Week 14, 2089

played in Carolina, NC

35 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	7	7	-	31
Carolina Panthers	10	0	6	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 CAR - Stan Bailey 2 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 06:40 NED - Denzel Porcaro 20 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
1Q: 02:25 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 44 field goal
2Q: 11:14 NED - Jamal Hardy 22 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Neal Politopoulos 36 field goal
3Q: 10:53 NED - Mitchell Conerty 17 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
3Q: 03:53 CAR - Toby Ellard 7 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point failed)
4Q: 13:51 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 25 field goal
4Q: 06:27 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 18 field goal
4Q: 01:16 NED - Amos Humphries 3 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 CAR - Stan Bailey 2 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 06:40 NED - Denzel Porcaro 20 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
1Q: 02:25 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 44 field goal
2Q: 11:14 NED - Jamal Hardy 22 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Neal Politopoulos 36 field goal
3Q: 10:53 NED - Mitchell Conerty 17 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
3Q: 03:53 CAR - Toby Ellard 7 pass from Darrin Oliphant (Nathaniel Vaughn extra point failed)
4Q: 13:51 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 25 field goal
4Q: 06:27 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 18 field goal
4Q: 01:16 NED - Amos Humphries 3 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 11-2 9-4
First Downs 26 22
- by Rushing 10 12
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 454 422
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 6.98 6.70
Net Rushing Yards 158 193
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards per Rush 5.27 6.66
Net Passing Yards 296 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 304 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.46 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:45 30:15

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	11-2	9-4
First Downs	26	22
- by Rushing	10	12
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	454	422
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	6.98	6.70
Net Rushing Yards	158	193
- Rushing Attempts	30	29
- Yards per Rush	5.27	6.66
Net Passing Yards	296	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	304	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.46	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:45	30:15

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	3:42	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
1	2:18	6:16	OWN 8	12	92	Touchdown
2	7:46	2:28	OWN 40	3	12	Punt
2	2:48	1:02	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 40	5	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:26	50	8	50	Touchdown
3	9:24	1:25	OWN 27	4	31	Punt
3	3:43	1:12	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
4	13:44	3:59	OWN 25	7	35	Fumble
4	6:21	5:13	OWN 8	12	92	Touchdown
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 49	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
1	6:26	4:08	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
2	11:02	3:16	OWN 25	6	35	Fumble
2	5:18	2:30	OWN 7	6	25	Punt
2	1:46	0:56	OWN 15	3	-1	Punt
3	10:34	1:10	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
3	7:59	4:16	OWN 3	10	97	Touchdown
3	2:31	3:47	OWN 49	7	43	Field Goal
4	9:45	3:24	OWN 45	7	54	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:00	OWN 25	5	26	Downs

Game MVP: Devonte Leyes, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mitchell Conerty	14	77	5.50	21	3	1
RB Larry Perez	7	32	4.57	10	1	0
QB Devonte Leyes	3	40	13.33	46	1	0
RB Amos Humphries	2	4	2.00	3	0	1
WR Denzel Porcaro	2	-6	-3.00	0	0	0
RB Jorge Bradley	2	11	5.50	12	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Toby Ellard	18	131	7.28	20	4
QB Darrin Oliphant	10	61	6.10	31	2
RB Tom Wagner	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devonte Leyes	34	24	304	1/8	2	31	0	117.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Oliphant	34	18	229	0/0	2	31	0	93.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Hardy	7	10	79	11.29	59	24	1
WR Malik Dotson	6	9	89	14.83	73	31	0
TE Ramon Gonser	3	4	59	19.67	19	28	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	2	2	38	19.00	19	20	1
TE Percy George	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Larry Perez	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Amos Humphries	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bryan Frizzell	7	8	89	12.71	43	30	0
RB Toby Ellard	4	8	50	12.50	33	26	1
WR Irving Vandenberg	3	8	65	21.67	20	31	0
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Tom Wagner	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Liam Bennit	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Stan Bailey	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Frankie Hanks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Devonte Leyes	1	0	0
ILB Pat Wallace	0	1	0
WR Gustavo Lane	0	0	1
CB Winfred Bernstein	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Graham Vaughn	1	0	0
RB Toby Ellard	1	0	0
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	0	1	0
DE Bernie Pianigiani	0	1	0
DE Marty Socha	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	4	159	39.8	39.8	48	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Salvador Blackwell	3	144	48.0	42.3	51	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	2	17	8.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Vandenberg	3	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	3	79	26.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Vaughn	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harold Lang	8	3	0.0	29	33
OLB Steve Stelick	6	0	0.0	11	14
ILB Pat Wallace	6	0	0.0	18	18
CB Eric Beach	4	0	0.0	29	34
S Kris Fitzgerald	3	3	0.0	21	23
OLB Edward Faber	3	3	0.0	28	29
CB Howard Hopper	3	0	0.0	29	34
S T.J. Thomas	3	0	0.0	27	30
OLB Eugene Pegues	2	0	0.0	11	16
DE Derrick LaTendresse	2	0	0.0	25	31
DT Harold Chenard	2	0	0.0	12	14
DT Sawyer Cucina	1	1	0.0	15	11
WR Malik Dotson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Winfred Bernstein	1	0	0.0	15	22
DE Eugene Wilkins	0	1	0.0	5	5
ILB Levon Dennison	0	1	0.0	3	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Wicher	7	4	0.0	29	34
ILB Wesley Jennings	7	3	0.0	30	35
OLB Dashawn Bronson	6	1	0.0	29	32
ILB Bryan Wiggs	6	1	0.0	16	7
DE Marty Socha	3	1	1.0	28	31
CB Zane Uecker	3	0	0.0	23	24
DE Bernie Pianigiani	3	0	0.0	12	24
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	3	0	0.0	13	24
DT Roman Bennett	2	2	0.0	30	30
S Graham Vaughn	2	1	0.0	29	25
OLB Bart Bates	2	1	0.0	13	25
CB Travis McKinnie	2	0	0.0	1	9
DE Luis Shore	2	0	0.0	20	15
CB Bucky Perez	1	2	0.0	29	34
S Les Leyh	1	0	0.0	2	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick LaTendresse	1	2	0	31
OLB Edward Faber	0	1	1	29
DT Gilbert Digler	0	1	0	14
ILB Pat Wallace	0	1	0	18
DE Connor Groves	0	1	0	23

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marty Socha	1.0	1	0	1	31
DT Roman Bennett	0.0	0	2	1	30
DE Luis Shore	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Bernie Pianigiani	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Wesley Jennings	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Howard Hopper	5	0	34
S Kris Fitzgerald	2	1	23
OLB Harold Lang	2	1	33
CB Eric Beach	2	0	34
ILB Pat Wallace	2	0	18
OLB Eugene Pegues	1	1	16
DE Derrick LaTendresse	1	1	31
OLB Edward Faber	1	0	29
S T.J. Thomas	1	0	30
CB Winfred Bernstein	1	0	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zane Uecker	4	0	24
S Louis Wicher	4	0	34
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	3	0	24
OLB Bart Bates	2	1	25
OLB Dashawn Bronson	2	0	32
CB Travis McKinnie	2	0	9
ILB Wesley Jennings	2	0	35
S Les Leyh	1	1	11
S Graham Vaughn	1	1	25
CB Bucky Perez	1	0	34
DE Bernie Pianigiani	1	0	24
DE Marty Socha	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kim Fredrickson	3	5	0	30	0	35
G Alexis Herron	2	9	1	30	0	35
G Victor Franz	2	7	0	30	0	35
T Cris Feaser	2	3	0	30	1	35
T Derrick Byrd	2	3	0	30	0	35
TE Percy George	1	1	0	26	0	25

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Miguel Bryant	6	8	1	29	34
G Devan Dotson	3	6	0	29	34
C Ian Barrouquere	3	4	0	29	34
T Charlie Gibson	2	3	0	29	34
G Randall Roush	1	3	1	29	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Gustavo Lane	2	19
Amos Humphries	1	19
Wayne Jaster	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Bates	2	18
Eli Awsare	1	21
Greg Rhodes	1	12
Miguel Bryant	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Eric Beach	---	---	29	34	9	72
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	28	29	13	70
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	29	34	3	66
T Cris Feaser	30	35	---	---	---	65
QB Devonte Leyes	30	35	---	---	---	65
G Victor Franz	30	35	---	---	---	65
C Kim Fredrickson	30	35	---	---	---	65
OLB Harold Lang	---	---	29	33	3	65
G Alexis Herron	30	35	---	---	---	65
T Derrick Byrd	30	35	---	---	---	65
DE Derrick LaTendresse	---	---	25	31	6	62
WR Denzel Porcaro	20	23	---	---	18	61
WR Jamal Hardy	26	35	---	---	---	61
S T.J. Thomas	---	---	27	30	1	58
CB Winfred Bernstein	---	---	15	22	16	53
WR Malik Dotson	21	31	---	---	---	52
TE Percy George	26	25	---	---	---	51
DE Connor Groves	---	---	22	23	4	49
OLB Eugene Pegues	---	---	11	16	18	45
S Kris Fitzgerald	---	---	21	23	---	44
TE Ramon Gonser	9	10	---	---	19	38
ILB Pat Wallace	---	---	18	18	2	38
RB Amos Humphries	8	9	---	---	19	36
RB Mitchell Conerty	17	15	---	---	1	33
RB Larry Perez	8	13	---	---	12	33
CB Freddie Sutter	---	---	13	17	3	33
DT Harold Chenard	---	---	12	14	3	29
OLB Steve Stelick	---	---	11	14	1	26
DT Sawyer Cucina	---	---	15	11	---	26
TE Arturo Van Diver	6	2	---	---	16	24
WR Gustavo Lane	1	3	---	---	19	23
DT Gilbert Digler	---	---	4	14	---	18
S Carson Schneider	---	---	1	2	14	17
RB Jorge Bradley	7	6	---	---	4	17
DE Eugene Wilkins	---	---	5	5	5	15
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Reginald Horner	---	---	1	3	2	6
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Darrell Watson	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Dashawn Waugh	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Santiago Chandler	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Wayne Jaster	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Cooper Bishop	1	3	---	---	---	4
ILB Levon Dennison	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Brent Croxton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Elijah Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Miguel Bryant	29	34	---	---	12	75
RB Toby Ellard	27	28	---	---	14	69
ILB Wesley Jennings	---	---	30	35	1	66
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	29	34	1	64
S Louis Wicher	---	---	29	34	1	64
QB Darrin Oliphant	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Ian Barrouquere	29	34	---	---	---	63
T Charlie Gibson	29	34	---	---	---	63
G Randall Roush	29	34	---	---	---	63
G Devan Dotson	29	34	---	---	---	63
DE Marty Socha	---	---	28	31	4	63
TE Bryan Frizzell	28	34	---	---	---	62
DT Roman Bennett	---	---	30	30	1	61
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	29	32	---	61
S Graham Vaughn	---	---	29	25	5	59
WR Liam Bennit	22	29	---	---	5	56
OLB Bart Bates	---	---	13	25	18	56
WR Frankie Hanks	24	28	---	---	---	52
CB Zane Uecker	---	---	23	24	1	48
WR Irving Vandenberg	20	23	---	---	4	47
CB Johnny Zonnefeld	---	---	13	24	1	38
DE Bernie Pianigiani	---	---	12	24	1	37
DE Luis Shore	---	---	20	15	1	36
CB Kerry Welch	---	---	9	10	15	34
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	8	7	---	---	18	33
RB Tom Wagner	3	9	---	---	21	33
S Les Leyh	---	---	2	11	16	29
OLB Marshall Fenkner	---	---	17	10	1	28
TE Eli Awsare	3	3	---	---	21	27
ILB Bryan Wiggs	---	---	16	7	---	23
TE Stan Bailey	8	9	---	---	3	20
WR Mark Mills	2	0	---	---	11	13
G Greg Rhodes	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Travis McKinnie	---	---	1	9	1	11
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB J.C. Simmons	---	---	0	0	9	9
DT Lucas Smithson	---	---	0	5	4	9
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Gage Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Randy Stevens	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Salvador Blackwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Mercury Stewart	---	---	0	0	4	4
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB J.C. Klaes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Josue Grassley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	20	132	6.6
Right	6	24	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	46	6.6
Middle	15	98	6.5
Right	7	49	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devonte Leyes	34	24	7	1	1	3	4	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Oliphant	34	18	5	2	1	4	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	89	11.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	133	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	54	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	136	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Hardy	10	7	0	79	3	35
WR Malik Dotson	9	6	0	89	2	31
TE Ramon Gonser	4	3	0	59	1	10
RB Mitchell Conerty	3	1	0	4	0	15
TE Percy George	3	2	1	11	0	25
WR Denzel Porcaro	2	2	0	38	1	23
RB Larry Perez	2	2	0	11	0	13
RB Amos Humphries	1	1	0	13	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bryan Frizzell	8	7	0	89	2	34
WR Irving Vandenberg	8	3	0	65	2	23
RB Toby Ellard	8	4	0	50	1	28
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	3	1	0	8	0	7
RB Tom Wagner	2	1	1	7	0	9
WR Liam Bennit	1	1	0	8	0	29
TE Stan Bailey	1	1	0	2	0	9
WR Frankie Hanks	1	0	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mitchell Conerty	2	17	8.50	5.50
RB Amos Humphries	1	3	3.00	2.00
RB Larry Perez	1	2	2.00	4.57

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Ellard	4	25	6.25	7.28
QB Darrin Oliphant	2	4	2.00	6.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devonte Leyes	3	1	20	6.67	8.94

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Oliphant	7	5	38	5.43	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	1	20	20.00	19.00
WR Malik Dotson	1	0	0	0.00	9.89
TE Ramon Gonser	1	0	0	0.00	14.75

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Toby Ellard	2	2	14	7.00	6.25
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Tom Wagner	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Liam Bennit	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Stan Bailey	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Irving Vandenberg	1	1	14	14.00	8.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Amos Humphries	1	1
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darrin Oliphant	4	2
RB Toby Ellard	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devonte Leyes	8	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Oliphant	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malik Dotson	4	3	2
RB Amos Humphries	1	1	1
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	0	0
WR Jamal Hardy	1	0	0
TE Ramon Gonser	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Vandenberg	2	0	0
TE Bryan Frizzell	1	1	1
RB Tom Wagner	1	0	0
RB Toby Ellard	1	0	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)