2021 · Week 1
New York Jets at Carolina Panthers
Sep 12, 2021 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers topped New York Jets 19–14. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Panthers (57%). Panthers improve to 1-0; Jets fall to 0-1. Sam Darnold was the story of the game with 279 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| NYJ | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 18 |
| 303 | Total yards | 390 |
| 258 | Passing yards | 279 |
| 45 | Rushing yards | 111 |
| 20/37 | Comp / Att | 24/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(7:30) 9-R.Santoso 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q2(4:14) 14-S.Darnold pass deep right to 11-R.Anderson for 57 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-R.Santoso extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q2(:38) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-R.Santoso extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q3(1:35) (Shotgun) 2-Z.Wilson pass deep right to 84-C.Davis for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NYJ-77-M.Becton was injured during the play. His return is Doubtful.
- Q4(8:45) 9-R.Santoso 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-3-J.Charlton.
- Q4(2:00) (Shotgun) 2-Z.Wilson pass short right to 84-C.Davis for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Wilson | 20/37 | 258 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tevin Coleman | 9 | 24 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Carter | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Davis | 5 | 7 | 97 | 2 |
| Braxton Berrios | 5 | 7 | 51 | 0 |
| Denzel Mims | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Tyler Kroft | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Carter | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Moore | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 24/35 | 279 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 21 | 98 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 9 | 9 | 89 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 6 | 8 | 80 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 1 | 3 | 57 | 1 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Dan Arnold | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |