Week 1, 2015

played in Jacksonville, FL

91 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	7	6	-	23
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:33 CAR - Todd Gurley 6 pass from E.J. Manuel (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 00:34 CAR - Graham Gano 40 field goal
2Q: 07:38 JAX - Marqise Lee 29 pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers extra point)
3Q: 01:12 JAX - Jason Myers 35 field goal
4Q: 12:36 CAR - Todd Gurley 12 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 00:49 JAX - Walt Mahoney 4 pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers extra point)
OT: 13:26 CAR - Jerick McKinnon 11 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:33 CAR - Todd Gurley 6 pass from E.J. Manuel (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 00:34 CAR - Graham Gano 40 field goal
2Q: 07:38 JAX - Marqise Lee 29 pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers extra point)
3Q: 01:12 JAX - Jason Myers 35 field goal
4Q: 12:36 CAR - Todd Gurley 12 run (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 00:49 JAX - Walt Mahoney 4 pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers extra point)
OT: 13:26 CAR - Jerick McKinnon 11 run

Team Statistics CAR JAX
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 319 350
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 168 68
- Rushing Attempts 37 26
- Yards per Rush 4.54 2.62
Net Passing Yards 151 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 11 - 1 41 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 175 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/48 10/64
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:31 31:10

Team Statistics	CAR	JAX
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	319	350
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	168	68
- Rushing Attempts	37	26
- Yards per Rush	4.54	2.62
Net Passing Yards	151	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 11 - 1	41 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	175	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/48	10/64
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:31	31:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	1:02	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
1	5:11	2:45	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
1	2:21	1:54	OPP 17	3	-6	Field Goal
2	13:03	4:10	OWN 34	8	13	Interception
2	7:28	1:58	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	2:25	1:56	OWN 10	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	4:57	OWN 26	7	23	Punt
3	8:10	1:01	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
3	5:54	1:20	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	1:07	3:41	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
4	6:24	3:52	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
4	1:15	0:26	OWN 1	3	3	Fumble
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 28	3	19	Half
OT1	15:00	1:41	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	11:16	6:05	OWN 29	12	50	Interception
1	0:27	2:24	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
2	8:53	1:25	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
2	5:30	3:05	OWN 24	8	23	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 25	1	4	Half
3	10:03	1:53	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	7:09	1:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:34	3:27	OWN 32	7	50	Field Goal
4	12:26	6:02	OWN 17	14	53	Missed FG
4	2:32	1:17	OWN 20	6	71	Interception
4	0:49	0:11	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown

Game MVP: Todd Gurley, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Gurley	24	81	3.38	14	2	1
Jerick McKinnon	9	91	10.11	50	3	1
Jonathan Stewart	2	-5	-2.50	1	0	0
Mike Tolbert	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
E.J. Manuel	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
T.J. Yeldon	13	23	1.77	9
Corey Grant	8	27	3.38	9
Blake Bortles	5	18	3.60	8

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Stanton	16	5	124	2/11	0	39	1	34.4
E.J. Manuel	9	6	51	2/13	1	18	0	118.3

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Bortles	41	23	300	2/18	2	41	2	75.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Matthews	3	8	54	18.00	31	30	0
RB Todd Gurley	3	5	40	13.33	32	26	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	3	10	5.00	0	10	0
WR Sammy Watkins	2	6	32	16.00	7	19	0
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	39	39.00	39	39	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marqise Lee	6	10	127	21.17	53	41	1
WR Allen Robinson	5	7	55	11.00	17	21	0
WR Anquan Boldin	4	6	27	6.75	0	10	0
TE Julius Thomas	2	6	38	19.00	0	30	0
FB Walt Mahoney	2	2	25	12.50	22	21	1
WR Justin Blackmon	1	3	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Corey Grant	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Troy Weber	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Tillman	1	18	18.00	0
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	0.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steven Nelson	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerick McKinnon	1	0	0
Jonathan Stewart	0	1	0
Tre Boston	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnathan Cyprien	1	1	0	0
Dan Skuta	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	7	328	46.9	36.7	51	0

