Week 9, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

52 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	7	0	-	21
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 CAR - Aiden Perez 10 run (Jumbo Connell extra point)
1Q: 00:52 DET - Enrique Banks 7 pass from Francisco Hughes (Daquan Sampras extra point)
2Q: 04:16 CAR - Braden McGregor 8 pass from Malcolm Cook (Jumbo Connell extra point)
2Q: 00:04 DET - Bryson Fitzmaurice 48 pass from Francisco Hughes (Daquan Sampras extra point)
3Q: 05:04 CAR - Aiden Perez 2 run (Jumbo Connell extra point)
4Q: 13:38 DET - Daquan Sampras 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 CAR - Aiden Perez 10 run (Jumbo Connell extra point)
1Q: 00:52 DET - Enrique Banks 7 pass from Francisco Hughes (Daquan Sampras extra point)
2Q: 04:16 CAR - Braden McGregor 8 pass from Malcolm Cook (Jumbo Connell extra point)
2Q: 00:04 DET - Bryson Fitzmaurice 48 pass from Francisco Hughes (Daquan Sampras extra point)
3Q: 05:04 CAR - Aiden Perez 2 run (Jumbo Connell extra point)
4Q: 13:38 DET - Daquan Sampras 33 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 5-4 7-1
First Downs 23 11
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 397 294
- Offensive Plays 71 62
- Yards per Play 5.59 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 204 112
- Rushing Attempts 32 22
- Yards per Rush 6.38 5.09
Net Passing Yards 193 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 2 40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 211 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.95 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 8/57
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:58 27:02

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	5-4	7-1
First Downs	23	11
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	397	294
- Offensive Plays	71	62
- Yards per Play	5.59	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	204	112
- Rushing Attempts	32	22
- Yards per Rush	6.38	5.09
Net Passing Yards	193	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 2	40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	211	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.95	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	8/57
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:58	27:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	5:28	OWN 1	11	99	Touchdown
1	4:44	1:23	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	0:42	1:37	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	13:33	3:23	OWN 13	8	36	Punt
2	9:13	5:03	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
2	1:28	0:10	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 25	3	10	Punt
3	6:53	1:55	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	3:24	1:45	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
3	0:14	0:33	OWN 21	3	-4	Interception
4	13:33	1:12	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	11:22	3:12	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	6:43	1:51	OPP 41	3	7	Punt
4	3:01	1:37	OWN 19	5	11	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 15	1	-1	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	7:05	2:21	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
1	3:21	2:39	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	14:05	0:32	OWN 26	2	8	Interception
2	10:10	0:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	4:10	2:42	OWN 25	7	39	Missed FG
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	13:02	6:09	OWN 26	12	55	Missed FG
3	4:58	1:34	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	1:39	1:25	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:41	1:08	OPP 25	3	9	Field Goal
4	12:21	0:59	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	8:10	1:27	OWN 20	3	10	Interception
4	4:52	1:51	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:24	0:42	OWN 21	4	-6	Downs

Game MVP: Aiden Perez, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Aiden Perez	25	161	6.44	46	6	2
RB Al Fanelli	4	34	8.50	14	1	0
QB Malcolm Cook	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
RB Dustin Berman	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Malachi Vardell	11	58	5.27	32	2
QB Francisco Hughes	4	25	6.25	16	1
RB Wayne Fox	4	14	3.50	11	1
RB Bryan Sciuto	3	15	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Malcolm Cook	36	20	211	3/18	1	25	2	58.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Francisco Hughes	40	24	182	0/0	2	48	2	66.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braden McGregor	7	14	77	11.00	18	25	1
WR Pete Coleman	5	7	71	14.20	29	21	0
TE Julio Sarbanes	3	3	35	11.67	9	21	0
RB Aiden Perez	2	6	12	6.00	7	10	0
TE Enrique Bowden	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Jimmy Conley	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Enrique Banks	5	9	35	7.00	7	18	1
RB Malachi Vardell	4	7	34	8.50	26	26	0
WR Arnold Brown	3	7	17	5.67	1	15	0
FB Britt Zachery	3	4	5	1.67	2	3	0
RB Wayne Fox	3	4	9	3.00	4	7	0
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice	3	4	61	20.33	4	48	1
TE Marty Montenegro	2	2	25	12.50	5	20	0
RB Bryan Sciuto	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Donnell Burroughs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Howie Meadows	1	3	3.00	0
CB Trey Compton	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jon Riordan	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Karl Jaffe	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Blackburn	9	426	47.3	35.0	53	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charlie Duran	7	397	56.7	50.6	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Connell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Sampras	1/3	0/1	0/1	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Seelig	2	3	1.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Enrique Banks	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Riordan	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Aaron Austin	9	1	0.0	22	40
CB Trey Compton	8	2	0.0	22	40
OLB Champ Ramirez	5	4	0.0	22	40
CB Howie Meadows	4	1	0.0	22	40
S Howard Cortez	4	1	0.0	22	40
DE Frankie Harmon	3	1	0.0	22	39
OLB Toby Jeffries	3	1	0.0	7	12
DE Bradley Hall	2	2	0.0	16	30
S Scott Donovan	2	1	0.0	15	28
ILB Dalton Moss	1	2	0.0	15	22
OLB Darren Bush	1	0	0.0	9	15
DT Clay Mitchell	1	0	0.0	9	12
RB Aiden Perez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jimmy Conley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Johnnie Mickney	1	0	0.0	11	26
DE Lukas Bernardini	0	1	0.0	13	19

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Borders	6	0	1.5	27	29
S Wes McCormack	5	2	0.0	31	39
DE Rex Humphries	5	1	0.0	26	29
CB Jon Riordan	5	0	0.0	13	24
DT Jerald Mason	4	2	0.5	21	26
S J.R. Bullock	4	2	0.0	29	38
ILB Isaiah Bronson	4	0	0.0	20	11
CB Rodney Mason	3	1	0.0	32	38
DE Derrick Brilz	3	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Ezra Foreman	3	0	0.0	29	38
DE Isaiah Hitchcock	2	2	1.0	24	25
ILB Karl Jaffe	2	3	0.0	18	30
CB Giovanni McDowell	2	2	0.0	28	25
OLB Mitch Sandoval	2	0	0.0	5	11
WR Arnold Brown	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gilbert Goldfarb	0	1	0.0	2	8
DT Terrell Williamson	0	1	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Frankie Harmon	2	2	39
DE Lukas Bernardini	2	2	19
DE Bradley Hall	2	0	30
OLB Darren Bush	1	1	15
DT Clay Mitchell	0	1	12
OLB Champ Ramirez	0	1	40

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Carlos Borders	1.5	0	0	29
DE Isaiah Hitchcock	1.0	1	2	25
DT Jerald Mason	0.5	1	0	26
DE Rex Humphries	0.0	1	0	29
ILB Karl Jaffe	0.0	1	0	30
DT Terrell Williamson	0.0	0	2	13
OLB Ezra Foreman	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Meadows	5	0	1	40
CB Trey Compton	3	0	1	40
S Aaron Austin	3	0	0	40
S Howard Cortez	3	0	0	40
OLB Champ Ramirez	2	2	0	40
S Scott Donovan	2	1	0	28
OLB Toby Jeffries	2	1	0	12
ILB Dalton Moss	1	1	0	22
OLB Darren Bush	1	0	0	15
DE Bradley Hall	1	0	0	30
DE Frankie Harmon	1	0	0	39

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S J.R. Bullock	4	1	0	38
CB Jon Riordan	3	0	1	24
CB Giovanni McDowell	3	0	0	25
OLB Mitch Sandoval	2	0	0	11
CB Rodney Mason	2	0	0	38
OLB Ezra Foreman	2	0	0	38
ILB Karl Jaffe	1	0	1	30
DE Derrick Brilz	1	0	0	18
OLB Carlos Borders	1	0	0	29
DE Rex Humphries	1	0	0	29
S Wes McCormack	0	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Griffin Richardson	6	7	1	32	1	39
C Clyde Dasilva	4	6	0	32	1	39
T Brian Brandon	3	5	0	32	0	39
G Broderick Locher	2	6	0	32	1	39
G Raul Sharpton	2	6	0	32	0	39

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Shane Davison	3	5	1	22	40
C Mitchell Garrison	1	5	0	22	40
G Spencer Hanks	1	4	0	22	40
G Brody Beyer	1	3	0	22	40
FB Britt Zachery	0	2	0	8	12

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hall	3	23
Champ Ramirez	1	16
Neil Seelig	1	14

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Borders	1	23
Rex Humphries	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Julio Sarbanes	31	33	---	---	23	87
G Raul Sharpton	32	39	---	---	13	84
WR Braden McGregor	30	39	---	---	14	83
T Griffin Richardson	32	39	---	---	9	80
T Brian Brandon	32	39	---	---	9	80
G Broderick Locher	32	39	---	---	9	80
OLB Champ Ramirez	---	---	22	40	16	78
CB Howie Meadows	---	---	22	40	10	72
C Clyde Dasilva	32	39	---	---	---	71
QB Malcolm Cook	32	39	---	---	---	71
CB Trey Compton	---	---	22	40	6	68
WR Pete Coleman	24	36	---	---	7	67
S Aaron Austin	---	---	22	40	4	66
S Howard Cortez	---	---	22	40	3	65
RB Aiden Perez	27	38	---	---	---	65
DE Frankie Harmon	---	---	22	39	3	64
DE Bradley Hall	---	---	16	30	9	55
S Scott Donovan	---	---	15	28	8	51
ILB Dalton Moss	---	---	15	22	10	47
DT Cris Sams	---	---	15	25	2	42
FB Liam Horner	11	15	---	---	14	40
DE Johnnie Mickney	---	---	11	26	1	38
WR Jimmy Conley	12	25	---	---	---	37
DE Lukas Bernardini	---	---	13	19	1	33
DT Clay Mitchell	---	---	9	12	9	30
OLB Darren Bush	---	---	9	15	2	26
OLB Tom Hall	---	---	0	0	23	23
OLB Toby Jeffries	---	---	7	12	2	21
RB Dustin Berman	1	3	---	---	16	20
TE Enrique Bowden	14	5	---	---	---	19
CB Neil Seelig	---	---	0	0	14	14
S Mercury Hogans	---	---	0	0	13	13
P David Blackburn	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Allen Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Chad McKenzie	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Cornelius Clements	---	---	0	6	1	7
DT Nicholas Brady	---	---	0	6	1	7
TE Abraham Raymond	5	0	---	---	---	5
WR Dakota Tuell	1	1	---	---	3	5
K Jumbo Connell	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Al Fanelli	4	0	---	---	---	4
QB Camden Haddock	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Cedric Davidson	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Adam Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Bo Austin	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Lamar Dugger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Wes McCormack	---	---	31	39	11	81
OLB Carlos Borders	---	---	27	29	23	79
WR Arnold Brown	22	38	---	---	19	79
T Shane Davison	22	40	---	---	10	72
G Spencer Hanks	22	40	---	---	10	72
G Brody Beyer	22	40	---	---	10	72
CB Rodney Mason	---	---	32	38	---	70
OLB Ezra Foreman	---	---	29	38	---	67
S J.R. Bullock	---	---	29	38	---	67
DE Rex Humphries	---	---	26	29	10	65
CB Giovanni McDowell	---	---	28	25	10	63
C Mitchell Garrison	22	40	---	---	---	62
QB Francisco Hughes	22	40	---	---	---	62
WR Enrique Banks	17	35	---	---	9	61
ILB Karl Jaffe	---	---	18	30	12	60
DE Isaiah Hitchcock	---	---	24	25	---	49
DT Jerald Mason	---	---	21	26	---	47
TE Donnell Burroughs	18	26	---	---	---	44
RB Wayne Fox	6	11	---	---	26	43
CB Jon Riordan	---	---	13	24	4	41
G Donnie Lang	14	25	---	---	---	39
DE Derrick Brilz	---	---	19	18	---	37
RB Malachi Vardell	12	24	---	---	---	36
DE Dwayne Peterson	---	---	11	14	9	34
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice	11	19	---	---	4	34
RB Bryan Sciuto	5	2	---	---	26	33
DT Terrell Williamson	---	---	11	13	9	33
TE Marty Montenegro	10	23	---	---	---	33
ILB Isaiah Bronson	---	---	20	11	1	32
T Benjamin Corbett	8	15	---	---	3	26
CB Gilbert Goldfarb	---	---	2	8	15	25
FB Britt Zachery	8	12	---	---	---	20
S Drake Stokes	---	---	3	1	15	19
OLB Mitch Sandoval	---	---	5	11	---	16
CB Sebastian Innes	---	---	2	12	---	14
WR Grady Richard	1	3	---	---	7	11
C Grady Bordley	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Charlie Duran	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Eddie Barber	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Jake Rodgers	0	5	---	---	4	9
K Daquan Sampras	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Brant McWilliams	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Damien Benton	0	2	---	---	---	2
DT Clyde Diaz	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Dean Rudebusch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C T.J. Armour	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	15	97	6.5
Right	10	81	8.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	45	11.3
Middle	16	67	4.2
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Malcolm Cook	36	20	4	0	3	2	5	0	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Francisco Hughes	40	24	3	0	2	5	7	7	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	17	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	75	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	7	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	59	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	66	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braden McGregor	14	7	2	77	2	39
WR Pete Coleman	7	5	0	71	1	36
RB Aiden Perez	6	2	1	12	0	38
WR Jimmy Conley	4	1	0	4	0	25
TE Julio Sarbanes	3	3	0	35	1	33
TE Enrique Bowden	2	2	0	12	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Enrique Banks	9	5	0	35	0	35
WR Arnold Brown	7	3	1	17	0	38
RB Malachi Vardell	7	4	1	34	1	24
FB Britt Zachery	4	3	0	5	0	12
RB Wayne Fox	4	3	0	9	0	11
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice	4	3	0	61	1	19
RB Bryan Sciuto	2	1	0	-4	0	2
TE Marty Montenegro	2	2	0	25	1	23
TE Donnell Burroughs	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Aiden Perez	3	21	7.00	6.44
QB Malcolm Cook	1	-1	-1.00	3.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bryan Sciuto	1	6	6.00	5.00
RB Wayne Fox	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Malcolm Cook	3	3	19	6.33	5.86

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Francisco Hughes	2	2	3	1.50	4.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Braden McGregor	2	2	8	4.00	5.50
TE Julio Sarbanes	1	1	11	11.00	11.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnold Brown	1	1	-4	-4.00	2.43
WR Enrique Banks	1	1	7	7.00	3.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Aiden Perez	3	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne Fox	4	1
QB Francisco Hughes	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Malcolm Cook	11	7	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Francisco Hughes	11	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braden McGregor	3	2	1
WR Jimmy Conley	3	1	0
RB Aiden Perez	2	1	0
TE Enrique Bowden	2	2	2
WR Pete Coleman	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wayne Fox	4	3	0
WR Enrique Banks	3	3	2
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice	2	2	1
WR Arnold Brown	1	0	0
TE Marty Montenegro	1	1	1

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

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