2018 · Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
Sep 9, 2018 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers beat Dallas Cowboys 16–8. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Panthers (58%). Panthers improve to 1-0; Cowboys fall to 0-1. Cam Newton led the way with 161 passing yards; 58 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| DAL | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 18 |
| 264 | Total yards | 308 |
| 170 | Passing yards | 161 |
| 94 | Rushing yards | 147 |
| 19/29 | Comp / Att | 17/26 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 19/29 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 15 | 69 | 1 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tavon Austin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Beasley | 7 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Deonte Thompson | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Allen Hurns | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Geoff Swaim | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Terrance Williams | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Jarwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 17/26 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 13 | 58 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Armah | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 6 | 9 | 45 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Torrey Smith | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |