Week 1, 2007

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	10	21	7	0	-	38
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 CAR - John Kasay 40 field goal
1Q: 02:32 CAR - Steve Smith 21 pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 09:32 CAR - DeAngelo Williams 4 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:52 CAR - Eric Shelton 11 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 05:07 NOS - Olindo Mare 18 field goal
2Q: 00:24 CAR - Keyshawn Johnson 2 pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 12:04 CAR - Keyshawn Johnson 6 pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 04:35 NOS - Olindo Mare 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 CAR - John Kasay 40 field goal
1Q: 02:32 CAR - Steve Smith 21 pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 09:32 CAR - DeAngelo Williams 4 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:52 CAR - Eric Shelton 11 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 05:07 NOS - Olindo Mare 18 field goal
2Q: 00:24 CAR - Keyshawn Johnson 2 pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 12:04 CAR - Keyshawn Johnson 6 pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 04:35 NOS - Olindo Mare 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 29 10
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 22 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 441 199
- Offensive Plays 70 46
- Yards per Play 6.30 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 107 92
- Rushing Attempts 40 18
- Yards per Rush 2.68 5.11
Net Passing Yards 334 107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 27 - 0 20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 340 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 8/45
- Yards per Pass Play 11.13 3.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:41 23:19

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	29	10
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	22	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	441	199
- Offensive Plays	70	46
- Yards per Play	6.30	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	107	92
- Rushing Attempts	40	18
- Yards per Rush	2.68	5.11
Net Passing Yards	334	107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 27 - 0	20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	340	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	8/45
- Yards per Pass Play	11.13	3.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:41	23:19

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	5:26	OWN 21	9	56	Field Goal
1	6:53	4:33	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
1	0:22	5:57	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
2	7:28	0:42	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
2	5:01	4:44	OWN 12	13	88	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	9:54	1:48	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
3	5:30	1:57	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	0:20	5:12	OWN 24	8	37	Punt
4	4:27	2:37	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 18	1	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	8:29	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	2:20	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	9:25	1:57	OWN 20	5	7	Fumble
2	6:46	1:45	OWN 45	4	54	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	11:55	2:01	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
3	8:06	2:36	50	4	17	Missed FG
3	3:33	3:13	OWN 20	7	56	Fumble
4	10:08	5:41	OWN 20	10	59	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:31	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
DeAngelo Williams	20	46	2.30	6	0	1
Eric Shelton	18	43	2.39	11	1	1
Jake Delhomme	2	18	9.00	13	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Reggie Bush	10	71	7.10	21	3
Deuce McAllister	7	23	3.29	11	1
Drew Brees	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	29	27	340	1/6	3	31	0	150.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Collins	12	9	86	6/33	0	24	0	94.4
Drew Brees	8	5	66	2/12	0	52	0	88.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith	7	7	143	20.43	46	31	1
WR Keyshawn Johnson	7	9	66	9.43	9	20	2
WR Jeris McIntyre	5	5	37	7.40	0	9	0
TE Kris Mangum	2	2	18	9.00	0	12	0
WR Drew Carter	2	2	45	22.50	9	29	0
TE Ryan Hannam	2	2	22	11.00	5	13	0
RB DeAngelo Williams	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	5	7	90	18.00	9	52
RB Reggie Bush	2	2	9	4.50	4	6
RB Deuce McAllister	2	3	10	5.00	5	5
WR Devery Henderson	2	4	33	16.50	15	24
WR Mike Hass	2	2	9	4.50	0	5
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	1	1.00	3	1
WR Terrance Copper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
DeAngelo Williams	1	0	0
Mike Rucker	0	1	1
Dan Morgan	0	1	0
Ryan Hannam	0	1	0
Chris Gamble	0	0	1
Colin Branch	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kerry Collins	1	1	0
Drew Brees	1	0	0
Joe Horn	1	0	0
Charles Grant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Baker	4	195	48.8	32.8	53	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	295	59.0	56.4	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Olindo Mare	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Shelton	2	7	3.5	0
DeAngelo Williams	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Bush	1	21	21.0	0
Ike Hilliard	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAngelo Williams	1	24	24.0	0
Jeris McIntyre	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Terrance Copper	1	25	25.0
Fred Thomas	1	21	21.0
Ike Hilliard	1	28	28.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Lucas	6	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Dan Morgan	6	0	0.0	18	28
DE Mike Rucker	5	0	4.0	18	27
DE Julius Peppers	4	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Thomas Davis	4	0	0.0	17	27
DT Damione Lewis	3	2	1.0	17	26
S Colin Branch	2	1	1.0	15	27
S Mike Minter	2	0	0.0	14	25
DE Al Wallace	1	0	1.0	1	3
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	1	0	1.0	12	18
DT Kris Jenkins	1	1	0.0	1	3
CB Chris Gamble	1	1	0.0	17	28
OLB James Anderson	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Richard Marshall	1	0	0.0	11	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Simoneau	10	2	0.0	37	28
DT Kindal Moorehead	8	2	0.0	36	29
OLB Tommy Polley	7	1	0.0	37	28
CB Mike McKenzie	6	1	0.0	34	28
S Josh Bullocks	5	4	0.0	26	11
S Deon Grant	5	2	0.0	22	20
DT Brian Young	4	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Scott Fujita	3	1	0.0	17	9
DE Will Smith	2	3	0.5	38	27
CB Fred Thomas	2	3	0.0	15	20
S Bob Sanders	2	2	0.0	31	27
DE Charles Grant	2	1	0.0	39	29
CB Chad Scott	2	0	0.0	33	24
DE Michael Haynes	1	0	0.5	5	6
DT Rodney Leisle	1	0	0.0	16	5
DT Cedric Woodard	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Kevin Bentley	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	4.0	0	1	27
DT Damione Lewis	1.0	1	0	26
DE Al Wallace	1.0	0	0	3
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	1.0	0	0	18
S Colin Branch	1.0	0	0	27
DE Julius Peppers	0.0	2	2	26

