The Arizona Cardinals beat the Carolina Panthers 27-22 on September 14, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale in a Week 2 game that looked long settled by the third quarter. Bryce Young threw three second-half touchdowns to pull Carolina within five with under two minutes left, and the Panthers even recovered an onside kick. Calais Campbell ended it with a sack on fourth down with 26 seconds left.
Hunter Renfrow 4-yd pass from Bryce Young (2-pt run failed), 14 plays, 76 yds, 7:17
CAR 9, ARI 27
4th
5:05
CAR
Chuba Hubbard 5-yd pass from Bryce Young (2-pt run failed), 14 plays, 88 yds, 5:27
CAR 15, ARI 27
4th
1:58
CAR
Hunter Renfrow 1-yd pass from Bryce Young (Fitzgerald kick), 12 plays, 76 yds, 2:33
CAR 22, ARI 27
After Renfrow’s final touchdown, punter Sam Martin squibbed the onside kick. A Cardinals player touched it first, and safety Demani Richardson recovered at midfield. The Panthers drove for a second touchdown to cut the lead to five, then got the ball back for the final possession with 1:58 on the clock. That drive covered eight plays and drew six penalty flags (four on Arizona, two on Carolina). Young went 0-for-7 passing. Campbell dropped him on fourth down to end it.
Team Stats
Stat
Carolina
Arizona
1st Downs
26
16
Passing 1st Downs
19
10
Rushing 1st Downs
4
5
Penalty 1st Downs
3
1
3rd Down Efficiency
5/15
3/9
4th Down Efficiency
3/4
1/1
Total Plays
77
48
Total Yards
352
293
Yards per Play
4.6
6.1
Passing Yards (net)
303
211
Comp/Att
35/55
17/25
Yards per Pass
5.2
8.1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Sacks-Yards Lost
3-25
1-9
Rushing Yards
49
82
Rushing Attempts
19
22
Yards per Rush
2.6
3.7
Red Zone (Made/Att)
3/4
2/4
Penalties
7-83
12-96
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Defensive/ST TDs
0
1
Time of Possession
33:15
26:45
Total Drives
10
8
Passing Stats
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Bryce Young #9
CAR
35/55
328
6.0
3
1
3-25
35.0
90.6
Kyler Murray #1
ARI
17/25
220
8.8
1
1
1-9
66.0
92.1
Young’s 328 yards, 35 completions and 55 attempts were all career highs; he previously threw for 312 yards as a rookie against Green Bay. He completed 24 of 38 passes for 217 yards and all three touchdowns in the second half. Murray completed 68 percent of his throws and averaged 8.8 yards per attempt. His fourth-quarter interception led to Carolina cutting it to 27-15.
Rushing Stats
Player
Team
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Chuba Hubbard #30
CAR
10
38
3.8
0
14
Rico Dowdle #5
CAR
6
9
1.5
0
5
Bryce Young #9
CAR
2
2
1.0
0
3
Xavier Legette #17
CAR
1
0
0.0
0
0
CAR Total
19
49
2.6
0
14
James Conner #6
ARI
11
34
3.1
1
8
Kyler Murray #1
ARI
7
32
4.6
0
30
Trey Benson #33
ARI
3
14
4.7
0
11
Jacoby Brissett #7
ARI
1
2
2.0
0
2
ARI Total
22
82
3.7
1
30
Conner’s 2-yard scoring run in the third quarter was his 38th career rushing touchdown with Arizona. That put him past Wayne Morris in sole possession of second on the franchise’s all-time list. Murray added 32 yards on the ground, with a 30-yard scramble in the fourth quarter accounting for most of it.
Receiving Stats
Player
Team
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGT
Tetairoa McMillan #4
CAR
6
100
16.7
0
40
10
Ja’Tavion Sanders #0
CAR
7
54
7.7
0
12
9
Hunter Renfrow #13
CAR
7
48
6.9
2
15
9
Brycen Tremayne #87
CAR
3
48
16.0
0
26
5
Chuba Hubbard #30
CAR
5
39
7.8
1
16
6
Tommy Tremble #82
CAR
3
20
6.7
0
9
3
Rico Dowdle #5
CAR
1
10
10.0
0
10
1
Mitchell Evans #84
CAR
1
9
9.0
0
9
1
Trevor Etienne #23
CAR
1
2
2.0
0
2
1
Xavier Legette #17
CAR
1
-2
-2.0
0
-2
8
CAR Total
35
328
9.4
3
40
53
Trey McBride #85
ARI
6
78
13.0
0
31
7
Elijah Higgins #84
ARI
2
45
22.5
0
27
3
Trey Benson #33
ARI
4
30
7.5
0
12
6
Marvin Harrison Jr. #18
ARI
2
27
13.5
0
15
5
James Conner #6
ARI
1
18
18.0
0
18
1
Michael Wilson #14
ARI
1
11
11.0
1
11
2
Greg Dortch #4
ARI
1
11
11.0
0
11
1
ARI Total
17
220
12.9
1
31
25
McMillan, a rookie who played his college football at Arizona, caught 6 passes for 100 yards at the stadium where he had played home games two seasons earlier. Renfrow scored twice and had not reached the end zone since January 7, 2023; he was out of football for all of 2024. It was his first multi-touchdown game since the final week of the 2021 season. Tight end Mitchell Evans #84 caught his first career pass, a 9-yarder in the third quarter. McBride led Arizona with 78 yards on 6 catches; no Cardinals receiver drew more than 7 targets.
