2021 · Week 2
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Sep 19, 2021 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers defeated New Orleans Saints 26–7. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Panthers only a 34% shot beforehand. Panthers improve to 2-0; Saints fall to 1-1. Sam Darnold paced the offense with 305 passing yards and 2 TDs; 7 rushing yards. Panthers out-gained the opponent 394–159 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | First downs | 22 |
| 159 | Total yards | 394 |
| 111 | Passing yards | 305 |
| 48 | Rushing yards | 89 |
| 11/22 | Comp / Att | 26/38 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:07) 14-S.Darnold pass short right to 16-B.Zylstra for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q2(11:15) 5-Z.Gonzalez 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q2(2:00) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass right to 2-Dj.Moore for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q3(8:40) 5-Z.Gonzalez 50 yard field goal is BLOCKED (96-C.Granderson), Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton, RECOVERED by NO-53-Z.Baun at NO 29. 53-Z.Baun to CAR 38 for 33 yards (70-B.Christensen).
- Q4(14:43) (Shotgun) 2-J.Winston scrambles up the middle for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-A.Rosas extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q4(6:00) 22-C.McCaffrey right tackle for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q45-Z.Gonzalez extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q4(3:26) 5-Z.Gonzalez 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 11/22 | 111 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Jones | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 4 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Marquez Callaway | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Ty Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 26/38 | 305 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 24 | 72 | 1 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Moore | 8 | 11 | 79 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 6 | 65 | 0 |
| Dan Arnold | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| Brandon Zylstra | 3 | 3 | 44 | 1 |
| Robbie Chosen | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |