Week 1, 2022

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	6	3	3	3	-	18
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	8	0	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:41 NOS - J.R. Marston 18 field goal
2Q: 07:56 NOS - J.R. Marston 23 field goal
2Q: 02:43 CAR - Jorge McKnight 1 pass from Ty Lynn (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - J.R. Marston 33 field goal
3Q: 01:43 NOS - J.R. Marston 51 field goal
4Q: 09:05 NOS - J.R. Marston 39 field goal
4Q: 00:33 CAR - Jonathan McCaffrey 30 pass from Ty Lynn (Ty Lynn pass to Winfred Niklos for conversion)
OT: 08:14 NOS - J.R. Marston 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:41 NOS - J.R. Marston 18 field goal
2Q: 07:56 NOS - J.R. Marston 23 field goal
2Q: 02:43 CAR - Jorge McKnight 1 pass from Ty Lynn (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - J.R. Marston 33 field goal
3Q: 01:43 NOS - J.R. Marston 51 field goal
4Q: 09:05 NOS - J.R. Marston 39 field goal
4Q: 00:33 CAR - Jonathan McCaffrey 30 pass from Ty Lynn (Ty Lynn pass to Winfred Niklos for conversion)
OT: 08:14 NOS - J.R. Marston 35 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 400 284
- Offensive Plays 91 61
- Yards per Play 4.40 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 164 87
- Rushing Attempts 38 21
- Yards per Rush 4.32 4.14
Net Passing Yards 236 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 17 - 0 34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 6/35
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/21 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 6/153
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/5 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 38:48 28:06

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	400	284
- Offensive Plays	91	61
- Yards per Play	4.40	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	164	87
- Rushing Attempts	38	21
- Yards per Rush	4.32	4.14
Net Passing Yards	236	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 17 - 0	34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	6/35
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/21	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	6/153
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/5	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	38:48	28:06

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 19	8	49	Downs
1	6:27	2:37	OWN 11	7	12	Punt
1	2:41	2:06	OWN 35	8	64	Field Goal
2	14:08	6:19	OWN 24	13	70	Field Goal
2	2:37	2:36	OWN 25	11	59	Field Goal
3	13:34	1:14	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
3	8:15	2:43	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	3:24	1:46	OWN 39	4	27	Field Goal
3	0:19	4:25	OWN 22	8	28	Punt
4	9:57	0:59	OPP 15	3	-7	Field Goal
4	6:20	4:34	OWN 18	9	55	Missed FG
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 40	2	0	Half
OT1	15:00	0:54	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
OT1	13:03	0:53	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
OT1	10:15	2:09	OPP 30	5	12	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	4:31	OWN 32	10	57	Interception
1	3:50	1:09	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	0:35	1:27	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	7:49	5:12	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	12:20	4:05	OWN 31	8	32	Punt
3	5:32	2:08	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
3	1:38	1:19	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	10:54	0:57	OWN 20	3	-2	Fumble
4	8:58	2:38	OWN 24	4	16	Punt
4	1:46	1:27	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
OT1	14:06	1:03	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
OT1	12:10	1:55	OWN 13	4	17	Fumble

