Week 2, 2057

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	13	-	23
Buffalo Bills	3	17	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BUF - Gary Vance 42 field goal
1Q: 04:44 CAR - Nicky Hudgens 3 pass from Stan Tubbs (Ed Sabo extra point)
2Q: 10:52 BUF - Jerald Alexander 12 pass from Bart Brill (Gary Vance extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Gary Vance 38 field goal
2Q: 01:26 BUF - Elijah Wheeler 22 interception return (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 14:21 BUF - Howard Rondeau 68 run (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 09:40 CAR - Ed Sabo 39 field goal
4Q: 14:24 CAR - Ed Sabo 47 field goal
4Q: 08:15 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 5 run (Ed Sabo extra point)
4Q: 03:48 CAR - Ed Sabo 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BUF - Gary Vance 42 field goal
1Q: 04:44 CAR - Nicky Hudgens 3 pass from Stan Tubbs (Ed Sabo extra point)
2Q: 10:52 BUF - Jerald Alexander 12 pass from Bart Brill (Gary Vance extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Gary Vance 38 field goal
2Q: 01:26 BUF - Elijah Wheeler 22 interception return (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 14:21 BUF - Howard Rondeau 68 run (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 09:40 CAR - Ed Sabo 39 field goal
4Q: 14:24 CAR - Ed Sabo 47 field goal
4Q: 08:15 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 5 run (Ed Sabo extra point)
4Q: 03:48 CAR - Ed Sabo 44 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 291 280
- Offensive Plays 74 56
- Yards per Play 3.93 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 86 183
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 3.91 5.90
Net Passing Yards 205 97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 22 - 1 18 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/39 7/57
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 3.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 13.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 11/85
Punt Returns/Yards 5/56 3/55
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	291	280
- Offensive Plays	74	56
- Yards per Play	3.93	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	86	183
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	3.91	5.90
Net Passing Yards	205	97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 22 - 1	18 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/39	7/57
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	3.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	13.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	11/85
Punt Returns/Yards	5/56	3/55
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 28	3	-7	Punt
1	8:11	2:45	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
1	5:26	0:50	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
1	1:13	1:50	OWN 23	6	6	Punt
2	10:42	1:32	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	6:31	1:25	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	1:54	0:41	OWN 19	3	-9	Interception
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	7	27	Half
3	13:58	4:24	OWN 25	9	53	Field Goal
3	6:45	1:38	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	2:11	2:53	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
4	12:40	0:53	OPP 48	3	4	Punt
4	10:33	2:25	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
4	5:46	2:04	OWN 22	7	51	Field Goal
4	2:17	1:45	OWN 23	10	22	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:43	5:32	OWN 32	10	43	Field Goal
1	4:36	3:23	OWN 31	4	18	Punt
2	14:23	3:41	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
2	9:10	2:39	OWN 33	5	-2	Punt
2	5:06	3:12	OWN 32	8	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:02	OWN 32	1	68	Touchdown
3	9:34	2:49	OWN 25	4	-9	Punt
3	5:07	2:56	OWN 36	4	20	Punt
4	14:18	1:38	OWN 11	3	-7	Punt
4	11:47	1:14	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
4	8:08	2:22	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	3:42	1:25	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Justin Price, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric McKenzie	19	68	3.58	13	2	1
RB Avery Naranjo	2	14	7.00	11	1	0
QB Stan Tubbs	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Howard Rondeau	16	132	8.25	68	5	1
QB Bart Brill	6	32	5.33	12	1	0
RB Vincent Beckles	5	13	2.60	10	1	0
FB Caiden Berman	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
WR D.J. Glover	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
RB Danny Spencer	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Tubbs	46	22	244	6/39	1	30	1	62.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Brill	18	11	154	7/57	1	40	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gino Buckner	7	11	111	15.86	59	30	0
TE Kris Conway	4	6	59	14.75	22	29	0
TE Nicky Hudgens	3	3	22	7.33	0	14	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	4	18	9.00	10	14	0
WR Richie Wilhide	2	11	4	2.00	2	4	0
RB Kris Santiago	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
WR Santiago Carr	1	5	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Owen Hermon	1	3	20	20.00	18	20	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerald Alexander	4	5	46	11.50	30	24	1
WR D.J. Glover	2	3	11	5.50	1	6	0
TE Julio Dail	2	4	23	11.50	0	13	0
TE Marcos Farmer	1	1	23	23.00	5	23	0
FB Caiden Berman	1	2	11	11.00	7	11	0
TE Logan Whitaker	1	2	40	40.00	30	40	0
WR Tucker Ngata	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elijah Wheeler	1	22	22.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
TE Nicky Hudgens	1	0
S Dwayne Lestage	0	1
CB Roger Espinal	0	1
CB Oliver Sailer	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
QB Bart Brill	1	0
RB Howard Rondeau	1	0
RB Danny Spencer	1	0
G Damien Warhurst	0	1
T Marty McPherson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Wheeler	7	315	45.0	37.1	51	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Mickus	8	404	50.5	41.0	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Sabo	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Vance	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Wilhide	5	56	11.2	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Spencer	3	55	18.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Carr	2	41	20.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Burt Sellers	3	74	24.7	0
Jerald Alexander	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ryan Rodgers	6	0	1.5	30	22
ILB Cedric Powell	5	3	1.0	18	17
DE Gino Hoke	5	2	1.0	30	25
OLB Mickey Vaughn	5	2	1.0	29	25
S Dwayne Lestage	5	1	0.0	31	25
CB Dakota Peace	5	0	0.0	21	17
DT Nicholas Faith	3	1	0.0	21	18
CB Calvin Griffin	3	1	0.0	31	25
CB Oliver Sailer	2	2	1.0	23	12
S Doug Winn	2	2	0.0	31	25
DT Spencer Spetz	2	1	0.0	19	9
OLB Darren Shea	1	1	1.0	26	14
ILB Enrique Marsh	1	0	0.5	2	5
CB Roger Espinal	1	0	0.0	8	13

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonardo Cox	10	2	0.0	22	52
ILB J.C. Quinones	9	1	0.0	22	52
OLB Nicky McElroy	6	1	1.0	21	49
CB Elijah Wheeler	5	2	0.0	22	52
CB Bradley Pancake	4	1	0.0	19	48
DT Blaine Lincoln	3	0	1.5	18	24
CB Monty Hartman	3	0	0.0	22	52
DE Justin Price	2	2	1.5	21	49
DE Don Lockhart	2	0	1.5	1	18
S Dustin Walters	2	0	0.0	21	32
DT Braxton Gorski	1	0	0.0	3	14
CB Kaleb Battle	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Joey Lindsay	0	1	0.5	22	37
OLB Peter Richard	0	1	0.0	21	49

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ryan Rodgers	1.5	0	0	22
DE Gino Hoke	1.0	1	1	25
CB Oliver Sailer	1.0	1	0	12
ILB Cedric Powell	1.0	0	1	17
OLB Darren Shea	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Mickey Vaughn	1.0	0	0	25
ILB Enrique Marsh	0.5	0	0	5
DE Darryl Smith	0.0	1	0	2

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Price	1.5	3	2	49
DT Blaine Lincoln	1.5	1	1	24
DE Don Lockhart	1.5	1	0	18
OLB Nicky McElroy	1.0	0	0	49
DE Joey Lindsay	0.5	2	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dakota Peace	5	0	17
OLB Mickey Vaughn	2	0	25
S Doug Winn	1	0	25
DE Ryan Rodgers	1	0	22
CB Oliver Sailer	1	0	12
CB Calvin Griffin	1	0	25
ILB Cedric Powell	0	1	17

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Elijah Wheeler	4	0	1	52
OLB Nicky McElroy	4	0	0	49
CB Bradley Pancake	4	0	0	48
ILB J.C. Quinones	4	0	0	52
S Leonardo Cox	3	1	0	52
S Dustin Walters	1	2	0	32
DT Blaine Lincoln	1	0	0	24
CB Kaleb Battle	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T T.J. Probin	4	7	22	2	52
G Bill Murack	3	6	22	0	52
C Austin Danila	1	2	22	0	52
G Miles Delgado	0	3	22	1	52
T Trenton Austin	0	2	22	2	52
TE Kris Conway	0	1	18	0	50
RB Cedric McKenzie	0	0	20	1	25

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Stephen Centeno	3	6	31	0	25
FB Caiden Berman	3	3	13	0	6
C Lamont Herbertson	1	6	31	1	25
T Marty McPherson	1	4	31	2	25
G Ian Connell	1	3	8	1	13
T Bubba Wynn	1	1	23	1	12
G Stan McGinnis	0	1	25	1	13
TE Logan Whitaker	0	1	3	0	5
RB Howard Rondeau	0	0	22	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Espinal	3	9
Doug Winn	2	22
Kris Conway	2	16

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Braxton Gorski	3	21
Marcos Farmer	2	29
Joey Lindsay	1	14
D.J. Glover	1	12
Leonardo Cox	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Kris Conway	18	50	---	---	16	84
WR Gino Buckner	17	50	---	---	12	79
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	31	25	22	78
S Doug Winn	---	---	31	25	22	78
G Miles Delgado	22	52	---	---	---	74
T T.J. Probin	22	52	---	---	---	74
C Austin Danila	22	52	---	---	---	74
G Bill Murack	22	52	---	---	---	74
T Trenton Austin	22	52	---	---	---	74
QB Stan Tubbs	22	52	---	---	---	74
WR Richie Wilhide	20	44	---	---	8	72
WR Santiago Carr	20	42	---	---	6	68
OLB Mickey Vaughn	---	---	29	25	14	68
CB Calvin Griffin	---	---	31	25	2	58
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	30	25	2	57
CB Dakota Peace	---	---	21	17	19	57
DE Ryan Rodgers	---	---	30	22	2	54
DT Nicholas Faith	---	---	21	18	10	49
RB Cedric McKenzie	20	25	---	---	---	45
RB Avery Naranjo	4	7	---	---	30	41
OLB Darren Shea	---	---	26	14	---	40
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	23	12	1	36
ILB Cedric Powell	---	---	18	17	1	36
TE Arnold Rodgers	1	5	---	---	30	36
TE Nicky Hudgens	3	9	---	---	21	33
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	8	13	9	30
DT Spencer Spetz	---	---	19	9	1	29
OLB Gage Durham	---	---	0	0	27	27
DT Cameron Sweeney	---	---	10	15	1	26
WR Martin Galando	0	0	---	---	23	23
WR Owen Hermon	7	9	---	---	6	22
RB Kris Santiago	0	19	---	---	---	19
DE Darryl Smith	---	---	6	2	8	16
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Enrique Marsh	---	---	2	5	3	10
G Harold Pinto	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Bert Bell	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Tyrell Naeole	---	---	3	6	---	9
K Ed Sabo	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bobby Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Drew McDermott	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Donny Blair	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Salvador King	---	---	2	0	---	2
DE Ed Stazer	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jameson Money	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Nicky Smith	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Leonardo Cox	---	---	22	52	10	84
CB Bradley Pancake	---	---	19	48	11	78
ILB J.C. Quinones	---	---	22	52	3	77
CB Elijah Wheeler	---	---	22	52	3	77
CB Monty Hartman	---	---	22	52	3	77
OLB Nicky McElroy	---	---	21	49	4	74
DE Justin Price	---	---	21	49	3	73
DE Joey Lindsay	---	---	22	37	14	73
OLB Peter Richard	---	---	21	49	3	73
T Marty McPherson	31	25	---	---	10	66
T Stephen Centeno	31	25	---	---	10	66
WR D.J. Glover	26	23	---	---	12	61
QB Bart Brill	31	25	---	---	---	56
C Lamont Herbertson	31	25	---	---	---	56
S Dustin Walters	---	---	21	32	---	53
TE Julio Dail	26	25	---	---	---	51
WR Tucker Ngata	26	20	---	---	2	48
G Stan McGinnis	25	13	---	---	8	46
TE Marcos Farmer	5	11	---	---	29	45
RB Howard Rondeau	22	20	---	---	---	42
DT Blaine Lincoln	---	---	18	24	---	42
S Burt Sellers	---	---	1	20	21	42
FB Caiden Berman	13	6	---	---	21	40
DT Braxton Gorski	---	---	3	14	21	38
WR Jerald Alexander	19	11	---	---	6	36
T Bubba Wynn	23	12	---	---	---	35
RB Vincent Beckles	7	4	---	---	22	33
OLB Vince Gilmore	---	---	1	3	26	30
DE Don Lockhart	---	---	1	18	10	29
G Ian Connell	8	13	---	---	2	23
CB Kaleb Battle	---	---	1	3	18	22
WR Aidan Poppe	2	0	---	---	19	21
G Damien Warhurst	6	12	---	---	2	20
ILB Angel Kramer	---	---	3	4	13	20
DT Devin Dooley	---	---	1	14	3	18
C Isaiah Henderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Danny Spencer	2	0	---	---	7	9
P Kennedy Mickus	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gary Vance	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Logan Whitaker	3	5	---	---	---	8
C Amos Turner	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jerry Lautenberg	4	0	---	---	---	4
QB Hardy Tatum	0	0	---	---	2	2
DE Skip Johansson	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Asher Reynolds	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Devin Pleasant	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	6	0.9
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	5	94	18.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Tubbs	46	22	4	6	6	3	7	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Brill	18	11	3	2	1	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	134	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	60	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	50	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Wilhide	11	2	1	4	0	44
WR Gino Buckner	11	7	0	111	2	50
TE Kris Conway	6	4	1	59	1	50
WR Santiago Carr	5	1	3	12	0	42
RB Cedric McKenzie	4	2	0	18	0	25
WR Owen Hermon	3	1	1	20	1	9
TE Nicky Hudgens	3	3	0	22	0	9
RB Kris Santiago	2	2	0	-2	0	19

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerald Alexander	5	4	0	46	1	11
TE Julio Dail	4	2	1	23	0	25
WR D.J. Glover	3	2	0	11	0	23
FB Caiden Berman	2	1	0	11	0	6
TE Logan Whitaker	2	1	0	40	1	5
WR Tucker Ngata	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Marcos Farmer	1	1	0	23	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	2	6	3.00	3.58

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Vincent Beckles	1	2	2.00	2.60
RB Howard Rondeau	1	7	7.00	8.25
FB Caiden Berman	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Tubbs	4	3	31	7.75	5.30

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Brill	1	1	12	12.00	8.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nicky Hudgens	2	2	17	8.50	7.33
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	1	14	14.00	4.50
WR Gino Buckner	1	0	0	0.00	10.09

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerald Alexander	1	1	12	12.00	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bart Brill	3	0
RB Howard Rondeau	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Tubbs	14	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Brill	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Wilhide	3	0	0
WR Gino Buckner	3	3	3
TE Kris Conway	2	0	0
RB Kris Santiago	2	2	0
WR Santiago Carr	1	0	0
WR Owen Hermon	1	0	0
TE Nicky Hudgens	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerald Alexander	2	2	1
FB Caiden Berman	2	1	1
WR D.J. Glover	1	1	0
TE Marcos Farmer	1	1	1
TE Logan Whitaker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,400 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (23,500)
End Zone 16,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,400 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (23,500)
End Zone	16,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)