Pre-Season Week 3
| Carolina Panthers at New York Jets |
| Aug 26, 2012 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Carolina Panthers (1-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| New York Jets (2-0) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| CAR | NYJ |
| Total Offense | 141 | 348 |
| Rushing Yards | 32 | 188 |
| Passing Yards | 109 | 160 |
| First Downs | 8 | 14 |
| Punt Return Yards | 23 | 34 |
| Kick Return Yards | 134 | 52 |
| Total Yards | 298 | 434 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 4-13 | 5-15 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-5 |
| Penalties | 1-10 | 2-25 |
| Posession Time | 21:01 | 26:59 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | CAR | NYJ |
| 4:42 | (NYJ) N. Folk, 21 Yd FG | 0 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | CAR | NYJ |
| 10:57 | (NYJ) R. Malone, 19 Yd FG | 0 | 6 |
| 1:45 | (NYJ) N. Folk, 29 Yd FG | 0 | 9 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | CAR | NYJ |
| 8:12 | (NYJ) N. Folk, 22 Yd FG | 0 | 12 |
| 1:51 | (NYJ) N. Folk, 28 Yd FG | 0 | 15 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | CAR | NYJ |
| 10:22 | (CAR) J. Medlock, 23 Yd FG | 3 | 15 |
| 5:57 | (CAR) G. Olsen, 3 Yd pass from D. Anderson | 10 | 15 |
| Carolina Panthers | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | D. Anderson | 14-22 | 141 | 1 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | T. Hightower | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | 0 | | I. Redman | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | G. Barnidge | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | | J. Adams | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | | K. Pilares | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | | G. Olsen | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | D. Campbell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Farrior | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Anderson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | C. Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | G. Hardy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | New York Jets | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | T. Tebow | 8-11 | 128 | 0 | 0 | | M. Sanchez | 5-12 | 58 | 0 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | S. Greene | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | | L. Hilliard | 6 | 40 | 6.6 | 0 | | J. Clay | 6 | 49 | 8.1 | 0 | | M. Sanchez | 3 | 32 | 10.6 | 0 | | T. Tebow | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | J. Cumberland | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | S. Hill | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | | C. Gates | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | | H. Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | | S. Holmes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | A. Howard | 0 | 1 | | J. Smith | 1 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | D. Davis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | G. McIntyre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | J. Bush | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | A. Maybin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Coach Mitchell's Quick Takes:
The Good
Once again we were able to completely shut down our opponents running game for 4 quarters. That alone reflects the strength and depth that this roster has in the front seven. Conversely our own running game was again solid with good performances from our top three backs and solid blocking from our O-line. We now also know that Nick Folk is very consistent within 30 yards.
The Bad
The entire passing aspect to our offense needs to be retooled. Receivers are dropping the few passes that actually hit them, the backup lineman are quickly overwhelmed on obvious passing downs and our QBs are taking too long to set up and throw erratic passes. Something has to be done immediately to help this situation.
The Uglies
QB battle – Game 1; Advantage - Tebow, Game 2; Equally ugly, but slight edge to Sanchez, Game 3; Advantage Tebow. Unless Sanchez comes out firing in the final week, this battle seems to be Timmy's to lose. Coach Mitchell is scheduled to address the positional battle in a press conference later this week. Stay tuned...
RB battle - This battle is all but over now, Clay once again had a few key runs where he displayed strength and purpose in the hole, Lex will serve as a valuable back-up and 2nd string third down back.
RT battle – With Smith having the better game in pass protection and Howard allowing a costly sack in limited time, this battle is well and truly still undecided. Whoever steps up in the final pre-season game and performs will be awarded the starting spot.
LE battle – Coples is still flashing big play ability, but he also disappeared during stretches of the game, especially during the fourth quarter. As it currently stands he may be best utilised as a situational pass rusher, and work in relief of Wilkerson.
ROLB battle – Thomas and Pace played better in coverage and run support this week, but Maybin continues to cause opposing QBs headaches. This will probably be a continual rotation that will be managed and altered every week.