Week 9, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	10	0	7	-	17
Detroit Lions	7	13	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:20 DET - Quentin Wilkinson 1 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 13:42 CAR - Terry Glenn 46 field goal
2Q: 08:09 DET - Cary Bielby 1 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 03:04 CAR - Daniel Billodeaux 7 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 01:09 DET - George Price 32 field goal
2Q: 00:09 DET - George Price 24 field goal
3Q: 11:35 DET - George Price 49 field goal
4Q: 05:20 CAR - Winfred Niklos 23 run (Terry Glenn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:20 DET - Quentin Wilkinson 1 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 13:42 CAR - Terry Glenn 46 field goal
2Q: 08:09 DET - Cary Bielby 1 run (George Price extra point)
2Q: 03:04 CAR - Daniel Billodeaux 7 run (Terry Glenn extra point)
2Q: 01:09 DET - George Price 32 field goal
2Q: 00:09 DET - George Price 24 field goal
3Q: 11:35 DET - George Price 49 field goal
4Q: 05:20 CAR - Winfred Niklos 23 run (Terry Glenn extra point)

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 1-8 5-3
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 245 332
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 4.30 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 113 140
- Rushing Attempts 17 36
- Yards per Rush 6.65 3.89
Net Passing Yards 132 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 2 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/36 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.30 6.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 5/115 4/110
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:39 31:21

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	1-8	5-3
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	245	332
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	4.30	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	113	140
- Rushing Attempts	17	36
- Yards per Rush	6.65	3.89
Net Passing Yards	132	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 2	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/36	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.30	6.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	5/115	4/110
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:39	31:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
1	10:50	2:49	OWN 17	6	-1	Punt
1	4:14	5:37	OWN 25	10	46	Field Goal
2	8:03	0:52	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	6:23	3:30	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	1:04	0:28	OWN 34	2	0	Interception
3	11:29	2:54	OWN 30	4	14	Punt
3	3:46	3:39	OWN 36	7	20	Punt
4	11:11	6:05	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	2:19	0:50	OWN 27	6	11	Interception

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:11	OWN 28	4	12	Punt
1	8:01	3:47	OPP 39	9	39	Touchdown
2	13:37	5:34	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	7:11	0:48	OPP 45	3	3	Punt
2	2:53	1:49	OPP 47	6	32	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:35	OPP 45	3	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 37	7	31	Field Goal
3	8:35	4:49	OWN 10	9	54	Downs
3	0:07	3:56	OWN 2	8	40	Punt
4	5:06	2:47	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	1:29	1:29	OPP 42	5	9	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo Altuna, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Wardzala	12	57	4.75	11	1	0
Winfred Niklos	4	49	12.25	23	3	1
Daniel Billodeaux	1	7	7.00	7	0	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Teddy Hastings	21	82	3.90	12	2	0
Quentin Wilkinson	8	42	5.25	21	2	1
Dexter Dodge	3	15	5.00	11	1	0
Cary Bielby	2	1	0.50	1	0	1
Alvin Ellis	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	36	21	168	4/36	0	37	2	47.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	29	19	197	1/5	0	25	0	85.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steven Hardy	5	7	18	3.60	4	8
WR Orlando Brown	5	11	67	13.40	36	37
FB Pat Ellison	3	4	22	7.33	4	8
WR Darren Madison	3	4	32	10.67	16	15
TE Dexter Sobien	2	2	15	7.50	7	13
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1	10	10.00	5	10
WR Byron Brummitt	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
WR Dale Sherman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Chester Mariotti	5	9	55	11.00	14	17
WR Cary Bielby	4	5	52	13.00	14	16
WR Sam Arce	4	5	25	6.25	1	12
WR Chris McCullough	3	3	59	19.67	19	25
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	2	1.00	2	3
RB Teddy Hastings	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Dwayne Gelbart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Sherman Crane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Quentin Wilkinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	9	4.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	0	0
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	0
Pat Ellison	0	0	1
Lester Kappers	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0
Dexter Dodge	1	0	0
Randy Quimby	0	1	0
John Lynch	0	1	0
Daniel Lewis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Alexander	5	200	40.0	36.4	46	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	4	181	45.3	35.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	3	19	6.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Crane	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	4	93	23.3	0
Dale Sherman	1	22	22.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	4	110	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	10	2	0.0	28	24
S Earl Riley	7	2	0.0	30	23
OLB Riddick Prescott	7	0	0.0	32	28
S Rondell Gitlin	3	2	0.0	27	27
DT Adrian Ellis	3	0	0.0	24	23
DT Justin Bradley	3	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Cris Sanders	2	0	0.0	17	7
S Jeffrey Burns	2	0	0.0	7	11
CB Mario Lyle	2	0	0.0	26	18
DE Rex Bartley	2	0	0.0	10	13
DE Justin Roger	2	0	0.0	26	17
S Shane Ciurciu	2	0	0.0	8	7
DE Lester Kappers	1	0	1.0	27	20
CB Luke Bickford	1	1	0.0	20	22
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	1	0.0	15	7
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0.0	23	14
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0.0	14	20
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	---	---	---
WR Orlando Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chuck England	1	0	0.0	10	10
DT Tito Harkness	1	0	0.0	18	7
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	0.0	6	5

