Week 2, 2049

played in Buffalo, NY

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	6	14	6	-	33
Buffalo Bills	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 BUF - Ross Harden 34 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
1Q: 09:19 CAR - Morris Becker 2 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 03:41 BUF - Reuben Whiting 14 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 14:19 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 46 field goal
2Q: 07:05 BUF - Josue Van DeWege 6 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 54 field goal
3Q: 08:08 CAR - Brody Stewart 16 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 02:14 CAR - Morris Becker 45 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 14:03 BUF - Eddie Sams 8 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 08:40 CAR - Morris Becker 38 run (Geno Smith pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 BUF - Ross Harden 34 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
1Q: 09:19 CAR - Morris Becker 2 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
1Q: 03:41 BUF - Reuben Whiting 14 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 14:19 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 46 field goal
2Q: 07:05 BUF - Josue Van DeWege 6 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 54 field goal
3Q: 08:08 CAR - Brody Stewart 16 pass from Geno Smith (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 02:14 CAR - Morris Becker 45 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
4Q: 14:03 BUF - Eddie Sams 8 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 08:40 CAR - Morris Becker 38 run (Geno Smith pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 24 30
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 16 21
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 417 438
- Offensive Plays 63 73
- Yards per Play 6.62 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 163 114
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards per Rush 7.41 4.75
Net Passing Yards 254 324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 31 - 0 46 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.20 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/63 3/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 17
Time of Possession 27:40 32:20

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	24	30
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	16	21
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	417	438
- Offensive Plays	63	73
- Yards per Play	6.62	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	163	114
- Rushing Attempts	22	24
- Yards per Rush	7.41	4.75
Net Passing Yards	254	324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 31 - 0	46 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.20	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/63	3/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 17
Time of Possession	27:40	32:20

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	2:56	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
1	3:33	4:20	OWN 20	10	51	Field Goal
2	6:57	3:39	OWN 20	10	45	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 23	4	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:00	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
3	4:50	2:58	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
4	13:54	1:10	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
4	10:49	2:24	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	3:32	1:52	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 19	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown
1	9:12	5:39	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	14:13	7:16	OWN 14	14	86	Touchdown
2	3:18	2:34	OWN 20	7	19	Punt
3	8:00	3:10	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	1:52	2:58	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
4	12:44	1:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:25	4:53	OWN 20	10	37	Punt
4	1:40	1:29	OWN 7	8	12	Downs

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Morris Becker	13	115	8.85	45	2	3
Carlos Hyde	6	29	4.83	8	0	0
Geno Smith	3	19	6.33	10	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie Sams	16	78	4.88	13	2	1
Josue Van DeWege	8	36	4.50	13	2	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	41	31	254	0/0	1	33	0	99.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	46	28	340	3/16	2	35	0	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	6	11	24	4.00	12	11	0
FB Kody Coles	6	6	27	4.50	12	9	0
WR Bryson Gonzalez	6	9	70	11.67	9	21	0
WR Brody Stewart	5	6	43	8.60	15	16	1
WR Johnathan Horton	4	5	54	13.50	36	33	0
TE Marco Walters	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
RB Morris Becker	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
TE Mo Guthrie	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Ramon Vonderfecht	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross Harden	9	10	141	15.67	49	34	1
WR Renaldo Moylan	7	13	73	10.43	9	35	0
TE Kirk McKenzie	3	6	36	12.00	14	18	0
RB Josue Van DeWege	3	5	18	6.00	17	10	0
FB Brant Farrell	3	3	27	9.00	19	15	0
WR Reuben Whiting	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	1
RB Eddie Sams	1	2	14	14.00	6	14	0
WR Landon Newhart	1	3	17	17.00	1	17	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	3	140	46.7	32.3	61	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Poston	4	167	41.8	32.0	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	2/2	2/2	1/1	54	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	2	19	9.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Duffy	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	63	31.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Bailey	2	29	14.5	0
Thurman Duffy	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eugene Hamilton	7	2	0.0	24	48
S Karl Joseph	6	1	0.0	24	49
ILB Louis Parrish	5	2	0.0	15	40
S Caiden Simmons	5	1	0.0	23	48
DT Keith Hennings	4	0	2.0	11	29
ILB Myles Jack	4	2	0.0	9	10
DE Clyde Pieri	3	2	0.5	11	28
CB Nicolas Scroggins	3	0	0.0	13	38
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	1	0.5	6	12
OLB Devon Wayne	2	1	0.0	14	21
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	2	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Donte Beard	2	0	0.0	6	14
OLB Deion Jones	2	0	0.0	18	36
CB Todd Coleman	1	2	0.0	24	47
ILB Mel Bradford	1	1	0.0	9	9
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	0.0	4	14
ILB Neil Patton	1	0	0.0	6	13
DE Dwayne Keizur	0	1	0.0	13	21

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Maxwell Lester	9	5	22	41
CB Thurman Duffy	9	1	22	41
S Harrison Bailey	5	2	22	41
S Arnie Sterling	5	1	22	40
CB Marquis Harkness	5	0	22	40
DT Mario Nelson	3	4	20	37
S Micah Manning	3	1	10	30
CB Keith Flannery	2	2	1	8
ILB Bo Sims	2	0	10	6
DE Frankie Fajardo	2	0	10	10
OLB Jonah Zordich	2	0	10	11
OLB Jack Castillo	1	1	11	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hennings	2.0	0	1	3	29
DE Clyde Pieri	0.5	1	1	0	28
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.5	0	1	0	12
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	1	1	0	37
DE Dwayne Keizur	0.0	1	0	0	21

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mario Nelson	0.0	0	2	2	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Louis Parrish	5	1	40
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	1	48
S Karl Joseph	3	3	49
ILB Myles Jack	3	0	10
CB Nicolas Scroggins	3	0	38
CB Todd Coleman	2	1	47
OLB Donte Beard	2	0	14
OLB Deion Jones	2	0	36
S Caiden Simmons	1	1	48
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	12
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	28
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	21
DT Keith Hennings	0	1	29
ILB Mel Bradford	0	1	9

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Thurman Duffy	8	0	41
ILB Maxwell Lester	5	0	41
S Harrison Bailey	4	0	41
CB Marquis Harkness	4	0	40
S Arnie Sterling	3	0	40
S Micah Manning	2	0	30
CB Keith Flannery	1	1	8
ILB Bo Sims	1	0	6
DE Frankie Fajardo	1	0	10
OLB Jonah Zordich	1	0	11
OLB Jack Castillo	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	5	6	0	22	41
Lorenzo Tucker	2	4	0	22	41
Leroy McCormick	1	3	1	22	41
Tyrus McWilliams	1	2	0	22	41
Mo Guthrie	1	1	0	12	20
Francisco Hardy	0	3	0	22	41

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kerry Coyle	3	8	24	0	49
Dillon Diable	3	4	24	2	49
Joshua Card	2	5	24	0	49
Jason Spriggs	1	4	24	0	49
Tom Worden	1	2	24	1	49
Tyrell McGregor	1	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Keyes	2	9
Eli Bouler	1	16
Chuck Pritchett	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Marquis Harkness	2	16
Lionel Hampton	1	14
Dale Levi	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Joseph	---	---	24	49	5	78
Brandon Cooks	21	38	---	---	15	74
Todd Coleman	---	---	24	47	1	72
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	24	48	---	72
Caiden Simmons	---	---	23	48	---	71
Leroy McCormick	22	41	---	---	5	68
Geno Smith	22	41	---	---	---	63
Alonzo Tripp	22	41	---	---	---	63
Francisco Hardy	22	41	---	---	---	63
Lorenzo Tucker	22	41	---	---	---	63
Tyrus McWilliams	22	41	---	---	---	63
Melvin McConnell	---	---	18	37	---	55
Louis Parrish	---	---	15	40	---	55
Deion Jones	---	---	18	36	1	55
Kody Coles	13	27	---	---	11	51
Nicolas Scroggins	---	---	13	38	---	51
Brody Stewart	11	21	---	---	12	44
Carlos Hyde	8	14	---	---	20	42
Keith Hennings	---	---	11	29	2	42
Bryson Gonzalez	11	25	---	---	6	42
Mo Guthrie	12	20	---	---	10	42
Dwayne Keizur	---	---	13	21	6	40
Clyde Pieri	---	---	11	28	---	39
Morris Becker	14	25	---	---	---	39
Devon Wayne	---	---	14	21	---	35
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	13	20	---	33
Donte Beard	---	---	6	14	13	33
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	4	14	14	32
Johnathan Horton	10	22	---	---	---	32
Mel Bradford	---	---	9	9	11	29
Eli Bouler	6	4	---	---	16	26
James Cunningham	---	---	2	4	20	26
Neil Patton	---	---	6	13	3	22
Myles Jack	---	---	9	10	2	21
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	6	12	---	18
Harvey Keyes	---	---	1	1	9	11
Marco Walters	1	4	---	---	5	10
Ramon Vonderfecht	3	5	---	---	---	8
Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	8	8
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corbin Rider	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ray Bautista	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lawrence Prince	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marquis Harkness	---	---	22	40	16	78
Kirk McKenzie	23	45	---	---	9	77
Joshua Card	24	49	---	---	4	77
Thurman Duffy	---	---	22	41	14	77
Tom Worden	24	49	---	---	4	77
Kerry Coyle	24	49	---	---	---	73
Garrett Grayson	24	49	---	---	---	73
Dillon Diable	24	49	---	---	---	73
Jason Spriggs	24	49	---	---	---	73
Harrison Bailey	---	---	22	41	9	72
Ross Harden	22	48	---	---	---	70
Renaldo Moylan	22	41	---	---	5	68
Maxwell Lester	---	---	22	41	2	65
Arnie Sterling	---	---	22	40	3	65
Mario Nelson	---	---	20	37	3	60
Max Thelwell	---	---	20	35	1	56
Eddie Sams	16	34	---	---	---	50
Tevin Nunez	---	---	11	34	2	47
Brant Farrell	13	19	---	---	15	47
Jack Castillo	---	---	11	28	7	46
Micah Manning	---	---	10	30	5	45
Josue Van DeWege	13	27	---	---	1	41
Pedro Hanks	---	---	16	22	1	39
Landon Newhart	2	15	---	---	14	31
Keith Flannery	---	---	1	8	19	28
Reuben Whiting	1	9	---	---	15	25
Preston Smith	---	---	7	11	4	22
Frankie Fajardo	---	---	10	10	2	22
Al Altenburger	---	---	3	7	11	21
Lionel Hampton	5	2	---	---	14	21
Jonah Zordich	---	---	10	11	---	21
Tyrell McGregor	3	5	---	---	12	20
Bo Sims	---	---	10	6	2	18
Alfred Winslett	---	---	3	9	---	12
Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Ridder	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dale Levi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Conner Poston	0	0	---	---	4	4
Duane Gough	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Sandmeyer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Edward Clancy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Holcomb	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dave Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Aguirre	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	50	16.7
Middle	15	77	5.1
Right	3	37	12.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	9	30	3.3
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	41	31	2	1	6	1	2	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	46	28	3	0	1	9	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	146	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	134	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	90	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	66	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	11	6	2	24	0	38
WR Bryson Gonzalez	9	6	3	70	1	25
FB Kody Coles	6	6	0	27	0	27
WR Brody Stewart	6	5	0	43	0	21
WR Johnathan Horton	5	4	1	54	1	22
TE Marco Walters	1	1	0	11	0	4
RB Morris Becker	1	1	0	6	0	25
TE Mo Guthrie	1	1	0	9	0	20
WR Ramon Vonderfecht	1	1	0	10	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Renaldo Moylan	13	7	1	73	1	41
WR Ross Harden	10	9	0	141	2	48
TE Kirk McKenzie	6	3	0	36	0	45
RB Josue Van DeWege	5	3	0	18	0	27
WR Reuben Whiting	3	1	0	14	0	9
WR Landon Newhart	3	1	0	17	0	15
FB Brant Farrell	3	3	0	27	0	19
RB Eddie Sams	2	1	0	14	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	-1	-1.00	6.33
Carlos Hyde	1	8	8.00	4.83
Morris Becker	1	2	2.00	8.85

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josue Van DeWege	3	16	5.33	4.50
Eddie Sams	2	10	5.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	1	16	16.00	6.20

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	5	1	14	2.80	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brody Stewart	1	1	16	16.00	7.17

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Renaldo Moylan	3	0	0	0.00	5.62
WR Reuben Whiting	1	1	14	14.00	4.67
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Josue Van DeWege	2	2
Eddie Sams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	14	12	9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	2
WR Bryson Gonzalez	3	2	2
WR Johnathan Horton	3	3	2
WR Brody Stewart	2	2	1
FB Kody Coles	1	1	1
TE Marco Walters	1	1	1
WR Ramon Vonderfecht	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Renaldo Moylan	3	2	2
RB Josue Van DeWege	2	1	0
WR Ross Harden	2	2	2
WR Reuben Whiting	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (23,100)
End Zone 7,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 5,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (23,100)
End Zone	7,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	5,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,200)