Week 9, 2044

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	6	7	0	-	20
Detroit Lions	7	0	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 CAR - Brandon Cooks 7 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 02:57 DET - Gilbert Brewer 7 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 08:12 CAR - Branden Melancon 25 field goal
2Q: 03:20 CAR - Branden Melancon 41 field goal
3Q: 06:48 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 18 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 04:09 DET - Amos Flinn 48 field goal
3Q: 01:56 DET - Amos Flinn 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 CAR - Brandon Cooks 7 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 02:57 DET - Gilbert Brewer 7 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 08:12 CAR - Branden Melancon 25 field goal
2Q: 03:20 CAR - Branden Melancon 41 field goal
3Q: 06:48 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 18 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 04:09 DET - Amos Flinn 48 field goal
3Q: 01:56 DET - Amos Flinn 41 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 3-6 6-2
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 19 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 409 321
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 6.39 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 103 94
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 3.96 3.92
Net Passing Yards 306 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 29 - 0 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 317 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.05 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:42 26:18

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	3-6	6-2
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	19	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	409	321
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	6.39	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	103	94
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	3.96	3.92
Net Passing Yards	306	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 29 - 0	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	317	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.05	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:42	26:18

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:11	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
1	2:46	2:29	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	14:07	6:01	OWN 22	12	70	Field Goal
2	5:58	2:43	OWN 21	6	55	Field Goal
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 21	3	33	Half
3	10:16	3:37	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	4:03	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Fumble
3	1:49	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	13:39	3:54	OWN 20	7	43	Punt
4	6:52	2:43	OWN 18	5	22	Punt
4	1:12	0:34	OWN 35	3	9	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:49	6:03	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	0:17	1:10	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	8:06	2:08	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	3:15	2:21	OWN 23	6	0	Punt
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 10	8	23	Punt
3	6:39	2:36	OWN 33	6	36	Field Goal
3	2:43	0:54	OPP 26	3	2	Field Goal
4	14:51	1:12	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	9:45	2:53	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
4	4:09	2:57	OWN 21	9	56	Interception
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 13	4	62	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cary Hicks	16	66	4.13	33	2
Justics Delaroche	9	30	3.33	14	1
Geno Smith	1	7	7.00	7	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bennett Neil	9	28	3.11	12	1	0
Vinny Hartman	7	21	3.00	7	0	0
Alan Brenner	5	29	5.80	18	1	0
Gilbert Brewer	2	16	8.00	9	0	1
David Farley	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	36	29	317	2/11	2	25	0	121.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Brewer	37	24	233	1/6	0	45	1	71.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	8	8	104	13.00	59	24	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	6	11	62	10.33	22	18	1
WR Seth Chu	4	4	33	8.25	5	12	0
TE Lucas Cheng	3	3	31	10.33	9	15	0
RB Cary Hicks	2	3	29	14.50	23	25	0
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	3	26	13.00	0	15	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	18	18.00	7	18	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tracy Schrader	9	11	123	13.67	16	45
RB Bennett Neil	4	6	41	10.25	33	22
WR Renaldo Jones	3	5	40	13.33	25	27
TE Clive Walford	3	5	17	5.67	11	8
FB Alan Brenner	2	3	6	3.00	0	3
WR Grant Musterer	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	2
WR Tyrell James	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
TE Richard Heffner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gage Yellig	1	31	31.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
Geno Smith	1	0
Corwin McEwen	0	1
Brett Mowen	0	1
Giovanni McDaniel	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tracy Schrader	1	0	0
Alan Brenner	1	0	0
Vinny Hartman	1	0	0
Matt Kalil	0	1	0
Claude Reske	0	1	0
J.B. Wegert	0	1	0
Grant Musterer	0	1	0
Luis Sampson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	5	225	45.0	33.0	53	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	6	289	48.2	42.5	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Flinn	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	3	14	4.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Birch	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	43	21.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hartman	2	38	19.0	0
Jason Verrett	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bob Guest	6	1	0.0	20	15
CB Trevor Briel	5	0	0.0	24	35
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	4	0.0	23	34
CB Kaiden Jefferson	4	1	0.0	15	34
S Braxton Frederick	3	3	0.0	23	35
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	2	0.0	17	27
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	1	0.0	20	27
S Brett Mowen	3	0	0.0	15	34
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	2	0.0	9	4
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	2	0.0	9	15
CB Thurman Stevens	2	1	0.0	23	29
OLB Manti Te'o	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	1.0	4	11
DT Grant May	1	2	0.0	15	23
CB Junior Lindstrom	1	1	0.0	1	12
S Gage Yellig	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	0.0	9	10
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0.0	15	28
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	1	0	0.0	2	12

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arnold Thompson	9	2	0.0	25	35
CB Dale Garrett	7	0	0.0	24	36
CB Kelly Connell	6	0	0.0	22	35
S Griffin Stevens	5	4	0.0	24	34
S Luke Lindsay	5	4	0.0	25	38
DT Brant Booker	5	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Luis Sampson	4	1	1.0	23	31
ILB Seth Covington	3	0	0.0	14	15
DE Curtis Gall	2	1	1.0	16	20
OLB Claude Reske	2	1	0.0	16	19
S Roosevelt Katzman	2	0	0.0	9	16
QB Gilbert Brewer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leo Holm	1	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Dave Chorak	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Mitch Norris	1	0	0.0	19	29
DE Cody Snyder	1	0	0.0	17	27
CB Hardy Hoover	1	0	0.0	13	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Darnell Arnold	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Bob Guest	0.0	1	1	15
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	1	27
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	0	1	28

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Gall	1.0	1	1	20
OLB Luis Sampson	1.0	0	1	31
DE Mitch Norris	0.0	1	1	29
DT Brant Booker	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	4	0	0	35
CB Kaiden Jefferson	3	1	0	34
S Braxton Frederick	3	0	0	35
S Brett Mowen	3	0	0	34
ILB Corwin McEwen	2	0	0	34
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	2	0	27
CB Thurman Stevens	1	2	0	29
S Gage Yellig	1	1	1	19
OLB Manti Te'o	1	0	0	7
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0	4
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0	15
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	0	4
CB Junior Lindstrom	1	0	0	12
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	1	0	0	12

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dale Garrett	6	1	36
S Griffin Stevens	5	0	34
ILB Arnold Thompson	4	0	35
S Luke Lindsay	4	0	38
CB Kelly Connell	3	1	35
OLB Dave Chorak	2	0	6
ILB Seth Covington	1	0	15
DE Mitch Norris	1	0	29
DE Curtis Gall	1	0	20
OLB Claude Reske	1	0	19
S Roosevelt Katzman	1	0	16
CB Jason Verrett	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Stephens	2	10	0	26	0	38
Alonzo Tripp	2	3	1	26	0	38
Justin Wiggin	1	5	0	26	1	38
Donnie Wile	1	2	0	26	0	38
Michael Wasserman	0	3	0	26	1	38
Josh Phillips	0	1	0	9	0	10
Lucas Cheng	0	1	0	19	0	30

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Klinger	3	6	2	24	1	38
J.B. Wegert	1	5	0	24	0	38
Alan Brenner	1	2	0	17	0	19
Burt Holmes	0	3	0	24	0	38
Richard Heffner	0	2	0	5	0	10
Clive Walford	0	2	0	18	0	22
Matt Kalil	0	1	0	24	0	38
Bill Harmon	0	1	0	24	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Phillips	3	16
Brandon Cooks	1	15
Giovanni McDaniel	1	11
Justin Wiggin	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Verrett	3	24
David Farley	1	17
J.B. Wegert	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	25	33	---	---	15	73
Justin Wiggin	26	38	---	---	7	71
Danny Stephens	26	38	---	---	---	64
Geno Smith	26	38	---	---	---	64
Donnie Wile	26	38	---	---	---	64
Alonzo Tripp	26	38	---	---	---	64
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	15	34	15	64
Michael Wasserman	26	38	---	---	---	64
Trevor Briel	---	---	24	35	4	63
Lucas Cheng	19	30	---	---	14	63
Braxton Frederick	---	---	23	35	3	61
Corwin McEwen	---	---	23	34	2	59
Brett Mowen	---	---	15	34	10	59
Odell Beckham Jr	24	31	---	---	1	56
Thurman Stevens	---	---	23	29	1	53
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	20	27	4	51
Dennis Crimm	---	---	17	27	3	47
Melvin McConnell	---	---	15	28	4	47
Justics Delaroche	10	20	---	---	15	45
Skip Rowe	12	16	---	---	12	40
Bob Guest	---	---	20	15	4	39
Grant May	---	---	15	23	1	39
Josh Phillips	9	10	---	---	16	35
Cary Hicks	16	18	---	---	1	35
Manti Te'o	---	---	6	7	21	34
Seth Chu	11	19	---	---	4	34
Gage Yellig	---	---	12	19	1	32
Giovanni McDaniel	3	12	---	---	11	26
Clyde Pieri	---	---	9	10	6	25
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	9	15	1	25
Derrick Bryant	---	---	9	4	8	21
Junior Lindstrom	---	---	1	12	7	20
Darnell Arnold	---	---	4	11	2	17
Roderick Dahnke	1	1	---	---	14	16
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	2	12	2	16
Junior Atkins	---	---	1	4	7	12
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cody Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
A.J. Cann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brady Worrell	---	---	1	3	1	5
Byron Sims	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tracy Schrader	24	36	---	---	11	71
J.B. Wegert	24	38	---	---	8	70
Dale Garrett	---	---	24	36	7	67
Luke Lindsay	---	---	25	38	2	65
Luis Sampson	---	---	23	31	10	64
Matt Kalil	24	38	---	---	---	62
Gilbert Brewer	24	38	---	---	---	62
Bill Harmon	24	38	---	---	---	62
Ted Klinger	24	38	---	---	---	62
Arnold Thompson	---	---	25	35	2	62
Burt Holmes	24	38	---	---	---	62
Griffin Stevens	---	---	24	34	3	61
Kelly Connell	---	---	22	35	2	59
Renaldo Jones	21	34	---	---	1	56
Bennett Neil	15	23	---	---	17	55
Alan Brenner	17	19	---	---	18	54
Clive Walford	18	22	---	---	14	54
Cody Snyder	---	---	17	27	9	53
Mitch Norris	---	---	19	29	2	50
Hardy Hoover	---	---	13	24	10	47
Claude Reske	---	---	16	19	6	41
Curtis Gall	---	---	16	20	2	38
Grant Musterer	7	23	---	---	7	37
Brant Booker	---	---	15	19	2	36
Jason Verrett	---	---	6	5	24	35
Leo Holm	---	---	12	19	1	32
Seth Covington	---	---	14	15	1	30
Roosevelt Katzman	---	---	9	16	2	27
Jimmy Birch	1	5	---	---	16	22
Vinny Hartman	8	10	---	---	4	22
Richard Heffner	5	10	---	---	5	20
Dave Chorak	---	---	2	6	10	18
David Farley	1	0	---	---	17	18
Ricky Lyon	---	---	3	7	2	12
Tyrell James	3	8	---	---	---	11
O.J. Hamilton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kim Morton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Maximus Talley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Graham Hammond	0	0	---	---	8	8
Neal Sullivan	---	---	1	3	3	7
Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Amos Flinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donte Marx	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jon Clough	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Bosela	---	---	0	0	---	0
Damian Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	61	6.8
Middle	7	36	5.1
Right	10	6	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	36	29	3	0	1	3	3	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Brewer	37	24	3	0	1	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	20	213	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	83	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	65	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	73	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr	11	6	1	62	0	31
WR Brandon Cooks	8	8	0	104	2	33
WR Seth Chu	4	4	0	33	0	19
RB Cary Hicks	3	2	0	29	1	18
TE Lucas Cheng	3	3	0	31	0	30
WR Giovanni McDaniel	3	2	0	26	0	12
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	0	7	0	20
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	0	7	0	10
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	0	18	0	16

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tracy Schrader	11	9	0	123	1	36
RB Bennett Neil	6	4	0	41	1	23
WR Renaldo Jones	5	3	1	40	1	34
TE Clive Walford	5	3	0	17	0	22
WR Tyrell James	3	1	0	8	0	8
FB Alan Brenner	3	2	0	6	0	19
WR Grant Musterer	2	2	0	-2	0	23
TE Richard Heffner	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cary Hicks	1	7	7.00	4.13
Justics Delaroche	1	4	4.00	3.33

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gilbert Brewer	1	7	7.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	6	3	33	5.50	8.81

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	2	26	6.50	5.64
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	7	7.00	13.00
WR Giovanni McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	1	1
Justics Delaroche	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Brenner	1	1
Vinny Hartman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	8	6	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Brewer	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	2	2	1
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	1	1
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0
WR Seth Chu	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Schrader	4	3	3
WR Tyrell James	2	1	1
WR Grant Musterer	2	2	0
RB Bennett Neil	1	0	0
WR Renaldo Jones	1	0	0
FB Alan Brenner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (17,400)
End Zone 12,500 (12,500)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (17,400)
End Zone	12,500 (12,500)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)