Week 1, 2067

played in New Orleans, CA

55 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	6	6	0	10	-	22
New Orleans Saints	3	17	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 CAR - Isaac Perkins 1 run (Gino Sagapolutele extra point failed)
1Q: 00:22 NOS - Jamie Manning 36 field goal
2Q: 13:07 CAR - Isaac Perkins 22 pass from Winston Dodge (Gino Sagapolutele extra point failed)
2Q: 07:10 NOS - J.B. Eddy 10 pass from Louie Kemp (Jamie Manning extra point)
2Q: 04:09 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 4 run (Jamie Manning extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Jamie Manning 23 field goal
3Q: 06:32 NOS - Antonio Palumbo 7 pass from Louie Kemp (Jamie Manning extra point)
4Q: 10:25 CAR - Gino Sagapolutele 43 field goal
4Q: 00:53 CAR - Jermaine Stanton 5 pass from Winston Dodge (Gino Sagapolutele extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 CAR - Isaac Perkins 1 run (Gino Sagapolutele extra point failed)
1Q: 00:22 NOS - Jamie Manning 36 field goal
2Q: 13:07 CAR - Isaac Perkins 22 pass from Winston Dodge (Gino Sagapolutele extra point failed)
2Q: 07:10 NOS - J.B. Eddy 10 pass from Louie Kemp (Jamie Manning extra point)
2Q: 04:09 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 4 run (Jamie Manning extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Jamie Manning 23 field goal
3Q: 06:32 NOS - Antonio Palumbo 7 pass from Louie Kemp (Jamie Manning extra point)
4Q: 10:25 CAR - Gino Sagapolutele 43 field goal
4Q: 00:53 CAR - Jermaine Stanton 5 pass from Winston Dodge (Gino Sagapolutele extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 362 332
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 68 133
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 3.40 4.03
Net Passing Yards 294 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 26 - 1 25 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 311 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.88 7.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.9 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/53 6/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:58 30:02

