Week 1, 2004

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	-	0
New Orleans Saints	10	10	3	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 NOS - Wayne McGarity 7 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 04:38 NOS - David Akers 28 field goal
2Q: 12:07 NOS - David Akers 30 field goal
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Laveranues Coles 35 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 05:00 NOS - David Akers 35 field goal
4Q: 13:39 NOS - David Akers 40 field goal
4Q: 10:17 NOS - David Akers 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 NOS - Wayne McGarity 7 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 04:38 NOS - David Akers 28 field goal
2Q: 12:07 NOS - David Akers 30 field goal
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Laveranues Coles 35 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 05:00 NOS - David Akers 35 field goal
4Q: 13:39 NOS - David Akers 40 field goal
4Q: 10:17 NOS - David Akers 27 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 23
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 5 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 166 386
- Offensive Plays 53 73
- Yards per Play 3.13 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 120 94
- Rushing Attempts 24 32
- Yards per Rush 5.00 2.94
Net Passing Yards 46 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 2 41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 84 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/38 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 1.59 7.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/58
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:24 33:36

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	23
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	5	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	166	386
- Offensive Plays	53	73
- Yards per Play	3.13	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	120	94
- Rushing Attempts	24	32
- Yards per Rush	5.00	2.94
Net Passing Yards	46	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 2	41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	84	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/38	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	1.59	7.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/58
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:24	33:36

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
1	9:02	1:52	OWN 16	3	4	Interception
1	4:33	3:40	OWN 20	8	43	Downs
2	11:59	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:54	2:05	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	5:02	2:53	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
3	10:52	1:23	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	4:52	1:10	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	2:25	1:25	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	13:31	1:52	OWN 17	3	-11	Interception
4	10:12	3:33	OWN 24	5	8	Punt
4	4:11	4:11	OWN 19	9	65	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	3:08	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
1	7:10	2:37	OPP 31	5	20	Field Goal
1	0:53	3:54	OWN 37	10	50	Field Goal
2	10:36	1:42	OWN 31	7	38	Interception
2	6:49	1:47	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	2:09	2:09	OWN 20	5	20	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 20	10	31	Punt
3	9:29	4:37	OPP 45	9	27	Field Goal
3	3:42	1:17	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	1:00	2:29	OPP 43	5	20	Field Goal
4	11:39	1:27	OPP 16	3	6	Field Goal
4	6:39	2:28	OWN 29	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dashawn Tilton	12	83	6.92	14	4
LaBrandon Toefield	10	29	2.90	7	0
Steve McNair	1	6	6.00	6	0
Tony Graziani	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alexis Shepherd	14	23	1.64	5	0
LaMont Jordan	13	64	4.92	13	3
Mike Cloud	2	2	1.00	2	0
Marcus Pollard	1	1	1.00	1	0
Joel Makovicka	1	3	3.00	3	0
Laveranues Coles	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Graziani	16	8	42	2/10	0	15	1	30.2
Steve McNair	8	5	42	3/28	0	19	1	36.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	41	27	292	0/0	2	44	1	92.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marvin Harrison	2	3	18	9.00	0	9
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	19	9.50	10	15
RB LaBrandon Toefield	2	2	0	0.00	0	4
WR Andy Diaz	2	2	15	7.50	3	10
WR Nate Jacquet	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
FB Jim Finn	1	3	12	12.00	10	12
TE Jeffrey Montgomery	1	1	19	19.00	9	19
WR Taco Wallace	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Dashawn Tilton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Roland Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Randy McMichael	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tim Carter	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	8	11	110	13.75	66	44	0
WR Laveranues Coles	8	14	109	13.63	13	35	1
WR Karl Williams	3	4	34	11.33	2	14	0
FB Joel Makovicka	2	2	3	1.50	0	7	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Wayne McGarity	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	1
RB LaMont Jordan	2	5	6	3.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marshall Mathers	1	10	10.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	0.00	0
S Carl Crawford	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
Travis Dorch	8	384	48.0	38.3	61	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	3	141	47.0	40.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	5/5	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	5	58	11.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LaBrandon Toefield	4	76	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Drayton Florence	9	1	0.0	30	33
ILB Brian Allen	6	2	0.0	25	39
ILB Hannibal Navies	6	1	0.0	19	16
S Rogers Beckett	5	2	0.0	13	21
S Lawrence Porter	5	2	0.0	24	24
OLB Andre Summersell	4	4	0.0	21	33
DE Chike Okeafor	3	2	0.0	13	8
DE Demetrin Veal	3	0	0.0	12	15
DT Grady Jackson	2	2	0.0	26	38
CB Eric Brooks	2	1	0.0	26	38
S Willie Kramer	2	0	0.0	7	18
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	0	0.0	8	2
CB Marshall Mathers	2	0	0.0	25	34
OLB Junior Suliven	1	1	0.0	23	30
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	1	0.0	19	33
DT Chris Hoke	1	1	0.0	7	3
ILB Alonzo Harris	1	1	0.0	9	11
CB Andre Dyson	1	1	0.0	15	24
TE Roland Williams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tim Carter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kawika Mitchell	1	0	0.0	10	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	6	0	0.0	23	28
S Dwight Smith	5	4	0.0	23	29
CB Scott McGarrahan	5	2	0.0	17	24
ILB Dhani Jones	4	1	0.0	15	21
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	0.0	16	19
ILB Phil Glover	3	0	0.0	9	11
S Damon Moore	3	0	0.0	19	11
S Carl Crawford	3	0	0.0	17	24
DE Grant Wistrom	2	1	2.0	13	15
DT Kindal Moorehead	2	0	1.0	13	20
DT Jaylen Westbrook	2	0	0.0	13	16
S Gibril Wilson	1	1	1.0	9	8
DT William Carr	1	0	0.5	5	10
DT Cedric Woodard	1	1	0.0	14	14
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	0.0	8	5
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	0	---	---	---
DE Antonio Smith	0	2	0.5	14	17
DE Cullen Jenkins	0	2	0.0	13	18
ILB Brian Simmons	0	1	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Demetrin Veal	2	0	0	15
DE Adewale Ogunleye	0	2	1	33
DT Grady Jackson	0	1	0	38
ILB Alonzo Harris	0	1	0	11
OLB Andre Summersell	0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Grant Wistrom	2.0	0	15
DT Kindal Moorehead	1.0	1	20
S Gibril Wilson	1.0	0	8
DE Antonio Smith	0.5	1	17
DT William Carr	0.5	0	10
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	2	18
DT Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	2	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Drayton Florence	9	0	0	33
CB Marshall Mathers	3	0	1	34
S Lawrence Porter	3	0	0	24
S Rogers Beckett	2	1	0	21
ILB Brian Allen	2	1	0	39
CB Eric Brooks	2	0	0	38
DE Chike Okeafor	1	0	0	8
ILB Hannibal Navies	1	0	0	16
ILB Chris Claiborne	1	0	0	2
ILB Alonzo Harris	1	0	0	11
DE Demetrin Veal	1	0	0	15
OLB Andre Summersell	1	0	0	33

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scott McGarrahan	3	1	0	24
ILB Phil Glover	3	1	0	11
CB Antoine Winfield	3	0	0	28
S Dwight Smith	2	0	0	29
S Carl Crawford	1	0	1	24
S Damon Moore	1	0	0	11
CB Kelly Herndon	0	1	0	21
ILB Dhani Jones	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
K.C. Strong	2	5	23	0	24
Chris Ruhman	2	3	16	1	27
Levi Jones	2	2	9	0	7
Mickey Gomez	1	5	24	1	29
Deon Biamila	1	3	24	2	29
Dan Koppen	1	3	21	1	24
Roland Williams	0	1	14	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jason Peters	2	7	27	41
Ephraim Salaam	2	6	28	41
Travis Scott	2	6	30	41
Jim Kleinsasser	1	3	28	37
Steve McKinney	0	3	4	0
Tyson Walter	0	3	28	41
Ben Claxton	0	3	30	41
Brent Smith	0	1	5	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Randy McMichael	3	11
Rogers Beckett	2	24

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Scott McGarrahan	3	28
Antoine Winfield	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grady Jackson	---	---	26	38	4	68
Brian Allen	---	---	25	39	4	68
Eric Brooks	---	---	26	38	4	68
Drayton Florence	---	---	30	33	4	67
Junior Suliven	---	---	23	30	10	63
Lawrence Porter	---	---	24	24	15	63
Marshall Mathers	---	---	25	34	2	61
Deon Biamila	24	29	---	---	8	61
Mickey Gomez	24	29	---	---	7	60
Rogers Beckett	---	---	13	21	24	58
Andre Summersell	---	---	21	33	4	58
K.C. Strong	23	24	---	---	8	55
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	19	33	2	54
Michael Myers	---	---	20	26	5	51
Andre Dyson	---	---	15	24	12	51
Taco Wallace	15	19	---	---	12	46
Dan Koppen	21	24	---	---	---	45
Chris Ruhman	16	27	---	---	---	43
Dashawn Tilton	13	12	---	---	18	43
Hannibal Navies	---	---	19	16	2	37
LaBrandon Toefield	11	13	---	---	12	36
Marvin Harrison	12	20	---	---	1	33
Tony Graziani	15	18	---	---	---	33
Jim Finn	7	13	---	---	12	32
Demetrin Veal	---	---	12	15	5	32
Nate Jacquet	11	13	---	---	7	31
Kawika Mitchell	---	---	10	5	16	31
Andy Diaz	9	13	---	---	9	31
Roland Williams	14	13	---	---	3	30
Willie Kramer	---	---	7	18	2	27
Chike Okeafor	---	---	13	8	4	25
Jeffrey Montgomery	5	3	---	---	16	24
J.R. Redmond	12	10	---	---	1	23
Alonzo Harris	---	---	9	11	3	23
Randy McMichael	5	6	---	---	11	22
Steve McNair	9	11	---	---	---	20
Levi Jones	9	7	---	---	1	17
Tim Carter	6	10	---	---	---	16
John Wade	3	5	---	---	7	15
Chris Claiborne	---	---	8	2	1	11
Chris Hoke	---	---	7	3	1	11
Jeffery Hanks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Treadwell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	1	1
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Scott	30	41	---	---	6	77
Jim Kleinsasser	28	37	---	---	10	75
Matt Hassebeck	32	41	---	---	---	73
Ben Claxton	30	41	---	---	2	73
Ephraim Salaam	28	41	---	---	---	69
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	17	24	28	69
Tyson Walter	28	41	---	---	---	69
Jason Peters	27	41	---	---	---	68
Joel Makovicka	21	26	---	---	15	62
Laveranues Coles	24	38	---	---	---	62
Joe Horn	19	30	---	---	10	59
Antoine Winfield	---	---	23	28	8	59
Dwight Smith	---	---	23	29	1	53
Carl Crawford	---	---	17	24	8	49
Marcus Pollard	16	11	---	---	17	44
LaMont Jordan	15	25	---	---	1	41
Dexter Coakley	---	---	16	19	1	36
Phil Glover	---	---	9	11	16	36
Kelly Herndon	---	---	15	21	---	36
Dhani Jones	---	---	15	21	---	36
Alexis Shepherd	16	18	---	---	---	34
