Dolphins vs Panthers
Final · Week 5 · Sun Oct 5 · 1:00 PM ET · Bank of America Stadium
Miami DolphinsDolphins1-4
24FinalOct 5, 2025
Carolina PanthersPanthers2-3
27TVFox
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoffMoneyline
MIA−115
CAR−105
Spread
MIA −1.5+105
CAR +1.5−125
Total O/U
Over 44.5+100
Under 44.5−120
- Spread: Panthers +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 44.5 (51 points).
Recap
The Carolina Panthers edged the Miami Dolphins 27-24 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Oct 5, 2025 to move to 2-3.
The Panthers came back from 17 points down, trailing 17-0 in the second quarter. The go-ahead score came with 1:59 left in the fourth quarter: Mitchell Evans 4 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick). The lead changed hands 3 times.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| CAR | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- MIAField Goal · 9:03Riley Patterson 43 Yd Field Goal3-0
Second Quarter
- MIATouchdown · 14:55De'Von Achane 10 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Riley Patterson Kick)10-0
- MIATouchdown · 10:48Darren Waller 4 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Riley Patterson Kick)17-0
- CARTouchdown · 3:24Xavier Legette 7 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)17-7
- CARField Goal · 0:00Ryan Fitzgerald 35 Yd Field Goal17-10
Third Quarter
- CARField Goal · 12:15Ryan Fitzgerald 49 Yd Field Goal17-13
Fourth Quarter
- CARTouchdown · 6:10Rico Dowdle 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)17-20
- MIATouchdown · 4:42Jaylen Waddle 46 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Riley Patterson Kick)24-20
- CARTouchdown · 1:59Mitchell Evans 4 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)24-27
Team stats
MIACAR
- 1st Downs
- 15
- 26
- Total Yards
- 248
- 418
- Passing
- 229
- 179
- Rushing
- 19
- 239
- 3rd down efficiency
- 5-13
- 5-11
- Turnovers
- 0
- 2
- Possession
- 28:46
- 31:14
Top performers
Miami DolphinsCarolina Panthers
Passing
Tua Tagovailoa27/36, 256 YDS, 3 TD
Bryce Young19/30, 198 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
De'Von Achane10 CAR, 16 YDS
Rico Dowdle23 CAR, 206 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Jaylen Waddle6 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TD
Tetairoa McMillan6 REC, 73 YDS
Sacks
Bradley Chubb1
A'Shawn Robinson1
Tackles
Jordyn Brooks13
Christian Rozeboom9
Player stats
Dolphins · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 27/36 | 256 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 3-27 | 78.4 | 122.0 |
Dolphins · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Von Achane | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ollie Gordon II | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 |
Dolphins · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Waddle | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 1 | 46 | 9 |
| Darren Waller | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 34 | 5 |
| De'Von Achane | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Julian Hill | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Tanner Conner | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Alec Ingold | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malik Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Dolphins · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Chubb | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dolphins · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordyn Brooks | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasul Douglas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashtyn Davis | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrel Dodson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Dolphins · Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Dolphins · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Washington | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Dee Eskridge | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Dolphins · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Washington | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
Dolphins · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Patterson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 43 | 3/3 | 6 |
Dolphins · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bailey | 6 | 312 | 52.0 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
Panthers · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 19/30 | 198 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 3-19 | 40.9 | 90.7 |
Panthers · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 23 | 206 | 9.0 | 1 | 53 |
| Trevor Etienne | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bryce Young | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
Panthers · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 29 | 8 |
| Xavier Legette | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Rico Dowdle | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| James Mitchell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Hunter Renfrow | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Trevor Etienne | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Mitchell Evans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Panthers · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Panthers · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Rozeboom | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Scott | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Panthers · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeeJay Dallas | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 24 | 0 |
Panthers · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 2/2 | 100.0 | 49 | 3/3 | 9 |
Panthers · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Martin | 3 | 161 | 53.7 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Game info
VenueBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Attendance72,301
OfficialsBack Judge: Greg Wilson · Referee: Clay Martin · Umpire: Steven Woods · Down Judge: Jerod Phillips
TVFox · national
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