Week 1, 2022

played in Carolina, NC

79 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 NOS - Randal Clements 23 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 05:41 CAR - Bubba Thornton 28 field goal
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
3Q: 09:59 NOS - Tanner Barker 2 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 06:48 CAR - Bubba Thornton 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 NOS - Randal Clements 23 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 05:41 CAR - Bubba Thornton 28 field goal
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
3Q: 09:59 NOS - Tanner Barker 2 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 06:48 CAR - Bubba Thornton 39 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 260 310
- Offensive Plays 56 60
- Yards per Play 4.64 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 109 54
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 4.04 2.25
Net Passing Yards 151 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 2/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 9/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	260	310
- Offensive Plays	56	60
- Yards per Play	4.64	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	109	54
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	4.04	2.25
Net Passing Yards	151	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	2/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	9/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:25	3:57	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
1	4:24	4:33	OWN 7	9	23	Punt
2	12:54	2:01	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
2	5:34	3:39	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
2	0:44	0:42	OPP 40	4	13	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:12	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	7:16	2:08	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
3	0:45	3:24	OWN 26	5	22	Punt
4	6:43	2:50	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	1:48	0:46	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 31	1	-1	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:35	OWN 33	7	30	Missed FG
1	6:28	2:04	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	14:51	1:57	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
2	10:53	5:19	OWN 33	10	56	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:11	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
3	9:48	2:32	OWN 17	5	5	Punt
3	5:08	4:23	OWN 16	7	31	Punt
4	12:21	5:38	OWN 6	10	72	Field Goal
4	3:53	2:05	OWN 20	8	55	Missed FG
4	1:02	0:29	OWN 25	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tanner Barker	12	60	5.00	37	1	1
Bobby Horenstein	8	27	3.38	9	0	0
Deron Heimulu	4	7	1.75	5	0	0
Cooper Floyd	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Randal Clements	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Myatt	12	26	2.17	10	1
Derek Stone	5	18	3.60	9	0
Dixon O'Neal	5	6	1.20	6	0
Connor MaKinster	2	4	2.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	27	19	167	2/16	1	23	0	98.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	34	23	279	2/23	0	47	0	92.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leonardo Powell	7	8	41	5.86	18	22	0
WR Randal Clements	5	5	41	8.20	37	23	1
WR Jermaine Wilson	4	8	56	14.00	5	18	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	4	29	14.50	2	21	0
RB Tanner Barker	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Todd Ohara	5	8	79	15.80	61	47
RB Derek Stone	4	8	38	9.50	3	13
FB Everett Myatt	4	4	29	7.25	9	9
TE Reginald Fariman	3	5	52	17.33	29	31
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	3	3	17	5.67	0	11
WR Rob Everett	3	5	43	14.33	21	28
RB Dixon O'Neal	1	1	21	21.00	21	21

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tanner Barker	1	0	0
Korey Jenkins	0	1	0
Asher Upshaw	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Connor MaKinster	1	0	0
Todd Ohara	0	1	0
Santiago Chatman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	7	313	44.7	41.4	53	5

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malcolm Hawkins	5	214	42.8	39.6	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bubba Thornton	2/4	0/2	0/1	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Burks	2	16	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Teddy Castillo	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Liam Scott	2	50	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stone	4	96	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chad Bush	9	1	1.0	24	36
S Jameson Mattison	6	1	0.0	18	25
S Corwin Torres	5	0	0.0	24	36
CB Thomas Grijalva	4	1	0.0	21	33
ILB T.J. Robertson	4	1	0.0	7	10
CB Gus Betancourt	4	0	0.0	21	33
CB Jared Cowart	4	0	0.0	16	26
S Braxton Small	3	2	0.0	11	16
OLB Tito Flynn	3	1	0.0	23	34
DT Sawyer Boone	3	0	0.0	24	36
ILB Wes Tong	2	0	0.0	24	36
DE Asher Upshaw	1	0	1.0	24	36
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	1	0.0	24	36

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matthew Blake	9	2	0.0	24	22
S Mason Forrester	7	0	0.0	26	25
OLB Josh Nussbaum	5	2	0.0	27	26
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	2	0.0	27	29
S Santiago Chatman	5	0	0.0	26	29
OLB Britt Weaver	3	1	1.0	14	16
CB Tyrell Simien	2	0	1.0	13	21
DE Donovan Gibson	2	1	0.0	26	23
DE Aidan Schlidt	2	1	0.0	12	12
CB Brayden Hasty	2	0	0.0	27	29
DT Sedrick Nikolaus	1	1	0.0	24	20
DT Howard Singleton	1	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Dexter Diaz	1	0	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Asher Upshaw	1.0	1	0	0	36
OLB Chad Bush	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.0	0	2	1	36
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	0	1	1	36

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Britt Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	16
CB Tyrell Simien	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Donovan Gibson	0.0	1	1	1	23
OLB Dexter Diaz	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gus Betancourt	4	0	33
CB Jared Cowart	4	0	26
OLB Chad Bush	3	0	36
ILB T.J. Robertson	3	0	10
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	0	33
S Braxton Small	2	0	16
S Jameson Mattison	2	0	25
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	36
S Corwin Torres	1	0	36
OLB Tito Flynn	1	0	34
ILB Tom Demers	0	1	1
ILB Wes Tong	0	1	36

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Matthew Blake	6	0	22
CB Josiah Guerrieri	5	1	29
OLB Josh Nussbaum	2	0	26
S Santiago Chatman	2	0	29
S Mason Forrester	1	1	25
OLB Britt Weaver	1	1	16
CB Brayden Hasty	1	0	29
DE Aidan Schlidt	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Korey Jenkins	2	6	27	0	29
Abel Lucas	1	5	27	0	29
Robert Farley	1	4	27	0	29
Chase Gibson	1	3	27	1	29
Devan Blackwell	1	3	27	1	29
Leonardo Powell	1	1	25	0	28
Cooper Floyd	0	1	14	0	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roy Corbett	2	5	24	1	36
Freddie Garner	1	9	24	0	36
Duane Burin	1	3	24	0	36
Randal Battle	0	4	24	1	36
Adrian Frederick	0	2	24	0	36
Jim Pettine	0	1	3	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Oliver Wilcox	3	15
Corwin Torres	3	15
Leonardo Powell	1	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Teddy Castillo	1	19
Mike Halama	1	13
Randal Battle	1	9
Freddie Garner	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	24	36	15	75
Corwin Torres	---	---	24	36	15	75
Chad Bush	---	---	24	36	5	65
Sawyer Boone	---	---	24	36	4	64
Asher Upshaw	---	---	24	36	4	64
Abel Lucas	27	29	---	---	8	64
Korey Jenkins	27	29	---	---	8	64
Chase Gibson	27	29	---	---	8	64
Wes Tong	---	---	24	36	4	64
Devan Blackwell	27	29	---	---	8	64
Tito Flynn	---	---	23	34	4	61
Gus Betancourt	---	---	21	33	6	60
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	21	33	4	58
Randal Clements	23	28	---	---	7	58
Deron Heimulu	27	29	---	---	---	56
Robert Farley	27	29	---	---	---	56
Leonardo Powell	25	28	---	---	1	54
Martin Schoeppner	22	28	---	---	1	51
Jameson Mattison	---	---	18	25	2	45
Jared Cowart	---	---	16	26	3	45
Braxton Small	---	---	11	16	14	41
Cooper Floyd	14	13	---	---	13	40
Jermaine Wilson	14	19	---	---	---	33
Tanner Barker	15	13	---	---	---	28
Randal Linker	2	1	---	---	19	22
Bobby Horenstein	10	9	---	---	1	20
T.J. Robertson	---	---	7	10	1	18
Everett Hastings	---	---	0	0	18	18
Derek Kemp	2	3	---	---	12	17
Daniel Naslund	0	0	---	---	14	14
Liam Scott	---	---	1	0	12	13
Jumbo Jones	---	---	2	2	9	13
Tom Demers	---	---	0	1	8	9
Richard Kurre	7	2	---	---	---	9
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marshall Burks	1	1	---	---	5	7
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dwayne McCleary	---	---	0	0	5	5
Aidan Claytor	---	---	0	0	5	5
Malik Brandon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Logan Barnhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeffery Compton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Christopher Plezia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominique Behne	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reginald Fariman	19	30	---	---	23	72
Randal Battle	24	36	---	---	9	69
Roy Corbett	24	36	---	---	9	69
Freddie Garner	24	36	---	---	9	69
Duane Burin	24	36	---	---	9	69
Rob Everett	19	31	---	---	17	67
Brayden Hasty	---	---	27	29	9	65
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	27	26	10	63
Connor MaKinster	24	36	---	---	---	60
Adrian Frederick	24	36	---	---	---	60
Todd Ohara	24	34	---	---	1	59
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	27	29	1	57
Matthew Blake	---	---	24	22	11	57
Santiago Chatman	---	---	26	29	1	56
Mason Forrester	---	---	26	25	2	53
Donovan Gibson	---	---	26	23	1	50
Sedrick Nikolaus	---	---	24	20	1	45
Harvey Tuiososopo	18	25	---	---	1	44
Everett Myatt	12	14	---	---	17	43
Edgar Williamson	---	---	15	18	7	40
Chase Cochrane	---	---	14	17	8	39
Tyrell Simien	---	---	13	21	1	35
Howard Singleton	---	---	14	19	1	34
Dexter Diaz	---	---	7	7	18	32
Britt Weaver	---	---	14	16	1	31
Teddy Castillo	5	4	---	---	19	28
Derek Stone	6	18	---	---	4	28
Dixon O'Neal	6	4	---	---	16	26
Aidan Schlidt	---	---	12	12	---	24
Mike Halama	---	---	1	3	13	17
Daquan Harrison	---	---	0	3	13	16
Jim Pettine	3	9	---	---	1	13
Bernard Peters	2	4	---	---	6	12
Colby Robinson	6	5	---	---	---	11
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	9	9
Malcolm Hawkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bubba Thornton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerome Edwards	0	2	---	---	---	2
Keegan Cinkovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitch Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alfred Komrska	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sammie Chastain	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shaun Becker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	17	87	5.1
Right	3	6	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	1	0.1
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	27	19	3	2	0	3	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	34	23	5	1	4	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	79	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	56	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	170	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Leonardo Powell	8	7	41	1	28
WR Jermaine Wilson	8	4	56	0	19
WR Randal Clements	5	5	41	1	28
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	2	29	1	28
RB Tanner Barker	2	1	0	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Derek Stone	8	4	2	38	0	18
WR Todd Ohara	8	5	0	79	1	34
TE Reginald Fariman	5	3	1	52	2	30
WR Rob Everett	5	3	1	43	1	31
FB Everett Myatt	4	4	0	29	0	14
WR Harvey Tuiososopo	3	3	0	17	0	25
RB Dixon O'Neal	1	1	0	21	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tanner Barker	1	2	2.00	5.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derek Stone	1	1	1.00	3.60
Everett Myatt	1	7	7.00	2.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	1	0	0	0.00	6.19

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	1	0	0	0.00	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonardo Powell	1	0	0	0.00	5.13

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Todd Ohara	1	0	0	0.00	9.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Tanner Barker	4	0
Bobby Horenstein	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon O'Neal	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	8	7	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	2	1
TE Leonardo Powell	2	2	2
WR Randal Clements	2	2	1
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Derek Stone	5	3	2
WR Todd Ohara	3	1	0
WR Rob Everett	2	1	1
TE Reginald Fariman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)