Week 1, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	14	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	6	14	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 CAR - Jimmie Peterson 50 field goal
2Q: 05:09 NOS - Artie Schwartz 30 field goal
2Q: 01:13 CAR - Jimmie Peterson 30 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Artie Schwartz 44 field goal
3Q: 08:40 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 1 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
3Q: 04:54 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 9 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 14:32 CAR - Josh Taylor 6 pass from Dale Pogrelis (Jimmie Peterson extra point)
4Q: 11:46 CAR - Brad Maze 1 run (Jimmie Peterson extra point)
4Q: 04:48 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 7 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 CAR - Jimmie Peterson 50 field goal
2Q: 05:09 NOS - Artie Schwartz 30 field goal
2Q: 01:13 CAR - Jimmie Peterson 30 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Artie Schwartz 44 field goal
3Q: 08:40 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 1 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
3Q: 04:54 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 9 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 14:32 CAR - Josh Taylor 6 pass from Dale Pogrelis (Jimmie Peterson extra point)
4Q: 11:46 CAR - Brad Maze 1 run (Jimmie Peterson extra point)
4Q: 04:48 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 7 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 25
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 223 377
- Offensive Plays 65 71
- Yards per Play 3.43 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 80 167
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 3.64 4.51
Net Passing Yards 143 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 0 34 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 179 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/36 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.33 6.18
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/118 5/124
Interception Ret./Yards 3/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	25
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	223	377
- Offensive Plays	65	71
- Yards per Play	3.43	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	80	167
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	3.64	4.51
Net Passing Yards	143	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 0	34 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	179	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/36	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.33	6.18
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/118	5/124
Interception Ret./Yards	3/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
1	9:58	1:58	OPP 34	3	1	Field Goal
1	3:19	2:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	15:00	1:40	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	5:03	1:39	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	2:49	1:44	OWN 38	8	49	Field Goal
3	8:31	1:59	OWN 20	4	8	Fumble
3	4:48	5:23	OWN 41	13	59	Touchdown
4	13:36	1:57	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
4	9:55	1:49	OWN 24	4	-12	Punt
4	4:41	2:50	OWN 28	9	35	Downs
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 41	7	13	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	2:54	OWN 4	6	36	Fumble
1	8:00	4:41	OWN 41	10	54	Interception
1	0:56	0:56	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
2	13:20	8:17	OWN 16	14	71	Field Goal
2	3:24	0:35	OWN 44	3	12	Interception
2	1:05	1:04	OWN 40	4	33	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:29	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
3	6:32	1:44	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
4	14:25	0:49	OWN 34	4	-15	Interception
4	11:39	1:44	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	8:06	3:25	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:38	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Bill Reeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Percy Pierce	13	53	4.08	14	1	0
Brad Maze	6	12	2.00	7	0	1
Dale Pogrelis	2	7	3.50	4	0	0
Quinn Painter	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ivory Dorset	16	72	4.50	15	3	0
Patrick Montgomery	14	53	3.79	9	0	3
Kasey Sanders	5	33	6.60	9	0	0
David Peterson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Leon Blades	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Pogrelis	33	15	155	4/28	1	28	0	69.6
Lonnie Harvey	5	4	24	1/8	0	13	0	86.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kasey Sanders	34	21	210	0/0	0	31	3	42.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Maurice Emmons	5	6	69	13.80	24	28	0
