Week 9, 2028

played in Carolina, NC

66 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	10	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	10	3	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 CAR - Clifton Wickham 25 field goal
1Q: 05:35 STL - Colby Waldron 33 field goal
1Q: 00:46 CAR - Isaiah Simmons 58 interception return (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 00:46 CAR - Clifton Wickham 33 field goal
3Q: 12:55 STL - Elias Luchey 57 run (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 09:32 CAR - Thomas Pearson 57 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
3Q: 05:22 STL - Colby Waldron 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 CAR - Clifton Wickham 25 field goal
1Q: 05:35 STL - Colby Waldron 33 field goal
1Q: 00:46 CAR - Isaiah Simmons 58 interception return (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 00:46 CAR - Clifton Wickham 33 field goal
3Q: 12:55 STL - Elias Luchey 57 run (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 09:32 CAR - Thomas Pearson 57 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
3Q: 05:22 STL - Colby Waldron 48 field goal

Team Statistics STL CAR
Record 2-5-1 3-6
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 321 298
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 4.86 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 133 151
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 4.59 5.21
Net Passing Yards 188 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 3 28 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 4.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 4/52
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/58
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:15 28:45

Team Statistics	STL	CAR
Record	2-5-1	3-6
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	321	298
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	4.86	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	133	151
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	4.59	5.21
Net Passing Yards	188	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 3	28 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	201	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	4.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	4/52
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/58
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:15	28:45

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	5:16	OWN 25	10	59	Field Goal
1	3:58	3:24	OWN 21	7	26	Interception
1	0:34	1:26	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
2	12:34	1:00	OPP 31	3	-5	Interception
2	8:53	1:24	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
2	2:23	0:33	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 25	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	9:13	3:57	OWN 21	6	48	Field Goal
3	2:20	2:00	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
4	15:00	3:05	OWN 26	5	4	Punt
4	8:43	2:09	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
4	4:08	1:45	OWN 34	6	42	Fumble
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 18	8	40	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 21	8	71	Field Goal
1	5:27	1:29	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	14:08	1:34	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
2	11:34	2:41	OWN 9	5	9	Punt
2	7:29	5:06	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
2	1:50	1:10	OWN 48	5	36	Field Goal
3	12:33	3:20	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
3	5:16	2:56	OWN 30	4	15	Punt
3	0:20	0:20	OPP 33	3	7	Fumble
4	11:55	3:12	OWN 39	6	12	Punt
4	6:34	2:26	OPP 48	4	27	Fumble
4	2:23	0:33	OWN 34	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Isaiah Simmons, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elias Luchey	22	113	5.14	57	2	1
RB Wade McGregor	3	21	7.00	13	1	0
RB Fernando Niles	2	-1	-0.50	2	0	0
FB Denzel Carr	2	0	0.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Thomas Pearson	18	99	5.50	57	3	1
QB Kenyon Richard	6	37	6.17	10	1	0
RB Dan Shreves	4	10	2.50	4	0	0
RB AJ Dillon	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	35	21	201	2/13	0	27	3	40.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Richard	28	17	160	2/13	0	32	0	76.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric McCarthy	6	8	43	7.17	24	22
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	6	12	67	11.17	24	27
RB Elias Luchey	4	4	38	9.50	23	12
WR Erik Jacobs	2	6	26	13.00	12	17
RB Wade McGregor	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Morris Henry	1	2	21	21.00	2	21
TE Manuel Brewer	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chandler Curtis	6	8	40	6.67	5	17
TE Tommy Tremble	5	9	81	16.20	36	32
WR Anthony Schwartz	2	3	13	6.50	3	9
TE Charles Bruggeman	2	2	11	5.50	2	11
RB AJ Dillon	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Abraham Giles	1	4	15	15.00	0	15
RB Thomas Pearson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Isaiah Simmons	1	58	58.00	1
CB Damon Arnette	1	0	0.00	0
CB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Morris Henry	1	0	0
CB Asante Samuel Jr	0	1	0
DT Ezekiel Sampson	0	1	0
ILB Josh Allen	0	0	1
S Nickolas Kirk	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Kenyon Richard	2	0	0	0
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Tobin	6	283	47.2	35.2	52	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Greer	7	301	43.0	39.7	49	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colby Waldron	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Niles	2	23	11.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaelon Darden	4	52	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade McGregor	2	59	29.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Dennis	3	63	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ryan Webb	9	3	0.0	29	30
OLB Bradley Sandberg	8	2	0.0	26	19
OLB Amir Beckley	7	2	0.0	15	22
DE Pete Werner	3	0	1.0	20	16
CB Asante Samuel Jr	3	1	0.0	29	30
DT Jonathan Greenard	2	2	1.0	26	29
S Broderick Briggs	2	1	0.0	26	18
S Nickolas Kirk	2	1	0.0	29	30
DE Terrance Raymond	2	0	0.0	11	14
CB Brant Wilson	2	0	0.0	13	21
DE Duane Newnam	1	2	0.0	27	30
ILB Josh Allen	1	1	0.0	16	9
CB Blake Kassell	1	1	0.0	3	12
DT Chris Barker	1	0	0.0	13	12
QB Silas Frederick	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mel Rainer	1	0	0.0	3	11
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	0	---	---	---
T Shawntae Francis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Elerson G.Smith	0	2	0.0	14	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reuben Horton	8	0	1.0	29	37
S Stanley Dillard	7	1	0.0	29	37
ILB Isaiah Simmons	5	4	0.0	29	30
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	5	0	0.0	28	37
S Garrett Evans	5	0	0.0	29	37
DE Brody Hobson	4	1	1.0	29	37
DT Terrell Johnson	4	1	0.0	26	17
CB Jesse Lofton	4	0	0.0	27	33
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	0.0	29	37
CB Camden Grant	2	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Jay Sanches	1	2	0.0	15	7
DE Alim McNeill	1	2	0.0	27	14
DE Clelin Ferrell	1	0	0.0	3	23
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	1	0	0.0	3	7
G Christopher Russell	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pete Werner	1.0	1	0	16
DT Jonathan Greenard	1.0	0	1	29
DE Duane Newnam	0.0	2	0	30
DE Terrance Raymond	0.0	1	0	14
DT Ezekiel Sampson	0.0	0	1	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	1.0	0	1	37
OLB Reuben Horton	1.0	0	0	37
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.0	1	1	23
DE Alim McNeill	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Webb	4	0	30
OLB Amir Beckley	4	0	22
S Broderick Briggs	2	2	18
DE Pete Werner	2	0	16
CB Blake Kassell	1	1	12
CB Asante Samuel Jr	1	1	30
CB Brant Wilson	1	1	21
DT Jonathan Greenard	1	0	29
OLB Bradley Sandberg	1	0	19
S Nickolas Kirk	0	1	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	3	1	0	37
S Stanley Dillard	3	1	0	37
CB Jesse Lofton	3	0	0	33
CB Camden Grant	2	1	0	26
ILB Isaiah Simmons	2	0	1	30
CB Damon Arnette	2	0	1	37
OLB Reuben Horton	2	0	0	37
S Garrett Evans	2	0	0	37
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	1	1	0	7
ILB Jay Sanches	1	0	0	7
CB Daniel Thomas	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mekhi Becton	4	8	29	1	37
G Nolan Palmer	3	7	29	1	37
C Martin Groza	1	7	29	0	37
T Shawntae Francis	1	3	29	0	37
G Tony Peterson	1	2	29	0	37
TE Manuel Brewer	0	2	26	0	28

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Christopher Russell	2	8	29	0	30
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	2	3	29	1	30
T Ricardo Nikolic	2	3	29	0	30
T Drew Schwant	0	6	29	1	30
C Nicky Quinn	0	2	29	0	30
TE Abraham Giles	0	1	19	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Newnam	3	19
Nickolas Kirk	2	12
Amir Beckley	1	22
Nolan Palmer	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Horton	1	24
Roberto Keith	1	17
Conner Willis	1	15
Cody Ford	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Duane Newnam	---	---	27	30	19	76
G Nolan Palmer	29	37	---	---	8	74
G Tony Peterson	29	37	---	---	8	74
T Mekhi Becton	29	37	---	---	8	74
T Shawntae Francis	29	37	---	---	8	74
S Nickolas Kirk	---	---	29	30	12	71
QB Silas Frederick	29	37	---	---	---	66
WR Eric McCarthy	27	33	---	---	6	66
C Martin Groza	29	37	---	---	---	66
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	28	34	---	---	2	64
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	29	30	3	62
CB Asante Samuel Jr	---	---	29	30	2	61
OLB Amir Beckley	---	---	15	22	22	59
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	26	29	2	57
RB Elias Luchey	24	30	---	---	---	54
TE Manuel Brewer	26	28	---	---	---	54
CB Brant Wilson	---	---	13	21	16	50
FB Denzel Carr	13	18	---	---	18	49
S Broderick Briggs	---	---	26	18	2	46
OLB Bradley Sandberg	---	---	26	19	1	46
TE Morris Henry	8	11	---	---	24	43
DT Ezekiel Sampson	---	---	19	19	2	40
DE Pete Werner	---	---	20	16	1	37
WR Erik Jacobs	12	18	---	---	7	37
DT Chris Barker	---	---	13	12	7	32
CB Blake Kassell	---	---	3	12	16	31
RB Fernando Niles	2	3	---	---	24	29
ILB Mel Rainer	---	---	3	11	13	27
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	16	9	1	26
DE Terrance Raymond	---	---	11	14	1	26
OLB Elerson G.Smith	---	---	14	8	2	24
WR Donnie Kinney	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Wade McGregor	4	5	---	---	5	14
C Rico Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jake Tobin	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Johnny Neufeldt	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Colby Waldron	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Bradley Heekin	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR Weston Warren	0	3	---	---	---	3
S Christopher Springer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ian Book	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tommy Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Randal Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Derrick Wiggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Christian Durham	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Santiago Gottman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	29	37	24	90
S Garrett Evans	---	---	29	37	17	83
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	29	37	8	74
C Nicky Quinn	29	30	---	---	9	68
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	29	37	2	68
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	29	37	2	68
G Christopher Russell	29	30	---	---	9	68
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	28	37	2	67
WR Chandler Curtis	29	30	---	---	4	63
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	29	30	3	62
CB Jesse Lofton	---	---	27	33	2	62
T Ricardo Nikolic	29	30	---	---	---	59
T Drew Schwant	29	30	---	---	---	59
TE Tommy Tremble	29	30	---	---	---	59
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	29	30	---	---	---	59
QB Kenyon Richard	29	30	---	---	---	59
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	3	23	20	46
WR Anthony Schwartz	23	23	---	---	---	46
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	26	17	---	43
RB Thomas Pearson	21	16	---	---	4	41
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	27	14	---	41
CB Camden Grant	---	---	13	26	1	40
TE Abraham Giles	19	17	---	---	1	37
TE Charles Bruggeman	4	7	---	---	23	34
RB Dan Shreves	5	4	---	---	24	33
WR Colby Dennis	10	14	---	---	9	33
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	3	8	19	30
RB AJ Dillon	3	9	---	---	11	23
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	15	7	---	22
WR Roberto Keith	2	0	---	---	17	19
CB Conner Willis	---	---	0	0	15	15
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	0	12	1	13
CB Ifeatu Melifonwu	---	---	3	7	1	11
T Cody Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Edwin Johnstone	0	0	---	---	9	9
P D.J. Greer	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Corwin Chesnut	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	0	7	---	7
WR Jaelon Darden	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Julio Roca	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Eugene Connell	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	2	0.3
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	7	77	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	21	73	3.5
Right	4	66	16.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	35	21	3	1	1	4	3	0	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Richard	28	17	1	1	0	6	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	37	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	91	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	70	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	12	6	0	67	1	34
WR Eric McCarthy	8	6	1	43	1	33
WR Erik Jacobs	6	2	0	26	0	18
RB Elias Luchey	4	4	0	38	0	30
TE Morris Henry	2	1	0	21	1	11
RB Wade McGregor	1	1	0	-2	0	5
TE Manuel Brewer	1	1	0	8	0	28

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tommy Tremble	9	5	81	1	30
WR Chandler Curtis	8	6	40	0	30
TE Abraham Giles	4	1	15	0	17
WR Anthony Schwartz	3	2	13	0	23
TE Charles Bruggeman	2	2	11	0	7
RB AJ Dillon	1	1	0	0	9
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	1	-4	-4.00	5.50
QB Kenyon Richard	1	8	8.00	6.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Frederick	2	1	2	1.00	5.74

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Richard	3	1	0	0.00	5.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	1	2	2.00	5.58
WR Erik Jacobs	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	3.75
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	0	4.33
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	1	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kenyon Richard	2	0
RB AJ Dillon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	13	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Richard	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric McCarthy	4	3	1
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	4	1	0
WR Erik Jacobs	3	1	1
TE Morris Henry	1	0	0
RB Elias Luchey	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tommy Tremble	5	2	2
WR Chandler Curtis	2	2	1
TE Abraham Giles	2	1	1
RB AJ Dillon	1	1	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (23,600)
End Zone 14,200 (17,000)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (15,000)
Club Seats 7,300 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (23,600)
End Zone	14,200 (17,000)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (15,000)
Club Seats	7,300 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (6,200)