richie Wilhide1331------448
CB Calvin Griffin------2718247
RB Avery Naranjo712------2847
WR Jeff Martin626------1446
CB Oliver Sailer------2516142
CB Dakota Peace------792137
OLB Mickey Vaughn------202527
DT Cameron Sweeney------817126
OLB Lee Brennan------002525
OLB Joel Flowers------912122
TE Jared Reeves25------1421
OLB Darren Shea------514120
RB Kris Santiago00------1111
DE Darryl Smith------11810
FB Chad Justus20------810
DE Nicky Smith------27---9
C Terrell Bullock00------88
K Rusty Grudich00------88
T Trenton Austin00------88
G Terrance Salerno00------88
P Bobby Wheeler00------55
WR Gino Buckner00------44
QB A.J. Sanford00------33
DE Tyrell Naeole------1113
DT Claude Criswell------1113
TE Kody Taylor10---------1
S Roosevelt Blassingame------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7355.0
Middle14594.2
Right11353.2
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5153.0
Middle9404.4
Right6294.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jonathan Rackers26163232220
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Stan Tubbs532053381044

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54346.8
Short (0-8 Yds)95717.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)96606.7
Long (19+ Yds)31258.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2312893.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)206783.9
Long (19+ Yds)525310.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Parker Monds54052111
WR Noah Janzen41213010
TE Marquis Fenno42015017
TE Vincent Jacobs32050111
RB Jessie Patterson32130114
WR Trey Shannon22017027
RB Silas Gilman2201010
WR Tony Meeber11012020
WR Raymond Benson1000011
RB Gavin Finch100004
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rico Clemons165059154
WR Richie Wilhide94057131
WR Tre Eisenbraun72157245
WR Jeff Martin7110026
TE Nicky Hudgens43036154
TE Jared Reeves411905
RB Cedric McKenzie3200043
RB Avery Naranjo3202012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson331.003.29
QB Jonathan Rackers2-2-1.005.60
RB Gavin Finch1-2-2.000.67
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie2-1-0.504.92
QB Stan Tubbs177.007.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jonathan Rackers75385.437.31
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Stan Tubbs5000.004.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Noah Janzen111313.003.25
WR Tony Meeber111212.0012.00
TE Vincent Jacobs1000.0016.67
RB Jessie Patterson1000.0010.00
TE Marquis Fenno1111.003.75
RB Silas Gilman1133.000.50
TE Parker Monds1199.0010.40
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rico Clemons3000.003.69
TE Jared Reeves1000.002.25
WR Tre Eisenbraun1000.008.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Silas Gilman21
CarolinaRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Jonathan Rackers1142
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Stan Tubbs1443

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Noah Janzen300
TE Marquis Fenno310
RB Silas Gilman221
WR Tony Meeber111
RB Jessie Patterson100
TE Parker Monds100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Rico Clemons722
WR Richie Wilhide311
WR Jeff Martin210
TE Jared Reeves100
WR Tre Eisenbraun100

SectionAttendance
Stadium45,100 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck12,600 (21,400)
End Zone9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,900)