NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions (2-1-0) vs. Carolina Panthers (1-2-0)

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NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter)

Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 PM ET

Bank of America Stadium

Referee: Clay Martin

Regular Season: CAR leads series, 8-4 (home team won past 4)

Last reg. season meeting: 10/8/23: CAR 24 at DET 42

Dan Campbell (DET) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 55-44-1 (.555)

Dave Canales (CAR) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 14-23 (.378)

Detroit Last Game: W, 31-24 vs. NYJ (Week 3)

Carolina Last Game: L, 21-18 at CLE (Week 3)

LIONS NOTES

• QB JARED GOFF passed for 269 yards & 2 TDs for 122.5 rating in Week 3, his 26th consecutive game with TD pass, longest active streak in NFL. Ranks 1st with 40,424 pass yards & 4th with 264 TD passes since 2016. Had 236 pass yards & 3 TDs in last meeting & aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with 3+ TD passes. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 164 scrimmage yards (99 rush, 65 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 3, 1st player with 4 games with 2+ rush TDs & TD catch in his 1st 4 seasons in NFL history. Leads NFL with 55 scrimmage TDs (43 rush, 12 rec.) & ranks 3rd with 5,492 scrimmage yards (3,887 rush, 1,605 rec.) since 2023. Aims for 3rd in row with 110+ scrimmage yards & TD. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had TD catch in Week 3 & aims for 4th in row with TD catch. Had 7 receptions for 76 yards in last meeting. Leads NFL with 566 receptions, ranks tied-3rd with 49 TD catches & 4th with 6,480 rec. yards since 2021. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 2 TD catches in last meeting. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 0.5 sacks in Week 3. Ranks tied-5th with 46.5 sacks since 2022. Has sack in 6 of his past 7 & aims for 5th in row on road with sack. Had sack & INT in last meeting. • DE D.J. WONNUM had 2 sacks in Week 3. Had 6 tackles, sack, FR-TD & PD in last game vs. Car. (10/1/23 w/ Min.) • LB JACK CAMPBELL totaled 6 tackles & had FR in Week 3. Aims for 12th in row with 6+ tackles. • LB DERRICK BARNES had 8 tackles & TFL in Week 3. Has sack in 2 of his last 3. Aims for 4th in row with TFL. • CB D.J. REED had 8 tackles & PD in Week 3. Has PD in 2 of his last 3. Aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles. • S CHUCK CLARK had 7 tackles, sack & FF in Week 3. • S CHRISTIAN IZIEN led team with 11 tackles & had 3 TFL & PD in Week 3.

PANTHERS NOTES

• QB BRYCE YOUNG passed for 291 yards & TD in Week 3. Aims for 7th in row with TD pass. Had 247 pass yards & 3 TD passes in last meeting. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his last 4 at home. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD totaled 82 rush yards in Week 3. Aims for 4th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards. • WR TETAIROA MCMILLAN has 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his last 3 & 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his last 3 at home. • WR JALEN COKER has 8+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his last 3. • WR BRYCEN TREMAYNE led team with career-high 4 catches for 83 yards. • TE DARREN WALLER had 5 catches for 51 yards in Week 3. Had 2 catches for 52 yards in last game vs. Det. (11/3/19 w/ LV). • LB DEVIN LLOYD became 5th LB since 1982 with sack & 2 INTs, incl. INT-TD, in single game in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 9+ tackles. Aims for 4th in row on road with PD. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE has 6+ tackles in 4 of his last 5. Has PD in 2 of his last 3 at home. Had 8 tackles & PD in last game vs. Det. (11/23/25 w/ NYG). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Det. with 7+ tackles. • LB JAELAN PHILLIPS has sack in 3 of his last 4. Has PD in 2 of his last 3 at home. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last game vs. Det. (11/16/25 w/ Phi.). • LB TREVIS GIPSON had sack in Week 3 & has TFL in 2 of his last 3. • DT AARON HALL & CB WILL LEE III are only rookies in the NFL this season with FR. • S NICK SCOTT had FR in Week 2. Has 7+ tackles in 8 of his past 9. Had PD & INT in last game vs. Det. (10/24/21 w/ LAR). • S LATHAN RANSOM led team with 8 tackles & had PD in Week 3. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG had TFL in Week 3. Had 10 tackles in last game vs. Det. (10/30/23 w/ LV).

Game Odds

Detroit Lions                      – 3.5

Carolina Panthers            51

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 3, 2026

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