Week 1, 2001

played in New Orleans, LA

90 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	14	0	0	6	6	-	26
New Orleans Saints	7	6	0	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:16 CAR - Chris Floyd 50 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
1Q: 04:48 CAR - Marshall Mathers 21 interception return (Rick McKenzie extra point)
1Q: 00:10 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 36 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 44 field goal
4Q: 08:25 CAR - Rick McKenzie 37 field goal
4Q: 08:20 NOS - Antoine Winfield 87 kickoff return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 00:25 CAR - Rick McKenzie 47 field goal
OT: 12:44 CAR - Nate Jacquet 63 pass from Steve McNair

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:16 CAR - Chris Floyd 50 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
1Q: 04:48 CAR - Marshall Mathers 21 interception return (Rick McKenzie extra point)
1Q: 00:10 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 36 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 44 field goal
4Q: 08:25 CAR - Rick McKenzie 37 field goal
4Q: 08:20 NOS - Antoine Winfield 87 kickoff return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 00:25 CAR - Rick McKenzie 47 field goal
OT: 12:44 CAR - Nate Jacquet 63 pass from Steve McNair

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 398 298
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 5.85 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 102 93
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 3.78 4.43
Net Passing Yards 296 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 1 40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 306 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.22 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/47
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 5/211
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:56 27:36

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	398	298
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	5.85	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	102	93
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	3.78	4.43
Net Passing Yards	296	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 1	40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	306	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.22	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/47
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	5/211
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:56	27:36

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	1:00	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	10:29	2:52	OWN 37	6	20	Punt
1	6:16	0:21	50	1	50	Touchdown
2	15:00	3:44	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	8:24	1:42	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:28	1:29	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	4:46	OWN 20	10	60	Interception
3	6:10	2:17	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	1:32	3:32	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	12:15	3:55	OWN 39	8	41	Field Goal
4	8:06	5:12	OWN 29	9	24	Punt
4	1:58	1:41	OWN 20	5	50	Field Goal
OT1	13:57	1:29	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
1	11:45	1:16	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	7:37	1:21	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
1	5:55	1:20	OWN 29	2	-7	Interception
1	4:35	4:35	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	11:16	2:52	OPP 42	7	22	Field Goal
2	6:42	4:14	OWN 19	8	42	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 18	3	55	Field Goal
3	10:14	4:04	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
3	3:53	2:21	OWN 40	6	12	Punt
4	13:00	0:45	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
4	2:54	0:56	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 36	1	13	Half
OT1	15:00	1:03	50	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Floyd	12	82	6.83	50	1	1
Jim Finn	9	13	1.44	6	0	0
J.R. Redmond	3	-2	-0.67	3	0	0
Steve McNair	2	13	6.50	7	0	0
Eddie Evans	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	13	74	5.69	21	3
J.J. Johnson	5	11	2.20	6	0
Karl Williams	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	7	7.00	7	0
Abraham Marschalk	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	39	28	306	2/10	1	63	1	92.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	40	21	220	2/15	1	36	1	66.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	10	13	91	9.10	36	39	0
WR Nate Jacquet	5	6	86	17.20	47	63	1
WR Bobby Shaw	5	9	71	14.20	35	37	0
WR Moe Barber	3	3	25	8.33	1	14	0
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	2	1	1.00	2	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB J.R. Redmond	1	1	17	17.00	12	17	0
TE Omar Espinosa	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin Alexander	6	8	75	12.50	40	23	0
WR Karl Williams	4	7	48	12.00	25	27	0
TE John Davis	3	10	19	6.33	7	11	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	5	19	9.50	1	13	0
RB J.J. Johnson	2	2	11	5.50	2	7	0
WR Eli Reid	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Alvis Whitted	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	36	36.00	36	36	1
RB LaMont Jordan	1	3	2	2.00	2	2	0
FB Graham Somerville	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marshall Mathers	1	21	21.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kelly Herndon	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
Taylor Cochrane	8	373	46.6	38.3	63	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	9	399	44.3	32.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick McKenzie	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kiwuakee Thomas	2	11	5.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	3	47	15.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Redmond	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	5	211	42.2	1

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	7	0	0.0	21	42
ILB Chris Claiborne	5	4	0.0	21	36
OLB Alonzo Harris	3	3	0.5	17	26
OLB Jerry Jensen	3	1	0.5	19	35
S Matt Bowmen	3	3	0.0	19	37
CB Andre Dyson	3	2	0.0	18	39
S Sam Garnes	3	1	0.0	15	34
CB Marshall Mathers	3	1	0.0	15	34
S Willie Kramer	2	1	0.0	9	16
DE Adewale Ogunleye	2	1	0.0	15	29
ILB Donnie Spragan	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Michael Myers	1	2	0.5	17	30
DT Darwin Walker	1	0	0.5	6	13
DE Hugh Douglas	1	1	0.0	4	12
QB Steve McNair	1	0	---	---	---
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0.0	11	24
DT Joe Salave'a	1	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Mo Bishop	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Jimmy Spencer	0	1	0.0	2	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daylon McCutcheon	7	0	0.0	14	25
S Dwight Smith	7	0	0.0	27	41
CB Kelly Herndon	6	1	0.0	27	41
S Buddy Love	5	2	0.0	23	29
OLB Dexter Coakley	5	2	0.0	27	41
DT William Munny	4	1	1.5	22	28
CB Antoine Winfield	4	0	0.0	27	41
OLB Steve Morrison	3	3	0.0	19	24
ILB Brian Simmons	3	3	0.0	14	28
DT William Carr	3	0	0.0	15	12
DT Stimpson Cat	2	3	0.0	14	29
ILB Dhani Jones	2	2	0.0	13	13
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	0	0.0	5	11
DE Noel Scarlett	2	0	0.0	16	33
DE Lamar King	0	1	0.5	14	21
S Deke McQuay	0	1	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerry Jensen	0.5	2	0	1	35
OLB Alonzo Harris	0.5	0	1	0	26
DE Michael Myers	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Darwin Walker	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Grady Jackson	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Hugh Douglas	0.0	0	1	0	12

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT William Munny	1.5	1	0	28
DE Lamar King	0.5	0	0	21
DE Noel Scarlett	0.0	0	2	33
DT Stimpson Cat	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chris Claiborne	4	1	0	36
CB Ray Buchanan	3	2	0	42
OLB Alonzo Harris	3	0	0	26
CB Andre Dyson	3	0	0	39
S Sam Garnes	2	0	0	34
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	0	37
OLB Jerry Jensen	1	1	0	35
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	1	34
DE Hugh Douglas	1	0	0	12
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	0	0	29
ILB Na'il Diggs	0	1	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	6	2	1	41
S Dwight Smith	5	0	0	41
CB Daylon McCutcheon	4	0	0	25
ILB Brian Simmons	3	1	0	28
S Buddy Love	3	0	0	29
CB Antoine Winfield	2	2	0	41
OLB Steve Morrison	2	0	0	24
DT Stimpson Cat	1	0	0	29
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	41
DE Noel Scarlett	1	0	0	33
OLB Jessie Armstead	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wade	1	11	27	0	41
Marvel Smith	1	5	27	0	41
Chris Ruhman	1	1	27	0	41
Chris Naeole	0	4	27	2	41
Chris Villarrial	0	3	25	0	34
Jim Finn	0	1	19	0	21

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Freeman	3	6	2	21	0	42
Damion McIntosh	2	4	0	21	2	42
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	4	0	21	0	42
Graham Somerville	1	1	0	9	0	16
Marcus Spears	0	3	0	21	0	42
Ike Davis	0	2	0	21	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Jacquet	2	15
Jimmy Spencer	1	19
Asher Ackerman	1	18
Omar Espinosa	1	17
Taylor Cochrane	1	8
Eddie Evans	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Johnson	2	29
Marcus Pollard	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	27	41	---	---	8	76
Ray Buchanan	---	---	21	42	11	74
Chris Villarrial	25	34	---	---	10	69
Bobby Shaw	21	36	---	---	12	69
Steve McNair	27	41	---	---	---	68
John Wade	27	41	---	---	---	68
Chris Ruhman	27	41	---	---	---	68
Marvel Smith	27	41	---	---	---	68
Marvin Harrison	20	36	---	---	10	66
Jim Finn	19	21	---	---	20	60
Chris Claiborne	---	---	21	36	3	60
Andre Dyson	---	---	18	39	2	59
Matt Bowmen	---	---	19	37	2	58
Jerry Jensen	---	---	19	35	3	57
Nate Jacquet	12	25	---	---	15	52
Asher Ackerman	14	19	---	---	18	51
Sam Garnes	---	---	15	34	2	51
Michael Myers	---	---	17	30	4	51
Marshall Mathers	---	---	15	34	2	51
Alonzo Harris	---	---	17	26	3	46
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	15	29	1	45
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	3	3	36	42
Grady Jackson	---	---	11	24	4	39
Omar Espinosa	9	13	---	---	17	39
Chris Floyd	14	23	---	---	---	37
Anthony Denman	---	---	1	7	23	31
Joe Salave'a	---	---	10	18	1	29
J.R. Redmond	6	12	---	---	10	28
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	2	6	19	27
Willie Kramer	---	---	9	16	1	26
Hugh Douglas	---	---	4	12	9	25
Darwin Walker	---	---	6	13	5	24
Donnie Spragan	---	---	6	8	9	23
Matthew Hatchette	1	4	---	---	17	22
Eddie Evans	9	5	---	---	8	22
Moe Barber	10	11	---	---	---	21
Nathan Shannon	2	7	---	---	2	11
Mo Bishop	---	---	2	7	2	11
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat Harlow	0	0	---	---	10	10
Na'il Diggs	---	---	0	6	4	10
Steve Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick McKenzie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Morrison	---	---	19	24	35	78
Antoine Winfield	---	---	27	41	8	76
Ike Davis	21	42	---	---	11	74
Dexter Coakley	---	---	27	41	2	70
Kelly Herndon	---	---	27	41	2	70
Dwight Smith	---	---	27	41	2	70
John Davis	13	31	---	---	21	65
Gary Ivan Gordon	21	42	---	---	---	63
Zack Freeman	21	42	---	---	---	63
Marcus Spears	21	42	---	---	---	63
Matt Hassebeck	21	42	---	---	---	63
Damion McIntosh	21	42	---	---	---	63
William Munny	---	---	22	28	10	60
Noel Scarlett	---	---	16	33	8	57
Karl Williams	16	30	---	---	8	54
Buddy Love	---	---	23	29	2	54
Kevin Alexander	16	31	---	---	6	53
J.J. Johnson	5	16	---	---	29	50
Graham Somerville	9	16	---	---	22	47
Stimpson Cat	---	---	14	29	1	44
Brian Simmons	---	---	14	28	1	43
Jeff Graham	10	31	---	---	---	41
Daylon McCutcheon	---	---	14	25	1	40
Lamar King	---	---	14	21	2	37
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	12	13	11	36
LaMont Jordan	15	19	---	---	---	34
Marcus Pollard	9	6	---	---	16	31
Bobby Taylor	---	---	0	3	26	29
Dhani Jones	---	---	13	13	3	29
William Carr	---	---	15	12	1	28
Keith Lyle	---	---	4	6	16	26
Eli Reid	2	4	---	---	14	20
Alvis Whitted	4	16	---	---	---	20
Vinny Sutherland	1	1	---	---	18	20
Jessie Armstead	---	---	5	11	2	18
Deke McQuay	---	---	4	12	---	16
Abraham Marschalk	5	9	---	---	2	16
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	11	11
Russ Hochstein	0	0	---	---	11	11
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Eberly	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	0	0.0
Middle	15	85	5.7
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	12	75	6.3
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	39	28	4	0	0	6	3	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	40	21	3	3	4	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	138	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	63	12.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	38	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	121	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	61	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	13	10	91	1	36
WR Bobby Shaw	9	5	71	2	36
WR Nate Jacquet	6	5	86	1	25
WR Moe Barber	3	3	25	0	11
RB Chris Floyd	2	1	1	0	23
FB Jim Finn	2	1	-3	0	21
TE Asher Ackerman	1	1	-1	0	19
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	0	0	0	4
RB J.R. Redmond	1	1	17	0	12
TE Omar Espinosa	1	1	19	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE John Davis	10	3	1	19	0	31
WR Kevin Alexander	8	6	0	75	1	31
WR Karl Williams	7	4	0	48	1	30
WR Jeff Graham	5	2	0	19	0	31
RB LaMont Jordan	3	1	2	2	0	19
WR Alvis Whitted	2	1	0	8	0	16
RB J.J. Johnson	2	2	0	11	0	16
WR Eli Reid	1	1	0	2	0	4
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	0	36	1	9
FB Graham Somerville	1	0	1	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. Redmond	1	-4	-4.00	-0.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	1	0	0.00	5.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	0	0	0.00	7.85

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Floyd	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Marschalk	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	17	15	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	15	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marvin Harrison	8	7	4
WR Nate Jacquet	3	3	2
WR Moe Barber	3	3	1
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	0	0
TE Omar Espinosa	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	4	1	0
WR Kevin Alexander	3	2	1
WR Karl Williams	3	2	1
TE John Davis	2	1	1
WR Eli Reid	1	1	0
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)