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Carolina Panthers vs. Buffalo Bills: 2026 Preseason Week 1

Name: Panthers vs. Bills highlights | Preseason Week 1
Uploaded: 2026-08-15
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Buffalo Bills defeated the Carolina Panthers, 14–29. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Panthers vs. Bills Game Details

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

Away team

Carolina Panthers

14 Record: 1-1 Shop Carolina Panthers Gear

Preseason Week 1 Final CAR at BUF

Home team

Buffalo Bills

29 Record: 1-0 Shop Buffalo Bills Gear

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: WIVB, WSOC-TV Channel 9
Venue: Highmark StadiumOrchard Park, NY

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Panthers vs. Bills 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Panthers vs. Bills Final Score and Game Result

Buffalo Bills defeated the Carolina Panthers, 14–29.

Winner

Buffalo Bills

14–29

CAR record

Carolina Panthers

1-1

BUF record

Buffalo Bills

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Panthers vs. Bills Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 14–29 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CAR Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	14
BUF Buffalo Bills	10	3	3	13	29

Top performers

Panthers vs. Bills Player Stat Leaders

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

Passing Yards

CAR

Kenny Pickett

16/19, 92 YDS, 1 TD

BUF

Josh Allen

6/8, 111 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing Yards

CAR

Anthony Tyus III

4 CAR, 28 YDS

BUF

Ian Wheeler

7 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

CAR

AJ Dillon

2 REC, 29 YDS

BUF

DJ Moore

3 REC, 61 YDS

Sacks

CAR

Cam Gill

BUF

Mike Danna

Tackles

CAR

Zakee Wheatley

BUF

Toriano Pride Jr.

Game statistics

Panthers vs. Bills Team Stats Comparison

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

CARStatisticBUF

181st Downs27

3-113rd down efficiency1-7

2-44th down efficiency1-1

201Total Yards396

140Passing245

61Rushing151

1Turnovers0

9-78Penalties9-98

2-3Red Zone (Made-Att)3-6

26:56Possession33:04

Every scoring play

Panthers vs. Bills Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

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

Q111:22

BUF
Tyler Bass 33 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q15:12

BUF
Keon Coleman 9 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)
0–10
Q23:22

BUF
Tyler Bass 46 Yd Field Goal
0–13
Q20:29

CAR
Ja'seem Reed 6 Yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
7–13
Q31:29

BUF
Tyler Bass 29 Yd Field Goal
7–16
Q48:46

BUF
Ian Wheeler 6 Yd Rush (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
7–22
Q44:33

BUF
Frank Gore Jr. 3 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
7–29
Q40:20

CAR
John Metchie III 9 Yd pass from Kyle Trask (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
14–29

Individual statistics

Panthers vs. Bills 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
Kenny Pickett	16/19	92	4.8	1	0	3-17	104.4
Kyle Trask	6/9	53	5.9	1	1	0-0	79.6
Bryce Young	3/5	18	3.6	0	0	1-6	67.1

Buffalo Bills Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
Josh Allen	6/8	111	13.9	1	1-8	156.2
Kyle Allen	14/16	108	6.8	0	2-16	94.8
Shane Buechele	6/9	50	5.6	0	0-0	80.8

Rushing Stats

Carolina Panthers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Anthony Tyus III	4	28	7.0	17
Kenny Pickett	3	16	5.3	10
Trevor Etienne	6	7	1.2	3
Miles Davis	4	5	1.3	4
Jonathon Brooks	3	5	1.7	6

Buffalo Bills Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ian Wheeler	7	41	5.9	1	10
Frank Gore Jr.	7	38	5.4	1	16
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	27	27.0	0	27
Ray Davis	3	21	7.0	0	12
James Cook III	5	21	4.2	0	13
Kyle Allen	1	2	2.0	0	2
Shane Buechele	2	1	0.5	0	2

Receiving Stats

Carolina Panthers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
AJ Dillon	2	29	14.5	0	20	2
Casey Washington	2	20	10.0	0	11	2
Trevor Etienne	4	18	4.5	0	11	4
Ja'seem Reed	3	17	5.7	1	7	3
Roc Taylor	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	11	11.0	0	11	2
Elijah Cooks	2	11	5.5	0	6	4
John Metchie III	1	9	9.0	1	9	1
Jonathon Brooks	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
Feleipe Franks	3	9	3.0	0	4	4
Tommy Tremble	1	6	6.0	0	6	2
Anthony Tyus III	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Ja'Tavion Sanders	1	3	3.0	0	3	1
James Mitchell	2	2	1.0	0	7	2
David Moore	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Xavier Legette	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Miles Davis	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Buffalo Bills Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
DJ Moore	3	61	20.3	0	32	4
Stephen Gosnell	3	44	14.7	0	18	3
Khalil Shakir	2	41	20.5	0	21	2
Keleki Latu	4	33	8.3	0	19	4
Ray Davis	4	32	8.0	0	12	4
Keon Coleman	3	17	5.7	1	9	4
Trent Sherfield	2	12	6.0	0	8	2
Ja'Mori Maclin	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
Frank Gore Jr.	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Jackson Hawes	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Ben VanSumeren	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Mecole Hardman Jr.	1	3	3.0	0	3	1
Dante Pettis	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Shane Zylstra	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Carolina Panthers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HTS
Zakee Wheatley	7	3	0	0	0
Isaiah Simmons	6	5	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	4	3	0	0	0
Bam Martin-Scott	4	2	0	0	1
Maema Njongmeta	3	3	0	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	3	3	0	1	0
Jackson Kuwatch	3	3	0	0	0
Devin Lloyd	3	2	0	1	0
Claudin Cherelus	3	2	0	0	0
DeVonta Smith	3	2	0	0	0
Aaron Hall	3	1	0.5	0	1
Cam Gill	2	2	1	1	2
Mike Jackson	2	2	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans	2	2	0	0	0
Corey Thornton	2	2	0	0	0
Jaelan Phillips	2	1	1	1	1
Nick Scott	2	1	0	0	0
Jeremiah Moon	2	1	0	0	0
Trevin Wallace	2	1	0	0	0
Trevis Gipson	2	0	0.5	0	1
Parker Petersen	2	0	0	0	0
David Moore	1	1	0	0	0
Tywone Malone Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Kyon Barrs	1	1	0	0	0
Thomas Incoom	1	1	0	0	0
Will Lee III	1	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Smith	1	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	0	0	0	0	2

Buffalo Bills Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Toriano Pride Jr.	6	6	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hancock	4	4	0	2	0	0
Javon Solomon	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jordan Dunbar	4	1	0	0	0	0
Deone Walker	3	2	1	1	0	1
Dorian Williams	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	3	2	0	0	0	0
Andre Jones Jr.	3	1	0	0	0	0
Landon Jackson	3	1	0	1	0	0
Theron Gaines	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Danna	2	2	2	2	0	2
Bradley Chubb	2	2	0	1	0	0
Keonta Jenkins	2	2	0	0	0	0
Trent Sherfield	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Franklin Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Andreessen	2	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. Miller	2	1	0	0	0	0
Wande Owens	2	1	0	0	0	0
Shane Zylstra	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Ciarlo	2	1	0	0	0	1
TJ Parker	1	1	1	1	0	1
Damar Hamlin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Geno Stone	1	1	0	0	0	0
Terrel Bernard	1	1	0	0	1	0
Te'Cory Couch	1	1	0	0	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jalon Kilgore	1	1	0	0	1	0
Dee Alford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zion Logue	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Denhoff	1	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zane Durant	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kani Walker	0	0	0	0	1	0
Anthony Kendall	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking Stats

Carolina Panthers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Buffalo Bills Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	3/4	75.0	46	2/2	11

Game flow

Panthers vs. Bills Win Probability and Momentum

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

CAR 0%Home win probabilityBUF 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Panthers vs. Bills Drive Summary

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

Show all 17 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
BUF	Field Goal7 plays, 54 yards, 3:38	7	54	3:38	BUF 31	CAR 15
CAR	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 1:33	3	6	1:33	CAR 37	CAR 43
BUF	Touchdown8 plays, 80 yards, 4:37	8	80	4:37	BUF 20	CAR 0
CAR	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 1:38	3	8	1:38	CAR 30	CAR 38
BUF	Missed FG11 plays, 57 yards, 5:40	11	57	5:40	BUF 17	CAR 26
CAR	Punt3 plays, -2 yards, 2:32	3	-2	2:32	CAR 35	CAR 33
BUF	Field Goal11 plays, 50 yards, 7:00	11	50	7:00	BUF 22	CAR 28
CAR	Touchdown10 plays, 83 yards, 2:53	10	83	2:53	CAR 17	BUF 0
BUF	End of Half5 plays, 27 yards, 0:29	5	27	0:29	BUF 28	CAR 48
CAR	Downs15 plays, 51 yards, 8:23	15	51	8:23	CAR 30	BUF 19
BUF	Field Goal12 plays, 70 yards, 5:08	12	70	5:08	BUF 19	CAR 11
CAR	Downs7 plays, 22 yards, 3:00	7	22	3:00	CAR 27	BUF 41
BUF	Touchdown8 plays, 49 yards, 4:43	8	49	4:43	CAR 49	CAR 0
CAR	Interception4 plays, 1 yard, 2:44	4	1	2:44	CAR 32	CAR 33
BUF	Touchdown3 plays, 22 yards, 1:29	3	22	1:29	CAR 22	CAR 0
CAR	Touchdown12 plays, 75 yards, 4:13	12	75	4:13	CAR 25	BUF 0
BUF	End of Game1 play, -1 yard, 0:20	1	-1	0:20	BUF 40	BUF 40

Official game information

Panthers vs. Bills Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

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

Attendance58,528

Reported crowd at Highmark Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Highmark Stadium.

Game officials

Greg Meyer — Back Judge
Tab Slaughter — Umpire
Eugene Hall — Side Judge
John Jenkins — Field Judge
Mark Stewart — Line Judge
Don Willard — Side Judge
Brian Sakowski — Down Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 15, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Panthers vs. Bills Being Played?

Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY.

Why this game matters

About This Preseason Matchup

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When is Carolina Panthers vs. Buffalo Bills?

The game is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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The current TV / streaming listing is WIVB, WSOC-TV Channel 9. Check again if the listing is still TBD.

Where is Carolina Panthers vs. Buffalo Bills being played?

Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY.

Is Carolina Panthers vs. Buffalo Bills a preseason game?

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