Exhibition Week 4, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

54 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	6	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 NED - Harry Torres 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 10:41 NED - Mark Rhoads 14 pass from Bobby McMichael (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 04:35 CAR - Clifton Becker 13 pass from Roy Walton (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:22 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 53 field goal
3Q: 12:11 CAR - Steven Hardy 5 pass from Roy Walton (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 08:27 NED - Charlie Flannery 26 field goal
3Q: 00:06 NED - Charlie Flannery 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 NED - Harry Torres 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 10:41 NED - Mark Rhoads 14 pass from Bobby McMichael (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 04:35 CAR - Clifton Becker 13 pass from Roy Walton (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:22 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 53 field goal
3Q: 12:11 CAR - Steven Hardy 5 pass from Roy Walton (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 08:27 NED - Charlie Flannery 26 field goal
3Q: 00:06 NED - Charlie Flannery 30 field goal

Team Statistics NED CAR
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 325 275
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 4.85 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 158 124
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 5.10 4.43
Net Passing Yards 167 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 14 - 2 30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 178 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 4.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 5/152
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:26 30:34

Team Statistics	NED	CAR
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	325	275
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	4.85	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	158	124
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	5.10	4.43
Net Passing Yards	167	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 14 - 2	30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	178	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	4.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	5/152
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:26	30:34

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 26	4	8	Punt
1	10:36	4:35	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
1	4:05	2:00	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
2	13:03	2:29	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
2	4:28	2:46	OWN 20	6	33	Fumble
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 35	1	-5	Half
3	12:00	0:45	OWN 28	2	0	Interception
3	10:18	1:58	OPP 21	4	12	Field Goal
3	5:43	1:22	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
3	3:08	3:08	OPP 46	8	33	Field Goal
4	11:17	2:31	OWN 39	6	8	Punt
4	7:16	1:09	OPP 39	3	4	Interception
4	2:29	2:29	OWN 34	9	53	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	1:51	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
1	6:01	1:56	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
1	2:05	4:02	OWN 5	8	32	Punt
2	10:34	6:06	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
2	1:42	1:25	OWN 47	6	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
3	11:15	0:57	OWN 24	3	-5	Interception
3	8:20	2:37	OPP 49	4	15	Missed FG
3	4:21	1:13	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	15:00	3:43	OPP 39	6	7	Missed FG
4	8:46	1:30	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	6:07	3:38	OWN 11	6	20	Punt

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Blackburn	9	37	4.11	16	1
Brian Thompson	7	36	5.14	14	1
Rickey Whalen	6	48	8.00	20	2
Bernard Escalante	5	30	6.00	9	0
Bobby McMichael	4	7	1.75	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winfred Niklos	16	93	5.81	33	3
Clifton Becker	11	25	2.27	7	0
Roy Walton	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bobby McMichael	22	8	77	2/11	1	28	2	24.2
Bernard Escalante	12	6	101	0/0	1	51	0	106.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	21	11	96	2/10	2	20	1	76.7
Ty Lynn	9	6	65	0/0	0	23	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bo Lucas	3	3	54	18.00	23	28	0
WR Mark Rhoads	3	8	23	7.67	3	14	1
TE Harry Torres	2	2	19	9.50	0	12	1
WR Jesse Marshall	1	4	51	51.00	38	51	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
RB Cory Blackburn	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Leslie Hicks	1	6	14	14.00	0	14	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colin Alexander	5	7	51	10.20	8	20	0
TE Steven Hardy	3	4	20	6.67	9	12	1
WR Jorge McKnight	2	5	31	15.50	10	23	0
WR Jeremy Lombardi	2	2	14	7.00	1	9	0
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	2	4	15	7.50	0	13	0
WR Dale Sherman	2	4	17	8.50	0	12	0
RB Clifton Becker	1	2	13	13.00	10	13	1
RB Winfred Niklos	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Warren Stewart	1	13	13.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kenneth Wheeler	1	5	5.00	0
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby McMichael	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harold McBeal	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	4	191	47.8	42.8	57	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	6	231	38.5	36.3	41	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	1/3	1/3	1/2	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	2	50	25.0	0
Leslie Hicks	1	26	26.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Lombardi	3	85	28.3	0
Colin Alexander	2	67	33.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	5	1	0.0	20	16
DT Gus Bensen	5	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Kirk Bobro	5	0	0.0	15	11
S Cris Farr	3	1	0.0	13	17
CB Gene Levine	3	0	0.0	21	26
CB Kelly Franz	3	0	0.0	16	19
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Reuben Lester	3	0	0.0	15	20
S Kirk McCarthy	2	2	0.0	13	21
CB Marshall Fairley	2	2	0.0	20	24
OLB Alfred Cooley	2	1	0.0	4	4
S John Van Meter	2	0	0.0	15	15
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	1.0	21	21
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	1.0	19	22
S David Tynik	1	3	0.0	20	19
OLB Jackie Bard	1	2	0.0	12	8
ILB Quentin Davidson	1	1	0.0	13	21
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
CB Floyd Runyon	1	0	0.0	14	14
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0.0	7	11
WR Leslie Hicks	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Varney	4	2	0.0	18	24
OLB Irving Jenkins	4	1	0.0	13	14
CB Bryant Farley	4	0	0.0	20	28
ILB Max Marian	4	0	0.0	23	24
OLB Trent Prewett	4	0	0.0	15	14
OLB Riddick Prescott	4	0	0.0	26	27
DE Gerald Homan	3	1	1.0	24	32
OLB Harold McBeal	3	0	1.0	15	17
CB Brian Ellis	3	2	0.0	22	29
S Frank Schueler	3	0	0.0	25	32
DT Gabe Oliver	2	1	0.0	22	23
CB Kenneth Wheeler	2	0	0.0	23	30
CB Donald Jones	2	0	0.0	19	23
DE K.C. Matthews	1	2	0.0	22	27
WR Jorge McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerome Page	0	2	0.0	10	13
DT Paul Browning	0	1	0.0	25	26
OLB Rob Arce	0	1	0.0	1	1
S Bo Hickey	0	1	0.0	18	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	1.0	0	0	21
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	0	0	22
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	1	0	16
DT Gus Bensen	0.0	0	2	20
ILB Quentin Davidson	0.0	0	1	21
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0.0	0	1	11
OLB Warren Stewart	0.0	0	1	11

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gerald Homan	1.0	0	1	32
OLB Harold McBeal	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Riddick Prescott	0.0	1	1	27
DT Paul Browning	0.0	0	3	26
DE K.C. Matthews	0.0	0	3	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelly Franz	4	0	0	19
OLB Reuben Lester	3	0	0	20
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	0	0	11
CB Gene Levine	2	0	0	26
S Kirk McCarthy	2	0	0	21
CB Marshall Fairley	1	0	0	24
OLB Alfred Cooley	1	0	0	4
S Cris Farr	1	0	0	17
S John Van Meter	1	0	0	15
OLB Jackie Bard	0	1	0	8
OLB Warren Stewart	0	0	1	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Farley	3	0	1	28
OLB Trent Prewett	2	1	0	14
CB Kenneth Wheeler	2	0	1	30
CB Brian Ellis	2	0	0	29
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	0	14
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0	24
CB Donald Jones	1	0	0	23
ILB Max Marian	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Otis Porter	3	3	16	1	13
Lenny Spindler	2	5	20	0	28
Leland Roundy	2	3	19	0	22
Clay Wallenbrock	1	3	21	0	25
Van Perry	1	2	21	0	22
Jerome Alexander	1	1	21	0	16
Charlie Andrade	0	4	23	0	23
Darren Smith	0	2	10	0	11
Jesse O'Neill	0	1	13	1	22

