Week 2, 2021

played in Buffalo, NY

69 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	3	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	7	6	10	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 BUF - Mecole Hardman 20 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 13:46 CAR - Isaiah Goulet 9 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 07:17 BUF - Pat McAfee 37 field goal
2Q: 00:06 BUF - Pat McAfee 27 field goal
3Q: 12:10 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 46 field goal
3Q: 08:48 BUF - Kenny Stills 7 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 01:31 BUF - Pat McAfee 21 field goal
4Q: 11:39 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 35 field goal
4Q: 05:36 BUF - Pat McAfee 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 BUF - Mecole Hardman 20 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 13:46 CAR - Isaiah Goulet 9 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 07:17 BUF - Pat McAfee 37 field goal
2Q: 00:06 BUF - Pat McAfee 27 field goal
3Q: 12:10 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 46 field goal
3Q: 08:48 BUF - Kenny Stills 7 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 01:31 BUF - Pat McAfee 21 field goal
4Q: 11:39 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 35 field goal
4Q: 05:36 BUF - Pat McAfee 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 277 435
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 4.54 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 79 147
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 4.39 4.74
Net Passing Yards 198 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 216 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/38 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/24 3/47
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:22 33:38

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	277	435
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	4.54	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	79	147
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	4.39	4.74
Net Passing Yards	198	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	216	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/38	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/24	3/47
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:22	33:38

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 24	7	21	Punt
1	6:01	1:48	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	1:12	2:37	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	11:50	1:40	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	7:11	3:47	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
3	14:14	2:09	50	4	21	Field Goal
3	8:42	3:09	OWN 18	5	29	Punt
3	1:26	4:55	OWN 38	11	44	Field Goal
4	5:29	2:07	OWN 25	8	24	Downs
4	2:12	1:01	OWN 20	6	24	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	3:52	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
1	4:13	3:01	OWN 30	6	5	Punt
2	13:35	1:45	OWN 31	3	-1	Interception
2	10:10	2:59	OWN 41	7	39	Field Goal
2	3:24	3:24	OWN 9	9	81	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:46	OWN 25	3	7	Interception
3	12:05	3:23	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	5:33	4:07	OWN 20	8	76	Field Goal
4	11:31	6:02	OWN 25	11	72	Field Goal
4	3:22	1:10	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 44	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Pat McAfee, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Isaiah Goulet	11	61	5.55	22	1	1
RB Ronald Jones II	3	6	2.00	5	0	0
QB Jake Locker	2	9	4.50	13	1	0
RB Javorius Allen	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mikel Leshoure	13	43	3.31	32	1
RB Braden Kata	10	72	7.20	24	3
RB Mark Walton	6	27	4.50	14	2
QB Dak Prescott	2	5	2.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	40	27	216	3/18	0	27	0	80.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dak Prescott	35	21	296	1/8	2	40	2	82.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Eric Ebron	10	13	94	9.40	37	27
WR Randall Cobb	4	6	26	6.50	4	15
WR Camden Todd	4	5	32	8.00	6	14
RB Isaiah Goulet	4	9	19	4.75	5	10
WR Jay Hong	3	3	25	8.33	0	11
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	1	11	11.00	4	11
TE Dusty George	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Ronald Jones II	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Stills	6	9	62	10.33	16	22	1
WR Mecole Hardman	5	7	71	14.20	21	20	1
TE Tyler Eifert	4	5	52	13.00	26	23	0
WR Keke Coutee	3	3	40	13.33	16	23	0
WR Aaron Dobson	1	5	40	40.00	40	40	0
RB Mark Walton	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Josh Oliver	1	2	24	24.00	17	24	0
WR Samuel Dunbar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Arturo Galligher	1	0	0.00	0
CB Curtis Lofton	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elias Huffman	5	209	41.8	28.4	53	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Bailey	2	90	45.0	23.0	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Knabe	1	24	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Reisinger	3	47	15.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Robinson	3	63	21.0	0
Randall Cobb	1	26	26.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mecole Hardman	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Blair Brown	11	1	0.0	31	34
ILB Bennett Robinson	7	0	0.0	28	26
S Arturo Galligher	6	2	0.0	28	28
CB Jameson Null	4	1	0.0	26	27
CB Brandon Boykin	4	0	0.0	14	27
DE Clelin Ferrell	3	2	0.0	31	34
DT Sharrif Floyd	2	2	0.0	18	30
S Isaac Knabe	2	1	0.0	31	36
OLB Chester Magar	2	0	0.0	18	11
DE Robbie Mahoney	2	0	0.0	18	13
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	4	1.0	26	23
DT Denzel Brooks	1	3	0.0	21	21
CB Curtis Lofton	1	1	0.0	21	17
CB Rashard Robinson	1	0	0.0	4	10
S John Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Willie Borders	1	0	0.0	7	13
S Armani Watts	1	0	0.0	9	18
DE Jermaine Mathis	0	1	0.0	3	8

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tom Webb	7	1	0.0	18	42
OLB Kyler Fackrell	5	6	0.0	18	33
S Terrell Edmunds	5	2	0.0	18	42
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	4	3	0.0	16	27
CB Glover Quin	3	1	0.0	8	30
CB Chidobe Awuzie	3	1	0.0	6	20
DE Chad Thomas	3	1	0.0	15	31
S Jessie Kinney	3	0	0.0	18	42
CB Xavien Howard	3	0	0.0	14	24
DE Mickey Sweet	3	0	0.0	3	19
DT Dion Jordan	2	1	1.5	16	25
OLB Leonard Williams	2	0	0.5	16	38
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	2	0	0.5	12	34
OLB Joseph Kumerow	2	0	0.0	7	20
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Josh Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
DE Oscar Aspell	0	1	0.5	5	17
DT Dustin Westerman	0	1	0.0	8	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrone Crawford	1.0	0	0	23
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.0	2	0	34
DE Jermaine Mathis	0.0	1	1	8
DT Denzel Brooks	0.0	1	0	21
DE Robbie Mahoney	0.0	1	0	13

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dion Jordan	1.5	0	0	0	25
DE Oscar Aspell	0.5	0	2	1	17
OLB Leonard Williams	0.5	0	1	2	38
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	0.5	0	1	0	34
DT Dustin Westerman	0.0	1	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jameson Null	4	0	0	27
OLB Blair Brown	3	1	0	34
ILB Bennett Robinson	3	0	0	26
S Arturo Galligher	2	0	1	28
CB Brandon Boykin	2	0	0	27
CB Rashard Robinson	2	0	0	10
CB Curtis Lofton	1	0	1	17
OLB Chester Magar	1	0	0	11
S John Johnson	1	0	0	8
S Armani Watts	1	0	0	18
S Isaac Knabe	1	0	0	36
DE Tyrone Crawford	0	1	0	23

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tom Webb	6	0	42
CB Chidobe Awuzie	3	0	20
S Terrell Edmunds	3	0	42
DE Mickey Sweet	3	0	19
CB Glover Quin	2	0	30
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	2	0	27
OLB Joseph Kumerow	2	0	20
CB Xavien Howard	1	1	24
OLB Leonard Williams	1	0	38
S Jessie Kinney	1	0	42
OLB Kyler Fackrell	1	0	33
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	1	0	34
DE Chad Thomas	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Cody Ford	3	5	18	0	43
C Allen Franklin	2	3	18	0	43
G Jon Asamoah	1	5	18	1	43
G Jeremiah Poutasi	1	2	18	2	43
FB Jaylen Samuels	0	2	4	0	15

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Marcus Martin	3	8	31	0	36
G Jake Kaplan	3	5	31	0	36
T T.J. Lang	1	5	31	1	36
G Calvin Carlson	1	5	31	0	36
T Ty Sambrailo	1	4	31	0	36
TE Ian Horton	0	2	8	0	2
TE Josh Oliver	0	1	15	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clelin Ferrell	2	20
Dusty George	1	19
Sharrif Floyd	1	15

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Prosinski	3	16
Mark Walton	1	15
Tyler Eifert	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	31	34	20	85
S Isaac Knabe	---	---	31	36	6	73
S Arturo Galligher	---	---	28	28	16	72
WR Randall Cobb	16	40	---	---	13	69
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	31	34	4	69
G Jon Asamoah	18	43	---	---	7	68
TE Eric Ebron	18	42	---	---	6	66
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	18	30	15	63
QB Jake Locker	18	43	---	---	---	61
C Allen Franklin	18	43	---	---	---	61
G Jeremiah Poutasi	18	43	---	---	---	61
T Cody Ford	18	43	---	---	---	61
G Gerald Hoffman	18	43	---	---	---	61
ILB Bennett Robinson	---	---	28	26	2	56
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	14	27	14	55
CB Jameson Null	---	---	26	27	2	55
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	26	23	3	52
WR Camden Todd	14	36	---	---	---	50
RB Isaiah Goulet	13	36	---	---	---	49
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	21	21	3	45
CB Curtis Lofton	---	---	21	17	2	40
TE Dusty George	4	13	---	---	19	36
WR Jay Hong	10	19	---	---	4	33
DE Robbie Mahoney	---	---	18	13	1	32
OLB Chester Magar	---	---	18	11	2	31
S Armani Watts	---	---	9	18	2	29
FB Jaylen Samuels	4	15	---	---	6	25
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	4	10	8	22
DT Willie Borders	---	---	7	13	2	22
WR Branden Brown	1	3	---	---	17	21
S Taylor Rapp	---	---	0	0	16	16
RB Ronald Jones II	6	8	---	---	---	14
S John Johnson	---	---	4	8	1	13
ILB Zach Cunningham	---	---	3	8	1	12
DE Jermaine Mathis	---	---	3	8	1	12
RB Javorius Allen	1	0	---	---	10	11
TE Mark Dvoracek	3	3	---	---	5	11
G Ja'Wuan James	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dalton Risner	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Ricardo Nikolic	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Albert Boyer	---	---	0	2	3	5
P Elias Huffman	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Byron Warren	---	---	0	2	1	3
QB Quentin Wordehoff	0	0	---	---	2	2

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tyler Eifert	31	34	---	---	9	74
T Ty Sambrailo	31	36	---	---	6	73
G Jake Kaplan	31	36	---	---	6	73
G Calvin Carlson	31	36	---	---	6	73
OLB Leonard Williams	---	---	16	38	15	69
T T.J. Lang	31	36	---	---	---	67
C Marcus Martin	31	36	---	---	---	67
QB Dak Prescott	31	36	---	---	---	67
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	18	42	1	61
S Terrell Edmunds	---	---	18	42	1	61
CB Tom Webb	---	---	18	42	1	61
WR Mecole Hardman	22	32	---	---	6	60
CB Glover Quin	---	---	8	30	17	55
WR Aaron Dobson	22	32	---	---	---	54
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	12	34	7	53
OLB Kyler Fackrell	---	---	18	33	1	52
RB Braden Kata	11	17	---	---	20	48
DE Chad Thomas	---	---	15	31	---	46
TE Josh Oliver	15	11	---	---	20	46
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	16	27	1	44
DT Dion Jordan	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Mickey Sweet	---	---	3	19	18	40
CB Xavien Howard	---	---	14	24	---	38
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	6	20	11	37
WR Kenny Stills	13	23	---	---	---	36
DT Dustin Westerman	---	---	8	27	1	36
RB Mark Walton	7	13	---	---	15	35
DE Oscar Aspell	---	---	5	17	11	33
OLB Joseph Kumerow	---	---	7	20	2	29
RB Mikel Leshoure	16	5	---	---	---	21
WR Samuel Dunbar	5	3	---	---	13	21
WR Kristopher Reisinger	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Chris Prosinski	---	---	0	1	16	17
WR Keke Coutee	5	8	---	---	---	13
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Ian Horton	8	2	---	---	---	10
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Joe Dahl	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jake Bailey	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Da'Norris Searcy	---	---	0	1	1	2
T Jack Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bobby Vesser	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Preston Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Robbie Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Calvin Appleton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ralph Dangelo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	13	72	5.5
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	49	8.2
Middle	15	84	5.6
Right	9	15	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	40	27	1	5	2	1	4	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dak Prescott	35	21	7	2	3	2	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	77	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	64	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	120	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	61	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	13	10	0	94	1	42
RB Isaiah Goulet	9	4	0	19	0	36
WR Randall Cobb	6	4	0	26	0	40
WR Camden Todd	5	4	1	32	0	36
WR Jay Hong	3	3	0	25	0	19
TE Dusty George	2	1	1	9	0	13
RB Ronald Jones II	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	1	0	11	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Stills	9	6	1	62	1	23
WR Mecole Hardman	7	5	1	71	2	32
TE Tyler Eifert	5	4	1	52	1	34
WR Aaron Dobson	5	1	0	40	1	32
RB Mark Walton	3	1	0	7	0	13
WR Keke Coutee	3	3	0	40	1	8
TE Josh Oliver	2	1	0	24	1	11
WR Samuel Dunbar	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronald Jones II	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	9	9.00	5.55

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mikel Leshoure	3	1	0.33	3.31
RB Braden Kata	2	14	7.00	7.20
RB Mark Walton	1	0	0.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	2	1	1	0.50	5.40

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dak Prescott	11	5	50	4.55	8.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Camden Todd	1	1	1	1.00	6.40
RB Isaiah Goulet	1	0	0	0.00	2.11

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Stills	4	2	11	2.75	6.89
WR Mecole Hardman	4	2	28	7.00	10.14
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
RB Mark Walton	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Keke Coutee	1	1	11	11.00	13.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Braden Kata	2	1
RB Mikel Leshoure	1	0
QB Dak Prescott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	11	8	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dak Prescott	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	3	2	1
WR Camden Todd	3	3	1
RB Isaiah Goulet	2	0	0
WR Randall Cobb	1	1	0
TE Dusty George	1	1	0
WR Jay Hong	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Stills	4	3	3
WR Aaron Dobson	4	0	0
WR Mecole Hardman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)