2012 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 2, 2012 · Arrowhead Stadium
Carolina Panthers
21
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Kansas City ChiefsWinner
27
CAR -5 upsetO 41 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 27–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
15/27, 232 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
6.9 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected
Passing · KC
19/23, 201 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
11.3 expected points added · +18.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 15/27 | 232 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | 5.1 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Joe Adams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 5 | 9 | 120 | 1 | 33% | 4.9 |
| Greg Olsen | 1 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 15% | 3.9 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 15% | 1.3 |
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 15% | -1.9 |
| Armanti Edwards | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| Louis Murphy | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11% | 1.2 |
| Joe Adams | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kuechly | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwan Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haruki Nakamura | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Neblett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Quinn | 19/23 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 27 | 127 | 4.7 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Peyton Hillis | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Brady Quinn | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dexter McCluster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 4 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 30% | 3.3 |
| Tony Moeaki | 4 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 17% | 6.6 |
| Jon Baldwin | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 9% | 4.0 |
| Dexter McCluster | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Jamaal Charles | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 17% | -1.7 |
| Peyton Hillis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 1.8 |
| Cyrus Gray | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
| Jamar Newsome | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tysyn Hartman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jackson | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Arenas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neiko Thorpe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Siler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Studebaker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -5
- Closing total
- 41
- CAR moneyline
- -210
- KC moneyline
- +188
Panthers closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 48 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- CAR 6 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Romeo Crennel