Week 1, 2037

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 NOS - Claude Sjogren 21 field goal
1Q: 05:35 CAR - Jon Logan 12 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 14:55 NOS - Nolan Archer 1 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 09:26 NOS - Rufus Wayne 22 interception return (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 01:43 CAR - J.R. Hodges 26 field goal
4Q: 05:53 CAR - Tim Shahade 5 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 00:40 NOS - Claude Sjogren 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 NOS - Claude Sjogren 21 field goal
1Q: 05:35 CAR - Jon Logan 12 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 14:55 NOS - Nolan Archer 1 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 09:26 NOS - Rufus Wayne 22 interception return (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 01:43 CAR - J.R. Hodges 26 field goal
4Q: 05:53 CAR - Tim Shahade 5 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 00:40 NOS - Claude Sjogren 48 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 19 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 376 270
- Offensive Plays 83 56
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 115 41
- Rushing Attempts 28 16
- Yards per Rush 4.11 2.56
Net Passing Yards 261 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 35 - 2 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 279 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/18 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.75 5.73
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 13/19 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 3/47
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:29 24:31

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	19	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	376	270
- Offensive Plays	83	56
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	115	41
- Rushing Attempts	28	16
- Yards per Rush	4.11	2.56
Net Passing Yards	261	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 35 - 2	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	279	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/18	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.75	5.73
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	13/19	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	3/47
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:29	24:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 25	4	8	Fumble
1	11:03	5:35	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
2	14:45	2:37	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	9:26	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	9:16	1:36	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	6:36	5:01	OWN 5	15	86	Field Goal
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 27	1	-9	Half
3	13:20	7:52	OWN 20	14	59	Interception
3	3:03	2:51	OWN 43	6	16	Punt
4	13:30	0:43	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	10:53	5:07	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
4	3:01	1:04	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 25	5	20	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	2:12	OPP 33	4	29	Field Goal
1	5:28	5:43	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	12:08	2:42	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
2	7:40	1:04	OWN 36	4	11	Punt
2	1:35	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
3	5:28	2:25	OWN 18	5	39	Fumble
3	0:12	1:42	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
4	12:47	1:54	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	5:46	2:45	OWN 37	6	38	Missed FG
4	1:57	1:22	OPP 41	6	10	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kerry Keegan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bert Villanueva	10	45	4.50	8	0
RB Adam Fitchie	6	29	4.83	10	2
QB Matt Joyner	4	16	4.00	6	0
FB Emmanuel Shoate	3	-4	-1.33	2	0
RB Ed Covington	3	1	0.33	2	0
WR Caleb Villa	2	28	14.00	25	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Craig Nelson	8	15	1.88	8	0	0
RB Nolan Archer	6	8	1.33	12	1	1
QB Kerry Keegan	2	18	9.00	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	51	35	279	4/18	2	22	2	78.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Keegan	38	24	241	2/12	0	32	0	81.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jon Logan	10	15	94	9.40	18	21	1
WR Caleb Villa	10	13	72	7.20	17	15	0
WR Tim Shahade	5	7	52	10.40	11	17	1
RB Adam Fitchie	4	5	1	0.25	5	3	0
TE Baby Hightower	2	4	23	11.50	5	16	0
RB Bert Villanueva	2	4	25	12.50	15	22	0
RB Ed Covington	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
TE Clay Anderton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Max Holliday	6	13	91	15.17	36	30
RB Craig Nelson	5	5	25	5.00	11	11
WR Brian Kolsrud	5	5	79	15.80	44	32
TE Bubba Samuels	4	6	15	3.75	0	10
WR Marquis Hardy	2	2	16	8.00	1	11
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Terrell Jaime	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Damian Wormser	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rufus Wayne	1	22	22.00	1
OLB Harrison Lemke	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Adam Fitchie	2	0	0
WR Jon Logan	0	1	0
CB Kelvin Carlson	0	1	0
OLB Teddy Del Signore	0	0	1
S Barry Green	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Max Holliday	1	0	0
WR Brian Kolsrud	1	0	0
S Rufus Wayne	0	1	1
RB Craig Nelson	0	1	0
OLB Harrison Lemke	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	5	224	44.8	27.4	58	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Rasmussen	6	275	45.8	37.7	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Saenz	3	9	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Kolsrud	3	47	15.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Gonzalez	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Kolsrud	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron Lyon	8	2	0.0	14	34
OLB Tom Freitag	5	3	0.0	15	39
S Barry Green	5	2	0.0	16	40
S Irving Bensen	3	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Teddy Del Signore	3	1	0.0	8	26
DE Courtney Rodriguez	2	0	2.0	8	12
CB Kelvin Carlson	2	2	0.0	16	40
CB Lance Schulz	2	2	0.0	16	40
CB Thomas Gonzalez	2	0	0.0	7	13
DT Corwin Hardman	2	0	0.0	10	27
DT Eduardo Davidds	2	0	0.0	5	10
DT John Greene	1	1	0.0	11	30
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	0	0.0	15	38
ILB Zach Geason	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Jon Logan	1	0	---	---	---
S Bill Stargell	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Kenneth Blackburn	1	0	0.0	8	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harrison Lemke	10	2	0.0	28	55
S Lorenzo Gadget	8	2	0.0	26	38
S Rufus Wayne	7	2	0.0	28	44
OLB Gus Adams	5	0	0.5	27	53
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	5	1	0.0	23	33
CB Garrett Shon	4	1	0.0	14	36
DT Tyrell Ballard	3	3	1.5	27	40
DE Thomas Watson	3	0	1.5	20	33
CB C.J. Osiecki	3	3	0.5	23	36
CB Wendell Kirkwood	3	1	0.0	6	30
S Dominic Upshaw	3	1	0.0	2	17
ILB Eugene Wilson	2	3	0.0	15	24
DE Wayne Krock	2	1	0.0	26	46
CB Jamal Summers	2	1	0.0	28	55
CB Teddy Shallard	2	0	0.0	0	11
OLB Sebastian O'Neill	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Nickolas Schulz	0	1	0.0	3	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Courtney Rodriguez	2.0	1	2	12
OLB Tom Freitag	0.0	3	0	39
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0.0	1	0	38
DT Corwin Hardman	0.0	0	1	27

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrell Ballard	1.5	3	0	40
DE Thomas Watson	1.5	1	2	33
CB C.J. Osiecki	0.5	0	0	36
OLB Gus Adams	0.5	0	0	53
DE Wayne Krock	0.0	1	0	46
DE Russell Aaron	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Corey Zumdahl	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	5	1	39
ILB Deron Lyon	5	0	34
S Barry Green	4	1	40
OLB Teddy Del Signore	3	1	26
CB Thomas Gonzalez	2	0	13
S Irving Bensen	2	0	31
DT Corwin Hardman	1	0	27
S Bill Stargell	1	0	9
CB Lance Schulz	1	0	40

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Harrison Lemke	5	1	1	55
S Rufus Wayne	4	1	1	44
CB Garrett Shon	4	0	0	36
S Dominic Upshaw	4	0	0	17
S Lorenzo Gadget	3	1	0	38
CB Jamal Summers	3	0	0	55
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	3	0	0	33
CB Wendell Kirkwood	3	0	0	30
ILB Eugene Wilson	2	0	0	24
CB Teddy Shallard	2	0	0	11
OLB Sebastian O'Neill	1	0	0	5
CB C.J. Osiecki	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chase Jenkins	2	7	0	28	0	55
T Deion Meechan	2	6	1	28	2	55
G William Roche	2	4	0	28	0	55
T Howie Delrio	1	5	0	28	2	55
C Rusty Knapp	1	3	0	25	0	53
G Maxwell Walsh	0	1	0	3	0	2

