Week 9, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	18	-	28
Detroit Lions	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 25 field goal
1Q: 03:27 DET - Christian Crane 20 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 08:14 CAR - Winfred Niklos 5 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 01:22 DET - Christian Crane 9 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 09:59 DET - Chester Mariotti 7 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 09:37 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal
4Q: 05:22 CAR - Jorge McKnight 38 pass from Roy Walton (Winfred Niklos run for conversion)
4Q: 00:49 CAR - Colin Curtis 1 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 25 field goal
1Q: 03:27 DET - Christian Crane 20 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 08:14 CAR - Winfred Niklos 5 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 01:22 DET - Christian Crane 9 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 09:59 DET - Chester Mariotti 7 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 09:37 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal
4Q: 05:22 CAR - Jorge McKnight 38 pass from Roy Walton (Winfred Niklos run for conversion)
4Q: 00:49 CAR - Colin Curtis 1 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 2-7 2-6
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 440 259
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 6.38 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 118 173
- Rushing Attempts 25 36
- Yards per Rush 4.72 4.81
Net Passing Yards 322 86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 1 19 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 95
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.32 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 5/132
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:07 28:53

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	2-7	2-6
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	440	259
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	6.38	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	118	173
- Rushing Attempts	25	36
- Yards per Rush	4.72	4.81
Net Passing Yards	322	86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 1	19 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	95
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.32	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	5/132
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:07	28:53

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:55	OWN 28	13	64	Field Goal
1	3:15	4:10	OWN 35	9	31	Missed FG
2	12:21	4:13	50	8	50	Touchdown
2	1:13	0:42	OWN 35	4	52	Fumble
3	9:52	1:31	OWN 31	3	-15	Punt
3	5:20	4:33	OWN 20	9	40	Interception
4	14:15	4:43	OWN 32	9	48	Field Goal
4	7:38	2:35	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
4	3:02	2:22	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:05	5:50	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	14:05	1:44	OWN 41	4	9	Downs
2	8:08	6:55	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 13	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
3	8:21	3:01	OWN 30	5	20	Punt
3	0:47	1:32	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	9:32	1:54	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	5:03	2:01	OWN 49	5	22	Missed FG
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 39	4	-12	Downs

Game MVP: Roy Walton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Niklos	18	94	5.22	24	3	1
Clifton Becker	6	23	3.83	9	0	0
Colin Curtis	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Teddy Hastings	20	81	4.05	15	2	0
Christian Crane	9	57	6.33	20	2	2
Dexter Dodge	4	21	5.25	11	1	0
Everett Schwartz	3	14	4.67	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	43	26	327	1/5	1	38	1	82.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	19	13	95	1/9	1	22	0	97.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Lombardi	6	12	57	9.50	16	15	0
WR Colin Alexander	5	8	63	12.60	12	18	0
WR Jorge McKnight	4	5	77	19.25	45	38	1
TE Steven Hardy	3	4	35	11.67	7	15	0
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	14	7.00	4	8	0
RB Clifton Becker	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	2	6	43	21.50	26	27	0
TE Mickey Benton	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dale Sherman	1	2	18	18.00	3	18	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Chester Mariotti	3	3	21	7.00	2	8	1
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	2	3	17	8.50	0	10	0
WR Chris McCullough	2	3	15	7.50	3	11	0
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	1	0
WR B.J. Brand	2	2	31	15.50	9	22	0
WR Cary Bielby	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Frankie Levenson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Clyde Erickson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Peter Peters	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dale Sherman	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Peter Peters	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	1	54	54.0	54.0	54	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eugene Johnson	3	142	47.3	38.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	2/3	0/1	0/1	37	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	2	8	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	4	85	21.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg
Adrian Cotchery	3	87	29.0
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	24	24.0
Luke Bickford	1	21	21.0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	8	3	0.0	25	15
S Earl Riley	8	1	0.0	29	14
S Bo Hickey	4	1	0.0	28	16
CB Sedrick Martinez	4	1	0.0	27	18
DT Earnest Hawkins	3	1	1.0	26	11
DE Zach Burns	3	3	0.0	29	14
OLB Harold McBeal	3	1	0.0	23	14
ILB Jerome Page	2	2	0.0	20	6
S Lorenzo Varney	2	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	1	0.0	23	11
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	0.0	30	17
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	0.0	12	4
DE Terry Maddux	1	1	0.0	22	13
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	0.0	12	9
WR Jeremy Lombardi	1	0	---	---	---
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Rob Arce	0	1	0.0	11	5
DE Gerald Homan	0	1	0.0	7	6
S Dean Fredrickson	0	1	0.0	14	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Luke Bickford	6	0	0.0	19	43
S Adrian Cotchery	5	2	0.0	23	37
CB Calvin Liening	5	0	0.0	16	31
CB Lamont Buchanan	4	0	0.0	12	30
S Ray Bilek	4	0	0.0	20	32
DE Vinny Pritchett	3	0	1.0	17	30
ILB John Lynch	3	3	0.0	16	36
OLB Peter Peters	3	1	0.0	16	29
DT Randy Murray	2	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Donny McDaniel	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE Dana Newhart	2	0	0.0	12	20
DT Renaldo Walsh	2	0	0.0	13	19
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	0	0.0	20	30
DT Claude Hodges	1	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Daniel Lewis	1	0	0.0	8	4
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	0.0	8	27
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	0.0	9	15
DE Roman Conway	1	0	0.0	21	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Earnest Hawkins	1.0	0	0	11
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	1	0	13
ILB Jerome Page	0.0	0	1	6
OLB Riddick Prescott	0.0	0	1	11

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vinny Pritchett	1.0	0	1	30
DE Roman Conway	0.0	1	1	33
DT Claude Hodges	0.0	0	1	36
DE Dana Newhart	0.0	0	1	20
DT Renaldo Walsh	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sedrick Martinez	4	0	18
S Earl Riley	2	0	14
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	17
ILB Max Marian	2	0	15
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	4
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	9
CB Robbie Lawless	0	1	13

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Luke Bickford	6	1	0	43
OLB Peter Peters	4	1	1	29
CB Calvin Liening	4	0	0	31
S Ray Bilek	3	0	0	32
CB Lamont Buchanan	2	1	0	30
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	0	0	30
S Sherman Ferguson	1	1	0	27
OLB Donny McDaniel	1	0	0	8
S Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0	37
ILB John Lynch	1	0	0	36
DE Roman Conway	1	0	0	33
ILB Louis Hall	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Fialho	2	8	1	22	0	37
Robbie Wolfe	2	5	0	20	0	35
Steven Hardy	2	2	2	13	0	23
Mitch Hughes	1	2	0	9	1	24
Gary Nachman	1	1	0	5	0	9
Pat Ellison	1	1	0	15	0	21
Kelvin Liedtke	1	1	0	19	0	27
Lionel Banks	0	2	0	21	0	32
Neil Hawley	0	2	0	20	0	38
Kim Hope	0	1	0	5	0	6

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terrell Forbes	4	8	34	0	17
Eric Lester	4	6	31	0	17
Larry Jagger	2	7	36	0	18
Clifton Cote	2	5	32	1	15
Alvin Ellis	1	2	30	0	11
Dean Dresslar	1	2	9	0	6
Donny Cavazos	0	2	6	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Varney	3	8
Irving Jenkins	1	16
Colin Curtis	1	6
Clifton Becker	0	16
Dale Sherman	0	16
Mickey Benton	0	12
Bryant Farley	0	10
Jeremy Lombardi	0	10
Rickey Rosebrock	0	9
Jerome Page	0	9
Dean Fredrickson	0	9
Pat Ellison	0	8
Steven Hardy	0	6
Jonathan McCaffrey	0	6
K.C. Matthews	0	5
Mitch Hughes	0	4
Arnie Terry	0	4
Gary Nachman	0	4
Kim Hope	0	4
Harold McBeal	0	4
Colin Alexander	0	4
Sedrick Martinez	0	4
Trent Prewett	0	3
Earnest Hawkins	0	2
Winfred Niklos	0	2
Jumbo Miller	0	2
Tyrone Fialho	0	2
Earl Riley	0	2
Frank Schueler	0	2
Bo Hickey	0	2
Robbie Wolfe	0	1
Jorge McKnight	0	1
Max Marian	0	1
Rob Arce	0	1
Lionel Banks	0	1
Gerald Homan	0	1
Riddick Prescott	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Garrett	2	14
Frankie Levenson	1	11
Alvin Ellis	1	4
Clifton Cote	1	4
Cary Bielby	1	2
Luke Bickford	0	18
Peter Peters	0	14
Everett Schwartz	0	14
Clyde Erickson	0	14
Sherman Ferguson	0	12
John Lynch	0	9
Chris McCullough	0	9
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	7
Adrian Cotchery	0	6
Lamont Buchanan	0	6
Wes Kozak	0	5
Eugene Johnson	0	4
Donny Cavazos	0	4
Grant Porter	0	4
Calvin Liening	0	4
Rico Schleinat	0	4
Larry Jagger	0	3
Claude Hodges	0	3
Dana Newhart	0	3
Renaldo Walsh	0	3
Ray Bilek	0	3
B.J. Brand	0	3
Randy Murray	0	2
Vinny Pritchett	0	2
Ricardo Altuna	0	2
Chester Mariotti	0	1
Omar Money	0	1
Louis Hall	0	1
Christian Crane	0	1
Roman Conway	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	78	7.1
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	15	51	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	43	26	3	2	3	5	5	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	19	13	1	0	2	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	150	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	34	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	32	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Lombardi	12	6	1	57	0	28
WR Colin Alexander	8	5	1	63	0	31
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	6	2	1	43	1	20
WR Jorge McKnight	5	4	0	77	2	26
TE Steven Hardy	4	3	0	35	0	23
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0	14	0	21
TE Mickey Benton	2	1	0	8	0	12
RB Clifton Becker	2	2	0	12	0	19
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	0	18	0	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	3	2	1	17	0	7
TE Chester Mariotti	3	3	0	21	0	11
WR Chris McCullough	3	2	1	15	0	4
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	0	5	0	16
TE Frankie Levenson	2	1	0	8	0	15
TE Clyde Erickson	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	0	-2	0	14
WR B.J. Brand	2	2	0	31	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	4	16	4.00	5.22
Colin Curtis	1	1	1.00	1.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	2	11	5.50	5.25
Christian Crane	2	29	14.50	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	7	2	10	1.43	7.60

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	3	2	15	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Lombardi	3	1	4	1.33	4.75
TE Mickey Benton	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Clifton Becker	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
WR Colin Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	7.88

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Frankie Levenson	2	1	8	4.00	4.00
TE Chester Mariotti	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Clifton Becker	1	0
Colin Curtis	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Hastings	3	0
Everett Schwartz	1	1
Dexter Dodge	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	12	8	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Lombardi	3	1	1
WR Jorge McKnight	2	2	2
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	2	1	1
WR Colin Alexander	2	2	2
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris McCullough	2	1	1
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	0	0
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	0
TE Frankie Levenson	1	1	1
TE Chester Mariotti	1	1	1
WR B.J. Brand	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (19,600)
End Zone 7,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine 3,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (19,600)
End Zone	7,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine	3,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,500)