Week 14, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	17	3	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	10	0	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAR - Terry Sawyer 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 01:03 CAR - Andy Schultz 32 field goal
2Q: 14:17 NED - Tony Lyons 18 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 07:59 NED - Nathan Osborne 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NED - Charlie Flannery 35 field goal
3Q: 13:57 CAR - Lenny McKnight 12 run (Andy Schultz extra point failed)
3Q: 07:12 NED - Charlie Flannery 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAR - Terry Sawyer 4 run (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 01:03 CAR - Andy Schultz 32 field goal
2Q: 14:17 NED - Tony Lyons 18 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 07:59 NED - Nathan Osborne 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NED - Charlie Flannery 35 field goal
3Q: 13:57 CAR - Lenny McKnight 12 run (Andy Schultz extra point failed)
3Q: 07:12 NED - Charlie Flannery 26 field goal

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 8-5 4-9
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 369 277
- Offensive Plays 58 56
- Yards per Play 6.36 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 158 169
- Rushing Attempts 30 35
- Yards per Rush 5.27 4.83
Net Passing Yards 211 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 1 18 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.54 5.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/56 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 2/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	8-5	4-9
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	369	277
- Offensive Plays	58	56
- Yards per Play	6.36	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	158	169
- Rushing Attempts	30	35
- Yards per Rush	5.27	4.83
Net Passing Yards	211	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 1	18 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	123
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.54	5.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/56	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	2/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 17	2	1	Interception
1	11:48	2:38	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	0:57	1:49	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
2	10:25	2:33	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	3:39	3:36	OWN 20	10	62	Field Goal
3	13:47	6:42	OWN 36	10	55	Field Goal
3	1:55	3:27	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	11:17	1:38	OPP 35	3	0	Missed FG
4	7:49	2:49	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
4	3:56	3:56	OWN 19	9	40	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	1:44	OPP 38	4	38	Touchdown
1	9:10	8:13	OWN 27	14	58	Field Goal
2	14:08	3:43	OWN 20	8	33	Downs
2	7:52	4:13	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
3	15:00	1:13	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
3	7:05	5:10	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
4	13:28	2:11	OWN 26	4	9	Downs
4	9:39	1:50	OWN 42	4	22	Punt
4	5:00	1:04	OWN 45	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Lewis	19	66	3.47	21	1
Bernard Escalante	6	63	10.50	25	3
Donnell Crosland	5	29	5.80	17	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny McKnight	21	132	6.29	20	4	1
Frankie Copeland	11	20	1.82	9	0	0
Terry Sawyer	3	17	5.67	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	27	21	216	1/5	2	27	1	109.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	18	13	123	3/15	0	33	0	90.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	7	8	81	11.57	9	23	1
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	3	3	36	12.00	7	17	0
WR Roger Daniels	3	6	36	12.00	5	27	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	3	3	28	9.33	23	14	0
WR Luke Gross	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
FB Amos Duncan	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Donnell Crosland	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
TE Ross Shannon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lenny McKnight	4	5	20	5.00	12	7
WR Martin Orbik	2	3	37	18.50	16	33
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	19	9.50	8	12
TE George Sharpton	1	1	28	28.00	0	28
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Ernie Summerfield	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Joey Webb	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
WR William Lundberg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lorenzo Varney	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darren McKnight	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Lundberg	1	0	0	0
Carl Chedsey	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	3	134	44.7	34.3	54	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	4	168	42.0	27.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/3	0/1	0/1	35	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	43	21.5	0
Darren McKnight	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	69	34.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	10	2	0.0	31	20
DE Kendrick Fox	7	0	2.0	34	20
CB Gene Levine	7	1	0.0	31	19
S Earl Shimada	5	1	0.0	30	20
DE Kelvin Harbert	4	1	1.0	31	20
S Heath Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	32	21
DT Colin Bullock	3	1	0.0	35	21
CB Dominic Goodwin	3	0	0.0	27	20
CB Fernando Gildon	2	2	0.0	26	17
OLB Christian Howe	1	5	0.0	28	19
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Byron Crist	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Warren Pharms	1	0	0.0	6	2
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	15	4
CB Kelly Franz	1	0	0.0	8	3
DE Aaron Piccarreta	0	1	0.0	2	1
DT Wally Moore	0	1	0.0	31	20
DE Alan Woodard	0	1	0.0	4	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	8	2	0.0	29	28
OLB Harold McBeal	8	0	0.0	22	13
DT Zach Burns	4	0	1.0	23	24
S Cris Shepard	4	3	0.0	18	25
CB Raymond Vance	4	0	0.0	20	24
OLB Maurice Barber	3	3	0.0	25	20
DE Colin Bush	3	2	0.0	27	26
CB Dennis Toney	3	1	0.0	13	21
S Carl Menoskey	2	2	0.0	28	24
CB Donald Jones	2	0	0.0	27	28
DE Bert Messenger	1	1	0.0	16	5
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	4	4
CB Luther Cote	1	1	0.0	15	11
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	0.0	17	25
DT Donovan Samsel	1	0	0.0	16	6
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	0	0.0	24	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	2.0	1	2	20
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	0	2	20
OLB Louis Downs	0.0	1	0	4
DT Wally Moore	0.0	1	0	20

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zach Burns	1.0	0	1	24
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	2	0	25
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earl Shimada	3	0	20
CB Gene Levine	3	0	19
S Heath Hitchcock	2	1	21
CB Fernando Gildon	1	0	17
OLB Warren Pharms	1	0	2
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	4
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	0	20
CB Kelly Franz	1	0	3
OLB Christian Howe	0	1	19

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	5	0	28
CB Raymond Vance	4	0	24
OLB Harold McBeal	4	0	13
OLB Maurice Barber	2	0	20
CB Donald Jones	2	0	28
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	24
OLB Mercury Rodriguez	1	0	4
DE Colin Bush	1	0	26
CB Luther Cote	1	0	11
S Lorenzo Varney	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	2	7	0	27	1	27
Jeremy Hibdon	2	4	0	14	0	20
Leonard Lytle	2	4	0	27	0	25
Lenny Spindler	1	3	1	25	0	23
Gerald VanEck	1	3	0	20	0	25
Wade Robbins	1	1	0	10	0	3
Otis Porter	1	1	0	3	0	3
Lewis Gredzinski	0	2	0	27	0	14
Lee Attico	0	1	0	8	0	6
Damon Beede	0	1	0	16	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Coffey	4	8	0	30	0	18
Patrick Petrolis	3	5	0	35	0	21
Lorenzo Thomas	2	4	0	35	2	21
Carl Katzenmoyer	2	2	0	5	0	3
Curtis Nichols	1	6	0	24	0	14
Brandon Westbrook	1	1	0	25	0	12
Ernie Summerfield	1	1	0	27	0	7
Reggie Wagner	0	4	1	25	0	18
Cole Jordan	0	1	0	11	0	7
Sammie Sellers	0	0	0	10	1	3

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Darren McKnight	1	14
Nathan Osborne	1	14
Edwin Blair	1	8
Mo George	1	5
Robbie Burgess	1	3
Lewis Gredzinski	1	3
Donnell Crosland	0	19
Fernando Gildon	0	18
Amos Duncan	0	13
Ross Shannon	0	13
Tracy Raymond	0	12
Christian Howe	0	10
Freddie Robak	0	9
Dominic Goodwin	0	7
Luke Gross	0	6
Lee Attico	0	6
Wade Robbins	0	6
Otis Porter	0	6
Damon Beede	0	6
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	5
Kendrick Fox	0	5
Earl Shimada	0	4
Byron Crist	0	4
Lenny Spindler	0	4
Alan Woodard	0	4
Juan Getson	0	3
Charlie Flannery	0	3
Gerald VanEck	0	2
Heath Hitchcock	0	2
Roger Daniels	0	1
Colin Bullock	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1
Kelvin Harbert	0	1
Wally Moore	0	1
Gene Levine	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Copeland	1	14
Dennis Toney	1	10
Maurice Pomeroy	1	9
Brandon Westbrook	0	14
Jorge McKnight	0	14
Luther Cote	0	14
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	13
Martin Orbik	0	12
William Lundberg	0	10
Jerris Yoder	0	9
Jesse Marshall	0	8
Colin Bush	0	6
Carl Chedsey	0	6
Carl Menoskey	0	5
Mercury Rodriguez	0	5
Cole Jordan	0	5
Andy Schultz	0	5
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	5
Sammie Sellers	0	5
Lorenzo Thomas	0	4
George Coffey	0	4
Bruce Hopper	0	4
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	4
Ernie Summerfield	0	4
Raymond Vance	0	4
George Sharpton	0	3
Billy Joe Woodard	0	3
Donald Jones	0	3
Zach Burns	0	3
Harold McBeal	0	3
Cris Shepard	0	2
Patrick Petrolis	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Maurice Barber	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	1
Lorenzo Varney	0	1
Aaron Terwey	0	1
Donovan Samsel	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	52	6.5
Middle	17	104	6.1
Right	3	5	1.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	56	4.7
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	9	50	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	27	21	2	1	1	0	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	18	13	2	0	0	2	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	67	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	68	13.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	51	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	42	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	8	7	0	81	1	22
WR Roger Daniels	6	3	0	36	1	19
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	3	3	0	36	0	18
FB Lewis Gredzinski	3	3	0	28	0	14
RB Byron Lewis	2	1	1	4	0	15
WR Luke Gross	1	1	0	14	0	15
FB Amos Duncan	1	1	0	2	0	8
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	0	9	0	9
TE Ross Shannon	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Donnell Crosland	1	1	0	6	0	13

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lenny McKnight	5	4	20	0	15
WR Martin Orbik	3	2	37	1	12
FB Ernie Summerfield	2	1	0	0	7
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	19	0	15
WR Joey Webb	2	1	10	0	15
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0	0	15
TE George Sharpton	1	1	28	1	4
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	1	0	0	1
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	9	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	3	7	2.33	3.47

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	3	21	7.00	6.29
Terry Sawyer	1	4	4.00	5.67
Frankie Copeland	1	2	2.00	1.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	6	4	33	5.50	8.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	2	2	21	10.50	10.13
WR Roger Daniels	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
RB Byron Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
TE Ross Shannon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	3	2
Donnell Crosland	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	7	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Lewis Gredzinski	3	3	2
WR Tony Lyons	2	2	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	1
TE Ross Shannon	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lenny McKnight	3	2	1
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0
FB Ernie Summerfield	1	1	0
WR Martin Orbik	1	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	1
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,900)