Week 3, 2028

played in Chicago, IL

55 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	7	-	17
Chicago Bears	14	14	0	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:31 CHI - Dalton Oliver 3 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 09:31 CAR - J.C. Caleca 11 run (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 04:49 CHI - Dalton Oliver 28 pass from Jermaine Conaway (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 09:11 CHI - Efrain Forbes 46 pass from Jermaine Conaway (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 04:54 CAR - Samuel Terry 45 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CHI - Dalton Oliver 76 punt return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 02:40 CHI - Ernie Fletcher 39 field goal
4Q: 00:06 CAR - Wes Mizrahi 30 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:31 CHI - Dalton Oliver 3 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
1Q: 09:31 CAR - J.C. Caleca 11 run (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 04:49 CHI - Dalton Oliver 28 pass from Jermaine Conaway (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 09:11 CHI - Efrain Forbes 46 pass from Jermaine Conaway (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 04:54 CAR - Samuel Terry 45 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CHI - Dalton Oliver 76 punt return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 02:40 CHI - Ernie Fletcher 39 field goal
4Q: 00:06 CAR - Wes Mizrahi 30 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)

Team Statistics CAR CHI
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 267 300
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 4.53 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 142 55
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 4.73 2.50
Net Passing Yards 125 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 31 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 133 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 7/39
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 6.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 4/86
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:47 34:13

Team Statistics	CAR	CHI
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	267	300
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	4.53	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	142	55
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	4.73	2.50
Net Passing Yards	125	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	31 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	133	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	7/39
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	6.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	4/86
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:47	34:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:14	OWN 25	1	-8	Fumble
1	13:22	3:57	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	4:37	3:01	OWN 18	5	17	Punt
2	14:01	1:48	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
2	10:28	1:17	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	8:54	2:47	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
2	6:01	1:14	OPP 33	3	5	Field Goal
2	1:19	0:56	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	3	11	Half
3	10:55	3:04	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	2:59	1:28	OWN 12	3	-6	Punt
4	14:53	1:46	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	11:30	1:41	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	2:32	2:32	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:46	1:24	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
1	9:25	4:48	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	1:36	2:35	OWN 2	6	25	Punt
2	12:13	1:45	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	9:11	0:17	OPP 46	1	46	Touchdown
2	6:07	0:06	OWN 27	1	6	Fumble
2	4:47	3:28	OWN 13	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 25	6	6	Punt
3	7:51	4:52	OWN 2	8	32	Punt
3	1:31	1:38	OPP 45	3	-20	Punt
4	13:07	1:37	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	9:49	7:17	OWN 11	11	67	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jermaine Conaway, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.C. Caleca	14	40	2.86	11	1	1
Roberto England	11	55	5.00	23	1	0
Carson Silverman	4	41	10.25	18	2	0
Malcolm Heath	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Dalton Oliver	10	33	3.30	9	1
Hector Wheeler	6	14	2.33	6	0
Jermaine Conaway	5	8	1.60	6	0
Melvin Poston	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	28	17	133	1/8	1	30	0	84.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jermaine Conaway	31	27	284	7/39	2	46	0	126.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wes Mizrahi	4	8	64	16.00	50	30	1
WR Morris Ladd	3	3	18	6.00	12	15	0
TE Eddie Bulger	3	3	10	3.33	5	7	0
RB J.C. Caleca	2	4	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Malcolm Heath	2	4	21	10.50	7	11	0
WR Todd Ohara	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dakota Holliday	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Roberto England	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Hector Wheeler	4	4	80	20.00	50	27	0
WR Melvin Poston	3	3	53	17.67	8	23	0
WR Efrain Forbes	3	4	62	20.67	42	46	1
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	4	7	2.33	0	5	0
WR Quentin Hardy	3	3	14	4.67	6	6	0
TE Rob Murphy	3	3	10	3.33	0	6	0
RB Dalton Oliver	3	3	31	10.33	28	28	1
WR Andre Clemmons	2	3	4	2.00	4	5	0
RB Freddie Logan	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE A.J. Goodwin	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE Tyrus Bodden	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carson Silverman	1	0	0
Mason Forrester	0	1	0
Brody Floyd	0	0	2

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jermaine Conaway	1	0	0
Quentin Hardy	1	0	0
Mercury Slezak	0	1	1
Martin Schoeppner	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Meyer	9	439	48.8	40.8	63	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	7	353	50.4	48.7	64	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto England	3	12	4.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dalton Oliver	4	86	21.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	3	50	16.7	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Poston	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Chatman	8	1	0.0	22	38
OLB Brody Floyd	5	2	1.0	22	36
CB Brayden Banks	5	0	1.0	21	35
CB Bucky Smith	5	1	0.0	21	28
S Joe Manning	5	0	0.0	22	38
OLB Cesar Wingo	4	2	1.5	22	38
DE Chance Tanner	3	2	1.0	21	34
ILB Donald Bobbitt	3	1	0.0	21	26
ILB Erick Cogdell	3	0	0.0	7	18
DE Alexander Garrison	3	0	0.0	20	34
CB Mario Jefferson	3	0	0.0	1	10
DT Gino Ball	2	1	0.5	20	23
DE Danny McGinnis	1	0	1.0	3	6
CB Ivan Liu	1	0	1.0	14	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nate Lane	8	2	0.0	24	15
DE Mercury Slezak	7	0	1.0	27	18
S Donnell Diaz	5	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Darren Shepard	3	3	0.0	30	29
DT Dalton Theron	3	2	0.0	29	26
DT Ellis Baker	3	1	0.0	23	11
ILB Nick Biernoth	3	0	0.0	3	14
S Sammy Reynolds	3	0	0.0	8	11
S Stan England	2	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Julio Ingersoll	2	1	0.0	21	9
CB Dominic Durand	2	1	0.0	30	29
CB Darrell Hartsfield	2	1	0.0	3	14
CB Louie Bush	1	1	0.0	13	16
CB Sebastian Jones	1	1	0.0	26	24
DE Trenton Henry	1	0	0.0	24	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cesar Wingo	1.5	0	0	38
DE Chance Tanner	1.0	1	2	34
OLB Brody Floyd	1.0	0	1	36
CB Brayden Banks	1.0	0	0	35
DE Danny McGinnis	1.0	0	0	6
CB Ivan Liu	1.0	0	0	10
DT Gino Ball	0.5	0	0	23
DE Alexander Garrison	0.0	0	1	34

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Slezak	1.0	0	2	2	18
DT Dalton Theron	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT Ellis Baker	0.0	0	2	0	11
CB Darrell Hartsfield	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brody Floyd	5	0	36
S Joe Manning	5	0	38
S Santiago Chatman	5	0	38
CB Brayden Banks	3	1	35
CB Mario Jefferson	3	0	10
ILB Erick Cogdell	2	0	18
CB Bucky Smith	2	0	28
OLB Cesar Wingo	1	1	38
S Mason Forrester	1	0	16
DT Gino Ball	0	1	23

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nate Lane	4	0	15
ILB Nick Biernoth	2	1	14
S Donnell Diaz	2	0	18
DE Mercury Slezak	2	0	18
CB Dominic Durand	2	0	29
CB Darrell Hartsfield	2	0	14
DT Ellis Baker	1	0	11
OLB Darren Shepard	1	0	29
S Sammy Reynolds	1	0	11
CB Louie Bush	0	1	16
CB Sebastian Jones	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Casarez	3	8	30	0	29
Rico Liersch	3	8	30	0	29
Fred Jacobs	2	3	30	1	29
Liam Jefferson	1	2	30	0	29
Eddie Bulger	1	1	17	0	9
Wes Mizrahi	1	1	25	0	20
Adrian Frederick	0	3	30	0	29

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jose Berkebile	3	4	22	3	38
Chance Burton	2	6	22	2	38
Gary Dawson	1	5	22	0	38
Lenny Manning	1	2	22	1	38
A.J. Goodwin	1	1	20	0	35
Thomas Erickson	0	3	22	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Boone	1	26
Todd Ohara	1	26
Bucky Smith	1	18
Rico Liersch	1	10

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Hills	4	22
Freddie Logan	1	26
Darrell Hartsfield	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Casarez	30	29	---	---	10	69
Rico Liersch	30	29	---	---	10	69
Fred Jacobs	30	29	---	---	10	69
Liam Jefferson	30	29	---	---	10	69
Bucky Smith	---	---	21	28	18	67
Joe Manning	---	---	22	38	1	61
Cesar Wingo	---	---	22	38	1	61
Santiago Chatman	---	---	22	38	1	61
Brody Floyd	---	---	22	36	1	59
Adrian Frederick	30	29	---	---	---	59
Carson Silverman	30	29	---	---	---	59
Brayden Banks	---	---	21	35	1	57
Chance Tanner	---	---	21	34	1	56
Alexander Garrison	---	---	20	34	1	55
Eddie Bulger	17	9	---	---	26	52
Derek Dunlap	24	25	---	---	---	49
Morris Ladd	23	25	---	---	---	48
J.C. Caleca	17	25	---	---	6	48
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	21	26	---	47
Wes Mizrahi	25	20	---	---	---	45
Gino Ball	---	---	20	23	---	43
Malcolm Heath	15	20	---	---	3	38
Roberto England	16	5	---	---	17	38
Mason Forrester	---	---	2	16	17	35
Todd Ohara	6	3	---	---	26	35
Ivan Liu	---	---	14	10	8	32
Heath Boone	1	3	---	---	26	30
Riddick Carpenter	---	---	0	2	25	27
Mario Jefferson	---	---	1	10	16	27
Erick Cogdell	---	---	7	18	---	25
Donnie O'Neal	---	---	2	15	1	18
Danny McGinnis	---	---	3	6	7	16
Nick Reid	---	---	0	1	13	14
Dakota Holliday	6	8	---	---	---	14
Rob Everett	0	2	---	---	9	11
Darren Meyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
D.J. Cox	---	---	1	8	1	10
Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nicky Ihler	---	---	0	2	7	9
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clay Tucker	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dean Kratky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Furrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damian Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vincent Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chance Burton	22	38	---	---	8	68
Thomas Erickson	22	38	---	---	---	60
Jermaine Conaway	22	38	---	---	---	60
Gary Dawson	22	38	---	---	---	60
Stan England	---	---	30	29	1	60
Jose Berkebile	22	38	---	---	---	60
Lenny Manning	22	38	---	---	---	60
Darren Shepard	---	---	30	29	1	60
Dominic Durand	---	---	30	29	1	60
Dalton Theron	---	---	29	26	1	56
A.J. Goodwin	20	35	---	---	---	55
Martin Schoeppner	19	32	---	---	---	51
Sebastian Jones	---	---	26	24	1	51
Trenton Henry	---	---	24	22	1	47
Efrain Forbes	14	16	---	---	16	46
Mercury Slezak	---	---	27	18	1	46
Rob Murphy	4	15	---	---	26	45
Donnell Diaz	---	---	22	18	1	41
Levon Hills	---	---	6	13	22	41
Nate Lane	---	---	24	15	1	40
Louie Bush	---	---	13	16	10	39
Melvin Poston	15	20	---	---	3	38
Hector Wheeler	8	21	---	---	9	38
Freddie Logan	5	6	---	---	26	37
Dalton Oliver	14	13	---	---	10	37
Sammy Reynolds	---	---	8	11	18	37
Ellis Baker	---	---	23	11	1	35
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	3	14	17	34
Quentin Hardy	3	11	---	---	19	33
Andre Clemmons	7	17	---	---	9	33
Julio Ingersoll	---	---	21	9	1	31
Carl Houston	---	---	0	0	25	25
Salvador Terrell	---	---	8	16	---	24
Nick Biernoth	---	---	3	14	---	17
Trevor Baskey	---	---	3	0	12	15
J.T. Craig	---	---	0	5	9	14
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kevin Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dustin Anthony	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Keegan McAdams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrus Bodden	1	4	---	---	---	5
Donte Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roderick Parish	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Preston	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	15	83	5.5
Right	9	43	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	12	29	2.4
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	28	17	1	1	1	3	5	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jermaine Conaway	31	27	6	0	0	3	1	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	70	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	20	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	85	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	108	21.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wes Mizrahi	8	4	0	64	1	20
RB J.C. Caleca	4	2	1	3	0	25
WR Malcolm Heath	4	2	0	21	0	20
WR Morris Ladd	3	3	0	18	0	25
TE Eddie Bulger	3	3	0	10	0	9
WR Todd Ohara	2	1	0	3	0	3
TE Dakota Holliday	2	1	0	3	0	8
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	0	11	0	25
RB Roberto England	1	0	0	0	0	5

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Efrain Forbes	4	3	62	1	16
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	3	7	0	32
RB Hector Wheeler	4	4	80	3	21
WR Melvin Poston	3	3	53	1	20
WR Quentin Hardy	3	3	14	0	11
TE Rob Murphy	3	3	10	0	15
RB Dalton Oliver	3	3	31	1	13
WR Andre Clemmons	3	2	4	0	17
TE Tyrus Bodden	2	1	15	0	4
RB Freddie Logan	1	1	-1	0	6
TE A.J. Goodwin	1	1	9	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.C. Caleca	1	11	11.00	2.86
Roberto England	1	8	8.00	5.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jermaine Conaway	1	-4	-4.00	1.60
Dalton Oliver	1	3	3.00	3.30
Hector Wheeler	1	-4	-4.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	1	0	0	0.00	4.75

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jermaine Conaway	1	1	5	5.00	9.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Roberto England	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Clemmons	1	1	5	5.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Caleca	3	1
Carson Silverman	2	1
Roberto England	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Hector Wheeler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	8	5	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jermaine Conaway	11	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wes Mizrahi	3	1	1
RB J.C. Caleca	3	2	0
WR Morris Ladd	1	1	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Poston	3	3	3
RB Hector Wheeler	3	3	2
WR Quentin Hardy	2	2	0
WR Efrain Forbes	1	1	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	0
TE Tyrus Bodden	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)