Week 2, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

85 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	21	14	7	-	49
Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 CIN - K.C. Carter 6 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CAR - Orlando Brown 57 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 13:00 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 13 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 08:41 CIN - K.C. Carter 5 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 03:33 CAR - Terry Glenn 36 field goal
2Q: 01:14 CIN - Will Tanner 7 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 11:07 CIN - K.C. Carter 3 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 06:23 CIN - K.C. Carter 4 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 00:34 CAR - Terry Glenn 29 field goal
4Q: 12:17 CIN - Will Tanner 36 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 CIN - K.C. Carter 6 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CAR - Orlando Brown 57 pass from Daniel Billodeaux (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 13:00 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 13 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 08:41 CIN - K.C. Carter 5 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 03:33 CAR - Terry Glenn 36 field goal
2Q: 01:14 CIN - Will Tanner 7 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 11:07 CIN - K.C. Carter 3 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 06:23 CIN - K.C. Carter 4 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 00:34 CAR - Terry Glenn 29 field goal
4Q: 12:17 CIN - Will Tanner 36 pass from Fred Mount (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CAR
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 373 321
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 6.32 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 121 99
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 3.78 3.81
Net Passing Yards 252 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 33 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 252 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.33 6.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/11 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 5/110
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 6/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Team Statistics	CIN	CAR
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	373	321
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	6.32	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	121	99
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	3.78	3.81
Net Passing Yards	252	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	33 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	252	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.33	6.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/11	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	5/110
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	6/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:00	31:00

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	2:40	OWN 33	6	24	Punt
1	9:27	3:14	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
1	4:16	1:49	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
1	2:18	4:28	OPP 36	8	36	Touchdown
2	11:00	2:25	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
2	3:28	2:20	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
3	8:41	2:27	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
3	0:27	3:22	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	4:05	1:47	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
1	10:34	1:07	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
1	6:13	1:57	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
1	2:27	0:09	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
2	12:50	1:50	OWN 25	3	11	Fumble
2	8:35	5:07	OWN 20	9	61	Field Goal
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	3	19	Half
3	11:01	2:20	OWN 14	5	14	Interception
3	6:14	5:47	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
4	12:05	8:00	OWN 28	12	40	Missed FG
4	2:18	2:18	OWN 20	6	38	Game

Game MVP: Fred Mount, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	16	60	3.75	17	2	2
Richie Reichardt	14	47	3.36	12	1	0
Fred Mount	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
Charlie Sanford	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Wardzala	16	72	4.50	23	3
Teddy Marsh	9	26	2.89	6	0
Winfred Niklos	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	27	19	252	0/0	5	41	0	139.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	19	10	143	0/0	1	57	2	55.2
Julio Frederick	14	11	86	1/7	0	15	0	92.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Hallman	6	7	112	18.67	39	41	1
RB K.C. Carter	4	5	25	6.25	5	11	2
WR Will Tanner	3	6	60	20.00	28	36	2
WR J.C. Anthony	2	3	25	12.50	0	15	0
RB Richie Reichardt	2	2	18	9.00	8	14	0
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Charlie Sanford	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Thurman Hutchison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dale Sherman	6	10	68	11.33	12	15	0
TE Steven Hardy	4	5	24	6.00	8	15	0
WR Darren Madison	4	7	38	9.50	9	15	0
WR Dixon Horner	4	5	30	7.50	2	11	0
WR Orlando Brown	2	3	63	31.50	34	57	1
TE Calvin Fox	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Sammy Freeman	1	2	2.00	0
OLB Richard Blackston	1	6	6.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jack Blackwell	0	1	0	0
Cris Farr	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Restifo	3	131	43.7	41.7	48	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Alexander	2	86	43.0	37.0	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	7/7

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Hansen	1	12	12.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron Dunn	2	42	21.0	0
Doug Fleming	2	53	26.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	4	86	21.5	0
Dixon Horner	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Richard Blackston	11	2	0.0	24	32
S Cris Farr	6	1	0.0	25	31
S Rex Ramirez	5	0	0.0	19	23
DT Rickey Wolf	4	2	0.5	21	30
DE Monty Magnone	4	1	0.0	23	29
ILB Sammy Freeman	3	1	0.5	23	31
OLB Ben Battles	3	1	0.0	13	11
DT Victor Borders	3	0	0.0	12	18
CB Doug Fleming	3	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Emmitt Rickman	2	2	0.0	13	25
CB T.J. Preston	2	0	0.0	20	23
DE Jack Blackwell	1	1	0.0	15	12
CB Phillip Halbert	0	1	0.0	19	29
S Wes Chechetts	0	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Ted Ottis	0	1	0.0	4	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Riley	7	2	0.0	27	24
ILB Max Marian	7	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Riddick Prescott	4	1	0.0	28	20
CB Mario Lyle	4	0	0.0	20	22
S Rondell Gitlin	3	0	0.0	29	22
ILB Jerome Page	3	0	0.0	11	5
DT Justin Bradley	3	0	0.0	17	12
DT Adrian Ellis	2	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Cris Sanders	2	0	0.0	13	7
CB Luke Bickford	2	0	0.0	11	11
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	0.0	21	16
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeffrey Burns	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0.0	14	11
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rex Bartley	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Justin Roger	1	0	0.0	24	15
DT Tito Harkness	1	0	0.0	20	13
CB Kim Hatcher	0	2	0.0	16	15
DT Chuck England	0	2	0.0	16	12
OLB Donald Abrams	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rickey Wolf	0.5	0	0	3	30
ILB Sammy Freeman	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Jack Blackwell	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Tony Nixon	0.0	0	1	1	3
DE Bob Marischen	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE Monty Magnone	0.0	0	1	0	29

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lester Kappers	1	14
DE Justin Roger	1	15
DT Chuck England	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Richard Blackston	8	1	32
ILB Sammy Freeman	3	1	31
S Cris Farr	3	0	31
S Rex Ramirez	2	0	23
CB Doug Fleming	2	0	22
DT Rickey Wolf	1	0	30
CB T.J. Preston	1	0	23
OLB Emmitt Rickman	1	0	25

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earl Riley	3	0	24
S Rondell Gitlin	3	0	22
CB Luke Bickford	3	0	11
CB Mario Lyle	3	0	22
OLB Riddick Prescott	2	0	20
CB Robbie Lawless	2	0	16
CB Hunter Russell	1	1	11
OLB Cris Sanders	1	0	7
DT Justin Bradley	1	0	12
ILB Max Marian	0	3	22
CB Kim Hatcher	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mickey Edwards	4	9	0	32	27
Christian Roosenraad	3	5	1	25	21
Gus Murphy	2	9	0	32	27
Alonzo Perry	2	4	0	30	25
Oscar Wooten	0	3	0	30	26
Charlie Sanford	0	1	0	22	18

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	3	4	1	19	0	26
Tommie Sanford	1	5	0	24	1	31
Steven Hardy	1	4	0	18	0	22
Tyrone Fialho	1	2	0	7	0	8
Harry Beauchamp	1	2	0	9	0	9
Leon Green	0	4	0	17	0	25
Ty Farmer	0	2	0	22	0	26
Lincoln Frasier	0	1	0	24	0	30
Desmond Sanders	0	1	0	6	0	11
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	0	2	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Rickman	3	12
Tracy Wagner	1	15
Phillip Halbert	1	14
T.J. Preston	1	14
Cris Farr	0	19
K.C. Carter	0	16
Charlie Sanford	0	14
Ben Battles	0	14
Myron Hansen	0	14
Byron Dunn	0	12
Percy Humphries	0	8
J.C. Anthony	0	6
Doug Fleming	0	5
Bucky Newman	0	4
Nick Vigil	0	3
Gus Murphy	0	3
Rickey Wolf	0	3
Monty Magnone	0	3
Christian Roosenraad	0	3
Wes Chechetts	0	3
Alonzo Perry	0	3
Rodney Restifo	0	3
Sammy Freeman	0	3
Sedrick Connell	0	3
Richard Blackston	0	3
Kennedy Hallman	0	2
Corwin Jeffries	0	2
Thurman Hutchison	0	2
Bob Marischen	0	2
Rex Ramirez	0	2
Jeff Damron	0	2
Jack Blackwell	0	2
Ted Ottis	0	2
Bo Sheldon	0	1
Tony Nixon	0	1
Victor Borders	0	1
Stanley Einertson	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Horner	2	16
Dexter Sobien	1	17
Hunter Russell	1	11
Steven Hardy	1	7
Winfred Niklos	0	20
Byron Brummitt	0	17
Dale Sherman	0	14
Cris Sanders	0	12
Calvin Fox	0	12
Jeffrey Burns	0	11
Orlando Brown	0	9
Jerome Page	0	8
Lionel Richardson	0	8
Terry Glenn	0	7
Tyrone Fialho	0	5
Harry Beauchamp	0	5
Desmond Sanders	0	5
Teddy Marsh	0	5
Luke Bickford	0	4
Ty Farmer	0	4
Tito Harkness	0	4
Julio Frederick	0	3
Donald Abrams	0	3
Lionel Banks	0	2
Darren Madison	0	2
Billy Joe Wardzala	0	2
Lincoln Alexander	0	2
Earl Riley	0	1
Adrian Ellis	0	1
Robbie Lawless	0	1
Jamie Stanberry	0	1
Justin Roger	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	22	76	3.5
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	14	24	1.7
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	27	19	2	0	0	5	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	19	10	1	0	3	0	3	3	2
Julio Frederick	14	11	0	2	1	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	88	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	142	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	15	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	90	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	57	57.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hallman	7	6	112	1	27
WR Will Tanner	6	3	60	1	21
RB K.C. Carter	5	4	25	0	20
WR J.C. Anthony	3	2	25	0	9
FB Charlie Sanford	2	1	9	0	18
RB Richie Reichardt	2	2	18	0	7
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	3	0	8
TE Thurman Hutchison	1	0	0	0	20

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dale Sherman	10	6	2	68	0	24
WR Darren Madison	7	4	1	38	0	21
TE Steven Hardy	5	4	0	24	0	22
WR Dixon Horner	5	4	0	30	0	15
WR Orlando Brown	3	2	1	63	1	16
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	2	0	0	0	0	18
TE Calvin Fox	1	1	0	6	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	8	19	2.38	3.75
Richie Reichardt	4	14	3.50	3.36

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	1	1	1.00	1.00
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	5	5.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	6	5	46	7.67	9.33

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Julio Frederick	1	0	0	0.00	6.14
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0	0	0.00	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB K.C. Carter	3	2	11	3.67	5.00
WR J.C. Anthony	1	1	15	15.00	8.33
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	1	13	13.00	16.00
WR Will Tanner	1	1	7	7.00	10.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dale Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
WR Orlando Brown	1	0	0	0.00	21.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Carter	3	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	1	0
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	8	6	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	7	4	4
Julio Frederick	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Tanner	4	2	2
WR Kennedy Hallman	3	3	3
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Orlando Brown	3	2	2
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	1
WR Dixon Horner	2	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	1	1
WR Darren Madison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,400)
End Zone 6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,400)
End Zone	6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,900)