2015 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 24, 2016 · Bank of America Stadium
Arizona Cardinals
15
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Carolina PanthersWinner
49
CAR -3.5 ✓O 47 ✓
Carolina Panthers 49–15 — 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 · CAR
19/28, 335 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
11.0 expected points added · +10.2% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
23/40, 235 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
-20.9 expected points added · -2.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 23/40 | 235 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -20.9 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Andre Ellington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 9 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 22% | 6.3 |
| Michael Floyd | 3 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 20% | -6.7 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 10% | 1.9 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 4 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 17% | -1.3 |
| J.J. Nelson | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 7% | 2.4 |
| John Brown | 2 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 20% | -15.8 |
| Jaron Brown | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| Andre Ellington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jefferson | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Minter | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Bucannon | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Golden | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Bethel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashad Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Stinson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerraud Powers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 19/28 | 335 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Cam Newton | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Derek Anderson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Brown | 4 | 7 | 113 | 1 | 25% | 7.6 |
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 8 | 113 | 0 | 29% | 3.5 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 7% | 4.5 |
| Devin Funchess | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 11% | 3.3 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 1.0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -7.6 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert McClain | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kony Ealy | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kawann Short | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3.5
- Closing total
- 47
- ARI moneyline
- +154
- CAR moneyline
- -174
Panthers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 34.
Total closed 47; the game landed 64 — over by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 39°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- ARI 8 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Bruce Arians vs Ron Rivera