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	362	332
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	68	133
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	3.40	4.03
Net Passing Yards	294	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 26 - 1	25 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	311	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.88	7.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.9	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/53	6/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:58	30:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	3:44	OWN 28	9	24	Punt
1	7:05	1:11	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
1	0:16	2:19	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	7:04	1:54	OWN 25	5	1	Interception
2	4:00	2:00	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 24	10	52	Missed FG
3	6:24	4:32	OWN 25	10	40	Punt
4	14:02	3:43	OWN 30	8	44	Field Goal
4	8:29	3:26	OWN 48	10	35	Downs
4	3:08	2:26	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 19	4	16	Punt
1	8:33	1:28	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
1	5:54	5:38	OWN 30	9	51	Field Goal
2	12:57	5:53	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	5:10	1:10	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 28	6	66	Field Goal
3	10:11	3:47	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	1:52	2:50	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	10:19	1:50	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
4	5:03	1:55	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	50	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Louie Kemp, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Isaac Perkins	15	52	3.47	13	3	1
QB Winston Dodge	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
RB Harris Cicci	2	8	4.00	6	0	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	24	111	4.63	21	3	1
QB Louie Kemp	7	17	2.43	7	0	0
RB Aidan Linquist	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
FB O.J. King	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	47	26	311	3/17	2	39	1	81.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	25	20	199	0/0	2	29	0	126.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lewis Sparkes	5	9	48	9.60	34	25	0
WR Jermaine Stanton	5	11	72	14.40	21	39	1
RB Harris Cicci	4	4	61	15.25	44	24	0
TE Boomer Vasquez	3	8	10	3.33	1	6	0
RB Isaac Perkins	3	3	31	10.33	19	22	1
WR Damian Prior	2	5	26	13.00	3	13	0
WR Jacob Cole	2	4	43	21.50	33	38	0
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Bubba Garner	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Erick Fonseca	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Martin	6	7	38	6.33	2	12	0
WR J.B. Eddy	5	8	42	8.40	3	21	1
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	3	18	6.00	9	16	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	3	3	44	14.67	16	22	0
TE Jorge Davis	1	1	29	29.00	6	29	0
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
RB Aidan Linquist	1	1	21	21.00	15	21	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gene Cochrane	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Winston Dodge	1	0
RB Isaac Perkins	1	0
G Drake England	0	1
G Rex Matthews	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Ezra Daschle	0	0	1	0
DT Angel Bronson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malik Newsome	3	135	45.0	36.0	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	5	215	43.0	40.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Sagapolutele	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	1/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamie Manning	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Dodge	3	14	4.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Linquist	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Phillip	2	48	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Lephew	2	36	18.0	0
Broderick Fleming	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Mathis	9	4	0.0	33	24
S Keith Elliott	6	5	0.0	33	24
CB Tevin Widmer	6	0	0.0	33	25
CB Miles Cornett	6	0	0.0	31	19
ILB Abraham Rodgers	4	0	0.0	13	7
CB Junior Boore	3	3	0.0	18	16
DE DeAndre Passmore	3	3	0.0	33	25
OLB Mercury Ryan	3	3	0.0	31	19
DT Kristopher Ellison	2	2	0.0	30	17
OLB Lewis Meusey	2	0	0.0	33	24
WR Damian Prior	1	0	---	---	---
DE Korey Blombeck	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Aiden Antonick	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Efrain Boatright	0	2	0.0	33	25
DE J.C. Brenner	0	1	0.0	29	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	7	1	0.0	20	50
DT Angel Bronson	5	0	1.0	14	38
DE Wade Merritt	5	1	0.0	20	44
CB Gene Cochrane	4	2	0.5	14	40
S Richard Pozy	4	1	0.0	20	50
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	4	1	0.0	12	21
DE Logan Lorenz	3	1	1.5	12	35
OLB Ezra Daschle	3	2	0.0	20	39
S Mason Rutledge	3	0	0.0	20	33
CB Bernard Castillo	3	0	0.0	19	42
OLB Aaron Stagg	2	0	0.0	8	17
CB Clifton Talley	2	0	0.0	0	21
DE Terry Winslett	1	0	0.0	16	42
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0	1	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeAndre Passmore	1	2	25
DE J.C. Brenner	1	0	19
OLB Mercury Ryan	1	0	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Logan Lorenz	1.5	0	4	2	35
DT Angel Bronson	1.0	0	0	0	38
CB Gene Cochrane	0.5	0	0	0	40
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0.0	1	1	0	23
DE Terry Winslett	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Mitch Forsyth	0.0	0	1	0	18
CB Deron Graham	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Wade Merritt	0.0	0	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tevin Widmer	4	0	25
ILB Dana Mathis	4	0	24
CB Miles Cornett	4	0	19
S Keith Elliott	2	1	24
CB Aiden Antonick	2	1	7
CB Junior Boore	2	0	16
OLB Lewis Meusey	1	0	24
S Efrain Boatright	1	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	7	1	0	50
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	4	1	0	21
CB Gene Cochrane	4	0	1	40
CB Bernard Castillo	3	1	0	42
OLB Ezra Daschle	2	1	0	39
OLB Aaron Stagg	2	0	0	17
CB Clifton Talley	2	0	0	21
S Mason Rutledge	1	0	0	33
DE Wade Merritt	1	0	0	44
S Richard Pozy	0	2	0	50
OLB Andy Washington	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joseph Grabulis	2	5	20	0	50
G Drake England	2	3	20	1	50
T Damian Rouse	2	3	20	1	50
G Rex Matthews	2	3	20	0	50
C Josiah Hawkins	1	2	20	1	50
TE Boomer Vasquez	1	2	19	0	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Luke Givens	4	8	33	25
T Tommy McElroy	3	7	33	25
C Morris Hildreth	3	3	33	25
G Brendan Geib	2	6	33	25
C Chad Gonzalez	2	3	33	25
FB O.J. King	1	1	7	4
TE Reuben Cundiff	0	1	32	24

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Mathis	2	9
Louis Clancy	1	15
Keith Elliott	1	3

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy McElroy	3	12
Aaron Stagg	1	18
Deron Graham	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rex Matthews	20	50	---	---	9	79
G Joseph Grabulis	20	50	---	---	5	75
WR Damian Prior	19	43	---	---	11	73
QB Winston Dodge	20	50	---	---	---	70
G Drake England	20	50	---	---	---	70
C Josiah Hawkins	20	50	---	---	---	70
T Damian Rouse	20	50	---	---	---	70
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	33	25	8	66
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	33	24	9	66
TE Boomer Vasquez	19	41	---	---	2	62
S Keith Elliott	---	---	33	24	3	60
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	33	25	2	60
DE DeAndre Passmore	---	---	33	25	2	60
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	33	24	2	59
WR Lewis Sparkes	15	36	---	---	1	52
CB Miles Cornett	---	---	31	19	2	52
OLB Mercury Ryan	---	---	31	19	2	52
WR Jermaine Stanton	15	36	---	---	---	51
DE J.C. Brenner	---	---	29	19	2	50
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	30	17	2	49
RB Isaac Perkins	18	29	---	---	1	48
CB Junior Boore	---	---	18	16	1	35
TE Dennis Crimm	2	13	---	---	18	33
ILB Abraham Rodgers	---	---	13	7	11	31
FB Erick Fonseca	4	8	---	---	17	29
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	2	8	18	28
RB Harris Cicci	2	19	---	---	5	26
CB Aiden Antonick	---	---	2	7	14	23
WR Louis Clancy	1	6	---	---	15	22
WR Jacob Cole	5	16	---	---	---	21
S Levi Phillip	---	---	2	2	14	18
RB Morris Clements	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Rico Blackwell	---	---	3	8	---	11
S Kevin Dodge	---	---	0	0	10	10
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	3	0	5	8
DE Aidan Euell	---	---	1	6	---	7
K Gino Sagapolutele	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Ellis Perrigo	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Malik Newsome	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Joel Benson	---	---	0	0	5	5
C Joseph Sweeney	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Bubba Garner	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Anthony Means	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Alex Vitale	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	20	50	10	80
S Richard Pozy	---	---	20	50	3	73
T Tommy McElroy	33	25	---	---	12	70
G Brendan Geib	33	25	---	---	7	65
C Morris Hildreth	33	25	---	---	7	65
C Chad Gonzalez	33	25	---	---	7	65
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	20	44	---	64
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	19	42	2	63
WR Taylor Martin	31	25	---	---	5	61
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	20	39	---	59
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	16	42	1	59
QB Louie Kemp	33	25	---	---	---	58
C Luke Givens	33	25	---	---	---	58
WR J.B. Eddy	31	24	---	---	1	56
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	14	40	2	56
TE Reuben Cundiff	32	24	---	---	---	56
DT Angel Bronson	---	---	14	38	2	54
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	20	33	---	53
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	29	21	---	---	1	51
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	12	35	2	49
OLB Aaron Stagg	---	---	8	17	18	43
OLB Shaquille Grider	---	---	7	25	9	41
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	12	23	4	39
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	0	21	14	35
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	---	---	12	21	1	34
DT Mitch Forsyth	---	---	6	18	5	29
TE Jorge Davis	9	10	---	---	10	29
WR Antonio Palumbo	20	9	---	---	---	29
FB O.J. King	7	4	---	---	15	26
TE Gregory Wolfe	2	3	---	---	20	25
RB Willie Kuebrich	2	0	---	---	16	18
CB Deron Graham	---	---	0	4	12	16
WR Percy Reese	0	0	---	---	14	14
OLB Andy Washington	---	---	0	8	2	10
WR Eduardo Lephew	0	1	---	---	9	10
RB Aidan Linquist	2	4	---	---	3	9
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Corwin Butcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jamie Manning	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Leonard Buick	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Broderick Fleming	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Britt Wolf	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Leland Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jamie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Rick Friday	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Spencer Freitag	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	54	6.0
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	6	29	4.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	47	26	5	2	2	7	8	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	25	20	4	0	0	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	94	13.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	127	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	51	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	39	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	49	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jermaine Stanton	11	5	1	72	1	36
WR Lewis Sparkes	9	5	0	48	1	36
TE Boomer Vasquez	8	3	1	10	0	41
WR Damian Prior	5	2	0	26	0	43
WR Jacob Cole	4	2	0	43	1	16
RB Harris Cicci	4	4	0	61	1	19
RB Isaac Perkins	3	3	0	31	1	29
TE Dennis Crimm	1	1	0	9	0	13
TE Bubba Garner	1	1	0	11	0	3
FB Erick Fonseca	1	0	0	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.B. Eddy	8	5	42	1	24
WR Taylor Martin	7	6	38	0	25
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	3	18	0	21
TE Reuben Cundiff	3	3	44	1	24
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	1	7	0	9
TE Jorge Davis	1	1	29	1	10
RB Aidan Linquist	1	1	21	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaac Perkins	2	6	3.00	3.47

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	4	2.00	4.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	1	1	5	5.00	6.62

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	5	5	37	7.40	7.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jermaine Stanton	1	1	5	5.00	6.55

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.B. Eddy	3	3	18	6.00	5.25
WR Taylor Martin	1	1	12	12.00	5.43
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Louie Kemp	1	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	11	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Harris Cicci	4	4	4
WR Jermaine Stanton	3	1	1
WR Damian Prior	2	1	1
TE Boomer Vasquez	2	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.B. Eddy	2	1	0
WR Taylor Martin	2	1	0
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	1	1
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)