Week 9, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	14	7	0	7	-	28
Detroit Lions	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 CAR - Jason Donovan 6 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 01:52 CAR - Reuben Preston 10 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Jeremy Brakke 10 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:29 CAR - Jason Donovan 9 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DET - Rusty Sheldon 37 field goal
3Q: 09:56 DET - Matt Skudris 1 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 06:47 DET - Rusty Sheldon 39 field goal
4Q: 01:34 CAR - Sherrick McManis 33 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 CAR - Jason Donovan 6 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 01:52 CAR - Reuben Preston 10 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Jeremy Brakke 10 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:29 CAR - Jason Donovan 9 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DET - Rusty Sheldon 37 field goal
3Q: 09:56 DET - Matt Skudris 1 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 06:47 DET - Rusty Sheldon 39 field goal
4Q: 01:34 CAR - Sherrick McManis 33 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 7-2 0-8
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 20 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 436 328
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 6.32 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 149 77
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 4.81 3.67
Net Passing Yards 287 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 312 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.55 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/69 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/53 4/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 3/114
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:38 23:22

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	7-2	0-8
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	20	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	436	328
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	6.32	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	149	77
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	4.81	3.67
Net Passing Yards	287	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	312	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.55	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/69	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/53	4/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	3/114
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:38	23:22

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
1	9:20	7:34	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	14:52	1:33	OWN 26	4	3	Punt
2	11:52	1:10	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
2	8:21	4:01	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 22	4	39	Half
3	13:37	1:25	OWN 10	3	2	Punt
3	9:48	2:58	OWN 46	5	15	Punt
3	5:38	5:01	OWN 39	8	25	Punt
4	14:03	4:09	OWN 27	8	60	Missed FG
4	6:42	2:15	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	3:04	1:23	OWN 4	4	39	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	2:01	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
1	1:46	1:54	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
2	13:19	1:27	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
2	10:42	2:21	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
2	4:20	2:30	OWN 34	7	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	12:12	2:24	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
3	6:50	1:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	0:37	1:34	OWN 9	4	27	Punt
4	9:54	3:12	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
4	4:27	1:23	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	1:41	0:20	OWN 26	2	0	Interception
4	1:21	1:21	OWN 20	7	70	Game

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jason Lovallo	12	48	4.00	14	1
Tom Matthews	8	40	5.00	8	0
Bryce Delgado	6	28	4.67	9	0
Howie Barrett	5	33	6.60	8	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dean Stickney	6	17	2.83	6	0	0
Jeremy Brakke	5	16	3.20	10	1	1
Ricky Johnstone	4	11	2.75	4	0	0
Chad Lusk	3	23	7.67	20	1	0
Matt Skudris	3	10	3.33	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	34	25	312	4/25	3	36	0	131.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Lusk	34	17	256	1/5	0	45	1	62.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jason Donovan	7	9	92	13.14	34	36	2
TE Richie Fuller	6	6	95	15.83	36	29	0
WR Eddie Royal	3	4	39	13.00	0	14	0
FB Reuben Preston	3	3	24	8.00	12	10	1
WR Neal Walton	3	6	29	9.67	2	14	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	5	33	11.00	1	15	0
RB Bryce Delgado	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Golden Tate	4	6	91	22.75	1	45
WR Cornell Upshaw	3	6	41	13.67	11	22
RB Ricky Johnstone	3	4	33	11.00	6	26
WR Broderick DuBois	3	7	37	12.33	7	19
WR Karl Burtner	2	6	38	19.00	5	19
TE Bruce Brizzolara	2	4	16	8.00	0	10

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sherrick McManis	1	33	33.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reuben Preston	1	0	0
Richie Fuller	0	1	0
Leonard Korte	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dean Stickney	1	0	0
Dennis Rawls	0	1	0
Kurt Walsh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	7	268	38.3	34.7	50	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	7	346	49.4	39.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	3	53	17.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Skudris	3	-3	-1.0	0
Rodney Dunn	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Ferguson	3	66	22.0	0
Bryce Delgado	1	20	20.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	2	63	31.5	0
Karl Burtner	1	51	51.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	6	1	0.0	21	35
ILB Marty Larry	5	1	0.0	13	30
OLB Leonard Korte	5	1	0.0	21	32
CB Archie Thies	5	0	0.0	17	24
S Eric McGuire	4	0	0.0	13	27
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	2	0.0	13	16
OLB Corwin Crane	1	2	0.5	13	20
DT Wade Turner	1	0	0.5	11	14
DT Louis Parker	1	2	0.0	12	23
S Michael Hamlin	1	1	0.0	11	24
DE Joey Sturgeon	1	1	0.0	12	21
CB Sherrick McManis	1	1	0.0	18	24
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	0.0	17	22
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Preston Sanford	0	1	0.0	7	6

