2017 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2017 · Bank of America Stadium
Buffalo Bills
3
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Carolina PanthersWinner
9
CAR -6.5 no coverU 43 ✓
Carolina Panthers 9–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
20/32, 228 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-1.0 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
17/25, 125 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-5.9 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 17/25 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 | 2.1 |
| LeSean McCoy | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | -8.5 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 6 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 28% | -0.5 |
| Jordan Matthews | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12% | 4.6 |
| Charles Clay | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12% | 1.5 |
| Zay Jones | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 24% | -3.2 |
| Andre Holmes | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 16% | -0.4 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -2.1 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poyer | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ramon Humber | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Lawson | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tre'Davious White | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| E.J. Gaines | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cedric Thornton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 20/32 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Cam Newton | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Benjamin | 6 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 26% | 7.1 |
| Devin Funchess | 4 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 19% | 4.1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 16% | 1.2 |
| Ed Dickson | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10% | 0.4 |
| Greg Olsen | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Curtis Samuel | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
| Russell Shepard | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.6 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Damiere Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradberry | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Kuechly | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Adams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -6.5
- Closing total
- 43
- BUF moneyline
- +248
- CAR moneyline
- -280
Panthers closed -6.5, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43; the game landed 12 — under by 31.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 83°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean McDermott vs Ron Rivera