2012 Week 3 · Thu, Sep 20, 2012 · Bank of America Stadium
New York GiantsWinner
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Carolina Panthers
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CAR -2.5 upsetU 49 ✓
New York Giants 36–7 — 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
Passing · NYG
27/35, 288 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
16.4 expected points added · +15.7% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
16/30, 242 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-6.0 expected points added · -8.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 27/35 | 288 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.4 |
| David Carr | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Brown | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Da'Rel Scott | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| David Wilson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramses Barden | 9 | 10 | 138 | 0 | 27% | 9.4 |
| Martellus Bennett | 6 | 7 | 73 | 1 | 19% | 7.1 |
| Victor Cruz | 6 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 22% | 3.0 |
| Andre Brown | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 14% | -0.7 |
| Henry Hynoski | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.6 |
| Rueben Randle | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
| David Wilson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Bear Pascoe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrel Rolle | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Phillips | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Tuck | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Hosley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Da'Rel Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bernard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 16/30 | 242 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6.0 |
| Derek Anderson | 3/3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Cam Newton | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 7 | 14 | 98 | 0 | 42% | -1.1 |
| Steve Smith | 4 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 12% | 5.5 |
| Mike Tolbert | 4 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 15% | 2.5 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 15% | -7.2 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Louis Murphy | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kuechly | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Norman | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Godfrey | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Beason | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haruki Nakamura | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Alexander | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -2.5
- Closing total
- 49
- NYG moneyline
- +140
- CAR moneyline
- -155
Panthers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49; the game landed 43 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Robert Frazer
- Rest
- NYG 4 days · CAR 4 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Ron Rivera