Week 9, 2014

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	0	-	10
Detroit Lions	10	10	7	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 39 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 07:03 CAR - Andy Schultz 23 field goal
1Q: 01:05 DET - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal
2Q: 10:40 DET - Gerald Meeber 4 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 05:58 CAR - Howard Bridges 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:46 DET - A.J. Neiderer 23 field goal
3Q: 09:19 DET - Stan Finks 6 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 03:55 DET - Stan Finks 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DET - Jimmie Madison 4 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 39 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 07:03 CAR - Andy Schultz 23 field goal
1Q: 01:05 DET - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal
2Q: 10:40 DET - Gerald Meeber 4 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 05:58 CAR - Howard Bridges 1 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:46 DET - A.J. Neiderer 23 field goal
3Q: 09:19 DET - Stan Finks 6 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 03:55 DET - Stan Finks 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DET - Jimmie Madison 4 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 1-8 1-7
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 281 419
- Offensive Plays 54 65
- Yards per Play 5.20 6.45
Net Rushing Yards 132 156
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 6.29 4.33
Net Passing Yards 149 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 1 28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.52 9.07
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/3 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 6/165 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 40
Time of Possession 25:22 34:38

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	1-8	1-7
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	281	419
- Offensive Plays	54	65
- Yards per Play	5.20	6.45
Net Rushing Yards	132	156
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	6.29	4.33
Net Passing Yards	149	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 1	28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.52	9.07
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/3	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	6/165	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 40
Time of Possession	25:22	34:38

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	5:08	OWN 25	9	69	Field Goal
1	1:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	11:00	0:13	OWN 20	1	-2	Fumble
2	10:30	4:41	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 30	3	52	Half
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	9:09	4:26	OWN 29	8	41	Punt
3	1:06	4:58	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
4	7:52	0:54	OWN 1	5	12	Downs
4	3:45	0:21	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	1:50	1:12	OWN 31	3	2	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown
1	6:58	5:58	OWN 18	9	51	Field Goal
2	14:50	3:50	OWN 32	7	24	Punt
2	10:47	0:17	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
2	5:49	5:10	OWN 31	13	63	Field Goal
3	12:52	3:43	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	4:43	3:37	OWN 3	7	51	Punt
4	11:08	3:16	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	6:58	3:13	OPP 13	5	13	Touchdown
4	3:24	1:34	OPP 4	3	4	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Gerald Meeber, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	13	98	7.54	18	4	0
Howard Bridges	7	27	3.86	8	0	1
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Finks	19	105	5.53	35	3	2
Jerald Meseck	16	47	2.94	9	0	0
Gerald Meeber	1	4	4.00	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edward Campos	30	15	167	3/18	0	43	1	53.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	28	23	269	1/6	2	39	0	130.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR William Lundberg	4	6	31	7.75	4	10
WR Andre Johnson	3	10	63	21.00	8	43
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	24	12.00	5	13
WR Marco Bensen	2	5	27	13.50	2	14
FB Tom Gaffney	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
TE George Sharpton	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Frankie Copeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stan Finks	6	6	40	6.67	6	18	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	4	75	18.75	30	39	1
WR Donald Cole	3	4	44	14.67	17	18	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	4	33	11.00	2	15	0
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Howard Downs	2	4	24	12.00	11	12	0
WR Jimmie Madison	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	36	36.00	23	36	0
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Netter	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edward Campos	2	0	0	0
Mario Beyer	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jake Holdgate	0	1	1	0
Brenden Fletcher	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	5	198	39.6	34.8	44	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	3	150	50.0	36.7	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	1	3	3.0	0
R.J. Wheeler	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	5	141	28.2	0
Robert Blackford	1	24	24.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Wheeler	1	17	17.0	0
Tyrus Humphrey	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	12	3	0.0	33	27
DT Donovan Samsel	5	4	0.5	32	24
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	5	3	0.0	36	27
S Brandon Magnotta	5	1	0.0	21	20
DE Bert Messenger	4	0	0.5	35	28
DT Marshall Carroll	4	2	0.0	26	21
DE Colin Bush	3	3	0.0	34	24
CB Stephen Forbes	3	3	0.0	35	29
CB Donnell Jefferson	3	0	0.0	14	10
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	2	3	0.0	18	11
CB Robert Blackford	2	2	0.0	34	27
S Leon Barbaritz	2	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Ethan Burnett	2	0	0.0	28	21
OLB Geoff Maniecki	2	0	0.0	19	18
T Jordan Gross	1	0	---	---	---
C George Coffey	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bruce Brookins	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Billy Joe Hodges	0	1	0.0	4	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gabe Duncan	9	0	0.0	16	32
S Lonnie Albright	6	1	0.0	21	33
DE Jake Holdgate	5	1	1.0	21	33
OLB Daryl Smith	4	1	0.0	21	32
S Alfred Perrigo	4	0	0.0	18	32
DT Brenden Fletcher	2	1	1.5	16	13
DT Broderick Carter	2	4	0.0	20	33
OLB Charles Sawyer	2	2	0.0	21	33
OLB Dana Owens	1	1	0.0	5	3
CB J.T. Buchans	1	1	0.0	4	18
DE Van Briscoe	1	0	0.0	6	2
ILB Melvin Light	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Clay Szymanski	0	2	0.5	18	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Messenger	0.5	1	2	28
DT Donovan Samsel	0.5	0	0	24
DE Colin Bush	0.0	1	0	24

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brenden Fletcher	1.5	1	1	0	13
DE Jake Holdgate	1.0	1	1	0	33
DE Clay Szymanski	0.5	0	2	0	30
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	0	1	1	33
OLB Charles Sawyer	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	7	0	27
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	4	0	27
CB Donnell Jefferson	3	0	10
S Brandon Magnotta	2	0	20
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	2	21
CB Robert Blackford	1	0	27
DE Bert Messenger	1	0	28
S Leon Barbaritz	1	0	7
DT Marshall Carroll	1	0	21
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	18
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	29

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gabe Duncan	6	1	0	32
OLB Charles Sawyer	2	1	0	33
S Lonnie Albright	2	0	0	33
OLB Daryl Smith	1	0	0	32
DE Jake Holdgate	1	0	0	33
S Alfred Perrigo	1	0	0	32
DT Broderick Carter	1	0	0	33
ILB Melvin Light	1	0	0	1
CB Willie Netter	0	1	1	30
DE Clay Szymanski	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Nichols	4	5	13	0	26
Jordan Gross	3	4	19	1	30
George Coffey	1	2	20	0	30
Mitch Hughes	1	1	19	2	31
John Hill	1	1	1	0	4
Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	15	0	16
Patrick Petrolis	0	3	16	0	25
Donnie Hines	0	1	12	0	10
Casey Godfrey	0	1	7	0	9
Bruce Westbrook	0	1	2	0	3
Ronald Wallace	0	1	8	0	7

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Peterson	4	7	1	25	1	28
Mickey Flynn	2	10	0	34	0	26
Brad Blades	2	4	0	30	0	26
Larry Jagger	2	3	0	26	0	28
Carlos Joseph	1	2	0	28	0	25
Sean Moss	1	2	0	14	0	7
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	2	0	13	0	5
Glenn Bellando	0	2	0	13	0	8
Larry Turner	0	1	0	10	0	1
Luke Ayers	0	1	0	11	0	1
Howard Downs	0	1	0	21	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	1	17
Mario Beyer	1	17
Marco Bensen	1	8
Kendrick Hastings	1	4
Howard Bridges	0	20
Tom Gaffney	0	17
Andre Johnson	0	14
Jack Brewer	0	11
Robert Blackford	0	11
Bruce Brookins	0	11
William Lundberg	0	10
Randall Hawkins	0	10
Geoff Maniecki	0	10
Donnie Hines	0	8
Billy Joe Hodges	0	8
John Hill	0	6
Donnell Jefferson	0	6
Greg Lang	0	5
Casey Godfrey	0	5
Bruce Westbrook	0	5
Terry Maddux	0	5
Mitch Hughes	0	4
Andy Schultz	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	3
Brandon Magnotta	0	2
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Patrick Petrolis	0	2
Ethan Burnett	0	2
Colin Bush	0	2
Maurice Pomeroy	0	2
Stephen Forbes	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Jordan Gross	0	1
Terry Sawyer	0	1
Leon Barbaritz	0	1
George Coffey	0	1
Marshall Carroll	0	1
Ronald Wallace	0	1
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Downs	2	17
R.J. Wheeler	1	17
Jimmie Madison	1	15
Brant Armstrong	1	15
J.T. Wielechowski	1	3
Duane Chandler	0	21
Gabe Duncan	0	20
Barry Cousino	0	16
Glenn Bellando	0	14
Donald Cole	0	13
Melvin Light	0	11
A.J. Neiderer	0	10
Larry Buckner	0	9
Clay Szymanski	0	6
Larry Turner	0	5
Mickey Flynn	0	5
Luke Ayers	0	5
Sean Moss	0	5
Ronald Fleming	0	5
Brenden Fletcher	0	4
Daryl Smith	0	3
Van Briscoe	0	3
Alfred Perrigo	0	3
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	3
Willie Netter	0	3
Tyrus Humphrey	0	3
Charles Sawyer	0	2
Jake Holdgate	0	1
Darryl Troy	0	1
Lonnie Albright	0	1
Broderick Carter	0	1
Neil McElroy	0	1
Larry Jagger	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	4	20	5.0
Right	10	79	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	74	5.7
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	11	35	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edward Campos	30	15	1	1	2	4	5	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	28	23	2	1	0	2	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	66	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	58	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	43	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	105	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	161	17.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	10	3	2	63	1	26
WR William Lundberg	6	4	0	31	0	22
WR Marco Bensen	5	2	0	27	0	21
TE Wendell Rubenstein	2	2	0	24	0	16
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	1	0	12	0	15
TE George Sharpton	2	1	0	9	0	10
FB Tom Gaffney	1	1	0	-1	0	8
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0	2	0	10
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0	0	0	14

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Stan Finks	6	6	40	0	18
WR Donald Cole	4	3	44	0	19
WR J.T. Wielechowski	4	3	33	0	20
TE Howard Downs	4	2	24	0	17
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	4	75	1	19
WR Jimmie Madison	2	1	4	0	13
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	2	2	13	0	5
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	36	1	15
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	3	6	2.00	7.54
Howard Bridges	2	1	0.50	3.86

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	7	23	3.29	5.53
Jerald Meseck	3	3	1.00	2.94
Gerald Meeber	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Campos	4	2	20	5.00	5.57

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	4	3	16	4.00	9.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	3	2	20	6.67	6.30
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Madison	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
TE Howard Downs	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Copeland	2	2
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Meseck	2	1
Stan Finks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Campos	8	5	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	10	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	4	2	1
FB Tom Gaffney	1	1	0
WR William Lundberg	1	1	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stan Finks	2	2	1
WR Donald Cole	2	1	1
WR Jimmie Madison	1	1	1
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	1
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	1	1	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	0	0
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	0
TE Howard Downs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,900 (19,600)
End Zone 7,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,900 (19,600)
End Zone	7,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,500)