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Diego Cochrane	5	215	43.0	40.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Myers	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Gurley	2	11	5.5	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnathan Ramirez	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Benjamin	3	65	21.7	0
Todd Gurley	1	35	35.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnathan Cyprien	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Trumaine Johnson	7	0	1.0	23	34
S Roman Harper	5	1	0.0	24	38
ILB Ben Jacobs	5	1	0.0	24	38
OLB Thomas Davis	4	3	0.0	17	21
OLB A.J. Klein	4	0	0.0	11	28
S Tre Boston	3	1	0.0	8	12
S Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	25	36
CB Charles Tillman	3	0	0.0	23	40
DT Kyle Love	3	0	0.0	7	11
CB Bene' Benwikere	2	1	0.0	15	26
S Robert Blanton	2	0	0.0	2	8
DE Charles Johnson	1	1	1.0	20	33
DE Jared Allen	1	2	0.0	21	38
DT Kawann Short	1	1	0.0	24	34
OLB Tommy Sheldon	1	1	0.0	10	11
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	0.0	12	18
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kony Ealy	1	0	0.0	6	13
ILB David Mayo	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Eric Spiller	1	0	0.0	5	10

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	9	3	1.5	35	26
OLB Paul Posluszny	6	2	0.0	34	28
ILB Jordie Tripp	5	2	0.0	15	10
DE Dante Fowler	4	1	1.5	29	20
CB Steven Nelson	4	2	1.0	37	28
S Johnathan Cyprien	4	5	0.0	35	29
CB Johnathan Ramirez	3	2	0.0	33	28
DE Jared Odrick	3	1	0.0	29	25
OLB Dan Skuta	3	0	0.0	23	12
S Josh Evans	2	2	0.0	35	28
CB Demetrius McCray	2	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Telvin Smith	2	1	0.0	14	12
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Marqise Lee	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jack Fulcher	1	0	0.0	16	11
FB Walt Mahoney	1	0	---	---	---
DT Roy Miller	0	2	0.0	20	12
S James Sample	0	1	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Johnson	1.0	1	1	1	33
CB Trumaine Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Jared Allen	0.0	1	4	0	38
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Mario Addison	0.0	0	1	0	19

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1.5	1	3	4	26
DE Dante Fowler	1.5	0	0	0	20
CB Steven Nelson	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Jared Odrick	0.0	1	4	0	25
DT Roy Miller	0.0	0	1	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roman Harper	4	0	0	38
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	1	0	26
CB Trumaine Johnson	3	0	0	34
ILB Ben Jacobs	3	0	0	38
CB Charles Tillman	2	2	1	40
OLB A.J. Klein	2	1	1	28
S Robert Blanton	2	0	0	8
S Tre Boston	2	0	0	12
S Charles Woodson	1	0	0	36
CB Eric Spiller	1	0	0	10

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Paul Posluszny	3	0	0	28
CB Johnathan Ramirez	2	0	0	28
CB Steven Nelson	1	0	1	28
OLB Dan Skuta	1	0	0	12
S Josh Evans	1	0	0	28
CB Demetrius McCray	1	0	0	23
OLB Telvin Smith	1	0	0	12
ILB Jordie Tripp	1	0	0	10
S Johnathan Cyprien	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trai Turner	5	9	0	37	1	29
Fernando Velasco	4	12	1	37	0	29
Mike Tolbert	2	4	0	18	0	12
Chris Olevao	2	2	0	37	1	29
Andrew Norwell	1	6	0	37	1	29
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	3	0	37	1	29
Greg Olsen	0	1	0	34	0	23

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luke Joeckel	3	5	0	26	0	43
Stefen Wisniewski	2	6	1	26	0	43
Zane Beadles	1	5	0	26	0	43
A.J. Cann	1	2	0	26	0	43
Jermey Parnell	0	3	0	26	2	43

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Stewart	1	20
Tre Boston	1	12
Jerick McKinnon	1	12
Cory Bishop	1	10

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Hurns	4	16
Corey Grant	1	23
Anquan Boldin	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Norwell	37	29	---	---	8	74
Charles Tillman	---	---	23	40	3	66
Fernando Velasco	37	29	---	---	---	66
Cyrus Kouandjio	37	29	---	---	---	66
Trai Turner	37	29	---	---	---	66
Chris Olevao	37	29	---	---	---	66
Ben Jacobs	---	---	24	38	3	65
Charles Woodson	---	---	25	36	3	64
Roman Harper	---	---	24	38	2	64
Sammy Watkins	36	27	---	---	1	64
Jared Allen	---	---	21	38	2	61
Greg Olsen	34	23	---	---	4	61
Kawann Short	---	---	24	34	3	61
Todd Gurley	26	22	---	---	13	61
Trumaine Johnson	---	---	23	34	2	59
Charles Johnson	---	---	20	33	1	54
Jordan Matthews	25	22	---	---	3	50
Thomas Davis	---	---	17	21	9	47
Drew Stanton	29	18	---	---	---	47
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	15	26	2	43
A.J. Klein	---	---	11	28	3	42
Ted Ginn	11	13	---	---	13	37
Jerick McKinnon	14	11	---	---	12	37
Tommy Sheldon	---	---	10	11	12	33
Eric Spiller	---	---	5	10	18	33
Mario Addison	---	---	7	19	6	32
Tre Boston	---	---	8	12	12	32
Dwan Edwards	---	---	12	18	1	31
Jonathan Stewart	8	3	---	---	20	31
Mike Tolbert	18	12	---	---	1	31
Kyle Love	---	---	7	11	3	21
Kelvin Benjamin	7	9	---	---	5	21
Kony Ealy	---	---	6	13	2	21
Robert Blanton	---	---	2	8	10	20
E.J. Manuel	8	11	---	---	---	19
Cory Bishop	6	3	---	---	10	19
Ed Dickson	0	0	---	---	17	17
David Mayo	---	---	2	5	5	12
Jerricho Cotchery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ryan Kalil	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Oher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Amini Silatolu	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tre Nugent	0	0	---	---	1	1

