Week 1, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

98 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	0	7	3	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 CAR - Thomas Pearson 17 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
1Q: 04:00 CAR - Clifton Wickham 54 field goal
2Q: 13:09 NOS - Kylen Granson 8 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 00:18 CAR - Thomas Pearson 12 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 06:04 CAR - Clifton Wickham 43 field goal
4Q: 02:54 NOS - Kylen Granson 4 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 CAR - Thomas Pearson 17 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
1Q: 04:00 CAR - Clifton Wickham 54 field goal
2Q: 13:09 NOS - Kylen Granson 8 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 00:18 CAR - Thomas Pearson 12 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 06:04 CAR - Clifton Wickham 43 field goal
4Q: 02:54 NOS - Kylen Granson 4 pass from Ryan Finley (Jermaine Cox extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 234 360
- Offensive Plays 60 79
- Yards per Play 3.90 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 83 148
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 4.37 4.93
Net Passing Yards 151 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 46 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 162 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.68 4.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/69 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 6/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/9 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 3/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:31 34:29

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	234	360
- Offensive Plays	60	79
- Yards per Play	3.90	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	83	148
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	4.37	4.93
Net Passing Yards	151	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	46 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	162	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.68	4.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/69	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	6/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/9	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	3/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:31	34:29

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 18	5	12	Punt
1	11:20	0:12	OPP 17	1	17	Touchdown
1	8:55	5:03	OWN 20	9	43	Field Goal
2	12:58	2:33	OWN 13	4	6	Punt
2	9:02	1:43	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	5:17	3:30	OWN 20	8	19	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
3	12:34	0:56	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	7:22	0:50	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
3	3:54	2:10	OWN 22	6	24	Punt
3	0:18	0:08	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
4	10:04	4:07	OWN 39	8	35	Field Goal
4	2:48	0:38	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 30	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	0:41	OWN 15	2	13	Interception
1	11:08	2:13	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
1	3:52	5:54	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	10:25	1:23	OWN 33	4	6	Punt
2	7:19	2:02	OWN 44	7	48	Interception
2	1:47	0:59	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	11:38	4:16	OWN 6	9	28	Punt
3	6:32	2:38	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
3	1:44	1:26	OWN 4	3	-1	Interception
3	0:10	5:06	OWN 35	9	33	Missed FG
4	5:57	3:09	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	2:10	1:18	OWN 30	6	40	Downs

Game MVP: Donovan Bowers, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB AJ Dillon	8	25	3.13	7	0	0
RB Dan Shreves	4	11	2.75	4	0	0
RB Thomas Pearson	4	38	9.50	17	2	2
QB Donovan Bowers	3	9	3.00	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wayne McMillen	11	28	2.55	24	1
RB Leonard Hagen	10	41	4.10	15	2
QB Ryan Finley	9	79	8.78	22	3

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan Bowers	39	22	162	2/11	0	20	0	66.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	46	29	231	3/19	2	23	3	62.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Schwartz	9	12	76	8.44	15	20
TE Tommy Tremble	8	15	33	4.13	1	12
TE Abraham Giles	3	5	31	10.33	2	14
WR Roberto Keith	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Chandler Curtis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ja'Marr Chase	8	13	69	8.63	26	19	0
WR Anthony Miller	7	12	61	8.71	5	14	0
TE Kylen Granson	6	11	44	7.33	9	10	2
RB Wayne McMillen	3	3	25	8.33	17	23	0
WR Jalen Reagor	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Keith Dunlap	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Leonard Hagen	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Corey Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Damon Arnette	1	13	13.00
CB Jesse Lofton	1	0	0.00
CB Camden Grant	1	6	6.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Clelin Ferrell	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Oscar Fischer	1	0	0	0
S Gilbert Schultz	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Greer	9	461	51.2	45.0	60	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	6	270	45.0	38.8	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	2/2	2/2	1/1	54	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Cox	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaelon Darden	2	17	8.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	6	36	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	1	9	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Fischer	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	10	2	0.0	28	47
S Stanley Dillard	7	4	0.0	30	49
S Garrett Evans	7	4	0.0	30	49
OLB Reuben Horton	6	2	0.0	30	48
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	5	1	0.0	15	34
CB Damon Arnette	5	0	0.0	30	49
CB Jesse Lofton	4	0	0.0	28	43
DT Terrell Johnson	3	2	1.0	24	37
DE Alim McNeill	3	1	0.0	25	43
DE Brody Hobson	2	1	1.0	30	49
CB Conner Willis	2	0	1.0	4	9
ILB Jay Sanches	2	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	2	0	0.0	10	15
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	2	0.0	24	38
CB Camden Grant	1	0	0.0	2	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB AJ Terrell	10	2	0.0	18	38
S Talanoa Hufanga	6	0	0.0	19	40
OLB Artie Hawkins	5	1	0.0	19	41
CB Douglas Harding	3	0	0.0	19	40
DT Daron Payne	2	1	1.0	15	25
DE Scottie Boyd	2	1	1.0	17	26
S T. J. Green	2	1	0.0	7	29
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	2	1	0.0	11	11
CB Andre Cisco	2	1	0.0	12	14
DT Marlon Davidson	2	0	0.0	18	38
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	---	---	---
CB Denzel Ward	1	0	0.0	0	1
QB Ryan Finley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tre Hines	1	0	0.0	7	29
OLB Courtney Keith	1	0	0.0	2	16
TE Kylen Granson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	0	2	0.0	18	29
CB Steven Kaplan	0	1	0.0	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	1.0	1	1	49
DT Terrell Johnson	1.0	0	1	37
CB Conner Willis	1.0	0	0	9
DE Alim McNeill	0.0	1	1	43
OLB Reuben Horton	0.0	0	1	48

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Daron Payne	1.0	1	2	25
DE Scottie Boyd	1.0	0	0	26
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	0.0	2	0	29
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	0.0	1	1	11
OLB Artie Hawkins	0.0	1	0	41
DT Ray Howard	0.0	1	0	10
DT Marlon Davidson	0.0	1	0	38
OLB Tre Hines	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Marcus Ramey	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Stanley Dillard	5	0	0	49
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	4	2	0	34
ILB Isaiah Simmons	4	0	0	47
S Garrett Evans	4	0	0	49
CB Jesse Lofton	3	0	1	43
CB Damon Arnette	2	1	1	49
DE Alim McNeill	2	0	0	43
ILB Jay Sanches	1	1	0	13
CB Camden Grant	1	0	1	4
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	0	0	38
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	1	0	0	15
CB Conner Willis	1	0	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB AJ Terrell	10	1	38
S Talanoa Hufanga	3	1	40
OLB Artie Hawkins	2	0	41
CB Douglas Harding	2	0	40
CB Andre Cisco	2	0	14
S T. J. Green	1	1	29
CB Denzel Ward	1	0	1
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	1	0	11
CB Steven Kaplan	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nicky Quinn	2	4	19	1	41
T Drew Schwant	2	3	19	0	41
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	1	4	19	0	41
G Christopher Russell	1	4	19	0	41
T Cody Ford	0	1	19	0	41
TE Charles Bruggeman	0	0	2	1	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Matt Hennessy	1	6	30	1	49
T Saahdiq Charles	1	4	30	1	49
TE Kylen Granson	1	3	27	0	41
G Britt Abrams	0	3	30	1	49
G Max Elliot	0	3	30	0	49
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	0	1	7	0	13
T Rodney Shields	0	1	30	0	49

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clelin Ferrell	4	15
Chandler Curtis	2	25
Abraham Giles	1	25

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
AJ Terrell	1	11
Anthony Miller	1	7
Rodney Shields	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Garrett Evans	---	---	30	49	15	94
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	30	49	8	87
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	28	47	10	85
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	30	48	3	81
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	30	49	1	80
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	30	49	1	80
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	24	38	15	77
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	25	43	7	75
WR Chandler Curtis	15	32	---	---	25	72
CB Jesse Lofton	---	---	28	43	1	72
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	19	41	---	---	11	71
G Christopher Russell	19	41	---	---	11	71
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	24	37	6	67
T Cody Ford	19	41	---	---	---	60
QB Donovan Bowers	19	41	---	---	---	60
C Nicky Quinn	19	41	---	---	---	60
T Drew Schwant	19	41	---	---	---	60
TE Tommy Tremble	19	41	---	---	---	60
WR Anthony Schwartz	19	40	---	---	---	59
TE Abraham Giles	8	23	---	---	25	56
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	---	---	15	34	---	49
WR Roberto Keith	11	18	---	---	8	37
RB AJ Dillon	10	22	---	---	---	32
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	14	13	---	27
RB Dan Shreves	4	3	---	---	19	26
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	10	15	---	25
RB Thomas Pearson	5	16	---	---	3	24
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	0	0	21	21
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	6	12	1	19
FB Eugene Connell	2	0	---	---	16	18
CB Conner Willis	---	---	4	9	1	14
CB Kody Corlett	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Bryce Finley	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Charles Bruggeman	2	9	---	---	---	11
T Earnest Moskowitz	0	0	---	---	11	11
P D.J. Greer	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Julio Roca	0	1	---	---	8	9
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Jaelon Darden	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Camden Grant	---	---	2	4	---	6
T Ricardo Nikolic	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Keegan Cassidy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Eddie Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Zack Gehrls	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Britt Abrams	30	49	---	---	7	86
T Saahdiq Charles	30	49	---	---	7	86
TE Kylen Granson	27	41	---	---	18	86
T Rodney Shields	30	49	---	---	7	86
G Max Elliot	30	49	---	---	7	86
WR Ja'Marr Chase	27	49	---	---	6	82
QB Ryan Finley	30	49	---	---	1	80
C Matt Hennessy	30	49	---	---	---	79
RB Wayne McMillen	18	30	---	---	24	72
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	18	38	11	67
WR Anthony Miller	22	36	---	---	7	65
OLB Artie Hawkins	---	---	19	41	3	63
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	19	40	2	61
S Talanoa Hufanga	---	---	19	40	2	61
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	18	38	2	58
WR Jalen Reagor	19	36	---	---	---	55
OLB Tre Hines	---	---	7	29	16	52
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	18	29	1	48
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	17	26	1	44
DT Daron Payne	---	---	15	25	1	41
OLB Courtney Keith	---	---	2	16	23	41
CB Steven Kaplan	---	---	14	25	1	40
S T. J. Green	---	---	7	29	2	38
DE David Long	---	---	2	17	19	38
CB Andre Cisco	---	---	12	14	9	35
RB Leonard Hagen	12	19	---	---	---	31
TE Jorge Brady	4	2	---	---	24	30
FB Keith Dunlap	11	14	---	---	---	25
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	---	---	11	11	---	22
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	6	14	1	21
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	7	13	---	---	---	20
DT Ray Howard	---	---	0	10	10	20
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	0	1	17	18
S Gilbert Schultz	---	---	0	1	17	18
WR Oscar Fischer	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	4	7	---	11
WR Corey Davis	3	5	---	---	---	8
WR Ethan VanEck	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roy Ragonesi	0	0	---	---	7	7
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Jermaine Cox	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Chauncey Golston	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Garett Bolles	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mike McGlinchey	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tua Tagovailoa	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Creed Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	2	5	2.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	23	133	5.8
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan Bowers	39	22	1	0	4	4	9	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	46	29	1	4	0	4	4	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	91	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	66	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	126	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	107	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tommy Tremble	15	8	3	33	0	41
WR Anthony Schwartz	12	9	0	76	1	40
TE Abraham Giles	5	3	0	31	0	23
WR Roberto Keith	4	1	1	11	0	18
TE Charles Bruggeman	2	1	0	11	0	9
WR Chandler Curtis	1	0	0	0	0	32

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ja'Marr Chase	13	8	69	0	49
WR Anthony Miller	12	7	61	0	36
TE Kylen Granson	11	6	44	0	41
RB Wayne McMillen	3	3	25	1	30
WR Jalen Reagor	3	2	15	0	36
WR Corey Davis	1	0	0	0	5
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	1	1	7	0	13
FB Keith Dunlap	1	1	6	0	14
RB Leonard Hagen	1	1	4	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	2	29	14.50	9.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Ryan Finley	1	13	13.00	8.78
RB Wayne McMillen	1	1	1.00	2.55
RB Leonard Hagen	1	6	6.00	4.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	6	2	12	2.00	5.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kylen Granson	3	2	12	4.00	4.00
WR Ja'Marr Chase	2	0	0	0.00	5.31
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	0	0.00	5.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB AJ Dillon	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ryan Finley	4	1
RB Leonard Hagen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan Bowers	13	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	12	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tommy Tremble	6	3	1
WR Roberto Keith	2	1	1
TE Abraham Giles	2	0	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	2	1	1
WR Chandler Curtis	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kylen Granson	3	3	3
WR Ja'Marr Chase	3	2	2
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	2
WR Jalen Reagor	2	2	0
WR Corey Davis	1	0	0
FB Keith Dunlap	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)