Week 1, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

78 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	6	6	0	3	-	15
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 CAR - Preston Bauer 38 field goal
1Q: 07:23 NOS - Spencer Boone 33 pass from Gavin Ozga (Hugh Woodson extra point)
1Q: 01:45 CAR - Preston Bauer 28 field goal
2Q: 14:54 CAR - Preston Bauer 21 field goal
2Q: 03:32 NOS - Junior Fairbairn 10 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Preston Bauer 26 field goal
3Q: 04:18 NOS - Gavin Ozga 11 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 03:18 CAR - Preston Bauer 22 field goal
4Q: 00:32 NOS - Hugh Woodson 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 CAR - Preston Bauer 38 field goal
1Q: 07:23 NOS - Spencer Boone 33 pass from Gavin Ozga (Hugh Woodson extra point)
1Q: 01:45 CAR - Preston Bauer 28 field goal
2Q: 14:54 CAR - Preston Bauer 21 field goal
2Q: 03:32 NOS - Junior Fairbairn 10 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Preston Bauer 26 field goal
3Q: 04:18 NOS - Gavin Ozga 11 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 03:18 CAR - Preston Bauer 22 field goal
4Q: 00:32 NOS - Hugh Woodson 46 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 359 350
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 4.92 6.25
Net Rushing Yards 119 197
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 4.25 6.79
Net Passing Yards 240 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 22 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.33 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/60 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 4/114
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/5 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	359	350
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	4.92	6.25
Net Rushing Yards	119	197
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	4.25	6.79
Net Passing Yards	240	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 22 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.33	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/60	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	4/114
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/5	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 25	10	54	Field Goal
1	7:13	5:35	OWN 45	8	44	Field Goal
1	1:30	1:44	OPP 23	5	19	Field Goal
2	11:25	2:44	OWN 6	6	14	Punt
2	3:25	0:42	OWN 27	1	1	Fumble
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 45	6	46	Field Goal
3	11:16	2:47	OWN 34	6	41	Downs
3	4:07	0:58	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	1:36	5:23	OWN 43	10	18	Punt
4	7:49	4:39	OWN 14	15	81	Field Goal
4	2:20	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 25	3	6	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	2:40	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	14:46	3:21	OWN 45	6	11	Punt
2	8:41	5:16	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	2:43	1:43	OPP 28	5	9	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 38	7	35	Missed FG
3	8:29	4:22	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	3:09	1:33	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
4	11:13	3:24	OWN 4	6	28	Punt
4	3:10	0:50	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	2:08	1:44	OPP 38	3	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Gavin Ozga, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Noah Moss	14	61	4.36	18	4
RB Sammie Spain	10	38	3.80	20	1
QB Marty Burke	3	12	4.00	6	0
WR Jeffery Carter	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Junior Fairbairn	14	105	7.50	15	4	1
RB Gavin Easley	6	31	5.17	11	1	0
QB Gavin Ozga	5	51	10.20	14	3	1
RB Lester Johnson	4	10	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Burke	42	22	259	3/19	0	31	1	61.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	27	19	153	0/0	1	33	0	96.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Martin Glave	8	18	129	16.13	20	31
WR Jeffery Carter	4	7	32	8.00	1	14
FB Tristan Clement	2	3	21	10.50	10	20
TE Dalton Clifford	2	2	18	9.00	1	15
RB Sammie Spain	2	2	24	12.00	8	15
WR Claude Mills	1	1	10	10.00	2	10
RB Noah Moss	1	4	6	6.00	2	6
TE Efrain Rice	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Efrain Lewis	1	2	20	20.00	0	20
TE Darius Mayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robbie Kirk	5	7	32	6.40	10	11	0
TE Spencer Boone	4	5	39	9.75	39	33	1
WR Sammie Blades	4	5	49	12.25	15	19	0
RB Gavin Easley	3	4	11	3.67	0	6	0
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	8	4.00	8	7	0
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	2	14	14.00	8	14	0
WR Mitchell Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Junior Fairbairn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Goehring	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
FB Tristan Clement	1	0	0
OLB Howie Joyner	0	1	0
OLB Norbert Hiler	0	0	1
S Noah Colson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	0	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	0	0
C Brady Lester	0	1	0
CB Zachery Dennis	0	1	0
OLB Mo Wiggins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	3	140	46.7	46.7	60	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	4	184	46.0	39.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	5/5	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	1/3	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hyman	2	7	3.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hyman	2	57	28.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Blades	3	92	30.7	0
Phil Keith	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braden Nicas	9	0	0.0	29	27
OLB Aidan Saucedo	8	4	0.0	28	27
OLB Howie Joyner	6	2	0.0	22	21
CB Dominique Marian	4	1	0.0	29	27
CB Shaun Strouse	4	0	0.0	23	21
ILB Roberto Fong	3	1	0.0	12	10
ILB Noah Pupunu	3	0	0.0	11	14
S Noah Colson	2	0	0.0	6	4
DE Artie Davis	2	0	0.0	16	15
DT Randal Irwin	1	1	0.0	16	11
DT Charles Lyons	1	1	0.0	25	21
DE Martin Hutchins	1	1	0.0	24	20
CB Vernon Wolf	1	0	0.0	11	11
WR Jeffery Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenneth Bryan	0	1	0.0	19	18
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0	1	0.0	4	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	10	4	0.0	28	45
OLB Mo Wiggins	8	0	1.0	26	41
S Ricardo Gozinsky	6	1	0.0	25	28
DE Jalen Heatherly	5	3	1.0	28	45
CB Brady Jacobs	5	0	0.0	4	17
ILB Alex Mathews	4	0	0.0	28	45
CB Earl Bullock	4	0	0.0	27	43
OLB Josh Houghtlin	2	0	0.5	6	17
CB Zachery Dennis	2	3	0.0	25	30
OLB Keegan Gomez	2	1	0.0	22	28
DT Jamal Fairfield	1	1	0.0	17	30
ILB Javier Jensen	1	1	0.0	13	15
DT Lucas Heath	1	0	0.0	11	15
DE Duane Osborne	0	1	0.5	3	12
DE Wayne Prior	0	1	0.0	2	7
DE Bucky Finley	0	1	0.0	23	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenneth Bryan	0.0	0	1	1	18
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0.0	0	1	0	4

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jalen Heatherly	1.0	0	4	1	45
OLB Mo Wiggins	1.0	0	0	0	41
OLB Josh Houghtlin	0.5	0	0	0	17
DE Duane Osborne	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Bucky Finley	0.0	1	0	0	26
OLB Keegan Gomez	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Lucas Heath	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Jamal Fairfield	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	6	0	27
CB Shaun Strouse	3	0	21
OLB Howie Joyner	3	0	21
CB Dominique Marian	2	2	27
ILB Noah Pupunu	2	0	14
ILB Roberto Fong	1	0	10
DE Artie Davis	1	0	15
DE Martin Hutchins	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mo Wiggins	7	0	0	41
S Ricardo Gozinsky	4	0	0	28
CB Brady Jacobs	3	0	0	17
S Mike Goehring	2	2	1	45
ILB Alex Mathews	2	1	0	45
CB Earl Bullock	2	0	0	43
CB Zachery Dennis	1	1	0	30
OLB Keegan Gomez	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Caleb Godfrey	4	10	1	24	0	38
T Edgar Frankhouser	2	4	0	28	3	45
T Jeremiah Clancy	2	4	0	28	0	45
G Mark Behrendt	1	4	0	28	0	45
G Jimmie Platt	1	4	0	28	0	45
G Billy Zang	0	1	0	4	0	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jerry Crawford	4	8	29	27
T Jimmy Zellers	3	7	29	27
G Edward Brewer	1	3	29	27
T Antonio Rivera	1	3	29	27
C Brady Lester	1	2	29	27
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	7	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Hyman	1	22
Neil Colvin	1	19
Jeffery Carter	1	13
Norbert Hiler	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Isaiah Wilson	1	20
Paul Cortez	1	16
Jalen Heatherly	1	14
Marshall Ward	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Mark Behrendt	28	45	---	---	8	81
G Jimmie Platt	28	45	---	---	8	81
T Jeremiah Clancy	28	45	---	---	8	81
T Edgar Frankhouser	28	45	---	---	8	81
QB Marty Burke	28	45	---	---	---	73
WR Martin Glave	28	43	---	---	---	71
TE Dalton Clifford	26	44	---	---	---	70
CB Dominique Marian	---	---	29	27	7	63
OLB Howie Joyner	---	---	22	21	19	62
C Caleb Godfrey	24	38	---	---	---	62
S Braden Nicas	---	---	29	27	3	59
WR Jeffery Carter	16	30	---	---	13	59
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	28	27	3	58
WR Claude Mills	23	30	---	---	---	53
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	23	23	6	52
CB Shaun Strouse	---	---	23	21	3	47
DT Charles Lyons	---	---	25	21	1	47
TE Efrain Rice	9	15	---	---	22	46
DE Martin Hutchins	---	---	24	20	1	45
RB Noah Moss	16	28	---	---	---	44
FB Tristan Clement	7	12	---	---	19	38
CB Vernon Wolf	---	---	11	11	16	38
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	19	18	1	38
DE Artie Davis	---	---	16	15	7	38
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	12	10	12	34
DT Randal Irwin	---	---	16	11	3	30
RB Sammie Spain	10	13	---	---	5	28
S Noah Colson	---	---	6	4	16	26
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	11	14	---	25
DT Spencer Poole	---	---	6	13	4	23
RB Cedric Hyman	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR Neil Colvin	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	10	6	---	16
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	3	1	8	12
G Billy Zang	4	7	---	---	---	11
WR Efrain Lewis	3	3	---	---	5	11
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Darius Mayes	2	7	---	---	---	9
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	4	4	1	9
C Levi McMillon	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Levi Gibson	---	---	2	3	1	6
T Donte Riddick	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dalton Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Keegan Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB R.J. Blackburn	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	28	45	14	87
S Mike Goehring	---	---	28	45	5	78
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	28	45	5	78
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	27	43	5	75
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	26	41	5	72
WR Sammie Blades	29	27	---	---	14	70
T Antonio Rivera	29	27	---	---	7	63
G Jerry Crawford	29	27	---	---	7	63
G Edward Brewer	29	27	---	---	---	56
C Brady Lester	29	27	---	---	---	56
T Jimmy Zellers	29	27	---	---	---	56
QB Gavin Ozga	29	27	---	---	---	56
CB Zachery Dennis	---	---	25	30	1	56
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	25	28	2	55
DT Jamal Fairfield	---	---	17	30	8	55
TE Spencer Boone	28	26	---	---	---	54
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	22	28	1	51
CB Tom Coloma	---	---	14	29	8	51
DE Bucky Finley	---	---	23	26	1	50
WR Robbie Kirk	23	23	---	---	---	46
OLB Josh Houghtlin	---	---	6	17	21	44
RB Gavin Easley	9	15	---	---	17	41
CB Brady Jacobs	---	---	4	17	17	38
S Paul Cortez	---	---	3	16	16	35
WR Mitchell Green	17	9	---	---	2	28
ILB Javier Jensen	---	---	13	15	---	28
FB Brent Hennessy	7	4	---	---	16	27
DT Lucas Heath	---	---	11	15	---	26
RB Junior Fairbairn	15	10	---	---	---	25
TE Xavier Lincoln	8	16	---	---	---	24
WR Wayne Nye	4	2	---	---	16	22
TE Isaiah Wilson	0	0	---	---	20	20
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	3	12	4	19
CB Phil Keith	---	---	3	6	8	17
DE Wayne Prior	---	---	2	7	3	12
WR Jon Brandon	1	1	---	---	8	10
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Corwin Roberson	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Marshall Ward	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Lester Johnson	4	2	---	---	---	6
TE Alfredo Godlewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonah Van DeWege	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	13	54	4.2
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	18	117	6.5
Right	5	38	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Burke	42	22	4	2	5	4	7	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	27	19	1	2	2	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	81	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	106	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	66	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	50	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	81	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	22	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Glave	18	8	4	129	2	43
WR Jeffery Carter	7	4	0	32	0	30
RB Noah Moss	4	1	0	6	0	28
FB Tristan Clement	3	2	0	21	1	12
TE Dalton Clifford	2	2	0	18	0	44
TE Efrain Rice	2	1	0	-1	0	15
WR Efrain Lewis	2	1	0	20	1	3
RB Sammie Spain	2	2	0	24	0	13
WR Claude Mills	1	1	0	10	0	30
TE Darius Mayes	1	0	1	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk	7	5	0	32	0	23
TE Spencer Boone	5	4	1	39	1	26
WR Sammie Blades	5	4	0	49	0	27
RB Gavin Easley	4	3	0	11	0	15
TE Xavier Lincoln	2	1	1	14	0	16
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	0	8	0	4
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Noah Moss	3	-4	-1.33	4.36
RB Sammie Spain	3	4	1.33	3.80
QB Marty Burke	1	3	3.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gavin Ozga	2	19	9.50	10.20
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	10	10.00	7.50
RB Gavin Easley	1	8	8.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Burke	6	4	26	4.33	6.17

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dalton Clifford	1	1	3	3.00	9.00
RB Noah Moss	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Jeffery Carter	1	1	8	8.00	4.57
WR Martin Glave	1	1	6	6.00	7.17
RB Sammie Spain	1	1	9	9.00	12.00
TE Darius Mayes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Noah Moss	2	1
QB Marty Burke	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Junior Fairbairn	5	3
QB Gavin Ozga	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Burke	12	10	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	4	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Noah Moss	3	1	0
WR Jeffery Carter	3	3	2
WR Martin Glave	3	3	2
TE Dalton Clifford	2	2	1
WR Efrain Lewis	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Robbie Kirk	2	1
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	0
WR Mitchell Green	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)