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Nachman	2	6	17	0	19
Kelvin Liedtke	2	3	18	0	24
Lincoln Frasier	2	2	22	1	28
Lionel Banks	1	3	24	0	23
Mitch Hughes	1	2	13	0	14
Pat Ellison	1	2	11	0	15
Kim Hope	0	3	14	0	11
Tyrone Fialho	0	3	17	0	16
Robbie Wolfe	0	2	11	1	16
Steven Hardy	0	1	18	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	4	21
Kirk Bobro	1	15
Jerome Alexander	0	18
Reuben Lester	0	16
Harry Torres	0	15
Jesse Marshall	0	15
David Tynik	0	12
Bo Lucas	0	11
Marshall Fairley	0	11
Floyd Runyon	0	10
Kelvin Harbert	0	9
Rickey Whalen	0	9
Leslie Hicks	0	9
Alfred Cooley	0	8
Charlie Flannery	0	7
Otis Porter	0	6
Jesse O'Neill	0	6
Cole Robles	0	6
Charlie Andrade	0	6
John Van Meter	0	6
Warren Stewart	0	5
Darren Smith	0	4
Lester Laxdal	0	4
Vernon Garrett	0	3
Kendrick Fox	0	3
Gene Levine	0	3
Kelly Franz	0	3
Quentin Davidson	0	3
Ken Stone	0	3
Ernie Sturgeon	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Kirk McCarthy	0	2
Gus Bensen	0	2
Clay Wallenbrock	0	1
Alan Woodard	0	1
Terrell Boyd	0	1
Mark Rhoads	0	1
Leland Roundy	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Jenkins	1	24
Korey Conley	1	22
Pat Ellison	1	16
Marvin Redsteer	1	7
Brian Ellis	0	20
Steven Hardy	0	16
Jeremy Lombardi	0	14
Clifton Becker	0	11
Paul Browning	0	10
Jorge McKnight	0	10
Jerome Page	0	10
Bryant Farley	0	10
Dale Sherman	0	10
Mitch Hughes	0	9
Kim Hope	0	9
Vernon Crawford	0	9
Rickey Rosebrock	0	7
Lionel Banks	0	7
Arnie Terry	0	6
Frank Schueler	0	6
Kenneth Wheeler	0	5
Tyrone Fialho	0	5
Robbie Wolfe	0	4
Claude Zenger	0	3
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Harold McBeal	0	2
Colin Alexander	0	2
K.C. Matthews	0	2
Riddick Prescott	0	2
Winfred Niklos	0	1
Donald Jones	0	1
Gabe Oliver	0	1
Gerald Homan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	18	123	6.8
Right	7	13	1.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	61	5.5
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bobby McMichael	22	8	1	4	3	1	4	0	2
Bernard Escalante	12	6	1	0	1	0	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	21	11	1	2	3	0	3	0	1
Ty Lynn	9	6	1	0	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	53	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	118	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	55	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Rhoads	8	3	1	23	0	23
WR Leslie Hicks	6	1	0	14	0	26
RB Cory Blackburn	5	1	1	4	0	22
WR Jesse Marshall	4	1	1	51	1	24
WR Terrell Boyd	4	1	1	10	0	12
WR Bo Lucas	3	3	0	54	1	9
TE Harry Torres	2	2	0	19	0	14
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	0	-3	0	16
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	0	6	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Alexander	7	5	1	51	1	21
WR Jorge McKnight	5	2	0	31	1	20
TE Steven Hardy	4	3	0	20	0	17
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	4	2	1	15	0	20
WR Dale Sherman	4	2	1	17	0	12
RB Winfred Niklos	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Clifton Becker	2	1	0	13	0	12
WR Jeremy Lombardi	2	2	0	14	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby McMichael	2	-3	-1.50	1.75
Rickey Whalen	2	4	2.00	8.00
Cory Blackburn	1	1	1.00	4.11

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bobby McMichael	6	2	15	2.50	3.50
Bernard Escalante	1	1	12	12.00	8.42

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	3	3	30	10.00	4.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Rhoads	4	2	15	3.75	2.88
TE Harry Torres	1	1	12	12.00	9.50
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	12.75
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0	0.00	0.80

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steven Hardy	2	2	17	8.50	5.00
RB Clifton Becker	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	2	1
Bobby McMichael	1	0
Rickey Whalen	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	3	2
Clifton Becker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bobby McMichael	6	3	2
Bernard Escalante	4	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	8	3	2
Ty Lynn	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bo Lucas	3	3	3
WR Mark Rhoads	3	1	0
RB Cory Blackburn	2	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	1
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jorge McKnight	2	1	1
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	2	2	1
WR Colin Alexander	2	2	1
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0
RB Clifton Becker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,900 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,400)
End Zone 5,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,900 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,400)
End Zone	5,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,900)