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	9	1	0.0	17	40
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	2	1.0	17	40
DE Devin Page	4	1	0.0	14	29
DT Vince Cash	3	1	1.0	5	22
ILB Louis Hall	3	0	0.0	12	14
DE Vinny Pritchett	2	1	1.0	12	19
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	1.0	4	9
S Sherman Ferguson	2	2	0.0	15	29
S Adrian Cotchery	2	1	0.0	12	37
CB Wes Huntley	2	0	0.0	16	25
S Lamont Buchanan	2	0	0.0	5	14
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	0	0.0	14	33
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	1	0.0	1	8
CB Ian Kindred	1	0	0.0	6	22
CB Grant Prescott	1	0	0.0	10	32
DT Kenneth Wallace	0	1	0.0	12	18
CB Raymond Blanton	0	1	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lester Kappers	1.0	1	0	20
DE Rex Bartley	0.0	0	2	13
DT Adrian Ellis	0.0	0	1	23

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Daniel Lewis	1.0	0	2	0	40
DE Vinny Pritchett	1.0	0	1	1	19
OLB Harold McBeal	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Vince Cash	1.0	0	0	0	22
ILB Louis Hall	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Kenneth Wallace	0.0	0	1	2	18
DE Dana Newhart	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	5	1	28
ILB Max Marian	3	0	24
S Rondell Gitlin	2	1	27
DT Adrian Ellis	1	0	23
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	14
S Jeffrey Burns	1	0	11
DT Justin Bradley	1	0	19
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	20
CB Mario Lyle	1	0	18
DE Rex Bartley	1	0	13
DE Justin Roger	1	0	17
S Shane Ciurciu	1	0	7
S Earl Riley	0	1	23
OLB Cris Sanders	0	1	7

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	8	1	0	40
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	2	2	33
S Sherman Ferguson	2	0	0	29
ILB Louis Hall	2	0	0	14
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0	9
S Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0	37
CB Wes Huntley	1	0	0	25
S Lamont Buchanan	1	0	0	14
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0	8
CB Ian Kindred	1	0	0	22
CB Grant Prescott	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tommie Sanford	3	5	0	16	1	32
Ty Farmer	2	2	0	12	0	34
Steven Hardy	1	2	1	14	0	26
Desmond Sanders	1	1	0	6	1	12
Pat Ellison	1	1	0	7	0	21
Dexter Sobien	1	1	0	6	0	10
Harry Beauchamp	1	1	0	4	0	12
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	0	17	2	34
Lionel Banks	0	1	0	13	0	32
Leon Green	0	1	0	13	0	34

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	4	9	1	36	0	30
Randy Quimby	4	7	0	33	0	28
Rico Schleinat	3	5	0	30	1	22
Alvin Ellis	1	1	0	22	0	18
Tracy Durham	0	4	0	17	0	15
Jesse Brusca	0	3	0	25	0	18
Mike Worzella	0	3	0	27	0	22
Rich Paschke	0	1	0	12	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	2	20
Dixon Horner	2	12
Pat Ellison	1	14
Byron Brummitt	0	16
Calvin Fox	0	15
Dale Sherman	0	14
Hunter Russell	0	12
Shane Ciurciu	0	11
Cris Sanders	0	10
Steven Hardy	0	10
Orlando Brown	0	9
Luke Bickford	0	8
Jerome Page	0	7
Neil Hawley	0	6
Lionel Richardson	0	6
Ty Farmer	0	6
Harry Beauchamp	0	6
Desmond Sanders	0	6
Justin Roger	0	6
Lionel Banks	0	5
Lincoln Alexander	0	5
Terry Glenn	0	5
Chuck England	0	5
Earl Riley	0	4
Lester Kappers	0	4
Robbie Lawless	0	4
Max Marian	0	3
Riddick Prescott	0	3
Justin Bradley	0	3
Donald Abrams	0	3
Rondell Gitlin	0	2
Adrian Ellis	0	2
Jeffrey Burns	0	2
Tito Harkness	0	2
Dexter Sobien	0	1
Darren Madison	0	1
Julio Frederick	0	1
Mario Lyle	0	1
Tommie Sanford	0	1
Rex Bartley	0	1
Dwayne Middleton	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harold McBeal	4	24
Gus Strickland	3	14
Rich Paschke	1	7
Christian Crane	0	22
Sherman Crane	0	16
Morten Cote	0	15
Bob Holmes	0	13
Wes Huntley	0	11
John Lynch	0	10
Alvin Ellis	0	9
George Price	0	9
Quentin Wilkinson	0	9
Raymond Blanton	0	9
Ian Kindred	0	9
Randy Quimby	0	7
Brent Kingsblood	0	7
Tracy Durham	0	7
Adrian Cotchery	0	6
Dana Newhart	0	6
Jesse Brusca	0	5
Lance Salter	0	5
Darrell Shepherd	0	4
Rico Schleinat	0	4
Louis Hall	0	4
Kenneth Wallace	0	3
Billy Frysinger	0	3
Devin Page	0	2
Teddy Hastings	0	2
Thomas Shepherd	0	2
Vinny Pritchett	0	1
Daniel Lewis	0	1
Sherman Ferguson	0	1
Chester Mariotti	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	1
Ricardo Altuna	0	1
Jumbo Starks	0	1
Tyrus Parsons	0	1
Grant Prescott	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	25	8.3
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	63	3.3
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	8	40	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	36	21	1	1	3	3	5	3	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	29	19	2	1	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	116	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	27	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	90	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	104	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Brown	11	5	2	67	1	29
TE Steven Hardy	7	5	1	18	0	26
FB Pat Ellison	4	3	0	22	0	21
WR Darren Madison	4	3	0	32	0	30
WR Byron Brummitt	3	1	0	5	0	3
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0	-1	0	20
TE Dexter Sobien	2	2	0	15	0	10
WR Dale Sherman	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1	0	10	0	20

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chester Mariotti	9	5	0	55	0	25
WR Cary Bielby	5	4	0	52	0	24
WR Sam Arce	5	4	0	25	0	23
WR Chris McCullough	3	3	0	59	2	11
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	0	2	0	18
RB Teddy Hastings	2	1	0	4	0	16
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	1	0	0	5
TE Sherman Crane	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	1	7	7.00	7.00
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	6	6.00	4.75

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Teddy Hastings	3	11	3.67	3.90
Quentin Wilkinson	2	1	0.50	5.25
Cary Bielby	1	1	1.00	0.50
Alvin Ellis	1	-1	-1.00	0.00
Dexter Dodge	1	11	11.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	4	1	11	2.75	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chester Mariotti	2	1	11	5.50	6.11
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	2	2
Billy Joe Wardzala	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Alvin Ellis	1	1
Teddy Hastings	1	0
Quentin Wilkinson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	8	3	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dale Sherman	2	0	0
WR Darren Madison	2	1	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0
TE Dexter Sobien	1	1	1
WR Orlando Brown	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cary Bielby	3	2	2
TE Chester Mariotti	3	2	1
WR Sam Arce	2	1	1
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0
WR Chris McCullough	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,900 (19,600)
End Zone 8,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,900 (19,600)
End Zone	8,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,500)