Week 1, 2043

played in New Orleans, LA

95 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	13	6	-	26
New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 NOS - Ramon Turner 3 pass from Rico McNeill (Tucker Peel extra point)
2Q: 10:29 CAR - Deion Hammer 2 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Randall Greene extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Tucker Peel 44 field goal
3Q: 10:40 CAR - Lewis Dawson 2 run (Randall Greene extra point failed)
3Q: 05:07 CAR - Kaden Elliott 10 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Randall Greene extra point)
3Q: 00:32 NOS - Frederick Perez 22 pass from Rico McNeill (Tucker Peel extra point)
4Q: 11:32 CAR - Randall Greene 24 field goal
4Q: 09:10 CAR - Randall Greene 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 NOS - Ramon Turner 3 pass from Rico McNeill (Tucker Peel extra point)
2Q: 10:29 CAR - Deion Hammer 2 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Randall Greene extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Tucker Peel 44 field goal
3Q: 10:40 CAR - Lewis Dawson 2 run (Randall Greene extra point failed)
3Q: 05:07 CAR - Kaden Elliott 10 pass from Wyatt Cobbs (Randall Greene extra point)
3Q: 00:32 NOS - Frederick Perez 22 pass from Rico McNeill (Tucker Peel extra point)
4Q: 11:32 CAR - Randall Greene 24 field goal
4Q: 09:10 CAR - Randall Greene 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 336 322
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 155 51
- Rushing Attempts 33 12
- Yards per Rush 4.70 4.25
Net Passing Yards 181 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 48 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.66 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 4/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:02 26:58

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	336	322
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	155	51
- Rushing Attempts	33	12
- Yards per Rush	4.70	4.25
Net Passing Yards	181	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	48 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.66	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	4/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:02	26:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	2:59	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
1	4:32	0:55	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
1	1:58	1:50	OWN 7	5	15	Punt
2	14:16	3:57	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
2	7:00	2:11	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	3:15	0:51	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
3	7:40	2:41	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	0:18	3:52	OWN 25	8	68	Field Goal
4	10:43	1:39	OPP 20	3	1	Field Goal
4	8:03	1:53	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	4:28	4:28	OWN 47	9	30	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	8:45	4:13	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
1	3:37	1:39	OWN 44	3	-4	Punt
1	0:08	0:52	OWN 15	3	-10	Punt
2	10:19	3:19	OWN 29	8	22	Punt
2	4:49	1:34	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	2:24	2:24	OWN 9	8	64	Field Goal
3	10:30	2:50	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	4:59	4:41	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	11:26	0:43	OWN 24	1	11	Fumble
4	9:04	1:01	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	6:10	1:42	OWN 15	8	38	Downs

Game MVP: Rico McNeill, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lewis Dawson	22	127	5.77	32	3	1
RB Adrian Shields	6	14	2.33	9	0	0
QB Wyatt Cobbs	4	19	4.75	10	1	0
WR Edwin Gray	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brayden Reilly	4	8	2.00	7	0
FB Frederick Perez	4	8	2.00	4	0
QB Rico McNeill	3	32	10.67	15	2
WR Tony Ragsdale	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wyatt Cobbs	31	21	188	1/7	2	29	0	105.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico McNeill	48	29	296	3/25	2	36	0	92.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Charles Marshall	7	9	70	10.00	35	24	0
WR Kaden Elliott	5	7	30	6.00	8	10	1
WR Edwin Gray	4	6	34	8.50	25	25	0
RB Adrian Shields	2	2	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Deion Hammer	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Lewis Dawson	1	3	29	29.00	24	29	0
TE Kaden Easy	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Ragsdale	12	16	112	9.33	8	24	0
WR Ramon Turner	6	15	57	9.50	25	32	1
TE Moe Blake	3	5	28	9.33	0	14	0
TE Micah Mallow	3	4	69	23.00	26	36	0
FB Frederick Perez	2	3	28	14.00	19	22	1
WR J.R. Baumgardner	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
RB Trent Johnstone	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lorenzo Mitchell	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
QB Wyatt Cobbs	2	1	0
WR Deion Hammer	0	1	0
S Calvin Snyder	0	1	0
ILB Orlando Randle	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
WR Ramon Turner	1	0
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	0	1
DE Antoine Smith	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Flannery	6	315	52.5	48.2	63	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Phillips	7	330	47.1	44.3	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randall Greene	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tucker Peel	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Quill	2	0	0.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ramon Turner	4	6	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Quill	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ramon Turner	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris McNeil	6	1	0.0	12	51
ILB Orlando Randle	5	1	0.0	11	35
OLB Don Middleton	4	0	1.0	11	38
CB Seth Macri	4	2	0.0	11	48
DE Nolan Jeffries	3	0	1.0	12	49
CB Ezekiel Quill	3	1	0.0	1	16
OLB Lamar Jackson	3	0	0.0	12	49
CB Drake Gordon	2	1	0.0	4	21
CB Edwin Pierce	2	0	0.0	11	48
ILB Silas Horn	2	0	0.0	7	29
DT Dillon Patterson	1	0	1.0	5	15
S Nolan Green	1	1	0.0	2	15
S Calvin Snyder	1	1	0.0	10	36
OLB Bo Murdock	1	1	0.0	1	14
DT Lonnie Idomir	1	0	0.0	6	27
DT Shannon Leporati	1	0	0.0	2	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chase Boyer	10	1	0.0	33	32
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	8	3	0.0	24	21
DE Antoine Smith	5	0	1.0	31	32
OLB Emmett Wright	4	1	0.0	33	32
ILB Bryson McGee	4	0	0.0	21	9
S Leroy Dotson	3	3	0.0	30	20
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	3	1	0.0	29	19
OLB Darrell Massengill	3	1	0.0	9	21
DT Xavier Newsome	3	0	0.0	26	21
S Clarence Lyon	3	0	0.0	2	11
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	2	1	0.0	2	12
OLB Ty Larimer	1	3	0.0	24	21
DE Bryan Sutter	1	1	0.0	28	28
TE Micah Mallow	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Sebastian Byzewski	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Gabriel Goodrich	0	2	0.0	29	20
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	0	1	0.0	15	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nolan Jeffries	1.0	0	2	0	49
DT Dillon Patterson	1.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Don Middleton	1.0	0	0	0	38
OLB Lamar Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	49
DT Lonnie Idomir	0.0	0	1	1	27
S Chris McNeil	0.0	0	1	0	51

