2025 · Week 4
Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots
Sep 28, 2025 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
It wasn't close — New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers 42–13. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (56%) going in. Patriots improve to 2-2; Panthers fall to 1-3. Drake Maye was the story of the game with 203 passing yards and 2 TDs; 11 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| CAR | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 15 |
| 337 | Total yards | 307 |
| 208 | Passing yards | 203 |
| 129 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 23/36 | Comp / Att | 14/18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:56) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 82-T.Tremble for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q110-R.Fitzgerald extra point is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q1(5:55) 6-S.Martin punts 30 yards to NE 13, Center-44-J.Jansen. 25-M.Jones for 87 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NE-22-C.Woods was injured during the play.
- Q136-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(15:00) 10-D.Maye scrambles left end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q236-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(9:59) 10-R.Fitzgerald 55 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(5:53) (Shotgun) 32-T.Henderson right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q236-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(2:00) 59-V.Lowe reported in as eligible. 4-A.Gibson up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: CAR-92-C.Jackson has returned to the game.
- Q236-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q3(10:27) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass short left to 85-H.Henry for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q336-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(14:16) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass short middle to 13-M.Hollins for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q436-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(2:20) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 82-T.Tremble for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CAR-82-T.Tremble was injured during the play. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 82-T.Tremble to NE 1 for 5 yards (53-C.Elliss; 23-K.Dugger). CAR-82-T.Tremble was injured during the play.
- Q4(2:00) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 84-M.Evans for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q410-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 18/30 | 150 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Dalton | 5/6 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 10 | 49 | 0 |
| Trevor Etienne | 7 | 33 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 9 | 32 | 0 |
| David Moore | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan | 4 | 8 | 62 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 5 | 8 | 42 | 1 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Mitchell Evans | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| James Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Hunter Renfrow | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 14/17 | 203 | 2 | 0 |
| Joshua Dobbs | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 7 | 32 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | 6 | 27 | 1 |
| Joshua Dobbs | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 6 | 7 | 101 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 2 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |