2026 Week 9 · Regular season

Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers: 2026 Week 9

Name: Broncos vs. Panthers highlights | Week 9
Uploaded: 2026-11-08
Description: Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers official game highlights from NFL.com

Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers, 26–21. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Broncos vs. Panthers Game Details

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

Away team

Denver Broncos

26 Record: 7-2 Shop Denver Broncos Gear

Week 9 Final DEN at CAR

Home team

Carolina Panthers

21 Record: 3-5 Shop Carolina Panthers Gear

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: CBS
Venue: Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC

Postgame video

Broncos vs. Panthers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Broncos vs. Panthers Final Score and Game Result

Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers, 26–21.

Winner

Denver Broncos

26–21

DEN record

Denver Broncos

7-2

CAR record

Carolina Panthers

3-5

Quarter-by-quarter result

Broncos vs. Panthers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 9

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 26–21 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DEN Denver Broncos	10	3	0	13	26
CAR Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	7	21

Top performers

Broncos vs. Panthers Player Stat Leaders

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

Passing Yards

DEN

Bo Nix

25/37, 237 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

CAR

Bryce Young

28/39, 276 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

DEN

Jonah Coleman

17 CAR, 57 YDS, 1 TD

CAR

Chuba Hubbard

16 CAR, 79 YDS

Receiving Yards

DEN

Pat Bryant

4 REC, 56 YDS, 1 TD

CAR

Darren Waller

8 REC, 90 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

DEN

Nik Bonitto

CAR

Patrick Jones II

Tackles

DEN

Jahdae Barron

CAR

Devin Lloyd

Game statistics

Broncos vs. Panthers Team Stats Comparison

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

DENStatisticCAR

271st Downs28

6-103rd down efficiency3-10

0-04th down efficiency3-3

312Total Yards353

230Passing257

82Rushing96

1Turnovers2

8-50Penalties13-119

2-4Red Zone (Made-Att)3-4

31:55Possession28:05

Every scoring play

Broncos vs. Panthers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

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

Q111:09

DEN
Wil Lutz 26 Yd Field Goal
3–0
Q11:23

DEN
Courtland Sutton 3 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)
10–0
Q21:27

CAR
Tommy Tremble 10 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
10–7
Q20:04

DEN
Wil Lutz 48 Yd Field Goal
13–7
Q311:30

CAR
Darren Waller 15 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
13–14
Q410:17

DEN
Jonah Coleman 9 Yd Rush (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
19–14
Q45:41

DEN
Pat Bryant 26 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)
26–14
Q43:05

CAR
Tetairoa McMillan 4 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
26–21

Individual statistics

Broncos vs. Panthers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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

Passing Stats

Denver Broncos Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bo Nix	25/37	237	6.4	2	1	1-7	51.6	91.8

Carolina Panthers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	28/39	276	7.1	3	1	3-19	84.6	106.4

Rushing Stats

Denver Broncos Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonah Coleman	17	57	3.4	1	9
J.K. Dobbins	4	18	4.5	0	11
Marvin Mims Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Bo Nix	5	2	0.4	0	1

Carolina Panthers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	16	79	4.9	23
Bryce Young	1	13	13.0	13
Trevor Etienne	2	7	3.5	5
Jalen Coker	1	-3	-3.0	-3

Receiving Stats

Denver Broncos Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Pat Bryant	4	56	14.0	1	26	5
Courtland Sutton	5	45	9.0	1	12	9
Evan Engram	4	33	8.3	0	19	5
Troy Franklin	3	31	10.3	0	14	4
Jonah Coleman	4	31	7.8	0	10	4
Jaylen Waddle	1	22	22.0	0	22	1
Adam Trautman	2	15	7.5	0	10	3
J.K. Dobbins	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Marvin Mims Jr.	1	0	0.0	0	0	2

Carolina Panthers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Darren Waller	8	90	11.3	1	21	10
Tetairoa McMillan	4	56	14.0	1	20	6
John Metchie III	2	40	20.0	0	25	2
Jalen Coker	4	29	7.3	0	11	5
Tommy Tremble	4	24	6.0	1	10	6
Mitchell Evans	2	20	10.0	0	11	2
Chuba Hubbard	4	17	4.3	0	8	5
Brycen Tremayne	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Denver Broncos Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jahdae Barron	8	6	0	0	0	0
JL Skinner	6	5	0	0	0	0
Ja'Quan McMillian	6	4	1	2	0	1
Alex Singleton	6	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Strnad	5	2	0	1	1	0
Taylor Rapp	4	4	0	0	0	0
Pat Surtain II	4	3	0	0	0	0
Devon Key	4	2	0	0	1	0
D.J. Jones	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathon Cooper	4	1	0.5	0	0	1
Dondrea Tillman	3	2	0	1	0	0
Nik Bonitto	2	2	1	2	0	1
Riley Moss	2	2	0	0	1	0
Zach Allen	2	1	0	0	0	1
Sai'vion Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Prentice	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nate Adkins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Quinn Meinerz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Karene Reid	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Roach	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
Tyler Onyedim	1	0	0	0	0	0
Que Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	1

Carolina Panthers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Devin Lloyd	8	5	0	0	1	0
Tyrel Dodson	7	6	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade	7	4	0	0	2	0
Nick Scott	6	5	0	0	0	0
Patrick Jones II	5	3	1	2	0	1
Marco Wilson	4	3	0	0	1	0
Derrick Brown	4	2	0	0	0	0
Corey Thornton	4	2	0	0	3	0
Nick Hampton	3	1	0	0	0	0
Trevis Gipson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tre'von Moehrig	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Hunter	2	2	0	1	0	0
Bam Martin-Scott	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson Kuwatch	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown III	2	0	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	1	1	0	1	0	1
Zakee Wheatley	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malcolm DeWalt IV	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tershawn Wharton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Denver Broncos Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Wil Lutz	2/2	100.0	48	2/2	8

Carolina Panthers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Game flow

Broncos vs. Panthers Win Probability and Momentum

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

DEN 100%Home win probabilityCAR 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Broncos vs. Panthers Drive Summary

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

Show all 20 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DEN	Field Goal9 plays, 47 yards, 3:51	9	47	3:51	DEN 45	CAR 8
CAR	Punt4 plays, 14 yards, 3:04	4	14	3:04	CAR 20	CAR 34
DEN	Touchdown10 plays, 81 yards, 6:42	10	81	6:42	DEN 19	CAR 0
CAR	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:04	3	1	1:04	CAR 26	CAR 27
DEN	Punt3 plays, 19 yards, 1:13	3	19	1:13	DEN 24	DEN 43
CAR	Missed FG7 plays, 47 yards, 2:22	7	47	2:22	CAR 28	DEN 25
DEN	Interception7 plays, 48 yards, 4:15	7	48	4:15	DEN 33	CAR 19
CAR	Touchdown14 plays, 86 yards, 6:02	14	86	6:02	CAR 14	DEN 0
DEN	Field Goal7 plays, 30 yards, 1:23	7	30	1:23	DEN 40	CAR 30
CAR	End of Half0 plays, 0 yards, 0:04	0	0	0:04	CAR 0	CAR 0
CAR	Touchdown6 plays, 65 yards, 3:30	6	65	3:30	CAR 35	DEN 0
DEN	Punt4 plays, 3 yards, 2:44	4	3	2:44	DEN 21	DEN 24
CAR	Interception12 plays, 87 yards, 7:16	12	87	7:16	CAR 12	DEN 1
DEN	Touchdown14 plays, 80 yards, 6:13	14	80	6:13	DEN 20	CAR 0
CAR	Punt3 plays, -8 yards, 1:36	3	-8	1:36	CAR 27	CAR 19
DEN	Touchdown6 plays, 61 yards, 3:00	6	61	3:00	DEN 39	CAR 0
CAR	Touchdown12 plays, 64 yards, 2:36	12	64	2:36	CAR 36	DEN 0
DEN	Punt3 plays, -10 yards, 1:16	3	-10	1:16	DEN 24	DEN 14
CAR	Fumble2 plays, 12 yards, 0:25	2	12	0:25	CAR 44	DEN 36
DEN	End of Game4 plays, 9 yards, 1:18	4	9	1:18	DEN 44	CAR 46

Official game information

Broncos vs. Panthers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

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

Attendance73,075

Reported crowd at Bank of America Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Bank of America Stadium.

Game officials

Ian Malepeai — Umpire
Greg Bradley — Line Judge
Dale Shaw — Side Judge
Alan Eck — Referee
David Oliver — Down Judge
Grantis Bell — Back Judge
Frederick Dimpfel VI — Field Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Broncos vs. Panthers Being Played?

Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.

Why this game matters

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When is Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC.

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