2025 · Week 5
Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers
Oct 5, 2025 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers held off Miami Dolphins 27–24. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 49% chance going in. Panthers improve to 2-3; Dolphins fall to 1-4. Rico Dowdle paced the offense with 206 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 3 catches for 28 yards. Panthers out-gained the opponent 437–275 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIA | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 20 |
| 275 | Total yards | 437 |
| 256 | Passing yards | 198 |
| 19 | Rushing yards | 239 |
| 27/36 | Comp / Att | 19/30 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:08) 47-R.Patterson 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(15:00) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short right to 28-D.Achane for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q247-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(10:53) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short middle to 83-D.Waller for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q247-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(3:28) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short right to 17-X.Legette for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q210-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(:04) 10-R.Fitzgerald 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(12:19) 10-R.Fitzgerald 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(6:14) 77-Y.Nijman reported in as eligible. 5-R.Dowdle left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands.
- Q410-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(4:50) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep left to 17-J.Waddle for 46 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q447-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q4(2:03) 9-B.Young pass short right to 84-M.Evans for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q410-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 27/36 | 256 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| Ollie Gordon II | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Waddle | 6 | 9 | 110 | 1 |
| Darren Waller | 5 | 5 | 78 | 1 |
| De'Von Achane | 6 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| Julian Hill | 4 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Tanner Conner | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Washington | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 19/30 | 198 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 23 | 206 | 1 |
| Bryce Young | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Etienne | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Tetairoa McMillan | 6 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| Xavier Legette | 2 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Trevor Etienne | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| James Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Hunter Renfrow | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Mitchell Evans | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |