Week 16, 2016

played in San Diego, CA

51 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	6	7	14	3	-	30
San Diego Chargers	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Mike Tolbert 3 run (Graham Gano extra point failed)
2Q: 11:46 CAR - Luke Kuechly 83 interception return (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 10:55 SDO - Josh Lambo 48 field goal
3Q: 07:01 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 20 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 01:11 CAR - Devin Funchess 15 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 01:58 CAR - Graham Gano 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:33 CAR - Mike Tolbert 3 run (Graham Gano extra point failed)
2Q: 11:46 CAR - Luke Kuechly 83 interception return (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 10:55 SDO - Josh Lambo 48 field goal
3Q: 07:01 CAR - Kelvin Benjamin 20 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 01:11 CAR - Devin Funchess 15 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
4Q: 01:58 CAR - Graham Gano 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 13-2 4-11
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 320 213
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 5.25 3.13
Net Rushing Yards 184 41
- Rushing Attempts 40 13
- Yards per Rush 4.60 3.15
Net Passing Yards 136 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 15 - 0 50 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 136 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/36
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 3.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/31 6/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 4/54
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/83 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	13-2	4-11
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	320	213
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	5.25	3.13
Net Rushing Yards	184	41
- Rushing Attempts	40	13
- Yards per Rush	4.60	3.15
Net Passing Yards	136	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 15 - 0	50 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	136	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/36
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	3.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/31	6/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	4/54
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/83	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 4	7	25	Punt
1	8:02	4:36	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
1	0:05	1:34	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	6:51	2:42	OWN 26	5	12	Punt
2	3:02	2:42	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	10:49	3:58	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
3	4:28	3:26	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	14:06	1:45	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	11:21	2:52	OWN 6	6	34	Punt
4	6:25	2:23	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
4	3:01	1:11	OPP 7	3	4	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	2:26	OWN 27	6	20	Punt
1	3:26	3:21	OWN 31	9	23	Punt
2	13:31	1:56	OPP 36	4	17	Interception
2	11:35	4:44	OWN 20	9	55	Missed FG
2	4:09	1:07	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 19	1	3	Half
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
3	6:51	2:23	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
3	1:02	1:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	12:21	1:00	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
4	8:29	2:04	OWN 41	7	0	Downs
4	4:02	1:01	OWN 8	4	-1	Downs
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 35	5	18	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	15	37	2.47	8	0	0
Charles Clay	14	68	4.86	22	2	0
Cam Newton	10	76	7.60	13	2	0
Mike Tolbert	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Melvin Gordon	7	9	1.29	5	0
Zurlon Tipton	4	15	3.75	10	2
Alex Fuller	2	17	8.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	21	15	136	0/0	2	30	0	120.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Fuller	38	21	164	5/36	0	18	1	55.1
Philip Rivers	12	5	44	0/0	0	19	0	52.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	5	36	9.00	8	20	1
FB Mike Tolbert	3	3	24	8.00	19	23	0
WR Ted Ginn	2	3	37	18.50	27	30	0
WR Devin Funchess	2	3	22	11.00	0	15	1
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jason Boswell	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Charles Clay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brandon Marshall	9	11	89	9.89	29	15
WR Travis Benjamin	5	12	41	8.20	12	19
WR Keenan Allen	3	10	29	9.67	3	11
WR Bennie Fowler	3	4	21	7.00	0	8
WR Steve Johnson	1	5	-3	-3.00	0	-3
RB C.J. Anderson	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Zurlon Tipton	1	1	8	8.00	11	8
RB Melvin Gordon	1	2	-1	-1.00	2	-1
TE Dakota Tyler	1	2	18	18.00	7	18
TE Thomas Ford	1	2	10	10.00	0	10

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	83	83.00	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tim Partridge	0	0	1	0
Dominic Craighead	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
Brandon Marshall	1	0
Thomas Ford	1	0
Travis Benjamin	0	1
C.J. Anderson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	7	257	36.7	29.0	46	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	6	290	48.3	43.3	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Lambo	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Captain Munnerlyn	2	10	5.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Marshall	4	54	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Captain Munnerlyn	1	20	20.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keenan Allen	1	33	33.0	0
Thomas Noble	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	6	1	0.0	12	42
S Dominic Craighead	5	3	0.0	12	50
CB Captain Munnerlyn	4	1	1.0	7	45
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	1	1.0	9	35
S Steven Cole	4	0	0.0	6	28
S Tre Boston	3	4	0.5	12	47
DT Star Lotulelei	3	1	0.0	10	28
CB Robert Brunner	3	1	0.0	11	52
DE Jared Allen	2	1	1.0	6	7
OLB A.J. Klein	2	0	0.0	4	18
DE Charles Johnson	1	0	1.0	7	32
DE Kony Ealy	1	0	0.5	7	40
ILB Norman Crawford	1	1	0.0	5	19
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0.0	10	39
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Craig Coleman	1	0	0.0	7	37
S Oscar Barnes	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Nicolas Jones	0	1	0.0	3	12

