Lions at Panthers: October 4, 2026

The Carolina Panthers beat the Detroit Lions 32-26 at Bank of America Stadium on October 4, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played October 4, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Jared Goff (Lions, 412); Bryce Young (Panthers, 329). Most rushing yards: Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions, 46); Chuba Hubbard (Panthers, 122). Most receiving yards: Jameson Williams (Lions, 102); Tetairoa McMillan (Panthers, 192).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Detroit Lions3133726
Carolina Panthers7913332

Team comparison

Team statsDETCAR
Total yards452445
Passing yards406318
Rushing yards46127
First downs2428
Yards per play6.66.2
Turnovers00
Penalty yards6760
Red zone (scores/trips)2/43/4

What stood out

  • The Lions out-gained the Panthers 452 to 445 total yards, but the Panthers won.
  • The Panthers' biggest scoring edge came in the 3rd quarter (13-3).
  • The Panthers ran for 127 yards to the Lions' 46.

Featured player lines

  • Jared Goff (DET QB): 32 CMP, 52 ATT, 412 PASS YDS, 1 PASS TD, 0 INT, 0 CAR, 0 RUSH YDS
  • Jahmyr Gibbs (DET RB): 15 CAR, 46 RUSH YDS, 1 RUSH TD, 7 TGT, 4 REC, 31 REC YDS
  • Sione Vaki (DET RB): 0 CAR, 0 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 1 REC, 17 REC YDS
  • Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET WR): 11 TGT, 8 REC, 75 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Isaac TeSlaa (DET WR): 8 TGT, 4 REC, 95 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Jameson Williams (DET WR): 8 TGT, 6 REC, 102 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Brock Wright (DET TE): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 8 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Sam LaPorta (DET TE): 13 TGT, 8 REC, 84 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Bryce Young (CAR QB): 29 CMP, 41 ATT, 329 PASS YDS, 2 PASS TD, 0 INT, 3 CAR, 3 RUSH YDS
  • AJ Dillon (CAR RB): 5 CAR, 2 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, 5 REC YDS
  • Chuba Hubbard (CAR RB): 20 CAR, 122 RUSH YDS, 2 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 1 REC, 7 REC YDS
  • Brycen Tremayne (CAR WR): 3 TGT, 2 REC, 32 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • John Metchie III (CAR WR): 5 TGT, 3 REC, 37 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Tetairoa McMillan (CAR WR): 16 TGT, 14 REC, 192 REC YDS, 2 REC TD
  • Darren Waller (CAR TE): 6 TGT, 3 REC, 36 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Mitchell Evans (CAR TE): 1 TGT, 1 REC, 8 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Tommy Tremble (CAR TE): 4 TGT, 4 REC, 12 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

Player pages exist for the players listed; other players' lines are in StatsNext.

Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
October 8, 2023CAR 24, DET 42 (at Detroit)
December 24, 2022DET 23, CAR 37 (at Carolina)

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