Week 1, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

69 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	0	-	14
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:20 NOS - Bennett Carrillo 22 pass from Weston Asherian (Adam Griffin extra point)
2Q: 11:03 NOS - Adam Griffin 18 field goal
2Q: 03:53 CAR - Darryl Chesnut 19 pass from Marvin Klug (Devonte Garrison extra point)
3Q: 08:31 CAR - Darryl Chesnut 15 pass from Marvin Klug (Devonte Garrison extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:20 NOS - Bennett Carrillo 22 pass from Weston Asherian (Adam Griffin extra point)
2Q: 11:03 NOS - Adam Griffin 18 field goal
2Q: 03:53 CAR - Darryl Chesnut 19 pass from Marvin Klug (Devonte Garrison extra point)
3Q: 08:31 CAR - Darryl Chesnut 15 pass from Marvin Klug (Devonte Garrison extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 357 291
- Offensive Plays 70 67
- Yards per Play 5.10 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 82 102
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 2.93 3.40
Net Passing Yards 275 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 1 36 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 306 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/39 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:55 28:05

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	357	291
- Offensive Plays	70	67
- Yards per Play	5.10	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	82	102
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	2.93	3.40
Net Passing Yards	275	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 1	36 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	306	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/39	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:55	28:05

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	2:18	OWN 5	5	19	Punt
1	7:19	2:05	OWN 43	4	36	Fumble
1	2:46	0:08	OWN 39	1	8	Fumble
1	1:06	0:57	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	10:58	2:50	OWN 27	6	11	Interception
2	6:30	2:47	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	2:19	1:40	OWN 26	3	-7	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:36	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
3	6:23	0:58	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
3	2:31	2:48	OWN 20	5	43	Punt
4	13:24	2:18	OPP 44	5	6	Punt
4	8:34	3:31	OWN 20	7	55	Missed FG
4	3:36	3:36	OWN 27	8	39	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
1	9:25	2:06	OWN 39	4	18	Fumble
1	5:14	2:28	OWN 32	6	29	Downs
1	2:38	1:32	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
1	0:09	4:11	OWN 15	12	84	Field Goal
2	8:08	1:38	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	3:43	1:24	OWN 25	4	4	Punt
2	0:39	0:31	OWN 42	3	-5	Punt
3	8:24	2:01	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	5:25	2:54	OWN 46	7	9	Punt
4	14:43	1:19	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
4	11:06	2:32	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	5:03	1:27	OWN 32	6	41	Downs

Game MVP: Marvin Klug, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB T.J. Logan	14	42	3.00	8	0
RB Darryl Chesnut	11	43	3.91	19	2
QB Marvin Klug	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
WR Courtney Freeman	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Robbie Matthews	26	84	3.23	24	3
RB Lamar Terrell	3	10	3.33	5	0
QB Weston Asherian	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marvin Klug	38	27	306	4/31	2	40	1	101.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Weston Asherian	36	16	194	1/5	1	22	0	70.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ryan Switzer	7	8	49	7.00	15	20	0
WR Courtney Freeman	6	9	81	13.50	33	40	0
WR Omar Raymond	4	6	83	20.75	54	31	0
TE Kris Herrera	4	5	21	5.25	0	10	0
RB Darryl Chesnut	2	3	34	17.00	7	19	2
WR Tyrell Spencer	2	3	16	8.00	2	9	0
FB Leonardo LaBorde	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Tony Stevens	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
RB T.J. Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennett Carrillo	4	14	49	12.25	12	22	1
TE Chester Robinson	3	3	24	8.00	2	11	0
TE Jalston Fowler	2	2	31	15.50	2	16	0
WR Rex Schwartz	2	4	31	15.50	12	20	0
WR Kevin Greene	2	8	26	13.00	15	21	0
RB Lamar Terrell	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Robbie Matthews	1	1	18	18.00	9	18	0
WR KD Cannon	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Caden Jefferson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Marvin Klug	1	0	0
RB Darryl Chesnut	1	0	0
ILB Harvey Watson	0	1	0
S Jackie Agrawall	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Chester Robinson	1	0	0
OLB Isaiah Bauer	0	1	0
OLB Rico Blackwell	0	1	0
S Weston Jackson	0	0	1
DT Freddie Stephens	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Ikuma	6	262	43.7	38.7	67	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Barber	8	381	47.6	39.1	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte Garrison	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Griffin	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrell Spencer	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
KD Cannon	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Omar Raymond	1	20	20.0	0
Courtney Freeman	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Duke Riley	7	2	0.0	30	37
DT Darryl Walters	6	1	1.0	26	30
OLB Bradley Sanford	6	2	0.0	21	19
OLB Calvin Munson	5	1	0.0	12	22
S Kai Hutton	3	2	0.0	30	37
S Howie Kerner	3	1	0.0	9	16
CB Landon Wentworth	3	1	0.0	25	32
DE Arnold Trivedi	3	0	0.0	17	15
DT Donovan Hanson	2	3	0.0	12	21
DE Jordan Kemp	2	1	0.0	19	30
CB Trey Breeding	1	2	0.0	21	26
ILB Lawrence Ackerman	1	1	0.0	18	15
S Jackie Agrawall	1	1	0.0	12	14
S Vinny Tate	1	0	0.0	14	12
G Rees Odhiambo	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tony Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ryan Switzer	1	0	---	---	---
S Sojourn Shelton	1	0	0.0	12	22
ILB Harvey Watson	0	1	0.0	9	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Weston Jackson	10	3	0.0	26	23
CB Brian Allen	5	2	1.0	19	31
OLB Isaiah Bauer	5	0	0.0	28	42
OLB Winston Hepburn	5	0	0.0	9	11
DT Ben Caldwell	4	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Rico Blackwell	4	0	0.0	27	42
CB Caden Jefferson	3	2	0.0	23	40
CB Elijah Harmon	3	1	0.0	19	25
CB Josh Jones	3	1	0.0	1	18
CB Fabian Moreau	3	0	0.0	22	16
CB Lawrence Hartman	2	0	1.0	15	13
DE Avery Moss	1	1	1.0	5	24
DT Freddie Stephens	1	0	1.0	8	25
ILB Chase Sweeney	1	3	0.0	27	24
DE Jackson Henry	1	1	0.0	23	34
CB Patrick Jacobs	1	1	0.0	3	22
DT Easton Diminnie	1	0	0.0	12	8
CB Anthony O'Neal	1	0	0.0	5	19
DT Hunter Dimick	1	0	0.0	15	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Darryl Walters	1.0	2	30
DE Arnold Trivedi	0.0	2	15
DE Jordan Kemp	0.0	1	30
OLB Bradley Sanford	0.0	1	19
OLB Duke Riley	0.0	1	37

