Week 9, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

36 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	9	0	3	9	-	21
Detroit Lions	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 CAR - Joel Shepherd 23 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 41 field goal
2Q: 03:14 DET - Vinny Fishman 18 field goal
3Q: 04:30 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 37 field goal
4Q: 11:29 DET - Vinny Fishman 31 field goal
4Q: 05:13 DET - Dax Milne 13 pass from Ricardo Howard (Vinny Fishman extra point)
4Q: 03:19 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 37 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Thomas Pearson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:48 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 CAR - Joel Shepherd 23 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 41 field goal
2Q: 03:14 DET - Vinny Fishman 18 field goal
3Q: 04:30 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 37 field goal
4Q: 11:29 DET - Vinny Fishman 31 field goal
4Q: 05:13 DET - Dax Milne 13 pass from Ricardo Howard (Vinny Fishman extra point)
4Q: 03:19 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 37 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Thomas Pearson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:48 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 47 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 3-6 4-4
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 357 246
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.58 3.90
Net Rushing Yards 143 20
- Rushing Attempts 37 15
- Yards per Rush 3.86 1.33
Net Passing Yards 214 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 47 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 214 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.93 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/52 11/75
Punt Returns/Yards 6/13 4/55
Kick Returns/Yards 2/28 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:50 27:10

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	3-6	4-4
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	357	246
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.58	3.90
Net Rushing Yards	143	20
- Rushing Attempts	37	15
- Yards per Rush	3.86	1.33
Net Passing Yards	214	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	47 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	214	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.93	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/52	11/75
Punt Returns/Yards	6/13	4/55
Kick Returns/Yards	2/28	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:50	27:10

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
1	11:44	4:43	OWN 4	8	96	Touchdown
1	4:59	4:59	OWN 31	9	45	Field Goal
2	13:45	3:30	OWN 27	8	27	Punt
2	8:24	0:54	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	3:08	1:19	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 12	3	26	Half
3	9:39	5:14	OWN 25	8	55	Field Goal
3	2:28	1:52	OWN 35	4	18	Punt
4	14:42	1:51	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	11:22	1:12	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	8:44	1:11	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	5:03	2:15	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown
4	1:14	0:33	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	0:54	OWN 45	3	-2	Interception
1	7:01	2:02	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	10:15	1:51	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	7:30	4:22	OWN 33	11	66	Field Goal
2	1:49	0:58	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	5:21	OWN 24	8	53	Interception
3	4:25	1:57	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	0:36	0:54	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	12:51	1:29	OPP 21	3	7	Field Goal
4	10:10	1:26	OWN 34	3	-12	Punt
4	7:33	2:30	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
4	2:48	1:34	OWN 25	6	14	Downs
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 42	3	7	Game

Game MVP: Tua Tagovailoa, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Thomas Pearson	16	61	3.81	20	2
RB Pedro Iveans	11	45	4.09	17	1
RB Ricky Langen	8	22	2.75	16	1
QB Tua Tagovailoa	2	15	7.50	8	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Conner Newsome	8	2	0.25	4
RB Jose McKnight	3	13	4.33	9
RB Rhamondre Stevenson	3	2	0.67	3
QB Ricardo Howard	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tua Tagovailoa	27	19	214	0/0	2	37	0	118.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Howard	47	23	234	1/8	1	45	2	52.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Abraham Giles	4	4	43	10.75	17	22	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	4	5	64	16.00	6	37	1
WR Chandler Curtis	3	6	23	7.67	20	20	0
RB Joel Shepherd	3	3	41	13.67	26	23	1
RB Thomas Pearson	2	2	13	6.50	10	15	0
TE Tommy Tremble	2	3	17	8.50	4	14	0
WR Julio Roca	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
RB Ricky Langen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Evans	5	9	85	17.00	44	45	0
WR Dax Milne	5	5	45	9.00	10	14	1
TE Darren Rigsby	4	8	54	13.50	0	26	0
TE Nick Vannett	2	3	22	11.00	13	12	0
RB Jose McKnight	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Justin Jefferson	2	5	8	4.00	3	5	0
TE Jonnu Smith	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Kenyon Rollin	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Darius O'Neill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Conner Newsome	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stanley Dillard	2	6	3.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Trey Gray	0	0	1	0
CB Ben Knudson	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
CB Joel Coles	2	0
FB Darius O'Neill	0	1
ILB Tony Barlow	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	8	343	42.9	31.0	60	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cedric Isola	7	326	46.6	44.7	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	0/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vinny Fishman	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	6	13	2.2	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Coles	4	55	13.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	2	28	14.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conner Castillo	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reuben Horton	6	2	0.5	15	44
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	5	2	0.0	13	44
S Stanley Dillard	4	4	0.0	13	48
CB Kelvin Joseph	4	1	0.0	6	31
CB Denzel Ward	4	0	0.0	15	31
DE Clelin Ferrell	3	0	0.5	15	48
S Jessie Bates	3	2	0.0	15	44
CB Damon Arnette	3	0	0.0	13	48
CB Ben Knudson	2	0	0.0	1	19
DT Willie Borders	1	1	0.0	8	37
OLB Germaine Pratt	1	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Isaiah Simmons	1	0	0.0	15	48
ILB Jay Sanches	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Brody Hobson	0	1	0.0	15	48
CB Jesse Lofton	0	1	0.0	2	4

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trevis Gipson	9	2	0.0	35	25
CB Conner Castillo	9	1	0.0	37	27
S Oliver Compton	8	1	0.0	37	27
DE Colby Fletcher	4	2	0.0	17	16
CB Joel Coles	4	1	0.0	23	14
S Kirk Warren	4	1	0.0	19	23
DT Trysten Hill	3	1	0.0	26	18
DE Carl Plechaty	2	2	0.0	26	12
OLB Teddy Wolf	2	1	0.0	14	16
DE Wyatt Hubert	2	1	0.0	15	13
DE Rico Osborne	1	3	0.0	23	11
OLB T. J. Watt	1	1	0.0	14	16
ILB Justics Tomoyose	1	1	0.0	22	11
TE Jonnu Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Webb	1	0	0.0	22	11
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	0	---	---	---
DE Terrance Raymond	1	0	0.0	14	18
DT Davon Hamilton	1	0	0.0	18	7
DT Marlon Tuipulotu	1	0	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.5	2	2	48
OLB Reuben Horton	0.5	0	2	44
DE Brody Hobson	0.0	0	2	48
CB Damon Arnette	0.0	0	1	48

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Carl Plechaty	1	1	12
DE Wyatt Hubert	1	0	13
DE Rico Osborne	0	2	11
DE Colby Fletcher	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelvin Joseph	4	0	0	31
S Stanley Dillard	3	1	2	48
CB Denzel Ward	3	1	0	31
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	3	1	0	44
CB Damon Arnette	2	1	0	48
S Jessie Bates	2	0	0	44
OLB Reuben Horton	2	0	0	44
CB Ben Knudson	2	0	0	19
DT Willie Borders	1	0	0	37
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	0	0	48

Detroit	Caught	PPlay
S Oliver Compton	5	27
ILB Trevis Gipson	5	25
S Kirk Warren	3	23
OLB T. J. Watt	1	16
CB Joel Coles	1	14
DE Rico Osborne	1	11
CB Conner Castillo	1	27
DE Wyatt Hubert	1	13
DT Marlon Tuipulotu	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Nicky Quinn	4	10	2	37	27
T Cody Ford	3	6	0	37	27
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	3	4	0	37	27
T Drew Schwant	1	9	0	37	27
T Ricardo Nikolic	1	5	0	37	27
TE Tommy Tremble	0	1	0	20	20

Detroit	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Andre Dillard	5	1	15	0	48
T Philip Porter	3	0	15	0	48
G Jonah Jackson	2	0	15	1	48
C Wes Martin	2	0	15	0	48
G Rich Preston	2	0	15	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Knudson	2	25
Trey Gray	1	28
Austin Turner	1	23
Jamal Wayne	1	20
Clelin Ferrell	1	16

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Jefferson	3	17
Oliver Compton	2	28
Rhamondre Stevenson	2	19
Nick Vannett	1	27

