Week 1, 2043

played in New Orleans, LA

81 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	7	-	14
New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 CAR - Gage Bowser 7 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 13:30 NOS - Dexter Winslett 25 field goal
3Q: 06:59 NOS - Damon Edwards 2 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
4Q: 07:55 CAR - Gage Bowser 23 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 CAR - Gage Bowser 7 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 13:30 NOS - Dexter Winslett 25 field goal
3Q: 06:59 NOS - Damon Edwards 2 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
4Q: 07:55 CAR - Gage Bowser 23 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 25
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 290 324
- Offensive Plays 57 78
- Yards per Play 5.09 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 97 111
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 4.22 3.26
Net Passing Yards 193 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 0 43 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 4.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 11/51 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/58 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:53 35:08

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	25
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	290	324
- Offensive Plays	57	78
- Yards per Play	5.09	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	97	111
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	4.22	3.26
Net Passing Yards	193	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 0	43 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	4.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	11/51	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/58	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:53	35:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:09	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
1	7:36	4:51	OWN 5	8	56	Missed FG
2	13:22	0:40	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	6:25	1:33	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
2	4:08	1:40	OWN 39	5	6	Punt
3	12:32	1:03	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
3	6:51	2:27	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
3	2:10	2:17	OWN 39	6	24	Missed FG
4	11:37	3:52	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	6:43	1:04	OPP 43	3	-2	Punt
4	1:44	0:37	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:51	2:15	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
1	2:45	4:23	OWN 46	8	46	Field Goal
2	12:42	6:17	OWN 27	12	46	Missed FG
2	4:52	0:44	OWN 29	2	34	Interception
2	2:28	2:28	OWN 23	7	36	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	11:29	4:38	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
3	4:24	2:14	OWN 11	5	13	Punt
4	14:53	3:16	OWN 44	6	18	Punt
4	7:45	1:02	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	5:39	3:55	OWN 1	9	41	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 9	7	22	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Denzel Adams	15	95	6.33	28	5	0
RB Fred Garcia	8	2	0.25	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lenny Cobb	14	17	1.21	7	0
RB Leonard Lang	9	29	3.22	11	2
RB Kelly Bronson	9	53	5.89	10	2
QB Jon Smith	2	12	6.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	33	19	197	1/4	2	32	0	95.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	43	22	224	1/11	1	34	1	64.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Bowser	6	12	91	15.17	49	32	2
TE Bernie Papadopulos	4	9	21	5.25	2	11	0
WR Steven Hicks	3	4	39	13.00	14	18	0
TE Wayne Bronson	3	3	20	6.67	2	9	0
WR Glen Boyer	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Gerald Myers	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	1	14	14.00	13	14	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dashawn Nixon	7	12	70	10.00	6	20	0
WR Damon Edwards	5	7	32	6.40	0	14	1
WR Marlon Brewer	5	14	68	13.60	37	34	0
WR Joe Howard	2	3	28	14.00	11	24	0
WR Floyd Stewart	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	0
TE Wade Cuviello	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Stanley Russell	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Lenny Cobb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dana Bethel	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Gage Bowser	1	0	0	0
TE Max Sotiroff	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Santiago Caldwell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	7	327	46.7	42.7	57	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	6	266	44.3	31.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	0/2	0/2	0/2	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	1/3	0/2	0/1	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	3	58	19.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Smith	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	9	2	0.0	28	23
S Martin Vance	9	1	0.0	33	33
DT Lincoln Kidman	4	3	0.0	28	28
CB Les Pietrzyk	4	3	0.0	34	42
CB Steven Diaz	4	1	0.0	34	44
OLB Robert Bradford	4	1	0.0	17	25
S Sherman Nicas	4	0	0.0	29	39
ILB Thurman Sims	3	1	1.0	11	8
DE Xavier Houston	3	2	0.0	34	43
CB Shawn Sullivan	3	0	0.0	12	24
OLB Mitchell Ellison	3	0	0.0	23	38
OLB Tyler Hingis	2	3	0.0	28	25
DT Walter Bishop	2	0	0.0	6	17
OLB Donny Simonson	1	0	0.0	1	12
S Donte Heaton	1	0	0.0	16	17
DT Isaac McKenzie	0	1	0.0	12	27
DE Fernando Muscarella	0	1	0.0	22	18
CB Caiden Schultz	0	1	0.0	6	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Caldwell	5	2	0.0	21	31
ILB Samuel Richard	5	1	0.0	22	32
CB Earnest Vera	5	0	0.0	19	24
OLB Glen Hanks	4	0	0.0	7	14
OLB Donnell Thompson	3	2	0.0	12	18
CB Tim Babin	3	0	0.0	20	33
OLB Amir Doxzon	3	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Trent Niebauer	2	0	1.0	13	23
DE Anthony Farrell	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	0.0	12	21
DE Damon Springer	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB James Tatum	1	0	0.0	11	16
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Bernie Greene	1	0	0.0	16	23
DE Aidan Butler	1	0	0.0	10	12
ILB Junior Horner	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	---	---	---
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	0.0	11	13
CB Shane Sanderson	0	1	0.0	7	12
DE Christopher Newton	0	1	0.0	12	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Thurman Sims	1.0	0	0	8
DT Isaac McKenzie	0.0	3	0	27
DE Xavier Houston	0.0	2	1	43
OLB Tyler Hingis	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Mitchell Ellison	0.0	1	0	38
CB Les Pietrzyk	0.0	1	0	42
ILB Dana Bethel	0.0	1	0	23

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Trent Niebauer	1.0	1	0	23
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	1	0	23
DE Aidan Butler	0.0	0	1	12
DE Damon Springer	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	3	1	1	23
S Sherman Nicas	3	1	0	39
CB Shawn Sullivan	3	1	0	24
S Martin Vance	2	1	0	33
CB Steven Diaz	2	0	0	44
DE Xavier Houston	2	0	0	43
OLB Mitchell Ellison	2	0	0	38
CB Les Pietrzyk	2	0	0	42
OLB Robert Bradford	1	1	0	25
OLB Donny Simonson	1	0	0	12
ILB Thurman Sims	1	0	0	8
S Donte Heaton	0	1	0	17
CB Caiden Schultz	0	1	0	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Glen Hanks	3	1	14
CB Earnest Vera	3	1	24
ILB Samuel Richard	2	1	32
OLB Amir Doxzon	2	1	26
CB Tim Babin	2	0	33
S Santiago Caldwell	1	1	31
CB Shane Sanderson	1	0	12
CB James Tatum	1	0	16
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	0	21
DT Bernie Greene	1	0	23
ILB Junior Horner	1	0	4
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jimmy Maloney	2	8	23	1	34
T Alexis Holmes	2	6	23	0	34
T Nickolas McElroy	2	4	23	0	34
G Mark McElroy	1	4	23	0	34
T Ezekiel Calvin	0	1	23	0	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sean Oxenby	3	8	34	0	44
G Tracy Aycock	3	6	34	0	44
FB Stanley Russell	2	2	9	0	6
T Amari Liakos	1	6	34	0	44
C Rico Stuart	1	2	28	0	40
C Francisco Helms	1	2	6	0	4
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	5	34	0	44
TE Miguel Mazurek	0	1	5	0	0
RB Kelly Bronson	0	0	9	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Les Pietrzyk	1	21
Robert Bradford	1	20
Max Sotiroff	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Caldwell	1	20
Dashawn Nixon	1	18
Lawrence Janis	1	9
Jon Smith	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	34	42	21	97
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	34	43	14	91
CB Steven Diaz	---	---	34	44	10	88
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	29	39	15	83
S Martin Vance	---	---	33	33	3	69
WR Steven Hicks	18	29	---	---	21	68
T Alexis Holmes	23	34	---	---	9	66
WR Gage Bowser	23	34	---	---	9	66
G Mark McElroy	23	34	---	---	9	66
OLB Mitchell Ellison	---	---	23	38	3	64
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	17	25	20	62
QB Reuben Croteau	23	34	---	---	---	57
C Jimmy Maloney	23	34	---	---	---	57
T Nickolas McElroy	23	34	---	---	---	57
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	28	28	1	57
T Ezekiel Calvin	23	34	---	---	---	57
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	28	25	2	55
TE Bernie Papadopulos	19	33	---	---	1	53
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	28	23	1	52
RB Denzel Adams	15	33	---	---	---	48
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	22	18	7	47
DT Isaac McKenzie	---	---	12	27	2	41
CB Shawn Sullivan	---	---	12	24	---	36
S Donte Heaton	---	---	16	17	1	34
TE Wayne Bronson	11	18	---	---	---	29
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	6	19	2	27
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	6	17	2	25
RB Gary Siegel	0	0	---	---	21	21
WR Glen Boyer	11	10	---	---	---	21
ILB Thurman Sims	---	---	11	8	---	19
OLB Donny Simonson	---	---	1	12	2	15
TE Max Sotiroff	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Fred Garcia	8	1	---	---	5	14
WR Gerald Myers	2	5	---	---	7	14
T Vincent Landtroop	0	0	---	---	14	14
FB Marlon Hellestrae	3	7	---	---	1	11
ILB Maxwell Andrews	---	---	0	2	7	9
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Timothy Smithen	5	0	---	---	---	5
WR Seth Wason	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Tim Schneider	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Erick Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Troy Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tracy Aycock	34	44	---	---	9	87
WR Dashawn Nixon	27	41	---	---	18	86
T Amari Liakos	34	44	---	---	8	86
QB Jon Smith	34	44	---	---	4	82
WR Marlon Brewer	31	44	---	---	5	80
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	34	44	---	---	---	78
T Sean Oxenby	34	44	---	---	---	78
TE Wade Cuviello	27	43	---	---	3	73
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	21	31	20	72
C Rico Stuart	28	40	---	---	---	68
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	22	32	9	63
WR Damon Edwards	13	28	---	---	16	57
CB Tim Babin	---	---	20	33	2	55
RB Leonard Lang	10	16	---	---	21	47
OLB Amir Doxzon	---	---	20	26	1	47
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	15	23	8	46
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	19	24	1	44
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	16	23	3	42
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	12	18	12	42
RB Lenny Cobb	15	20	---	---	6	41
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	7	14	17	38
OLB Trent Niebauer	---	---	13	23	2	38
CB James Tatum	---	---	11	16	10	37
FB Stanley Russell	9	6	---	---	22	37
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	12	21	2	35
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	12	19	1	32
DE Damon Springer	---	---	10	15	1	26
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	11	13	1	25
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	10	12	1	23
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	7	12	2	21
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	8	11	1	20
WR Joe Howard	11	8	---	---	1	20
RB Kelly Bronson	9	6	---	---	---	15
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	1	1	12	14
TE Taylor Edwards	8	5	---	---	---	13
WR Floyd Stewart	5	3	---	---	4	12
C Francisco Helms	6	4	---	---	1	11
T Lawrence Janis	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	5	4	---	9
G Terrance Bruce	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Miguel Mazurek	5	0	---	---	---	5
S Eugene Morris	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Glenn Boone	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	54	7.7
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	5	5	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	11	23	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	33	19	2	5	2	5	2	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	43	22	3	0	2	7	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	127	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	31	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	122	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	12	6	1	91	2	34
TE Bernie Papadopulos	9	4	1	21	0	33
WR Steven Hicks	4	3	0	39	0	29
WR Glen Boyer	3	1	0	8	0	10
TE Wayne Bronson	3	3	0	20	0	18
WR Gerald Myers	1	1	0	4	0	5
RB Denzel Adams	1	1	0	14	0	33

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	14	5	2	68	1	44
WR Dashawn Nixon	12	7	0	70	1	41
WR Damon Edwards	7	5	0	32	0	28
WR Joe Howard	3	2	0	28	1	8
TE Wade Cuviello	2	1	0	4	0	43
WR Floyd Stewart	1	1	0	15	0	3
RB Lenny Cobb	1	0	0	0	0	20
FB Stanley Russell	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	1	-2	-2.00	0.25
RB Denzel Adams	1	-3	-3.00	6.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lenny Cobb	2	7	3.50	1.21
RB Leonard Lang	1	4	4.00	3.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	1	1	7	7.00	5.97

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	3	1	2	0.67	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gage Bowser	1	1	7	7.00	7.58

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Damon Edwards	1	1	2	2.00	4.57
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
WR Joe Howard	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Adams	4	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jon Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	15	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bernie Papadopulos	3	1	0
WR Steven Hicks	2	1	1
WR Glen Boyer	2	1	1
WR Gage Bowser	1	1	1
TE Wayne Bronson	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dashawn Nixon	5	2	1
WR Marlon Brewer	3	2	2
TE Wade Cuviello	2	1	1
WR Damon Edwards	2	1	1
WR Joe Howard	2	2	2
FB Stanley Russell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (19,900)
End Zone 10,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (12,700)
Club Seats 14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (19,900)
End Zone	10,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (12,700)
Club Seats	14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,900)