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Avery Moss	1.0	1	24
CB Lawrence Hartman	1.0	0	13
DT Freddie Stephens	1.0	0	25
CB Brian Allen	1.0	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Duke Riley	4	0	37
CB Landon Wentworth	3	0	32
OLB Calvin Munson	2	2	22
S Howie Kerner	2	1	16
S Kai Hutton	1	3	37
CB Trey Breeding	1	1	26
S Vinny Tate	1	1	12
DT Darryl Walters	1	0	30
S Jackie Agrawall	1	0	14
DT Donovan Hanson	0	1	21

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Isaiah Bauer	4	0	0	42
CB Brian Allen	4	0	0	31
CB Caden Jefferson	3	1	1	40
CB Fabian Moreau	3	0	0	16
CB Josh Jones	3	0	0	18
OLB Rico Blackwell	2	1	0	42
S Weston Jackson	2	0	0	23
ILB Chase Sweeney	1	1	0	24
CB Anthony O'Neal	1	0	0	19
CB Lawrence Hartman	1	0	0	13
OLB Winston Hepburn	1	0	0	11
CB Elijah Harmon	1	0	0	25
CB Patrick Jacobs	1	0	0	22
DT Easton Diminnie	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Aiden Hall	4	11	1	28	0	42
G Earnest Wells	2	4	0	28	1	42
C Darnell Belichick	1	4	0	28	0	42
G Rees Odhiambo	1	4	0	28	0	42
T Jamon Brown	0	3	0	28	1	42
TE Dwayne O'Donnell	0	0	0	4	2	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chester Marker	2	8	1	30	0	37
C Sean Spence	2	4	0	30	0	37
T Andres Boddy	1	5	0	30	0	37
G Cam Robinson	0	6	0	26	0	30
TE Jalston Fowler	0	3	0	18	0	29
G Roman Joyner	0	2	0	30	1	37
G Joshua Garnett	0	1	0	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Darryl Chesnut	3	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Robinson	1	21
Ben Caldwell	1	18
Anthony Harris	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jamon Brown	28	42	---	---	7	77
T Aiden Hall	28	42	---	---	7	77
G Earnest Wells	28	42	---	---	7	77
G Rees Odhiambo	28	42	---	---	7	77
CB Allen Gildon	---	---	30	37	9	76
WR Omar Raymond	21	32	---	---	20	73
QB Marvin Klug	28	42	---	---	1	71
C Darnell Belichick	28	42	---	---	---	70
S Kai Hutton	---	---	30	37	1	68
OLB Duke Riley	---	---	30	37	1	68
WR Tyrell Spencer	24	27	---	---	15	66
DT Darryl Walters	---	---	26	30	9	65
WR Courtney Freeman	27	33	---	---	3	63
CB Trey Breeding	---	---	21	26	14	61
OLB Bradley Sanford	---	---	21	19	21	61
DE Jordan Kemp	---	---	19	30	9	58
CB Landon Wentworth	---	---	25	32	1	58
TE Kris Herrera	21	30	---	---	2	53
RB Darryl Chesnut	13	27	---	---	13	53
ILB Lawrence Ackerman	---	---	18	15	12	45
S Vinny Tate	---	---	14	12	13	39
RB T.J. Logan	17	12	---	---	9	38
DT Donovan Hanson	---	---	12	21	1	34
OLB Calvin Munson	---	---	12	22	---	34
S Sojourn Shelton	---	---	12	22	---	34
DE Arnold Trivedi	---	---	17	15	---	32
FB Leonardo LaBorde	7	8	---	---	15	30
S Jackie Agrawall	---	---	12	14	1	27
S Howie Kerner	---	---	9	16	1	26
WR Ryan Switzer	4	20	---	---	---	24
WR Tony Stevens	1	15	---	---	6	22
ILB Harvey Watson	---	---	9	11	1	21
TE Emmett Verma	1	0	---	---	19	20
DE Eddie Page	---	---	9	9	---	18
TE Dwayne O'Donnell	4	5	---	---	---	9
C Jeff Geisen	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Burt Ikuma	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Nazair Jones	---	---	4	2	---	6
K Devonte Garrison	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Anthony Wales	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Vincent McAninch	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vadal Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Antoine Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Graham Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cam Keizur	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jordan Roos	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Roman Joyner	30	37	---	---	9	76
T Andres Boddy	30	37	---	---	9	76
C Sean Spence	30	37	---	---	9	76
WR Rex Schwartz	23	31	---	---	21	75
WR Bennett Carrillo	30	37	---	---	7	74
OLB Isaiah Bauer	---	---	28	42	1	71
OLB Rico Blackwell	---	---	27	42	1	70
QB Weston Asherian	30	37	---	---	---	67
WR Kevin Greene	30	37	---	---	---	67
C Chester Marker	30	37	---	---	---	67
CB Caden Jefferson	---	---	23	40	1	64
G Cam Robinson	26	30	---	---	8	64
S Weston Jackson	---	---	26	23	13	62
DT Ben Caldwell	---	---	18	23	18	59
DE Jackson Henry	---	---	23	34	---	57
TE Jalston Fowler	18	29	---	---	9	56
ILB Chase Sweeney	---	---	27	24	1	52
CB Elijah Harmon	---	---	19	25	7	51
CB Brian Allen	---	---	19	31	---	50
CB Fabian Moreau	---	---	22	16	4	42
RB Robbie Matthews	26	15	---	---	---	41
OLB Winston Hepburn	---	---	9	11	21	41
DT Freddie Stephens	---	---	8	25	7	40
CB Anthony O'Neal	---	---	5	19	12	36
WR KD Cannon	10	14	---	---	9	33
TE Chester Robinson	4	6	---	---	21	31
DE Avery Moss	---	---	5	24	1	30
CB Lawrence Hartman	---	---	15	13	---	28
CB Patrick Jacobs	---	---	3	22	---	25
DT Hunter Dimick	---	---	15	10	---	25
S Anthony Harris	---	---	1	12	11	24
RB Lamar Terrell	4	14	---	---	6	24
DT Easton Diminnie	---	---	12	8	---	20
CB Josh Jones	---	---	1	18	---	19
G Joshua Garnett	4	7	---	---	---	11
DE Nolan Bollin	---	---	1	0	9	10
P Brian Barber	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dean Kelley	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Donnie Shannon	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Harris Norris	2	2	---	---	---	4
K Adam Griffin	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Myles Box	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Leo Manning	0	0	---	---	1	1
ILB Chase Allen	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Cardale Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Andy Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	12	28	2.3
Right	10	42	4.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	19	52	2.7
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marvin Klug	38	27	4	2	3	4	1	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Weston Asherian	36	16	3	0	4	9	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	19	220	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	35	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	124	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Freeman	9	6	1	81	1	33
WR Ryan Switzer	8	7	0	49	1	20
WR Omar Raymond	6	4	0	83	2	32
TE Kris Herrera	5	4	1	21	0	30
RB Darryl Chesnut	3	2	0	34	0	27
WR Tyrell Spencer	3	2	1	16	0	27
FB Leonardo LaBorde	2	1	0	11	0	8
RB T.J. Logan	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Tony Stevens	1	1	0	11	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennett Carrillo	14	4	3	49	1	37
WR Kevin Greene	8	2	1	26	1	37
WR Rex Schwartz	4	2	0	31	1	31
TE Chester Robinson	3	3	0	24	0	6
TE Jalston Fowler	2	2	0	31	0	29
RB Lamar Terrell	2	1	0	7	0	14
WR KD Cannon	2	1	0	8	0	14
RB Robbie Matthews	1	1	0	18	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lamar Terrell	1	5	5.00	3.33
RB Robbie Matthews	1	0	0.00	3.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marvin Klug	3	3	39	13.00	8.05

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Weston Asherian	1	0	0	0.00	5.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Darryl Chesnut	2	2	34	17.00	11.33
TE Kris Herrera	1	1	5	5.00	4.20

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennett Carrillo	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darryl Chesnut	4	3

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lamar Terrell	2	0
QB Weston Asherian	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marvin Klug	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Weston Asherian	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Raymond	2	1	1
WR Courtney Freeman	2	1	1
WR Ryan Switzer	2	2	1
FB Leonardo LaBorde	1	0	0
RB Darryl Chesnut	1	0	0
WR Tyrell Spencer	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennett Carrillo	5	2	1
WR Kevin Greene	4	0	0
TE Chester Robinson	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)