Week 2, 2021

played in Buffalo, NY

78 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	14	-	21
Buffalo Bills	10	7	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 2 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 10:05 CAR - Claude Adams 62 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 04:33 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 25 field goal
2Q: 14:07 BUF - Earnest Leal 10 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 11:14 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 19 field goal
4Q: 10:06 CAR - Jorge McKnight 12 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 04:49 CAR - Lenny McKnight 6 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 2 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 10:05 CAR - Claude Adams 62 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 04:33 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 25 field goal
2Q: 14:07 BUF - Earnest Leal 10 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 11:14 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 19 field goal
4Q: 10:06 CAR - Jorge McKnight 12 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 04:49 CAR - Lenny McKnight 6 run (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics CAR BUF
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 14 25
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 351 401
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 6.50 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 87 131
- Rushing Attempts 22 43
- Yards per Rush 3.95 3.05
Net Passing Yards 264 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 0 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 290 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.25 8.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/36 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 23:03 36:57

Team Statistics	CAR	BUF
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	14	25
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	351	401
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	6.50	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	87	131
- Rushing Attempts	22	43
- Yards per Rush	3.95	3.05
Net Passing Yards	264	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 0	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	290	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.25	8.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/36	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	23:03	36:57

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	0:54	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	4:27	2:21	OWN 7	4	38	Punt
2	13:57	3:21	OWN 20	7	10	Punt
2	8:32	1:44	OWN 2	6	35	Punt
2	4:03	2:29	OWN 21	8	45	Punt
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
3	13:32	1:25	OPP 48	3	-3	Punt
3	9:01	1:22	50	3	9	Punt
3	5:51	1:48	OPP 37	3	9	Missed FG
4	11:06	1:11	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
4	7:33	2:54	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 20	6	9	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
1	9:48	5:21	OWN 37	9	55	Field Goal
1	2:06	3:09	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
2	10:36	2:04	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	6:48	2:45	OWN 33	6	14	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	6	56	Half
3	13:49	0:17	OWN 36	2	12	Fumble
3	12:07	3:06	OWN 6	8	44	Fumble
3	7:39	1:48	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	4:03	7:57	OWN 35	14	63	Field Goal
4	9:55	2:22	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
4	4:39	2:27	OWN 20	7	32	Punt

Game MVP: Ty Lynn, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	15	72	4.80	33	2	1
Brian Lee	5	14	2.80	6	0	0
Ty Lynn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Pat Ellison	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roosevelt Elizondo	34	94	2.76	8	0	1
Benjamin Dantzler	5	26	5.20	16	1	0
Ralph Maxwell	3	14	4.67	6	0	0
Dennis Taylor	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	29	14	290	3/26	2	62	0	106.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	33	23	270	0/0	1	35	0	104.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Blanda	3	6	49	16.33	13	30	0
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	3	26	13.00	0	22	0
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	64	32.00	64	33	0
WR Jorge McKnight	2	6	15	7.50	0	12	1
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	58	29.00	50	55	0
TE Steven Hardy	2	3	16	8.00	4	13	0
WR Claude Adams	1	3	62	62.00	20	62	1
RB Brian Lee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kurt Perkins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Matias	7	12	88	12.57	10	35	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	4	5	43	10.75	7	19	0
TE Tracy Marohl	3	4	37	12.33	5	17	0
WR Pat Douglas	3	4	33	11.00	0	16	0
FB Dennis Taylor	2	2	38	19.00	23	26	0
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	2	8	8.00	10	8	0
WR Earnest Leal	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
WR Brock Ogden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Lee	1	0	0
Vernon Crawford	0	1	0
Bryant Farley	0	1	0
Irving Jenkins	0	1	0
Randy Weinstein	0	0	1
Lorenzo Schroeder	0	0	1
Rob Arce	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Spencer Matias	1	0	0
Roosevelt Elizondo	1	0	0
Pat Douglas	1	0	0
Dennis Taylor	0	1	0
Deron Sharman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Claude Zenger	7	250	35.7	32.9	45	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	5	202	40.4	34.2	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter LaGrange	1	11	11.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	1	19	19.0	0
Peter LaGrange	1	24	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harold McBeal	11	2	33	26
S Lorenzo Varney	6	2	34	22
ILB Randy Weinstein	5	0	14	9
S Sammie Bates	4	4	25	19
DT Donovan Samsel	4	3	18	15
S Desmond Clancy	4	2	28	26
DE Aaron Piccarreta	4	0	20	16
DT Zach Burns	3	1	26	18
ILB Max Marian	3	1	18	15
OLB Rob Arce	3	0	21	21
DE Terry Maddux	2	1	24	17
CB Ross Joyner	2	1	30	23
CB Marco Keyser	2	1	15	13
CB Bryant Farley	2	1	30	25
DE Colin Bush	2	0	28	24
OLB Jerome Page	2	0	28	24
CB Brian Ellis	1	2	38	26
ILB Lorenzo Schroeder	1	1	11	5
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	1	17	10
DE Ron Bendzick	1	0	15	9

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	5	0	3.0	12	23
CB Phillip Halbert	4	0	0.0	16	27
DT Deron Sharman	4	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	3	0.0	17	21
S Leslie Ramthun	3	0	0.0	19	22
CB David Evans	3	0	0.0	16	30
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	2	1	0.0	10	6
ILB Kendrick Sersland	2	0	0.0	10	21
S Rondell Marsh	2	0	0.0	5	16
S Mack Alston	2	0	0.0	20	31
ILB Marshall Chin	1	0	0.0	9	14
DT J.T. Shapiro	1	0	0.0	15	17
DE Jamal Stokes	1	0	0.0	14	23
CB Lamar Toews	1	0	0.0	17	15
S Ron Peeples	1	0	0.0	6	18
OLB C.J. Jacobson	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Bendzick	0.0	1	1	0	9
DE Colin Bush	0.0	0	2	0	24

