Conference Semifinals, 2003

played in Carolina, NC

31 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Giants	14	7	0	7	-	28
Carolina Panthers	0	0	14	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:02 NYK - Edgerrin James 13 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 02:47 NYK - Chris Crocker 28 interception return (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NYK - Jabar Gaffney 2 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Roland Williams 3 pass from Tony Graziani (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 00:13 CAR - J.R. Redmond 1 run (David Treadwell extra point)
4Q: 02:21 NYK - Daniel Graham 12 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:02 NYK - Edgerrin James 13 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 02:47 NYK - Chris Crocker 28 interception return (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NYK - Jabar Gaffney 2 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Roland Williams 3 pass from Tony Graziani (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 00:13 CAR - J.R. Redmond 1 run (David Treadwell extra point)
4Q: 02:21 NYK - Daniel Graham 12 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)

Team Statistics NYK CAR
Record 14-4 13-4
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 392 220
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 5.76 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 150 72
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 4.17 3.00
Net Passing Yards 242 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 242 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.56 4.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/81 11/71
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 2/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 19
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	NYK	CAR
Record	14-4	13-4
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	392	220
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	5.76	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	150	72
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	4.17	3.00
Net Passing Yards	242	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	242	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.56	4.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/81	11/71
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	2/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 19
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:34	OWN 20	9	55	Fumble
1	9:28	5:33	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	0:33	2:13	OWN 30	6	23	Punt
2	11:58	2:42	OWN 33	5	29	Punt
2	7:27	4:41	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
3	8:03	4:10	OWN 23	9	56	Fumble
3	0:06	1:27	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	10:49	1:20	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	7:56	1:45	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	4:56	2:41	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 19	4	11	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:26	1:58	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
1	3:55	1:20	OWN 23	2	-1	Interception
1	2:35	2:02	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	13:20	1:22	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:16	1:49	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
2	2:46	2:46	OWN 20	6	2	Half
3	15:00	6:57	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
3	3:53	3:47	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
4	13:39	2:50	OWN 5	5	29	Punt
4	9:29	1:33	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	6:11	1:15	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	2:15	0:51	OWN 22	4	26	Interception

Game MVP: Steven Hiller, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Jones	17	68	4.00	15	3	0
Edgerrin James	16	74	4.63	13	3	1
Steven Hiller	3	8	2.67	10	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. Redmond	16	36	2.25	11	1	1
Eddie Evans	6	34	5.67	14	1	0
Tony Graziani	2	2	1.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Hiller	32	20	242	0/0	2	34	0	106.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Graziani	30	19	159	1/11	1	27	2	60.3

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peerless Price	6	14	76	12.67	45	34	0
WR Jabar Gaffney	6	8	81	13.50	29	31	1
TE Daniel Graham	3	4	40	13.33	11	15	1
FB Rock Cartwright	2	3	26	13.00	15	15	0
WR Jaleel White	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR David Givens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Mile Seidman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Carter	5	8	29	5.80	10	18	0
WR Snoop Minnis	4	6	44	11.00	0	21	0
RB Eddie Evans	3	3	13	4.33	1	7	0
TE Roland Williams	2	2	16	8.00	10	13	1
FB Jim Finn	2	2	28	14.00	23	18	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	3	27	27.00	22	27	0
WR Nate Jacquet	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB J.R. Redmond	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Taco Wallace	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	0.00	0
S Chris Crocker	1	28	28.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edgerrin James	1	0	0	0
Thomas Jones	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Ray Buchanan	1	0
Willie Kramer	1	0
Darwin Walker	0	1
Andre Dyson	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hunter Smith	5	227	45.4	37.4	57	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	7	318	45.4	40.0	57	0

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Treadwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Jones	4	38	9.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jabar Gaffney	1	23	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	4	73	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Brown	9	2	0.0	20	25
S Chris Crocker	9	1	0.0	24	31
ILB Keith Brooking	5	3	0.0	24	30
DE Jevon Kearse	4	1	1.0	23	29
CB Tim Wansley	4	2	0.0	20	29
DT John Browning	3	1	0.0	22	24
S Marlon McCree	3	0	0.0	22	31
CB Paul Bradford	1	2	0.0	22	30
DT Kevin Williams	1	1	0.0	18	19
CB Marcus Trufant	1	1	0.0	24	31
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	---	---	---
DE Antonio Garay	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Carlos Hall	0	1	0.0	16	18

