2000 · Week 1
Carolina Panthers at Washington Commanders
Sep 3, 2000 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Washington Commanders escaped with a 20–17 win over Carolina Panthers. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Commanders (63%). Commanders improve to 1-0; Panthers fall to 0-1. Stephen Davis was the story of the game with 133 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 4 catches for 37 yards.
Team stats
| CAR | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | First downs | 23 |
| 295 | Total yards | 396 |
| 183 | Passing yards | 234 |
| 112 | Rushing yards | 162 |
| 17/26 | Comp / Att | 25/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 17/26 | 183 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 15 | 88 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Hetherington | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Donald Hayes | 4 | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 6 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 7 | 28 | 1 |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 25/35 | 234 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Davis | 23 | 133 | 1 |
| Larry Centers | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| Michael Westbrook | 5 | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| Albert Connell | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Zeron Flemister | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |