Week 1, 2015

played in Jacksonville, FL

79 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	14	7	3	-	31
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 CAR - Jonathan Stewart 4 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 13:41 JAX - Efrain Parrish 44 field goal
2Q: 06:24 CAR - Charles Tillman 84 interception return (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:35 CAR - Mike Tolbert 7 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 01:54 JAX - Efrain Parrish 26 field goal
3Q: 00:21 CAR - Mike Tolbert 65 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 04:10 CAR - Graham Gano 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 CAR - Jonathan Stewart 4 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 13:41 JAX - Efrain Parrish 44 field goal
2Q: 06:24 CAR - Charles Tillman 84 interception return (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:35 CAR - Mike Tolbert 7 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 01:54 JAX - Efrain Parrish 26 field goal
3Q: 00:21 CAR - Mike Tolbert 65 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 04:10 CAR - Graham Gano 35 field goal

Team Statistics CAR JAX
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 13 3
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 448 190
- Offensive Plays 66 51
- Yards per Play 6.79 3.73
Net Rushing Yards 201 31
- Rushing Attempts 41 18
- Yards per Rush 4.90 1.72
Net Passing Yards 247 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 0 28 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 270 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 9.88 4.82
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/44 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/91 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:16 24:44

Team Statistics	CAR	JAX
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	13	3
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	448	190
- Offensive Plays	66	51
- Yards per Play	6.79	3.73
Net Rushing Yards	201	31
- Rushing Attempts	41	18
- Yards per Rush	4.90	1.72
Net Passing Yards	247	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 0	28 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	270	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	9.88	4.82
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/44	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/91	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:16	24:44

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:22	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:37	2:58	OWN 17	5	16	Punt
2	13:36	4:57	OWN 31	8	41	Fumble
2	4:29	1:30	OWN 19	4	13	Punt
2	1:52	1:23	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
3	10:44	1:53	OWN 20	5	42	Punt
3	5:51	2:27	OWN 16	5	1	Fumble
3	1:49	1:46	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	14:17	10:14	OWN 20	16	62	Field Goal
4	2:26	2:26	OWN 11	4	21	Game

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:38	2:01	OWN 32	4	5	Punt
1	4:39	6:03	OWN 29	9	44	Field Goal
2	8:39	2:25	OWN 44	5	24	Interception
2	6:14	1:45	OWN 20	6	42	Interception
2	2:59	1:07	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
3	8:51	3:00	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	3:24	1:35	OPP 17	3	8	Field Goal
3	0:03	0:46	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	4:03	1:37	OWN 20	3	11	Punt

Game MVP: Jared Allen, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	21	110	5.24	13	2	1
Cameron Artis-Payne	7	32	4.57	14	2	0
Oliver Doyle	6	7	1.17	8	0	0
Cam Newton	4	33	8.25	14	1	0
Mike Tolbert	3	19	6.33	11	1	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Yeldon	11	23	2.09	13	2
Denard Robinson	5	8	1.60	8	0
Blake Bortles	2	0	0.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	22	15	270	3/23	2	65	0	140.3

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Bortles	28	19	186	5/27	0	24	2	56.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	4	31	10.33	13	14	0
FB Mike Tolbert	3	4	85	28.33	62	65	2
WR Jerricho Cotchery	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
WR Ted Ginn	2	3	61	30.50	21	33	0
TE Greg Olsen	2	3	32	16.00	16	21	0
WR Corey Brown	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Scott Simonson	1	2	30	30.00	7	30	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Julius Thomas	6	7	81	13.50	32	24
RB Denard Robinson	3	3	15	5.00	4	8
WR Justin Blackmon	3	6	46	15.33	21	23
WR Allen Robinson	3	6	25	8.33	6	13
RB T.J. Yeldon	2	2	17	8.50	20	16
WR Marqise Lee	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Bryan Walters	1	2	4	4.00	3	4
RB Juan Larry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Tillman	1	84	84.00	1
CB Bene' Benwikere	1	7	7.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cam Newton	2	0	0
Oliver Doyle	1	0	1
Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0
Amini Silatolu	0	1	0
Trai Turner	0	1	0
Kony Ealy	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Blake Bortles	1	0	0
Bryan Walters	1	0	0
Jared Odrick	0	1	2
Sergio Brown	0	1	1
Zane Beadles	0	1	0
Cedric Goettl	0	1	0
Roy Miller	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	3	116	38.7	32.7	42	0

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	6	328	54.7	40.7	66	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Efrain Parrish	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	3	44	14.7	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Walters	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	1	16	16.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Blackmon	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Tillman	5	2	0.0	18	33
CB Bene' Benwikere	5	2	0.0	18	32
CB Josh Norman	5	0	0.0	15	27
DE Jared Allen	4	1	2.5	9	21
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	1	0.0	16	32
S Tre Boston	4	0	0.0	16	31
DE Kony Ealy	3	0	2.0	11	23
DT Star Lotulelei	3	0	0.5	15	28
CB Nicolas Jones	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB Winston Mitchell	2	0	0.0	11	26
S Dominic Craighead	2	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Thomas Davis	1	1	0.0	15	23
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dwan Edwards	0	1	0.0	9	25
DT Kawann Short	0	1	0.0	9	11

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sergio Brown	7	0	0.0	36	23
ILB Paul Posluszny	6	4	1.0	38	25
CB Aaron Colvin	6	1	0.0	36	23
S Johnathan Cyprien	5	4	0.0	35	24
DE Jared Odrick	4	0	2.0	35	25
CB Rashaad Reynolds	4	3	0.0	37	25
OLB Telvin Smith	4	2	0.0	20	7
OLB Thurston Armbrister	4	1	0.0	13	7
DT Roy Miller	3	2	0.0	24	16
DT Michael Bennett	3	0	0.0	31	13
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	0	0.0	26	15
CB Dwayne Gratz	2	0	0.0	21	17
S Josh Evans	1	2	0.0	8	4
DE Andre Branch	1	1	0.0	34	24
S Devin Fredrickson	1	1	0.0	6	1
OLB Dan Skuta	1	0	0.0	28	18
ILB Jordie Tripp	1	0	0.0	6	0
WR Bryan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dante Fowler	1	0	0.0	11	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Allen	2.5	0	0	0	21
DE Kony Ealy	2.0	0	0	0	23
DT Star Lotulelei	0.5	0	1	0	28
ILB Luke Kuechly	0.0	1	0	1	32
DE Mario Addison	0.0	0	1	0	18

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Odrick	2.0	0	1	1	25
ILB Paul Posluszny	1.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	4	0	1	32
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	1	0	32
CB Josh Norman	3	0	0	27
S Tre Boston	3	0	0	31
S Charles Tillman	2	0	1	33
CB Nicolas Jones	2	0	0	12
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0	23
CB Winston Mitchell	1	0	0	26

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rashaad Reynolds	4	0	25
ILB Paul Posluszny	2	0	25
S Sergio Brown	2	0	23
S Johnathan Cyprien	2	0	24
CB Aaron Colvin	2	0	23
DE Jared Odrick	1	0	25
CB Dwayne Gratz	1	0	17
OLB Thurston Armbrister	1	0	7
OLB Dan Skuta	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amini Silatolu	5	10	2	41	1	25
Ryan Kalil	4	12	0	41	0	25
Nolan Schroeder	4	6	0	37	0	25
Mike Tolbert	3	3	0	28	0	20
Noah McConnell	1	4	0	38	2	25
Trai Turner	1	2	0	39	0	25
Wade Reynolds	1	1	0	5	0	0

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
A.J. Cann	3	4	16	0	32
Zane Beadles	1	4	18	1	32
Peter Bronson	1	1	1	0	1
Luke Bowanko	0	3	16	1	33
Luke Joeckel	0	2	18	2	33
Jermey Parnell	0	2	17	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bene' Benwikere	1	11
Shaq Thompson	1	11
Oliver Doyle	1	7

