Week 1, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

88 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	-	0
New Orleans Saints	14	7	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 NOS - DeVier Posey 4 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
1Q: 09:15 NOS - Dwayne Allen 1 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 04:47 NOS - Brian Quick 39 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 10:20 NOS - Randy Bullock 33 field goal
4Q: 03:11 NOS - LeSean McCoy 2 run (Randy Bullock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 NOS - DeVier Posey 4 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
1Q: 09:15 NOS - Dwayne Allen 1 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 04:47 NOS - Brian Quick 39 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 10:20 NOS - Randy Bullock 33 field goal
4Q: 03:11 NOS - LeSean McCoy 2 run (Randy Bullock extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 27
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 200 410
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 3.64 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 28 176
- Rushing Attempts 16 40
- Yards per Rush 1.75 4.40
Net Passing Yards 172 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 0 29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 7.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/84 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 6/69
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:50 35:10

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	27
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	200	410
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	3.64	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	28	176
- Rushing Attempts	16	40
- Yards per Rush	1.75	4.40
Net Passing Yards	172	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 0	29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	7.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/84	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	6/69
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:50	35:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	1:10	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	9:08	1:46	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
1	3:40	4:32	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
2	11:08	3:17	OWN 21	5	-3	Punt
2	6:29	1:00	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	4:14	2:19	OWN 34	5	39	Missed FG
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 15	3	12	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	10:14	2:42	OWN 31	3	18	Punt
3	5:01	3:03	OWN 41	9	21	Punt
4	14:53	3:29	OWN 35	7	33	Missed FG
4	3:02	0:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 30	1	19	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	11:46	2:38	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	7:22	3:42	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
2	14:08	3:00	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	7:51	1:22	OPP 49	5	30	Fumble
2	5:29	1:15	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:16	OWN 34	6	11	Punt
3	13:14	3:00	OPP 46	5	30	Field Goal
3	7:32	2:31	OWN 30	5	36	Missed FG
3	1:58	2:05	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	11:24	8:22	OWN 39	15	61	Touchdown
4	2:31	2:11	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Ryan Fitzpatrick, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Mike Davis	7	13	1.86	7
RB Derrick Henry	4	10	2.50	4
QB Matt Leinart	2	2	1.00	1
RB Knowshon Moreno	2	-2	-1.00	1
WR Rashard Higgins	1	5	5.00	5

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jeremy Hill	25	89	3.56	22	5	0
RB LeSean McCoy	11	61	5.55	9	0	1
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	3	22	7.33	10	1	0
WR DeVier Posey	1	4	4.00	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	36	20	168	2/15	0	29	0	67.8
Geno Smith	1	1	19	0/0	0	19	0	118.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Fitzpatrick	29	16	239	1/5	2	39	0	105.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Randall Cobb	7	13	64	9.14	15	29
WR Matt Jones	5	6	43	8.60	9	23
TE Peyton Hillis	5	6	34	6.80	3	12
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Josh Boyce	1	2	19	19.00	8	19
RB Mike Davis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Rashard Higgins	1	4	19	19.00	21	19
WR Earl Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Andre Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Levine Toilolo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Allen	7	10	109	15.57	38	27	1
WR DeVier Posey	3	7	37	12.33	0	20	0
WR Brian Quick	2	2	64	32.00	41	39	1
TE Travis Kelce	2	2	23	11.50	5	17	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR J.J. Dole	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE David Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Joseph Randle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jeremy Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brian James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Deone Bucannon	1	0
CB Jarius Byrd	0	1
DE Jabaal Sheard	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	1	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0
G Mike Iupati	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	9	387	43.0	30.9	63	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	5	220	44.0	38.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	2	10	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian James	6	69	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	3	62	20.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Justin O'Neal	12	3	0.0	38	30
S Deone Bucannon	9	3	0.0	37	25
CB Jarius Byrd	7	1	0.0	34	22
S Daryl Jackson	3	3	0.0	36	30
OLB Frank Montanez	3	2	0.0	9	9
DT Letroy Guion	3	1	0.0	27	23
OLB Nic Harris	3	1	0.0	39	30
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	1	1.0	36	24
DT Trey Lewis	2	2	0.0	16	12
DE Nate Triplett	2	0	0.0	28	16
OLB Samuel Beleford	2	0	0.0	18	7
CB Brandon Boykin	1	1	0.0	23	20
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	1	1	0.0	34	25
CB Josh Wilson	1	0	0.0	3	5
CB Mike Mitchell	1	0	0.0	9	13
DT Manny Lawson	0	1	0.0	9	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	6	2	0.0	13	38
OLB Jon Beason	6	0	0.0	9	24
ILB Darryl Sharpton	5	1	0.0	12	29
CB Troy Roose	5	0	0.0	16	39
CB Justin King	3	1	0.0	12	30
DE Brendan Ellison	2	1	1.0	5	14
DT Elvis Dumervil	2	0	1.0	12	26
S Damian Swann	2	2	0.0	7	20
S Rich Greer	2	1	0.0	10	25
ILB Nigel Bradham	2	0	0.0	3	12
S Marcus Maxey	1	1	0.0	12	29
DE Joey Bosa	1	1	0.0	15	28
DT Kendall Langford	1	0	0.0	11	27
DE Bruce Irvin	1	0	0.0	12	31
C Weston Richburg	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Worilds	0	1	0.0	9	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1.0	2	1	24
DE Arik Armstead	0.0	1	0	7
DT Letroy Guion	0.0	0	1	23
OLB Justin O'Neal	0.0	0	1	30

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Elvis Dumervil	1.0	1	0	0	26
DE Brendan Ellison	1.0	0	1	0	14
DE Bruce Irvin	0.0	1	2	1	31
DT Jason Worilds	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Kendall Langford	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Joey Bosa	0.0	0	2	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jarius Byrd	4	0	22
OLB Frank Montanez	3	0	9
S Deone Bucannon	2	1	25
S Daryl Jackson	2	0	30
OLB Justin O'Neal	2	0	30
DT Trey Lewis	1	0	12
CB Mike Mitchell	1	0	13
OLB Samuel Beleford	1	0	7
OLB Nic Harris	0	1	30
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	0	1	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	5	1	24
CB Troy Roose	4	0	39
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	1	38
S Rich Greer	2	0	25
CB Justin King	2	0	30
ILB Darryl Sharpton	2	0	29
DT Elvis Dumervil	1	0	26
ILB Nigel Bradham	1	0	12
S Damian Swann	1	0	20
S Marcus Maxey	0	1	29
CB Juston Burris	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Trai Turner	2	6	16	0	35
C Stefen Wisniewski	1	2	16	1	39
T Andre Smith	0	4	16	1	39
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	4	16	0	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mike Iupati	5	7	40	0	30
G Arturo McWilliams	3	6	40	0	30
C Weston Richburg	2	10	40	0	30
T Demar Dotson	2	6	40	1	30
T Jason Fox	1	5	40	0	30
TE Dwayne Allen	1	2	40	0	26
FB Irving Wardzala	1	1	6	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Wilson	2	21
Brandon Boykin	1	11
Trai Turner	1	11
Ethan Fortney	1	11
Jimmy Landes	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Randle	3	13
Steven Sturgis	1	23
J.J. Dole	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	39	30	2	71
OLB Justin O'Neal	---	---	38	30	2	70
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	36	30	2	68
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	37	25	2	64
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	36	24	2	62
C Trai Turner	16	35	---	---	11	62
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	34	25	2	61
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	34	22	2	58
T Jammal Brown	16	39	---	---	---	55
T Andre Smith	16	39	---	---	---	55
C Stefen Wisniewski	16	39	---	---	---	55
QB Matt Leinart	16	38	---	---	---	54
TE Peyton Hillis	15	39	---	---	---	54
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	23	20	11	54
CB Joe Haden	---	---	32	19	1	52
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	27	23	1	51
G Jeremiah Poutasi	16	35	---	---	---	51
WR Matt Jones	13	30	---	---	6	49
WR Randall Cobb	14	35	---	---	---	49
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	28	16	1	45
RB Knowshon Moreno	4	17	---	---	23	44
OLB Frank Montanez	---	---	9	9	22	40
TE Levine Toilolo	7	9	---	---	23	39
OLB Samuel Beleford	---	---	18	7	12	37
WR Rashard Higgins	7	19	---	---	11	37
DT Trey Lewis	---	---	16	12	2	30
RB Mike Davis	7	14	---	---	9	30
CB Josh Wilson	---	---	3	5	21	29
CB Mike Mitchell	---	---	9	13	6	28
RB Derrick Henry	8	19	---	---	---	27
S Morgan Trent	---	---	6	3	12	21
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	9	5	5	19
WR Earl Bennett	0	4	---	---	14	18
DE Arik Armstead	---	---	4	7	5	16
T Vernon Carey	0	4	---	---	11	15
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Ethan Fortney	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Andre Caldwell	0	2	---	---	7	9
WR Josh Boyce	3	6	---	---	---	9
OLB Carlton Adams	---	---	2	5	---	7
C Chris Spencer	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Chandler Alfaro	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Geno Smith	0	1	---	---	---	1

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Arturo McWilliams	40	30	---	---	7	77
T Demar Dotson	40	30	---	---	---	70
G Mike Iupati	40	30	---	---	---	70
T Jason Fox	40	30	---	---	---	70
C Weston Richburg	40	30	---	---	---	70
WR Brian Quick	29	21	---	---	18	68
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	37	30	---	---	---	67
TE Dwayne Allen	40	26	---	---	---	66
CB Justin King	---	---	12	30	17	59
WR DeVier Posey	33	26	---	---	---	59
CB Troy Roose	---	---	16	39	2	57
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	15	28	12	55
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	13	38	1	52
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	11	27	11	49
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	9	25	10	44
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	12	29	2	43
DE Bruce Irvin	---	---	12	31	---	43
S Damian Swann	---	---	7	20	16	43
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	12	29	1	42
RB Jeremy Hill	27	14	---	---	1	42
DT Elvis Dumervil	---	---	12	26	1	39
CB Juston Burris	---	---	9	20	9	38
S Rich Greer	---	---	10	25	2	37
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	9	24	2	35
FB Irving Wardzala	6	6	---	---	23	35
WR Ted Ginn	23	11	---	---	---	34
RB LeSean McCoy	13	9	---	---	12	34
TE Travis Kelce	10	11	---	---	6	27
WR Brian James	7	9	---	---	10	26
TE Steven Sturgis	0	0	---	---	23	23
DE Brendan Ellison	---	---	5	14	2	21
OLB Damien Wilson	---	---	0	0	21	21
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	6	12	1	19
RB Joseph Randle	1	3	---	---	13	17
ILB Nigel Bradham	---	---	3	12	1	16
WR Terrelle Pryor	9	5	---	---	---	14
WR J.J. Dole	0	5	---	---	7	12
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rob Havenstein	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ike Bennett	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE David Thomas	2	4	---	---	---	6
OLB Antonio Morrison	---	---	3	0	1	4
QB Colin Kaepernick	3	0	---	---	---	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	8	8	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	22	89	4.0
Right	15	76	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	36	20	2	1	1	4	7	1	0
Geno Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Fitzpatrick	29	16	5	3	1	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	65	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	68	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	114	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	13	7	1	64	1	35
WR Matt Jones	6	5	0	43	1	30
TE Peyton Hillis	6	5	0	34	0	39
WR Rashard Higgins	4	1	0	19	0	19
TE Levine Toilolo	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Josh Boyce	2	1	0	19	0	6
WR Earl Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Andre Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1	0	5	0	17
RB Mike Davis	1	1	0	3	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	10	7	0	109	2	26
WR DeVier Posey	7	3	0	37	1	26
RB LeSean McCoy	3	1	0	3	0	9
WR Brian Quick	2	2	0	64	2	21
TE Travis Kelce	2	2	0	23	0	11
TE David Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Joseph Randle	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR J.J. Dole	1	1	0	3	0	5
RB Jeremy Hill	1	0	1	0	0	14
WR Brian James	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeremy Hill	4	2	0.50	3.56
RB LeSean McCoy	2	11	5.50	5.55
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	1	10	10.00	7.33
WR DeVier Posey	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Fitzpatrick	3	3	17	5.67	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	1	1.00	10.90
WR DeVier Posey	1	1	13	13.00	5.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mike Davis	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeSean McCoy	4	2
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	2	0
RB Jeremy Hill	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	12	8	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Fitzpatrick	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Cobb	5	4	1
WR Matt Jones	2	2	1
TE Levine Toilolo	2	0	0
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	0
WR Josh Boyce	1	0	0
RB Mike Davis	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LeSean McCoy	2	1	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	2
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	0
TE Travis Kelce	1	1	1

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)