Week 1, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

95 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	14	3	7	-	31
New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 NOS - Irving Fedo 18 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
1Q: 05:10 CAR - Sean Luen 10 pass from Russell Wilson (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Julian Lunsford 14 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 07:44 CAR - Rick Diaz 91 punt return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Dustin Logan 2 pass from Russell Wilson (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 09:58 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 26 field goal
3Q: 00:14 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 19 field goal
4Q: 01:48 CAR - Grady Wooden 6 run (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 NOS - Irving Fedo 18 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
1Q: 05:10 CAR - Sean Luen 10 pass from Russell Wilson (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Julian Lunsford 14 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 07:44 CAR - Rick Diaz 91 punt return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Dustin Logan 2 pass from Russell Wilson (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 09:58 CAR - Chandler Catanzaro 26 field goal
3Q: 00:14 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 19 field goal
4Q: 01:48 CAR - Grady Wooden 6 run (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 7 12
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 270 363
- Offensive Plays 61 72
- Yards per Play 4.43 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 102 173
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 3.64 5.09
Net Passing Yards 168 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 197 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.09 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/125 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:23 31:37

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	7	12
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	270	363
- Offensive Plays	61	72
- Yards per Play	4.43	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	102	173
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	3.64	5.09
Net Passing Yards	168	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	197	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.09	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/125	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:23	31:37

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	6:03	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	14:51	1:55	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	11:47	1:28	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
2	4:36	2:37	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
3	12:10	2:17	OPP 23	4	14	Field Goal
3	4:37	1:02	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
3	0:06	1:55	OWN 35	3	-10	Punt
4	11:45	2:40	OWN 26	7	38	Downs
4	7:12	5:30	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 33	3	-4	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	5:03	5:12	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	12:56	1:09	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
2	10:19	2:42	OWN 15	5	27	Punt
2	7:37	3:01	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 14	6	44	Half
3	13:07	0:57	OPP 38	3	2	Missed FG
3	9:53	5:16	OWN 25	10	35	Punt
3	3:35	3:29	OPP 33	9	31	Field Goal
4	13:11	1:26	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	9:05	1:53	OWN 36	5	10	Punt
4	1:42	0:43	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Russell Wilson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Grady Wooden	20	92	4.60	19	4	1
QB Russell Wilson	7	10	1.43	11	1	0
WR Sean Luen	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Stephenson	18	64	3.56	10	1
RB Owen Lyons	14	98	7.00	14	4
QB Harvey Dunnigan	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Russell Wilson	29	20	197	4/29	2	45	0	110.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	37	19	195	1/5	2	23	0	84.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Luen	6	7	30	5.00	2	11	1
TE Dustin Logan	4	6	29	7.25	1	21	1
WR Ted Lester	2	4	12	6.00	0	15	0
WR Sedrick Sutter	2	2	36	18.00	26	22	0
TE Gage Baird	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rick Diaz	1	1	45	45.00	0	45	0
RB Grady Wooden	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bennett Colman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Edgar Dotson	1	1	29	29.00	0	29	0
RB Deron Shaw	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Irving Fedo	5	7	58	11.60	32	23	1
WR Julian Lunsford	4	7	34	8.50	2	15	1
WR Gene Gardner	4	12	40	10.00	30	18	0
WR Jacob Droker	3	4	32	10.67	5	18	0
RB Owen Lyons	2	3	9	4.50	0	11	0
RB Gage Stephenson	1	3	22	22.00	19	22	0
TE Conner Richard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Russell Wilson	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Edwin Hitchcock	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	5	217	43.4	37.2	60	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	6	261	43.5	29.7	53	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	4	125	31.3	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	29	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Gardner	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	11	2	0.0	34	33
S Byron Jones	5	1	0.0	34	38
OLB Ezra Wiggins	5	1	0.0	16	23
DT Gregory Blake	5	0	0.0	28	26
DE Axel Damm	4	0	1.0	32	35
ILB Randall Upshaw	4	3	0.0	30	27
S Kody Weber	4	1	0.0	33	36
CB Paul Barringer	4	0	0.0	21	22
CB Brent Burton	4	0	0.0	34	38
OLB Roman Mangold	2	0	0.0	8	5
DE Ralph Ford	1	2	0.0	25	32
CB Abel Lyle	1	1	0.0	28	30
OLB Sammy Andersen	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Marlon Benton	1	0	0.0	28	30
DE Juan Burroughs	0	2	0.0	9	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Benton	7	1	0.0	28	33
OLB Mario Giles	6	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Gilbert Wilson	4	1	1.0	23	28
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	4	3	0.0	21	20
CB Mercury Lidberg	4	1	0.0	25	26
ILB Bobby Sutton	3	0	0.0	16	9
CB Hot Foot Comeaux	3	0	0.0	4	13
ILB Robbie Jackson	3	0	0.0	12	21
DE Dean Beyer	2	0	0.5	13	24
S Lamar Emmons	2	1	0.0	12	18
S Trevor Abrams	2	0	0.0	14	5
ILB Shane McKinley	2	0	0.0	3	8
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	1.0	10	16
DE Edwin Hitchcock	1	0	1.0	2	9
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1	1	0.5	24	21
S J.J. Holliday	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Emmitt Terrill	0	1	0.0	14	9
DT Charlie Wilcox	0	1	0.0	27	29
CB Tyrus Blackwell	0	1	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Axel Damm	1.0	2	3	35
DE Ralph Ford	0.0	1	2	32
DT Marlon Benton	0.0	1	0	30

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	1.0	0	2	3	16
OLB Gilbert Wilson	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Edwin Hitchcock	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Dean Beyer	0.5	1	0	0	24
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	0.5	0	1	0	21
DT Charlie Wilcox	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	5	0	33
S Byron Jones	3	3	38
CB Brent Burton	2	2	38
CB Paul Barringer	2	0	22
ILB Randall Upshaw	2	0	27
S Kody Weber	1	2	36
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	1	23
DE Ralph Ford	1	0	32
DE Axel Damm	1	0	35
CB Abel Lyle	1	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mercury Lidberg	5	0	26
OLB Mario Giles	3	1	24
CB Hot Foot Comeaux	3	0	13
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	1	9
S Ron Benton	2	0	33
ILB Robbie Jackson	2	0	21
CB Emmitt Terrill	1	0	9
ILB Shane McKinley	1	0	8
S Lamar Emmons	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Connor Garber	3	6	28	2	33
G Andres Brady	3	6	28	0	33
C Lenny Walls	1	4	28	0	33
T Ruben Washington	1	2	28	1	33
FB Edgar Maloney	1	2	9	0	5
T Craig Folston	0	3	28	1	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Caden Sanks	8	11	0	34	0	38
C Abel Durham	5	7	1	34	0	38
T Luis Langdon	3	6	0	34	1	38
T Mickey Sinclair	1	4	0	34	0	38
G Garrett Hudson	1	3	0	34	0	38
TE Irving Fedo	1	1	0	32	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Edgar Dotson	1	15
Bennett Colman	1	14
Andres Brady	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Calhoun	1	22
Hot Foot Comeaux	1	13
Ron Benton	1	12
Emmitt Terrill	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brent Burton	---	---	34	38	19	91
S Byron Jones	---	---	34	38	3	75
S Kody Weber	---	---	33	36	1	70
DE Axel Damm	---	---	32	35	2	69
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	34	33	1	68
T Craig Folston	28	33	---	---	6	67
G Connor Garber	28	33	---	---	6	67
G Andres Brady	28	33	---	---	6	67
T Ruben Washington	28	33	---	---	6	67
QB Russell Wilson	28	33	---	---	---	61
C Lenny Walls	28	33	---	---	---	61
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	28	30	1	59
CB Abel Lyle	---	---	28	30	1	59
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	30	27	1	58
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	25	32	1	58
WR Ted Lester	28	30	---	---	---	58
TE Dustin Logan	27	29	---	---	---	56
WR Sean Luen	27	23	---	---	5	55
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	28	26	1	55
RB Grady Wooden	26	21	---	---	2	49
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	21	22	1	44
WR Edgar Dotson	16	13	---	---	15	44
TE Gage Baird	3	16	---	---	22	41
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	16	23	2	41
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	8	5	22	35
FB Edgar Maloney	9	5	---	---	17	31
DE Juan Burroughs	---	---	9	13	8	30
WR Rick Diaz	2	10	---	---	17	29
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	5	12	12	29
CB Brenden Campbell	---	---	3	6	16	25
DT Stan Strong	---	---	5	11	7	23
WR Sedrick Sutter	0	3	---	---	15	18
S Wayne Duran	---	---	1	1	15	17
RB Bennett Colman	0	1	---	---	14	15
RB Deron Shaw	2	11	---	---	---	13
K Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Hector Wilcox	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Martavis Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Leroy Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rico Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
G J.C. England	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Luis Langdon	34	38	---	---	8	80
C Caden Sanks	34	38	---	---	8	80
G Garrett Hudson	34	38	---	---	8	80
T Mickey Sinclair	34	38	---	---	8	80
S Ron Benton	---	---	28	33	12	73
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	23	28	22	73
C Abel Durham	34	38	---	---	---	72
QB Harvey Dunnigan	34	38	---	---	---	72
WR Gene Gardner	33	32	---	---	6	71
TE Irving Fedo	32	36	---	---	1	69
WR Jacob Droker	21	20	---	---	17	58
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	27	27	3	57
DT Charlie Wilcox	---	---	27	29	1	57
CB Mercury Lidberg	---	---	25	26	1	52
RB Owen Lyons	15	14	---	---	23	52
