Week 2, 2057

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	6	0	7	-	16
Buffalo Bills	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 CAR - Kody Portis 26 field goal
1Q: 01:46 BUF - Eli Ireland 6 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
2Q: 10:42 CAR - Mark Tubbs 1 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point failed)
2Q: 08:06 BUF - Kendrick Hanes 68 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 11:38 BUF - Brian Cavka 77 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 06:45 CAR - Griffin Floyd 7 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 CAR - Kody Portis 26 field goal
1Q: 01:46 BUF - Eli Ireland 6 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
2Q: 10:42 CAR - Mark Tubbs 1 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point failed)
2Q: 08:06 BUF - Kendrick Hanes 68 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 11:38 BUF - Brian Cavka 77 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 06:45 CAR - Griffin Floyd 7 pass from Richard Myers (Kody Portis extra point)

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 317 279
- Offensive Plays 71 52
- Yards per Play 4.46 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 102 83
- Rushing Attempts 25 21
- Yards per Rush 4.08 3.95
Net Passing Yards 215 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 0 25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 6/32
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/80 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:59 27:01

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	317	279
- Offensive Plays	71	52
- Yards per Play	4.46	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	102	83
- Rushing Attempts	25	21
- Yards per Rush	4.08	3.95
Net Passing Yards	215	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 0	25 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	6/32
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/80	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:59	27:01

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:03	OWN 26	12	65	Field Goal
1	1:38	6:04	OWN 21	14	79	Touchdown
2	7:51	1:36	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	5:00	1:22	OWN 42	3	-10	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 5	1	4	Half
3	13:41	4:43	OWN 44	9	41	Fumble
3	5:33	2:06	OWN 34	3	-10	Punt
3	1:32	3:40	OWN 7	7	30	Punt
4	11:20	4:45	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
4	3:57	2:56	OWN 13	12	35	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:57	7:19	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	10:34	2:43	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	6:15	1:15	OWN 38	3	-11	Punt
2	3:38	1:45	OWN 13	4	1	Punt
2	1:53	1:18	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	8:58	3:25	OWN 15	6	18	Punt
3	3:27	1:55	OWN 30	4	11	Punt
4	12:52	1:32	OWN 17	4	83	Touchdown
4	6:35	2:38	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 48	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Stephen Hutchins, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Blake Ballard	16	56	3.50	9	0
RB Griffin Floyd	7	30	4.29	18	1
QB Richard Myers	1	11	11.00	11	1
WR Griffin Lyons	1	5	5.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Phillip Fleming	10	25	2.50	14	1
QB Stephen Hutchins	7	43	6.14	20	2
RB Norbert Bragg	2	7	3.50	6	0
WR Brian Cavka	1	10	10.00	10	1
RB Lenny Bullock	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	44	28	225	2/10	2	25	0	91.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stephen Hutchins	25	16	228	6/32	3	77	0	133.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyrus Hess	6	11	68	11.33	15	19	0
RB Griffin Floyd	6	7	30	5.00	11	10	1
WR Dave Thomson	5	10	45	9.00	27	25	0
RB Blake Ballard	3	4	17	5.67	2	11	0
WR Griffin Lyons	2	3	8	4.00	0	8	0
WR Lawrence Stith	2	3	17	8.50	4	11	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	4	33	16.50	25	24	0
TE Bert Harding	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Mark Tubbs	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eli Ireland	7	12	36	5.14	8	12	1
WR Brian Cavka	3	5	95	31.67	70	77	1
TE Dennis Warburton	2	3	5	2.50	0	9	0
FB Chad Andrews	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Lenny Bullock	1	1	8	8.00	10	8	0
TE Kendrick Hanes	1	1	68	68.00	61	68	1
RB Norbert Bragg	1	2	9	9.00	9	9	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Griffin Lyons	3	0	0
ILB Bo Fedolfi	0	1	0
CB T.J. Snyder	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Phillip Fleming	1	0	0
CB Sedrick Fillion	0	1	0
G Nathaniel Raymond	0	1	0
RB Lenny Bullock	0	1	0
CB Nicky Spencer	0	0	1
C Shaquille Parker	0	0	1
DE Luis Donaldson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	4	171	42.8	42.8	46	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bubba Graham	7	292	41.7	37.1	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Dercher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	4	32	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Joseph	3	93	31.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Hanks	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	5	0	3.5	19	29
OLB Adrian McGee	5	1	0.0	17	22
CB Tevin Widmer	5	0	0.0	20	31
S Karl Joseph	4	4	0.0	21	31
OLB Brock Strong	4	3	0.0	20	31
S Caiden Simmons	4	0	0.0	21	31
DT Hayden Hammond	2	3	2.0	18	23
ILB Bo Fedolfi	2	0	0.5	3	10
DE Damien Perez	2	1	0.0	18	28
CB Bernie Burden	1	1	0.0	15	17
CB Floyd Meadows	1	1	0.0	6	14
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	0.0	14	9
DE Gavin Peterman	1	0	0.0	4	9
S Ed VandenBelt	1	0	0.0	3	9
DE Maxwell Anderson	0	1	0.0	17	25

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelvin Boyd	12	3	0.0	25	37
OLB Harvey Baliya	9	1	0.0	24	46
S Vernon Hargreaves	6	0	0.0	24	46
OLB Charles Roth	4	1	0.0	16	21
DT David Purdy	3	3	1.5	16	21
DE Randal Foster	3	2	0.0	20	31
CB Sedrick Fillion	2	3	0.0	20	42
ILB Terrence Johnstone	2	2	0.0	22	35
CB Donnie Lucas	2	0	0.0	19	39
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	1	1	0.5	9	14
DE Mark Newhart	1	3	0.0	14	27
OLB Devon Wayne	1	1	0.0	4	8
CB Josue Cochrane	1	1	0.0	10	18
S Tucker Ferguson	1	0	0.0	9	14
ILB Jerry Glenn	1	0	0.0	25	40
OLB Buddy Cunningham	1	0	0.0	0	10
CB Nicky Spencer	1	0	0.0	0	8
ILB Angel Sweeney	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	3.5	0	0	0	29
DT Hayden Hammond	2.0	0	0	1	23
ILB Bo Fedolfi	0.5	0	0	0	10
OLB Brock Strong	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Maxwell Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	25

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT David Purdy	1.5	0	0	1	21
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	0.5	0	1	0	14
DT Tony Grusendorf	0.0	2	0	0	25
OLB Harvey Baliya	0.0	0	1	1	46
DE Randal Foster	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Mark Newhart	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Luis Donaldson	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tevin Widmer	5	0	31
OLB Adrian McGee	3	0	22
OLB Brock Strong	2	2	31
S Karl Joseph	2	0	31
OLB Timothy Totten	1	1	29
S Ed VandenBelt	1	1	9
S Caiden Simmons	1	0	31
CB Floyd Meadows	1	0	14
CB T.J. Snyder	0	1	9

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Harvey Baliya	5	0	46
S Vernon Hargreaves	4	0	46
S Kelvin Boyd	3	0	37
ILB Terrence Johnstone	2	1	35
OLB Charles Roth	2	0	21
CB Donnie Lucas	2	0	39
CB Nicky Spencer	2	0	8
CB Sedrick Fillion	1	2	42
S Tucker Ferguson	1	1	14
DE Randal Foster	1	0	31
CB Josue Cochrane	1	0	18
ILB Jerry Glenn	1	0	40
OLB Buddy Cunningham	1	0	10
DT David Purdy	1	0	21
ILB Angel Sweeney	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lorenzo Tucker	4	10	25	0	46
T Grady Rodgers	2	5	25	0	46
G Leroy McCormick	1	4	25	1	46
G Jermaine O'Bryan	1	3	25	0	46
TE Tyrus Hess	0	1	23	1	42
T Alejandro Garrett	0	1	25	0	46

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Shaquille Parker	3	5	21	0	31
T Troy Rodgers	1	5	21	2	31
C Danny Barnard	1	1	12	1	16
G Alec Chaffee	0	3	9	1	15
T Jaylen Buckley	0	3	21	1	31
G Nathaniel Raymond	0	0	21	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Leslie Beavers	1	18

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Donaldson	3	12
Shaquille Parker	3	11
Danny Barnard	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tyrus Hess	23	42	---	---	20	85
G Leroy McCormick	25	46	---	---	5	76
T Grady Rodgers	25	46	---	---	5	76
T Alejandro Garrett	25	46	---	---	5	76
G Jermaine O'Bryan	25	46	---	---	5	76
QB Richard Myers	25	46	---	---	---	71
C Lorenzo Tucker	25	46	---	---	---	71
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	21	31	9	61
S Karl Joseph	---	---	21	31	8	60
WR Griffin Lyons	15	30	---	---	11	56
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	20	31	---	51
WR Dave Thomson	20	30	---	---	1	51
WR Lewis Sparkes	21	30	---	---	---	51
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	20	31	---	51
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	19	29	---	48
RB Blake Ballard	17	31	---	---	---	48
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	18	23	7	48
DE Damien Perez	---	---	18	28	---	46
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	17	25	---	42
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	17	22	---	39
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	15	17	7	39
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	14	9	15	38
FB Mark Tubbs	7	14	---	---	16	37
RB Griffin Floyd	8	13	---	---	13	34
TE Bert Harding	11	20	---	---	---	31
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	3	10	11	24
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	3	2	19	24
WR Monty Ansell	0	6	---	---	16	22
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	6	14	---	20
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	6	12	---	18
DE Pat Duran	---	---	3	7	7	17
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	4	9	---	13
WR Lawrence Stith	0	6	---	---	7	13
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	3	9	---	12
TE Kris Wiggins	3	8	---	---	---	11
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE J.J. Freeman	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Otis Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Neal Barber	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Lonnie Godfrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	24	46	1	71
OLB Harvey Baliya	---	---	24	46	1	71
ILB Jerry Glenn	---	---	25	40	---	65
CB Sedrick Fillion	---	---	20	42	1	63
C Shaquille Parker	21	31	---	---	11	63
S Kelvin Boyd	---	---	25	37	---	62
CB Donnie Lucas	---	---	19	39	1	59
ILB Terrence Johnstone	---	---	22	35	---	57
QB Stephen Hutchins	21	31	---	---	---	52
T Troy Rodgers	21	31	---	---	---	52
G Nathaniel Raymond	21	31	---	---	---	52
T Jaylen Buckley	21	31	---	---	---	52
DE Randal Foster	---	---	20	31	---	51
WR Brian Cavka	20	28	---	---	---	48
TE Dennis Warburton	18	28	---	---	---	46
WR Eli Ireland	17	25	---	---	---	42
DE Mark Newhart	---	---	14	27	1	42
WR Wendell Burks	15	15	---	---	12	42
CB Josue Cochrane	---	---	10	18	12	40
DE Luis Donaldson	---	---	7	20	12	39
DT David Purdy	---	---	16	21	1	38
OLB Charles Roth	---	---	16	21	---	37
S Tucker Ferguson	---	---	9	14	13	36
C Danny Barnard	12	16	---	---	7	35
RB Phillip Fleming	14	21	---	---	---	35
DT Tony Grusendorf	---	---	10	25	---	35
OLB Buddy Cunningham	---	---	0	10	20	30
FB Chad Andrews	6	11	---	---	12	29
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	---	---	9	14	4	27
G Alec Chaffee	9	15	---	---	---	24
TE Kendrick Hanes	5	8	---	---	11	24
OLB Devon Wayne	---	---	4	8	9	21
TE Elias Mims	0	2	---	---	19	21
WR Ryan Hanks	2	5	---	---	12	19
RB Lenny Bullock	1	1	---	---	15	17
CB Nicky Spencer	---	---	0	8	5	13
RB Norbert Bragg	4	9	---	---	---	13
WR Artie Davison	3	2	---	---	4	9
C Jeff Gillette	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bubba Graham	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Silas Lincoln	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Nickolas Herndon	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Angel Sweeney	---	---	1	4	---	5
DT Arnie Ryan	---	---	0	0	4	4
K Daquan Dercher	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Randal Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	12	42	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	11	49	4.5
Right	6	39	6.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	44	28	2	3	2	4	5	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stephen Hutchins	25	16	2	0	2	5	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	19	136	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	51	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	39	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	103	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	9	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	77	77.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tyrus Hess	11	6	2	68	0	42
WR Dave Thomson	10	5	0	45	1	30
RB Griffin Floyd	7	6	0	30	0	13
RB Blake Ballard	4	3	0	17	0	31
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	2	0	33	1	30
WR Griffin Lyons	3	2	0	8	0	30
WR Lawrence Stith	3	2	0	17	0	6
TE Bert Harding	1	1	0	6	0	20
FB Mark Tubbs	1	1	0	1	0	14

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eli Ireland	12	7	1	36	0	25
WR Brian Cavka	5	3	0	95	1	28
TE Dennis Warburton	3	2	1	5	0	28
RB Norbert Bragg	2	1	0	9	0	9
FB Chad Andrews	1	1	0	7	0	11
RB Lenny Bullock	1	1	0	8	0	1
TE Kendrick Hanes	1	1	0	68	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Griffin Floyd	2	-1	-0.50	4.29
RB Blake Ballard	1	4	4.00	3.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Phillip Fleming	1	4	4.00	2.50
QB Stephen Hutchins	1	8	8.00	6.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Myers	10	6	34	3.40	5.11

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stephen Hutchins	1	1	6	6.00	9.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Griffin Floyd	3	2	15	5.00	4.29
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	2	1.00	4.50
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	0	0	0.00	8.25
TE Tyrus Hess	1	1	10	10.00	6.18
FB Mark Tubbs	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Lawrence Stith	1	1	6	6.00	5.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eli Ireland	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blake Ballard	2	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stephen Hutchins	2	1
RB Phillip Fleming	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	16	10	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stephen Hutchins	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyrus Hess	5	3	2
RB Blake Ballard	2	1	1
WR Dave Thomson	2	0	0
WR Lawrence Stith	2	1	1
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	2	1
WR Griffin Lyons	1	1	0
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1	1
FB Mark Tubbs	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eli Ireland	3	1	1
WR Brian Cavka	2	2	2
TE Kendrick Hanes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,100 (23,100)
End Zone 15,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,100 (23,100)
End Zone	15,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)