Week 1, 2013

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	6	3	7	-	26
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 CAR - Jeff Chandler 24 field goal
1Q: 04:08 CAR - Randall Cobb 9 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 00:16 NOS - Randy Bullock 36 field goal
2Q: 11:31 CAR - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal
2Q: 10:42 NOS - Demetrius Williams 78 pass from Lamont Williamson (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 02:51 CAR - Jeff Chandler 28 field goal
3Q: 06:34 CAR - Jeff Chandler 36 field goal
4Q: 14:24 NOS - Joseph Randle 56 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 02:24 CAR - Mike Hart 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 CAR - Jeff Chandler 24 field goal
1Q: 04:08 CAR - Randall Cobb 9 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 00:16 NOS - Randy Bullock 36 field goal
2Q: 11:31 CAR - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal
2Q: 10:42 NOS - Demetrius Williams 78 pass from Lamont Williamson (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 02:51 CAR - Jeff Chandler 28 field goal
3Q: 06:34 CAR - Jeff Chandler 36 field goal
4Q: 14:24 NOS - Joseph Randle 56 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 02:24 CAR - Mike Hart 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 8
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 426 298
- Offensive Plays 67 45
- Yards per Play 6.36 6.62
Net Rushing Yards 95 84
- Rushing Attempts 35 14
- Yards per Rush 2.71 6.00
Net Passing Yards 331 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 26 - 0 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 331 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 10.34 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/120 5/113
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 39:15 20:45

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	8
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	426	298
- Offensive Plays	67	45
- Yards per Play	6.36	6.62
Net Rushing Yards	95	84
- Rushing Attempts	35	14
- Yards per Rush	2.71	6.00
Net Passing Yards	331	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 26 - 0	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	331	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	10.34	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/120	5/113
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	39:15	20:45

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:42	OWN 45	11	48	Field Goal
1	5:26	1:27	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
1	0:08	3:42	OWN 31	7	54	Field Goal
2	10:28	1:57	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
2	7:05	4:20	OWN 44	8	45	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 9	1	-1	Half
3	12:59	1:26	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	10:35	4:08	OWN 31	7	50	Field Goal
3	4:46	4:19	OWN 14	7	64	Missed FG
4	14:04	1:41	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	9:05	6:51	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 34	3	4	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:18	2:52	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	3:59	3:51	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
2	11:26	0:58	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
2	8:31	1:26	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
2	2:45	2:22	OWN 22	5	30	Punt
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	11:33	0:58	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	6:27	1:41	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	0:27	1:23	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
4	12:23	3:18	OWN 38	6	29	Missed FG
4	2:14	1:12	OWN 25	5	9	Downs

Game MVP: Matt Leinart, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	14	56	4.00	23	2	0
QB Matt Leinart	11	17	1.55	9	0	0
RB Mike Hart	9	21	2.33	7	0	1
WR Randall Cobb	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	5	3	0.60	4	0	0
RB Joseph Randle	5	66	13.20	56	1	1
QB Lamont Williamson	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
WR Terrelle Pryor	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	32	26	331	0/0	1	34	0	120.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Williamson	27	17	234	4/20	1	78	0	103.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	10	11	151	15.10	82	33	0
WR Randall Cobb	8	10	133	16.63	33	34	1
TE Peyton Hillis	4	7	25	6.25	8	16	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	9	4.50	0	11	0
TE Levine Toilolo	2	2	13	6.50	3	9	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demetrius Williams	6	7	132	22.00	96	78	1
WR Nate Washington	4	8	62	15.50	30	30	0
RB LeSean McCoy	3	7	6	2.00	0	6	0
TE David Thomas	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Joseph Randle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Travis Kelce	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
CB Adam Jones	1	0
S Micah Hyde	1	0
S Morgan Trent	0	1
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Demetrius Williams	0	0	1	0
RB LeSean McCoy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dana Palutke	3	133	44.3	39.7	46	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	6	272	45.3	41.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	4/5	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/2	0/1	0/1	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Hyde	4	23	5.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Jones	3	86	28.7	0
C.J. Spiller	1	34	34.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	5	113	22.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Morgan Trent	5	0	0.0	6	10
OLB Shaun Rochelle	4	1	0.0	7	20
S Daryl Jackson	4	0	0.0	14	31
DE Jabaal Sheard	3	0	1.5	14	26
CB Adam Jones	3	0	0.0	9	23
DE Nate Triplett	2	1	0.0	6	17
CB Derrick Martin	2	0	0.0	3	15
OLB Nic Harris	2	0	0.0	8	16
DE Willie Young	1	0	1.0	3	17
DE Douglas Welch	1	0	1.0	13	22
CB Jarius Byrd	1	2	0.0	14	31
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	1	1	0.0	6	13
ILB Kevin Springer	1	0	0.0	12	21
CB Joe Haden	1	0	0.0	13	20
DT Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Brandon Boykin	1	0	0.0	7	22
DT Letroy Guion	0	1	0.5	7	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darryl Sharpton	9	3	30	21
OLB Landon Johnson	7	2	30	21
CB Justin King	6	0	32	22
DE Bruce Irvin	6	0	33	24
S Samuel Gaylor	5	2	35	32
S Kurt Coleman	5	2	30	21
OLB Jon Beason	3	1	25	24
CB Ed Reed	2	1	32	31
DE Ronald Fields	2	1	30	19
DE Kenny Iwebema	2	1	26	18
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	7	11
DT Kendall Langford	2	0	29	24
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	3	10
ILB Bryan Kehl	1	0	6	14
DT Aaron Maybin	1	0	8	16
DE Da'Quan Bowers	1	0	5	10
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	12	13
DE Jonah Richmond	0	1	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1.5	1	0	1	26
DE Douglas Welch	1.0	2	0	0	22
DE Willie Young	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Letroy Guion	0.5	0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Da'Quan Bowers	1	1	10
DE Ronald Fields	0	1	19
DT Aaron Maybin	0	1	16
DE Bruce Irvin	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Adam Jones	2	1	23
OLB Nic Harris	2	1	16
CB Derrick Martin	2	0	15
S Daryl Jackson	2	0	31
S Morgan Trent	2	0	10
DE Nate Triplett	2	0	17
OLB Shaun Rochelle	2	0	20
ILB Kevin Springer	1	0	21
CB Joe Haden	1	0	20
CB Brandon Boykin	1	0	22
CB Jarius Byrd	0	1	31

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justin King	4	0	22
ILB Darryl Sharpton	4	0	21
S Kurt Coleman	4	0	21
OLB Landon Johnson	2	2	21
CB Ed Reed	2	1	31
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	11
OLB Jon Beason	2	0	24
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	13
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	10
S Samuel Gaylor	1	0	32
ILB Bryan Kehl	1	0	14
DE Da'Quan Bowers	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Jerry McEachern	2	5	35	32
G Rob Petitti	2	2	21	16
T Andre Smith	1	6	35	32
G Aaron Sears	1	5	35	32
G Rob Sims	0	9	35	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Arturo McWilliams	1	4	14	1	31
T Levi Brown	1	2	14	0	31
G Mike Iupati	0	2	14	1	31
C Dominic Raiola	0	2	6	0	11
TE David Thomas	0	1	14	2	29
C Charles Spencer	0	1	8	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Chase Coffman	3	25
Adam Jones	2	16
Peyton Hillis	1	19
Rob Sims	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
LeSean McCoy	3	11
Demetrius Williams	2	11
Michael Robinson	1	16
Arturo McWilliams	1	8
Travis Kelce	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Peyton Hillis	35	27	---	---	19	81
G Aaron Sears	35	32	---	---	8	75
G Rob Sims	35	32	---	---	7	74
C Jerry McEachern	35	32	---	---	---	67
QB Matt Leinart	35	32	---	---	---	67
T Andre Smith	35	32	---	---	---	67
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	14	31	19	64
WR Randall Cobb	35	29	---	---	---	64
WR Matt Jones	25	27	---	---	11	63
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	14	31	4	49
RB C.J. Spiller	24	21	---	---	4	49
CB Adam Jones	---	---	9	23	16	48
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	14	26	8	48
TE Levine Toilolo	12	11	---	---	25	48
OLB Shaun Rochelle	---	---	7	20	16	43
G Rob Petitti	21	16	---	---	5	42
T George Bussey	14	16	---	---	10	40
WR Brandon Marshall	18	20	---	---	1	39
TE Chase Coffman	7	5	---	---	25	37
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	8	16	13	37
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	7	22	7	36
DE Douglas Welch	---	---	13	22	---	35
CB Joe Haden	---	---	13	20	1	34
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	12	21	---	33
S Morgan Trent	---	---	6	10	15	31
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	6	13	12	31
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	7	21	2	30
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	6	17	1	24
WR Emmanuel Zubillaga	0	3	---	---	21	24
DE Willie Young	---	---	3	17	2	22
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	3	15	2	20
RB Mike Hart	11	7	---	---	---	18
DT Derek Wolfe	---	---	4	5	6	15
S Micah Hyde	---	---	4	4	6	14
FB Deon Anderson	8	5	---	---	---	13
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	3	5	---	8
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Dana Palutke	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Taylor Price	0	5	---	---	---	5
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Collin Curtis	---	---	1	2	---	3
RB Desmond Dickinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ron Forbes	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Justin O'Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Sean Spence	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	35	32	19	86
CB Ed Reed	---	---	32	31	6	69
DE Bruce Irvin	---	---	33	24	2	59
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	29	24	4	57
CB Justin King	---	---	32	22	2	56
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	30	21	4	55
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	25	24	5	54
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	30	19	4	53
G Arturo McWilliams	14	31	---	---	8	53
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	30	21	1	52
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	30	21	1	52
T Matt Hill	14	31	---	---	---	45
QB Lamont Williamson	14	31	---	---	---	45
T Levi Brown	14	31	---	---	---	45
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	26	18	1	45
G Mike Iupati	14	31	---	---	---	45
WR Nate Washington	13	31	---	---	---	44
RB LeSean McCoy	7	26	---	---	11	44
TE David Thomas	14	29	---	---	---	43
WR Demetrius Williams	9	23	---	---	11	43
C Charles Spencer	8	20	---	---	8	36
WR Ted Ginn	6	22	---	---	7	35
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	3	10	17	30
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	5	10	14	29
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	7	11	10	28
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	8	16	4	28
FB Michael Robinson	3	7	---	---	16	26
OLB K.J. Wright	---	---	3	2	20	25
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	12	13	---	25
TE Ledley King	2	0	---	---	22	24
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	6	14	4	24
WR Brian Quick	0	1	---	---	22	23
DE Jonah Richmond	---	---	5	8	7	20
S Dwight Smith	---	---	4	11	4	19
RB Herman Brown	0	0	---	---	18	18
C Dominic Raiola	6	11	---	---	---	17
TE Travis Kelce	6	5	---	---	4	15
WR Terrelle Pryor	5	7	---	---	---	12
RB Joseph Randle	5	4	---	---	---	9
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Thomas Welch	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Karl Crute	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Colin Kaepernick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	24	73	3.0
Right	2	16	8.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	9	80	8.9
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	32	26	6	1	1	3	1	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Williamson	27	17	3	2	1	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	54	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	89	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	108	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	80	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	76	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	107	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	11	10	0	151	4	27
WR Randall Cobb	10	8	1	133	2	29
TE Peyton Hillis	7	4	0	25	0	27
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	0	9	0	21
TE Levine Toilolo	2	2	0	13	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	8	4	0	62	1	31
WR Demetrius Williams	7	6	0	132	2	23
RB LeSean McCoy	7	3	1	6	0	26
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	0	4	0	22
TE David Thomas	1	1	0	10	0	29
RB Joseph Randle	1	1	0	6	0	4
TE Travis Kelce	1	1	0	14	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	1.00	4.00
QB Matt Leinart	2	5	2.50	1.55
RB Mike Hart	2	4	2.00	2.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	1.00	0.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	6	5	28	4.67	10.34

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamont Williamson	2	0	0	0.00	8.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	3	2	16	5.33	13.30
TE Peyton Hillis	2	2	9	4.50	3.57
WR Matt Jones	1	1	3	3.00	13.73

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	0	0.00	0.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	3	0
RB Mike Hart	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lamont Williamson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	12	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Williamson	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Cobb	6	4	3
TE Peyton Hillis	2	1	1
TE Levine Toilolo	2	2	1
WR Matt Jones	1	0	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LeSean McCoy	4	0	0
WR Nate Washington	2	1	1
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	2
TE David Thomas	1	1	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	0

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

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