Week 1, 2019

played in New Orleans, LA

87 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	14	-	24
New Orleans Saints	0	21	10	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:19 CAR - Cameron Emmons 43 field goal
2Q: 11:13 NOS - Jeremy Hill 9 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 03:51 NOS - Eric Ebron 18 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 02:03 CAR - Andre Michaelson 27 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 01:05 NOS - Julian Lunsford 53 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 09:11 NOS - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
3Q: 03:57 NOS - Garrett Grayson 3 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 11:21 CAR - Aaron Rodgers 4 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CAR - Jeremy Maclin 3 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Cameron Emmons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:19 CAR - Cameron Emmons 43 field goal
2Q: 11:13 NOS - Jeremy Hill 9 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 03:51 NOS - Eric Ebron 18 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 02:03 CAR - Andre Michaelson 27 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 01:05 NOS - Julian Lunsford 53 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 09:11 NOS - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
3Q: 03:57 NOS - Garrett Grayson 3 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 11:21 CAR - Aaron Rodgers 4 run (Cameron Emmons extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CAR - Jeremy Maclin 3 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Cameron Emmons extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 16 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 368 454
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 5.26 7.69
Net Rushing Yards 71 75
- Rushing Attempts 20 20
- Yards per Rush 3.55 3.75
Net Passing Yards 297 379
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 29 - 0 39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 379
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 9.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.4
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/40 10/63
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	16	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	368	454
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	5.26	7.69
Net Rushing Yards	71	75
- Rushing Attempts	20	20
- Yards per Rush	3.55	3.75
Net Passing Yards	297	379
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 29 - 0	39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	379
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	9.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.4
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/40	10/63
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
1	10:08	4:06	OWN 9	9	46	Punt
1	5:12	0:59	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
1	2:15	1:26	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
2	11:03	4:36	OWN 22	8	28	Punt
2	3:41	1:44	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 26	2	11	Half
3	9:05	1:59	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
3	3:47	1:43	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	1:00	4:47	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
4	8:37	3:39	OWN 20	9	68	Downs
4	2:29	2:27	OWN 48	12	52	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	2:28	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
1	6:02	0:50	OWN 20	3	18	Fumble
1	4:13	1:58	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	0:49	4:46	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
2	6:27	2:46	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
2	1:57	1:24	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:55	OWN 41	13	58	Field Goal
3	7:06	3:19	OPP 25	7	25	Touchdown
3	2:04	1:04	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	11:13	2:36	OWN 20	4	41	Punt
4	4:58	2:29	OWN 12	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Le'Veon Bell	12	53	4.42	11	1	0
Patrick Singleton	3	1	0.33	5	0	0
Aaron Rodgers	2	15	7.50	11	1	1
Caiden Penn	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
Martellus Bennett	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Hill	13	48	3.69	17	1	1
Scott Gunn	4	9	2.25	6	0	0
Garrett Grayson	3	18	6.00	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Rodgers	48	29	302	2/5	2	40	0	92.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	39	29	379	0/0	2	53	0	121.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Gronkowski	7	8	68	9.71	16	21	0
WR Martavis Bryant	6	9	85	14.17	40	28	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	8	25	5.00	3	13	0
WR Andre Michaelson	4	8	39	9.75	1	27	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	5	19	6.33	0	13	1
WR Javontee Herndon	3	7	26	8.67	2	11	0
WR Clay Dominquez	1	1	40	40.00	30	40	0
TE Martellus Bennett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	9	11	67	7.44	8	18	1
WR Julian Lunsford	6	7	134	22.33	65	53	1
WR Brandin Cooks	4	7	34	8.50	3	19	0
WR J.J. Nelson	4	4	102	25.50	44	44	0
RB Jeremy Hill	2	4	15	7.50	6	11	0
TE Lionel Elliott	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
FB Tommy Bohanon	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Marvin Callanan	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Edgar Yates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Mark Belin	1	0
Jeremy Maclin	0	1
Kony Ealy	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Steve Johnson	1	0
Jeremy Hill	1	0
Cedric Parrish	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leland Terry	6	256	42.7	36.5	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mason Roman	5	210	42.0	33.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Prescott	2	16	8.0	0
Jeremy Maclin	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Johnson	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Maclin	3	74	24.7	0
Brandon Flowers	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Johnson	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	10	2	19	38
DE Kony Ealy	6	1	18	32
S Harrison Smith	5	0	20	38
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	3	19	35
CB Brandon Flowers	4	2	17	35
OLB Clay Matthews	3	1	19	34
CB Winston Prescott	3	1	20	38
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	3	15	29
ILB Jon Griffith	2	0	1	4
S Corey Graham	1	0	2	3
DE Vance Walker	1	0	3	9
CB Curtis Banks	1	0	6	12
DT Tucker Simms	1	0	6	18
OLB Chance Wagner	1	0	3	12
OLB Andres Houston	1	0	13	20
DE Mark Belin	0	2	15	27
DT Kawann Short	0	1	17	28

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	6	4	0.0	20	50
ILB Connor Barwin	5	2	0.0	20	48
CB Rickey Campbell	5	2	0.0	7	35
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	1	0.0	19	46
CB Ron Benton	5	1	0.0	20	50
DE T.J. Criblez	4	0	0.0	17	48
S Edward Fields	4	0	0.0	8	9
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	0.0	20	49
DT Tyeler Davison	2	1	1.5	13	41
DE Cameron Jordan	2	2	0.5	16	34
CB Carter Terrell	2	1	0.0	10	19
CB Steven Nelson	2	0	0.0	19	42
DT Dominique Easley	1	0	0.0	8	38
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mark Nzeocha	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Wally Burgos	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	3	0	29
DT Kawann Short	1	0	28
OLB Clay Matthews	0	1	34

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyeler Davison	1.5	0	2	1	41
DE Cameron Jordan	0.5	0	1	1	34
S Jairus Byrd	0.0	1	0	0	49
DT Dominique Easley	0.0	0	2	0	38
DE T.J. Criblez	0.0	0	2	0	48
DE Harrison Farrell	0.0	0	1	0	16
CB Ron Benton	0.0	0	1	0	50
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	0	0	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	7	0	38
S Harrison Smith	4	0	38
CB Brandon Flowers	3	1	35
CB Winston Prescott	3	1	38
DE Kony Ealy	3	0	32
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	35
OLB Clay Matthews	2	0	34
DE Vance Walker	1	0	9
CB Curtis Banks	1	0	12
ILB Jon Griffith	1	0	4
OLB Chance Wagner	1	0	12
OLB Andres Houston	1	0	20
DT Kawann Short	0	1	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rickey Campbell	5	1	35
ILB Connor Barwin	4	1	48
CB Ron Benton	4	1	50
S Kenny Vaccaro	4	0	50
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	2	46
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	49
CB Steven Nelson	2	0	42
S Edward Fields	2	0	9
CB Carter Terrell	1	0	19
OLB Wally Burgos	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Beachum	3	5	0	20	0	50
Kenneth Kirk	1	2	0	20	1	50
Caiden Penn	1	2	0	12	0	25
Rob Gronkowski	1	1	0	19	0	44
D.J. Fluker	1	1	0	20	0	50
Donte Schneider	0	5	0	20	1	50
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	2	1	20	0	50

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Andrus Peat	4	8	20	39
Angel Bork	1	4	20	39
Max Unger	0	1	20	39
Tommy Bohanon	0	1	14	30
Eric Ebron	0	1	16	32
Spencer Long	0	1	20	39
Ron Gerhardt	0	1	20	39

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy Maclin	2	20
Rob Gronkowski	1	16
Van Everett	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Carter Terrell	2	28
Lionel Elliott	1	17
Tommy Bohanon	1	16
J.J. Nelson	1	15
Spencer Long	1	6
Kenny Vaccaro	1	3

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rob Gronkowski	19	44	---	---	16	79
Kelvin Beachum	20	50	---	---	7	77
D.J. Fluker	20	50	---	---	7	77
Le'Veon Bell	15	38	---	---	22	75
Aaron Rodgers	20	50	---	---	---	70
Cyrus Kouandjio	20	50	---	---	---	70
Donte Schneider	20	50	---	---	---	70
Kenneth Kirk	20	50	---	---	---	70
Winston Prescott	---	---	20	38	5	63
T.J. Ward	---	---	19	38	2	59
Harrison Smith	---	---	20	38	1	59
Brandon Flowers	---	---	17	35	6	58
Martavis Bryant	14	44	---	---	---	58
DeAndre Levy	---	---	19	35	1	55
Clay Matthews	---	---	19	34	1	54
Andre Michaelson	16	36	---	---	---	52
Kony Ealy	---	---	18	32	1	51
Caiden Penn	12	25	---	---	12	49
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	15	29	2	46
Kawann Short	---	---	17	28	1	46
Mark Belin	---	---	15	27	4	46
Javontee Herndon	9	25	---	---	10	44
Jeremy Maclin	5	15	---	---	20	40
Andres Houston	---	---	13	20	1	34
Chance Wagner	---	---	3	12	17	32
Martellus Bennett	5	8	---	---	18	31
Curtis Banks	---	---	6	12	6	24
Patrick Singleton	5	12	---	---	7	24
Tucker Simms	---	---	6	18	---	24
Kelvin Hardman	---	---	5	12	1	18
Vance Walker	---	---	3	9	5	17
Chris Givens	0	1	---	---	15	16
Corey Graham	---	---	2	3	10	15
Jason Rogers	---	---	1	4	10	15
Van Everett	---	---	1	1	10	12
Jon Griffith	---	---	1	4	5	10
Percy Pellegrino	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earl Bates	0	0	---	---	7	7
Spencer Null	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Leland Terry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Les Moran	---	---	0	0	5	5
Clay Dominquez	0	2	---	---	2	4
Je'Rod Linegar	0	0	---	---	1	1
Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Benton	---	---	20	50	11	81
Connor Barwin	---	---	20	48	6	74
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	20	50	3	73
Jairus Byrd	---	---	20	49	1	70
T.J. Criblez	---	---	17	48	2	67
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	19	46	1	66
Spencer Long	20	39	---	---	6	65
Andrus Peat	20	39	---	---	6	65
Ron Gerhardt	20	39	---	---	6	65
Steven Nelson	---	---	19	42	1	62
Tommy Bohanon	14	30	---	---	16	60
Max Unger	20	39	---	---	---	59
Garrett Grayson	20	39	---	---	---	59
Angel Bork	20	39	---	---	---	59
Carter Terrell	---	---	10	19	28	57
Tyeler Davison	---	---	13	41	2	56
Eric Ebron	16	32	---	---	6	54
Rickey Campbell	---	---	7	35	12	54
Cameron Jordan	---	---	16	34	3	53
Brandin Cooks	18	32	---	---	---	50
Dominique Easley	---	---	8	38	1	47
Jeremy Hill	15	27	---	---	---	42
Lionel Elliott	11	10	---	---	17	38
Julian Lunsford	12	24	---	---	---	36
Marvin Callanan	6	11	---	---	16	33
J.J. Nelson	2	14	---	---	15	31
Scott Gunn	5	9	---	---	12	26
Cedric Parrish	---	---	7	9	5	21
Steve Johnson	1	1	---	---	18	20
Harrison Farrell	---	---	4	16	---	20
Wally Burgos	---	---	1	4	14	19
Edward Fields	---	---	8	9	---	17
Jay Prosch	0	3	---	---	12	15
T.J. Ingram	---	---	1	3	10	14
Daniel Cadrez	---	---	3	2	6	11
Mark Nzeocha	---	---	4	4	---	8
Edgar Hampton	---	---	3	2	3	8
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Arnie Kipp	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mason Roman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Edgar Yates	0	2	---	---	---	2
Darrin Myers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Hegamin	---	---	0	1	---	1
Devan Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elliot Gerhardt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	1	11	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Rodgers	48	29	4	0	3	6	9	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	39	29	5	2	1	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	71	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	176	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	81	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	66	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	146	18.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	86	28.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martavis Bryant	9	6	1	85	1	44
TE Rob Gronkowski	8	7	0	68	1	44
RB Le'Veon Bell	8	5	0	25	0	38
WR Andre Michaelson	8	4	0	39	1	36
WR Javontee Herndon	7	3	0	26	0	25
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	3	0	19	0	15
TE Martellus Bennett	2	0	2	0	0	8
WR Clay Dominquez	1	1	0	40	1	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	11	9	0	67	0	32
WR Brandin Cooks	7	4	1	34	0	32
WR Julian Lunsford	7	6	0	134	3	24
RB Jeremy Hill	4	2	0	15	0	27
WR J.J. Nelson	4	4	0	102	2	14
TE Lionel Elliott	2	2	0	2	0	10
WR Marvin Callanan	2	1	0	13	0	11
FB Tommy Bohanon	1	1	0	12	0	30
RB Edgar Yates	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	1	4	4.00	7.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Hill	3	8	2.67	3.69
Garrett Grayson	3	18	6.00	6.00
Scott Gunn	3	3	1.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	10	5	19	1.90	6.29

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	7	4	30	4.29	9.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2	6	2.00	3.80
WR Javontee Herndon	3	1	5	1.67	3.71
TE Martellus Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	0	0.00	8.50
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	9.44
WR Andre Michaelson	1	1	8	8.00	4.88

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	23	11.50	6.09
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	4.86
RB Jeremy Hill	1	1	4	4.00	3.75
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	0	0.00	19.14
RB Edgar Yates	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	1	1
Scott Gunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Rodgers	13	8	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	3	0
WR Javontee Herndon	3	0	0
WR Andre Michaelson	3	2	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	0
WR Martavis Bryant	2	2	2

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	3	3	1
WR Brandin Cooks	2	2	1
RB Jeremy Hill	1	0	0
WR Julian Lunsford	1	1	1
WR Marvin Callanan	1	1	1
RB Edgar Yates	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)