Week 2, 2023

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	6	0	3	-	12
Indianapolis Colts	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 CAR - Bruce Darche 36 field goal
1Q: 06:40 IND - Knowshon Moreno 44 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 05:28 CAR - Bruce Darche 28 field goal
2Q: 00:48 CAR - Bruce Darche 49 field goal
4Q: 14:53 CAR - Bruce Darche 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 CAR - Bruce Darche 36 field goal
1Q: 06:40 IND - Knowshon Moreno 44 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 05:28 CAR - Bruce Darche 28 field goal
2Q: 00:48 CAR - Bruce Darche 49 field goal
4Q: 14:53 CAR - Bruce Darche 28 field goal

Team Statistics CAR IND
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 319 384
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 5.32 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 70 133
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 2.69 6.05
Net Passing Yards 249 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 1 38 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 254 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.32 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/34 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 5/70
Interception Ret./Yards 3/82 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:02 29:58

Team Statistics	CAR	IND
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	319	384
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	5.32	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	70	133
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	2.69	6.05
Net Passing Yards	249	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 1	38 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	254	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.32	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/34	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	5/70
Interception Ret./Yards	3/82	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:02	29:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 32	10	49	Field Goal
1	7:34	0:54	OWN 10	2	34	Fumble
1	6:23	1:59	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
2	15:00	2:46	OPP 45	5	6	Punt
2	9:19	3:58	OWN 20	7	69	Field Goal
2	3:25	2:42	OWN 22	8	46	Field Goal
3	10:43	3:00	OWN 29	6	21	Punt
3	6:11	2:18	OWN 34	4	24	Punt
3	2:28	2:43	OPP 43	7	32	Field Goal
4	10:46	1:28	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	3:28	0:41	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	1:59	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
1	6:40	0:17	OPP 44	1	44	Touchdown
1	4:24	4:24	OWN 49	8	33	Interception
2	12:14	2:55	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
2	5:21	1:56	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 13	1	6	Half
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 22	10	56	Missed FG
3	7:43	1:32	OWN 20	3	-4	Interception
3	3:53	1:25	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	14:45	3:59	OWN 29	7	64	Interception
4	9:18	5:50	OWN 3	10	67	Missed FG
4	2:47	2:11	OWN 37	11	43	Downs

Game MVP: Martin Marsh, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Tommie Peters	12	25	2.08	7
Buddy Wittich	7	26	3.71	7
Howie Barrett	4	11	2.75	6
Jerald Jenkins	3	8	2.67	8

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Knowshon Moreno	12	77	6.42	44	1	1
Mark Sanchez	6	20	3.33	7	0	0
Dixon Gifford	4	36	9.00	31	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	33	21	254	1/5	0	32	1	74.5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Sanchez	38	24	265	3/14	0	33	3	50.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Royal	6	10	64	10.67	30	32
TE Richie Fuller	5	8	53	10.60	26	31
WR Neal Walton	5	6	80	16.00	15	22
FB Reuben Preston	2	2	3	1.50	1	4
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	16	16.00	3	16
WR Arnie Sherry	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	1	26	26.00	16	26
TE Ed Dickson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Corwin Bernstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leo Mahe	7	10	90	12.86	0	33
TE Jerome Dove	4	5	43	10.75	12	22
RB Knowshon Moreno	3	3	17	5.67	7	10
FB Jeremy Brakke	3	3	24	8.00	9	16
WR Carl Abney	2	2	32	16.00	5	22
WR Donnie Bentsen	2	8	22	11.00	0	12
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Marcus Thomas	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	4	21	21.00	3	21

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1	37	37.00
CB Sherrick McManis	1	42	42.00
CB Kelly Springer	1	3	3.00

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hal Tyler	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie Royal	2	0	0
Jerald Jenkins	0	1	0
Louis Delmas	0	0	1
D'Anthony Smith	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Knowshon Moreno	1	0	0
Dixon Gifford	1	0	0
Andy Alleman	0	1	0
Leo Mahe	0	1	0
Brandon Graham	0	1	0
Hal Tyler	0	0	1
Malcolm Jenkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	5	225	45.0	32.2	52	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edward Godfrey	4	186	46.5	39.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	4/4	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	2	8	4.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	1	24	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	1	21	21.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	5	70	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	6	1	0.0	22	40
OLB Preston Sanford	6	0	0.0	18	31
CB Juan Anagnostis	6	0	0.0	15	33
S Darryl Tripodi	4	2	0.0	11	38
ILB Marty Larry	4	1	0.0	15	25
DE E.J. Wilson	3	0	0.0	11	23
CB Sherrick McManis	3	0	0.0	10	22
DE Martin Marsh	2	0	2.0	11	18
DT Wade Turner	2	1	1.0	14	28
DE D'Anthony Smith	2	1	0.0	15	25
CB Myron Rolle	2	1	0.0	13	21
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	0	0.0	13	14
S Kenny Dole	2	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Leonard Korte	1	1	0.0	18	36
DT Louis Parker	1	1	0.0	9	13
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	0	0.0	1	5
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0.0	3	15
DE Joey Sturgeon	0	1	0.0	7	16

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darcel McBath	6	2	0.0	21	29
OLB Brandon Graham	6	0	0.0	15	20
ILB Robert James	4	1	0.0	16	23
CB Hal Tyler	4	0	0.0	19	21
S Corwin Wunsch	4	0	0.0	20	27
CB George Stinson	4	0	0.0	22	27
ILB Jasper Brinkley	3	0	0.0	10	11
CB Malcolm Jenkins	3	0	0.0	21	31
DE Artie Shorter	2	0	1.0	15	22
S Chris Stone	2	3	0.0	21	24
ILB Bucky Baxter	2	1	0.0	11	14
DE Vaughn Martin	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Jeremy Martin	1	3	0.0	17	22
OLB Dusty Reynolds	1	2	0.0	6	11
G Joe Horner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leo Mahe	1	0	---	---	---
DT Perry Covey	1	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Navorro Bowman	1	0	0.0	3	3
RB Dixon Gifford	1	0	---	---	---
DT Lonnie Pehrson	1	0	0.0	10	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Martin Marsh	2.0	1	0	18
DT Wade Turner	1.0	0	0	28
DE Joey Sturgeon	0.0	0	1	16
OLB Preston Sanford	0.0	0	1	31

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Artie Shorter	1.0	0	2	0	22
DT Perry Covey	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Preston Sanford	6	0	0	31
S Louis Delmas	4	0	0	40
CB Juan Anagnostis	4	0	0	33
S Darryl Tripodi	3	1	0	38
ILB Marty Larry	2	1	0	25
CB Sherrick McManis	2	0	1	22
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	0	0	5
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0	15
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	0	23
OLB Leonard Korte	0	1	0	36
CB Myron Rolle	0	1	0	21
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	0	0	1	10
CB Kelly Springer	0	0	1	27

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	5	0	0	20
CB Malcolm Jenkins	3	1	0	31
S Darcel McBath	3	1	0	29
CB Hal Tyler	3	0	1	21
CB George Stinson	3	0	0	27
S Corwin Wunsch	2	1	0	27
ILB Bucky Baxter	2	0	0	14
S Chris Stone	0	2	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Chaudrey	2	4	11	0	8
Richie Haayer	1	5	18	0	23
Steven Justice	1	1	21	0	25
Hardy Glasgow	0	3	21	0	25
Neil Clark	0	2	19	1	30
Reuben Preston	0	2	15	0	12
Courtney Diminnie	0	2	15	0	26
Richie Fuller	0	2	22	0	29
Jon Asamoah	0	2	12	0	17

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daniel Miller	2	3	0	19	1	32
Joe Horner	1	4	0	17	1	30
Jimmy Gaylor	1	3	0	8	0	28
Tyronne Green	0	5	1	16	0	27
Matt Tennant	0	1	0	16	0	27
Kurt Ingram	0	0	0	6	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Springer	3	20
Ed Dickson	1	15
Corwin Bernstein	1	11
Richie Fuller	1	10

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
George Stinson	1	11
Patrick Logan	1	10
Daniel Miller	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	22	40	2	64
Richie Fuller	22	29	---	---	10	61
Kelly Springer	---	---	14	27	20	61
Howie Barrett	26	34	---	---	---	60
Leonard Korte	---	---	18	36	1	55
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	11	38	3	52
Steven Justice	21	25	---	---	5	51
Preston Sanford	---	---	18	31	1	50
Juan Anagnostis	---	---	15	33	2	50
Neil Clark	19	30	---	---	---	49
Richie Haayer	18	23	---	---	7	48
Marty Larry	---	---	15	25	8	48
Hardy Glasgow	21	25	---	---	---	46
Eddie Royal	21	25	---	---	---	46
Neal Walton	20	26	---	---	---	46
Wade Turner	---	---	14	28	2	44
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	15	25	4	44
Reuben Preston	15	12	---	---	15	42
Jerald Jenkins	11	10	---	---	20	41
Courtney Diminnie	15	26	---	---	---	41
Jon Asamoah	12	17	---	---	9	38
Tommie Peters	15	22	---	---	---	37
Myron Rolle	---	---	13	21	2	36
Martin Marsh	---	---	11	18	6	35
E.J. Wilson	---	---	11	23	---	34
Sherrick McManis	---	---	10	22	2	34
Wendell Coffey	---	---	13	14	6	33
Eli Martinez	---	---	3	15	14	32
Ethan Blackshear	9	18	---	---	1	28
Ed Dickson	5	7	---	---	15	27
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	7	16	2	25
Buddy Wittich	7	10	---	---	8	25
Arnie Sherry	5	8	---	---	11	24
Al Scoggin	5	11	---	---	8	24
Kenny Dole	---	---	11	7	6	24
Todd Chaudrey	11	8	---	---	4	23
T.J. McGregor	8	5	---	---	9	22
Louis Parker	---	---	9	13	---	22
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	7	10	---	17
Willie Schultz	---	---	4	4	9	17
Corwin Bernstein	0	3	---	---	11	14
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrus Harden	---	---	1	5	1	7
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Sanchez	22	41	---	---	---	63
Darcel McBath	---	---	21	29	11	61
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	20	27	13	60
George Stinson	---	---	22	27	11	60
Daniel Miller	19	32	---	---	6	57
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	21	31	3	55
Leo Mahe	16	31	---	---	5	52
Vaughn Martin	---	---	16	30	5	51
Chris Stone	---	---	21	24	4	49
Jerome Dove	16	27	---	---	6	49
Matt Tennant	16	27	---	---	6	49
Joe Horner	17	30	---	---	1	48
Tyronne Green	16	27	---	---	5	48
Donnie Bentsen	11	26	---	---	10	47
Knowshon Moreno	17	28	---	---	---	45
Robert James	---	---	16	23	4	43
Hal Tyler	---	---	19	21	3	43
Bucky Baxter	---	---	11	14	18	43
Andy Alleman	11	25	---	---	6	42
Jimmy Gaylor	8	28	---	---	6	42
Jeremy Martin	---	---	17	22	2	41
Artie Shorter	---	---	15	22	3	40
Gerald McCoy	---	---	17	18	5	40
Dwayne Shannon	17	22	---	---	---	39
Jimmie Mahaffey	13	25	---	---	---	38
Brandon Graham	---	---	15	20	2	37
Jerome Cowsette	9	14	---	---	12	35
Jeremy Brakke	6	16	---	---	12	34
Marcus Thomas	9	9	---	---	13	31
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	10	11	9	30
Anthony McMahon	---	---	9	12	6	27
Perry Covey	---	---	11	12	3	26
Carl Abney	5	10	---	---	9	24
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	6	11	5	22
Kurt Ingram	6	14	---	---	---	20
Damon Sampson	---	---	6	13	1	20
Dixon Gifford	5	13	---	---	1	19
Patrick Logan	3	6	---	---	10	19
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	10	4	---	14
Kenneth Wright	0	0	---	---	13	13
Navorro Bowman	---	---	3	3	---	6
Edward Godfrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Brower	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jason Rioux	0	0	---	---	2	2
Artie Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	12	28	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	60	8.6
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	4	50	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	33	21	4	1	2	5	3	0	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Sanchez	38	24	5	1	3	4	2	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	86	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	130	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	99	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	72	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	72	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	10	6	1	64	1	25
TE Richie Fuller	8	5	1	53	1	29
WR Neal Walton	6	5	0	80	1	26
WR Arnie Sherry	3	1	0	12	0	8
FB Reuben Preston	2	2	0	3	0	12
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0	16	0	22
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	1	0	26	1	18
TE Ed Dickson	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Corwin Bernstein	1	0	0	0	0	3

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Mahe	10	7	1	90	2	31
WR Donnie Bentsen	8	2	1	22	0	26
TE Jerome Dove	5	4	0	43	1	27
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	1	1	21	1	25
RB Knowshon Moreno	3	3	0	17	0	28
FB Jeremy Brakke	3	3	0	24	0	16
WR Carl Abney	2	2	0	32	1	10
RB Marcus Thomas	2	1	0	5	0	9
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommie Peters	2	2	1.00	2.08
Buddy Wittich	1	2	2.00	3.71

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dixon Gifford	2	4	2.00	9.00
Knowshon Moreno	1	2	2.00	6.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	1	-4	-1.33	7.70

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Sanchez	4	0	0	0.00	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	-4	-4.00	6.63
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0	0.00	13.33

Indianapolis	Target	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Thomas	1	2.50
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	2.75
TE Jerome Dove	1	8.60
WR Leo Mahe	1	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tommie Peters	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	14	11	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Sanchez	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	4	3	2
WR Neal Walton	3	3	3
WR Arnie Sherry	2	1	0
FB Reuben Preston	2	2	0
TE Richie Fuller	2	2	0
TE Ed Dickson	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Bentsen	4	1	0
TE Jerome Dove	3	3	3
WR Leo Mahe	3	1	0
RB Knowshon Moreno	2	2	1
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,800 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (24,000)
End Zone 14,100 (17,200)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,800 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (24,000)
End Zone	14,100 (17,200)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,400)