Week 9, 2017

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	0	-	13
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	3	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 DET - Ameer Abdullah 2 run (Matt Prater extra point failed)
1Q: 03:27 DET - Matt Prater 43 field goal
2Q: 13:00 CAR - Emmitt Anthony 23 interception return (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 09:00 DET - Matt Prater 42 field goal
2Q: 01:30 CAR - Rex Fuld 18 field goal
3Q: 11:33 CAR - Rex Fuld 48 field goal
4Q: 01:28 DET - Matt Prater 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 DET - Ameer Abdullah 2 run (Matt Prater extra point failed)
1Q: 03:27 DET - Matt Prater 43 field goal
2Q: 13:00 CAR - Emmitt Anthony 23 interception return (Rex Fuld extra point)
2Q: 09:00 DET - Matt Prater 42 field goal
2Q: 01:30 CAR - Rex Fuld 18 field goal
3Q: 11:33 CAR - Rex Fuld 48 field goal
4Q: 01:28 DET - Matt Prater 48 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 4-5 5-3
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 226 229
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 3.65 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 98 76
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.50 3.30
Net Passing Yards 128 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 31 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 148 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 3.76 4.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 4/41
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/23 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	4-5	5-3
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	226	229
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	3.65	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	98	76
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.50	3.30
Net Passing Yards	128	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	31 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	148	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	3.76	4.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	4/41
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/23	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:39	28:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	0:51	OWN 45	2	8	Fumble
1	9:03	1:15	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	3:21	5:21	OWN 36	8	48	Interception
2	8:52	7:30	OWN 25	15	74	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 31	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 32	8	37	Field Goal
3	8:06	1:42	OWN 23	4	13	Punt
3	4:21	5:42	OWN 25	11	41	Punt
4	9:35	2:01	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
4	5:40	2:28	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	1:22	0:41	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
1	12:32	3:29	OPP 41	8	41	Touchdown
1	7:48	4:27	OWN 35	8	39	Field Goal
2	13:00	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	12:47	3:55	OWN 35	7	40	Field Goal
2	1:22	1:06	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	11:28	3:22	OWN 23	6	35	Interception
3	6:24	2:03	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
4	13:39	4:04	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	7:34	1:54	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	3:12	1:50	OWN 33	6	36	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 33	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Matt Prater, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Amos Doleman	11	26	2.36	14	1
QB Cam Newton	6	49	8.17	11	2
RB Donny Bush	6	13	2.17	6	0
FB Mike Tolbert	4	9	2.25	10	1
WR Justin Hunter	1	1	1.00	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	10	43	4.30	13	3	1
RB Tristan O'Field	6	12	2.00	4	0	0
QB Matthew Stafford	5	13	2.60	17	1	0
WR Desmond Stevens	2	8	4.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	31	18	148	3/20	0	34	1	56.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	31	20	180	4/27	0	24	2	53.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Greg Olsen	5	13	61	12.20	5	34
RB Amos Doleman	4	4	27	6.75	9	14
FB Charles Clay	3	5	11	3.67	4	13
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	17	8.50	0	11
WR Justin Hunter	2	2	8	4.00	0	4
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	2	16	16.00	19	16
RB Donny Bush	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Willie Snead	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Eric Ebron	5	8	61	12.20	39	24
WR Russell Shepard	4	5	16	4.00	3	8
WR Calvin Johnson	3	5	31	10.33	29	20
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	3	14	7.00	6	9
FB Michael Burton	2	2	13	6.50	5	10
WR Desmond Stevens	2	4	11	5.50	0	8
WR Kenbrell Thompkins	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
RB Tristan O'Field	1	2	21	21.00	17	21
WR Roger Rubio	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Josh Norman	1	0	0.00	0
CB Emmitt Anthony	1	23	23.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nevin Lawson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
QB Cam Newton	1	0
DE Mario Williams	0	1
CB Bene' Benwikere	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Roger Rubio	1	0	0
RB Tristan O'Field	1	0	0
DT Caraun Reid	0	1	0
WR Desmond Stevens	0	1	0
S Robbie Brock	0	1	0
OLB DeAndre Levy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Koch	5	247	49.4	37.2	62	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	5	261	52.2	44.0	66	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Fuld	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	3/3	3/3	0/0	48	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Hopper	4	41	10.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Rubio	4	41	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Hopper	2	47	23.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenbrell Thompkins	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shaq Thompson	8	2	0.0	19	28
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	0	0.0	23	34
DE Ryan Delaire	3	0	1.0	7	15
S Oscar Barnes	3	1	0.0	22	35
S Steven Cole	3	1	0.0	16	19
CB Emmitt Anthony	3	1	0.0	16	16
S Robert Brunner	3	0	0.0	18	26
DT Kawann Short	2	0	2.0	12	22
CB Nicolas Jones	2	1	0.0	14	18
S Dominic Craighead	2	1	0.0	7	16
DE Mario Williams	2	0	0.0	20	30
OLB Norman Crawford	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Derrick Shelby	1	0	1.0	17	18
OLB Thomas Franklin	1	1	0.0	6	15
QB Cam Newton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Josh Norman	1	0	0.0	6	16
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bene' Benwikere	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Star Lotulelei	0	5	0.0	19	31
CB Captain Munnerlyn	0	1	0.0	2	5

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Thomas Drieberg	6	2	0.0	26	24
S Glover Quin	5	0	0.0	28	34
OLB DeAndre Levy	4	4	1.0	28	29
OLB Jelani Jenkins	4	0	1.0	19	20
DE Ezekiel Ansah	4	1	0.5	22	27
S Robbie Brock	4	2	0.0	27	24
DT Gabe Wright	4	1	0.0	13	19
CB Darius Slay	4	0	0.0	28	34
DT Caraun Reid	4	0	0.0	22	23
CB Quandre Diggs	3	2	0.0	28	32
ILB Ross Beyer	2	0	0.0	4	11
DE David Baniewicz	1	2	0.5	19	20
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	3	0.0	20	19
S T.J. McDonald	1	0	0.0	1	10
WR Russell Shepard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Devin Taylor	1	0	0.0	15	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kawann Short	2.0	0	0	22
DE Derrick Shelby	1.0	0	0	18
DE Ryan Delaire	1.0	0	0	15
DE Kony Ealy	0.0	1	1	21
DT Star Lotulelei	0.0	1	0	31
CB Nicolas Jones	0.0	1	0	18

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB DeAndre Levy	1.0	1	1	29
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1.0	0	0	20
DE Ezekiel Ansah	0.5	4	5	27
DE David Baniewicz	0.5	1	1	20
DT Gabe Wright	0.0	1	0	19
ILB Thomas Drieberg	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	1	0	34
ILB Shaq Thompson	4	1	0	28
S Oscar Barnes	3	1	0	35
S Steven Cole	2	1	0	19
OLB Norman Crawford	2	0	0	8
S Robert Brunner	2	0	0	26
CB Emmitt Anthony	1	1	1	16
CB Josh Norman	1	0	1	16
DE Ryan Delaire	1	0	0	15

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Glover Quin	3	0	0	34
CB Darius Slay	3	0	0	34
ILB Ross Beyer	2	1	0	11
ILB Thomas Drieberg	2	1	0	24
CB Quandre Diggs	2	0	0	32
OLB DeAndre Levy	1	0	0	29
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0	20
S T.J. McDonald	1	0	0	10
DE Devin Taylor	1	0	0	21
DT Caraun Reid	1	0	0	23
S Robbie Brock	1	0	0	24
CB Nevin Lawson	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Amini Silatolu	1	7	28	1	34
G Trai Turner	1	7	28	1	34
T Jahri Evans	1	4	28	0	34
C Ryan Kalil	1	3	28	0	34
G Nolan Schroeder	0	1	28	1	34
TE Greg Olsen	0	1	26	0	32

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Laken Tomlinson	3	5	23	1	35
T Jimmie Lucas	2	6	23	0	35
C Keith Meier	1	3	13	1	25
T D.J. Wallace	0	2	23	0	35
T Connor Bensen	0	1	13	1	19
TE Timothy Wright	0	1	5	0	12
FB Michael Burton	0	1	2	0	13
T Caiden Dixon	0	0	10	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bene' Benwikere	3	14
Devin Funchess	2	16
Jonathan Casillas	1	19
Shaq Thompson	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Burton	3	22
Thomas Drieberg	2	11
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jahri Evans	28	34	---	---	7	69
G Amini Silatolu	28	34	---	---	7	69
G Trai Turner	28	34	---	---	7	69
G Nolan Schroeder	28	34	---	---	7	69
C Ryan Kalil	28	34	---	---	---	62
QB Cam Newton	28	34	---	---	---	62
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	23	34	3	60
S Oscar Barnes	---	---	22	35	3	60
TE Greg Olsen	26	32	---	---	---	58
ILB Shaq Thompson	---	---	19	28	11	58
WR Justin Hunter	23	30	---	---	---	53
DE Mario Williams	---	---	20	30	2	52
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	19	31	2	52
RB Amos Doleman	19	26	---	---	5	50
S Steven Cole	---	---	16	19	14	49
S Robert Brunner	---	---	18	26	2	46
DE Derrick Shelby	---	---	17	18	6	41
FB Charles Clay	10	13	---	---	16	39
WR Kelvin Benjamin	18	20	---	---	---	38
DE Kony Ealy	---	---	16	21	1	38
DT Kawann Short	---	---	12	22	3	37
WR Willie Snead	9	22	---	---	6	37
CB Nicolas Jones	---	---	14	18	1	33
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	16	16	1	33
FB Mike Tolbert	16	16	---	---	---	32
RB Donny Bush	9	5	---	---	16	30
TE Rico Wilkins	7	2	---	---	21	30
CB Bene' Benwikere	---	---	6	8	14	28
S Dominic Craighead	---	---	7	16	3	26
CB Josh Norman	---	---	6	16	2	24
DE Ryan Delaire	---	---	7	15	2	24
OLB Norman Crawford	---	---	5	8	11	24
WR Devin Funchess	3	4	---	---	16	23
OLB Thomas Franklin	---	---	6	15	2	23
CB Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	2	5	15	22
OLB Jonathan Casillas	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Heath Hopper	0	0	---	---	13	13
DT Craig Coleman	---	---	2	4	6	12
P Sam Koch	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kyle Nelson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Rex Fuld	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Demetrius Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Jason Boswell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cedric Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Robbie Brock	---	---	27	24	15	66
T Jimmie Lucas	23	35	---	---	8	66
S Glover Quin	---	---	28	34	2	64
CB Darius Slay	---	---	28	34	2	64
CB Quandre Diggs	---	---	28	32	2	62
ILB Thomas Drieberg	---	---	26	24	11	61
OLB DeAndre Levy	---	---	28	29	2	59
WR Calvin Johnson	23	35	---	---	---	58
QB Matthew Stafford	23	35	---	---	---	58
G Laken Tomlinson	23	35	---	---	---	58
T D.J. Wallace	23	35	---	---	---	58
TE Eric Ebron	20	34	---	---	---	54
DE Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	22	27	2	51
WR Russell Shepard	22	27	---	---	---	49
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	19	20	8	47
DT Caraun Reid	---	---	22	23	1	46
WR Desmond Stevens	18	17	---	---	9	44
DE Devin Taylor	---	---	15	21	7	43
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	20	19	1	40
RB Ameer Abdullah	17	23	---	---	---	40
DE David Baniewicz	---	---	19	20	---	39
DT Gabe Wright	---	---	13	19	6	38
C Keith Meier	13	25	---	---	---	38
FB Michael Burton	2	13	---	---	22	37
T Connor Bensen	13	19	---	---	---	32
C Charles Pfeiffer	10	10	---	---	8	28
TE Timothy Wright	5	12	---	---	9	26
T Caiden Dixon	10	16	---	---	---	26
ILB Ross Beyer	---	---	4	11	10	25
CB Alex Carter	---	---	1	6	14	21
TE Ezekiel Woodson	0	0	---	---	21	21
CB Nevin Lawson	---	---	6	13	1	20
WR Kenbrell Thompkins	1	1	---	---	17	19
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	0	2	---	---	17	19
RB Tristan O'Field	6	8	---	---	5	19
ILB Jimmie Middleton	---	---	0	1	17	18
WR Roger Rubio	1	3	---	---	9	13
S T.J. McDonald	---	---	1	10	1	12
DT Jay Bernstein	---	---	1	7	1	9
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	8	8
G J.T. Harvey	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Arnie Kirk	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Alex Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE George Castro	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	23	97	4.2
Right	5	1	0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	6	33	5.5
Right	7	24	3.4
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	31	18	1	1	1	2	8	7	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	31	20	3	0	1	5	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	46	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	74	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Olsen	13	5	1	61	1	32
FB Charles Clay	5	3	0	11	0	13
RB Amos Doleman	4	4	0	27	0	26
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	0	17	0	16
WR Justin Hunter	2	2	0	8	0	30
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	0	16	0	20
RB Donny Bush	2	1	0	8	0	5
WR Willie Snead	1	0	0	0	0	22

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	8	5	0	61	1	34
WR Calvin Johnson	5	3	0	31	1	35
WR Russell Shepard	5	4	0	16	0	27
WR Desmond Stevens	4	2	0	11	0	17
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2	0	14	0	23
FB Michael Burton	2	2	0	13	0	13
RB Tristan O'Field	2	1	1	21	1	8
WR Kenbrell Thompkins	1	1	0	13	0	1
WR Roger Rubio	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Amos Doleman	3	-1	-0.33	2.36

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	12	6.00	4.30
RB Tristan O'Field	2	6	3.00	2.00
QB Matthew Stafford	1	-2	-2.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	4	2	10	2.50	4.77

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0	0.00	4.69
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	6	6.00	8.50
WR Justin Hunter	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Donny Bush	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cam Newton	3	3
RB Amos Doleman	2	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2
QB Matthew Stafford	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	10	6	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	11	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Olsen	5	2	1
FB Charles Clay	3	3	1
WR Justin Hunter	1	1	1
WR Willie Snead	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Russell Shepard	3	2	0
TE Eric Ebron	3	2	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	1	0
WR Kenbrell Thompkins	1	1	1
FB Michael Burton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (19,200)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (19,200)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)