2021 · Week 11
Washington Commanders at Carolina Panthers
Nov 21, 2021 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Washington Commanders topped Carolina Panthers 27–21. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Commanders had just a 42% chance going in. Commanders improve to 4-6; Panthers fall to 5-6. Taylor Heinicke was the story of the game with 206 passing yards and 3 TDs; 29 rushing yards.
Team stats
| WAS | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 15 |
| 396 | Total yards | 300 |
| 206 | Passing yards | 189 |
| 190 | Rushing yards | 111 |
| 16/22 | Comp / Att | 21/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:37) (Shotgun) 1-C.Newton pass short middle to 2-Dj.Moore for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-10-L.Edwards.
- Q2(13:33) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short middle to 11-C.Sims for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(6:00) (Shotgun) 1-C.Newton left end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-10-L.Edwards.
- Q2(:14) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short middle to 17-T.McLaurin for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on CAR-21-J.Chinn, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.
- Q23-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q3(9:26) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short left to 1-D.Carter for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(10:50) (Shotgun) 1-C.Newton pass deep right to 22-C.McCaffrey for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q45-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-10-L.Edwards.
- Q4(4:18) 3-J.Slye 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(1:54) 3-J.Slye 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 16/22 | 206 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 19 | 95 | 0 |
| J.D. McKissic | 7 | 46 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 5 | 7 | 103 | 1 |
| J.D. McKissic | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| John Bates | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Cam Sims | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Dax Milne | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 21/27 | 189 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 10 | 46 | 1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 10 | 59 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | 7 | 8 | 60 | 1 |
| DJ Moore | 5 | 7 | 50 | 1 |
| Tommy Tremble | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 5 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Brandon Zylstra | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |