Week 1, 2019

played in New Orleans, LA

91 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	10	0	-	16
New Orleans Saints	2	0	7	14	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CAR - Zane West 24 field goal
1Q: 04:35 NOS - Safety: Chad Bush tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 09:34 CAR - Zane West 38 field goal
3Q: 10:53 CAR - John Derrick 3 run (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 07:49 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 4 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
3Q: 03:15 CAR - Zane West 18 field goal
4Q: 03:03 NOS - Randal Clements 4 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 00:30 NOS - Jermaine Wilson 6 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CAR - Zane West 24 field goal
1Q: 04:35 NOS - Safety: Chad Bush tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 09:34 CAR - Zane West 38 field goal
3Q: 10:53 CAR - John Derrick 3 run (Zane West extra point)
3Q: 07:49 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 4 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
3Q: 03:15 CAR - Zane West 18 field goal
4Q: 03:03 NOS - Randal Clements 4 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 00:30 NOS - Jermaine Wilson 6 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 351 277
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 5.16 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 98 68
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 3.16 2.96
Net Passing Yards 253 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.84 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/66
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 5/131
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:37 26:24

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	351	277
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	5.16	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	98	68
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	3.16	2.96
Net Passing Yards	253	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.84	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/66
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	5/131
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:37	26:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	4:19	OWN 46	7	47	Field Goal
1	4:56	0:27	OWN 2	2	-2	Safety
1	2:30	8:01	OWN 16	14	63	Field Goal
2	7:37	1:25	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	3:12	2:13	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	8:25	0:36	OWN 1	2	3	Fumble
3	7:39	4:29	OWN 25	9	74	Field Goal
3	0:44	1:02	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	11:38	2:55	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
4	2:55	1:41	OWN 39	6	21	Missed FG
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 40	1	5	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
1	9:20	4:24	OWN 43	6	13	Punt
1	4:29	1:59	OWN 34	4	9	Punt
2	9:29	1:52	OWN 38	3	-11	Punt
2	6:12	3:00	OWN 15	6	35	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 14	2	3	Half
3	10:47	2:22	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	7:49	0:10	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
3	3:10	2:26	OWN 25	7	39	Punt
4	14:42	3:04	OWN 12	6	27	Punt
4	8:43	5:48	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	1:14	0:55	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jessie Foley, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Derrick	19	55	2.89	11	1	1
Elijah Nichols	7	20	2.86	12	1	0
Connor MaKinster	3	4	1.33	2	0	0
Winston Bauer	2	19	9.50	15	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cooper Floyd	9	12	1.33	9	0
Bobby Horenstein	5	4	0.80	7	0
Terry Hicks	4	19	4.75	17	1
Jessie Foley	3	29	9.67	11	2
Keegan Grier	2	4	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	36	24	258	1/5	0	40	0	87.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	34	21	229	3/20	3	45	0	111.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Cole Fulcher	9	10	76	8.44	20	24
TE Quinn Witt	4	6	44	11.00	7	20
WR Terry Trotter	3	5	29	9.67	2	14
TE Rodolfo Ogden	2	2	5	2.50	0	6
RB Elijah Nichols	1	2	8	8.00	1	8
RB Kent Benton	1	1	19	19.00	14	19
WR Lawrence Chipokas	1	1	22	22.00	15	22
WR Winston Bauer	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
WR Bob Coggins	1	3	40	40.00	32	40
RB John Derrick	1	1	12	12.00	2	12

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randal Clements	7	9	113	16.14	29	45	1
TE Leonardo Powell	4	6	36	9.00	8	17	0
FB Cooper Floyd	3	4	27	9.00	0	11	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	4	9	3.00	0	6	1
WR Jermaine Wilson	3	6	41	13.67	9	23	1
WR John Ramsey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bobby Horenstein	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Terry Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Marty Murdock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Derrick	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnny Barnes	0	1	0	0
Braxton Small	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Bergeron	4	187	46.8	45.5	58	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	8	369	46.1	37.6	67	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	3/4	0/1	0/1	38	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Derrick	3	28	9.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Small	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Coggins	2	57	28.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gus Betancourt	5	131	26.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mason Forrester	7	3	0.0	21	36
ILB Rich Hart	6	2	1.0	23	37
CB Brayden Hasty	5	0	0.0	23	37
CB Jackson Weber	4	2	0.0	13	21
S Shaquille Lugo	4	0	0.0	22	29
DE Donovan Gibson	3	0	1.0	22	37
DT Greg Torrence	3	1	0.0	19	29
CB Josiah Guerrieri	3	0	0.0	23	37
OLB Erick Cogdell	3	0	0.0	20	28
S Kody Brill	2	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1	3	1.0	12	24
DE Caleb Liesegang	1	1	0.0	16	20
DT Herman Tyrrell	1	0	0.0	15	25
DE Emmett Whalen	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Josiah Burnette	0	1	0.0	3	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Small	13	1	0.0	31	37
ILB Taylor Epperson	7	5	0.0	29	36
S Johnny Barnes	6	0	0.0	31	37
OLB Chad Bush	4	1	0.0	31	37
ILB Ezekiel Miller	4	1	0.0	11	15
DE Oliver Wilcox	3	1	1.0	31	37
CB Gus Betancourt	3	1	0.0	27	36
DT Sawyer Boone	3	1	0.0	31	37
OLB Sammy Shea	3	1	0.0	31	37
ILB Trent Sluiter	3	1	0.0	8	4
DE Asher Upshaw	2	1	0.0	30	35
CB Chuck Horton	2	0	0.0	14	21
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	0	0.0	31	36
ILB Derrick Dotson	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donovan Gibson	1.0	2	2	1	37
ILB Rich Hart	1.0	0	0	0	37
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Caleb Liesegang	0.0	1	2	0	20
DT Greg Torrence	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Herman Tyrrell	0.0	0	1	0	25

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.0	0	1	37
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	2	0	37
DE Asher Upshaw	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rich Hart	5	0	37
S Mason Forrester	5	0	36
CB Brayden Hasty	4	0	37
CB Jackson Weber	3	0	21
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	1	37
S Kody Brill	1	0	9
OLB Erick Cogdell	1	0	28
S Shaquille Lugo	0	2	29
OLB Kelly Esslinger	0	1	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Braxton Small	5	2	37
CB Gus Betancourt	3	1	36
S Johnny Barnes	3	0	37
OLB Chad Bush	2	1	37
ILB Taylor Epperson	2	0	36
CB Chuck Horton	2	0	21
ILB Trent Sluiter	2	0	4
ILB Ezekiel Miller	2	0	15
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	2	36
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	37
OLB Sammy Shea	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Finley	3	6	0	17	0	14
Louie Tripplehorn	2	7	0	31	0	37
Randal Battle	2	6	1	31	1	37
Douglas Christ	2	6	0	31	0	37
Sergio Andrus	1	3	0	31	0	37
Orlando Hanson	1	2	0	14	0	23
Cole Fulcher	0	1	0	30	0	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Floyd	2	2	19	0	28
Robert Farley	1	8	23	1	37
Abel Lucas	1	4	23	0	37
Korey Lee	1	3	23	1	37
Logan Barnhart	1	3	23	0	37
Leonardo Powell	0	1	21	0	37
Daquan Russell	0	0	23	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Torrence	3	10
Kent Benton	2	26
Brayden Hasty	2	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Betancourt	2	21
Taylor Epperson	2	16
Tyrell Reid	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sergio Andrus	31	37	---	---	8	76
Randal Battle	31	37	---	---	8	76
Louie Tripplehorn	31	37	---	---	8	76
Brayden Hasty	---	---	23	37	10	70
Connor MaKinster	31	37	---	---	---	68
Douglas Christ	31	37	---	---	---	68
Cole Fulcher	30	34	---	---	---	64
John Derrick	21	21	---	---	22	64
Winston Bauer	28	32	---	---	---	60
Rich Hart	---	---	23	37	---	60
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	23	37	---	60
Donovan Gibson	---	---	22	37	---	59
Mason Forrester	---	---	21	36	1	58
Greg Torrence	---	---	19	29	10	58
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	12	24	22	58
Shaquille Lugo	---	---	22	29	---	51
Bob Coggins	24	23	---	---	4	51
Erick Cogdell	---	---	20	28	---	48
Terry Trotter	19	24	---	---	4	47
Orlando Hanson	14	23	---	---	5	42
Kent Benton	4	10	---	---	26	40
Herman Tyrrell	---	---	15	25	---	40
Dalton Wheeler	7	7	---	---	22	36
Caleb Liesegang	---	---	16	20	---	36
J.R. Finley	17	14	---	---	3	34
Jackson Weber	---	---	13	21	---	34
Rodolfo Ogden	3	4	---	---	26	33
Kody Brill	---	---	3	9	17	29
Emmett Whalen	---	---	6	12	8	26
Dylan Rodriguez	---	---	2	4	18	24
Elijah Nichols	10	14	---	---	---	24
Quinn Witt	9	14	---	---	---	23
Derek Szott	---	---	10	11	---	21
Josiah Burnette	---	---	3	9	8	20
Roosevelt Meyer	---	---	0	0	12	12
Lawrence Chipokas	0	2	---	---	10	12
Zane West	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bill Harding	---	---	0	0	8	8
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Theodore Bergeron	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randall Gehrig	---	---	0	2	---	2
Louie Moorhead	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alec Gowan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Connor Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shaun Lester	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dexter Diaz	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	27	36	21	84
Taylor Epperson	---	---	29	36	16	81
Braxton Small	---	---	31	37	8	76
Chad Bush	---	---	31	37	6	74
Johnny Barnes	---	---	31	37	4	72
Sawyer Boone	---	---	31	37	4	72
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	31	37	4	72
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	31	36	5	72
Sammy Shea	---	---	31	37	4	72
Asher Upshaw	---	---	30	35	4	69
Daquan Russell	23	37	---	---	8	68
Korey Lee	23	37	---	---	8	68
Abel Lucas	23	37	---	---	8	68
Logan Barnhart	23	37	---	---	8	68
Randal Clements	21	35	---	---	6	62
Martin Schoeppner	23	37	---	---	1	61
Jessie Foley	23	37	---	---	---	60
Robert Farley	23	37	---	---	---	60
Leonardo Powell	21	37	---	---	1	59
Chuck Horton	---	---	14	21	15	50
Cooper Floyd	19	28	---	---	1	48
Bobby Horenstein	7	18	---	---	18	43
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	11	15	12	38
Jermaine Wilson	13	24	---	---	---	37
Marty Lyle	---	---	1	0	20	21
Zack Tubbs	0	0	---	---	21	21
John Ramsey	2	2	---	---	14	18
Tyrell Reid	---	---	0	0	14	14
Trent Sluiter	---	---	8	4	1	13
Noah McDowall	0	0	---	---	13	13
Wesley Brown	1	0	---	---	9	10
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Keegan Rivers	---	---	3	0	4	7
Terry Hicks	4	2	---	---	---	6
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marty Murdock	2	2	---	---	---	4
Kim McCormick	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jumbo Jones	---	---	0	0	4	4
Derrick Dotson	---	---	1	2	---	3
Keegan Grier	2	0	---	---	---	2
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Heimulu	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cory Kadanoff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Martin Jankowski	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	17	42	2.5
Right	11	43	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	31	7.8
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	4	-5	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	36	24	4	1	2	6	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	34	21	3	0	0	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	184	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	39	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	93	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cole Fulcher	10	9	1	76	1	34
TE Quinn Witt	6	4	0	44	1	14
WR Terry Trotter	5	3	1	29	0	24
WR Winston Bauer	5	1	0	3	0	32
WR Bob Coggins	3	1	0	40	1	23
RB Elijah Nichols	2	1	0	8	0	14
TE Rodolfo Ogden	2	2	0	5	0	4
RB Kent Benton	1	1	0	19	0	10
WR Lawrence Chipokas	1	1	0	22	1	2
RB John Derrick	1	1	0	12	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Clements	9	7	113	2	35
TE Leonardo Powell	6	4	36	0	37
WR Jermaine Wilson	6	3	41	1	24
FB Cooper Floyd	4	3	27	0	28
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	3	9	0	37
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	0	0	0	18
WR John Ramsey	1	1	3	0	2
RB Terry Hicks	1	0	0	0	2
TE Marty Murdock	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Derrick	7	6	0.86	2.89
Elijah Nichols	2	12	6.00	2.86

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	4	3	21	5.25	7.17

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	3	3	14	4.67	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cole Fulcher	2	2	18	9.00	7.60
WR Winston Bauer	1	0	0	0.00	0.60
TE Quinn Witt	1	1	3	3.00	7.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randal Clements	1	1	4	4.00	12.56
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	4	4.00	2.25
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	1	6	6.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Elijah Nichols	1	1
Winston Bauer	1	1
Connor MaKinster	1	1
John Derrick	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jessie Foley	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	9	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cole Fulcher	3	3	1
WR Winston Bauer	2	0	0
TE Quinn Witt	2	0	0
WR Bob Coggins	2	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Leonardo Powell	3	3	2
FB Cooper Floyd	3	3	3
WR Randal Clements	3	2	2
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	0
TE Marty Murdock	1	0	0
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)