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Norman Colon	6	2	0.0	26	34
OLB Chris Spezzano	5	2	0.0	11	9
S Gino Swift	5	1	0.0	22	30
ILB Oscar Hasselbach	4	2	1.0	19	21
DT Jermaine Lowe	4	0	1.0	21	29
S Brett Winders	4	2	0.0	26	31
CB Harris Friday	4	2	0.0	23	25
CB Terry Hall	3	2	0.0	16	24
S Rodney Dunn	3	1	0.0	16	16
DT Dave Thibodeau	2	1	1.0	17	15
DE Dan Batten	2	0	1.0	9	12
CB Nolan Carroll	2	2	0.0	20	27
DE Kelvin Margolies	2	1	0.0	17	20
DT Percy Press	2	0	0.0	23	31
DE Austin Tomei	2	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Kurt Walsh	2	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Tim Rawls	2	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Harvey Ginste	1	0	0.0	14	18
CB Joey Greer	1	0	0.0	8	13
CB Archie Walters	1	0	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wade Turner	0.5	0	0	0	14
OLB Corwin Crane	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Joey Sturgeon	0.0	1	2	0	21
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	0	2	1	22

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jermaine Lowe	1.0	1	0	29
DT Dave Thibodeau	1.0	0	0	15
DE Dan Batten	1.0	0	0	12
ILB Oscar Hasselbach	1.0	0	0	21
DT Percy Press	0.0	2	0	31
DE Austin Tomei	0.0	1	1	27
DE Kelvin Margolies	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Archie Thies	4	1	0	24
OLB Leonard Korte	3	1	0	32
S Eric McGuire	3	0	0	27
CB Sherrick McManis	1	1	1	24
S Louis Delmas	1	1	0	35
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	1	0	21
S Michael Hamlin	1	0	0	24
ILB Marty Larry	1	0	0	30
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	0	0	16
S Eli Martinez	1	0	0	7

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Norman Colon	4	0	34
S Gino Swift	3	0	30
CB Harris Friday	3	0	25
S Brett Winders	2	1	31
S Rodney Dunn	2	1	16
OLB Chris Spezzano	2	0	9
OLB Tim Rawls	1	1	14
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	0	20
DE Dan Batten	1	0	12
CB Nolan Carroll	1	0	27
DT Jermaine Lowe	1	0	29
CB Joey Greer	1	0	13
CB Archie Walters	1	0	1
CB Terry Hall	1	0	24
ILB Kurt Walsh	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Fisher	2	4	25	0	35
Richie Haayer	1	4	24	1	29
Jon Asamoah	1	3	13	0	16
Steven Justice	1	2	6	0	3
Grant Lechler	1	2	10	0	16
Clay Banks	1	1	26	2	35
Richie Fuller	1	1	24	0	29
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	10	0	9
Alonzo Gerald	0	5	28	1	28
T.J. McGregor	0	2	23	0	28
Reuben Preston	0	1	12	0	12

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Iupati	2	5	18	0	35
Dennis Rawls	1	5	20	1	28
Ian Wheeler	0	5	19	0	27
Dean Breese	0	1	5	0	11
Jeremy Brakke	0	1	16	0	25
Winfred Malone	0	1	19	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Preston Sanford	4	16
Sherrick McManis	1	18
Bryce Delgado	1	18
Michael Hamlin	1	16

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Upshaw	2	19
Dean Stickney	2	15
Richard Quinn	1	19
Broderick DuBois	1	10
Jeremy Brakke	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howie Barrett	31	38	---	---	---	69
Lonnie Fisher	25	35	---	---	4	64
Richie Haayer	24	29	---	---	8	61
Clay Banks	26	35	---	---	---	61
Sherrick McManis	---	---	18	24	18	60
Louis Delmas	---	---	21	35	2	58
Richie Fuller	24	29	---	---	4	57
Alonzo Gerald	28	28	---	---	---	56
Leonard Korte	---	---	21	32	2	55
Isaac Rayburn	21	33	---	---	---	54
Michael Hamlin	---	---	11	24	16	51
T.J. McGregor	23	28	---	---	---	51
Marty Larry	---	---	13	30	3	46
Reuben Preston	12	12	---	---	21	45
Louis Parker	---	---	12	23	9	44
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	12	21	9	42
Eric McGuire	---	---	13	27	2	42
Archie Thies	---	---	17	24	1	42
Jason Donovan	15	22	---	---	4	41
E.J. Wilson	---	---	17	22	1	40
Wendell Coffey	---	---	13	16	10	39
David Levine	---	---	12	26	1	39
Jon Asamoah	13	16	---	---	8	37
Brandon Pettigrew	13	11	---	---	12	36
Mike Hoomanawanui	10	9	---	---	17	36
Neal Walton	13	22	---	---	---	35
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	14	21	---	35
Grant Lechler	10	16	---	---	8	34
Corwin Crane	---	---	13	20	1	34
Vinny Mayes	---	---	2	2	29	33
Jason Lovallo	15	16	---	---	1	32
Eddie Royal	15	14	---	---	1	30
Tom Matthews	10	16	---	---	4	30
Preston Sanford	---	---	7	6	16	29
Bryce Delgado	6	5	---	---	18	29
Wade Turner	---	---	11	14	---	25
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	3	11	10	24
Cedric Ferguson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Eli Martinez	---	---	1	7	7	15
Ethan Blackshear	1	1	---	---	11	13
Steven Justice	6	3	---	---	---	9
Ellis Carranza	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Maurice Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Brizzolara	20	34	---	---	10	64
Norman Colon	---	---	26	34	1	61
Brett Winders	---	---	26	31	2	59
Nolan Carroll	---	---	20	27	11	58
Dennis Rawls	20	28	---	---	9	57
Chad Lusk	21	35	---	---	---	56
Percy Press	---	---	23	31	1	55
Ian Wheeler	19	27	---	---	9	55
Austin Tomei	---	---	24	27	3	54
Gino Swift	---	---	22	30	1	53
Mike Iupati	18	35	---	---	---	53
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	21	29	1	51
Harris Friday	---	---	23	25	3	51
Winfred Malone	19	29	---	---	3	51
Jeremy Brakke	16	25	---	---	9	50
Broderick DuBois	17	22	---	---	10	49
Rodney Dunn	---	---	16	16	15	47
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	17	20	9	46
Travis Corbett	17	29	---	---	---	46
Golden Tate	10	18	---	---	16	44
Oscar Hasselbach	---	---	19	21	4	44
Karl Burtner	14	23	---	---	5	42
Cornell Upshaw	6	15	---	---	19	40
Terry Hall	---	---	16	24	---	40
Matt Skudris	3	7	---	---	26	36
Harvey Ginste	---	---	14	18	2	34
Kurt Walsh	---	---	12	17	5	34
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	17	15	1	33
Dean Stickney	9	9	---	---	15	33
Tom Ramthun	---	---	5	4	24	33
Joey Greer	---	---	8	13	8	29
Ricky Johnstone	9	19	---	---	1	29
Tim Rawls	---	---	12	14	2	28
Chris Spezzano	---	---	11	9	4	24
Dean Breese	5	11	---	---	7	23
Dan Batten	---	---	9	12	1	22
Richard Quinn	0	2	---	---	19	21
Gilbert McNeil	2	8	---	---	9	19
Jack Richmond	1	1	---	---	15	17
Kory Lichtensteiger	2	6	---	---	---	8
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	7	7
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Arnold Schultz	3	2	---	---	---	5
Pat White	0	0	---	---	2	2
Archie Walters	---	---	0	1	1	2
J.J. Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	64	4.9
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	11	47	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	34	25	2	0	1	3	5	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Lusk	34	17	4	2	3	5	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	139	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	14	168	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	32	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	143	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jason Donovan	9	7	1	92	1	22
TE Richie Fuller	6	6	0	95	1	29
WR Neal Walton	6	3	0	29	0	22
WR Isaac Rayburn	5	3	0	33	0	33
WR Eddie Royal	4	3	0	39	0	14
FB Reuben Preston	3	3	0	24	0	12
RB Bryce Delgado	1	0	0	0	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick DuBois	7	3	0	37	0	22
WR Cornell Upshaw	6	3	1	41	1	15
WR Karl Burtner	6	2	1	38	0	23
WR Golden Tate	6	4	0	91	2	18
RB Ricky Johnstone	4	3	0	33	1	19
TE Bruce Brizzolara	4	2	1	16	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	21	7.00	6.60
Jason Lovallo	1	2	2.00	4.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Brakke	2	12	6.00	3.20
Matt Skudris	1	1	1.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	8	6	47	5.88	9.18

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Lusk	2	2	16	8.00	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Donovan	3	3	25	8.33	10.22
WR Neal Walton	3	1	7	2.33	4.83
FB Reuben Preston	2	2	15	7.50	8.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Golden Tate	1	1	8	8.00	15.17
RB Ricky Johnstone	1	1	8	8.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	2	1
Jason Lovallo	2	2
Tom Matthews	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Skudris	1	0
Dean Stickney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	9	4	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Lusk	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	1	1
WR Jason Donovan	2	2	2
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	1
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0
RB Bryce Delgado	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick DuBois	3	1	1
WR Karl Burtner	2	0	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	2	1	0
WR Cornell Upshaw	1	0	0
WR Golden Tate	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (19,600)
End Zone 7,800 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (19,600)
End Zone	7,800 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,500)