Week 1, 2022

played in Carolina, NC

76 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	3	0	-	10
Carolina Panthers	3	20	0	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 44 field goal
1Q: 03:14 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 38 pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 10:20 CAR - Eric Ebron 24 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 06:29 CAR - Randall Cobb 18 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 54 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 55 field goal
3Q: 09:57 NOS - Randy Bullock 23 field goal
4Q: 13:12 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 44 field goal
1Q: 03:14 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 38 pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 10:20 CAR - Eric Ebron 24 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 06:29 CAR - Randall Cobb 18 pass from Jake Locker (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 54 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 55 field goal
3Q: 09:57 NOS - Randy Bullock 23 field goal
4Q: 13:12 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 37 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 327 300
- Offensive Plays 75 58
- Yards per Play 4.36 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 72 109
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 3.43 4.19
Net Passing Yards 255 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 28 - 2 32 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 6/18 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:02 29:58

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	327	300
- Offensive Plays	75	58
- Yards per Play	4.36	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	72	109
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	3.43	4.19
Net Passing Yards	255	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 28 - 2	32 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	6/18	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:02	29:58

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	1:20	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
1	8:06	2:25	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	4:03	1:06	OWN 49	2	51	Touchdown
1	0:16	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	10:08	0:58	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
2	6:23	2:24	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
2	2:53	1:00	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
2	1:05	0:43	OWN 25	4	21	Interception
3	15:00	5:10	OWN 30	9	64	Field Goal
3	9:04	4:28	OWN 13	9	26	Punt
3	2:13	2:13	OWN 4	4	4	Interception
4	13:04	1:50	OWN 25	6	25	Fumble
4	9:51	4:15	OWN 20	12	52	Downs
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 22	10	53	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 12	4	2	Punt
1	11:19	2:08	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
1	9:11	1:05	OPP 28	3	1	Field Goal
1	5:41	1:38	OWN 3	5	13	Punt
1	2:57	2:41	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
2	13:49	3:41	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	9:10	2:47	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	3:59	1:06	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	1:53	0:48	OWN 41	4	22	Field Goal
2	0:22	0:22	OPP 43	1	5	Field Goal
3	9:50	0:46	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	4:36	2:23	OWN 24	6	22	Punt
4	15:00	1:56	OPP 29	3	9	Field Goal
4	11:14	1:23	50	3	2	Punt
4	5:36	3:19	OWN 28	5	14	Punt

Game MVP: Clelin Ferrell, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Braxton Freestone	10	20	2.00	8	0
RB Arnie Moultrie	5	22	4.40	11	1
QB Andy Dalton	4	13	3.25	9	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	14	14.00	14	1
WR Edwin Madison	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaiah Goulet	20	78	3.90	21	2
RB Ronald Jones II	4	13	3.25	6	0
QB Jake Locker	1	14	14.00	14	1
RB Brock Hennessee	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	50	28	277	4/22	1	38	2	61.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	32	16	191	0/0	2	29	0	89.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Dvoracek	11	22	78	7.09	29	16	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	7	95	31.67	48	38	1
WR Leonardo Laurain	3	3	17	5.67	6	11	0
WR Edwin Madison	3	5	7	2.33	3	6	0
RB Braxton Freestone	3	4	31	10.33	16	18	0
WR A. J. Brown	2	3	31	15.50	16	25	0
TE Don Hutchins	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
FB Dalvin Cook	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
WR Calvin Fields	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Arnie Moultrie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Trey Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	5	11	60	12.00	34	22	1
TE Eric Ebron	4	7	65	16.25	38	29	1
TE Dusty George	4	7	28	7.00	4	14	0
RB Ronald Jones II	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Jared Marshall	1	1	22	22.00	20	22	0
RB Brock Hennessee	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Isaiah Goulet	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chandler Curtis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jessie Bates	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jameson Null	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Andy Dalton	1	0	0	0
WR Leonardo Laurain	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Jessie Bates	1	0
G Gerald Hoffman	1	0
OLB Anthony Barr	0	1
T Drew Schwant	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grant Sparkes	7	352	50.3	41.7	60	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	9	424	47.1	40.7	62	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	4/4	3/3	2/2	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Laurain	6	18	3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Wayne	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	3	79	26.3	0
Leonardo Laurain	1	18	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Wayne	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	7	2	0.0	26	32
CB Douglas Harding	6	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Colton Gaylor	5	2	0.0	17	17
OLB Jameson Shaner	4	0	0.0	7	12
DE Tyrone Crawford	3	0	0.0	24	23
CB Amari Coffey	3	0	0.0	17	19
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	0.0	23	25
S Jabrill Peppers	2	1	0.0	26	32
DE Joey Bosa	2	0	0.0	25	31
DT Rasheem Green	2	0	0.0	24	25
CB A. J. Bouye	1	1	0.0	22	21
OLB Chester Magar	1	0	0.0	2	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	0	---	---	---
WR Edwin Madison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tevin Clancy	1	0	0.0	11	23
S T.J. Ward	0	1	0.0	4	4
DT Tre Marts	0	1	0.0	25	31

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham	8	5	0.0	20	54
S Arturo Galligher	8	2	0.0	20	27
OLB Blair Brown	6	1	0.0	20	27
S Jessie Bates	6	1	0.0	20	54
DE Clelin Ferrell	5	1	2.5	21	54
OLB Anthony Barr	5	2	1.5	9	23
CB Denzel Ward	4	3	0.0	20	42
S Isaac Knabe	3	0	0.0	1	27
CB Jameson Null	2	0	0.0	13	45
CB Curtis Lofton	2	0	0.0	19	54
DT Denzel Brooks	1	1	0.0	13	34
DE Robbie Mahoney	1	1	0.0	19	27
DT Tyrus Filby	1	0	0.0	9	31
DE Shaq Lawson	0	1	0.0	10	36
DT Willie Borders	0	1	0.0	12	34

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	23
DE Joey Bosa	0	2	31
DT Tre Marts	0	2	31
DT Rasheem Green	0	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clelin Ferrell	2.5	1	1	1	54
OLB Anthony Barr	1.5	0	0	0	23
DE Shaq Lawson	0.0	0	3	5	36
DT Denzel Brooks	0.0	0	2	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Colton Gaylor	3	3	17
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	25
OLB Jameson Shaner	3	0	12
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	2	1	32
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	1	23
CB Amari Coffey	1	1	19
CB Douglas Harding	1	1	31
CB A. J. Bouye	1	0	21
OLB Tevin Clancy	1	0	23

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham	5	0	0	54
S Jessie Bates	4	2	1	54
CB Denzel Ward	4	2	0	42
OLB Anthony Barr	3	1	0	23
S Arturo Galligher	3	0	0	27
S Isaac Knabe	3	0	0	27
CB Jameson Null	2	1	1	45
CB Curtis Lofton	2	0	0	54
DT Tyrus Filby	1	1	0	31
OLB Blair Brown	1	0	0	27
CB Rashard Robinson	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ike Bennett	2	6	21	0	54
T Eric Fisher	2	3	21	1	54
C Weston Richburg	1	5	21	0	54
G Britt Abrams	1	3	21	2	54
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	2	20	0	50
T Taylor Lewan	0	1	21	1	54

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jeremiah Poutasi	4	7	26	32
T Ricardo Nikolic	3	5	26	32
C Will Hernandez	2	7	26	32
T Drew Schwant	2	3	26	32
G Gerald Hoffman	1	2	26	32
TE Eric Ebron	0	1	26	32