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	26	24	1	51
TE Luis Calhoun	12	13	---	---	22	47
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	24	21	1	46
ILB Robbie Jackson	---	---	12	21	11	44
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	---	---	21	20	---	41
RB Gage Stephenson	19	22	---	---	---	41
WR Jackie Kanu	16	15	---	---	10	41
DE Dean Beyer	---	---	13	24	1	38
WR Julian Lunsford	14	22	---	---	---	36
FB Winfred Frederick	6	13	---	---	17	36
CB Emmitt Terrill	---	---	14	9	10	33
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	10	16	6	32
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	12	18	1	31
CB Hot Foot Comeaux	---	---	4	13	13	30
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	16	9	1	26
S J.J. Holliday	---	---	2	8	13	23
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	14	5	1	20
DT Darius Russell	---	---	4	7	6	17
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	2	9	5	16
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	1	8	5	14
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	3	8	---	11
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Conner Richard	2	3	---	---	---	5
QB Orlando Marsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Ernest Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Emmett Goldblatt	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Giovanni Ramsay	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Martin Zelenka	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Parker Warden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	17	55	3.2
Right	5	29	5.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	15	74	4.9
Right	13	55	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Russell Wilson	29	20	4	1	1	2	4	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	37	19	2	5	1	8	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	32	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	95	23.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	55	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	75	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Luen	7	6	0	30	0	23
TE Dustin Logan	6	4	0	29	1	29
WR Ted Lester	4	2	0	12	0	30
RB Grady Wooden	3	1	0	3	0	21
TE Gage Baird	2	1	1	7	0	16
RB Deron Shaw	2	1	0	2	0	11
WR Sedrick Sutter	2	2	0	36	1	3
WR Rick Diaz	1	1	0	45	1	10
RB Bennett Colman	1	1	0	4	0	1
WR Edgar Dotson	1	1	0	29	1	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	12	4	0	40	0	32
WR Julian Lunsford	7	4	0	34	0	22
TE Irving Fedo	7	5	0	58	1	36
WR Jacob Droker	4	3	0	32	0	20
RB Owen Lyons	3	2	0	9	0	14
RB Gage Stephenson	3	1	1	22	1	22
TE Conner Richard	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Grady Wooden	5	14	2.80	4.60
QB Russell Wilson	1	11	11.00	1.43

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gage Stephenson	2	1	0.50	3.56
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	6	6.00	5.50
RB Owen Lyons	1	9	9.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Russell Wilson	7	6	17	2.43	6.79

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	6	3	37	6.17	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Luen	4	4	11	2.75	4.29
RB Grady Wooden	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Bennett Colman	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Dustin Logan	1	1	2	2.00	4.83

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Lunsford	2	1	14	7.00	4.86
RB Owen Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Jacob Droker	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
TE Irving Fedo	1	1	18	18.00	8.29
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Russell Wilson	2	1
RB Grady Wooden	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gage Stephenson	2	0
RB Owen Lyons	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Russell Wilson	10	8	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dustin Logan	3	3	1
WR Sean Luen	2	2	1
RB Deron Shaw	2	1	0
WR Rick Diaz	1	1	1
WR Edgar Dotson	1	1	1
WR Ted Lester	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	3	1	0
RB Gage Stephenson	2	1	1
TE Irving Fedo	2	2	1
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)