Week 16, 2012

played in San Diego, CA

76 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	14	10	7	14	-	45
San Diego Chargers	0	10	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:28 CAR - Marco Bensen 5 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CAR - Frankie Copeland 2 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 12:03 SDO - Nate Kaeding 25 field goal
2Q: 04:20 SDO - Bernard Berrian 2 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 02:34 CAR - Andre Johnson 82 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:29 CAR - Lester Arnold 40 field goal
3Q: 10:18 SDO - Henry Perry 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 05:39 CAR - Donnie Hines 2 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Patrick Ramsey 5 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 13:30 SDO - Jared Steinhorst 57 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 05:38 CAR - Andre Johnson 14 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:28 CAR - Marco Bensen 5 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CAR - Frankie Copeland 2 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 12:03 SDO - Nate Kaeding 25 field goal
2Q: 04:20 SDO - Bernard Berrian 2 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 02:34 CAR - Andre Johnson 82 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:29 CAR - Lester Arnold 40 field goal
3Q: 10:18 SDO - Henry Perry 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 05:39 CAR - Donnie Hines 2 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Patrick Ramsey 5 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 13:30 SDO - Jared Steinhorst 57 pass from Peyton Manning (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 05:38 CAR - Andre Johnson 14 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics CAR SDO
Record 7-8 7-8
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 398 368
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 6.52 5.84
Net Rushing Yards 102 69
- Rushing Attempts 37 25
- Yards per Rush 2.76 2.76
Net Passing Yards 296 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 0 37 - 21 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 296 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 12.33 7.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 4/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 18
Time of Possession 31:16 28:44

Team Statistics	CAR	SDO
Record	7-8	7-8
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	398	368
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	6.52	5.84
Net Rushing Yards	102	69
- Rushing Attempts	37	25
- Yards per Rush	2.76	2.76
Net Passing Yards	296	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 0	37 - 21 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	296	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	12.33	7.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	4/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 18
Time of Possession	31:16	28:44

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:39	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
1	6:21	1:59	OPP 16	5	16	Touchdown
2	11:58	1:27	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	4:13	1:57	OWN 18	3	82	Touchdown
2	1:19	0:57	OWN 48	5	29	Field Goal
3	10:10	4:37	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	3:55	4:06	OPP 36	9	36	Touchdown
4	13:10	3:18	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
4	8:43	3:14	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
4	4:32	1:56	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
4	2:00	1:13	OWN 37	3	8	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:21	2:00	OWN 20	5	9	Fumble
1	4:22	7:24	OWN 19	14	73	Field Goal
2	10:31	6:18	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	2:16	0:57	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	5:33	1:38	OWN 30	3	4	Interception
4	14:49	1:39	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	9:52	1:09	OWN 2	3	24	Interception
4	5:29	0:57	OWN 36	2	15	Interception
4	2:36	0:36	OWN 1	3	20	Interception
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 4	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Patrick Ramsey, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	30	74	2.47	10	1	1
Harvey Cochrane	4	7	1.75	3	0	0
Patrick Ramsey	2	10	5.00	5	0	1
Howard Bridges	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Mark Coons	12	39	3.25	5	0
Henry Perry	11	34	3.09	8	1
Peyton Manning	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	24	19	296	0/0	4	82	0	157.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	37	21	305	1/6	2	57	4	62.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	7	8	151	21.57	63	82	2
WR Mario Beyer	4	6	48	12.00	9	16	0
WR William Lundberg	3	5	30	10.00	0	15	0
WR Marco Bensen	2	2	36	18.00	5	31	1
TE Willie Gardner	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jared Steinhorst	6	12	119	19.83	16	57	1
TE Alge Crumpler	4	4	73	18.25	27	23	0
WR Bernard Berrian	3	7	24	8.00	2	17	1
WR Tony Lyons	2	5	24	12.00	1	19	0
FB Ronnie Allen	2	3	9	4.50	3	5	0
WR Jamie Delvalle	2	4	26	13.00	0	19	0
RB Henry Perry	1	1	15	15.00	8	15	0
TE Phillip Cunningham	1	1	15	15.00	8	15	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jack Brewer	2	2	1.00	0
S Lorenzo Varney	2	10	5.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Messenger	0	1	0	0
Gene Bracken	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Coons	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	4	200	50.0	50.0	53	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Baker	1	29	29.0	29.0	29	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	6/6

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	94	23.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ricky Manning	6	1	0.0	22	36
CB Robert Blackford	6	1	0.0	24	38
S Jack Brewer	5	1	0.0	23	37
ILB Nicky Bellevue	4	1	0.0	21	35
CB Duane Scroggins	4	0	0.0	10	28
DT Ellis Wyms	3	1	1.0	18	29
DT Alan O'Donnell	3	1	0.0	22	35
OLB Ethan Burnett	3	1	0.0	24	37
DE Gene Bracken	2	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Randall Hawkins	2	0	0.0	5	2
OLB K.C. Jennings	1	1	0.0	12	9
CB Dre' Bly	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Shawn Hanks	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Brandon Magnotta	0	1	0.0	8	10
DE Bert Messenger	0	1	0.0	24	37

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Clements	11	1	0.0	36	24
ILB Kyle Lucas	6	4	0.0	35	22
CB Dominic MacDonald	5	3	0.0	37	24
S Anthony Floyd	5	0	0.0	30	21
DE Norm Walters	4	2	0.0	36	23
DT Tommie Bernard	3	3	0.0	32	18
CB Donald Strickland	3	1	0.0	15	18
DE Tim Stroup	3	1	0.0	31	23
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	3	1	0.0	36	24
DT Kenneth Lents	2	1	0.0	32	22
OLB Van Blick	2	0	0.0	16	3
WR Jamie Delvalle	2	0	---	---	---
CB Alvin Meier	1	2	0.0	34	24
OLB Stephen Cooper	1	0	0.0	1	0
WR Jared Steinhorst	1	0	---	---	---
G Archie Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
S Mario Marshall	1	0	0.0	2	2
ILB Dustin Summers	0	2	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ellis Wyms	1.0	0	29
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	2	37
DE Shawn Hanks	0.0	1	3
DE Gene Bracken	0.0	1	36

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Stroup	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Kenneth Lents	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricky Manning	6	1	0	36
CB Robert Blackford	6	0	0	38
S Jack Brewer	2	1	2	37
CB Duane Scroggins	1	2	0	28
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	2	33
CB Dre' Bly	1	0	0	3
DT Ellis Wyms	1	0	0	29
ILB Nicky Bellevue	1	0	0	35
OLB Ethan Burnett	1	0	0	37
OLB Geoff Maniecki	1	0	0	2

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Anthony Floyd	3	0	21
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	3	0	24
CB Alvin Meier	3	0	24
ILB Kyle Lucas	2	1	22
S Nate Clements	2	0	24
CB Dominic MacDonald	2	0	24
CB Donald Strickland	1	1	18
OLB Van Blick	1	0	3
DE Norm Walters	1	0	23
S Mario Marshall	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	2	9	23	18
Jordan Gross	1	5	30	19
John Hill	1	3	33	22
Andy Babinchak	1	3	18	8
O.J. Cooley	1	3	24	20
Teddy Biernoth	0	5	34	17
Wendell Rubenstein	0	4	27	8
Donnie Hines	0	2	23	9
Rock Cartwright	0	1	10	4

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donny Summers	2	5	18	0	32
Archie Caldwell	2	5	19	0	35
Dean Hickman	1	3	23	0	31
Alge Crumpler	1	2	16	0	28
Mario Rayburn	0	3	8	1	6
Ronnie Allen	0	2	11	0	14
Nick Hardwick	0	1	7	0	7
Mark Wilson	0	1	21	0	32
Roosevelt McDaniel	0	1	21	0	34

