Week 3, 2047

played in Dallas, TX

61 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	12	0	0	-	15
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	3	20	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 32 field goal
1Q: 03:39 DAL - Tyrus Green 16 pass from Colton Novak (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
2Q: 09:50 CAR - Branden Melancon 29 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CAR - Branden Melancon 49 field goal
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Tyler Eifert 2 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point failed)
3Q: 08:43 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 36 field goal
4Q: 14:30 DAL - Brant Huntley 15 pass from Colton Novak (Colton Novak pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:46 DAL - Andy Campbell 19 interception return (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 01:21 DAL - Ed Shea 72 fumble return (Zachary Hoffman extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 32 field goal
1Q: 03:39 DAL - Tyrus Green 16 pass from Colton Novak (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
2Q: 09:50 CAR - Branden Melancon 29 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CAR - Branden Melancon 49 field goal
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Tyler Eifert 2 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point failed)
3Q: 08:43 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 36 field goal
4Q: 14:30 DAL - Brant Huntley 15 pass from Colton Novak (Colton Novak pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:46 DAL - Andy Campbell 19 interception return (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 01:21 DAL - Ed Shea 72 fumble return (Zachary Hoffman extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DAL
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 27 14
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 378 279
- Offensive Plays 85 44
- Yards per Play 4.45 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 136 99
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 4.25 5.82
Net Passing Yards 242 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 30 - 1 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/44 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 38:33 21:27

Team Statistics	CAR	DAL
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	27	14
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	378	279
- Offensive Plays	85	44
- Yards per Play	4.45	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	136	99
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	4.25	5.82
Net Passing Yards	242	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 30 - 1	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/44	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	38:33	21:27

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	5:51	OWN 14	12	71	Field Goal
1	3:30	1:42	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	14:52	5:09	OWN 42	11	46	Field Goal
2	8:03	5:24	OWN 24	12	44	Field Goal
2	1:38	1:10	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
3	8:37	6:14	OWN 22	11	39	Fumble
4	14:21	3:54	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
4	7:18	2:43	OWN 1	6	11	Interception
4	4:35	3:28	OWN 25	11	47	Fumble
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 34	6	43	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	6:09	2:39	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	1:48	1:56	OWN 26	5	32	Fumble
2	9:43	1:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:39	1:01	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	1	8	Half
3	12:01	3:24	OWN 36	8	45	Field Goal
3	2:23	3:02	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	10:27	3:09	OWN 34	5	18	Punt

Game MVP: Curtis Chrisman, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	21	64	3.05	9	0
Geno Smith	5	50	10.00	25	1
Justics Delaroche	5	16	3.20	8	0
Kody Coles	1	6	6.00	6	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Douglas Yarborough	16	89	5.56	17	3	0
Mason Jarvis	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	48	30	268	5/26	1	30	1	75.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Novak	26	18	185	1/5	2	40	0	115.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	10	18	108	10.80	23	23	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	7	9	74	10.57	6	22	0
RB Carlos Hyde	5	7	24	4.80	6	14	0
FB Kody Coles	3	3	35	11.67	22	30	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	13	6.50	0	11	1
WR Seth Chu	2	3	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Will Jeffries	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Zane Nichols	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnathan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Cecava	6	9	71	11.83	36	40	0
WR Brant Huntley	4	5	64	16.00	32	29	1
FB Alejandro Barokas	3	3	16	5.33	6	6	0
WR Johnnie Hanson	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Douglas Yarborough	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Tyrus Green	1	1	16	16.00	9	16	1
TE Lamont Moore	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Zachary Gray	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andy Campbell	1	19	19.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geno Smith	2	0	0
Josue Logue	0	1	0
Devon Wayne	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Douglas Yarborough	1	0	0	0
Ed Shea	0	1	0	1
Rod Patrizio	0	1	0	0
Curtis Chrisman	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	3	105	35.0	31.3	39	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mel Cochrane	4	168	42.0	41.5	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	0/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zachary Hoffman	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	1	2	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Huntley	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	4	88	22.0	0
Johnathan Horton	1	24	24.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bucky Caskey	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	7	2	0.0	16	25
S Josue Logue	4	2	1.0	15	26
CB Todd Coleman	3	3	0.0	17	26
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	1	0.0	17	25
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	12	19
S Chuck Pritchett	3	0	0.0	17	26
OLB David Coles	3	0	0.0	12	12
OLB Donte Beard	2	2	0.0	13	25
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	2	0.0	15	23
S Devonte Buchanan	1	1	0.0	5	7
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Tevin Nunez	1	0	0.0	9	15
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0.0	15	21
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Jordan Herndon	0	1	0.0	2	9
ILB Mel Bradford	0	1	0.0	5	7

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Elias Waddington	10	7	0.0	32	49
CB Thomas Gordon	9	1	0.0	29	49
CB Gino Green	6	1	0.0	30	50
DE Curtis Chrisman	5	2	3.5	27	42
S Zack Grande	5	2	0.0	29	47
ILB Rick Riley	4	1	0.0	26	47
S Jerald Robinson	4	0	0.0	6	19
CB Bucky Caskey	4	0	0.0	16	42
ILB Benardrick McKinney	3	1	0.0	16	38
DT Terrance Bonk	2	3	1.5	18	37
CB Andy Campbell	2	2	0.0	5	11
DT Rod Patrizio	2	1	0.0	15	22
DE Nicolas Dobreski	2	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Pete Giles	2	0	0.0	7	3
DE Kaleb Norton	1	1	0.0	14	6
OLB Johnnie Goettl	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Ed Shea	1	0	0.0	18	47
DT Earl Montemayor	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Bob Burroughs	1	0	0.0	14	16
ILB Cornell Simmons	0	1	0.0	15	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Josue Logue	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	1	0	1	15
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	0	1	0	12

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Chrisman	3.5	1	1	2	42
DT Terrance Bonk	1.5	1	0	0	37
DE Ed Shea	0.0	0	3	0	47
OLB Dan Grier	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Kaleb Norton	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Bob Burroughs	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	3	2	19
CB Todd Coleman	3	0	26
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	26
ILB Byron Sims	2	0	25
OLB Donte Beard	2	0	25
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	0	25
S Josue Logue	2	0	26
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	7
OLB David Coles	1	0	12

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Thomas Gordon	6	2	0	49
CB Gino Green	5	0	0	50
CB Bucky Caskey	4	0	0	42
S Zack Grande	3	1	0	47
S Elias Waddington	3	0	0	49
DE Nicolas Dobreski	2	0	0	11
ILB Rick Riley	2	0	0	47
S Jerald Robinson	2	0	0	19
CB Andy Campbell	1	0	1	11
ILB Benardrick McKinney	1	0	0	38
DT Bob Burroughs	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	3	11	32	1	53
Graham Mahaffey	3	6	32	1	53
Alonzo Tripp	1	4	32	0	53
A.J. Cann	1	3	32	0	53
Louis Tate	1	1	32	3	53
Kody Coles	1	1	23	0	28
Will Jeffries	0	1	9	0	9

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kim Morton	3	3	17	0	27
Roderick England	2	4	17	1	27
Tyrus Flowers	1	4	17	0	27
Alejandro Barokas	1	3	11	0	22
Rico Hawn	1	1	17	0	27
Zachary Gray	0	1	15	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Sawyer Fisk	2	17
Lorenzo Tucker	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Campbell	3	20
Joel Cropley	1	19
Bucky Caskey	1	14
Lamont Moore	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	29	51	---	---	12	92
Alonzo Tripp	32	53	---	---	6	91
A.J. Cann	32	53	---	---	6	91
Geno Smith	32	53	---	---	---	85
Graham Mahaffey	32	53	---	---	---	85
Louis Tate	32	53	---	---	---	85
Francisco Hardy	32	53	---	---	---	85
Kody Coles	23	28	---	---	20	71
Tyler Eifert	24	30	---	---	8	62
Odell Beckham Jr	22	40	---	---	---	62
Carlos Hyde	23	32	---	---	---	55
Seth Chu	13	31	---	---	6	50
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	17	26	2	45
Todd Coleman	---	---	17	26	1	44
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	17	25	1	43
Byron Sims	---	---	16	25	1	42
Zane Nichols	6	20	---	---	16	42
Josue Logue	---	---	15	26	1	42
Melvin McConnell	---	---	15	21	4	40
Donte Beard	---	---	13	25	1	39
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	15	23	---	38
Trevor Briel	---	---	12	19	6	37
Will Jeffries	9	9	---	---	16	34
Justics Delaroche	9	18	---	---	6	33
David Coles	---	---	12	12	4	28
Tevin Nunez	---	---	9	15	1	25
Jordan Herndon	---	---	2	9	12	23
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	8	12	---	20
Sawyer Fisk	1	2	---	---	17	20
Johnathan Horton	1	4	---	---	15	20
Mel Bradford	---	---	5	7	6	18
Otis Bishop	---	---	0	3	14	17
Devon Wayne	---	---	3	2	11	16
Harvey Keyes	---	---	1	2	10	13
Clyde Pieri	---	---	2	6	4	12
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	5	7	---	12
Darnell Arnold	---	---	2	4	2	8
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lorenzo Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damien Page	---	---	1	2	1	4
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Louie Warwick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Fritchman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Riley	---	---	26	47	17	90
Elias Waddington	---	---	32	49	4	85
Gino Green	---	---	30	50	3	83
Thomas Gordon	---	---	29	49	3	81
Zack Grande	---	---	29	47	3	79
Bucky Caskey	---	---	16	42	14	72
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	27	42	2	71
Ed Shea	---	---	18	47	6	71
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	16	38	7	61
Terrance Bonk	---	---	18	37	3	58
Alex Cecava	16	25	---	---	14	55
Tyrus Flowers	17	27	---	---	5	49
Zachary Gray	15	18	---	---	15	48
Alejandro Barokas	11	22	---	---	14	47
Rico Hawn	17	27	---	---	---	44
Marco Hutton	17	27	---	---	---	44
Kim Morton	17	27	---	---	---	44
Roderick England	17	27	---	---	---	44
Colton Novak	14	27	---	---	1	42
Rod Patrizio	---	---	15	22	2	39
Brant Huntley	12	17	---	---	8	37
Andy Campbell	---	---	5	11	20	36
Douglas Yarborough	17	18	---	---	1	36
Lamont Moore	7	13	---	---	14	34
Bob Burroughs	---	---	14	16	---	30
Cornell Simmons	---	---	15	11	3	29
Joel Cropley	0	9	---	---	19	28
Earl Montemayor	---	---	11	14	2	27
Jerald Robinson	---	---	6	19	---	25
Tyrus Green	2	7	---	---	13	22
Kaleb Norton	---	---	14	6	2	22
Carson Fleming	---	---	3	8	10	21
Johnnie Goettl	---	---	10	8	2	20
Nicolas Dobreski	---	---	5	11	4	20
Dan Grier	---	---	6	6	---	12
Johnnie Hanson	5	6	---	---	---	11
Pete Giles	---	---	7	3	---	10
Zachary Hoffman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mack Simonain	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sebastian Chodzinski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frederick Brunell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jalen Roden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mel Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mason Jarvis	3	0	---	---	---	3
Jose Taves	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Brennan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	50	3.1
Middle	11	75	6.8
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	49	9.8
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	48	30	4	3	2	3	7	2	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Novak	26	18	2	1	1	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	95	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	112	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	45	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	119	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	55	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	18	10	1	108	2	51
WR Odell Beckham Jr	9	7	0	74	1	40
RB Carlos Hyde	7	5	0	24	0	32
WR Seth Chu	3	2	1	13	0	31
WR Zane Nichols	3	0	0	0	0	20
FB Kody Coles	3	3	0	35	1	28
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	0	13	0	30
TE Will Jeffries	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	0	1	0	18
WR Johnathan Horton	1	0	0	0	0	4

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Cecava	9	6	0	71	1	25
WR Brant Huntley	5	4	0	64	1	17
WR Johnnie Hanson	3	2	0	11	0	6
FB Alejandro Barokas	3	3	0	16	0	22
TE Zachary Gray	3	0	1	0	0	18
RB Douglas Yarborough	1	1	0	4	0	18
WR Tyrus Green	1	1	0	16	0	7
TE Lamont Moore	1	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	3	10	3.33	3.05

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Douglas Yarborough	1	1	1.00	5.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	5	3	4	0.80	5.58

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Novak	4	3	34	8.50	7.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	2	2.00	6.50
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.43
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Seth Chu	1	1	3	3.00	4.33
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Cecava	1	1	3	3.00	7.89
TE Zachary Gray	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brant Huntley	1	1	15	15.00	12.80
WR Tyrus Green	1	1	16	16.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	2	1
Carlos Hyde	1	0
Justics Delaroche	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Douglas Yarborough	2	1
Mason Jarvis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	14	9	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Novak	6	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham Jr	6	5	4
WR Brandon Cooks	5	2	2
WR Seth Chu	1	1	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	0
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brant Huntley	3	3	2
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	0
FB Alejandro Barokas	1	1	0
WR Tyrus Green	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (18,400)
End Zone 11,800 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (11,700)
Club Seats 13,100 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (18,400)
End Zone	11,800 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (11,700)
Club Seats	13,100 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)