Week 1, 2064

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	14	13	7	7	-	41
New Orleans Saints	13	0	0	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 CAR - Tre Loseth 36 run (Jameson Clough extra point)
1Q: 12:18 NOS - Kerry Lucas 103 kickoff return (Morris Stone extra point failed)
1Q: 08:26 CAR - Deron Butler 5 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point)
1Q: 01:14 NOS - Michael Squires 3 pass from Oliver Terrell (Morris Stone extra point)
2Q: 14:05 CAR - Julian Hoover 11 run (Jameson Clough extra point)
2Q: 02:52 CAR - Julian Hoover 16 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point failed)
3Q: 01:45 CAR - Quinn Joyner 12 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Terrance Boese 81 pass from Oliver Terrell (Morris Stone extra point)
4Q: 12:09 CAR - Nathan Richard 7 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point)
4Q: 07:13 NOS - Michael Squires 10 pass from Oliver Terrell (Morris Stone extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 CAR - Tre Loseth 36 run (Jameson Clough extra point)
1Q: 12:18 NOS - Kerry Lucas 103 kickoff return (Morris Stone extra point failed)
1Q: 08:26 CAR - Deron Butler 5 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point)
1Q: 01:14 NOS - Michael Squires 3 pass from Oliver Terrell (Morris Stone extra point)
2Q: 14:05 CAR - Julian Hoover 11 run (Jameson Clough extra point)
2Q: 02:52 CAR - Julian Hoover 16 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point failed)
3Q: 01:45 CAR - Quinn Joyner 12 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Terrance Boese 81 pass from Oliver Terrell (Morris Stone extra point)
4Q: 12:09 CAR - Nathan Richard 7 pass from Hector Gamboa (Jameson Clough extra point)
4Q: 07:13 NOS - Michael Squires 10 pass from Oliver Terrell (Morris Stone extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 37 15
- by Rushing 11 2
- by Passing 25 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 649 351
- Offensive Plays 73 51
- Yards per Play 8.89 6.88
Net Rushing Yards 191 61
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 7.07 2.77
Net Passing Yards 458 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 37 - 1 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 458 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 9.96 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/9 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/44 8/68
Punt Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/173
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 8 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:41 25:19

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	37	15
- by Rushing	11	2
- by Passing	25	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	649	351
- Offensive Plays	73	51
- Yards per Play	8.89	6.88
Net Rushing Yards	191	61
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	7.07	2.77
Net Passing Yards	458	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 37 - 1	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	458	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	9.96	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/9	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/44	8/68
Punt Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/173
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	8	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:41	25:19

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	0:52	OWN 43	2	57	Touchdown
1	12:03	3:44	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	1:07	2:11	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	11:59	4:24	OWN 14	10	81	Interception
2	5:12	2:26	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	4	38	Half
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 25	8	63	Missed FG
3	5:21	3:43	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	14:44	2:45	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	9:33	1:33	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
4	7:07	7:07	OWN 25	14	73	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	8:19	7:12	OWN 13	12	87	Touchdown
2	13:56	1:57	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	7:35	2:23	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
2	2:46	2:05	OWN 31	5	23	Punt
3	11:07	5:46	OWN 23	12	51	Missed FG
3	1:38	1:54	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
4	11:59	2:26	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	8:00	0:53	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Hector Gamboa, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tre Loseth	14	126	9.00	36	6	1
RB Kaleb Banks	7	35	5.00	9	0	0
TE Julian Hoover	4	24	6.00	11	1	1
QB Hector Gamboa	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Caleb Raymond	20	57	2.85	16	1
RB Spencer Donovan	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Billy Monroe	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hector Gamboa	46	37	458	0/0	4	40	1	128.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Terrell	27	22	300	2/10	3	81	0	150.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nathan Richard	9	10	52	5.78	35	19	1
TE Julian Hoover	7	7	91	13.00	36	26	1
WR Lamont Sweeney	7	9	124	17.71	51	30	0
RB Tre Loseth	5	5	43	8.60	38	31	0
TE Quinn Joyner	4	4	71	17.75	25	30	1
WR Horace Herndon	2	2	60	30.00	29	40	0
RB Kaleb Banks	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Deron Butler	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Mike Gunn	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Freddie Barlup	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Boese	10	14	237	23.70	116	81	1
WR Michael Squires	4	5	25	6.25	11	10	2
WR Lawrence Lauher	3	3	15	5.00	0	7	0
TE Billy Monroe	2	2	17	8.50	13	17	0
WR Alec Thomas	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Kerry Lucas	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Caleb Raymond	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kirk Garrison	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Tre Loseth	1	0	0	0
TE Julian Hoover	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Elijah Osborne	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zachary Buckner	1	45	45.0	45.0	45	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marquis Gipson	5	232	46.4	35.2	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Clough	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	5/6

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morris Stone	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Whiting	2	36	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tre Loseth	2	40	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Lucas	4	173	43.3	1

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Haroldson	7	1	1.0	22	29
CB Freddie Kimbrough	6	0	0.0	18	25
S Antoine Bout	5	1	0.0	22	29
CB Erick Dennis	5	0	0.0	9	23
DT Caden Childs	4	1	0.0	19	18
DT Mack Shue	3	2	1.0	17	22
OLB Jeffrey Murkowski	3	0	0.0	18	24
S Jorge Wells	2	1	0.0	20	29
CB Vinny Phillips	2	1	0.0	20	19
DE Earl Jeffries	1	3	0.0	20	18
QB Hector Gamboa	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.B. Shields	1	0	0.0	7	17
CB Ricky Freeman	1	0	0.0	4	14
S Quentin Springer	1	0	0.0	2	0
DE Jerry Woodard	1	0	0.0	12	7
DT Ronald Dickson	0	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Hugh Acevedo	0	1	0.0	15	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Lamont Cash	9	1	26	46
OLB Kaden Schulz	8	2	25	35
ILB Tanner O'Dwyer	7	1	21	23
ILB Antonio Maier	6	0	6	23
S Ron Foster	5	2	27	46
CB Kirk Garrison	5	0	27	46
OLB Elijah Osborne	4	2	20	28
DE Elliot Dell	4	1	22	41
CB Kirk Bertram	3	3	27	46
DE Bryson Penn	2	2	26	43
DE Donny Ricks	2	1	27	45
DE Wayne Fraley	1	1	27	39
CB Victor Moss	1	0	7	24
OLB Wayne Dabbs	0	1	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mack Shue	1.0	0	0	1	22
ILB Isaiah Haroldson	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Jerry Woodard	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Lukas Harvey	0.0	0	1	1	16
DE J.B. Shields	0.0	0	0	2	17
DT Ronald Dickson	0.0	0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Fraley	0.0	0	2	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Erick Dennis	5	0	23
CB Freddie Kimbrough	5	0	25
ILB Isaiah Haroldson	4	1	29
OLB Jeffrey Murkowski	2	0	24
S Jorge Wells	2	0	29
S Antoine Bout	1	0	29
CB Ricky Freeman	1	0	14
DE Earl Jeffries	1	0	18
CB Vinny Phillips	1	0	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lamont Cash	6	1	0	46
ILB Antonio Maier	5	0	0	23
OLB Kaden Schulz	5	0	0	35
CB Kirk Garrison	4	0	1	46
ILB Tanner O'Dwyer	4	0	0	23
S Ron Foster	3	1	0	46
OLB Elijah Osborne	3	0	0	28
CB Kirk Bertram	2	1	0	46
DE Donny Ricks	2	0	0	45
CB Victor Moss	1	1	0	24
DE Wayne Fraley	1	0	0	39
DE Elliot Dell	1	0	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Leroy Laster	4	7	0	27	46
G Mitchell Zodda	4	5	0	27	46
T Ralph Reid	3	4	0	27	46
T Percy Erickson	2	5	1	27	46
TE Deron Butler	2	2	0	25	40
C Mo Jeffries	1	2	0	27	46

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dominic Dembek	2	6	22	1	29
G Lee Peele	2	5	22	0	29
C Amir Hanks	1	4	22	0	29
T Vinny Becker	0	3	22	1	29
T Floyd Heskew	0	3	22	0	29
TE Billy Monroe	0	1	21	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Gunn	2	18
Jerry Woodard	1	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hunter Palmer	1	19
Terrance Boese	1	12
Lee Peele	1	6
Darrell DeMulling	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leroy Laster	27	46	---	---	2	75
T Ralph Reid	27	46	---	---	2	75
C Mo Jeffries	27	46	---	---	---	73
QB Hector Gamboa	27	46	---	---	---	73
G Mitchell Zodda	27	46	---	---	---	73
T Percy Erickson	27	46	---	---	---	73
S Antoine Bout	---	---	22	29	19	70
TE Deron Butler	25	40	---	---	---	65
WR Nathan Richard	25	39	---	---	---	64
OLB Jeffrey Murkowski	---	---	18	24	18	60
RB Tre Loseth	19	34	---	---	5	58
WR Lamont Sweeney	22	32	---	---	---	54
ILB Isaiah Haroldson	---	---	22	29	1	52
S Jorge Wells	---	---	20	29	---	49
TE Julian Hoover	18	28	---	---	---	46
CB Freddie Kimbrough	---	---	18	25	---	43
DT Caden Childs	---	---	19	18	5	42
DE Earl Jeffries	---	---	20	18	1	39
DT Mack Shue	---	---	17	22	---	39
CB Vinny Phillips	---	---	20	19	---	39
WR Horace Herndon	9	21	---	---	6	36
CB Erick Dennis	---	---	9	23	1	33
DE Jerry Woodard	---	---	12	7	13	32
RB Kaleb Banks	8	9	---	---	14	31
DE J.B. Shields	---	---	7	17	6	30
DE Lukas Harvey	---	---	8	16	6	30
TE Thomas Dickey	2	7	---	---	19	28
DT Ronald Dickson	---	---	6	18	1	25
RB Sherman Logan	2	5	---	---	18	25
WR Mike Gunn	2	4	---	---	18	24
OLB Hugh Acevedo	---	---	15	6	1	22
CB Ricky Freeman	---	---	4	14	---	18
CB Dillon Whiting	---	---	0	0	17	17
ILB Malachi Hiatt	---	---	0	0	17	17
WR Freddie Barlup	2	2	---	---	11	15
TE Quinn Joyner	1	9	---	---	---	10
K Jameson Clough	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Dillon Snyder	---	---	1	5	1	7
S Quentin Springer	---	---	2	0	1	3
DT Aiden Hernandez	---	---	2	0	1	3
G Daniel Lane	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Bo Sohl	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Shane Woo	0	0	---	---	2	2
P Zachary Buckner	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Steven Farr	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Emmitt Stevenson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ron Foster	---	---	27	46	12	85
CB Kirk Garrison	---	---	27	46	8	81
CB Kirk Bertram	---	---	27	46	3	76
S Lamont Cash	---	---	26	46	1	73
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	27	45	1	73
DE Bryson Penn	---	---	26	43	1	70
DE Wayne Fraley	---	---	27	39	1	67
DE Elliot Dell	---	---	22	41	1	64
WR Terrance Boese	22	29	---	---	12	63
OLB Kaden Schulz	---	---	25	35	2	62
RB Caleb Raymond	20	24	---	---	18	62
T Vinny Becker	22	29	---	---	6	57
G Lee Peele	22	29	---	---	6	57
G Dominic Dembek	22	29	---	---	6	57
T Floyd Heskew	22	29	---	---	6	57
ILB Tanner O'Dwyer	---	---	21	23	8	52
QB Oliver Terrell	22	29	---	---	---	51
C Amir Hanks	22	29	---	---	---	51
OLB Elijah Osborne	---	---	20	28	1	49
TE Billy Monroe	21	24	---	---	---	45
WR Michael Squires	15	21	---	---	---	36
CB Victor Moss	---	---	7	24	1	32
ILB Antonio Maier	---	---	6	23	1	30
TE Hunter Palmer	5	4	---	---	19	28
TE Erick Kelley	14	12	---	---	---	26
RB Spencer Donovan	2	3	---	---	19	24
WR Alec Thomas	6	15	---	---	1	22
WR Kerry Lucas	4	8	---	---	8	20
DT Kent Stephens	---	---	5	13	1	19
WR Lawrence Lauher	1	5	---	---	13	19
CB Bob Gunn	---	---	1	5	12	18
OLB Wayne Dabbs	---	---	1	0	16	17
S Marc McCarthy	---	---	1	0	12	13
K Morris Stone	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Marquis Gipson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Chance Villars	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Darrell DeMulling	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Roosevelt Weber	---	---	1	3	---	4
DT Tre Gulley	---	---	0	0	1	1
G Leonard Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Rufus Groh	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Harry Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rusty Caleca	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Geoff Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Raul Zuleger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Moe Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	10	97	9.7
Right	8	49	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hector Gamboa	46	37	10	0	2	4	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Terrell	27	22	5	0	2	1	1	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	217	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	102	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	97	12.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	124	15.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	75	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Richard	10	9	1	52	0	39
WR Lamont Sweeney	9	7	0	124	4	32
TE Julian Hoover	7	7	0	91	2	28
TE Deron Butler	5	1	1	5	0	40
RB Tre Loseth	5	5	0	43	1	34
TE Quinn Joyner	4	4	0	71	1	9
WR Mike Gunn	2	1	0	4	0	4
WR Horace Herndon	2	2	0	60	2	21
RB Kaleb Banks	1	1	0	8	0	9
WR Freddie Barlup	1	0	0	0	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Boese	14	10	2	237	5	29
WR Michael Squires	5	4	0	25	0	21
WR Lawrence Lauher	3	3	0	15	0	5
TE Billy Monroe	2	2	0	17	0	24
WR Alec Thomas	1	1	0	-4	0	15
WR Kerry Lucas	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Caleb Raymond	1	1	0	7	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tre Loseth	3	8	2.67	9.00
QB Hector Gamboa	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
TE Julian Hoover	1	11	11.00	6.00
RB Kaleb Banks	1	4	4.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Spencer Donovan	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Caleb Raymond	1	3	3.00	2.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hector Gamboa	11	7	47	4.27	9.96

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Terrell	4	3	20	5.00	11.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Deron Butler	4	1	5	1.25	1.00
WR Nathan Richard	3	2	9	3.00	5.20
RB Tre Loseth	2	2	5	2.50	8.60
TE Julian Hoover	1	1	16	16.00	13.00
TE Quinn Joyner	1	1	12	12.00	17.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Squires	2	2	13	6.50	5.00
WR Terrance Boese	1	0	0	0.00	16.93
WR Lawrence Lauher	1	1	7	7.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kaleb Banks	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Caleb Raymond	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hector Gamboa	8	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Terrell	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Julian Hoover	3	3	3
TE Deron Butler	2	1	1
TE Quinn Joyner	2	2	2
WR Lamont Sweeney	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Boese	7	5	3
WR Michael Squires	4	3	3

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,300 (19,900)
End Zone 6,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,900 (12,700)
Club Seats 11,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,300 (19,900)
End Zone	6,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,900 (12,700)
Club Seats	11,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (9,900)