Carolina Panthers
2025 Season · Through Week 18 · Updated Mar 28, 2026
Carolina Panthers
8-9NFC·NFC South
26thinOff EPA(-0.044)23rdinDef EPA(+0.055)
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 25th in EPA/play (-0.049) through Week 18.
B.Young16 GP · 536 DB
EPA/DB
-0.01
CPOE
+1.00
Success%
46.0%
Passer Rtg
88.1
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | T.McMillan | 122 | 70 | 1013 | 7 | 25.4% | +0.21 | 2.09 |
| WR | X.Legette | 64 | 35 | 363 | 3 | 13.3% | -0.06 | 1.04 |
| RB | R.Dowdle | 50 | 39 | 297 | 1 | 10.4% | -0.02 | 1.14 |
| WR | J.Coker | 43 | 33 | 394 | 3 | 9.0% | +0.51 | 1.59 |
| RB | C.Hubbard | 39 | 30 | 223 | 3 | 8.1% | +0.12 | 0.96 |
| TE | T.Tremble | 37 | 27 | 249 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.22 | 0.94 |
| TE | J.Sanders | 34 | 29 | 190 | 1 | 7.1% | +0.13 | 0.91 |
| WR | H.Renfrow | 26 | 15 | 89 | 2 | 5.4% | -0.08 | 0.65 |
| TE | M.Evans | 25 | 19 | 171 | 2 | 5.2% | +0.13 | 1.28 |
| WR | B.Tremayne | 18 | 14 | 160 | 0 | 3.8% | +0.40 | 1.62 |
| WR | Ji.Horn | 15 | 11 | 108 | 0 | 3.1% | +0.23 | 1.59 |
| TE | J.Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0.6% | +0.75 | 2.55 |
| RB | T.Etienne | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0.6% | -0.19 | 0.72 |
| WR | D.Moore | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.2% | -0.30 | 0.14 |
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 21st in EPA (-0.038), running through the RE gap most effectively through Week 18.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.Dowdle | 235 | 4.6 | +0.02 | 42.6% |
| C.Hubbard | 134 | 3.8 | -0.11 | 41.0% |
| T.Etienne | 20 | 4.7 | -0.08 | 35.0% |
| Ji.Horn | 8 | 8.6 | +0.54 | 87.5% |
| B.Young | 4 | 3.5 | +0.11 | 50.0% |
| D.Moore | 1 | 12.0 | +1.04 | 100.0% |
| D.Dallas | 1 | 0.0 | -1.95 | 0.0% |
| X.Legette | 1 | 0.0 | -0.53 | 0.0% |
| M.Evans | 1 | 1.0 | +1.78 | 100.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0.66 1 car | 0.23 2 car | 0.56 2 car | -0.09 218 car(NFL: -0.08) | -0.07 11 car(NFL: -0.17) |
| 2nd | -0.05 19 car(NFL: 0.03) | -0.26 23 car(NFL: -0.01) | 0.00 37 car(NFL: -0.02) | -0.17 30 car(NFL: -0.15) | -0.12 11 car(NFL: -0.13) |
| 3rd | -0.28 17 car(NFL: 0.03) | 0.36 16 car(NFL: 0.07) | -0.12 4 car | -1.80 1 car | -0.69 5 car(NFL: -0.24) |
| 4th | 1.37 12 car(NFL: 0.53) | — | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
26th
991 plays
-0.04
EPA/Play
SR: 43%
Pass%: 55%
Run
-0.02
Pass
-0.05
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
24th
749 plays
-0.04
EPA/Play
SR: 44%
Pass%: 50%
Run
-0.09
Pass
+0.01
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
27th
315 plays
-0.16
EPA/Play
SR: 35%
Pass%: 75%
Run
-0.18
Pass
-0.16
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
17th
58 plays
+0.13
EPA/Play
SR: 59%
Pass%: 41%
Run
+0.58
Pass
-0.51
Red Zone
Inside the 20
22nd
144 plays
-0.07
EPA/Play
SR: 42%
Pass%: 54%
Run
-0.17
Pass
+0.01
Goal Line
Inside the 5
15th
27 plays
+0.09
EPA/Play
SR: 59%
Pass%: 56%
Run
+0.60
Pass
-0.32
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
15th
95 plays
+0.05
EPA/Play
SR: 38%
Pass%: 59%
Run
+0.05
Pass
+0.05
Defense
Def EPA/Play
+0.055
23rdDef Pass EPA
+0.106
24thDef Rush EPA
-0.002
23rdDef Success Rate
43.6%
15thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (114 carries). Best defended: LG (-0.134 EPA/carry).
LE
58 car-0.10
LT
48 car+0.04
LG
64 car-0.13
M
114 car+0.18
RG
51 car-0.09
RT
62 car-0.01
RE
37 car-0.05
