| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 77 degrees, fair, calm. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ethan Hutton kicked off 69 yards from the CAR30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 28 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Tim Cardwell. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED14 (1Q: 14:39) Emmanuel Lynn pass was intended for WR Brian Downs and was intercepted by S Jaiquawn Jarrett at the NED25. Tackled by Brian Downs. |
| 1-10-NED25 (1Q: 14:31) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. |
| 2-10-NED25 (1Q: 14:26) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 14 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NED35 (1Q: 14:16) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bernard Pierce. DT Jeris Pendleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-NED35 (1Q: 14:12) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-25-NED40 (1Q: 14:02) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. |
| 4-25-NED40 (1Q: 13:56) Rod Francis punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 13:50) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. DT Toby Sheldon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED20 (1Q: 13:40) Emmanuel Lynn pass was dropped by TE Donnell Elmore. |
| 3-10-NED20 (1Q: 13:36) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer. Givens gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-6-NED24 (1Q: 13:07) Larry Mirkovich punted 32 yards. Sean Landeta called for a fair catch at the CAR44. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (1Q: 12:57) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Artie Grzegorczyk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-CAR45 (1Q: 12:17) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. CB Artie Grzegorczyk defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Hunter O'Leary was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-9-CAR45 (1Q: 12:13) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Zach Fajardo for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Irv Delvalle. Fajardo gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED35 (1Q: 11:34) Howie Barrett scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Artie Grzegorczyk. |
| 2-6-NED31 (1Q: 10:47) Tom Matthews ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 3-3-NED28 (1Q: 10:12) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bates gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED14 (1Q: 09:25) Bernard Pierce ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 2-9-NED13 (1Q: 08:41) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED13 (1Q: 08:34) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. CB Jimmy Smith defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-NED13 (1Q: 08:26) Jason Burroughs attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 08:18) Ethan Hutton kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 08:18) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-NED25 (1Q: 07:33) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 07:03) A.J. Griffith ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 2-9-NED35 (1Q: 06:23) A.J. Griffith ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jabaal Sheard. |
| 3-2-NED42 (1Q: 05:45) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 05:15) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-CAR43 (1Q: 04:34) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 16 yards. Tackled by S Terrell Leibforth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (1Q: 03:48) Emmanuel Lynn pass was dropped by WR Brian Downs. |
| 2-10-CAR27 (1Q: 03:38) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to FB Lorenzo McDaniel for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. |
| 3-8-CAR25 (1Q: 02:56) R.J. Austin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Terrell Leibforth, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 4-5-CAR22 (1Q: 02:22) Richard Burgess attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, New England 3 |
| (1Q: 02:17) Richard Burgess kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Sean Landeta returned the ball 13 yards to the CAR14. Tackled by Irv Delvalle. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (1Q: 01:45) Bernard Pierce ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jeris Pendleton, assisted by OLB Devin Keung. |
| 2-6-CAR18 (1Q: 01:02) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 8 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Bates gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (1Q: 00:23) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Earnest Drury. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-4-CAR32 (2Q: 15:00) Bernard Pierce ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-4-CAR32 (2Q: 14:16) Howie Barrett pass was intended for WR Cheshire Kit Claussen and was intercepted by S D.J. O'Neal at the CAR41. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Cheshire Kit Claussen. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 14:08) Emmanuel Lynn pass was dropped by RB R.J. Austin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (2Q: 14:03) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Buddy DeWalt, assisted by CB Tim Cardwell. |
| 2-9-CAR13 (2Q: 13:36) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. OLB Seth Gozinsky hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-CAR13 (2Q: 13:29) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howie Fleming. S Buddy DeWalt defended the pass. |
| 4-9-CAR13 (2Q: 13:23) Richard Burgess attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 6, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 13:15) Richard Burgess kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Sean Landeta returned the ball 15 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Irv Delvalle. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (2Q: 12:45) Tom Matthews ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Earnest Drury. |
| 2-9-CAR23 (2Q: 12:07) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Zach Fajardo for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. |
| 3-3-CAR29 (2Q: 11:22) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Cheshire Kit Claussen for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes, assisted by CB Jimmy Smith. Claussen gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 10:58) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Ralph Troutman. DE Bucky Freysinger blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR41 (2Q: 10:51) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bates gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED41 (2Q: 10:22) Howie Barrett scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. |
| 2-5-NED36 (2Q: 09:36) Bernard Pierce ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 3-2-NED33 (2Q: 09:05) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Cheshire Kit Claussen for 14 yards. Tackled by S Josh Robinson. |
| 1-10-NED19 (2Q: 08:34) Tom Matthews ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-9-NED18 (2Q: 07:49) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. DE Bucky Freysinger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED18 (2Q: 07:43) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-NED18 (2Q: 07:35) Jason Burroughs attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 6, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 07:30) Ethan Hutton kicked off 59 yards from the CAR30. Artie Grzegorczyk returned the ball 29 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Albert Meadows. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 06:58) R.J. Austin ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by DT Deron Meraz. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NED45 (2Q: 06:52) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Givens. OLB Zach Brown drove right through Harold Curtis to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-5-NED45 (2Q: 06:45) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-NED48 (2Q: 06:06) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Dennis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (2Q: 05:31) Jimmie Matock pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Howie Fleming. OLB Seth Gozinsky blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (2Q: 05:22) Jimmie Matock pass was intended for WR Mike Smith and was intercepted by CB Archie Thies at the CAR19. Tackled by Mike Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (2Q: 05:11) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. |
| 2-10-CAR19 (2Q: 05:05) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Albert Meadows for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes, assisted by DE Bucky Freysinger. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-11-CAR18 (2Q: 04:54) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dale Bates. DE Bucky Melnick defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR18 (2Q: 04:48) Rod Francis punted 48 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 12 yards to the NED46. Tackled by Buddy DeWalt. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED R.J. Austin at the NED46. |
| 1-10-NED46 (2Q: 04:38) R.J. Austin ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf, assisted by DE Courtney Upshaw. |
| 2-7-NED49 (2Q: 03:55) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-NED44 (2Q: 03:50) R.J. Austin ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. Key block delivered by Winston Hirneisen. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 03:14) R.J. Austin ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR37 (2Q: 03:05) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howie Fleming. OLB Seth Gozinsky hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-CAR37 (2Q: 02:57) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Downs. CB Archie Thies simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 3-5-CAR37 (2Q: 02:48) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 37 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Givens gained 31 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 12, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 02:48) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 13, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 02:34) Richard Burgess kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Sean Landeta returned the ball 16 yards to the CAR17. Tackled by Irv Delvalle. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (2Q: 02:15) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Tom Matthews for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton, assisted by S Luther Riazi. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-CAR19 (2Q: 02:00) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. DE Jake Bequette hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CAR19 (2Q: 01:55) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Cheshire Kit Claussen for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Earnest Drury. Claussen gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 01:32) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (2Q: 01:23) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Zach Fajardo for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Earnest Drury. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fajardo gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 01:02) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NED46 (2Q: 00:41) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 9 yards. Tackled by S Josh Robinson. Bates gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Artie Grzegorczyk was hurt on the play. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED37 (2Q: 00:30) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dale Bates. DE Bucky Freysinger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED37 (2Q: 00:22) Howie Barrett sacked by OLB Earnest Drury for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by T.J. McGregor. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-15-NED42 (2Q: 00:15) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Alonzo Stephenson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bates gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Jake Bequette was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious elbow injury. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-2-NED29 (2Q: 00:08) Jason Burroughs attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 13, Carolina 9 |
| (2Q: 00:01) Ethan Hutton kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 25 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Tim Cardwell. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Richard Burgess kicked off 70 yards from the NED30. Albert Meadows returned the ball 16 yards to the CAR16. Tackled by Devin Keung. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (3Q: 14:41) Bernard Pierce ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. |
| 2-8-CAR18 (3Q: 14:19) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Casey Sanderson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Willie Hayes was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-8-CAR18 (3Q: 14:09) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-CAR13 (3Q: 14:01) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 13:15) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Russell DiGiacomo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CAR33 (3Q: 12:39) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. DE Bucky Freysinger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR33 (3Q: 12:31) Howie Barrett scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 11:51) Bernard Pierce ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. |
| 2-7-CAR40 (3Q: 11:10) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dale Bates. CB Willie Hayes defended the pass. |
| 3-7-CAR40 (3Q: 11:03) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 10:16) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Junior Marsh for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-NED45 (3Q: 09:45) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Junior Marsh for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED41 (3Q: 09:04) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Dale Bates. |
| 4-2-NED41 (3Q: 09:00) Rod Francis punted 37 yards. Tim Givens returned the kick 12 yards to the NED16. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED02 (3Q: 08:50) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer. Smith gained 17 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. Safety awarded on penalty in the end zone. New England 13, Carolina 11 |
| (3Q: 08:37) Richard Burgess kicked off 67 yards from the NED20. Albert Meadows returned the ball 15 yards to the CAR28. Tackled by Irv Delvalle. Carolina's Junior Marsh was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (3Q: 08:01) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. DE Bucky Melnick hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 07:52) Dale Bates ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. |
| 2-8-CAR45 (3Q: 07:14) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton. |
| 3-4-CAR49 (3Q: 06:41) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Ralph Troutman for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 06:07) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dale Bates. ILB Charlie Gerbasi defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED40 (3Q: 06:03) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tom Matthews. DE Bucky Freysinger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NED40 (3Q: 05:57) Howie Barrett sacked by OLB Russell DiGiacomo for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Trent Evans. |
| 4-18-NED48 (3Q: 05:27) Rod Francis punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the NED07. |
| 1-10-NED07 (3Q: 05:16) Jimmie Matock pass was intended for WR Brian Downs and was intercepted by S Jaiquawn Jarrett at the NED18. The interception was returned 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 17, New England 13 |
| (3Q: 05:16) Extra point by Jason Burroughs was good. Carolina 18, New England 13 |
| (3Q: 05:03) Ethan Hutton kicked off 60 yards from the CAR30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 22 yards to the NED32. Tackled by Ralph Troutman. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Ralph Troutman on the NED32. |
| 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 04:57) Bernard Pierce ran around left end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by T.J. McGregor. |
| 2-4-NED26 (3Q: 04:28) Bernard Pierce ran a draw inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi, assisted by S Irv Delvalle. Key block delivered by T.J. McGregor. |
| 1-10-NED17 (3Q: 03:50) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Josh Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bates gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-NED03 (3Q: 03:21) Bernard Pierce ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Hunter O'Leary. |
| 2-2-NED02 (3Q: 02:55) Howie Barrett pass was intended for WR Dale Bates and was intercepted by CB Alonzo Stephenson in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 02:43) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Givens. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 02:36) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED25 (3Q: 01:58) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. |
| 4-4-NED26 (3Q: 01:14) Larry Mirkovich punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR34. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 01:05) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Tom Matthews for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Freysinger, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 00:31) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Dale Bates. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (3Q: 00:26) Howie Barrett pass was intended for WR Casey Sanderson and was intercepted by S Brant Bryant at the NED08. Tackled by Casey Sanderson. |
| 1-10-NED08 (3Q: 00:16) Jimmie Matock sacked by DT Dontari Poe for a loss of 5 yards. Poe ran right past Corey Hargett and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-15-NED03 (4Q: 15:00) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. |
| 3-10-NED08 (4Q: 14:18) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett, assisted by DT Dontari Poe. Key block delivered by Corey Hargett. |
| 4-1-NED17 (4Q: 13:43) Larry Mirkovich punted 48 yards. Sean Landeta returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR36. Tackled by Devin Keung. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 13:35) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Jonas Mouton, assisted by S Josh Robinson. Bates gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 12:57) Bernard Pierce ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-7-NED45 (4Q: 12:20) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 11:38) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dale Bates. DE Bucky Melnick defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NED38 (4Q: 11:32) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. DE Bucky Freysinger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NED38 (4Q: 11:26) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. OLB Jonas Mouton drove right through Chris Maxwell to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED38 (4Q: 11:16) Rod Francis punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 11:09) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. |
| 2-10-NED20 (4Q: 10:59) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dontari Poe, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 3-5-NED25 (4Q: 10:18) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Givens. S Jaiquawn Jarrett defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-NED25 (4Q: 10:10) Larry Mirkovich punted 49 yards. Albert Meadows returned the kick 13 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Marvin Flowers. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 10:03) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. Bates gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 09:37) Bernard Pierce ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Josh Robinson. |
| 2-7-NED48 (4Q: 08:58) Bernard Pierce ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Russell DiGiacomo. |
| 3-2-NED43 (4Q: 08:27) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 07:58) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Dale Bates for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Russell DiGiacomo. Bates gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED18 (4Q: 07:11) Tom Matthews ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Eugene Duran, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-9-NED17 (4Q: 06:25) Howie Barrett scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bennie LaPointe. |
| 3-7-NED15 (4Q: 05:38) Howie Barrett sacked by OLB Jonas Mouton for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Trent Evans. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-14-NED22 (4Q: 04:53) Jason Burroughs attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 21, New England 13 |
| (4Q: 04:45) Ethan Hutton kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 21 yards to the NED30. Tackled by Tim Cardwell. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED10 (4Q: 04:39) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. Key block delivered by Wayne Kamego. |
| 2-5-NED15 (4Q: 03:59) A.J. Griffith ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett, assisted by CB Clyde Kieffer. Key block delivered by Wayne Schultz. |
| 1-10-NED30 (4Q: 03:15) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Lorenzo McDaniel. |
| 2-10-NED30 (4Q: 03:08) A.J. Griffith ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. |
| 3-14-NED26 (4Q: 02:51) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE Jabaal Sheard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-NED26 (4Q: 02:45) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED26 (4Q: 02:38) Bernard Pierce ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jeris Pendleton. Key block delivered by Chris Maxwell. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-5-NED21 (4Q: 02:26) Tom Matthews ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bennie LaPointe, assisted by DE Bucky Freysinger. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-5-NED21 (4Q: 02:17) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-NED26 (4Q: 02:17) Bernard Pierce ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick, assisted by S Irv Delvalle. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-6-NED22 (4Q: 02:09) Jason Burroughs attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 24, New England 13 |
| (4Q: 02:03) Ethan Hutton kicked off 56 yards from the CAR30. Josh Robinson returned the ball 20 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Danny Cranford. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED34 (4Q: 01:54) Jimmie Matock pass was dropped by TE Dixon Pasquarella. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED34 (4Q: 01:45) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Tim Givens for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Buddy DeWalt, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED39 (4Q: 01:39) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Howie Fleming for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Buddy DeWalt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 01:33) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Howie Fleming for 9 yards. Tackled by S Buddy DeWalt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-CAR45 (4Q: 01:16) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE Jabaal Sheard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR45 (4Q: 01:08) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Howie Fleming for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Archie Thies on the CAR30. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 00:57) Howie Barrett dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| 2-12-CAR28 (4Q: 00:12) Howie Barrett dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 24, New England Patriots 13 |