Detroit has won the toss and elects to defer.
Sam Martin's kick is fielded by Damiere Byrd and returned to the 20. A holding penalty will back Carolina back to the 10 to start its opening drive.
Christian McCaffrey takes the handoff and gets 4 yards to the left side before being pushed out-of-bounds. The Lions are all over a second-down run by Cameron Artis-Payne, wrapping up the Carolina back after a gain of only 1. Jarius Wright beats Nevin Lawson to the outside and pulls in a 14-yard reception to give Carolina a first down at the 29.