2014 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2014 · Bank of America Stadium
Detroit Lions
7
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Carolina PanthersWinner
24
CAR -1 ✓U 43.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 24–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
27/48, 291 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.1 expected points added · -6.3% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
22/34, 281 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.8 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 27/48 | 291 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joique Bell | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 6 | 13 | 83 | 0 | 27% | 1.1 |
| Joique Bell | 6 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 23% | 1.9 |
| Golden Tate | 5 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 17% | -1.3 |
| Eric Ebron | 3 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 10% | 2.3 |
| Jeremy Ross | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 6% | 1.4 |
| Joseph Fauria | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2% | 1.2 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Corey Fuller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAndre Levy | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Taylor | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fairley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 22/34 | 281 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 1 | -4.3 |
| Cam Newton | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Corey Brown | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | -3.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 24% | 2.6 |
| Jason Avant | 5 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 21% | 4.9 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 2 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 24% | -1.0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 12% | 4.7 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 12% | -0.9 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Brenton Bersin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kuechly | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antoine Cason | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwan Edwards | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cole | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Klein | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Addison | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin White | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kawann Short | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- DET moneyline
- +102
- CAR moneyline
- -113
Panthers closed -1 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 31 — under by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- DET 6 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Ron Rivera