Carolina Panthers31–34Los Angeles Rams

Total yards: Carolina Panthers 347, Los Angeles Rams 420. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Carolina Panthers 264, Los Angeles Rams 304. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Carolina Panthers 83, Los Angeles Rams 116. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Carolina Panthers 17, Los Angeles Rams 20. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Carolina Panthers 1.0, Los Angeles Rams 2.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Carolina Panthers 6, Los Angeles Rams 8. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Carolina Panthers 2, Los Angeles Rams 3. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Carolina Panthers 1, Los Angeles Rams 2. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Carolina Panthers 4, Los Angeles Rams 9. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Carolina Panthers 35, Los Angeles Rams 83. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Carolina Panthers -8.1, Los Angeles Rams 5.0. 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 3.4, Los Angeles Rams 1.1. The same for the running game.