Week 9, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

36 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	10	6	0	-	19
Detroit Lions	3	10	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 DET - Ernie Fletcher 33 field goal
1Q: 01:19 CAR - Nathan Massicott 33 field goal
2Q: 11:27 DET - Irv Tejeda 9 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 05:24 CAR - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
2Q: 02:38 DET - Ernie Fletcher 56 field goal
2Q: 00:50 CAR - Tyrell Simien 71 interception return (Nathan Massicott extra point)
3Q: 08:13 CAR - Nathan Massicott 41 field goal
3Q: 01:15 CAR - Nathan Massicott 37 field goal
4Q: 12:13 DET - Calvin Smithson 26 pass from Scottie Neff (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 DET - Ernie Fletcher 33 field goal
1Q: 01:19 CAR - Nathan Massicott 33 field goal
2Q: 11:27 DET - Irv Tejeda 9 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 05:24 CAR - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
2Q: 02:38 DET - Ernie Fletcher 56 field goal
2Q: 00:50 CAR - Tyrell Simien 71 interception return (Nathan Massicott extra point)
3Q: 08:13 CAR - Nathan Massicott 41 field goal
3Q: 01:15 CAR - Nathan Massicott 37 field goal
4Q: 12:13 DET - Calvin Smithson 26 pass from Scottie Neff (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 1-8 5-3
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 17 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 354 329
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 97 255
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 4.85 8.23
Net Passing Yards 257 74
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 0 25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 290 101
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 2/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.35 2.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/71 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:14 26:46

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	1-8	5-3
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	17	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	354	329
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	97	255
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	4.85	8.23
Net Passing Yards	257	74
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 0	25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	290	101
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	2/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.35	2.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/71	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:14	26:46

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:47	1:42	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	6:29	5:18	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
2	14:52	2:02	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
2	11:20	6:01	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
2	2:31	1:23	OWN 25	6	45	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
3	10:53	2:48	OWN 41	5	35	Field Goal
3	5:24	4:16	OWN 16	8	64	Field Goal
4	11:58	4:55	OWN 30	8	23	Punt
4	2:12	1:48	OWN 2	12	25	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:13	OWN 29	9	55	Field Goal
1	8:05	1:36	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
1	1:11	1:19	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
2	12:50	1:30	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	5:19	2:48	OWN 25	8	36	Field Goal
2	1:08	0:29	OWN 37	3	19	Interception
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	2	8	Half
3	12:38	1:45	OWN 20	4	39	Fumble
3	8:05	2:41	OWN 12	5	19	Punt
3	1:08	4:10	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
4	7:03	4:51	OWN 23	7	29	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 27	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ronnie Smith, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Maxwell Bridges	9	8	0.89	9	0
Bobby Sheldon	7	48	6.86	18	2
Everett Myatt	3	44	14.67	42	1
Todd Ohara	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Bono	11	112	10.18	38	2	0
Irv Tejeda	11	66	6.00	15	3	1
Scottie Neff	4	17	4.25	8	0	0
Alan Upshaw	4	42	10.50	31	1	0
Dusty Szalay	1	18	18.00	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Connor MaKinster	43	26	290	5/33	0	35	0	80.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Neff	25	13	101	2/27	1	26	1	58.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stanley Crockett	6	8	76	12.67	5	23
WR Todd Ohara	5	13	100	20.00	66	35
RB Maxwell Bridges	4	4	26	6.50	16	16
WR Kody Minter	3	5	28	9.33	16	13
TE Dan Sies	2	5	18	9.00	3	10
FB Everett Myatt	2	2	9	4.50	4	12
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
RB Bobby Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
TE John Stinchcomb	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
WR Rob Everett	1	1	10	10.00	0	10

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	3	5	33	11.00	11	26	1
TE Tim Pashos	2	5	14	7.00	4	10	0
RB Alan Upshaw	2	2	-4	-2.00	0	0	0
WR Dusty Szalay	2	2	11	5.50	6	12	0
RB Tom Bono	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Earnest Coles	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Tom McIntyre	1	2	18	18.00	5	18	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Timothy Downs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Benjamin Franz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrell Simien	1	71	71.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Harvey Schulz	1	0
Erick Cogdell	0	1
Santiago Chatman	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Irv Tejeda	2	0	0	0
Calvin Smithson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexander Oliver	4	166	41.5	29.3	46	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	4	194	48.5	43.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	4/5	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	2/2	1/1	1/1	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	1	24	24.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Szalay	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	6	2	0.0	30	24
OLB Conner Farley	6	0	0.0	19	11
OLB Erick Cogdell	6	0	0.0	28	22
ILB Clay Bryant	3	1	1.0	8	13
DE Shaun Elliott	3	0	1.0	27	22
DT Evan Bullock	3	2	0.0	16	11
CB Brody Alston	3	0	0.0	19	13
S Harvey Schulz	2	2	0.0	29	27
S Santiago Chatman	2	2	0.0	31	27
OLB Josh Nussbaum	2	1	0.0	14	18
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	1	0.0	31	27
DE Donovan Gibson	1	0	0.0	24	23
CB Brayden Hasty	1	0	0.0	29	26
DT Les Borick	1	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Kelly Esslinger	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Tyrell Simien	1	0	0.0	6	5

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	13	1	0.0	20	42
DE Ronnie Smith	5	2	3.0	20	43
CB Dwight Henson	5	1	0.0	20	42
S Maxwell Grolsko	4	3	0.0	20	30
CB Kurt Kincaid	4	1	0.0	20	48
OLB Al Foltz	4	1	0.0	20	39
S Brant Jamison	3	0	0.0	11	31
DT Miles Hutchins	2	3	0.0	20	38
CB Roberto Gilman	2	1	0.0	6	35
OLB Maurice Kariger	2	1	0.0	11	13
CB Sebastian Everett	2	0	0.0	3	18
DT Gerald Covington	2	0	0.0	18	36
DE Damon Hanson	1	1	1.0	2	21
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1	0	1.0	18	32
S Amos Matthews	1	1	0.0	9	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Shaun Elliott	1.0	0	22
ILB Clay Bryant	1.0	0	13
DE Donovan Gibson	0.0	1	23

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Smith	3.0	1	2	4	43
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1.0	0	1	1	32
DE Damon Hanson	1.0	0	1	0	21
DT Gerald Covington	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Quinn Sherman	0.0	0	1	1	19
OLB Al Foltz	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brody Alston	3	1	0	13
CB Josiah Guerrieri	2	0	0	27
ILB Clay Bryant	2	0	0	13
S Santiago Chatman	1	1	0	27
DT Evan Bullock	1	0	0	11
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	0	27
OLB Conner Farley	1	0	0	11
OLB Erick Cogdell	1	0	0	22
ILB Colton Rodriguez	1	0	0	24
CB Brayden Hasty	0	2	0	26
CB Tyrell Simien	0	0	1	5

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	6	1	42
CB Dwight Henson	4	1	42
CB Kurt Kincaid	4	0	48
S Brant Jamison	3	0	31
CB Roberto Gilman	2	0	35
S Maxwell Grolsko	2	0	30
OLB Maurice Kariger	2	0	13
OLB Al Foltz	1	1	39
DT Miles Hutchins	1	0	38
CB Sebastian Everett	1	0	18
DE Damon Hanson	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adrian Frederick	2	6	1	20	0	48
Dean Kratky	2	4	0	20	1	48
Keegan Cinkovsky	1	5	0	20	2	48
Randal Battle	1	3	0	20	0	48
Oliver Pierson	0	1	0	5	1	18
Roy Corbett	0	1	0	15	0	30
Dan Sies	0	0	0	20	1	37

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Hakeem	4	6	31	0	27
Caleb Douglas	4	5	31	0	27
K.C. Palmer	3	6	31	0	27
Javier Creighton	2	4	31	0	27
Louie Tripplehorn	2	3	31	1	27
Tom McIntyre	0	3	8	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
John Stinchcomb	1	24
Myron Lyons	1	14
Todd Ohara	1	11
Adrian Frederick	1	10
Oliver Pierson	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Diego Collier	1	19

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adrian Frederick	20	48	---	---	10	78
Harvey Schulz	---	---	29	27	17	73
Dean Kratky	20	48	---	---	2	70
Stanley Crockett	20	43	---	---	6	69
Todd Ohara	17	41	---	---	11	69
Randal Battle	20	48	---	---	---	68
Connor MaKinster	20	48	---	---	---	68
Keegan Cinkovsky	20	48	---	---	---	68
Josiah Guerrieri	---	---	31	27	2	60
Santiago Chatman	---	---	31	27	2	60
Brayden Hasty	---	---	29	26	2	57
Dan Sies	20	37	---	---	---	57
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	30	24	2	56
Erick Cogdell	---	---	28	22	2	52
Roy Corbett	15	30	---	---	7	52
Shaun Elliott	---	---	27	22	2	51
Donovan Gibson	---	---	24	23	2	49
John Stinchcomb	7	15	---	---	24	46
Kody Minter	8	28	---	---	6	42
Everett Myatt	6	12	---	---	20	38
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	14	18	2	34
Les Borick	---	---	15	16	2	33
Brody Alston	---	---	19	13	1	33
Oliver Pierson	5	18	---	---	9	32
Tyrell Rasmussen	0	12	---	---	20	32
Rob Everett	1	13	---	---	18	32
Evan Bullock	---	---	16	11	4	31
Maxwell Bridges	13	17	---	---	---	30
Conner Farley	---	---	19	11	---	30
Tyrell Simien	---	---	6	5	14	25
Howard Singleton	---	---	11	9	4	24
Kelly Esslinger	---	---	1	3	19	23
Clay Bryant	---	---	8	13	2	23
Bobby Sheldon	7	13	---	---	---	20
Myron Lyons	0	6	---	---	14	20
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	11	11
Leland Clark	---	---	1	0	9	10
Nate Lindsay	0	0	---	---	9	9
Francisco Hamilton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cornell Stephens	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alexander Oliver	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wes Mizrahi	1	3	---	---	---	4
Thurman Rosian	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mason Forrester	---	---	2	0	---	2
Darien Harry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stephen Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Kincaid	---	---	20	48	5	73
Ronnie Smith	---	---	20	43	4	67
Chris Loomis	---	---	20	42	4	66
Dwight Henson	---	---	20	42	4	66
K.C. Palmer	31	27	---	---	6	64
Louie Tripplehorn	31	27	---	---	6	64
Caleb Douglas	31	27	---	---	6	64
Maurice Hakeem	31	27	---	---	6	64
Calvin Smithson	31	27	---	---	5	63
Al Foltz	---	---	20	39	3	62
Miles Hutchins	---	---	20	38	3	61
Brant Jamison	---	---	11	31	18	60
Javier Creighton	31	27	---	---	---	58
Scottie Neff	31	27	---	---	---	58
Gerald Covington	---	---	18	36	3	57
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	20	30	4	54
Aidan Fitzgerald	---	---	18	32	3	53
Roberto Gilman	---	---	6	35	7	48
Tim Pashos	11	15	---	---	21	47
Amos Matthews	---	---	9	35	3	47
Maurice Kariger	---	---	11	13	21	45
Timothy Downs	27	17	---	---	---	44
Sebastian Everett	---	---	3	18	18	39
Tom McIntyre	8	10	---	---	17	35
Irv Tejeda	11	5	---	---	17	33
Dusty Szalay	15	12	---	---	6	33
Earnest Coles	20	11	---	---	---	31
Damon Hanson	---	---	2	21	7	30
Benjamin Franz	7	6	---	---	17	30
Quinn Sherman	---	---	2	19	8	29
Tom Bono	14	10	---	---	---	24
Alan Upshaw	5	9	---	---	6	20
Diego Collier	---	---	0	0	19	19
Eddie Bulger	5	11	---	---	---	16
Raul Maggard	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brayden Luce	0	0	---	---	9	9
Earnest Sweeney	---	---	0	6	1	7
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bernard Peters	1	2	---	---	---	3
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Villa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Francisco McAllister	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-4	-1.0
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	9	80	8.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	70	11.7
Middle	15	104	6.9
Right	9	82	9.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Connor MaKinster	43	26	4	0	5	4	6	6	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Neff	25	13	1	2	4	4	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	20	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	152	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	74	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	20	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Todd Ohara	13	5	2	100	2	41
WR Stanley Crockett	8	6	0	76	2	43
WR Kody Minter	5	3	1	28	0	28
TE Dan Sies	5	2	1	18	0	37
RB Maxwell Bridges	4	4	0	26	0	17
TE John Stinchcomb	3	1	1	7	0	15
FB Everett Myatt	2	2	0	9	0	12
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	0	13	0	12
RB Bobby Sheldon	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Rob Everett	1	1	0	10	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	5	3	0	33	1	27
TE Tim Pashos	5	2	1	14	0	15
RB Tom Bono	3	1	1	7	0	10
WR Timothy Downs	2	0	1	0	0	17
TE Earnest Coles	2	1	1	3	0	11
RB Alan Upshaw	2	2	0	-4	0	9
FB Tom McIntyre	2	1	0	18	0	10
WR Dusty Szalay	2	2	0	11	0	12
WR Benjamin Franz	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	0	19	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Maxwell Bridges	2	2	1.00	0.89
Todd Ohara	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Tejeda	1	9	9.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Connor MaKinster	6	4	8	1.33	6.74

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Neff	5	2	13	2.60	4.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kody Minter	2	0	0	0.00	5.60
RB Maxwell Bridges	1	1	-2	-2.00	6.50
TE Dan Sies	1	1	8	8.00	3.60
RB Bobby Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Stanley Crockett	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Earnest Coles	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Calvin Smithson	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
RB Tom Bono	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
TE Tim Pashos	1	1	10	10.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Tejeda	2	1
Scottie Neff	1	0
Alan Upshaw	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Connor MaKinster	11	7	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Neff	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Crockett	3	2	1
WR Todd Ohara	3	1	0
WR Kody Minter	2	1	0
RB Maxwell Bridges	1	1	0
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	1
TE John Stinchcomb	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	2	1	1
WR Timothy Downs	1	0	0
TE Tim Pashos	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)