Week 2, 2037

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	7	-	10
Buffalo Bills	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:16 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 27 field goal
2Q: 05:42 CAR - J.R. Hodges 30 field goal
2Q: 02:08 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 26 field goal
3Q: 03:17 BUF - Tony Davidson 3 run (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
4Q: 11:59 CAR - Tim Shahade 2 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:16 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 27 field goal
2Q: 05:42 CAR - J.R. Hodges 30 field goal
2Q: 02:08 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 26 field goal
3Q: 03:17 BUF - Tony Davidson 3 run (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
4Q: 11:59 CAR - Tim Shahade 2 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 341 388
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 5.98 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 96 116
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 4.36 3.63
Net Passing Yards 245 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 7.56
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	341	388
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	5.98	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	96	116
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	4.36	3.63
Net Passing Yards	245	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	7.56
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:16	34:44

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
1	8:25	2:25	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
1	2:10	2:17	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	10:33	0:13	OWN 35	2	9	Fumble
2	9:17	3:40	OWN 20	10	67	Field Goal
2	2:02	1:23	OWN 26	5	13	Punt
3	10:36	2:04	OWN 20	4	48	Fumble
3	3:09	6:21	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	5:53	3:48	OWN 20	10	59	Fumble
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 15	3	6	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	5:01	OWN 9	8	35	Punt
1	6:00	3:50	OWN 30	7	60	Field Goal
2	14:53	4:20	OWN 20	8	45	Downs
2	10:20	1:03	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
2	5:37	3:35	OWN 25	7	66	Field Goal
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 18	2	23	Half
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 16	8	39	Punt
3	8:32	5:23	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
4	11:48	5:55	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
4	2:05	1:30	OWN 33	5	4	Punt

Game MVP: Duane Joyner, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bert Villanueva	8	27	3.38	11	2
RB Adam Fitchie	6	30	5.00	15	1
QB Matt Joyner	6	32	5.33	10	1
WR Tim Shahade	1	2	2.00	2	0
RB Ed Covington	1	5	5.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tony Davidson	22	63	2.86	13	1	1
RB Steven Ortega	5	16	3.20	8	0	0
WR Riddick Morrison	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
QB Duane Joyner	2	27	13.50	24	1	0
RB Horace Ingram	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	33	20	258	2/13	1	39	0	95.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duane Joyner	35	27	277	1/5	0	31	0	99.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jon Logan	8	12	163	20.38	87	39	0
WR Tim Shahade	5	7	32	6.40	0	11	1
RB Adam Fitchie	2	3	13	6.50	2	7	0
TE Baby Hightower	2	3	19	9.50	1	12	0
TE Clay Anderton	2	2	32	16.00	9	17	0
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Caleb Villa	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Riddick Morrison	6	8	110	18.33	35	31
TE Joey Preston	5	6	28	5.60	6	15
WR Jimmy Gomez	5	6	66	13.20	39	28
WR Branden Pritchett	4	5	36	9.00	32	25
RB Tony Davidson	2	2	10	5.00	1	8
FB Richard Dunlap	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
RB Horace Ingram	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Sedrick Merrick	1	2	11	11.00	6	11
RB Steven Ortega	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Leonard Godlewski	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Vernon Goosey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Force
WR Jon Logan	1	0
QB Matt Joyner	1	0
RB Bert Villanueva	1	0
CB Kelvin Carlson	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Jimmy Gomez	1	1	0
DT Mitchell Bishop	0	1	2
OLB Sammie Libin	0	1	0
S Ralph Braico	0	1	0
CB Angel Sauerbrun	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	4	213	53.3	46.0	60	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Meier	5	213	42.6	29.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte Cichanski	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Saenz	1	4	4.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Braico	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Gonzalez	1	15	15.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Branden Pritchett	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	12	4	1.0	31	33
S Barry Green	7	4	0.0	32	36
CB Kelvin Carlson	7	1	0.0	31	34
ILB Deron Lyon	6	3	0.0	31	27
CB Lance Schulz	6	1	0.0	31	34
OLB Teddy Del Signore	4	1	0.0	19	12
DE Rodolfo Bergman	4	0	0.0	30	29
DT Steven Schultz	3	0	0.0	14	23
S Irving Bensen	3	0	0.0	28	26
DE Courtney Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	15	28
CB Thomas Gonzalez	1	1	0.0	13	22
CB Mercury Maddox	1	1	0.0	1	9
C Chase Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corwin Hardman	1	0	0.0	15	15
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	0	0.0	19	23
G Maxwell Walsh	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Greene	1	0	0.0	17	11
S Bill Stargell	0	1	0.0	3	10

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Danny Coleman	9	1	0.0	22	26
CB Angel Sauerbrun	6	1	0.0	20	35
OLB Devonte Durham	4	2	0.0	22	31
S Ralph Braico	4	1	0.0	22	34
OLB Billy McGuinness	3	0	0.0	12	21
CB Mitch Becker	3	0	0.0	12	18
CB Wally Wiggins	3	0	0.0	22	26
OLB Sammie Libin	2	1	1.0	10	18
ILB Camden Barton	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Shawn Phillips	1	2	1.0	19	27
DE Charles Massey	1	2	0.0	15	23
ILB J.C. Glover	1	1	0.0	22	31
DT Mitchell Bishop	1	0	0.0	22	28
DE Elliot McConnell	1	0	0.0	10	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	1.0	0	1	33
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0.0	1	1	29
DT Steven Schultz	0.0	0	1	23
ILB Zach Geason	0.0	0	1	9

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sammie Libin	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE Shawn Phillips	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Burt Grier	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Mitchell Bishop	0.0	0	1	2	28
DE Charles Massey	0.0	0	1	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	6	1	33
CB Lance Schulz	6	0	34
CB Kelvin Carlson	4	1	34
S Barry Green	3	1	36
ILB Deron Lyon	2	0	27
OLB Teddy Del Signore	2	0	12
CB Thomas Gonzalez	1	0	22
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	0	29
DT Corwin Hardman	1	0	15
CB Mercury Maddox	1	0	9

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Danny Coleman	3	1	26
CB Angel Sauerbrun	3	0	35
S Ralph Braico	3	0	34
CB Mitch Becker	2	1	18
OLB Devonte Durham	2	0	31
OLB Billy McGuinness	2	0	21
DT Mitchell Bishop	1	0	28
OLB Sammie Libin	1	0	18
S Marquis Whitfield	1	0	9
ILB Camden Barton	1	0	8
CB Wally Wiggins	1	0	26
ILB J.C. Glover	0	2	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Maxwell Walsh	2	4	1	22	0	35
C Chase Jenkins	2	3	0	22	0	35
T Deion Meechan	1	4	1	22	1	35
G William Roche	1	4	0	22	1	35
T Howie Delrio	1	2	0	22	0	35

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Al Delrio	4	8	0	32	1	36
C Kris Moore	3	9	0	32	0	36
T Travis Cloutier	3	7	1	32	0	36
T Tanner Kelley	0	3	0	32	0	36
G Miles Rhodes	0	3	0	32	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Stargell	1	14
Ed Covington	1	11
Clay Anderton	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Riddick Morrison	1	12
Fred Stevens	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	31	34	9	74
S Barry Green	---	---	32	36	2	70
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	31	34	2	67
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	31	33	1	65
T Deion Meechan	22	35	---	---	5	62
G Maxwell Walsh	22	35	---	---	5	62
T Howie Delrio	22	35	---	---	5	62
G William Roche	22	35	---	---	5	62
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	30	29	1	60
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	31	27	---	58
C Chase Jenkins	22	35	---	---	---	57
TE Baby Hightower	22	35	---	---	---	57
QB Matt Joyner	22	35	---	---	---	57
WR Tim Shahade	21	33	---	---	---	54
S Irving Bensen	---	---	28	26	---	54
WR Jon Logan	20	31	---	---	---	51
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	15	28	7	50
CB Thomas Gonzalez	---	---	13	22	13	48
WR Caleb Villa	15	26	---	---	4	45
DT Steven Schultz	---	---	14	23	7	44
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	19	23	---	42
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	19	13	1	33
DT Corwin Hardman	---	---	15	15	2	32
RB Bert Villanueva	12	19	---	---	1	32
OLB Teddy Del Signore	---	---	19	12	---	31
DT John Greene	---	---	17	11	---	28
S Bill Stargell	---	---	3	10	14	27
FB Emmanuel Shoate	3	8	---	---	13	24
RB Adam Fitchie	8	14	---	---	---	22
ILB Zach Geason	---	---	2	9	11	22
TE Marshall Linville	1	2	---	---	17	20
OLB Rodolfo McCord	---	---	1	2	16	19
TE Clay Anderton	6	5	---	---	7	18
RB Ed Covington	2	1	---	---	11	14
WR Rex Saenz	0	1	---	---	13	14
CB Mercury Maddox	---	---	1	9	2	12
WR Rod Bagley	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Richie Warren	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Dan Roberson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jamie Toefield	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Rusty Knapp	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Everett Gartland	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Aaron Wilcox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Riddick Morrison	26	33	---	---	12	71
OLB Devonte Durham	---	---	22	31	17	70
WR Branden Pritchett	26	30	---	---	13	69
T Travis Cloutier	32	36	---	---	---	68
C Kris Moore	32	36	---	---	---	68
T Tanner Kelley	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Al Delrio	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Miles Rhodes	32	36	---	---	---	68
QB Duane Joyner	32	36	---	---	---	68
TE Joey Preston	31	33	---	---	---	64
S Ralph Braico	---	---	22	34	5	61
CB Angel Sauerbrun	---	---	20	35	1	56
ILB J.C. Glover	---	---	22	31	1	54
DT Mitchell Bishop	---	---	22	28	1	51
S Danny Coleman	---	---	22	26	1	49
CB Wally Wiggins	---	---	22	26	1	49
DE Shawn Phillips	---	---	19	27	---	46
RB Tony Davidson	25	21	---	---	---	46
DE Charles Massey	---	---	15	23	1	39
TE Vernon Goosey	16	13	---	---	7	36
OLB Billy McGuinness	---	---	12	21	---	33
CB Butch Geason	---	---	7	14	11	32
DE Elliot McConnell	---	---	10	20	1	31
CB Mitch Becker	---	---	12	18	---	30
OLB Sammie Libin	---	---	10	18	1	29
WR Jimmy Gomez	10	19	---	---	---	29
FB Richard Dunlap	6	5	---	---	13	24
RB Horace Ingram	1	9	---	---	14	24
TE Ashton Terrell	6	1	---	---	16	23
S Marquis Whitfield	---	---	0	9	11	20
WR Sedrick Merrick	3	8	---	---	7	18
ILB Camden Barton	---	---	5	8	1	14
WR Leonard Godlewski	4	6	---	---	3	13
DT Burt Grier	---	---	0	7	4	11
CB Monty Angelou	---	---	0	7	4	11
T Fred Stevens	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Chandler Sawchuk	---	---	0	1	7	8
RB Steven Ortega	6	2	---	---	---	8
C Roosevelt Blair	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tony Meier	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Arnie Monroe	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caiden Olsavsky	0	0	---	---	7	7
T A.J. Reece	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Devonte Cichanski	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Devan Page	---	---	0	1	4	5
QB Caiden Bryner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	15	80	5.3
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	18	70	3.9
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	33	20	4	3	2	4	3	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duane Joyner	35	27	6	2	2	3	1	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	54	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	89	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	44	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	84	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Logan	12	8	1	163	4	31
WR Tim Shahade	7	5	1	32	0	33
WR Caleb Villa	5	0	0	0	0	26
RB Adam Fitchie	3	2	0	13	0	14
TE Baby Hightower	3	2	0	19	0	35
TE Clay Anderton	2	2	0	32	0	5
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	1	0	-1	0	8

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Morrison	8	6	1	110	3	33
TE Joey Preston	6	5	0	28	0	33
WR Jimmy Gomez	6	5	0	66	2	19
WR Branden Pritchett	5	4	0	36	1	30
RB Tony Davidson	2	2	0	10	0	21
WR Sedrick Merrick	2	1	0	11	0	8
WR Leonard Godlewski	2	1	0	6	0	6
TE Vernon Goosey	1	0	1	0	0	13
FB Richard Dunlap	1	1	0	4	0	5
RB Horace Ingram	1	1	0	-1	0	9
RB Steven Ortega	1	1	0	7	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adam Fitchie	1	-2	-2.00	5.00
QB Matt Joyner	1	6	6.00	5.33
RB Bert Villanueva	1	-4	-4.00	3.38

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tony Davidson	4	4	1.00	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	2	1	2	1.00	7.82

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duane Joyner	6	5	31	5.17	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Shahade	1	1	2	2.00	4.57
WR Jon Logan	1	0	0	0.00	13.58

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joey Preston	2	2	14	7.00	4.67
WR Jimmy Gomez	2	2	6	3.00	11.00
WR Sedrick Merrick	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Riddick Morrison	1	1	11	11.00	13.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Joyner	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Horace Ingram	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	7	4	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duane Joyner	12	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Logan	3	1	1
TE Clay Anderton	2	2	2
WR Tim Shahade	1	1	1
WR Caleb Villa	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Gomez	3	3	1
WR Riddick Morrison	2	2	1
TE Joey Preston	2	2	1
WR Leonard Godlewski	2	1	1
WR Branden Pritchett	1	0	0
RB Horace Ingram	1	1	0
WR Sedrick Merrick	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (17,200)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (17,200)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)