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Inside The Numbers: Panthers at Broncos in Week 8

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DENVER — A look inside the numbers from Sunday's 28-14 loss against the Denver Broncos.

  • On the opening drive against the Broncos, defensive tackle Shy Tuttle forced and recovered a fumble, giving the Panthers the ball in Denver territory. It was only the second fumble recovery of his career, and the first forced fumble during his six years in the league.
  • On the Broncos final drive of the game (save the one play kneel down drive), Tuttle recovered his second fumble of the game, bringing his career total to three.
  • The two fumble recoveries in a game tied a team record for the most opponent fumble recoveries in a game. It's been previously accomplished nine times, most recently by Jeremy Chinn at Minnesota (11/29/20).
  • With 56 rushing yards, Chuba Hubbard moved to 2,573 for his career, and passed Tshimanga Biakabutuka (2,530) for sixth on the team's all-time rushing list. Up next is DeShaun Foster at 3,336.
  • Rookie wide receiver Jalen Coker caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Bryce Young on the Panthers final offensive drive of the game. It was Coker's first touchdown of his NFL career.
  • Coker is the first undrafted free agent in franchise history who was initially signed into the league by the Panthers and caught a touchdown in his rookie season. Receiver Brenton Bersin, a UDFA initially signed by the Panthers, caught a touchdown pass in his first active season, 2014, but spent the the previous season on the practice squad and was cut before the final roster in 2012.
  • Coker is also the first UDFA receiver initially signed by Carolina to catch a touchdown pass in a game since Damiere Byrd, who caught two in 2017 (his third year in the league).
  • On the Panthers opening drive, Young threw a touchdown pass to receiver Xavier Legette to take the first lead of the game. It was the first opening drive TD of Young's career, in his 19 starts.
  • Young finished the game going 24-37 for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. The yardage total was his highest since Week 16 of the 2023 season against the Packers.
  • According to Next Gen Stats, Young generated a season-high 38.1% dropback success rate against the Broncos.
  • Young saw most of his success against man coverage in this matchup, completing 8 of 12 passes for 82 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception. His +18.5% completion percentage over expected against man is his highest rate in a game with multiple such attempts in his career (16/25, 142, INT, +0.9% CPOE against zone coverage).
  • Defensive lineman A'Shawn Robinson finished with two sacks. They are the first of the season for Robinson, and the first multi-sack game of his career.
  • Rookie safety Demani Richardson got his first start of the season on Sunday. He finished with a team high 11 tackles.
  • Linebacker Josey Jewell and corner Mike Jackson tied for 10 tackles (second highest). It was the first double-digit tackle game of the year for Jackson, and the second for Jewell, who was returning after missing three weeks with a hamstring injury.

Snap Counts

Take a look at the snap counts and playtime percentage for the Panthers in Week 8 of the regular season against the Broncos.

Player Offensive Snaps Special Teams Snaps
Damien Lewis 61 (100%) 2 (8%)
Robert Hunt 61 (100%) 2 (8%)
Taylor Moton 61 (100%) 2 (8%)
Brady Christensen 61 (100%)
Bryce Young 61 (100%)
David Moore 50 (82%) 1 (4%)
Ikem Ekwonu 50 (82%) 1 (4%)
Chuba Hubbard 45 (74%)
Jalen Coker 42 (69%)
Xavier Legette 38 (62%) 5 (21%)
Tommy Tremble 37 (61%)
Jonathan Mingo 33 (54%) 8 (33%)
Ja'Tavion Sanders 22 (36%) 6 (25%)
Miles Sanders 21 (34%)
Ian Thomas 17 (28%) 7 (29%)
Cade Mays 10 (16%) 2 (8%)
Jarrett Kingston 1 (2%) 2 (8%)
  • Injuries forced them into a different look on the offensive line. When Ikem Ekwonu left initially with an ankle injury, Jarrett Kingston came in for a third down play, his first offensive snap in the NFL. For the final drive, when they were in two-minute, veteran center Cade Mays came in, and Brady Christensen kicked out to left tackle.
  • With the receiving group muddled by the absences of Diontae Johnson and Adam Thielen, David Moore got the most snaps of the group. Moore is a known commodity surrounded by young players, so that makes sense. But Jalen Coker, the undrafted rookie, got the next-most of the group.
  • On National Tight Ends Day, Tommy Tremble returned to get most of the work (61 percent), followed by Ja'Tavion Sanders (36 percent), with Ian Thomas (28 percent) rounding out the group.
Player Defensive Snaps Special Teams Snaps
Mike Jackson 73 (100%) 6 (25%)
Demani Richardson 73 (100%) 6 (25%)
Josey Jewell 73 (100%)
Jaycee Horn 73 (100%)
Xavier Woods 73 (100%)
Trevin Wallace 65 (89%) 6 (25%)
Jadeveon Clowney 65 (89%)
A'Shawn Robinson 53 (73%) 5 (21%)
Charles Harris 45 (62%) 5 (21%)
Shy Tuttle 45 (62%) 5 (21%)
Chau Smith-Wade 42 (58%) 5 (21%)
DeShawn Williams 34 (47%) 2 (8%)
LaBryan Ray 32 (44%) 5 (21%)
Nick Thurman 23 (32%) 7 (29%)
Cam Gill 21 (29%) 9 (38%)
Caleb Farley 6 (8%) 5 (21%)
DJ Johnson 5 (7%) 2 (8%)
Sam Franklin 1 (1%) 21 (88%)
Lonnie Johnson 1 (1%) 20 (83%)
  • The starting secondary played every snap, with undrafted rookie safety Demani Richardson making his first start and playing his first snaps on defense. He also led the defense with 11 tackles.
  • Credit to veteran linemen A'Shawn Robinson (73 percent) and Shy Tuttle (62 percent) for playing the vast majority of the snaps up front. They were productive snaps, too, with Robinson getting two sacks and Tuttle recovering two fumbles.
Player Special Teams Snaps
Jon Rhattigan 22 (92%)
Thomas Incoom 22 (92%)
Claudin Cherelus 17 (71%)
Jacoby Windmon 14 (58%)
Raheem Blackshear 11 (46%)
Johnny Hekker 9 (38%)
JJ Jansen 9 (38%)
Feleipe Franks 6 (25%)
Eddy Piñeiro 4 (17%)
Chandler Zavala 2 (8%)
Russ Yeast 1 (4%)

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