WR Max Emmons	4	5	41	10.25	3	19	0
RB Percy Pierce	3	5	15	5.00	7	8	0
RB Brad Maze	2	2	18	9.00	2	11	0
WR Josh Taylor	2	8	6	3.00	0	6	1
WR Pat Flowers	1	5	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Edward Shepard	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Sedrick Barnhill	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Keenan Aldworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lenny Coffey	5	9	64	12.80	24	24
WR Roman Gentry	5	7	67	13.40	15	31
WR Leon Blades	4	7	30	7.50	8	11
WR Conrad Turner	3	5	23	7.67	14	9
FB David Peterson	2	2	9	4.50	0	7
RB Austin Washington	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
WR Oscar Cote	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Cordell Bradford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Patrick Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnny Rice	2	17	8.50	0
S Chuck Watkins	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dale Pogrelis	2	1	0
Shaun Malcomson	0	1	0
Chuck Watkins	0	0	1
Frankie Freitag	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ivory Dorset	1	0	0
Leon Blades	1	0	0
Charles Allin	0	1	0
Rozz Gonzalez	0	1	0
Jumbo Carlson	0	0	1
Bill Reeck	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Reilly	5	248	49.6	45.0	66	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dusty Shaw	3	114	38.0	35.7	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Peterson	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Schwartz	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Parrott	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conrad Turner	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Flowers	3	68	22.7	0
Isaac Newhart	2	50	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jasonn Dawkins	5	124	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Watkins	8	2	0.0	34	32
ILB Jerry Reese	5	1	0.0	27	27
CB Dwayne Smith	5	0	0.0	24	28
ILB Greg Rose	4	2	0.0	20	23
OLB Irving Griffin	4	1	0.0	19	16
DT Vince Ely	4	0	0.0	27	22
CB Shaun Malcomson	3	1	0.0	22	23
S Oliver Foley	3	0	0.0	10	10
DE Bob Hawkins	3	0	0.0	32	29
S Lorenzo Nazareno	2	2	0.0	28	28
DT Emmitt Glenn	2	1	0.0	20	17
DT Hunter Hope	2	1	0.0	19	18
DE Aaron Mitchell	2	0	0.0	21	18
CB Frank Parrott	2	0	0.0	13	13
CB Frankie Freitag	1	1	0.0	21	18
FB Quinn Painter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Theodore Stewart	1	0	0.0	15	6
OLB Lionel Morris	1	0	0.0	9	5
CB Johnny Rice	1	0	0.0	16	13
DT Marcus Moliva	1	0	0.0	17	14
DT Jondel Hill	0	1	0.0	10	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Markus Coffman	7	1	0.0	20	38
S Leslie Arntt	7	0	0.0	14	33
S A.J. McKenzie	6	2	0.0	18	38
CB Chandler Dent	5	1	0.0	15	36
OLB Bill Reeck	3	1	2.0	12	13
DE Kamron Quinn	3	0	1.5	14	23
CB Brett Battistone	3	1	0.0	16	40
DE Jumbo Carlson	2	0	1.0	15	36
QB Kasey Sanders	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Alan Stokes	2	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Gus Batson	1	2	0.5	19	39
DE Ricardo Watts	1	1	0.0	8	20
DT Troy Farmer	1	0	0.0	7	16
WR Leon Blades	1	0	---	---	---
CB Winfred Frimel	1	0	0.0	7	6
RB Patrick Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rozz Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	15	27
S Kelvin Hutton	1	0	0.0	9	25
CB Jasonn Dawkins	0	1	0.0	9	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Johnny Rice	1	0	13
DE Bob Hawkins	1	0	29
DE Aaron Mitchell	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bill Reeck	2.0	0	0	13
DE Kamron Quinn	1.5	1	0	23
DE Jumbo Carlson	1.0	1	0	36
OLB Gus Batson	0.5	0	2	39
DE Ricardo Watts	0.0	1	0	20
DT Rozz Gonzalez	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerry Reese	4	0	0	27
CB Dwayne Smith	3	0	0	28
S Chuck Watkins	2	1	1	32
OLB Irving Griffin	2	0	0	16
ILB Greg Rose	2	0	0	23
CB Shaun Malcomson	2	0	0	23
DT Hunter Hope	2	0	0	18
CB Frankie Freitag	1	1	0	18
S Oliver Foley	1	0	0	10
OLB Lionel Morris	1	0	0	5
DE Bob Hawkins	1	0	0	29
CB Johnny Rice	0	0	2	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chandler Dent	5	0	36
S Leslie Arntt	4	0	33
ILB Markus Coffman	4	0	38
S A.J. McKenzie	1	1	38
S Kelvin Hutton	1	1	25
OLB Gus Batson	1	0	39
CB Brett Battistone	1	0	40
CB Jasonn Dawkins	1	0	22
CB Winfred Frimel	1	0	6
CB Cornell Tower	0	1	28
OLB Bill Reeck	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gilroy Milson	4	6	15	0	29
Kris Keene	2	2	15	1	31
Quinn Painter	1	3	16	0	30
Maurice Emmons	1	1	18	0	24
Eddie Sell	0	3	19	1	34
Isaac Walker	0	2	8	1	10
Rob Reilly	0	2	20	0	39
Robert Baxter	0	1	3	0	13
Xavier Saltsman	0	0	11	2	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Charles Allin	4	7	32	32
Victor Owens	3	6	29	29
Bernard Sterne	3	4	15	19
Jackie Grimm	2	4	31	21
Winston Regan	1	5	33	29
David Peterson	1	2	27	16
Deron Sierra	1	1	7	7
Larry Dakis	1	1	6	5
Lance Ellis	0	3	32	28

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Morris	3	10
Brad Maze	1	21
Sedrick Barnhill	1	16
Frank Parrott	1	15
Keenan Aldworth	1	7
Edward Shepard	0	16
Oliver Foley	0	13
Max Emmons	0	13
Greg Rose	0	12
Brenden Bernstein	0	12
Irving Griffin	0	8
Quinn Painter	0	8
Jimmie Peterson	0	7
Tommie Gutzmer	0	7
Xavier Saltsman	0	7
Isaac Newhart	0	7
Robert Baxter	0	7
Pat Flowers	0	6
Theodore Stewart	0	6
Gilroy Milson	0	6
Isaac Walker	0	5
Wes Reilly	0	5
Johnny Rice	0	4
Emmitt Glenn	0	4
Hunter Hope	0	4
Maurice Emmons	0	3
Shaun Malcomson	0	3
Lorenzo Nazareno	0	3
Vince Ely	0	2
Chuck Watkins	0	2
Frankie Freitag	0	2
Rob Reilly	0	2
David Sellek	0	2
Dwayne Smith	0	2
Jerry Reese	0	2
Aaron Mitchell	0	1
Eddie Sell	0	1
Jondel Hill	0	1
Bob Hawkins	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Luxmore	2	14
Austin Washington	1	20
Chandler Dent	1	17
Lenny Coffey	1	16
Jasonn Dawkins	1	12
Randy Hoover	0	16
Oscar Cote	0	13
Kelvin Hutton	0	13
Markus Coffman	0	11
Randal Pantoja	0	11
Conrad Turner	0	10
David Peterson	0	9
Artie Schwartz	0	8
Alan Stokes	0	6
Butch Andersen	0	5
Dusty Shaw	0	5
Shawn Harada	0	5
Kamron Quinn	0	5
Deron Sierra	0	5
Bernard Sterne	0	5
Winfred Frimel	0	5
Patrick Montgomery	0	5
Larry Dakis	0	5
Jackie Grimm	0	5
Gus Batson	0	3
Charles Allin	0	3
Jumbo Carlson	0	2
A.J. McKenzie	0	2
Ivory Dorset	0	2
Brett Battistone	0	2
Leslie Arntt	0	2
Ricardo Watts	0	2
Cornell Tower	0	2
Bill Reeck	0	2
Victor Owens	0	1
Troy Farmer	0	1
Lance Ellis	0	1
Cordell Bradford	0	1
Rozz Gonzalez	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	39	3.5
Middle	21	81	3.9
Right	5	47	9.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Pogrelis	33	15	2	6	4	3	4	1	0
Lonnie Harvey	5	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kasey Sanders	34	21	2	4	2	2	2	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	102	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	112	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	45	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Taylor	8	2	2	6	0	25
TE Maurice Emmons	6	5	0	69	2	24
WR Pat Flowers	5	1	1	13	0	25
RB Percy Pierce	5	3	1	15	0	30
WR Max Emmons	5	4	0	41	0	20
TE Edward Shepard	4	1	0	4	0	21
RB Brad Maze	2	2	0	18	0	12
WR Keenan Aldworth	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Sedrick Barnhill	1	1	0	13	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lenny Coffey	9	5	0	64	1	24
WR Leon Blades	7	4	1	30	0	31
WR Roman Gentry	7	5	1	67	1	20
WR Conrad Turner	5	3	0	23	0	12
FB David Peterson	2	2	0	9	0	16
RB Austin Washington	1	1	0	9	0	2
TE Cordell Bradford	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Patrick Montgomery	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Oscar Cote	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dale Pogrelis	2	7	3.50	3.50
Percy Pierce	2	9	4.50	4.08
Brad Maze	1	1	1.00	2.00
Quinn Painter	1	8	8.00	8.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Patrick Montgomery	5	22	4.40	3.79
Ivory Dorset	3	5	1.67	4.50
Kasey Sanders	1	4	4.00	6.60
Leon Blades	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Pogrelis	8	2	13	1.63	4.70

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kasey Sanders	5	3	27	5.40	6.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edward Shepard	3	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Josh Taylor	2	1	6	3.00	0.75
TE Maurice Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
RB Brad Maze	1	1	7	7.00	9.00
WR Pat Flowers	1	0	0	0.00	2.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lenny Coffey	2	1	12	6.00	7.11
FB David Peterson	1	1	7	7.00	4.50
WR Leon Blades	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
WR Oscar Cote	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Pierce	2	2
Brad Maze	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Montgomery	4	3
Ivory Dorset	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Pogrelis	10	6	6
Lonnie Harvey	3	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kasey Sanders	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Taylor	4	2	1
RB Percy Pierce	3	2	2
WR Max Emmons	3	2	2
TE Maurice Emmons	1	1	0
RB Brad Maze	1	1	1
WR Pat Flowers	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lenny Coffey	3	2	2
WR Conrad Turner	3	1	1
RB Austin Washington	1	1	1
WR Leon Blades	1	0	0
WR Roman Gentry	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (19,900)
End Zone 10,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 11,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (19,900)
End Zone	10,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	11,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,400)