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Lions vs Panthers

Final · Week 4 · Sun Oct 4 · 8:20 PM ET · Bank of America Stadium

Detroit LionsLions
26
FinalOct 4, 2026
Carolina PanthersPanthers
32
TVNBC

Recap

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

Kalshi had the Panthers at 34% and Polymarket at 34% to win before kickoff. Among the public, 79% of moneyline bets and 71% of the money were on the Lions.

Score by quarter

Detroit Lions and Carolina Panthers, score by quarter
Team1234T
DET3133726
CAR7913332

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. DETField Goal · 12:05Jake Bates 54 Yd Field Goal3-0
  2. CARTouchdown · 1:50Chuba Hubbard 15 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)3-7

Second Quarter

  1. DETField Goal · 12:37Jake Bates 43 Yd Field Goal6-7
  2. CARTouchdown · 8:08Tetairoa McMillan 32 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT Failed)6-13
  3. DETTouchdown · 2:14Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)13-13
  4. CARField Goal · 0:28Ryan Fitzgerald 47 Yd Field Goal13-16
  5. DETField Goal · 0:00Jake Bates 41 Yd Field Goal16-16

Third Quarter

  1. CARTouchdown · 9:33Tetairoa McMillan 10 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT Failed)16-22
  2. DETField Goal · 6:21Jake Bates 26 Yd Field Goal19-22
  3. CARTouchdown · 2:47Chuba Hubbard 2 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)19-29

Fourth Quarter

  1. CARField Goal · 8:59Ryan Fitzgerald 33 Yd Field Goal19-32
  2. DETTouchdown · 3:38Sam LaPorta 8 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)26-32

Team stats

DETCAR
1st Downs
24
28
Total Yards
452
445
Passing
406
318
Rushing
46
127
3rd down efficiency
4-12
5-12
Turnovers
0
0
Possession
26:45
33:15

Top performers

Detroit LionsCarolina Panthers

Passing

Jared Goff32/52, 412 YDS, 1 TD
Bryce Young29/41, 329 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

Jahmyr Gibbs15 CAR, 46 YDS, 1 TD
Chuba Hubbard20 CAR, 122 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

Jameson Williams6 REC, 102 YDS
Tetairoa McMillan14 REC, 192 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

DJ Wonnum1
Princely Umanmielen1

Tackles

Jack Campbell14
Akayleb Evans11

Betting splits at kickoff

Consensus
MoneylineDET · CAR
Bets79%21%
Money71%29%
SpreadDET · CAR
Bets43%57%
Money68%32%
Total O/UOver · Under
Bets77%23%
Money89%11%

Scores and stats: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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