2012 · Week 15
Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Chargers
Dec 16, 2012 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers blew out Los Angeles Chargers 31–7. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Panthers only a 36% shot beforehand. Panthers improve to 5-9; Chargers fall to 5-9. Cam Newton paced the offense with 231 passing yards and 2 TDs; 7 rushing yards. Panthers out-gained the opponent 386–191 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 10 |
| 386 | Total yards | 191 |
| 231 | Passing yards | 121 |
| 155 | Rushing yards | 70 |
| 19/33 | Comp / Att | 16/23 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 19/33 | 231 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 22 | 93 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 9 | 40 | 2 |
| Armond Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 |
| Steve Smith | 6 | 9 | 57 | 1 |
| Greg Olsen | 5 | 9 | 56 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Barnidge | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Louis Murphy | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Ben Hartsock | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 16/23 | 121 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Curtis Brinkley | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Jackie Battle | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Brinkley | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Malcom Floyd | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates | 4 | 6 | 31 | 1 |
| Ryan Mathews | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jackie Battle | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Micheal Spurlock | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Danario Alexander | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |