Week 2, 2089

played in Buffalo, NY

62 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	10	3	0	-	16
Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 41 field goal
2Q: 10:51 CAR - Louis Wicher 4 interception return (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 06:02 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 49 field goal
3Q: 04:40 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 41 field goal
2Q: 10:51 CAR - Louis Wicher 4 interception return (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 06:02 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 49 field goal
3Q: 04:40 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 28 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 16 7
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 335 206
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 4.93 3.27
Net Rushing Yards 114 24
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 3.93 1.20
Net Passing Yards 221 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 1 40 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/44 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:29 26:31

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	16	7
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	335	206
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	4.93	3.27
Net Rushing Yards	114	24
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	3.93	1.20
Net Passing Yards	221	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 1	40 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	221	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/44	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:29	26:31

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	0:44	OWN 36	3	12	Interception
1	9:17	4:56	OWN 36	9	40	Field Goal
1	2:23	2:11	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	13:22	2:31	OWN 20	4	34	Punt
2	9:16	3:19	OWN 29	9	39	Field Goal
2	3:07	0:54	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 33	5	20	Punt
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	9:55	5:20	OWN 15	9	74	Field Goal
3	3:30	1:56	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	14:01	4:36	OWN 22	8	46	Missed FG
4	7:21	2:21	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	2:00	0:42	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	12:35	3:18	OWN 39	6	32	Missed FG
1	4:21	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:12	1:50	OWN 38	6	26	Punt
2	10:51	0:11	OWN 1	1	0	Interception
2	10:40	1:24	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	5:57	2:50	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	2:13	0:58	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
3	13:38	3:43	OWN 30	6	7	Punt
3	4:35	1:05	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	1:34	2:33	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	9:25	2:04	OWN 39	4	7	Downs
4	5:00	3:00	OWN 20	11	55	Downs
4	1:18	0:50	OWN 36	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Marc Gregg, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Toby Ellard	19	76	4.00	27	3
QB Darrin Oliphant	7	31	4.43	14	1
RB Tom Wagner	2	3	1.50	2	0
RB Josue Grassley	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Paul Staple	8	3	0.38	4
RB Earnest Foster	7	10	1.43	9
QB Giovanni Jennings	3	13	4.33	5
RB Johnny Fields	2	-2	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Oliphant	39	23	221	0/0	0	37	1	64.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Jennings	40	22	196	3/14	0	26	1	57.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kerry Burnett	7	12	59	8.43	35	15
RB Toby Ellard	4	5	20	5.00	8	9
TE Bryan Frizzell	3	6	35	11.67	14	22
WR Liam Bennit	3	5	28	9.33	5	16
TE Eli Awsare	2	2	17	8.50	3	10
TE Stan Bailey	2	3	46	23.00	29	37
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	1	5	7	7.00	7	7
RB Tom Wagner	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Paul Staple	4	4	35	8.75	29	26
TE Devan Hendrickson	3	4	8	2.67	0	5
WR Harold Richard	3	9	34	11.33	16	17
WR Ray Gray	3	5	15	5.00	5	10
WR Justics Barthwell	2	7	18	9.00	3	9
RB Earnest Foster	2	3	42	21.00	36	23
TE Kendrick McElroy	2	2	6	3.00	0	7
WR Heath Wallace	2	5	32	16.00	3	22
WR Erik Clayton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Wicher	1	4	4.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Walt Douglas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Tom Wagner	1	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Jason Merrill	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Salvador Blackwell	8	361	45.1	38.6	65	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lamont Yancey	9	420	46.7	39.6	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	3/4	2/3	0/0	49	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Demetrius Hodges	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Vandenberg	4	44	11.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Harding	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Vaughn	1	24	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Gray	2	28	14.0	0
Ike Browning	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marshall Fenkner	5	2	0.0	20	31
S Louis Wicher	5	1	0.0	18	41
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	5	1	0.0	13	33
ILB Wesley Jennings	4	2	0.0	17	26
ILB Bryan Wiggs	3	2	0.0	7	6
CB Travis McKinnie	3	0	0.0	3	24
DE Marc Gregg	2	1	1.5	10	28
DE Bernie Pianigiani	2	0	1.0	16	31
DE Marty Socha	2	0	0.5	14	22
DT Roman Bennett	2	2	0.0	20	33
S Graham Vaughn	2	1	0.0	17	14
CB Zane Uecker	2	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Bart Bates	2	1	0.0	10	24
CB Kerry Welch	2	0	0.0	2	13
OLB Dashawn Bronson	2	0	0.0	10	36
CB Bucky Perez	1	1	0.0	18	41
S Les Leyh	1	0	0.0	5	31
TE Bryan Frizzell	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Damian Blanchard	6	2	14	25
CB Ike Browning	6	2	27	39
CB Mack Montano	5	3	27	39
ILB Orlando Johnston	4	2	21	18
OLB Taylor Rayburn	4	2	29	32
DT Clyde Bernstein	4	1	16	24
S Nicky Harding	4	1	27	32
S Desmond Boehner	4	0	11	26
ILB Jumbo Walsh	3	3	11	18
OLB Walt Douglas	3	2	22	26
DE Karl Reilly	2	1	26	30
DE Jason Merrill	2	1	25	34
CB Wendell Howes	2	0	23	26
S Phil Browning	2	0	18	17
DT Gustavo Feinstein	0	1	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marc Gregg	1.5	0	1	0	28
DE Bernie Pianigiani	1.0	0	2	1	31
DE Marty Socha	0.5	1	2	0	22
DT Roman Bennett	0.0	0	1	0	33

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Karl Reilly	1	0	30
DE Jason Merrill	0	2	34
CB Mack Montano	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Wicher	4	0	1	41
OLB Marshall Fenkner	3	2	0	31
ILB Wesley Jennings	3	0	0	26
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	2	2	0	33
CB Kerry Welch	2	0	0	13
CB Travis McKinnie	2	0	0	24
CB Zane Uecker	1	2	0	29
S Les Leyh	1	0	0	31
DT Roman Bennett	1	0	0	33
DE Marc Gregg	1	0	0	28
OLB Dashawn Bronson	1	0	0	36
ILB Bryan Wiggs	1	0	0	6
CB Bucky Perez	0	1	0	41

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Browning	6	1	0	39
CB Mack Montano	5	1	0	39
OLB Walt Douglas	3	2	1	26
CB Wendell Howes	2	2	0	26
S Desmond Boehner	2	0	0	26
ILB Orlando Johnston	1	2	0	18
OLB Damian Blanchard	1	1	0	25
ILB Jumbo Walsh	1	0	0	18
DT Clyde Bernstein	1	0	0	24
S Phil Browning	1	0	0	17
CB Ron Holliday	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Randall Roush	2	6	29	39
T Miguel Bryant	1	8	29	39
C Ian Barrouquere	1	4	29	39
T Charlie Gibson	1	3	29	39
G Devan Dotson	0	3	29	39

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bo Jennings	1	5	20	0	43
TE Elliot Hudspeth	1	1	3	0	5
T Alec Garrod	0	4	20	2	43
T K.C. Gantt	0	4	20	0	43
G Kai Matthews	0	2	20	1	43
G Manuel Monroe	0	1	20	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Awsare	1	27
Frankie Hanks	1	18
Greg Rhodes	1	17
Miguel Bryant	1	17
Les Leyh	1	16

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
K.C. Gantt	2	11
Paul Staple	1	24
Orlando Johnston	1	12
Phillip Petko	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Miguel Bryant	29	39	---	---	17	85
QB Darrin Oliphant	29	39	---	---	---	68
C Ian Barrouquere	29	39	---	---	---	68
T Charlie Gibson	29	39	---	---	---	68
G Randall Roush	29	39	---	---	---	68
G Devan Dotson	29	39	---	---	---	68
RB Toby Ellard	24	32	---	---	9	65
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	18	41	1	60
S Louis Wicher	---	---	18	41	1	60
TE Bryan Frizzell	26	32	---	---	---	58
OLB Bart Bates	---	---	10	24	24	58
WR Kerry Burnett	23	34	---	---	---	57
WR Liam Bennit	24	32	---	---	1	57
DT Roman Bennett	---	---	20	33	---	53
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	22	24	---	---	7	53
S Les Leyh	---	---	5	31	16	52
OLB Marshall Fenkner	---	---	20	31	---	51
CB Zane Uecker	---	---	20	29	---	49
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	10	36	1	47
DE Bernie Pianigiani	---	---	16	31	---	47
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	---	---	13	33	1	47
DE Marty Socha	---	---	14	22	10	46
ILB Wesley Jennings	---	---	17	26	1	44
DE Marc Gregg	---	---	10	28	1	39
TE Eli Awsare	5	5	---	---	27	37
RB Tom Wagner	5	3	---	---	27	35
TE Stan Bailey	9	16	---	---	8	33
S Graham Vaughn	---	---	17	14	1	32
CB Kerry Welch	---	---	2	13	15	30
CB Travis McKinnie	---	---	3	24	1	28
DT Lucas Smithson	---	---	0	10	10	20
WR Frankie Hanks	0	1	---	---	18	19
WR Irving Vandenberg	1	8	---	---	9	18
G Greg Rhodes	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Josue Grassley	6	8	---	---	1	15
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	7	6	---	13
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Gage Rose	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Randy Stevens	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Salvador Blackwell	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB J.C. Simmons	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Mercury Stewart	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB J.C. Klaes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Taylor Rayburn	---	---	29	32	26	87
CB Mack Montano	---	---	27	39	12	78
S Nicky Harding	---	---	27	32	17	76
T K.C. Gantt	20	43	---	---	11	74
CB Ike Browning	---	---	27	39	8	74
T Alec Garrod	20	43	---	---	10	73
G Kai Matthews	20	43	---	---	10	73
G Manuel Monroe	20	43	---	---	10	73
WR Ray Gray	18	34	---	---	15	67
CB Wendell Howes	---	---	23	26	17	66
QB Giovanni Jennings	20	43	---	---	---	63
C Bo Jennings	20	43	---	---	---	63
DE Jason Merrill	---	---	25	34	2	61
DE Karl Reilly	---	---	26	30	3	59
RB Paul Staple	10	23	---	---	24	57
ILB Orlando Johnston	---	---	21	18	12	51
WR Justics Barthwell	12	37	---	---	---	49
OLB Walt Douglas	---	---	22	26	1	49
S Phil Browning	---	---	18	17	10	45
OLB Damian Blanchard	---	---	14	25	4	43
ILB Jumbo Walsh	---	---	11	18	14	43
DT Clyde Bernstein	---	---	16	24	2	42
WR Harold Richard	10	26	---	---	6	42
TE Devan Hendrickson	15	26	---	---	---	41
S Desmond Boehner	---	---	11	26	4	41
DT Gustavo Feinstein	---	---	11	14	9	34
TE Elliot Hudspeth	3	5	---	---	24	32
RB Earnest Foster	9	15	---	---	6	30
WR Heath Wallace	9	17	---	---	---	26
WR Erik Clayton	3	12	---	---	5	20
TE Kendrick McElroy	8	11	---	---	---	19
DE Alvin Bruce	---	---	4	11	2	17
DE Leon Diaz	---	---	3	4	10	17
RB Johnny Fields	3	8	---	---	1	12
C Randy Posavec	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Lamont Yancey	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Ron Holliday	---	---	2	7	1	10
T Phillip Petko	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Reuben Petrick	---	---	0	7	1	8
K Demetrius Hodges	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Zack Small	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Artie Greco	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Jerry Barbee	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sebastian Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	18	62	3.4
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-3	-0.6
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	8	15	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Oliphant	39	23	2	1	0	10	3	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Jennings	40	22	3	1	2	7	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	59	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	24	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	87	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	22	3.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Burnett	12	7	59	0	34
TE Bryan Frizzell	6	3	35	1	32
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	5	1	7	0	24
WR Liam Bennit	5	3	28	0	32
RB Toby Ellard	5	4	20	0	32
TE Stan Bailey	3	2	46	1	16
TE Eli Awsare	2	2	17	0	5
RB Tom Wagner	1	1	9	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Richard	9	3	2	34	0	26
WR Justics Barthwell	7	2	0	18	0	37
WR Heath Wallace	5	2	0	32	1	17
WR Ray Gray	5	3	0	15	0	34
RB Paul Staple	4	4	0	35	1	23
TE Devan Hendrickson	4	3	0	8	0	26
RB Earnest Foster	3	2	0	42	1	15
TE Kendrick McElroy	2	2	0	6	0	11
WR Erik Clayton	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Darrin Oliphant	1	3	3.00	4.43
RB Toby Ellard	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Oliphant	2	0	0	0.00	5.67

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Burnett	1	0	0	0.00	4.92
RB Toby Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darrin Oliphant	3	0
RB Toby Ellard	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Paul Staple	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Oliphant	10	4	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Jennings	15	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Burnett	4	2	2
TE Bryan Frizzell	2	1	0
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	2	0	0
TE Stan Bailey	2	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Richard	5	2	1
WR Justics Barthwell	3	0	0
WR Heath Wallace	3	1	1
RB Paul Staple	1	1	0
RB Earnest Foster	1	1	1
TE Devan Hendrickson	1	1	0
WR Ray Gray	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (23,100)
End Zone 6,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 5,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 3,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (23,100)
End Zone	6,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	5,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	3,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,200)