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2017 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · Ford Field
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Carolina Panthers 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Who moved the needle
Passing · CAR
26/33, 355 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
17.3 expected points added · +10.2% completion over expected
Passing · DET
23/35, 229 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-6.2 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected
-9.3 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 26/33 | 355 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 18 | 21 | 1.2 | 0 | -9.3 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Dickson | 5 | 5 | 175 | 0 | 15% | 14.2 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 4 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 18% | 1.0 |
| Devin Funchess | 7 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 24% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 23/35 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Lions closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 51 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
| 8.2 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 21% | 0.8 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | 1.0 |
| Russell Shepard | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Curtis Samuel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.5 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Shaq Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradberry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| -2.0 |
| Zach Zenner | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 23% | 1.9 |
| Golden Tate | 5 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 23% | -1.0 |
| Theo Riddick | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 14% | 0.7 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 9% | 2.9 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6% | 4.8 |
| T.J. Jones | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 11% | 0.3 |
| Eric Ebron | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11% | -2.9 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavon Wilson | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Davis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Slay | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Zettel | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Carey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Spence | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quandre Diggs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
