2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Ericsson Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
38
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Carolina Panthers
6
NE -6.5 ✓O 36 ✓
New England Patriots 38–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 17/29 | 198 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 1 | -1.8 |
| J.R. Redmond | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 4 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 21% | 1.5 |
| Troy Brown | 6 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 41% | -2.8 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 14% | 0.8 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 10% | 4.2 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | 1.6 |
| Fred Coleman | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tebucky Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie McGinest | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 15/36 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -32.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Nick Goings | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Chris Weinke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Hoover | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 17% | 0.5 |
| Steve Smith | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 20% | -7.7 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | 1.8 |
| Kris Mangum | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 14% | -1.4 |
| Donald Hayes | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20% | -7.1 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14% | -12.5 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -1.4 |
| Chris Hetherington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Morgan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deon Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rashard Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6.5
- Closing total
- 36
- NE moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 32.
Total closed 36; the game landed 44 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ericsson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- NE 15 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs George Seifert