Cincinnati Bengals vs. Carolina Panthers: Box score, stats and summary feat. Andy Dalton

In another Andy Dalton game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the quarterback looked to take the Carolina Panthers to a second straight win since he was named the starter quarterback. While he was clearly an upgrade over Bryce Young, you could also understand why the Bengals pushed for - and received - an upgrade with Joe Burrow.

The match started at 1 p.m. ET, and the referee was Adrian Hill. Cincinnati's offensive firepower was in excellent display with Ja'Marr Chase scoring a long touchdown, but the Panthers kept the score close. But a touchdown late in the second quarter had the visitors leading at halftime.

However, Joe Burrow's team was able to put two possessions on the score and never looked back, improving to 2-2 and regaining ground in the fight for the 2024 playoffs.

Bengals vs. Panthers box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Cincinnati Bengals	7	14	10	3	34
Carolina Panthers	0	14	7	3	24

Bengals box score

Quarterback:

Quarterback	Passing Yds	Completions	Pass Atts	Pass TDs	INTs	Rush yds	Rush att
Joe Burrow	232	22	31	2	1	10	1

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Zack Moss	15	51	0	4	27	1
Chase Brown	15	80	2	2	12	0
Ja'Marr Chase	0	0	0	3	85	1
Tee Higgins	0	0	0	6	60	0
Erick All Jr	0	0	0	4	28	0
Andrei Iosivas	0	0	0	1	29	0
Mike Gesicki	0	0	0	1	-9	0
Drew Sample	0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense:

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Logan Wilson	10	0	0
DJ Turner	7	0	0
Dax Hill	6	0	0
Germaine Pratt	9	0	0
Zach Carter	3	0	0
Vonn Bell	6	0	1
Geno Stone	5	0	0
Cam Taylor-Britt	2	0	0
Mike Hilton	4	0	0
Joseph Ossai	4	0	0
Jay Tufele	2	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr	1	0	0
Lawrence Guy	1	0	0
Sam Hubbard	2	0	0
Trey Hendrickson	2	0	0
Akeem Davis-Gaither	2	0	0
Tycen Anderson	2	0	0
-	0	0	0

Panthers box score

Quarterback:

Quarterback	Passing Yds	Completions	Pass Atts	Pass TDs	INTs	Rush yds	Rush att
Andy Dalton	220	25	40	2	1	9	3

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Chuba Hubbard	18	104	1	4	17	0
Miles Sanders	6	32	0	3	14	0
Xavier Legette	1	8	0	6	66	1
Ja'Tavion Sanders	0	0	0	2	16	0
Diontae Johnson	0	0	0	7	83	1
Jonathan Mingo	0	0	0	3	24	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0

Defense:

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Shaq Thompson	5	0	0
Josey Jewell	7	0	0
Troy Hill	6	0	0
Nick Scott	6	0	0
Xavier Woods	10	0	1
DJ Johnson	6	0	0
Nick Thurman	2	0	0
Feleipe Franks	2	0	0
Miles Sanders	1	0	0
Jaycee Horn	8	0	0
Thomas Incoom	2	0	0
LaBryan Ray	4	0	0
A'Shawn Robinson	1	0	0
Claudin Cherelus	2	0	0
Michael Jackson	2	0	0
Charles Harris	2	0	0
Jammie Robinson	2	0	0
-	0	0	0

Bengals vs. Panthers game summary

It turned out to be a closer contest than expected due to the Panthers' offense getting off the ground. Once again, they looked like a functional offense without Bryce Young limiting everything due to his size and lack of game-speed processing.

One of the best things that could ever happen to Carolina is for them to get a functional quarterback to really evaluate their offense, and things improved massively with a veteran presence. The offensive line is really, really good in pass protection, and once again they did not allow a single sack.

But this was supposed to be a get-right game for Cincinnati and that's exactly what happened. Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Burrow connected in a deep touchdown pass, the running game worked wonders in the second half and Zac Taylor's team was able to find a way to win the game without sweating a lot in the second half.

The game that really matters for them is in Week 5, though. As they play the Baltimore Ravens, this will be one of the biggest tests of their season. Let's see if they're up to the challenge.