The Carolina Panthers and the Miami Dolphins both enter this Week 5 matchup with a 1-3 record, with the Panthers looking to secure their second home victory of the season.
This will be the ninth regular-season matchup between the clubs and the Dolphins currently hold a 6-2 advantage in the all-time series.
The Panthers are 1-2 at home against Miami. In the last matchup between these squads at Bank of America Stadium, the Panthers defeated the Dolphins 45-21 on Monday Night Football (11/13/17). The Panthers’ 45 points are the most points scored by either team in the all-time series and the 24-point margin of victory is also the largest margin of victory in the series.
Despite the 1-2 record at home against Miami, the Panthers have outscored them 71-58 in the series in Carolina. The last home game vs. Miami (11/13/17), the Panthers ran for 294 yards (third-highest single game in franchise history) in the 45-21 win.
In the last four matchups against the Dolphins, the Panthers have averaged 24.0 points scored and have a 2-2 record.
About Carolina
- Among safeties with at least 25 tackle opportunities this season, S Tre’von Moehrig – the Panthers leading tackler – has produced the seventh-best tackle efficiency, converting 90.6% of his opportunities.
- This season, DT A’Shawn Robinson leads all Panthers defensive linemen with 15 tackles, all of which have come against the run. He has tied for the most run stops (defined by Next Gen Stats as tackles on run plays that represent a failure for the offense) with 12 as well as the highest run stop percentage, recording a stop on 20% of the run snaps he has played this season.
- The team’s first round pick in 2025 (eighth overall), WR Tetairoa McMillan leads the Panthers with 18 receptions for 278 yards, the second-most receiving yards by a rookie this season and tied for the second-most receptions.
- As an outside corner in coverage as the nearest defender this season (2025), CB Jaycee Horn has allowed five receptions for 56 yards. His 20.0 passer rating allowed when targeted this season, the third-lowest in the league among the 46 cornerbacks with 100+ coverage snaps as an outside corner.
- Through four games, the Panthers have a negative-one turnover ratio and are 1-0 when being positive in turnover margin and 0-3 when being negative in turnover margin.
About Miami
- The Dolphins enter Week 5 ranked second in the NFL in both third down offense (48.9%) and red zone efficiency (80.0%).
- DT Kenneth Grant and DT Jordan Phillips, who Miami drafted in the first and fifth rounds, respectively, are among the top rookies in the league. They are tied for the second most tackles among rookie defensive linemen in the NFL with nine apiece.
- Third-year RB De’Von Achane has scored in three of four games this season and became the third player since the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger to record 15-plus rushing touchdowns and 10-plus receiving scores in the first 32 games of his career.
- The Dolphins offensive line did not allow a sack in Week 3 at Buffalo and in Week 4 against the New York Jets. It’s the first time Miami has not allowed a sack in back-to-back games since Weeks 16 and 17 of the 2016 season.
- Pro Bowl TE Darren Waller, who Miami added via a trade with the N.Y. Giants this offseason, made his Dolphins debut in Week 4 against the N.Y. Jets. He totaled three receptions for 27 yards (9.0 avg.) and two touchdowns in his first game back out of retirement.
Panthers vs Dolphins
Series Meetings: 8
Panthers Record: 2-6 (Home: 1-2 / Away: 1-4)
First Game: CAR 9 vs. MIA 13 (11/15/98)
Last Game: CAR 21 at MIA 42 (10/15/23)
Current Streak: Lost Two
Last CAR Home Win: CAR 45 vs. MIA 21 (11/13/17)
Last CAR Home Loss: CAR 17 vs. MIA 24 (11/19/09)
Last CAR Road Win: CAR 20 at MIA 16 (11/24/13)
Last CAR Road Loss: CAR 21 at MIA 42 (10/15/23)
CAR Shutouts: None
MIA Shutouts: None
Most CAR Points: 45, CAR 45 vs. MIA 21 (11/13/17)
Most MIA Points: 42, CAR 21 at MIA 42 (10/15/23)
Total CAR Points: 152 (19.0 Average)
Total MIA Points: 199 (24.9 Average)
Most Points, Both Teams: 66, CAR 45 vs. MIA 21 (11/13/17)
How to Watch
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET FOX: Play by Play – Play by Play – Eric Collins; Analyst – Mark Schlereth; Sideline – Jen Hale
Radio: WRFX 99.7FM in Charlotte market –Play by Play – Anish Shroff; Analyst – Jake Delhomme; Analyst – Luke Kuechly; Sideline – Kristen Balboni
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