Week 1, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

66 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers 0777-21
New Orleans Saints 1461416-50

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 NOS - Kenyon Gillespie 3 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 07:40 NOS - Collin Hartman 8 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 14:27 NOS - Dean Horenstein 38 field goal
2Q: 07:34 CAR - Timothy Farr 21 pass from Jamie Hawkes (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 00:41 NOS - Dean Horenstein 40 field goal
3Q: 09:02 NOS - Rufus Newton 77 interception return (Dean Horenstein extra point)
3Q: 02:40 CAR - Corwin Cowley 1 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
3Q: 00:02 NOS - Rodolfo McCarthy 5 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 10:11 NOS - Rodolfo McCarthy 10 run (Dean Horenstein extra point failed)
4Q: 05:57 NOS - Dean Horenstein 39 field goal
4Q: 03:42 CAR - Edgar Dotson 9 pass from Maxwell Conley (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 01:34 NOS - Desmond Rice 51 interception return (Dean Horenstein extra point)

Team StatisticsCARNOS
Record0-11-0
First Downs2820
- by Rushing96
- by Passing1713
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards412330
- Offensive Plays7357
- Yards per Play5.645.79
Net Rushing Yards117109
- Rushing Attempts2227
- Yards per Rush5.324.04
Net Passing Yards295221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 30 - 429 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards321229
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/261/8
- Yards per Pass Play5.787.37
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions8/136/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.36.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/858/53
Punt Returns/Yards1/12/31
Kick Returns/Yards3/430/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/04/144
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 42
Time of Possession30:4529:15

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:56OWN 223-21Punt
111:501:03OWN 2537Punt
17:292:02OWN 25622Punt
214:207:01OWN 171583Touchdown
24:312:27OWN 20744Missed FG
20:350:35OWN 2524Half
312:503:56OWN 33741Interception
38:546:24OWN 251375Touchdown
415:001:18OWN 2532Punt
410:011:03OWN 25421Interception
45:492:13OWN 25475Touchdown
42:220:59OWN 20430Interception
41:230:51OWN 14219Interception
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:041:14OPP 23323Touchdown
110:473:18OWN 18882Touchdown
15:276:07OWN 9970Field Goal
27:192:48OWN 25637Punt
22:041:29OPP 34611Field Goal
315:002:10OWN 253-2Punt
32:302:30OWN 25675Touchdown
413:423:41OWN 44756Touchdown
48:583:09OPP 41519Field Goal
43:361:14OPP 4731Punt
40:320:32OPP 371-2Game

Game MVP: Rufus Newton, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Corwin Cowley19924.841111
WR Earnest Clayton22010.001310
QB Maxwell Conley155.00500
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Rodolfo McCarthy21803.811932
QB Harvey Dunnigan4225.50800
FB Collin Hartman199.00900
QB Caleb Samuels1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jamie Hawkes30191614/26121174.4
Maxwell Conley17111600/0128375.2
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Harvey Dunnigan29222291/82390121.1

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dixon Baxter101210110.1023210
TE Timothy Farr6116110.176211
WR Edgar Dotson36186.00591
RB Corwin Cowley34279.0016190
WR Earnest Clayton375317.6730280
WR Theodore Rivera23178.507170
TE Rufus Kiser111919.003190
FB Ernie Chmura1177.00570
RB Dusty Fitch111818.0020180
RB Marty Barrett0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gene Gardner68376.176120
WR Kenyon Gillespie568517.0037391
RB Rodolfo McCarthy34175.6720150
WR Luke Gerber34134.33060
TE Luis Calhoun232814.008210
TE Marco Finch113030.0010300
FB Collin Hartman1188.00081
RB Lance Goodwin111111.006110
WR Omar Robinson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Rufus Newton28944.501
S Dylan Ferderer144.000
ILB Desmond Rice15151.001

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Scottie Thompson417644.036.3602
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alan Wallace312943.029.3460

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Alexander Rebensdorf0/10/10/103/3
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dean Horenstein3/31/10/0405/6

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Dusty Fitch111.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Luke Gerber23115.50

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Edgar Dotson11313.00
Abraham Sneller11717.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Alex Morton11313.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Korey Erickson610.02324
S Pete Balderas600.02425
DT Wendell Foley510.52114
S Lance Pearson520.01926
OLB Lincoln Frist500.01822
CB Alexander Pardo430.02730
ILB Monty Gauthier310.02730
CB Deon Gaarder210.01710
OLB Theodore Kemp210.090
DT Marlon Benton120.02120
DE Burt Witten110.02627
CB Garrett DeLong100.086
RB Corwin Cowley10---------
DE Teddy Anunson100.01223
WR Dixon Baxter10---------
ILB Maxwell Andrews100.0913
CB Abraham Sneller100.018
CB Corbin Dole100.048
DE Axel Damm020.52626
DE Stephen Lillis010.017
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dylan Ferderer820.02041
S Butch Booker720.02250
OLB Rufus Newton531.02146
ILB Desmond Rice521.01837
ILB Pat Hernandez520.02030
CB Walter Nachman500.0829
DT Carlos Ellard311.02045
S Herman Null310.0122
CB Corwin Reed310.02041
CB Dustin Lynn300.01428
DT Gabe Monroe201.01624
DE Quentin Conklin210.01431
OLB Herman Cambell200.01027
ILB Bobby Sutton020.0525
CB Leon Stanton020.01937
DE Leland Lucas010.0616

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Axel Damm0.501126
DT Wendell Foley0.500014
DE Teddy Anunson0.002323
DE Burt Witten0.000127
ILB Monty Gauthier0.000130
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Desmond Rice1.010037
DT Carlos Ellard1.002345
OLB Rufus Newton1.001046
DT Gabe Monroe1.001024
DT Logan Flemister0.011027
OLB Herman Cambell0.002027
DE Quentin Conklin0.001031

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lance Pearson41026
CB Korey Erickson40024
S Pete Balderas30025
OLB Lincoln Frist30022
ILB Monty Gauthier20030
CB Deon Gaarder20010
CB Alexander Pardo20030
CB Abraham Sneller1008
CB Corbin Dole1008
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walter Nachman50029
S Dylan Ferderer40141
S Butch Booker31050
CB Corwin Reed31041
ILB Pat Hernandez31030
ILB Desmond Rice30137
S Herman Null30022
OLB Rufus Newton20246
CB Dustin Lynn20028
DT Carlos Ellard10045
OLB Herman Cambell10027

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Melvin Blanchard45022051
C Leroy Flynn36022245
C Lionel Hochheiser24122051
T Ken Terry23022251
G Randal Davis13022045
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Carlos Reinhardt38027030
T Donald Gilmore25021030
C Caden Sanks24021030
G Vernon Forbes22121130
G Caleb Baker110600
G Freddie Prescott02021030
C Abel Durham010600
T K.C. Bauer010600

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Corwin Cowley19
Ken Terry15
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Marco Finch124
Alex Morton123
Rufus Newton122
Walter Nachman121

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C Lionel Hochheiser2251------578
T Ken Terry2251------578
T Melvin Blanchard2251------578
WR Theodore Rivera2143------1478
G Randal Davis2245------572
WR Earnest Clayton1938------1370
RB Corwin Cowley2237------968
C Leroy Flynn2245---------67
ILB Monty Gauthier------2730461
CB Alexander Pardo------2730259
TE Timothy Farr1939---------58
WR Edgar Dotson826------2256
DE Burt Witten------2627356
DE Axel Damm------2626355
S Pete Balderas------2425352
CB Korey Erickson------2324350
QB Jamie Hawkes1534---------49
S Lance Pearson------1926247
CB Deon Gaarder------17101946
DT Marlon Benton------2120344
OLB Lincoln Frist------1822444
WR Dixon Baxter1628---------44
DT Wendell Foley------2114540
DE Teddy Anunson------1223136
OLB Ken Walsh------382031
CB Corbin Dole------481729
C Shawn Stargell13------2226
QB Maxwell Conley717------125
FB Ernie Chmura16------1825
RB Kristopher Franco06------1824
ILB Maxwell Andrews------913123
OLB Theodore Kemp------901322
TE Rufus Kiser315---------18
CB Garrett DeLong------86418
CB Abraham Sneller------18918
RB Marty Barrett011---------11
DE Stephen Lillis------17---8
DE Jeff Brooks------1337
T Earnest Primeau06---------6
C Cristian Flannery06---------6
RB Dusty Fitch03------36
K Alexander Rebensdorf00------55
C Jack Prescott00------55
P Scottie Thompson00------44
T Garrett Qaderi00---------0
G Antoine Bernstein00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Rufus Newton------21462289
WR Gene Gardner2528------2174
S Butch Booker------2250173
RB Rodolfo McCarthy2529------1771
DT Carlos Ellard------2045166
ILB Desmond Rice------18371065
S Dylan Ferderer------2041263
CB Corwin Reed------2041162
CB Walter Nachman------8292158
ILB Pat Hernandez------2030858
G Vernon Forbes2130------657
G Freddie Prescott2130------657
T Carlos Reinhardt2730---------57
CB Leon Stanton------1937157
QB Harvey Dunnigan2630---------56
C Caden Sanks2130---------51
T Donald Gilmore2130---------51
WR Kenyon Gillespie2326---------49
CB Dustin Lynn------1428648
TE Luis Calhoun2422---------46
DE Quentin Conklin------1431---45
TE Marco Finch1010------2444
WR Luke Gerber1420------842
DT Gabe Monroe------1624---40
OLB Herman Cambell------1027---37
DT Logan Flemister------627134
ILB Bobby Sutton------525131
S Alex Morton------252330
RB Alexis Matthews10------2425
S Herman Null------122---23
DE Leland Lucas------616123
WR Omar Robinson02------1416
K Dean Horenstein00------1313
CB Damian Gardner------001313
G Caleb Baker60------612
T Tim Gunn60------612
FB Collin Hartman56---------11
WR Eddie Hall54---------9
C Abel Durham60---------6
T K.C. Bauer60---------6
C Earl Niebauer00------66
RB Lance Goodwin11------46
QB Caleb Samuels10------34
TE Chance Sandage22---------4
DT Peyton Mikkor------0044
P Alan Wallace00------33

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5408.0
Middle15684.5
Right294.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10454.5
Middle9343.8
Right7324.6
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jamie Hawkes30192003511
Maxwell Conley17111000323
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Harvey Dunnigan29224301360

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen84364.5
Short (0-8 Yds)21161296.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1591359.0
Long (19+ Yds)31217.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4351.3
Short (0-8 Yds)16131298.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)64416.8
Long (19+ Yds)325418.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dixon Baxter12100101128
TE Timothy Farr116061139
WR Earnest Clayton73053138
WR Edgar Dotson63018026
RB Corwin Cowley43027037
WR Theodore Rivera32017043
TE Rufus Kiser11019015
RB Marty Barrett1000011
FB Ernie Chmura110706
RB Dusty Fitch1101803
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gene Gardner86037028
WR Kenyon Gillespie65085226
RB Rodolfo McCarthy43017029
WR Luke Gerber43013020
TE Luis Calhoun32028122
TE Marco Finch11030110
FB Collin Hartman110806
WR Omar Robinson100002
RB Lance Goodwin1101101

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley382.674.84
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Rodolfo McCarthy3165.333.81
QB Harvey Dunnigan188.005.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Maxwell Conley33217.009.41
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan96404.447.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Edgar Dotson1199.003.00
TE Timothy Farr1177.005.55
WR Dixon Baxter1155.008.42
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Gene Gardner2163.004.63
RB Rodolfo McCarthy2163.004.25
WR Luke Gerber2163.003.25
WR Kenyon Gillespie1133.0014.17
FB Collin Hartman1188.008.00
RB Lance Goodwin111111.0011.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Corwin Cowley33
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Rodolfo McCarthy41
QB Harvey Dunnigan10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Jamie Hawkes865
Maxwell Conley100
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Harvey Dunnigan665

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Edgar Dotson321
TE Timothy Farr222
WR Dixon Baxter222
RB Marty Barrett100
WR Earnest Clayton100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Gene Gardner221
TE Marco Finch111
RB Rodolfo McCarthy111
FB Collin Hartman111
WR Luke Gerber111

SectionAttendance
Stadium77,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,500 (19,900)
End Zone12,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats11,300 (12,700)
Club Seats19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)