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Chavous	8	2	0.0	36	32
CB Ray Buchanan	7	1	0.0	35	28
ILB Chris Claiborne	6	1	0.0	36	32
DT Darwin Walker	5	0	0.0	24	17
OLB Kawika Mitchell	4	1	0.0	31	27
ILB Brian Allen	3	5	0.0	23	17
S Willie Kramer	3	1	0.0	34	31
OLB Junior Suliven	3	0	0.0	26	24
CB Andre Dyson	3	0	0.0	31	29
DE Michael Myers	2	3	0.0	33	28
DE Chike Okeafor	2	2	0.0	25	25
CB Eric Brooks	2	1	0.0	18	15
S Travis Davis	1	1	0.0	2	5
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	1
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	0	0.0	26	24
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Snoop Minnis	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jevon Kearse	1.0	0	1	29
DE Carlos Hall	0.0	1	0	18
DT John Browning	0.0	0	1	24

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Adewale Ogunleye	1	1	0	24
OLB Kawika Mitchell	1	0	0	27
OLB Junior Suliven	0	3	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Reggie Brown	5	0	0	25
S Chris Crocker	4	0	1	31
S Marlon McCree	3	1	0	31
CB Tim Wansley	2	2	0	29
ILB Keith Brooking	2	1	0	30
CB Marcus Trufant	2	0	0	31
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	1	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Buchanan	4	3	28
CB Eric Brooks	3	0	15
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	1	32
CB Andre Dyson	2	1	29
S Willie Kramer	2	0	31
S Corey Chavous	2	0	32
S Travis Davis	1	0	5
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	1
DT Darwin Walker	1	0	17
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	4
OLB Kawika Mitchell	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sammy Williams	3	6	36	32
Andre Gurode	2	8	36	32
Jamie Taylor	2	2	36	32
Rock Cartwright	2	2	24	22
Frank Middleton	1	8	36	32
Jeff Hartings	1	7	36	32

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wade	2	2	24	0	31
Leander Jordan	1	5	24	0	31
Jim Finn	1	3	15	0	13
Steve Hutchinson	1	3	24	0	31
Roland Williams	1	2	20	0	23
Levi Jones	0	4	24	1	31
Chris Naeole	0	3	24	0	31
Randy McMichael	0	1	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Jones	1	19
Jaleel White	1	15
Rock Cartwright	1	12
Chris Crocker	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kawika Mitchell	3	15
Chris Ruhman	1	7
Todd Weiner	1	7

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daniel Graham	36	32	---	---	8	76
Andre Gurode	36	32	---	---	5	73
Jeff Hartings	36	32	---	---	---	68
Steven Hiller	36	32	---	---	---	68
Frank Middleton	36	32	---	---	---	68
Sammy Williams	36	32	---	---	---	68
Jamie Taylor	36	32	---	---	---	68
Peerless Price	35	31	---	---	---	66
Chris Crocker	---	---	24	31	10	65
Rock Cartwright	24	22	---	---	12	58
Tim Wansley	---	---	20	29	8	57
Marcus Trufant	---	---	24	31	---	55
Keith Brooking	---	---	24	30	---	54
Marlon McCree	---	---	22	31	1	54
Jabar Gaffney	27	24	---	---	3	54
Thomas Jones	17	17	---	---	19	53
Paul Bradford	---	---	22	30	---	52
Jevon Kearse	---	---	23	29	---	52
John Browning	---	---	22	24	1	47
Reggie Brown	---	---	20	25	---	45
Edgerrin James	20	17	---	---	8	45
Kevin Williams	---	---	18	19	4	41
Carlos Hall	---	---	16	18	4	38
Jaleel White	9	4	---	---	15	28
Gabe Northern	---	---	6	6	14	26
David Givens	9	9	---	---	6	24
Chris Hayes	---	---	6	8	8	22
Mile Seidman	3	4	---	---	12	19
R.W. McQuarters	---	---	2	2	11	15
Jermaine Haley	---	---	4	11	---	15
Jimmy Wilkerson	---	---	3	8	3	14
Antonio Garay	---	---	6	7	1	14
Derrick Mayes	0	0	---	---	13	13
Doug Colman	---	---	0	0	8	8
Karon Riley	---	---	0	0	7	7
Scott Fujita	---	---	2	2	3	7
Keith Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kendyl Jacox	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hunter Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kenyatta Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jalen Blanchard	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ezra Wheeler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Claiborne	---	---	36	32	5	73
Kawika Mitchell	---	---	31	27	15	73
Ray Buchanan	---	---	35	28	8	71
Corey Chavous	---	---	36	32	---	68
Michael Myers	---	---	33	28	5	66
Willie Kramer	---	---	34	31	---	65
Junior Suliven	---	---	26	24	15	65
Chris Naeole	24	31	---	---	7	62
Andre Dyson	---	---	31	29	---	60
Tony Graziani	24	31	---	---	---	55
John Wade	24	31	---	---	---	55
Leander Jordan	24	31	---	---	---	55
Steve Hutchinson	24	31	---	---	---	55
Levi Jones	24	31	---	---	---	55
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	26	24	3	53
Roland Williams	20	23	---	---	8	51
Chike Okeafor	---	---	25	25	1	51
Jim Finn	15	13	---	---	20	48
Tim Carter	20	26	---	---	---	46
Brian Allen	---	---	23	17	4	44
J.R. Redmond	16	18	---	---	8	42
Darwin Walker	---	---	24	17	1	42
Nate Jacquet	9	19	---	---	10	38
Snoop Minnis	16	21	---	---	---	37
O.J. McDuffie	8	15	---	---	13	36
Eric Brooks	---	---	18	15	1	34
Randy McMichael	7	9	---	---	15	31
Eddie Evans	7	5	---	---	9	21
Mo Bishop	---	---	10	8	1	19
Taco Wallace	2	6	---	---	8	16
Travis Davis	---	---	2	5	8	15
Marshall Mathers	---	---	2	4	5	11
Alonzo Harris	---	---	2	3	4	9
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Weiner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mickey Gomez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	7	7
Drayton Florence	---	---	0	0	5	5
Demetrin Veal	---	---	2	2	---	4
David Treadwell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Hannibal Navies	---	---	0	0	3	3
Grady Jackson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0
B.J. Coyote	0	0	---	---	---	0
Malik Walker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	61	4.4
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	8	44	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Hiller	32	20	3	1	0	5	4	2	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Graziani	30	19	2	0	2	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	161	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	24	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peerless Price	14	6	76	1	31
WR Jabar Gaffney	8	6	81	2	24
TE Daniel Graham	4	3	40	0	32
FB Rock Cartwright	3	2	26	0	22
WR Jaleel White	1	1	6	0	4
WR David Givens	1	1	7	0	9
TE Mile Seidman	1	1	6	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Carter	8	5	1	29	0	26
WR Snoop Minnis	6	4	1	44	1	21
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	1	0	27	1	15
RB J.R. Redmond	3	1	0	-1	0	18
RB Eddie Evans	3	3	0	13	0	5
WR Nate Jacquet	2	1	0	3	0	19
TE Roland Williams	2	2	0	16	0	23
FB Jim Finn	2	2	0	28	0	13
WR Taco Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Jones	3	4	1.33	4.00
Edgerrin James	1	13	13.00	4.63

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. Redmond	1	1	1.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Hiller	2	2	14	7.00	7.56

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Graziani	1	1	3	3.00	5.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Graham	1	1	12	12.00	10.00
WR Jabar Gaffney	1	1	2	2.00	10.13

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Roland Williams	1	1	3	3.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Steven Hiller	1	0
Edgerrin James	1	1
Thomas Jones	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Redmond	2	0
Tony Graziani	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Hiller	11	7	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Graziani	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peerless Price	5	2	2
WR Jabar Gaffney	4	4	4
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	0
TE Mile Seidman	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Carter	4	3	2
RB Eddie Evans	2	2	2
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
WR Snoop Minnis	1	0	0
WR Taco Wallace	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)