Head to head
Carolina Panthers v Detroit Lions — every meeting since 1999
Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions have met 12 times since 1999. CAR lead the regular-season series 8-4. Against the closing spread CAR are 9-3. The highest-scoring meeting produced 84 points in 2011; the widest margin was 24.
CAR record
8-4
regular season, 1999–2023
CAR v the spread
9-3
covered–against
Highest scoring
84
combined, 2011
Widest margin
24
2002 season
Every meeting
12 games, 1999–2023| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 WK 5 | CAR 24atDET 42 | 43.5 | DET +9.5 | DET by 18 |
| 2022 WK 16 | DET 23atCAR 37 | 43.5 | CAR -2.5 | CAR by 14 |
| 2020 WK 11 | DET 0atCAR 20 | 47 | CAR -3 | CAR by 20 |
| 2018 WK 11 | CAR 19atDET 20 | 48 | DET -4 | DET by 1 |
| 2017 WK 5 | CAR 27atDET 24 | 42 | DET +2 | CAR by 3 |
| 2014 WK 2 | DET 7atCAR 24 | 43.5 | CAR +1 | CAR by 17 |
| 2011 WK 11 | CAR 35atDET 49 | 47.5 | DET +7 | DET by 14 |
| 2008 WK 11 | DET 22atCAR 31 | 40.5 | CAR +14 | CAR by 9 |
| 2005 WK 6 | CAR 21atDET 20 | 42 | DET 0 | CAR by 1 |
| 2003 WK 16 | DET 14atCAR 20 | 37 | CAR +7.5 | CAR by 6 |
| 2002 WK 2 | DET 7atCAR 31 | 35.5 | CAR +3 | CAR by 24 |
| 1999 WK 7 | DET 24atCAR 9 | 43.5 | CAR +4.5 | DET by 15 |
CAR in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 53-2
- Last 107-3
The extremes
- Highest scoring2011 week 11 · CAR 35 at DET 4984 points
- Lowest scoring2020 week 11 · DET 0 at CAR 2020 points
- Widest margin2002 week 2 · DET 7 at CAR 3124 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 1999–2023| CAR | DET | Met | CAR record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | Matthew Stafford | 4 | 2-2 |
| Jake Delhomme | Joey Harrington | 2 | 2-0 |
6 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 1999–2023| CAR | DET | Met | CAR record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rivera | Jim Caldwell | 2 | 2-0 |
| John Fox | Steve Mariucci | 2 | 2-0 |
8 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 3 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 2g7 TD
- Shane Zylstra TE · DET · 1g3 TD
- Bryce Young QB · CAR · 1g3 TD
- Sam Darnold QB · CAR · 1g2 TD
- Sam LaPorta TE · DET · 1g2 TD
- Adam Thielen WR · CAR · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 2g591 yds
- Sam Darnold QB · CAR · 1g250 yds
- Bryce Young QB · CAR · 1g247 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- D'Onta Foreman RB · CAR · 1g165 yds
- Chuba Hubbard RB · CAR · 2g160 yds
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 1g109 yds
- Craig Reynolds RB · DET · 1g52 yds
- Miles Sanders RB · CAR · 1g32 yds
- Laviska Shenault Jr. WR · CAR · 1g27 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- DJ Chark WR · DET · 2g150 yds
- Adam Thielen WR · CAR · 1g107 yds
- Josh Reynolds WR · DET · 2g107 yds
- Kalif Raymond WR · DET · 2g101 yds
- DJ Moore WR · CAR · 1g83 yds
- Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET · 1g76 yds
