| Played in New England, MA, weather: 49 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 65 yards from the CAR30. Earl Woodson returned the ball 22 yards to the NED27. Tackled by Willie Schultz. |
| 1-10-NED27 (1Q: 14:29) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis, assisted by CB Clyde Kieffer. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 13:42) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer, assisted by OLB Willie Schultz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 13:13) Rusty Yan ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sturgeon, assisted by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| 2-11-CAR49 (1Q: 12:36) Joe Flacco scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. |
| 3-8-CAR46 (1Q: 11:49) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy, assisted by CB Juan Anagnostis. |
| 4-1-CAR39 (1Q: 11:08) Patrick Hutton punted 39 yards. Touchback. New England's Rusty Yan was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 11:02) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. DE Moe Daugherty drove right through Courtney Diminnie to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (1Q: 10:53) Jason Lovallo ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 3-10-CAR20 (1Q: 10:27) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 09:40) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 15 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 09:07) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Eddie Royal. |
| 2-10-NED47 (1Q: 09:00) Howie Barrett kept the ball, running around right end for -6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 3-16-CAR47 (1Q: 08:30) Howie Barrett sacked by OLB Travis Ellard for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 4-23-CAR40 (1Q: 07:46) Bill Hankton punted 38 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 15 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Jon Asamoah. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 07:39) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Schultz. |
| 2-10-NED37 (1Q: 07:00) Joe Flacco sacked by DT Wade Turner and DE E.J. Wilson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 3-15-NED32 (1Q: 06:37) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi, assisted by DT Louis Parker. Key block delivered by Jeff Otah. New England's Jeff Otah was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 05:53) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Sherrick McManis. Key block delivered by Dixon Pasquarella. |
| 2-1-CAR43 (1Q: 05:17) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Louis Parker. Key block delivered by Tyrone Wand. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (1Q: 04:35) Ricky Peters ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 2-7-CAR39 (1Q: 03:49) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson, assisted by DE Joey Sturgeon. |
| 3-3-CAR35 (1Q: 03:22) Ricky Peters ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Jeff Otah. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 02:43) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 02:43) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 02:27) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Eli Martinez returned the ball 30 yards to the CAR38. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 02:02) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-5-CAR43 (1Q: 01:28) Howie Barrett sacked by DE Mike McCulley for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Todd Chaudrey. |
| 3-10-CAR38 (1Q: 00:49) Howie Barrett sacked by OLB Curtis Zuck for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 4-18-CAR30 (1Q: 00:07) Bill Hankton punted 63 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 13 yards to the NED20. Tackled by Kelly Springer. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED15 (2Q: 14:54) Earnest Osborne ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes, assisted by DE D'Anthony Smith. |
| 2-13-NED17 (2Q: 14:10) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-3-NED27 (2Q: 13:45) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer. Levine gained 1 yard after the catch. New England's Joe Flacco was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 13:02) Ricky Peters ran a trap outside the left tackle for 13 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer, assisted by CB Sherrick McManis. Key block delivered by Shawn Lauvao. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 12:17) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 36 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Dole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (2Q: 11:37) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 13, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 11:37) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 14, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 11:26) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 61 yards from the NED30. Arnie Sherry returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Erik Bishop. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Terrance Jennings on the CAR33. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 11:18) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to FB Earnest Osborne for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. |
| 2-7-CAR30 (2Q: 10:51) Ricky Peters ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 3-7-CAR30 (2Q: 10:05) Jimmy Shellhaas pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. |
| 4-7-CAR30 (2Q: 10:00) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (2Q: 09:50) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. CB Doug Nichols defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR24 (2Q: 09:44) Leonard Collins pass was intended for WR Ethan Blackshear and was intercepted by OLB Curtis Zuck at the CAR38. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Ethan Blackshear. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 09:33) Ricky Peters ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Preston Sanford, assisted by OLB Willie Schultz. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 2-4-CAR23 (2Q: 09:06) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 20, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 09:06) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 21, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 08:55) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Eli Martinez returned the ball 23 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Roger Green. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (2Q: 08:18) Leonard Collins pass completed to Unknown for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Clarence Peterson. Unknown gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (2Q: 07:44) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ethan Blackshear. OLB Deron Taylor defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR17 (2Q: 07:34) Jason Lovallo ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell, assisted by OLB Deron Taylor. |
| 3-7-CAR20 (2Q: 07:01) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by OLB Curtis Zuck. Blackshear gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 06:28) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. S Michael Mitchell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 06:16) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Clarence Peterson. Walton gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 05:59) Leonard Collins pass completed to RB Jerald Jenkins for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 2-6-NED31 (2Q: 05:43) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Hoomanawanui. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-NED31 (2Q: 05:35) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carolina's Jon Asamoah was hurt on the play. |
| 4-2-NED27 (2Q: 05:17) Bruce Darche attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 21, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 05:10) Bruce Darche kicked off 78 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 05:10) Jimmy Shellhaas pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Harris Bruce. DT Wade Turner blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED20 (2Q: 05:00) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. |
| 3-9-NED21 (2Q: 04:35) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. Lyons gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 03:52) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. Key block delivered by Wayne Kamego. |
| 2-5-CAR48 (2Q: 03:31) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 3-4-CAR47 (2Q: 03:13) Jimmy Shellhaas pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Levine. OLB Willie Schultz defended the pass. |
| 4-4-CAR47 (2Q: 03:05) Patrick Hutton punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:59) Jason Lovallo ran a draw inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-13-CAR17 (2Q: 02:33) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes, assisted by CB Chris Cook. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (2Q: 02:05) Jason Lovallo ran inside the right guard for 73 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Pyne. New England 21, Carolina 9 |
| (2Q: 02:05) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 21, Carolina 10 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (2Q: 01:57) Bruce Darche kicked off 52 yards from the CAR30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 12 yards to the NED30. Tackled by Arnie Sherry. |
| 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 01:49) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to FB Earnest Osborne for 0 yards. Tackled by S Eli Martinez. |
| 2-10-NED30 (2Q: 01:19) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. |
| 3-6-NED34 (2Q: 00:39) Erik Bishop ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE D'Anthony Smith, assisted by ILB Marty Larry. Key block delivered by Jeff Otah. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 77 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Clarence Peterson. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (3Q: 14:17) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 19 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. Blackshear gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (3Q: 13:30) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Arnie Sherry. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR41 (3Q: 13:20) Leonard Collins pass completed to RB Jason Lovallo for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard. |
| 3-10-CAR41 (3Q: 12:37) Leonard Collins sacked by DT Darrin Middleton for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Hardy Glasgow. |
| 4-17-CAR34 (3Q: 11:56) Bill Hankton punted 62 yards. The ball was downed at the NED04. |
| 1-10-NED04 (3Q: 11:49) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by DE Joey Sturgeon. |
| 2-7-NED07 (3Q: 11:20) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-NED04 (3Q: 11:14) Jimmy Shellhaas pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Jennings. |
| 3-10-NED04 (3Q: 11:04) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-NED02 (3Q: 10:56) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Sherrick McManis. |
| 4-5-NED09 (3Q: 10:23) Patrick Hutton punted 56 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Tyrone Wand. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 10:16) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jerald Jenkins. CB Willie Hayes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (3Q: 10:07) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Deron Taylor, assisted by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 3-10-CAR39 (3Q: 09:27) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard. |
| 4-8-CAR41 (3Q: 08:56) Bill Hankton punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the NED04. |
| 1-10-NED04 (3Q: 08:46) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi, assisted by S Eli Martinez. New England's Dixon Pasquarella was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-NED07 (3Q: 08:08) Ricky Peters ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 3-8-NED06 (3Q: 07:44) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. Pouncey ran over Martin Marsh to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED14 (3Q: 07:20) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Preston Sanford, assisted by S Louis Delmas. |
| 2-9-NED15 (3Q: 06:39) Jimmy Shellhaas pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Levine. OLB Preston Sanford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED15 (3Q: 06:30) Jimmy Shellhaas pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. ILB Vinny Mayes defended the pass. |
| 4-9-NED15 (3Q: 06:22) Patrick Hutton punted 46 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR41. Tackled by Erik Bishop. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (3Q: 06:11) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED30 (3Q: 05:32) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ethan Blackshear. ILB Clarence Peterson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED30 (3Q: 05:24) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Moe Daugherty. Sherry gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-NED26 (3Q: 04:41) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-5-NED05 (3Q: 04:13) Jerald Jenkins ran around left end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Hardy Glasgow. New England 21, Carolina 16 |
| (3Q: 04:13) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 21, Carolina 17 |
