Week 5, 2016

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	6	3	7	7	-	23
St. Louis Rams	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 CAR - Graham Gano 52 field goal
1Q: 05:05 CAR - Graham Gano 41 field goal
2Q: 13:17 STL - Jay Huntley 48 field goal
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Graham Gano 21 field goal
2Q: 02:03 STL - Tavon Austin 18 pass from Sean Mannion (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 08:18 CAR - Steven Cole 90 punt return (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 02:06 STL - Chandler Worthy 3 pass from Sean Mannion (Jay Huntley extra point)
4Q: 05:09 STL - Jay Huntley 33 field goal
4Q: 01:58 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 26 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 CAR - Graham Gano 52 field goal
1Q: 05:05 CAR - Graham Gano 41 field goal
2Q: 13:17 STL - Jay Huntley 48 field goal
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Graham Gano 21 field goal
2Q: 02:03 STL - Tavon Austin 18 pass from Sean Mannion (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 08:18 CAR - Steven Cole 90 punt return (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 02:06 STL - Chandler Worthy 3 pass from Sean Mannion (Jay Huntley extra point)
4Q: 05:09 STL - Jay Huntley 33 field goal
4Q: 01:58 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 26 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)

Team Statistics CAR STL
Record 4-1 1-4
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 291 304
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 4.77 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 70 100
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 2.33 3.33
Net Passing Yards 221 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 221 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 5.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/33 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/92 2/49
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:47 32:13

Team Statistics	CAR	STL
Record	4-1	1-4
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	291	304
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	4.77	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	70	100
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	2.33	3.33
Net Passing Yards	221	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	221	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	5.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/33	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/92	2/49
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:47	32:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 21	4	44	Field Goal
1	11:27	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	9:22	4:23	OWN 38	7	38	Field Goal
1	2:11	2:29	OWN 11	6	26	Punt
2	13:11	1:27	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:38	4:53	OPP 42	9	38	Field Goal
2	1:57	1:39	OWN 24	5	14	Punt
3	13:21	2:29	OWN 21	5	15	Punt
3	1:56	3:24	OWN 23	6	20	Punt
4	5:04	3:17	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:37	OPP 49	3	-4	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	1:25	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	10:04	0:42	OWN 46	2	4	Interception
1	4:59	2:48	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
2	14:42	1:31	OPP 38	3	7	Field Goal
2	11:44	2:06	OWN 28	4	8	Interception
2	4:45	2:48	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 31	2	6	Half
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	10:52	2:41	OWN 26	6	14	Punt
3	8:11	6:15	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	13:32	8:28	OWN 16	15	68	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:10	OWN 23	7	26	Downs

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonathan Stewart	12	32	2.67	10	1
Cam Newton	8	24	3.00	9	0
Tim Partridge	6	18	3.00	9	0
Mike Tolbert	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Charles Clay	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	23	78	3.39	11	2
Lance Dunbar	6	25	4.17	15	1
Gavin Linquist	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	31	19	221	0/0	1	46	0	93.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Mannion	35	19	213	2/9	2	39	2	67.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Greg Olsen	6	8	75	12.50	37	46	0
FB Mike Tolbert	4	5	26	6.50	3	10	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	7	81	20.25	15	33	1
WR Devin Funchess	3	8	25	8.33	2	16	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Charles Clay	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Todd Gurley	5	5	36	7.20	33	24	0
TE Lance Kendricks	4	5	44	11.00	24	33	0
WR Chandler Worthy	4	6	23	5.75	0	11	1
WR Kenny Britt	3	11	50	16.67	2	32	0
WR Tavon Austin	2	6	21	10.50	0	18	1
WR Christopher Gardner	1	1	39	39.00	27	39	0
FB Gavin Linquist	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0.00	0
CB Bene' Benwikere	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	6	231	38.5	30.3	48	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Hekker	4	222	55.5	37.5	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Johnson	1	2	2.0	0
Steven Cole	1	90	90.0	1

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Gardner	2	49	24.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Cole	2	36	18.0	0
Jason Johnson	1	18	18.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Gardner	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Norman Crawford	13	1	0.0	30	32
DT Star Lotulelei	5	1	0.0	25	31
S Dominic Craighead	3	2	0.0	27	34
S Oscar Barnes	3	2	0.0	28	37
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	0	0.0	30	37
OLB Shaq Thompson	3	0	0.0	12	9
CB Robert Brunner	3	0	0.0	16	25
DT Kawann Short	2	1	1.0	20	23
CB Josh Norman	2	2	0.5	25	30
DE Kony Ealy	2	1	0.5	22	28
DE Jared Allen	2	5	0.0	20	25
OLB Thomas Davis	2	1	0.0	19	28
OLB A.J. Klein	1	1	0.0	13	11
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	0.0	0	5
DE Ryan Delaire	1	0	0.0	12	12
DE Phil Burke	1	0	0.0	8	9
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	0.0	7	15
DT Craig Coleman	1	0	0.0	13	10

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	10	1	0.0	30	31
S Cody Davis	5	1	0.0	24	28
S Maurice Alexander	5	0	0.0	22	19
CB Jerraud Powers	4	0	0.0	30	31
OLB Alec Ogletree	3	3	0.0	29	28
DT Aaron Donald	3	3	0.0	25	28
S Rodney McLeod	3	1	0.0	10	7
CB Lamarcus Joyner	3	1	0.0	15	22
DT Michael Brockers	3	0	0.0	17	17
CB Janoris Jenkins	2	0	0.0	30	31
DE Eugene Sims	1	1	0.0	26	28
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Akeem Ayers	1	0	0.0	6	7
DT Ethan Westbrooks	1	0	0.0	7	4
FB Gavin Linquist	1	0	---	---	---
CB Troy Marone	1	0	0.0	10	18
DE Chris Long	0	2	0.0	3	1
DE Robert Quinn	0	1	0.0	27	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kawann Short	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Kony Ealy	0.5	0	1	3	28
CB Josh Norman	0.5	0	0	0	30
OLB Thomas Davis	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Star Lotulelei	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Jared Allen	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Ryan Delaire	0.0	0	1	0	12
ILB Norman Crawford	0.0	0	1	0	32

St. Louis	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Quinn	2	30
ILB James Laurinaitis	1	31
OLB Akeem Ayers	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Norman Crawford	4	0	0	32
CB Robert Brunner	3	1	0	25
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	0	1	37
CB Josh Norman	2	0	0	30
DE Jared Allen	1	0	0	25
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0	28
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	0	5
DE Kony Ealy	1	0	0	28
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0	9
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	0	15
S Oscar Barnes	1	0	0	37
DT Kawann Short	0	0	1	23

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	6	1	31
CB Jerraud Powers	4	0	31
CB Janoris Jenkins	2	0	31
OLB Alec Ogletree	2	0	28
S Maurice Alexander	1	2	19
OLB Akeem Ayers	1	0	7
S Cody Davis	1	0	28
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	0	22
CB Troy Marone	1	0	18
DT Michael Brockers	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Demetrius Estermeyer	2	3	30	31
Trai Turner	1	6	30	31
Nolan Schroeder	1	3	30	31
Amini Silatolu	0	6	30	31
Greg Olsen	0	2	29	29
Michael Oher	0	2	30	31
Mike Tolbert	0	1	19	24

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Havenstein	3	6	0	30	0	37
Rodger Saffold	3	3	1	30	0	37
Jamon Brown	2	8	0	30	1	37
Gavin Linquist	2	3	0	19	1	23
Mike Person	1	8	0	30	0	37
Lance Kendricks	0	1	0	27	0	28
Greg Robinson	0	1	0	30	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rashad Ross	1	20
Jason Boswell	1	20
Charles Clay	1	15
Teddy Williams	1	7

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Davis	1	24
Gavin Linquist	1	13
James Laurinaitis	1	8
Jerraud Powers	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trai Turner	30	31	---	---	9	70
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	30	37	2	69
Josh Norman	---	---	25	30	13	68
Dominic Craighead	---	---	27	34	7	68
Oscar Barnes	---	---	28	37	2	67
Norman Crawford	---	---	30	32	2	64
Greg Olsen	29	29	---	---	4	62
Michael Oher	30	31	---	---	---	61
Cam Newton	30	31	---	---	---	61
Amini Silatolu	30	31	---	---	---	61
Demetrius Estermeyer	30	31	---	---	---	61
Nolan Schroeder	30	31	---	---	---	61
Kelvin Benjamin	30	30	---	---	---	60
Star Lotulelei	---	---	25	31	3	59
Devin Funchess	28	27	---	---	---	55
Kony Ealy	---	---	22	28	3	53
Mike Tolbert	19	24	---	---	5	48
Thomas Davis	---	---	19	28	---	47
Jared Allen	---	---	20	25	1	46
Kawann Short	---	---	20	23	3	46
A.J. Klein	---	---	13	11	21	45
Robert Brunner	---	---	16	25	2	43
Tim Partridge	8	5	---	---	24	37
Jonathan Stewart	19	17	---	---	---	36
Ted Ginn	8	9	---	---	15	32
Charles Clay	7	10	---	---	15	32
Nicolas Jones	---	---	7	15	8	30
Ryan Delaire	---	---	12	12	4	28
Jason Johnson	---	---	3	5	19	27
Shaq Thompson	---	---	12	9	5	26
Craig Coleman	---	---	13	10	2	25
Jason Boswell	1	2	---	---	20	23
Rashad Ross	0	0	---	---	20	20
Phil Burke	---	---	8	9	---	17
Steven Cole	---	---	0	1	16	17
Teddy Williams	1	2	---	---	7	10
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cedric Sutton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke Kuechly	---	---	0	5	---	5
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elmer Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cody Davis	---	---	24	28	24	76
Jamon Brown	30	37	---	---	6	73
Robert Quinn	---	---	27	30	15	72
James Laurinaitis	---	---	30	31	8	69
Jerraud Powers	---	---	30	31	7	68
Kenny Britt	26	34	---	---	7	67
Rodger Saffold	30	37	---	---	---	67
Mike Person	30	37	---	---	---	67
Greg Robinson	30	37	---	---	---	67
Rob Havenstein	30	37	---	---	---	67
Sean Mannion	30	37	---	---	---	67
Tavon Austin	29	35	---	---	2	66
Janoris Jenkins	---	---	30	31	3	64
Lance Kendricks	27	28	---	---	5	60
Alec Ogletree	---	---	29	28	3	60
Eugene Sims	---	---	26	28	4	58
Aaron Donald	---	---	25	28	3	56
Gavin Linquist	19	23	---	---	13	55
Todd Gurley	26	27	---	---	1	54
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	15	22	15	52
Troy Marone	---	---	10	18	18	46
Chandler Worthy	11	18	---	---	15	44
Maurice Alexander	---	---	22	19	---	41
Michael Brockers	---	---	17	17	6	40
Lance Dunbar	6	11	---	---	23	40
Jared Cook	6	6	---	---	17	29
Akeem Ayers	---	---	6	7	10	23
Rodney McLeod	---	---	10	7	3	20
Bryce Hager	---	---	10	5	---	15
Christopher Gardner	0	3	---	---	11	14
Sidney Kennedy	---	---	4	3	6	13
Rowdy Everett	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	7	4	---	11
Bryce Green	---	---	5	3	2	10
Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Garrett Reynolds	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jake McQuaide	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Hekker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daren Bates	---	---	0	0	6	6
Isaiah Battle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Long	---	---	3	1	---	4
Tre Mason	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hunter Warfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	15	61	4.1
Right	9	15	1.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	20	50	2.5
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	31	19	3	0	4	4	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Mannion	35	19	4	2	4	1	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	127	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	34	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	70	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	50	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Olsen	8	6	0	75	1	29
WR Devin Funchess	8	3	2	25	0	27
WR Kelvin Benjamin	7	4	1	81	2	30
FB Mike Tolbert	5	4	0	26	0	24
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	1	11	0	9
FB Charles Clay	1	1	0	3	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Britt	11	3	4	50	1	34
WR Tavon Austin	6	2	0	21	0	35
WR Chandler Worthy	6	4	0	23	0	18
TE Lance Kendricks	5	4	0	44	1	28
RB Todd Gurley	5	5	0	36	1	27
FB Gavin Linquist	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Christopher Gardner	1	1	0	39	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	2	3	1.50	2.67
Tim Partridge	1	5	5.00	3.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	6	15	2.50	3.39
Lance Dunbar	1	-4	-4.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	1	2	1.00	7.13

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Mannion	4	3	23	5.75	6.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Funchess	2	1	2	1.00	3.13

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chandler Worthy	2	1	3	1.50	3.83
WR Tavon Austin	1	1	18	18.00	3.50
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	2	2.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tim Partridge	2	1
Mike Tolbert	1	0
Charles Clay	1	0
Cam Newton	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	11	7	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Mannion	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Funchess	4	2	2
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	2	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	1
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lance Kendricks	3	3	2
WR Chandler Worthy	3	1	1
WR Tavon Austin	2	1	0
RB Todd Gurley	2	2	1
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0
WR Christopher Gardner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (20,400)
End Zone 9,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 4,400 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (20,400)
End Zone	9,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	4,400 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,100)