2001 · Week 17
New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers
Jan 6, 2002 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots blew out Carolina Panthers 38–6. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (77%) going in. Patriots improve to 11-5; Panthers fall to 1-15. Tom Brady paced the offense with 198 passing yards and 1 TD; 2 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NE | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 15 |
| 300 | Total yards | 337 |
| 198 | Passing yards | 144 |
| 102 | Rushing yards | 193 |
| 17/29 | Comp / Att | 15/36 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 17/29 | 198 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 21 | 81 | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 4 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 6 | 12 | 45 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Fred Coleman | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 15/36 | 144 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 21 | 168 | 0 |
| Chris Weinke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 4 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Donald Hayes | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Hetherington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |