Week 9, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

59 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	6	0	3	-	16
Detroit Lions	7	6	7	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 CAR - Derek Dunlap 15 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 06:11 DET - Calvin Smithson 18 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Ernie Fletcher 42 field goal
2Q: 11:39 CAR - Samuel Terry 40 field goal
2Q: 03:22 DET - Ernie Fletcher 18 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Samuel Terry 34 field goal
3Q: 10:27 DET - Calvin Smithson 3 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 11:28 DET - Ernie Fletcher 24 field goal
4Q: 05:07 CAR - Samuel Terry 24 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DET - Winston Dodge 14 fumble return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 CAR - Derek Dunlap 15 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 06:11 DET - Calvin Smithson 18 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Ernie Fletcher 42 field goal
2Q: 11:39 CAR - Samuel Terry 40 field goal
2Q: 03:22 DET - Ernie Fletcher 18 field goal
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Samuel Terry 34 field goal
3Q: 10:27 DET - Calvin Smithson 3 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 11:28 DET - Ernie Fletcher 24 field goal
4Q: 05:07 CAR - Samuel Terry 24 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DET - Winston Dodge 14 fumble return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 5-4 4-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 280 448
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 4.38 6.89
Net Rushing Yards 106 171
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 5.05 5.18
Net Passing Yards 174 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 0 31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.05 8.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/7 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:13 34:47

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	5-4	4-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	280	448
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	4.38	6.89
Net Rushing Yards	106	171
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	5.05	5.18
Net Passing Yards	174	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 0	31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.05	8.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/7	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:13	34:47

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
1	6:04	1:28	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	14:55	3:23	OWN 16	8	61	Field Goal
2	3:17	2:59	OWN 34	12	49	Field Goal
3	10:20	1:27	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	6:09	1:52	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	11:23	6:21	OWN 25	14	68	Field Goal
4	2:26	0:14	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble
4	2:12	0:26	OWN 25	4	9	Downs
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 35	6	10	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	3:15	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
1	4:36	4:41	OWN 7	9	68	Field Goal
2	11:32	8:15	OWN 21	15	78	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 25	1	3	Half
3	15:00	4:40	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	8:53	2:44	OWN 32	4	35	Missed FG
3	4:17	7:54	OWN 20	15	73	Field Goal
4	5:02	2:36	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	1:46	0:36	OPP 34	3	6	Missed FG

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Caleca	12	54	4.50	10	2
Carson Silverman	6	47	7.83	12	2
Irv Finley	2	2	1.00	4	0
Camden Reiswig	1	3	3.00	3	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. McDaniel	26	144	5.54	38	4
Deron Heimulu	5	17	3.40	8	0
Melvin Flowers	2	10	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	40	21	192	3/18	1	29	0	74.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	31	25	283	1/6	2	35	0	126.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Dunlap	7	13	75	10.71	26	19	1
WR Rob Everett	3	4	9	3.00	0	12	0
RB J.C. Caleca	3	6	24	8.00	12	16	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Myron Lyons	2	6	41	20.50	24	24	0
RB Irv Tejeda	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Irv Finley	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Camden Reiswig	1	2	29	29.00	19	29	0
TE Eddie Bulger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	10	13	129	12.90	71	35	2
WR Benjamin Franz	5	7	66	13.20	38	29	0
WR Levi Anthony	2	2	29	14.50	5	15	0
TE Drew Tetreault	2	3	17	8.50	4	18	0
WR Hunter Caldwell	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Melvin Flowers	1	1	10	10.00	12	10	0
TE Chris Gordon	1	1	16	16.00	10	16	0
TE J.C. Lester	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carson Silverman	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Winston Dodge	0	1	0	1
Josiah Beechler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	3	165	55.0	43.3	58	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Hudson	1	56	56.0	36.0	56	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	3/5	1/3	0/1	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	3	69	23.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. McDaniel	2	41	20.5	0
Roberto Gilman	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	12	3	0.0	33	29
S Kurt Greene	7	2	0.0	32	29
S Santiago Chatman	6	4	0.0	33	32
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	5	1	0.0	32	27
CB Thurman Rosian	5	0	0.0	32	27
CB Frederick Lucas	4	4	0.0	30	30
DT Marcos Gimpert	3	0	0.5	12	15
ILB Erick Cogdell	3	1	0.0	21	17
CB Doug Midget	3	1	0.0	12	17
OLB Conner Farley	2	1	0.0	8	11
DT Lorenzo Barlow	2	0	0.0	18	14
DE Chance Tanner	1	2	0.5	29	20
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	0	0.0	23	23
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Rex Franz	1	0	0.0	32	28
DE Jonah Guthrie	1	0	0.0	8	14

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwight Henson	8	1	0.0	21	43
OLB Al Foltz	6	2	0.0	19	36
OLB Donny George	5	2	0.0	16	23
DT Daryl Delgado	4	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Chris Loomis	4	1	0.0	19	37
CB Roberto Gilman	4	0	0.0	7	23
CB DeAndre Samuels	3	1	0.0	21	41
S Maxwell Grolsko	3	0	0.0	18	30
S Brant Jamison	2	0	0.0	21	41
DT Salvador Terrell	1	0	1.0	4	12
DE Tyler Bajorek	1	0	1.0	16	31
DE Winston Dodge	1	1	0.5	20	43
DT Josiah Beechler	1	1	0.5	6	13
ILB Randy Preston	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Ellis Ogden	0	1	0.0	13	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chance Tanner	0.5	1	0	20
DT Marcos Gimpert	0.5	0	0	15
OLB Josh Nussbaum	0.0	0	1	23
CB Thurman Rosian	0.0	0	1	27
DE Jonah Guthrie	0.0	0	1	14

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyler Bajorek	1.0	1	0	1	31
DT Salvador Terrell	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Winston Dodge	0.5	1	2	1	43
DT Josiah Beechler	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Ellis Ogden	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Daryl Delgado	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Parker Ardizzone	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	6	0	29
CB Thurman Rosian	4	0	27
CB Frederick Lucas	4	0	30
S Kurt Greene	3	0	29
CB Doug Midget	2	1	17
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	0	23
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	6
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	0	27
OLB Conner Farley	1	0	11
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	0	17
S Santiago Chatman	1	0	32

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Henson	4	2	43
ILB Chris Loomis	4	1	37
OLB Al Foltz	4	0	36
OLB Donny George	4	0	23
CB Roberto Gilman	3	1	23
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	2	30
S Brant Jamison	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adrian Frederick	2	4	1	21	0	43
Brett Furrey	1	3	0	21	0	43
Moe Perez	1	2	0	21	1	43
Dean Kratky	0	3	0	21	1	43
Bernie Casarez	0	2	0	21	1	43
Wes Mizrahi	0	1	0	19	0	38

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Collin Franklin	2	7	0	33	0	32
Bernie Wheeler	2	4	1	33	0	32
Earl Walton	2	2	0	29	1	28
Maurice Hakeem	1	10	0	33	0	32
Brayden Luce	1	2	0	33	0	32
Tom McIntyre	0	1	0	14	0	7
Caleb Douglas	0	1	0	4	0	4
J.C. Lester	0	1	0	2	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Dunlap	3	8
Thurman Rosian	1	14

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom McIntyre	1	20
Maurice Hakeem	1	13
Daryl Delgado	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Mizrahi	19	38	---	---	18	75
Thurman Rosian	---	---	32	27	14	73
Derek Dunlap	21	43	---	---	8	72
Santiago Chatman	---	---	33	32	5	70
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	33	29	6	68
Kurt Greene	---	---	32	29	5	66
Rex Franz	---	---	32	28	5	65
Frederick Lucas	---	---	30	30	5	65
Moe Perez	21	43	---	---	---	64
Adrian Frederick	21	43	---	---	---	64
Dean Kratky	21	43	---	---	---	64
Bernie Casarez	21	43	---	---	---	64
Brett Furrey	21	43	---	---	---	64
Carson Silverman	21	43	---	---	---	64
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	32	27	3	62
Myron Lyons	18	36	---	---	8	62
J.C. Caleca	18	32	---	---	7	57
Chance Tanner	---	---	29	20	3	52
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	23	23	5	51
Doug Midget	---	---	12	17	14	43
Erick Cogdell	---	---	21	17	3	41
Conner Farley	---	---	8	11	18	37
Lorenzo Barlow	---	---	18	14	1	33
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	12	15	3	30
Irv Tejeda	2	6	---	---	19	27
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	8	14	5	27
Todd Ohara	3	4	---	---	16	23
Rob Everett	6	16	---	---	1	23
Camden Reiswig	8	15	---	---	---	23
Eddie Bulger	5	15	---	---	1	21
Irv Finley	2	4	---	---	15	21
Harvey Schulz	---	---	1	6	13	20
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	4	3	7	14
Ryan Vaughn	0	0	---	---	11	11
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vinny Tate	1	1	---	---	6	8
Steven Lukins	---	---	3	4	1	8
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rico Liersch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	6	6
Colby Perkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alexander Garrison	---	---	0	6	---	6
Richie Quinn	1	3	---	---	---	4
Malcolm Heath	1	2	---	---	---	3
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Hakeem	33	32	---	---	13	78
Benjamin Franz	27	27	---	---	20	74
Bernie Wheeler	33	32	---	---	6	71
Brayden Luce	33	32	---	---	6	71
Calvin Smithson	31	32	---	---	5	68
Dwight Henson	---	---	21	43	3	67
Winston Dodge	---	---	20	43	3	66
Deron Heimulu	33	32	---	---	---	65
Collin Franklin	33	32	---	---	---	65
Brant Jamison	---	---	21	41	2	64
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	21	41	2	64
Drew Tetreault	32	30	---	---	---	62
Chris Loomis	---	---	19	37	3	59
Al Foltz	---	---	19	36	3	58
Earl Walton	29	28	---	---	1	58
D.J. McDaniel	30	20	---	---	5	55
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	18	30	2	50
Daryl Delgado	---	---	16	25	8	49
Chris Gordon	16	12	---	---	21	49
Tyler Bajorek	---	---	16	31	---	47
Roberto Gilman	---	---	7	23	11	41
Tom McIntyre	14	7	---	---	20	41
Donny George	---	---	16	23	2	41
Ellis Ogden	---	---	13	26	1	40
Levi Anthony	10	15	---	---	10	35
Josiah Beechler	---	---	6	13	5	24
Gus Bauer	---	---	3	5	15	23
Jim Porter	---	---	2	6	14	22
Darrin Giles	---	---	3	14	3	20
Maurice Kariger	---	---	0	1	17	18
Salvador Terrell	---	---	4	12	1	17
Melvin Flowers	3	11	---	---	2	16
Randy Preston	---	---	2	6	8	16
Dominic Whalen	0	0	---	---	16	16
Desmond Curtis	---	---	3	10	2	15
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	12	12
Parker Ardizzone	---	---	1	7	4	12
Caleb Douglas	4	4	---	---	---	8
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Herb Hudson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jace Pearl	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.C. Lester	2	3	---	---	---	5
Hunter Caldwell	0	3	---	---	---	3
Gavin Spangler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Villa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan Levine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	17	98	5.8
Right	9	61	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	40	21	2	2	2	6	5	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	31	25	5	0	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	143	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Dunlap	13	7	0	75	0	43
WR Myron Lyons	6	2	1	41	1	36
RB J.C. Caleca	6	3	0	24	0	32
WR Rob Everett	4	3	0	9	0	16
TE Wes Mizrahi	3	2	0	3	0	38
RB Camden Reiswig	2	1	0	29	1	15
RB Irv Tejeda	1	1	0	3	0	6
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	0	9	0	4
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	1	0	0	15
RB Irv Finley	1	1	0	-1	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	13	10	0	129	3	32
WR Benjamin Franz	7	5	0	66	2	27
TE Drew Tetreault	3	2	1	17	0	30
WR Levi Anthony	2	2	0	29	0	15
WR Hunter Caldwell	2	2	0	7	0	3
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	1	0	6	0	20
RB Melvin Flowers	1	1	0	10	0	11
TE Chris Gordon	1	1	0	16	0	12
TE J.C. Lester	1	1	0	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.C. Caleca	3	9	3.00	4.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	6	7	1.17	5.54
Deron Heimulu	1	1	1.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	5	3	23	4.60	4.80

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	9	7	47	5.22	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Everett	3	2	8	2.67	2.25
WR Derek Dunlap	2	1	15	7.50	5.77

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson	6	4	34	5.67	9.92
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Hunter Caldwell	1	1	4	4.00	3.50
TE J.C. Lester	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Caleca	2	0
Carson Silverman	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	2	1
Melvin Flowers	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	14	9	8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derek Dunlap	5	2	2
WR Rob Everett	2	1	1
WR Myron Lyons	2	2	2
RB J.C. Caleca	2	2	2
RB Irv Tejeda	1	1	0
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	1
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	5	4	2
WR Benjamin Franz	2	1	1
WR Levi Anthony	1	1	1
RB Melvin Flowers	1	1	1
TE Drew Tetreault	1	1	1
TE J.C. Lester	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)