Week 2, 2027

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	7	7	7	-	24
Indianapolis Colts	0	17	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 CAR - Terry Glenn 29 field goal
2Q: 11:48 CAR - Billy Joe Wardzala 2 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 09:53 IND - Preston Evers 6 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 01:42 IND - Kendrick Witt 47 field goal
2Q: 01:25 IND - Junior Gibson 30 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
3Q: 06:56 CAR - Orlando Brown 17 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
4Q: 05:11 IND - Kendrick Witt 51 field goal
4Q: 03:06 IND - Kendrick Witt 41 field goal
4Q: 01:33 IND - Bryant Farley 80 interception return (Peter Brinsfield pass to Preston Evers for conversion)
4Q: 00:20 CAR - Dixon Horner 5 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 CAR - Terry Glenn 29 field goal
2Q: 11:48 CAR - Billy Joe Wardzala 2 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 09:53 IND - Preston Evers 6 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 01:42 IND - Kendrick Witt 47 field goal
2Q: 01:25 IND - Junior Gibson 30 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
3Q: 06:56 CAR - Orlando Brown 17 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
4Q: 05:11 IND - Kendrick Witt 51 field goal
4Q: 03:06 IND - Kendrick Witt 41 field goal
4Q: 01:33 IND - Bryant Farley 80 interception return (Peter Brinsfield pass to Preston Evers for conversion)
4Q: 00:20 CAR - Dixon Horner 5 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)

Team Statistics CAR IND
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 18 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 480 308
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 7.06 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 118 63
- Rushing Attempts 23 17
- Yards per Rush 5.13 3.71
Net Passing Yards 362 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 2 44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 375 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.04 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 6/118 4/118
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 2/85
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:54 29:06

Team Statistics	CAR	IND
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	18	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	480	308
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	7.06	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	118	63
- Rushing Attempts	23	17
- Yards per Rush	5.13	3.71
Net Passing Yards	362	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 2	44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	375	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.04	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	6/118	4/118
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	2/85
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:54	29:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:43	4:27	OWN 28	9	60	Field Goal
1	1:16	4:34	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	9:46	4:22	OWN 25	6	51	Missed FG
2	1:34	0:09	OWN 20	1	10	Fumble
2	1:08	0:56	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	11:37	4:49	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
3	2:24	2:57	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
4	11:24	1:42	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	8:28	0:58	50	2	20	Fumble
4	5:05	1:24	OWN 36	3	1	Interception
4	3:01	1:41	OWN 45	6	22	Interception
4	1:20	1:07	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:17	OWN 21	10	51	Fumble
1	5:16	4:00	OWN 44	6	16	Punt
2	11:42	1:56	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
2	5:24	3:50	OWN 31	11	39	Field Goal
2	1:25	0:17	OPP 25	1	25	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 30	1	10	Half
3	13:26	1:49	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
3	6:48	4:24	OWN 37	8	23	Punt
4	14:27	3:03	OWN 20	7	47	Interception
4	9:42	1:14	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
4	7:30	2:25	OWN 48	4	18	Field Goal
4	3:41	0:40	OPP 44	5	20	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 39	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Max Marian, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	16	78	4.88	20	2	0
Billy Joe Wardzala	5	22	4.40	8	0	1
Daniel Billodeaux	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Teddy Marsh	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Preston Evers	12	45	3.75	16	2
Jackie Griffin	3	13	4.33	10	1
Peter Brinsfield	2	5	2.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	43	25	375	2/13	2	37	2	83.0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	44	25	265	3/20	2	35	1	80.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Horner	6	7	99	16.50	14	28	1
WR Orlando Brown	5	13	85	17.00	9	31	1
TE Steven Hardy	4	5	32	8.00	5	17	0
WR Darren Madison	4	11	105	26.25	66	37	0
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	8	4.00	2	5	0
RB K.C. Carter	2	2	41	20.50	0	35	0
WR Dale Sherman	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Castanie	7	12	82	11.71	26	16	0
RB Preston Evers	5	11	43	8.60	32	29	1
TE Marco Hodges	3	4	20	6.67	5	8	0
WR Junior Gibson	3	4	51	17.00	20	30	1
WR Craig O'Donnell	3	9	53	17.67	35	35	0
WR Clay Lincoln	3	3	20	6.67	2	10	0
RB Jackie Griffin	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Riddick Prescott	1	12	12.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryant Farley	1	80	80.00	1
CB Kenneth Giles	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
K.C. Carter	1	0	0
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0	0
Adrian Ellis	0	1	0
Max Marian	0	0	1
Dwayne Middleton	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peter Brinsfield	2	0	0
Vernon Reno	0	1	0
Alex McDaniel	0	1	0
Ethan Schrempf	0	1	0
Carl Pierce	0	0	1
Bill Gordon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	4	169	42.3	34.5	50	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	4	174	43.5	31.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	3/3

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Witt	3/3	3/3	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	2	10	5.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Griffin	1	7	7.0	0
Rusty Shapiro	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	5	105	21.0	0
Dixon Horner	1	13	13.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	3	103	34.3	0
Leonard Sherrill	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	10	0	2.0	11	40
CB Kim Hatcher	5	1	0.0	10	35
S Earl Riley	4	2	0.0	15	37
CB Hunter Russell	3	3	0.0	13	34
ILB Jerome Page	3	1	0.0	10	17
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	1	0.0	13	37
S Jeffrey Burns	3	1	0.0	6	28
CB Andrew Marzano	3	0	0.0	16	45
DT Adrian Ellis	2	5	0.0	14	41
DE Timothy Meadows	2	0	0.0	3	20
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	0	1.0	8	29
DE Zach Burns	1	0	0.0	14	27
FB Pat Ellison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rex Rubio	1	0	0.0	12	26
WR Darren Madison	1	0	---	---	---
S Shane Ciurciu	1	0	0.0	13	29
G Mitch Tucker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mario Lyle	0	1	0.0	7	25

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ethan Schrempf	9	1	0.0	22	41
OLB John Tinoisamoa	5	1	0.0	21	30
S Allen Wooden	5	1	0.0	20	37
OLB Bill Gordon	3	0	1.0	6	18
CB Bo Kemp	3	1	0.0	12	35
CB Stan Surcon	3	1	0.0	17	32
S Stan Wilkens	3	1	0.0	16	34
CB Kenneth Giles	3	1	0.0	21	36
S Leonard Sherrill	3	0	0.0	10	26
OLB Fred Carlson	2	2	0.5	15	21
DE Julio Ferrett	2	0	0.5	11	23
ILB Chad Pringley	2	2	0.0	9	11
DT Carl Pierce	2	1	0.0	17	25
DE Justin Janssen	1	1	0.0	11	22
DT Horace Busby	1	0	0.0	6	20
RB Preston Evers	1	0	---	---	---
S Gene Moseley	0	1	0.0	3	11
DE Joey Medrano	0	1	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	2.0	0	0	40
DT Dwayne Middleton	1.0	0	1	29
DT Adrian Ellis	0.0	1	2	41
DE Rex Rubio	0.0	1	1	26
DE Lester Kappers	0.0	1	0	21
DE Zach Burns	0.0	0	2	27
OLB Riddick Prescott	0.0	0	1	37
DE Timothy Meadows	0.0	0	1	20

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bill Gordon	1.0	0	0	1	18
DE Julio Ferrett	0.5	0	3	0	23
OLB Fred Carlson	0.5	0	0	1	21
DE Justin Janssen	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Horace Busby	0.0	1	0	1	20
DE Alex McDaniel	0.0	1	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kim Hatcher	4	0	0	35
CB Andrew Marzano	4	0	0	45
ILB Max Marian	3	1	0	40
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	0	1	37
S Jeffrey Burns	3	0	0	28
S Earl Riley	2	0	0	37
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	0	34
DE Timothy Meadows	2	0	0	20
DE Zach Burns	1	0	0	27
ILB Jerome Page	1	0	0	17
CB Mario Lyle	0	1	0	25
DT Dwayne Middleton	0	1	0	29

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ethan Schrempf	5	0	0	41
S Leonard Sherrill	4	0	0	26
CB Kenneth Giles	3	1	1	36
CB Stan Surcon	3	0	0	32
S Allen Wooden	2	2	0	37
S Stan Wilkens	2	0	0	34
ILB Chad Pringley	1	0	0	11
OLB John Tinoisamoa	1	0	0	30
CB Bo Kemp	1	0	0	35
DE Julio Ferrett	1	0	0	23
OLB Fred Carlson	1	0	0	21
OLB Bill Gordon	1	0	0	18
S Gene Moseley	0	1	0	11
CB Bryant Farley	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	2	6	19	0	42
Ty Farmer	2	3	18	0	32
Lincoln Frasier	1	4	18	1	38
Jamie Stanberry	1	2	8	0	10
Leon Green	1	1	5	1	7
Pat Ellison	0	3	13	0	25
Tyrone Fialho	0	2	9	0	16
Mitch Tucker	0	1	18	0	36

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Herzog	3	7	2	17	0	47
Monty Kratky	1	2	0	12	0	36
Albert Emerson	0	2	0	17	3	47
Sammy Meier	0	2	0	14	0	42
Blaine Kirk	0	1	0	6	0	14
Vernon Reno	0	1	0	14	0	40

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Hatcher	4	12
Jeffrey Burns	1	13
Hunter Russell	1	4
Teddy Marsh	0	21
Mario Lyle	0	19
Dale Sherman	0	16
Dixon Horner	0	16
Calvin Fox	0	16
Jerome Page	0	15
Pat Pritchett	0	15
Byron Brummitt	0	14
Orlando Brown	0	10
Steven Hardy	0	9
Max Marian	0	8
Terry Glenn	0	7
Donald Abrams	0	7
Andrew Marzano	0	7
Lester Kappers	0	6
Leon Green	0	6
Jamie Stanberry	0	6
Tyrone Fialho	0	5
Ty Farmer	0	5
Earl Riley	0	4
Pat Ellison	0	4
Justin Bradley	0	4
Tyrone Gillespie	0	4
Adrian Ellis	0	3
Riddick Prescott	0	3
Zach Burns	0	2
Lionel Banks	0	2
Rex Rubio	0	2
Julio Frederick	0	2
Tommie Sanford	0	2
Timothy Meadows	0	2
K.C. Carter	0	1
Darren Madison	0	1
Dwayne Middleton	0	1
Shane Ciurciu	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Gibson	3	20
Jackie Griffin	1	22
Blaine Kirk	1	17
Marco Hodges	1	16
Gene Moseley	1	12
Colin Curtis	1	12
Bryant Farley	0	16
Rusty Shapiro	0	16
Chad Pringley	0	12
Toby Castanie	0	12
Herb Denehey	0	11
Kendrick Witt	0	10
Dusty Murphy	0	7
Isaac Herzog	0	7
Sammy Meier	0	7
Reuben Madigan	0	7
Clay Ellis	0	7
Nate Tanuvasa	0	7
Joey Medrano	0	6
Earl Ferro	0	5
Leonard Sherrill	0	5
Hugh Rogers	0	4
Craig O'Donnell	0	4
Fred Carlson	0	4
Monty Flylum	0	3
Carl Pierce	0	3
Allen Wooden	0	3
Ethan Schrempf	0	3
John Tinoisamoa	0	2
Bo Kemp	0	2
Julio Ferrett	0	2
Stan Surcon	0	2
Stan Wilkens	0	2
Alex McDaniel	0	2
Bill Gordon	0	2
Kenneth Giles	0	2
Justin Janssen	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	18	95	5.3
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	6	21	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	43	25	7	3	2	4	4	3	2

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	44	25	3	2	2	3	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	117	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	7	170	14.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	60	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	141	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Brown	13	5	0	85	1	38
WR Darren Madison	11	4	1	105	3	32
WR Dixon Horner	7	6	0	99	2	10
TE Steven Hardy	5	4	1	32	0	27
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0	8	0	25
RB K.C. Carter	2	2	0	41	1	22
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	0	3	0	16
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1	0	2	0	19

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Toby Castanie	12	7	1	82	0	47
RB Preston Evers	11	5	0	43	1	35
WR Craig O'Donnell	9	3	1	53	1	39
TE Marco Hodges	4	3	0	20	0	21
WR Junior Gibson	4	3	0	51	1	15
WR Clay Lincoln	3	3	0	20	0	36
RB Jackie Griffin	1	1	0	-4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	1	2	2.00	4.88
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	2	2.00	4.40

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Preston Evers	1	-2	-2.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	6	3	25	4.17	8.72

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	2	1	6	3.00	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Horner	2	1	5	2.50	14.14
WR Orlando Brown	2	1	17	8.50	6.54
WR Dale Sherman	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Darren Madison	1	0	0	0.00	9.55

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Preston Evers	2	1	6	3.00	3.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Preston Evers	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	14	9	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Madison	4	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	3	2	1
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0
WR Orlando Brown	2	1	1
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	1
WR Dale Sherman	1	1	0
WR Dixon Horner	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Toby Castanie	3	2	1
RB Preston Evers	3	1	1
WR Junior Gibson	2	2	1
WR Craig O'Donnell	2	1	1
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (21,800)
End Zone 7,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine 4,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,900)
Club Seats 600 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (21,800)
End Zone	7,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine	4,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,900)
Club Seats	600 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,200)