Week 2, 2021

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	7	6	-	16
Buffalo Bills	7	10	14	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 CAR - Bruce Darche 29 field goal
1Q: 07:20 BUF - Mark Hall 25 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 08:54 BUF - Colin Saenz 27 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:09 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 46 field goal
3Q: 10:58 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 29 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 06:41 CAR - Howie Barrett 6 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 04:13 BUF - Kendall Carswell 31 fumble return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 08:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 31 field goal
4Q: 05:18 CAR - Neal Walton 24 pass from Howie Barrett (Howie Barrett pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 CAR - Bruce Darche 29 field goal
1Q: 07:20 BUF - Mark Hall 25 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 08:54 BUF - Colin Saenz 27 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:09 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 46 field goal
3Q: 10:58 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 29 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 06:41 CAR - Howie Barrett 6 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 04:13 BUF - Kendall Carswell 31 fumble return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 08:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 31 field goal
4Q: 05:18 CAR - Neal Walton 24 pass from Howie Barrett (Howie Barrett pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 52 field goal

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 381 436
- Offensive Plays 58 59
- Yards per Play 6.57 7.39
Net Rushing Yards 49 197
- Rushing Attempts 18 30
- Yards per Rush 2.72 6.57
Net Passing Yards 332 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 29 - 1 27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 332 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 8.30 8.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 6/97 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/25
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:53 32:07

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	381	436
- Offensive Plays	58	59
- Yards per Play	6.57	7.39
Net Rushing Yards	49	197
- Rushing Attempts	18	30
- Yards per Rush	2.72	6.57
Net Passing Yards	332	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 29 - 1	27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	332	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	8.30	8.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	6/97	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/25
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:53	32:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 25	7	63	Field Goal
1	7:26	0:16	OWN 32	1	-10	Interception
1	7:10	2:02	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	0:53	3:15	OWN 12	6	17	Punt
2	8:43	2:31	OWN 18	4	19	Punt
2	1:21	0:53	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
3	10:41	4:10	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
3	3:36	4:50	OWN 25	9	37	Punt
4	8:38	3:31	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	2:36	2:36	OWN 20	10	67	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	2:37	OWN 37	6	45	Missed FG
1	5:08	4:15	OWN 7	7	32	Punt
2	12:38	3:55	OWN 7	8	93	Touchdown
2	6:12	4:51	OWN 18	12	61	Interception
2	0:28	0:26	OPP 33	2	4	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	6:31	2:55	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
4	13:46	5:08	OWN 20	9	66	Field Goal
4	5:07	2:31	OPP 43	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrone Neville	9	12	1.33	9	0	0
Howie Barrett	5	26	5.20	10	1	1
Wade Denson	4	11	2.75	8	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Blasingame	22	163	7.41	34	5	1
Kenneth Hopper	3	12	4.00	8	0	0
Phillip Rotzell	2	16	8.00	10	1	0
Levon Givens	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Gilbert Maioriello	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Marshall Quaccia	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	33	25	287	0/0	1	36	1	98.9
Ryan Karp	7	4	45	0/0	0	20	0	76.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	27	18	261	2/22	1	43	1	94.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neal Walton	9	13	134	14.89	40	24	1
RB Tyrone Neville	6	6	72	12.00	48	36	0
TE Brent Woodson	3	3	27	9.00	0	10	0
WR B.J. Elrifai	2	2	24	12.00	0	15	0
FB Reuben Preston	2	3	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Ralph Witt	2	4	20	10.00	0	10	0
FB Al Mitchell	2	3	7	3.50	2	4	0
WR Gino Moser	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Wade Denson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Richie Fuller	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levon Givens	5	9	98	19.60	23	43	0
WR Colin Saenz	5	6	114	22.80	49	39	1
RB Gabe Blasingame	2	4	-2	-1.00	2	1	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	2	21	10.50	3	14	0
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	17	17.00	5	17	0
WR J.B. Barrere	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mark Hall	1	25	25.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leonard Korte	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gabe Blasingame	1	0	0	0
Kendall Carswell	0	1	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	5	248	49.6	42.6	64	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	1	51	51.0	49.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	3/4	2/2	1/1	52	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	1	2	2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Allen	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Bournigal	5	78	15.6	0
Teddy Groves	1	19	19.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Keith	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	9	2	1.5	28	25
S Louis Delmas	7	1	0.0	30	29
CB Antoine Cason	4	2	0.0	18	21
S Eli Martinez	4	2	0.0	25	23
DT Wade Turner	4	1	0.0	20	16
DE Shannon Darrow	3	1	0.5	20	25
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	1	0.0	24	19
S Rich Goeas	3	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Tyrus Harden	2	2	0.0	16	21
DE Kerry Abrams	2	1	0.0	24	20
CB Teddy Groves	2	1	0.0	27	21
CB Les Wilkins	2	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	1	0.0	3	10
DT Anthony Spencer	1	0	0.0	10	13
CB Jumbo McKnight	1	0	0.0	23	20

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thomas Lang	5	3	0.0	18	33
ILB Bryan Covington	5	0	0.0	9	18
S Alonzo Galloway	4	2	0.0	10	30
CB Craig Gorton	4	1	0.0	11	32
DT Ray Cochrane	4	0	0.0	13	32
CB Curtis Ackerman	4	0	0.0	10	20
S Jamie Allen	3	3	0.0	11	32
CB Mark Hall	3	1	0.0	11	24
ILB Lee Ethridge	3	0	0.0	9	20
DE Mark Fredrickson	2	0	0.0	10	26
OLB R.J. Lucas	2	0	0.0	0	7
S Ted McGregor	2	0	0.0	13	30
S Roosevelt Webster	1	1	0.0	9	18
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Everett Kinsella	1	0	0.0	16	28
DT Teddy Richard	1	0	0.0	11	19
S Harvey Keith	1	0	0.0	9	19
DE Carlton OBrien	0	1	0.0	12	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	1.5	1	0	25
DE Shannon Darrow	0.5	2	1	25
DT Anthony Spencer	0.0	1	0	13
ILB Wendell Coffey	0.0	1	0	19

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Cochrane	1	2	32
DE Carlton OBrien	1	1	25
DE Mark Fredrickson	1	0	26
ILB Bryan Covington	1	0	18
DT Everett Kinsella	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antoine Cason	3	0	0	21
S Eli Martinez	3	0	0	23
CB Teddy Groves	2	0	0	21
S Rich Goeas	2	0	0	15
OLB Leonard Korte	2	0	0	25
OLB Tyrus Harden	2	0	0	21
CB Jumbo McKnight	2	0	0	20
S Louis Delmas	1	1	0	29
CB Les Wilkins	1	0	0	6
ILB Wendell Coffey	0	0	1	19

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Gorton	4	2	0	32
CB Curtis Ackerman	4	0	0	20
S Alonzo Galloway	3	1	0	30
ILB Bryan Covington	3	0	0	18
ILB Lee Ethridge	3	0	0	20
S Ted McGregor	3	0	0	30
CB Mark Hall	2	0	1	24
OLB Thomas Lang	2	0	0	33
OLB R.J. Lucas	2	0	0	7
S Jamie Allen	1	0	0	32
S Roosevelt Webster	1	0	0	18
S Harvey Keith	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lionel Poock	2	4	16	36
Hardy Glasgow	2	3	15	29
Courtney Diminnie	1	3	14	34
Steven Justice	1	2	13	30
Deion Malloy	0	2	5	10
Teddy Freeman	0	1	12	32
Richie Haayer	0	1	3	7
Reuben Preston	0	1	11	16

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Vasquez	3	5	2	29	0	28
Branden Albert	3	4	0	22	0	25
Marshall Quaccia	3	3	0	20	0	14
Michael Oher	1	7	0	25	1	25
Jorge Lynn	1	2	1	28	1	27
Jimmy Concepcion	1	1	0	4	0	3
Neil Clark	0	3	0	26	0	26
Graham Casher	0	1	0	8	0	7
Shawn Nelson	0	1	0	9	0	5
Korey Blades	0	1	0	8	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Witt	2	9
Raymond Bournigal	1	18
Al Mitchell	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Ethridge	4	11
Jeffrey Rodriguez	1	16
Harvey Keith	1	14
Roosevelt Webster	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	30	29	4	63
Teddy Groves	---	---	27	21	13	61
Leonard Korte	---	---	28	25	4	57
Eli Martinez	---	---	25	23	7	55
Lionel Poock	16	36	---	---	1	53
Richie Fuller	16	33	---	---	3	52
Howie Barrett	18	33	---	---	---	51
Hardy Glasgow	15	29	---	---	6	50
Shannon Darrow	---	---	20	25	3	48
Courtney Diminnie	14	34	---	---	---	48
Jumbo McKnight	---	---	23	20	3	46
Kerry Abrams	---	---	24	20	1	45
Steven Justice	13	30	---	---	2	45
Wendell Coffey	---	---	24	19	2	45
Teddy Freeman	12	32	---	---	---	44
Neal Walton	11	33	---	---	---	44
Reuben Preston	11	16	---	---	16	43
Rich Goeas	---	---	12	15	16	43
Tyrone Neville	12	28	---	---	1	41
Julio Holstine	---	---	14	10	16	40
Antoine Cason	---	---	18	21	1	40
B.J. Elrifai	11	16	---	---	13	40
Ralph Witt	7	24	---	---	9	40
Tyrus Harden	---	---	16	21	2	39
Wade Turner	---	---	20	16	2	38
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	16	13	5	34
Gino Moser	4	11	---	---	14	29
Les Wilkins	---	---	10	6	13	29
Nicky Jeffries	---	---	8	11	10	29
Al Mitchell	4	13	---	---	11	28
Anthony Spencer	---	---	10	13	3	26
Wade Denson	6	12	---	---	5	23
Chris Pyne	6	11	---	---	6	23
Brent Woodson	7	13	---	---	1	21
James Heurtin	6	11	---	---	4	21
Billy Duffy	1	1	---	---	18	20
Deion Malloy	5	10	---	---	3	18
Raymond Bournigal	0	0	---	---	18	18
Richie Haayer	3	7	---	---	5	15
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	3	10	1	14
Ryan Karp	0	7	---	---	1	8
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	2	1	---	3
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony McMahon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Rotzell	30	29	---	---	---	59
Louis Vasquez	29	28	---	---	---	57
Jorge Lynn	28	27	---	---	1	56
Neil Clark	26	26	---	---	1	53
Thomas Lang	---	---	18	33	2	53
Colin Saenz	24	26	---	---	2	52
Craig Gorton	---	---	11	32	8	51
Branden Albert	22	25	---	---	4	51
Kendall Carswell	24	19	---	---	8	51
Michael Oher	25	25	---	---	---	50
Jamie Allen	---	---	11	32	7	50
Ted McGregor	---	---	13	30	6	49
Ray Cochrane	---	---	13	32	1	46
Gabe Blasingame	26	19	---	---	---	45
Everett Kinsella	---	---	16	28	---	44
Mark Fredrickson	---	---	10	26	6	42
Curtis Ackerman	---	---	10	20	12	42
Harvey Keith	---	---	9	19	14	42
Alonzo Galloway	---	---	10	30	1	41
Marshall Quaccia	20	14	---	---	6	40
Lee Ethridge	---	---	9	20	11	40
Levon Givens	17	21	---	---	---	38
Carlton OBrien	---	---	12	25	1	38
Roosevelt Webster	---	---	9	18	11	38
Mark Hall	---	---	11	24	2	37
Kenneth Hopper	4	10	---	---	22	36
Teddy Richard	---	---	11	19	1	31
Irv Buckner	16	14	---	---	---	30
Bryan Covington	---	---	9	18	3	30
Gilbert Maioriello	4	8	---	---	17	29
Steven Montgomery	---	---	9	19	1	29
R.J. Lucas	---	---	0	7	21	28
J.B. Barrere	4	7	---	---	15	26
Shawn Nelson	9	5	---	---	12	26
Graham Casher	8	7	---	---	5	20
Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	2	---	---	16	20
Korey Blades	8	4	---	---	5	17
Dwayne Abeykoon	---	---	4	5	4	13
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jimmy Concepcion	4	3	---	---	5	12
Brant Linquist	---	---	2	2	5	9
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	4	4
Fernando Mathews	---	---	1	1	---	2
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	1	1
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	1	8	8.0
Right	12	35	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	16	108	6.8
Right	8	63	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	33	25	2	1	2	1	3	4	1
Ryan Karp	7	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	27	18	5	2	0	1	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	48	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	100	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	15	184	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-2	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	56	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	110	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	97	19.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	13	9	0	134	2	33
RB Tyrone Neville	6	6	0	72	1	28
WR Ralph Witt	4	2	0	20	0	24
TE Richie Fuller	4	1	2	8	0	33
TE Brent Woodson	3	3	0	27	0	13
FB Reuben Preston	3	2	0	18	0	16
FB Al Mitchell	3	2	0	7	0	13
WR B.J. Elrifai	2	2	0	24	0	16
WR Gino Moser	1	1	0	16	0	11
RB Wade Denson	1	1	0	6	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Levon Givens	9	5	98	2	21
WR Colin Saenz	6	5	114	3	26
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	2	-2	0	19
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	11	0	5
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	1	-2	0	14
TE Kendall Carswell	2	2	21	0	19
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	17	0	14
WR J.B. Barrere	1	1	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Neville	1	2	2.00	1.33
Howie Barrett	1	6	6.00	5.20
Wade Denson	1	2	2.00	2.75

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	2	-1	-0.50	7.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Karp	2	0	0	0.00	6.43
Howie Barrett	2	2	10	5.00	8.70

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	2	2	3	1.50	9.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	3	1	7	2.33	10.31
FB Al Mitchell	1	1	3	3.00	2.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Levon Givens	1	1	2	2.00	10.89
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	1	1.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Wade Denson	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	1	1
Gabe Blasingame	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	8	4	2
Ryan Karp	2	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	4	2	2
WR Ralph Witt	2	1	0
FB Al Mitchell	2	1	0
WR Gino Moser	1	1	1
TE Richie Fuller	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Levon Givens	3	2	1
WR Colin Saenz	3	3	3
WR J.B. Barrere	1	1	1
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 24,500 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,600 (23,100)
End Zone 5,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 3,200 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 5,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 3,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 800 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	24,500 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,600 (23,100)
End Zone	5,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	3,200 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	5,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	3,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	800 (2,200)