Week 3, 2046

played in Chicago, IL

44 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	17	3	0	-	20
Chicago Bears	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 CHI - Antonio Pierce 62 fumble return (Asher Wingo extra point)
2Q: 14:20 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 3 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:10 CAR - Branden Melancon 35 field goal
2Q: 03:04 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 44 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:34 CHI - Eddie Sams 22 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point)
3Q: 11:17 CHI - Ian Hitchcock 43 interception return (Asher Wingo extra point)
3Q: 03:58 CAR - Branden Melancon 37 field goal
4Q: 03:07 CHI - Asher Wingo 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 CHI - Antonio Pierce 62 fumble return (Asher Wingo extra point)
2Q: 14:20 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 3 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:10 CAR - Branden Melancon 35 field goal
2Q: 03:04 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 44 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:34 CHI - Eddie Sams 22 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point)
3Q: 11:17 CHI - Ian Hitchcock 43 interception return (Asher Wingo extra point)
3Q: 03:58 CAR - Branden Melancon 37 field goal
4Q: 03:07 CHI - Asher Wingo 29 field goal

Team Statistics CAR CHI
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 21 10
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 378 221
- Offensive Plays 75 51
- Yards per Play 5.04 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 126 57
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 3.82 2.71
Net Passing Yards 252 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 28 - 2 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/35 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 5/51 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 36:19 23:41

Team Statistics	CAR	CHI
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	21	10
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	378	221
- Offensive Plays	75	51
- Yards per Play	5.04	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	126	57
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	3.82	2.71
Net Passing Yards	252	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 28 - 2	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/35	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	5/51	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	36:19	23:41

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	7	42	Fumble
1	11:51	1:42	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
1	8:33	9:20	OWN 7	19	93	Touchdown
2	10:03	6:01	OWN 24	11	58	Field Goal
2	3:04	0:14	OPP 44	1	44	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:15	1:10	OWN 33	3	2	Interception
3	11:05	1:34	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	7:28	1:22	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
3	6:06	2:15	OPP 35	5	15	Field Goal
3	2:39	2:37	OWN 1	7	43	Punt
4	12:56	1:20	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	6:43	2:01	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:00	1:27	OWN 20	6	47	Interception

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	1:36	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	14:13	4:10	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
2	4:02	0:58	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
2	2:50	2:30	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 17	5	23	Punt
3	9:31	2:03	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
3	3:51	1:12	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	0:02	2:06	OWN 16	5	12	Punt
4	11:36	4:53	OWN 26	7	39	Punt
4	4:42	1:42	OPP 20	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:33	0:33	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 16	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Randall Wolf, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	22	98	4.45	19	4
Justics Delaroche	8	18	2.25	6	0
Geno Smith	3	10	3.33	8	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie Sams	15	35	2.33	20	1
Nolan Long	4	21	5.25	12	1
Randall Wolf	2	1	0.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	40	28	262	2/10	2	44	2	83.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	30	20	164	0/0	1	23	0	91.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Carlos Hyde	7	7	63	9.00	30	30	0
WR Brandon Cooks	6	10	63	10.50	14	16	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	8	56	11.20	4	44	2
WR Seth Chu	2	6	34	17.00	19	20	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Zane Nichols	2	3	12	6.00	4	9	0
WR Bryson Gonzalez	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Cooper	7	11	68	9.71	18	23	0
WR Henry Neimeyer	3	4	10	3.33	4	9	0
RB Eddie Sams	3	3	31	10.33	14	22	1
WR Kai Parker	2	2	17	8.50	5	9	0
WR Courtney Schroeder	2	6	23	11.50	9	18	0
TE Daniel Green	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Nolan Long	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Kelly Cooley	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
FB Kennedy Appleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ian Hitchcock	1	43	43.00	1
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trevor Briel	1	0	0
Carlos Hyde	1	0	0
Justics Delaroche	1	0	0
Alonzo Tripp	0	1	0
Corbin Woodson	0	1	0
Michael Wasserman	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Courtney Schroeder	1	0	0	0
Antonio Pierce	0	1	1	1
Kennedy Appleton	0	1	0	0
Leonard Hoffman	0	0	1	0
Bo Wayne	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	6	221	36.8	35.8	54	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Cheatom	9	432	48.0	40.1	61	6

