Week 1, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	10	3	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NOS - Gene Gardner 35 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Salvador Varitek extra point)
1Q: 07:47 CAR - Deion Bailey 47 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
1Q: 02:14 NOS - Salvador Varitek 28 field goal
2Q: 08:28 NOS - Salvador Varitek 37 field goal
3Q: 01:45 NOS - Salvador Varitek 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NOS - Gene Gardner 35 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Salvador Varitek extra point)
1Q: 07:47 CAR - Deion Bailey 47 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
1Q: 02:14 NOS - Salvador Varitek 28 field goal
2Q: 08:28 NOS - Salvador Varitek 37 field goal
3Q: 01:45 NOS - Salvador Varitek 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 19
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 4 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 240 415
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 4.21 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 154 176
- Rushing Attempts 23 35
- Yards per Rush 6.70 5.03
Net Passing Yards 86 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 0 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 2.53 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/37 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:41 35:19

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	19
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	4	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	240	415
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	4.21	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	154	176
- Rushing Attempts	23	35
- Yards per Rush	6.70	5.03
Net Passing Yards	86	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 0	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	2.53	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/37	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:41	35:19

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	2:30	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	2:08	3:29	OWN 27	6	22	Punt
2	8:20	2:33	OWN 25	7	18	Punt
2	4:31	1:13	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 12	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	9:12	2:47	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
3	1:38	1:34	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	12:50	3:46	OWN 12	9	37	Punt
4	4:19	2:25	OWN 6	8	54	Missed FG
4	1:21	0:52	OWN 20	4	-2	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
1	7:26	5:18	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
2	13:39	5:19	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
2	5:47	1:16	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	3:18	2:03	OWN 3	6	34	Punt
3	12:50	3:38	OWN 28	7	40	Missed FG
3	6:25	4:47	OWN 3	8	76	Field Goal
3	0:04	2:14	OWN 30	5	7	Punt
4	9:04	4:45	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	1:54	0:33	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 18	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Harvey Dunnigan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Deion Bailey	13	73	5.62	47	2	1
QB Maxwell Conley	6	71	11.83	40	2	0
RB Deron Shaw	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
RB Lester Miller	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Stephenson	17	128	7.53	34	6
RB J.B. Hargrove	13	33	2.54	10	1
QB Harvey Dunnigan	4	6	1.50	4	0
WR Caiden Hayes	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maxwell Conley	30	15	112	4/26	0	28	0	59.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	31	21	251	2/12	1	35	0	103.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Deion Bailey	6	6	59	9.83	26	28
WR Rick Diaz	3	8	16	5.33	5	7
WR Sean Luen	3	6	21	7.00	10	24
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Hector Wilcox	1	1	7	7.00	7	7
TE Rufus Kiser	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Lincoln Hamilton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
C Shawn Stargell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Gardner	9	13	134	14.89	103	35	1
TE Cary Thomas	5	6	28	5.60	2	8	0
RB Gage Stephenson	2	3	31	15.50	26	23	0
WR Howard Grant	2	4	25	12.50	0	18	0
WR Caiden Hayes	2	4	29	14.50	5	15	0
TE Luis Calhoun	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	8	362	45.3	39.1	51	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	5	247	49.4	44.6	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Varitek	3/4	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	1	29	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	12	3	0.0	34	27
CB Brent Burton	12	1	0.0	35	33
ILB Monty Gauthier	7	2	0.0	33	32
S Kody Weber	5	0	0.0	35	33
CB Korey Erickson	4	1	0.0	35	28
S Wayne Duran	3	2	0.0	21	16
OLB Ezra Wiggins	3	1	0.0	19	10
DT Marlon Benton	3	0	0.0	34	27
DE Burt Witten	2	0	1.0	33	32
DE Axel Damm	1	0	1.0	35	28
CB Kris Stevens	1	1	0.0	14	23
S Trevor Abrams	1	0	0.0	15	17
DT Dan Hein	1	0	0.0	6	13
ILB Gus Peterson	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Gregory Blake	0	3	0.0	30	26
CB Deon Gaarder	0	1	0.0	0	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	8	1	0.0	22	33
ILB Bobby Sutton	4	0	0.0	10	12
CB Tyrus Blackwell	4	0	0.0	23	34
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	3	2	2.0	19	25
DT Adrian Mieske	3	0	1.5	15	27
CB Santiago Kagan	3	2	0.0	22	33
ILB Omar Siglar	3	1	0.0	13	22
S Butch Booker	3	0	0.0	22	33
DT Logan Flemister	2	0	0.0	11	11
CB Edwin Donovan	2	0	0.0	20	19
DE Terrell Randle	1	0	0.0	11	18
DT Aidan Ogden	1	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Shane McKinley	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Ashton Mason	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB Bryan Horner	1	0	0.0	18	29
S Lamar Emmons	1	0	0.0	3	15
DE Kody Knight	0	2	0.5	17	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Witten	1.0	0	1	32
DE Axel Damm	1.0	0	0	28
DT Gregory Blake	0.0	2	0	26
DE Ralph Ford	0.0	1	0	6
ILB Monty Gauthier	0.0	1	0	32

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	2.0	0	1	3	25
DT Adrian Mieske	1.5	0	1	0	27
DE Kody Knight	0.5	0	1	0	16
DE Terrell Randle	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Aidan Ogden	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brent Burton	5	1	33
OLB Roy Smithen	4	1	27
CB Korey Erickson	3	1	28
ILB Monty Gauthier	3	0	32
OLB Ezra Wiggins	2	0	10
CB Kris Stevens	1	1	23
S Kody Weber	1	0	33
S Trevor Abrams	1	0	17
DT Marlon Benton	1	0	27

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	4	1	33
CB Tyrus Blackwell	3	0	34
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	0	12
S Butch Booker	1	2	33
CB Edwin Donovan	1	1	19
ILB Omar Siglar	1	1	22
DT Logan Flemister	1	0	11
ILB Shane McKinley	1	0	1
CB Bryan Horner	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lionel Hochheiser	3	7	23	1	34
G Randal Davis	3	6	23	0	34
C Leroy Flynn	0	3	23	2	34
T Earnest Primeau	0	1	23	0	34
FB Edgar Maloney	0	0	4	1	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T K.C. Bauer	4	7	0	35	0	33
C Abel Durham	3	7	1	35	0	33
C Caden Sanks	2	6	0	35	1	33
G Danny Boone	2	5	1	35	1	33
G Rusty Cowley	2	5	0	35	0	33
TE Cary Thomas	0	2	0	32	0	30
FB Collin Hartman	0	1	0	17	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Shaw	1	16
Randal Davis	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lamar Emmons	1	21
K.C. Bauer	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brent Burton	---	---	35	33	24	92
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	35	28	11	74
S Kody Weber	---	---	35	33	5	73
DE Axel Damm	---	---	35	28	8	71
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	34	27	8	69
DE Burt Witten	---	---	33	32	4	69
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	33	32	4	69
WR Rick Diaz	22	34	---	---	12	68
T Ken Terry	23	34	---	---	11	68
T Earnest Primeau	23	34	---	---	9	66
G Randal Davis	23	34	---	---	9	66
C Lionel Hochheiser	23	34	---	---	9	66
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	34	27	3	64
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	30	26	3	59
C Leroy Flynn	23	34	---	---	---	57
QB Maxwell Conley	23	34	---	---	---	57
TE Rufus Kiser	21	33	---	---	---	54
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	19	10	22	51
WR Sean Luen	17	27	---	---	5	49
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	15	17	12	44
RB Deion Bailey	16	25	---	---	---	41
S Wayne Duran	---	---	21	16	3	40
CB Kris Stevens	---	---	14	23	2	39
WR Lincoln Hamilton	16	21	---	---	---	37
WR Edgar Dotson	5	9	---	---	13	27
TE Hector Wilcox	2	3	---	---	21	26
FB Edgar Maloney	4	6	---	---	13	23
DT Dan Hein	---	---	6	13	2	21
RB Deron Shaw	2	1	---	---	16	19
C Shawn Stargell	5	8	---	---	5	18
ILB Gus Peterson	---	---	2	1	10	13
CB Deon Gaarder	---	---	0	11	1	12
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	2	6	1	9
C Alexander Gillespie	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Lester Miller	5	3	---	---	---	8
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Jamie Hawkes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rex Noonan	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Quentin Conklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Junior Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Melvin Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rusty Cowley	35	33	---	---	9	77
C Caden Sanks	35	33	---	---	9	77
T K.C. Bauer	35	33	---	---	9	77
G Danny Boone	35	33	---	---	9	77
C Abel Durham	35	33	---	---	---	68
QB Harvey Dunnigan	35	33	---	---	---	68
WR Gene Gardner	35	33	---	---	---	68
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	22	33	11	66
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	22	33	11	66
CB Bryan Horner	---	---	18	29	16	63
TE Cary Thomas	32	30	---	---	---	62
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	23	34	1	58
S Butch Booker	---	---	22	33	3	58
WR Howard Grant	25	29	---	---	---	54
DT Aidan Ogden	---	---	15	26	9	50
FB Collin Hartman	17	9	---	---	19	45
WR Caiden Hayes	14	23	---	---	7	44
TE Luis Calhoun	14	6	---	---	24	44
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	19	25	---	44
DT Adrian Mieske	---	---	15	27	1	43
RB Gage Stephenson	19	21	---	---	---	40
CB Edwin Donovan	---	---	20	19	---	39
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	3	15	21	39
ILB Omar Siglar	---	---	13	22	1	36
DE Kody Knight	---	---	17	16	1	34
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	10	12	10	32
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	11	18	---	29
DE Steven Jacox	---	---	4	13	9	26
WR Andre Richmond	3	2	---	---	19	24
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	11	11	---	22
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	1	1	20	22
RB J.B. Hargrove	15	7	---	---	---	22
RB Thurman Cote	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Herman Null	---	---	1	1	13	15
OLB Ashton Mason	---	---	6	6	---	12
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Salvador Varitek	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Glen Newhart	1	5	---	---	---	6
C J.B. Barber	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Percy Duckett	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Scottie Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Tevin Dunlap	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Freddie Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donald Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	142	8.4
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	55	7.9
Middle	10	70	7.0
Right	17	52	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maxwell Conley	30	15	2	2	3	5	4	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	31	21	5	2	0	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	58	19.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	152	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	23	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Diaz	8	3	1	16	0	34
RB Deion Bailey	6	6	0	59	1	25
WR Sean Luen	6	3	0	21	1	27
TE Rufus Kiser	4	1	2	-1	0	33
WR Lincoln Hamilton	3	0	0	0	0	21
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	0	10	0	6
TE Hector Wilcox	1	1	0	7	0	3
C Shawn Stargell	1	0	0	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	13	9	134	4	33
TE Cary Thomas	6	5	28	0	30
WR Howard Grant	4	2	25	0	29
WR Caiden Hayes	4	2	29	0	23
RB Gage Stephenson	3	2	31	1	21
TE Luis Calhoun	1	1	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	-1	-1.00	1.50
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	-2	-2.00	2.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	3	1	8	2.67	8.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gage Stephenson	1	1	8	8.00	10.33
WR Howard Grant	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Caiden Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Maxwell Conley	2	1
RB Deion Bailey	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gage Stephenson	3	2
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maxwell Conley	12	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	3	3	1
WR Rick Diaz	3	1	0
WR Sean Luen	2	1	1
TE Rufus Kiser	2	1	0
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	1
WR Lincoln Hamilton	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	4	2	2
RB Gage Stephenson	2	2	1
WR Howard Grant	2	1	1
WR Caiden Hayes	2	1	1
TE Cary Thomas	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)