Week 14, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

32 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	7	-	14
Carolina Panthers	6	7	3	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 NED - Julian Edelman 8 pass from Alex Tanney (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 04:40 CAR - Amos Doleman 1 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point failed)
2Q: 04:06 CAR - Greg Olsen 3 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
3Q: 05:55 CAR - Rex Fuld 50 field goal
4Q: 13:20 CAR - Rex Fuld 26 field goal
4Q: 03:30 CAR - Rex Fuld 32 field goal
4Q: 01:21 NED - Richard Heath 5 pass from Alex Tanney (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 NED - Julian Edelman 8 pass from Alex Tanney (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 04:40 CAR - Amos Doleman 1 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point failed)
2Q: 04:06 CAR - Greg Olsen 3 pass from Cam Newton (Rex Fuld extra point)
3Q: 05:55 CAR - Rex Fuld 50 field goal
4Q: 13:20 CAR - Rex Fuld 26 field goal
4Q: 03:30 CAR - Rex Fuld 32 field goal
4Q: 01:21 NED - Richard Heath 5 pass from Alex Tanney (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 9-4 7-6
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 224 329
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 3.93 4.51
Net Rushing Yards 37 87
- Rushing Attempts 15 31
- Yards per Rush 2.47 2.81
Net Passing Yards 187 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 2 40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 206 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 12/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 6/47
Kick Returns/Yards 5/85 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 39
Time of Possession 22:33 37:27

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	9-4	7-6
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	224	329
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	3.93	4.51
Net Rushing Yards	37	87
- Rushing Attempts	15	31
- Yards per Rush	2.47	2.81
Net Passing Yards	187	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 2	40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	206	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	12/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	6/47
Kick Returns/Yards	5/85	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 39
Time of Possession	22:33	37:27

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	1:52	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
1	10:34	3:14	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
1	4:29	2:27	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	10:37	0:49	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	3:57	2:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	3	6	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	5:49	1:59	OWN 17	4	12	Interception
3	1:48	1:32	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
4	13:14	2:29	OWN 25	7	25	Punt
4	9:52	2:36	OWN 28	5	10	Interception
4	3:23	2:09	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:39	OWN 2	5	11	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
1	7:20	2:51	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	2:02	6:25	OWN 38	13	53	Interception
2	9:48	5:51	OWN 46	12	54	Touchdown
2	1:53	0:48	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	13:24	7:35	OWN 15	12	52	Field Goal
3	3:50	2:02	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
3	0:16	2:02	OPP 43	6	34	Field Goal
4	10:45	0:53	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	7:16	3:53	OPP 41	5	26	Field Goal
4	1:14	0:33	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 13	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jamaal Charles	14	36	2.57	11	1	0
RB Albert Ogden	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Donny Bush	11	35	3.18	26	1
QB Cam Newton	7	29	4.14	9	0
RB Amos Doleman	7	15	2.14	8	0
FB Mike Tolbert	5	8	1.60	5	0
WR Justin Hunter	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Tanney	39	22	206	3/19	2	30	2	66.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	40	24	255	2/13	2	29	1	84.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jamaal Charles	7	9	35	5.00	27	17	0
WR Kendall Wright	5	9	64	12.80	30	30	0
WR Julian Edelman	3	8	49	16.33	17	27	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	5	33	11.00	18	18	0
WR Richard Heath	2	4	10	5.00	0	5	1
TE Nick Boyle	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Carlton Kindred	1	1	1	1.00	3	1	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Greg Olsen	5	9	78	15.60	38	29	1
RB Amos Doleman	5	6	36	7.20	3	15	1
WR Justin Hunter	3	5	50	16.67	17	21	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	3	35	11.67	6	14	0
TE Jason Boswell	3	5	10	3.33	4	6	0
TE Marcedes Lewis	2	3	8	4.00	1	5	0
WR Willie Snead	2	5	24	12.00	3	18	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Mike Tolbert	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Donny Bush	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Nick Perry	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	14	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alex Tanney	1	0	0
G Josh Kline	0	1	0
C Joe Cardona	0	1	0
WR Julian Edelman	0	0	1
DE Chandler Jones	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Cam Newton	1	0	0
WR Heath Hopper	1	0	0
TE Jason Boswell	0	1	0
OLB Jonathan Casillas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan Allen	7	323	46.1	36.6	58	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Koch	5	286	57.2	51.8	66	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Fuld	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Wright	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Hopper	6	47	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Hatcher	5	85	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	9	2	0.0	31	42
CB Aaron Colvin	8	1	0.0	24	30
OLB Nick Perry	7	1	0.0	25	34
DT Richard Jarvis	5	2	0.0	31	37
DE Chandler Jones	4	1	2.0	31	42
S Jimmy Wilson	4	0	0.0	26	33
ILB Joseph Hodges	3	1	0.0	22	21
CB Darryl Roberts	3	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Donald Hoehner	2	3	0.0	26	31
CB Glen McCormick	2	1	0.0	30	38
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	0	0.0	17	28
DE Damontre Moore	1	1	0.0	15	15
ILB Cordarro Law	1	1	0.0	9	19
S Nate Hatcher	1	1	0.0	5	9
RB Jamaal Charles	1	0	---	---	---
WR Julian Edelman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jordan Hill	1	0	0.0	20	28

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	11	1	0.0	15	36
OLB Jonathan Casillas	5	1	1.0	7	17
CB Emmitt Anthony	4	1	0.0	8	24
ILB Shaq Thompson	3	4	0.0	15	28
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	2	0.0	8	21
S Robert Brunner	3	0	0.0	8	27
DT Kawann Short	2	1	1.0	7	29
S Tre Boston	2	2	0.0	15	42
CB Nicolas Jones	2	0	0.0	8	31
DE Derrick Shelby	1	1	1.0	8	24
S Dominic Craighead	1	1	0.0	7	16
CB Captain Munnerlyn	1	0	0.0	7	18
QB Cam Newton	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chandler Jones	2.0	5	3	42
DE Malcom Brown	0.0	1	1	9
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.0	1	0	28

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonathan Casillas	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Derrick Shelby	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Kawann Short	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Mario Williams	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Kony Ealy	0.0	1	0	1	29
ILB Shaq Thompson	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Star Lotulelei	0.0	0	2	1	32
ILB Luke Kuechly	0.0	0	1	2	36
DE Ryan Delaire	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aaron Colvin	7	0	0	30
OLB Nick Perry	3	1	1	34
S Devin McCourty	3	0	0	42
CB Glen McCormick	2	2	0	38
S Jimmy Wilson	2	0	0	33
CB Darryl Roberts	2	0	0	20
ILB Cordarro Law	1	1	0	19
OLB Donald Hoehner	1	1	0	31
DT Jordan Hill	1	0	0	28
DT Richard Jarvis	1	0	0	37
S Nate Hatcher	1	0	0	9

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	0	2	36
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	0	0	21
CB Nicolas Jones	2	1	0	31
CB Emmitt Anthony	2	1	0	24
OLB Jonathan Casillas	2	0	0	17
S Dominic Craighead	2	0	0	16
S Robert Brunner	2	0	0	27
S Tre Boston	1	1	0	42
CB Captain Munnerlyn	1	0	0	18
DE Kony Ealy	1	0	0	29
ILB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryan Stork	3	4	15	0	42
T Jonathan Collier	1	3	15	2	42
G Tre Jackson	1	3	15	0	42
T Nate Solder	0	3	15	0	42
G Josh Kline	0	1	15	1	42
FB Carlton Kindred	0	1	5	0	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Trai Turner	1	8	31	0	42
C Demetrius Estermeyer	1	5	31	1	42
G Amini Silatolu	1	5	31	0	42
T Jahri Evans	1	4	31	0	42
T Noah McConnell	1	2	31	1	42
FB Mike Tolbert	0	2	14	0	12
TE Jason Boswell	0	1	23	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Julian Edelman	2	17
Albert Ogden	2	16
Jabaal Sheard	2	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Clay	2	24
Marcedes Lewis	1	24
Jonathan Casillas	1	21
Bene' Benwikere	1	20
Amos Doleman	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Devin McCourty	---	---	31	42	10	83
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	25	34	24	83
DE Chandler Jones	---	---	31	42	3	76
CB Glen McCormick	---	---	30	38	3	71
DT Richard Jarvis	---	---	31	37	2	70
WR Julian Edelman	13	37	---	---	17	67
T Nate Solder	15	42	---	---	7	64
G Josh Kline	15	42	---	---	7	64
G Tre Jackson	15	42	---	---	7	64
T Jonathan Collier	15	42	---	---	7	64
CB Aaron Colvin	---	---	24	30	7	61
S Jimmy Wilson	---	---	26	33	1	60
TE Rob Gronkowski	15	42	---	---	2	59
C Bryan Stork	15	42	---	---	1	58
OLB Donald Hoehner	---	---	26	31	1	58
QB Alex Tanney	15	42	---	---	---	57
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	17	28	11	56
RB Jamaal Charles	14	41	---	---	---	55
WR Kendall Wright	9	30	---	---	14	53
DT Jordan Hill	---	---	20	28	3	51
CB Darryl Roberts	---	---	12	20	15	47
ILB Joseph Hodges	---	---	22	21	1	44
TE Nick Boyle	4	16	---	---	19	39
WR Richard Heath	9	18	---	---	12	39
DE Damontre Moore	---	---	15	15	7	37
FB Carlton Kindred	5	13	---	---	14	32
ILB Cordarro Law	---	---	9	19	2	30
S Nate Hatcher	---	---	5	9	15	29
CB Lardarius Webb	---	---	6	14	2	22
DE Malcom Brown	---	---	4	9	6	19
RB Albert Ogden	1	1	---	---	16	18
DT Damon Samuels	---	---	7	10	---	17
WR Griff Whalen	3	11	---	---	1	15
ILB Jerod Mayo	---	---	0	2	11	13
P Ryan Allen	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE A.J. Derby	2	1	---	---	---	3
G Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dashawn Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Burt Barnhill	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Anthony Guthrie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jean Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Elias McMahan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jahri Evans	31	42	---	---	8	81
G Amini Silatolu	31	42	---	---	8	81
G Trai Turner	31	42	---	---	8	81
T Noah McConnell	31	42	---	---	8	81
QB Cam Newton	31	42	---	---	---	73
C Demetrius Estermeyer	31	42	---	---	---	73
RB Amos Doleman	14	27	---	---	17	58
S Tre Boston	---	---	15	42	---	57
CB Nicolas Jones	---	---	8	31	13	52
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	15	36	---	51
WR Willie Snead	18	30	---	---	3	51
CB Bene' Benwikere	---	---	8	21	20	49
WR Kelvin Benjamin	18	30	---	---	---	48
TE Greg Olsen	17	30	---	---	---	47
DT Star Lotulelei	---	---	15	32	---	47
TE Jason Boswell	23	23	---	---	---	46
DE Mario Williams	---	---	15	30	---	45
OLB Jonathan Casillas	---	---	7	17	21	45
WR Justin Hunter	17	28	---	---	---	45
ILB Shaq Thompson	---	---	15	28	---	43
TE Marcedes Lewis	9	8	---	---	24	41
DE Derrick Shelby	---	---	8	24	7	39
S Dominic Craighead	---	---	7	16	16	39
DE Kony Ealy	---	---	9	29	---	38
DT Kawann Short	---	---	7	29	---	36
WR Devin Funchess	9	8	---	---	19	36
RB Donny Bush	14	13	---	---	9	36
S Robert Brunner	---	---	8	27	---	35
DE Ryan Delaire	---	---	6	28	---	34
CB Emmitt Anthony	---	---	8	24	---	32
FB Mike Tolbert	14	12	---	---	---	26
CB Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	7	18	1	26
CB Josh Norman	---	---	7	19	---	26
FB Charles Clay	0	0	---	---	24	24
WR Heath Hopper	2	1	---	---	16	19
OLB Norman Crawford	---	---	0	11	---	11
ILB Stephen Tulloch	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Rex Fuld	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Sam Koch	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Kyle Nelson	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Craig Coleman	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nolan Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Shawn Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cedric Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Oscar Barnes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	7	10	1.4
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	27	86	3.2
Right	3	2	0.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Tanney	39	22	2	1	3	3	5	4	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	40	24	4	2	1	5	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	32	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	114	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	60	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	106	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	69	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	49	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jamaal Charles	9	7	1	35	0	41
WR Kendall Wright	9	5	1	64	1	30
WR Julian Edelman	8	3	1	49	1	37
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	3	0	33	0	42
WR Richard Heath	4	2	0	10	0	18
TE Nick Boyle	3	1	0	14	0	16
FB Carlton Kindred	1	1	0	1	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Olsen	9	5	0	78	2	30
RB Amos Doleman	6	5	0	36	0	27
WR Justin Hunter	5	3	0	50	2	28
WR Willie Snead	5	2	1	24	0	30
TE Jason Boswell	5	3	0	10	0	23
TE Marcedes Lewis	3	2	0	8	0	8
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	3	0	35	0	30
RB Donny Bush	2	0	0	0	0	13
FB Mike Tolbert	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0	14	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cam Newton	2	3	1.50	4.14
RB Donny Bush	2	4	2.00	3.18
RB Amos Doleman	1	-4	-4.00	2.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Tanney	2	2	13	6.50	5.28

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	11	4	27	2.45	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Edelman	1	1	8	8.00	6.13
WR Richard Heath	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Olsen	5	1	3	0.60	8.67
RB Donny Bush	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	9	9.00	11.67
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
WR Willie Snead	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
RB Amos Doleman	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cam Newton	3	2
FB Mike Tolbert	1	0
RB Amos Doleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Tanney	13	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	16	12	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendall Wright	4	2	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	2	1
TE Nick Boyle	3	1	1
WR Julian Edelman	2	1	1
RB Jamaal Charles	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Olsen	6	5	5
WR Justin Hunter	2	1	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	2
WR Willie Snead	2	1	0
RB Amos Doleman	2	2	1
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	1	1
TE Jason Boswell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,800 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,800 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)