Week 1, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

75 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	14	7	-	28
New Orleans Saints	6	3	0	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 NOS - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Cody Parkey 44 field goal
2Q: 09:40 CAR - Isaiah Goulet 2 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 00:06 NOS - Cody Parkey 33 field goal
3Q: 06:43 CAR - Eric Ebron 5 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 02:25 CAR - Chandler Curtis 42 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 13:22 NOS - Cody Parkey 30 field goal
4Q: 06:41 CAR - Dexter Fredrickson 43 interception return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 NOS - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Cody Parkey 44 field goal
2Q: 09:40 CAR - Isaiah Goulet 2 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 00:06 NOS - Cody Parkey 33 field goal
3Q: 06:43 CAR - Eric Ebron 5 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 02:25 CAR - Chandler Curtis 42 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 13:22 NOS - Cody Parkey 30 field goal
4Q: 06:41 CAR - Dexter Fredrickson 43 interception return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 267 252
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 4.85 3.60
Net Rushing Yards 78 63
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 2.29 3.00
Net Passing Yards 189 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 14 - 1 46 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 193 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 3.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 5/42
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 2/52 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	267	252
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	4.85	3.60
Net Rushing Yards	78	63
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	2.29	3.00
Net Passing Yards	189	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 14 - 1	46 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	193	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	3.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	5/42
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	2/52	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	2:33	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
1	1:52	3:15	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	11:33	2:02	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
2	8:28	2:35	OWN 21	4	20	Punt
2	2:22	1:27	OWN 4	4	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	10:19	3:42	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	5:26	3:20	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
3	0:05	0:05	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
4	13:16	1:48	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	9:35	1:18	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
4	5:10	2:31	OPP 21	3	-12	Punt
4	1:59	1:59	OPP 25	5	14	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 25	10	60	Field Goal
1	7:13	5:21	OWN 21	10	52	Field Goal
2	13:37	2:04	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
2	9:31	1:03	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	5:53	3:31	OWN 9	9	50	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OPP 34	5	18	Field Goal
3	11:59	1:40	OWN 39	3	17	Interception
3	6:37	1:11	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	2:06	2:01	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	1:44	OPP 24	5	11	Field Goal
4	11:28	1:53	OWN 31	4	8	Punt
4	8:17	1:46	OWN 20	5	8	Interception
4	6:31	1:21	OWN 25	4	-4	Downs
4	2:39	0:40	OWN 20	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Tua Tagovailoa, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaiah Goulet	12	5	0.42	5	0
RB Thomas Pearson	8	37	4.63	13	1
RB Alexis Sonnier	7	21	3.00	8	0
QB Tua Tagovailoa	4	13	3.25	10	1
WR Jamal Wayne	1	1	1.00	1	0
TE Nicky Winters	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Abraham Giles	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Miles Sanders	16	24	1.50	10	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	3	15	5.00	11	1
QB Cam Newton	1	13	13.00	13	1
WR Lorenzo Osborne	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tua Tagovailoa	20	14	193	1/4	3	45	1	119.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	46	22	205	3/16	0	27	2	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Curtis	5	7	100	20.00	58	42	1
TE Eric Ebron	3	4	27	9.00	7	16	1
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	2	2	1.00	3	2	1
WR Julio Roca	2	2	52	26.00	10	45	0
RB Alexis Sonnier	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Marc Coffey	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Josh Doctson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amari Cooper	9	24	104	11.56	67	27
RB Miles Sanders	3	4	21	7.00	0	9
