Week 9, 2044

played in Detroit, MI

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	10	3	10	7	-	30
Detroit Lions	7	3	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 CAR - Cornelius Ballard 11 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
1Q: 05:46 DET - Karl Delisle 5 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 02:38 CAR - Roberto Marshall 23 field goal
2Q: 08:15 CAR - Roberto Marshall 19 field goal
2Q: 00:35 DET - J.R. Hodges 37 field goal
3Q: 10:42 DET - J.R. Hodges 48 field goal
3Q: 04:12 CAR - Myron Massie 2 pass from Matt Joyner (Roberto Marshall extra point)
3Q: 04:03 DET - Karl Delisle 75 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
3Q: 00:08 CAR - Roberto Marshall 42 field goal
4Q: 01:47 DET - Eddie Bronson 17 pass from Branden Bradford (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 00:08 CAR - Cornelius Ballard 11 pass from Matt Joyner (Roberto Marshall extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 CAR - Cornelius Ballard 11 run (Roberto Marshall extra point)
1Q: 05:46 DET - Karl Delisle 5 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 02:38 CAR - Roberto Marshall 23 field goal
2Q: 08:15 CAR - Roberto Marshall 19 field goal
2Q: 00:35 DET - J.R. Hodges 37 field goal
3Q: 10:42 DET - J.R. Hodges 48 field goal
3Q: 04:12 CAR - Myron Massie 2 pass from Matt Joyner (Roberto Marshall extra point)
3Q: 04:03 DET - Karl Delisle 75 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
3Q: 00:08 CAR - Roberto Marshall 42 field goal
4Q: 01:47 DET - Eddie Bronson 17 pass from Branden Bradford (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 00:08 CAR - Cornelius Ballard 11 pass from Matt Joyner (Roberto Marshall extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 7-2 1-7
First Downs 26 19
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 478 420
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 6.73 7.64
Net Rushing Yards 165 177
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 5.00 7.08
Net Passing Yards 313 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 0 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 329 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.24 8.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/31 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/40 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:09 24:51

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	7-2	1-7
First Downs	26	19
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	478	420
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	6.73	7.64
Net Rushing Yards	165	177
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	5.00	7.08
Net Passing Yards	313	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 0	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	329	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.24	8.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/31	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/40	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:09	24:51

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	5:35	3:05	OWN 25	7	69	Field Goal
2	14:21	6:13	OWN 21	10	77	Field Goal
2	6:43	2:11	OWN 19	5	14	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 25	4	22	Half
3	10:36	6:33	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	3:44	3:41	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
4	12:14	3:40	OWN 1	6	19	Punt
4	5:37	3:03	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	1:36	1:34	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	5:22	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
1	2:30	3:09	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	8:08	1:25	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	4:32	4:04	OWN 17	10	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
3	4:03	0:19	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
3	0:03	2:49	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
4	8:34	2:57	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
4	2:34	0:58	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown

Game MVP: Matt Joyner, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Nick Garrison	13	78	6.00	14	5	0
RB Luis Nordstrom	9	39	4.33	16	2	0
QB Matt Joyner	8	39	4.88	9	0	0
WR Cornelius Ballard	3	9	3.00	11	1	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Karl Delisle	18	127	7.06	75	2	2
QB Cooper Martin	4	33	8.25	10	2	0
RB Jerome Hodgson	2	8	4.00	6	0	0
WR Donald Bedell	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	36	26	329	2/16	2	49	0	118.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cooper Martin	25	16	188	0/0	0	32	0	86.8
Branden Bradford	5	3	55	0/0	1	22	0	137.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Gaither	6	7	71	11.83	2	30	0
WR Cornelius Ballard	6	9	84	14.00	4	23	1
RB Luis Nordstrom	4	5	48	12.00	23	17	0
TE Leonard Alcott	3	4	20	6.67	12	20	0
TE Myron Massie	3	3	14	4.67	9	6	1
TE Neil Marte	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Glen Stevenson	1	2	49	49.00	0	49	0
WR Ashton Kuntz	1	1	35	35.00	30	35	0
RB Nick Garrison	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Francisco Burr	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Karl Delisle	7	8	87	12.43	36	30	0
WR Eddie Bronson	4	7	57	14.25	21	18	1
TE Braxton Sipe	3	4	33	11.00	25	32	0
TE Louis Castillo	2	4	22	11.00	4	17	0
WR Donald Bedell	1	5	22	22.00	4	22	0
RB Ezra Vinson	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Moe Gerbasi	1	1	16	16.00	1	16	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Devin McIntyre	0	0	1	0
RB Nick Garrison	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
RB Karl Delisle	1	1
RB Ezra Vinson	1	0
WR Harrison Burrows	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Fletcher	3	161	53.7	55.0	63	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Barksdale	4	171	42.8	42.8	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Marshall	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Vinson	3	-4	-1.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luis Nordstrom	1	40	40.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Vinson	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Devin McIntyre	10	1	25	30
CB Lance Schulz	5	2	25	30
DT Herman Kosters	5	0	24	22
DE Bennett Turner	4	2	25	26
OLB Angel Joppru	4	1	14	18
DE Arnie Borders	3	1	25	29
CB Cole Sierra	3	0	22	26
OLB Louie Jennings	2	2	24	23
S Dana Daileader	2	1	25	29
CB Rondell Pendleton	2	0	24	29
DT Alexis Kennedy	1	1	14	21
S Nicolas Brooks	1	1	2	8
CB Corwin Burroughs	0	1	13	12

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kim Hylton	8	4	0.0	33	38
OLB Billy Fletcher	8	1	0.0	31	32
CB Fernando Sweeney	6	1	0.0	29	36
S Al Slivka	5	1	0.0	31	26
ILB Tyrell Williamson	5	1	0.0	31	26
S Josiah Capoccia	4	1	0.0	2	10
OLB Cody Narvaez	4	1	0.0	18	14
S Joe Adams	3	4	0.0	33	38
DT Lee Ellis	3	0	0.0	27	30
DT Nicky Owens	3	0	0.0	16	20
DT Gavin Wages	2	0	0.5	13	13
DE Chris Ogris	2	1	0.0	10	16
DE Ezekiel Garner	2	1	0.0	27	25
DE Henry Gunderson	1	1	1.0	20	24
CB Tristan Evans	1	1	0.0	13	16
CB Dustin Eschbach	1	0	0.0	7	14
DE Lamar Herndon	0	1	0.5	17	22
OLB Al Hicks	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnie Borders	1	1	0	29
DT Herman Kosters	0	1	1	22
DE Rusty Brotherton	0	0	1	16

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Henry Gunderson	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Lamar Herndon	0.5	0	3	2	22
DT Gavin Wages	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Chris Ogris	0.0	1	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lance Schulz	6	1	30
ILB Devin McIntyre	4	1	30
OLB Angel Joppru	2	1	18
CB Cole Sierra	2	0	26
CB Rondell Pendleton	2	0	29
DE Bennett Turner	1	0	26
S Nicolas Brooks	1	0	8
DE Arnie Borders	1	0	29
OLB Ethan Gray	0	1	4
OLB Louie Jennings	0	1	23

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kim Hylton	6	1	38
CB Fernando Sweeney	6	0	36
S Josiah Capoccia	4	0	10
ILB Tyrell Williamson	3	1	26
OLB Cody Narvaez	2	1	14
OLB Billy Fletcher	2	1	32
DE Chris Ogris	1	0	16
CB Tristan Evans	1	0	16
S Al Slivka	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Maxwell Walsh	6	11	1	33	1	38
T Emmett Bockwoldt	2	4	0	33	1	38
T Eduardo Herrington	2	4	0	33	0	38
G Harry Dotson	2	4	0	33	0	38
FB Francisco Burr	0	2	0	7	0	6
C Neil Finch	0	2	0	33	0	38

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Nicolas Russell	3	6	25	30
G Josh Peterson	2	5	25	30
T Ezekiel Foreman	2	3	25	30
T Lamar Peck	1	3	25	30
C Kyle Clemons	0	4	25	30

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Devin McIntyre	2	13
Ethan Gray	1	20
Francisco Burr	1	20
Nick Garrison	1	19

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Hodgson	1	22

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Harry Dotson	33	38	---	---	10	81
T Eduardo Herrington	33	38	---	---	6	77
G Maxwell Walsh	33	38	---	---	---	71
QB Matt Joyner	33	38	---	---	---	71
T Emmett Bockwoldt	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Neil Finch	33	38	---	---	---	71
ILB Devin McIntyre	---	---	25	30	13	68
CB Rondell Pendleton	---	---	24	29	10	63
S Dana Daileader	---	---	25	29	7	61
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	25	30	2	57
WR Cornelius Ballard	26	31	---	---	---	57
DE Arnie Borders	---	---	25	29	2	56
WR Glen Stevenson	23	31	---	---	---	54
DE Bennett Turner	---	---	25	26	2	53
WR Brian Gaither	20	29	---	---	1	50
CB Cole Sierra	---	---	22	26	2	50
RB Luis Nordstrom	17	26	---	---	6	49
OLB Louie Jennings	---	---	24	23	1	48
DT Herman Kosters	---	---	24	22	1	47
TE Myron Massie	23	23	---	---	---	46
TE Leonard Alcott	22	23	---	---	---	45
RB Nick Garrison	16	10	---	---	19	45
TE Neil Marte	9	4	---	---	23	36
DT Alexis Kennedy	---	---	14	21	1	36
CB Corwin Burroughs	---	---	13	12	10	35
OLB Angel Joppru	---	---	14	18	2	34
FB Francisco Burr	7	6	---	---	20	33
DE Rusty Brotherton	---	---	12	16	2	30
S Nicolas Brooks	---	---	2	8	16	26
OLB Ethan Gray	---	---	0	4	20	24
WR Giovanni Larner	1	3	---	---	17	21
WR Jalen Soltis	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Ashton Kuntz	1	4	---	---	5	10
K Roberto Marshall	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Rico Bullock	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Norbert May	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Zack Fletcher	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Gabriel Joyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Ernest Wolf	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Drake Peak	---	---	0	2	4	6
DE Kerry McManus	---	---	0	2	4	6
T Cornell Boyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Jose Dallesandro	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Landon Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Harvey Levine	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Reuben Dawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Joe Adams	---	---	33	38	3	74
CB Kim Hylton	---	---	33	38	3	74
CB Fernando Sweeney	---	---	29	36	2	67
OLB Billy Fletcher	---	---	31	32	2	65
S Al Slivka	---	---	31	26	7	64
G Josh Peterson	25	30	---	---	6	61
T Ezekiel Foreman	25	30	---	---	6	61
G Nicolas Russell	25	30	---	---	6	61
T Lamar Peck	25	30	---	---	6	61
DT Lee Ellis	---	---	27	30	2	59
ILB Tyrell Williamson	---	---	31	26	1	58
C Kyle Clemons	25	30	---	---	---	55
DE Ezekiel Garner	---	---	27	25	1	53
WR Donald Bedell	24	28	---	---	---	52
QB Cooper Martin	25	25	---	---	---	50
TE Braxton Sipe	22	25	---	---	1	48
RB Karl Delisle	21	26	---	---	---	47
DE Henry Gunderson	---	---	20	24	2	46
DE Lamar Herndon	---	---	17	22	6	45
DT Nicky Owens	---	---	16	20	5	41
CB Dustin Eschbach	---	---	7	14	18	39
RB Ezra Vinson	6	9	---	---	22	37
OLB Cody Narvaez	---	---	18	14	2	34
TE Darius Rickard	6	8	---	---	20	34
S Josiah Capoccia	---	---	2	10	21	33
WR Eddie Bronson	16	17	---	---	---	33
TE Louis Castillo	10	14	---	---	8	32
WR Moe Gerbasi	14	16	---	---	2	32
CB Tristan Evans	---	---	13	16	3	32
RB Jerome Hodgson	3	3	---	---	22	28
DT Gavin Wages	---	---	13	13	2	28
DE Chris Ogris	---	---	10	16	1	27
ILB Dominique Lucas	---	---	2	11	12	25
OLB Al Hicks	---	---	1	2	21	24
WR Harrison Burrows	2	3	---	---	18	23
WR Walt Hanson	1	1	---	---	11	13
RB Spencer Guthrie	0	0	---	---	13	13
