Week 3, 2043

played in Dallas, TX

63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	3	3	13	-	22
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 51 field goal
1Q: 02:48 DAL - Luca Schulz 11 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Johnnie Van Kirk extra point)
2Q: 14:25 DAL - Johnnie Van Kirk 44 field goal
2Q: 04:43 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 24 field goal
3Q: 01:44 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 37 field goal
4Q: 02:34 CAR - Kent Buckley 15 run (Geno Smith pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:35 CAR - Thurman Stevens 61 interception return (Kenyon Twyner extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 51 field goal
1Q: 02:48 DAL - Luca Schulz 11 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Johnnie Van Kirk extra point)
2Q: 14:25 DAL - Johnnie Van Kirk 44 field goal
2Q: 04:43 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 24 field goal
3Q: 01:44 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 37 field goal
4Q: 02:34 CAR - Kent Buckley 15 run (Geno Smith pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:35 CAR - Thurman Stevens 61 interception return (Kenyon Twyner extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DAL
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 315 307
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 144 54
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 4.80 2.35
Net Passing Yards 171 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 199 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/28 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/46 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/40 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 2/61 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49

Team Statistics	CAR	DAL
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	315	307
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	144	54
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	4.80	2.35
Net Passing Yards	171	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	199	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/28	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/46	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/40	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	2/61	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:11	26:49

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 15	6	53	Fumble
1	10:13	3:48	OWN 22	8	44	Field Goal
1	2:39	2:00	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
2	14:18	4:36	OWN 16	7	27	Punt
2	7:13	2:35	OPP 37	5	30	Field Goal
2	3:13	2:20	OWN 18	5	16	Punt
3	11:59	1:56	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
3	6:01	4:23	OWN 36	10	44	Field Goal
4	13:39	4:16	OWN 20	9	45	Punt
4	5:17	2:52	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	1:28	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	6:25	3:46	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	0:39	1:21	OWN 46	4	27	Field Goal
2	9:42	2:29	OWN 20	5	17	Fumble
2	4:38	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 33	5	29	Half
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	10:03	4:02	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
3	1:38	2:59	OWN 34	6	20	Punt
4	9:23	4:06	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	2:25	0:58	OWN 23	5	12	Interception
4	1:27	1:01	OWN 34	6	60	Interception

Game MVP: Barry Abrams, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gage Peterson	16	96	6.00	20	3	0
Kent Buckley	11	49	4.45	15	2	1
Geno Smith	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
Odell Beckham Jr	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luca Schulz	17	32	1.88	11	1
Collin Garrett	3	12	4.00	6	0
Ryan Tannehill	2	14	7.00	8	0
Ed Utley	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	31	23	199	3/28	0	17	0	90.6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	38	25	258	1/5	1	34	2	72.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brandon Cooks	10	13	101	10.10	20	16
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	7	47	9.40	34	17
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	3	21	7.00	1	9
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Harold Brennan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Seth Chu	1	2	10	10.00	3	10
TE Lucas Cheng	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Kent Buckley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Luca Schulz	8	11	50	6.25	5	13	1
WR Robert Woods	5	8	100	20.00	46	34	0
WR Don Kramer	4	7	25	6.25	25	22	0
WR Julio Van DeWege	3	3	22	7.33	2	12	0
TE Jackson Walters	2	5	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Abraham Dunn	2	2	23	11.50	0	12	0
FB Ed Utley	1	1	28	28.00	27	28	0
WR Louis Keith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	0.00	0
CB Thurman Stevens	1	61	61.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gage Peterson	1	1	0
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Clyde Pieri	0	1	0
DeMarcus Lawrence	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Luca Schulz	1	0	0
Vincent Austin	0	1	1
Tyrus Youngblood	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	5	217	43.4	35.2	57	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Forsey	6	278	46.3	36.3	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenyon Twyner	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Van Kirk	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	3	33	11.0	0
Giovanni McDaniel	1	7	7.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luca Schulz	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni McDaniel	1	13	13.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Garrett	4	101	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	8	0	0.0	21	38
ILB Corwin McEwen	7	2	0.0	22	35
CB Barry Abrams	7	1	0.0	23	37
S Chuck Pritchett	6	5	0.0	23	39
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	4	0	0.0	18	31
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	1.0	19	36
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	2	0.0	11	3
CB Thurman Stevens	2	2	0.0	12	35
DE Melvin McConnell	2	1	0.0	14	31
DT Rex Hogue	2	0	0.0	17	18
DT Renaldo Jeffries	2	0	0.0	6	21
S Braxton Frederick	1	1	0.0	22	37
S Blake Hutton	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Clyde Pieri	0	1	0.0	9	8

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	8	2	1.0	30	34
ILB Allen Bowman	8	5	0.5	28	31
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	0.0	30	34
OLB Gilbert Hopper	4	1	0.0	14	12
DT Kelly Gray	4	1	0.0	16	13
DT Jack Mills	4	0	0.0	17	17
OLB Randal Montgomery	4	0	0.0	22	24
S Peyton Horton	3	1	0.0	2	8
DE Wes Whitfield	3	0	0.0	24	28
S Bucky Patterson	2	3	0.0	30	34
CB Max Hauck	2	2	0.0	29	31
CB Hardy Clements	2	2	0.0	15	28
DE Edwin Brewer	1	1	1.0	15	21
DT Vincent Austin	1	1	0.5	12	14
DE Andrew Emmons	1	1	0.0	15	13
QB Ryan Tannehill	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alejandro Gentry	1	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Grant Mazor	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Bryson Praw	0	2	0.0	5	2
OLB Lance Distel	0	1	0.0	4	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	0	0	1	36
DT Renaldo Jeffries	0.0	1	1	0	21
S Braxton Frederick	0.0	0	1	0	37

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edwin Brewer	1.0	2	21
S Tyrus Youngblood	1.0	0	34
DT Vincent Austin	0.5	0	14
ILB Allen Bowman	0.5	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Barry Abrams	6	3	1	37
CB Trevor Briel	6	0	0	38
S Chuck Pritchett	4	0	0	39
ILB Corwin McEwen	3	0	0	35
CB Thurman Stevens	2	0	1	35
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	1	0	36
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	0	0	21
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0	31
S Blake Hutton	1	0	0	2

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gilbert Hopper	4	0	12
CB Desmond Trufant	3	1	34
S Tyrus Youngblood	3	0	34
S Bucky Patterson	2	1	34
OLB Randal Montgomery	2	1	24
CB Max Hauck	2	0	31
CB Hardy Clements	2	0	28
ILB Allen Bowman	2	0	31
DT Alejandro Gentry	1	1	17
S Peyton Horton	1	0	8
ILB Grant Mazor	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Stephens	4	7	30	1	34
Donnie Wile	3	7	30	1	34
Michael Wasserman	2	3	30	0	34
Billy Joe Sellers	2	2	30	0	34
Alonzo Tripp	0	4	30	1	34
Skip Rowe	0	4	17	0	15
Lucas Cheng	0	1	24	0	18

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Connor Brandon	2	4	23	0	39
Nolan Carlisle	1	4	23	0	39
Jackson Walters	1	1	18	0	30
Pete Domico	0	4	23	1	39
Elijah Borkowski	0	4	23	0	39
Sammie Gargac	0	3	23	0	39
Ed Utley	0	1	15	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni McDaniel	2	13
Brady Worrell	2	11
Lucas Cheng	1	13

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Tokunaga	2	15
Abraham Dunn	2	14
Harold Gardner	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Sellers	30	34	---	---	8	72
Brandon Cooks	28	33	---	---	7	68
Danny Stephens	30	34	---	---	---	64
Geno Smith	30	34	---	---	---	64
Donnie Wile	30	34	---	---	---	64
Alonzo Tripp	30	34	---	---	---	64
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	23	39	2	64
Michael Wasserman	30	34	---	---	---	64
Barry Abrams	---	---	23	37	---	60
Trevor Briel	---	---	21	38	1	60
Braxton Frederick	---	---	22	37	1	60
Corwin McEwen	---	---	22	35	1	58
Thurman Stevens	---	---	12	35	11	58
Dennis Crimm	---	---	19	36	2	57
Lucas Cheng	24	18	---	---	13	55
Odell Beckham Jr	26	23	---	---	1	50
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	18	31	1	50
Melvin McConnell	---	---	14	31	2	47
Kent Buckley	12	10	---	---	23	45
Gage Peterson	18	21	---	---	---	39
Rex Hogue	---	---	17	18	3	38
Bob Guest	---	---	16	22	---	38
Skip Rowe	17	15	---	---	5	37
Josh Phillips	9	8	---	---	17	34
Giovanni McDaniel	3	14	---	---	13	30
Seth Chu	8	18	---	---	2	28
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	6	21	---	27
Gilbert Burton	---	---	6	7	14	27
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	5	7	---	---	14	26
Clyde Pieri	---	---	9	8	6	23
Brady Worrell	---	---	2	10	11	23
Derrick Bryant	---	---	11	3	6	20
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	2	3	14	19
Byron Lynn	---	---	3	3	13	19
Darnell Arnold	---	---	5	8	3	16
Harold Brennan	0	3	---	---	12	15
Jordan Herndon	---	---	1	5	8	14
Kenyon Twyner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ellis Covill	0	0	---	---	8	8
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Justin Wiggin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Blake Hutton	---	---	1	2	1	4
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Max Hauck	---	---	29	31	10	70
Sammie Gargac	23	39	---	---	7	69
Bucky Patterson	---	---	30	34	4	68
Desmond Trufant	---	---	30	34	3	67
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	30	34	3	67
Luca Schulz	20	32	---	---	11	63
Ryan Tannehill	23	39	---	---	---	62
Nolan Carlisle	23	39	---	---	---	62
Pete Domico	23	39	---	---	---	62
Connor Brandon	23	39	---	---	---	62
Elijah Borkowski	23	39	---	---	---	62
Allen Bowman	---	---	28	31	3	62
Robert Woods	21	35	---	---	---	56
Hardy Clements	---	---	15	28	12	55
Jackson Walters	18	30	---	---	7	55
Wes Whitfield	---	---	24	28	3	55
Ed Utley	15	28	---	---	8	51
Don Kramer	19	29	---	---	1	49
Randal Montgomery	---	---	22	24	3	49
Edwin Brewer	---	---	15	21	3	39
Julio Van DeWege	9	15	---	---	14	38
Jack Mills	---	---	17	17	2	36
Kelly Gray	---	---	16	13	5	34
Andrew Emmons	---	---	15	13	5	33
Gilbert Hopper	---	---	14	12	6	32
Collin Garrett	3	8	---	---	21	32
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	13	17	1	31
Vincent Austin	---	---	12	14	5	31
Abraham Dunn	4	11	---	---	14	29
Grant Mazor	---	---	3	5	15	23
Louis Keith	5	7	---	---	11	23
Peyton Horton	---	---	2	8	11	21
Bryson Praw	---	---	5	2	10	17
Aaron Tokunaga	1	0	---	---	15	16
Xavier Healey	---	---	6	6	3	15
Taylor Finley	---	---	0	2	8	10
Mike Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenneth Forsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harold Gardner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eddie Stewart	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roosevelt Kelly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lance Distel	---	---	4	0	1	5
Johnnie Van Kirk	0	0	---	---	4	4
Courtney Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrell Whalen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	9	62	6.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-5	-1.3
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	31	23	0	1	1	4	2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	38	25	5	1	3	4	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	81	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	129	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	13	10	0	101	33
WR Odell Beckham Jr	7	5	1	47	23
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	3	0	21	7
WR Seth Chu	2	1	0	10	18
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	1	0	-1	14
RB Kent Buckley	1	0	0	0	10
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	0	6	15
WR Harold Brennan	1	1	0	7	3
TE Lucas Cheng	1	1	0	8	18

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Luca Schulz	11	8	1	50	0	32
WR Robert Woods	8	5	0	100	3	35
WR Don Kramer	7	4	1	25	1	29
TE Jackson Walters	5	2	1	10	0	30
WR Julio Van DeWege	3	3	0	22	0	15
TE Abraham Dunn	2	2	0	23	0	11
FB Ed Utley	1	1	0	28	1	28
WR Louis Keith	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Buckley	2	18	9.00	4.45
Gage Peterson	2	1	0.50	6.00
Odell Beckham Jr	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	0	0	0.00	6.42

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	2	1	11	5.50	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Chu	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Luca Schulz	2	1	11	5.50	4.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kent Buckley	1	1
Odell Beckham Jr	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	2	0
Luca Schulz	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	10	8	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	13	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	6	6	3
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	1
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	0
WR Seth Chu	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Luca Schulz	4	4	3
WR Don Kramer	3	2	1
WR Robert Woods	2	2	1
WR Julio Van DeWege	2	2	1
TE Jackson Walters	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (18,400)
End Zone 12,200 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (11,700)
Club Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (18,400)
End Zone	12,200 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (11,700)
Club Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)