Week 2, 2025

played in Buffalo, NY

59 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	3	3	0	-	16
Buffalo Bills	7	14	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 CAR - Samuel Terry 42 field goal
1Q: 06:48 BUF - Collin Ganser 82 kickoff return (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
1Q: 04:23 CAR - J.C. Caleca 12 run (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 14:22 BUF - Gregory Wagner 15 pass from Dexter Garrett (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
2Q: 11:13 BUF - Brady Grant 8 pass from Dexter Garrett (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
2Q: 06:50 CAR - Samuel Terry 45 field goal
3Q: 12:07 BUF - Brady Grant 16 pass from Dexter Garrett (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
3Q: 05:50 CAR - Samuel Terry 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 CAR - Samuel Terry 42 field goal
1Q: 06:48 BUF - Collin Ganser 82 kickoff return (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
1Q: 04:23 CAR - J.C. Caleca 12 run (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 14:22 BUF - Gregory Wagner 15 pass from Dexter Garrett (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
2Q: 11:13 BUF - Brady Grant 8 pass from Dexter Garrett (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
2Q: 06:50 CAR - Samuel Terry 45 field goal
3Q: 12:07 BUF - Brady Grant 16 pass from Dexter Garrett (Hayden Rodgers extra point)
3Q: 05:50 CAR - Samuel Terry 27 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 324 237
- Offensive Plays 72 54
- Yards per Play 4.50 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 178 58
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 6.14 2.52
Net Passing Yards 146 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 0 28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 159 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.40 5.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/83 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 8/106
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 5/202
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 42
Time of Possession 35:05 24:55

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	324	237
- Offensive Plays	72	54
- Yards per Play	4.50	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	178	58
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	6.14	2.52
Net Passing Yards	146	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 0	28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	159	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.40	5.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/83	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	8/106
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	5/202
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 42
Time of Possession	35:05	24:55

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	1:22	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
1	9:31	2:43	OWN 20	4	55	Field Goal
1	6:31	1:32	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
1	4:59	0:47	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
1	2:56	1:57	OWN 16	4	7	Punt
2	14:14	1:15	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	11:06	4:24	OWN 10	6	62	Field Goal
2	4:05	1:50	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	1:59	0:33	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
3	12:01	6:17	OWN 25	13	65	Field Goal
3	3:55	2:07	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	14:28	1:02	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	11:57	5:03	OWN 13	10	62	Downs
4	1:56	1:20	OWN 5	7	30	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	10:51	1:20	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
1	4:12	1:16	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
1	0:59	1:45	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
2	12:59	1:53	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	6:42	2:37	OWN 42	4	51	Fumble
2	2:15	0:16	OPP 47	1	-10	Interception
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 20	8	32	Half
3	12:56	0:55	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
3	5:44	1:49	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
3	1:48	2:20	OWN 23	6	8	Punt
4	13:26	1:29	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
4	6:54	4:58	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 35	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Dexter Garrett, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.C. Caleca	14	51	3.64	12	2	1
Alfred Komrska	9	42	4.67	8	0	0
Irv Tejeda	3	17	5.67	14	1	0
Irv Finley	2	54	27.00	55	1	0
Myron Lyons	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicholas Stuber	17	47	2.76	20	2
Stan Thomason	2	1	0.50	2	0
Ike Fleming	2	6	3.00	4	0
Dexter Garrett	2	4	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Komrska	40	20	159	3/13	0	32	0	60.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Garrett	28	18	192	3/13	3	35	1	105.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Derek Dunlap	5	12	22	4.40	3	10
WR Myron Lyons	4	8	56	14.00	48	32
FB Everett Myatt	3	3	23	7.67	24	27
TE Wes Mizrahi	3	5	9	3.00	0	3
WR Rob Everett	2	3	32	16.00	8	19
TE Eddie Bulger	2	4	14	7.00	0	11
RB J.C. Caleca	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Todd Ohara	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Irv Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Richie Quinn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Nicholas Stuber	4	5	21	5.25	7	7	0
TE Brady Grant	3	4	59	19.67	29	35	2
WR Collin Ganser	3	6	20	6.67	20	18	0
WR Gregory Wagner	3	7	66	22.00	23	35	1
WR David Lauer	2	2	13	6.50	6	7	0
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Vernon Parker	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB A.J. Bressany	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Thurman Rosian	1	0
Frederick Lucas	1	0
Conner Farley	0	1
Irv Finley	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
R.J. Altuna	1	0	0	0
Brady Grant	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	9	428	47.6	33.6	57	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	7	338	48.3	42.1	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hayden Rodgers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	1	3	3.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Altuna	8	106	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	2	34	17.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Ganser	5	202	40.4	1

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	8	0	0.0	21	31
OLB Josh Nussbaum	5	1	0.0	22	28
ILB Erick Cogdell	4	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Colton Rodriguez	4	2	0.0	15	16
DT Les Borick	3	1	1.0	14	17
CB Thurman Rosian	2	2	1.0	21	28
DT Evan Bullock	2	0	0.5	9	15
S Roberto Prescott	2	0	0.0	12	12
DE Chance Tanner	1	2	0.5	21	26
CB Doug Midget	1	1	0.0	11	21
CB Frederick Lucas	1	1	0.0	22	30
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	0	0.0	13	14
DE Rex Franz	1	0	0.0	23	28
ILB Donald Bobbitt	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Steven Lukins	1	0	0.0	1	3

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	9	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	7	2	1.0	29	43
S Gus Spencer	6	3	0.0	29	43
DE Danny McGinnis	4	2	0.0	19	26
S Troy Bannan	4	1	0.0	29	43
CB Levon Murphy	4	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Howie Palacios	3	0	2.0	27	40
S Brian Arnold	3	0	0.0	4	15
OLB Leon Mathis	3	0	0.0	5	17
CB Francisco Boerigter	2	2	0.0	27	31
ILB Kaleb May	2	1	0.0	15	15
CB R.J. Altuna	2	1	0.0	17	33
S Melvin Freeman	1	2	0.0	5	13
DT Jason Booker	1	2	0.0	23	27
WR Collin Ganser	1	0	---	---	---
DE Toby Chandler	0	1	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Les Borick	1.0	0	1	17
CB Thurman Rosian	1.0	0	0	28
DE Chance Tanner	0.5	0	2	26
DT Evan Bullock	0.5	0	0	15
DE Jonah Guthrie	0.0	1	1	5
DE Rex Franz	0.0	0	1	28

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Howie Palacios	2.0	0	0	0	40
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	1.0	1	1	1	43
DE Toby Chandler	0.0	0	4	1	23
DE Winfred Compton	0.0	0	2	1	31
OLB Leon Mathis	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Josh Nussbaum	4	0	0	28
S Harvey Schulz	3	0	0	19
S Santiago Chatman	2	0	0	31
CB Frederick Lucas	2	0	0	30
CB Thurman Rosian	1	1	0	28
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	0	1	25
DT Les Borick	1	0	0	17
OLB Conner Farley	1	0	0	17
ILB Colton Rodriguez	1	0	0	16
CB Doug Midget	1	0	0	21
CB Steven Lukins	1	0	0	3

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	5	0	26
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	4	0	43
S Gus Spencer	3	1	43
S Troy Bannan	2	1	43
CB Levon Murphy	1	1	23
S Brian Arnold	1	0	15
OLB Leon Mathis	1	0	17
CB R.J. Altuna	1	0	33
S Melvin Freeman	1	0	13
DE Danny McGinnis	1	0	26
CB Francisco Boerigter	0	2	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Casarez	3	3	1	29	1	43
Dean Kratky	2	5	0	29	0	43
Moe Perez	2	3	1	29	0	43
Rufus Stephenson	1	5	0	29	1	43
Brett Furrey	1	2	0	29	1	43
Wes Mizrahi	0	2	0	22	0	26

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Newhart	3	5	23	2	31
Jaylen Alston	1	7	23	0	31
Nicholas Nguyen	1	4	23	0	31
Rod Preston	1	2	23	0	31
Percy Lubienski	0	2	23	1	31
Jonathan Kovel	0	1	8	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Colton Rodriguez	4	26
Eddie Bulger	3	29
Irv Finley	2	22
Thurman Rosian	2	14
Rico Liersch	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Brady Grant	2	12
Collin Ganser	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Moe Perez	29	43	---	---	---	72
Rufus Stephenson	29	43	---	---	---	72
Dean Kratky	29	43	---	---	---	72
Bernie Casarez	29	43	---	---	---	72
Brett Furrey	29	43	---	---	---	72
Alfred Komrska	29	43	---	---	---	72
Myron Lyons	26	34	---	---	12	72
Derek Dunlap	29	42	---	---	---	71
Eddie Bulger	11	25	---	---	29	65
Thurman Rosian	---	---	21	28	14	63
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	15	16	26	57
Santiago Chatman	---	---	21	31	---	52
Frederick Lucas	---	---	22	30	---	52
Conner Farley	---	---	8	17	26	51
Rex Franz	---	---	23	28	---	51
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	22	28	---	50
Wes Mizrahi	22	26	---	---	---	48
Rob Everett	15	22	---	---	10	47
Chance Tanner	---	---	21	26	---	47
J.C. Caleca	20	22	---	---	5	47
Erick Cogdell	---	---	21	25	---	46
Roberto Prescott	---	---	12	12	16	40
Everett Myatt	8	11	---	---	20	39
Harvey Schulz	---	---	13	19	1	33
Doug Midget	---	---	11	21	---	32
Les Borick	---	---	14	17	---	31
Irv Finley	2	4	---	---	22	28
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	13	14	---	27
Richie Quinn	3	11	---	---	12	26
Evan Bullock	---	---	9	15	---	24
Todd Ohara	2	2	---	---	20	24
Mel Spires	---	---	2	4	17	23
Irv Tejeda	5	10	---	---	---	15
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	1	5	7	13
Cornell Stephens	0	0	---	---	12	12
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jay Gaines	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rico Liersch	0	0	---	---	12	12
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	12	12
Steven Lukins	---	---	1	3	7	11
Edgar Williamson	---	---	1	2	7	10
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Vaughn	2	6	---	---	---	8
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	2	0	---	2
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
R.J. Altuna	---	---	17	33	28	78
Ricardo Sawyer	---	---	29	43	3	75
Troy Bannan	---	---	29	43	2	74
Gus Spencer	---	---	29	43	2	74
Francisco Boerigter	---	---	27	31	15	73
Howie Palacios	---	---	27	40	2	69
Brady Grant	22	29	---	---	12	63
Rod Preston	23	31	---	---	7	61
Paul Newhart	23	31	---	---	7	61
Percy Lubienski	23	31	---	---	7	61
Nicholas Nguyen	23	31	---	---	7	61
Levon Murphy	---	---	20	23	16	59
Collin Ganser	18	30	---	---	10	58
Gregory Wagner	23	30	---	---	5	58
Winfred Compton	---	---	22	31	3	56
Dexter Garrett	23	31	---	---	---	54
Jaylen Alston	23	31	---	---	---	54
Donnie Burkhardt	---	---	24	26	1	51
Jason Booker	---	---	23	27	1	51
Leon Mathis	---	---	5	17	28	50
Danny McGinnis	---	---	19	26	---	45
Toby Chandler	---	---	12	23	10	45
Nicholas Stuber	17	25	---	---	---	42
Jonathan Kovel	8	7	---	---	26	41
Brian Arnold	---	---	4	15	21	40
Kaleb May	---	---	15	15	3	33
David Lauer	11	20	---	---	---	31
A.J. Bressany	7	4	---	---	19	30
Ralph Huffman	1	4	---	---	19	24
Stan Thomason	3	1	---	---	17	21
Melvin Freeman	---	---	5	13	2	20
Carlos Flowers	---	---	7	11	2	20
J.T. Thornton	---	---	1	2	14	17
Jeremy Sawyer	---	---	3	11	1	15
J.J. Bennett	---	---	1	0	10	11
Ike Fleming	3	4	---	---	---	7
Gabe Money	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hayden Rodgers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vernon Parker	2	1	---	---	---	3
J.C. Giles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ron Nord	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Langfahl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Clayton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	8	96	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Komrska	40	20	2	2	4	5	8	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Garrett	28	18	2	1	1	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	65	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	58	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	17	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	35	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	88	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Dunlap	12	5	2	22	0	42
WR Myron Lyons	8	4	1	56	1	34
TE Wes Mizrahi	5	3	0	9	0	26
TE Eddie Bulger	4	2	1	14	0	25
FB Everett Myatt	3	3	0	23	1	11
WR Rob Everett	3	2	0	32	0	22
TE Richie Quinn	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR Todd Ohara	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Irv Finley	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB J.C. Caleca	1	1	0	3	0	22

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregory Wagner	7	3	0	66	1	30
WR Collin Ganser	6	3	0	20	0	30
RB Nicholas Stuber	5	4	0	21	0	25
TE Brady Grant	4	3	1	59	1	29
TE Jonathan Kovel	2	1	0	-1	0	7
WR David Lauer	2	2	0	13	0	20
TE Vernon Parker	1	1	0	10	0	1
FB A.J. Bressany	1	1	0	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.C. Caleca	2	13	6.50	3.64
Alfred Komrska	1	4	4.00	4.67

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicholas Stuber	1	2	2.00	2.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Komrska	1	0	0	0.00	3.98

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Garrett	4	3	39	9.75	6.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Todd Ohara	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brady Grant	2	2	24	12.00	14.75
WR Gregory Wagner	2	1	15	7.50	9.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	5	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Nicholas Stuber	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Komrska	12	7	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Garrett	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derek Dunlap	5	3	0
FB Everett Myatt	2	2	1
WR Rob Everett	2	1	1
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	1	0
WR Myron Lyons	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Collin Ganser	4	1	0
RB Nicholas Stuber	2	2	1
WR Gregory Wagner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)