⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Panthers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CAR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Panthers.
Every score
- Q1 12:05
FGJ.Bates from 54 yards0-3 - Q1 1:50
TDC.Hubbard ran it in from 15 yards7-3 - Q2 12:37
FGJ.Bates from 43 yards7-6 - Q2 8:08
TDB.Young to T.McMillan, 32 yards, extra point missed13-6 - Q2 2:14
TDJ.Gibbs from the 113-13 - Q2 0:28
FGR.Fitzgerald from 47 yards16-13 - Q2 0:00
FGJ.Bates from 41 yards16-16 - Q3 9:33
TDB.Young to T.McMillan, 10 yards, extra point missed22-16 - Q3 6:21
FGJ.Bates from 26 yards22-19 - Q3 2:47
TDC.Hubbard ran it in from 2 yards29-19 - Q4 8:59
FGR.Fitzgerald from 33 yards32-19 - Q4 3:38
TDJ.Goff to S.LaPorta, 8 yards32-26
⚖️What decided it
Why the Panthers won, and why the Lions did not.
From the game
Won the ground game, 127 rushing yards to 46
Sacked three times, and got to their quarterback once
Key battles
🏈Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Panthers
Good plays
- 3RD DOWN
B.Young to T.McMillan for 18 yards on 3rd & 14
Q4 3:16 · CAR 32-26 DET
- TOUCHDOWN
B.Young to T.McMillan, 32 yards
Q2 8:08 · CAR 13-6 DET
- 3RD DOWN
B.Young to T.McMillan for 26 yards on 3rd & 9
Q2 11:14 · CAR 7-6 DET
Bad plays
- SACK
B.Young sacked on 3rd & 2
Q1 8:32 · CAR 0-3 DET

Lions
Good plays
- BIG PLAY
J.Goff to I.TeSlaa for 57 yards
Q3 7:53 · CAR 22-16 DET
- BIG PLAY
J.Goff to J.Williams for 49 yards
Q2 0:21 · CAR 16-13 DET
- 3RD DOWN
J.Goff to S.Vaki for 17 yards on 3rd & 10
Q2 7:21 · CAR 13-6 DET
Bad plays
- 4TH DOWN
Turned it over on 4th & 13 at the DET 10
Q4 1:29 · CAR 32-26 DET
📊The numbers
| CAR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 445 | Total yards | 452 |
| 6.2 | Yards per play | 6.6 |
| +0.24 | Points added per play | +0.18 |
| 318 | Passing yards | 406 |
| 127 | Rushing yards | 46 |
| 28 | First downs | 24 |
| 42% | Third downs converted | 33% |
| 75% | Red zone trips scored | 50% |
| 8 | Big plays | 5 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 60 | Penalty yards | 67 |
| 33:15 | Time with the ball | 26:45 |





