2017 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2017 · Levi's Stadium
Carolina PanthersWinner
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San Francisco 49ers
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CAR -4.5 ✓U 45.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 23–3 — 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 · SF
24/35, 193 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-15.6 expected points added · +2.3% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
14/25, 171 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
3.1 expected points added · -4.3% completion over expected
Receiving · CAR
5/7 for 38 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · 0.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 14/25 | 171 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Cam Newton | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Shepard | 2 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 8% | 6.0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 29% | 0.6 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 21% | -7.1 |
| Devin Funchess | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 8% | 1.7 |
| Greg Olsen | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 17% | -0.0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8% | 2.3 |
| Damiere Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradberry | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Horton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 24/35 | 193 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -15.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hyde | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Matt Breida | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Garcon | 6 | 10 | 81 | 0 | 29% | 4.4 |
| Carlos Hyde | 6 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 17% | 0.4 |
| George Kittle | 5 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 17% | -6.7 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 17% | -1.1 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 11% | 0.2 |
| Trent Taylor | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaquiski Tartt | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-Ray Armstrong | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Reid | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arik Armstead | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reuben Foster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tank Carradine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontae Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -4.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- CAR moneyline
- -225
- SF moneyline
- +201
Panthers closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 26 — under by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Levi's Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 87°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Kyle Shanahan