Game MVP: J.R. Marston, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	27	140	5.19	19	5
Joel Garrison	7	-5	-0.71	5	0
Alan Poole	3	27	9.00	11	2
Darryl McKnight	1	2	2.00	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winfred Niklos	12	60	5.00	16	1
Clifton Becker	5	12	2.40	4	0
Ty Lynn	4	15	3.75	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	50	17	255	3/19	0	33	0	51.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	34	19	232	6/35	2	49	1	84.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nolan Walters	4	15	96	24.00	30	33
WR Phillip Newman	4	12	62	15.50	1	31
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	8	52	13.00	7	20
TE Charles Cortez	2	6	14	7.00	2	11
RB Joel Garrison	2	4	11	5.50	3	12
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	20	20.00	6	20
TE Leo Sweeney	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Steven Hardy	5	7	33	6.60	10	15	0
WR Troy Norton	4	5	78	19.50	45	49	0
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	3	7	47	15.67	26	30	1
WR Jorge McKnight	2	5	9	4.50	0	8	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Bobby Taves	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jeremy Lombardi	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	29	29.00	16	29	0
RB Korey Conley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Clifton Becker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	1	5	5.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Kurt Willis	1	0
Oliver Coffey	1	0
Nate Serban	0	1
Roderick Hanson	0	1
Rickey Bridges	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Ty Lynn	1	0
Troy Norton	1	0
Colin Alexander	1	0
Bobby Taves	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	290	48.3	43.2	62	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	8	333	41.6	38.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	6/7	1/2	1/1	51	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	1	6	6.0	0
Timothy Hiller	1	3	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Norton	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	77	25.7	0
Roderick Hanson	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Norton	5	133	26.6	0
Colin Alexander	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	6	1	0.0	21	33
S Jorge Cloude	5	0	0.0	19	30
CB Timothy Hiller	4	1	0.0	19	31
DT Oliver Coffey	3	1	1.0	18	35
OLB Duane Burgess	3	0	1.0	16	27
ILB Kurt Willis	3	1	0.0	19	37
CB Bob Heath	3	0	0.0	14	26
DT Junior Reeves	2	1	2.0	13	27
DE Nate Serban	2	2	1.0	16	31
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	0	1.0	5	9
S Jake Harry	2	1	0.0	16	31
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0.0	2	3
CB Sammie Rutter	1	2	0.0	11	30
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0.0	15	29
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	8	13
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	3	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	10	1	0.0	32	44
S Sammie Bates	6	1	0.0	16	15
DT Paul Browning	4	2	0.0	28	43
ILB Max Marian	4	2	0.0	27	37
S Bo Hickey	4	0	0.0	30	47
ILB Jerome Page	3	1	0.5	11	16
OLB Harold McBeal	3	4	0.0	29	40
S Lonnie Brinkley	3	2	0.0	13	22
DT Zach Burns	3	2	0.0	21	30
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	0.0	28	30
DT Donovan Samsel	3	0	0.0	19	28
DE Colin Bush	2	2	1.0	24	41
CB Brian Ellis	2	0	0.0	32	47
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	0.0	30	46
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Will Garner	1	2	1.5	19	30
DE Aaron Piccarreta	1	0	0.0	14	12
CB Marco Keyser	1	0	0.0	6	9
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
T Kelvin Liedtke	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0.0	8	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	2.0	0	1	0	27
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	1	0	1	27
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	2	3	35
DE Nate Serban	1.0	0	2	1	31
DE Eddie Bloomer	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	2	1	15

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Will Garner	1.5	2	0	30
DE Colin Bush	1.0	4	0	41
ILB Jerome Page	0.5	0	0	16
DT Zach Burns	0.0	2	2	30
DT Paul Browning	0.0	2	0	43
DT Donovan Samsel	0.0	1	0	28
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	0	30
S Duane Sterritt	3	0	0	33
S Jake Harry	2	0	0	31
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0	26
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0	31
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0	29
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	0	37
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	15
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	0	15
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	3
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0	2
CB Sammie Rutter	0	1	1	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	6	2	44
S Bo Hickey	2	2	47
S Lonnie Brinkley	2	1	22
CB Bryant Farley	1	3	46
ILB Max Marian	1	2	37
OLB Harold McBeal	1	1	40
CB Marco Keyser	1	1	9
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	30
S Sammie Bates	1	0	15
ILB Jerome Page	1	0	16
CB Brian Ellis	0	2	47
OLB Irving Jenkins	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Delgado	3	6	1	32	1	44
Leon Schroeder	2	8	0	34	1	46
Marlon Finley	2	3	0	35	1	42
Joseph Sherman	1	4	0	33	0	41
Larry Andersen	1	3	0	21	0	32
Charles Cortez	1	2	0	7	0	20
Leo Sweeney	1	1	0	34	0	38
Devin Medlock	0	5	0	20	0	34
Johnny Tyler	0	2	0	23	0	27
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0	10	0	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Fialho	3	5	1	19	1	37
Lincoln Frasier	1	3	0	19	2	36
Pat Ellison	1	2	0	10	0	17
Kelvin Liedtke	1	1	0	16	2	27
Jumbo Miller	0	2	0	17	0	35
Mitch Hughes	0	1	0	1	0	6
Gary Nachman	0	1	0	20	0	34
Bobby Taves	0	1	0	6	0	11
Lionel Banks	0	1	0	4	0	5
Neil Hawley	0	0	0	5	1	13

