Week 2, 2009

played in Buffalo, NY

58 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 43 field goal
1Q: 06:02 BUF - Eli Manning 32 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 14:13 BUF - Jordy Nelson 10 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 09:13 CAR - Brandon Marshall 3 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 05:51 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
3Q: 07:48 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
4Q: 03:26 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 43 field goal
1Q: 06:02 BUF - Eli Manning 32 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 14:13 BUF - Jordy Nelson 10 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 09:13 CAR - Brandon Marshall 3 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 05:51 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
3Q: 07:48 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
4Q: 03:26 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 45 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 371 363
- Offensive Plays 76 55
- Yards per Play 4.88 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 140 136
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 4.83 4.53
Net Passing Yards 231 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 0 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.91 9.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/15 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	371	363
- Offensive Plays	76	55
- Yards per Play	4.88	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	140	136
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	4.83	4.53
Net Passing Yards	231	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 0	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.91	9.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/15	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:34	27:26

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	3:15	OWN 27	7	47	Field Goal
1	5:50	5:23	OWN 25	10	50	Missed FG
2	14:04	5:00	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	5:46	1:15	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	3:01	2:07	OWN 29	7	30	Punt
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	11:48	2:01	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
3	7:43	3:21	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
3	1:11	4:56	OWN 5	11	54	Punt
4	4:48	1:29	OWN 36	5	36	Field Goal
4	2:04	1:32	OWN 17	9	29	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 26	4	14	Punt
1	9:35	3:45	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	0:27	1:23	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	9:04	3:18	OWN 21	6	53	Field Goal
2	4:31	1:30	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	13:32	1:44	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	9:47	2:04	OPP 42	4	26	Field Goal
3	4:22	3:11	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	11:15	6:27	OWN 2	11	62	Fumble
4	3:19	1:15	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cary Winslett	9	40	4.44	13	2
RB Mike Hart	7	19	2.71	11	1
QB Steve McNair	5	51	10.20	20	2
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	5	22	4.40	8	0
WR D.J. Hackett	2	7	3.50	8	0
FB Daniel Bodell	1	1	1.00	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB David Kirtman	12	29	2.42	12	1	0
QB Eli Manning	7	52	7.43	32	1	1
RB Bernard Scott	7	31	4.43	20	2	0
RB Eric Shelton	4	24	6.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	40	23	210	1/8	1	22	0	80.2
Wally Moss	6	3	29	0/0	0	11	0	63.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	25	17	227	0/0	1	32	0	109.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Peyton Hillis	11	17	89	8.09	12	20	0
WR Brandon Marshall	9	21	87	9.67	36	20	1
WR David Givens	3	3	26	8.67	0	11	0
RB Cary Winslett	2	2	27	13.50	23	22	0
RB Mike Hart	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ashley Lelie	4	5	69	17.25	48	32	0
WR Jordy Nelson	4	6	59	14.75	24	27	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	4	28	9.33	7	14	0
FB Rob Konrad	2	3	32	16.00	25	30	0
RB Bernard Scott	2	2	3	1.50	3	3	0
TE Stephen Alexander	1	3	17	17.00	5	17	0
RB David Kirtman	1	1	19	19.00	11	19	0
WR Steve Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Derrick Martin	0	1	0	0
OLB Stewart Bradley	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB David Kirtman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	6	257	42.8	31.8	51	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	6	272	45.3	43.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/3	2/3	0/0	45	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarett Dillard	1	12	12.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarett Dillard	1	31	31.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kirtman	2	45	22.5	0
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rian Wallace	8	4	28	21
OLB Stewart Bradley	7	3	30	24
CB Jarius Byrd	7	1	30	24
S Daryl Jackson	5	2	30	25
ILB Alonzo Harris	4	0	13	17
DT Letroy Guion	3	1	15	11
S Dennis Weathersby	3	0	19	10
DT Kendall Langford	2	1	27	21
CB Derrick Martin	2	0	29	25
S Morgan Trent	2	0	11	15
OLB Ty Myers	1	3	27	20
CB Drayton Florence	0	1	18	10
DT Marcus Spears	0	1	9	13
DE Mike Montgomery	0	1	26	17
OLB Brady Popinga	0	1	0	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB David Hawthorne	9	2	0.0	28	45
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	8	3	0.0	26	38
S Usama Young	8	1	0.0	29	47
S Benny Sapp	7	2	0.0	24	38
CB Fabian Washington	6	2	0.0	27	45
DE Courtney Brown	3	0	0.0	17	29
DT Connor Barwin	2	1	1.0	25	42
DT Larry Tripplett	2	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Karlos Dansby	2	1	0.0	12	14
CB Patrick Chung	2	0	0.0	5	9
S Erik Coleman	1	2	0.0	18	27
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	1	0.0	16	31
S Bradley Fletcher	1	1	0.0	11	20
ILB James Darling	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Charles Grant	1	0	0.0	21	29
DT Andre Fluellen	1	0	0.0	16	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Titas Adams	0.0	0	2	0	12
OLB Ty Myers	0.0	0	1	0	20

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Connor Barwin	1.0	2	1	42
DE Charles Grant	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	0.0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Stewart Bradley	4	0	24
S Daryl Jackson	3	2	25
ILB Alonzo Harris	3	0	17
ILB Rian Wallace	3	0	21
S Dennis Weathersby	1	0	10
OLB Ty Myers	1	0	20
CB Derrick Martin	1	0	25
S Morgan Trent	1	0	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB David Hawthorne	8	2	45
S Benny Sapp	6	2	38
CB Fabian Washington	5	2	45
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	3	0	38
S Usama Young	2	1	47
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	14
S Erik Coleman	1	0	27
S Bradley Fletcher	0	2	20

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rob Petitti	4	7	29	0	47
G Levi Jones	2	7	29	1	47
G Frank Omiyale	2	4	29	0	47
G Steve Hutchinson	0	4	29	0	47
C Jerry McEachern	0	3	29	0	47
FB Daniel Bodell	0	1	6	0	7

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T John Tait	3	8	30	25
G Arturo Van Anden	2	7	30	25
C Dan Koppen	1	6	30	25
G Wes Sims	1	3	30	25
T Michael Roos	1	2	30	25
TE Stephen Alexander	0	1	28	23

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brannon Condren	2	22
Sergio Robertson	1	24
Jarett Dillard	1	17
Rob Petitti	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	17
Wes Sims	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rob Petitti	29	47	---	---	9	85
WR Brandon Marshall	28	47	---	---	6	81
TE Peyton Hillis	25	43	---	---	10	78
G Steve Hutchinson	29	47	---	---	---	76
G Levi Jones	29	47	---	---	---	76
C Jerry McEachern	29	47	---	---	---	76
G Frank Omiyale	29	47	---	---	---	76
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	30	25	17	72
QB Steve McNair	29	41	---	---	---	70
WR David Givens	28	38	---	---	---	66
WR D.J. Hackett	21	28	---	---	15	64
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	30	24	9	63
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	29	25	2	56
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	30	24	2	56
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	28	21	1	50
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	27	21	1	49
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	27	20	1	48
TE Sergio Robertson	5	19	---	---	24	48
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	26	17	1	44
RB Cary Winslett	11	13	---	---	18	42
S Morgan Trent	---	---	11	15	13	39
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	19	10	5	34
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	15	11	7	33
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	13	17	2	32
FB Daniel Bodell	6	7	---	---	18	31
RB Mike Hart	10	20	---	---	---	30
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	3	4	22	29
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	18	10	---	28
CB Brannon Condren	---	---	2	4	22	28
DE Titas Adams	---	---	12	12	2	26
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	8	16	---	---	---	24
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	9	13	1	23
WR Jarett Dillard	3	0	---	---	17	20
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rex Hadnot	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Wally Moss	0	6	---	---	---	6
TE Chase Coffman	0	4	---	---	---	4
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	0	1	---	1
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	27	45	14	86
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	28	45	12	85
S Usama Young	---	---	29	47	3	79
S Benny Sapp	---	---	24	38	9	71
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	25	42	2	69
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	26	38	2	66
T John Tait	30	25	---	---	8	63
G Arturo Van Anden	30	25	---	---	8	63
G Wes Sims	30	25	---	---	8	63
T Michael Roos	30	25	---	---	8	63
WR Ashley Lelie	25	22	---	---	15	62
C Dan Koppen	30	25	---	---	---	55
QB Eli Manning	30	25	---	---	---	55
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	18	28	7	53
TE Stephen Alexander	28	23	---	---	1	52
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	18	33	1	52
DE Charles Grant	---	---	21	29	1	51
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	17	29	3	49
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	16	31	2	49
WR Mike Sims-Walker	24	21	---	---	4	49
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	12	14	22	48
RB David Kirtman	13	18	---	---	17	48
S Erik Coleman	---	---	18	27	2	47
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	11	20	16	47
FB Rob Konrad	8	10	---	---	23	41
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	16	23	2	41
WR Jordy Nelson	18	12	---	---	---	30
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	5	9	15	29
TE Teyo Jackson	2	1	---	---	22	25
RB Bernard Scott	11	6	---	---	8	25
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	2	---	---	17	20
TE Justin Peelle	11	7	---	---	---	18
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	3	6	7	16
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	3	10	2	15
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Eric Shelton	5	1	---	---	1	7
ILB James Darling	---	---	2	3	1	6
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Steve Smith	4	2	---	---	---	6
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Olin Kreutz	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jamon Meredith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	17	110	6.5
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	14	1.6
Middle	15	98	6.5
Right	5	25	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	40	23	3	2	3	9	3	1	0
Wally Moss	6	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	25	17	4	2	1	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	116	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	11	2.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	57	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	117	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	53	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Marshall	21	9	3	87	1	47
TE Peyton Hillis	17	11	0	89	1	43
WR David Givens	3	3	0	26	0	38
RB Cary Winslett	2	2	0	27	1	13
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	0	1	0	0	16
RB Mike Hart	1	1	0	10	0	20

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	6	4	0	59	1	12
WR Ashley Lelie	5	4	0	69	2	22
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	3	0	28	0	21
TE Stephen Alexander	3	1	1	17	0	23
FB Rob Konrad	3	2	0	32	1	10
RB Bernard Scott	2	2	0	3	0	6
RB David Kirtman	1	1	0	19	0	18
WR Steve Smith	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	3	3.00	4.40
RB Cary Winslett	1	-2	-2.00	4.44

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	1	3	3.00	5.25

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	2	1	10	5.00	9.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	3	3.00	4.14

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	10	10.00	9.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steve McNair	2	2
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	3	0
QB Eli Manning	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	13	8	4
Wally Moss	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Marshall	6	3	2
TE Peyton Hillis	5	4	1
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	0	0
RB Mike Hart	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Rob Konrad	3	2	1
TE Stephen Alexander	2	1	1
RB David Kirtman	1	1	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	0
WR Steve Smith	1	0	0
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)