Week 1, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

84 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	6	3	3	-	15
New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NOS - Rufus Presley 27 field goal
1Q: 04:11 CAR - Marc Howe 29 field goal
2Q: 12:52 CAR - Marc Howe 30 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Marc Howe 48 field goal
3Q: 09:07 CAR - Marc Howe 35 field goal
4Q: 14:07 CAR - Marc Howe 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NOS - Rufus Presley 27 field goal
1Q: 04:11 CAR - Marc Howe 29 field goal
2Q: 12:52 CAR - Marc Howe 30 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Marc Howe 48 field goal
3Q: 09:07 CAR - Marc Howe 35 field goal
4Q: 14:07 CAR - Marc Howe 25 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 8
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 375 239
- Offensive Plays 67 43
- Yards per Play 5.60 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 152 51
- Rushing Attempts 32 16
- Yards per Rush 4.75 3.19
Net Passing Yards 223 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 27 - 0 27 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.37 6.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/43 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:30 23:30

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	8
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	375	239
- Offensive Plays	67	43
- Yards per Play	5.60	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	152	51
- Rushing Attempts	32	16
- Yards per Rush	4.75	3.19
Net Passing Yards	223	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 27 - 0	27 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.37	6.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/43	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:30	23:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:34	5:29	OWN 22	8	66	Field Goal
1	2:10	4:24	OWN 35	10	52	Field Goal
2	10:33	1:39	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
2	5:49	2:04	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 49	6	20	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:58	OWN 30	9	52	Field Goal
3	5:21	6:22	OWN 27	13	65	Field Goal
4	12:02	2:53	OWN 30	5	32	Punt
4	7:08	2:41	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	2:32	2:32	OWN 39	7	45	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:26	OWN 27	8	63	Field Goal
1	4:05	1:55	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	12:46	2:13	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	8:54	3:05	OWN 45	6	31	Missed FG
2	3:45	1:53	OWN 21	5	18	Interception
3	9:02	3:41	OWN 17	5	22	Punt
4	13:59	1:57	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	9:09	2:01	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:27	1:55	OWN 5	7	56	Downs

Game MVP: Carson Silverman, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roberto England	13	54	4.15	33	2
Benjamin Compton	11	44	4.00	18	2
Carson Silverman	7	47	6.71	14	2
Ian Chaudhuri	1	7	7.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. George	8	6	0.75	4	0
Richard Logan	6	37	6.17	16	2
Alexander Lowe	2	8	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	34	27	228	1/5	0	36	0	94.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	27	21	188	0/0	0	54	1	80.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Derek Dunlap	5	7	47	9.40	20	14
RB Roberto England	4	5	35	8.75	18	25
WR Zane Randle	4	5	37	9.25	18	14
WR Amos Sherman	3	3	54	18.00	33	36
TE Eli Antonides	3	5	18	6.00	17	14
WR Liam Thomas	3	3	12	4.00	5	8
TE A.J. Aspell	2	3	12	6.00	3	7
RB Benjamin Compton	2	2	6	3.00	4	4
RB Randy Jackson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alexander Lowe	6	8	56	9.33	0	54
WR Amos Herrmann	3	4	33	11.00	6	23
RB Richard Logan	3	4	22	7.33	13	11
RB T.J. George	3	3	25	8.33	21	20
WR Leland Frederick	2	2	14	7.00	2	8
WR Chance Clapp	2	2	10	5.00	6	5
FB Willie Starks	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Mason Determann	1	1	29	29.00	0	29
TE Eddie Bulger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Marvin Furrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Renaldo Hennessy	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	4	180	45.0	37.3	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lamont Rabens	5	222	44.4	39.4	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Howe	5/5	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rufus Presley	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto England	3	25	8.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Herrmann	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Familo	1	19	19.0	0
Emmitt Torrance	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Bongiovanni	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Renaldo Hennessy	6	0	9	10
ILB Jerry Bernstein	4	2	16	27
OLB Josiah Upshaw	4	2	16	27
S Ernie Adams	4	1	16	27
S Donnie Kassotis	3	3	11	21
DT Chance Tanner	3	2	16	20
CB Landon Familo	3	0	8	15
CB Marshall Shellhaas	3	0	13	19
DE Jonah Shepard	2	0	15	18
S Sammy Reynolds	1	0	6	9
S Leo Schwartz	1	0	3	4
OLB Scottie Rivers	1	0	1	9
CB Earnest Rose	1	0	14	25
DT Ricardo Gray	1	0	0	7
DE Caiden Batten	0	1	5	16
OLB Riddick Carpenter	0	1	15	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB J.J. Dreiser	8	5	0.0	32	30
S Pat Fields	8	3	0.0	22	21
OLB Winfred Stewart	5	2	1.0	29	31
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	5	3	0.0	30	32
CB Riddick McLerran	5	0	0.0	10	8
ILB Caleb VanDervoort	4	3	0.0	12	16
CB Daquan Norris	4	2	0.0	32	35
S Lorenzo Bongiovanni	4	2	0.0	29	31
CB Vinny Cherney	4	0	0.0	24	28
DE Hector Mahnken	2	0	0.0	25	16
CB Ralph Helbig	2	0	0.0	17	18
DE Quinn Radmore	2	0	0.0	24	30
DE Dalton Theron	1	1	0.0	15	19
S Connor Levine	1	1	0.0	13	19
DT Gino Ball	1	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Jessie Villarreal	1	1	0.0	1	4
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Shawn Bickford	1	0	0.0	4	8
CB Rickey Foley	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Eric Turnbull	0	1	0.0	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scottie Rivers	1	0	9
DE Walt Thomas	1	0	14
DT Chance Tanner	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Winfred Stewart	1.0	0	1	31
DE Quinn Radmore	0.0	1	2	30
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	0.0	1	0	32
DE Hector Mahnken	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerry Bernstein	4	1	0	27
ILB Renaldo Hennessy	4	0	1	10
CB Landon Familo	3	1	0	15
S Donnie Kassotis	3	0	0	21
S Ernie Adams	2	0	0	27
S Sammy Reynolds	1	0	0	9
S Leo Schwartz	1	0	0	4
CB Earnest Rose	1	0	0	25
DT Ricardo Gray	1	0	0	7
OLB Josiah Upshaw	1	0	0	27

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Winfred Stewart	4	1	31
ILB Caleb VanDervoort	4	0	16
CB Vinny Cherney	4	0	28
S Pat Fields	3	0	21
CB Ralph Helbig	2	0	18
CB Riddick McLerran	2	0	8
S Lorenzo Bongiovanni	2	0	31
CB Daquan Norris	1	0	35
S Connor Levine	1	0	19
ILB J.J. Dreiser	1	0	30
OLB Shawn Bickford	1	0	8
CB Rickey Foley	1	0	4
OLB Jessie Villarreal	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stephen Winders	4	7	32	0	35
Marcus Simmons	2	7	32	1	35
Keegan McAdams	2	7	32	0	35
Roger Ricketts	0	3	32	0	35
Liam Jefferson	0	1	32	0	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Joe Chodzinski	2	4	16	27
Oliver Fisk	0	5	16	27
Jace Pearl	0	4	16	27
Adrian Frederick	0	3	16	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ernie Adams	2	11
Jerry Bernstein	2	11
Eli Antonides	1	19

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Cherney	3	9
Richard Logan	1	14
Eric Turnbull	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Simmons	32	35	---	---	9	76
Liam Jefferson	32	35	---	---	9	76
Stephen Winders	32	35	---	---	9	76
Roger Ricketts	32	35	---	---	9	76
Amos Sherman	30	34	---	---	7	71
Carson Silverman	32	35	---	---	---	67
Keegan McAdams	32	35	---	---	---	67
Derek Dunlap	30	33	---	---	---	63
Roberto England	16	26	---	---	21	63
Eli Antonides	19	23	---	---	19	61
Ernie Adams	---	---	16	27	11	54
Jerry Bernstein	---	---	16	27	11	54
Riddick Carpenter	---	---	15	18	17	50
Earnest Rose	---	---	14	25	10	49
Josiah Upshaw	---	---	16	27	2	45
Zane Randle	20	19	---	---	2	41
Chance Tanner	---	---	16	20	1	37
Jonah Shepard	---	---	15	18	1	34
Donnie Kassotis	---	---	11	21	2	34
Marshall Shellhaas	---	---	13	19	1	33
A.J. Aspell	13	17	---	---	2	32
Ian Chaudhuri	12	0	---	---	17	29
Caiden Batten	---	---	5	16	7	28
Benjamin Compton	18	10	---	---	---	28
Renaldo Hennessy	---	---	9	10	8	27
Walt Thomas	---	---	12	14	---	26
Landon Familo	---	---	8	15	3	26
Liam Thomas	0	5	---	---	15	20
Leo Schwartz	---	---	3	4	11	18
Emmitt Torrance	---	---	0	5	12	17
Sammy Reynolds	---	---	6	9	1	16
Ricardo Gray	---	---	0	7	6	13
Scottie Rivers	---	---	1	9	1	11
Marc Howe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charles Foret	---	---	0	6	1	7
Brady Hallmann	2	4	---	---	---	6
Pete Rovenstine	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randy Jackson	0	2	---	---	---	2
Donovan Haukioja	0	2	---	---	---	2
Harvey Devore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Van Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Pettersson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lance Parry	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marvin Gonzalez	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daquan Norris	---	---	32	35	5	72
Lorenzo Bongiovanni	---	---	29	31	10	70
J.J. Dreiser	---	---	32	30	3	65
Maxwell Wolfe	---	---	30	32	2	64
Winfred Stewart	---	---	29	31	4	64
Vinny Cherney	---	---	24	28	9	61
Quinn Radmore	---	---	24	30	2	56
Joe Chodzinski	16	27	---	---	7	50
J.T. Clinton	16	27	---	---	7	50
Hector Mahnken	---	---	25	16	5	46
Pat Fields	---	---	22	21	2	45
Oliver Fisk	16	27	---	---	---	43
Oliver Hutton	16	27	---	---	---	43
Adrian Frederick	16	27	---	---	---	43
Jace Pearl	16	27	---	---	---	43
Gino Ball	---	---	18	20	5	43
Eric Turnbull	---	---	14	15	11	40
Caleb VanDervoort	---	---	12	16	12	40
Dalton Theron	---	---	15	19	5	39
Ralph Helbig	---	---	17	18	4	39
Richard Logan	8	16	---	---	14	38
Amos Herrmann	9	24	---	---	4	37
Connor Levine	---	---	13	19	5	37
Mason Determann	11	25	---	---	---	36
Alexander Lowe	12	16	---	---	5	33
Shawn Bickford	---	---	4	8	19	31
Chance Clapp	11	20	---	---	---	31
Riddick McLerran	---	---	10	8	11	29
Willie Starks	7	5	---	---	13	25
Eddie Bulger	5	2	---	---	18	25
Leland Frederick	2	9	---	---	13	24
T.J. George	8	10	---	---	---	18
Marvin Furrey	7	8	---	---	---	15
Rickey Foley	---	---	1	4	7	12
Antonio Norris	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jessie Villarreal	---	---	1	4	3	8
Mitch Olson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stanley Altman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kim Lashley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lamont Rabens	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nate Sakowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rufus Presley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jalen Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mack Humphries	---	---	0	0	---	0
Archie Lathon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	17	78	4.6
Right	10	55	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	34	27	2	0	0	1	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	27	21	4	1	0	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	11	69	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	104	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	55	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	48	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	83	27.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Dunlap	7	5	47	0	33
RB Roberto England	5	4	35	1	26
TE Eli Antonides	5	3	18	0	23
WR Zane Randle	5	4	37	0	19
WR Amos Sherman	3	3	54	1	34
TE A.J. Aspell	3	2	12	0	17
WR Liam Thomas	3	3	12	0	5
RB Benjamin Compton	2	2	6	0	10
RB Randy Jackson	1	1	7	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexander Lowe	8	6	56	1	16
WR Amos Herrmann	4	3	33	1	24
RB Richard Logan	4	3	22	0	16
RB T.J. George	3	3	25	1	10
WR Leland Frederick	2	2	14	0	9
WR Chance Clapp	2	2	10	0	20
FB Willie Starks	1	1	-1	0	5
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	0	0	2
TE Mason Determann	1	1	29	1	25
TE Marvin Furrey	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Compton	3	1	0.33	4.00
Roberto England	2	-8	-4.00	4.15
Carson Silverman	1	-2	-2.00	6.71

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Lowe	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	5	3	15	3.00	6.71

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	2	1	-4	-2.00	6.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	4	4.00	6.71
RB Roberto England	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
RB Randy Jackson	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE A.J. Aspell	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Eli Antonides	1	0	0	0.00	3.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
WR Alexander Lowe	1	1	-4	-4.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Roberto England	4	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. George	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	10	8	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derek Dunlap	2	1	1
RB Roberto England	2	2	0
WR Liam Thomas	2	2	1
WR Amos Sherman	1	1	1
RB Randy Jackson	1	1	0
TE A.J. Aspell	1	0	0
TE Eli Antonides	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexander Lowe	4	3	1
WR Amos Herrmann	2	1	0
WR Leland Frederick	1	1	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	0
RB Richard Logan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)