Week 1, 2010

played in Carolina, NC

60 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	7	-	10
Carolina Panthers	7	21	0	17	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 CAR - Keary Colbert 15 pass from Jake Delhomme (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 13:27 CAR - Kenny Irons 2 run (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 09:51 NOS - Donald Logan 52 field goal
2Q: 07:36 CAR - Kenny Irons 19 run (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 03:22 CAR - Robbie Ritt 10 run (Herb Foley extra point)
4Q: 12:45 CAR - Robbie Ritt 2 run (Herb Foley extra point)
4Q: 11:35 CAR - Barry Bird 25 fumble return (Herb Foley extra point)
4Q: 08:31 NOS - Deuce McAllister 3 run (Donald Logan extra point)
4Q: 04:07 CAR - Herb Foley 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 CAR - Keary Colbert 15 pass from Jake Delhomme (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 13:27 CAR - Kenny Irons 2 run (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 09:51 NOS - Donald Logan 52 field goal
2Q: 07:36 CAR - Kenny Irons 19 run (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 03:22 CAR - Robbie Ritt 10 run (Herb Foley extra point)
4Q: 12:45 CAR - Robbie Ritt 2 run (Herb Foley extra point)
4Q: 11:35 CAR - Barry Bird 25 fumble return (Herb Foley extra point)
4Q: 08:31 NOS - Deuce McAllister 3 run (Donald Logan extra point)
4Q: 04:07 CAR - Herb Foley 45 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 28
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 238 437
- Offensive Plays 53 67
- Yards per Play 4.49 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 45 190
- Rushing Attempts 12 44
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.32
Net Passing Yards 193 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 1 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 10.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/47 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 6/91
Kick Returns/Yards 6/101 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 24:47 35:13

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	28
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	238	437
- Offensive Plays	53	67
- Yards per Play	4.49	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	45	190
- Rushing Attempts	12	44
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.32
Net Passing Yards	193	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 1	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	10.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/47	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	6/91
Kick Returns/Yards	6/101	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	24:47	35:13

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	2:45	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	4:20	1:52	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	13:21	3:38	OWN 37	6	28	Field Goal
2	7:23	2:30	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	3:13	2:09	OWN 19	7	24	Interception
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	12:19	1:15	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
3	8:32	4:36	OWN 12	8	33	Punt
4	12:35	1:06	OWN 18	3	7	Fumble
4	11:29	3:06	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	4:02	1:14	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 28	4	31	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 31	8	30	Punt
1	7:56	3:36	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
1	2:28	4:07	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	9:43	2:20	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
2	4:53	1:40	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 15	2	20	Half
3	13:24	1:05	OPP 35	3	-6	Punt
3	11:04	2:32	OWN 42	4	19	Punt
3	3:56	6:21	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
4	8:23	4:21	OPP 42	6	14	Field Goal
4	2:48	1:47	OWN 26	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Julius Peppers, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Deuce McAllister	7	14	2.00	7	0	1
Amos Marroso	3	30	10.00	31	1	0
Drew Brees	2	1	0.50	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robbie Ritt	31	116	3.74	13	4	2
Kenny Irons	10	52	5.20	19	2	2
Jake Delhomme	3	22	7.33	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	37	24	219	4/26	0	35	1	69.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	23	16	247	0/0	1	25	0	119.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marques Colston	9	14	95	10.56	33	35
RB Deuce McAllister	5	5	39	7.80	9	15
WR Jeff Samardzija	3	6	42	14.00	14	18
FB Cedric Francis	2	5	16	8.00	0	8
RB Amos Marroso	2	3	8	4.00	0	4
WR Isaac Reid	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Bart Henderson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Todd Johnstone	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Joe Lynch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dominique Byrd	4	4	54	13.50	5	19	0
WR Steve Smith	3	6	66	22.00	28	25	0
WR Brad Smith	3	4	39	13.00	2	22	0
WR Keary Colbert	2	3	40	20.00	0	25	1
WR Malcolm Mayes	2	2	26	13.00	4	14	0
RB Kenny Irons	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
FB Brenden Teal	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB Robbie Ritt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Gamble	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deuce McAllister	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Barry Bird	0	1	0	1
Richard Marshall	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	347	49.6	36.7	61	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	4	152	38.0	31.5	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Logan	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Herb Foley	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Scott	1	6	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Marshall	5	88	17.6	0
Leslie Carlson	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Lee Higgins	5	76	15.2	0
Todd Johnstone	1	25	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Smith	1	29	29.0	0
Barry Bird	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andra Davis	13	4	0.0	39	21
DT Rodney Leisle	5	3	0.0	36	21
S Dawan Landry	5	1	0.0	36	22
OLB Daryl Smith	4	4	0.0	38	18
S Bryan Scott	4	1	0.0	44	23
CB Irving Ballard	3	2	0.0	37	18
OLB Keith Bulluck	3	1	0.0	29	11
DE Leland Bullock	3	1	0.0	34	19
CB George Heatherly	3	1	0.0	23	19
ILB Jonathan Vilma	3	0	0.0	5	2
CB Dexter Bushon	3	0	0.0	29	22
DT Seth Payne	2	0	0.0	14	4
DT Leo Moen	1	1	0.0	35	17
S Rob Sutton	1	1	0.0	10	6
WR Marques Colston	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lawrence Jackson	1	0	0.0	35	19
OLB Damon Longworth	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Aaron Kampman	0	1	0.0	9	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	10	2	0.0	12	41
OLB Thomas Davis	10	1	0.0	11	41
DE Julius Peppers	4	1	3.0	10	40
CB Chris Gamble	3	1	0.0	12	41
CB Richard Marshall	3	1	0.0	11	40
ILB Dan Morgan	2	2	0.0	12	38
CB Bryant Madison	2	1	0.0	7	38
DT Kris Jenkins	2	0	0.0	4	1
DT DeMario Pressley	1	2	1.0	11	40
S Barry Bird	1	1	0.0	12	41
DT Jordan Carstens	0	1	0.0	6	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Jackson	0.0	0	1	1	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Julius Peppers	3.0	0	2	3	40
DT DeMario Pressley	1.0	0	2	1	40
DE Dewayne White	0.0	1	1	2	40
DT Jordan Carstens	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Andra Davis	3	1	21
CB Dexter Bushon	2	1	22
OLB Daryl Smith	2	0	18
S Dawan Landry	2	0	22
CB George Heatherly	2	0	19
S Bryan Scott	1	1	23
CB Irving Ballard	1	1	18
OLB Keith Bulluck	1	0	11
DE Lawrence Jackson	1	0	19
DE Leland Bullock	1	0	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Thomas Davis	10	1	0	41
S Troy Polamalu	5	0	0	41
CB Richard Marshall	4	1	0	40
CB Chris Gamble	3	1	1	41
CB Bryant Madison	2	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jammal Brown	1	1	11	2	39
Wade McGregor	1	1	7	1	22
J.T. Turnbull	1	1	8	0	30
Bart Henderson	1	1	5	0	25
Montrae Holland	0	5	12	1	34
Cedric Francis	0	1	6	0	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mike Wahle	4	9	2	29	17
Chester Bryant	4	4	0	16	8
Jordan Gross	2	7	0	42	23
Willie McDonald	2	7	0	41	21
Justin Hartwig	2	2	0	7	6
Julio Atkins	1	3	0	10	1
Dixon Schultz	1	3	0	39	17
Brenden Teal	1	1	0	36	14
Fred Singleton	0	3	0	36	22
Justin Peelle	0	2	0	29	12

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Marroso	3	23
Damon Longworth	2	18
Rob Sutton	1	18
Deuce McAllister	1	7
Lamar Tatum	1	5
Marquand Manuel	0	22
Wade McGregor	0	19
Walter Hopper	0	18
Bart Henderson	0	15
Todd Johnstone	0	15
Johnnie Lee Higgins	0	12
Cedric Francis	0	10
Mitch Berger	0	8
Joe Lynch	0	8
Eddie Clancy	0	8
Doug Gunn	0	8
Mike Bihl	0	7
Isaac Reid	0	6
Seth Payne	0	4
Jahri Evans	0	4
Donald Logan	0	4
Bryan Scott	0	3
Tito Atkins	0	3
Leland Bullock	0	3
George Heatherly	0	3
Aaron Kampman	0	2
Jonathan Vilma	0	2
Keith Bulluck	0	1
Andra Davis	0	1
Daryl Smith	0	1
Rodney Leisle	0	1
Dawan Landry	0	1
Leo Moen	0	1
Lawrence Jackson	0	1
Dexter Bushon	0	1
Irving Ballard	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Poole	3	22
Malcolm Mayes	2	12
Leon Williams	1	15
Ryan Branch	1	7
O.J. Sumpter	0	25
Kenny Irons	0	23
Steve Smith	0	18
Brenden Teal	0	16
Justin Peelle	0	15
Mack Tylicki	0	12
Richard Marshall	0	9
Herb Foley	0	9
Josh Thomas	0	7
Dominique Byrd	0	7
Ryan LaCasse	0	6
Leslie Carlson	0	6
Bruce Shaw	0	6
Justin Hartwig	0	5
Scott Kooistra	0	5
Julio Atkins	0	5
Fred Singleton	0	5
Craig Hentrich	0	4
Mike Wahle	0	4
Barry Bird	0	4
Jordan Carstens	0	3
Keary Colbert	0	3
Steve McNair	0	1
Dan Morgan	0	1
Julius Peppers	0	1
Troy Polamalu	0	1
Dewayne White	0	1
Chris Gamble	0	1
Thomas Davis	0	1
Mario Lyon	0	1
Chester Bryant	0	1
Bryant Madison	0	1
DeMario Pressley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	4	-3	-0.8
Right	3	45	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	55	4.6
Middle	19	91	4.8
Right	13	44	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	37	24	1	1	0	4	6	6	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	23	16	4	1	1	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	107	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	101	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	40	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	151	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	14	9	95	1	37
WR Jeff Samardzija	6	3	42	0	37
RB Deuce McAllister	5	5	39	0	26
FB Cedric Francis	5	2	16	0	16
RB Amos Marroso	3	2	8	0	18
WR Joe Lynch	1	0	0	0	15
WR Isaac Reid	1	1	8	0	6
TE Bart Henderson	1	1	6	0	25
WR Todd Johnstone	1	1	5	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith	6	3	0	66	2	21
TE Dominique Byrd	4	4	0	54	0	11
WR Brad Smith	4	3	1	39	1	10
WR Keary Colbert	3	2	0	40	1	13
WR Malcolm Mayes	2	2	0	26	0	12
FB Brenden Teal	2	1	0	13	0	14
RB Kenny Irons	1	1	0	9	0	15
RB Robbie Ritt	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deuce McAllister	1	3	3.00	2.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robbie Ritt	7	29	4.14	3.74
Kenny Irons	3	33	11.00	5.20
Jake Delhomme	1	5	5.00	7.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	3	2	24	8.00	10.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keary Colbert	1	1	15	15.00	13.33
RB Kenny Irons	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
FB Brenden Teal	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Robbie Ritt	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	10	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	4	4	2
WR Jeff Samardzija	3	2	2
RB Deuce McAllister	2	2	1
RB Amos Marroso	1	0	0
WR Isaac Reid	1	1	0
TE Bart Henderson	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keary Colbert	3	2	2
WR Brad Smith	3	2	2
WR Malcolm Mayes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)