Carolina Panthers vs Jacksonville Jaguars — Panthers win 34-17, Aug 21, 2026

atPanthers at Jaguars

Preseason

Final

Panthers Roll past Jaguars

Panthers rolled past Jaguars 34-17. Panthers won the turnover battle (Turnovers: Panthers 0, Jaguars 2). Next: Panthers host Texans on Friday; Jaguars host Buccaneers on Friday.

Panthers improved to 2-1; Jaguars fell to 1-1.

The Panthers sit 2nd in the NFC South, 0½ games back, coming off a win. The Jaguars sit 2nd in the AFC South, 1 game back, coming off a loss.

The Panthers are up next home vs Texans (Aug 28), then home vs Bears. The Jaguars are up next home vs Buccaneers (Aug 28), then home vs Browns.

Win probabilityJAX win %

N.Mullens pass short left to A.Trammell pushed ob at CAR 27 for 5 yards (T.Moehrig).JAX +9%
C.Bradley pass short middle intended for A.Trammell INTERCEPTED by C.Smith-Wade at JAX 33. C.Smith-Wade to JAX 26 for 7 yards (T.Jones).CAR +9%
D.Dallas up the middle to CAR 34 for 5 yards (D.Smith). FUMBLES (D.Smith), RECOVERED by CAR-C.Gill at CAR 34.CAR +7%

How the calls held upOur call missed

Our call

Jaguars to winMiss

Jaguars to win · Missed

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Carolina Panthers

Jacksonville Jaguars

385Total yards318

63Total plays51

6.1Yards / play6.2

23First downs16

238Passing yards238

24/35Comp / att21/30

6.8Yards / pass7.7

13Passing 1st downs11

147Rushing yards80

28Rush attempts20

5.3Yards / rush4.0

7Rushing 1st downs4

6-123rd down4-12

2-24th down0-0

4-5Red zone0-2

0-0Sacks allowed1-8

5-33Penalties9-60

0Turnovers↓2

0Fumbles lost↓1

32:50Possession27:10

Top performers

CAR

PassKenny Pickett15/25, 137 YDS · 1 TD
RushJimmy Horn Jr.1 CAR, 39 YDS
RecJohn Metchie III6 REC, 77 YDS

JAX

PassJoey Aguilar9/10, 130 YDS · 1 TD
RushAmeer Abdullah6 CAR, 45 YDS
RecTrebor Pena4 REC, 72 YDS · 1 TD

Drive summary

Panthers10 drives

4 TD2 FG1 Miss FG2 Punt1 End

Scored on 6 of 10 · 39 yds/drive · long 73

Jaguars9 drives

1 TD3 FG3 Punt2 Turnover

Scored on 4 of 9 · 33 yds/drive · long 71

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1TDJonathon Brooks 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7–0
Q1FGCam Little 34 Yd Field Goal7–3
Q2FGRyan Fitzgerald 48 Yd Field Goal10–3
Q2TDAJ Dillon 7 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)17–3
Q2FGCam Little 34 Yd Field Goal17–6
Q2FGRyan Fitzgerald 61 Yd Field Goal20–6
Q3TDRoc Taylor 16 Yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)27–6
Q4FGCam Little 43 Yd Field Goal27–9
Q4TDCasey Washington 15 Yd pass from Kyle Trask (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)34–9
Q4TDTrebor Pena 29 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (DeeJay Dallas Run for Two-Point Conversion)34–17

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
CARCarolina Panthers	7	13	7	7	34
JAXJacksonville Jaguars	3	3	0	11	17

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
Kenny Pickett	15/25	137	5.5	1	0-0	88.2
Kyle Trask	4/4	52	13.0	1	0-0	158.3
Bryce Young	5/6	49	8.2	0	0-0	100.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	39	39.0	0	39
Anthony Tyus III	9	39	4.3	0	12
Trevor Etienne	5	24	4.8	0	9
Jonathon Brooks	5	18	3.6	1	11
AJ Dillon	5	16	3.2	1	7
Miles Davis	3	11	3.7	0	4

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
John Metchie III	6	77	12.8	0	25	7
Casey Washington	4	47	11.8	1	17	5
Tetairoa McMillan	2	25	12.5	0	17	2
Tommy Tremble	2	20	10.0	0	15	2
Roc Taylor	1	16	16.0	1	16	1
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	15	15.0	0	15	2
James Mitchell	1	10	10.0	0	10	2
AJ Dillon	2	8	4.0	0	11	2
Ja'Tavion Sanders	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Feleipe Franks	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Brycen Tremayne	1	4	4.0	0	4	5
Jalen Coker	1	4	4.0	0	4	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cam Gill	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	QB HTS
Mike Jackson	5	3	0
Zakee Wheatley	4	3	0
Tre'von Moehrig	4	2	0
Isaiah Simmons	3	3	0
DeVonta Smith	3	2	1
Jackson Kuwatch	3	1	0
Robert Rochell	2	2	0
Claudin Cherelus	2	2	0
Maema Njongmeta	2	2	0
Corey Thornton	2	2	0
Trevin Wallace	2	2	0
Mapalo Mwansa	2	2	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Chau Smith-Wade	1	7	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Anthony Tyus III	1	37	37.0	37
Trevor Etienne	1	34	34.0	34
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	29	29.0	29
Miles Davis	1	22	22.0	22

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Trevor Etienne	1	15	15.0	15
John Metchie III	1	8	8.0	8
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	0	0.0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	2/3	66.7	61	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Martin	2	94	47.0	0	2	53

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Panthers at Jaguars

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Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atPanthers at Jaguars

Preseason

Final

Panthers Roll past Jaguars

Panthers rolled past Jaguars 34-17. Panthers won the turnover battle (Turnovers: Panthers 0, Jaguars 2). Next: Panthers host Texans on Friday; Jaguars host Buccaneers on Friday.

Panthers improved to 2-1; Jaguars fell to 1-1.

The Panthers sit 2nd in the NFC South, 0½ games back, coming off a win. The Jaguars sit 2nd in the AFC South, 1 game back, coming off a loss.

The Panthers are up next home vs Texans (Aug 28), then home vs Bears. The Jaguars are up next home vs Buccaneers (Aug 28), then home vs Browns.

Win probabilityJAX win %

N.Mullens pass short left to A.Trammell pushed ob at CAR 27 for 5 yards (T.Moehrig).JAX +9%
C.Bradley pass short middle intended for A.Trammell INTERCEPTED by C.Smith-Wade at JAX 33. C.Smith-Wade to JAX 26 for 7 yards (T.Jones).CAR +9%
D.Dallas up the middle to CAR 34 for 5 yards (D.Smith). FUMBLES (D.Smith), RECOVERED by CAR-C.Gill at CAR 34.CAR +7%

How the calls held upOur call missed

Our call

Jaguars to winMiss

Jaguars to win · Missed

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Carolina Panthers

Jacksonville Jaguars

385Total yards318

63Total plays51

6.1Yards / play6.2

23First downs16

238Passing yards238

24/35Comp / att21/30

6.8Yards / pass7.7

13Passing 1st downs11

147Rushing yards80

28Rush attempts20

5.3Yards / rush4.0

7Rushing 1st downs4

6-123rd down4-12

2-24th down0-0

4-5Red zone0-2

0-0Sacks allowed1-8

5-33Penalties9-60

0Turnovers↓2

0Fumbles lost↓1

32:50Possession27:10

Top performers

CAR

PassKenny Pickett15/25, 137 YDS · 1 TD
RushJimmy Horn Jr.1 CAR, 39 YDS
RecJohn Metchie III6 REC, 77 YDS

JAX

PassJoey Aguilar9/10, 130 YDS · 1 TD
RushAmeer Abdullah6 CAR, 45 YDS
RecTrebor Pena4 REC, 72 YDS · 1 TD

Drive summary

Panthers10 drives

4 TD2 FG1 Miss FG2 Punt1 End

Scored on 6 of 10 · 39 yds/drive · long 73

Jaguars9 drives

1 TD3 FG3 Punt2 Turnover

Scored on 4 of 9 · 33 yds/drive · long 71

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1TDJonathon Brooks 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)7–0
Q1FGCam Little 34 Yd Field Goal7–3
Q2FGRyan Fitzgerald 48 Yd Field Goal10–3
Q2TDAJ Dillon 7 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)17–3
Q2FGCam Little 34 Yd Field Goal17–6
Q2FGRyan Fitzgerald 61 Yd Field Goal20–6
Q3TDRoc Taylor 16 Yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)27–6
Q4FGCam Little 43 Yd Field Goal27–9
Q4TDCasey Washington 15 Yd pass from Kyle Trask (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)34–9
Q4TDTrebor Pena 29 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (DeeJay Dallas Run for Two-Point Conversion)34–17

Line score and box score

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
CARCarolina Panthers	7	13	7	7	34
JAXJacksonville Jaguars	3	3	0	11	17

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
Kenny Pickett	15/25	137	5.5	1	0-0	88.2
Kyle Trask	4/4	52	13.0	1	0-0	158.3
Bryce Young	5/6	49	8.2	0	0-0	100.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	39	39.0	0	39
Anthony Tyus III	9	39	4.3	0	12
Trevor Etienne	5	24	4.8	0	9
Jonathon Brooks	5	18	3.6	1	11
AJ Dillon	5	16	3.2	1	7
Miles Davis	3	11	3.7	0	4

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
John Metchie III	6	77	12.8	0	25	7
Casey Washington	4	47	11.8	1	17	5
Tetairoa McMillan	2	25	12.5	0	17	2
Tommy Tremble	2	20	10.0	0	15	2
Roc Taylor	1	16	16.0	1	16	1
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	15	15.0	0	15	2
James Mitchell	1	10	10.0	0	10	2
AJ Dillon	2	8	4.0	0	11	2
Ja'Tavion Sanders	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Feleipe Franks	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Brycen Tremayne	1	4	4.0	0	4	5
Jalen Coker	1	4	4.0	0	4	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cam Gill	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	QB HTS
Mike Jackson	5	3	0
Zakee Wheatley	4	3	0
Tre'von Moehrig	4	2	0
Isaiah Simmons	3	3	0
DeVonta Smith	3	2	1
Jackson Kuwatch	3	1	0
Robert Rochell	2	2	0
Claudin Cherelus	2	2	0
Maema Njongmeta	2	2	0
Corey Thornton	2	2	0
Trevin Wallace	2	2	0
Mapalo Mwansa	2	2	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Chau Smith-Wade	1	7	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Anthony Tyus III	1	37	37.0	37
Trevor Etienne	1	34	34.0	34
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	29	29.0	29
Miles Davis	1	22	22.0	22

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Trevor Etienne	1	15	15.0	15
John Metchie III	1	8	8.0	8
Jimmy Horn Jr.	1	0	0.0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	2/3	66.7	61	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Martin	2	94	47.0	0	2	53

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2