Week 3, 2049

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	13	7	0	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:51 DET - Andre Dorash 11 pass from Lester Hardy (Ruben Serra extra point failed)
1Q: 01:33 DET - Ezekiel McWilliams 17 pass from Lester Hardy (Ruben Serra extra point)
2Q: 09:14 DET - Dylan Sampson 3 run (Ruben Serra extra point)
3Q: 04:44 CAR - Herb Henderson 29 pass from Bo Nix (Hunter Hawkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:51 DET - Andre Dorash 11 pass from Lester Hardy (Ruben Serra extra point failed)
1Q: 01:33 DET - Ezekiel McWilliams 17 pass from Lester Hardy (Ruben Serra extra point)
2Q: 09:14 DET - Dylan Sampson 3 run (Ruben Serra extra point)
3Q: 04:44 CAR - Herb Henderson 29 pass from Bo Nix (Hunter Hawkins extra point)

Team Statistics DET CAR
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 11 1
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 301 322
- Offensive Plays 74 57
- Yards per Play 4.07 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 193 57
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 5.22 3.56
Net Passing Yards 108 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 14 - 0 39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 2.92 6.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 13/21 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 11/79
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/64 1/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:57 26:03

Team Statistics	DET	CAR
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	11	1
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	301	322
- Offensive Plays	74	57
- Yards per Play	4.07	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	193	57
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	5.22	3.56
Net Passing Yards	108	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 14 - 0	39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	2.92	6.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	13/21	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	11/79
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/64	1/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:57	26:03

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	0:56	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
1	8:11	6:44	OWN 37	13	63	Touchdown
2	15:00	5:54	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
2	7:48	3:28	OWN 37	7	17	Punt
2	2:26	2:15	OWN 32	9	29	Punt
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
3	11:04	0:55	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	4:33	2:38	OWN 42	4	14	Punt
4	14:51	2:26	OWN 29	7	28	Punt
4	9:10	3:06	OWN 19	4	9	Punt
4	5:03	2:56	OWN 35	6	14	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OPP 20	2	-7	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 25	3	24	Fumble
1	12:44	4:33	OWN 25	8	45	Missed FG
1	1:27	1:27	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
2	9:06	1:18	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
2	4:20	1:54	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:19	2:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	10:09	5:36	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
3	1:55	2:04	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
4	12:25	3:15	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
4	6:04	1:01	OWN 29	5	36	Downs
4	2:07	0:39	OWN 13	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Lester Hardy, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dylan Sampson	19	101	5.32	38	3	1
RB Lorenzo Hall	6	23	3.83	16	1	0
QB Lester Hardy	6	32	5.33	10	1	0
RB Ed Cohen	6	37	6.17	13	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Frederick Rowan	11	37	3.36	7	0
QB Bo Nix	2	6	3.00	7	0
RB Shaun Pochman	2	2	1.00	2	0
RB Hardy Lephew	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Hardy	32	14	138	5/30	2	18	0	77.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Nix	39	27	282	2/17	1	33	0	98.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ezekiel McWilliams	5	13	58	11.60	26	18	1
WR Omar Cooper Jr.	3	6	40	13.33	5	17	0
RB Dylan Sampson	2	4	14	7.00	2	12	0
WR Andre Dorash	2	5	10	5.00	10	11	1
FB Robert Settelmaier	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE A.J. Lindsay	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Ed Cohen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nolan Learned	7	8	121	17.29	48	33	0
TE Bradley Davison	4	5	46	11.50	4	19	0
WR Burt Watkins	3	5	7	2.33	6	8	0
WR Herb Henderson	3	3	49	16.33	10	29	1
TE Fernando Cassity	2	2	12	6.00	3	7	0
RB Shaun Pochman	2	3	7	3.50	4	5	0
RB Frederick Rowan	2	7	25	12.50	18	18	0
WR Eli Mueller	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Christopher Weathers	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Jeffrey Knight	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
CB Colton Hood	1	0
CB Jerald Theurer	0	1
OLB Jaishawn Barham	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Bo Nix	1	0
TE Fernando Cassity	1	0
TE Bradley Davison	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Farnsworth	8	366	45.8	31.3	53	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Myron Zuniga	6	217	36.2	31.8	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ruben Serra	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hunter Hawkins	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colton Hood	2	26	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Mueller	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel McWilliams	2	64	32.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davison Igbinosun	1	39	39.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB D.J. Glover	9	1	0.0	16	41
CB Colton Hood	7	1	0.0	16	41
CB Pete Tefft	5	0	0.0	1	13
OLB Jaishawn Barham	4	0	1.0	15	40
S Caleb Downs	4	1	0.0	16	41
DE Toby Penrod	3	0	0.0	14	22
OLB Noah Foster	2	1	0.0	9	17
CB Jerald Theurer	2	0	0.0	15	33
S Jalen Huskey	2	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Mickey McWilliams	1	1	1.0	5	23
DT Kenneth Grant	1	1	0.0	16	41
DE Zachery DePaoli	1	1	0.0	13	33
S J.C. Stevenson	1	1	0.0	10	25

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eugene Sonnanstine	9	0	1.5	22	30
OLB Trey de Young	7	1	0.0	29	26
S Bucky Krueger	5	0	0.0	37	37
DT Bobby Nordby	4	3	0.5	37	36
DE Akheem Mesidor	3	0	1.0	32	33
OLB Sebastian Etten	3	1	0.5	21	15
CB Davison Igbinosun	3	1	0.0	37	37
ILB Tanner Ingram	3	0	0.0	14	4
DE Keith Faneca	2	3	1.5	24	17
CB Grayson Tate	2	1	0.0	11	18
CB Jacob Parrish	2	1	0.0	26	19
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	2	0	0.0	16	5
OLB Alexis Click	2	0	0.0	8	9
DT Kayden McDonald	2	0	0.0	31	30
S Nick Emmanwori	1	2	0.0	9	17
CB Howie Walton	1	2	0.0	18	25
DE Jeffery Henry	1	0	0.0	9	15
S Philip Dawson	0	1	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jaishawn Barham	1.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Mickey McWilliams	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Toby Penrod	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Zachery DePaoli	0.0	0	2	3	33
DT Anthony Ainsworth	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Axel Arnold	0.0	0	0	2	30
DT Kenneth Grant	0.0	0	0	1	41

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Eugene Sonnanstine	1.5	0	0	1	30
DE Keith Faneca	1.5	0	0	0	17
DE Akheem Mesidor	1.0	0	4	2	33
DT Bobby Nordby	0.5	0	1	2	36
OLB Sebastian Etten	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Rick Collier	0.0	1	1	1	11
OLB Trey de Young	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Alexis Click	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Colton Hood	7	1	41
ILB D.J. Glover	6	1	41
CB Pete Tefft	5	1	13
CB Jerald Theurer	3	0	33
OLB Noah Foster	2	1	17
OLB Jaishawn Barham	1	1	40
S J.C. Stevenson	1	0	25
DE Toby Penrod	1	0	22
S Jalen Huskey	1	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Alexis Click	3	0	9
ILB Eugene Sonnanstine	2	1	30
DT Bobby Nordby	2	0	36
CB Davison Igbinosun	1	2	37
CB Howie Walton	1	1	25
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	1	0	5
CB Jacob Parrish	1	0	19
S Nick Emmanwori	1	0	17
S Bucky Krueger	1	0	37
OLB Trey de Young	1	0	26
CB Grayson Tate	0	1	18
OLB Donnell Danieles	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Max Bruce	4	9	2	37	2	37
C Malik Brothers	4	7	0	37	1	37
T Greg Edwards	1	5	0	37	1	37
T Blake Fisher	1	4	0	37	1	37
G Grey Zabel	1	4	0	37	0	37
FB Robert Settelmaier	1	1	0	11	0	9
TE Ben Cook	0	1	0	12	0	3