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Asher Wingo	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	5	51	10.2	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Schroeder	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	21	21.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Philyaw	3	68	22.7	0
Kai Parker	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	5	2	0.0	21	30
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	4	2	0.0	16	25
OLB Dennis Crimm	4	1	0.0	20	29
CB Trevor Briel	4	0	0.0	9	20
ILB Jordan Herndon	4	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	4	0	0.0	13	18
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	1	0.0	20	29
ILB Byron Sims	3	0	0.0	21	30
S Josue Logue	3	0	0.0	21	29
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	0.0	21	30
OLB Donte Beard	1	1	0.0	5	6
DT Tevin Nunez	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0.0	16	26
RB Justics Delaroche	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clyde Pieri	0	1	0.0	5	4
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0	1	0.0	11	15

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Philyaw	7	4	0.0	32	41
CB Bo Wayne	7	2	0.0	33	39
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	6	2	0.0	33	42
DE Bo Hutek	5	1	0.0	21	27
S Antonio Pierce	5	1	0.0	32	41
OLB Johnnie Goettl	4	2	0.0	23	31
DE Marty Meadows	4	0	0.0	21	29
DT Keith Hennings	3	2	1.0	24	27
OLB Blaine Dworak	3	1	0.0	23	23
CB Ian Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	33	42
OLB Thomas Muranaka	3	0	0.0	10	11
DE Wes Dunlap	2	0	1.0	12	13
CB Leonardo Edmond	2	2	0.0	22	33
ILB Dustin Schmadl	2	0	0.0	11	9
OLB Conner Hoover	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Robert Bruce	1	0	0.0	12	15
S Troy Bell	1	0	0.0	3	16
S Reuben Owen	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	0	2	0	26
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	0	1	0	29

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wes Dunlap	1.0	1	1	13
DT Keith Hennings	1.0	0	0	27
DE Bo Hutek	0.0	1	2	27
DE Marty Meadows	0.0	1	1	29
OLB Thomas Muranaka	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jordan Herndon	3	0	7
CB Todd Coleman	3	0	30
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	0	29
S Josue Logue	2	1	29
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	20
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	30
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	29
ILB Byron Sims	2	0	30
OLB Donte Beard	1	0	6

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Philyaw	5	0	0	41
CB Bo Wayne	4	2	0	39
S Antonio Pierce	4	0	0	41
CB Ian Hitchcock	3	0	1	42
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	3	0	1	42
OLB Blaine Dworak	3	0	0	23
CB Leonardo Edmond	2	1	0	33
OLB Conner Hoover	2	0	0	3
DE Bo Hutek	1	0	0	27
S Troy Bell	1	0	0	16
OLB Johnnie Goettl	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	4	12	33	1	42
Donnie Wile	4	5	33	0	42
Louis Tate	3	4	33	0	42
Alonzo Tripp	2	6	33	0	42
A.J. Cann	1	3	33	1	42

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Peter Bynum	2	6	1	21	30
Britt Garner	1	5	0	21	30
Melvin Lofton	1	2	0	21	30
Geoff Hastings	0	3	0	21	30
Maddox Sandhu	0	2	0	21	30
Kelly Cooley	0	1	0	17	19

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Zane Nichols	2	16
Braxton Frederick	2	14
Tyler Eifert	1	13
Rex Makielski	1	10
Michael Wasserman	1	8

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Cooley	2	15
Leonardo Edmond	1	26
Daniel Green	1	20
Courtney Schroeder	1	17
Leonard Hoffman	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	30	40	---	---	19	89
A.J. Cann	33	42	---	---	8	83
Geno Smith	33	42	---	---	---	75
Donnie Wile	33	42	---	---	---	75
Alonzo Tripp	33	42	---	---	---	75
Louis Tate	33	42	---	---	---	75
Francisco Hardy	33	42	---	---	---	75
Odell Beckham Jr	26	35	---	---	---	61
Tyler Eifert	23	23	---	---	13	59
Will Jeffries	18	20	---	---	18	56
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	21	30	3	54
Todd Coleman	---	---	21	30	3	54
Carlos Hyde	24	26	---	---	3	53
Dennis Crimm	---	---	20	29	3	52
Byron Sims	---	---	21	30	1	52
Josue Logue	---	---	21	29	1	51
Seth Chu	19	31	---	---	---	50
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	20	29	1	50
Trevor Briel	---	---	9	20	20	49
Melvin McConnell	---	---	16	26	3	45
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	16	25	1	42
Zane Nichols	11	13	---	---	16	40
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	13	18	1	32
Tevin Nunez	---	---	10	15	5	30
Corbin Woodson	0	0	---	---	27	27
Byron Lynn	---	---	1	1	24	26
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	11	15	---	26
Kelvin Hopper	---	---	1	3	21	25
Justics Delaroche	9	12	---	---	1	22
Jordan Herndon	---	---	10	7	3	20
Bryson Gonzalez	2	5	---	---	12	19
Donte Beard	---	---	5	6	8	19
Clyde Pieri	---	---	5	4	9	18
Rex Makielski	3	5	---	---	10	18
Braxton Frederick	---	---	1	2	14	17
Corwin McEwen	---	---	2	1	10	13
Darnell Arnold	---	---	5	5	3	13
Graham Mahaffey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dakota Rodgers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	2	5	---	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Philyaw	---	---	32	41	11	84
Leonardo Edmond	---	---	22	33	26	81
Ian Hitchcock	---	---	33	42	2	77
Neal Pentasuglio	---	---	33	42	2	77
Antonio Pierce	---	---	32	41	1	74
Bo Wayne	---	---	33	39	2	74
Melvin Lofton	21	30	---	---	10	61
Johnnie Goettl	---	---	23	31	6	60
Marty Meadows	---	---	21	29	5	55
Keith Hennings	---	---	24	27	3	54
Courtney Schroeder	15	21	---	---	17	53
Randall Wolf	21	30	---	---	---	51
Maddox Sandhu	21	30	---	---	---	51
Blaine Dworak	---	---	23	23	5	51
Britt Garner	21	30	---	---	---	51
Peter Bynum	21	30	---	---	---	51
Kelly Cooley	17	19	---	---	15	51
Geoff Hastings	21	30	---	---	---	51
Bo Hutek	---	---	21	27	2	50
Kennedy Appleton	11	12	---	---	25	48
Amari Cooper	20	28	---	---	---	48
Eddie Sams	17	24	---	---	3	44
Daniel Green	8	12	---	---	20	40
Nolan Long	7	9	---	---	21	37
Robert Bruce	---	---	12	15	8	35
Henry Neimeyer	7	15	---	---	7	29
Griffin Brooks	---	---	10	16	1	27
Dustin Schmadl	---	---	11	9	7	27
Wes Dunlap	---	---	12	13	---	25
Kai Parker	3	10	---	---	12	25
Thomas Muranaka	---	---	10	11	3	24
Troy Bell	---	---	3	16	3	22
Conner Hoover	---	---	6	3	6	15
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	0	2	10	12
Nick Young	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leonard Hoffman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jake Caldwell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Levine	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Cheatom	0	0	---	---	9	9
Reuben Owen	---	---	2	2	5	9
Chester Ruff	---	---	0	0	9	9
Asher Wingo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Riley Talley	---	---	0	0	5	5
Christopher Maloney	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bert Stonge	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jameis Wintson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	24	1.8
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	6	36	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	8	6	0.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	40	28	3	1	2	4	3	5	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	30	20	2	2	4	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	4	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	148	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	66	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	44	44.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	95	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	10	6	1	63	0	40
WR Odell Beckham Jr	8	5	0	56	1	35
RB Carlos Hyde	7	7	0	63	1	26
WR Seth Chu	6	2	1	34	1	31
WR Zane Nichols	3	2	0	12	0	13
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	0	15	0	12
WR Bryson Gonzalez	2	2	0	14	0	5
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	0	9	0	23
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	0	-4	0	20

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	11	7	1	68	1	28
WR Courtney Schroeder	6	2	2	23	0	21
WR Henry Neimeyer	4	3	0	10	0	15
RB Eddie Sams	3	3	0	31	1	24
WR Kai Parker	2	2	0	17	0	10
TE Daniel Green	1	1	0	4	0	12
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB Nolan Long	1	1	0	2	0	9
TE Kelly Cooley	1	1	0	9	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	3	7	2.33	4.45
Justics Delaroche	1	6	6.00	2.25

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	1	-2	-2.00	0.50
Nolan Long	1	4	4.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	1	3	1.00	6.55

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	3	2	8	2.67	5.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	3	1.50	7.00
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	6.30

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari Cooper	3	2	8	2.67	6.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	2	0
Carlos Hyde	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Sams	4	0
Randall Wolf	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	12	9	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	2	1
WR Brandon Cooks	3	3	1
WR Seth Chu	2	1	1
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	1
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Neimeyer	2	1	0
WR Amari Cooper	2	1	1
WR Courtney Schroeder	2	1	1
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	0	0
RB Nolan Long	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,900 (77,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,700)
End Zone 15,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (6,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,900 (77,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,700)
End Zone	15,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (6,900)