The Panthers:
- Improved to 1-2 all-time in Jacksonville.
- Are now 8-13 in season openers.
- Averaged 10.3 plays and 6:27 minutes on their three scoring drives.
- Had an 18:30-11:30 time of possession advantage in second half.
- Held the Jaguars to one third-down conversion in the second half. Jacksonville converted just 3 of its 12 third downs for the game while Carolina went 8-for-17.
- Shut out the Jaguars in the second half, limiting them to just 75 yards.
- Have allowed a total of 48 points in the fourth quarter over their last 11 regular-season games.
- Gave up 96 rushing yards. They've held opponents to under 100 yards on the ground in seven of their last eight regular-season games.
- Are 15-1-1 when scoring at least 20 points since 2013.
- Have won every coin toss, including the preseason, in 2015.
- Were called for just three penalties for 22 yards, which were each their fewest ever in a season opener.
Panthers Player Stats:
- QB Cam Newton won a season-opener for the first time in his career. His 71.3 passer rating was his worst in a Panthers' win since he had a 60.6 at Miami on 11/24/13. Newton rushed 14 times, including two kneel-downs. Those were his most attempts since he carried 17 times in last year's tie in Cincinnati. Newton was sacked twice, his first multi-sack regular-season game since the Vikings got him four times in Week 13 last year.
- RB Jonathan Stewart gained 22 yards on his first carry and 34 yards on his next 17 attempts.
- Newton and Stewart combined for 32 of Carolina's 35 rushing attempts. Fozzy Whittaker had two carries; Mike Tolbert had one and rookie Cameron Artis-Payne had none.
- WR Jerricho Cotchery has already matched his 2014 touchdown total. His only score last year was against the Bucs in Week 15.
- TE Greg Olsen, who caught one of his three targets, had just 11 receiving yards, his fewest since he had no receptions in the final two games of 2011.
- TE Ed Dickson caught just one pass, but he didn't have a reception last year until Week 5.
- DE Charles Johnson, who didn't have a sack last year until Week 5, has 9.5 sacks over his last 13 regular-season games.
- DE Mario Addison has 10.5 sacks over his last 23 regular-season games. He had 1.5 sacks in the first 29 games of his career.
- LB Thomas Davis started his 100th career game. His interception was the seventh of his career and the first since 12/22/13 against the Saints.
- LB Luke Kuechly, who missed the final six plays of the first half and all of the second half, tied Davis for most tackles (7).
- LB A.J. Klein had a career-high six tackles. Five came after Kuechly left the game with a concussion.
- CB Josh Norman's interception was the fourth of his career and the return for a touchdown was his first. He forced a fumble for the second time.
- K Graham Gano has missed his last three field goal attempts of 50+ yards after making seven straight from that distance from 2013 through Week 2 of 2014.
Jaguars Player Stats:
- QB Blake Bortles had his first multi-interception game since he threw two against the Dolphins in Week 8 last year.
- RB T.J. Yeldon was held to 15 yards on his final six carries after he picked up 36 yards on six attempts in the first quarter.