Week 16, 2040

played in San Diego, CA

57 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	17	0	10	-	27
San Diego Chargers	14	3	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 SDO - Richard Melsha 27 pass from Ryan Mallett (Ed Stanton extra point)
1Q: 00:16 SDO - Jerome Mueller 14 pass from Ryan Mallett (Ed Stanton extra point)
2Q: 13:14 CAR - Brandon Cooks 25 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 04:43 CAR - Cris Ciervo 7 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:54 CAR - Sammie Harden 51 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Ed Stanton 33 field goal
4Q: 14:50 CAR - Josh Phillips 28 fumble return (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:26 CAR - Sammie Harden 43 field goal
4Q: 01:44 SDO - Darrell Frederick 40 pass from Ryan Mallett (Ed Stanton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 SDO - Richard Melsha 27 pass from Ryan Mallett (Ed Stanton extra point)
1Q: 00:16 SDO - Jerome Mueller 14 pass from Ryan Mallett (Ed Stanton extra point)
2Q: 13:14 CAR - Brandon Cooks 25 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 04:43 CAR - Cris Ciervo 7 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:54 CAR - Sammie Harden 51 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Ed Stanton 33 field goal
4Q: 14:50 CAR - Josh Phillips 28 fumble return (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:26 CAR - Sammie Harden 43 field goal
4Q: 01:44 SDO - Darrell Frederick 40 pass from Ryan Mallett (Ed Stanton extra point)

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 5-10 11-4
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 389 376
- Offensive Plays 72 63
- Yards per Play 5.40 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 112 81
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.76
Net Passing Yards 277 295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 30 - 0 44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.93 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/29 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:44 26:16

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	5-10	11-4
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	389	376
- Offensive Plays	72	63
- Yards per Play	5.40	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	112	81
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.76
Net Passing Yards	277	295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 30 - 0	44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.93	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/29	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:44	26:16

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	0:54	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
1	8:32	3:02	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
1	2:48	1:14	OWN 18	3	24	Fumble
1	0:07	2:08	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	10:54	6:20	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
2	2:12	1:26	OWN 26	6	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	9:32	1:12	OPP 40	3	4	Punt
3	6:01	1:49	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
3	2:46	3:05	OWN 24	7	19	Punt
4	13:25	1:09	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	10:04	7:45	OWN 20	13	54	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 44	1	-1	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	11:34	3:02	OWN 21	6	39	Punt
1	5:30	2:42	OWN 12	7	88	Touchdown
1	1:34	1:27	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
2	12:59	2:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	4:34	2:22	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 33	4	51	Field Goal
3	11:18	1:46	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
3	8:20	2:19	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
3	4:12	1:26	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
4	14:41	1:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	12:16	2:12	OWN 17	7	33	Punt
4	2:19	1:07	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
4	1:04	0:54	OWN 45	6	11	Downs

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levi Scialabba	20	70	3.50	16	2
Gage Peterson	9	33	3.67	15	3
Geno Smith	3	9	3.00	9	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rick Carr	11	72	6.55	22	2
Rodney Perry	4	4	1.00	6	0
Ryan Mallett	1	6	6.00	6	0
Jonah Burnett	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	40	30	277	0/0	2	25	0	110.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Mallett	44	28	313	2/18	3	40	0	107.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	11	14	127	11.55	30	25	1
WR Cris Ciervo	5	7	21	4.20	7	7	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	9	44	8.80	17	19	0
RB Levi Scialabba	4	4	33	8.25	17	15	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	3	27	13.50	0	23	0
WR Jimmy Birch	2	2	22	11.00	2	14	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Melsha	8	10	90	11.25	36	27	1
TE Darrell Frederick	6	7	108	18.00	52	40	1
RB Rick Carr	4	5	2	0.50	0	5	0
WR Casey Utley	3	9	62	20.67	25	25	0
WR Spencer Ross	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	0
FB Jonah Burnett	2	5	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Jerome Mueller	2	2	31	15.50	6	17	1
RB Rodney Perry	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Julio Van DeWege	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gage Peterson	1	0	0	0
Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0	0
Josh Phillips	0	1	0	1
Alonzo Tripp	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Birch	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Calvin Pryor	1	0	0
Kenyon Hicks	0	1	0
Junior Bell	0	0	1
Casey Winters	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	7	311	44.4	38.3	58	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Siddiqui	9	426	47.3	39.7	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Stanton	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	5	29	5.8	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Pryor	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	18	18.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Melsha	1	32	32.0	0
Calvin Pryor	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corwin McEwen	7	2	0.0	17	43
S Jerome Holliman	6	1	0.0	15	46
OLB Zach Brown	5	0	0.0	14	37
DT Rex Hogue	4	0	0.5	10	31
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	1	1.0	13	40
S Kevin Hindman	3	3	0.0	17	46
CB Barry Abrams	3	2	0.0	16	44
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	15	39
DE Isaac Eatherton	2	2	0.5	15	39
DT Aaron Cauthen	2	1	0.0	7	15
S Lamont Morton	1	0	0.0	5	21
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Andy Henderson	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0.0	14	38
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	0.0	2	2

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Allen	11	3	31	36
S Gavin Barlow	7	3	29	36
CB Kenyon Hicks	7	2	30	37
CB Darnell Rockne	5	1	30	36
CB Junior Bell	5	0	10	17
CB Casey Winters	4	0	17	21
DE J.T. Pereira	3	2	19	17
ILB Chris Jefferson	3	1	7	5
DT Butch Reid	3	1	22	26
OLB Jake Cowley	3	0	28	33
ILB Ralph Conner	2	2	20	24
S Calvin Pryor	2	1	31	38
DE Glen Anzivino	2	0	23	30
OLB Blaine Dworak	1	1	13	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1.0	1	3	40
DE Isaac Eatherton	0.5	0	0	39
DT Rex Hogue	0.5	0	0	31
DE Walt Vaughn	0.0	1	0	5
DT Aaron Cauthen	0.0	0	1	15

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glen Anzivino	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE Dana Shea	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Zach Brown	6	0	37
S Jerome Holliman	5	1	46
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	0	43
CB Trevor Briel	4	0	39
CB Barry Abrams	2	1	44
S Lamont Morton	1	1	21
DT Rex Hogue	1	0	31
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	9
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	7
S Kevin Hindman	1	0	46
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	38
DE Isaac Eatherton	0	1	39
DE Curtis Gall	0	1	8

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darnell Rockne	5	0	36
S Gavin Barlow	4	2	36
CB Kenyon Hicks	4	2	37
CB Junior Bell	4	0	17
ILB Chris Jefferson	2	0	5
ILB Jerry Allen	2	0	36
ILB Ralph Conner	2	0	24
OLB Jake Cowley	2	0	33
S Calvin Pryor	2	0	38
DT Butch Reid	1	0	26
OLB Blaine Dworak	1	0	18
CB Casey Winters	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Danny Stephens	3	8	32	40
Alonzo Tripp	3	8	32	40
Billy Joe Sellers	3	5	32	40
Ellis Covill	0	4	32	40
Wes Grimes	0	2	32	40
Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	27	33
Earl Fulton	0	1	18	15

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jayce Hayes	3	7	1	17	1	46
Wesley Fitts	2	3	0	17	0	46
Jonah Burnett	1	2	1	13	0	28
Louie Warwick	1	1	0	17	0	46
Neil Auyeung	0	1	0	17	1	46
Rondell Hernandez	0	1	0	17	0	46
Darrell Frederick	0	1	0	15	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Braxton Frederick	2	17
Earl Fulton	2	14
Josh Phillips	1	19
Jimmy Birch	1	14

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Carr	3	27
Jerry Allen	3	21

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Sellers	32	40	---	---	9	81
Cris Ciervo	22	34	---	---	17	73
Danny Stephens	32	40	---	---	---	72
Wes Grimes	32	40	---	---	---	72
Ellis Covill	32	40	---	---	---	72
Geno Smith	32	40	---	---	---	72
Alonzo Tripp	32	40	---	---	---	72
Donnell Zwillinger	27	33	---	---	9	69
Brandon Cooks	28	33	---	---	5	66
Corwin McEwen	---	---	17	43	5	65
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	15	39	10	64
Kevin Hindman	---	---	17	46	1	64
Jerome Holliman	---	---	15	46	2	63
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	14	38	10	62
Barry Abrams	---	---	16	44	1	61
Trevor Briel	---	---	15	39	7	61
Gage Peterson	13	17	---	---	27	57
Zach Brown	---	---	14	37	3	54
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	13	40	1	54
Levi Scialabba	22	26	---	---	---	48
Earl Fulton	18	15	---	---	14	47
Rex Hogue	---	---	10	31	1	42
Odell Beckham Jr	12	26	---	---	4	42
Andy Henderson	---	---	3	7	29	39
Lamont Morton	---	---	5	21	9	35
Tom Everett	---	---	9	24	1	34
Jimmy Birch	8	12	---	---	14	34
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	7	15	5	27
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	6	2	---	---	18	26
Josh Phillips	4	2	---	---	19	25
Vernon Warren	---	---	1	2	18	21
Braxton Frederick	---	---	2	2	17	21
Derrick Bryant	---	---	3	9	6	18
Curtis Gall	---	---	6	8	---	14
Bob Guest	---	---	5	7	---	12
Walt Vaughn	---	---	0	5	4	9
Donnell Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donald Banks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Allen Roberts	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden Richard	---	---	0	3	---	3
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Allen	---	---	31	36	21	88
Calvin Pryor	---	---	31	38	15	84
Darnell Rockne	---	---	30	36	12	78
Rick Carr	13	35	---	---	27	75
Darrell Frederick	15	41	---	---	19	75
Neil Auyeung	17	46	---	---	10	73
Wesley Fitts	17	46	---	---	10	73
Gavin Barlow	---	---	29	36	4	69
Kenyon Hicks	---	---	30	37	2	69
Ryan Mallett	17	46	---	---	---	63
Rondell Hernandez	17	46	---	---	---	63
Louie Warwick	17	46	---	---	---	63
Jayce Hayes	17	46	---	---	---	63
Jake Cowley	---	---	28	33	2	63
Richard Melsha	13	43	---	---	6	62
Jonah Burnett	13	28	---	---	19	60
Glen Anzivino	---	---	23	30	2	55
Ralph Conner	---	---	20	24	11	55
Casey Utley	13	39	---	---	---	52
Butch Reid	---	---	22	26	3	51
Casey Winters	---	---	17	21	3	41
J.T. Pereira	---	---	19	17	3	39
Dana Shea	---	---	13	20	5	38
Junior Bell	---	---	10	17	11	38
Blaine Dworak	---	---	13	18	6	37
Jerome Mueller	7	12	---	---	13	32
Timmy Jernigan	---	---	10	14	6	30
Casey Ready	---	---	9	13	7	29
Richie DeJesus	---	---	2	6	15	23
Chris Jefferson	---	---	7	5	9	21
Spencer Ross	2	7	---	---	11	20
Julio Van DeWege	5	14	---	---	---	19
Adam Hill	0	0	---	---	17	17
Rodney Perry	4	11	---	---	---	15
Tom Bates	---	---	4	7	3	14
Nolan Cox	0	0	---	---	10	10
Andre Harvey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryce Travis	---	---	4	6	---	10
Stephen Glover	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Siddiqui	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ed Stanton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ross Kestner	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cory Hamilton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tito Peeler	---	---	0	0	---	0
Earl Copeland	---	---	0	0	---	0
Axel Korr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	11	1.0
Middle	19	88	4.6
Right	1	14	14.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	40	30	3	1	2	4	3	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Mallett	44	28	6	2	1	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	124	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	25	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	124	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	142	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	14	11	0	127	2	33
WR Odell Beckham Jr	9	5	2	44	0	26
WR Cris Ciervo	7	5	0	21	0	34
RB Levi Scialabba	4	4	0	33	0	26
TE Donnell Zwillinger	3	2	0	27	1	33
WR Jimmy Birch	2	2	0	22	0	12
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	0	3	0	15

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Melsha	10	8	1	90	1	43
WR Casey Utley	9	3	0	62	2	39
TE Darrell Frederick	7	6	0	108	3	41
RB Rick Carr	5	4	0	2	0	35
FB Jonah Burnett	5	2	0	9	0	28
WR Spencer Ross	2	2	0	15	0	7
TE Jerome Mueller	2	2	0	31	0	12
RB Rodney Perry	1	1	0	-4	0	11
WR Julio Van DeWege	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	2	-2	-1.00	3.50
Gage Peterson	1	10	10.00	3.67

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	1	7	7.00	6.93

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Mallett	1	1	14	14.00	7.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Ciervo	1	1	7	7.00	3.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerome Mueller	1	1	14	14.00	15.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	3	1
Geno Smith	1	0
Levi Scialabba	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Carr	2	1
Ryan Mallett	1	1
Rodney Perry	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	7	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Mallett	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	4	2
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	2
WR Cris Ciervo	2	0	0
RB Levi Scialabba	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jonah Burnett	3	1	0
RB Rick Carr	2	1	0
TE Darrell Frederick	1	1	0
WR Richard Melsha	1	1	1
WR Casey Utley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,100 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (19,800)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,900 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (8,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,100 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (19,800)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,900 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (8,800)