Week 2, 2047

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	17	3	3	-	30
Indianapolis Colts	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:00 CAR - Eugene Hamilton 25 interception return (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:17 CAR - Carlos Hyde 62 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:48 CAR - Brandon Cooks 31 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:06 IND - Tyler Kroft 11 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Malachi Patterson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Branden Melancon 54 field goal
3Q: 10:56 IND - Dominic Weber 10 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Malachi Patterson extra point)
3Q: 02:27 CAR - Branden Melancon 22 field goal
4Q: 15:00 IND - Dominic Weber 18 run (Malachi Patterson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Branden Melancon 40 field goal
4Q: 00:05 IND - Malachi Patterson 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:00 CAR - Eugene Hamilton 25 interception return (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:17 CAR - Carlos Hyde 62 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:48 CAR - Brandon Cooks 31 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:06 IND - Tyler Kroft 11 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Malachi Patterson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Branden Melancon 54 field goal
3Q: 10:56 IND - Dominic Weber 10 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Malachi Patterson extra point)
3Q: 02:27 CAR - Branden Melancon 22 field goal
4Q: 15:00 IND - Dominic Weber 18 run (Malachi Patterson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Branden Melancon 40 field goal
4Q: 00:05 IND - Malachi Patterson 51 field goal

Team Statistics CAR IND
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 435 311
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 214 92
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 6.29 4.38
Net Passing Yards 221 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 1 33 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 231 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 4/103
Interception Ret./Yards 2/49 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:51 25:09

Team Statistics	CAR	IND
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	435	311
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	214	92
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	6.29	4.38
Net Passing Yards	221	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 1	33 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	231	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	4/103
Interception Ret./Yards	2/49	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:51	25:09

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:09	OWN 23	10	53	Missed FG
1	6:54	3:47	OWN 2	6	22	Punt
2	13:40	0:39	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
2	11:38	2:07	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
2	7:58	3:21	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	3:02	0:38	OWN 33	2	12	Interception
2	1:58	1:58	OWN 23	5	40	Field Goal
3	10:45	8:23	OWN 36	14	59	Field Goal
4	14:43	4:15	OWN 33	8	19	Punt
4	9:03	2:11	OWN 37	4	24	Punt
4	4:14	2:20	OPP 43	6	20	Field Goal

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:51	2:57	OWN 31	5	22	Punt
1	3:07	0:19	OWN 13	1	5	Interception
1	2:48	4:08	OWN 20	9	44	Fumble
2	13:01	1:23	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
2	9:31	1:33	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	4:37	1:35	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:24	0:26	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	2:22	2:39	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
4	10:28	1:25	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
4	6:52	2:38	OWN 20	6	28	Interception
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 26	6	40	Field Goal

Game MVP: Carlos Hyde, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	19	132	6.95	62	3	1
Justics Delaroche	8	43	5.38	17	2	0
Geno Smith	5	28	5.60	8	0	0
Kody Coles	2	11	5.50	9	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dominic Weber	16	72	4.50	18	1	1
Aidan Marte	4	20	5.00	13	1	0
Juan Castagnola	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	35	25	231	1/10	1	34	1	86.7

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Lincoln	33	22	227	1/8	2	30	2	81.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odell Beckham Jr	6	7	38	6.33	0	11	0
RB Carlos Hyde	5	5	30	6.00	6	9	0
TE Tyler Eifert	4	5	67	16.75	27	34	0
WR Brandon Cooks	3	6	43	14.33	24	31	1
WR Seth Chu	3	5	30	10.00	4	15	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	4	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Zane Nichols	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Kody Coles	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Reiser	4	6	62	15.50	24	24	0
RB Dominic Weber	4	5	35	8.75	25	28	1
TE Tyler Kroft	4	4	39	9.75	20	19	1
FB Aidan Marte	3	4	26	8.67	20	18	0
WR Grady Ellard	2	5	29	14.50	13	30	0
WR Alfredo Jennings	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kirk Sell	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Rickey Buckingham	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Bart Dodge	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	25	25.00	1
S Josue Logue	1	24	24.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Fred Robison	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trevor Briel	1	0	0
Tevin Nunez	0	1	0
Otis Bishop	0	1	0
Clyde Pieri	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kyle Lincoln	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Ward	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	4	170	42.5	37.5	63	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Percy Talley	5	252	50.4	41.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	3/4	2/3	1/1	54	3/3

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malachi Patterson	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	2	3	1.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alfredo Jennings	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	3	57	19.0	0
Johnathan Horton	1	20	20.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Sell	4	103	25.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	11	0	0.0	20	34
OLB Donte Beard	8	3	0.0	18	30
S Chuck Pritchett	5	2	0.0	21	34
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	2	0.0	20	34
CB Todd Coleman	2	3	0.0	20	34
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	1	0.0	16	29
S Josue Logue	2	1	0.0	21	33
OLB David Coles	2	1	0.0	13	16
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0.0	17	28
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	1.0	4	3
T Louis Tate	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tevin Nunez	1	0	0.0	13	20
ILB Jordan Herndon	0	2	0.0	9	13

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Robison	9	2	0.0	31	36
CB Sedrick Fillion	8	1	0.0	33	34
DE Johnny Lester	6	0	0.0	18	21
DT Randal Blevins	4	2	0.5	32	30
ILB Sam Clayton	4	2	0.0	31	32
S Jimmy Ward	4	0	0.0	32	32
CB Will Pierce	3	4	0.0	26	32
DT Eli Timms	3	1	0.0	24	24
OLB Neil Hancock	3	1	0.0	25	19
DT Jaxon Greer	2	1	0.5	30	32
CB Connor Kaplan	2	2	0.0	22	28
OLB Anthony Barr	2	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Louie Sinclair	2	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Terrence Holz	2	0	0.0	6	13
WR Grady Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Avery Weimer	1	0	0.0	22	24
S Devon Jamison	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Robbie Riley	1	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Darryl Banks	1	0	0.0	12	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Clyde Pieri	1.0	0	0	3
ILB Jordan Herndon	0.0	1	0	13
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	1	0	14
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	1	29
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	0	1	5
OLB Donte Beard	0.0	0	1	30

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randal Blevins	0.5	1	0	30
DT Jaxon Greer	0.5	0	0	32
DT Eli Timms	0.0	1	0	24
DE Johnny Lester	0.0	1	0	21
DE Avery Weimer	0.0	0	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	5	0	0	34
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	1	34
S Chuck Pritchett	4	0	0	34
OLB Donte Beard	3	0	0	30
S Josue Logue	2	1	1	33
CB Todd Coleman	2	1	0	34
OLB David Coles	2	0	0	16

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sedrick Fillion	5	1	0	34
S Fred Robison	3	1	1	36
S Jimmy Ward	3	0	0	32
OLB Neil Hancock	2	1	0	19
OLB Anthony Barr	2	0	0	10
ILB Terrence Holz	2	0	0	13
DT Eli Timms	1	1	0	24
ILB Louie Sinclair	1	0	0	6
CB Will Pierce	1	0	0	32
DE Johnny Lester	1	0	0	21
DE Avery Weimer	1	0	0	24
S Devon Jamison	1	0	0	4
DT Randal Blevins	1	0	0	30
ILB Sam Clayton	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Mahaffey	3	7	34	0	36
Francisco Hardy	3	6	34	0	36
Louis Tate	2	7	34	0	36
A.J. Cann	1	4	34	0	36
Alonzo Tripp	1	3	34	1	36
Kody Coles	1	2	24	0	22

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tito Ennis	2	4	21	0	34
Neal Mahoney	1	7	21	1	34
Mike Pantin	1	4	21	0	34
Matthew MacIver	0	4	21	0	34
Ashton Hughes	0	1	6	0	6
Jaylen Dunlap	0	1	21	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kody Coles	2	23
Johnathan Horton	1	14
Brandon Cooks	1	10
Harvey Keyes	1	9

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Aidan Marte	2	16
Sedrick Fillion	1	14
Fred Robison	1	13
Jimmy Ward	1	13
Neil Hancock	1	3

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Tripp	34	36	---	---	8	78
A.J. Cann	34	36	---	---	8	78
Brandon Cooks	32	31	---	---	10	73
Geno Smith	34	36	---	---	---	70
Graham Mahaffey	34	36	---	---	---	70
Louis Tate	34	36	---	---	---	70
Francisco Hardy	34	36	---	---	---	70
Kody Coles	24	22	---	---	23	69
Trevor Briel	---	---	17	28	16	61
Tyler Eifert	23	25	---	---	12	60
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	21	34	2	57
Byron Sims	---	---	20	34	2	56
Todd Coleman	---	---	20	34	1	55
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	20	34	1	55
Josue Logue	---	---	21	33	1	55
Melvin McConnell	---	---	17	31	2	50
Donte Beard	---	---	18	30	1	49
Odell Beckham Jr	23	24	---	---	1	48
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	16	29	2	47
Carlos Hyde	24	21	---	---	1	46
Zane Nichols	6	13	---	---	19	38
Tevin Nunez	---	---	13	20	4	37
Will Jeffries	11	8	---	---	17	36
Justics Delaroche	10	15	---	---	8	33
Jordan Herndon	---	---	9	13	10	32
Seth Chu	11	18	---	---	2	31
David Coles	---	---	13	16	2	31
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	8	14	---	22
Sawyer Fisk	6	2	---	---	13	21
Devon Wayne	---	---	3	1	14	18
Johnathan Horton	0	1	---	---	14	15
Mel Bradford	---	---	4	6	4	14
Clyde Pieri	---	---	4	3	5	12
Darnell Arnold	---	---	5	5	---	10
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	0	9	1	10
Harvey Keyes	---	---	0	0	9	9
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lorenzo Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Otis Bishop	---	---	1	0	6	7
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damien Page	---	---	1	0	3	4
Louie Warwick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Fritchman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sedrick Fillion	---	---	33	34	14	81
Fred Robison	---	---	31	36	13	80
Jimmy Ward	---	---	32	32	13	77
Randal Blevins	---	---	32	30	7	69
Connor Kaplan	---	---	22	28	18	68
Sam Clayton	---	---	31	32	4	67
Jaxon Greer	---	---	30	32	4	66
Will Pierce	---	---	26	32	4	62
Tito Ennis	21	34	---	---	6	61
Jaylen Dunlap	21	34	---	---	6	61
Kyle Lincoln	21	34	---	---	---	55
Matthew MacIver	21	34	---	---	---	55
Neal Mahoney	21	34	---	---	---	55
Shaun Reiser	19	31	---	---	5	55
Mike Pantin	21	34	---	---	---	55
Eli Timms	---	---	24	24	3	51
Avery Weimer	---	---	22	24	2	48
Neil Hancock	---	---	25	19	3	47
Tyler Kroft	17	26	---	---	4	47
Dominic Weber	16	27	---	---	1	44
Johnny Lester	---	---	18	21	2	41
Aidan Marte	7	18	---	---	16	41
Kirk Sell	16	18	---	---	6	40
Robbie Riley	---	---	10	13	6	29
Terrence Holz	---	---	6	13	10	29
Ashton Hughes	6	6	---	---	15	27
Grady Ellard	11	15	---	---	---	26
Alfredo Jennings	3	11	---	---	12	26
Darryl Banks	---	---	12	4	6	22
Rickey Buckingham	9	12	---	---	---	21
Louie Sinclair	---	---	5	6	9	20
Anthony Barr	---	---	8	10	1	19
Bart Dodge	0	3	---	---	16	19
Devon Jamison	---	---	3	4	10	17
Ronnie Durham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Sean Braico	---	---	4	2	4	10
Juan Castagnola	1	3	---	---	4	8
Harry Welch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devonte DaSilva	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitchell Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Percy Talley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Malachi Patterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lincoln White	0	0	---	---	1	1
Calvin Franklin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bo Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Lusk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	58	7.3
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	12	104	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	8	46	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	35	25	2	1	1	4	3	2	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Lincoln	33	22	4	0	1	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	139	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	15	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	69	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	22	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	136	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr	7	6	0	38	0	24
WR Brandon Cooks	6	3	0	43	1	31
TE Tyler Eifert	5	4	0	67	1	25
RB Carlos Hyde	5	5	0	30	0	21
WR Seth Chu	5	3	1	30	0	18
RB Justics Delaroche	4	2	0	5	0	15
WR Zane Nichols	2	1	0	15	0	13
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0	3	0	22

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Reiser	6	4	0	62	2	31
WR Grady Ellard	5	2	0	29	1	15
RB Dominic Weber	5	4	0	35	1	27
FB Aidan Marte	4	3	0	26	0	18
TE Tyler Kroft	4	4	0	39	0	26
WR Kirk Sell	3	1	0	7	0	18
TE Rickey Buckingham	2	1	1	13	0	12
WR Alfredo Jennings	2	2	0	6	0	11
TE Bart Dodge	1	1	0	10	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	2	0	0.00	6.95
Justics Delaroche	1	5	5.00	5.38

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Aidan Marte	1	7	7.00	5.00
Dominic Weber	1	18	18.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	1	10	5.00	6.60

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Lincoln	4	3	30	7.50	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Chu	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
RB Justics Delaroche	1	0	0	0.00	1.25

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyler Kroft	2	2	20	10.00	9.75
WR Shaun Reiser	1	0	0	0.00	10.33
RB Dominic Weber	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	3	2
Justics Delaroche	2	2
Geno Smith	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Weber	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	9	6	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Lincoln	9	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Carlos Hyde	2	2	2
WR Seth Chu	2	1	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	1	1
TE Tyler Eifert	1	0	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	0
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dominic Weber	3	3	2
WR Grady Ellard	2	1	0
TE Tyler Kroft	2	2	1
TE Rickey Buckingham	1	1	1
WR Shaun Reiser	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (17,500)
End Zone 12,400 (12,600)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (11,100)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,200 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (17,500)
End Zone	12,400 (12,600)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (11,100)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)