2009 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2009 · Bank of America Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
20
at
Carolina Panthers
9
CAR -7 upsetU 37 ✓
Buffalo Bills 20–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
27/44, 325 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-6.6 expected points added · -1.3% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
11/22, 123 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.9 expected points added · +1.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 11/22 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 1 | -2.6 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Fred Jackson | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Evans | 5 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 41% | 1.7 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 32% | 1.1 |
| Josh Reed | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14% | 0.9 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
| Jonathan Stupar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.9 |
| Steve Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Posluszny | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Ellison | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayton Florence | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Kelsay | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wendling | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashlee Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Draft | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 27/44 | 325 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Mike Goodson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 6 | 11 | 99 | 0 | 26% | -0.1 |
| Gary Barnidge | 3 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 14% | -3.9 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 14% | 4.1 |
| Dante Rosario | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 10% | 0.1 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 12% | -1.0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | 0.9 |
| Dwayne Jarrett | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -2.1 |
| Kenny Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Beason | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hollis Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrod Martin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -7
- Closing total
- 37
- BUF moneyline
- +280
- CAR moneyline
- -320
Panthers closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 29 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs John Fox