THE NUMBERS Patriots 32, Panthers 29

Carolina010019--29
New England014018--32
Second Quarter
NE--Branch 5 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), 3:05. Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 2:10.Car--S.Smith 39 pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick), 1:07. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 1:58.NE--Givens 5 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), :18. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, :49.Car--FG Kasay 50, :00. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, :18.
Fourth Quarter
NE--A.Smith 2 run (Vinatieri kick), 14:49. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:08.Car--Foster 33 run (pass failed), 12:39. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:10.Car--Muhammad 85 pass from Delhomme (pass failed), 6:53. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, :45. NE--Brady 1 pass to Vrabel (Faulk run), 2:51. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:02.Car--Proehl 12 pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick), 1:08. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:43.NE--FG Vinatieri 41, :04. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:04.
CarNE
FIRST DOWNS1729
Rushing37
Passing1219
Penalty23
THIRD DOWN EFF4-128-17
FOURTH DOWN EFF0-01-1
TOTAL NET YARDS387481
Total Plays5383
Avg Gain7.35.8
NET YARDS RUSHING92127
Rushes1635
Avg per rush5.83.6
NET YARDS PASSING295354
Sacked-Yds lost4-280-0
Gross-Yds passing323354
Completed-Att.16-3332-48
Had Intercepted01
Yards-Pass Play8.07.4
KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB5-0-06-3-0
PUNTS-Avg.7-44.35-34.6
Punts blocked00
FGs-PATs blocked0-01-0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE130120
Punts Returns1-25-42
Kickoffs Returns6-1164-78
Interceptions1-120-0
PENALTIES-Yds12-738-60
FUMBLES-Lost1-11-0
TIME OF POSSESSION21:0238:58
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
CarolinaNoYdsAvgLgTD
Davis13493.8210
Foster34314.331
New EnglandNoYdsAvgLgTD
A.Smith26833.291
Faulk6427.0230
Brady2126.0120
T.Brown1-10-10.0-100
Total351273.6231
PASSING
CarolinaCmpAttYdsTDLgInt
Delhomme16333233850
New EnglandCmpAttYdsTDLgInt
Brady32483543521
RECEIVING
CarolinaNoYdsLgTD
Muhammad4140851
S.Smith480391
Proehl471311
Wiggins221150
Foster1990
Mangum1220
New EnglandNoYdsLgTD
D.Branch10143521
Brown876130
Givens569251
Graham446330
Faulk41970
Vrabel1111
Total32354523
INTERCEPTION
CarolinaNoYdsLgTD
Howard112120
PUNTING
CarolinaNoAvgLgI20
Sauerbrun744.3511
New EnglandNoAvgLgI20
Walter534.6512
Total534.6512
PUNT RETURNS
CarolinaNoFCYdsLgTD
S.Smith11220
New EnglandNoFCYdsLgTD
T.Brown4140280
D.Branch11220
KICKOFF RETURNS
CarolinaNoYdsLgTD
Smart474220
S.Smith130300
Mangum112120
New EnglandNoYdsLgTD
B.Johnson478290
DEFENSE
Carolina
Fumbles
TASRecFcd
Morgan117000
Minter95000
Witherspoon76000
Howard60000
Manning42000
Wallace33000
Cousin34000
Burton32000
Grant32000
Favors30000
Jenkins30000
Peppers20000
Buckner12000
Cooper12000
Rucker11000
Allen10000
C.Branch10000
Hankton10000
Hoover10000
Rasmussen10000
Sauerbrun10000
Smart10000
Steussie10000
Ciurciu01000
Wesley01000
Willig01000
New England
Fumbles
TASRecFcd
Harrison81100
Law50000
Vrabel42201
Phifer41000
Hamilton31000
Bruschi22000
Chatham20000
Seymour20010
McGinest13100
Poole12000
Akins10000
Cherry10000
Izzo10000
B.Johnson10000
Koppen10000
Mayer10000
Vinatieri10000
T.Brown00010
MISSED FIELD GOALS--New England, Vinatieri 31 (WR), 36 (BK).
OFFICIALS--Referee Ed Hochuli, Ump Jeff Rice, HL Mark Hittner, LJ Ben Montgomery, BJ Scott Green, SJ Laird Hayes, FJ Tom Sifferman, Replay Larry Hill.
A--71,525.
Time--4:05.
-- Associated Press