Week 1, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

98 degrees, stormy, 18 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	6	0	3	-	9
New Orleans Saints	6	3	7	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 NOS - Jamal Rooney 52 field goal
1Q: 03:25 NOS - Jamal Rooney 37 field goal
2Q: 10:47 NOS - Jamal Rooney 25 field goal
2Q: 08:15 CAR - Samuel Terry 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Samuel Terry 40 field goal
3Q: 00:13 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 7 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 10:54 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
4Q: 07:00 CAR - Samuel Terry 45 field goal
4Q: 01:45 NOS - Jamal Rooney 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 NOS - Jamal Rooney 52 field goal
1Q: 03:25 NOS - Jamal Rooney 37 field goal
2Q: 10:47 NOS - Jamal Rooney 25 field goal
2Q: 08:15 CAR - Samuel Terry 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Samuel Terry 40 field goal
3Q: 00:13 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 7 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 10:54 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
4Q: 07:00 CAR - Samuel Terry 45 field goal
4Q: 01:45 NOS - Jamal Rooney 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 265 305
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 4.34 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 112 100
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 5.09 2.70
Net Passing Yards 153 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 1 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.92 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/73 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 42
Time of Possession 26:08 33:52

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	265	305
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	4.34	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	112	100
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	5.09	2.70
Net Passing Yards	153	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 1	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.92	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/73	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 42
Time of Possession	26:08	33:52

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	4:55	OWN 25	10	34	Punt
1	3:17	2:09	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
2	12:04	0:35	OWN 6	2	7	Interception
2	10:39	2:31	OWN 28	6	69	Field Goal
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
3	13:22	2:52	OPP 48	5	30	Missed FG
3	8:04	1:12	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	4:27	0:54	OWN 20	4	0	Punt
3	0:02	1:37	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
4	10:48	3:53	OWN 25	7	47	Field Goal
4	4:05	0:59	OWN 17	3	16	Fumble
4	1:37	0:40	OWN 25	4	-11	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 32	7	33	Field Goal
1	6:09	2:52	OWN 20	6	60	Field Goal
1	1:08	4:04	OWN 10	7	30	Punt
2	11:29	0:50	OPP 8	3	0	Field Goal
2	8:08	5:45	OWN 29	10	67	Fumble
3	13:56	0:34	OWN 39	2	4	Interception
3	10:30	2:26	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
3	6:52	2:25	OWN 30	6	27	Punt
3	3:33	3:31	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	13:25	2:37	OWN 45	5	28	Field Goal
4	6:55	2:50	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	3:06	1:29	OPP 33	5	12	Field Goal
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 14	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jamal Rooney, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Tejeda	8	44	5.50	48	1
Alfred Komrska	6	30	5.00	10	1
Irv Finley	4	16	4.00	10	1
J.C. Caleca	4	22	5.50	14	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Drake Poston	13	52	4.00	12	3	0
Renaldo McCarthy	13	31	2.38	9	0	1
Billy Crawford	6	1	0.17	3	0	0
Roger Roiger	5	16	3.20	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Komrska	36	19	167	3/14	0	21	1	53.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Roiger	30	21	205	0/0	0	26	1	75.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Eddie Bulger	5	10	32	6.40	0	10
WR Derek Dunlap	4	7	35	8.75	1	14
WR Rob Everett	3	6	27	9.00	10	14
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	3	32	16.00	9	18
WR Myron Lyons	2	3	27	13.50	6	21
RB J.C. Caleca	2	2	15	7.50	0	10
FB Everett Myatt	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Irv Tejeda	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Irv Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Richie Quinn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alejandro Ballard	5	7	45	9.00	14	19
WR Randal Clements	4	5	41	10.25	2	19
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	6	19	6.33	0	10
FB Renaldo McCarthy	3	4	35	11.67	21	26
FB Billy Crawford	2	2	23	11.50	22	20
RB Drake Poston	1	2	22	22.00	16	22
FB C.J. Marek	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Mason Determann	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Daquan Norris	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rob Everett	1	0	0
Myron Lyons	1	0	0
Todd Ohara	0	1	0
Rex Franz	0	1	0
Chance Tanner	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Roiger	1	0	0
Scottie Willis	0	1	0
Ricardo Goguen	0	0	1
Abel Lucas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	6	280	46.7	37.5	55	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	4	199	49.8	41.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	3/4	2/2	0/0	45	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	5/5	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	2	15	7.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnathan Teller	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	2	50	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Norris	2	51	25.5	0
Warren Baker	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	10	1	0.0	33	30
S Santiago Chatman	7	3	0.0	35	30
S Harvey Schulz	5	2	0.0	23	18
OLB Josh Nussbaum	4	5	0.0	35	25
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	4	0	0.0	25	14
DE Rex Franz	4	0	0.0	31	29
OLB Conner Farley	3	1	0.0	14	21
CB Thurman Rosian	3	1	0.0	32	30
CB Doug Midget	3	0	0.0	17	21
ILB Erick Cogdell	2	3	0.0	20	9
DT Evan Bullock	2	1	0.0	25	21
DE Chance Tanner	2	0	0.0	29	25
CB Frederick Lucas	2	0	0.0	37	29
DT Les Borick	1	1	0.0	16	9
S Roberto Prescott	1	1	0.0	16	13
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mel Spires	1	0	0.0	6	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tito Flynn	8	1	0.0	22	39
CB Daquan Norris	5	2	0.0	22	39
DE Bradley Donovan	4	1	1.0	18	37
CB Hayden Kinney	3	2	0.0	8	24
ILB J.J. Dreiser	3	1	0.0	14	14
S Braxton Small	3	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Jeremy Dawson	2	1	1.0	8	25
DT Scottie Tanner	2	0	1.0	8	8
DE Oliver Wilcox	2	0	0.0	16	14
S Ricardo Goguen	2	0	0.0	8	25
S Corwin Torres	2	0	0.0	20	29
CB Jameson Mattison	2	0	0.0	8	27
OLB Christian Thornton	2	0	0.0	22	38
DT Sawyer Boone	1	2	0.0	22	39
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	0	---	---	---
RB Drake Poston	1	0	---	---	---
S Scottie Willis	1	0	0.0	8	25
CB Jared Cowart	1	0	0.0	2	11
CB Warren Baker	0	1	0.0	14	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	0.0	0	1	1	30
DT Les Borick	0.0	0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeremy Dawson	1.0	1	0	0	25
DE Bradley Donovan	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Scottie Tanner	1.0	0	0	0	8
OLB Christian Thornton	0.0	1	2	0	38
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	1	0	1	39
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.0	0	2	1	14
OLB Tito Flynn	0.0	0	1	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	3	1	0	30
S Santiago Chatman	3	0	0	30
OLB Conner Farley	2	1	0	21
S Harvey Schulz	2	0	1	18
OLB Josh Nussbaum	2	0	0	25
CB Doug Midget	2	0	0	21
CB Frederick Lucas	2	0	0	29
CB Thurman Rosian	1	1	0	30
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	0	0	14
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	0	0	9
DE Rex Franz	1	0	0	29
S Roberto Prescott	1	0	0	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daquan Norris	4	1	1	39
OLB Tito Flynn	4	0	0	39
CB Hayden Kinney	3	0	0	24
S Ricardo Goguen	2	0	0	25
S Corwin Torres	2	0	0	29
OLB Christian Thornton	1	1	0	38
S Scottie Willis	1	0	0	25
CB Jared Cowart	1	0	0	11
ILB J.J. Dreiser	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Furrey	3	6	1	22	1	39
Rufus Stephenson	1	2	0	22	0	39
Everett Myatt	1	1	0	7	0	15
Moe Perez	0	4	0	22	0	39
Dean Kratky	0	2	0	22	1	39
Bernie Casarez	0	1	0	22	1	39

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Robert Farley	2	8	37	30
Abel Lucas	2	7	37	30
Korey Jenkins	2	5	37	30
Jonah Anderle	1	7	37	30
Chase Gibson	1	4	37	30
Emmitt Perreault	1	1	23	23

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Ohara	2	18
J.C. Caleca	1	19
Colton Rodriguez	1	14
Rob Everett	1	10
Rico Liersch	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Drake Poston	2	19
Corwin Torres	1	15
Abel Lucas	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	33	30	14	77
Thurman Rosian	---	---	32	30	14	76
Rufus Stephenson	22	39	---	---	10	71
Frederick Lucas	---	---	37	29	5	71
Santiago Chatman	---	---	35	30	5	70
Rex Franz	---	---	31	29	5	65
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	35	25	2	62
Moe Perez	22	39	---	---	---	61
Dean Kratky	22	39	---	---	---	61
Bernie Casarez	22	39	---	---	---	61
Brett Furrey	22	39	---	---	---	61
Alfred Komrska	22	39	---	---	---	61
Derek Dunlap	22	39	---	---	---	61
Wes Mizrahi	16	22	---	---	22	60
Conner Farley	---	---	14	21	23	58
Harvey Schulz	---	---	23	18	15	56
Chance Tanner	---	---	29	25	2	56
Myron Lyons	16	28	---	---	11	55
Evan Bullock	---	---	25	21	4	50
J.C. Caleca	7	22	---	---	19	48
Doug Midget	---	---	17	21	7	45
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	25	14	5	44
Everett Myatt	7	15	---	---	18	40
Rob Everett	6	19	---	---	10	35
Eddie Bulger	14	19	---	---	2	35
Roberto Prescott	---	---	16	13	4	33
Erick Cogdell	---	---	20	9	2	31
Les Borick	---	---	16	9	5	30
Todd Ohara	1	3	---	---	18	22
Irv Finley	6	7	---	---	8	21
Mel Spires	---	---	6	0	14	20
Richie Quinn	6	13	---	---	---	19
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	5	5	7	17
Irv Tejeda	9	6	---	---	---	15
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	0	0	11	11
Cornell Stephens	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jay Gaines	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rico Liersch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	10	10
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edgar Williamson	---	---	5	1	---	6
Steven Lukins	---	---	3	0	---	3
Ryan Vaughn	0	2	---	---	---	2
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Abel Lucas	37	30	---	---	9	76
Korey Jenkins	37	30	---	---	9	76
Chase Gibson	37	30	---	---	9	76
Jonah Anderle	37	30	---	---	9	76
Martin Schoeppner	28	24	---	---	21	73
Daquan Norris	---	---	22	39	7	68
Robert Farley	37	30	---	---	---	67
Roger Roiger	37	30	---	---	---	67
Randal Clements	35	30	---	---	1	66
Sawyer Boone	---	---	22	39	4	65
Tito Flynn	---	---	22	39	4	65
Corwin Torres	---	---	20	29	15	64
Christian Thornton	---	---	22	38	4	64
Bradley Donovan	---	---	18	37	4	59
Jeremy Dawson	---	---	8	25	23	56
Jameson Mattison	---	---	8	27	19	54
Ricardo Goguen	---	---	8	25	17	50
Drake Poston	18	12	---	---	19	49
Alejandro Ballard	19	21	---	---	9	49
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	16	14	18	48
Emmitt Perreault	23	23	---	---	---	46
Renaldo McCarthy	21	18	---	---	---	39
Hayden Kinney	---	---	8	24	7	39
Scottie Willis	---	---	8	25	3	36
C.J. Marek	8	6	---	---	21	35
Braxton Small	---	---	14	14	3	31
Warren Baker	---	---	14	12	4	30
J.J. Dreiser	---	---	14	14	1	29
Rob Godfrey	3	0	---	---	25	28
Mason Determann	16	9	---	---	---	25
Scottie Humphrey	---	---	8	8	1	17
Billy Crawford	9	7	---	---	---	16
Scottie Tanner	---	---	8	8	---	16
Jared Cowart	---	---	2	11	2	15
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	12	12
Zack Constant	---	---	0	1	9	10
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnathan Teller	---	---	0	0	6	6
Emmitt Schwartz	---	---	0	0	6	6
James Florey	5	0	---	---	---	5
Axel Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devan Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ricky Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	14	37	2.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Komrska	36	19	1	4	2	2	5	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Roiger	30	21	3	2	1	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	93	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	92	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	52	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eddie Bulger	10	5	1	32	0	19
WR Derek Dunlap	7	4	0	35	0	39
WR Rob Everett	6	3	1	27	0	19
TE Wes Mizrahi	3	2	0	32	0	22
WR Myron Lyons	3	2	0	27	1	28
FB Everett Myatt	2	1	0	-1	0	15
RB J.C. Caleca	2	2	0	15	0	22
RB Irv Tejeda	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Irv Finley	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Richie Quinn	1	0	0	0	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alejandro Ballard	7	5	0	45	0	21
WR Martin Schoeppner	6	3	1	19	0	24
WR Randal Clements	5	4	0	41	0	30
FB Renaldo McCarthy	4	3	0	35	1	18
RB Drake Poston	2	1	0	22	1	12
FB Billy Crawford	2	2	0	23	1	7
TE Mason Determann	2	1	0	5	0	9
FB C.J. Marek	1	1	0	5	0	6
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	1	0	10	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Finley	2	11	5.50	4.00
Irv Tejeda	1	-3	-3.00	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roger Roiger	3	4	1.33	3.20
Renaldo McCarthy	1	7	7.00	2.38
Billy Crawford	1	0	0.00	0.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Komrska	3	1	6	2.00	4.64

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Roiger	5	3	18	3.60	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eddie Bulger	2	1	6	3.00	3.20
RB Irv Tejeda	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alejandro Ballard	2	0	0	0.00	6.43
WR Randal Clements	1	1	3	3.00	8.20
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Mason Determann	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	1	0
J.C. Caleca	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drake Poston	3	0
Renaldo McCarthy	3	2
Roger Roiger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	9	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Roiger	6	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eddie Bulger	4	1	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	2	2
WR Rob Everett	1	0	0
WR Myron Lyons	1	0	0
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Alejandro Ballard	3	2
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	1
TE Mason Determann	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)