
Q3 3:09: Goff finds Shane Zylstra for their second TD connection of the day. End of third quarter: Panthers lead Lions 31-13 Lions start comeback Q4 13:13: Panthers add a 40-yarder as the they increased their led to 34-13. Q4 10:33: Lions get deep into Panthers territory but turn it over downs. Q4 3:46: Shane Zylstra catches his third TD pass of the day. Final: Panthers 37, Lions 23 Shane Zylstra hat trick Now at 7-8 they have to win out and get a lot of help.

With Seattle and the Giants losing and Washington playing San Francisco later today, they could have been in the seventh seed in the NFC with a win. This loss doesn’t take the Lions out of the playoff hunt, but it’s a huge missed opportunity. It was an embarrassing performance for a team that had done its best to avoid them as of late. The Panthers ran for a franchise record 321 yards and had almost 600 yards of total offense.
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S MILES KILLEBREW has INT & 5 PD in past 4.The Lions had a chance to control their own playoff destiny and royally blew it in this 37-23 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Since 2014, CB DARIUS SLAY is only player with 50+ PD (50) & sack (1). S GLOVER QUIN is only player in NFL with 2+ INTs (2) & 2+ FFs (2). Has 157 tackles since 2016, 7th most in NFL.

Has 83 tackles (8.3 per game) in past 10 at home. * DE ANTHONY ZETTEL led team with 2 sacks & had FR last week, his 1st career multi-sack game. WR MARVIN JONES has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Has 368 receptions since 2013, 5th most in NFL. * WR GOLDEN TATE has 23 receptions for 242 yards (80.7 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 at home. yards (1,158) & ties for 1st in TD catches (9). Since 2015, RB THEO RIDDICK ranks 1st among NFL RBs in receptions (147), 3rd in rec. * RB AMEER ABDULLAH rushed for career-high 94 yards & TD in Week 4. Has 903 pass yards (301 per game), 7 TDs & 2 INTs for 96 rating in past 3 at home. NFC South, has 1,170 pass yards (292.5 per game), 9 TDs & 0 INTs for 114.8 rating. Lions notes: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 626 pass yards (313 per game), 6 TDs & 3 INTs for 96.6 rating in 2 career meetings. LB SHAQ THOMPSON had 10 tackles last week, his 2nd career 10+ tackle game. Has 30 tackles, 3 sacks, FF & INT in past 4 vs. In past 2 meetings, LB THOMAS DAVIS has 23 tackles (11.5 per game), 0.5 sack & FF. Has 83 tackles (10.4 per game), sack & INT in past 8 on road. LB LUKE KUECHLY led team with 14 tackles in Week 4. Had career-high 2.5 sacks in last meeting. DE MARIO ADDISON has 10 sacks in past 11. Has 14 sacks & 8 FFs in 18 career meetings. Has 148 career sacks, 5th most in NFL history. * DE JULIUS PEPPERS ranks 3rd in NFC with 4.5 sacks. Has 222 yards (74 per game) & TD in past 3 on road. WR KELVIN BENJAMIN led team with 104 rec. * WR DEVIN FUNCHESS had 7 receptions for 70 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 1st career multi-TD game.

RB FOZZY WHITTAKER had TD catch last week. Rookie RB CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY ties for 2nd among NFL RBs with 22 receptions & ranks 4th with 206 rec. * RB JONATHAN STEWART has 6,868 career rush yards & surpassed DE ANGELO WILLIAMS (6,846) for most in team history. In 2 career meetings, has 561 pass yards (280.5 per game) & 4 TDs (2 pass, 2 rush). Had rush TD in Week 4 & became 1st QB in NFL history with 50 career rush TDs (50). Panthers notes: QB CAM NEWTON completed 22 of 29 (75.9 pct.) for 316 yards with 3 TDs & 1 INT for 130.8 rating last week.