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cris Griffith	1	3	16	0	41
T Kendrick Valcarcel	1	2	16	1	41
G Chris Sanford	1	2	16	0	41
C Jake Melaragni	0	4	16	0	41
T Bernard Fredrickson	0	3	16	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Colton Hood	2	19
Devan Lareche	1	20
Lorenzo Hall	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Lephew	2	13
Howie Walton	1	13
Dominick Puni	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Blake Fisher	37	37	---	---	8	82
G Grey Zabel	37	37	---	---	8	82
G Max Bruce	37	37	---	---	8	82
T Greg Edwards	37	37	---	---	8	82
WR Andre Dorash	36	37	---	---	3	76
WR Omar Cooper Jr.	37	37	---	---	2	76
CB Colton Hood	---	---	16	41	19	76
C Malik Brothers	37	37	---	---	---	74
QB Lester Hardy	37	37	---	---	---	74
DT Kenneth Grant	---	---	16	41	1	58
S Caleb Downs	---	---	16	41	1	58
ILB D.J. Glover	---	---	16	41	1	58
WR Ezekiel McWilliams	18	32	---	---	6	56
OLB Jaishawn Barham	---	---	15	40	1	56
TE A.J. Lindsay	29	20	---	---	---	49
CB Jerald Theurer	---	---	15	33	---	48
DE Axel Arnold	---	---	10	30	7	47
DE Zachery DePaoli	---	---	13	33	---	46
RB Dylan Sampson	22	22	---	---	1	45
OLB Mickey McWilliams	---	---	5	23	13	41
CB Salvador Corbett	---	---	6	19	13	38
S J.C. Stevenson	---	---	10	25	1	36
DE Toby Penrod	---	---	14	22	---	36
S Jalen Huskey	---	---	6	15	12	33
FB Robert Settelmaier	11	9	---	---	12	32
RB Lorenzo Hall	9	8	---	---	13	30
DT Anthony Ainsworth	---	---	6	16	7	29
OLB Noah Foster	---	---	9	17	---	26
OLB Karl Sanders	---	---	2	1	20	23
CB Pete Tefft	---	---	1	13	7	21
TE Devan Lareche	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Ed Cohen	8	8	---	---	---	16
TE Ben Cook	12	3	---	---	---	15
WR Walt Stargell	0	3	---	---	11	14
WR Corey Upshaw	3	6	---	---	---	9
ILB Nick Martin	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Colby Ihler	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mack Farnsworth	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ruben Serra	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Connor Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Fred Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Gino Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Lonnie Leeper	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Leland Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lamont Fogg	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bradley Parrillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Davison Igbinosun	---	---	37	37	4	78
S Bucky Krueger	---	---	37	37	---	74
DT Bobby Nordby	---	---	37	36	---	73
DE Akheem Mesidor	---	---	32	33	8	73
G Chris Sanford	16	41	---	---	7	64
T Bernard Fredrickson	16	41	---	---	7	64
G Cris Griffith	16	41	---	---	7	64
T Kendrick Valcarcel	16	41	---	---	7	64
DT Kayden McDonald	---	---	31	30	---	61
RB Frederick Rowan	13	26	---	---	21	60
QB Bo Nix	16	41	---	---	---	57
C Jake Melaragni	16	41	---	---	---	57
CB Howie Walton	---	---	18	25	13	56
OLB Trey de Young	---	---	29	26	---	55
WR Herb Henderson	14	33	---	---	6	53
ILB Eugene Sonnanstine	---	---	22	30	1	53
TE Nolan Learned	15	37	---	---	---	52
WR Burt Watkins	14	35	---	---	---	49
CB Jacob Parrish	---	---	26	19	---	45
S Philip Dawson	---	---	12	15	14	41
DE Keith Faneca	---	---	24	17	---	41
TE Bradley Davison	12	24	---	---	2	38
CB Grayson Tate	---	---	11	18	9	38
OLB Sebastian Etten	---	---	21	15	---	36
WR Eli Mueller	6	16	---	---	9	31
ILB Tanner Ingram	---	---	14	4	11	29
TE Fernando Cassity	1	4	---	---	21	26
S Nick Emmanwori	---	---	9	17	---	26
WR Christopher Weathers	1	10	---	---	15	26
DE Jeffery Henry	---	---	9	15	---	24
OLB Wally Gray	---	---	2	1	20	23
S Jackmerius Tacktheratrix	---	---	16	5	---	21
DT Rick Collier	---	---	9	11	---	20
RB Shaun Pochman	3	14	---	---	---	17
OLB Alexis Click	---	---	8	9	---	17
RB Hardy Lephew	1	0	---	---	13	14
OLB Donnell Danieles	---	---	3	7	---	10
WR Jeffrey Knight	0	6	---	---	3	9
G Dominick Puni	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Dwight Meier	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Richie Abrams	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Myron Zuniga	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Hunter Hawkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Andre Lessard	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tucker Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Howie Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	12	98	8.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	6	31	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Hardy	32	14	0	1	3	6	7	7	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Nix	39	27	3	0	2	5	4	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	38	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	13	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	51	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	171	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	47	23.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ezekiel McWilliams	13	5	1	58	32
WR Omar Cooper Jr.	6	3	1	40	37
WR Andre Dorash	5	2	0	10	37
RB Dylan Sampson	4	2	1	14	22
TE A.J. Lindsay	2	1	0	5	20
FB Robert Settelmaier	1	1	0	11	9
RB Ed Cohen	1	0	0	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nolan Learned	8	7	0	121	2	37
RB Frederick Rowan	7	2	1	25	0	26
WR Burt Watkins	5	3	0	7	0	35
TE Bradley Davison	5	4	1	46	0	24
RB Shaun Pochman	3	2	0	7	0	14
WR Herb Henderson	3	3	0	49	1	33
TE Fernando Cassity	2	2	0	12	0	4
WR Christopher Weathers	2	1	0	-3	0	10
WR Eli Mueller	2	2	0	16	0	16
WR Jeffrey Knight	2	1	0	2	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dylan Sampson	3	15	5.00	5.32
RB Ed Cohen	2	4	2.00	6.17
QB Lester Hardy	1	10	10.00	5.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lester Hardy	6	2	28	4.67	4.31

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ezekiel McWilliams	4	1	17	4.25	4.46
WR Andre Dorash	1	1	11	11.00	2.00
RB Ed Cohen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dylan Sampson	5	3
QB Lester Hardy	3	2
RB Lorenzo Hall	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bo Nix	1	0
RB Frederick Rowan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Hardy	12	8	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Nix	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ezekiel McWilliams	5	4	4
WR Omar Cooper Jr.	4	3	2
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0	0
WR Andre Dorash	1	1	1
TE A.J. Lindsay	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bradley Davison	3	2	0
RB Frederick Rowan	2	0	0
WR Burt Watkins	1	1	1
TE Nolan Learned	1	1	1
WR Eli Mueller	1	1	1
WR Herb Henderson	1	1	1
WR Jeffrey Knight	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (23,600)
End Zone 12,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (15,000)
Club Seats 6,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (23,600)
End Zone	12,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (15,000)
Club Seats	6,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (6,200)