| (3Q: 04:07) Bruce Darche kicked off 77 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 04:07) Jimmy Shellhaas pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Harris Bruce. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 03:55) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to RB Ricky Peters for 6 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. |
| 3-4-NED26 (3Q: 03:29) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to TE Roger Green for 17 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 02:57) Jimmy Shellhaas pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dixon Pasquarella. OLB Rodderick Muckelroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 02:46) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CAR44 (3Q: 02:03) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. |
| 3-2-CAR44 (3Q: 01:31) Jimmy Shellhaas sacked by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Otah. |
| 4-7-CAR49 (3Q: 00:58) Patrick Hutton punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 00:52) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. Sherry gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (3Q: 00:26) Unknown ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-11-CAR44 (4Q: 15:00) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 4 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-7-CAR48 (4Q: 14:16) Leonard Collins pass was dropped by TE Mike Hoomanawanui. |
| 4-7-CAR48 (4Q: 14:06) Bill Hankton punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 14:01) Earnest Osborne ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| 2-10-NED20 (4Q: 13:36) Jimmy Shellhaas pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE Joey Sturgeon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NED20 (4Q: 13:30) Jimmy Shellhaas pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Levine. OLB Willie Schultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-NED20 (4Q: 13:23) Patrick Hutton punted 58 yards. Darryl Tripodi returned the kick 3 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Courtney Levine. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 13:15) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. CB Fred Caldwell defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR25 (4Q: 13:05) Jason Lovallo ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-6-CAR29 (4Q: 12:31) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 1-10-NED50 (4Q: 11:50) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE Moe Daugherty hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NED50 (4Q: 11:40) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. |
| 3-4-NED44 (4Q: 10:53) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Arnie Sherry. ILB Charlie Gerbasi defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-4-NED44 (4Q: 10:44) Bill Hankton punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the NED02. |
| 1-10-NED02 (4Q: 10:35) Ricky Peters ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi, assisted by OLB Preston Sanford. |
| 2-9-NED03 (4Q: 10:06) Ricky Peters ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. |
| 3-7-NED05 (4Q: 09:33) Ricky Peters ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by S Eli Martinez. |
| 4-5-NED07 (4Q: 08:51) Patrick Hutton punted 54 yards. Darryl Tripodi returned the kick 10 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Jeff Otah. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 08:40) Leonard Collins pass was intended for WR Ethan Blackshear and was intercepted by ILB Clarence Peterson at the NED20. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Ethan Blackshear. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 08:30) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 6 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi, assisted by S Eli Martinez. |
| 2-4-NED44 (4Q: 07:43) Ricky Peters ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Dole, assisted by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy. |
| 3-7-NED41 (4Q: 06:58) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Clyde Kieffer. |
| 4-7-NED41 (4Q: 06:15) Patrick Hutton punted 57 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR04. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR02 (4Q: 06:04) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Arnie Sherry. OLB Travis Ellard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR02 (4Q: 05:57) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. OLB Travis Ellard simply tossed Todd Chaudrey aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-10-CAR02 (4Q: 05:50) Leonard Collins pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.J. Caldwell. S Earl Woodson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CAR02 (4Q: 05:46) Bill Hankton punted 50 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 11 yards to the CAR41. Tackled by Jerald Jenkins. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (4Q: 05:36) Jimmy Shellhaas pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Levine. ILB Marty Larry defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR41 (4Q: 05:27) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-CAR36 (4Q: 04:40) Jimmy Shellhaas pass completed to WR Terrance Jennings for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Marsh, assisted by DT Wade Turner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (4Q: 03:56) Ricky Peters ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. |
| 2-8-CAR27 (4Q: 03:12) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-CAR32 (4Q: 03:02) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Willie Schultz. |
| 3-12-CAR31 (4Q: 02:17) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer, assisted by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Stanley Olmstead to the CAR21. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-2-CAR21 (4Q: 02:09) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 24, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 02:01) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Arnie Sherry returned the ball 17 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Erik Bishop. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 01:54) Leonard Collins pass was dropped by WR Neal Walton. |
| 2-10-CAR25 (4Q: 01:44) Leonard Collins pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Walton gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 01:27) Leonard Collins pass was dropped by WR Neal Walton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (4Q: 01:17) Leonard Collins pass was dropped by WR Eddie Royal. |
| 3-10-CAR39 (4Q: 01:10) Leonard Collins pass completed to TE J.J. Caldwell for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-6-CAR43 (4Q: 01:00) Leonard Collins pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 00:55) Jimmy Shellhaas dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-11-CAR44 (4Q: 00:44) Jimmy Shellhaas dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 24, Carolina Panthers 17 |