Week 14, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	21	3	0	-	38
Carolina Panthers	0	0	7	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 NED - Fred Davis 6 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 05:48 NED - Irv Buckner 14 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 11:39 NED - Fred Davis 42 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 04:18 NED - T.J. Starks 5 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:27 NED - T.J. Starks 5 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 11:29 NED - Bruce Darche 37 field goal
3Q: 04:55 CAR - Wally Ramirez 6 pass from Will Stock (Tommie Tate extra point)
4Q: 08:03 CAR - Mike Hart 74 run (Mike Hart run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 NED - Fred Davis 6 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 05:48 NED - Irv Buckner 14 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 11:39 NED - Fred Davis 42 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 04:18 NED - T.J. Starks 5 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:27 NED - T.J. Starks 5 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 11:29 NED - Bruce Darche 37 field goal
3Q: 04:55 CAR - Wally Ramirez 6 pass from Will Stock (Tommie Tate extra point)
4Q: 08:03 CAR - Mike Hart 74 run (Mike Hart run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 12-1 5-8
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 342 294
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 69 138
- Rushing Attempts 34 20
- Yards per Rush 2.03 6.90
Net Passing Yards 273 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 27 - 0 36 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 285 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.58 4.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/80 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:36 26:24

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	12-1	5-8
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	342	294
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	69	138
- Rushing Attempts	34	20
- Yards per Rush	2.03	6.90
Net Passing Yards	273	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 27 - 0	36 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	285	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.58	4.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/80	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:36	26:24

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	3:38	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	6:34	0:56	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
1	2:08	1:10	OWN 20	4	-10	Punt
1	0:04	3:39	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	9:24	5:16	OWN 37	13	63	Touchdown
2	3:13	2:52	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:38	OPP 29	6	9	Field Goal
3	8:32	0:41	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
3	4:50	1:43	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
3	1:13	1:58	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	10:26	1:30	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	7:47	1:49	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:27	3:27	OWN 2	5	13	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 32	6	21	Punt
1	7:23	0:49	OWN 20	2	4	Fumble
1	5:38	3:30	OWN 18	7	41	Punt
1	0:58	0:54	OPP 36	3	-2	Punt
2	11:25	2:01	OWN 30	4	15	Interception
2	4:08	0:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 33	1	-2	Half
3	11:22	2:50	OWN 22	5	31	Punt
3	7:51	3:01	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
3	3:07	1:54	OWN 23	4	6	Punt
4	14:15	3:49	OWN 1	8	33	Punt
4	8:56	1:09	OWN 11	5	89	Touchdown
4	5:58	2:31	OWN 34	5	20	Punt

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	23	44	1.91	10	1	2
Tashard Choice	10	20	2.00	5	0	0
Joe Flacco	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Hart	9	105	11.67	74	2	1
Tyrone Neville	9	25	2.78	12	2	0
Will Stock	2	8	4.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	34	27	285	2/12	3	42	0	131.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Stock	21	10	68	1/6	1	30	0	71.1
Bo Money	15	7	99	1/5	0	25	1	40.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irv Buckner	7	8	93	13.29	36	33	1
TE Fred Davis	5	6	65	13.00	2	42	2
WR Matt Forte	4	4	29	7.25	4	10	0
RB T.J. Starks	3	4	27	9.00	0	11	0
FB Sam Nelson	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Tashard Choice	2	2	6	3.00	8	5	0
WR Adam Velevis	2	4	28	14.00	7	16	0
WR Rob Weaver	2	2	24	12.00	3	12	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tyrone Neville	5	6	1	0.20	0	3	0
WR Graham Talley	3	6	50	16.67	11	22	0
WR Wally Ramirez	3	5	38	12.67	0	25	1
WR B.J. Elrifai	2	7	28	14.00	1	16	0
WR Frank Binkow	2	2	41	20.50	0	30	0
TE Brent Woodson	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Oliver Pierce	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Leon Diano	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

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

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
T.J. Starks	1	0	0
Fred Davis	0	1	0
Jordan Dizon	0	1	0
Brandon Carr	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Hart	1	0	0	0
Skip Edwards	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	6	306	51.0	44.3	67	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Schroeder	8	323	40.4	33.0	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	5/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommie Tate	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	2	19	9.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	2	40	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Weaver	2	80	40.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Binkow	3	63	21.0	0
Leon Diano	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	9	2	0.0	20	36
S Earl Woodson	5	2	0.0	17	31
OLB Jordan Dizon	4	0	1.0	19	37
S Brandon Carr	4	0	0.0	14	26
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	3	0.0	18	36
OLB Beau Bell	2	1	0.0	8	21
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	0.0	19	36
DT Mario Williams	1	0	1.0	15	33
DE Austin McDonald	1	1	0.0	19	34
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	7	12
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0.0	15	29
CB Otis Murphy	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Malcolm Hardy	0	2	0.0	18	35

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lamont Gietka	12	2	0.0	31	35
DT Anthony Spencer	6	0	1.0	34	35
DE Kelvin Margolies	5	2	0.0	30	35
ILB Richie Montemayor	5	2	0.0	31	36
S Skip Edwards	5	1	0.0	27	32
CB Charlie Sims	4	2	0.0	28	33
CB Skip Middleton	4	2	0.0	27	33
DE Tyrus Lake	4	0	0.0	32	34
OLB Claude Skudris	2	4	0.0	28	28
CB Thomas Ramaswami	2	3	0.0	26	32
ILB Jake Finley	2	2	0.0	13	6
DT Carl Brill	2	0	0.0	9	4
ILB Justin Kirk	1	2	0.5	31	35
DT Don Chapin	1	0	0.5	2	3
WR Leon Diano	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jonathan Goff	1	0	0.0	5	3
G Richie Haayer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB J.T. Amaral	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Kurt Reese	1	0	0.0	10	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	1.0	0	2	1	37
DT Mario Williams	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	1	1	0	34
ILB Oscar Smith	0.0	0	1	1	36

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Anthony Spencer	1.0	2	35
DT Don Chapin	0.5	0	3
ILB Justin Kirk	0.5	0	35
DT Carl Brill	0.0	1	4
DE Tyrus Lake	0.0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	6	0	0	36
OLB Beau Bell	2	1	0	21
S Brandon Carr	2	0	0	26
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	3	0	35
CB Terrell Thomas	1	1	0	29
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0	12
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	0	5
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	0	37
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	0	36
S Earl Woodson	1	0	0	31
CB Leodis McKelvin	0	1	1	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lamont Gietka	6	1	35
CB Skip Middleton	5	0	33
S Skip Edwards	4	0	32
CB Charlie Sims	3	0	33
DT Anthony Spencer	2	0	35
DE Kelvin Margolies	2	0	35
OLB Claude Skudris	2	0	28
ILB Richie Montemayor	1	1	36
ILB Justin Kirk	1	0	35
CB Kurt Reese	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Fisher	2	5	26	0	25
Winston Stokes	1	7	33	0	29
Sam Nelson	1	3	21	0	17
Chad Rinehart	1	3	23	0	33
Paul Gordon	0	5	21	0	10
Jeff Otah	0	4	21	0	27
Breno Giacomini	0	3	24	1	29
Les Newhart	0	2	10	1	13
Fred Davis	0	1	29	0	29

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Bloomgarden	2	6	20	0	36
Richie Haayer	2	3	15	0	27
Deion Malloy	1	4	14	0	35
Brent Woodson	1	1	10	0	21
Karl Wolfe	1	1	6	0	3
Lionel Poock	0	1	19	1	35
Steven Justice	0	1	5	1	13
Hardy Glasgow	0	1	19	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Weaver	3	20
Chad Rinehart	2	5
Irv Buckner	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Hart	1	24
Brent Woodson	1	18
Lonnie Turnbull	1	13
Tyrone Neville	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Buckner	34	34	---	---	11	79
Joe Flacco	34	36	---	---	---	70
Fred Davis	29	29	---	---	11	69
Winston Stokes	33	29	---	---	---	62
Chad Rinehart	23	33	---	---	5	61
Oscar Smith	---	---	20	36	---	56
Jordan Dizon	---	---	19	37	---	56
Terrell Thomas	---	---	15	29	12	56
T.J. Starks	24	28	---	---	4	56
Lonnie Fisher	26	25	---	---	5	56
Mike McCulley	---	---	19	36	---	55
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	18	35	1	54
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	18	36	---	54
Austin McDonald	---	---	19	34	---	53
Breno Giacomini	24	29	---	---	---	53
Brandon Carr	---	---	14	26	12	52
Sam Nelson	21	17	---	---	13	51
Jeff Otah	21	27	---	---	3	51
Adam Velevis	22	28	---	---	---	50
Mario Williams	---	---	15	33	---	48
Earl Woodson	---	---	17	31	---	48
Matt Forte	11	19	---	---	13	43
Tashard Choice	10	8	---	---	21	39
Paul Gordon	21	10	---	---	7	38
Rob Weaver	8	8	---	---	20	36
Dan Fabrizio	10	8	---	---	16	34
Malcolm Brown	12	14	---	---	7	33
Beau Bell	---	---	8	21	---	29
Les Newhart	10	13	---	---	5	28
Fred McGregor	---	---	2	5	19	26
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	10	14	1	25
Otis Murphy	---	---	3	10	10	23
LaRon Landry	---	---	7	12	---	19
Alonzo Osika	1	1	---	---	17	19
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	5	5	8	18
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	2	6	10	18
Courtney Reardon	---	---	5	5	7	17
Jeremy Martin	---	---	1	4	8	13
Artie Andrews	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	8	8
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Curtis Zuck	---	---	1	1	4	6
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	1	2	---	3
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trevor Laws	---	---	1	0	---	1
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lamont Gietka	---	---	31	35	6	72
Charlie Sims	---	---	28	33	11	72
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	30	35	7	72
Anthony Spencer	---	---	34	35	1	70
Justin Kirk	---	---	31	35	2	68
Richie Montemayor	---	---	31	36	1	68
Tyrus Lake	---	---	32	34	1	67
Skip Middleton	---	---	27	33	4	64
Broderick Bloomgarden	20	36	---	---	6	62
Skip Edwards	---	---	27	32	1	60
Thomas Ramaswami	---	---	26	32	1	59
Claude Skudris	---	---	28	28	2	58
Lionel Poock	19	35	---	---	---	54
Graham Talley	13	29	---	---	7	49
Brent Woodson	10	21	---	---	18	49
Deion Malloy	14	35	---	---	---	49
B.J. Elrifai	17	30	---	---	1	48
Hardy Glasgow	19	28	---	---	---	47
Richie Haayer	15	27	---	---	5	47
Mike Hart	10	12	---	---	24	46
Tyrone Neville	10	26	---	---	8	44
Kurt Reese	---	---	10	8	24	42
Wally Ramirez	6	20	---	---	15	41
Lonnie Turnbull	12	13	---	---	13	38
Leon Diano	13	17	---	---	7	37
Will Stock	11	22	---	---	---	33
Oliver Pierce	8	10	---	---	14	32
J.T. Amaral	---	---	4	3	23	30
Bo Money	9	16	---	---	---	25
Steven Justice	5	13	---	---	6	24
Jake Finley	---	---	13	6	2	21
Frank Binkow	0	7	---	---	13	20
Richie Incognito	1	10	---	---	8	19
Karl Wolfe	6	3	---	---	8	17
Jonathan Goff	---	---	5	3	9	17
Carl Brill	---	---	9	4	---	13
Don Chapin	---	---	2	3	6	11
Mike Humpal	---	---	3	1	6	10
J.R. Schroeder	0	0	---	---	8	8
Teddy Freeman	1	3	---	---	4	8
Otis Stump	1	5	---	---	---	6
Blake Welch	---	---	3	0	---	3
Tommie Tate	0	0	---	---	3	3
Arnold England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	13	1.3
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	12	26	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	92	23.0
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	4	22	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	34	27	2	0	1	2	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Stock	21	10	1	3	1	3	3	2	0
Bo Money	15	7	2	1	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	105	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	132	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	21	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	15	3	77	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	8	7	0	93	1	34
TE Fred Davis	6	5	0	65	1	29
WR Matt Forte	4	4	0	29	0	19
RB T.J. Starks	4	3	0	27	0	28
WR Adam Velevis	4	2	0	28	0	28
FB Sam Nelson	3	2	0	13	0	17
RB Tashard Choice	2	2	0	6	0	8
WR Rob Weaver	2	2	0	24	0	8
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	1	0	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Elrifai	7	2	0	28	0	30
WR Graham Talley	6	3	0	50	1	29
RB Tyrone Neville	6	5	0	1	0	26
WR Wally Ramirez	5	3	1	38	1	20
WR Leon Diano	4	0	1	0	0	17
TE Brent Woodson	4	1	0	5	0	21
WR Frank Binkow	2	2	0	41	1	7
TE Oliver Pierce	2	1	0	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	4	10	2.50	1.91
Tashard Choice	3	-2	-0.67	2.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	7	6	59	8.43	8.38

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Stock	3	3	7	2.33	3.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Buckner	2	2	28	14.00	11.63
TE Fred Davis	2	2	18	9.00	10.83
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	1	1.00	3.00
WR Rob Weaver	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tyrone Neville	2	2	1	0.50	0.17
WR Wally Ramirez	1	1	6	6.00	7.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Starks	3	2
Tashard Choice	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	10	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Stock	8	3	3
Bo Money	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB T.J. Starks	3	2	2
WR Matt Forte	2	2	2
TE Fred Davis	2	2	1
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	0
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Graham Talley	3	2	1
TE Brent Woodson	2	0	0
WR B.J. Elrifai	2	1	1
WR Frank Binkow	2	2	2
WR Wally Ramirez	2	1	1
WR Leon Diano	1	0	0
RB Tyrone Neville	1	0	0
TE Oliver Pierce	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,700 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,900)