Carolina Panthers21–27Washington Commanders

Total yards: Carolina Panthers 300, Washington Commanders 396. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Carolina Panthers 189, Washington Commanders 206. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Carolina Panthers 111, Washington Commanders 190. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Carolina Panthers 15, Washington Commanders 22. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Carolina Panthers 3.0, Washington Commanders 1.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Carolina Panthers 6, Washington Commanders 5. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Carolina Panthers 5, Washington Commanders 1. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Carolina Panthers 1, Washington Commanders 0. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Carolina Panthers 7, Washington Commanders 8. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Carolina Panthers 65, Washington Commanders 69. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Carolina Panthers 2.6, Washington Commanders 13.5. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Carolina Panthers 4.6, Washington Commanders -2.4. The same for the running game.