The Panthers (0-2) head west in Week Three for the team’s first-ever trip to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. This marks the team’s second-consecutive matchup against an AFC West opponent after falling to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week Two, 26-3.
This will road trip will be the second overall matchup against the Raiders following their relocation in 2020. The two teams last met in Week One of the 2020 season in Carolina, the first game for the Raiders following their relocation to Las Vegas. In
total, this will mark the eighth matchup between the two teams, with the Raiders leading the series, 4-3.
The Las Vegas Raiders (1-1) return home following a Week Two victory, 26-23, in Baltimore against the Ravens. The contest will be the Raiders first home game of the 2024 season after kicking off the season at the Los Angeles Chargers (loss,
22-10) and Ravens. They were one of four teams in the NFL to begin the 2024 season with back-to-back road games.
The Matchup
About Carolina
- QB Andy Dalton will appear in his 171st career game (164th start) against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week Three which ranks sixth among quarterbacks since entering the league in 2011. He is 3-0 in three starts against the Raiders, completing 63 of 94 passes for 708 yards and seven touchdowns.
- For the second-consecutive week, LB Shaq Thompson led the Panthers with 14 total tackles (eight solo). This set a new career-high for tackles in a game for Thompson, passing his previous high of 13, which he reached four times.
- CB Jaycee Horn picked off Chargers QB Justin Herbert in the first quarter. This marked Horn’s fourth career interception and Carolina’s first interception of the season. With two passes defensed against the Chargers, Horn is tied for 15th in the NFL.
- Against the Chargers, RB Chuba Hubbard eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards and 120 rushing first downs for his career. Since the start of 2023, Hubbard ranks ninth in the NFL in rushing first downs (63).
About Las Vegas
- The Raiders defense has now allowed a conversion on just 7-of26 (26.9%) opponent third down attempts. Their 26.9% conversion percentage is the eighth lowest mark allowed in the NFL so far in 2024.
- The Raiders have only committed five penalties for 30 yards. The Raiders rank first in the NFL in both fewest penalties and fewest penalty yards in 2024.
- TE Brock Bowers now has 15 receptions for 156 yards (10.4 avg.) in 2024. His 15 receptions are tied for the second most in the NFL the most among tight ends – and his 156 yards leads all NFL tight ends.
- With a 75.0+ completion percentage and at least 25 pass attempts, QB Gardner Minshew II would become one of only four quarterbacks in NFL history to start the season with three consecutive games of 75.0+ completion percentage (min. 25 attempts).
Connections
Panthers C Austin Corbett grew up in Reno, Nev. and attended the University of Nevada (2013-17). LBs coach Peter Hansen was defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at UNLV (2020-21).
Raiders LB Divine Deable (Winstom-Salem) and T Delmar Glaze (Charlotte) both grew up in North Carolina, while WR Tyreik McAllister is from Latta, S.C. P AJ Cole (2014-18), WR Jakobi Meyers (2015-18) and DLs Rob Leonard (2006-08, 10-12*) all spent time at NC State. QB Gardner Minshew attended East Carolina (2016-17), LB Amari Gainer played at North Carolina (2023) and LB Luke Masterson went to
college at Wake Forest (2016-21). TEs coach Mitch Singlers (2018-21) and QBs coach Fred Walker (2018-19) also both coached at Duke. McAllister attended the College of Charleston (2017), DT Christain Wilkins went to Clemson (2015-18), and aST Kade Rannings coached running backs at The Citadel (2023).
Panthers vs Raiders
All-Time Series (Regular Season): 7 matchups | Raiders lead 4-3
Last Regular Season Game: 9/13/20 | Carolina 30 vs. Las Vegas 34
Series Reconrd on the Road: Las Vegas leads 2-1
How to Watch
Kickoff: 4:05 p.m. ET CBS: Play by Play – Spero Dedes; Analyst – Adam Archuleta; Sideline – Aditi Kinkhabwala
Radio: WRFX 99.7FM in Charlotte market – Jim Szoke (Play by Play), Kurt Coleman (Color), Kevin Donnalley (Color), Sharon Thorsland (Sideline)
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