2014 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 3, 2015 · Bank of America Stadium
Arizona Cardinals
16
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Carolina PanthersWinner
27
CAR -5.5 ✓O 37.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 27–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
18/32, 198 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-12.1 expected points added · -7.3% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
16/28, 82 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-16.8 expected points added · -4.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Lindley | 16/28 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -16.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerwynn Williams | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Stepfan Taylor | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Marion Grice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Robert Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 18% | -0.8 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 29% | -7.8 |
| John Carlson | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 14% | 0.0 |
| Robert Hughes | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4% | 0.7 |
| Kerwynn Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -0.1 |
| Jaron Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.5 |
| Rob Housler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 7% | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Johnson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Jefferson | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Acho | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Williams | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Bucannon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Okafor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frostee Rucker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 18/32 | 198 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 24 | 123 | 5.1 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Brad Nortman | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3% | 3.4 |
| Greg Olsen | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 16% | 0.5 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 19% | -0.8 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 13% | 1.3 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 4 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 22% | -0.4 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 16% | -7.4 |
| Brenton Bersin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Jones | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Newton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton Bersin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Gano | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -5.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- ARI moneyline
- +216
- CAR moneyline
- -242
Panthers closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 43 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 51°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- ARI 6 days · CAR 6 days
- Coaches
- Bruce Arians vs Ron Rivera