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Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers

Buffalo Bills40✓

Carolina Panthers9

Final · Sunday, October 26, 2025 · 1:00 p.m. ET · Bank of America Stadium

Head coaches: Sean McDermott (Bills) · Dave Canales (Panthers)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bills	3	16	21	0	40
Panthers	0	3	0	6	9

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	BUF–CAR
Q1
7:14	FG	Bills	Matt Prater 45 Yd Field Goal	3–0
Q2
13:03	FG	Bills	Matt Prater 43 Yd Field Goal	6–0
8:58	FG	Panthers	Ryan Fitzgerald 48 Yd Field Goal	6–3
7:23	TD	Bills	James Cook III 64 Yd Rush (Matt Prater PAT Failed)	12–3
1:50	TD	Bills	Josh Allen 1 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick)	19–3
Q3
12:18	TD	Bills	Khalil Shakir 54 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater Kick)	26–3
4:59	TD	Bills	James Cook III 21 Yd Rush (Matt Prater Kick)	33–3
1:19	TD	Bills	Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Matt Prater Kick)	40–3
Q4
10:33	TD	Panthers	Chuba Hubbard 3 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT Failed)	40–9

Team stats

Stat	Bills	Panthers
First downs	23	19
Total yards	410	244
Yards per play	6.8	4.1
Passing yards	165	130
Comp / att	14/23	16/24
Rushing yards	245	114
Third down	7-12	4-11
Fourth down	0-0	1-1
Red zone	2-3	1-2
Turnovers	0	3
Penalties – yards	7-60	4-20
Sacks – yards lost	2-20	7-45
Possession	33:32	26:28
Plays	60	59

Also	Bills	Panthers
Passing first downs	10	11
Rushing first downs	12	5
First downs by penalty	1	3
Drives	10	11
Yards per pass	6.6	4.2
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Rushing attempts	35	28
Yards per rush	7.0	4.1
Fumbles lost	0	2
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Buffalo Bills

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
17Josh Allen	12/19	163	8.6	1	2-20	41.8	108.0
11Mitchell Trubisky	2/4	22	5.5	0	0-0	86.0	66.7
Team	14/23	165	8.0	1	2-20	--	100.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4James Cook III	19	216	11.4	2	64
22Ray Davis	9	16	1.8	0	5
17Josh Allen	3	7	2.3	2	5
26Ty Johnson	4	6	1.5	0	4
Team	35	245	7.0	4	64

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
10Khalil Shakir	6	88	14.7	1	54	7
0Keon Coleman	3	30	10.0	0	14	4
86Dalton Kincaid	1	23	23.0	0	23	3
88Dawson Knox	1	15	15.0	0	15	1
85Jackson Hawes	2	15	7.5	0	12	3
18Elijah Moore	1	14	14.0	0	14	4
22Ray Davis	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	14	185	13.2	1	54	23

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
47Christian Benford	0	0	1
96Deone Walker	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
42Dorian Williams	8	4	0	0	0	0
24Cole Bishop	7	3	0	0	0	0
44Joe Andreessen	7	2	0	0	0	0
37Jordan Hancock	5	2	0	0	0	0
21Jordan Poyer	5	1	0	0	0	0
57AJ Epenesa	4	3	1	1	1	1
45Shaq Thompson	4	3	0	0	0	0
7Taron Johnson	4	2	0	0	0	0
50Greg Rousseau	3	3	1	1	0	1
39Cam Lewis	3	3	0	0	0	0
91Ed Oliver	3	2	1	2	0	2
47Christian Benford	3	2	0	0	0	0
55Michael Hoecht	3	1	1.5	1	0	1
99Larry Ogunjobi	3	1	0	0	0	0
97Joey Bosa	2	1	1	1	0	2
56Javon Solomon	2	1	0	0	0	0
41Reggie Gilliam	2	0	0	0	0	0
96Deone Walker	2	0	0.5	0	0	1
52Jordan Phillips	1	1	1	1	0	1
27Tre'Davious White	1	1	0	0	0	0
46Ja'Marcus Ingram	1	1	0	0	0	0
31Maxwell Hairston	1	1	0	0	0	0
Team	74	38	7	7	1	9

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
57AJ Epenesa	1	24	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1Curtis Samuel	1	23	23.0	23
26Ty Johnson	1	21	21.0	21
Team	2	44	22.0	23

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
10Khalil Shakir	2	8	4.0	4
0Keon Coleman	1	6	6.0	6
Team	3	14	4.7	6

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
15Matt Prater	2/2	100.0	45	4/5	10	45, 43

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
19Mitch Wishnowsky	3	146	48.7	0	2	54

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Andy Dalton	16/24	175	7.3	0	1	7-45	5.3	70.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5Rico Dowdle	8	54	6.8	0	24
30Chuba Hubbard	12	34	2.8	1	5
23Trevor Etienne	4	16	4.0	0	8
15Jimmy Horn Jr.	2	9	4.5	0	7
Andy Dalton	2	1	0.5	0	1
Team	28	114	4.1	1	24

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
4Tetairoa McMillan	7	99	14.1	19	10
18Jalen Coker	3	36	12.0	22	4
0Ja'Tavion Sanders	3	19	6.3	9	3
17Xavier Legette	2	17	8.5	11	3
82Tommy Tremble	1	4	4.0	4	1
30Chuba Hubbard	0	0	0.0	0	1
15Jimmy Horn Jr.	0	0	0.0	0	1
Team	16	175	10.9	22	23

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Andy Dalton	2	2	1
63Austin Corbett	1	0	0
Team	3	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
56Christian Rozeboom	12	7	0	2	1	0
21Nick Scott	8	5	0	0	0	0
32Trevin Wallace	7	5	1	1	0	1
11Nic Scourton	5	2	0.5	0	0	1
99Tershawn Wharton	4	2	0	0	0	0
7Tre'von Moehrig	4	1	0	0	0	0
8Jaycee Horn	3	2	0	0	0	0
26Chau Smith-Wade	3	2	0	0	1	0
94A'Shawn Robinson	3	1	0.5	0	0	1
98DJ Wonnum	3	1	0	0	0	0
48Thomas Incoom	3	1	0	0	0	0
53Claudin Cherelus	3	0	0	0	0	0
54Boogie Basham	2	1	0	0	0	0
31Corey Thornton	2	1	0	0	0	0
97Bobby Brown III	2	0	0	0	0	0
2Mike Jackson	1	1	0	0	2	0
5Rico Dowdle	1	1	0	0	0	0
30Chuba Hubbard	1	1	0	0	0	0
22Lathan Ransom	1	1	0	1	0	0
0Ja'Tavion Sanders	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andy Dalton	1	0	0	0	0	0
95Derrick Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
29Akayleb Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0
70Brady Christensen	1	0	0	0	0	0
87Brycen Tremayne	1	0	0	0	0	0
57Bam Martin-Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	75	36	2	4	4	3

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
23Trevor Etienne	4	100	25.0	27
5Rico Dowdle	1	29	29.0	29
30Chuba Hubbard	1	27	27.0	27
Team	6	156	26.0	29

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
23Trevor Etienne	2	13	6.5	7	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
10Ryan Fitzgerald	1/2	50.0	48	0/1	3	48

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6Sam Martin	4	211	52.8	0	1	60

Entering Week 8

The table after Week 7, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Buffalo Bills · 4-2 · 2nd in the AFC East

Carolina Panthers · 4-3 · 2nd in the NFC South

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 73,505

Officials: Side Judge Frank Steratore · Referee Craig Wrolstad · Back Judge Rich Martinez · Down Judge Danny Short · Umpire Brandon Cruse · Field Judge Jeff Shears · Line Judge Brett Bergman

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