Week 14, 2021

played in New England, MA

42 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	3	-	9
New England Patriots	14	10	7	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Ricky Peters 9 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
1Q: 02:18 NED - Joe Flacco 3 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 11:50 NED - Justin Medlock 25 field goal
2Q: 05:20 NED - Mike Smith 27 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Bruce Darche 43 field goal
3Q: 09:46 CAR - Bruce Darche 44 field goal
3Q: 04:42 NED - Mike Smith 6 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Justin Medlock 53 field goal
4Q: 09:33 NED - Justin Medlock 32 field goal
4Q: 02:08 CAR - Bruce Darche 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Ricky Peters 9 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
1Q: 02:18 NED - Joe Flacco 3 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 11:50 NED - Justin Medlock 25 field goal
2Q: 05:20 NED - Mike Smith 27 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CAR - Bruce Darche 43 field goal
3Q: 09:46 CAR - Bruce Darche 44 field goal
3Q: 04:42 NED - Mike Smith 6 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Justin Medlock 53 field goal
4Q: 09:33 NED - Justin Medlock 32 field goal
4Q: 02:08 CAR - Bruce Darche 36 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NED
Record 5-8 11-2
First Downs 12 25
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 4 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 194 431
- Offensive Plays 49 66
- Yards per Play 3.96 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 132 161
- Rushing Attempts 26 38
- Yards per Rush 5.08 4.24
Net Passing Yards 62 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 10 - 2 27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 75 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.70 9.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 3/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 6/94 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 21:06 38:54

Team Statistics	CAR	NED
Record	5-8	11-2
First Downs	12	25
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	4	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	194	431
- Offensive Plays	49	66
- Yards per Play	3.96	6.53
Net Rushing Yards	132	161
- Rushing Attempts	26	38
- Yards per Rush	5.08	4.24
Net Passing Yards	62	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 10 - 2	27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	75	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.70	9.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	3/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	6/94	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	21:06	38:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	2:33	OWN 22	5	28	Punt
1	2:08	1:23	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
2	11:44	3:16	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	5:06	3:17	OWN 24	11	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:22	OWN 31	9	42	Field Goal
3	4:34	1:37	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	14:52	1:23	OWN 19	4	16	Interception
4	9:26	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
4	5:28	3:26	OWN 40	8	41	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:55	5:47	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
1	0:45	4:01	OWN 44	6	48	Field Goal
2	8:28	3:22	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	3	11	Half
3	9:38	5:04	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
3	2:57	3:05	OWN 26	6	38	Field Goal
4	13:29	4:03	50	6	35	Field Goal
4	7:56	2:28	OPP 36	3	3	Missed FG
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 27	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tyrone Neville	16	104	6.50	21	4
Wade Denson	9	22	2.44	5	0
Howie Barrett	1	6	6.00	6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Peters	21	104	4.95	15	2	1
Richie Kresser	11	20	1.82	5	0	0
Joe Flacco	6	37	6.17	16	2	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	21	10	75	2/13	0	17	2	17.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	27	24	275	1/5	2	27	0	133.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Neal Walton	5	7	35	7.00	0	14
WR Barry Norris	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
FB Reuben Preston	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	5	17	17.00	0	17
RB Wade Denson	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
TE Billy Duffy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Gino Moser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ralph Witt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	9	9	97	10.78	25	27	2
WR Adam Velevis	6	8	94	15.67	26	24	0
WR Rodney Lyons	5	5	61	12.20	20	27	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Riddick Gomez	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
RB Richie Kresser	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.00	0
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wade Denson	1	0	0
Hardy Glasgow	0	1	0
Louis Delmas	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rodney Lyons	1	0	0
Sam Nelson	0	1	0
Travis Ellard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	4	172	43.0	40.8	48	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	3/4	1/2	1/2	53	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Bournigal	5	75	15.0	0
Bryant Crawford	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	1	16	16.0	0
Frank Schneider	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rich Goeas	10	1	0.0	32	27
S Louis Delmas	9	5	0.0	38	27
ILB Marty Larry	6	2	0.0	32	21
DE Kerry Abrams	6	0	0.0	33	18
CB Teddy Groves	6	0	0.0	26	17
OLB Leonard Korte	4	3	1.0	32	26
CB Bryant Crawford	4	0	0.0	21	19
DE Shannon Darrow	3	0	0.0	19	21
OLB Julio Holstine	3	0	0.0	16	3
DE Joey Sturgeon	2	0	0.0	24	17
OLB Tyrus Harden	2	0	0.0	22	26
CB Antoine Cason	1	0	0.0	27	22
DT Wade Turner	1	0	0.0	23	16
TE Oscar Leporati	1	0	---	---	---
CB Les Wilkins	1	0	0.0	8	5
WR Neal Walton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	0	0.0	12	10
ILB Wendell Coffey	0	2	0.0	14	10
DT Anthony Spencer	0	1	0.0	15	12

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Travis Ellard	5	0	0.0	22	18
ILB Lewis Sonneman	4	5	0.0	25	19
DE Austin McDonald	3	1	0.5	21	17
S Chip Vaughn	3	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Beau Bell	3	0	0.0	16	13
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	0	0.0	6	6
DE Andy Ellison	2	1	1.0	15	13
S Rufus Francis	2	2	0.0	16	14
S Trent Wills	2	1	0.0	18	11
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Jordan Dizon	2	0	0.0	4	5
S Brandon Carr	2	0	0.0	12	7
CB Terrell Thomas	1	3	0.0	20	21
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0.0	10	16
DE Thomas Anderson	1	0	0.0	16	16
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.0	23	13
DT Corey Brilz	0	2	0.5	15	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	1.0	0	1	26
DE Kerry Abrams	0.0	1	0	18
DT Wade Turner	0.0	0	1	16

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Ellison	1.0	0	0	2	13
DE Austin McDonald	0.5	0	3	4	17
DT Corey Brilz	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Thomas Anderson	0.0	1	1	1	16
OLB Beau Bell	0.0	0	1	1	13
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
CB Teddy Groves	6	17
S Rich Goeas	5	27
CB Bryant Crawford	4	19
S Louis Delmas	3	27
ILB Marty Larry	2	21
CB Antoine Cason	1	22
OLB Leonard Korte	1	26
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	26
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	10

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Trent Wills	2	0	0	11
S Chip Vaughn	2	0	0	22
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	0	0	19
CB Terrell Thomas	1	1	1	21
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	0	13
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	0	6
S Rufus Francis	1	0	0	14
CB Leodis McKelvin	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Freeman	3	6	21	0	18
Lionel Poock	3	5	20	0	20
Courtney Diminnie	3	5	20	0	20
Richie Haayer	1	5	17	1	20
James Heurtin	0	3	7	1	4
Steven Justice	0	1	20	0	19

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Newhart	3	9	34	0	23
Winston Stokes	2	5	35	1	24
Sam Nelson	2	3	24	0	16
Chad Rinehart	1	6	36	0	27
Wade Numbers	1	4	35	0	25
Breno Giacomini	1	1	3	0	4
Jeff Otah	0	3	37	0	24
Brandon Pettigrew	0	2	21	0	14
Chuck Poling	0	1	3	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Witt	1	15
Eli Martinez	1	15
Richie Haayer	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Bishop	3	14
Brandon Carr	1	15
Roosevelt Calmus	1	13
Riddick Gomez	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	38	27	4	69
Rich Goeas	---	---	32	27	3	62
Leonard Korte	---	---	32	26	4	62
Teddy Groves	---	---	26	17	15	58
Marty Larry	---	---	32	21	4	57
Kerry Abrams	---	---	33	18	3	54
Antoine Cason	---	---	27	22	4	53
Tyrus Harden	---	---	22	26	4	52
Bryant Crawford	---	---	21	19	10	50
Howie Barrett	26	23	---	---	---	49
Tyrone Neville	16	12	---	---	19	47
Reuben Preston	16	13	---	---	18	47
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	24	17	4	45
Richie Haayer	17	20	---	---	7	44
Shannon Darrow	---	---	19	21	2	42
Neal Walton	24	18	---	---	---	42
Lionel Poock	20	20	---	---	1	41
Wade Turner	---	---	23	16	2	41
Courtney Diminnie	20	20	---	---	---	40
Steven Justice	20	19	---	---	---	39
Teddy Freeman	21	18	---	---	---	39
Brent Woodson	16	17	---	---	4	37
Ethan Blackshear	18	15	---	---	4	37
Oscar Leporati	12	6	---	---	15	33
Julio Holstine	---	---	16	3	12	31
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	12	10	9	31
Anthony Spencer	---	---	15	12	2	29
Jumbo McKnight	---	---	16	9	1	26
Gino Moser	6	3	---	---	16	25
Wendell Coffey	---	---	14	10	1	25
Eli Martinez	---	---	8	2	15	25
Deion Malloy	11	6	---	---	7	24
Ralph Witt	2	6	---	---	15	23
Wade Denson	10	11	---	---	---	21
Hardy Glasgow	9	3	---	---	7	19
Les Wilkins	---	---	8	5	5	18
Barry Norris	7	11	---	---	---	18
James Heurtin	7	4	---	---	6	17
Chris Pyne	5	5	---	---	7	17
Billy Duffy	3	3	---	---	3	9
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raymond Bournigal	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ryan Karp	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony McMahon	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Flacco	38	28	---	---	---	66
Chad Rinehart	36	27	---	---	2	65
Jeff Otah	37	24	---	---	4	65
Wade Numbers	35	25	---	---	4	64
Sam Nelson	24	16	---	---	19	59
Les Newhart	34	23	---	---	2	59
Winston Stokes	35	24	---	---	---	59
Mike Smith	32	24	---	---	---	56
Adam Velevis	30	21	---	---	4	55
Chip Vaughn	---	---	21	22	4	47
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	25	19	3	47
Ricky Peters	27	19	---	---	---	46
Austin McDonald	---	---	21	17	6	44
Erik Bishop	17	13	---	---	14	44
Terrell Thomas	---	---	20	21	1	42
Travis Ellard	---	---	22	18	1	41
Richie Kresser	11	9	---	---	20	40
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	23	13	2	38
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	10	12	16	38
Rufus Francis	---	---	16	14	7	37
Thomas Anderson	---	---	16	16	3	35
Brandon Pettigrew	21	14	---	---	---	35
Corey Brilz	---	---	15	14	6	35
Brandon Carr	---	---	12	7	15	34
Trent Wills	---	---	18	11	4	33
Beau Bell	---	---	16	13	---	29
Andy Ellison	---	---	15	13	1	29
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	10	16	2	28
Rodney Lyons	15	12	---	---	---	27
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	5	7	13	25
Frank Schneider	4	1	---	---	20	25
Riddick Gomez	6	7	---	---	12	25
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	6	6	12	24
Deon Chandler	---	---	11	9	1	21
Chuck Poling	3	4	---	---	14	21
Lawrence Berry	7	7	---	---	4	18
Jordan Dizon	---	---	4	5	5	14
Duane Stafford	3	6	---	---	4	13
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	12	12
Scott McKillop	---	---	0	0	12	12
Breno Giacomini	3	4	---	---	---	7
Myron Herrlich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rod Beekman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	59	4.5
Middle	5	26	5.2
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	27	2.5
Middle	22	119	5.4
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	21	10	0	0	2	1	5	9	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	27	24	4	0	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	19	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	51	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	148	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	7	5	1	35	18
WR Ethan Blackshear	5	1	0	17	15
FB Reuben Preston	2	1	1	7	13
TE Billy Duffy	2	0	0	0	3
WR Barry Norris	2	2	0	12	11
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0	0	3
WR Ralph Witt	1	0	0	0	6
RB Wade Denson	1	1	0	4	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	9	9	97	1	24
WR Adam Velevis	8	6	94	2	21
WR Rodney Lyons	5	5	61	1	12
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	1	7	0	14
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	2	0	16
WR Riddick Gomez	1	1	9	0	7
RB Richie Kresser	1	1	5	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Neville	1	-2	-2.00	6.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	3	17	5.67	6.17
Richie Kresser	3	5	1.67	1.82
Ricky Peters	2	13	6.50	4.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	3	2	12	4.00	10.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	2	2	12	6.00	10.78
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	11.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Neville	2	1
Howie Barrett	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Kresser	3	0
Ricky Peters	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	6	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	7	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Billy Duffy	1	0	0
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0
WR Ralph Witt	1	0	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0
WR Neal Walton	1	1	1
WR Barry Norris	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Velevis	3	3	3
WR Mike Smith	2	2	2
WR Rodney Lyons	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (21,600)
End Zone 14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (21,600)
End Zone	14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,000)