FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— A look inside the numbers and snap counts from Sunday's 42-13 loss to the New England Patriots.

• • Running back Chuba Hubbard served as the rotating captain along with permanent captains Derrick Brown, JJ Jansen, and Bryce Young.
• In the contest, quarterback Bryce Young completed 18-of-30 passes for 150 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions (84.0 rating.) This is his second straight game without a turnover.
• Running back Rico Dowdle totaled 100 return yards on four kickoff returns, averaging 25 yards a return with a long of 30 yards.
• Hubbard tallied his second-highest rushing total this season with 49 yards on 10 carries, leading all Panthers running backs.
• Rookie running back Trevor Etienne finished with seven carries for 33 yards, posting a career- and season-high.

• Rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan led the Panthers receiving corps for the fourth consecutive week. He finished with four receptions for 62 yards (13.3 average).
• McMillan is currently second amongst rookie receivers this season in production, trailing only Buccaneers receiver Emeka Egbuka by four yards (McMillan: 278, Egbuka: 282)
• Rookie tight end Mitchell Evans recorded his first career touchdown on a 2-yard reception from quarterback Andy Dalton in the fourth quarter.
• Evans also recorded a 16-yard career long reception in the first quarter. Evans finished with three receptions for 23 yards (7.7 average), marking a career- and season-high.
• Tight end Tommy Tremble hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass from Young on the Panthers opening drive, marking his first of the season and 10th of his career.
• Tremble finished with five receptions for 42 yards (9.3 average), marking a season-high.
• As a unit, Panthers tight ends combined to catch 10 passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns.

• Tackle Taylor Moton appeared in his 133rd career game for the Panthers, tying for 13th-most in franchise history.
• Defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton logged his first sack of the season on quarterback Drake Maye, and a quarterback hurry.
• It was the Panthers defense's second sack of the season.
• Rookie safety Lathan Ransom made his first NFL start, and was used more extensively in three-safety sets.

• Patriots CB Marcus Jones averaged 55.7 yards on 3 punt returns for 167 yards and one touchdown, scoring on an 87-yard return in the first quarter. It marked the second highest punt return average by an opponent in team history, third most punt return yards and fourth longest punt return.
• Opponent records are held by Nyheim Hines with a 65.0-yard punt return average and 195 punt return yards at Indianapolis (Dec. 22, 2019), and Tramon Williams with a 94-yard punt return for a touchdown at Green Bay (Nov. 18, 2017). Jones' touchdown represented the first punt return touchdown allowed by the Panthers since Diontae Spencer scored on an 83-yard punt return for Denver (Dec. 13, 2020).

Snap Counts

Take a look at the snap counts and playtime percentage for the Panthers in Week 4 of the regular season against the Patriots.

• With the injury to David Moore on the first play of the game, Brycen Tremayne played a career-high 56 snaps. He had previously played 50 total offensive snaps this season, and 48 total in 2024 with Washington (offensive and special teams combined).
• When tight ends are playing 75 and 54 percent of the plays, as Tommy Tremble and Mitchell Evans were, respectively, it speaks to how much of a two-tight-end formation they were using. Part of that had to do with having three active receivers by the end of the day (with Moore and Dalevon Campbell hurt). James Mitchell, active for the first time this year as the third, had 25 percent of the snaps.
• When Chuba Hubbard is 10th on the team in snaps in a game, that's not a great sign, even with Rico Dowdle getting 39 percent of them. The Panthers got behind and weren't able to sustain their normal offense.

• Nic Scourton continued to play a big role, with 90 percent of the snaps, but Princely Umanmielen is largely limited to pass-rushing situations, as he played 24 percent of the snaps. DJ Johnson played nearly half the snaps, and the injuries to D.J. Wonnum and Patrick Jones II were clearly felt.
• Rookie safety Lathan Ransom continues to play more, getting 31 percent of the snaps. That's not necessarily instead of a starter, as he was used in three-safety packages along with Nick Scott and Tre'von Moehrig.

If you're looking for a reason the special teams units struggled at times, some of their key players weren't as available. Tremayne and Johnson are among the regulars, and their use was limited because they played more on offense and defense. That's the challenge of being a special teams coach.

With those injuries, Claudin Cherelus, Demani Richardson, and Thomas Incoom continued to be mainstays, each playing 89 percent of the special teams snaps.