Week 1, 2010

played in Carolina, NC

68 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	0	-	7
Carolina Panthers	7	10	10	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 CAR - Matt Jones 13 pass from Steve McNair (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 05:22 CAR - Jeff Chandler 48 field goal
2Q: 04:00 NOS - Nate Washington 26 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CAR - Peyton Hillis 1 pass from Steve McNair (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 11:48 CAR - Mike Hart 5 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:57 CAR - Jeff Chandler 26 field goal
4Q: 09:56 CAR - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal
4Q: 08:00 CAR - C.J. Spiller 23 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 CAR - Matt Jones 13 pass from Steve McNair (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 05:22 CAR - Jeff Chandler 48 field goal
2Q: 04:00 NOS - Nate Washington 26 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CAR - Peyton Hillis 1 pass from Steve McNair (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 11:48 CAR - Mike Hart 5 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:57 CAR - Jeff Chandler 26 field goal
4Q: 09:56 CAR - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal
4Q: 08:00 CAR - C.J. Spiller 23 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 279 442
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 4.73 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 94 150
- Rushing Attempts 14 33
- Yards per Rush 6.71 4.55
Net Passing Yards 185 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 20 - 1 36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 7.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:53 36:07

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	279	442
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	4.73	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	94	150
- Rushing Attempts	14	33
- Yards per Rush	6.71	4.55
Net Passing Yards	185	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 20 - 1	36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	7.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:53	36:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	0:20	OPP 39	3	16	Fumble
1	9:20	2:58	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
1	2:22	1:49	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	14:34	3:40	OWN 16	8	50	Punt
2	8:53	1:41	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
2	5:15	1:27	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
2	1:09	1:08	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
3	11:40	2:01	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
3	2:52	2:30	OWN 25	4	36	Interception
4	9:50	1:15	OWN 25	4	-2	Downs
4	7:43	2:58	OWN 27	6	23	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 40	3	5	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
1	12:24	3:04	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	6:22	4:00	OWN 13	7	47	Punt
1	0:33	0:59	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
2	10:54	2:01	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:12	1:57	OPP 46	6	15	Field Goal
2	3:48	2:39	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:39	1:59	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
3	9:39	6:47	OWN 22	11	69	Field Goal
3	0:22	5:32	OWN 25	12	60	Field Goal
4	8:35	0:52	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
4	4:45	3:38	OWN 9	5	16	Punt

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LeSean McCoy	7	22	3.14	9	0
RB Quinton Ganther	3	69	23.00	31	2
QB Matt Hasselbeck	2	1	0.50	2	0
WR Deion Branch	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mike Hart	16	62	3.88	19	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	11	63	5.73	23	2	1
QB Steve McNair	4	8	2.00	4	0	0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	12	12.00	12	1	0
WR Taylor Price	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	42	20	200	3/15	1	26	1	59.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	36	26	303	2/11	2	44	0	115.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Branch	7	10	91	13.00	23	22	0
WR Nate Washington	5	12	75	15.00	20	26	1
RB LeSean McCoy	3	4	8	2.67	0	8	0
TE Daniel Graham	1	8	10	10.00	2	10	0
TE Billy Bajema	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Rashied Davis	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Ledley King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Peyton Hillis	8	8	144	18.00	57	44	1
WR David Givens	7	11	62	8.86	27	18	0
WR Matt Jones	4	5	27	6.75	12	13	1
WR Taylor Price	3	4	36	12.00	8	24	0
WR Brandon Marshall	2	4	34	17.00	35	31	0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Mike Hart	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Nic Harris	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Daryl Jackson	0	1	0	0
CB Jarius Byrd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	8	294	36.8	32.1	46	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	5	230	46.0	35.2	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Ogletree	3	34	11.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	4	17	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus McCauley	2	53	26.5	0
Reynaldo Hill	1	27	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus McCauley	11	1	0.0	33	38
CB Dwight Lowery	8	3	0.0	28	37
S Dwight Smith	8	2	0.0	31	33
OLB Jon Beason	7	4	0.0	28	31
CB Justin King	6	0	1.0	27	36
DE Mark Anderson	4	0	1.0	25	31
DT Anthony Mebane	3	3	0.0	15	16
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	2	2	0.0	7	8
ILB A.J. Edds	2	1	0.0	26	29
S Tanard Jackson	2	0	0.0	7	5
DE Ronald Fields	1	3	0.0	27	30
CB Antonio Cromartie	1	2	0.0	21	21
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0.0	6	7
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sammie Lee Hill	0	1	0.0	23	27

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daryl Jackson	5	1	0.0	14	45
CB Jarius Byrd	4	1	0.0	14	45
S Dennis Weathersby	4	0	0.0	8	24
OLB Andre Summersell	3	0	0.0	9	28
S Morgan Trent	3	0	0.0	6	30
DE Nate Triplett	3	0	0.0	7	17
DT Letroy Guion	2	1	1.5	11	39
DT Marcus Spears	2	1	1.0	11	30
CB Derrick Martin	2	2	0.0	14	42
ILB Spencer Boone	2	1	0.0	12	34
DT Greg Peterson	1	0	0.5	5	18
OLB Nic Harris	1	3	0.0	13	45
OLB Ty Myers	1	1	0.0	6	23
DE Titas Adams	1	1	0.0	9	27
CB Joe Haden	1	0	0.0	7	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Anderson	1.0	0	1	31
CB Justin King	1.0	0	0	36
DT Sammie Lee Hill	0.0	1	0	27
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.0	0	1	30
OLB James Anderson	0.0	0	1	18

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Letroy Guion	1.5	0	1	39
DT Marcus Spears	1.0	0	0	30
DT Greg Peterson	0.5	0	0	18
ILB Spencer Boone	0.0	1	1	34
DE Frostee Rucker	0.0	0	3	14
OLB Andre Summersell	0.0	0	1	28
OLB Nic Harris	0.0	0	1	45
ILB Kevin Springer	0.0	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus McCauley	6	1	38
S Dwight Smith	5	0	33
CB Justin King	3	0	36
CB Dwight Lowery	3	0	37
OLB Jon Beason	2	1	31
ILB A.J. Edds	2	1	29
OLB James Anderson	1	1	18
CB Antonio Cromartie	1	0	21
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	16
S Tanard Jackson	1	0	5
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	1	0	8
DE Mark Anderson	0	1	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jarius Byrd	3	2	0	45
S Dennis Weathersby	3	1	0	24
S Morgan Trent	3	1	0	30
S Daryl Jackson	2	4	0	45
ILB Spencer Boone	2	0	0	34
CB Derrick Martin	2	0	0	42
OLB Nic Harris	1	1	1	45
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	0	23
OLB Andre Summersell	1	0	0	28
DT Marcus Spears	1	0	0	30
DE Titas Adams	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dominic Raiola	2	3	14	1	45
G Mike Iupati	1	6	14	0	36
T Levi Brown	1	2	14	0	45
T Matt Hill	1	1	14	1	45
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	3	0	8
G Ben Claxton	0	1	14	0	36
C Charles Spencer	0	0	0	1	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rob Sims	6	10	33	0	38
C Jerry McEachern	5	9	33	0	38
G Frank Omiyale	2	5	33	1	38
G Aaron Sears	1	1	5	0	0
T Andre Smith	0	4	28	1	38
G Steve Hutchinson	0	2	28	0	38
FB Jeremi Johnson	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
LeSean McCoy	2	10
Ledley King	1	23
Quinton Ganther	1	18
Rashied Davis	1	15
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Nic Harris	4	23
Peyton Hillis	2	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	33	38	16	87
CB Justin King	---	---	27	36	11	74
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	28	37	3	68
S Dwight Smith	---	---	31	33	3	67
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	28	31	2	61
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	27	30	3	60
QB Matt Hasselbeck	14	45	---	---	---	59
C Dominic Raiola	14	45	---	---	---	59
T Matt Hill	14	45	---	---	---	59
T Levi Brown	14	45	---	---	---	59
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	27	30	1	58
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	25	31	2	58
G Mike Iupati	14	36	---	---	8	58
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	23	27	7	57
ILB A.J. Edds	---	---	26	29	2	57
WR Deion Branch	12	43	---	---	---	55
TE Daniel Graham	12	39	---	---	---	51
WR Nate Washington	13	38	---	---	---	51
G Ben Claxton	14	36	---	---	---	50
RB LeSean McCoy	9	25	---	---	10	44
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	21	21	1	43
RB Quinton Ganther	4	20	---	---	18	42
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	14	13	7	34
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	15	16	1	32
OLB James Anderson	---	---	9	18	3	30
TE Billy Bajema	7	22	---	---	---	29
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	---	---	7	8	14	29
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	8	5	15	28
TE Ledley King	1	3	---	---	23	27
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	7	5	15	27
FB Michael Robinson	3	8	---	---	15	26
WR Demetrius Williams	7	18	---	---	1	26
WR Rashied Davis	1	9	---	---	15	25
OLB Zach Follett	---	---	0	0	23	23
G Jason Peters	0	9	---	---	8	17
C Charles Spencer	0	9	---	---	8	17
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	6	7	1	14
WR Kevin Ogletree	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	0	---	---	10	11
