2026 Hall of Fame Game · Preseason

Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals: 2026 Hall of Fame Game

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Uploaded: 2026-08-07
Description: Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals official game highlights from NFL.com

Carolina Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 33–30. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Panthers vs. Cardinals Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Carolina Panthers

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Hall of Fame Game Final CAR at ARI

Designated home team

Arizona Cardinals

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Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Kickoff: 8:00 PM ET8:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: NBC
Venue: Tom Benson Hall of Fame StadiumCanton, OH · Neutral site

Postgame video

Panthers vs. Cardinals 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Panthers vs. Cardinals Final Score and Game Result

Carolina Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 33–30.

Winner

Carolina Panthers

33–30

CAR record

Carolina Panthers

1-0

ARI record

Arizona Cardinals

0-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Panthers vs. Cardinals Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Hall of Fame Game

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 33–30 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CAR Carolina Panthers	0	17	0	16	33
ARI Arizona Cardinals	0	17	3	10	30

Top performers

Panthers vs. Cardinals Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

CAR

Haynes King

21/34, 180 YDS, 2 TD

ARI

Carson Beck

15/19, 188 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing Yards

CAR

Miles Davis

4 CAR, 53 YDS

ARI

Bam Knight

12 CAR, 60 YDS

Receiving Yards

CAR

Jimmy Horn Jr.

4 REC, 44 YDS

ARI

Jalen Brooks

3 REC, 99 YDS

Sacks

CAR

Nick Hampton

ARI

Andrew Billings

Tackles

CAR

Zakee Wheatley

ARI

Austin Keys

Game statistics

Panthers vs. Cardinals Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

CARStatisticARI

251st Downs23

9-143rd down efficiency7-12

1-14th down efficiency0-1

378Total Yards425

237Passing282

141Rushing143

1Turnovers0

5-20Penalties7-78

4-6Red Zone (Made-Att)3-6

25:39Possession34:21

Every scoring play

Panthers vs. Cardinals Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q214:55

ARI
Corey Kiner 1 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)
0–7
Q210:56

CAR
AJ Dillon 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
7–7
Q29:38

ARI
Simi Fehoko 5 Yd pass from Carson Beck (Chad Ryland Kick)
7–14
Q25:54

CAR
Ja'seem Reed 15 Yd pass from Haynes King (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
14–14
Q21:46

ARI
Chad Ryland 35 Yd Field Goal
14–17
Q20:08

CAR
Ryan Fitzgerald 33 Yd Field Goal
17–17
Q34:42

ARI
Chad Ryland 43 Yd Field Goal
17–20
Q414:20

CAR
Anthony Tyus III 5 Yd pass from Haynes King (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
24–20
Q410:19

ARI
Chad Ryland 35 Yd Field Goal
24–23
Q46:53

CAR
Ryan Fitzgerald 37 Yd Field Goal
27–23
Q41:55

ARI
Bryson Green 1 Yd pass from Kedon Slovis (Chad Ryland Kick)
27–30
Q40:00

CAR
Haynes King 5 Yd Rush
33–30

Individual statistics

Panthers vs. Cardinals Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Carolina Panthers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Haynes King	21/34	180	5.3	2	0	0-0	95.2
Kenny Pickett	8/11	62	5.6	0	0	1-5	86.2

Arizona Cardinals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Carson Beck	15/19	188	9.9	1	0	1-2	125.4
Kedon Slovis	9/10	106	10.6	1	0	1-10	144.2

Rushing Stats

Carolina Panthers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Miles Davis	4	53	13.3	0	36
Haynes King	3	39	13.0	1	26
Anthony Tyus III	8	19	2.4	0	7
AJ Dillon	3	18	6.0	1	13
Trevor Etienne	4	12	3.0	0	7

Arizona Cardinals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bam Knight	12	60	5.0	0	15
Corey Kiner	14	57	4.1	1	13
Evan Hull	6	23	3.8	0	9
Carson Beck	2	3	1.5	0	4

Receiving Stats

Carolina Panthers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jimmy Horn Jr.	4	44	11.0	0	17	7
John Metchie III	3	38	12.7	0	19	6
Ja'seem Reed	2	30	15.0	1	15	3
Casey Washington	3	24	8.0	0	10	5
Caden Prieskorn	1	21	21.0	0	21	1
AJ Dillon	1	18	18.0	0	18	1
James Mitchell	3	15	5.0	0	8	4
Malick Meiga	1	13	13.0	0	13	2
Ja'Tavion Sanders	3	13	4.3	0	6	3
Miles Davis	3	9	3.0	0	8	3
Feleipe Franks	2	8	4.0	0	4	2
Anthony Tyus III	1	5	5.0	1	5	1
David Moore	1	5	5.0	0	5	2
Elijah Cooks	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
Trevor Etienne	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	1

Arizona Cardinals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jalen Brooks	3	99	33.0	0	49	4
Reggie Virgil	5	66	13.2	0	17	6
Harrison Wallace III	2	34	17.0	0	27	2
Xavier Weaver	3	31	10.3	0	19	5
Jameson Geers	2	20	10.0	0	16	2
Rivaldo Fairweather	3	19	6.3	0	8	3
Kenny Yeboah	2	10	5.0	0	6	2
Corey Kiner	2	9	4.5	0	8	2
Simi Fehoko	1	5	5.0	1	5	1
Bryson Green	1	1	1.0	1	1	1