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	15	48	16	79
C Nicky Quinn	37	27	---	---	11	75
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	37	27	---	---	11	75
TE Abraham Giles	34	24	---	---	11	69
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	15	48	3	66
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	15	48	2	65
T Cody Ford	37	27	---	---	---	64
T Ricardo Nikolic	37	27	---	---	---	64
T Drew Schwant	37	27	---	---	---	64
QB Tua Tagovailoa	37	27	---	---	---	64
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	15	44	4	63
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	13	48	2	63
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	13	48	2	63
S Jessie Bates	---	---	15	44	2	61
WR Chandler Curtis	31	19	---	---	11	61
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	13	44	2	59
CB Kelvin Joseph	---	---	6	31	14	51
WR Anthony Schwartz	30	19	---	---	---	49
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	15	31	2	48
DT Willie Borders	---	---	8	37	1	46
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	1	19	25	45
RB Pedro Iveans	12	3	---	---	28	43
TE Trey Gray	6	8	---	---	28	42
TE Tommy Tremble	20	20	---	---	---	40
RB Thomas Pearson	16	13	---	---	4	33
RB Ricky Langen	9	10	---	---	13	32
WR Jamal Wayne	7	4	---	---	20	31
WR Julio Roca	13	6	---	---	10	29
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	8	14	1	23
ILB Austin Turner	---	---	0	0	23	23
S Troy Apke	---	---	2	0	17	19
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	7	11	1	19
RB Joel Shepherd	5	9	---	---	---	14
T Bryce Finley	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Bradley Rose	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Grant Stuard	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	2	5	---	7
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	0	0	7	7
DT Tommy Togiai	---	---	0	0	7	7
CB Jesse Lofton	---	---	2	4	---	6
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB Keegan Cassidy	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Jeffery Graham	2	0	---	---	---	2
G Gerald Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Oliver Compton	---	---	37	27	28	92
CB Conner Castillo	---	---	37	27	21	85
T Andre Dillard	15	48	---	---	9	72
T Philip Porter	15	48	---	---	9	72
C Wes Martin	15	48	---	---	---	63
QB Ricardo Howard	15	48	---	---	---	63
G Rich Preston	15	48	---	---	---	63
G Jonah Jackson	15	48	---	---	---	63
ILB Trevis Gipson	---	---	35	25	2	62
CB Joel Coles	---	---	23	14	21	58
OLB T. J. Watt	---	---	14	16	26	56
WR Alvin Evans	11	35	---	---	10	56
TE Nick Vannett	5	20	---	---	27	52
WR Nickolas Pereira	9	23	---	---	20	52
DT Trysten Hill	---	---	26	18	3	47
DE Carl Plechaty	---	---	26	12	9	47
WR Justin Jefferson	7	22	---	---	17	46
DE Rico Osborne	---	---	23	11	11	45
S Kirk Warren	---	---	19	23	2	44
TE Darren Rigsby	10	30	---	---	---	40
FB Darius O'Neill	2	16	---	---	20	38
OLB Teddy Wolf	---	---	14	16	8	38
CB Tom Webb	---	---	22	11	2	35
ILB Justics Tomoyose	---	---	22	11	2	35
DE Colby Fletcher	---	---	17	16	1	34
DE Terrance Raymond	---	---	14	18	2	34
S Jeremy Woodard	---	---	16	16	1	33
RB Jose McKnight	3	26	---	---	---	29
DE Wyatt Hubert	---	---	15	13	1	29
WR Kenyon Rollin	7	19	---	---	---	26
DT Davon Hamilton	---	---	18	7	1	26
RB Conner Newsome	9	17	---	---	---	26
RB Rhamondre Stevenson	3	4	---	---	19	26
DT Marlon Tuipulotu	---	---	11	13	1	25
S Herb Rivero	---	---	17	3	1	21
TE Jonnu Smith	5	15	---	---	---	20
WR Dax Milne	4	13	---	---	---	17
ILB Tony Barlow	---	---	1	0	14	15
P Cedric Isola	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Earnest Burroughs	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Malik Silverstone	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Stone Forsythe	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Vinny Fishman	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Alejandro Lofton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Adrian Delgado	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kawaan Baker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	20	52	2.6
Right	11	73	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	4	-3	-0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tua Tagovailoa	27	19	5	0	2	0	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Howard	47	23	2	3	5	4	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	31	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	82	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	65	32.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-6	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	81	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	133	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Curtis	6	3	1	23	1	19
WR Anthony Schwartz	5	4	0	64	2	19
TE Abraham Giles	4	4	0	43	1	24
RB Joel Shepherd	3	3	0	41	1	9
TE Tommy Tremble	3	2	0	17	0	20
RB Thomas Pearson	2	2	0	13	0	13
WR Julio Roca	2	1	0	13	0	6
RB Ricky Langen	2	0	1	0	0	10

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Evans	9	5	0	85	1	35
TE Darren Rigsby	8	4	2	54	1	30
WR Justin Jefferson	5	2	1	8	0	22
RB Conner Newsome	5	0	1	0	0	17
WR Dax Milne	5	5	0	45	0	13
TE Nick Vannett	3	2	0	22	0	20
RB Jose McKnight	3	2	0	18	0	26
WR Nickolas Pereira	3	1	0	-4	0	23
TE Jonnu Smith	2	1	0	8	0	15
WR Kenyon Rollin	2	1	1	-2	0	19
FB Darius O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Ricardo Howard	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Jose McKnight	1	2	2.00	4.33
RB Rhamondre Stevenson	1	-1	-1.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tua Tagovailoa	1	1	-4	-4.00	7.93

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Howard	6	3	19	3.17	4.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	1	-4	-4.00	12.80

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Darren Rigsby	2	1	3	1.50	6.75
WR Alvin Evans	1	0	0	0.00	9.44
WR Justin Jefferson	1	1	3	3.00	1.60
RB Conner Newsome	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dax Milne	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Pearson	7	3

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ricardo Howard	1	1
RB Jose McKnight	1	0
RB Rhamondre Stevenson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tua Tagovailoa	7	4	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Howard	13	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
RB Thomas Pearson	2	2
WR Julio Roca	2	1
WR Anthony Schwartz	2	1
WR Chandler Curtis	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Evans	3	1	1
TE Jonnu Smith	2	1	0
RB Jose McKnight	2	1	1
WR Nickolas Pereira	2	0	0
TE Nick Vannett	1	1	1
TE Darren Rigsby	1	0	0
FB Darius O'Neill	1	0	0
WR Justin Jefferson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)