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Don Hutchins	1	26
Tre Marts	1	13
Trey Gray	1	10
A. J. Brown	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clelin Ferrell	4	16
Denzel Ward	2	16
Brock Hennessee	1	29
Reuben Horton	1	25
Drew Schwant	1	19
Gerald Hoffman	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Mark Dvoracek	20	50	---	---	8	78
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	25	31	22	78
QB Andy Dalton	21	54	---	---	---	75
T Eric Fisher	21	54	---	---	---	75
C Weston Richburg	21	54	---	---	---	75
T Taylor Lewan	21	54	---	---	---	75
G Ike Bennett	21	54	---	---	---	75
G Britt Abrams	21	54	---	---	---	75
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	20	51	---	---	---	71
DT Tre Marts	---	---	25	31	13	69
WR A. J. Brown	15	41	---	---	8	64
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	26	32	4	62
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	26	32	4	62
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	25	31	4	60
TE Don Hutchins	9	18	---	---	26	53
RB Braxton Freestone	14	37	---	---	1	52
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	23	25	3	51
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	24	25	2	51
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	24	23	3	50
OLB Colton Gaylor	---	---	17	17	12	46
WR Edwin Madison	11	28	---	---	6	45
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	22	21	1	44
OLB Jameson Shaner	---	---	7	12	25	44
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	17	19	3	39
OLB Tevin Clancy	---	---	11	23	3	37
FB Dalvin Cook	5	10	---	---	19	34
WR Leonardo Laurain	3	14	---	---	17	34
RB Arnie Moultrie	6	10	---	---	16	32
CB Emmanuel Curtis	---	---	2	9	20	31
WR Calvin Fields	0	6	---	---	18	24
DT John Givens	---	---	3	9	11	23
DE Ricardo Wagner	---	---	3	8	11	22
ILB Vinny Gustafson	---	---	0	0	15	15
TE Trey Gray	1	3	---	---	10	14
S T.J. Ward	---	---	4	4	1	9
P Grant Sparkes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Collin William	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Howie Etzinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Max Sanford	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	2	---	---	---	3
OLB Chester Magar	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Kerry Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Brody Sellers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	21	54	16	91
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	20	42	16	78
T Drew Schwant	26	32	---	---	19	77
ILB Zach Cunningham	---	---	20	54	1	75
S Jessie Bates	---	---	20	54	1	75
CB Curtis Lofton	---	---	19	54	1	74
G Jeremiah Poutasi	26	32	---	---	13	71
G Gerald Hoffman	26	32	---	---	13	71
T Ricardo Nikolic	26	32	---	---	13	71
WR Randall Cobb	24	30	---	---	16	70
CB Jameson Null	---	---	13	45	1	59
QB Jake Locker	26	32	---	---	---	58
TE Eric Ebron	26	32	---	---	---	58
C Will Hernandez	26	32	---	---	---	58
TE Dusty George	8	18	---	---	29	55
WR Chandler Curtis	24	31	---	---	---	55
DE Shaq Lawson	---	---	10	36	8	54
S Arturo Galligher	---	---	20	27	1	48
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	13	34	1	48
DT Tyrus Filby	---	---	9	31	8	48
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	20	27	---	47
DT Willie Borders	---	---	12	34	---	46
DE Robbie Mahoney	---	---	19	27	---	46
S Isaac Knabe	---	---	1	27	16	44
RB Isaiah Goulet	21	20	---	---	---	41
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	9	23	1	33
RB Brock Hennessee	1	1	---	---	29	31
TE Nicky Winters	3	5	---	---	22	30
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	2	25	1	28
WR Jared Marshall	14	10	---	---	3	27
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	1	0	25	26
WR Jamal Wayne	1	0	---	---	20	21
RB Ronald Jones II	4	11	---	---	---	15
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Pat Trowbridge	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Josh Doctson	4	2	---	---	3	9
S Tyler Troxler	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB J.R. Wilson	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Dalton Risner	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jay Hong	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nicky Quinn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Elias Brigance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	25	2.3
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	50	28	4	2	3	8	6	6	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	32	16	4	0	2	8	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	4	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	152	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	30	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	137	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	27	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Dvoracek	22	11	1	78	0	50
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	7	3	0	95	3	51
WR Edwin Madison	5	3	1	7	0	28
RB Braxton Freestone	4	3	0	31	0	37
WR A. J. Brown	3	2	1	31	1	41
WR Leonardo Laurain	3	3	0	17	0	14
WR Calvin Fields	2	1	0	5	0	6
TE Don Hutchins	1	1	0	13	0	18
FB Dalvin Cook	1	1	0	0	0	10
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Trey Gray	1	0	0	0	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	11	5	1	60	1	30
TE Eric Ebron	7	4	0	65	2	32
TE Dusty George	7	4	1	28	0	18
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Chandler Curtis	2	0	0	0	0	31
RB Ronald Jones II	1	1	0	5	0	11
WR Jared Marshall	1	1	0	22	1	10
RB Brock Hennessee	1	1	0	11	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Moultrie	2	5	2.50	4.40
QB Andy Dalton	1	1	1.00	3.25

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	2	1	6	3.00	5.54

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	1	18	18.00	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	0	0	0.00	3.55
WR A. J. Brown	1	1	6	6.00	10.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	1	1	18	18.00	5.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Isaiah Goulet	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	14	9	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Dvoracek	4	2	2
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	1	1
WR Edwin Madison	2	1	0
TE Don Hutchins	1	1	1
FB Dalvin Cook	1	1	0
WR A. J. Brown	1	1	1
WR Calvin Fields	1	1	1
RB Braxton Freestone	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dusty George	3	3	1
WR Randall Cobb	2	0	0
TE Eric Ebron	2	1	0
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	0	0
RB Brock Hennessee	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (23,600)
End Zone 15,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (23,600)
End Zone	15,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (6,200)