Defensive Stats
Carolina Panthers Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Tre’von Moehrig #7
9
7
0
0
0
0
0
Christian Rozeboom #56
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
Patrick Jones II #91
4
3
0
1
1
1
0
DJ Wonnum #98
4
1
0
1
1
1
0
Lathan Ransom #22
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Nick Scott #21
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Derrick Brown #95
3
3
0
0
2
1
0
Bobby Brown III #97
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
Trevin Wallace #32
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jaycee Horn #8
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Brycen Tremayne #87
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Chau Smith-Wade #26
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Thomas Incoom #48
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Princely Umanmielen #3
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Robert Hunt #50
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mike Jackson #2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Tommy Tremble #82
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Bam Martin-Scott #57
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
A’Shawn Robinson #94
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nic Scourton #11
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
CAR Total
55
32
1
4
5
4
0
Arizona Cardinals Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Jalen Thompson #34
10
6
0
0
0
0
0
Budda Baker #3
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
Mack Wilson Sr. #2
8
4
0
0
1
1
0
Garrett Williams #21
7
5
0
0
1
0
0
Akeem Davis-Gaither #27
6
2
0
0
0
1
0
Calais Campbell #93
5
4
2
2
0
2
0
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson #42
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Josh Sweat #10
3
3
1
2
0
1
0
Will Johnson #0
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
PJ Mustipher #79
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Baron Browning #5
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
Jordan Burch #52
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Max Melton #16
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Dalvin Tomlinson #94
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Kei’Trel Clark #13
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Dante Stills #55
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
Evan Brown #63
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Josiah Deguara #45
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Zaven Collins #25
1
1
0
0
0
4
1
Kitan Crawford #36
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Owen Pappoe #44
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Darius Robinson #56
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Elijah Higgins #84
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Denzel Burke #29
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
ARI Total
76
46
3
6
9
10
1
Josh Sweat #10 strip-sacked Young on the third play of the game at the Carolina 19. The ball skidded back toward the end zone, where Zaven Collins #25 recovered it and scored from 3 yards out. Campbell finished with 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss and 2 quarterback hits. Rookie linebacker Princely Umanmielen #3 took down Murray for a 9-yard loss in the second quarter for Carolina’s first sack of the 2025 NFL season. That was the earliest a Panthers rookie defender had taken his first career sack since Brian Burns did it in Week 2 of 2019.
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
DJ Wonnum #98
CAR
1
0
0
Baron Browning #5
ARI
1
4
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Bryce Young #9
CAR
1
1
0
Zaven Collins #25
ARI
0
0
1
Young lost a fumble on the opening drive and threw an interception on the second. Sweat caused the fumble. Browning caught the interception after Mack Wilson Sr. hit Young’s arm at the point of release; the ball floated high enough that Browning had a clean grab. Arizona led 10-0 before Carolina had a first down. Wonnum’s fourth-quarter interception was the first of his career.
Special Teams Stats
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Trevor Etienne #23
CAR
4
89
22.3
35
0
Rico Dowdle #5
CAR
1
24
24.0
24
0
CAR Total
5
113
22.6
35
0
Greg Dortch #4
ARI
2
44
22.0
25
0
Bam Knight #20
ARI
2
43
21.5
23
0
ARI Total
4
87
21.8
25
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Trevor Etienne #23
CAR
1
12
12.0
12
0
Greg Dortch #4
ARI
1
29
29.0
29
0
Carolina’s onside kick was the team’s first successful recovery since December 1, 2019. The league’s 2024 rule change requires teams to declare onside attempts in advance; only three converted in all of the 2024 season. Richardson’s recovery at midfield with 1:58 left gave the Panthers a chance they almost took.
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald #10
CAR
1/1
100.0
27
1/1
4
Chad Ryland #38
ARI
2/2
100.0
47
3/3
9
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Sam Martin #6
CAR
2
95
47.5
0
1
60
Blake Gillikin #12
ARI
2
123
61.5
0
0
62
Injuries: Carolina lost CB Max Melton #16 (knee) and DL LJ Collier (knee) in the first quarter. CB Garrett Williams #21 (knee) and CB Will Johnson #0 (groin) departed late in the game. OT Ikem Ekwonu returned after missing Week 1 with an appendectomy. Arizona did not report in-game injuries.
Young produced the biggest passing game of his career in a loss. Three touchdowns, 328 yards, the successful onside, and still a five-point deficit when the whistle blew. Campbell, who spent his first nine seasons in Arizona before leaving for Jacksonville, Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami, came back to the Cardinals in 2025 and played his first home game in the desert since his return. He is 39 years old. He got to the quarterback on fourth down with the game on the line. The Cardinals were 2-0 and headed to San Francisco.
Sources: ESPN box score, AP Wire, Panthers.com. All statistics are official and final.
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