Ava Collins: "Carolina's offense couldn't stay on the field—2 giveaways killed any chance to keep pace with Detroit's aerial assault, and Jonathon Brooks's 152 yards couldn't overcome the gap when Justin Fields threw 4 touchdowns in a clinic." Jordan Hayes: "Detroit didn't have to win clean—Carolina gifted them 2 turnovers while the Lions protected the ball perfectly, and that margin is what let Fields put on a show instead of having to sweat it out."

Detroit beat Carolina 56-41 in a game decided by turnovers, with the Panthers coughing it up twice while the Lions didn't turn the ball over once. Justin Fields threw 4 touchdown passes on 21 of 31 completions for 310 yards, his best performance of the season, while Isiah Pacheco added 115 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground. The Panthers got 152 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns from Jonathon Brooks, but it wasn't enough to overcome Detroit's efficiency through the air, where the Lions outgained Carolina 310 to 163. The Lions improve to 3-1, while Carolina falls to 2-2.

Chicago beat Carolina 63-31 in a rout decided by Caleb Williams, who threw 4 touchdown passes and ran for 3 more while completing 14 of 22 for 305 yards and 111 rushing yards. Rome Odunze caught 6 passes for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Bears outgained the Panthers 494 to 358 total yards. Carolina turned it over 3 times to Chicago's 1 and failed to record a sack, while the Bears had 2, the decisive edge in a game where the home team simply played cleaner and more explosive football.