Week 2, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	3	9	-	26
Carolina Panthers	14	7	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 CAR - Richie Fuller 13 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 07:36 CIN - Karl Chapman 4 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
1Q: 03:23 CAR - Tom Matthews 5 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 08:55 CAR - Neal Walton 8 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 06:21 CIN - Brenden Lipford 53 pass from Archie Griffin (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 11:51 CAR - Louis Delmas 70 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 04:22 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 53 field goal
4Q: 11:00 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 28 field goal
4Q: 03:43 CIN - Jay Bishop 1 run (Jay Bishop run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 CAR - Richie Fuller 13 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 07:36 CIN - Karl Chapman 4 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
1Q: 03:23 CAR - Tom Matthews 5 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 08:55 CAR - Neal Walton 8 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 06:21 CIN - Brenden Lipford 53 pass from Archie Griffin (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 11:51 CAR - Louis Delmas 70 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 04:22 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 53 field goal
4Q: 11:00 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 28 field goal
4Q: 03:43 CIN - Jay Bishop 1 run (Jay Bishop run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CIN CAR
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 463 380
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 7.12 6.79
Net Rushing Yards 132 132
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 5.74 4.55
Net Passing Yards 331 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 3 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 342 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.88 9.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 6/137
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/70
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:04 25:56

Team Statistics	CIN	CAR
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	463	380
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	7.12	6.79
Net Rushing Yards	132	132
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	5.74	4.55
Net Passing Yards	331	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 3	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	342	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.88	9.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	6/137
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/70
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:04	25:56

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	4:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	3:16	4:09	OWN 34	6	25	Punt
2	12:36	0:46	OWN 48	2	11	Interception
2	8:48	2:47	OWN 9	4	91	Touchdown
2	2:07	1:02	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 23	8	44	Interception
3	11:42	3:26	OPP 49	5	24	Interception
3	7:30	3:14	OWN 44	5	20	Field Goal
3	2:11	6:16	OWN 18	14	71	Field Goal
4	8:12	4:36	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	7:28	4:12	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	14:07	1:31	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
2	11:50	3:02	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	6:01	3:54	OWN 23	6	9	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	5	50	Half
3	8:16	0:46	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	4:16	2:05	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	10:55	2:43	OWN 33	5	23	Interception
4	3:36	3:36	OWN 18	8	55	Game

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karl Chapman	16	88	5.50	33	2	1
Jay Bishop	6	22	3.67	9	0	1
Archie Griffin	1	22	22.00	22	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Matthews	14	56	4.00	11	3	1
Jason Lovallo	10	52	5.20	16	2	0
Howie Barrett	5	24	4.80	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shorty Kroner	21	13	107	0/0	0	22	1	55.0
Archie Griffin	19	14	235	2/11	1	53	2	92.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	27	17	248	0/0	2	33	1	102.1

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Karl Chapman	7	10	80	11.43	34	22	0
WR Brenden Lipford	5	10	112	22.40	81	53	1
WR Jack Curtis	5	6	65	13.00	12	23	0
RB Jay Bishop	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Darrell Helfrich	3	5	39	13.00	21	29	0
TE Marco Zellars	2	3	25	12.50	6	14	0
WR Greg Ellison	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tito Lincoln	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	7	9	90	12.86	29	33	0
WR Neal Walton	4	4	60	15.00	22	31	1
WR Jason Donovan	2	7	43	21.50	24	28	0
TE Richie Fuller	2	2	21	10.50	7	13	1
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	24	24.00	12	24	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Seth McCorvey	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Delmas	1	70	70.00	1
OLB Leonard Korte	1	0	0.00	0
S Eric McGuire	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darrell Helfrich	1	0	0	0
Winfred Glover	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Preston Sanford	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnnie Goodwin	2	96	48.0	38.0	62	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	4	176	44.0	38.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Helfrich	4	23	5.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	3	74	24.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Ferguson	5	116	23.2	0
Bryce Delgado	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	7	3	0.0	26	19
CB Glen Patton	6	1	0.0	20	23
CB Seth McCorvey	5	1	0.0	27	26
DT Corey Peters	3	2	0.0	17	13
S Dana Kelleher	3	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Dwight Heinlein	3	1	0.0	20	19
CB Fred Caldwell	2	2	0.0	23	22
DE Kirk Laws	2	1	0.0	8	11
S Dan Clinton	2	0	0.0	18	12
DE Cornell Lang	2	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Tom Moore	2	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Winfred Lofton	2	0	0.0	7	9
S Kelvin Jefferson	1	2	0.0	26	24
DT Moe Robinson	1	0	0.0	21	16
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	0	---	---	---
QB Shorty Kroner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Timothy Krock	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Charles Alcott	0	3	0.0	24	21
DE Eugene Sims	0	2	0.0	16	13

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marty Larry	8	1	0.0	22	24
ILB Vinny Mayes	5	1	1.0	7	23
S Louis Delmas	5	1	0.0	13	28
S Eric McGuire	5	1	0.0	19	33
DT Wade Turner	3	0	1.0	14	30
OLB Leonard Korte	3	2	0.0	20	38
CB Sherrick McManis	3	2	0.0	15	34
S Patrick Chung	3	1	0.0	16	35
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	1	0.0	14	24
DE Joey Sturgeon	2	1	0.0	19	25
ILB Wendell Coffey	2	1	0.0	7	7
OLB Preston Sanford	2	1	0.0	19	32
CB Archie Thies	2	1	0.0	16	28
DT Louis Parker	1	1	0.0	13	15
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	---	---	---
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	0.0	9	21
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	0.0	14	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Britt Bullock	1	0	0	11
DE Cornell Lang	1	0	0	14
ILB Brett Price	0	1	0	19
DT Corey Peters	0	0	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wade Turner	1.0	0	0	0	30
ILB Vinny Mayes	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Louis Parker	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	0	1	2	30
DE David Levine	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Seth McCorvey	4	0	1	26
ILB Brett Price	3	0	0	19
S Dana Kelleher	3	0	0	21
CB Glen Patton	3	0	0	23
DE Cornell Lang	1	0	0	14
CB Fred Caldwell	1	0	0	22
OLB Dwight Heinlein	1	0	0	19
OLB Timothy Krock	1	0	0	3
S Dan Clinton	0	1	0	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marty Larry	4	0	0	24
S Louis Delmas	3	0	1	28
OLB Leonard Korte	3	0	1	38
S Patrick Chung	3	0	0	35
CB Sherrick McManis	3	0	0	34
ILB Vinny Mayes	3	0	0	23
S Eric McGuire	2	0	1	33
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	0	0	24
CB Archie Thies	2	0	0	28
DT Wade Turner	1	0	0	30
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	0	32
ILB Wendell Coffey	0	1	0	7
S Darryl Tripodi	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winfred Glover	2	5	22	1	41
Les Monroe	2	5	21	0	40
Teddy Freeman	2	3	14	0	32
Ernie Crane	1	5	13	1	39
Donny Osborne	1	3	9	0	14
Les Griffith	0	1	20	0	35

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T.J. McGregor	4	4	0	21	24
Lonnie Fisher	3	8	3	27	27
Richie Haayer	1	5	0	18	22
Alonzo Gerald	1	1	1	26	22
Clay Banks	0	3	0	26	23
Jon Asamoah	0	2	0	15	9
Brandon Pettigrew	0	1	0	13	13
Richie Fuller	0	1	0	17	11

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Lofton	2	16
Jack Curtis	1	16
Tito Lincoln	1	14
Lionel Galloway	1	13
Kelvin Jefferson	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Mayes	3	18
Brandon Pettigrew	1	15
Cedric Ferguson	1	13
Preston Sanford	1	11
Richie Haayer	1	4

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Winfred Glover	22	41	---	---	2	65
Fred Caldwell	---	---	23	22	19	64
Seth McCorvey	---	---	27	26	9	62
Les Monroe	21	40	---	---	---	61
Kelvin Jefferson	---	---	26	24	11	61
Les Griffith	20	35	---	---	4	59
Ernie Crane	13	39	---	---	4	56
Darrell Helfrich	11	25	---	---	16	52
Jack Curtis	14	22	---	---	16	52
Teddy Freeman	14	32	---	---	---	46
Dana Kelleher	---	---	25	21	---	46
Charles Alcott	---	---	24	21	1	46
Brett Price	---	---	26	19	---	45
Brenden Lipford	13	30	---	---	---	43
Glen Patton	---	---	20	23	---	43
Bubba Wilson	11	17	---	---	14	42
Karl Chapman	17	23	---	---	---	40
Moe Robinson	---	---	21	16	2	39
Dwight Heinlein	---	---	20	19	---	39
Jay Bishop	6	12	---	---	17	35
Mel Beaver	13	16	---	---	5	34
Archie Griffin	13	21	---	---	---	34
Eugene Sims	---	---	16	13	4	33
Winfred Lofton	---	---	7	9	16	32
Corey Peters	---	---	17	13	1	31
Shorty Kroner	10	21	---	---	---	31
Dan Clinton	---	---	18	12	---	30
Tito Lincoln	4	12	---	---	14	30
Greg Ellison	8	21	---	---	---	29
Cornell Lang	---	---	13	14	1	28
Donny Osborne	9	14	---	---	4	27
Lionel Galloway	4	9	---	---	13	26
Marco Zellars	8	14	---	---	---	22
Tom Moore	---	---	10	11	---	21
Kirk Laws	---	---	8	11	1	20
Britt Bullock	---	---	9	11	---	20
Morris Poor	11	5	---	---	2	18
Irv Huettner	6	9	---	---	3	18
David Medaris	5	4	---	---	4	13
Timothy Krock	---	---	3	3	7	13
Walt Fraaije	---	---	5	6	---	11
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Levon Newnam	---	---	1	3	4	8
Johnnie Goodwin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Travis Melnik	---	---	0	0	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric McGuire	---	---	19	33	13	65
Sherrick McManis	---	---	15	34	15	64
Preston Sanford	---	---	19	32	11	62
Leonard Korte	---	---	20	38	2	60
Howie Barrett	29	27	---	---	---	56
Lonnie Fisher	27	27	---	---	---	54
Patrick Chung	---	---	16	35	2	53
Marty Larry	---	---	22	24	4	50
Clay Banks	26	23	---	---	---	49
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	19	25	4	48
Alonzo Gerald	26	22	---	---	---	48
Vinny Mayes	---	---	7	23	18	48
Eddie Royal	22	23	---	---	1	46
Wade Turner	---	---	14	30	2	46
E.J. Wilson	---	---	14	30	2	46
Archie Thies	---	---	16	28	2	46
T.J. McGregor	21	24	---	---	---	45
Richie Haayer	18	22	---	---	4	44
Brandon Pettigrew	13	13	---	---	15	41
Louis Delmas	---	---	13	28	---	41
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	14	24	2	40
David Levine	---	---	11	27	---	38
Neal Walton	19	16	---	---	---	35
Isaac Rayburn	18	15	---	---	---	33
Reuben Preston	8	13	---	---	11	32
Richie Fuller	17	11	---	---	4	32
Louis Parker	---	---	13	15	4	32
Jason Donovan	11	14	---	---	5	30
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	9	21	---	30
Tom Matthews	17	12	---	---	---	29
Jon Asamoah	15	9	---	---	4	28
R.J. Loseth	8	4	---	---	12	24
Jason Lovallo	11	10	---	---	---	21
Grant Lechler	9	8	---	---	4	21
Bryce Delgado	1	1	---	---	17	19
Wendell Coffey	---	---	7	7	3	17
Corwin Crane	---	---	3	3	9	15
Ethan Blackshear	0	3	---	---	11	14
Cedric Ferguson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Eli Martinez	---	---	2	5	2	9
Ellis Carranza	1	0	---	---	4	5
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Justice	2	0	---	---	---	2
Maurice Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	44	4.0
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	4	52	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	13	43	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shorty Kroner	21	13	1	2	1	2	1	0	1
Archie Griffin	19	14	6	1	1	0	1	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	27	17	4	2	3	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	161	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	124	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	60	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	188	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brenden Lipford	10	5	0	112	3	30
RB Karl Chapman	10	7	0	80	2	23
WR Jack Curtis	6	5	1	65	1	22
WR Darrell Helfrich	5	3	1	39	1	25
RB Jay Bishop	3	3	0	15	0	12
TE Marco Zellars	3	2	0	25	0	14
WR Greg Ellison	2	1	0	3	0	21
TE Tito Lincoln	1	1	0	3	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	9	7	0	90	1	23
WR Jason Donovan	7	2	3	43	1	14
WR Neal Walton	4	4	0	60	1	16
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	0	0	0	0	13
TE Richie Fuller	2	2	0	21	0	11
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	1	0	10	0	15
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	0	24	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	6	16	2.67	5.50
Jay Bishop	1	1	1.00	3.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	1	10	10.00	4.80
Tom Matthews	1	5	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shorty Kroner	3	1	9	3.00	5.10

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	5	3	36	7.20	9.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Karl Chapman	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	0	0	0.00	7.80
WR Jack Curtis	1	1	9	9.00	10.83

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Donovan	2	1	15	7.50	6.14
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	13	13.00	10.50
WR Neal Walton	1	1	8	8.00	15.00
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	1	1
Archie Griffin	1	1
Jay Bishop	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	1	1
Jason Lovallo	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shorty Kroner	7	6	3
Archie Griffin	5	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Karl Chapman	3	2	1
WR Brenden Lipford	2	1	1
WR Darrell Helfrich	2	2	1
TE Marco Zellars	2	2	2
WR Jack Curtis	2	2	0
WR Greg Ellison	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	3	3	2
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	0	0
WR Jason Donovan	2	1	1
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,800 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (22,200)
End Zone 13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (14,200)
Club Seats 9,500 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (4,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,800 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (22,200)
End Zone	13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (14,200)
Club Seats	9,500 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (4,300)