The Carolina Panthers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 25-14 Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, as Bryce Young threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns. Carolina improved to 3-2. Chuba Hubbard added 120 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Panthers outgained the Eagles 399-222 for the game.
Carolina controlled the game from the opening drive, scoring on a 47-yard Ryan Fitzgerald field goal and never trailing. Philadelphia dropped to 2-4 behind a stalled offense that managed just 35 rushing yards on 13 carries. Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee threw for 215 yards and a touchdown, but he was sacked three times for 28 yards as Philadelphia converted just six of 15 third downs.
Takeaways From Panthers’ Win Over Eagles
Young and Tremble found the end zone twice
Bryce Young connected with tight end Tommy Tremble on touchdown passes of 12 and 19 yards, the second coming with 6:34 left in the fourth quarter to put Carolina up 25-14. Young finished 20 of 39 for 281 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, while also rushing three times for six yards.
Hubbard powered a ground game Philadelphia could not match
Chuba Hubbard carried 28 times for 120 yards and a touchdown, giving Carolina a 126-35 rushing advantage for the game. The Panthers converted their fourth-down attempt and finished 3 of 4 in the red zone, a sign their offense closed out drives even when the passing game stalled on third down, where Carolina went 7 of 17.
Philadelphia’s offense could not sustain drives
The Eagles managed only 222 total yards on 61 plays, a yards-per-play average of 3.6 compared to Carolina’s 5.4. DeVonta Smith caught seven passes for 75 yards and a touchdown, and Dameon Pierce scored on a 2-yard run, but Philadelphia’s offense gained red-zone touchdowns on just two trips while Carolina built a lead that held up despite 13 penalties for 149 yards against the Panthers.
Player Of The Game: Tommy Tremble
Tommy Tremble caught four passes for 46 yards and both of his touchdowns proved decisive, giving Carolina its first points of the second quarter and its final points of the fourth. His 19-yard score with 6:34 remaining put the Panthers up by 11 after Philadelphia had cut the deficit to 19-14 earlier in the quarter.
Panthers Vs. Eagles By The Numbers
Carolina finished with 399 total yards to Philadelphia’s 222, a 177-yard edge that showed up across both phases of the offense. The Panthers rushed for 126 yards on 33 carries compared to the Eagles’ 35 yards on 13 attempts, a difference of 91 yards on the ground. Carolina also held a 25-17 advantage in first downs and converted its only fourth-down try while Philadelphia went 0 for 1. Neither team turned the ball over, with both offenses finishing with zero giveaways, but Carolina’s three sacks allowed cost just eight yards compared to the three sacks Philadelphia surrendered for 28 yards.
What It Means
Carolina improved to 3-2 and sits atop the NFC South standings with a .600 winning percentage, ahead of Atlanta and New Orleans at 2-2. Philadelphia fell to 2-4 and remains third in the NFC East behind the New York Giants at 3-2-1 and Dallas at 2-3. The loss was Philadelphia’s fourth in its last five games.
What’s Next
The Panthers and Eagles both move on to their next scheduled games following the Week 6 result. Carolina faces its next opponent in Week 7. Philadelphia plays next in Week 7 as well, aiming to reverse a four-game losing streak in its last five.
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