Week 14, 2021

played in New England, MA

32 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	3	0	-	3
New England Patriots	0	10	0	13	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:54 NED - Will Cave 67 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 06:48 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
3Q: 06:12 CAR - Andy Schultz 31 field goal
4Q: 13:43 NED - Shaun Schwartz 16 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 07:11 NED - Charlie Flannery 20 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:54 NED - Will Cave 67 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 06:48 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
3Q: 06:12 CAR - Andy Schultz 31 field goal
4Q: 13:43 NED - Shaun Schwartz 16 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 07:11 NED - Charlie Flannery 20 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NED
Record 7-6 11-2
First Downs 14 11
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 199 291
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 2.88 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 95 124
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 3.65 4.77
Net Passing Yards 104 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9/60 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.42 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/42 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 5/56
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 47
Time of Possession 31:22 28:39

Team Statistics	CAR	NED
Record	7-6	11-2
First Downs	14	11
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	199	291
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	2.88	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	95	124
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	3.65	4.77
Net Passing Yards	104	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	9/60	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.42	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/42	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	5/56
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 47
Time of Possession	31:22	28:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	1:34	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	7:24	7:43	OWN 1	14	81	Missed FG
2	12:36	1:35	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	9:42	1:01	OWN 24	3	4	Interception
2	6:42	3:55	OWN 20	9	36	Fumble
2	2:31	0:56	OWN 47	4	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 15	6	17	Punt
3	9:45	3:41	OWN 42	6	44	Field Goal
3	3:55	1:07	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
3	1:22	1:22	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
4	13:34	2:05	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	7:03	1:29	OWN 26	4	8	Downs
4	3:04	0:43	OWN 20	4	-9	Downs
4	1:57	1:16	OWN 20	4	-8	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 24	7	58	Missed FG
1	8:52	1:28	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
2	14:41	2:05	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
2	11:01	1:19	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	8:41	1:59	OPP 22	4	15	Field Goal
2	2:47	0:16	OWN 44	2	9	Fumble
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	7	45	Half
3	11:25	1:40	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	6:04	2:09	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	2:48	1:26	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	15:00	1:26	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
4	11:29	4:26	OPP 45	8	42	Field Goal
4	5:34	2:30	OPP 34	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:21	0:24	OPP 11	3	0	Interception
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 12	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Kelvin Harbert, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Lee	14	51	3.64	16	2
Winfred Niklos	10	42	4.20	9	0
Korey Conley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Mark Strickland	1	3	3.00	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Thompson	12	25	2.08	6	0	0
Bernard Escalante	7	17	2.43	7	0	0
Will Cave	4	78	19.50	67	1	1
Jerome Alexander	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
Joe Johansson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Strickland	34	18	164	9/60	0	21	1	54.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	31	18	167	0/0	1	38	1	70.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jorge McKnight	5	10	47	9.40	4	17
WR Bobby Blanda	3	6	36	12.00	15	20
WR Kurt Perkins	3	3	29	9.67	4	19
TE Steven Hardy	3	4	26	8.67	0	12
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	2	21	21.00	11	21
RB Brian Lee	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Claude Adams	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Winfred Niklos	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Schwartz	6	7	63	10.50	12	16	1
WR Jesse Marshall	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Tony Lyons	2	6	6	3.00	5	3	0
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	43	21.50	29	38	0
TE Mack Prescott	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Will Cave	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	14	14.00	14	14	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ken Stone	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Nathan Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lonnie Brinkley	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gene Levine	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jorge McKnight	1	0	0
Lonnie Brinkley	0	1	0
Ron Bendzick	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shaun Schwartz	1	0	0	0
David Tynik	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Claude Zenger	7	282	40.3	29.4	47	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	5	236	47.2	43.4	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	1/2	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	3/4	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonnie Brinkley	2	19	9.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Farr	4	48	12.0	0
David Tynik	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonnie Brinkley	4	76	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	1	14	14.0	0
John Van Meter	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harold McBeal	7	1	0.0	20	19
CB Donald Jones	6	2	0.0	22	27
S Sammie Bates	5	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Jerome Page	3	5	0.0	26	30
DE Terry Maddux	2	1	0.0	17	20
DE Colin Bush	2	0	0.0	12	19
ILB Randy Weinstein	2	0	0.0	12	8
DT Donovan Samsel	2	0	0.0	14	10
DT Zach Burns	2	0	0.0	12	21
ILB Max Marian	2	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	0.0	25	28
DE Ron Bendzick	1	2	0.0	14	12
S Lorenzo Varney	1	1	0.0	12	17
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ross Joyner	1	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Rob Arce	1	0	0.0	11	19
S Lonnie Brinkley	0	1	0.0	17	22

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	5	0	3.0	21	28
DE Kendrick Fox	4	1	1.5	18	33
OLB Warren Stewart	4	1	1.0	11	24
S David Tynik	4	1	0.0	8	25
OLB Reuben Lester	4	1	0.0	11	13
S Heath Hitchcock	4	0	0.0	21	36
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	0	1.5	14	15
OLB Jackie Bard	3	3	0.0	22	25
S Gino Fackleman	3	2	0.0	17	35
CB Gene Levine	3	1	0.0	20	32
CB Donnell Arnold	3	1	0.0	16	26
ILB Luke Wayne	3	0	0.0	15	29
S Cris Farr	3	0	0.0	23	37
DT Wally Moore	2	1	0.5	15	20
DT Vernon Garrett	2	3	0.0	21	35
DE Joel Lucic	1	0	1.0	8	11
CB Kelly Franz	1	1	0.0	15	22
QB Bernard Escalante	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alan Woodard	0	1	0.5	5	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zach Burns	1	1	0	21
DE Aaron Piccarreta	1	0	0	11
DE Terry Maddux	0	1	1	20
OLB Jerome Page	0	1	0	30
OLB Irving Jenkins	0	1	0	28

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	3.0	0	0	1	28
DE Kendrick Fox	1.5	0	2	5	33
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1.5	0	0	0	15
DE Joel Lucic	1.0	0	0	0	11
OLB Warren Stewart	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Alan Woodard	0.5	1	2	2	15
DT Wally Moore	0.5	0	0	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donald Jones	6	0	0	27
ILB Harold McBeal	5	0	0	19
OLB Rob Arce	1	1	0	19
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0	17
ILB Randy Weinstein	1	0	0	8
S Sammie Bates	1	0	0	26
CB Ross Joyner	1	0	0	17
DE Ron Bendzick	1	0	0	12
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0	3
OLB Jerome Page	0	1	0	30
CB Bryant Farley	0	1	0	25
S Lonnie Brinkley	0	0	1	22

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Tynik	5	0	0	25
S Heath Hitchcock	3	0	0	36
S Gino Fackleman	2	1	0	35
OLB Warren Stewart	2	0	0	24
CB Gene Levine	1	0	1	32
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0	29
S Cris Farr	1	0	0	37
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0	26
OLB Reuben Lester	1	0	0	13
OLB Jackie Bard	1	0	0	25
CB Kelly Franz	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vernon Crawford	4	8	24	2	25
Steven Hardy	1	4	21	0	32
Pat Ellison	1	3	19	0	21
Gary Nachman	1	2	18	1	31
Robbie Wolfe	1	2	20	1	38
Donovan James	1	1	3	1	9
Patrick Webb	1	1	6	1	9
Julio Wayne	0	3	23	2	35
Mitch Hughes	0	1	10	1	25

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leonard Lytle	1	5	0	21	24
Lenny Spindler	1	5	0	23	26
Jerome Alexander	1	1	1	17	17
Otis Porter	0	3	0	22	25
Charlie Andrade	0	2	0	17	26
Patrick Hamilton	0	1	0	4	6
Cole Robles	0	1	0	8	2
Darren Smith	0	1	0	9	5

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Korey Conley	3	17
Ross Joyner	1	28
Irving Jenkins	1	19
Claude Adams	1	13
Donald Jones	1	11
Frankie Levenson	0	17
Lonnie Brinkley	0	14
Harold McBeal	0	12
Pat Ellison	0	12
Kurt Perkins	0	10
Steven Hardy	0	10
Mitch Hughes	0	9
Sammie Bates	0	9
Donovan James	0	9
Wes Pierce	0	9
Claude Zenger	0	9
Lorenzo Schroeder	0	8
Aaron Piccarreta	0	7
Lorenzo Varney	0	6
Robbie Wolfe	0	5
Winfred Niklos	0	5
Bobby Taves	0	5
Ron Bendzick	0	5
Terry Maddux	0	4
Andy Schultz	0	4
Vernon Crawford	0	4
Patrick Webb	0	4
Jerome Page	0	4
Colin Bush	0	3
Jorge McKnight	0	3
Zach Burns	0	3
Bryant Farley	0	3
Rob Arce	0	2
Randy Weinstein	0	1
Donovan Samsel	0	1
Marco Keyser	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	3	23
Ken Stone	1	14
Jerome Alexander	1	11
Gino Fackleman	1	9
Cris Farr	0	22
Jesse Marshall	0	17
Warren Stewart	0	16
Nathan Osborne	0	15
John Van Meter	0	13
Charlie Flannery	0	10
Mack Prescott	0	10
Jesse O'Neill	0	9
Patrick Hamilton	0	9
Cole Robles	0	9
David Tynik	0	9
Charlie Andrade	0	9
Kelvin Harbert	0	8
Alfred Cooley	0	8
Lenny Spindler	0	7
Will Cave	0	7
Joe Johansson	0	6
Heath Hitchcock	0	5
Lance Summers	0	5
Joel Lucic	0	5
Vernon Garrett	0	4
Corey Hammond	0	4
Luke Wayne	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Reuben Lester	0	3
Shaun Schwartz	0	2
Gene Levine	0	2
Jackie Bard	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	1
Wally Moore	0	1
Alan Woodard	0	1
Kelly Franz	0	1
Donnell Arnold	0	1
Darren Smith	0	1
Xavier Dawson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	15	40	2.7
Right	8	46	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	72	18.0
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	6	13	2.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Strickland	34	18	2	4	4	2	4	8	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	31	18	1	1	2	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	61	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	84	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	13	1.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	87	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jorge McKnight	10	5	2	47	0	31
WR Bobby Blanda	6	3	1	36	1	30
TE Steven Hardy	4	3	0	26	0	32
RB Brian Lee	3	1	1	-1	0	18
WR Kurt Perkins	3	3	0	29	0	5
WR Claude Adams	3	1	0	1	0	29
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	1	0	21	1	10
RB Winfred Niklos	2	0	0	0	0	23
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	0	5	0	21

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Schwartz	7	6	0	63	0	22
WR Tony Lyons	6	2	0	6	0	22
TE Mack Prescott	4	1	0	11	0	19
TE Ken Stone	4	1	2	6	0	8
WR Jesse Marshall	3	3	0	18	0	13
FB Jerome Alexander	2	1	0	3	0	17
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	0	43	1	20
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Will Cave	1	1	0	3	0	10
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	0	14	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Lee	1	1	1.00	3.64
Winfred Niklos	1	8	8.00	4.20

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Thompson	4	7	1.75	2.08
Bernard Escalante	2	-3	-1.50	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Strickland	2	1	5	2.50	4.82

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	6	3	28	4.67	5.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
TE Mack Prescott	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1	16	16.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	2	0
Brian Thompson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Strickland	13	7	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jorge McKnight	4	2	2
WR Bobby Blanda	2	1	0
WR Claude Adams	2	1	0
RB Brian Lee	1	1	0
WR Kurt Perkins	1	1	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ken Stone	3	1	1
WR Tony Lyons	2	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	1
FB Jerome Alexander	2	1	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1	1
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (21,600)
End Zone 14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (21,600)
End Zone	14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)