Carolina Panthers Secure Key Road Win at Philadelphia

The Carolina Panthers came out of the bye week with a 2-2 record and sitting in first place in the NFC South. They will leave Week 6 sitting in first place as well.

Carolina went on the road Sunday and beat the Philadelphia Eagles 25-14, moving to 3-2 on the season. It was a big road win for the Panthers, extending their lead in the division and continuing their momentum moving forward. 

The Panthers jumped out to an early lead and never really looked back in this one. It never felt like the Panthers were in jeopardy in this game. 

Ryan Fitzgerald got the scoring started with a field goal early in the first quarter. He connected from 47 yards out on the first Panthers' possession. Carolina's defense was able to stop the Eagles on the opening drive, then took the ball and got points of their own. 

Carolina extended the lead in the second quarter as Bryce Young hit Tommy Tremble for a 12-yard touchdown. That moved the lead to 10-0 for Carolina. The Eagles would answer back as Dameon Pierce found the end zone from two yards out. 

As Carolina took a 10-7 lead into halftime, they would control the game the rest of the way. 

The Panthers opened up the scoring in the second half with another Fitzgerald field goal, this time from 52 yards out. Chuba Hubbard then added to the lead early in the fourth quarter, finding the end zone from a yard out. 

That extended the lead to 19-7 for the Panthers. While the Eagles got a touchdown to cut the lead to 19-14, they wouldn't get any closer. 

Carolina essentially put the game away with another Tremble touchdown reception from Young which was the last score of the game. The Panthers were able to run out the clock late, getting deep into Eagles' territory and kneeling the ball to end the game. 

Young went 20-of-39 for 281 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He turned in another good game for the Panthers and connected with Jalen Coker six times for 97 yards and Tetairoa McMillan six times for 87 yards. 

Hubbard led the way on the ground, rushing for 120 yards and averaging 4.6 yards per carry in the game.

Carolina will now return home and host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next Sunday in Week 7 for an NFC South game. The Buccaneers are 1-4 and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime on Sunday.