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antoine Smith	1.0	1	0	32
DT Xavier Newsome	0.0	2	1	21
OLB Emmett Wright	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Seth Macri	6	2	48
S Chris McNeil	4	1	51
ILB Orlando Randle	3	2	35
CB Ezekiel Quill	3	0	16
OLB Lamar Jackson	2	1	49
OLB Don Middleton	2	0	38
CB Edwin Pierce	2	0	48
DE Nolan Jeffries	2	0	49
CB Drake Gordon	2	0	21
S Calvin Snyder	1	1	36
S Nolan Green	1	0	15
DT Shannon Leporati	1	0	15
ILB Silas Horn	0	1	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chase Boyer	5	0	32
OLB Darrell Massengill	3	0	21
S Leroy Dotson	2	1	20
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	2	1	12
S Clarence Lyon	2	0	11
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	1	0	19
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	1	0	21
DE Bryan Sutter	1	0	28
DE Mike Sigman	1	0	1
DE Antoine Smith	1	0	32
ILB Bryson McGee	1	0	9
OLB Ty Larimer	1	0	21
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	0	1	24
DT Salvador Tucker	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josiah Buntain	4	8	1	33	1	32
T Brock Gardner	4	8	0	33	0	32
G Brandon Schmac	3	6	1	33	0	32
G Maurice Daniels	1	2	0	33	0	32
TE Floyd Holliday	1	1	0	8	0	1
T Aiden Joseph	0	5	0	33	0	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kerry Cass	1	4	12	0	51
C Mercury Madison	0	2	12	0	51
T Herb Fox	0	1	12	2	51
T Kerry Fredericks	0	1	12	1	51
G Pete Ludwig	0	1	12	0	51

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Dawson	2	13
Lewis Dawson	1	24
Nolan Green	1	16
Kaden Elliott	1	8
Alexis Easy	1	8
Damian Flowers	1	8
Carlos Lang	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Salvador Tucker	2	18
Theodore Rivera	1	22

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Lewis Dawson	28	21	---	---	24	73
G Maurice Daniels	33	32	---	---	8	73
C Josiah Buntain	33	32	---	---	---	65
QB Wyatt Cobbs	33	32	---	---	---	65
G Brandon Schmac	33	32	---	---	---	65
T Aiden Joseph	33	32	---	---	---	65
T Brock Gardner	33	32	---	---	---	65
TE Charles Marshall	33	30	---	---	1	64
S Chris McNeil	---	---	12	51	1	64
OLB Lamar Jackson	---	---	12	49	1	62
DE Nolan Jeffries	---	---	12	49	1	62
CB Seth Macri	---	---	11	48	1	60
CB Edwin Pierce	---	---	11	48	1	60
WR Edwin Gray	29	29	---	---	---	58
WR Deion Hammer	23	27	---	---	1	51
OLB Don Middleton	---	---	11	38	1	50
S Calvin Snyder	---	---	10	36	1	47
ILB Orlando Randle	---	---	11	35	1	47
ILB Silas Horn	---	---	7	29	10	46
DE Victor Sellers	---	---	10	32	1	43
WR Kaden Elliott	12	21	---	---	8	41
RB Adrian Shields	10	13	---	---	17	40
OLB Bo Murdock	---	---	1	14	22	37
DT Lonnie Idomir	---	---	6	27	1	34
S Nolan Green	---	---	2	15	16	33
CB Ezekiel Quill	---	---	1	16	16	33
TE Floyd Holliday	8	1	---	---	23	32
TE Kaden Easy	19	11	---	---	---	30
CB Drake Gordon	---	---	4	21	1	26
DT Shannon Leporati	---	---	2	15	7	24
DE Marquis Favors	---	---	1	15	7	23
CB Isaiah Seba	---	---	3	8	10	21
DT Dillon Patterson	---	---	5	15	---	20
WR Cris Lyons	0	2	---	---	18	20
RB Damian Flowers	3	5	---	---	8	16
T Darrin Dawson	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Randall Greene	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tevin Polifka	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Richie Flannery	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alexis Easy	0	0	---	---	8	8
G T.J. Tubbs	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB R.J. Marsh	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Carlos Lang	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Alvin Johnston	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Aaron Barabino	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Christian Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Ramon Turner	12	48	---	---	16	76
G Kerry Cass	12	51	---	---	8	71
T Kerry Fredericks	12	51	---	---	8	71
G Pete Ludwig	12	51	---	---	8	71
T Herb Fox	12	51	---	---	8	71
OLB Emmett Wright	---	---	33	32	4	69
S Chase Boyer	---	---	33	32	2	67
DE Antoine Smith	---	---	31	32	2	65
WR Tony Ragsdale	12	47	---	---	5	64
QB Rico McNeill	12	51	---	---	---	63
C Mercury Madison	12	51	---	---	---	63
DE Bryan Sutter	---	---	28	28	1	57
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	---	---	29	19	8	56
FB Frederick Perez	6	31	---	---	16	53
S Leroy Dotson	---	---	30	20	2	52
TE Micah Mallow	11	40	---	---	---	51
RB Brayden Reilly	7	27	---	---	17	51
OLB Darrell Massengill	---	---	9	21	21	51
CB Gabriel Goodrich	---	---	29	20	---	49
DT Xavier Newsome	---	---	26	21	1	48
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	---	---	24	21	2	47
OLB Ty Larimer	---	---	24	21	2	47
DT Salvador Tucker	---	---	10	15	18	43
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	---	---	15	24	2	41
WR J.R. Baumgardner	6	30	---	---	1	37
ILB Leland Andersen	---	---	10	11	13	34
TE Moe Blake	6	24	---	---	1	31
ILB Bryson McGee	---	---	21	9	---	30
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	---	---	2	12	15	29
S Clarence Lyon	---	---	2	11	15	28
TE Theodore Rivera	0	1	---	---	22	23
RB Trent Johnstone	0	2	---	---	16	18
WR Stan Thao	0	3	---	---	14	17
DE Mike Sigman	---	---	2	1	6	9
P Artie Phillips	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Tucker Peel	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Kirk Weaver	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Sebastian Byzewski	---	---	3	2	---	5
WR Lorenzo Mitchell	0	2	---	---	1	3
C Lonnie Lindblad	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Teddy Cooper	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Bart Bush	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lamar Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Hendrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tony Parsons	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Devan McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	10	65	6.5
Right	19	88	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	8	44	5.5
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wyatt Cobbs	31	21	4	0	3	4	3	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico McNeill	48	29	5	1	4	8	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	57	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	105	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	26	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	21	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	28	14	186	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Charles Marshall	9	7	0	70	2	30
WR Kaden Elliott	7	5	0	30	0	21
WR Edwin Gray	6	4	2	34	1	29
RB Lewis Dawson	3	1	0	29	1	21
WR Deion Hammer	2	1	0	2	0	27
RB Adrian Shields	2	2	0	15	0	13
TE Kaden Easy	2	1	1	8	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Ragsdale	16	12	1	112	1	47
WR Ramon Turner	15	6	2	57	1	48
TE Moe Blake	5	3	0	28	0	24
TE Micah Mallow	4	3	1	69	2	40
FB Frederick Perez	3	2	0	28	1	31
WR J.R. Baumgardner	3	2	0	2	0	30
WR Lorenzo Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Trent Johnstone	1	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lewis Dawson	5	11	2.20	5.77
QB Wyatt Cobbs	1	6	6.00	4.75

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Rico McNeill	1	15	15.00	10.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wyatt Cobbs	6	4	27	4.50	6.06

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico McNeill	1	1	3	3.00	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charles Marshall	2	1	11	5.50	7.78
WR Kaden Elliott	2	2	14	7.00	4.29
WR Deion Hammer	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
RB Lewis Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	9.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ramon Turner	1	1	3	3.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lewis Dawson	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rico McNeill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wyatt Cobbs	11	8	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico McNeill	14	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Charles Marshall	4	3	1
WR Edwin Gray	2	1	1
WR Kaden Elliott	2	2	1
RB Lewis Dawson	2	1	1
TE Kaden Easy	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Ragsdale	7	5	2
WR Ramon Turner	4	3	1
TE Micah Mallow	2	1	1
TE Moe Blake	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)