Week 2, 2041

played in Buffalo, NY

72 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	21	14	0	0	-	35
Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 CAR - Levi Scialabba 2 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
1Q: 08:20 CAR - Levi Scialabba 26 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
1Q: 03:12 CAR - Levi Scialabba 60 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 09:38 CAR - Brandon Cooks 11 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 06:13 CAR - Cris Ciervo 17 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 04:01 BUF - Marqise Lee 22 pass from Clarence Fleming (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 CAR - Levi Scialabba 2 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
1Q: 08:20 CAR - Levi Scialabba 26 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
1Q: 03:12 CAR - Levi Scialabba 60 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 09:38 CAR - Brandon Cooks 11 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 06:13 CAR - Cris Ciervo 17 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 04:01 BUF - Marqise Lee 22 pass from Clarence Fleming (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 406 258
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 6.66 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 141 84
- Rushing Attempts 36 20
- Yards per Rush 3.92 4.20
Net Passing Yards 265 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 17 - 0 36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 279 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 5/32
- Yards per Pass Play 10.60 4.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/24 9/80
Punt Returns/Yards 7/42 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:19 28:41

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	406	258
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	6.66	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	141	84
- Rushing Attempts	36	20
- Yards per Rush	3.92	4.20
Net Passing Yards	265	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 17 - 0	36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	279	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	5/32
- Yards per Pass Play	10.60	4.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/24	9/80
Punt Returns/Yards	7/42	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:19	28:41

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
1	10:31	2:23	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
1	6:04	2:03	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
1	3:51	0:57	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
2	14:01	4:33	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	7:57	1:50	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	3:46	3:05	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 26	1	4	Half
3	9:51	1:28	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	6:56	2:59	OWN 18	5	29	Punt
3	0:13	4:09	OWN 30	9	31	Punt
4	8:35	1:48	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	4:02	2:52	OWN 22	6	6	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	1:25	OWN 31	3	-18	Punt
1	8:08	2:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	4:01	0:10	OPP 46	1	11	Fumble
1	2:54	3:53	OWN 20	8	12	Punt
2	9:28	1:31	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:07	2:21	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:26	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
3	8:23	1:27	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	3:57	3:44	OWN 7	8	56	Interception
4	11:04	2:29	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
4	6:47	2:45	OWN 23	5	17	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 31	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gage Peterson	21	40	1.90	6	0	0
Levi Scialabba	11	88	8.00	60	2	2
Geno Smith	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
Skip Rowe	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Jimmy Birch	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Preston Money	10	25	2.50	9	0
Clarence Fleming	5	33	6.60	9	0
Chris Alexander	3	18	6.00	11	1
Bennett Neil	2	8	4.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	22	17	279	3/14	3	57	0	158.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clarence Fleming	26	14	181	3/17	1	28	1	72.8
Chris Alexander	10	5	25	2/15	0	9	0	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Levi Scialabba	3	3	33	11.00	23	26	1
WR Jeremiah Shapiro	3	3	45	15.00	4	17	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	4	79	26.33	42	33	0
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	28	14.00	4	17	1
WR Jimmy Birch	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Brandon Cooks	2	2	68	34.00	36	57	1
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	4	16	16.00	13	16	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harry Rock	5	9	40	8.00	6	16	0
RB Preston Money	5	5	48	9.60	16	24	0
WR Marqise Lee	5	12	73	14.60	21	28	1
WR Tyrone Lee	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	2	20	20.00	6	20	0
FB Kirk Sitz	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Bennett Neil	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Tito Hughes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Corwin McEwen	1	11	11.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0
Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	0
DeMarcus Lawrence	0	1	0
Braxton Frederick	0	0	1
Darnell Arnold	0	0	1
Brady Worrell	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clarence Fleming	2	0	0
Chris Alexander	1	0	0
Eddie Stewart	0	1	0
Tito Hughes	0	1	0
Marqise Lee	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	7	315	45.0	39.4	50	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Dunaway	9	474	52.7	45.8	67	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenyon Twyner	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	7	42	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Neil	4	19	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	2	40	20.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Duffy	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	7	0	0.0	16	32
OLB Andy Henderson	4	0	1.0	7	17
S Chuck Pritchett	4	1	0.0	13	25
S Braxton Frederick	4	0	0.0	9	19
DT Renaldo Jeffries	3	1	1.5	16	34
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	16	32
CB Thurman Stevens	3	0	0.0	14	27
S Brady Worrell	3	0	0.0	13	24
DE Darnell Arnold	2	0	0.5	15	25
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	1	0.0	8	18
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	1.0	4	9
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	1.0	5	9
ILB Junior Atkins	1	1	0.0	4	9
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Gilbert Burton	1	0	0.0	14	28
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	5	16
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0.0	19	34
S Lamont Morton	0	3	0.0	16	29

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Arnold Browning	7	4	0.0	33	24
DE Byron Guthrie	6	0	1.0	23	6
CB Benjamin Lapalme	6	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Skip Devries	5	1	0.0	20	5
OLB Allen Monroe	4	1	1.0	25	19
OLB Fred Gephart	4	0	0.0	13	10
S Spencer Arnold	4	0	0.0	24	25
DT Zack Sanderson	3	3	0.0	28	15
OLB Ray Howe	2	0	1.0	6	6
CB Weston Quinn	2	4	0.0	25	14
DT Darren Reid	2	0	0.0	13	19
S Emmanuel Bennett	2	0	0.0	23	9
CB Alvin Fulton	1	1	0.0	22	22
DE Kurt Narvaez	1	1	0.0	14	19
ILB Louie Sinclair	1	1	0.0	15	16
S Hayden Collett	1	1	0.0	14	2
FB Kirk Sitz	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1.5	0	2	34
OLB Bob Guest	1.0	1	0	9
OLB Andy Henderson	1.0	0	0	17
DE Clyde Pieri	1.0	0	0	9
DE Darnell Arnold	0.5	3	1	25
DT Rex Hogue	0.0	1	0	10
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	1	0	16
S Braxton Frederick	0.0	1	0	19
DE Chandler Jones	0.0	0	1	29

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Byron Guthrie	1.0	1	0	6
OLB Ray Howe	1.0	0	0	6
OLB Allen Monroe	1.0	0	0	19
DT Darren Reid	0.0	0	1	19
DT Benjamin Gibbs	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	0	1	32
S Braxton Frederick	3	1	0	19
S Chuck Pritchett	2	1	0	25
OLB Andy Henderson	2	0	0	17
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0	32
S Brady Worrell	2	0	0	24
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	1	0	34
CB Thurman Stevens	1	1	0	27
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0	16
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	0	9
S Lamont Morton	0	2	0	29

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
CB Benjamin Lapalme	6	21
S Spencer Arnold	4	25
S Arnold Browning	3	24
OLB Allen Monroe	2	19
OLB Fred Gephart	2	10

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	3	4	1	33	1	22
Billy Joe Sellers	3	4	0	26	0	23
Donnell Hitchcock	2	5	0	33	0	25
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	0	17	0	12
Skip Rowe	0	5	0	27	0	12
Ellis Covill	0	4	0	25	2	22
Donald Banks	0	3	0	11	0	2
Louis Tate	0	3	0	19	0	3
Donnie Wile	0	2	0	11	0	3
Allen Roberts	0	2	0	22	0	25
Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	0	23	0	11

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Meyer	1	5	18	1	36
Eddie Stewart	1	2	14	0	26
Tyler Eifert	1	1	15	0	33
Dominic Dreyfuss	0	2	18	1	37
Brandon Blake	0	1	13	2	25
Rod Norris	0	1	7	0	16
Tyrone Gaynord	0	1	7	0	15
David Moln	0	0	10	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Henderson	2	26
Lamont Morton	1	15
Skip Rowe	1	15
Donnie Anthony	1	7
Donald Banks	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Arnold	3	9
Tito Hughes	2	17
Preston Money	1	17
Marqise Lee	1	15
Leo Duffy	1	10
Dominic Dreyfuss	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnell Hitchcock	33	25	---	---	5	63
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	19	34	9	62
Thurman Stevens	---	---	14	27	21	62
Geno Smith	36	25	---	---	---	61
Lamont Morton	---	---	16	29	15	60
Gage Peterson	23	10	---	---	24	57
Billy Joe Sellers	26	23	---	---	7	56
Chandler Jones	---	---	14	29	12	55
Alonzo Tripp	33	22	---	---	---	55
Skip Rowe	27	12	---	---	15	54
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	16	34	1	51
Andy Henderson	---	---	7	17	26	50
Trevor Briel	---	---	16	32	2	50
Corwin McEwen	---	---	16	32	2	50
Ellis Covill	25	22	---	---	2	49
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	17	12	---	---	20	49
Allen Roberts	22	25	---	---	---	47
Cris Ciervo	22	13	---	---	10	45
Gilbert Burton	---	---	14	28	3	45
Brandon Cooks	19	20	---	---	2	41
Darnell Arnold	---	---	15	25	---	40
Donnell Zwillinger	23	11	---	---	4	38
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	13	25	---	38
Jeremiah Shapiro	17	8	---	---	12	37
Brady Worrell	---	---	13	24	---	37
Jimmy Birch	9	8	---	---	18	35
Louis Tate	19	3	---	---	7	29
Dennis Crimm	---	---	8	18	3	29
Levi Scialabba	13	15	---	---	---	28
Braxton Frederick	---	---	9	19	---	28
Barry Abrams	---	---	7	19	---	26
Odell Beckham Jr	10	16	---	---	---	26
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	5	16	---	21
Donald Banks	11	2	---	---	7	20
Clyde Pieri	---	---	5	9	5	19
Junior Atkins	---	---	4	9	6	19
Rex Hogue	---	---	5	10	---	15
Bob Guest	---	---	4	9	2	15
Donnie Wile	11	3	---	---	---	14
Derrick Bryant	---	---	0	6	4	10
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenyon Twyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josh Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Preston Money	18	32	---	---	17	67
Tito Hughes	17	31	---	---	17	65
Dominic Dreyfuss	18	37	---	---	6	61
Tyler Eifert	15	33	---	---	11	59
Harry Rock	15	31	---	---	12	58
Arnold Browning	---	---	33	24	1	58
Spencer Arnold	---	---	24	25	9	58
Marqise Lee	12	30	---	---	15	57
Kirk Sitz	14	26	---	---	15	55
Adam Meyer	18	36	---	---	---	54
Alvin Fulton	---	---	22	22	7	51
Eddie Stewart	14	26	---	---	8	48
Brandon Blake	13	25	---	---	9	47
Weston Quinn	---	---	25	14	7	46
Allen Monroe	---	---	25	19	---	44
Zack Sanderson	---	---	28	15	1	44
Clarence Fleming	14	29	---	---	---	43
Donnie Kelso	---	---	26	10	7	43
Benjamin Lapalme	---	---	20	21	---	41
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	23	9	9	41
Deron Coleman	13	26	---	---	---	39
Louie Sinclair	---	---	15	16	8	39
Darren Reid	---	---	13	19	5	37
Fred Gephart	---	---	13	10	13	36
David Moln	10	24	---	---	---	34
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	14	19	1	34
Kurt Narvaez	---	---	14	19	---	33
Grant Farr	---	---	23	6	2	31
Tyrone Gaynord	7	15	---	---	9	31
Byron Guthrie	---	---	23	6	---	29
Rod Norris	7	16	---	---	4	27
Skip Devries	---	---	20	5	---	25
Kurt Sotiroff	---	---	15	8	---	23
Bennett Neil	2	9	---	---	12	23
Hayden Collett	---	---	14	2	7	23
Ray Howe	---	---	6	6	7	19
Chris Alexander	6	12	---	---	---	18
Leo Duffy	3	4	---	---	10	17
Tyrone Lee	4	9	---	---	2	15
Frankie Hill	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cris Dunaway	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alejandro Lake	---	---	0	0	7	7
Griffin Tanner	---	---	0	0	6	6
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	2	2
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Amos Sharpton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	74	10.6
Middle	23	63	2.7
Right	6	4	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	22	17	4	2	0	0	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clarence Fleming	26	14	4	2	1	3	5	3	1
Chris Alexander	10	5	0	0	0	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	59	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	121	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	74	24.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	122	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	4	1	16	0	12
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	3	79	2	16
RB Levi Scialabba	3	3	33	1	15
WR Jeremiah Shapiro	3	3	45	0	8
WR Jimmy Birch	3	2	2	0	8
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	28	0	13
WR Brandon Cooks	2	2	68	1	20
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	8	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marqise Lee	12	5	1	73	2	30
WR Harry Rock	9	5	0	40	0	31
RB Preston Money	5	5	0	48	1	32
TE Tito Hughes	3	0	0	0	0	31
TE Tyler Eifert	2	1	0	20	1	33
FB Kirk Sitz	2	1	0	9	0	26
RB Bennett Neil	2	1	0	5	0	9
WR Tyrone Lee	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	2	1	0.50	8.00
Gage Peterson	1	1	1.00	1.90

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	2	28	9.33	12.68

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Ciervo	1	1	17	17.00	14.00
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	11	11.00	34.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	3	0
Levi Scialabba	1	1
Jimmy Birch	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Alexander	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	6	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clarence Fleming	6	4	3
Chris Alexander	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Birch	2	2	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	1
WR Cris Ciervo	1	1	1
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Rock	4	3	2
RB Preston Money	2	2	1
WR Marqise Lee	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (23,100)
End Zone 12,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (23,100)
End Zone	12,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,200)