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Adams	8	2	35	18
CB Steve Williams	5	0	39	19
OLB James Reeves	4	2	23	7
CB Jerraud Powers	4	0	33	19
ILB Denzel Perryman	4	0	18	6
S Scott Sexton	3	4	39	18
S Christopher Maxwell	3	2	12	7
OLB Kyle Emanuel	3	1	29	17
DE Winston Craig	3	1	25	15
ILB Carlos Thompson	3	0	3	1
DT Stan Mayes	3	0	28	14
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	2	1	33	18
ILB Manti Te'o	2	0	17	14
CB Thomas Noble	2	0	18	10
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	5	9
DT Rusty Kindred	1	0	23	10
OLB Richard Willis	1	0	7	3
DE Kendall Reyes	0	2	30	15
DE Gustavo Devine	0	2	15	9
OLB Conrad Hardy	0	1	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Johnson	1.0	0	1	2	32
DE Jared Allen	1.0	0	1	0	7
CB Captain Munnerlyn	1.0	0	0	0	45
ILB Luke Kuechly	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Kony Ealy	0.5	0	2	0	40
S Tre Boston	0.5	0	0	0	47
DT Star Lotulelei	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Ryan Delaire	0.0	0	3	1	34
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	1	0	28

San Diego	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	2	0	18
DT Stan Mayes	1	0	14
OLB Kyle Emanuel	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	4	1	0	42
CB Robert Brunner	3	1	0	52
CB Captain Munnerlyn	3	0	0	45
S Dominic Craighead	3	0	0	50
S Steven Cole	3	0	0	28
S Tre Boston	2	3	0	47
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	1	35
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0	39
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	0	18
DT Star Lotulelei	1	0	0	28
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0	5
ILB Norman Crawford	1	0	0	19
DT Craig Coleman	1	0	0	37
S Oscar Barnes	1	0	0	7

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Steve Williams	3	0	19
DE Winston Craig	2	0	15
OLB James Reeves	2	0	7
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	1	6
S Mike Adams	1	0	18
CB Jerraud Powers	1	0	19
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	1	0	18
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	9
ILB Carlos Thompson	1	0	1
CB Thomas Noble	1	0	10
S Christopher Maxwell	1	0	7
ILB Manti Te'o	0	1	14
S Scott Sexton	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Demetrius Estermeyer	3	6	0	39	21
Michael Oher	2	5	0	39	21
Mike Tolbert	2	2	1	27	13
Amini Silatolu	1	7	0	37	21
Charles Clay	1	2	0	21	16
Greg Olsen	1	1	0	34	17
Noah McConnell	1	1	0	36	21
Cedric Sutton	0	6	0	39	21
Chris Scott	0	1	0	4	0
Elmer Smith	0	1	0	2	0

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clarence Nichols	2	3	13	0	52
Tony Hills	0	3	13	1	55
Gregory Haas	0	3	11	1	51
Vince Carpenter	0	2	13	2	53
Wade Reynolds	0	0	2	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Partridge	2	22
Robert Brunner	1	21
Rashad Ross	1	15
Charles Clay	1	14
Chris Scott	1	8