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Marqise Lee	2	18
Marcedes Lewis	2	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trai Turner	39	25	---	---	4	68
Amini Silatolu	41	25	---	---	1	67
Ryan Kalil	41	25	---	---	---	66
Noah McConnell	38	25	---	---	---	63
Nolan Schroeder	37	25	---	---	---	62
Greg Olsen	36	23	---	---	2	61
Cam Newton	36	25	---	---	---	61
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	18	32	11	61
Mike Tolbert	28	20	---	---	7	55
Devin Funchess	27	18	---	---	10	55
Charles Tillman	---	---	18	33	2	53
Tre Boston	---	---	16	31	4	51
Luke Kuechly	---	---	16	32	2	50
Josh Norman	---	---	15	27	4	46
Ted Ginn	26	18	---	---	1	45
Star Lotulelei	---	---	15	28	2	45
Jonathan Stewart	25	18	---	---	---	43
Jerricho Cotchery	25	13	---	---	4	42
Thomas Davis	---	---	15	23	4	42
Dwan Edwards	---	---	9	25	4	38
Winston Mitchell	---	---	11	26	1	38
Nicolas Jones	---	---	9	12	16	37
Mario Addison	---	---	11	18	7	36
A.J. Klein	---	---	3	11	22	36
Kony Ealy	---	---	11	23	1	35
Jared Allen	---	---	9	21	3	33
Cameron Artis-Payne	11	1	---	---	19	31
Kawann Short	---	---	9	11	2	22
Oliver Doyle	8	7	---	---	7	22
Shaq Thompson	---	---	5	5	11	21
Ed Dickson	6	0	---	---	13	19
Scott Simonson	8	6	---	---	3	17
Corey Brown	2	1	---	---	12	15
Dominic Craighead	---	---	4	3	7	14
Brenton Bersin	3	0	---	---	10	13
Wade Reynolds	5	0	---	---	4	9
Fernando Velasco	4	0	---	---	4	8
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Mayo	---	---	2	1	3	6
Derek Krieg	5	0	---	---	1	6
K.C. Gardner	---	---	0	0	5	5
Roman Harper	---	---	2	1	1	4
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Posluszny	---	---	38	25	1	64
Rashaad Reynolds	---	---	37	25	---	62
Jared Odrick	---	---	35	25	1	61
Sergio Brown	---	---	36	23	1	60
Johnathan Cyprien	---	---	35	24	---	59
Aaron Colvin	---	---	36	23	---	59
Andre Branch	---	---	34	24	---	58
A.J. Cann	16	32	---	---	8	56
Julius Thomas	13	25	---	---	15	53
Luke Joeckel	18	33	---	---	---	51
Blake Bortles	18	33	---	---	---	51
Zane Beadles	18	32	---	---	---	50
Jermey Parnell	17	32	---	---	---	49
Luke Bowanko	16	33	---	---	---	49
Dan Skuta	---	---	28	18	---	46
Allen Robinson	14	31	---	---	---	45
Michael Bennett	---	---	31	13	1	45
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	26	15	2	43
Denard Robinson	5	17	---	---	20	42
Justin Blackmon	10	25	---	---	7	42
Roy Miller	---	---	24	16	---	40
Dwayne Gratz	---	---	21	17	1	39
Telvin Smith	---	---	20	7	8	35
Bryan Walters	6	17	---	---	11	34
Marcedes Lewis	8	9	---	---	16	33
Marqise Lee	5	8	---	---	18	31
Thurston Armbrister	---	---	13	7	10	30
T.J. Yeldon	13	16	---	---	---	29
Cedric Goettl	8	10	---	---	11	29
Josh Evans	---	---	8	4	9	21
Dante Fowler	---	---	11	5	4	20
Peyton Thompson	---	---	2	3	10	15
Rashad Greene	3	1	---	---	11	15
Juan Larry	5	6	---	---	4	15
Jordie Tripp	---	---	6	0	7	13
Brandon Linder	2	1	---	---	8	11
Melvin Fritz	2	1	---	---	8	11
Devin Fredrickson	---	---	6	1	4	11
Peter Bronson	1	1	---	---	8	10
Nick Marshall	---	---	4	0	4	8
Kenneth Chiles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Efrain Parrish	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Sample	---	---	0	0	2	2
Frankie Cogswell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Tuel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	43	3.1
Middle	18	114	6.3
Right	9	44	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	9	5	0.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	22	15	5	1	3	1	2	1	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Bortles	28	19	3	1	2	1	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	82	20.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	67	16.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	63	15.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	92	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jonathan Stewart	4	3	1	31	0	18
FB Mike Tolbert	4	3	1	85	1	20
WR Jerricho Cotchery	3	2	0	16	0	13
WR Ted Ginn	3	2	0	61	2	18
TE Greg Olsen	3	2	1	32	1	23
WR Devin Funchess	2	1	0	9	0	18
TE Scott Simonson	2	1	0	30	1	6
WR Corey Brown	1	1	0	6	0	1

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Julius Thomas	7	6	0	81	2	25
WR Justin Blackmon	6	3	1	46	1	25
WR Allen Robinson	6	3	1	25	0	31
RB Denard Robinson	3	3	0	15	0	17
WR Bryan Walters	2	1	0	4	0	17
RB T.J. Yeldon	2	2	0	17	0	16
WR Marqise Lee	1	1	0	-2	0	8
RB Juan Larry	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	4	13	3.25	5.24
Oliver Doyle	2	-2	-1.00	1.17
Mike Tolbert	1	8	8.00	6.33
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	-6	-6.00	4.57

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	1	7	7.00	12.27

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Bortles	3	3	8	2.67	6.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	7	7.00	21.25

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Denard Robinson	2	2	7	3.50	5.00
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	1	1.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	3	3
Cameron Artis-Payne	3	1
Mike Tolbert	1	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Yeldon	2	1
Denard Robinson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	4	1	1

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Bortles	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerricho Cotchery	1	0	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	1
TE Scott Simonson	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Allen Robinson	3	0	0
RB Denard Robinson	2	2	1
WR Justin Blackmon	2	1	1
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	1
WR Bryan Walters	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (67,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (19,600)
End Zone 10,200 (14,100)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (12,400)
Club Seats 9,000 (11,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (67,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (19,600)
End Zone	10,200 (14,100)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (12,400)
Club Seats	9,000 (11,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (1,800)