Defensive Stats

Carolina Panthers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Zakee Wheatley	8	2	0	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans	5	2	0	0	0	0
Cam Gill	5	1	0	0	0	0
Jackson Kuwatch	5	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Rochell	4	3	0	0	0	0
DeVonta Smith	4	3	0	0	0	0
Claudin Cherelus	4	2	0	0	0	0
Will Lee III	4	2	0	0	1	0
Lathan Ransom	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bam Martin-Scott	4	1	0	0	0	0
Corey Thornton	3	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Incoom	3	2	0	0	0	0
Elijah Garcia	3	1	0	1	0	0
Isaiah Simmons	3	0	0	0	1	0
Trevin Wallace	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrek Funderburk	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cam Jackson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Hampton	2	1	1	1	0	1
Demani Richardson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mapalo Mwansa	2	1	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jared Harrison-Hunte	1	1	1	1	0	1
Maema Njongmeta	1	1	0	0	0	0
Casey Washington	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Miller	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Tyus III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Parker Petersen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lee Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyon Barrs	1	0	0	0	0	0

Arizona Cardinals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Austin Keys	11	7	0	1	2	0
Isaiah Oliver	8	4	0	0	0	0
Wydett Williams Jr.	7	2	0	0	0	0
Elijah Culp	5	5	0	1	2	0
Andrew Billings	4	2	1	2	0	1
Karson Sharar	4	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Jones	3	3	0	0	0	0
Kei'Trel Clark	3	3	0	0	0	0
BJ Ojulari	3	2	0	0	0	0
Cam Horsley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kalen King	2	2	0	0	0	0
Brodric Martin-Rhodes	2	1	0	0	0	0
Quinton Newsome	2	1	0	0	0	0
Damonic Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kitan Crawford	1	1	0	1	0	0
Owen Pappoe	1	1	0	0	0	0
Reggie Virgil	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eku Leota	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cameron Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Carolina Panthers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	2/2	100.0	37	3/3	9

Arizona Cardinals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chad Ryland	3/3	100.0	43	3/3	12

Game flow

Panthers vs. Cardinals Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

CAR 100%Home win probabilityARI 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Panthers vs. Cardinals Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 18 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
CAR	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 2:15	3	3	2:15	CAR 25	CAR 28
ARI	Punt6 plays, 19 yards, 2:54	6	19	2:54	ARI 23	ARI 42
CAR	Punt5 plays, 35 yards, 2:39	5	35	2:39	CAR 3	CAR 38
ARI	Touchdown13 plays, 96 yards, 7:17	13	96	7:17	ARI 4	CAR 0
CAR	Touchdown10 plays, 67 yards, 3:59	10	67	3:59	CAR 33	ARI 0
ARI	Touchdown4 plays, 60 yards, 1:18	4	60	1:18	ARI 40	CAR 0
CAR	Touchdown10 plays, 65 yards, 3:44	10	65	3:44	CAR 35	ARI 0
ARI	Field Goal10 plays, 51 yards, 4:08	10	51	4:08	ARI 32	CAR 17
CAR	Field Goal10 plays, 50 yards, 1:38	10	50	1:38	CAR 35	ARI 15
ARI	End of Half1 play, -1 yard, 0:08	1	-1	0:08	ARI 35	ARI 35
ARI	Downs7 plays, 39 yards, 4:45	7	39	4:45	ARI 20	CAR 41
CAR	Fumble2 plays, 5 yards, 0:41	2	5	0:41	CAR 41	CAR 40
ARI	Field Goal9 plays, 24 yards, 4:52	9	24	4:52	CAR 48	CAR 24
CAR	Touchdown10 plays, 73 yards, 5:22	10	73	5:22	CAR 27	ARI 0
ARI	Field Goal8 plays, 53 yards, 4:01	8	53	4:01	ARI 30	CAR 17
CAR	Field Goal7 plays, 51 yards, 3:26	7	51	3:26	CAR 30	ARI 19
ARI	Touchdown10 plays, 62 yards, 4:58	10	62	4:58	ARI 38	CAR 0
CAR	Touchdown13 plays, 65 yards, 1:55	13	65	1:55	CAR 35	ARI 0

Official game information

Panthers vs. Cardinals Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance18,116

Reported crowd at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

Game officials

Greg Meyer — Back Judge
David Meslow — Side Judge
Jim Quirk — Back Judge
Craig Wrolstad — Referee
Greg Bradley — Line Judge
Paul King — Umpire
Sarah Thomas — Down Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Panthers vs. Cardinals Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, August 6, 2026.

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TV and streaming

What Channel Is Panthers vs. Cardinals On?

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Stadium

Where Is Panthers vs. Cardinals Being Played?

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH. This is listed as a neutral-site matchup.

Why this game matters

About the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game

The First Game of the 2026 NFL Preseason

The Panthers–Cardinals Hall of Fame Game opens the 2026 preseason in Canton before the standard three-week preseason schedule begins.

Part of the 2026 Enshrinement Weekend

The matchup is tied to the Pro Football Hall of Fame celebration. Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly and Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald are members of the 2026 class.

An Exhibition at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

The Hall of Fame Game is a preseason exhibition, so its result does not count toward either team's regular-season record.

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Quick answers

Panthers vs. Cardinals FAQ

When is Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals?

The game is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET.

What channel is Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals on?

The current TV / streaming listing is NBC. Check again if the listing is still TBD.

Where is Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals being played?

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, OH. The schedule marks it as a neutral-site game.

Is Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals a preseason game?

Yes. This is a preseason exhibition and does not count in the regular-season standings.

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