Week 1, 2019

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	3	7	3	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:13 CAR - Jason Boswell 31 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Rex Fuld 54 field goal
3Q: 08:52 CAR - Donny Bush 3 run (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 04:12 NOS - Dave Brown 12 pass from Garrett Grayson (Norman Brown extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CAR - Rex Fuld 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:13 CAR - Jason Boswell 31 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Rex Fuld 54 field goal
3Q: 08:52 CAR - Donny Bush 3 run (Rex Fuld extra point)
4Q: 04:12 NOS - Dave Brown 12 pass from Garrett Grayson (Norman Brown extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CAR - Rex Fuld 33 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 10
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 360 211
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 5.29 3.84
Net Rushing Yards 139 73
- Rushing Attempts 39 25
- Yards per Rush 3.56 2.92
Net Passing Yards 221 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 1 27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 224 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.62 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/59
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:08 25:52

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	10
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	360	211
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	5.29	3.84
Net Rushing Yards	139	73
- Rushing Attempts	39	25
- Yards per Rush	3.56	2.92
Net Passing Yards	221	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 1	27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	224	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.62	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/59
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:08	25:52

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:03	1:00	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
1	11:32	1:37	50	3	0	Punt
1	7:49	3:44	OWN 31	6	62	Interception
1	2:19	1:41	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	13:34	3:33	OWN 15	6	28	Punt
2	5:31	1:35	OWN 21	4	34	Punt
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 17	6	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:18	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
3	6:07	1:52	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
3	2:41	2:48	OWN 43	6	22	Missed FG
4	13:05	2:20	OWN 8	6	15	Punt
4	9:08	2:03	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	4:06	1:50	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
4	1:48	1:46	OPP 10	3	-6	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:57	OWN 30	2	14	Interception
1	13:03	1:31	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
1	9:55	2:06	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	4:05	1:46	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:38	2:04	OWN 26	4	18	Punt
2	10:01	4:30	OWN 18	8	27	Punt
2	3:56	2:16	OWN 4	6	20	Punt
3	8:42	2:35	OWN 16	4	27	Punt
3	4:15	1:34	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt
4	14:53	1:48	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
4	10:45	1:37	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	7:05	2:59	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
4	2:16	0:28	OWN 10	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Donny Bush, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donny Bush	25	105	4.20	22	5	1
RB Amos Doleman	7	6	0.86	11	1	0
QB Cam Newton	4	20	5.00	10	1	0
FB Bruce Miller	2	8	4.00	9	0	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Garrett Gillespie	19	51	2.68	11	1
QB Garrett Grayson	3	16	5.33	7	0
QB Sam Bradford	2	2	1.00	4	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	28	19	224	1/3	1	31	1	89.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Bradford	17	11	85	2/12	0	20	1	52.3
Garrett Grayson	10	4	69	1/4	1	34	0	97.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Bruce Miller	5	5	35	7.00	2	11	0
TE Jason Boswell	5	5	79	15.80	45	31	1
TE Pete Agin	3	3	45	15.00	21	21	0
RB Amos Doleman	2	2	4	2.00	9	8	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Willie Snead	1	6	27	27.00	22	27	0
WR Heath Hopper	1	1	10	10.00	11	10	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dave Brown	4	7	34	8.50	8	12	1
WR Brandin Cooks	3	5	5	1.67	1	8	0
RB Logan Bills	3	3	54	18.00	40	34	0
WR T.J. Graham	2	6	36	18.00	9	22	0
TE Earnest Pierce	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Camden Planish	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Asher Constantine	1	1	20	20.00	15	20	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Garrett Gillespie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Oliver Hudson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Aldon Smith	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Sam Bradford	1	0	0	0
WR Brandin Cooks	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Conley	8	351	43.9	40.3	57	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Jones	10	434	43.4	39.7	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Fuld	2/3	1/2	1/2	54	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norman Brown	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	2	37	18.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Planish	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dontae Johnson	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jairus Byrd	2	28	14.0	0
Buster Skrine	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Oscar Barnes	7	2	0.0	25	30
CB Patrick Peterson	6	1	0.0	25	30
CB Emmitt Anthony	6	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Aldon Smith	4	0	1.0	23	17
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	2	0.0	24	27
DT Star Lotulelei	3	3	0.0	24	22
DT Quinton Dial	2	1	1.0	9	17
DT Kawann Short	2	4	0.0	18	15
OLB Tito Berger	2	0	0.0	2	13
DE Dan Jacques	1	1	1.0	23	15
OLB Brandon Graham	1	0	0.0	13	10
QB Cam Newton	1	0	---	---	---
S Tre Boston	1	0	0.0	11	12
CB Dontae Johnson	1	0	0.0	13	19
DE Ryan Delaire	1	0	0.0	16	14
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	0.0	12	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	10	2	1.0	39	29
CB Grant Kosier	10	1	0.0	39	29
S Kenny Vaccaro	6	3	0.0	39	29
ILB Mike Hull	6	2	0.0	12	16
DE Desmond Mendez	4	3	0.0	36	23
S Jairus Byrd	4	1	0.0	39	29
CB Oliver Hudson	4	1	0.0	38	27
OLB Elijah Devine	4	0	0.0	11	12
DE Cameron Jordan	2	2	0.0	37	27
DE Deron Bates	2	1	0.0	31	19
CB Buster Skrine	2	0	0.0	24	10
ILB Shaun Lindsay	2	0	0.0	27	13
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Terrance Knighton	0	1	0.0	11	13
DE Brant Bensen	0	1	0.0	37	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Aldon Smith	1.0	0	1	17
DE Dan Jacques	1.0	0	1	15
DT Quinton Dial	1.0	0	0	17
DT Kawann Short	0.0	2	1	15
DT Sammie Burgess	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Tito Berger	0.0	0	1	13

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Brant Bensen	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Cameron Jordan	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Kasim Edebali	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Deron Bates	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Peterson	4	0	0	30
CB Emmitt Anthony	3	1	0	30
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	3	0	27
OLB Aldon Smith	2	0	0	17
OLB Tito Berger	2	0	0	13
CB Dontae Johnson	1	2	0	19
S Oscar Barnes	1	0	0	30
CB Nicolas Jones	0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Grant Kosier	4	0	0	29
ILB Mike Hull	3	1	0	16
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	2	0	29
OLB Elijah Devine	2	1	0	12
CB Oliver Hudson	2	0	1	27
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	0	0	29
S Jairus Byrd	1	0	0	29
CB Buster Skrine	1	0	0	10
DE Desmond Mendez	1	0	0	23
ILB Shaun Lindsay	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cedric Sutton	5	11	39	0	29
C Marshal Yanda	2	10	39	0	29
T Austin Howard	2	3	39	0	29
G Nolan Schroeder	1	3	25	0	11
T Noah McConnell	1	2	14	0	18
G Trai Turner	0	4	39	1	29
TE Jason Boswell	0	1	35	0	29
TE Pete Agin	0	1	5	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jessie Perrault	1	5	25	1	30
G Colby Stephenson	1	5	15	0	15
T Blake Scheungrab	1	1	25	2	30
G Tim Lelito	0	6	25	0	30
C Max Unger	0	3	25	0	30
T Daquan Giles	0	1	10	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Miller	1	27
Quinton Dial	1	22
Devin Funchess	1	19
Heath Hopper	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Logan Bills	1	24
Camden Planish	1	14
Elijah Devine	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Trai Turner	39	29	---	---	11	79
G Cedric Sutton	39	29	---	---	11	79
C Marshal Yanda	39	29	---	---	---	68
T Austin Howard	39	29	---	---	---	68
QB Cam Newton	39	29	---	---	---	68
WR Kelvin Benjamin	39	29	---	---	---	68
TE Jason Boswell	35	29	---	---	---	64
RB Donny Bush	30	17	---	---	17	64
WR Devin Funchess	28	15	---	---	19	62
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	25	30	---	55
WR Willie Snead	32	23	---	---	---	55
S Oscar Barnes	---	---	25	30	---	55
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	25	30	---	55
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	24	27	---	51
DT Quinton Dial	---	---	9	17	22	48
CB Dontae Johnson	---	---	13	19	16	48
G Nolan Schroeder	25	11	---	---	11	47
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	24	22	---	46
FB Bruce Miller	7	8	---	---	27	42
CB Nicolas Jones	---	---	12	18	12	42
OLB Aldon Smith	---	---	23	17	---	40
DE Dan Jacques	---	---	23	15	---	38
TE Pete Agin	5	6	---	---	27	38
DT Kawann Short	---	---	18	15	---	33
T Noah McConnell	14	18	---	---	---	32
DE Ryan Delaire	---	---	16	14	---	30
WR Heath Hopper	7	2	---	---	16	25
OLB Dexter Austin	---	---	0	0	24	24
OLB Brandon Graham	---	---	13	10	---	23
S Tre Boston	---	---	11	12	---	23
S Robert Brunner	---	---	3	4	16	23
DT Dontari Poe	---	---	6	6	10	22
RB Amos Doleman	10	12	---	---	---	22
T D.J. Wallace	0	0	---	---	15	15
OLB Tito Berger	---	---	2	13	---	15
DE Malcom Brown	---	---	1	12	---	13
DT Sammie Burgess	---	---	1	11	---	12
ILB Corey Moss	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Abel Conley	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Amir Mack	---	---	1	8	---	9
K Rex Fuld	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Greg Olsen	2	4	---	---	---	6
WR Jerald Dawson	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Theodore Myers	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Earl Brice	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Oliver Hudson	---	---	38	27	15	80
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	39	29	7	75
CB Grant Kosier	---	---	39	29	4	72
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	39	29	3	71
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	39	29	3	71
DE Cameron Jordan	---	---	37	27	3	67
T Jessie Perrault	25	30	---	---	10	65
DE Brant Bensen	---	---	37	25	1	63
DE Deron Bates	---	---	31	19	11	61
DE Desmond Mendez	---	---	36	23	---	59
C Max Unger	25	30	---	---	---	55
G Tim Lelito	25	30	---	---	---	55
T Blake Scheungrab	25	30	---	---	---	55
TE Dave Brown	25	29	---	---	---	54
ILB Shaun Lindsay	---	---	27	13	13	53
WR Marquise Goodwin	21	28	---	---	---	49
WR Brandin Cooks	18	17	---	---	14	49
CB Buster Skrine	---	---	24	10	14	48
WR T.J. Graham	17	29	---	---	---	46
RB Logan Bills	3	14	---	---	24	41
TE Earnest Pierce	9	7	---	---	24	40
QB Sam Bradford	20	19	---	---	---	39
RB Garrett Gillespie	22	15	---	---	---	37
G Colby Stephenson	15	15	---	---	6	36
OLB Elijah Devine	---	---	11	12	13	36
T Daquan Giles	10	15	---	---	10	35
ILB Mike Hull	---	---	12	16	2	30
RB Camden Planish	5	8	---	---	14	27
DT Terrance Knighton	---	---	11	13	2	26
OLB Norman Crawford	---	---	1	1	24	26
CB Ed Israelson	---	---	3	6	13	22
QB Garrett Grayson	5	11	---	---	---	16
S Maurice Alexander	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Kasim Edebali	---	---	1	4	9	14
P Donnie Jones	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Bobby Richardson	---	---	3	5	2	10
G Fred Blankenhorn	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Lionel Zeiders	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Asher Constantine	1	2	---	---	6	9
C Lewis Monroe	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	1	2	---	3
TE Larry Donnell	3	0	---	---	---	3
WR Shawn Rivera	1	1	---	---	---	2
K Norman Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Blake Bortles	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Dominic Craighead	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	64	4.9
Middle	15	46	3.1
Right	10	30	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	14	34	2.4
Right	10	32	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	28	19	4	1	0	4	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Bradford	17	11	1	0	0	3	2	4	1
Garrett Grayson	10	4	2	1	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	127	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	28	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	61	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	14	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Snead	6	1	27	1	23
FB Bruce Miller	5	5	35	0	8
TE Jason Boswell	5	5	79	2	29
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	1	14	0	29
WR Devin Funchess	3	1	10	0	15
TE Pete Agin	3	3	45	1	6
RB Amos Doleman	2	2	4	0	12
WR Heath Hopper	1	1	10	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dave Brown	7	4	1	34	0	29
WR T.J. Graham	6	2	0	36	1	29
WR Brandin Cooks	5	3	0	5	0	17
RB Logan Bills	3	3	0	54	1	14
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	0	0	0	0	28
TE Earnest Pierce	1	1	0	9	0	7
RB Camden Planish	1	1	0	-4	0	8
WR Asher Constantine	1	1	0	20	1	2
RB Garrett Gillespie	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donny Bush	4	19	4.75	4.20
QB Cam Newton	2	9	4.50	5.00
FB Bruce Miller	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
WR Devin Funchess	1	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	2	1	12	6.00	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Funchess	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Dave Brown	1	1	12	12.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Amos Doleman	2	0
QB Cam Newton	1	0
RB Donny Bush	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Bradford	1	0
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Bradford	10	7	2
Garrett Grayson	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Snead	3	0	0
FB Bruce Miller	2	2	1
WR Devin Funchess	2	1	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	1
RB Amos Doleman	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	5	3	1
RB Logan Bills	3	3	2
TE Dave Brown	3	2	0
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	0
TE Earnest Pierce	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,000 (81,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (5,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,000 (81,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (5,900)