| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 54 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Richard Burgess kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Eli Martinez returned the ball 16 yards to the CAR17. Tackled by Lorenzo McDaniel. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 14:40) Tom Matthews ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by T.J. McGregor. |
| 2-3-CAR24 (1Q: 14:01) Tom Matthews ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sammy Brennan. |
| 3-2-CAR25 (1Q: 13:29) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Nathan Ficken for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman, assisted by S Luther Riazi. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (1Q: 12:44) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. Hoomanawanui gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 12:00) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Jason Lovallo for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Deron Taylor, assisted by OLB Jonas Mouton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (1Q: 11:27) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. |
| 3-10-CAR48 (1Q: 11:22) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Gene Zimmerman for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Zimmerman gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-NED46 (1Q: 10:53) Rod Francis punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 10:47) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Archie Thies defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED20 (1Q: 10:38) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Cardwell. |
| 1-10-NED31 (1Q: 10:11) Delone Carter ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Quan Sturdivant, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 2-9-NED32 (1Q: 09:42) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Young. S Jaiquawn Jarrett defended the pass. |
| 3-9-NED32 (1Q: 09:36) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 08:52) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED42 (1Q: 08:45) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 3-9-NED43 (1Q: 08:00) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Sherrick McManis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-NED43 (1Q: 07:52) Larry Mirkovich punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR03. |
| 1-10-CAR03 (1Q: 07:45) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 18 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walton gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (1Q: 06:58) Kyle McNamee ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha. |
| 2-11-CAR20 (1Q: 06:25) Howie Barrett sacked by DE Warren Hargett for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ellis Carranza. |
| 3-17-CAR14 (1Q: 05:51) Kyle McNamee ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by DT Antonio Tovar. |
| 4-8-CAR23 (1Q: 05:24) Rod Francis punted 46 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 23 yards to the CAR46. Tackled by Jon Asamoah. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (1Q: 05:14) Emmanuel Lynn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (1Q: 05:06) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Quan Sturdivant. Lyons gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (1Q: 04:19) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE David Levine. Key block delivered by Ricardo Meadows. |
| 2-2-CAR05 (1Q: 03:40) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. S Louis Delmas defended the pass. |
| 3-2-CAR05 (1Q: 03:34) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Marcus Young for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. New England 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 03:34) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 03:28) Richard Burgess kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 03:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Gene Zimmerman for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Luther Riazi, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CAR28 (1Q: 02:57) Tom Matthews ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Deron Taylor. Key block delivered by Ellis Carranza. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 02:23) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gene Zimmerman. CB Steven Ravas defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR33 (1Q: 02:15) Howie Barrett kept the ball, running around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 3-8-CAR35 (1Q: 01:51) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE Warren Hargett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR35 (1Q: 01:45) Rod Francis punted 37 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 22 yards to the CAR50. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED35 (1Q: 01:38) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by DE David Levine. |
| 2-7-NED38 (1Q: 01:16) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to RB A.J. Griffith for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB R.J. Finley. |
| 3-3-NED42 (1Q: 00:49) A.J. Griffith ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Perry Boccaccio, assisted by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. Key block delivered by Andy Levitre. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 00:14) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. DE Jabaal Sheard drove right through Wayne Kamego to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED45 (1Q: 00:07) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-9-NED46 (2Q: 15:00) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer, assisted by S Louis Delmas. |
| 4-3-CAR48 (2Q: 14:29) Larry Mirkovich punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 14:24) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Isaac Rayburn for 18 yards. Tackled by DE Sammy Brennan, assisted by OLB Deron Taylor. Rayburn gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 13:55) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Deron Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hoomanawanui gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 13:19) Howie Barrett sacked by OLB Jonas Mouton and DE Warren Hargett for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Lee Ziemba. |
| 2-16-NED49 (2Q: 12:33) Tom Matthews ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas, assisted by S Luther Riazi. |
| 3-17-CAR50 (2Q: 11:59) Jason Lovallo ran around left end for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by T.J. McGregor. |
| 4-3-NED36 (2Q: 11:30) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Kyle McNamee for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Deron Taylor, assisted by S Luther Riazi. McNamee gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED27 (2Q: 11:04) Tom Matthews ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Deron Taylor. |
| 2-9-NED26 (2Q: 10:28) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Brandon Pettigrew. CB Jimmy Smith defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED26 (2Q: 10:23) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Gene Zimmerman for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Zimmerman gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 7, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 10:23) Extra point by Kim Mahoney was good. Carolina 7, New England 7 |
| (2Q: 10:11) Kim Mahoney kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 41 yards to the NED44. Tackled by Tim Cardwell. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Sherrick McManis on the NED44. |
| 1-10-NED44 (2Q: 10:05) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tom Matthews. CB Willie Hayes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED44 (2Q: 09:59) Howie Barrett sacked by DE Moe Daugherty for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jon Asamoah. |
| 3-15-NED49 (2Q: 09:26) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Neal Walton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-NED49 (2Q: 09:19) Rod Francis punted 40 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 20 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Eric McGuire. |
| 1-10-NED29 (2Q: 09:08) Emmanuel Lynn sacked by DE E.J. Wilson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Archie Dudley. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED34 (2Q: 08:55) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Marcus Young for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (2Q: 08:23) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Lyons gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 07:36) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to FB Lorenzo McDaniel for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. McDaniel gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (2Q: 07:09) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 13, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 07:09) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 14, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 06:59) Richard Burgess kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Kyle McNamee returned the ball 10 yards to the CAR12. Tackled by Delone Carter. |
| 1-10-CAR12 (2Q: 06:33) Kyle McNamee ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. Key block delivered by Ellis Carranza. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 06:05) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-CAR28 (2Q: 05:32) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Nathan Ficken for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR32 (2Q: 05:02) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Isaac Rayburn for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. |
| 4-5-CAR31 (2Q: 04:30) Rod Francis punted 59 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 17 yards to the NED27. Tackled by Grant Lechler. |
| 1-10-NED27 (2Q: 04:22) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies. Key block delivered by Bill Serino. |
| 2-5-NED32 (2Q: 03:37) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. Lyons gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED46 (2Q: 03:12) Delone Carter ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Dixon Pasquarella. |
| 2-1-CAR45 (2Q: 02:35) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte, assisted by CB Clyde Kieffer. George gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 02:03) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Young. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 01:54) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Young. CB Tim Cardwell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR39 (2Q: 01:47) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Eric McGuire, assisted by CB Sherrick McManis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Joey Daughtry to the CAR33. |
| 4-4-CAR33 (2Q: 01:03) Richard Burgess attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 00:56) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Gene Zimmerman for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-4-CAR46 (2Q: 00:48) Howie Barrett sacked by OLB Jonas Mouton for a loss of 5 yards. Mouton ran right past Lee Ziemba and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-9-CAR41 (2Q: 00:39) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Rayburn. OLB Jonas Mouton simply tossed Ellis Carranza aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR41 (2Q: 00:29) Rod Francis punted 47 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 20 yards to the NED32. Tackled by Tim Cardwell. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 00:22) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Cardwell. Lyons gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Kim Mahoney kicked off 53 yards from the CAR30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 35 yards to the CAR48. Tackled by Tim Cardwell. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (3Q: 14:29) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. |
| 2-7-CAR45 (3Q: 14:02) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Sherrick McManis. |
| 3-11-CAR49 (3Q: 13:31) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR49 (3Q: 13:23) Larry Mirkovich punted 39 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR15. Tackled by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (3Q: 13:16) Tom Matthews ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by S Dominic Tirtha. |
| 2-6-CAR19 (3Q: 12:31) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha. Walton gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR23 (3Q: 11:52) Kyle McNamee ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. ILB Charlie Gerbasi crushed Trent Evans to wreck the play. |
| 4-6-CAR19 (3Q: 11:16) Rod Francis punted 52 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 13 yards to the NED42. Tackled by Eric McGuire. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 11:09) Delone Carter ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by DE E.J. Wilson. |
| 2-8-NED44 (3Q: 10:27) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 3-5-NED47 (3Q: 09:51) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 45 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. Lyons gained 31 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (3Q: 09:14) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 20, Carolina 7 |
| (3Q: 09:14) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 21, Carolina 7 |
| (3Q: 09:04) Richard Burgess kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Eli Martinez returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Eugene Duran. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 08:38) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Nathan Ficken for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-CAR28 (3Q: 08:04) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Rayburn. OLB Jonas Mouton drove right through Jon Asamoah to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-11-CAR28 (3Q: 07:58) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gene Zimmerman. CB Willie Hayes defended the pass. |
| 4-11-CAR28 (3Q: 07:49) Rod Francis punted 36 yards. Willie Hayes called for a fair catch at the NED36. |
| 1-10-NED36 (3Q: 07:40) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Cardwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pasquarella gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 07:16) Emmanuel Lynn pass was dropped by TE Dixon Pasquarella. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (3Q: 07:11) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Jabaal Sheard. |
| 3-12-CAR49 (3Q: 06:41) Emmanuel Lynn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DT Louis Parker blocked the pass. |
| 4-12-CAR49 (3Q: 06:35) Larry Mirkovich punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 06:29) Tom Matthews ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Antonio Tovar, assisted by OLB Deron Taylor. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (3Q: 06:02) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Gene Zimmerman for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Byron Schepis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (3Q: 05:16) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hoomanawanui gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 05:03) Howie Barrett pass was intended for WR Jason Donovan and was intercepted by ILB Lewis Sonneman at the NED46. Tackled by Jason Donovan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED46 (3Q: 04:51) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dixon Pasquarella. DE David Levine hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED46 (3Q: 04:45) Emmanuel Lynn pass was intended for WR Rodney Lyons and was intercepted by CB Tim Cardwell at the NED46. Tackled by Rodney Lyons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED46 (3Q: 04:32) Howie Barrett scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi and assisted by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 2-2-NED38 (3Q: 04:09) Howie Barrett scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran and assisted by OLB Jonas Mouton. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-NED48 (3Q: 03:58) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Kyle McNamee. OLB Eugene Duran knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-12-NED48 (3Q: 03:53) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Rayburn. DT Darrin Middleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-NED48 (3Q: 03:46) Rod Francis punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the NED04. |
| 1-10-NED04 (3Q: 03:38) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dixon Pasquarella. OLB Harvey Singleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED04 (3Q: 03:32) Delone Carter ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett, assisted by ILB R.J. Finley. |
| 3-10-NED04 (3Q: 03:03) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Sherrick McManis, assisted by CB Tim Cardwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pasquarella gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED16 (3Q: 02:34) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 38 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (3Q: 02:00) A.J. Griffith ran a draw inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Perry Boccaccio. |
| 2-14-CAR50 (3Q: 01:31) Delone Carter ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Louis Parker. |
| 3-17-NED47 (3Q: 00:54) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Jabaal Sheard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-17-NED47 (3Q: 00:47) Larry Mirkovich punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 00:42) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 18 yards. Tackled by DE Warren Hargett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walton gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (3Q: 00:13) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gene Zimmerman. OLB Eugene Duran knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (3Q: 00:04) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman, assisted by OLB Jonas Mouton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-7-CAR41 (4Q: 15:00) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Gene Zimmerman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 14:51) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Jason Donovan. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (4Q: 14:43) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gene Zimmerman. OLB Jonas Mouton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CAR48 (4Q: 14:37) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Neal Walton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR48 (4Q: 14:31) Rod Francis punted 36 yards. Willie Hayes called for a fair catch at the NED16. |
| 1-10-NED16 (4Q: 14:24) Delone Carter ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Seth Gozinsky, assisted by DT Wade Turner. |
| 2-10-NED16 (4Q: 13:56) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DT Wade Turner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED16 (4Q: 13:46) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Marcus Young for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Wade Turner, assisted by OLB Harvey Singleton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-7-NED19 (4Q: 13:40) Larry Mirkovich punted 49 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR36. Tackled by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 13:30) Howie Barrett scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. |
| 2-5-CAR41 (4Q: 13:00) Kyle McNamee ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-4-CAR42 (4Q: 12:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 11:40) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Bernard Updike for 10 yards. Tackled by S Byron Schepis. Updike gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED40 (4Q: 11:13) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Hoomanawanui gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED30 (4Q: 10:28) Kyle McNamee ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi, assisted by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 2-8-NED28 (4Q: 09:55) Tom Matthews ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton. |
| 3-6-NED26 (4Q: 09:17) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-NED31 (4Q: 09:12) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Rayburn. ILB Lewis Sonneman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-NED31 (4Q: 09:05) Kim Mahoney attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 21, Carolina 10 |
| (4Q: 08:59) Kim Mahoney kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 41 yards to the NED44. Tackled by Eric McGuire. |
| 1-10-NED44 (4Q: 08:34) Emmanuel Lynn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DT Wade Turner blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED44 (4Q: 08:22) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB R.J. Finley, assisted by S Louis Delmas. Downs gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 07:39) Emmanuel Lynn sacked by DE David Levine and DT Louis Parker for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Archie Dudley. |
| 2-13-CAR48 (4Q: 06:53) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (4Q: 06:09) Delone Carter ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. |
| 2-3-CAR25 (4Q: 05:21) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. |
| 3-2-CAR24 (4Q: 04:35) Delone Carter ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 4-2-CAR24 (4Q: 03:47) Richard Burgess attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 03:39) Howie Barrett scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha. |
| 2-2-CAR39 (4Q: 03:19) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith, assisted by S Luther Riazi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 03:01) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Donovan gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED34 (4Q: 02:44) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jason Donovan. CB Steven Ravas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED34 (4Q: 02:36) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Isaac Rayburn for 34 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Rayburn gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 21, Carolina 16 |
| (4Q: 02:36) Howie Barrett was stopped short of the end zone on the conversion attempt. |
| (4Q: 02:21) Kim Mahoney kicked off 69 yards from the CAR30. Chris Cook returned the ball 6 yards to the NED07. Tackled by Eric McGuire. |
| 1-10-NED07 (4Q: 02:11) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. OLB Harvey Singleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED07 (4Q: 02:05) Delone Carter ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Sherrick McManis, assisted by DT Louis Parker. Key block delivered by Dixon Pasquarella. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED17 (4Q: 01:59) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED12 (4Q: 01:59) Delone Carter ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte, assisted by ILB Quan Sturdivant. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-13-NED14 (4Q: 01:51) A.J. Griffith ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett, assisted by CB Clyde Kieffer. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-13-NED14 (4Q: 01:42) A.J. Griffith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB R.J. Finley. Griffith slipped a little on the wet field. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-12-NED15 (4Q: 01:34) Larry Mirkovich punted 57 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR34. Tackled by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 01:27) Howie Barrett scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. |
| 2-3-CAR41 (4Q: 01:09) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Isaac Rayburn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR41 (4Q: 00:59) Howie Barrett sacked by DE Moe Daugherty for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Trent Evans. |
| 4-9-CAR35 (4Q: 00:40) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Rayburn. CB Steven Ravas knocked the ball out of his grasp. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 00:30) Emmanuel Lynn dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 21, Carolina Panthers 16 |