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Alan Levingston	---	---	2	5	---	7
C Colin Nodin	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Walt Barksdale	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Branden Bradford	0	5	---	---	---	5
C Shaun Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Roderick Urbina	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Stanley Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bart Linkous	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	24	104	4.3
Right	2	20	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	7	102	14.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	36	26	6	0	2	4	3	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cooper Martin	25	16	3	1	1	5	1	2	0
Branden Bradford	5	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	154	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	22	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	5	144	28.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	50	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	60	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornelius Ballard	9	6	0	84	2	31
WR Brian Gaither	7	6	0	71	1	29
RB Luis Nordstrom	5	4	0	48	0	26
TE Leonard Alcott	4	3	1	20	1	23
TE Myron Massie	3	3	0	14	0	23
WR Glen Stevenson	2	1	0	49	1	31
FB Francisco Burr	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Nick Garrison	2	1	0	3	0	10
TE Neil Marte	1	1	0	5	0	4
WR Ashton Kuntz	1	1	0	35	1	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Karl Delisle	8	7	0	87	2	26
WR Eddie Bronson	7	4	0	57	0	17
WR Donald Bedell	5	1	0	22	1	28
TE Louis Castillo	4	2	1	22	0	14
TE Braxton Sipe	4	3	1	33	1	25
RB Ezra Vinson	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Moe Gerbasi	1	1	0	16	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Joyner	2	11	5.50	4.88
RB Luis Nordstrom	1	-3	-3.00	4.33
WR Cornelius Ballard	1	11	11.00	3.00
RB Nick Garrison	1	10	10.00	6.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Karl Delisle	2	9	4.50	7.06
QB Cooper Martin	1	6	6.00	8.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	7	4	16	2.29	9.14

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Branden Bradford	3	1	17	5.67	11.00
Cooper Martin	2	1	5	2.50	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonard Alcott	2	1	0	0.00	5.00
WR Cornelius Ballard	2	1	11	5.50	9.33
RB Nick Garrison	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
TE Myron Massie	1	1	2	2.00	4.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Bronson	2	1	17	8.50	8.14
TE Louis Castillo	1	1	5	5.00	5.50
WR Donald Bedell	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Braxton Sipe	1	0	0	0.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Joyner	2	1
RB Luis Nordstrom	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Karl Delisle	1	0
QB Cooper Martin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	11	8	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cooper Martin	9	6	4
Branden Bradford	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Gaither	3	2	2
WR Cornelius Ballard	3	3	3
RB Luis Nordstrom	2	1	1
TE Leonard Alcott	2	1	0
TE Myron Massie	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Bedell	3	0	0
WR Eddie Bronson	3	3	2
TE Louis Castillo	2	2	2
RB Karl Delisle	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (64,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (16,900)
End Zone 12,100 (12,100)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,000)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,700)
Club Seats 15,400 (15,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (64,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (16,900)
End Zone	12,100 (12,100)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,000)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,700)
Club Seats	15,400 (15,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,500)