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Will Smith	0.5	0	0	27
DE Michael Haynes	0.5	0	0	6
DE Charles Grant	0.0	1	0	29
DT Brian Young	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ken Lucas	6	1	27
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	27
ILB Dan Morgan	2	0	28
CB Chris Gamble	2	0	28
S Mike Minter	1	1	25
DT Kris Jenkins	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike McKenzie	6	0	28
OLB Tommy Polley	5	0	28
S Deon Grant	4	0	20
OLB Scott Fujita	3	0	9
S Bob Sanders	2	0	27
CB Chad Scott	2	0	24
ILB Mark Simoneau	2	0	28
CB Fred Thomas	2	0	20
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	1
S Josh Bullocks	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Wahle	2	8	0	34	0	26
Justin Hartwig	2	7	1	36	0	26
Ryan Hannam	1	2	0	25	0	13
Travelle Wharton	1	1	0	35	0	29
Evan Mathis	0	7	0	30	1	26
Scott Peters	0	4	0	14	0	8
Brad Hoover	0	3	0	21	0	13
Kris Mangum	0	2	0	22	0	12
Jordan Gross	0	2	0	40	0	30
Geoff Hangartner	0	1	0	6	0	4
Brad Bedell	0	1	0	5	0	1

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jammal Brown	3	7	1	18	1	28
Ephraim Salaam	1	4	0	17	1	23
Jeff Faine	1	2	0	17	3	22
Jahri Evans	0	3	0	17	1	25
Montrae Holland	0	1	0	16	2	26

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Carter	2	13
Shaun Williams	2	10
Artrell Hawkins	1	12
Eric Shelton	0	23
Kris Mangum	0	15
Ryan Hannam	0	15
Jeris McIntyre	0	14
Josh Stamer	0	13
Richard Marshall	0	11
Michael Griffin	0	11
Brad Hoover	0	9
Vinny Ciurciu	0	9
DeAngelo Williams	0	8
Jeff King	0	8
John Kasay	0	8
Julius Peppers	0	7
Geoff Hangartner	0	5
Evan Mathis	0	5
Scott Peters	0	5
Mike Minter	0	5
Brad Bedell	0	5
Jason Baker	0	4
Teddy Lehman	0	4
Kris Jenkins	0	3
Damione Lewis	0	3
Ma'ake Kemoeatu	0	3
Mike Rucker	0	3
Thomas Davis	0	3
Dan Morgan	0	3
James Anderson	0	3
Ken Lucas	0	3
Colin Branch	0	3
Chris Gamble	0	2
Nate Salley	0	2
Chris Weinke	0	1
Justin Hartwig	0	1
Rob Meier	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Grant	2	13
Ike Hilliard	1	18
Nate Lawrie	1	16
Bryan Scott	1	14
Deuce McAllister	0	22
Fred Thomas	0	15
Kevin Bentley	0	11
Terrance Copper	0	10
Mike Karney	0	9
Mike Hass	0	9
Danny Clark	0	9
Josh Bullocks	0	9
Greg Olsen	0	9
Elton Brown	0	8
Ian Allen	0	8
Jeff Faine	0	8
Mitch Berger	0	8
Jahri Evans	0	7
Olindo Mare	0	6
Scott Shanle	0	6
Jammal Brown	0	5
Chad Scott	0	4
Jonathan Goodwin	0	4
Michael Haynes	0	4
Ray Wooden	0	4
Mark Campbell	0	3
Cedric Woodard	0	3
Reggie Bush	0	2
Brian Young	0	2
Kindal Moorehead	0	1
Bob Sanders	0	1
Charles Grant	0	1
Will Smith	0	1
Mark Simoneau	0	1
Tommy Polley	0	1
Mike McKenzie	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	27	85	3.1
Right	8	17	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	9	65	7.2
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	29	27	6	0	0	1	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Collins	12	9	1	0	0	2	1	1	0
Drew Brees	8	5	1	0	1	0	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	14	118	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	153	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	69	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	36	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	52	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keyshawn Johnson	9	7	66	1	24
WR Steve Smith	7	7	143	4	25
WR Jeris McIntyre	5	5	37	0	16
TE Kris Mangum	2	2	18	0	12
WR Drew Carter	2	2	45	1	10
TE Ryan Hannam	2	2	22	0	13
RB DeAngelo Williams	1	1	4	0	13
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	5	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	7	5	0	90	1	20
WR Devery Henderson	4	2	0	33	1	14
RB Deuce McAllister	3	2	0	10	0	11
RB Reggie Bush	2	2	0	9	0	16
WR Mike Hass	2	2	0	9	0	22
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	0	1	0	16
WR Terrance Copper	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Shelton	5	18	3.60	2.39
DeAngelo Williams	3	5	1.67	2.30

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Bush	2	6	3.00	7.10
Deuce McAllister	2	1	0.50	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	4	4	31	7.75	11.72

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keyshawn Johnson	2	2	8	4.00	7.33
WR Steve Smith	1	1	15	15.00	20.43
WR Jeris McIntyre	1	1	8	8.00	7.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Shelton	4	2
DeAngelo Williams	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Bush	2	1
Deuce McAllister	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	6	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	1	0
Kerry Collins	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keyshawn Johnson	3	3	2
WR Jeris McIntyre	2	2	2
WR Drew Carter	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
RB Deuce McAllister	1	0
TE Mark Campbell	1	1
WR Joe Horn	1	0
WR Terrance Copper	1	0
WR Mike Hass	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,700 (69,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,400 (18,600)
End Zone 6,700 (13,400)
Mezzanine 3,800 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 5,800 (11,900)
Club Seats 6,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,700 (69,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,400 (18,600)
End Zone	6,700 (13,400)
Mezzanine	3,800 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	5,800 (11,900)
Club Seats	6,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,400)