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Anderson	1	22
Zurlon Tipton	1	8
Thomas Ford	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Brunner	---	---	11	52	21	84
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	7	45	23	75
Dominic Craighead	---	---	12	50	9	71
Cedric Sutton	39	21	---	---	7	67
Michael Oher	39	21	---	---	2	62
Tre Boston	---	---	12	47	3	62
Cam Newton	40	21	---	---	---	61
Demetrius Estermeyer	39	21	---	---	---	60
Amini Silatolu	37	21	---	---	1	59
Greg Olsen	34	17	---	---	7	58
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	12	42	3	57
Noah McConnell	36	21	---	---	---	57
Charles Clay	21	16	---	---	14	51
Thomas Davis	---	---	10	39	1	50
Kony Ealy	---	---	7	40	1	48
Craig Coleman	---	---	7	37	2	46
Luke Kuechly	---	---	9	35	1	45
A.J. Klein	---	---	4	18	21	43
Kelvin Benjamin	27	16	---	---	---	43
Steven Cole	---	---	6	28	9	43
Charles Johnson	---	---	7	32	3	42
Mike Tolbert	27	13	---	---	2	42
Ryan Delaire	---	---	5	34	3	42
Devin Funchess	28	14	---	---	---	42
Star Lotulelei	---	---	10	28	3	41
Jason Boswell	15	9	---	---	15	39
Kawann Short	---	---	5	28	5	38
Ted Ginn	13	8	---	---	15	36
Jonathan Stewart	22	5	---	---	---	27
Norman Crawford	---	---	5	19	2	26
Tim Partridge	1	0	---	---	22	23
Teddy Williams	9	6	---	---	6	21
Rashad Ross	3	1	---	---	15	19
Jared Allen	---	---	6	7	2	15
Nicolas Jones	---	---	3	12	---	15
Chris Scott	4	0	---	---	8	12
John Urschel	4	0	---	---	8	12
Shaq Thompson	---	---	3	5	1	9
Oscar Barnes	---	---	2	7	---	9
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Elmer Smith	2	0	---	---	6	8
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walter Ornelas	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vince Carpenter	13	53	---	---	8	74
Keenan Allen	11	49	---	---	13	73
Tony Hills	13	55	---	---	---	68
Steve Williams	---	---	39	19	9	67
Clarence Nichols	13	52	---	---	---	65
Brandon Marshall	8	40	---	---	15	63
Gregory Haas	11	51	---	---	---	62
Doug Free	11	49	---	---	---	60
Scott Sexton	---	---	39	18	---	57
Mike Adams	---	---	35	18	1	54
Jerraud Powers	---	---	33	19	1	53
Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	33	18	2	53
Alex Fuller	10	43	---	---	---	53
Kendall Reyes	---	---	30	15	7	52
Travis Benjamin	10	40	---	---	---	50
Kyle Emanuel	---	---	29	17	1	47
Thomas Noble	---	---	18	10	19	47
Melvin Gordon	7	33	---	---	6	46
Stan Mayes	---	---	28	14	1	43
Rusty Kindred	---	---	23	10	8	41
Winston Craig	---	---	25	15	1	41
Steve Johnson	5	28	---	---	---	33
C.J. Anderson	0	11	---	---	22	33
James Reeves	---	---	23	7	2	32
Manti Te'o	---	---	17	14	---	31
Conrad Hardy	---	---	8	2	20	30
Zurlon Tipton	6	15	---	---	8	29
Denzel Perryman	---	---	18	6	5	29
Cornelius Walker	5	15	---	---	9	29
Christopher Maxwell	---	---	12	7	10	29
Dakota Tyler	8	13	---	---	6	27
Bennie Fowler	3	12	---	---	11	26
Thomas Ford	1	17	---	---	8	26
Gustavo Devine	---	---	15	9	1	25
William Brown	1	2	---	---	16	19
Jason Verrett	---	---	5	9	3	17
Wade Reynolds	2	6	---	---	8	16
Philip Rivers	3	12	---	---	---	15
Orlando Franklin	2	5	---	---	8	15
J.C. Tretter	0	4	---	---	8	12
Carlos Thompson	---	---	3	1	7	11
Richard Willis	---	---	7	3	---	10
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Windt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Lambo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andrew Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	54	3.6
Middle	23	131	5.7
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	7	41	5.9
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	21	15	3	0	0	3	0	1	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Fuller	38	21	0	3	4	3	6	3	1
Philip Rivers	12	5	0	1	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	77	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	97	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	13	1	19	1.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Benjamin	5	4	36	1	16
WR Ted Ginn	3	2	37	1	8
FB Mike Tolbert	3	3	24	1	13
WR Devin Funchess	3	2	22	0	14
TE Jason Boswell	3	1	5	0	9
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	4	0	17
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	3	0	5
FB Charles Clay	1	0	0	0	16
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	5	0	6

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Travis Benjamin	12	5	1	41	40
WR Brandon Marshall	11	9	1	89	40
WR Keenan Allen	10	3	0	29	49
WR Steve Johnson	5	1	1	-3	28
WR Bennie Fowler	4	3	0	21	12
RB Melvin Gordon	2	1	0	-1	33
TE Dakota Tyler	2	1	1	18	13
TE Thomas Ford	2	1	1	10	17
RB C.J. Anderson	1	1	0	-4	11
RB Zurlon Tipton	1	1	0	8	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charles Clay	3	4	1.33	4.86
Jonathan Stewart	1	2	2.00	2.47
Mike Tolbert	1	3	3.00	3.00
Cam Newton	1	13	13.00	7.60

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Melvin Gordon	1	0	0.00	1.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	2	35	11.67	6.48

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Fuller	1	0	0	0.00	4.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	1	20	10.00	7.20
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	15	15.00	7.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keenan Allen	1	0	0	0.00	2.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Charles Clay	3	1
Jonathan Stewart	2	0
Cam Newton	2	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	5	4	2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Fuller	7	4	2
Philip Rivers	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	1
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	1
FB Charles Clay	1	0	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Benjamin	4	2	1
WR Brandon Marshall	3	2	1
WR Keenan Allen	3	2	2
RB Melvin Gordon	1	1	0
TE Thomas Ford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,900)
End Zone 12,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,900)
End Zone	12,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,800)