Kindal Moorehead	---	---	13	20	1	34
Grant Wistrom	---	---	13	15	5	33
Cedric Woodard	---	---	14	14	4	32
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	13	18	---	31
Antonio Smith	---	---	14	17	---	31
Damon Moore	---	---	19	11	---	30
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	13	16	---	29
Mike Cloud	2	0	---	---	25	27
Vinny Sutherland	7	3	---	---	16	26
Gibril Wilson	---	---	9	8	8	25
Brian Simmons	---	---	8	8	8	24
Wayne McGarity	5	3	---	---	14	22
Karl Williams	7	14	---	---	---	21
William Carr	---	---	5	10	6	21
Steve Foley	---	---	8	5	1	14
Brent Smith	5	0	---	---	8	13
David Akers	0	0	---	---	13	13
Shane Olivea	5	0	---	---	8	13
Bryan Anderson	3	0	---	---	8	11
Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	11	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve McKinney	4	0	---	---	---	4
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	3	3
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	43	8.6
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	10	49	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	18	49	2.7
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Graziani	16	8	0	0	0	1	6	0	1
Steve McNair	8	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	41	27	5	1	3	2	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	-4	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	115	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	146	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	3	2	18	20
WR Nate Jacquet	3	1	1	13
FB Jim Finn	3	1	12	13
WR Tim Carter	3	0	0	10
RB J.R. Redmond	2	2	19	10
RB LaBrandon Toefield	2	2	0	13
WR Taco Wallace	2	1	1	19
WR Andy Diaz	2	2	15	13
TE Roland Williams	1	0	0	13
TE Jeffrey Montgomery	1	1	19	3
TE Randy McMichael	1	0	0	6
RB Dashawn Tilton	1	1	-1	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Laveranues Coles	14	8	2	109	2	38
WR Joe Horn	11	8	0	110	3	30
RB LaMont Jordan	5	2	0	6	0	25
WR Karl Williams	4	3	0	34	0	14
WR Wayne McGarity	3	2	1	18	0	3
FB Joel Makovicka	2	2	0	3	0	26
TE Jim Kleinsasser	2	2	0	12	0	37

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dashawn Tilton	1	4	4.00	6.92

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexis Shepherd	3	2	0.67	1.64
LaMont Jordan	2	6	3.00	4.92
Marcus Pollard	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	7	2	3	0.43	7.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne McGarity	2	1	7	3.50	6.00
RB LaMont Jordan	2	0	0	0.00	1.20
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
FB Joel Makovicka	1	1	-4	-4.00	1.50
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0	0.00	7.79

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Dashawn Tilton	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alexis Shepherd	3	2
LaMont Jordan	3	1
Mike Cloud	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Graziani	7	3	1
Steve McNair	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Carter	3	0	0
WR Taco Wallace	2	1	0
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	0
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	0	0
RB J.R. Redmond	1	1	1
WR Andy Diaz	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	3	2	2
WR Karl Williams	2	1	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	1
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)