Week 2, 2046

played in Cincinnati, OH

84 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	7	-	14
Cincinnati Bengals	0	13	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 CAR - Lewis Dawson 2 run (Blake Belcher extra point)
2Q: 09:40 CIN - Winston Howe 31 field goal
2Q: 02:20 CIN - Trenton Bordelon 9 pass from Bryant Waldroup (Winston Howe extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Winston Howe 29 field goal
3Q: 01:21 CIN - Rodney Lovelace 6 run (Winston Howe extra point)
4Q: 06:02 CAR - Christian Walker 4 pass from Caden Wirthel (Blake Belcher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 CAR - Lewis Dawson 2 run (Blake Belcher extra point)
2Q: 09:40 CIN - Winston Howe 31 field goal
2Q: 02:20 CIN - Trenton Bordelon 9 pass from Bryant Waldroup (Winston Howe extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Winston Howe 29 field goal
3Q: 01:21 CIN - Rodney Lovelace 6 run (Winston Howe extra point)
4Q: 06:02 CAR - Christian Walker 4 pass from Caden Wirthel (Blake Belcher extra point)

Team Statistics CAR CIN
Record 1-1 1-0-1
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 233 354
- Offensive Plays 59 63
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 67 142
- Rushing Attempts 33 31
- Yards per Rush 2.03 4.58
Net Passing Yards 166 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 16 - 1 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:10 29:50

Team Statistics	CAR	CIN
Record	1-1	1-0-1
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	233	354
- Offensive Plays	59	63
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	67	142
- Rushing Attempts	33	31
- Yards per Rush	2.03	4.58
Net Passing Yards	166	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 16 - 1	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	175	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:10	29:50

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	7:57	OWN 10	14	90	Touchdown
2	14:47	1:34	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	9:34	2:02	OWN 25	4	21	Fumble
2	6:00	0:57	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:12	1:36	OWN 36	4	14	Interception
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	12:01	2:15	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
3	5:13	0:52	OWN 35	2	4	Fumble
3	1:13	5:11	OWN 25	9	40	Punt
4	9:38	3:47	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
4	2:35	1:52	50	6	5	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 22	8	68	Fumble
1	2:26	2:39	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	13:13	3:39	OPP 48	7	34	Field Goal
2	7:32	1:32	OPP 40	3	-5	Punt
2	5:03	2:51	50	6	50	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 28	3	60	Field Goal
3	13:16	1:15	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	9:46	4:33	OWN 35	10	37	Missed FG
3	4:21	3:08	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
4	11:02	1:24	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	5:51	3:16	OWN 25	5	25	Fumble
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 45	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Bryant Waldroup, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Lewis Dawson	25	52	2.08	8	1
RB Levon Adams	7	7	1.00	4	0
QB Caden Wirthel	1	8	8.00	8	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rodney Lovelace	15	78	5.20	11	2	1
QB Bryant Waldroup	10	37	3.70	13	1	0
RB Kaden Tomaceski	4	17	4.25	12	1	0
FB Raul Babinchak	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
WR Percy Bunkley	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caden Wirthel	24	16	175	2/9	1	27	1	84.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryant Waldroup	30	19	230	2/18	1	41	0	97.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Grady Ross	4	7	54	13.50	50	23	0
WR Christian Walker	4	4	55	13.75	28	25	1
TE Kaden Easy	3	4	17	5.67	10	20	0
RB Lewis Dawson	2	4	30	15.00	29	27	0
FB J.R. Boeck	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Steve Clemons	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Levon Adams	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Irving Shackelford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Trenton Bordelon	5	6	32	6.40	2	12	1
WR Hardy Alves	4	7	44	11.00	20	28	0
WR Lukas Fenner	3	4	66	22.00	4	41	0
RB Rodney Lovelace	2	4	16	8.00	10	8	0
RB Kaden Tomaceski	2	2	45	22.50	37	40	0
FB Raul Babinchak	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Emmett Nowakowski	1	2	11	11.00	10	11	0
WR Leon Collins	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Cole Houston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Percy Bunkley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artie Adams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Grady Ross	1	0	0
RB Lewis Dawson	1	0	0
RB Levon Adams	1	0	0
CB Darnell Allen	0	1	0
FB J.R. Boeck	0	1	0
OLB Walt Lovstad	0	1	0
ILB Kennedy Copper	0	0	1
S Bryant Roffmann	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Rodney Lovelace	1	0	0
WR Hardy Alves	1	0	0
ILB Brandon Briones	0	1	1
CB Artie Adams	0	1	0
S Dustin Browning	0	0	1
S Tre Van Pelt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Weston Odum	5	199	39.8	33.4	49	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Ciccant	4	190	47.5	34.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Belcher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Howe	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth Greer	1	14	14.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gustavo Dunlap	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levon Adams	1	30	30.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Colaianne	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kennedy Copper	5	4	0.0	28	31
S Bryant Roffmann	5	2	0.0	26	20
CB Drake Gordon	5	0	0.0	18	24
S Nathan Alston	5	0	0.0	26	20
CB Christopher Arnold	4	4	0.0	31	28
OLB Mel Sweazy	4	1	0.0	26	20
DT Nolan Jeffries	3	2	1.5	31	23
ILB Kendall Iannaccone	3	0	0.0	13	8
DE Caden Schneider	2	3	0.5	31	32
DE Neil Berry	2	0	0.0	16	8
CB Darnell Allen	2	0	0.0	31	32
OLB Walt Lovstad	1	2	0.0	31	32
OLB Willie Walters	1	1	0.0	2	9
C Kevin Murray	1	0	---	---	---
DE Todd Beustring	1	0	0.0	15	24
TE Grady Ross	1	0	---	---	---
CB Edwin Pierce	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Ellis Aghajafari	1	0	0.0	5	12
S Chance Slocum	1	0	0.0	5	12
T Jason Burnett	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Briones	13	3	0.0	32	16
S Riddick Huffman	8	2	0.0	31	26
OLB Nate Jefferson	4	1	0.0	26	15
CB Artie Adams	3	0	1.0	31	26
OLB Joel Browning	3	1	0.0	30	20
S Dustin Browning	3	0	0.0	25	20
DE Lawrence Reilly	2	1	1.0	28	15
DE Jalen Logan	2	3	0.0	28	17
ILB Korey Talley	2	2	0.0	26	19
DT Trenton Mitchell	2	1	0.0	21	11
OLB Stan Bridges	2	0	0.0	3	10
CB Carl Colaianne	1	2	0.0	29	16
DT Jimmy Stevens	1	1	0.0	13	15
S Tre Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	9	6
CB Brian Evans	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Steve Schulz	0	1	0.0	12	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nolan Jeffries	1.5	0	0	23
DE Caden Schneider	0.5	4	2	32
DE Neil Berry	0.0	1	0	8

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Artie Adams	1.0	0	0	26
DE Lawrence Reilly	1.0	0	0	15
ILB Korey Talley	0.0	1	1	19
DE Jalen Logan	0.0	1	1	17
DT Trenton Mitchell	0.0	1	0	11
DE Steve Schulz	0.0	0	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drake Gordon	4	0	24
ILB Kennedy Copper	2	2	31
CB Christopher Arnold	2	1	28
CB Darnell Allen	2	0	32
OLB Mel Sweazy	2	0	20
OLB Willie Walters	2	0	9
S Bryant Roffmann	1	1	20
CB Edwin Pierce	1	0	5
ILB Kendall Iannaccone	1	0	8
S Nathan Alston	1	0	20
S Ellis Aghajafari	1	0	12

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brandon Briones	3	0	0	16
S Dustin Browning	3	0	0	20
OLB Nate Jefferson	2	1	0	15
CB Artie Adams	2	0	1	26
OLB Stan Bridges	2	0	0	10
DE Jalen Logan	1	0	0	17
CB Brian Evans	1	0	0	10
CB Carl Colaianne	1	0	0	16
DT Jimmy Stevens	1	0	0	15
CB Gustavo Dunlap	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kevin Murray	2	15	33	2	26
T Jason Burnett	1	6	33	0	26
T Aiden Joseph	1	4	33	0	26
G Marc Horton	1	3	33	0	26
TE Kaden Easy	0	2	16	0	17
FB J.R. Boeck	0	1	10	0	12
T Colby Fouts	0	1	33	0	26

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chuck McGee	3	9	31	0	32
T Maurice Luethje	3	5	31	1	32
G Heath Hines	2	5	31	0	32
G Ashton Watson	1	3	31	0	32
TE Trenton Bordelon	1	1	28	0	30
RB Kaden Tomaceski	0	0	11	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lewis Dawson	2	12
J.R. Boeck	1	16
Tanner Means	1	5

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Van Pelt	1	11
Joel Browning	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Darnell Allen	---	---	31	32	19	82
CB Christopher Arnold	---	---	31	28	10	69
DE Caden Schneider	---	---	31	32	3	66
OLB Walt Lovstad	---	---	31	32	3	66
T Aiden Joseph	33	26	---	---	5	64
G Marc Horton	33	26	---	---	5	64
OLB Mel Sweazy	---	---	26	20	17	63
ILB Kennedy Copper	---	---	28	31	3	62
RB Lewis Dawson	26	22	---	---	12	60
C Kevin Murray	33	26	---	---	---	59
TE Grady Ross	33	26	---	---	---	59
DT Nolan Jeffries	---	---	31	23	5	59
QB Caden Wirthel	33	26	---	---	---	59
T Jason Burnett	33	26	---	---	---	59
T Colby Fouts	33	26	---	---	---	59
WR Kaden Elliott	33	25	---	---	---	58
CB Drake Gordon	---	---	18	24	14	56
WR Christian Walker	33	18	---	---	---	51
TE Kaden Easy	16	17	---	---	16	49
S Nathan Alston	---	---	26	20	1	47
S Bryant Roffmann	---	---	26	20	1	47
DE Todd Beustring	---	---	15	24	7	46
FB J.R. Boeck	10	12	---	---	16	38
DE Neil Berry	---	---	16	8	---	24
ILB Kendall Iannaccone	---	---	13	8	---	21
S Ellis Aghajafari	---	---	5	12	2	19
S Chance Slocum	---	---	5	12	2	19
RB Levon Adams	7	4	---	---	7	18
WR Jaylen Bolt	1	1	---	---	11	13
OLB Willie Walters	---	---	2	9	2	13
ILB Allen Heath	---	---	3	1	8	12
WR Irving Shackelford	6	2	---	---	4	12
DT Devon Franklin	---	---	0	9	2	11
CB Edwin Pierce	---	---	3	5	---	8
TE Steve Clemons	0	3	---	---	4	7
RB Seth Greer	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Alvin Riley	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Tanner Means	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Weston Odum	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Enrique Goldblatt	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Blake Belcher	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Taylor Craig	---	---	0	2	---	2
CB Darrin Love	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dalton Grismore	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Ian Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Stan Dulles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Maurice Luethje	31	32	---	---	7	70
T Dustin Battle	31	32	---	---	7	70
G Heath Hines	31	32	---	---	7	70
G Ashton Watson	31	32	---	---	7	70
WR Lukas Fenner	28	28	---	---	9	65
QB Bryant Waldroup	31	32	---	---	---	63
C Chuck McGee	31	32	---	---	---	63
OLB Joel Browning	---	---	30	20	8	58
TE Trenton Bordelon	28	30	---	---	---	58
S Riddick Huffman	---	---	31	26	---	57
CB Artie Adams	---	---	31	26	---	57
CB Carl Colaianne	---	---	29	16	8	53
OLB Nate Jefferson	---	---	26	15	8	49
WR Hardy Alves	23	26	---	---	---	49
ILB Brandon Briones	---	---	32	16	---	48
S Dustin Browning	---	---	25	20	1	46
WR Leon Collins	21	18	---	---	7	46
ILB Korey Talley	---	---	26	19	---	45
RB Rodney Lovelace	19	12	---	---	14	45
DE Jalen Logan	---	---	28	17	---	45
DE Lawrence Reilly	---	---	28	15	---	43
TE Emmett Nowakowski	6	13	---	---	19	38
DT Jimmy Stevens	---	---	13	15	5	33
FB Raul Babinchak	9	7	---	---	16	32
DT Trenton Mitchell	---	---	21	11	---	32
RB Kaden Tomaceski	11	19	---	---	---	30
DE Steve Schulz	---	---	12	17	---	29
CB Gustavo Dunlap	---	---	4	12	12	28
S Tre Van Pelt	---	---	9	6	11	26
WR J.R. Baumgardner	5	4	---	---	15	24
OLB Stan Bridges	---	---	3	10	7	20
CB Brian Evans	---	---	9	10	---	19
DE Warren Astrosky	---	---	5	9	5	19
CB Barry Ingram	---	---	1	6	5	12
ILB Billy Walsh	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Winston Howe	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caiden Weir	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Gilbert Ciccant	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Percy Bunkley	3	1	---	---	2	6
TE Cole Houston	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Scott Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Henry Maple	0	0	---	---	---	0
G B.J. Seaman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremy Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Aaron Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Anthony Singleton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	21	44	2.1
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	19	108	5.7
Right	5	22	4.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caden Wirthel	24	16	5	2	0	2	3	4	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryant Waldroup	30	19	3	1	1	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	75	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	66	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	14	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	60	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	59	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	70	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	41	41.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Grady Ross	7	4	54	1	26
RB Lewis Dawson	4	2	30	1	22
TE Kaden Easy	4	3	17	1	17
WR Christian Walker	4	4	55	2	18
FB J.R. Boeck	2	1	8	0	12
TE Steve Clemons	1	1	11	0	3
RB Levon Adams	1	1	0	0	4
WR Irving Shackelford	1	0	0	0	2

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hardy Alves	7	4	0	44	1	26
TE Trenton Bordelon	6	5	0	32	0	30
RB Rodney Lovelace	4	2	1	16	0	12
WR Lukas Fenner	4	3	0	66	1	28
RB Kaden Tomaceski	2	2	0	45	1	19
TE Emmett Nowakowski	2	1	0	11	0	13
WR Leon Collins	2	1	0	11	0	18
FB Raul Babinchak	1	1	0	5	0	7
TE Cole Houston	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Percy Bunkley	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lewis Dawson	4	16	4.00	2.08
RB Levon Adams	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rodney Lovelace	2	11	5.50	5.20
QB Bryant Waldroup	1	6	6.00	3.70
RB Kaden Tomaceski	1	2	2.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caden Wirthel	2	2	4	2.00	7.29

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryant Waldroup	4	2	12	3.00	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Christian Walker	1	1	4	4.00	13.75
RB Levon Adams	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hardy Alves	2	1	3	1.50	6.29
WR Leon Collins	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
TE Trenton Bordelon	1	1	9	9.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lewis Dawson	2	1
QB Caden Wirthel	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bryant Waldroup	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caden Wirthel	8	5	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryant Waldroup	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lewis Dawson	3	1	1
FB J.R. Boeck	2	1	1
TE Kaden Easy	2	2	1
WR Christian Walker	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Trenton Bordelon	4	3	2
WR Hardy Alves	2	0	0
WR Lukas Fenner	2	2	2
FB Raul Babinchak	1	1	0
RB Kaden Tomaceski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)