Week 1, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

91 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	6	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 NOS - Josh Hill 31 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
1Q: 04:29 CAR - Sammy Watkins 8 pass from Geoff Howard (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Kai Forbath 32 field goal
4Q: 06:46 CAR - Graham Gano 36 field goal
4Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 NOS - Josh Hill 31 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
1Q: 04:29 CAR - Sammy Watkins 8 pass from Geoff Howard (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Kai Forbath 32 field goal
4Q: 06:46 CAR - Graham Gano 36 field goal
4Q: 00:03 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 8
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 253 144
- Offensive Plays 75 59
- Yards per Play 3.37 2.44
Net Rushing Yards 102 34
- Rushing Attempts 40 10
- Yards per Rush 2.55 3.40
Net Passing Yards 151 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 167 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 8/52
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 2.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 13.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/14 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 2/14 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:43 24:17

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	8
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	253	144
- Offensive Plays	75	59
- Yards per Play	3.37	2.44
Net Rushing Yards	102	34
- Rushing Attempts	40	10
- Yards per Rush	2.55	3.40
Net Passing Yards	151	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	167	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	8/52
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	2.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	13.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/14	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	2/14	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:43	24:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	4	11	Fumble
1	12:58	1:58	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
1	9:52	5:29	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
2	14:55	4:26	OWN 29	6	23	Punt
2	7:04	1:59	50	3	8	Punt
2	3:48	0:14	OWN 28	1	-5	Interception
2	1:27	0:30	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 6	2	-3	Half
3	13:12	1:38	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
3	10:42	2:21	OWN 47	5	33	Missed FG
3	7:09	1:44	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	3:31	1:04	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
3	0:57	1:06	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
4	13:29	1:49	OWN 46	3	-6	Punt
4	10:08	3:30	50	8	31	Field Goal
4	5:33	5:33	OWN 30	15	60	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	0:14	OPP 31	1	31	Touchdown
1	11:00	1:08	OWN 23	3	-5	Punt
1	4:23	4:28	OWN 20	9	65	Field Goal
2	10:29	3:25	OWN 18	7	32	Downs
2	5:05	1:17	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	3:34	2:07	OPP 46	7	2	Punt
2	0:57	0:28	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	3	-4	Interception
3	11:34	0:52	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
3	8:21	1:12	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	5:25	1:54	OWN 43	4	2	Punt
3	2:27	1:30	OPP 42	4	7	Interception
4	14:51	1:22	OWN 31	3	-10	Punt
4	11:40	1:32	OWN 10	3	-3	Punt
4	6:38	1:05	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt

Game MVP: Kawann Short, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	30	98	3.27	18	4
Jerick McKinnon	6	2	0.33	7	0
Geoff Howard	3	3	1.00	6	0
Sammy Watkins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Ingram	7	25	3.57	21	1
Stevan Ridley	2	2	1.00	4	0
Drew Brees	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geoff Howard	32	21	167	3/16	1	33	1	75.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	41	21	162	8/52	1	31	2	49.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martavis Bryant	5	5	50	10.00	32	33	0
WR Jordan Matthews	5	9	48	9.60	8	15	0
WR Sammy Watkins	3	6	29	9.67	0	12	1
RB Todd Gurley	3	4	11	3.67	4	7	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	2	2	1.00	0	6	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
TE Cory Bishop	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Snead	6	11	55	9.17	28	23	0
WR Brandin Cooks	5	9	24	4.80	6	8	0
RB Mark Ingram	4	5	17	4.25	7	10	0
TE Josh Hill	2	2	43	21.50	21	31	1
FB Nicky Alston	2	5	-3	-1.50	1	0	0
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	6	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Seantavius Jones	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Marc Wooden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Demetrius McCray	2	14	7.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Browner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
Martavis Bryant	1	0
DeAndre Levy	0	1
Tre Boston	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Ingram	1	0	0
Seantavius Jones	1	0	0
Gary Barnidge	0	1	0
David Hawthorne	0	1	0
Cameron Jordan	0	1	0
Philip Wheeler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	9	378	42.0	37.2	61	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	10	476	47.6	44.2	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius McCray	4	14	3.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seantavius Jones	4	43	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ramon Vauthier	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Swann	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Kawann Short	5	1	2.5	10	42
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	0	1.0	7	40
CB Dwayne Gratz	4	0	0.0	8	37
ILB David Mayo	4	0	0.0	10	45
ILB Kony Ealy	3	2	1.0	9	41
S Devin Gray	3	0	0.0	10	49
S Collin Harper	3	0	0.0	6	38
DT Tucker Simms	2	1	1.0	5	33
DE Charles Johnson	2	2	0.5	9	44
DT Herman Dresslar	2	0	0.0	3	16
DE Datone Jones	1	0	1.0	1	8
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	1.0	1	5
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	1	0.0	7	46
CB Demetrius McCray	1	1	0.0	8	42
ILB Ryan Shazier	1	0	0.0	0	4
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Abel Crane	1	0	0.0	6	18
S Tre Boston	0	1	0.0	3	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	8	4	0.0	28	26
ILB Philip Wheeler	8	1	0.0	37	30
CB Delvin Breaux	6	1	0.0	22	22
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	6	1	0.0	29	23
S Jairus Byrd	5	6	0.0	39	35
OLB David Hawthorne	4	1	0.5	32	22
CB Keenan Lewis	4	3	0.0	39	33
DE Cam Thomas	4	1	0.0	23	18
DE Cameron Jordan	3	2	1.5	28	26
DT Tyeler Davison	3	1	0.0	31	27
OLB Roosevelt Peters	2	0	0.5	8	13
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	2	2	0.0	16	13
S Kyle Wilson	2	0	0.0	23	24
RB Mark Ingram	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kasim Edebali	1	0	0.0	12	9
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	0.0	17	17
ILB Riley Fields	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT John Jenkins	0	1	0.5	10	8
CB Brandon Browner	0	1	0.0	40	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kawann Short	2.5	0	0	2	42
ILB Kony Ealy	1.0	0	3	1	41
DT Tucker Simms	1.0	0	1	0	33
OLB DeAndre Levy	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Datone Jones	1.0	0	0	0	8
OLB Shaq Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Charles Johnson	0.5	0	2	2	44
CB Demetrius McCray	0.0	1	0	0	42
ILB David Mayo	0.0	0	1	0	45

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	1.5	1	1	26
OLB David Hawthorne	0.5	1	1	22
DT John Jenkins	0.5	0	0	8
OLB Roosevelt Peters	0.5	0	0	13
DE Cam Thomas	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	1	0	40
CB Dwayne Gratz	3	1	0	37
ILB David Mayo	3	0	0	45
S Collin Harper	2	1	0	38
DT Herman Dresslar	2	0	0	16
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	2	0	46
CB Demetrius McCray	1	0	2	42
ILB Kony Ealy	1	0	0	41
ILB Ryan Shazier	1	0	0	4
S Abel Crane	1	0	0	18
S Devin Gray	1	0	0	49
DT Tucker Simms	1	0	0	33

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Philip Wheeler	4	1	0	30
S Kenny Vaccaro	4	0	0	26
CB Keenan Lewis	3	1	0	33
CB Delvin Breaux	3	0	0	22
S Kyle Wilson	2	1	0	24
S Jairus Byrd	2	0	0	35
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	0	0	23
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	0	26
CB Brandon Browner	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenneth Kirk	3	12	40	0	35
Trai Turner	2	7	40	1	35
Ryan Kalil	2	6	40	1	35
Michael Oher	2	6	40	1	35
Cyrus Kouandjio	1	6	40	0	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	1	3	10	0	49
Ron Gerhardt	1	1	10	1	49
Zach Strief	0	2	10	4	49
Zachary Lyons	0	1	10	2	49
Max Unger	0	1	10	0	49
Josh Hill	0	1	7	0	32
Mark Ingram	0	0	8	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Boston	2	35
Devin Funchess	2	24
Dwayne Gratz	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stevan Ridley	4	26
Nicky Alston	1	23

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenneth Kirk	40	35	---	---	12	87
Ryan Kalil	40	35	---	---	---	75
Michael Oher	40	35	---	---	---	75
Cyrus Kouandjio	40	35	---	---	---	75
Trai Turner	40	35	---	---	---	75
Geoff Howard	40	35	---	---	---	75
Greg Olsen	35	29	---	---	4	68
Sammy Watkins	37	30	---	---	1	68
Jonathan Stewart	25	17	---	---	25	67
Demetrius McCray	---	---	8	42	11	61
Todd Gurley	34	26	---	---	1	61
Devin Gray	---	---	10	49	1	60
DeAngelo Hall	---	---	7	46	2	55
Charles Johnson	---	---	9	44	2	55
Kawann Short	---	---	10	42	3	55
Jordan Matthews	29	25	---	---	1	55
David Mayo	---	---	10	45	---	55
DeAndre Levy	---	---	7	40	5	52
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	8	37	6	51
Kony Ealy	---	---	9	41	1	51
Collin Harper	---	---	6	38	7	51
Tre Boston	---	---	3	10	35	48
Tucker Simms	---	---	5	33	---	38
A.J. Klein	---	---	3	9	25	37
Cory Bishop	9	8	---	---	17	34
Ramon Vauthier	3	4	---	---	27	34
Martavis Bryant	13	17	---	---	---	30
Devin Funchess	0	1	---	---	24	25
Abel Crane	---	---	6	18	---	24
Grady Campbell	---	---	1	5	17	23
Kelvin Benjamin	7	9	---	---	6	22
Herman Dresslar	---	---	3	16	1	20
Jerick McKinnon	8	9	---	---	2	19
John Denney	0	0	---	---	12	12
Andrew Norwell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Olevao	0	0	---	---	12	12
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	12	12
Thomas Davis	---	---	3	7	---	10
Datone Jones	---	---	1	8	1	10
Ted Ginn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shaq Thompson	---	---	1	5	3	9
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ryan Shazier	---	---	0	4	4	8
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	6	6
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keenan Lewis	---	---	39	33	9	81
Jairus Byrd	---	---	39	35	4	78
Brandon Browner	---	---	40	33	3	76
Jahri Evans	10	49	---	---	11	70
Philip Wheeler	---	---	37	30	3	70
Ron Gerhardt	10	49	---	---	11	70
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	28	26	10	64
Cameron Jordan	---	---	28	26	8	62
Tyeler Davison	---	---	31	27	4	62
Drew Brees	10	49	---	---	---	59
Zach Strief	10	49	---	---	---	59
David Hawthorne	---	---	32	22	5	59
Max Unger	10	49	---	---	---	59
Zachary Lyons	10	49	---	---	---	59
Nicky Alston	5	30	---	---	23	58
Delvin Breaux	---	---	22	22	13	57
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	29	23	4	56
Brandin Cooks	6	46	---	---	1	53
Willie Snead	10	41	---	---	---	51
Mark Ingram	8	39	---	---	3	50
Cam Thomas	---	---	23	18	8	49
Kyle Wilson	---	---	23	24	2	49
Josh Hill	7	32	---	---	6	45
Stevan Ridley	2	11	---	---	26	39
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	16	13	8	37
Jermaine Kearse	7	23	---	---	7	37
Bobby Richardson	---	---	17	17	1	35
Gary Barnidge	1	12	---	---	17	30
Kasim Edebali	---	---	12	9	7	28
Seantavius Jones	4	10	---	---	14	28
Roosevelt Peters	---	---	8	13	6	27
John Jenkins	---	---	10	8	2	20
Stephone Anthony	---	---	2	2	15	19
Riley Fields	---	---	4	2	8	14
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	11	11
Terron Armstead	0	0	---	---	11	11
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carter Terrell	---	---	0	2	9	11
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marc Wooden	0	1	---	---	8	9
Rod Gauthier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kaleb Eulls	---	---	0	0	3	3
Damian Swann	---	---	0	0	3	3
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	-10	-1.1
Middle	15	65	4.3
Right	14	50	3.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-8	-2.7
Middle	7	42	6.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geoff Howard	32	21	1	2	2	3	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	41	21	2	3	2	5	7	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	21	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	66	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	9	5	0	48	0	25
WR Sammy Watkins	6	3	0	29	0	30
WR Martavis Bryant	5	5	0	50	1	17
RB Todd Gurley	4	3	1	11	0	26
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	2	0	15	0	9
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	2	0	2	0	9
TE Cory Bishop	2	0	1	0	0	8
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	12	0	29

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Snead	11	6	1	55	1	41
WR Brandin Cooks	9	5	0	24	0	46
WR Jermaine Kearse	6	1	0	15	0	23
RB Mark Ingram	5	4	0	17	0	39
FB Nicky Alston	5	2	0	-3	0	30
TE Josh Hill	2	2	0	43	1	32
WR Seantavius Jones	2	1	1	11	0	10
RB Marc Wooden	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	5	9	1.80	3.27
Jerick McKinnon	1	7	7.00	0.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geoff Howard	2	1	8	4.00	5.22

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	4	4.00	3.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	8	8.00	4.83

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Snead	1	1	4	4.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	6	2
Jerick McKinnon	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geoff Howard	10	7	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	14	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	3	1	1
WR Martavis Bryant	2	2	0
WR Sammy Watkins	2	2	2
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Snead	7	4	1
WR Jermaine Kearse	3	0	0
WR Brandin Cooks	2	1	0
FB Nicky Alston	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)