WR Lorenzo Osborne	3	8	40	13.33	3	18
TE Trey Gray	2	4	23	11.50	7	19
WR Roberto Keith	2	2	6	3.00	0	6
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
FB Demetrius Hernandez	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Deron Darrow	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Isaac Knabe	1	9	9.00	0
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	1	43	43.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB AJ Terrell	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Reuben Horton	0	0	1	0
DE Brody Hobson	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
QB Cam Newton	1	0
WR Deron Darrow	1	0
OLB Samson Ebukam	0	1
TE Trey Gray	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	8	358	44.8	34.5	62	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	6	256	42.7	39.5	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	2	19	9.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deron Darrow	5	42	8.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Doctson	2	49	24.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Kemp	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	14	2	0.0	20	47
S Stanley Dillard	8	0	0.0	21	49
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	7	1	0.0	21	49
S Isaac Knabe	4	3	0.0	14	45
OLB Reuben Horton	4	2	0.0	21	49
DE Brody Hobson	3	0	1.5	20	47
CB Denzel Ward	3	1	0.0	21	49
CB Ben Knudson	2	0	0.0	15	24
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	2	1.5	21	47
WR Marc Coffey	1	0	---	---	---
CB Damon Arnette	0	3	0.0	21	48
DT Willie Borders	0	1	0.0	13	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	8	4	0.0	30	21
DT Rasheem Green	5	2	0.0	27	18
S Jabrill Peppers	5	1	0.0	34	21
OLB Artie Hawkins	5	0	0.0	34	21
CB Douglas Harding	4	2	0.0	34	21
CB AJ Terrell	3	2	0.0	26	15
OLB Samson Ebukam	3	1	0.0	30	21
ILB Casey Toohill	3	0	0.0	14	3
DE Joey Bosa	2	0	1.0	22	16
S Marcus Veighey	2	1	0.0	13	16
S Horace Brockway	2	0	0.0	19	17
WR Amari Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	4
DE Nicolas Eggleston	1	0	0.0	12	6
DT Ray Howard	1	0	0.0	10	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	1.5	1	4	1	47
DE Clelin Ferrell	1.5	1	3	0	47
DT Tyrus Filby	0.0	0	0	1	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joey Bosa	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Rasheem Green	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	7	0	0	47
S Stanley Dillard	4	1	0	49
S Isaac Knabe	4	0	1	45
OLB Reuben Horton	3	2	0	49
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	2	0	1	49
CB Denzel Ward	1	1	0	49
CB Ben Knudson	1	0	0	24
DE Clelin Ferrell	0	1	0	47
CB Damon Arnette	0	1	0	48

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	4	0	0	21
S Marcus Veighey	2	1	0	16
OLB Samson Ebukam	2	0	0	21
OLB Artie Hawkins	2	0	0	21
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	4
DT Rasheem Green	1	0	0	18
CB Douglas Harding	1	0	0	21
ILB Casey Toohill	1	0	0	3
S Jabrill Peppers	0	1	0	21
CB AJ Terrell	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ricardo Nikolic	3	8	34	0	21
C Nicky Quinn	1	6	34	0	21
T Bryce Finley	1	4	34	1	21
T Cody Ford	1	2	34	0	21
TE Nicky Winters	1	1	3	0	2
TE Abraham Giles	1	1	17	0	5
T Drew Schwant	0	9	34	0	21

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Britt Abrams	2	2	2	21	0	49
T Gene West	2	2	0	21	0	49
T Blake Brandel	1	4	0	21	1	49
G Ike Bennett	0	7	0	21	1	49
C Weston Richburg	0	4	0	21	1	49
TE Dwight McGee	0	1	0	4	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Filby	2	17
Reuben Horton	1	27
Alexis Sonnier	1	23
Clelin Ferrell	1	16
Marc Coffey	1	13
Nicky Quinn	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
AJ Terrell	2	10
Arnie Moultrie	1	27
Roberto Keith	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	21	49	27	97
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	21	49	19	89
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	21	47	16	84
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	21	49	4	74
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	21	49	4	74
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	21	48	3	72
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	20	47	3	70
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	20	47	3	70
T Cody Ford	34	21	---	---	8	63
WR Chandler Curtis	34	21	---	---	8	63
S Isaac Knabe	---	---	14	45	4	63
C Nicky Quinn	34	21	---	---	8	63
T Bryce Finley	34	21	---	---	8	63
T Ricardo Nikolic	34	21	---	---	---	55
T Drew Schwant	34	21	---	---	---	55
WR Marc Coffey	25	17	---	---	13	55
QB Tua Tagovailoa	34	21	---	---	---	55
DT Tyrus Filby	---	---	8	29	17	54
TE Eric Ebron	30	21	---	---	---	51
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	15	24	7	46
S Troy Apke	---	---	1	16	18	35
RB Alexis Sonnier	7	4	---	---	23	34
TE Abraham Giles	17	5	---	---	12	34
DT Willie Borders	---	---	13	20	---	33
WR Julio Roca	13	13	---	---	7	33
RB Isaiah Goulet	16	12	---	---	---	28
TE Nicky Winters	3	2	---	---	23	28
RB Thomas Pearson	10	2	---	---	9	21
