Week 4 · Recap
Lions 26, Panthers 32: Week 4 recap
What happened
The Lions fell to the Panthers 32-26 on the road at Bank of America Stadium in Week 4, moving to 2-2.
The Lions outgained the Panthers 452-445 in total yards, each side had 0 turnovers, and went 4-12 on third down.
Jared Goff went 32 of 52 for 412 yards and 1 TD. Jahmyr Gibbs had 15 carries for 46 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Jameson Williams led the receivers with 6 catches for 102 yards.
On defense, DJ Wonnum led with 1 sack and Jack Campbell had 13 tackles.
Team stats
- 452Total yards445
- 406Passing yards318
- 46Rushing yards127
- 24First downs28
- 4-12Third down5-12
- 2-4Red zone (TD-att)3-4
- 0Turnovers0
- 1-6Sacked-yards3-11
- 9-67Penalties-yards8-60
- 26:45Possession33:15
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: DET-CAR- 1st quarter
- DETJake Bates 54 Yd Field Goal12:053-0
- CARChuba Hubbard 15 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)1:503-7
- 2nd quarter
- DETJake Bates 43 Yd Field Goal 12:376-7
- CARTetairoa McMillan 32 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT Failed)8:086-13
- DETJahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)2:1413-13
- CARRyan Fitzgerald 47 Yd Field Goal0:2813-16
- DETJake Bates 41 Yd Field Goal 0:0016-16
- 3rd quarter
- CARTetairoa McMillan 10 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT Failed)9:3316-22
- DETJake Bates 26 Yd Field Goal6:2119-22
- CARChuba Hubbard 2 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)2:4719-29
- 4th quarter
- CARRyan Fitzgerald 33 Yd Field Goal8:5919-32
- DETSam LaPorta 8 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)3:3826-32
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.