Week 1, 2049

played in New Orleans, LA

88 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	6	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:06 NOS - Carnell Tate 5 pass from Giovanni Money (Samuel Wells extra point)
1Q: 00:22 CAR - Hunter Hawkins 39 field goal
2Q: 10:26 NOS - Samuel Wells 31 field goal
2Q: 07:15 CAR - Nolan Learned 22 pass from Bo Nix (Hunter Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Samuel Wells 53 field goal
4Q: 00:46 CAR - Shaun Pochman 8 run (Hunter Hawkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:06 NOS - Carnell Tate 5 pass from Giovanni Money (Samuel Wells extra point)
1Q: 00:22 CAR - Hunter Hawkins 39 field goal
2Q: 10:26 NOS - Samuel Wells 31 field goal
2Q: 07:15 CAR - Nolan Learned 22 pass from Bo Nix (Hunter Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Samuel Wells 53 field goal
4Q: 00:46 CAR - Shaun Pochman 8 run (Hunter Hawkins extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 324 317
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 5.89 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 53 101
- Rushing Attempts 17 32
- Yards per Rush 3.12 3.16
Net Passing Yards 271 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 1 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 280 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	324	317
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	5.89	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	53	101
- Rushing Attempts	17	32
- Yards per Rush	3.12	3.16
Net Passing Yards	271	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 1	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	280	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	5.84
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	2:23	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
1	3:00	2:45	OWN 31	4	47	Field Goal
2	10:21	3:20	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
2	3:20	0:19	OWN 45	1	5	Interception
2	1:55	1:11	OWN 31	6	10	Punt
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	12:07	5:33	OWN 22	10	31	Punt
4	13:41	4:39	OWN 1	8	50	Punt
4	7:25	3:28	OPP 30	6	28	Missed FG
4	2:12	1:35	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 29	7	27	Punt
1	7:31	4:31	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
1	0:15	4:54	OWN 38	9	48	Field Goal
2	7:01	3:41	OWN 27	7	29	Interception
2	3:01	1:06	OPP 44	5	8	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	2	11	Half
3	13:24	1:17	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	6:34	7:53	OWN 2	17	97	Downs
4	9:02	1:37	OWN 8	4	-4	Punt
4	3:57	1:45	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 25	4	15	Game

Game MVP: Bo Nix, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frederick Rowan	10	17	1.70	6	0	0
RB Shaun Pochman	4	26	6.50	16	1	1
QB Bo Nix	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
WR Eli Mueller	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Donte Tyler	28	91	3.25	14	6
RB Carlos Foster	3	3	1.00	1	0
QB Giovanni Money	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Nix	36	25	280	2/9	1	44	1	90.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Money	36	21	220	1/4	1	26	1	73.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nolan Learned	7	8	93	13.29	52	37	1
WR Herb Henderson	5	6	56	11.20	13	25	0
WR Eli Mueller	4	6	64	16.00	29	24	0
RB Shaun Pochman	3	5	50	16.67	42	44	0
WR Burt Watkins	2	2	3	1.50	1	5	0
WR Jeffrey Knight	2	3	0	0.00	0	3	0
RB Frederick Rowan	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Christopher Weathers	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Bradley Davison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carnell Tate	6	12	65	10.83	21	18	1
RB Donte Tyler	3	4	27	9.00	15	12	0
FB Rex Maxwell	3	3	43	14.33	35	26	0
TE Malachi Doser	3	7	32	10.67	16	18	0
WR Jayden Higgins	2	5	20	10.00	10	15	0
TE J.R. Booker	2	2	21	10.50	2	12	0
WR Antonio Lyle	2	3	12	6.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bucky Krueger	1	11	11.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Floyd Kratky	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Bobby Nordby	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Giovanni Money	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Myron Zuniga	5	227	45.4	41.4	59	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
K.C. Hoover	4	190	47.5	34.8	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hunter Hawkins	1/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Wells	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Mueller	3	31	10.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davison Igbinosun	4	106	26.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Tate	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Kayden McDonald	9	1	0.0	32	30
ILB Eugene Sonnanstine	6	3	0.0	19	25
CB Davison Igbinosun	5	2	0.0	31	37
CB Jacob Parrish	5	1	0.0	29	24
S Bucky Krueger	4	4	0.0	31	37
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	4	3	0.0	16	13
OLB Trey de Young	4	2	0.0	29	29
S Philip Dawson	3	2	0.0	15	12
DE Keith Faneca	3	0	0.0	24	20
CB Howie Walton	3	0	0.0	13	18
DT Bobby Nordby	2	1	1.0	31	35
DE Akheem Mesidor	1	2	0.0	31	34
OLB Sebastian Etten	1	1	0.0	14	12
ILB Tanner Ingram	1	1	0.0	15	12
TE Bradley Davison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wally Gray	1	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Alexis Click	1	0	0.0	3	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Anthony Nelson	8	2	0.0	16	22
ILB Demetrius Knight Jr.	8	0	0.0	16	23
OLB R Mason Thomas	6	2	0.5	17	32
CB Bart Mussorgsky	5	1	0.0	7	32
CB Marty Ferguson	4	0	0.0	17	33
S Xavier Watts	3	0	0.0	1	16
CB Floyd Kratky	2	2	0.0	17	37
DT Tyliek Williams	2	0	0.0	10	22
DE Que Robinson	1	0	1.0	13	23
DE Tristan Phillips	1	2	0.5	17	35
S Oliver Chernetsky	1	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Rich Thierry	1	0	0.0	1	15
TE Malachi Doser	1	0	---	---	---
DT Monty Nelson	0	2	0.0	7	17
S Caleb Ransaw	0	1	0.0	1	16
CB Tyrone Page	0	1	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bobby Nordby	1.0	0	0	2	35
DE Jeffery Henry	0.0	1	1	0	9
DE Akheem Mesidor	0.0	1	0	1	34

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Que Robinson	1.0	0	2	23
DE Tristan Phillips	0.5	1	5	35
OLB R Mason Thomas	0.5	0	1	32
DT Monty Nelson	0.0	1	1	17
OLB Colby Hutchins	0.0	1	1	11
DE Denzel Boone	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Davison Igbinosun	5	0	0	37
CB Jacob Parrish	3	2	0	24
ILB Eugene Sonnanstine	3	1	0	25
CB Howie Walton	2	0	0	18
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	1	1	0	13
S Bucky Krueger	1	0	1	37
S Philip Dawson	1	0	0	12
DE Keith Faneca	1	0	0	20
OLB Wally Gray	1	0	0	8
OLB Trey de Young	1	0	0	29
DT Kayden McDonald	1	0	0	30
ILB Tanner Ingram	1	0	0	12
OLB Alexis Click	0	1	0	9
OLB Donnell Danieles	0	1	0	4

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bart Mussorgsky	5	1	0	32
OLB R Mason Thomas	5	1	0	32
ILB Demetrius Knight Jr.	3	0	0	23
CB Floyd Kratky	2	2	1	37
CB Marty Ferguson	2	0	0	33
DT Tyliek Williams	2	0	0	22
S Xavier Watts	2	0	0	16
S Anthony Nelson	2	0	0	22
ILB Rich Thierry	1	0	0	15
S Oliver Chernetsky	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jake Melaragni	1	6	17	0	38
G Cris Griffith	1	4	17	0	38
T Bernard Fredrickson	1	3	17	1	38
G Chris Sanford	1	1	17	1	38
TE Bradley Davison	0	1	11	0	14
T Kendrick Valcarcel	0	1	17	0	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bucky Rose	3	6	0	32	0	37
T Shane Malone	3	5	0	32	1	37
G Isaiah Burton	2	7	1	32	0	37
C Norm Teel	2	7	0	32	0	37
G Xavier Flaherty	0	5	0	32	0	37
TE Max Klare	0	1	0	5	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Fernando Cassity	1	19
Grayson Tate	1	14
Bradley Davison	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tristan Phillips	4	10
Demetrius Knight Jr.	2	10
Isaiah Burton	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Davison Igbinosun	---	---	31	37	6	74
S Bucky Krueger	---	---	31	37	2	70
DT Bobby Nordby	---	---	31	35	2	68
DE Akheem Mesidor	---	---	31	34	2	67
DT Kayden McDonald	---	---	32	30	1	63
G Chris Sanford	17	38	---	---	7	62
T Bernard Fredrickson	17	38	---	---	7	62
G Cris Griffith	17	38	---	---	7	62
T Kendrick Valcarcel	17	38	---	---	7	62
OLB Trey de Young	---	---	29	29	---	58
QB Bo Nix	17	38	---	---	---	55
C Jake Melaragni	17	38	---	---	---	55
ILB Eugene Sonnanstine	---	---	19	25	10	54
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	29	24	---	53
WR Burt Watkins	15	37	---	---	---	52
RB Frederick Rowan	12	21	---	---	19	52
WR Herb Henderson	12	33	---	---	4	49
TE Nolan Learned	16	31	---	---	---	47
DE Keith Faneca	---	---	24	20	---	44
S Philip Dawson	---	---	15	12	12	39
CB Howie Walton	---	---	13	18	6	37
CB Grayson Tate	---	---	7	15	14	36
WR Christopher Weathers	5	15	---	---	14	34
OLB Wally Gray	---	---	7	8	17	32
WR Eli Mueller	6	21	---	---	5	32
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	---	---	16	13	---	29
TE Bradley Davison	11	14	---	---	4	29
ILB Tanner Ingram	---	---	15	12	---	27
OLB Sebastian Etten	---	---	14	12	---	26
TE Fernando Cassity	3	1	---	---	19	23
RB Shaun Pochman	5	13	---	---	---	18
DT Rick Collier	---	---	1	12	5	18
DE Jeffery Henry	---	---	2	9	6	17
S Nick Emmanwori	---	---	1	12	2	15
RB Hardy Lephew	0	0	---	---	15	15
OLB Alexis Click	---	---	3	9	2	14
WR Jeffrey Knight	0	4	---	---	7	11
G Dominick Puni	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Richie Abrams	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Myron Zuniga	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Hunter Hawkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Donnell Danieles	---	---	0	4	---	4
DT Dwight Meier	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Andre Lessard	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tucker Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Howie Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Shane Malone	32	37	---	---	6	75
G Isaiah Burton	32	37	---	---	6	75
T Bucky Rose	32	37	---	---	6	75
G Xavier Flaherty	32	37	---	---	6	75
QB Giovanni Money	32	37	---	---	---	69
WR Carnell Tate	31	34	---	---	4	69
C Norm Teel	32	37	---	---	---	69
WR Jayden Higgins	31	34	---	---	1	66
RB Donte Tyler	30	33	---	---	1	64
DE Tristan Phillips	---	---	17	35	10	62
TE Malachi Doser	25	33	---	---	---	58
CB Floyd Kratky	---	---	17	37	1	55
CB Marty Ferguson	---	---	17	33	2	52
OLB R Mason Thomas	---	---	17	32	1	50
ILB Demetrius Knight Jr.	---	---	16	23	10	49
CB Bart Mussorgsky	---	---	7	32	7	46
WR Antonio Lyle	18	19	---	---	7	44
FB Rex Maxwell	14	14	---	---	15	43
DE Que Robinson	---	---	13	23	6	42
S Anthony Nelson	---	---	16	22	4	42
DT Tyliek Williams	---	---	10	22	6	38
S Oliver Chernetsky	---	---	16	22	---	38
DT Jeffrey Franklin	---	---	15	18	1	34
S Caleb Ransaw	---	---	1	16	14	31
TE J.R. Booker	3	5	---	---	19	27
DT Monty Nelson	---	---	7	17	1	25
ILB Rich Thierry	---	---	1	15	9	25
OLB Colby Hutchins	---	---	12	11	1	24
DT Jake Satterfield	---	---	2	19	1	22
CB Albert Stone	---	---	1	6	13	20
S Xavier Watts	---	---	1	16	2	19
RB Carlos Foster	3	3	---	---	13	19
OLB Shemar James	---	---	0	0	18	18
DE Denzel Boone	---	---	1	13	2	16
WR Douglas Gedney	0	0	---	---	15	15
TE Max Klare	5	8	---	---	---	13
CB Tyrone Page	---	---	0	6	5	11
C R.J. Frist	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Samuel Wells	0	0	---	---	6	6
P K.C. Hoover	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Jaxson Dart	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Ernest Long	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Aiden Haitsuka	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Daniel Cooley	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Jermaine Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Rick Karp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	19	65	3.4
Right	8	24	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Nix	36	25	5	2	0	4	4	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Money	36	21	1	2	3	6	1	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	62	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	120	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	144	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	26	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nolan Learned	8	7	93	2	31
WR Eli Mueller	6	4	64	1	21
WR Herb Henderson	6	5	56	1	33
RB Shaun Pochman	5	3	50	1	13
RB Frederick Rowan	3	1	11	0	21
WR Jeffrey Knight	3	2	0	0	4
WR Burt Watkins	2	2	3	0	37
WR Christopher Weathers	2	1	3	0	15
TE Bradley Davison	1	0	0	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carnell Tate	12	6	1	65	0	34
TE Malachi Doser	7	3	0	32	0	33
WR Jayden Higgins	5	2	1	20	0	34
RB Donte Tyler	4	3	0	27	0	33
FB Rex Maxwell	3	3	0	43	1	14
WR Antonio Lyle	3	2	1	12	0	19
TE J.R. Booker	2	2	0	21	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Pochman	1	8	8.00	6.50
RB Frederick Rowan	1	2	2.00	1.70

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Foster	3	3	1.00	1.00
RB Donte Tyler	2	10	5.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Nix	3	3	8	2.67	7.78

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni Money	4	2	10	2.50	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffrey Knight	2	2	0	0.00	0.00
WR Herb Henderson	1	1	8	8.00	9.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Lyle	2	1	5	2.50	4.00
RB Donte Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Carnell Tate	1	1	5	5.00	5.42

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bo Nix	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donte Tyler	2	1
RB Carlos Foster	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Nix	12	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Money	10	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eli Mueller	5	3	2
TE Nolan Learned	3	3	3
RB Shaun Pochman	1	0	0
RB Frederick Rowan	1	0	0
WR Herb Henderson	1	1	0
WR Jeffrey Knight	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carnell Tate	5	3	3
FB Rex Maxwell	2	2	2
WR Jayden Higgins	1	1	0
WR Antonio Lyle	1	1	0
TE Malachi Doser	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)