Lions 26-32 Panthers: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Oct 4)

Updated Oct 13, 2026, 9:10 AM ET

Week 4

Detroit LionsLions

2-2 · Away

26–32

Final

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Carolina PanthersPanthers

2-2 · Home

Lions vs Panthers final: the Carolina Panthers beat the Detroit Lions 32-26 on October 4, 2026 at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Lions	3	13	3	7	26
Panthers	7	9	13	3	32

Lions vs Panthers Top Performers

Lions

PassingJared Goff32/52, 412 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
RushingJahmyr Gibbs15 carries, 46 rush yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJameson Williams6 catches, 102 rec yds
DefenseJack Campbell13 tackles

Panthers

PassingBryce Young29/41, 329 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
RushingChuba Hubbard20 carries, 122 rush yds, 2 TD
ReceivingTetairoa McMillan14 catches, 192 rec yds, 2 TD
DefenseAkayleb Evans11 tackles

Lions vs Panthers Box Score

Passing

Lions passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Jared Goff QB	32/52	412	7.9	1	0	1	57

Panthers passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Bryce Young QB	29/41	329	8.0	2	0	3	32

Rushing

Lions rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jahmyr Gibbs RB	15	46	3.1	1	13

Panthers rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Chuba Hubbard RB	20	122	6.1	2	32
Bryce Young QB	3	3	1.0	0	7
AJ Dillon RB	5	2	0.4	0	2

Receiving

Lions receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jameson Williams WR	6	8	102	17.0	0	49
Isaac TeSlaa WR	4	8	95	23.8	0	57
Sam LaPorta TE	8	13	84	10.5	1	25
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR	8	11	75	9.4	0	19
Jahmyr Gibbs RB	4	7	31	7.8	0	9
Sione Vaki RB	1	2	17	17.0	0	17
Brock Wright TE	1	2	8	8.0	0	8

Panthers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tetairoa McMillan WR	14	16	192	13.7	2	32
John Metchie III WR	3	5	37	12.3	0	18
Darren Waller TE	3	6	36	12.0	0	16
Brycen Tremayne WR	2	3	32	16.0	0	21
Tommy Tremble TE	4	4	12	3.0	0	5
Mitchell Evans TE	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
Chuba Hubbard RB	1	2	7	7.0	0	7
AJ Dillon RB	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Ja'seem Reed WR	0	1	0	–	0	0

Defense

Lions defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD	FF
Jack Campbell LB	13	5	0	0	0	0
Christian Izien DB	10	6	1	1	0	0
Chuck Clark SAF	8	5	0	0	0	0
D.J. Reed CB	6	5	0	0	0	0
Tyleik Williams DL	6	3	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeill DL	3	2	1	2	0	0
Aidan Hutchinson DE	3	2	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Rodriguez LB	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Rolder LB	3	3	0	1	0	0
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. CB	3	3	0	0	1	1
Tyler Lacy DL	2	1	0	1	0	0
Jalen Mills SAF	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum DE	1	1	1	0	0	0
Derrick Barnes LB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Levi Onwuzurike DL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roger McCreary CB	1	1	0	0	1	0
Trevor Nowaske LB	1	1	0	0	1	0
Skyler Gill-Howard DL	1	0	0	0	0	0

Panthers defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD
Akayleb Evans CB	11	9	0	0	1
Devin Lloyd LB	9	5	0	1	0
Bobby Okereke LB	7	4	0	0	1
Tre'von Moehrig SAF	5	3	0	0	0
Will Lee III CB	5	2	0	0	0
Zakee Wheatley SAF	4	3	0	0	0
Nick Scott SAF	3	2	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom SAF	3	0	0	0	1
Princely Umanmielen OLB	3	3	1	1	0
Patrick Jones II OLB	2	1	0	0	0
Aaron Hall DT	2	2	0	1	0
Derrick Brown DT	1	0	0	0	2
Jaelan Phillips OLB	1	0	0	0	0
Lee Hunter DT	1	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade CB	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown III DT	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking

Lions kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates K	4/4	54	2/2	14

Panthers kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald K	2/2	47	2/4	8

Punting

Lions punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Jack Fox P	2	81	40.5	1	47

Panthers punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Sam Martin P	3	134	44.7	2	52

Returns

Lions returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
Jacob Saylors RB	3	65	0	0	0
Tom Kennedy WR	2	42	0	0	0

Panthers returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
Anthony Tyus III RB	3	80	0	0	0
David Moore WR	3	73	0	0	0

Lions vs Panthers Recap

For the Panthers: Bryce Young (29/41, 329 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT), Chuba Hubbard (20 carries, 122 rush yds, 2 TD), Tetairoa McMillan (14 catches, 192 rec yds, 2 TD). For the Lions: Jared Goff (32/52, 412 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT), Jahmyr Gibbs (15 carries, 46 rush yds, 1 TD), Jameson Williams (6 catches, 102 rec yds).

The Panthers did the damage in the 3rd quarter, winning that period by 10.

After the game, the Lions are 2-2 and the Panthers are 2-2.

Lions vs Panthers Team Stats

LionsPanthers

452
Total yards: 445; 406
Passing yards (net): 318; 46
Rushing yards: 127; 6.6
Yards per play: 6.2; 24
First downs: 28; 4/12 (33%)
Third downs: 5/12 (42%); 2/4 (50%)
Red zone: 3/4 (75%); 0
Turnovers: 0; 9
Penalties: 8; 67
Penalty yards: 60; 26:45
Time of possession: 33:15

Lions vs Panthers Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, October 4, 20268:20 PM ET / 5:20 PM PT

Stadium: Bank of America StadiumCharlotte

Week: NFL Week 4All Week 4 games

Season: 2026 NFL SeasonRegular season

Lions vs Panthers: Tale of the Tape

LionsNFC conference gamePanthers

2-1
Record: 1-2; NFC #7
Playoff seed: NFC #4; 31.0
Points per game: 29.7; 31.7
Points allowed: 27.7; -0.7
Point differential: +2.0; 0-1
Road / home record: 0-1; 0-0
Division record: 1-0; W1
Streak: L1; 7 days
Rest: 7 days

Before this game, from every 2026 regular-season final. Seeds follow the NFL format (division leaders 1-4, Wild Cards 5-7); equal records are split with the NFL tiebreakers.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025 season seriesDid not meet

Lions last 5 · 2026

W vs Jets 31-24 Sep 27, 2026
L @ Bills 31-41 Sep 17, 2026
W vs Saints 31-30 Sep 13, 2026
W @ Bears 19-16 Jan 4, 2026
L @ Vikings 10-23 Dec 25, 2025

Panthers last 5 · 2026 incl. playoffs

L @ Browns 18-21 Sep 27, 2026
W @ Falcons 34-3 Sep 20, 2026
L vs Bears 37-59 Sep 13, 2026
L vs Rams 31-34 Jan 10, 2026
L @ Buccaneers 14-16 Jan 3, 2026

More NFL Games on Oct 4, 2026

Final
Indianapolis Colts2-530
Washington Commanders1-413
Top: Taylor 20 carries, 95 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Rams3-424
Philadelphia Eagles2-520
Top: Williams 16 carries, 80 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Arizona Cardinals2-524
New York Giants4-236
Top: Winston 18/29, 250 pass yds, 3 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
New England Patriots4-329
Buffalo Bills5-126
Top: Maye 22/37, 269 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Green Bay Packers4-317
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-514
Top: Daniels 19/27, 148 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
Tennessee Titans1-618
Baltimore Ravens4-324
Top: Jackson 15/20, 222 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
New York Jets2-512
Chicago Bears5-223
Top: Monangai 30 carries, 146 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Jacksonville Jaguars4-222
Cincinnati Bengals4-217
Top: Burrow 39/54, 428 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
Dallas Cowboys3-434
Houston Texans2-530
Top: Stroud 21/31, 347 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Miami Dolphins1-510
Minnesota Vikings6-015
Top: Murray 27/37, 247 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Kansas City Chiefs5-130
Las Vegas Raiders3-427
Top: III 22 carries, 177 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Chargers0-623
Seattle Seahawks4-330
Top: Wilson 21 carries, 81 rush yds, 1 TDBox score ›
Final
Denver Broncos5-214
San Francisco 49ers6-124
Top: Purdy 19/30, 218 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›

That covers Lions vs Panthers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Lions host the Vikings Nov 1; Panthers visit the Packers Oct 29.

Lions vs Panthers FAQs

Who won Lions vs Panthers on Oct 4, 2026?

The Carolina Panthers beat the Detroit Lions 32-26 on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

What are the Lions and Panthers records?

After this game the Lions were 2-2 and the Panthers were 2-2 this season.

Who were the top performers in Lions vs Panthers?

Jared Goff led all passers with 412 yards for the Lions. Chuba Hubbard led all rushers with 122 yards for the Panthers. Tetairoa McMillan led all receivers with 192 yards for the Panthers.

Where was Lions vs Panthers played?

At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, the home stadium of the Carolina Panthers.

What was the score by quarter in Lions vs Panthers?

Lions-Panthers: Q1 3-7, Q2 13-9, Q3 3-13, Q4 7-3.

What is next for the Lions and Panthers?

Lions host the Vikings on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET; Panthers visit the Packers on Thursday, October 29 at 8:15 PM ET.