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	3.0	0	0	1	23
DT J.T. Shapiro	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Adrian Ellis	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Austin Branch	0.0	0	2	0	9
DE Jamal Stokes	0.0	0	1	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Harold McBeal	3	1	26
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	22
ILB Randy Weinstein	3	0	9
OLB Rob Arce	3	0	21
CB Ross Joyner	2	1	23
CB Marco Keyser	2	0	13
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	25
S Desmond Clancy	1	0	26
ILB Lorenzo Schroeder	1	0	5
S Sammie Bates	1	0	19
OLB Jerome Page	1	0	24
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	0	10

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Evans	4	2	30
S Rondell Marsh	3	0	16
CB Phillip Halbert	2	1	27
ILB Kendrick Sersland	2	0	21
S Leslie Ramthun	1	2	22
S Ron Peeples	1	1	18
ILB Marshall Chin	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Nachman	2	8	0	21	0	28
Vernon Crawford	1	6	1	19	0	30
Robbie Wolfe	1	5	0	19	0	22
Wes Pierce	1	1	0	16	3	22
Julio Wayne	0	1	0	14	0	29

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jason Garrard	3	8	1	39	31
Mercury Hartman	2	10	0	40	28
Mark Sepulveda	2	5	0	43	33
Dennis Taylor	2	3	0	26	19
Earnest Bailey	1	7	0	43	32
Everett Mullins	0	3	0	18	18
Otis Finks	0	2	0	25	15
Keith Norris	0	1	0	3	6
Xavier Hernandez	0	1	0	14	8

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Schroeder	1	23
Kurt Perkins	1	10
Clifton Becker	0	20
Irving Jenkins	0	19
Bobby Taves	0	17
Pat Ellison	0	16
Peter LaGrange	0	14
Desmond Clancy	0	11
Claude Adams	0	10
Marco Keyser	0	10
Bryant Farley	0	10
Mitch Hughes	0	8
Kelvin Liedtke	0	8
Claude Zenger	0	8
Brian Ellis	0	7
Robbie Wolfe	0	7
Harold McBeal	0	7
Donovan James	0	7
Steven Hardy	0	7
Aaron Piccarreta	0	6
Andy Schultz	0	5
Vernon Crawford	0	4
Lincoln Frasier	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	3
Colin Bush	0	3
Ron Bendzick	0	3
Terry Maddux	0	2
Randy Weinstein	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Lenny McKnight	0	2
Ross Joyner	0	2
Jerome Page	0	2
Max Marian	0	2
Brian Lee	0	1
Sammie Bates	0	1
Rob Arce	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Hernandez	1	16
Christian Howe	1	16
Mack Alston	1	15
Lance Becnel	0	23
Brock Ogden	0	17
David Evans	0	15
Ron Peeples	0	14
Dennis Taylor	0	13
Kendrick Sersland	0	12
Rondell Marsh	0	11
Edgar Paniagua	0	10
Greg Janssen	0	10
Marshall Chin	0	9
Nathan McIntyre	0	8
Roger Davenport	0	7
Keith Norris	0	7
Rickey Rosebrock	0	7
Earnest Bailey	0	7
Rusty Copeland	0	7
Otis Finks	0	7
C.J. Jacobson	0	6
Rico Miiles	0	5
Edward Arnold	0	5
Spencer Matias	0	4
J.T. Shapiro	0	3
Jamal Stokes	0	2
Lamar Toews	0	2
Joel McElrath	0	2
Adrian Ellis	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	1
Earnest Vasher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	12	59	4.9
Right	4	5	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	30	101	3.4
Right	10	16	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	29	14	6	3	1	6	3	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	33	23	2	1	3	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	86	43.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	69	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	84	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	133	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Blanda	6	3	0	49	1	19
WR Jorge McKnight	6	2	1	15	0	19
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	3	2	0	26	1	14
WR Kurt Perkins	3	0	0	0	0	10
WR Claude Adams	3	1	0	62	1	20
TE Steven Hardy	3	2	0	16	0	21
RB Lenny McKnight	2	2	0	64	2	21
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0	58	1	16
RB Brian Lee	1	0	0	0	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Matias	12	7	0	88	1	22
WR Edgar Paniagua	5	4	1	43	0	21
TE Tracy Marohl	4	3	1	37	0	30
WR Pat Douglas	4	3	0	33	0	19
FB Dennis Taylor	2	2	0	38	1	19
TE Xavier Hernandez	2	1	1	8	0	8
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	0	9	0	7
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	0	4	0	27
WR Brock Ogden	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Earnest Leal	1	1	0	10	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	1	6	6.00	4.80

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Elizondo	5	23	4.60	2.76
Benjamin Dantzler	2	6	3.00	5.20
Dennis Taylor	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00
Ralph Maxwell	1	4	4.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	1	1	12	12.00	10.00

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	5	2	18	3.60	8.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	12	12.00	2.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edgar Paniagua	1	0	0	0.00	8.60
WR Spencer Matias	1	1	8	8.00	7.33
TE Tracy Marohl	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Earnest Leal	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny McKnight	2	2
Ty Lynn	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Roosevelt Elizondo	6	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Lynn	9	6	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	2	1
WR Bobby Blanda	2	1	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	1
WR Kurt Perkins	1	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Spencer Matias	4	3	2
TE Tracy Marohl	2	1	1
WR Pat Douglas	2	1	1
WR Edgar Paniagua	1	1	1
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (23,100)
End Zone 12,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (23,100)
End Zone	12,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,200)