Week 14, 2053

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	3	3	3	-	19
Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 NED - Alexis Beckman 15 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
1Q: 03:18 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 26 field goal
1Q: 00:40 NED - Jim Lyons 33 field goal
2Q: 03:03 NED - Jim Lyons 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 41 field goal
3Q: 07:07 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 01:59 NED - Jim Lyons 36 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NED - Jim Lyons 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 NED - Alexis Beckman 15 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
1Q: 03:18 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 26 field goal
1Q: 00:40 NED - Jim Lyons 33 field goal
2Q: 03:03 NED - Jim Lyons 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 41 field goal
3Q: 07:07 CAR - Brandon Cooks 4 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 01:59 NED - Jim Lyons 36 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NED - Jim Lyons 45 field goal

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 10-3 7-6
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 347 397
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 5.78 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 93 138
- Rushing Attempts 21 22
- Yards per Rush 4.43 6.27
Net Passing Yards 254 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 0 38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 260 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.51 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 10/80
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:28 28:32

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	10-3	7-6
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	347	397
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	5.78	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	93	138
- Rushing Attempts	21	22
- Yards per Rush	4.43	6.27
Net Passing Yards	254	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 0	38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	260	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.51	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	10/80
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:28	28:32

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:41	5:54	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	3:12	2:38	OWN 25	5	59	Field Goal
2	11:02	8:04	OWN 1	15	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
3	7:00	5:07	OWN 35	8	46	Field Goal
4	11:36	1:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:56	3:49	OWN 6	9	66	Field Goal
4	1:51	0:33	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 20	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:19	OWN 25	4	41	Interception
1	7:47	2:01	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	5:46	2:34	OPP 25	4	16	Field Goal
1	0:34	4:32	OWN 30	9	35	Punt
2	2:58	2:58	OWN 25	11	51	Field Goal
3	11:13	4:13	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
3	1:53	5:17	OWN 16	10	43	Punt
4	9:59	3:03	OWN 21	5	35	Punt
4	3:07	1:16	OWN 26	5	23	Downs
4	1:18	0:50	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Steven Strickland, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Russell Collazo	11	85	7.73	17	3
RB Robert Dillon	6	6	1.00	4	0
QB Steven Strickland	3	2	0.67	6	0
WR Alexis Beckman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Griffin Floyd	15	113	7.53	31	5
QB Richard Myers	5	29	5.80	8	0
WR Brandon Cooks	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0
RB Brent Jennings	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	38	29	260	1/6	1	37	0	102.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	38	27	287	4/28	1	37	1	90.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tim Vance	7	7	47	6.71	3	15	0
WR Shane Ricksecker	5	8	30	6.00	2	11	0
WR Alexis Beckman	5	6	83	16.60	29	29	1
WR Lewis Dixon	4	6	21	5.25	0	9	0
RB Robert Dillon	3	4	17	5.67	4	14	0
RB Russell Collazo	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR Mario Meadows	1	1	37	37.00	22	37	0
TE Tevin Rolfe	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Raul Chizmar	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
TE Daniel Dawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Beyer	6	10	62	10.33	5	27	0
WR Griffin Lyons	5	6	85	17.00	46	37	0
WR Brandon Cooks	4	4	8	2.00	0	4	1
RB Griffin Floyd	4	4	35	8.75	0	11	0
TE Eli Bouler	3	4	20	6.67	2	11	0
RB Brent Jennings	2	3	53	26.50	45	29	0
FB Kody Coles	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Mo Guthrie	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Tom Staley	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brendan Flannery	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Lester Forland	1	0	0	0
RB Dustin Anastasiades	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	0
FB Kody Coles	0	1	0
T Alejandro Garrett	0	1	0
S Caiden Simmons	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	3	140	46.7	38.0	59	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	4	165	41.3	34.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Lyons	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Forland	1	9	9.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Anastasiades	2	47	23.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Leslie Barber	7	1	0.0	20	32
DE Albert Robertson	5	2	1.0	21	38
ILB Efrain Peterson	5	2	1.0	19	28
OLB Scott Caldwell	5	0	1.0	7	25
CB Dean Clough	5	2	0.0	20	40
S Brendan Flannery	4	3	0.0	22	42
DT Gabriel Fulton	4	0	0.0	12	24
OLB Darius Shepherd	3	2	0.0	12	30
S Caiden McAlpine	3	1	0.0	6	15
S Craig Duncan	3	0	0.0	21	34
DT Clarence Gagnon	2	0	1.0	22	42
CB Dana Bernstein	2	2	0.0	13	14
OLB Bo Karle	2	0	0.0	2	14
DE George Lowe	1	0	0.0	6	15
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	1	0	0.0	11	13
DT Dominic Kirsch	0	1	0.0	4	3

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	6	4	0.0	21	39
S Caiden Simmons	6	3	0.0	21	39
CB Todd Coleman	4	1	0.0	14	22
OLB Charles Buckner	4	1	0.0	21	30
DE Dwayne Keizur	4	1	0.0	15	25
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	0.0	21	28
ILB Bo Fedolfi	4	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Earl Brimberry	3	2	0.0	18	38
CB T.J. Snyder	3	1	0.0	7	20
DT George Buckner	2	0	0.0	5	9
S Leroy Gaston	2	0	0.0	6	13
S Leslie Beavers	2	0	0.0	0	10
DE Xavier Gerhardt	1	0	1.0	5	19
DT Jerry Raaen	1	1	0.0	18	32
OLB Devon Wayne	1	1	0.0	14	15
CB Conner Barnes	1	1	0.0	1	9
WR James Beyer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Albert Robertson	1.0	1	1	1	38
DT Clarence Gagnon	1.0	1	0	0	42
ILB Efrain Peterson	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Scott Caldwell	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Antonio Tubbs	0.0	0	1	1	38

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Gerhardt	1.0	0	0	19
DE Maxwell Anderson	0.0	2	2	28
DT Jerry Raaen	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Charles Buckner	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Earl Brimberry	0.0	1	0	38
OLB Timothy Totten	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leslie Barber	7	0	0	32
CB Dean Clough	4	0	0	40
OLB Scott Caldwell	3	0	0	25
S Brendan Flannery	2	1	1	42
OLB Darius Shepherd	2	0	0	30
OLB Bo Karle	2	0	0	14
S Craig Duncan	2	0	0	34
DE Albert Robertson	1	0	0	38
DT Gabriel Fulton	1	0	0	24
S Caiden McAlpine	1	0	0	15
ILB Efrain Peterson	1	0	0	28
CB Dana Bernstein	1	0	0	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	28
S Karl Joseph	4	0	39
OLB Earl Brimberry	3	1	38
S Caiden Simmons	3	0	39
CB T.J. Snyder	3	0	20
CB Todd Coleman	2	1	22
S Leroy Gaston	2	0	13
S Leslie Beavers	2	0	10
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	15
OLB Charles Buckner	1	0	30
DE Dwayne Keizur	1	0	25
ILB Bo Fedolfi	1	0	27
CB Conner Barnes	1	0	9
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	12
DE Maxwell Anderson	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G J.J. Aguirre	3	7	21	0	39
G Darnell Crane	2	4	21	0	39
T Nickolas Ellingsen	1	1	21	0	39
TE Tim Vance	0	4	14	0	22
C Mack Satre	0	3	21	1	39
T Sedrick Browning	0	1	21	0	39

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leroy McCormick	3	3	1	22	0	42
G Tyrus McWilliams	2	5	0	22	1	42
T Alejandro Garrett	2	4	0	22	1	42
G Francisco Hardy	1	5	0	22	2	42
C Lorenzo Tucker	0	1	0	8	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Anastasiades	2	20
Dana Bernstein	1	13
Daniel Dawkins	1	13
Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Guthrie	1	17
Kody Coles	1	14
Caiden Simmons	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G J.J. Aguirre	21	39	---	---	7	67
T Nickolas Ellingsen	21	39	---	---	7	67
T Sedrick Browning	21	39	---	---	7	67
G Darnell Crane	21	39	---	---	7	67
DT Clarence Gagnon	---	---	22	42	2	66
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	22	42	2	66
CB Dean Clough	---	---	20	40	2	62
DE Albert Robertson	---	---	21	38	2	61
DE Antonio Tubbs	---	---	21	38	2	61
C Mack Satre	21	39	---	---	---	60
QB Steven Strickland	21	39	---	---	---	60
WR Alexis Beckman	21	39	---	---	---	60
S Craig Duncan	---	---	21	34	5	60
WR Shane Ricksecker	21	38	---	---	---	59
OLB Darius Shepherd	---	---	12	30	17	59
TE Tim Vance	14	22	---	---	20	56
ILB Efrain Peterson	---	---	19	28	8	55
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	20	32	1	53
WR Lewis Dixon	11	27	---	---	9	47
OLB Scott Caldwell	---	---	7	25	11	43
CB Dana Bernstein	---	---	13	14	13	40
DT Gabriel Fulton	---	---	12	24	1	37
RB Russell Collazo	14	15	---	---	2	31
OLB Bo Karle	---	---	2	14	14	30
DE George Lowe	---	---	6	15	5	26
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	11	13	1	25
TE Tevin Rolfe	9	15	---	---	1	25
S Caiden McAlpine	---	---	6	15	1	22
WR Raul Chizmar	0	5	---	---	17	22
TE Daniel Dawkins	3	5	---	---	13	21
RB Robert Dillon	6	14	---	---	---	20
RB Dustin Anastasiades	0	0	---	---	20	20
CB Lester Forland	---	---	2	11	5	18
FB Gilbert Tudor	6	6	---	---	3	15
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	---	---	0	0	13	13
K Jim Lyons	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Mario Meadows	0	9	---	---	---	9
C Korey Jamison	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Dominic Kirsch	---	---	4	3	---	7
DE Clarence Johnson	---	---	1	4	---	5
QB Juan Fain	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Harvey Daniels	---	---	0	0	---	0
G R.J. Tutjer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	21	39	12	72
G Francisco Hardy	22	42	---	---	6	70
G Leroy McCormick	22	42	---	---	6	70
G Tyrus McWilliams	22	42	---	---	6	70
S Karl Joseph	---	---	21	39	10	70
WR Griffin Lyons	19	37	---	---	14	70
T Alejandro Garrett	22	42	---	---	6	70
TE Mo Guthrie	19	32	---	---	17	68
WR James Beyer	19	36	---	---	12	67
QB Richard Myers	22	42	---	---	---	64
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	18	38	3	59
RB Griffin Floyd	19	25	---	---	15	59
OLB Charles Buckner	---	---	21	30	5	56
DT Jerry Raaen	---	---	18	32	4	54
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	21	28	3	52
G Brody Petrella	14	32	---	---	---	46
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	16	27	1	44
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	14	28	1	43
OLB Devon Wayne	---	---	14	15	13	42
DE Dwayne Keizur	---	---	15	25	2	42
WR Brandon Cooks	14	21	---	---	6	41
CB Todd Coleman	---	---	14	22	5	41
FB Kody Coles	6	20	---	---	14	40
S Leroy Gaston	---	---	6	13	13	32
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	7	20	1	28
TE Eli Bouler	6	13	---	---	8	27
DE Xavier Gerhardt	---	---	5	19	2	26
OLB Bernie Brister	---	---	1	9	15	25
CB Conner Barnes	---	---	1	9	12	22
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	5	12	3	20
C Lorenzo Tucker	8	10	---	---	---	18
RB Brent Jennings	2	16	---	---	---	18
DT George Buckner	---	---	5	9	3	17
DE Joey McElroy	---	---	6	4	6	16
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	0	10	---	10
TE Bert Harding	3	6	---	---	---	9
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Tom Staley	2	3	---	---	---	5
P Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Myles Jack	---	---	2	1	1	4
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Morris Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Joey O'Neal	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Isaiah Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	13	1.6
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	2	25	12.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	15	126	8.4
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	38	29	2	0	0	3	6	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	38	27	5	3	1	1	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	72	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	188	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	151	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Ricksecker	8	5	30	0	38
TE Tim Vance	7	7	47	0	22
WR Lewis Dixon	6	4	21	0	27
WR Alexis Beckman	6	5	83	1	39
RB Robert Dillon	4	3	17	0	14
RB Russell Collazo	2	2	0	0	15
TE Tevin Rolfe	2	1	7	0	15
WR Mario Meadows	1	1	37	1	9
TE Daniel Dawkins	1	0	0	0	5
WR Raul Chizmar	1	1	18	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Beyer	10	6	0	62	1	36
WR Griffin Lyons	6	5	0	85	2	37
WR Brandon Cooks	4	4	0	8	0	21
TE Eli Bouler	4	3	0	20	0	13
RB Griffin Floyd	4	4	0	35	0	25
TE Mo Guthrie	3	1	0	6	0	32
RB Brent Jennings	3	2	1	53	2	16
FB Kody Coles	2	1	0	6	0	20
WR Tom Staley	1	1	0	12	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Steven Strickland	1	-2	-2.00	0.67
RB Robert Dillon	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
WR Alexis Beckman	1	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Griffin Floyd	2	9	4.50	7.53
RB Brent Jennings	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	3	2	14	4.67	6.84

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Myers	3	1	4	1.33	7.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tim Vance	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.71
WR Alexis Beckman	1	1	15	15.00	13.83
TE Tevin Rolfe	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
FB Kody Coles	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Mo Guthrie	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Russell Collazo	5	2
RB Robert Dillon	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brent Jennings	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	7	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	14	12	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Ricksecker	5	5	3
TE Tim Vance	2	2	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Beyer	4	4	2
WR Brandon Cooks	3	3	1
WR Griffin Lyons	3	2	2
RB Brent Jennings	2	2	2
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)