Week 8, 2090

played in Washington, DC

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	10	-	17
Washington Commanders	7	7	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 WAS - Charlie Paz 8 run (Karl Lofton extra point)
1Q: 00:40 CAR - Toby Ellard 3 run (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 08:06 WAS - Elias Ezell 9 pass from Rob Wachsmuth (Karl Lofton extra point)
3Q: 01:01 WAS - Karl Lofton 32 field goal
4Q: 08:27 CAR - Garrett Locher 35 field goal
4Q: 02:12 WAS - Reuben Sutter 15 run (Karl Lofton extra point)
4Q: 01:00 CAR - Stan Bailey 5 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Garrett Locher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 WAS - Charlie Paz 8 run (Karl Lofton extra point)
1Q: 00:40 CAR - Toby Ellard 3 run (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 08:06 WAS - Elias Ezell 9 pass from Rob Wachsmuth (Karl Lofton extra point)
3Q: 01:01 WAS - Karl Lofton 32 field goal
4Q: 08:27 CAR - Garrett Locher 35 field goal
4Q: 02:12 WAS - Reuben Sutter 15 run (Karl Lofton extra point)
4Q: 01:00 CAR - Stan Bailey 5 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Garrett Locher extra point)

Team Statistics CAR WAS
Record 3-5 4-4
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 307 399
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 5.12 6.44
Net Rushing Yards 76 126
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 2.45 6.00
Net Passing Yards 231 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 1 39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 12/73
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:24 29:36

Team Statistics	CAR	WAS
Record	3-5	4-4
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	307	399
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	5.12	6.44
Net Rushing Yards	76	126
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	2.45	6.00
Net Passing Yards	231	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 1	39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	12/73
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:24	29:36

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:15	2:29	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	3:49	3:18	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
2	14:32	1:36	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	7:57	2:08	OWN 25	4	26	Interception
2	4:20	2:35	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 4	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:29	5:04	OWN 35	10	37	Missed FG
3	0:53	7:31	OWN 15	13	67	Field Goal
4	5:07	2:26	OWN 15	7	15	Downs
4	2:05	1:11	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown

Washington Commanders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:45	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
1	6:46	2:57	OWN 26	5	36	Fumble
1	0:31	0:59	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
2	12:56	4:59	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	5:49	1:29	OWN 18	4	13	Punt
2	1:45	1:29	OWN 27	5	22	Punt
3	13:03	1:34	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	6:25	5:32	OWN 35	11	50	Field Goal
4	8:22	3:15	OWN 25	5	60	Fumble
4	2:41	0:36	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 48	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Rob Wachsmuth, Washington Commanders

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Toby Ellard	22	61	2.77	17	2	1
QB Darrin Oliphant	4	20	5.00	12	1	0
RB Jose Giles	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0
WR J.T. Sloan	1	-8	-8.00	-8	0	0
WR Liam Bennit	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
RB Josue Grassley	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Charlie Paz	14	90	6.43	11	4	1
QB Rob Wachsmuth	4	14	3.50	11	1	0
RB Harrison Geathers	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
RB Reuben Sutter	1	15	15.00	15	1	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Oliphant	29	20	231	0/0	1	27	1	89.9

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Wachsmuth	39	27	282	2/9	1	27	0	98.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Burnett	6	8	72	12.00	7	20	0
RB Toby Ellard	5	7	41	8.20	29	25	0
WR Levi Johnston	2	3	30	15.00	14	18	0
TE Eli Awsare	2	2	36	18.00	13	24	0
TE Stan Bailey	2	5	10	5.00	0	5	1
RB Josue Grassley	2	2	34	17.00	21	27	0
WR J.T. Sloan	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Elias Ezell	11	15	129	11.73	15	27	1
TE Pete Dacosta	5	6	59	11.80	23	19	0
RB Charlie Paz	2	2	23	11.50	7	14	0
RB Reuben Sutter	2	2	20	10.00	8	14	0
TE Caleb Colegrove	2	3	26	13.00	1	13	0
WR Frankie Hanks	2	4	4	2.00	0	5	0
WR Ray McNeil	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Myles Stoutmire	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Cris Shelton	1	2	10	10.00	7	10	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Fuller	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Kerry Burnett	1	1	0
CB Bucky Perez	0	1	0
ILB Wesley Jennings	0	1	0
OLB Levon Cascini	0	0	1
OLB Dashawn Bronson	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Force
TE Pete Dacosta	1	0
RB Charlie Paz	1	0
CB Harold Mills	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Maurice McWilliams	4	164	41.0	39.8	42	0

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corwin Garner	4	191	47.8	44.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Lofton	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Uecker	2	14	7.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Fuller	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Liam Bennit	2	43	21.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Mills	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Jennings	8	3	1.0	21	40
S Mackenzie Kitchens	4	3	0.0	19	29
OLB Dashawn Bronson	4	2	0.0	18	33
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	4	1	0.0	13	21
DT Lucas Smithson	4	1	0.0	20	28
CB Bucky Perez	4	0	0.0	19	41
OLB Levon Cascini	3	0	0.0	10	31
DT Sam Horn	2	0	1.0	1	13
ILB Bryan Wiggs	2	1	0.0	6	18
S James Nastasi	2	0	0.0	20	33
DE Luis Shore	2	0	0.0	9	29
CB Mercury Stewart	2	0	0.0	4	10
CB Mario Weatherly	2	0	0.0	18	33
S Lenny Nall	1	1	0.0	1	9
WR Levi Johnston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kendall Andersen	0	1	0.0	4	12
DE Marty Socha	0	1	0.0	20	40
OLB Bart Bates	0	1	0.0	12	18

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach Bensen	8	2	0.0	31	29
CB Butch Schulz	6	1	0.0	29	28
OLB Griffin Farrell	6	1	0.0	18	9
OLB J.J. Hartman	4	0	0.0	20	10
CB Harvey Lofton	3	2	0.0	31	29
CB Harold Mills	3	1	0.0	23	23
ILB Billy Holcomb	3	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Julian Dempsey	3	1	0.0	14	21
S Mitch Barber	3	0	0.0	30	24
DE Jessie Southrey	2	2	0.0	25	25
DT Joel Hoffman	1	1	0.0	6	10
TE Pete Dacosta	1	0	---	---	---
DT Howard Beason	1	0	0.0	16	10
DE Victor Peek	1	0	0.0	22	24
DE Elijah Nykolaiszyn	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Andre Moss	1	0	0.0	9	13
ILB Phillip Alcott	1	0	0.0	28	16
DT Levi Sims	0	1	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Wesley Jennings	1.0	1	0	0	40
DT Sam Horn	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Marty Socha	0.0	3	1	2	40
OLB Dashawn Bronson	0.0	0	1	0	33

Washington	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joel Hoffman	1	0	10
DT Levi Sims	1	0	9
DE Jessie Southrey	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mackenzie Kitchens	5	0	29
CB Bucky Perez	4	1	41
OLB Dashawn Bronson	3	0	33
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	3	0	21
ILB Wesley Jennings	3	0	40
S James Nastasi	2	0	33
CB Mercury Stewart	2	0	10
DE Luis Shore	1	1	29
ILB Bryan Wiggs	1	1	18
CB Mario Weatherly	1	1	33
OLB Levon Cascini	1	0	31
S Lenny Nall	1	0	9

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Butch Schulz	5	0	0	28
CB Harold Mills	3	1	0	23
OLB Julian Dempsey	3	1	0	21
S Zach Bensen	3	0	0	29
OLB Griffin Farrell	3	0	0	9
S Mitch Barber	1	0	0	24
ILB Billy Holcomb	1	0	0	14
ILB Phillip Alcott	1	0	0	16
CB Harvey Lofton	0	2	0	29
S Richard Fuller	0	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Randall Roush	3	9	31	29
C Ian Barrouquere	3	6	31	29
T Charlie Gibson	2	3	31	29
G Amos Airhart	1	2	31	29
T Miguel Bryant	0	7	31	29
TE Stan Bailey	0	1	28	24

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Clifton Phifer	3	4	21	0	41
T Dean Patterson	2	5	21	0	41
C Alfred Bolton	2	4	21	1	41
G Cole McWilliams	2	3	21	1	41
G Cristian Canadeo	1	1	21	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Miguel Bryant	2	10

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Southrey	2	11
Clifton Phifer	1	10
Elias Ezell	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Miguel Bryant	31	29	---	---	10	70
G Amos Airhart	31	29	---	---	6	66
ILB Wesley Jennings	---	---	21	40	1	62
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	19	41	1	61
DE Marty Socha	---	---	20	40	1	61
QB Darrin Oliphant	31	29	---	---	---	60
C Ian Barrouquere	31	29	---	---	---	60
T Charlie Gibson	31	29	---	---	---	60
G Randall Roush	31	29	---	---	---	60
WR Kerry Burnett	30	24	---	---	---	54
RB Toby Ellard	27	25	---	---	2	54
S James Nastasi	---	---	20	33	---	53
TE Stan Bailey	28	24	---	---	---	52
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	18	33	---	51
CB Mario Weatherly	---	---	18	33	---	51
S Mackenzie Kitchens	---	---	19	29	1	49
DT Lucas Smithson	---	---	20	28	---	48
WR J.T. Sloan	26	21	---	---	---	47
WR Levi Johnston	20	17	---	---	9	46
OLB Levon Cascini	---	---	10	31	1	42
TE Eli Awsare	9	12	---	---	19	40
DE Luis Shore	---	---	9	29	1	39
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	---	---	13	21	1	35
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	6	18	9	33
OLB Bart Bates	---	---	12	18	1	31
DE Bryant Rodgers	---	---	13	13	4	30
WR Liam Bennit	6	8	---	---	13	27
RB Josue Grassley	3	5	---	---	19	27
CB Kendall Andersen	---	---	4	12	10	26
S Lenny Nall	---	---	1	9	13	23
WR Ezekiel Boone	2	4	---	---	15	21
DT Sam Horn	---	---	1	13	5	19
OLB Dashawn Burke	---	---	2	0	17	19
CB Mercury Stewart	---	---	4	10	5	19
RB Jose Giles	4	3	---	---	9	16
CB Zane Uecker	---	---	1	0	13	14
P Maurice McWilliams	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Rodolfo Caldwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Thomas Kennedy	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Luther Starks	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Danny Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Jorge MacKay	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Abel Sims	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Dominic Compton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Clifton Phifer	21	41	---	---	10	72
CB Harvey Lofton	---	---	31	29	8	68
T Dean Patterson	21	41	---	---	5	67
G Cristian Canadeo	21	41	---	---	5	67
G Cole McWilliams	21	41	---	---	5	67
TE Caleb Colegrove	14	32	---	---	18	64
QB Rob Wachsmuth	21	41	---	---	---	62
S Zach Bensen	---	---	31	29	2	62
WR Elias Ezell	18	35	---	---	9	62
WR Ray McNeil	21	41	---	---	---	62
C Alfred Bolton	21	41	---	---	---	62
DE Jessie Southrey	---	---	25	25	11	61
CB Butch Schulz	---	---	29	28	1	58
S Mitch Barber	---	---	30	24	2	56
CB Harold Mills	---	---	23	23	6	52
DE Victor Peek	---	---	22	24	2	48
ILB Phillip Alcott	---	---	28	16	1	45
RB Charlie Paz	17	26	---	---	---	43
WR Frankie Hanks	12	13	---	---	14	39
OLB Andre Moss	---	---	9	13	17	39
OLB Julian Dempsey	---	---	14	21	2	37
ILB Billy Holcomb	---	---	12	14	10	36
RB Reuben Sutter	2	15	---	---	14	31
FB Myles Stoutmire	5	12	---	---	14	31
OLB J.J. Hartman	---	---	20	10	1	31
TE Pete Dacosta	8	19	---	---	---	27
OLB Griffin Farrell	---	---	18	9	---	27
DT Howard Beason	---	---	16	10	---	26
S Richard Fuller	---	---	1	6	13	20
DT Levi Sims	---	---	9	9	1	19
DT Jeremy McConnell	---	---	7	5	5	17
CB Hardy Apold	---	---	1	5	11	17
DT Joel Hoffman	---	---	6	10	---	16
WR Cris Shelton	4	12	---	---	---	16
DE Elijah Nykolaiszyn	---	---	7	3	4	14
OLB Shaun Carpenter	---	---	2	6	1	9
RB Harrison Geathers	2	0	---	---	4	6
K Karl Lofton	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Corwin Garner	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Claude Bonnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Clifton Morris	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Jameson Swift	---	---	0	0	4	4
TE Drew Minnis	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Douglas Stargell	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Carl Wayman	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Bill Corey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	7	0.7
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	3	23	7.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	26	13.0
Middle	13	80	6.2
Right	4	22	5.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Oliphant	29	20	4	2	0	4	2	1	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Wachsmuth	39	27	2	0	2	4	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	103	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	109	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	126	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Burnett	8	6	72	1	24
RB Toby Ellard	7	5	41	1	25
TE Stan Bailey	5	2	10	0	24
WR Levi Johnston	3	2	30	0	17
WR J.T. Sloan	2	1	8	0	21
TE Eli Awsare	2	2	36	1	12
RB Josue Grassley	2	2	34	1	5

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elias Ezell	15	11	1	129	2	35
TE Pete Dacosta	6	5	0	59	0	19
WR Frankie Hanks	4	2	1	4	0	13
WR Ray McNeil	3	1	0	3	0	41
TE Caleb Colegrove	3	2	0	26	0	32
RB Charlie Paz	2	2	0	23	0	26
RB Reuben Sutter	2	2	0	20	0	15
FB Myles Stoutmire	2	1	0	8	0	12
WR Cris Shelton	2	1	0	10	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Ellard	3	4	1.33	2.77
WR J.T. Sloan	1	-8	-8.00	-8.00

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Charlie Paz	3	23	7.67	6.43
RB Reuben Sutter	1	15	15.00	15.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Oliphant	4	3	26	6.50	7.97

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Wachsmuth	4	2	15	3.75	7.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stan Bailey	2	1	5	2.50	2.00
WR Kerry Burnett	1	1	14	14.00	9.00
RB Josue Grassley	1	1	7	7.00	17.00

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Elias Ezell	3	2	15	5.00	8.60
WR Cris Shelton	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Toby Ellard	3	1
QB Darrin Oliphant	1	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
RB Charlie Paz	3	2
RB Harrison Geathers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Oliphant	9	7	4

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Wachsmuth	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Burnett	3	3	2
WR Levi Johnston	2	2	2
WR J.T. Sloan	1	0	0
TE Stan Bailey	1	0	0
RB Josue Grassley	1	1	0
RB Toby Ellard	1	1	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Elias Ezell	2	1	1
FB Myles Stoutmire	2	1	1
WR Ray McNeil	1	0	0
TE Caleb Colegrove	1	1	1
WR Frankie Hanks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,000 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,000 (7,000)