Week 14, 1997

played in New England, MA

30 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	10	-	20
New England Patriots	0	14	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Don Majkowski 6 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 11:07 CAR - John Kasay 31 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NED - Jamie Asher 6 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 05:24 CAR - Ray Buchanan 28 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 12:26 NED - Cole Ford 44 field goal
4Q: 02:13 CAR - Calvin Williams 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:03 CAR - John Kasay 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Don Majkowski 6 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 11:07 CAR - John Kasay 31 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NED - Jamie Asher 6 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 05:24 CAR - Ray Buchanan 28 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 12:26 NED - Cole Ford 44 field goal
4Q: 02:13 CAR - Calvin Williams 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:03 CAR - John Kasay 34 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NED
Record 8-5 7-6
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 277 262
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 4.62 3.91
Net Rushing Yards 80 79
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.63
Net Passing Yards 197 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/51 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	CAR	NED
Record	8-5	7-6
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	277	262
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	4.62	3.91
Net Rushing Yards	80	79
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.63
Net Passing Yards	197	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/51	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	1:39	OPP 37	3	3	Punt
1	7:32	3:18	OWN 1	6	21	Punt
2	14:50	3:50	OWN 34	6	52	Field Goal
2	9:29	1:59	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	2:31	1:57	OWN 9	6	19	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 12	7	44	Punt
3	9:04	3:01	OWN 47	5	10	Punt
3	1:40	0:42	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
4	12:18	0:53	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:34	3:02	OWN 43	5	17	Punt
4	5:04	2:58	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 46	6	37	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	12:03	4:31	OWN 20	9	20	Punt
1	4:14	4:24	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
2	11:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	7:30	4:59	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
2	0:34	0:33	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
3	10:52	1:48	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
3	6:03	0:52	OWN 20	2	-3	Interception
3	5:11	3:31	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	0:58	3:40	OWN 29	7	44	Field Goal
4	11:25	0:51	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
4	7:32	2:28	OWN 2	3	1	Punt
4	2:06	0:59	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Green	7	9	1.29	5	0
Steve McNair	6	50	8.33	13	3
Antowain Smith	6	18	3.00	8	0
Louis Davis	1	3	3.00	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	16	38	2.38	10	1	0
John Miller	7	22	3.14	11	1	0
Bob Christian	3	2	0.67	2	0	0
Don Majkowski	2	13	6.50	7	0	1
Mike Alstott	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	40	27	197	0/0	1	39	0	87.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	35	19	195	2/12	1	40	1	68.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Davis	6	10	44	7.33	15	12	0
WR Robb Thomas	5	6	31	6.20	10	23	0
WR Calvin Williams	3	6	23	7.67	3	15	1
TE Andrew Glover	3	4	20	6.67	0	11	0
RB Robert Green	3	3	29	9.67	18	16	0
WR Eric Blount	3	4	55	18.33	42	39	0
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	-4	-2.00	2	0	0
RB Antowain Smith	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
TE Troy Drayton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jamie Asher	5	6	67	13.40	18	28	1
WR Antonio Freeman	4	10	29	7.25	9	18	0
FB Bob Christian	3	3	58	19.33	49	40	0
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	30	15.00	21	26	0
RB John Miller	2	2	2	1.00	0	6	0
WR Evan Toomer	2	3	1	0.50	0	1	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Keith Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Curtis Conway	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eric Bjornson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Mike Alstott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Buchanan	1	28	28.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	9	371	41.2	35.7	58	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	9	413	45.9	41.4	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	2	13	6.5	0
Jarvis Williams	1	7	7.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	1	22	22.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	9	4	0.0	30	36
ILB Hardy Nickerson	6	0	0.0	30	35
DE Elijah Alexander	5	0	1.0	22	29
CB Ray Buchanan	5	0	0.0	28	36
DT Noland Rosenbach	4	1	1.0	24	21
DE Tracy Scroggins	4	0	0.0	26	35
DT Grady Jackson	3	0	0.0	15	15
OLB Johnny Holland	2	4	0.0	14	15
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Lemuel Stinson	2	0	0.0	27	35
ILB Ed Brown	1	1	0.0	11	13
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0.0	19	19
DT Reggie White	1	0	0.0	14	15
CB Clayton Holmes	1	0	0.0	3	5
ILB John Holecek	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0.0	8	8
S Robert Tate	1	0	0.0	29	37

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	5	2	19	39
OLB Mike Jones	5	0	15	27
DT John Randle	4	2	19	32
CB Homey D Clown	4	1	11	28
CB Tom Carter	4	0	20	39
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	4	20	39
ILB Ted Johnson	3	1	17	37
OLB James Francis	3	0	8	9
S Greg Myers	2	2	8	21
ILB Ron Johnson	2	0	4	4
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	5	13
DE Shawn Sawyda	2	0	5	20
S Torrian Gray	2	0	2	4
CB Steve Isreal	1	1	10	29
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	7	18
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	17	30
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elijah Alexander	1.0	1	1	2	29
DT Noland Rosenbach	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Tracy Scroggins	0.0	1	1	1	35
DE Kenard Lang	0.0	1	0	0	8
S Robert Tate	0.0	0	1	0	37

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	0	30
DT Tony Siragusa	0	1	0	18
OLB James Francis	0	1	0	9
DE Jeff Lageman	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	3	2	0	36
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	1	0	35
CB Ray Buchanan	2	3	1	36
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	35
OLB Johnny Holland	1	0	0	15
OLB Britt Hager	1	0	0	19
DE Elijah Alexander	1	0	0	29
CB Clayton Holmes	1	0	0	5
ILB Ed Brown	1	0	0	13
ILB John Holecek	1	0	0	2
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0	8
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0	15
S Robert Tate	1	0	0	37

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Homey D Clown	4	2	28
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	27
CB Tom Carter	2	1	39
OLB James Francis	2	0	9
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	0	39
S Rodney Harrison	2	0	39
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	13
S Greg Myers	2	0	21
DE Shawn Sawyda	2	0	20
CB Steve Isreal	1	2	29
DT John Randle	1	0	32
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	18
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	4
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	37
S Torrian Gray	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Chris Villarrial	1	4	20	40
Chris Naeole	1	3	20	40
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	2	20	40
Ed Ellis	0	2	20	40
Dean Caliguire	0	1	20	40
Andrew Glover	0	1	13	14
Harvey Williams	0	1	9	19

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richmond Webb	3	6	30	1	37
Tony Ramirez	2	5	30	1	37
Brendan Stai	2	2	30	0	37
Eric Bjornson	1	1	4	0	2
Bob Christian	0	5	26	0	30
Harrison Burks	0	4	29	0	34
Tony Mandarich	0	2	10	0	10
Keith Jackson	0	1	16	0	12
Tom Nutten	0	1	20	0	27
Mike Alstott	0	1	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Williams	1	27
Troy Drayton	1	19
Ron Rice	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	3	35
Evan Toomer	1	24

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	35	6	71
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	27	35	9	71
Chris Naeole	20	40	---	---	11	71
Ed Ellis	20	40	---	---	11	71
Robert Tate	---	---	29	37	2	68
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	30	36	1	67
Ray Buchanan	---	---	28	36	1	65
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	26	35	1	62
Dean Caliguire	20	40	---	---	---	60
Gary Ivan Gordon	20	40	---	---	---	60
Steve McNair	20	40	---	---	---	60
Chris Villarrial	20	40	---	---	---	60
Troy Drayton	14	25	---	---	19	58
Eric Blount	13	26	---	---	18	57
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	15	23	18	56
Harvey Williams	9	19	---	---	27	55
Antowain Smith	11	24	---	---	20	55
Elijah Alexander	---	---	22	29	3	54
Robb Thomas	14	26	---	---	9	49
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	24	21	3	48
Ed Brown	---	---	11	13	20	44
Britt Hager	---	---	19	19	4	42
Louis Davis	12	29	---	---	---	41
Andrew Glover	13	14	---	---	9	36
Reggie White	---	---	14	15	7	36
Calvin Williams	5	19	---	---	8	32
Grady Jackson	---	---	15	15	---	30
Johnny Holland	---	---	14	15	---	29
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	6	16	5	27
Robert Green	9	18	---	---	---	27
Ron Rice	---	---	2	8	17	27
Clayton Holmes	---	---	3	5	18	26
Kenard Lang	---	---	8	8	2	18
Mike Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	11	11
John Holecek	---	---	0	2	9	11
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chuck Smith	---	---	4	2	3	9
Artie Ulmer	---	---	0	0	7	7
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daved Benefield	---	---	3	2	---	5
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jarvis Williams	---	---	0	0	1	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	30	37	---	---	10	77
Richmond Webb	30	37	---	---	8	75
Don Majkowski	30	37	---	---	---	67
Bob Christian	26	30	---	---	11	67
Tony Ramirez	30	37	---	---	---	67
Harrison Burks	29	34	---	---	1	64
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	20	39	2	61
Tom Carter	---	---	20	39	2	61
Rodney Harrison	---	---	19	39	3	61
Steve Isreal	---	---	10	29	21	60
Antonio Freeman	25	34	---	---	---	59
Tom Nutten	20	27	---	---	10	57
Ted Johnson	---	---	17	37	2	56
John Randle	---	---	19	32	2	53
Larry Izzo	---	---	5	13	35	53
Ben Karpinski	---	---	17	30	3	50
Jeff Lageman	---	---	18	30	1	49
Edgar Bennett	21	27	---	---	1	49
Keith Jackson	16	12	---	---	18	46
Jamie Asher	21	25	---	---	---	46
Mike Jones	---	---	15	27	2	44
Evan Toomer	5	14	---	---	24	43
Homey D Clown	---	---	11	28	3	42
Greg Myers	---	---	8	21	10	39
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	5	20	10	35
Ed McCaffrey	14	19	---	---	---	33
Mike Alstott	7	5	---	---	20	32
Tony Siragusa	---	---	7	18	5	30
James Francis	---	---	8	9	8	25
John Miller	9	10	---	---	4	23
Tony Mandarich	10	10	---	---	1	21
Chuck Johnson	---	---	6	11	4	21
Kevin Abrams	---	---	9	10	---	19
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	18	18
Curtis Conway	2	7	---	---	9	18
Torrian Gray	---	---	2	4	12	18
Eric Bjornson	4	2	---	---	9	15
Charles Davenport	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ron Johnson	---	---	4	4	3	11
Fred Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Truitt	1	3	---	---	---	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	26	75	2.9
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	40	27	2	1	4	5	2	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	35	19	3	0	2	6	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	-8	-0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	155	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	10	6	1	44	0	29
WR Robb Thomas	6	5	0	31	1	26
WR Calvin Williams	6	3	0	23	0	19
TE Andrew Glover	4	3	1	20	0	14
WR Eric Blount	4	3	1	55	1	26
RB Robert Green	3	3	0	29	0	18
RB Antowain Smith	3	2	0	-1	0	24
FB Harvey Williams	2	2	0	-4	0	19
TE Troy Drayton	2	0	1	0	0	25

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	10	4	1	29	0	34
TE Jamie Asher	6	5	0	67	1	25
WR Ed McCaffrey	4	1	0	8	0	19
FB Bob Christian	3	3	0	58	1	30
WR Evan Toomer	3	2	0	1	0	14
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	0	30	1	27
WR Curtis Conway	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB John Miller	2	2	0	2	0	10
TE Keith Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Eric Bjornson	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	2	0	0.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	2	10	5.00	2.38
Don Majkowski	1	6	6.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	2	1	15	7.50	4.93

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	6	4	21	3.50	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Williams	1	1	15	15.00	3.83
WR Louis Davis	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	2	1	12	6.00	2.90
FB Bob Christian	1	1	-1	-1.00	19.33
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	4	4.00	15.00
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	6	6.00	11.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	3	2
Antowain Smith	2	0
Robert Green	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	4	2
Don Majkowski	2	1
Mike Alstott	2	2
John Miller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	8	4	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	3	2	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	0
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	0
WR Eric Blount	1	0	0
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Bob Christian	2	2	2
WR Evan Toomer	2	1	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	1
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0
TE Eric Bjornson	1	0	0
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)