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rubenstein	2	13
Willie Gardner	1	18
Marco Bensen	1	10
Harvey Cochrane	0	19
Rock Cartwright	0	15
Brandon Lloyd	0	14
Andre Johnson	0	14
Dre' Bly	0	13
Brandon Magnotta	0	13
Randall Hawkins	0	11
Lester Arnold	0	9
Robert Blackford	0	6
William Lundberg	0	6
Geoff Maniecki	0	6
Mike Saffer	0	5
Andy Babinchak	0	5
Byron Davidson	0	5
John Hill	0	4
Greg Lang	0	4
Patrick Petrolis	0	4
Ricky Manning	0	3
Jack Brewer	0	3
Nicky Bellevue	0	3
K.C. Jennings	0	3
Donnie Hines	0	3
Ellis Wyms	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	2
Bruce Westbrook	0	2
Alan O'Donnell	0	1
Terry Sawyer	0	1
Gene Bracken	0	1
Ethan Burnett	0	1
Marshall Carroll	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Madison	1	17
Mario Marshall	1	12
Donald Strickland	1	10
Derek Monroe	1	5
Henry Perry	0	19
Stephen Cooper	0	15
Bernard Berrian	0	14
Jamie Delvalle	0	14
Phillip Cunningham	0	13
Ronnie Allen	0	11
Mark Coons	0	10
Alge Crumpler	0	9
Raheem Orr	0	8
Armegis Spearman	0	8
William Burnett	0	7
Nate Kaeding	0	6
Jared Steinhorst	0	5
Dustin Summers	0	4
Rufus Preston	0	4
Van Blick	0	3
Nate Clements	0	2
Jason Baker	0	2
Nick Hardwick	0	2
Mark Wilson	0	2
Milford Brown	0	2
Dean Hickman	0	2
Tony Lyons	0	2
Mario Rayburn	0	2
Anthony Floyd	0	1
Tim Stroup	0	1
Kyle Lucas	0	1
Tommie Bernard	0	1
Kenneth Lents	0	1
Dominic MacDonald	0	1
Norm Walters	0	1
Lorenzo Cousin	0	1
Dean Reeves	0	1
Alvin Meier	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	21	74	3.5
Right	13	18	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	15	46	3.1
Right	2	9	4.5
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	24	19	3	0	1	2	2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	37	21	4	0	4	4	4	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	26	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	130	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	140	23.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	82	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	136	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	77	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	8	7	0	151	1	15
WR Mario Beyer	6	4	1	48	0	15
WR William Lundberg	5	3	0	30	0	20
WR Marco Bensen	2	2	0	36	1	14
TE Willie Gardner	1	1	0	27	1	8
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	0	2	0	9
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	0	2	0	11

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jared Steinhorst	12	6	2	119	3	27
WR Bernard Berrian	7	3	2	24	0	26
WR Tony Lyons	5	2	0	24	0	29
TE Alge Crumpler	4	4	0	73	1	28
WR Jamie Delvalle	4	2	0	26	0	15
FB Ronnie Allen	3	2	0	9	0	14
RB Henry Perry	1	1	0	15	0	14
TE Phillip Cunningham	1	1	0	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Copeland	8	18	2.25	2.47
Patrick Ramsey	2	10	5.00	5.00
Harvey Cochrane	1	0	0.00	1.75

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Henry Perry	4	8	2.00	3.09
Mark Coons	3	9	3.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	5	5	43	8.60	12.33

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	3	3	12	4.00	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	3	3	36	12.00	18.88
FB Donnie Hines	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	5	5.00	18.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernard Berrian	1	1	2	2.00	3.43
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	5	5.00	4.80
FB Ronnie Allen	1	1	5	5.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	2	2
Harvey Cochrane	2	0
Howard Bridges	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Henry Perry	2	2
Mark Coons	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	8	6	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	4	4	4
WR Mario Beyer	3	2	2
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernard Berrian	2	1	1
WR Jared Steinhorst	2	0	0
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	1
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	0
FB Ronnie Allen	1	0	0
WR Jamie Delvalle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,700 (16,200)
End Zone 10,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (10,400)
Club Seats 19,000 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 8,100 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,700 (16,200)
End Zone	10,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (10,400)
Club Seats	19,000 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	8,100 (8,300)