| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 68 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Stephen Gostkowski kicked off 61 yards from the NED35. Todd Gurley returned the ball 17 yards to the CAR21. Tackled by Jerod Mayo. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR21 (1Q: 14:39) E.J. Manuel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jordan Matthews. CB Rashaan Melvin defended the pass. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-CAR21 (1Q: 14:35) Todd Gurley ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Bostic, assisted by DT Dominique Easley. ILB Dane Fletcher knocked down Ryan Kalil to break up the play. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-CAR21 (1Q: 14:02) Todd Gurley ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dane Fletcher. |
| 4-5-CAR26 (1Q: 13:31) Brad Nortman punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the NED28. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NED28 (1Q: 13:22) Dion Lewis ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Kyle Love, assisted by ILB Ben Jacobs. Key block delivered by Josh Kline. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-3-NED35 (1Q: 12:55) Brandon Bolden ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Sheldon. Key block delivered by Sebastian Vollmer. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED39 (1Q: 12:13) Dion Lewis ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tre Boston. Key block delivered by Josh Kline. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-NED45 (1Q: 11:36) Brandon Bolden ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs. Key block delivered by Tre Jackson. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 11:02) Tom Brady scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Alexander and assisted by ILB Ben Jacobs. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-4-CAR41 (1Q: 10:33) Dion Lewis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kony Ealy, assisted by S Roman Harper. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CAR41 (1Q: 10:04) Tom Brady sacked by ILB Kony Ealy and DT Kawann Short for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Cameron Fleming. |
| 4-10-CAR47 (1Q: 09:35) Ryan Allen punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 09:28) E.J. Manuel pass completed to WR Sammy Watkins for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jamie Collins. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR34 (1Q: 08:52) E.J. Manuel sacked by ILB Jerod Mayo for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Amini Silatolu. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Chandler Jones on the CAR31. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 08:36) Brandon Bolden ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roman Harper. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-CAR32 (1Q: 08:02) Brandon Bolden ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Davis. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-12-CAR33 (1Q: 07:27) Tom Brady pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. DT Dwan Edwards blocked the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Klein and Spiller are blitzing. 1-10-CAR18 (1Q: 07:18) Tom Brady pass completed to WR Aaron Dobson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Tillman, assisted by CB Bene' Benwikere. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-CAR10 (1Q: 06:34) Dion Lewis ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Alexander, assisted by ILB Kony Ealy. Key block delivered by Tre Jackson. |
| New England: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-7-CAR07 (1Q: 06:10) Brandon Bolden ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Sheldon. Key block delivered by Sebastian Vollmer. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-CAR01 (1Q: 05:34) Brandon Bolden ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-CAR02 (1Q: 04:58) Brandon Bolden ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs. |
| 4-1-CAR01 (1Q: 04:22) Stephen Gostkowski attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 04:17) Stephen Gostkowski kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 04:17) Todd Gurley ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Malcom Brown, assisted by DE Geneo Grissom. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Ryan is blitzing. 2-6-CAR24 (1Q: 03:34) E.J. Manuel pass completed to WR Ted Ginn for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tarell Brown. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR30 (1Q: 02:50) E.J. Manuel kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Bostic. Key block delivered by Cyrus Kouandjio. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Ryan and McCourty are blitzing. 1-10-CAR40 (1Q: 02:19) E.J. Manuel pass completed to WR Kelvin Benjamin for 18 yards. Tackled by S Jordan Richards, assisted by ILB Jerod Mayo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Benjamin gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 01:41) Jerick McKinnon ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Bostic, assisted by ILB Dane Fletcher. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-NED46 (1Q: 01:07) Jerick McKinnon ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Rashaan Melvin, assisted by DE Rob Ninkovich. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-NED35 (1Q: 00:41) E.J. Manuel sacked by DE Geneo Grissom and DT Dominique Easley for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Cyrus Kouandjio. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-6-NED38 (2Q: 15:00) Brad Nortman punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Sheldon is blitzing. 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 14:53) Tom Brady pass completed to Unknown for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Bene' Benwikere. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-12-NED18 (2Q: 14:13) Tom Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Matthew Slater. ILB Kony Ealy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-12-NED18 (2Q: 14:02) Tom Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dion Lewis. ILB Kony Ealy drove right through Bryan Stork to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-12-NED18 (2Q: 13:56) Ryan Allen punted 58 yards. Charles Tillman returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Nate Solder. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 13:46) Jerick McKinnon ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerod Mayo. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-14-CAR22 (2Q: 13:21) E.J. Manuel scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung and assisted by S Jordan Richards. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-CAR26 (2Q: 12:57) E.J. Manuel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ted Ginn. S Duron Harmon defended the pass. |
| 4-10-CAR26 (2Q: 12:48) Brad Nortman punted 46 yards. Dion Lewis called for a fair catch at the NED28. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Alexander is blitzing. 1-10-NED28 (2Q: 12:37) Brandon Bolden ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Tillman. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NED28 (2Q: 12:12) Tom Brady pass was dropped by WR Julian Edelman. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-NED28 (2Q: 12:03) Dion Lewis ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Tillman. |
| 4-5-NED33 (2Q: 11:38) Ryan Allen punted 38 yards. Todd Gurley called for a fair catch at the CAR29. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 11:31) E.J. Manuel pass completed to WR Ted Ginn for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Tarell Brown. Ginn gained 17 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-20-CAR19 (2Q: 11:16) E.J. Manuel pass completed to WR Ted Ginn for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerod Mayo, assisted by S Duron Harmon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-CAR27 (2Q: 10:46) E.J. Manuel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sammy Watkins. CB Logan Ryan defended the pass. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bostic and Richards are blitzing. 3-12-CAR27 (2Q: 10:36) E.J. Manuel pass completed to WR Teddy Williams for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rashaan Melvin. |
| 4-8-CAR31 (2Q: 09:57) Brad Nortman punted 44 yards. Dion Lewis returned the kick 75 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New England 9, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 09:57) Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski was good. New England 10, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 09:49) Stephen Gostkowski kicked off 59 yards from the NED35. Todd Gurley returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR30. Tackled by Patrick Chung. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Collins and Richards are blitzing. 1-10-CAR11 (2Q: 09:19) Tre Nugent pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Benjamin. S Devin McCourty defended the pass. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-CAR11 (2Q: 09:10) Todd Gurley ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerod Mayo. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-14-CAR07 (2Q: 08:29) Tre Nugent sacked by DE Rob Ninkovich for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Olevao. |
| 4-18-CAR03 (2Q: 07:52) Brad Nortman punted 48 yards. Dion Lewis returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR45. Tackled by Ryan Kalil. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 07:43) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Aaron Dobson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bene' Benwikere. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-CAR42 (2Q: 07:24) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Matthew Slater for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs. Slater gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR23 (2Q: 07:02) Jimmy Garoppolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julian Edelman. S Roman Harper defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR12 (2Q: 06:52) Jimmy Garoppolo pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Julian Edelman. |
| New England: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Klein and Alexander are blitzing. 2-10-CAR12 (2Q: 06:44) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Aaron Dobson for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 16, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 06:44) Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski was good. New England 17, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 06:35) Stephen Gostkowski kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 06:35) Tre Nugent pass was intended for WR Kelvin Benjamin and was intercepted by S Jordan Richards at the NED41. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Kelvin Benjamin. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR37 (2Q: 06:26) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Aaron Dobson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Roman Harper. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-1-CAR28 (2Q: 06:02) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Julian Edelman for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 23, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 06:02) Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski was good. New England 24, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 05:52) Stephen Gostkowski kicked off 62 yards from the NED35. Todd Gurley returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR27. Tackled by A.J. Derby. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 05:01) Tre Nugent pass completed to TE Greg Olsen for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jerod Mayo. Olsen gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Hightower is blitzing. 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 04:30) Tre Nugent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Sammy Watkins. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NED47 (2Q: 04:24) Tre Nugent pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ed Dickson. CB Rashaan Melvin defended the pass. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-10-NED47 (2Q: 04:17) Tre Nugent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Benjamin. |