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	22
Joel Garrison	1	31
Johnny Tyler	1	28
Roderick Hanson	1	20
Rickey Bridges	1	15
Sammie Rutter	1	10
Charles Cortez	0	23
Timothy Hiller	0	21
Shane Love	0	18
J.R. Marston	0	13
D.J. Matthews	0	13
Wesley Hickman	0	12
Larry Andersen	0	11
Devin Medlock	0	11
Earl Moulton	0	9
Oliver Coffey	0	8
Nolan Walters	0	8
Orlando Murray	0	7
J.R. Fraaije	0	7
Leo Sweeney	0	7
Leon Schroeder	0	6
Darryl McKnight	0	6
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
Jose Barfield	0	6
Eddie Bloomer	0	5
Dwayne Gelbart	0	3
Bobby Irwin	0	3
Lamar Bailey	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	1
Jake Harry	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Nate Serban	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Marlon Finley	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Sammie Bates	2	12
Irving Jenkins	1	30
Lonnie Brinkley	1	10
Robbie Wolfe	1	8
Lorenzo Varney	1	6
Korey Conley	0	24
Bobby Taves	0	18
Pat Ellison	0	18
Bo Hickey	0	17
Jonathan McCaffrey	0	15
Troy Norton	0	11
Steven Hardy	0	10
Jeremy Lombardi	0	10
Terry Maddux	0	9
Harold McBeal	0	9
Jerome Page	0	9
Max Marian	0	9
Mitch Hughes	0	8
Arnie Terry	0	8
Paul Browning	0	8
Marco Keyser	0	8
Brian Ellis	0	7
Donald Jones	0	7
Zach Burns	0	7
Tyrone Fialho	0	7
Bryant Farley	0	7
Lionel Banks	0	7
Trent Prewett	0	7
Jorge McKnight	0	6
Will Garner	0	6
Colin Bush	0	4
Donovan Samsel	0	4
Rickey Rosebrock	0	4
Aaron Piccarreta	0	3
Jumbo Miller	0	3
Neil Hawley	0	3
Rob Arce	0	1
Colin Alexander	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	80	5.3
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	3	23	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	50	17	6	3	4	15	11	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	34	19	4	2	2	2	7	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	8	81	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	88	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	86	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	72	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	137	15.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	15	4	1	96	3	40
WR Phillip Newman	12	4	1	62	1	38
WR Dwayne Gelbart	8	4	0	52	1	24
TE Charles Cortez	6	2	1	14	0	20
RB Joel Garrison	4	2	1	11	0	26
TE Leo Sweeney	3	0	0	0	0	38
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	20	1	27
WR Martin Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Steven Hardy	7	5	1	33	0	25
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	7	3	1	47	1	23
WR Jorge McKnight	5	2	0	9	0	29
WR Troy Norton	5	4	0	78	2	24
TE Bobby Taves	3	1	0	14	0	11
WR Jeremy Lombardi	2	1	0	13	0	21
RB Korey Conley	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	6	0	24
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	0	3	0	17
RB Clifton Becker	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	0	29	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	2	-7	-3.50	-0.71
Bobby Irwin	2	-2	-1.00	5.19
Alan Poole	1	11	11.00	9.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	1	4	4.00	5.00
Clifton Becker	1	2	2.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	7	0	0	0.00	5.10

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	6	4	18	3.00	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
RB Joel Garrison	2	2.75
WR Nolan Walters	2	6.40
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0.00
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	6.50
WR Martin Robertson	1	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	2	1	11	5.50	6.71
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	1	1.00	1.80
WR Troy Norton	1	1	3	3.00	15.60
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Clifton Becker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	1
Joel Garrison	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Ty Lynn	2	2
Winfred Niklos	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	14	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Lynn	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	5	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	5	2	2
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	1
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	3	1	1
WR Jorge McKnight	2	1	0
TE Bobby Taves	1	0	0
RB Clifton Becker	1	0	0
WR Jeremy Lombardi	1	0	0
WR Colin Alexander	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,900)