2017 · Week 5
Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions
Oct 8, 2017 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Carolina Panthers edged Detroit Lions 27–24. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 38% chance going in. Panthers improve to 4-1; Lions fall to 3-2. Cam Newton led the way with 355 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| CAR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 15 |
| 383 | Total yards | 279 |
| 355 | Passing yards | 229 |
| 28 | Rushing yards | 50 |
| 26/33 | Comp / Att | 23/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 26/33 | 355 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 18 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Dickson | 5 | 5 | 175 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 4 | 6 | 58 | 1 |
| Devin Funchess | 7 | 8 | 53 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 7 | 31 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Russell Shepard | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 23/35 | 229 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 10 | 31 | 0 |
| Zach Zenner | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 5 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| T.J. Jones | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Ebron | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |