Week 2, 2021

played in Buffalo, NY

58 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	13	3	10	-	29
Buffalo Bills	0	3	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 CAR - Dan Bailey 29 field goal
2Q: 11:41 BUF - Connor Barth 38 field goal
2Q: 09:24 CAR - Cam Newton 13 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 04:17 CAR - Dan Bailey 40 field goal
2Q: 00:54 CAR - Dan Bailey 31 field goal
3Q: 09:12 CAR - Dan Bailey 41 field goal
3Q: 03:13 BUF - Bryce Runge 7 run (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 10:43 BUF - Maxwell Church 23 pass from Rickey Washington (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 08:18 CAR - Devonta Freeman 20 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 00:54 CAR - Dan Bailey 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 CAR - Dan Bailey 29 field goal
2Q: 11:41 BUF - Connor Barth 38 field goal
2Q: 09:24 CAR - Cam Newton 13 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 04:17 CAR - Dan Bailey 40 field goal
2Q: 00:54 CAR - Dan Bailey 31 field goal
3Q: 09:12 CAR - Dan Bailey 41 field goal
3Q: 03:13 BUF - Bryce Runge 7 run (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 10:43 BUF - Maxwell Church 23 pass from Rickey Washington (Connor Barth extra point)
4Q: 08:18 CAR - Devonta Freeman 20 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 00:54 CAR - Dan Bailey 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 27 20
- by Rushing 11 10
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 496 388
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 6.89 6.81
Net Rushing Yards 198 215
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 5.82 7.41
Net Passing Yards 298 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 298 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.84 6.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:49 27:12

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	27	20
- by Rushing	11	10
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	496	388
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	6.89	6.81
Net Rushing Yards	198	215
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	5.82	7.41
Net Passing Yards	298	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	298	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.84	6.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:49	27:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:20	OWN 22	8	67	Fumble
1	5:48	4:15	OPP 44	8	32	Field Goal
2	11:36	2:23	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	7:34	3:25	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
2	3:23	2:37	OWN 40	10	46	Field Goal
3	12:46	3:42	OWN 32	11	44	Field Goal
3	3:05	4:08	OWN 26	7	27	Punt
4	10:32	2:25	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	6:43	5:55	OWN 29	11	50	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:40	3:52	OWN 11	7	33	Fumble
1	1:33	4:57	OWN 25	10	54	Field Goal
2	9:13	1:39	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
2	4:09	0:46	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 25	2	13	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 25	4	50	Missed FG
3	9:04	5:59	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	13:57	3:25	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
4	8:07	1:24	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 25	4	16	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonta Freeman	23	126	5.48	45	6	0
RB Donny Bush	5	20	4.00	10	1	0
QB Cam Newton	4	31	7.75	13	1	1
FB Antonio Rodgers	2	21	10.50	20	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bryce Runge	17	138	8.12	46	5	1
QB Rickey Washington	9	46	5.11	12	1	0
RB Chester Finch	3	31	10.33	23	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	38	23	298	0/0	1	37	0	94.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rickey Washington	27	15	184	1/11	1	32	0	89.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Devonta Freeman	7	11	95	13.57	59	37	1
TE Jason Boswell	5	11	72	14.40	16	24	0
WR Dez Bryant	3	6	37	12.33	25	27	0
WR Jerald Dawson	3	5	23	7.67	0	11	0
TE Pete Agin	2	2	14	7.00	1	10	0
WR Willie Snead	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Donny Bush	1	1	36	36.00	36	36	0
FB Antonio Rodgers	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	5	9	40	8.00	4	15	0
WR Denarius Moore	4	5	47	11.75	7	21	0
TE Maxwell Church	3	5	60	20.00	38	32	1
RB Bryce Runge	1	1	25	25.00	23	25	0
WR Dustin Humphrey	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Chester Finch	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Giovanni Richmond	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jake Holmes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0	0
CB Patrick Peterson	0	1	0
S Will Hill	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Bryce Runge	1	0	0
OLB Bennett Bergendahl	0	1	0
S Gustavo Walters	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Conley	1	33	33.0	33.0	33	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Armstrong	3	130	43.3	36.7	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	5/5	2/2	0/0	41	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cameron Rodstrom	2	39	19.5	0
Devin Funchess	1	22	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	11	1	0.0	27	24
S Mel Howard	7	2	0.0	24	25
DT Star Lotulelei	4	1	0.0	23	24
CB Patrick Peterson	4	0	0.0	28	24
CB Emmitt Anthony	4	0	0.0	29	27
OLB Rodney Gelet	2	1	0.0	27	23
S Will Hill	2	0	0.0	15	23
S Roosevelt Elliott	2	0	0.0	19	13
DT Sammie Burgess	1	0	1.0	8	14
OLB Connor Barwin	1	1	0.0	23	11
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	4	4
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	1	0.0	11	19
CB Lester Archie	1	1	0.0	4	8
S Tre Boston	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Tanner McGinn	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Ndamukong Suh	0	1	0.0	9	11
DE Danielle Hunter	0	1	0.0	20	20
DT Braden Daniels	0	1	0.0	16	6
DE Shaun Hatcher	0	1	0.0	16	6

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bennett Bergendahl	7	4	30	30
CB Wendell Conway	6	1	32	38
OLB Aaron Lynch	6	0	13	18
ILB Sio Moore	5	6	34	38
S Gustavo Walters	5	0	29	28
S Aaron Williams	4	2	34	38
DE Ray Gozzi	4	1	25	28
CB Pedro Wertz	4	0	18	17
CB Miles Asperilla	2	4	23	28
DE Kony Ealy	2	0	25	26
CB Ronald Darby	2	0	11	10
DT Dashawn Brooks	2	0	13	14
DT Rod Moates	2	0	16	19
OLB Jamie Collins	1	1	11	12
DT Quinton Dial	1	1	28	34
CB Prince Amukamara	1	0	7	11
DT Alejandro Jude	1	0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sammie Burgess	1.0	0	1	14
ILB Luke Kuechly	0.0	1	2	24
DE Danielle Hunter	0.0	1	1	20
DE Dan Jacques	0.0	1	1	22
OLB Connor Barwin	0.0	1	0	11

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rod Moates	1	0	0	19
DE Kony Ealy	0	1	2	26
CB Miles Asperilla	0	1	0	28
CB Wendell Conway	0	1	0	38
DT Dashawn Brooks	0	1	0	14
CB Pedro Wertz	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	0	24
CB Patrick Peterson	2	2	24
S Roosevelt Elliott	2	0	13
OLB Tanner McGinn	1	1	4
OLB Rodney Gelet	1	1	23
S Will Hill	1	0	23
DT Star Lotulelei	1	0	24
CB Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	19
CB Lester Archie	1	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bennett Bergendahl	3	2	30
CB Wendell Conway	3	1	38
S Aaron Williams	3	0	38
S Gustavo Walters	2	1	28
CB Miles Asperilla	2	1	28
ILB Sio Moore	2	0	38
OLB Aaron Lynch	2	0	18
CB Ronald Darby	2	0	10
CB Pedro Wertz	2	0	17
CB Prince Amukamara	1	0	11
DE Kony Ealy	1	0	26
S Lucas Jefferson	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Horace Sellers	5	10	1	34	38
G Rodger Saffold	3	7	0	34	38
G Trai Turner	2	6	0	34	38
G Nolan Schroeder	2	4	0	34	38
T D.J. Wallace	2	3	0	34	38

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mitch Morse	3	5	29	0	28
G Kaleb Stevenson	3	4	29	0	28
T Efrain Sherrill	2	4	29	1	28
G John Miller	2	3	29	0	28
FB Curtis Summerfield	2	3	12	0	6
T Roosevelt Richmond	1	2	29	0	28
TE Jake Holmes	0	1	7	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Miles Asperilla	1	17
Curtis Summerfield	1	15
Quinton Dial	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T D.J. Wallace	34	38	---	---	6	78
C Horace Sellers	34	38	---	---	6	78
G Rodger Saffold	34	38	---	---	---	72
QB Cam Newton	34	38	---	---	---	72
G Trai Turner	34	38	---	---	---	72
G Nolan Schroeder	34	38	---	---	---	72
TE Jason Boswell	34	38	---	---	---	72
WR Jerald Dawson	31	26	---	---	12	69
RB Devonta Freeman	26	24	---	---	18	68
WR Dez Bryant	26	36	---	---	---	62
WR Willie Snead	26	35	---	---	---	61
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	29	27	2	58
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	28	24	2	54
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	27	24	2	53
OLB Rodney Gelet	---	---	27	23	2	52
S Mel Howard	---	---	24	25	1	50
S Roosevelt Elliott	---	---	19	13	17	49
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	23	24	1	48
CB Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	11	19	13	43
DE Danielle Hunter	---	---	20	20	1	41
S Will Hill	---	---	15	23	1	39
DE Dan Jacques	---	---	13	22	1	36
OLB Connor Barwin	---	---	23	11	1	35
FB Antonio Rodgers	2	9	---	---	20	31
CB Lester Archie	---	---	4	8	15	27
DT Braden Daniels	---	---	16	6	4	26
DE Shaun Hatcher	---	---	16	6	4	26
DT Sammie Burgess	---	---	8	14	1	23
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	---	---	20	22
TE Jesse James	1	0	---	---	21	22
OLB Tanner McGinn	---	---	2	4	16	22
DT Ndamukong Suh	---	---	9	11	1	21
RB Donny Bush	6	5	---	---	9	20
TE Pete Agin	8	10	---	---	---	18
TE Colton Montoto	8	6	---	---	4	18
K Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	4	4	1	9
ILB Desmond Carr	---	---	0	0	7	7
CB Cameron Rodstrom	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Abel Conley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Sedrick Groff	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Darren Walker	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR A.J. Green	1	0	---	---	---	1
S Tre Boston	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Earl Brice	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Aaron Williams	---	---	34	38	5	77
ILB Sio Moore	---	---	34	38	5	77
DT Quinton Dial	---	---	28	34	13	75
CB Wendell Conway	---	---	32	38	5	75
CB Miles Asperilla	---	---	23	28	17	68
G John Miller	29	28	---	---	5	62
G Kaleb Stevenson	29	28	---	---	5	62
T Roosevelt Richmond	29	28	---	---	5	62
T Efrain Sherrill	29	28	---	---	5	62
OLB Bennett Bergendahl	---	---	30	30	---	60
S Gustavo Walters	---	---	29	28	1	58
C Mitch Morse	29	28	---	---	---	57
QB Rickey Washington	29	28	---	---	---	57
TE Maxwell Church	28	27	---	---	1	56
WR Sammy Watkins	27	28	---	---	---	55
DE Ray Gozzi	---	---	25	28	---	53
DE Kony Ealy	---	---	25	26	---	51
OLB Aaron Lynch	---	---	13	18	14	45
WR Denarius Moore	12	18	---	---	12	42
WR Dustin Humphrey	21	19	---	---	1	41
CB Pedro Wertz	---	---	18	17	1	36
RB Chester Finch	6	13	---	---	17	36
RB Bryce Runge	22	13	---	---	---	35
DT Rod Moates	---	---	16	19	---	35
FB Curtis Summerfield	12	6	---	---	15	33
DT Dashawn Brooks	---	---	13	14	4	31
CB Ronald Darby	---	---	11	10	9	30
OLB Jamie Collins	---	---	11	12	5	28
TE Jake Holmes	7	3	---	---	17	27
WR Giovanni Richmond	6	9	---	---	11	26
DE Antonio Fredrickson	---	---	9	10	6	25
WR Alejandro Engleberger	2	4	---	---	18	24
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	7	11	5	23
DT Alejandro Jude	---	---	11	9	1	21
S Lucas Jefferson	---	---	3	10	5	18
OLB O.J. Simmons	---	---	0	0	16	16
S Peyton Dixon	---	---	2	0	12	14
K Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Salvador Bauman	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Scott Armstrong	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Walt Helms	2	0	---	---	---	2
S Louis Terry	---	---	0	0	1	1
T Cordy Glenn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Drake Montalvo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Chuck Dedrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alejandro Goss	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	16	1.5
Middle	18	149	8.3
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	78	15.6
Middle	20	93	4.7
Right	4	44	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	38	23	5	1	2	6	5	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rickey Washington	27	15	4	2	1	4	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	125	17.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	83	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	25	25.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	107	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	31	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Devonta Freeman	11	7	0	95	2	24
TE Jason Boswell	11	5	2	72	1	38
WR Dez Bryant	6	3	0	37	1	36
WR Jerald Dawson	5	3	0	23	0	26
TE Pete Agin	2	2	0	14	0	10
WR Willie Snead	1	1	0	10	0	35
RB Donny Bush	1	1	0	36	1	5
FB Antonio Rodgers	1	1	0	11	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	9	5	0	40	0	28
WR Denarius Moore	5	4	0	47	1	18
TE Maxwell Church	5	3	0	60	2	27
WR Dustin Humphrey	2	1	0	6	0	19
WR Giovanni Richmond	2	0	1	0	0	9
RB Bryce Runge	1	1	0	25	1	13
TE Jake Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Chester Finch	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cam Newton	1	13	13.00	7.75
RB Devonta Freeman	1	-1	-1.00	5.48
RB Donny Bush	1	6	6.00	4.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bryce Runge	1	7	7.00	8.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	7	2	34	4.86	7.84

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Boswell	4	1	14	3.50	6.55
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	6.17
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	20	20.00	8.64
WR Jerald Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2
FB Antonio Rodgers	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rickey Washington	4	1
RB Bryce Runge	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	4	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rickey Washington	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jason Boswell	3	0	0
WR Jerald Dawson	2	1	1
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0
WR Willie Snead	1	1	1
TE Pete Agin	1	1	1
FB Antonio Rodgers	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Denarius Moore	2	2	2
WR Sammy Watkins	2	2	2
TE Maxwell Church	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)