Week 13, 2048

played in Carolina, NC

30 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	7	0	3	0	-	10
Carolina Panthers	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 STL - Winston Hilliard 5 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Clifton Cortez extra point)
1Q: 03:51 CAR - Zane Nichols 28 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 10:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 25 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal
3Q: 07:09 STL - Clifton Cortez 28 field goal
3Q: 04:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 STL - Winston Hilliard 5 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Clifton Cortez extra point)
1Q: 03:51 CAR - Zane Nichols 28 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 10:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 25 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal
3Q: 07:09 STL - Clifton Cortez 28 field goal
3Q: 04:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal

Team Statistics STL CAR
Record 8-4 7-5
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 420 332
- Offensive Plays 70 61
- Yards per Play 6.00 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 180 101
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 5.81 4.81
Net Passing Yards 240 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 2 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 9/80
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49

Team Statistics	STL	CAR
Record	8-4	7-5
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	420	332
- Offensive Plays	70	61
- Yards per Play	6.00	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	180	101
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	5.81	4.81
Net Passing Yards	240	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 2	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	9/80
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:11	26:49

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	4:13	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
1	8:31	1:53	OWN 40	3	-18	Punt
1	3:37	3:44	OWN 30	5	26	Punt
2	10:12	3:38	OWN 20	7	60	Interception
2	3:21	2:01	OWN 23	4	25	Fumble
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 34	4	22	Punt
3	10:49	3:46	OPP 49	6	38	Field Goal
3	4:20	2:36	OWN 20	7	65	Interception
4	12:32	5:11	OWN 20	10	42	Punt
4	6:05	1:18	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	3:52	1:06	OWN 48	4	3	Downs
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 3	10	75	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	9:33	1:02	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	6:38	3:01	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	14:53	4:41	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
2	6:34	3:13	OWN 11	6	28	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OPP 48	8	47	Field Goal
3	12:20	1:31	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	7:03	2:43	OWN 30	5	44	Field Goal
3	1:44	4:12	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
4	7:21	1:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:47	0:55	OWN 47	3	5	Fumble
4	2:46	0:35	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Dennis Crimm, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winston Hilliard	29	173	5.97	30	8	0
Phil Flowers	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	13	69	5.31	15	3
Devonte Lee	5	-2	-0.40	3	0
Geno Smith	3	34	11.33	14	3

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garappolo	36	23	255	3/15	1	33	2	70.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	37	22	247	3/16	1	39	0	88.4

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Carlson	5	9	61	12.20	9	23	0
RB Winston Hilliard	4	5	44	11.00	34	33	1
WR A.J. Rinehart	4	6	34	8.50	4	14	0
WR Pete Krzyzanowski	4	4	49	12.25	25	22	0
TE Kaden Perkins	2	3	34	17.00	0	22	0
RB Phil Flowers	2	2	19	9.50	11	11	0
WR Rusty Maryland	2	4	14	7.00	8	18	0
FB Burt McCray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bill O'Neill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnathan Horton	7	10	61	8.71	11	14	0
WR Brandon Cooks	6	12	107	17.83	63	39	0
WR Zane Nichols	3	6	58	19.33	40	28	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Marco Walters	2	2	8	4.00	3	5	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
FB Kody Coles	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Devonte Lee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Winston Hilliard	1	0	0
Phil Flowers	1	0	0
Alonzo Elliott	1	0	0
Pete Krzyzanowski	1	0	0
A.J. Rinehart	0	1	0
Eric Kendricks	0	1	0
Joshua Huffman	0	1	0
Demetrius Franklin	0	1	0
Dee Ford	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Hyde	1	0	0
Josue Logue	0	1	0
Chuck Pritchett	0	0	1
Joey Simmons	0	0	1
Kody Coles	0	0	1
Louis Parrish	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Dunaway	5	193	38.6	26.6	44	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	7	342	48.9	42.6	58	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Cortez	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alonzo Elliott	4	24	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alonzo Elliott	2	49	24.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Kendricks	8	2	1.0	21	40
OLB Julian Cobb	5	4	1.0	13	24
S Junior Stephens	5	3	0.0	20	40
CB Jeremiah Beidler	5	1	0.0	19	35
S Kerry Tubbs	4	1	0.0	21	40
OLB Corwin Knoll	3	0	1.0	18	35
S Antonio Pierce	3	0	0.0	10	22
DE Devon Heflin	3	0	0.0	10	22
ILB Walt Turnbull	2	3	0.0	15	23
DE Alvin Rivers	2	1	0.0	11	18
ILB Gavin Davis	2	0	0.0	2	7
QB Jimmy Garappolo	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dee Ford	1	0	0.0	13	23
WR A.J. Rinehart	1	0	---	---	---
CB Damian Repko	1	0	0.0	11	25
DT Kendrick Cooper	1	0	0.0	11	11
CB Demetrius Franklin	0	2	0.0	5	11
DT Austin Holmes	0	1	0.0	10	29

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Louis Parrish	10	4	0.0	31	39
CB Todd Coleman	8	0	0.0	31	39
S Harvey Keyes	7	3	0.0	31	39
S Chuck Pritchett	7	2	0.0	31	39
OLB Dennis Crimm	6	1	2.0	30	36
ILB Myles Jack	3	3	0.0	11	5
OLB Deion Jones	3	0	0.0	22	14
DE Melvin McConnell	2	2	0.0	26	30
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	0	0.0	31	38
DE Darnell Arnold	1	1	1.0	6	9
DT Tevin Nunez	1	1	0.0	21	21
CB James Cunningham	1	1	0.0	20	34
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	0	0.0	10	18
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Josue Logue	1	0	0.0	4	21
OLB Donte Beard	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Corwin Knoll	1.0	1	3	2	35
OLB Julian Cobb	1.0	0	0	0	24
ILB Eric Kendricks	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Austin Holmes	0.0	0	1	0	29

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	2.0	0	0	36
DE Darnell Arnold	1.0	0	0	9
DT Tevin Nunez	0.0	1	0	21
DE Clyde Pieri	0.0	0	1	9
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeremiah Beidler	4	2	35
S Junior Stephens	4	0	40
ILB Eric Kendricks	3	1	40
S Antonio Pierce	2	1	22
CB Damian Repko	2	1	25
ILB Gavin Davis	2	0	7
S Kerry Tubbs	2	0	40
OLB Corwin Knoll	1	1	35
ILB Walt Turnbull	1	0	23
OLB Julian Cobb	1	0	24

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chuck Pritchett	6	0	1	39
CB Todd Coleman	4	2	0	39
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	1	1	36
S Harvey Keyes	3	0	0	39
ILB Louis Parrish	3	0	0	39
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	2	0	38
ILB Myles Jack	1	0	0	5
OLB Deion Jones	1	0	0	14
CB James Cunningham	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrus Sica	5	7	31	0	39
Austin Anderson	3	9	31	1	39
Darrell Stephens	2	3	31	0	39
Marco Offutt	1	8	31	2	39
Joshua Huffman	1	3	31	0	39
Jim McConnell	0	1	27	0	32

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	2	4	21	1	40
Francisco Hardy	2	3	21	0	40
Leroy McCormick	0	5	21	2	40
Lorenzo Tucker	0	2	21	0	40
Tyrus McWilliams	0	2	21	0	40
Kody Coles	0	1	16	0	17
Marco Walters	0	1	13	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Tubbs	1	4

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
James Cunningham	2	24
Kody Coles	2	17
Karl Joseph	1	14
Brandon Cooks	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Kendricks	---	---	21	40	17	78
Austin Anderson	31	39	---	---	6	76
Tyrus Sica	31	39	---	---	6	76
Darrell Stephens	31	39	---	---	---	70
Jimmy Garappolo	31	39	---	---	---	70
Joshua Huffman	31	39	---	---	---	70
Marco Offutt	31	39	---	---	---	70
Junior Stephens	---	---	20	40	7	67
Jim McConnell	27	32	---	---	8	67
Kerry Tubbs	---	---	21	40	4	65
Winston Hilliard	29	31	---	---	---	60
Burt McCray	22	17	---	---	19	58
Corwin Knoll	---	---	18	35	4	57
Jeremiah Beidler	---	---	19	35	3	57
A.J. Rinehart	27	27	---	---	---	54
Kelly Carlson	16	31	---	---	4	51
Damian Repko	---	---	11	25	7	43
Collin Thornton	---	---	11	18	13	42
Devon Heflin	---	---	10	22	10	42
Austin Holmes	---	---	10	29	2	41
Dee Ford	---	---	13	23	5	41
Walt Turnbull	---	---	15	23	1	39
Antonio Pierce	---	---	10	22	6	38
Julian Cobb	---	---	13	24	1	38
Kaden Perkins	18	15	---	---	1	34
Pete Krzyzanowski	6	14	---	---	14	34
Alvin Rivers	---	---	11	18	3	32
Demetrius Franklin	---	---	5	11	15	31
Adam Devine	---	---	8	17	2	27
Rusty Maryland	6	11	---	---	8	25
Kendrick Cooper	---	---	11	11	1	23
Bill O'Neill	2	11	---	---	8	21
Alonzo Elliott	---	---	2	0	12	14
Asher Mathai	0	0	---	---	13	13
Lorenzo Baude	---	---	0	0	12	12
Phil Flowers	2	6	---	---	4	12
Gavin Davis	---	---	2	7	3	12
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kaden Tubbs	---	---	0	0	6	6
Nicolas Dawkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sammy Kamilewicz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cris Dunaway	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clifton Cortez	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cory Lane	0	0	---	---	1	1
Connor Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Herb Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Cunningham	---	---	20	34	24	78
Todd Coleman	---	---	31	39	6	76
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	31	39	2	72
Brandon Cooks	19	40	---	---	12	71
Harvey Keyes	---	---	31	39	1	71
Leroy McCormick	21	40	---	---	10	71
Louis Parrish	---	---	31	39	1	71
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	31	38	1	70
Dennis Crimm	---	---	30	36	2	68
Geno Smith	21	40	---	---	---	61
Alonzo Tripp	21	40	---	---	---	61
Francisco Hardy	21	40	---	---	---	61
Lorenzo Tucker	21	40	---	---	---	61
Tyrus McWilliams	21	40	---	---	---	61
Melvin McConnell	---	---	26	30	2	58
Zane Nichols	20	35	---	---	3	58
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	25	30	2	57
Kody Coles	16	17	---	---	17	50
Tevin Nunez	---	---	21	21	2	44
Carlos Hyde	16	24	---	---	---	40
Deion Jones	---	---	22	14	3	39
Johnathan Horton	11	27	---	---	---	38
Marco Walters	13	19	---	---	5	37
Devonte Lee	5	13	---	---	17	35
Josue Logue	---	---	4	21	6	31
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	10	18	1	29
Myles Jack	---	---	11	5	5	21
Clyde Pieri	---	---	5	9	5	19
Joey Simmons	---	---	5	6	8	19
Will Jeffries	0	1	---	---	17	18
Odell Beckham Jr	2	15	---	---	---	17
Darnell Arnold	---	---	6	9	1	16
Karl Joseph	---	---	0	1	14	15
Donte Beard	---	---	1	1	12	14
Brody Stewart	0	4	---	---	10	14
Brenden Compton	3	5	---	---	5	13
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jerome Kirk	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	10	10
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	7	7
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	3	3
Devon Wayne	---	---	0	0	2	2
Frankie Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	5	44	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	11	69	6.3
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garappolo	36	23	5	1	0	6	2	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	37	22	4	1	3	6	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	103	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	57	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	168	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	72	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Carlson	9	5	61	2	31
WR A.J. Rinehart	6	4	34	0	27
RB Winston Hilliard	5	4	44	1	31
WR Rusty Maryland	4	2	14	0	11
WR Pete Krzyzanowski	4	4	49	1	14
TE Kaden Perkins	3	2	34	1	15
RB Phil Flowers	2	2	19	0	6
FB Burt McCray	1	0	0	0	17
FB Bill O'Neill	1	0	0	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	12	6	1	107	2	40
WR Johnathan Horton	10	7	1	61	0	27
WR Zane Nichols	6	3	0	58	2	35
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	2	1	3	0	15
RB Carlos Hyde	2	1	0	4	0	24
TE Marco Walters	2	2	0	8	0	19
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0	6	0	17
RB Devonte Lee	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winston Hilliard	5	16	3.20	5.97

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	14	14.00	11.33
Carlos Hyde	1	4	4.00	5.31
Devonte Lee	1	-3	-3.00	-0.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garappolo	5	3	11	2.20	7.08

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	1	8	4.00	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Winston Hilliard	3	3	11	3.67	8.80
FB Bill O'Neill	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rusty Maryland	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnathan Horton	2	1	8	4.00	6.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Winston Hilliard	4	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	1	0
Devonte Lee	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garappolo	8	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Rinehart	3	2	1
WR Kelly Carlson	3	2	1
TE Kaden Perkins	1	1	1
WR Rusty Maryland	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zane Nichols	4	2	1
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	1
WR Johnathan Horton	2	2	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0
FB Kody Coles	1	1	1
RB Devonte Lee	1	0	0
TE Marco Walters	1	1	1

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)