Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
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FINAL · CAR 32–26·Sunday 2026-10-04·Bank of America Stadium·closed CAR +4.5 · O/U 52.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
DET 7d · CAR 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
DET form
3-2PF 164 · PA 148Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Jared Goff 93–62–1 as starter · playoffs 4–5 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2016
CAR form
2-2PF 121 · PA 109Home 1-1Away 1-1
QB Bryce Young 16–32 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2023
| DET | Season efficiency | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 0.18 | Off EPA / play | 0.115 |
| 49.1 | Off success % | 44.2 |
| 10.6 | Off explosive % | 10.9 |
| 37.3 | 3rd-down conv % | 38 |
| 0.152 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.028 |
| 47.6 | Def success % allowed | 43.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
DET staff
HCDan Campbell0–1 vs CanalesOCDrew Petzing1–2 vs EveroDCKelvin Sheppard0–1 vs Idzik
4th-down go 29.7% · PROE -3.4 · no-huddle 5.2%
CAR staff
HCDave Canales1–0 vs CampbellOCBrad Idzik1–0 vs SheppardDCEjiro Evero2–1 vs Petzing
4th-down go 28.1% · PROE -2.9 · no-huddle 6.5%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dan Campbell0–1Dave CanalesCanales leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DET @ CAR | 26–32 | 452–449 | Dave Canales |
DET offense vs CAR defense
Drew Petzing(OC)1–2Ejiro Evero(DC)Evero leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DET | CAR | 26–32 | 452 | -6 | L |
| 2025-09-14 | ARI | CAR | 27–22 | 295 | +5 | W |
| 2024-12-22 | ARI | CAR | 30–36 | 382 | -6 | L |
CAR offense vs DET defense
Brad Idzik(OC)1–0Kelvin Sheppard(DC)Idzik leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | CAR | DET | 32–26 | 449 | +6 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DET @ CAR | 26–32 | CAR | Dan Campbell / Dave Canales |
| 2023-10-08 | CAR @ DET | 24–42 | DET | Frank Reich / Dan Campbell |
| 2022-12-24 | DET @ CAR | 23–37 | CAR | Dan Campbell / Steve Wilks |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded