Exhibition Week 4, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	7	0	-	10
Carolina Panthers	6	13	0	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 CAR - Thomas Pearson 2 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)
2Q: 13:18 CIN - Shaun Hanks 32 field goal
2Q: 09:04 CAR - Thomas Pearson 5 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 49 field goal
2Q: 00:34 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 32 field goal
3Q: 05:26 CIN - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 6 run (Shaun Hanks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 CAR - Thomas Pearson 2 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)
2Q: 13:18 CIN - Shaun Hanks 32 field goal
2Q: 09:04 CAR - Thomas Pearson 5 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 02:05 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 49 field goal
2Q: 00:34 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 32 field goal
3Q: 05:26 CIN - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 6 run (Shaun Hanks extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CAR
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 5 13
- by Passing 6 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 227 307
- Offensive Plays 54 74
- Yards per Play 4.20 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 116 200
- Rushing Attempts 25 45
- Yards per Rush 4.64 4.44
Net Passing Yards 111 107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 1 25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 121 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 3.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/50 10/93
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-5 4/53
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 24:56 35:04

Team Statistics	CIN	CAR
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	5	13
- by Passing	6	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	227	307
- Offensive Plays	54	74
- Yards per Play	4.20	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	116	200
- Rushing Attempts	25	45
- Yards per Rush	4.64	4.44
Net Passing Yards	111	107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 1	25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	121	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	3.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/50	10/93
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-5	4/53
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	24:56	35:04

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	7:26	2:12	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
1	1:37	3:24	OWN 35	7	50	Field Goal
2	11:25	0:18	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
2	8:58	2:57	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	1:57	0:51	OWN 38	6	-9	Fumble
2	0:29	0:16	OWN 25	2	6	Fumble
3	11:48	6:30	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown
3	1:08	1:18	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	13:32	1:46	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	8:16	1:56	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	4:01	1:27	OWN 44	6	34	Missed FG

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	5:52	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
1	5:14	3:37	OWN 40	6	25	Downs
2	13:13	1:48	OWN 31	3	-13	Punt
2	11:07	2:09	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	6:01	4:04	OWN 14	11	54	Field Goal
2	1:06	0:37	OPP 21	3	6	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OPP 31	3	-15	Half
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
3	5:18	4:10	OWN 25	8	27	Punt
4	14:50	1:18	OPP 29	3	-9	Punt
4	11:46	3:30	OWN 42	7	24	Downs
4	6:20	2:19	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
4	2:34	2:34	OWN 33	6	-3	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo Nikolic, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	22	104	4.73	37	4	1
QB Bryce Petty	2	10	5.00	7	0	0
RB Zack Moss	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ricky Langen	25	87	3.48	16	2	0
RB Thomas Pearson	10	50	5.00	16	2	2
RB Pedro Iveans	6	45	7.50	14	1	0
QB Keegan Cassidy	4	18	4.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Petty	23	13	117	1/5	0	27	1	52.3
Joe Burrow	4	2	4	1/5	0	4	0	56.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Cassidy	18	9	66	2/11	0	13	0	59.0
Tua Tagovailoa	7	6	64	2/12	0	32	0	104.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Evan Engram	5	7	29	5.80	7	12
WR Elias Shipp	4	7	57	14.25	47	27
WR Bo Ng	2	5	25	12.50	25	14
TE Wheels Boult	2	3	12	6.00	2	8
WR D. K. Metcalf	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Joe Reed	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chandler Curtis	4	6	43	10.75	16	32
TE Abraham Giles	3	5	19	6.33	4	9
RB Joel Shepherd	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	1
RB Ricky Langen	2	2	24	12.00	12	13
TE Tommy Tremble	2	3	19	9.50	5	10
WR Marc Coffey	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1	17	17.00	4	17
WR Jamal Wayne	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Trey Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jeffery Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Julio Roca	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Denzel Ward	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	2	0	0	0
DE Myron Moore	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	0	0
CB Denzel Ward	0	1	0
CB Ben Knudson	0	1	0
TE Abraham Giles	0	1	0
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0	0	1
CB Damon Arnette	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Byron Lee	6	268	44.7	35.8	52	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	5	216	43.2	36.2	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Hanks	1/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Jackson	1	-5	-5.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	4	53	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Shipp	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Doctson	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ryan Anderson	10	2	1.0	44	28
S Kyle Dugger	6	5	0.0	40	26
ILB Maynard Gomez	6	1	0.0	37	24
DE Quinnen Williams	5	0	0.0	45	27
ILB Kevin Scobee	5	0	0.0	20	17
DE Myron Moore	4	1	1.0	35	18
DE Kevin Lorenzen	4	0	0.5	44	29
CB Caleb Farley	4	2	0.0	15	16
DE Carson Clinton	3	0	1.0	7	7
DT Terrell Johnson	3	2	0.5	39	24
CB Eddie Jackson	3	1	0.0	18	17
CB Caiden Roberts	3	1	0.0	32	16
S Jumbo Sandoval	3	0	0.0	19	16
CB Roger Marvin	2	1	0.0	31	16
CB Troy Pride	1	1	0.0	20	10
QB Bryce Petty	1	0	---	---	---
WR Joe Reed	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darrell Taylor	0	5	0.0	13	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reuben Horton	6	0	1.0	25	29
ILB Isaiah Simmons	5	3	0.0	23	29
DT Willie Borders	5	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	4	1	0.0	25	29
S Stanley Dillard	3	1	0.0	25	29
CB Ben Knudson	3	0	0.0	11	15
CB Denzel Ward	2	2	0.0	24	27
S Jessie Bates	2	2	0.0	12	15
CB Damon Arnette	2	1	0.0	25	29
OLB Germaine Pratt	1	0	1.0	11	3
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	3	0.0	22	29
S Troy Apke	1	1	0.0	15	14
DE Brody Hobson	1	0	0.0	20	19
ILB Jay Sanches	1	0	0.0	4	0
DE Alim McNeill	1	0	0.0	4	10
DT Tommy Togiai	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Kelvin Joseph	0	1	0.0	4	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Myron Moore	1.0	0	1	18
OLB Ryan Anderson	1.0	0	0	28
DE Carson Clinton	1.0	0	0	7
DE Kevin Lorenzen	0.5	1	2	29
DT Terrell Johnson	0.5	0	0	24

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Germaine Pratt	1.0	0	3
OLB Reuben Horton	1.0	0	29
DE Brody Hobson	0.0	1	19
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kevin Scobee	4	0	17
OLB Ryan Anderson	2	1	28
CB Caiden Roberts	2	0	16
CB Caleb Farley	2	0	16
CB Eddie Jackson	1	0	17
DE Quinnen Williams	1	0	27
ILB Maynard Gomez	1	0	24
CB Troy Pride	1	0	10
S Kyle Dugger	1	0	26
CB Roger Marvin	0	2	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Reuben Horton	3	0	0	29
CB Ben Knudson	3	0	0	15
ILB Isaiah Simmons	2	2	0	29
CB Damon Arnette	2	1	0	29
CB Denzel Ward	1	0	1	27
DT Willie Borders	1	0	0	28
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	0	0	29
DE Brody Hobson	1	0	0	19
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	1	0	0	29
CB Kelvin Joseph	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Devante Walters	3	5	25	0	29
C Sean Bernstein	1	5	25	0	29
T Wade Shields	1	4	25	1	29
G Diego Goodge	1	3	11	0	17
G Jermaine Simon	0	2	14	0	12
T Michael Jordan	0	1	14	1	12
TE Evan Engram	0	1	23	0	29
FB Chris Springer	0	1	7	0	2
G Robert Hunt	0	1	11	0	17

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ricardo Nikolic	7	14	1	45	0	29
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	3	3	0	20	1	21
C Nicky Quinn	2	7	0	45	2	29
T Drew Schwant	2	6	0	45	0	29
T Cody Ford	1	5	0	45	1	29
G Jeremiah Poutasi	1	4	0	25	0	8
TE Abraham Giles	1	2	0	29	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Jackson	1	17
Justin Layne	1	12
Diego Goodge	1	8
Robert Hunt	1	8
Kevin Scobee	1	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Horton	1	21
Ben Knudson	1	20

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Kevin Lorenzen	---	---	44	29	2	75
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	44	28	2	74
DE Quinnen Williams	---	---	45	27	2	74
TE Evan Engram	23	29	---	---	21	73
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	39	24	7	70
S Kyle Dugger	---	---	40	26	2	68
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	37	24	3	64
T Wade Shields	25	29	---	---	8	62
T Devante Walters	25	29	---	---	8	62
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	24	29	---	---	9	62
CB Roger Marvin	---	---	31	16	14	61
DE Myron Moore	---	---	35	18	7	60
WR Bo Ng	21	29	---	---	5	55
WR Elias Shipp	21	29	---	---	5	55
C Sean Bernstein	25	29	---	---	---	54
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	18	17	17	52
CB Justin Layne	---	---	28	11	12	51
CB Caiden Roberts	---	---	32	16	2	50
QB Bryce Petty	20	24	---	---	---	44
ILB Kevin Scobee	---	---	20	17	2	39
S Jumbo Sandoval	---	---	19	16	1	36
G Diego Goodge	11	17	---	---	8	36
G Robert Hunt	11	17	---	---	8	36
CB Troy Pride	---	---	20	10	2	32
CB Caleb Farley	---	---	15	16	---	31
OLB Scott Emmons	---	---	7	5	17	29
WR D. K. Metcalf	11	8	---	---	8	27
T Michael Jordan	14	12	---	---	---	26
G Jermaine Simon	14	12	---	---	---	26
DE Darrell Taylor	---	---	13	12	---	25
FB Chris Springer	7	2	---	---	15	24
WR Christian Kirk	3	0	---	---	15	18
WR Joe Reed	4	13	---	---	---	17
RB Devante Shelton	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	7	7	---	14
TE Wheels Boult	8	6	---	---	---	14
QB Joe Burrow	5	5	---	---	---	10
ILB Ronald Blackwell	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Byron Lee	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Pete Frederick	---	---	1	0	5	6
K Shaun Hanks	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Albert Okwuegbunam	2	0	---	---	---	2
RB Zack Moss	1	0	---	---	---	1
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Corbin Guinn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Nicky Quinn	45	29	---	---	7	81
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	25	29	21	75
T Cody Ford	45	29	---	---	---	74
T Ricardo Nikolic	45	29	---	---	---	74
T Drew Schwant	45	29	---	---	---	74
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	22	29	12	63
TE Trey Gray	27	15	---	---	21	63
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	23	29	11	63
TE Abraham Giles	29	23	---	---	7	59
WR Jamal Wayne	32	19	---	---	7	58
RB Ricky Langen	28	20	---	---	9	57
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	25	29	2	56
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	25	29	1	55
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	25	29	1	55
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	24	27	3	54
QB Keegan Cassidy	32	20	---	---	2	54
DT Willie Borders	---	---	21	28	1	50
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	20	21	---	---	7	48
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	11	15	20	46
S Troy Apke	---	---	15	14	16	45
RB Pedro Iveans	17	7	---	---	20	44
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	20	19	2	41
WR Chandler Curtis	18	13	---	---	7	38
G Jeremiah Poutasi	25	8	---	---	---	33
S Jessie Bates	---	---	12	15	1	28
CB Kelvin Joseph	---	---	4	13	10	27
TE Tommy Tremble	11	15	---	---	---	26
WR Jeffery Graham	17	6	---	---	---	23
QB Tua Tagovailoa	13	9	---	---	---	22
RB Thomas Pearson	11	6	---	---	5	22
WR Marc Coffey	11	6	---	---	3	20
RB Joel Shepherd	12	8	---	---	---	20
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	4	10	6	20
WR Josh Doctson	2	1	---	---	16	19
WR Julio Roca	10	6	---	---	---	16
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	11	3	1	15
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Bryce Finley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Bradley Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	4	0	1	5
DT Tommy Togiai	---	---	4	1	---	5
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	0	0	1	1
G Gerald Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	23	118	5.1
Right	15	61	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Petty	23	13	2	1	3	4	1	0	1
Joe Burrow	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Cassidy	18	9	0	2	1	3	2	0	0
Tua Tagovailoa	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	12	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	17	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Evan Engram	7	5	2	29	0	29
WR Elias Shipp	7	4	1	57	2	29
WR Bo Ng	5	2	0	25	0	29
TE Wheels Boult	3	2	1	12	0	6
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	1	0	-1	0	29
WR D. K. Metcalf	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Joe Reed	1	0	0	0	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Curtis	6	4	0	43	1	13
TE Abraham Giles	5	3	1	19	0	23
TE Tommy Tremble	3	2	0	19	0	15
WR Jamal Wayne	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Joel Shepherd	2	2	0	-3	0	8
RB Ricky Langen	2	2	0	24	0	20
TE Trey Gray	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Marc Coffey	1	1	0	11	0	6
WR Jeffery Graham	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1	0	17	0	6
WR Julio Roca	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	2	7	3.50	4.73

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	4	17	4.25	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Petty	4	3	15	3.75	5.09

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Cassidy	3	1	5	1.67	3.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Evan Engram	1	1	5	5.00	4.14
WR D. K. Metcalf	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Bo Ng	1	1	11	11.00	5.00
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chandler Curtis	2	1	5	2.50	7.17
TE Tommy Tremble	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	5	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ricky Langen	6	3
RB Thomas Pearson	3	2
QB Keegan Cassidy	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Petty	5	3	2
Joe Burrow	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Cassidy	3	1	0
Tua Tagovailoa	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Evan Engram	2	1	0
WR Bo Ng	2	1	1
TE Wheels Boult	2	1	0
WR Elias Shipp	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch
WR Chandler Curtis	2	1
TE Trey Gray	1	0
WR Marc Coffey	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (23,600)
End Zone 13,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (15,000)
Club Seats 6,300 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (23,600)
End Zone	13,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (15,000)
Club Seats	6,300 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (6,200)