| 4-10-NED47 (2Q: 04:08) Brad Nortman punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| New England: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 04:03) Brandon Bolden ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Kawann Short. Key block delivered by Cameron Fleming. |
| New England: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 03:35) Dion Lewis ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-NED30 (2Q: 03:01) Brandon Bolden ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tre Boston, assisted by OLB A.J. Klein. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-12-NED28 (2Q: 02:23) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Julian Edelman for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Spiller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Edelman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 02:00) Jimmy Garoppolo scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Spiller. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-CAR43 (2Q: 01:37) Jimmy Garoppolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Aaron Dobson. DE Mario Addison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-CAR43 (2Q: 01:29) Jimmy Garoppolo scrambled for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Tillman. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR23 (2Q: 00:44) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Julian Edelman for 11 yards. Tackled by S Roman Harper. |
| New England called a time out. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Benwikere, Johnson and Harper are blitzing. 1-10-CAR12 (2Q: 00:32) Jimmy Garoppolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julian Edelman. ILB Kony Ealy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CAR12 (2Q: 00:23) Jimmy Garoppolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Aaron Dobson. DE Charles Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-CAR12 (2Q: 00:14) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Aaron Dobson for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Kony Ealy. |
| 4-5-CAR07 (2Q: 00:05) Stephen Gostkowski attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 27, Carolina 0 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Graham Gano kicked off 65 yards from the CAR35. Matthew Slater returned the ball 32 yards to the NED32. Tackled by Maurice Alexander. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 14:17) Brandon Bolden ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Addison. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Harper is blitzing. 2-8-NED34 (3Q: 13:56) LeGarrette Blount ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kawann Short. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-7-NED35 (3Q: 13:21) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Matthew Slater for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 13:14) Brandon Bolden ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kyle Love, assisted by CB Eric Spiller. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-NED39 (3Q: 12:31) Julian Edelman ran a reverse around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kawann Short, assisted by CB Trumaine Johnson. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-NED42 (3Q: 11:58) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to Unknown for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tre Boston. Unknown gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR48 (3Q: 11:27) Brandon Bolden ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Johnson is blitzing. 2-11-CAR49 (3Q: 10:48) Jimmy Garoppolo pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Brandon Bolden. |
| New England: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Sheldon is blitzing. 3-11-CAR49 (3Q: 10:42) LeGarrette Blount ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Sheldon, assisted by ILB Ben Jacobs. DT Kawann Short knocked down Bryan Stork to break up the play. |
| 4-12-CAR50 (3Q: 10:11) Ryan Allen punted 34 yards. Todd Gurley returned the kick 8 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Brandon Bolden. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR24 (3Q: 10:02) Jerick McKinnon ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dominique Easley, assisted by DE Chandler Jones. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Melvin is blitzing. 2-10-CAR24 (3Q: 09:40) Tre Nugent scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tarell Brown. PENALTY: New England was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 09:27) Tre Nugent pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerricho Cotchery. DE Geneo Grissom hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-CAR44 (3Q: 09:15) Tre Nugent pass was dropped by WR Kelvin Benjamin. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ryan is blitzing. 3-10-CAR44 (3Q: 09:09) Jerick McKinnon ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Dominique Easley, assisted by S Patrick Chung. Key block delivered by Trai Turner. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED46 (3Q: 08:48) Jonathan Stewart ran a trap outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerod Mayo. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-CAR50 (3Q: 08:07) Tre Nugent pass completed to WR Ted Ginn for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tarell Brown, assisted by OLB Jon Bostic. |
| Carolina: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-NED42 (3Q: 07:28) Tre Nugent pass completed to TE Greg Olsen for 29 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tarell Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Olsen gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NED13 (3Q: 06:49) Jerick McKinnon ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dane Fletcher, assisted by S Patrick Chung. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bostic and Melvin are blitzing. 2-10-NED13 (3Q: 06:42) Tre Nugent pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ted Ginn. OLB Jon Bostic hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-NED13 (3Q: 06:33) Jerick McKinnon ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung, assisted by ILB Dane Fletcher. |
| 4-7-NED10 (3Q: 05:49) Graham Gano attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 27, Carolina 3 |
| (3Q: 05:44) Graham Gano kicked off 63 yards from the CAR35. Matthew Slater returned the ball 23 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Maurice Alexander. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NED10 (3Q: 05:09) LeGarrette Blount ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs, assisted by CB Trumaine Johnson. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-NED11 (3Q: 04:34) Brandon Bolden ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs, assisted by DT Kyle Love. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-11-NED09 (3Q: 03:56) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Matthew Slater for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs, assisted by CB Bene' Benwikere. |
| 4-12-NED08 (3Q: 03:25) Ryan Allen punted 41 yards. Todd Gurley called for a fair catch at the NED49. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 03:17) Tre Nugent scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-NED45 (3Q: 02:46) Tre Nugent pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jonathan Stewart. ILB Dane Fletcher defended the pass. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fletcher is blitzing. 3-6-NED45 (3Q: 02:41) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CAR50 (3Q: 02:36) Tre Nugent pass completed to RB Todd Gurley for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Collins. Gurley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NED38 (3Q: 01:50) Tre Nugent pass completed to WR Jordan Matthews for -2 yards. Tackled by S Duron Harmon. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Chung and McCourty are blitzing. 2-12-NED40 (3Q: 01:20) Tre Nugent scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rashaan Melvin. PENALTY: New England was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-NED35 (3Q: 01:12) Tre Nugent sacked by ILB Dane Fletcher for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Amini Silatolu. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-NED41 (3Q: 00:37) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-18-NED46 (3Q: 00:27) Tre Nugent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Sammy Watkins. |
| 4-18-NED46 (3Q: 00:22) Brad Nortman punted 38 yards. Dion Lewis called for a fair catch at the NED08. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NED08 (3Q: 00:14) Dion Lewis ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kony Ealy. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| New England: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-NED10 (4Q: 15:00) Jimmy Garoppolo sacked by ILB Kony Ealy for a loss of 7 yards. Ealy ran right past Bryan Stork and knocked down the quarterback. |
| New England: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-15-NED03 (4Q: 14:27) LeGarrette Blount ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs, assisted by OLB Tommy Sheldon. |
| 4-12-NED06 (4Q: 13:57) Ryan Allen punted 50 yards. Todd Gurley returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR46. Tackled by LeGarrette Blount. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Teddy Williams at the CAR46. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 13:47) Tre Nugent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ted Ginn. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bostic, Fletcher and Chung are blitzing. 2-10-CAR46 (4Q: 13:40) Tre Nugent pass was intended for WR Ted Ginn and was intercepted by CB Rashaan Melvin at the NED40. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Jonathan Stewart. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 13:32) Scott Chandler ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Alexander, assisted by S Roman Harper. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NED49 (4Q: 13:03) Brandon Bolden ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Alexander. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-11-NED48 (4Q: 12:21) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to RB Brandon Bolden for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Spiller. Bolden gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| New England: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR47 (4Q: 12:14) Jimmy Garoppolo pass completed to WR Aaron Dobson for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Klein. Dobson gained 31 yards after the catch. |
| New England: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CAR17 (4Q: 11:34) Brandon Bolden ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Alexander, assisted by OLB Tommy Sheldon. |
| New England: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-14-CAR21 (4Q: 11:05) LeGarrette Blount ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Alexander, assisted by OLB Tommy Sheldon. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-14-CAR21 (4Q: 10:27) LeGarrette Blount ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Charles Tillman, assisted by ILB Ben Jacobs. |
| 4-13-CAR20 (4Q: 10:04) Stephen Gostkowski attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 30, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 09:56) Stephen Gostkowski kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bostic and Richards are blitzing. 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 09:56) Jonathan Stewart ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Chandler Jones, assisted by ILB Dane Fletcher. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-5-CAR25 (4Q: 09:46) Jerick McKinnon ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Duron Harmon. Key block delivered by Fernando Velasco. |
| Carolina: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 09:10) Tre Nugent pass completed to RB Todd Gurley for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rashaan Melvin. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-3-CAR43 (4Q: 08:38) Jonathan Stewart ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jon Bostic, assisted by DT Dominique Easley. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-CAR44 (4Q: 08:14) Tre Nugent pass completed to WR Kelvin Benjamin for 17 yards. Tackled by S Jordan Richards, assisted by DT Dominique Easley. Benjamin gained 13 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Ryan and McCourty are blitzing. 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 08:04) Tre Nugent pass completed to RB Jonathan Stewart for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Bostic. Stewart gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NED29 (4Q: 07:35) Tre Nugent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Benjamin. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NED29 (4Q: 07:25) Tre Nugent sacked by DE Rob Ninkovich for a loss of 7 yards. Ninkovich ran right past Amini Silatolu and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-17-NED36 (4Q: 06:57) Tre Nugent pass was dropped by RB Jonathan Stewart. |
| 4-17-NED36 (4Q: 06:50) Brad Nortman punted 33 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED03. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NED03 (4Q: 06:43) LeGarrette Blount ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Jacobs. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-NED07 (4Q: 05:56) LeGarrette Blount ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kawann Short. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| New England: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-7-NED06 (4Q: 05:13) Scott Chandler ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mario Addison, assisted by DT Kawann Short. |
| 4-6-NED07 (4Q: 04:28) Ryan Allen punted 45 yards. Todd Gurley returned the kick 12 yards to the NED40. Tackled by A.J. Derby. PENALTY: New England was called for an Intentional Face Mask on the Punt Return. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bostic, Chung and McCourty are blitzing. 1-10-NED25 (4Q: 04:19) Jerick McKinnon ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tarell Brown. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bostic is blitzing. 2-7-NED22 (4Q: 03:47) Jonathan Stewart ran inside the left guard for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Devin McCourty. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-1-NED16 (4Q: 03:38) Jerick McKinnon ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Duron Harmon, assisted by S Devin McCourty. |
| 4-2-NED17 (4Q: 03:12) Graham Gano attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 30, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 03:05) Graham Gano kicked off 51 yards from the CAR35. Matthew Slater returned the ball 26 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Unknown. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NED40 (4Q: 02:56) LeGarrette Blount ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Kawann Short. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| New England: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-NED42 (4Q: 02:49) Brandon Bolden ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Klein, assisted by OLB Tommy Sheldon. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| New England: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-8-NED42 (4Q: 02:39) Scott Chandler ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kawann Short, assisted by OLB Tommy Sheldon. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-8-NED42 (4Q: 02:28) Ryan Allen punted 47 yards. Todd Gurley called for a fair catch at the CAR11. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Melvin and Chung are blitzing. 1-10-CAR11 (4Q: 02:19) Tre Nugent pass completed to WR Ted Ginn for 21 yards. Tackled by S Jordan Richards. Ginn gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR32 (4Q: 02:00) Tre Nugent pass completed to TE Cory Bishop for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Devin McCourty. Bishop gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 01:48) Tre Nugent pass was dropped by WR Ted Ginn. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NED48 (4Q: 01:40) Tre Nugent pass completed to WR Kelvin Benjamin for 3 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-NED45 (4Q: 01:03) Tre Nugent pass was dropped by WR Ted Ginn. |
| Carolina: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-7-NED45 (4Q: 00:56) Tre Nugent pass completed to TE Greg Olsen for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Malcom Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| New England: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Sheldon is blitzing. 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 00:50) Jimmy Garoppolo dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| New England: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-12-NED40 (4Q: 00:03) Jimmy Garoppolo dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 30, Carolina Panthers 6 |