11:55 NWE - TD, DEION BRANCH 5 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Drive:4 plays, 20 yards in 2:10
Key Plays:
Seymour recovery of Delhomme fumble at Carolina 20;
Brady 12-yard run on 3rd-and-7 to Carolina 5;
NEW ENGLAND 7-0
13:51 CAR - TD, STEVE SMITH 39 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME (JOHN KASAY KICK)
Drive:8 plays, 95 yards in 1:58
Key Plays:
Delhomme 13-yard pass to Proehl on 3rd-and-5 to Carolina 23;
Delhomme 23-yard pass to Muhammad to Carolina 46;
Delhomme 15-yard pass to Proehl to New England 39;
CAROLINA 7-7
14:42 NWE - TD, DAVID GIVENS 5 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Drive:6 plays, 78 yards in 0:49
Key Plays:
Brady 12-yard pass to Givens to New England 34;
Brady 52-yard pass to Branch to Carolina 14;
Brady 9-yard pass to Givens to Carolina 5;
NEW ENGLAND 14-7
15:00 CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 50 YD
Drive:2 plays, 21 yards in 0:18
Key Plays:
Mangum 12-yard kickoff return to Carolina 47;
Davis 21-yard run to New England 32;
NEW ENGLAND 14-10
3RD QUARTER:
- NONE,
4TH QUARTER:
0:11 NWE - TD, ANTOWAIN SMITH 2 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Drive:8 plays, 71 yards in 4:08
Key Plays:
Brady 16-yard pass to Branch to New England 45;
Smith 6-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Carolina 40;
Brady 33-yard pass to Graham on 2nd-and-12 to Carolina 9;
NEW ENGLAND 21-10
2:21 CAR - TD, DESHAUN FOSTER 33 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Drive:6 plays, 81 yards in 2:10
Key Plays:
Delhomme 13-yard pass to Muhammad to Carolina 32;
Delhomme 18-yard pass to Smith to Carolina 45;
Delhomme 22-yard pass to Smith to New England 33;
NEW ENGLAND 21-16
8:07 CAR - TD, MUHSIN MUHAMMAD 85 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Drive:3 plays, 90 yards in 0:45
Key Plays:
Howard 12-yard interception return to Carolina 10;
CAROLINA 22-21
12:09 NWE - TD, MIKE VRABEL 1 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (KEVIN FAULK RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Drive:11 plays, 68 yards in 4:02
Key Plays:
5-yard defensive holding on Carolina's Morgan for first down on New England 34;
Brady 6-yard pass to Brown on 3rd-and-5 to midfield;
Brady 25-yard pass to Givens to Carolina 22;
Brady 18-yard pass to Givens to Carolina 3;
Brady 6-for-8 for 57 yards;
NEW ENGLAND 29-22
13:52 CAR - TD, RICKY PROEHL 12 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME (JOHN KASAY KICK)
Drive:7 plays, 80 yards in 1:43
Key Plays:
Foster 7-yard run to Carolina 36;
Delhomme 19-yard pass to Muhammad to New England 45;
Delhomme 31-yard pass to Proehl to New England 14;
CAROLINA 29-29
14:56 NWE - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 41 YD
Drive:6 plays, 37 yards in 1:04
Key Plays:
New England takes over at New England 40 after Kasay kickoff goes out of bounds;
Brady 13-yard pass to Brown to Carolina 47;
Brady 13-yard pass to Brown to Carolina 44;
Brady 17-yard pass to Branch to Carolina 23;
Brady 4-for-5 for 47 yards;
NEW ENGLAND 32-29
Carolina
New England
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
S Davis
13
49
3.8
21
0
D Foster
3
43
14.3
33
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
A Smith
26
83
3.2
9
1
K Faulk
6
42
7.0
23
0
T Brady
2
12
6.0
12
0
T Brown
1
-10-10.0
0
0
0
PASSING
ATT
YDS
INT
TDS
LG
J Delhomme
16-33
323
0
3
85
PASSING
ATT
YDS
INT
TDS
LG
T Brady
32-48
354
1
3
52
RECEIVING
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
M Muhammad
4
140
35.0
85
1
S Smith
4
80
20.0
39
1
R Proehl
4
71
17.8
31
1
J Wiggins
2
21
10.5
15
0
D Foster
1
9
9.0
9
0
K Mangum
1
2
2.0
2
0
RECEIVING
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
D Branch
10
143
14.3
52
1
T Brown
8
76
9.5
13
0
D Givens
5
69
13.8
25
1
D Graham
4
46
11.5
33
0
K Faulk
4
19
4.8
7
0
M Vrabel
1
1
1.0
1
1
INTERCEPTIONS
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
R Howard
1
12
12.0
12
0
INTERCEPTIONS
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
PUNTING
NO
AVG
TB
I20
LG
T Sauerbrun
7
310
44.3
0
1
PUNTING
NO
AVG
TB
I20
LG
K Walter
5
173
34.6
0
2
PUNT RETURNS
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
S Smith
1
2
2.0
2
0
PUNT RETURNS
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
T Brown
4
40
10.0
28
0
D Branch
1
2
2.0
2
0
KICKOFF RETURNS
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
R Smart
4
74
18.5
22
0
S Smith
1
30
30.0
30
0
K Mangum
1
12
12.0
12
0
KICKOFF RETURNS
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
B Johnson
4
78
19.5
29
0
KICKING
XP/XPA
FG/FGA
J Kasay
2/2
1/1
KICKING
XP/XPA
FG/FGA
A Vinatieri
3/3
1/3
FUMBLES
NO
LOST
FF
O-D REC
J Delhomme
1
1
0
0-0
FUMBLES
NO
LOST
FF
O-D REC
T Brown
1
0
0
1-0
M Vrabel
0
0
1
0-0
R Seymour
0
0
0
0-1
DEFENSE
TK-SO-AS
SK-YD
D Morgan
18-11
-7
0-0
M Minter
14-9
-5
0-0
W Witherspoon
13-7
-6
0-0
R Howard
6-6
-0
0-0
A Wallace
6-3
-3
0-0
T Cousin
6-2
-4
0-0
S Burton
5-3
-2
0-0
D Grant
5-3
-2
0-0
K Jenkins
3-3
-0
0-0
G Favors
3-3
-0
0-0
B Buckner
3-1
-2
0-0
J Peppers
2-2
-0
0-0
M Rucker
2-1
-1
0-0
M Willig
1-0
-1
0-0
V Ciurciu
1-0
-1
0-0
D Wesley
1-0
-1
0-0
DEFENSE
TK-SO-AS
SK-YD
R Harrison
9-8
-1
1-3
M Vrabel
6-4
-2
2-14
T Law
5-5
-0
0-0
R Phifer
5-4
-1
0-0
T Bruschi
4-2
-2
0-0
W Mcginest
4-1
-3
1-11
T Poole
3-1
-2
0-0
R Seymour
2-2
-0
0-0
S Mayer
1-1
-0
0-0
TEAM STATISTICS
Carolina
New England
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
17
3
12
2
29
7
19
3
Third Down Efficiency
4-12-33%
8-17-47%
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0-0%
1-1-100%
Total Net Yards
Total offensive plays
Average gain per play
387
53
7.3
481
83
5.8
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing attempts
Average gain per rush
Tackles for loss-yards
92
16
5.8
2-4
127
35
3.6
2-13
Net Yards Passing
Times sacked: Number-Yards
Gross passing yards
295
4-28
323
354
0-0
354
Pass Attempts-completions-had Intercepted
Avg gain per pass play
33-16-0
8.0
48-32-1
7.4
Kickoffs: Number-in End Zone-touchbacks
5-0-0
6-3-0
Punts: Number and Average
Had blocked
Net punting average
7-44.3
0
38.3
5-34.6
0
24.4
Total Return Yardage (not including kickoffs)
Number-Yards: Punt Returns
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns
Number-Yards: Interception Returns
14
1-2
6-116
1-12
42
5-42
4-78
0-0
Penalties: Number-yards
12-73
8-60
Fumbles: Number-lost
1-1
1-0
Touchdowns
Rushing
Passing
Interceptions
Other (blocked kicks, etc.)
4
1
3
0
0
4
1
3
0
0
Extra Points: Made-attempts
Kicking: Made-Attempts
Passing: Made-Attempts
Rushing: Made-Attempts