2026 · Week 2
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 20, 2026 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Carolina Panthers routed Atlanta Falcons 34–3. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Panthers only a 35% shot beforehand. Panthers improve to 1-1; Falcons fall to 0-2. Bryce Young led the way with 287 passing yards and 3 TDs; 6 rushing yards. Falcons turned it over 4 times to Panthers's 0.
Team stats
| CAR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 17 |
| 355 | Total yards | 302 |
| 287 | Passing yards | 145 |
| 68 | Rushing yards | 157 |
| 23/36 | Comp / Att | 18/32 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:51) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 30-C.Hubbard for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q110-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q1(4:33) 10-R.Fitzgerald 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(5:57) 10-R.Fitzgerald 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(1:11) 6-N.Folk 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(:24) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short right to 88-D.Waller for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q210-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(9:44) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short right to 88-D.Waller for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(3:08) (Shotgun) 18-J.Strand pass short right intended for 4-J.Dotson INTERCEPTED by 55-D.Lloyd (8-Ja.Horn) at ATL 16. 55-D.Lloyd for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(5:50) 6-N.Folk 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 23/36 | 287 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 12 | 53 | 0 |
| Jonathon Brooks | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| AJ Dillon | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Kenny Pickett | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan | 5 | 10 | 101 | 0 |
| Jalen Coker | 8 | 9 | 66 | 0 |
| Xavier Legette | 2 | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Darren Waller | 3 | 3 | 33 | 2 |
| Jonathon Brooks | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Mitchell Evans | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | 10/17 | 86 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Strand | 8/15 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 16 | 72 | 0 |
| Jack Strand | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Drake London | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson | 11 | 51 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Drake London | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Zachariah Branch | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jahan Dotson | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Blair | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Woerner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |