| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 41 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Richard Burgess kicked off 76 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (1Q: 14:30) Alfred Robbins ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Levon Bass. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (1Q: 13:56) Geno Smith pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR26 (1Q: 13:49) Jared Francis punted 46 yards. Bart Stanton called for a fair catch at the NED28. |
| 1-10-NED28 (1Q: 13:41) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 2-8-NED30 (1Q: 13:18) Jared Rayburn ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 3-5-NED33 (1Q: 12:55) Jared Rayburn ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. |
| 4-2-NED36 (1Q: 12:09) Larry Mirkovich punted 48 yards. Barry Abrams returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR23. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR12 (1Q: 12:01) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR07 (1Q: 11:51) Pete Bates ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton. |
| 2-12-CAR10 (1Q: 11:20) Geno Smith sacked by DE Bucky Melnick for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Donald Banks. |
| 3-16-CAR06 (1Q: 10:38) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. ILB Kenyon Kennedy defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-CAR06 (1Q: 10:33) Jared Francis punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED38. |
| 1-10-NED38 (1Q: 10:22) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. Greer gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 09:46) Jared Rayburn ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei. OLB Zach Brown knocked down Danny Breckterfield to break up the play. New England's Lance Harding was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-CAR44 (1Q: 09:01) Jimmie Matock pass completed to RB Jared Rayburn for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel. Rayburn gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 08:19) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR43 (1Q: 08:08) Jared Rayburn ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. Key block delivered by Jessie Shea. Shea flattened Trevor Briel to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-14-CAR37 (1Q: 07:25) R.J. Austin ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren, assisted by S Vincent Whittington. |
| 3-3-CAR26 (1Q: 06:56) Jimmie Matock sacked by OLB Grady Sanders for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Kim Burks. |
| 4-10-CAR33 (1Q: 06:25) Richard Burgess attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (1Q: 06:20) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Cris Ciervo for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung, assisted by S Luther Riazi. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Clipping. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 06:10) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Terry Browning. ILB Xavier Sheriff hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (1Q: 06:05) Alfred Robbins ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. |
| 3-13-CAR35 (1Q: 05:24) Geno Smith scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi and assisted by CB Kris Schwantes. |
| 4-8-CAR40 (1Q: 04:59) Jared Francis punted 45 yards. Bart Stanton returned the kick 21 yards to the NED36. PENALTY: New England was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 04:48) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 16 yards. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Woodard gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED29 (1Q: 04:20) Pete Bates ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy, assisted by DE Bucky Melnick. Key block delivered by Billy Joe Sellers. Sellers ran over Levon Bass to set up the play. |
| 2-4-NED23 (1Q: 03:57) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Mitch Harper hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-NED23 (1Q: 03:51) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Earl Fulton. ILB Kenyon Kennedy defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-NED33 (1Q: 03:45) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Cris Ciervo for 15 yards. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED18 (1Q: 03:39) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-NED14 (1Q: 03:05) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. DE Mitch Harper hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-NED14 (1Q: 03:00) Geno Smith pass completed to TE Terry Browning for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Browning gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Carolina 6, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 03:00) Extra point by Ethan Hutton was good. Carolina 7, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 02:52) Ethan Hutton kicked off 73 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 02:52) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Derrick Bryant, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. Key block delivered by Corey Edwards. |
| 2-3-NED27 (1Q: 02:12) R.J. Austin ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Henderson, assisted by DT Rex Hogue. Key block delivered by Lance Harding. |
| 1-10-NED30 (1Q: 01:40) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Hogue. |
| 2-2-NED38 (1Q: 01:06) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Zach Ertz. DT Rex Hogue hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-NED38 (1Q: 00:59) Jared Rayburn ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE George Carter. Key block delivered by Howard Wilson. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 00:22) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Keith Wirthel for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by ILB Derrick Bryant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wirthel gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 15:00) Keith Wirthel ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bart Graham, assisted by ILB Derrick Bryant. |
| 2-7-CAR36 (2Q: 14:31) Jimmie Matock pass was dropped by WR Pat Carr. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR36 (2Q: 14:21) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Hogue. |
| 4-9-CAR38 (2Q: 13:36) Larry Mirkovich punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 13:31) Geno Smith pass was dropped by WR Cris Ciervo. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 13:23) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. Edwards gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (2Q: 12:45) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Casey McPherson. Bates gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-CAR34 (2Q: 12:04) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy, assisted by DT Ricardo Merrell. |
| 3-7-CAR33 (2Q: 11:31) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Pete Bates. OLB Devin Keung drove right through J.B. Terry to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR33 (2Q: 11:24) Jared Francis punted 35 yards. Bart Stanton called for a fair catch at the NED32. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 11:13) Jared Rayburn ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bart Graham, assisted by S Vincent Whittington. DT Rex Hogue knocked down Jessie Shea to break up the play. |
| 2-7-NED35 (2Q: 10:39) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. |
| 1-10-NED46 (2Q: 10:03) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 09:24) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pat Carr. OLB Zach Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (2Q: 09:19) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Greer gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 7, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 09:19) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. Carolina 7, New England 7 |
| (2Q: 09:03) Richard Burgess kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Dixon Edwards returned the ball 41 yards to the CAR40. Tackled by R.J. Austin. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 08:30) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Harper, assisted by CB Kris Schwantes. |
| 2-8-CAR42 (2Q: 08:04) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Quinton Coples. |
| 3-8-CAR42 (2Q: 07:27) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR46 (2Q: 06:48) Jared Francis punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the NED18. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 06:38) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 17 yards. Tackled by S Junior Barker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Greer gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 06:06) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. Greer gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 05:32) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Keith Wirthel for 10 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie, assisted by OLB Tom Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 04:51) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Pat Carr. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (2Q: 04:41) Jimmie Matock sacked by DE George Carter and OLB Tom Everett for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jimmy Newman. |
| 3-15-CAR47 (2Q: 04:13) R.J. Austin ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel. |
| 4-7-CAR39 (2Q: 03:36) Larry Mirkovich punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 03:30) Cris Ciervo ran a reverse around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung, assisted by DE Mitch Harper. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (2Q: 02:57) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Demarcus Van Dyke, assisted by DT Ricardo Merrell. |
| 3-5-CAR25 (2Q: 02:29) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. ILB Kenyon Kennedy defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR25 (2Q: 02:23) Jared Francis punted 62 yards. Bart Stanton returned the kick 5 yards to the NED18. Tackled by Alfred Robbins. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 02:15) Jared Rayburn ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Derrick Bryant, assisted by ILB Bart Graham. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-NED17 (2Q: 02:00) Jared Rayburn ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe. |
| 3-9-NED19 (2Q: 01:22) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED22 (2Q: 00:56) Larry Mirkovich punted 42 yards. Barry Abrams returned the kick 3 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Lance Harding. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 00:45) PENALTY: New England was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CAR44 (2Q: 00:45) Geno Smith pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR44 (2Q: 00:36) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 00:36) Geno Smith pass completed to WR AJ Green for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED46 (2Q: 00:29) Geno Smith pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Stanley Conley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED46 (2Q: 00:19) PENALTY: New England was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-NED41 (2Q: 00:19) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Josh Phillips. S Carlos Bryant defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-CAR49 (2Q: 00:10) Geno Smith pass was dropped by WR AJ Green. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-CAR49 (2Q: 00:04) Geno Smith pass completed to TE Stanley Conley for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes. Conley gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ethan Hutton kicked off 70 yards from the CAR30. Casey Greer returned the ball 17 yards to the NED17. Tackled by Josh Phillips. |
| 1-10-NED17 (3Q: 14:41) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pat Carr. OLB Tom Everett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED17 (3Q: 14:35) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. Key block delivered by Danny Breckterfield. |
| 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 13:51) R.J. Austin ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 2-7-NED35 (3Q: 13:08) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ertz gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (3Q: 12:29) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by OLB Grady Sanders. |
| 2-9-CAR48 (3Q: 11:57) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. Ertz gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (3Q: 11:31) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Keith Wirthel for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Henderson, assisted by ILB Derrick Bryant. Wirthel gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 10:44) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. Key block delivered by Danny Breckterfield. |
| 2-3-CAR15 (3Q: 10:00) Jared Rayburn ran a draw inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Dustin Baxter. Key block delivered by Jessie Shea. |
| 1-6-CAR06 (3Q: 09:19) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 2-6-CAR06 (3Q: 08:36) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Keith Wirthel. |
| 3-6-CAR06 (3Q: 08:29) R.J. Austin ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Howard Wilson. Carolina's Brenden Richard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. New England 13, Carolina 7 |
| (3Q: 08:29) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 14, Carolina 7 |
| (3Q: 08:22) Richard Burgess kicked off 70 yards from the NED30. Cris Ciervo returned the ball 100 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New England 14, Carolina 13 |
| (3Q: 08:22) Extra point by Ethan Hutton was good. Carolina 14, New England 14 |
| (3Q: 08:07) Ethan Hutton kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 08:07) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 3 yards. Tackled by S Junior Barker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NED23 (3Q: 07:38) Jared Rayburn ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE George Carter, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 3-8-NED22 (3Q: 06:54) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren. |
| 4-2-NED28 (3Q: 06:15) Larry Mirkovich punted 52 yards. Barry Abrams returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by J.B. Heath. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 06:07) Alfred Robbins ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Percy Chustz. |
| 2-12-CAR20 (3Q: 05:26) Alfred Robbins ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 3-12-CAR20 (3Q: 05:04) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Cris Ciervo for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR29 (3Q: 04:30) Jared Francis punted 62 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED09. |
| 1-10-NED09 (3Q: 04:19) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Keith Wirthel for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Bart Graham. Wirthel gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 03:35) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 2-14-NED22 (3Q: 03:01) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. |
| 3-11-NED25 (3Q: 02:16) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 39 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel. Greer gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 01:36) Jared Rayburn ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by DE Star Latulelei. |
| 2-7-CAR33 (3Q: 00:59) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-CAR38 (3Q: 00:52) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Wesley Jeffries for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel. |
| 3-5-CAR31 (3Q: 00:12) Jared Rayburn ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE George Carter. Key block delivered by Brant Tyler. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 15:00) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 2-4-CAR20 (4Q: 14:29) R.J. Austin ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Hogue, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 3-1-CAR17 (4Q: 14:01) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe, assisted by ILB Bart Graham. OLB Zach Brown knocked down Jimmy Newman to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-2-CAR18 (4Q: 13:29) Richard Burgess attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 13:23) Richard Burgess kicked off 70 yards from the NED30. Cris Ciervo returned the ball 31 yards to the CAR31. Tackled by Pat Carr. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 12:59) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Stanley Conley. DT Brock Scott hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR31 (4Q: 12:53) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 3-3-CAR38 (4Q: 12:21) Pete Bates ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jon Welch. |
| 4-2-CAR39 (4Q: 11:51) Jared Francis punted 45 yards. Bart Stanton called for a fair catch at the NED16. |
| 1-10-NED16 (4Q: 11:43) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel, assisted by S Kim Guthrie. Ertz gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-NED25 (4Q: 11:19) R.J. Austin ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe. |
| 3-2-NED24 (4Q: 10:39) Jared Rayburn ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Grady Sanders, assisted by CB Vernon Warren. Key block delivered by Kim Burks. |
| 1-10-NED30 (4Q: 09:58) Keith Wirthel ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 2-8-NED32 (4Q: 09:24) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-18-NED22 (4Q: 09:17) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Junior Barker, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 3-15-NED25 (4Q: 08:52) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Keith Wirthel for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wirthel gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-NED39 (4Q: 08:17) Larry Mirkovich punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR10. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (4Q: 08:06) Pete Bates ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. Key block delivered by Lamar Holmes. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 07:35) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CAR30 (4Q: 07:02) Pete Bates ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Merrell, assisted by OLB Devin Keung. |
| 3-1-CAR32 (4Q: 06:33) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Alfred Robbins for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton. Robbins gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 06:02) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR48 (4Q: 05:18) Alfred Robbins ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick, assisted by S Luther Riazi. |
| 3-5-CAR48 (4Q: 04:48) Geno Smith pass completed to WR AJ Green for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton, assisted by DE Dwayne Branch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 04:39) Alfred Robbins ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton, assisted by CB Demarcus Van Dyke. |
| 2-14-CAR50 (4Q: 04:12) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Dwayne Branch. |
| 3-2-NED38 (4Q: 03:41) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 03:15) Alfred Robbins ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff, assisted by S Carlos Bryant. |
| 2-10-NED32 (4Q: 02:58) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Ciervo. S Luther Riazi defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NED32 (4Q: 02:45) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. ILB Xavier Sheriff defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED32 (4Q: 02:35) Ethan Hutton attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, New England 17 |
| (4Q: 02:28) Ethan Hutton kicked off 64 yards from the CAR30. Casey Greer returned the ball 19 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Lamar Miller. |
| 1-10-NED25 (4Q: 02:20) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Keith Wirthel. |
| 2-10-NED25 (4Q: 02:16) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Derrick Bryant. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NED15 (4Q: 02:10) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Greer. CB Shaun Perkins defended the pass. |
| 3-20-NED15 (4Q: 02:06) Jared Rayburn ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Hogue. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-14-NED21 (4Q: 01:59) Larry Mirkovich punted 63 yards. Barry Abrams returned the kick -5 yards to the CAR11. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR08 (4Q: 01:52) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Alfred Robbins. DE Quinton Coples hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR08 (4Q: 01:44) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 01:14) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Terry Browning. DE Mitch Harper drove right through Alonzo Tripp to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-CAR18 (4Q: 01:06) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Devin Keung. Bates gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-CAR23 (4Q: 00:28) Geno Smith sacked by DT Ricardo Merrell for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Alonzo Tripp. |
| 4-10-CAR18 (4Q: 00:09) Jared Francis punted 36 yards. Bart Stanton returned the kick 18 yards to the CAR36. Tackled by Josh Phillips. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 00:01) Richard Burgess attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Carolina 17 |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 20, Carolina Panthers 17 |