Carolina 27, Miami 20
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, August 17, 2018
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Temperature:
87°
Head Official:
Jerome Boger
Attendance:
72200
By Field Level Media
Rookie tight end Ian Thomas scored the first touchdown of his NFL career and quarterback Cam Newton shook off a sluggish performance, leading the Carolina Panthers to a 27-20 preseason victory against the Miami Dolphins on Friday night in Charlotte, N.C.
Newton, who completed 9 of 12 passes for 89 yards, teamed up with Thomas on a 27-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey opened the scoring with a 71-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter. McCaffrey finished with 92 yards and one touchdown on five carries.
Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill was 14-of-17 passing for 100 yards.
The Panthers (2-0) led 13-9 at halftime against Miami (0-2).
-- Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Miami
|
334 |
109 |
225 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3.0 |
0 |
Carolina
|
405 |
226 |
179 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Carolina will play their next game at home against New England. The Panthers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game at home against Baltimore. The Dolphins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.