2015 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20, 2015 · MetLife Stadium
Carolina PanthersWinner
38
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New York Giants
35
CAR -4.5 no coverO 46.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 38–35 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
25/45, 340 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
14.5 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
29/46, 245 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
0.4 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 25/45 | 340 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Ginn | 6 | 14 | 85 | 2 | 33% | 6.0 |
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 8 | 79 | 1 | 19% | 4.6 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 9% | 5.1 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 4 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 14% | 1.1 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 5% | 2.7 |
| Devin Funchess | 2 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 16% | 0.6 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Coleman | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Norman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 29/46 | 245 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Jennings | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Shane Vereen | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Andre Williams | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham | 6 | 9 | 76 | 1 | 20% | 7.6 |
| Rueben Randle | 4 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 11% | 0.7 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 22% | -1.1 |
| Will Tye | 5 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 18% | 1.2 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -4.5 |
| Myles White | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 1.8 |
| Dwayne Harris | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Jerome Cunningham | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -2.0 |
| Rashad Jennings | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Dahl | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Prince Amukamara | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uani' Unga | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -4.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- CAR moneyline
- -208
- NYG moneyline
- +186
Panthers closed -4.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 73 — over by 26.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 41°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · NYG 6 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Tom Coughlin