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Thomas Welch	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	1	2	---	3
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Brian Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Brandon Marshall	31	36	---	---	18	85
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	13	45	23	81
G Rob Sims	33	38	---	---	8	79
TE Peyton Hillis	30	35	---	---	14	79
T Andre Smith	28	38	---	---	8	74
C Jerry McEachern	33	38	---	---	---	71
G Frank Omiyale	33	38	---	---	---	71
QB Steve McNair	30	38	---	---	---	68
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	14	45	9	68
G Steve Hutchinson	28	38	---	---	---	66
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	14	45	1	60
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	11	39	8	58
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	14	42	---	56
RB C.J. Spiller	15	19	---	---	21	55
S Morgan Trent	---	---	6	30	17	53
WR David Givens	24	25	---	---	---	49
WR Taylor Price	16	24	---	---	8	48
ILB Spencer Boone	---	---	12	34	---	46
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	11	30	---	41
TE Sergio Robertson	7	5	---	---	26	38
OLB Andre Summersell	---	---	9	28	---	37
DE Titas Adams	---	---	9	27	---	36
RB Mike Hart	17	19	---	---	---	36
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	8	24	2	34
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	6	23	---	29
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	1	5	23	29
RB Cary Winslett	1	0	---	---	26	27
CB Joe Haden	---	---	7	19	---	26
WR Matt Jones	8	12	---	---	5	25
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	7	17	---	24
DT Greg Peterson	---	---	5	18	---	23
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	1	0	17	18
FB Jeremi Johnson	7	10	---	---	---	17
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	2	14	---	16
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	9	5	---	---	---	14
DE Willie Young	---	---	2	4	8	14
G Rob Petitti	5	0	---	---	8	13
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Aaron Sears	5	0	---	---	---	5
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	2	3	---	5
QB Lamar Day	3	0	---	---	---	3
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	0	3	---	3
TE Chase Coffman	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	7	89	12.7
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	18	75	4.2
Right	8	38	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	42	20	3	0	3	9	8	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	36	26	7	0	4	5	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	43	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	108	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	81	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	71	17.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	12	5	1	75	1	38
WR Deion Branch	10	7	1	91	2	43
TE Daniel Graham	8	1	1	10	0	39
RB LeSean McCoy	4	3	0	8	0	25
TE Billy Bajema	2	1	0	-1	0	22
WR Rashied Davis	2	1	0	11	0	9
WR Demetrius Williams	2	1	0	-1	0	18
TE Ledley King	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	0	7	0	20

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Givens	11	7	3	62	0	25
TE Peyton Hillis	8	8	0	144	5	35
WR Matt Jones	5	4	0	27	0	12
WR Brandon Marshall	4	2	0	34	1	36
WR Taylor Price	4	3	0	36	1	24
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	2	1	0	4	0	5
RB Mike Hart	2	1	1	-4	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mike Hart	3	11	3.67	3.88
RB C.J. Spiller	1	-4	-4.00	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	6	5	28	4.67	8.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Givens	2	1	5	2.50	5.64
WR Matt Jones	1	1	13	13.00	5.40
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	3	3.00	8.50
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	1	1.00	18.00
WR Taylor Price	1	1	6	6.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mike Hart	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	11	2	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	5	1	0
TE Daniel Graham	2	0	0
WR Deion Branch	2	1	1
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Givens	2	2	1
WR Matt Jones	2	1	0
WR Taylor Price	2	2	1
WR Brandon Marshall	1	0	0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	1	1
RB Mike Hart	1	0	0
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (23,600)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (23,600)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)