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	4	6	10	20
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	8	7	1	16
WR Jamal Wayne	8	5	---	---	1	14
WR Josh Doctson	5	3	---	---	5	13
DE Robbie Bernard	---	---	0	2	7	9
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	1	3	1	5
OLB Pat Trowbridge	---	---	1	2	1	4
WR Jeffery Graham	2	0	---	---	---	2
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gerald Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Elias Brigance	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Howie Vilma	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Roberto Keith	21	49	---	---	17	87
G Ike Bennett	21	49	---	---	10	80
G Britt Abrams	21	49	---	---	10	80
T Blake Brandel	21	49	---	---	10	80
T Gene West	21	49	---	---	10	80
QB Cam Newton	21	49	---	---	4	74
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	30	21	23	74
C Weston Richburg	21	49	---	---	---	70
TE Trey Gray	20	47	---	---	1	68
WR Amari Cooper	20	46	---	---	---	66
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	34	21	10	65
RB Miles Sanders	19	40	---	---	---	59
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	34	21	---	55
OLB Artie Hawkins	---	---	34	21	---	55
WR Lorenzo Osborne	16	38	---	---	1	55
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	27	19	8	54
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	30	21	---	51
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	26	15	10	51
S Marcus Veighey	---	---	13	16	17	46
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	27	18	---	45
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	22	16	---	38
RB Arnie Moultrie	3	6	---	---	27	36
S Horace Brockway	---	---	19	17	---	36
ILB Casey Toohill	---	---	14	3	13	30
FB Demetrius Hernandez	1	2	---	---	26	29
WR Deron Darrow	1	4	---	---	20	25
RB Joseph Kemp	0	2	---	---	19	21
S Terrell Burgess	---	---	13	2	5	20
DE Nicolas Eggleston	---	---	12	6	---	18
CB Deron Heinrich	---	---	11	5	---	16
DT Ray Howard	---	---	10	5	---	15
CB Antoine Finnegan	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	10	4	---	14
RB Jonathan Taylor	0	3	---	---	9	12
TE Dwight McGee	4	8	---	---	---	12
C Francisco Mathis	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Max Anderson	---	---	0	0	8	8
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Jameson Shaner	---	---	4	0	---	4
DE O.J. Brennan	---	---	4	0	---	4
T Eric Fisher	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gino Aaron	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tre Hines	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	9	11	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tua Tagovailoa	20	14	3	1	1	2	1	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	46	22	3	4	3	6	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	102	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	44	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	45	45.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	55	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	61	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	89	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Curtis	7	5	1	100	2	21
TE Eric Ebron	4	3	0	27	0	21
WR Marc Coffey	3	1	0	3	0	17
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	2	0	2	0	12
WR Julio Roca	2	2	0	52	1	13
WR Josh Doctson	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Alexis Sonnier	1	1	0	9	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	24	9	2	104	3	46
WR Lorenzo Osborne	8	3	0	40	0	38
RB Miles Sanders	4	3	1	21	0	40
TE Trey Gray	4	2	0	23	0	47
RB Arnie Moultrie	2	1	0	2	0	6
WR Roberto Keith	2	2	0	6	0	49
FB Demetrius Hernandez	1	1	0	10	0	2
WR Deron Darrow	1	1	0	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	5	5.00	0.42
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	-1	-1.00	3.25
TE Abraham Giles	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Miles Sanders	2	-2	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tua Tagovailoa	2	2	7	3.50	9.65

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	7	3	6	0.86	4.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	5	5.00	6.75
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari Cooper	3	1	4	1.33	4.33
WR Lorenzo Osborne	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Roberto Keith	1	1	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alexis Sonnier	7	3
WR Jamal Wayne	1	0
TE Nicky Winters	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cam Newton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tua Tagovailoa	5	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	14	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Curtis	2	2	1
WR Julio Roca	2	2	1
RB Alexis Sonnier	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amari Cooper	7	3	1
WR Lorenzo Osborne	3	1	1
RB Miles Sanders	2	1	0
TE Trey Gray	1	0	0
WR Deron Darrow	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)