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Panthers at Falcons: Starting Lineups, Week 2

Final: Panthers 34, Falcons 3

Panthers quarterback Bryce Young against Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr.. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Panthers: Sep 20, 2026, 8:14 AM ET; Falcons: Sep 20, 2026, 8:14 AM ET).

Panthers depth chart · Falcons depth chart · All Week 2 games

Panthers offense vs Falcons defense

Carolina Panthers offense against the Atlanta Falcons defenseFalcons defense: LDE LaCale London, NT Gervon Dexter Sr., RDE Brandon Dorlus, WLB Za'Darius Smith, LILB Kendal Daniels, RILB Divine Deablo, SLB Samson Ebukam, LCB A.J. Terrell Jr., SS Jessie Bates III, FS Xavier Watts, RCB Mike Hughes. Panthers offense: WR Tetairoa McMillan, WR Jalen Coker, LT Rasheed Walker, LG Damien Lewis, C Luke Fortner, RG Robert Hunt, RT Monroe Freeling, WR Xavier Legette, QB Bryce Young, TE Tommy Tremble, RB Chuba HubbardFalcons defensePanthers offense#94LDELondon2 · Hand#95NTDexter Sr.2 · Smith#54RDEDorlus2 · Harrison#55WLBSmith2 · Thomas#53LILBDaniels2 · Perkins Jr.#0RILBDeablo2 · Harris#52SLBEbukam2 · Ivey#24LCBTerrell Jr.2 · HendersonQ#3SSBates III2 · Hellams#31FSWatts2 · Brown#21RCBHughes2 · Ford Jr.#4WRMcMillan2 · Tremayne#18WRCoker2 · Metchie III#63LTWalker2 · Forsythe#68LGLewis2 · Bullock#77CFortner2 · Hecht#50RGHunt2 · Bullock#57RTFreeling2 · Forsythe#17WRLegette2 · Brazzell II#9QBYoung2 · Pickett#82TETremble2 · Evans#30RBHubbard2 · Brooks

Panthers offense

  1. WR#4 Tetairoa McMillanNext up: Brycen Tremayne
  2. WR#18 Jalen CokerNext up: John Metchie III
  3. LT#63 Rasheed WalkerNext up: Stone Forsythe
  4. LG#68 Damien LewisNext up: Corey Bullock
  5. C#77 Luke FortnerNext up: Sam Hecht
  6. RG#50 Robert HuntNext up: Corey Bullock
  7. RT#57 Monroe FreelingNext up: Stone Forsythe
  8. WR#17 Xavier LegetteNext up: Chris Brazzell II
  9. QB#9 Bryce YoungNext up: Kenny Pickett
  10. TE#82 Tommy TrembleNext up: Mitchell Evans
  11. RB#30 Chuba HubbardNext up: Jonathon Brooks

Falcons defense

  1. LDE#94 LaCale LondonNext up: Da'Shawn Hand
  2. NT#95 Gervon Dexter Sr.Next up: Maason Smith
  3. RDE#54 Brandon DorlusNext up: Zach Harrison
  4. WLB#55 Za'Darius SmithNext up: Cameron Thomas
  5. LILB#53 Kendal DanielsNext up: Harold Perkins Jr.
  6. RILB#0 Divine DeabloNext up: Christian Harris
  7. SLB#52 Samson EbukamNext up: Jared Ivey
  8. LCB#24 A.J. Terrell Jr. Questionable (shoulder)Next up: C.J. Henderson
  9. SS#3 Jessie Bates IIINext up: DeMarcco Hellams
  10. FS#31 Xavier WattsNext up: Sydney Brown
  11. RCB#21 Mike HughesNext up: Mike Ford Jr.

Falcons offense vs Panthers defense

Atlanta Falcons offense against the Carolina Panthers defensePanthers defense: LDE Derrick Brown, NT Lee Hunter, RDE Bobby Brown III, WLB Patrick Jones II, LILB Devin Lloyd, RILB Bobby Okereke, SLB Jaelan Phillips, LCB Mike Jackson, SS Tre'von Moehrig, FS Nick Scott, RCB Jaycee Horn. Falcons offense: WR Drake London, WR Jahan Dotson, LT Jake Matthews, LG Matthew Bergeron, C Ryan Neuzil, RG Chris Lindstrom, RT Jawaan Taylor, WR Olamide Zaccheaus, QB Michael Penix Jr., TE Kyle Pitts Sr., RB Bijan RobinsonPanthers defenseFalcons offense#95LDEBrown2 · Hall#92NTHunter2 · Jackson#97RDEBrown III2 · EdwardsOUT#91WLBJones II2 · GipsonQ#55LILBLloyd2 · Dodson#58RILBOkereke2 · Cherelus#5SLBPhillips2 · Umanmielen#2LCBJackson2 · Evans#7SSMoehrig2 · Wheatley#21FSScott2 · Ransom#8RCBHorn2 · Lee III#5WRLondon2 · Branch#4WRDotson2 · Blair#70LTMatthews2 · Jerrell#65LGBergeron2 · Hinton#64CNeuzil2 · Levin#63RGLindstromno backup listedQ#71RTTaylor2 · Jerrell#14WRZaccheaus2 · Collins#9QBPenix Jr.2 · TagovailoaOUT#8TEPitts Sr.2 · Woerner#7RBRobinson2 · Robinson Jr.

Falcons offense

  1. WR#5 Drake LondonNext up: Zachariah Branch
  2. WR#4 Jahan DotsonNext up: Chris Blair
  3. LT#70 Jake MatthewsNext up: Michael Jerrell
  4. LG#65 Matthew BergeronNext up: Kyle Hinton
  5. C#64 Ryan NeuzilNext up: Corey Levin
  6. RG#63 Chris Lindstrom Questionable (concussion)No backup listed
  7. RT#71 Jawaan TaylorNext up: Michael Jerrell
  8. WR#14 Olamide ZaccheausNext up: Beaux Collins
  9. QB#9 Michael Penix Jr. Out (knee)Next up: Tua Tagovailoa
  10. TE#8 Kyle Pitts Sr.Next up: Charlie Woerner
  11. RB#7 Bijan RobinsonNext up: Brian Robinson Jr.

Panthers defense

  1. LDE#95 Derrick BrownNext up: Aaron Hall
  2. NT#92 Lee HunterNext up: Cam Jackson
  3. RDE#97 Bobby Brown III Out (back)Next up: TeRah Edwards
  4. WLB#91 Patrick Jones II Questionable (back)Next up: Trevis Gipson
  5. LILB#55 Devin LloydNext up: Tyrel Dodson
  6. RILB#58 Bobby OkerekeNext up: Claudin Cherelus
  7. SLB#5 Jaelan PhillipsNext up: Princely Umanmielen
  8. LCB#2 Mike JacksonNext up: Akayleb Evans
  9. SS#7 Tre'von MoehrigNext up: Zakee Wheatley
  10. FS#21 Nick ScottNext up: Lathan Ransom
  11. RCB#8 Jaycee HornNext up: Will Lee III

Injury report, Week 2

Panthers

  • RDE Bobby Brown III Out (back)
  • WLB Patrick Jones II Questionable (back)

Falcons

  • QB Michael Penix Jr. Out (knee)
  • NB Billy Bowman Jr. Out (achilles)
  • QB Tua Tagovailoa Doubtful (oblique)
  • RG Chris Lindstrom Questionable (concussion)
  • LCB A.J. Terrell Jr. Questionable (shoulder)

Special teams

Panthers

  1. PK#10 Ryan FitzgeraldNo backup listed
  2. P#6 Sam MartinNo backup listed
  3. H#6 Sam MartinNo backup listed
  4. PR#13 John Metchie IIINext up: Xavier Legette
  5. KR#13 John Metchie IIINext up: Xavier Legette
  6. LS#44 JJ JansenNo backup listed

Falcons

  1. PK#6 Nick FolkNo backup listed
  2. P#16 Jake BaileyNo backup listed
  3. H#16 Jake BaileyNo backup listed
  4. PR#17 Zachariah BranchNext up: Olamide Zaccheaus
  5. KR#15 Brian Robinson Jr.Next up: Olamide Zaccheaus
  6. LS#49 Liam McCulloughNo backup listed