Week 9, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	14	10	3	3	-	30
Detroit Lions	10	7	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 CAR - Eddie Royal 68 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 12:17 DET - Mel Beaver 71 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
1Q: 07:38 CAR - Buddy Wittich 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 03:26 DET - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
2Q: 13:26 CAR - Arnie Sherry 32 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:38 CAR - Bruce Darche 23 field goal
2Q: 03:06 DET - Damon Lebiedzinski 1 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 00:39 CAR - Bruce Darche 20 field goal
4Q: 11:20 DET - Rusty Sheldon 27 field goal
4Q: 01:53 CAR - Bruce Darche 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 CAR - Eddie Royal 68 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 12:17 DET - Mel Beaver 71 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
1Q: 07:38 CAR - Buddy Wittich 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 03:26 DET - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
2Q: 13:26 CAR - Arnie Sherry 32 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:38 CAR - Bruce Darche 23 field goal
2Q: 03:06 DET - Damon Lebiedzinski 1 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 00:39 CAR - Bruce Darche 20 field goal
4Q: 11:20 DET - Rusty Sheldon 27 field goal
4Q: 01:53 CAR - Bruce Darche 23 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 6-3 1-7
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 18 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 560 357
- Offensive Plays 70 51
- Yards per Play 8.00 7.00
Net Rushing Yards 118 31
- Rushing Attempts 30 11
- Yards per Rush 3.93 2.82
Net Passing Yards 442 326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 0 40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 447 326
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 11.05 8.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 7/120
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:58 23:02

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	6-3	1-7
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	18	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	560	357
- Offensive Plays	70	51
- Yards per Play	8.00	7.00
Net Rushing Yards	118	31
- Rushing Attempts	30	11
- Yards per Rush	3.93	2.82
Net Passing Yards	442	326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 0	40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	447	326
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	11.05	8.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	7/120
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:58	23:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
1	12:01	4:31	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	3:18	2:12	OWN 24	5	29	Punt
2	14:49	1:38	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
2	10:48	3:17	OWN 37	8	57	Field Goal
2	2:58	1:14	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 2	3	27	Half
3	12:30	6:16	OWN 22	10	77	Fumble
3	4:20	3:47	OWN 35	8	62	Field Goal
4	11:12	9:24	OWN 20	16	74	Field Goal
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 44	3	-4	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	1:30	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown
1	7:30	4:12	OWN 21	6	52	Field Goal
1	1:06	1:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	13:11	2:23	OWN 18	4	15	Punt
2	7:31	4:33	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
2	1:44	0:27	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 25	4	31	Punt
3	6:14	1:54	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
3	0:33	4:21	OWN 22	9	68	Field Goal
4	1:48	0:51	OWN 22	4	30	Interception

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommie Peters	13	53	4.08	12	2	0
Buddy Wittich	8	38	4.75	11	1	1
Howie Barrett	6	12	2.00	6	0	0
Jerald Jenkins	3	15	5.00	13	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Brock Houghtlin	5	16	3.20	9
Dustin Peterson	5	13	2.60	5
Pat White	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	39	26	447	1/5	2	68	0	122.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat White	40	26	326	0/0	2	71	1	96.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	7	8	192	27.43	96	68	1
WR Ethan Blackshear	4	6	75	18.75	6	26	0
WR Neal Walton	4	11	48	12.00	1	21	0
RB Buddy Wittich	4	4	29	7.25	12	12	0
WR Arnie Sherry	2	2	53	26.50	21	32	1
RB Tommie Peters	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Jerald Jenkins	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	21	21.00	22	21	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Ed Dickson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordy Nelson	7	10	110	15.71	55	39	0
WR Cornelius Collier	5	6	56	11.20	0	23	0
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	3	6	31	10.33	27	31	1
WR Broderick Hammond	3	6	15	5.00	0	8	0
TE Cornelius Newnam	2	3	18	9.00	8	12	0
WR Greg Ellison	2	4	28	14.00	3	16	0
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	71	71.00	57	71	1
RB Dustin Peterson	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sherrick McManis	1	29	29.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Howie Barrett	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric McGuire	0	1	0	0
Tyson Jackson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	2	93	46.5	27.0	47	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riddick Garrod	5	214	42.8	39.4	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	3/3	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	2	17	8.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Jenkins	4	91	22.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Haden	4	67	16.8	0
Brock Houghtlin	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	6	3	11	34
S Louis Delmas	6	2	11	40
S Darryl Tripodi	4	1	7	29
OLB Tyrus Harden	3	0	4	7
OLB Preston Sanford	3	0	10	28
ILB Marty Larry	2	1	6	30
DE D'Anthony Smith	2	0	7	22
CB Sherrick McManis	2	0	8	21
CB Juan Anagnostis	2	0	9	35
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	1	2	8
S Kenny Dole	1	1	4	14
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0	16
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	6	33
DT Wade Turner	0	1	10	19

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB George McDade	10	7	0.0	28	38
S Eric McGuire	5	3	0.0	24	31
S Glover Quin	5	0	0.0	24	32
CB Joe Haden	5	0	0.0	20	34
S Harry Segraves	4	1	0.0	14	21
DE Tyson Jackson	4	0	0.0	23	32
DT Percy Press	3	0	0.0	19	31
CB Edgar Meert	2	0	1.0	26	33
DT Dave Thibodeau	2	2	0.0	16	23
OLB Howie Bellis	2	1	0.0	17	22
DT Ike Whittenburg	2	0	0.0	14	13
S Kendrick Lewis	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Wes Gidley	1	1	0.0	8	4
WR Broderick Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
DT Randal Tanner	1	0	0.0	14	17
ILB Deon Kley	1	0	0.0	8	3
CB Nolan Carroll	1	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Stephen Nicholas	0	1	0.0	8	13
DE Vernon Washington	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Martin Marsh	1	1	0	23
DE D'Anthony Smith	1	0	0	22
DE E.J. Wilson	0	1	1	33
S Louis Delmas	0	1	0	40
DT Louis Parker	0	1	0	24
OLB Preston Sanford	0	1	0	28

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Edgar Meert	1.0	0	0	33
DT Percy Press	0.0	2	0	31
DE Tyson Jackson	0.0	1	2	32
DE Rickey Nelson	0.0	1	1	28
S Glover Quin	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	4	1	0	34
S Darryl Tripodi	4	1	0	29
S Louis Delmas	3	1	0	40
CB Sherrick McManis	3	0	1	21
ILB Marty Larry	3	0	0	30
OLB Preston Sanford	2	0	0	28
CB Juan Anagnostis	2	0	0	35
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	0	0	8
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	0	0	7
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0	16
CB Kelly Springer	1	0	0	26
S Kenny Dole	1	0	0	14
DE D'Anthony Smith	0	1	0	22

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB George McDade	5	1	38
S Harry Segraves	5	0	21
S Eric McGuire	4	3	31
S Glover Quin	2	1	32
DT Ike Whittenburg	2	0	13
CB Joe Haden	2	0	34
CB Nolan Carroll	1	1	26
DT Dave Thibodeau	1	0	23
ILB Deon Kley	1	0	3
OLB Howie Bellis	1	0	22
S Kendrick Lewis	1	0	11
DT Percy Press	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T.J. McGregor	3	7	30	0	40
Hardy Glasgow	2	3	25	1	34
Courtney Diminnie	2	3	23	0	35
Chris Marinelli	1	4	17	0	22
Steven Justice	1	3	25	0	33
Jon Asamoah	1	2	22	0	30
Todd Chaudrey	1	2	8	0	6

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Spencer Batteaux	1	5	11	40
Nick Culhane	1	1	9	32
Leonard Gillespie	0	2	9	32
Cornell Donovan	0	1	8	37
Norbert Crane	0	1	9	38

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Springer	5	15
Jerald Jenkins	1	22
Ed Dickson	1	13
T.J. McGregor	1	5
Eli Martinez	0	18
Arnie Sherry	0	17
Mike Hoomanawanui	0	17
Corwin Bernstein	0	15
Buddy Wittich	0	14
Willie Schultz	0	13
Juan Anagnostis	0	12
Bruce Darche	0	10
Tyrus Harden	0	10
Reuben Preston	0	8
Martin Marsh	0	7
Louis Parker	0	7
Wendell Coffey	0	6
Bill Hankton	0	5
Chris Marinelli	0	5
Jon Asamoah	0	5
Todd Chaudrey	0	5
Preston Sanford	0	5
Kenny Dole	0	5
Marty Larry	0	4
Sherrick McManis	0	4
Steven Justice	0	3
Darryl Tripodi	0	3
Hardy Glasgow	0	2
Leonard Korte	0	2
D'Anthony Smith	0	2
Myron Rolle	0	2
Louis Delmas	0	1
Ethan Blackshear	0	1
Rodderick Muckelroy	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Sheldon	2	22
Brock Houghtlin	1	21
Deon Kley	1	17
Greg Ellison	1	12
Damon Lebiedzinski	1	8
Donovan Sampson	0	19
Harry Segraves	0	14
Mel Beaver	0	14
Gabe Cobb	0	14
Joe Haden	0	13
Kendrick Lewis	0	10
Riddick Garrod	0	7
Bobby Correa	0	7
Norbert Crane	0	7
Rusty Sheldon	0	7
Marvin Jenkins	0	7
Ryan Mathews	0	7
John Jerry	0	7
Stephen Nicholas	0	5
Cornelius Newnam	0	4
Tyson Jackson	0	4
Nolan Carroll	0	4
George McDade	0	3
Glover Quin	0	3
Rickey Nelson	0	3
Eric McGuire	0	3
Dustin Peterson	0	3
Wes Gidley	0	3
Jordy Nelson	0	2
Dave Thibodeau	0	2
Randal Tanner	0	2
Howie Bellis	0	2
Edgar Meert	0	2
Percy Press	0	2
Ike Whittenburg	0	1
Broderick Hammond	0	1
Cornelius Collier	0	1
Dennis Rawls	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	64	4.6
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	7	39	5.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	5	20	4.0
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	39	26	11	1	1	6	5	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat White	40	26	6	0	2	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	6	80	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	202	18.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	6	133	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	35	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	108	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	139	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	11	4	1	48	1	35
WR Eddie Royal	8	7	0	192	5	30
WR Ethan Blackshear	6	4	0	75	2	14
RB Buddy Wittich	4	4	0	29	0	14
RB Tommie Peters	3	1	0	9	0	25
WR Arnie Sherry	2	2	0	53	2	8
TE Ed Dickson	2	1	0	8	0	18
RB Jerald Jenkins	1	1	0	4	0	11
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	0	21	1	19
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	0	8	0	23

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	10	7	0	110	2	35
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	6	3	1	31	1	16
WR Broderick Hammond	6	3	0	15	0	28
WR Cornelius Collier	6	5	0	56	2	22
WR Greg Ellison	4	2	1	28	0	14
TE Cornelius Newnam	3	2	0	18	0	19
RB Brock Houghtlin	2	1	0	-4	0	28
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	0	71	1	14
RB Dustin Peterson	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	0	-2	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	16	5.33	2.00
Buddy Wittich	3	22	7.33	4.75
Tommie Peters	2	12	6.00	4.08
Jerald Jenkins	1	3	3.00	5.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Peterson	1	5	5.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	9	1	10	1.11	11.46

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat White	10	7	8	0.80	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	4	0	0	0.00	4.36
RB Tommie Peters	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0	0.00	24.00
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0	0.00	12.50
TE Ed Dickson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Buddy Wittich	1	1	10	10.00	7.25

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordy Nelson	2	2	5	2.50	11.00
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	2	1	1	0.50	5.17
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Broderick Hammond	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	1	-4	-4.00	-2.00
WR Greg Ellison	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
WR Cornelius Collier	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	3	0
Tommie Peters	1	1
Buddy Wittich	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Pat White	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	9	6	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat White	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	4	1	1
WR Eddie Royal	3	3	3
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	3	1	1
WR Broderick Hammond	2	1	0
WR Greg Ellison	2	0	0
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	0	0
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	1
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (19,600)
End Zone 10,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (19,600)
End Zone	10,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,500)