Week 1, 2055

played in New Orleans, LA

79 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	7	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	3	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 NOS - Kyle Syms 5 pass from Lionel McNeil (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 07:02 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
2Q: 13:53 CAR - Glen Farley 29 field goal
2Q: 09:36 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 23 field goal
3Q: 05:21 CAR - Glen Farley 27 field goal
4Q: 06:54 CAR - Melvin Douglas 16 interception return (Glen Farley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 NOS - Kyle Syms 5 pass from Lionel McNeil (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 07:02 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
2Q: 13:53 CAR - Glen Farley 29 field goal
2Q: 09:36 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 23 field goal
3Q: 05:21 CAR - Glen Farley 27 field goal
4Q: 06:54 CAR - Melvin Douglas 16 interception return (Glen Farley extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-0-1 0-0-1
First Downs 11 22
- by Rushing 3 0
- by Passing 6 20
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 239 477
- Offensive Plays 74 81
- Yards per Play 3.23 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 47 8
- Rushing Attempts 23 5
- Yards per Rush 2.04 1.60
Net Passing Yards 192 469
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 24 - 0 74 - 43 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 208 481
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.76 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/19 2/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/72 20/140
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 5/59
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 3/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:02 35:58

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-0-1	0-0-1
First Downs	11	22
- by Rushing	3	0
- by Passing	6	20
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	239	477
- Offensive Plays	74	81
- Yards per Play	3.23	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	47	8
- Rushing Attempts	23	5
- Yards per Rush	2.04	1.60
Net Passing Yards	192	469
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 24 - 0	74 - 43 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	208	481
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.76	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/19	2/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/72	20/140
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	5/59
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	3/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:02	35:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	1:12	OWN 45	3	-2	Punt
1	6:54	4:10	OWN 18	6	21	Punt
1	2:11	0:47	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
1	0:26	1:39	OPP 17	3	5	Field Goal
2	9:29	3:05	OWN 24	5	39	Punt
2	4:39	1:47	OWN 22	5	20	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	1	1	Half
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 25	11	40	Punt
3	7:46	2:31	OPP 49	5	39	Field Goal
4	14:35	1:07	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	12:24	2:07	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	9:18	2:24	OWN 15	6	17	Punt
4	3:36	0:45	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	2:28	0:28	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 5	1	0	Half
OT1	10:00	1:07	OWN 25	4	-5	Punt
OT1	7:55	1:24	50	3	7	Punt
OT1	4:35	1:59	OWN 49	4	10	Missed FG
OT1	1:26	1:09	OWN 20	4	24	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	10:17	3:23	OWN 5	6	74	Field Goal
1	2:44	0:33	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
1	1:24	0:58	OWN 14	2	3	Fumble
2	13:47	4:18	OWN 25	7	69	Field Goal
2	6:24	1:45	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	2:52	2:16	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
3	9:15	1:29	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	5:15	5:40	OWN 14	11	49	Punt
4	13:28	1:04	OPP 47	7	10	Punt
4	10:17	0:59	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
4	6:54	0:09	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
4	6:45	3:09	OWN 39	5	39	Fumble
4	2:51	0:23	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
4	2:00	1:51	OWN 26	7	51	Interception
OT1	8:53	0:58	OWN 44	2	-11	Interception
OT1	6:31	1:56	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
OT1	2:36	1:10	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
OT1	0:17	0:17	OWN 7	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Melvin Douglas, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kenneth Buljina	12	8	0.67	11	1
RB Bob Rucci	8	27	3.38	11	1
WR Brent Castillo	2	13	6.50	14	1
FB Scott Mueller	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lenny Carnation	4	4	1.00	4	0	0
QB Lionel McNeil	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	48	24	208	3/16	0	39	0	61.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lionel McNeil	74	43	481	2/12	1	51	3	65.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Baxter	7	18	69	9.86	29	31
WR London Horn	5	9	18	3.60	0	11
RB Bob Rucci	5	7	69	13.80	53	39
WR Brent Castillo	3	5	47	15.67	28	29
RB Kenneth Buljina	3	5	4	1.33	1	3
TE Al Snyder	1	3	1	1.00	1	1
TE Terry Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corbin Balogh	15	23	153	10.20	56	51	0
WR Terrell Csonka	9	15	114	12.67	20	37	0
TE Kyle Syms	6	15	47	7.83	32	20	1
RB Lenny Carnation	5	8	52	10.40	26	12	0
TE Richie Squiric	4	6	59	14.75	20	30	0
FB Dana O'Rourke	2	3	27	13.50	23	26	0
WR Wendell Ramirez	2	3	29	14.50	0	17	0
RB Andre Holmes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Melvin Douglas	2	16	8.00	1
CB Winfred Green	1	9	9.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Drew O'Toole	1	0	0
DT Dexter Woodson	0	1	0
RB Michael Goetzinger	0	1	0
OLB Dwayne Moose	0	1	0
OLB A.J. Haluska	0	0	2

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Kyle Syms	1	0	1	0
QB Lionel McNeil	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Riley	14	656	46.9	38.4	63	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bernreuter	10	399	39.9	32.8	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/3	0/1	0/1	29	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Morton	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Marsh	5	59	11.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew O'Toole	2	43	21.5	0
Omar Newsome	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Marsh	1	23	23.0	0
Jaylen Aranha	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Winfred Green	7	1	0.0	5	73
OLB Darnell Burton	7	1	0.0	5	73
CB Drew O'Toole	6	2	0.0	3	66
CB Angel Wilson	6	1	0.0	4	32
S Bryant Uusutalo	5	2	0.0	4	75
OLB A.J. Haluska	4	3	1.0	3	75
S Melvin Douglas	3	1	0.0	1	63
OLB Corbin Richardson	3	0	0.0	1	61
DT Dexter Woodson	2	0	1.0	3	66
S Harry Bader	2	1	0.0	4	11
OLB Tanner Moss	2	0	0.0	5	57
DT Douglas Geary	1	1	0.0	2	64

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Asher Shotwell	6	1	0.0	16	44
OLB Blake Scott	6	1	0.0	22	35
DE Mercury Gerhardt	5	1	1.0	15	43
CB Scott Humphrey	5	1	0.0	23	51
ILB Bryan Emmons	4	2	0.0	23	46
DT Brock McGee	4	1	0.0	15	39
DT Mickey Johnstone	3	0	1.0	8	12
S Tyrone Franco	3	1	0.0	22	35
ILB William Baxter	3	0	0.0	7	6
CB Mike Jessie	2	2	0.0	22	42
DE Reggie Sasser	2	0	0.0	13	32
DE Norbert Miller	1	2	1.0	14	41
DE Sergio Fujita	1	1	0.0	12	20
ILB Terry Whiting	1	1	0.0	7	6
WR Terrell Csonka	1	0	---	---	---
DE Graham Rhodes	1	0	0.0	1	2
TE Richie Squiric	1	0	---	---	---
S Oliver Houari	1	0	0.0	1	18
CB Larry Tate	1	0	0.0	1	14
CB Steven Marsh	0	1	0.0	22	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dexter Woodson	1.0	1	0	0	66
OLB A.J. Haluska	1.0	0	0	0	75
DE Bryan Talley	0.0	1	1	0	14
DT Douglas Geary	0.0	0	1	1	64
DE Gabriel Comegys	0.0	0	1	0	57
CB Winfred Green	0.0	0	1	0	73
OLB Dwayne Moose	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Maurice Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Darnell Burton	0.0	0	1	0	73
DT Mark Grimley	0.0	0	0	1	8

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Norbert Miller	1.0	1	2	1	41
DT Mickey Johnstone	1.0	1	0	0	12
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE Reggie Sasser	0.0	0	4	0	32
DE Chuck Barker	0.0	0	2	0	9
ILB Terry Whiting	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Winfred Green	7	4	1	73
CB Drew O'Toole	6	1	0	66
OLB Darnell Burton	6	0	0	73
CB Angel Wilson	5	1	0	32
S Bryant Uusutalo	4	2	0	75
OLB Corbin Richardson	4	2	0	61
OLB A.J. Haluska	4	0	0	75
S Melvin Douglas	3	1	2	63
OLB Tanner Moss	2	1	0	57
DT Dexter Woodson	1	0	0	66
S Harry Bader	1	0	0	11
CB Omar Newsome	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Blake Scott	6	1	35
CB Asher Shotwell	5	1	44
CB Scott Humphrey	3	4	51
DT Brock McGee	2	0	39
ILB William Baxter	1	1	6
CB Mike Jessie	1	1	42
DE Graham Rhodes	1	0	2
ILB Bryan Emmons	1	0	46
S Oliver Houari	1	0	18
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1	0	43
S Tyrone Franco	1	0	35
CB Larry Tate	1	0	14
OLB Oscar Hicks	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Renaldo Kelley	2	5	23	0	51
C Mo Jeffries	1	5	23	0	51
T Britt Light	1	3	23	1	51
G Carson Osborne	0	6	23	0	51
G Justin Lincoln	0	3	23	2	51
TE Al Snyder	0	1	21	0	45

New Orleans	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Pedro Flowers	2	5	0	76
G Mack Ramirez	1	5	1	76
C Rico Ferguson	1	5	0	76
T Tucker Romero	0	5	1	76

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Al Snyder	3	36
Darnell Burton	3	35
Riddick Kelly	1	33

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Csonka	2	19
Steven Marsh	1	24
Kyle Syms	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bryant Uusutalo	---	---	4	75	35	114
OLB Darnell Burton	---	---	5	73	35	113
TE Al Snyder	21	45	---	---	36	102
WR Mike Baxter	20	51	---	---	22	93
G Carson Osborne	23	51	---	---	17	91
C Mo Jeffries	23	51	---	---	17	91
CB Drew O'Toole	---	---	3	66	20	89
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	3	66	12	81
CB Winfred Green	---	---	5	73	2	80
OLB A.J. Haluska	---	---	3	75	2	80
DT Douglas Geary	---	---	2	64	11	77
T Britt Light	23	51	---	---	---	74
G Justin Lincoln	23	51	---	---	---	74
G Renaldo Kelley	23	51	---	---	---	74
QB Hector Gamboa	23	51	---	---	---	74
RB Bob Rucci	8	29	---	---	36	73
S Melvin Douglas	---	---	1	63	1	65
OLB Tanner Moss	---	---	5	57	2	64
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	1	61	1	63
DE Gabriel Comegys	---	---	1	57	1	59
WR London Horn	18	37	---	---	---	55
WR Brent Castillo	17	38	---	---	---	55
RB Kenneth Buljina	14	23	---	---	9	46
CB Angel Wilson	---	---	4	32	1	37
ILB Riddick Kelly	---	---	0	3	33	36
CB Omar Newsome	---	---	3	11	16	30
S Jonathan Morton	---	---	2	5	19	26
DE Bryan Talley	---	---	4	14	1	19
TE Terry Edwards	6	11	---	---	---	17
P T.J. Riley	0	0	---	---	17	17
FB Scott Mueller	6	11	---	---	---	17
G Jordan Bajwa	0	0	---	---	17	17
T Andy Taute	0	0	---	---	17	17
C Irving Johnston	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Harry Bader	---	---	4	11	1	16
DT Maurice Bryant	---	---	3	10	1	14
RB Michael Goetzinger	1	0	---	---	12	13
OLB Dwayne Moose	---	---	0	10	---	10
DT Mark Grimley	---	---	2	8	---	10
WR J.B. Terry	1	8	---	---	---	9
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Kendrick Hren	3	2	---	---	---	5
DT Mark Beadnell	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Collin Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Morton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Antoine Farner	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Corbin Balogh	5	76	---	---	25	106
RB Lenny Carnation	5	71	---	---	21	97
TE Kyle Syms	3	76	---	---	17	96
G Pedro Flowers	5	76	---	---	12	93
WR Terrell Csonka	5	67	---	---	19	91
ILB Bryan Emmons	---	---	23	46	20	89
CB Steven Marsh	---	---	22	36	24	82
G Wally Quinn	5	76	---	---	---	81
QB Lionel McNeil	5	76	---	---	---	81
G Mack Ramirez	5	76	---	---	---	81
C Rico Ferguson	5	76	---	---	---	81
S Tyrone Franco	---	---	22	35	24	81
T Tucker Romero	5	76	---	---	---	81
CB Scott Humphrey	---	---	23	51	3	77
OLB Blake Scott	---	---	22	35	19	76
DT Brock McGee	---	---	15	39	16	70
TE Richie Squiric	1	32	---	---	35	68
FB Dana O'Rourke	0	32	---	---	35	67
CB Mike Jessie	---	---	22	42	1	65
CB Asher Shotwell	---	---	16	44	3	63
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	15	43	3	61
DE Norbert Miller	---	---	14	41	1	56
DE Sergio Fujita	---	---	12	20	16	48
DE Reggie Sasser	---	---	13	32	3	48
ILB Terry Whiting	---	---	7	6	33	46
DE Chuck Barker	---	---	7	9	14	30
WR Wendell Ramirez	4	17	---	---	5	26
DT Mickey Johnstone	---	---	8	12	1	21
S Oliver Houari	---	---	1	18	2	21
OLB Oscar Hicks	---	---	1	16	2	19
CB Ricky Sims	---	---	1	14	3	18
CB Larry Tate	---	---	1	14	2	17
ILB William Baxter	---	---	7	6	---	13
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Zane Cousin	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Thurman Bauer	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Alexis Bernreuter	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Jaylen Aranha	2	0	---	---	4	6
RB Andre Holmes	0	5	---	---	---	5
TE Oscar Newell	0	4	---	---	---	4
DE Graham Rhodes	---	---	1	2	---	3
DT Reuben St. Cyr	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Amos Mayes	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Cesar Kamykowski	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	17	11	0.6
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	1	4	4.0
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	48	24	4	4	0	9	9	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lionel McNeil	74	43	8	1	5	13	7	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	27	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	131	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	50	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	62	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	21	160	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	98	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	161	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Baxter	18	7	69	1	51
WR London Horn	9	5	18	0	37
RB Bob Rucci	7	5	69	2	29
WR Brent Castillo	5	3	47	1	38
RB Kenneth Buljina	5	3	4	0	23
TE Al Snyder	3	1	1	0	45
TE Terry Edwards	1	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corbin Balogh	23	15	1	153	3	76
WR Terrell Csonka	15	9	0	114	2	67
TE Kyle Syms	15	6	2	47	1	76
RB Lenny Carnation	8	5	1	52	0	71
TE Richie Squiric	6	4	1	59	1	32
FB Dana O'Rourke	3	2	0	27	1	32
WR Wendell Ramirez	3	2	0	29	0	17
RB Andre Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hector Gamboa	6	6	10	1.67	4.33

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lionel McNeil	4	4	10	2.50	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR London Horn	3	3	4	1.33	2.00
RB Kenneth Buljina	2	2	2	1.00	0.80
WR Brent Castillo	1	1	4	4.00	9.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corbin Balogh	2	2	4	2.00	6.65
TE Kyle Syms	2	2	6	3.00	3.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bob Rucci	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lenny Carnation	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	18	8	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lionel McNeil	15	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Baxter	7	2	1
WR London Horn	3	1	0
RB Bob Rucci	3	2	0
WR Brent Castillo	2	2	1
TE Al Snyder	2	1	0
TE Terry Edwards	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corbin Balogh	6	3	1
WR Terrell Csonka	5	2	1
TE Kyle Syms	4	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (19,900)
End Zone 10,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 16,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (19,900)
End Zone	10,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	16,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)