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Posluszny	---	---	34	28	16	78
A.J. Cann	26	43	---	---	7	76
Julius Thomas	25	38	---	---	7	70
Zane Beadles	26	43	---	---	---	69
Jermey Parnell	26	43	---	---	---	69
Stefen Wisniewski	26	43	---	---	---	69
Johnathan Cyprien	---	---	35	29	5	69
Luke Joeckel	26	43	---	---	---	69
Blake Bortles	26	43	---	---	---	69
Josh Evans	---	---	35	28	5	68
Demetrius McCray	---	---	21	23	24	68
Johnathan Ramirez	---	---	33	28	7	68
Steven Nelson	---	---	37	28	1	66
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	35	26	2	63
Allen Robinson	24	38	---	---	---	62
Jared Odrick	---	---	29	25	2	56
Walt Mahoney	14	31	---	---	8	53
Dante Fowler	---	---	29	20	1	50
T.J. Yeldon	17	33	---	---	---	50
Anquan Boldin	13	18	---	---	16	47
Marqise Lee	21	25	---	---	---	46
Corey Grant	9	10	---	---	23	42
James Sample	---	---	10	11	19	40
Dan Skuta	---	---	23	12	2	37
Roy Miller	---	---	20	12	2	34
Jordie Tripp	---	---	15	10	8	33
Jack Fulcher	---	---	16	11	2	29
Telvin Smith	---	---	14	12	---	26
Chris Clemons	---	---	8	9	7	24
Justin Blackmon	2	17	---	---	5	24
Marcedes Lewis	5	3	---	---	8	16
Allen Hurns	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jeffrey Mitchell	0	0	---	---	16	16
Tyson Alualu	---	---	8	4	2	14
Broderick Haan	---	---	5	3	3	11
Troy Weber	0	2	---	---	8	10
Joe Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Denney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Linder	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyler Shatley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Myers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Diego Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nick Foles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jorge Shimada	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	53	4.8
Middle	17	90	5.3
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	16	33	2.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Stanton	16	5	3	2	0	1	5	1	1
E.J. Manuel	9	6	0	0	0	0	3	4	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Bortles	41	23	5	0	3	4	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	101	16.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	24	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	56	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	193	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	8	3	54	1	22
WR Sammy Watkins	6	2	32	0	27
RB Todd Gurley	5	3	40	1	22
TE Greg Olsen	3	2	10	0	23
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0	0	0	9
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	39	1	12

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marqise Lee	10	6	1	127	2	25
WR Allen Robinson	7	5	1	55	1	38
WR Anquan Boldin	6	4	0	27	0	18
TE Julius Thomas	6	2	0	38	1	38
RB T.J. Yeldon	5	1	1	4	0	33
WR Justin Blackmon	3	1	0	18	0	17
FB Walt Mahoney	2	2	0	25	1	31
RB Corey Grant	1	1	0	0	0	10
RB Troy Weber	1	1	0	6	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	3	14	4.67	3.38
Jerick McKinnon	1	11	11.00	10.11

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
E.J. Manuel	1	1	6	6.00	5.67

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Bortles	6	1	4	0.67	7.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	6	6.00	8.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marqise Lee	2	0	0	0.00	12.70
WR Anquan Boldin	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Justin Blackmon	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Allen Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	7.86
FB Walt Mahoney	1	1	4	4.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	4	1
Jerick McKinnon	1	0

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Blake Bortles	2	2
T.J. Yeldon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Stanton	5	1	1
E.J. Manuel	3	2	2

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Bortles	13	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	4	1	1
WR Sammy Watkins	2	2	2
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Allen Robinson	4	2	1
WR Marqise Lee	3	2	1
TE Julius Thomas	2	1	1
RB T.J. Yeldon	2	0	0
WR Anquan Boldin	1	1	1
RB Corey Grant	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)