Carolina Panthers vs. Buffalo Bills Final Score & Box Score — Preseason Week 1, 2026 Preseason

Historical Archive — 2026 Preseason

Carolina Panthers

FINAL Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Buffalo Bills

Box Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CAR	0	7	0	7	14
BUF	10	3	3	13	29

Team Stats

	CAR	BUF
Total Yards	201	396
Passing Yards	140	245
Rushing Yards	61	151
3rd Down Eff.	3-11	1-7
Turnovers	1	0
Penalties	9-78	9-98
Possession	26:56	33:04

Team Rankings (Offense & Defense)

CAR offense

Total #27

Rush #19

Pass #26

BUF defense

Total #7

Rush #5

Pass #32

Total Difference

Total -20 CAR

Rush -14 CAR

Pass +6 CAR

BUF offense

Total #4

Rush #1

Pass #15

CAR defense

Total #16

Rush #13

Pass #18

Total +12 BUF

Rush +12 BUF

Pass +3 BUF

Rankings out of 32, 1 = best. Offense ranked against opponent's defense, same as the live app. Reflects final 2025 regular-season totals (source: The Football Database).

Player Stats

CAR

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Kenny Pickett	16/19	92	1	0
Kyle Trask	6/9	53	1	1
Bryce Young	3/5	18	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LONG
Anthony Tyus III	4	28	17
Kenny Pickett	3	16	10
Trevor Etienne	6	7	3
Miles Davis	4	5	4
Jonathon Brooks	3	5	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
AJ Dillon	2	29	0	20
Casey Washington	2	20	0	11
Trevor Etienne	4	18	0	11
Ja'seem Reed	3	17	1	7
Roc Taylor	1	13	0	13
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	11	0	11
Elijah Cooks	2	11	0	6
John Metchie III	1	9	1	9
Jonathon Brooks	1	9	0	9
Feleipe Franks	3	9	0	4
Tommy Tremble	1	6	0	6
Anthony Tyus III	1	6	0	6
Ja'Tavion Sanders	1	3	0	3
James Mitchell	2	2	0	7
David Moore	0	0	0	0
Xavier Legette	0	0	0	0
Miles Davis	0	0	0	0

BUF

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD
Josh Allen	6/8	111	1
Kyle Allen	14/16	108	0
Shane Buechele	6/9	50	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LONG
Ian Wheeler	7	41	1	10
Frank Gore Jr.	7	38	1	16
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	27	0	27
Ray Davis	3	21	0	12
James Cook III	5	21	0	13
Kyle Allen	1	2	0	2
Shane Buechele	2	1	0	2

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
DJ Moore	3	61	0	32
Stephen Gosnell	3	44	0	18
Khalil Shakir	2	41	0	21
Keleki Latu	4	33	0	19
Ray Davis	4	32	0	12
Keon Coleman	3	17	1	9
Trent Sherfield	2	12	0	8
Ja'Mori Maclin	1	9	0	9
Frank Gore Jr.	1	7	0	7
Jackson Hawes	1	6	0	6
Ben VanSumeren	1	4	0	4
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	3	0	3
Dante Pettis	0	0	0	0
Shane Zylstra	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Dante Pettis	1	0

Injury Report (at kickoff)

CAR

⛔ Ikem Ekwonu (OT) — out — Ruptured patellar tendon (right knee) - surgically repaired

Suffered in the Panthers' January playoff loss to the Rams; underwent surgery to repair the tendon. Rehab is reportedly "ahead of schedule" and the Panthers are "really feeling good" about his progress, per team reporting. On PUP to open camp; GM Dan Morgan remains optimistic he can return at some point this season.

⛔ Nic Scourton (OLB) — out — Torn ACL

Non-contact tear suffered on the first day of training camp practice — out for the season. The injury happened during the mandatory acclimation period, which the NFLPA is investigating.

⛔ Taylor Moton (RT) — out — Blood clot in lung

Diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung in late June and placed on the reserve/non-football injury (NFI) list; immediately started on blood thinners and is reportedly responding well to treatment. Expected to miss the start of the regular season, per ESPN, though the team believes he could return at some point during the year.

BUF

No tracked impact players.