Week 9, 2029

played in Detroit, MI

44 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	13	-	23
Detroit Lions	7	6	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 DET - Alexis Beckham 27 interception return (Sam Sloman extra point)
1Q: 05:03 CAR - Thomas Pearson 3 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Sam Sloman 18 field goal
2Q: 09:10 DET - Sam Sloman 46 field goal
2Q: 01:20 CAR - Clifton Wickham 22 field goal
3Q: 09:19 DET - Nickolas Pereira 6 run (Sam Sloman extra point)
4Q: 14:01 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 44 pass from Kenyon Richard (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 10:40 CAR - Gavin Drake 62 interception return (Clifton Wickham extra point failed)
4Q: 07:25 DET - Nickolas Pereira 19 pass from Branden Kelly (Sam Sloman extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 DET - Alexis Beckham 27 interception return (Sam Sloman extra point)
1Q: 05:03 CAR - Thomas Pearson 3 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Sam Sloman 18 field goal
2Q: 09:10 DET - Sam Sloman 46 field goal
2Q: 01:20 CAR - Clifton Wickham 22 field goal
3Q: 09:19 DET - Nickolas Pereira 6 run (Sam Sloman extra point)
4Q: 14:01 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 44 pass from Kenyon Richard (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 10:40 CAR - Gavin Drake 62 interception return (Clifton Wickham extra point failed)
4Q: 07:25 DET - Nickolas Pereira 19 pass from Branden Kelly (Sam Sloman extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 4-5 4-4
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 302 314
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 4.58 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 97 63
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 3.59 2.33
Net Passing Yards 205 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 17 - 1 41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 223 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.26 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/80 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 5/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/62 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:01 31:59

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	4-5	4-4
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	302	314
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	4.58	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	97	63
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	3.59	2.33
Net Passing Yards	205	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 17 - 1	41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	223	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.26	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/80	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	5/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/62	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:01	31:59

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 25	4	5	Punt
1	10:30	0:42	OWN 3	2	4	Interception
1	9:48	4:56	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	14:54	2:37	OWN 25	5	19	Fumble
2	9:04	2:06	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
2	6:01	4:46	OWN 34	12	61	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:23	0:47	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	9:09	2:38	OWN 35	4	-6	Punt
3	1:35	2:51	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	7:15	2:41	OWN 10	6	16	Punt
4	2:50	1:12	OWN 4	7	44	Downs
4	0:51	0:33	OWN 7	4	0	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:45	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	4:52	4:58	OWN 25	10	74	Field Goal
2	12:17	3:13	OPP 44	6	15	Field Goal
2	6:58	0:57	OWN 31	3	-7	Punt
2	1:15	0:48	OWN 43	5	14	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	12:36	3:27	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
3	6:31	4:56	OWN 14	9	51	Downs
4	13:44	3:14	OWN 22	7	22	Interception
4	10:30	3:15	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	4:34	1:44	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	1:38	0:47	OPP 48	3	-6	Punt
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 7	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Elijah Molden, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Thomas Pearson	22	66	3.00	10	1	1
QB Kenyon Richard	5	31	6.20	10	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Salvador Bunten	16	28	1.75	7	0
QB Branden Kelly	8	27	3.38	8	0
RB Reuben Murphy	2	2	1.00	1	0
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	6	6.00	6	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Richard	36	17	223	3/18	1	44	1	64.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Branden Kelly	41	25	251	0/0	1	42	1	76.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jaelon Darden	6	8	63	10.50	29	24	0
TE Tommy Tremble	5	8	62	12.40	16	18	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	5	12	68	13.60	10	44	1
WR Chandler Curtis	1	3	30	30.00	22	30	0
RB Thomas Pearson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Abraham Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Colby Dennis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Justin Jefferson	11	15	96	8.73	47	19	0
WR Alvin Evans	8	18	105	13.13	48	42	0
WR Nickolas Pereira	4	5	32	8.00	0	19	1
TE Casey Linthicum	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Conrad Hazelton	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Irving Weatherspoon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gavin Drake	1	62	62.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alexis Beckham	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
RB Thomas Pearson	1	0
WR Colby Dennis	1	0
CB Taylor Crowe	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Marlon Tuipulotu	0	1	0	0
OLB Teddy Wolf	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Greer	5	215	43.0	36.8	57	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cedric Isola	6	304	50.7	40.5	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Sloman	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaelon Darden	2	41	20.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Stydahar	5	31	6.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Dennis	3	81	27.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conner Castillo	3	87	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brant Cox	7	3	27	38
S Stanley Dillard	7	0	27	41
DT Terrell Johnson	6	2	15	22
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	6	1	15	18
CB Damon Arnette	5	2	27	41
ILB Isaiah Simmons	4	1	27	41
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	2	2	27	41
DE Brody Hobson	2	1	27	40
CB Daniel Thomas	2	1	3	7
CB Gavin Drake	2	0	27	41
CB Taylor Crowe	2	0	11	21
CB Devan Pegues	1	0	0	2
DE Alim McNeill	1	0	27	41
DT Harry Messantonio	1	0	12	20
CB Camden Grant	1	0	10	18

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alexis Beckham	7	1	0.0	22	34
DT Colby Posharow	5	0	0.0	23	35
CB Elijah Molden	4	0	1.0	25	37
DE Richard Talley	4	1	0.0	21	19
DE Malachi Snyder	4	0	0.0	22	25
CB Scottie Winters	3	1	0.0	23	36
CB Kendall Garcia	3	0	0.0	26	30
DT Marlon Tuipulotu	2	1	1.0	6	11
CB Conner Castillo	2	2	0.0	27	39
ILB Trevis Gipson	2	1	0.0	25	30
OLB Amir Bridges	2	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Scottie Fredrickson	2	0	0.0	5	13
DE Wyatt Hubert	1	1	0.5	9	20
DT James Lynch	1	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Teddy Wolf	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Giovanni Rupp	1	0	0.0	7	22
DE Courtney Maloney	0	1	0.5	22	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brody Hobson	1	1	40
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	0	1	41
DE Alim McNeill	0	1	41
DT Harry Messantonio	0	1	20

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marlon Tuipulotu	1.0	0	0	0	11
CB Elijah Molden	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Courtney Maloney	0.5	1	0	0	20
DE Wyatt Hubert	0.5	0	1	2	20
DT James Lynch	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Malachi Snyder	0.0	0	2	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Stanley Dillard	5	3	0	41
ILB Brant Cox	5	0	0	38
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	4	0	0	18
ILB Isaiah Simmons	3	2	0	41
CB Damon Arnette	3	1	0	41
CB Gavin Drake	1	0	1	41
CB Devan Pegues	1	0	0	2
CB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0	7
CB Camden Grant	1	0	0	18
CB Taylor Crowe	1	0	0	21

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alexis Beckham	6	0	1	34
CB Kendall Garcia	3	3	0	30
CB Elijah Molden	2	3	0	37
CB Conner Castillo	2	1	0	39
OLB Scottie Fredrickson	2	0	0	13
CB Scottie Winters	1	1	0	36
S Giovanni Rupp	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Earnest Moskowitz	2	3	0	27	0	39
C Nicky Quinn	1	6	0	27	1	39
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	1	5	1	27	1	39
T Drew Schwant	1	4	0	27	1	39
G Christopher Russell	1	3	1	27	0	39
TE Tommy Tremble	0	1	0	25	0	37

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jonah Jackson	2	5	27	41
T Jerome Raymond	1	5	27	41
C Wes Martin	0	5	19	32
T Philip Porter	0	2	27	41
TE Irving Weatherspoon	0	1	25	34
C Denzel Shapiro	0	1	8	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Abraham Giles	2	23
Travis Laskanic	2	16
Christopher Russell	2	6
Damon Arnette	1	19
Colby Dennis	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Jefferson	2	17
Teddy Wolf	1	23
Axel Hancock	1	18
Sammie McVey	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	27	41	24	92
WR Chandler Curtis	26	39	---	---	23	88
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	27	41	19	87
TE Tommy Tremble	25	37	---	---	12	74
G Christopher Russell	27	39	---	---	6	72
T Earnest Moskowitz	27	39	---	---	6	72
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	27	41	3	71
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	27	41	2	70
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	27	41	2	70
CB Gavin Drake	---	---	27	41	2	70
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	27	40	2	69
ILB Brant Cox	---	---	27	38	2	67
C Nicky Quinn	27	39	---	---	---	66
T Drew Schwant	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	27	39	---	---	---	66
QB Kenyon Richard	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Anthony Schwartz	26	37	---	---	---	63
WR Jaelon Darden	24	30	---	---	6	60
RB Thomas Pearson	26	25	---	---	---	51
CB Taylor Crowe	---	---	11	21	16	48
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	14	19	8	41
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	15	22	1	38
RB B.J. Bernard	1	11	---	---	23	35
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	15	18	1	34
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	12	20	1	33
TE Abraham Giles	3	5	---	---	23	31
CB Camden Grant	---	---	10	18	1	29
WR Colby Dennis	2	5	---	---	11	18
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	0	0	16	16
ILB Corwin Chesnut	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Devonte Dilbert	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	3	7	---	10
FB Eugene Connell	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Edwin Johnstone	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Eddie Grant	0	0	---	---	6	6
P D.J. Greer	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Lee Shaw	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Leon Clem	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Hayden Wolfe	---	---	0	0	6	6
CB Devan Pegues	---	---	0	2	1	3
ILB Stanley Rohrbach	---	---	1	0	---	1
TE Daryl Penick	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Donovan Bowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Nickolas Parker	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Robbie Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Conner Castillo	---	---	27	39	17	83
WR Justin Jefferson	25	39	---	---	17	81
ILB Trevis Gipson	---	---	25	30	23	78
RB Salvador Bunten	22	35	---	---	19	76
T Philip Porter	27	41	---	---	8	76
CB Scottie Winters	---	---	23	36	16	75
G Jonah Jackson	27	41	---	---	2	70
WR Alvin Evans	27	41	---	---	---	68
C Keith Ismail	27	41	---	---	---	68
QB Branden Kelly	27	41	---	---	---	68
T Jerome Raymond	27	41	---	---	---	68
DT Colby Posharow	---	---	23	35	5	63
CB Elijah Molden	---	---	25	37	1	63
TE Irving Weatherspoon	25	34	---	---	---	59
CB Kendall Garcia	---	---	26	30	1	57
S Alexis Beckham	---	---	22	34	---	56
C Wes Martin	19	32	---	---	---	51
DT James Lynch	---	---	21	27	---	48
FB Axel Hancock	11	19	---	---	18	48
DE Malachi Snyder	---	---	22	25	1	48
WR Nickolas Pereira	10	18	---	---	18	46
DE Courtney Maloney	---	---	22	20	1	43
DE Richard Talley	---	---	21	19	---	40
TE Casey Linthicum	9	11	---	---	12	32
DE Wyatt Hubert	---	---	9	20	1	30
S Giovanni Rupp	---	---	7	22	1	30
OLB Teddy Wolf	---	---	3	2	23	28
DE Monty Nelson	---	---	5	17	5	27
OLB Scottie Fredrickson	---	---	5	13	1	19
C Denzel Shapiro	8	9	---	---	2	19
TE Clayton Feagles	0	0	---	---	18	18
DT Marlon Tuipulotu	---	---	6	11	1	18
WR Conrad Hazelton	2	3	---	---	11	16
ILB Scott Danforth	---	---	2	9	---	11
CB Frederick Duffy	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Cedric Isola	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Sam Sloman	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Reuben Murphy	4	4	---	---	---	8
C Ron Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Sammie McVey	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Amir Bridges	---	---	3	3	---	6
G James Borders	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Jon Stydahar	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Darnell Bach	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Ricardo Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Theodore Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	19	79	4.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	20	46	2.3
Right	5	13	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Richard	36	17	5	1	4	8	3	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Branden Kelly	41	25	2	4	0	6	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	86	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	65	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	55	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	62	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	134	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Schwartz	12	5	1	68	1	37
TE Tommy Tremble	8	5	0	62	0	37
WR Jaelon Darden	8	6	0	63	3	30
WR Chandler Curtis	3	1	2	30	1	39
RB Thomas Pearson	2	0	0	0	0	25
WR Colby Dennis	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	1	0	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Evans	18	8	105	2	41
WR Justin Jefferson	15	11	96	0	39
WR Nickolas Pereira	5	4	32	0	18
TE Irving Weatherspoon	1	0	0	0	34
TE Casey Linthicum	1	1	3	0	11
WR Conrad Hazelton	1	1	15	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Pearson	3	9	3.00	3.00
QB Kenyon Richard	2	18	9.00	6.20

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	6	6.00	6.00
QB Branden Kelly	1	-2	-2.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Richard	1	0	0	0.00	6.19

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Branden Kelly	6	4	34	5.67	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Evans	2	1	3	1.50	5.83
WR Justin Jefferson	2	2	12	6.00	6.40
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	1	19	19.00	6.40
TE Irving Weatherspoon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Pearson	2	1
QB Kenyon Richard	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Salvador Bunten	5	1
QB Branden Kelly	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Richard	10	4	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Branden Kelly	11	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jaelon Darden	3	1	1
WR Anthony Schwartz	3	2	2
WR Chandler Curtis	2	1	1
TE Tommy Tremble	1	0	0
WR Colby Dennis	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Evans	5	1	1
WR Justin Jefferson	3	2	2
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	1	1
TE Irving Weatherspoon	1	0	0
WR Conrad Hazelton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)