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Sammie Dawson	3	5	16	0	40
T Eddie Ramirez	2	4	16	0	40
T Kristopher Webb	1	3	16	0	40
G Carl Mueller	0	2	16	2	40
FB Isaiah Lyle	0	1	4	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Schulz	2	12
Marshall Linville	1	21
Camden Ramsey	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Lyons	2	14
Terrell Jaime	1	23
Damian Wormser	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Deion Meechan	28	55	---	---	6	89
T Howie Delrio	28	55	---	---	6	89
G William Roche	28	55	---	---	6	89
C Chase Jenkins	28	55	---	---	---	83
QB Matt Joyner	28	55	---	---	---	83
WR Caleb Villa	20	44	---	---	16	80
TE Baby Hightower	27	51	---	---	---	78
C Rusty Knapp	25	53	---	---	---	78
WR Jon Logan	23	49	---	---	---	72
WR Tim Shahade	23	48	---	---	---	71
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	16	40	12	68
S Barry Green	---	---	16	40	3	59
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	16	40	3	59
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	15	39	3	57
RB Bert Villanueva	17	25	---	---	15	57
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	15	38	3	56
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	14	34	3	51
DT John Greene	---	---	11	30	9	50
S Irving Bensen	---	---	13	31	3	47
DT Corwin Hardman	---	---	10	27	3	40
OLB Teddy Del Signore	---	---	8	26	3	37
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	8	18	8	34
TE Marshall Linville	5	5	---	---	21	31
TE Clay Anderton	9	13	---	---	9	31
FB Emmanuel Shoate	5	7	---	---	16	28
OLB Rodolfo McCord	---	---	1	6	21	28
RB Adam Fitchie	7	20	---	---	---	27
S Bill Stargell	---	---	3	9	15	27
CB Thomas Gonzalez	---	---	7	13	5	25
WR Rex Saenz	0	7	---	---	15	22
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	8	12	---	20
DT Steven Schultz	---	---	6	13	---	19
ILB Zach Geason	---	---	2	6	11	19
CB Richie Warren	---	---	0	1	15	16
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	5	10	---	15
CB Mercury Maddox	---	---	2	7	6	15
RB Ed Covington	4	6	---	---	---	10
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Everett Gartland	0	0	---	---	6	6
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Maxwell Walsh	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR Rod Bagley	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Dan Roberson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jamie Toefield	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Aaron Wilcox	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	28	55	1	84
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	28	55	1	84
OLB Gus Adams	---	---	27	53	1	81
S Rufus Wayne	---	---	28	44	1	73
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	26	46	---	72
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	27	40	1	68
CB Garrett Shon	---	---	14	36	15	65
S Lorenzo Gadget	---	---	26	38	---	64
WR Brian Kolsrud	14	38	---	---	10	62
C Ethan Anderson	16	40	---	---	6	62
CB C.J. Osiecki	---	---	23	36	---	59
QB Kerry Keegan	16	40	---	---	---	56
G Carl Mueller	16	40	---	---	---	56
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	---	---	23	33	---	56
G Sammie Dawson	16	40	---	---	---	56
T Kristopher Webb	16	40	---	---	---	56
T Eddie Ramirez	16	40	---	---	---	56
WR Max Holliday	16	39	---	---	---	55
DE Thomas Watson	---	---	20	33	---	53
TE Bubba Samuels	15	34	---	---	---	49
RB Craig Nelson	9	31	---	---	---	40
ILB Eugene Wilson	---	---	15	24	1	40
FB Isaiah Lyle	4	17	---	---	17	38
TE Terrell Jaime	4	11	---	---	23	38
CB Wendell Kirkwood	---	---	6	30	1	37
S Dominic Upshaw	---	---	2	17	15	34
DE Russell Aaron	---	---	9	18	6	33
CB Teddy Shallard	---	---	0	11	20	31
OLB Sebastian O'Neill	---	---	3	5	20	28
DT Nickolas Schulz	---	---	3	18	6	27
WR Marquis Hardy	10	14	---	---	1	25
WR Damian Wormser	1	5	---	---	16	22
OLB Corey Zumdahl	---	---	0	11	9	20
RB Francisco Stanton	0	0	---	---	17	17
G Johnnie Lyons	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Nolan Archer	6	6	---	---	1	13
WR Dwight Burroughs	0	4	---	---	8	12
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Wes Farkas	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Matt Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Peyton Jaime	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Kai Bensen	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Deron Schwartz	---	---	0	2	---	2
TE Alonzo Humble	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	3	38	12.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	9	17	1.9
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	51	35	2	1	3	3	7	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Keegan	38	24	4	0	6	3	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	27	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	18	140	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	109	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	66	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	30	30.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Logan	15	10	0	94	1	49
WR Caleb Villa	13	10	2	72	0	44
WR Tim Shahade	7	5	0	52	0	48
RB Adam Fitchie	5	4	0	1	0	20
TE Baby Hightower	4	2	1	23	0	51
RB Bert Villanueva	4	2	0	25	1	25
TE Clay Anderton	2	1	0	5	0	13
RB Ed Covington	1	1	0	7	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max Holliday	13	6	4	91	2	39
TE Bubba Samuels	6	4	0	15	0	34
RB Craig Nelson	5	5	0	25	0	31
WR Brian Kolsrud	5	5	0	79	2	38
FB Isaiah Lyle	3	1	0	6	0	17
WR Marquis Hardy	2	2	0	16	0	14
TE Terrell Jaime	2	1	1	9	0	11
WR Damian Wormser	2	0	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ed Covington	2	3	1.50	0.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Craig Nelson	2	11	5.50	1.88
RB Nolan Archer	2	1	0.50	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	6	5	39	6.50	5.47

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Keegan	4	2	4	1.00	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Logan	3	3	19	6.33	6.27
WR Tim Shahade	2	1	5	2.50	7.43
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	15	15.00	5.54

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Holliday	2	1	5	2.50	7.00
TE Bubba Samuels	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
WR Damian Wormser	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	3	2
RB Bert Villanueva	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Craig Nelson	2	0
RB Nolan Archer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	15	13	10

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Keegan	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Logan	6	6	5
RB Adam Fitchie	3	2	0
WR Tim Shahade	2	2	2
WR Caleb Villa	2	1	1
TE Baby Hightower	1	1	1
RB Ed Covington	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bubba Samuels	3	2	1
RB Craig Nelson	2	2	1
TE Terrell Jaime	2	1	0
WR Damian Wormser	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)